To capture multiple images (Batch Capture)

You can capture multiple images simultaneously from a MICROMV device. The index contained on a videotape allows you to select the images you wish to capture. The captured files are imported into the Clip tray.

You cannot use a MICROMV device with MovieShaker preinstalled on your computer. If you wish to use a MICROMV device, see To use a MICROMV device.

Notes

• If you wish to capture images from a MICROMV device, or export a final movie product to a MICROMV device, you must connect the MICROMV device (to your computer) and turn it on before starting MovieShaker. For further information about connecting MICROMV devices, see the Operating Instructions that came with your device.

• Be sure not to disconnect the i.LINK cable or turn off the power of the MICROMV device while running MovieShaker.

• Configure the necessary settings before capturing from MICROMV devices. For further information, see Settings for capturing from MICROMV devices.

• If a heavy load is put on the CPU or hard disk while capturing images from MICROMV devices, packet loss may occur. To reduce this problem, set up your computer according to Configuring your computer for use with MICROMV devices (Be sure to read this.).

• Capturing stops if the MICROMV device is disconnected from your computer, its power turned off, or the videotape ejected from the MICROMV device.

• The "Batch Capture" function is disabled unless the MICROMV device is in VCR mode.

1. Insert a videotape into the MICROMV device.

2. Select the "Device" menu from the Menu bar, and then click "MICROMV Device" to select it.

3. Click (the Capture tab).

   The Capture tab is highlighted, and the Monitor panel switches to the Capture tray.

   The Tool panel displays the Index tray where the information of the images on the MICROMV device (e.g., Cassette Labels for videotapes, date and time recorded, and recorded time) appears.

4. Click the "Scan" button.

   The dialog box indicating scanning progress appears.

   When scanning is finished, the completion message is displayed.

5. Click "OK."

   The dialog box closes. The thumbnail for the images are imported from the MICROMV device and displayed on the Index tray.

   Notes

   • The "Scan" button cannot be clicked after all thumbnail images have been imported.

   • If no change has been made from the last time, the same thumbnail images appear on the Index tray next time you import images from the same device. If there is any change, only the thumbnail images for the modified images are imported when you click the "Scan" button next time.

   • If the length of images recorded on a videotape is extremely short, thumbnail images may not be imported even when you click the "Scan" button.

6. Select the thumbnail image to be captured, and then click the "Batch Capture" button.

   The confirmation dialog box appears.

   Hint

   To select more than one thumbnail image simultaneously, click on the desired thumbnail images while pressing the Ctrl key. To select a sequential block of thumbnail images, click on the first thumbnail image, and then click on the last thumbnail image while pressing the Shift key.

   Note

   When you capture images by clicking the "Batch Capture" button, images are not displayed on the monitor while capturing.

7. Click "OK."

   The confirmation dialog box closes, and the dialog box indicating capturing progress appears.

   You can cancel capturing by clicking the "Stop" button while capturing.

   When capturing is finished, the dialog box indicating importing progress appears.

   When importing all images is finished, the captured files are placed on the Clip tray.

Hints

• Still images recorded using MICROMV devices are handled as movie files by MovieShaker after they are imported into the Clip tray. The captured files appear on the Clip tray in the order they are recorded on the videotape.

• The files captured from MICROMV devices are automatically named "MS/Date/Time/Serial Number/Extension (.MMV)." For example, the file name "MS20010925193015-01.MMV" means that the file was captured at 19:30:15 on September 25, 2001.

• When large movie files are captured, they are divided into smaller files of 4 GB each (about 40 minutes), starting from the beginning of the images. At breaks in recording sessions, (e.g., recording start points, etc.), files are also divided during saving. The resultant files are sequentially numbered automatically.

• You can enter your comments for videotapes (e.g., the titles, etc.). To do so, click the "Comment" button to display the "Comment" dialog box. Enter text in the dialog box, and then click "OK."

• The comments you entered are stored on your computer as information about each videotape. These comments can only be displayed/edited on the computer. Even when you delete all the contents on a videotape with Cassette Memory, the comments will remain in your computer.

• When you finish capturing and return to the editing mode, click (the Edit tab). The Edit tab is highlighted, and the Edit tray appears.

Notes

• As remaining free space on the hard disk decreases, the HDD remaining space indicator becomes shorter. Also, when remaining free space becomes less than 50 MB, it turns red and capturing will cease instantly. For this reason, beware if the indicator turns red.

• A thumbnail image that appears on the Index tray may not be the exact frame at the recording start point (but close to it). This is because the thumbnail image is imported while the videotape is scanned at high speed.

  A thumbnail image that appears on the Clip tray is always the exact first frame of the captured file. Therefore, if you capture fast moving images, there may be a big difference between the thumbnail images on the Clip tray and those on the Index tray.

Related Topics

Getting familiar with the Clip tray

Getting familiar with the Capture tray/Index tray

Limitations and notes for capturing from or exporting to MICROMV devices

To capture an image while playing it back

To capture all images that have an index and arrange them on the Product tray (Dubbing)