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1. QuickTime Capture 4 1 QuickTime Effects 4 1 QuickTime Image 4 1 QuickTime Internal Extras 4 1 QuickTime Music 4 1 QuickTime Player Extras 4 1 QuickTime Streaming 4 1 QuickTime Streaming Authoring 4 1 QuickTime Streaming Extras 4 1 QuickTime Web Helper 4 1 QuickTime FireWire DV Enabler 2 1 2 QuickTime FireWire DV Support 2 1 2 QuickTime 4 1 QuickTime MPEG Extension 1 1 2 QuickTime Musical Instruments 4 1 QuickTime PowerPlug 4 1 QuickTime VR 2 3 Shared Library Manager PPC 2 0 1 Shared Library Manager 2 0 1 Sound Manager 3 4 Note 1 G3 models with an ATI RAGE 128 graphic accelerator card or ATI RAGE Pro graphic accelerator chip Note 2 Remove any other DV or FireWire files except those underlined above 19 CHAPTER 4 PC DESKTOP VIDEO SOFTWARE Install Ulead VideoStudio DV SE on your PC VideoStudio DV Second Edition software places the power of digital movie making at the tip of your fingers VideoStudio DV SE features a simple to follow Wizard that can get you up and sharing videos in no time at all Tutorials are provided on the Manual and Software CD ROM Simply insert the CD ROM the Auto Start application will run click on the box next to Install Ulead VideoStudio then select Tutorial from the VideoStudio menu The software boasts an impressive 109 different transition effects as well as 99 steps of undo If you are interested in making home videos business2. Copyright Orange Micro Inc 2000 All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form except by written permission from Orange Micro Inc Table of Contents TIntr uetl i eee EU GR tale Rt aa 2 Minimum Macintosh System Requirements Minimum PC System Requirements 4 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION occ eee 5 What is OrangeLink 5 What is FireWire OrangeLink Features Benefits of the OrangeLink FireWire 5 CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE DRIVER AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION uien urrea ra ist ns Unpacking the FireWire PCI Board S Unpacking the FireWire USB PCI Board Unpacking the FireWire CardBus PC Card Installing the OrangeLink drivers on a Mac es Installing the OrangeLink drivers on a PC Installing the OrangeLink FireWire PCI Board or FireWire USB Board 7 Installing the OrangeLink CardBus PC Card 8 Optional Hardware ecsesseeseesceceeecseeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeaeeeees 9 CHAPTER 3 MACINTOSH DESKTOP VIDEO SOFTWARE oera A ka ara 10 Installing Adobe Premiere LE for the Macintosh 10 Adobe Premiere QuickStart Capturing Video 11 Adobe Premiere LE QuickStart Exporting Video to Bare Waite A A EE E T Adobe Premiere Information Upgrade Information Using the full version of Adobe Premiere 16 Troubleshooting Premiere LE 17 Additional Workflow Reco
3. Solution Attach an NTSC PAL video monitor and view them on this monitor Additional Information When grabbing movies Premiere displays DV movies at lower quality on the computer monitor in order to increase the decompression speed These movies are actually stored at their full quality and always play that way on a video monitor Only Desktop is available in Playback Settings window Solution No output device is available Connect and or turn on your DV device No video image appears in the Movie Capture window Solution 1 If a device is available click Play and click within the Capture area and it should update Always verify Device Control and Capture settings Solution 2 Quit out of Premiere and with the video source already turned on restart Premiere Some filters and transitions render blocky Solution 1 Transcode the clip with a codec other than your DV codec such as Component Video apply the effect to the rendered clip and Recompress with DV Additional Information Occasionally DV frames are not decompressed at the highest quality when applying a filter or effect so that the clip needs to be transcoded before applying the effect and then transcoded again back to DV Audio and video are not in sync in captured movies Solution Do not record any portion of the videotape that contains blank portions of tape Do not record through scene changes which may contain blank footage Additional Information Bla
4. choose Adobe Premiere 5 1 LE f The Acrobat Reader You can install the Adobe Acrobat Reader software by double clicking the Reader Installer icon on the Manual and Software CD ROM in the Acrobat Reader 4 05 folder Much of the documentation included on this CD ROM is provided in the Adobe Acrobat portable document format PDF You may view and print these PDF files with the Adobe Acrobat Reader The Premiere LE User Guide pdf is in Acrobat PDF format It is installed in the Adobe Premiere 5 1 LEf folder with your Adobe Premiere application Adobe Premiere QuickStart Capturing Video At this point you should have already installed the OrangeLink software and Adobe Premiere LE software Most camcorders will not be recognized by the FireWire drivers If the camcorder Macintosh and Premiere software is not started in the right order Performing the following procedures in order will quickly get you started capturing DV video 1 Be sure that the Macintosh is OFF the camcorder power is OFF and the FireWire cable is connected securely to the camcorder DV port and the OrangeLink or HotLink FireWire port 2 Start your Macintosh 3 When the Macintosh has completely started configure the camcorder to Camera mode some camcorder manufacturers refer to this as Recording mode and turn ON the power to the camcorder load Prout etree Available Projet etree l ri Tehri FRA Camp ae Fifa Be TA A Trame
5. presentation videos streaming videos or even hobbyist videos then VideoStudio DV SE is definitely the right tool for you The Ulead VideoStudio software installation instructions are on the Manual and Software CD in the Adobe Acrobat portable document format PDF Click on the box next to Browse This CD double click on vstudio pdf If Acrobat Reader is installed on your system Acrobat Reader should automatically open vstudio pdf If you are unable to view this file this file try reinstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader using the following instructions You can install Acrobat Reader from the OrangeLink Manual and Software CD ROM From the OrangeLink Setup screen click on the box next to Install Adobe Acrobat Once the file is open scroll down to the contents page 3 There you will see 7 Installation Click on 7 and you will see the installation instructions for VideoStudio DV SE Follow these instructions and install the Ulead software VideoStudio DV SE QuickStart Capturing Video At this point you should have already installed the OrangeLink HotLink software and VideoStudio DV SE software Most camcorders will not be recognized by the FireWire drivers if the camcorder the PC and the VideoStudio software are not started in the right order Performing the following procedures in order will quickly get you started capturing DV video 1 Be sure that the PC is OFF the camcorder power is OFF and the Fir
6. Imagine automatic configuration no device IDs or terminators simple to use cables and of course hot plug connectivity Consider a FireWire disk drive for example You can disconnect it from one computer and connect it to another no need to power down or restart You can move whole databases around your workgroup live Or when the office day is done pop it into your shirt pocket and hot plug it to your home computer The fastest growing use for FireWire consists of digital video DV camcorders The digital format of these devices provides precise audio and video capabilities in an original digital format that is more directly compatible with a computer than the current analog video cameras This means that the OrangeLink is ideal for computer based home video editing as well as for more professional applications e g Adobe Premiere and Apple Final Cut ProTM CHAPTER 2 SOFTWARE DRIVER AND HARDWARE INSTALLATION It is important to note that the software on the OrangeLink Manual and Software CD ROM must be installed before installing the FireWire adapter Unpacking the FireWire PCI Board The OrangeLink FireWire PCI Board package contains the following items ia FireWire Cable a 4 FireWire PCI board Manual and Software CD ROM A 1 82 meter 6 feet FireWire cable 4 pin to 6 pin to connect the OrangeLink to a camcorder or other IEEE 1394 devices that do not require power Unpacking the FireWire
7. In the Additional Workflow Recommendations and Known Issues section Problem Windows 98 SE does not detect my camcorder Suggestion Many camcorders cannot be detected unless it attached to its power supply 29 Appendix C Specifications Hardware Features e PCI 2 1 Compliant PCI Board only FireWire Ports OHCI Link and PHY NEC single chip 100 12 5 MB sec Mbit s 200 Mbit s 25 MB sec 400 Mbit s 50 MB sec Connect up to 63 devices internal or external e All FireWire ports provide up to 12 V of power PCI board only Supports Plug and Play Specification e Hot Plug e Complies with Standard for a IEEE 1394 High Performance Serial Bus i LINK Up to 16 consecutive cable hops of 4 5 meters e Support for digital video in full size full motion video of 720 by 480 pixels at 30 frames per second e Isochronous and Asynchronous data transfer Function Control Protocol FCP Connection Management Protocol CMP USB Ports FireWire USB PCI board only e Opti FireLink Fully compatibile with USB OHCI specification USB 1 1 compliant Data transfer rate 12 Mbits second 1 5 Mbits second option supports low end devices such as keyboard and mouse e Provides 5 volts for devices Supports Plug and Play Specification Hot Plug and Hot Un Plug Connectors e Two external 6 pin FireWire ports e Two external Type A USB ports FireWire USB PCI board only Hardware Requirements Int
8. USB PCI Board The OrangeLink FireWire USB PCI Board package contains the following items FireWire Cable a se J USB A to B Cable e FireWire USB PCI board e Manual and Software CD ROM A 1 82 meter 6 feet FireWire cable 4 pin to 6 pin to connect the OrangeLink to a camcorder or other IEEE 1394 devices that do not require power A 1 82 meter 6 feet USB A to B cable to connect the OrangeLink to any USB compliant device Unpacking the FireWire CardBus PC Card The OrangeLink FireWire CardBus PC Card package contains the following items T FireWire Cable a na e FireWire CardBus PC Card Manual and Software CD ROM A 1 82 meter 6 feet FireWire cable 4 pin to 6 pin to connect the OrangeLink to a camcorder or other IEEE 1394 devices that do not require power Installing the OrangeLink drivers on a Mac The OrangeLink Installer will install Apple FireWire software the FireWire OrangeLink Enabler and USB support The OrangeLink software can be used on any Power Macintosh computer running Mac OS 8 6 or newer We are working on support for all our products on Mac OS X and concurrent with a Mac OS X FireWire support release by Apple Orange Micro will have the necessary upgrade support available e Insert the OrangeLink FireWire Manual and Software CD Double click on the OrangeLink Installer icon Follow the onscreen instructions Restart your computer NOTE A file called Fi
9. monitor since the CPU is handling it Use Adobe Premiere LE to edit the video then export back to your DV camcorder which is capable of playing the movie back to the TV monitor full screen There is a QuickDraw 3D compatibility problem which causes ATI overlay problems You may experience your markers being overdrawn by the clip overlay To avoid this you may disable QuickDraw 3D by creating a custom extension set Tt is recommended that no other operations are attempted while the Capture window is open Certain other windows may not play or display frames properly while the Capture window is open as it has primary focus The current Apple FireWire 2 1 extensions allow for multiple devices but they share the same FireWire channel for sending receiving DV data This might lead to difficulties selecting between multiple devices during output such as Print to Video and Export to FireWire It is recommended that you only work with one device at a time and turn off the other devices when not in use Tt is not recommended to use the Loop or Play to Out buttons in the Capture window Since DV transfers video and audio across a single stream it is not recommended to attempt audio or video only captures With the current ATI Video Software Update 1 0 you will experience a frame redraw artifact during Play Edit in Trim Mode Stop Motion capture is not currently supported It will only capture in low res mode Always save
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11. 0HTL13941 Add FireWire support to your PCI based Mac or PC FireWire 1394 USB PCI Board Part 70HTL00060 Add FireWire 1394 and USB support to your PCI based Mac or PC FireWire 1394 PC Card Part 7OHTLO0040 Add FireWire support to your PowerBook FireWire _1394 SCSI__Adapter 70HTL00010 External adapter allowing users to connect Fast SCSI device through a FireWire 1394 Port Information about the IEEE 1394 Trade Association and many other FireWire products can be found at these addresses http www 1394ta org http www 1394showcase com http www apple com firewire firewireproducts html CHAPTER 3 MACINTOSH DESKTOP VIDEO SOFTWARE Installing Adobe Premiere LE for the Macintosh Adobe Premiere 5 1 Limited Edition software brings the world of digital movie making to the desktop Premiere LE lets you record create and play video programs using video sound animations photographs drawings text and other material on your Macintosh computer You can play movies created in Premiere LE in any application that supports the Apple QuickTime format You can also output video programs to videotape or create video files for publishing on the Web IMPORTANT INSTALL THE FOLLOWING SOFTWARE IN THE ORDER LISTED Install QuickTime 4 1 To install QuickTime double click on the QuickTime Installer icon in the QuickTime folder located on the Manual and Software CD ROM Inside the QuickTime
12. 4 installer choose the Full option as your installation type Do not install the QuickDraw 3D components unless you also install the ATI Video Software Update 1 0 currently this will result in display problems within Premiere Make sure you are not working with a beta version of QuickTime Install accelerator card or ATI RAGE Pro graphic accelerator chip Please download and install ATI Video Software Update 1 0 from lt http asu info apple com swupdates nsf artnum n1147 gt G3 Firmware Update 1 1 If you have a blue and white G3 Apple Computer recommends that you confirm your Firmware ROM is up to date Please see the following read me s at http til info apple com for specific instructions Choose the pop up under step 1 to Find Article 5 7 99 60351 Power Macintosh G3 blue amp white Determining ROM revision Read Me 6 7 99 58374 Power Macintosh G3 blue amp white Firmware Update 1 1 Read Me Install Adobe Premiere on your Macintosh Double click the Install Adobe Premiere 5 1 LE icon on the Manual and Software CD ROM in the English folder You may use the Easy Install or Custom Install option You will be prompted to enter your name company name if applicable Type in Serial Number MSM510B7100120 119 Click OK 10 Install the OrangeLink Plug Ins Double click the OrangeLink Plug In Installer icon on the Manual and Software CD ROM A Select Folder dialog will appear
13. OrangeLink FireWire 1394 Series FireWire PCI Board FireWire USB PCI Board FireWire CardBus PC Card For Macintosh and PC Operators Manual Revision date February 5 2000 Introduction This Operators Manual was designed specifically to provide you with an easy reference for installing the Orange Micro OrangeLink FireWire 1394 series products About this manual The information in this manual is subject to change without notice We welcome your comments on any area of Orange Micro products or service Please send your comments to Product Manager Orange Micro Inc 1400 N Lakeview Ave Anaheim California 92807 Orange Micro may use or distribute any of the information you supply in any way it deems appropriate without incurring any obligations whatsoever Warning This manual and the software described herein are protected by United States Copyright law Title 17 United States Code Unauthorized reproduction and or sales may result in imprisonment for up to one year and fines of up to 10 000 17 USC 506 Copyright violators may also be subject to civil liability Copyright Information OrangeLink is a trademark of Orange Micro Inc Premiere is registered trademark of Adobe i LINK is a trademark of Sony Corporation Apple Macintosh FireWire and Final Cut Pro are trademarks and registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Ulead the Ulead logo and Ulead VideoStudio are trademarks of Ulead Systems Inc
14. Poste FL ton Crangedink ATC r ar A bit Serre Er A AAH Dad far Grange ra Ei A Frk 4 Listen to your Macintosh hard disk When the camcorder is detected the FireWire software will load and you will hear a burst of disk access while the FireWire drivers load 5 Double click the Adobe Premiere icon in the new Adobe Premiere 5 1 LE folder on your disk drive The Load Project Settings window will appear Select the desired Project Setting and click OK Select your Project Setting based on the standard format i e NTSC or PAL and the audio rate i e 11 32kHz 44 1kHz or 48kHz used when you shot your video footage If you re not sure check your DV camera or documentation DV resolution is 720 x 480 pixels and audio is usually 16 bit Stereo Camcorders purchased for use in the United States are NTSC 6 Pull down the File menu Select Preferences gt Scratch Disk Device Control to set which hard drive is your capture drive Drives that are too slow fragmented or full will not work well Gear inl image Aio Save eee A Orbe 7 Pull down the File menu Select Capture gt Movie Capture menu items An AppleTalk is Active dialog may appear click on the Deactivate button Capture Movie Capture fet Properties For P Audio Capture The Movie Capture window will appear streaming video from the camcorder a kit Cagar E 1 If the Movie Capture window does not appear with st
15. at the lower 1 5 megabit per second transfer rate Low speed cables can be a maximum of 3 meters in length USB cables are called A to B cables because they have two standard USB connectors known as Type A and Type B The Type A connectors are small and rectangular and are used to plug into the back of your computer Type B connectors are square and are used to attach a USB cable to a USB device printer modem hub etc Having two dissimilar connector types prevents wrong connections The OrangeLink FireWire USB PCI board has two USB Type A ports USB hubs are used to extend these ports without adding additional OrangeLink FireWire PCI USB boards to your computer in order to add USB Type A ports A typical USB hub will have four Type A downstream USB ports and one Type B upstream port The USB specification requires that power be provided on the bus for use by low power devices Hubs can use this power for operation and are thus referred to as bus powered hubs Hubs may also include an AC adapter that provides external power to the hub Such hubs are referred to as self powered hubs No two bus powered hubs can be connected directly together The down stream hub must be farthest from the OrangeLink USB port OrangeLink USB support gives you access to many easy to use plug and play devices designed to make your computing experience as simple as possible E o APPENDICES Appendix A Macintosh Trouble
16. eWire cable is connected securely to the camcorder DV port and the OrangeLink or HotLink FireWire port 2 Start your PC 20 Note When the PC has completely booted configure the camcorder to Camera mode Some camcorder manufacturers refer to this as Recording mode and turn ON the power to the camcorder Listen to your PC hard disk When the camcorder is detected the FireWire Software will load and you will hear a burst of disk access while the FireWire drivers load If you are presented with the following dialog click Yes fie bony mapeia phin Tars ie hie rari ar pma Perper Ea reru deg pa i ap prae marahay bie Tira ryh p Br STA Poe Der nad is be hi T Check the Windows System Device Manager for the following devices 1394 Bus Controller Orange Micro OrangeLink OHCI IEEE 1394 Host Controller Imaging Device Microsoft DV Camera and VCR Teea A Hei n onra nnn yar io imadem i pn ar 5 Daske a a O Foe The Imaging Device will only appear if Windows detects the camera If the above devices do not appear as shown highlight the device that appears under 1394 Bus Controller and click on the Remove button at the bottom of the Device Manager Window Then insert the OrangeLink Manual and Software CD and select the Install OrangeLink Drivers option Restart Windows then compare the above devices to ensure they appear as shown Double click the Ulead VideoStudio icon on your deskt
17. el Pentium based PC or PowerPC based Macintosh Any computer with at least one available 7 or 12 PCI slot Any computer with one available CardBus slot PC Card only Operating System Support Mac OS 8 6 or newer e Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows 2000 Power Consumption Depending upon the number of devices connected the PCI Board can consume up to 15 watts of power from the internal power supply e The OrangeLink FireWire CardBus PC Card does not supply power to the FireWire devices 30 Appendix D Warranty Information LIMITED WARRANTY Every Orange Micro product is fully tested and checked for quality prior to shipment It is warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one 1 year from date of purchase During that time period Orange Micro Inc will at no charge to the purchaser of record repair or replace the defective unit returned to the Customer Service Department in accordance with the following instructions NOTE DO NOT return the Orange Micro card to Orange Micro Inc until you have received a Return Material Authorization RMA Number Customers outside the United States should contact the Orange Micro distributor in that country and request service 1 Phone the Orange Micro Customer Service Department between 8AM and 4PM PST to obtain a Return Material Authorization RMA number Customer Service lines are closed from 12PM to 1PM PST for lu
18. he FireWire cable to the camcorder 4 Listen to your Macintosh hard disk When the camcorder is detected the FireWire software will load and you will hear a burst of disk access while the FireWire drivers load 5 Launch Adobe Premiere open your project then pull down the Adobe Premiere File menu Then select Export gt Export to FireWire Avie Fram DEM Lzpurt Ei Audio FRA Page Setup Print to wideo Fra Export bo Tipt Fj lnis I Export fa iris Adobe Online If after choosing File gt Export to FireWire you get the error message There are no clips to build or view You have the wrong Premiere LE window active Please click on the timeline window to make it is the active window set your work area bar and try again If your audio plays clipped during a File gt Export to FireWire you may not have a fast enough hard drive for DV output Set Premiere s preferences File gt Preferences gt Scratch Disks to an AV DV rated drive DV is a sustained 3 6 Mbs second You will get better performance if your movies are on a separate drive from your Mac System drive G3 s with SCSI B drives should be capable of handling DV Macs with IDE drives may require a faster drive to output to DV You can check what kind of hard drive you have by using the Apple System Profiler under the Apple Menu You should use disk defragment utilities like Norton Utilities Speed Disk to opt
19. ices are available including printers digital cameras game pads joysticks keyboards mice storage devices modems and scanners Just plug them in when you need them It s that simple No configuration necessary The OrangeLink USB supports up to 127 devices simultaneously Peripheral connections may be up to five meters in length Built in 5 volt power distribution eliminates the need for AC power supplys for low bus powered devices Much like FireWire there are no SCSI style ID numbers to set and no termination requirements make installation quick and easy The OrangeLink USB performance operates at up to 12 Megabits per second over 1 200 times faster than the Apple Desktop Bus ADB over 50 times faster than Macintosh serial ports and over 100 times faster than a standard PC serial or parallel port Simply hot plug or hot unplug any USB printer scanner modem camera or any other USB compliant device and it is ready to use The OrangeLink FireWire USB PCI Board has two USB ports as shown in the following illustration USB Type A Ports 26 Guidelines for connecting USB devices The maximum length for USB is five meters Cables with shielding and two twisted pair connectors are considered fully rated to transfer data at the maximum 12 megabits per second Non shielded cables with non twisted conductors are allowed but are used when they are soldered to a device that will transmit only
20. imize AV DV rated drives for best performance Adobe Premiere Information After you have successfully completed the above Adobe Premiere LE QuickStart you should open the Read Me file contained in the new Adobe Premiere 5 1 LE folder on your disk drive This file contains last minute information You may want to print it and keep it for reference There are Technical Notes in the Adobe Technical Info folder on the Manual and Software CD ROM in the English folder Many common problems and issues are covered in the Technical Notes or at Adobe s Support web site http www adobe com supportservice custsu pport main html and consulting them first can frequently save you a call to Technical Support Orange Micro is your frontline for technical support 714 779 2772 support orangemicro com For additional information on the operation of Adobe Premiere refer to the Adobe Premiere LE User Guide in pdf format located on the Manual and Software CD ROM Check with Adobe s Support web site for additional pay support options 14 Upgrade Information Adobe Premiere 5 1 LE users can upgrade to the full version of Premiere at substantial savings For more information on upgrading visit http www orangemicro com or call Orange Micro Inc 714 779 2772 The full version of Premiere 5 1c includes the following powerful features not found in the LE version 77 transition effects including wipes zooms and spin
21. lot or an Apple PowerBook G3 Series the PowerBook G3 Family M 3553 PC Card slot is not CardBus compatible Insert the OrangeLink CardBus PC Card into the CardBus slot in your computer Mac Removing the CardBus PC Card Click on the OrangeLink FireWire CardBus icon and type Y PC Laptop Removing the CardBus PC Card Click on the Windows PC Card Status icon Then click on Stop Orange Micro OrangeLink OHCI IEEE 1394 Host Controller NOTES 1 The OrangeLink FireWire CardBus PC Card does not supply power to the FireWire Bus Devices that require power must be connected to a powered FireWire Hub Refer to the Optional Hardware section below 2 When a portable is not powered including sleep mode data will not be passed from one FireWire port to another Optional Hardware The following optional OrangeLink hardware accessories are available from Orange Micro FireWire 1394 cable Part 90CAB1342 4 5 meter 15 feet 6 pin to 6 pin FireWire 1394 cable Part 90CAB1343 4 5 meter 15 feet 6 pin to 4 pin FireWire 1394 Repeater Part 7OHTLO0020 A FireWire repeater allows an additional 4 5 meter extension for FireWire devices Includes a 4 5 meter 15 feet 6 pin to 6 pin cable FireWire 1394 Hub Part 7OHTLO0030 Each hub connects up to 8 devices provides an additional 4 5 meter extension and provides enhanced 12 volt power for the FireWire peripherals FireWire 1394 PCI Board Part 7
22. ly with the limits of a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment The user may find the following booklet prepared by the Federal Communications Commission helpful How to Identify and Resolve Radio TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the US Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Stock No 004 000 00345 4 32 Q Orange Micro INC 1400 N Lakeview Ave Anaheim CA 92807 714 779 2772 FAX 714 779 9332 e mail support orangemicro com Internet http www orangemicro com 75MAN0
23. mmendations and Known UR RN 18 What Extensions and Control Panels are needed for working with DV in Premiere oo eee 19 CHAPTER 4 PC DESKTOP VIDEO SOFTWARE 20 Install Ulead VideoStudio DV SE on your PC 20 VideoStudio DV SE QuickStart Capturing Video 20 Additional Workflow Recommendations and Known ISSUCS ath ie cette Pa toate denen shh 23 CHAPTER 5 GENERAL FIREWIRE BUS INFORMATION aeraithe aene 24 Guidelines for connecting FireWire devices 25 CHAPTER 6 THE USB BUS OrangeLink FireWire USB PCI Board Only Guidelines for connecting USB devices 27 APPENDICES ercis a i a 28 Appendix A Macintosh Troubleshooting 28 Appendix B PC Troubleshooting 00 0 cesses 29 Appendix C Specifications Appendix D Warranty Information 0 0 00 0 31 Minimum Macintosh System Requirements The following hardware and software are required to access devices attached to the OrangeLink products PowerPC processor One available 7 or 12 PCI slot PCI Board only PowerBook Users PowerBook G3 Series Only M 3553 Family not supported One available CardBus PC Card slot PC Card only Mac OS 8 6 or newer e Apple FireWire software included OrangeLink OHCI Enabler included Minimum PC System Requirements The following hardware and software are required to access devices attached to the OrangeLink products e In
24. nch 2 Provide Orange Micro Inc with Model Serial Number Proof of Purchase Return Address and preferred return shipping method Enclose a clear description of the problem experienced and any sample printouts showing the problem if possible 3 Ship in the original carton or securely packed in a cardboard carton with at least two inches of cushioned packing material on all sides Mark the package FRAGILE and ship via UPS Parcel Post or Air Freight insured and prepaid NOTE DO NOT SEND COLLECT collect shipments will be refused and returned to sender Orange Micro Inc disclaims any liability to users of the Orange Micro product for consequential damages of any kind arising from or connected with the use of the Orange Micro product This warranty is void in cases of misuse abuse abnormal conditions of operations or attempts to alter or modify the function of a part or assembly This limited warranty is in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied and no representative or other person is authorized to represent or assume for Orange Micro Inc any warranty liability beyond that set forth herein This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have additional rights which vary from state to state The warranty expressed herein applies to the Orange Micro product sold and used in the United States of America Haye FCC Class B Information This equipment has been tested and found to comp
25. nk areas in a tape causes interruptions of the camera time mode so the camera doesn t transmit valid frames during the blank transition but QuickTime is still marking time To help avoid these and other issues it is recommended that you black stripe your entire tape before use This can be done be simply placing the lens cap on and clicking the camcorder s record button DV device has gone into sleep mode Solution 1 Close and open the Movie Capture window Solution 2 Close the Movie Capture window turn off the camera power it back on and then reopen the Movie Capture window Black frames or small duplicate video image in upper left corner of monitor Solution 1 Install ATI Video Software Update 1 0 Solution 2 Create a custom extension set for working with Premiere and turn off QuickDraw 3D extensions 17 Disabling QuickDraw 3D may hamper games or some 3D applications consult the game or application documentation for QuickDraw 3D requirements Additional Workflow Recommendations and Known Issues Editing DV is a CPU and hard drive intensive task You may need to minimize your extension sets via the Extensions Manager and optimize your hard drives using a Mac disk defragmentation utility like Norton Speed Disk to get the best possible performance out of your computer For best performance scale the Premiere s monitor window to 240x180 Do not expect full screen overlay of video to play well on the computer
26. op Follow the onscreen instructions to begin capturing video For any help on capturing video with VideoStudio insert the OrangeLink Manual and Software CD It should Auto Start Click on the box next to Browse This CD double click on A A ES vstudio pdf You are now ready to start capturing video Verify VideoStudio settings Point and click on the G Global Menu The following menu will appear a FG Tata plskga Mier sj Prepare Filgi ds ga Eain Deia Camre Change Capan Plagein ri D Camere ord VER Lisand sidss ku i A0 Help FI Liima kam piss Miis kir Flora Tatha Suppor Quins Aegean Ahri esd video Dedo 0 En Verify the following Settings Select Device Control MS 1394 Device Control Change Capture Plug in Ulead DirectShow Capture plug in a 9013 Additional Workflow Recommendations and Known Issues Optimize your System If you do not optimize your system you may get dropped audio or video frames This can cause choppy sound or video that does not appear smooth e Run Disk Defragmenter on your hard disk With all applications closed click on the Windows Start menu and select Program Accessories Systems Tools Disk Defragmenter Enable DMA for IDE hard disks In the Windows System Device Manager double click on Disk Drives Then double click on the icon labeled Generic IDE Disk Select the Settings tab and click on the DMA box Close all windows and restart the Windows opera
27. r is not necessary if you are using the full version of Adobe Premiere 5 1c 15 Using the full version of Adobe Premiere If you are using the full version of Adobe Premiere 5 1c or later you can take advantage of the full DV features that the Orange Micro OrangeLink HotLink board offers Some of these features include 1 You can directly playback to your DV device from the timeline without having to use Export to FireWire You should use one of the default DV NTSC or DV PAL presets You can also use the OrangeLink presets and change the editing mode from QuickTime to QuickTime DV Output and change the Playback Settings to output to either the desktop or the DV Device 2 You can control your DV device directly in Premiere Choose File gt Preferences gt Scratch Disk Device Control and change the Device Control from None to FireWire DV Device This will enhance your movie capture window and allow you to directly control your DV device and build batch capture lists of your DV tapes To be sure you have the latest version of Adobe Premiere check http www adobe com premiere There are free downloadable updates from 5 0 to 5 1c that will update your full version of Adobe Premiere The full version of Premiere 5 lc requires FireWire DV Device Control 1 2 Beta Plug in for OS 9 and G4 http www adobe com support downloads prmac htm 16 Troubleshooting Premiere LE Captured DV movies look blocky or grainy
28. reWire Support may be in a folder titled FireWire in the Apple Extras folder on your Macintosh Do not move this older extension to your Extensions folder it may interfere with the operation of the new Apple FireWire software Installing the OrangeLink drivers on a PC The OrangeLink FireWire product can be used on any Intel Pentium compatible system running Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows 2000 The OrangeLink HotLink products are not compatible with any previous Windows version NOTE Microsoft refers to FireWire as IEEE 1394 the two are synonymous Insert the OrangeLink FireWire Manual and Software CD e The installer will Auto Start Follow the onscreen instructions Restart your computer Installing the OrangeLink FireWire PCI Board or FireWire USB Board The OrangeLink software must be installed before installing the OrangeLink PCI board The OrangeLink PCI board must be installed in one of your computer s PCI slots NOTES 1 Refer to your computer s manual for instructions on how to open your computer and install a PCI card 2 The OrangeLink PCI board gets the power it supplies to the FireWire bus from the PCI slot Locate the OrangeLink PCI board With your computer shut down open your computer and install the OrangeLink PCI board Installing the OrangeLink CardBus PC Card The OrangeLink CardBus PC Card is compatible with any PC laptop with at least one CardBus compatible PC card s
29. reaming video repeat the above QuickStart steps faithfully Adobe Premiere LE QuickStart Exporting Video to FireWire To output your edited movie from Adobe Premiere LE back to your DV Camera or Deck you will need to do the following steps 1 From Premiere s timeline window set your work area bar over the area you wish to export for help on doing this search on Work Area in the Premiere LE User Guide pdf or in the online help 2 Make sure the timeline window is the active window and choose File gt Export to FireWire 3 Make sure your DV device is in VTR VCR mode and hit the VTR VCR record button to capture the video Premiere is sending it a 2 Note DV cameras have two kinds of record buttons one for VTR VCR and one for live camera mode 4 Press the VTR VCR stop button once Premiere is done exporting your movie If you get an Alert dialog that displays No DV device is available to export video to Please check your FireWire connection to your camera or deck perform the following procedure Mo OF ieiti He ea DO par eel te Pea chek your eir tonniin Bs your camera ar deck 1 Quit Adobe Premiere 2 Turn OFF the camcorder and disconnect the FireWire cable from the camcorder for 10 seconds 3 When the Macintosh has completely started configure the camcorder to WTR mode some camcorder manufacturers refer to this as VCR mode and turn ON the power to the camcorder Turn the camcorder ON and reconnect t
30. s each with a variety of different settings for unlimited possibilities 67 video filters including color correction sharpen lens flares and more many with keyframes you can use to control and vary the filter s settings over the clip s duration 21 audio filters including reverb noise gate parametric EQ and more many with keyframes you can use to control and vary the filter s settings over the clip s duration 14 transparency settings including Blue Screen Alpha Channel and Track Matte for use when superimposing clips on top of one another Automatic saves and up to 32 levels of undo on the Timeline Commands palette for automating frequently accessed menu items Navigator palette for moving quickly through the Timeline Motion control including spinning zooming rotating and more Plug ins for producing Web video including Animated GIF RealPlayer Microsoft Netshow ASF and MPEG formats Comprehensive online help and a printed user guide manual Support for high end offline editing through EDLs Edit Decision Lists batch capture and batch processing Device control of your DV camera and DV playback from the timeline RAM based preview option for quick viewing of visual effects Timeline Monitor and Project Window Options which let you customize your windows to fit your working style NOTE The Export To FireWire Plug In installed into your Adobe Premiere Plug Ins folde
31. shooting Problem My OrangeLink appears to be dead Suggestion 1 Goto the Mac System Extensions Folder and trash all FireWire extensions 2 Reinstall OrangeLink Software Refer to Chapter 3 3 Ensure the OrangeLink is secure in its socket Problem I have a Macintosh and I can t get Adobe Premiere to capture video from my DV camcorder Suggestion 1 Make sure you are using Adobe Premiere 5 1C 2 Launch Adobe Premiere 3 Make sure the Monitor window is in the foreground Pull down the File menu Then select Capture Movie Capture 4 Pull down the first pop up menu and select Source 5 Set the Digitizer field to DV Video Click on the OK button to continue 6 At this point the Movie Capture window should be capturing video Problem I have tried the above suggestions and I still can t capture video Suggestion 1 Quit Adobe Premiere 2 Turn off the camcorder Unplug FireWire cable from camcorder Wait 10 seconds Then reconnect the FireWire cable and turn the camcorder back on Launch Adobe Premiere 4 Make sure the Monitor window is in the foreground Pull down the File menu Then select Capture Movie Capture 5 At this point the Movie Capture window should be capturing video 28 Appendix B PC Troubleshooting Problem I get choppy sound or video that does not appear smooth Suggestion Optimize your system Refer to Chapter 4 Desktop Video Software for the PC
32. snap into place when properly engaged If you wish to connect two computers together or if your device has a 6 pin FireWire port you can obtain 6 pin to 6 pin cables through an AV equipment retailer electronics store or directly from Orange Micro The OrangeLink FireWire PCI Board has two FireWire ports as shown in the following illustration OrangeLink FireWire CardBus PC Card also has two FireWire ports OrangeLink FireWire PCI Board FireWire i s j OrangeLink FireWire CardBus PC Card FireWire Ports 24 OrangeLink FireWire USB PCI Board FireWire lt a Guidelines for connecting FireWire devices 1 2 Do not connect more than 63 including the computers devices at one time Do not connect devices in such a way that any two devices have more than 16 cables directly connected between them Unused FireWire connections should be left empty There are no terminators for FireWire connections Connect devices that require power from FireWire directly to the computer Do not unplug a FireWire device while it is being used For example do not unplug a FireWire disk while copying files onto it If you have problems with digital video transfers make certain that no other FireWire devices are being used at the same time 25s CHAPTER 6 THE USB BUS OrangeLink FireWire USB PCI Board Only The OrangeLink FireWire USB PCI board also provides two easy to use USB ports Hundreds of new USB dev
33. tel Pentium MMX compatible processor One available 7 or 12 PCI slot PCI Board only e One available CardBus compatible PC Card slot PC Card only e Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows 2000 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION What is OrangeLink The OrangeLink FireWire 1394 host adapters add FireWire support to any PCI or CardBus based Mac or PC It is ideal for older Power Macintosh desktop computers or PowerBook G3 Series as well as PCs that need the advanced technology offered by FireWire also known as IEEE 1394 or i LINK What is FireWire FireWire supports the IEEE 1394 High Performance Serial Bus standard FireWire high speed serial I O technology is particularly great for use with multimedia peripherals such as digital video DV camcorders and tape decks The OrangeLink supports other FireWire peripherals such as disk drives ultra high resolution scanners printers and digital still cameras OrangeLink Features The OrangeLink products function at the maximum IEEE 1394 rated speed of 400 megabits second 50 megabytes sec The OrangeLink allows up to 63 devices to be connected in a chain through its two external standard 6 pin ports The OrangeLink can be used with third party video editing software to capture and export full size full motion DV video at 720 by 480 pixels at 30 frames per second Benefits of the OrangeLink FireWire The major benefit for OrangeLink FireWire technology is its ease of use
34. ting system Not all hard drives support DMA If any problems result due to this procedure restart Windows in safe mode and remove the check on the DMA box Dema Dea Mime Hanian Postion Seinen Fae cima siga Fe acres be ga 23 CHAPTER 5 GENERAL FIREWIRE BUS INFORMATION FireWire devices can be connected in any combination of branching and chaining as long as no loops are formed A FireWire bus can support up to 16 consecutive cable hops of 4 5 meters 14 76 feet each There are no SCSI style ID numbers to set and no termination requirements The OrangeLink FireWire PCI products are designed to keep the FireWire network operating even if the computer is shut down Loss of power to the computer will not affect the operation of a FireWire board as long as it can draw power from other devices on the FireWire bus The OrangeLink FireWire PCI board draws its power from the PCI bus The OrangeLink FireWire CardBus PC Card is not designed to keep the FireWire network operating when the computer is shut down The OrangeLink FireWire CardBus PC Card does not supply power to the FireWire bus FireWire devices that require power must get it from a FireWire hub Contact Orange Micro sales to acquire a FireWire Hub To connect a DV camera plug the 6 pin connector on the supplied FireWire cable to the OrangeLink PCI FireWire Board and the 4 pin connector to the camera s IEEE 1394 DV IN OUT i LINK port Both connectors
35. your newly captured clips to your designated scratch disk drive If you do not you may receive an error stating no such volume Once saved the clips may be moved to any other drive If for any reason Premiere gets into a state where functionality is not correct it is recommended you Quit Premiere trash your Premiere preference file Adobe Premiere 5 1 Prefs located in the System folder Preferences folder and restart your computer It is always a good idea to back up a clean copy of your preference file 18 What Extensions and Control Panels are needed for working with DV in Premiere When working with DV and Premiere it is recommended that you set up a custom extension set The following extension set includes the required Premiere and System file ATI 3D Accelerator 4 6 2 Note 1 ATI Driver Update 1 4 8 Note 1 ATI Graphics Accelerator 3 9 7 Note 1 ATI MPP Manager 1 1 2f1 Note 1 ATI Rage 128 3D Accelerator 5 3 3 Note 1 ATI Resource Manager 1 2 4 Note 1 ATI Video Accelerator 4 2 2 Note 1 ATI Video Accelerator Update 1 0 2 Note 1 FireWire Enabler 2 2 2 FireWire Lynx Enabler 1 0 FireWire OrangeLink Enabler 1 1 2 FireWire OrangeLink PCCard 1 1 2 FireWire Support 2 2 2 Open TransportLib 2 0 3 OpenTptInternetLib 2 0 3 OpenTptAppleTalkLib 2 0 3 Open Transport Library 2 0 3 Open Tpt Internet Library 2 0 3 Open Tpt AppleTalk Library 2 0 3 QuickTime Extensions folder QuickTime Authoring 4 1
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