ATI Technologies 137-40188-60 User Manual
Using Your ATI Multimedia Center 41
Real-time MPEG encoding
If your computer uses a Pentium
®
II, Pentium
®
III, Pentium
®
processor with MMX technology, or an AMD Athlon
™
processor, you can capture video and save it in MPEG format, in
real time.
real time.
The Digital VCR Custom Settings provide four, pre-set MPEG
recording settings, as well as AVI, and you can customize video
and audio settings for your particular purposes.
recording settings, as well as AVI, and you can customize video
and audio settings for your particular purposes.
To customize MPEG recording settings
1
Click the Setup
button in the TV control panel, then
click the Digital VCR tab.
2
Click the Set Custom... button.
The Custom Settings page opens.
3
Select the MPEG format you want to use.
• To change preset values, click the Edit... button. The
Capture Wizard will guide you through making changes.
• To create a new capture format, click the Create New...
button. The Capture Wizard will guide you through
creating the new format.
creating the new format.
Prompt
Before
Recording
Before
Recording
Do all capture setup, then display a dialog that starts
capture.
capture.
Record for
Check the box, then type the number of hours and
minutes you want to record.
minutes you want to record.
Note
You should have a good understanding of MPEG
before changing these settings. Of course,
experimentation is a great teacher; if the results are
not to your liking, simply click Cancel to return to the
pre-set values.
before changing these settings. Of course,
experimentation is a great teacher; if the results are
not to your liking, simply click Cancel to return to the
pre-set values.