ADS Technologies PixeDV, Overview

From this window you can select:

      Video Input

S-Video – Sometimes referred to as SVHS, select this input if you have a video source that is plugged into the 

S-Video connector on the USB Instant DVD for MAC

Composite – Sometimes referred to as RCA jacks, select this input if you have a video source that is plugged 

into the Composite connector.

      Capturing Format

MPEG1

Select MPEG1 if you plan to create a VCD Movie.  

Select your quality level

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 For a more detailed explanation about Quality Levels, check the Capture Settings 

table in the USING PixeDV for MAC Overview section of the MANUAL.

MPEG2

Select MPEG2 if you plan to create a DVD Movie.

Select your quality level. For a more detailed explanation about Quality Levels, check the Capture Settings 

table in the USING PixeDV for MAC Overview section of the MANUAL.

      Customize

Customize your capture settings. You can select your bit rate, capture image size and change the capture 

settings from CBR to VBR. This means:

CBR – Constant Bit Rate

The video stream is always encoded and fixed to a constant value. High motion scenes and low motion 

scenes are always allocated the same number of bits. A video stream of a an area of the sky which constantly 

stays blue gets the same number of bits as a fast action scene. 

VBR – Variable Bit Rate.

The video stream is encoded at variable bit rates depending on the scene being captured. High motion scenes 

will be allocated more space to capture more detail.