Orion 52181 User's Manual
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1. Video Capture Device Driver Installation 1 Click Install Capture Device Driver 2 The USB TV Device Driver Software Installation will start 3 Follow on screen Installation instructions 4 When installation is complete click the Finish button 5 Restart computer Once the driver is installed the computer will now recognize the Orion Video Capture Device when ever it is plugged in Please connect the Video Capture Device to your computer you should see a window select Yes this time only and then select Install the software automatically Recommended select Continue Anyway Wait for a moment until the system displays Your new hard ware is installed and ready to use Verify Device Driver Installation You will now need to check that the drivers are installed correctly 1 Right Click on My Computer 2 Left Click on properties Device Manager File Action View Help BEX ey amp se Ri Bl i OPTI11 9 Computer age Disk drives z Display adapters EE DVD CD ROM drives 4 65 Human Interface Devices IDE ATA ATAPI controllers Keyboards Le Mice and other pointing devices HE Monitors Network adapters EF Ports COM amp LPT E Processors B S Sound video and game controllers Audio Codecs Legacy Audio Drivers D Legacy Video Capture Devices Media Control Devices D W Video Codecs B ia System devices E Univ2. Looma Key CE SOURCE ONCE Co Bari a Cominue J Figure 24 Video Impression install 1i instal Wideolrpretsicen installation completed succetafully Introduction W u Lic ns k 7 6 Customer k y Information Destination Select Dev a bios Type etallation Install Succeeded The software wid puces la aptae U Summary Figure 25 Successful Video Impression install Pravirw Frome Size 320 240 v Click the red Record button to display a dialog for file naming Figure 26 Capture from Device 13 If you get no video or sound you will need to set Video source and Audio source Click Settings of VIDEO item Click Source gt Composite or S Video to match your video source And select OK Figure 27 You should now see the video in the video window You can set the format of the recording file Figure 28 Click Settings of AUDIO item Following window will appear please click Source Unknown USB Audio Device and select On for Speaker Click OK to finish Audio settings Now you should get the sound from USB Video Capture device Figure 29 and Figure 30 You also can click red Record key to record video programs And click STOP icon to finish recording 14 Adjustments Compression EzCAP Source DV Video T EzCAP Composite S Video Built in iSight Figure 27 Video input ter Elle Appi
3. processing software Maxim DL is the fastest and easiest way to image the night sky Whether you want to produce stunning por traits collect science data or hunt for new objects Maxim DL has the T haea eap Captarn Et hai ap Blt ad tools you need ome U a COL DL n es Lens Complete observatory integration EEE Tir Cotes Controls your camera autoguider filter wheels focusers camera rota tor telescope mount and dome a ASCOM compliant comer in ans TT Ee p Sones j taepece E doter ENS semi Includes a complete image process RE ing toolkit including a large vari ety of filters deblooming curves deconvolution color tools and much more Figure 38 HandyAVl HandyAVI Windows Trial Paid Suite of tools for AVI files 4 Features include time lapse motion detection surveillance planetary imaging meteor trail imaging and stop motion animation HandyAvi automatically captures a specified number of frames pre frames immediately preceding the trigger event so that the possibly dim begin ning of the meteor trail is captured HandyAvi continues recording data while additional motion is detected HandyAvi continues recording an additional number of post frames after the last motion is detected The AVI file will contain COMPLETE meteor trails airplane trails or lightning events Automatically email images of detected motion Automatically FTP upload captured video to
4. 42 The Night Skies network Interface Night Skies See members from all parts of the globe broadcasting the night skies from their home built observatories back yards and just about any other place where they can set up a telescope Tips Loss of Capture Device Connection If the computer connection to the Video Capture Device is interrupted you will need to re establish connection This can happen due to several reasons if a cable becomes unplugged the computer freezes or the software hardware otherwise temporarily loses the data coming from the device To re establish camera connection first close all capture software on your computer Then unplug and re plug the Video Capture Device into the com puter s USB port Now re open the capture software and the Live Video Window should appear indicating re established connection between cam era and computer Recommended Reading Books available through Orion check the catalog or www OrionTelescopes com for more information Specifications Interface USB 2 0 TV System PAL NTSC Resolution NTSC 720 x 480 PAL 720 x 576 Recording Format DVD VCD SVCD AVI MPEG Frame Rate NTSC 30fps PAL 25fps Input RCA Composite Audio L R or S Video Audio L R 19 One Year Limited Warranty This Orion Video Capture Device is warranted against defects in materials or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase This warranty is for the benefit of t
5. HandyAVI or UFO capture software windows only software links on CD installer Please read this instruction manual before attempting to use the video cap ture device or install the software Parts List e Orion Video Capture Device USB e Dual Format Windows PC Mac OS X CD ROM e Manual B Laptop Figure 2 Examples of supported Input devices System Requirements The following hardware is required e Recommended minimum memory size is 512 MB e Disk Space 1GB or more recommended for saving Movies e Video Display 800 X 600 16 bit color or higher 1024x768 or higher is recommended Mouse external or built in Internet connection required to display on line help and download additional software e High Speed USB 2 0 port Windows apy The Orion Video Capture device device driver and Orion Capture i LN software requires Windows XP Vista or Win 7 running on a Pentium II or equivalent or higher Mac OSX The Orion Video Capture device device driver and Orion Capture software requires Mac OS X 10 3 or above running on a Power PC G3 G4 G5 or Intel Based Macintosh computers Input Devices A wide variety of Input devices are supported Figure 2 Software and Driver Installation Before the video capture device can be used the USB device driver and image capture software must be installed onto your computer Note If you have any antivirus soft ware enabled please disable it
6. INSTRUCTION MANUAL Orion Video Capture Device 52181 minocvt AT La quLescore video gt ce e Devi aptur USE 2 0 version em ORION TELESCOPES amp BINOCULARS Providing Exceptional Consumer Optical Products Since 1975 OrionTelescopes com Customer Support 800 676 1343 E mail support telescope com Corporate Offices 831 763 7000 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 2011 Orion Telescopes amp Binoculars IN 433 Rev A 10 11 The Orion Video Capture Device enables any NTSC or PAL analogue video signal output from CCTV camera DVD DVR VCR Cablebox Game Console or Camcorder to be dis played and recorded on any computer or Laptop with XP Vista Win7 or Mac OS X operating system installed Video input can be from any Composite or SVideo signal Figure 1 USB Device and Software CD The software CD includes video capture video editing and movie format conversion software The Video Capture Device can be used for many purposes including e Live Viewing and recording of astronomy subjects via CCTV camera such as the Orion Starshoot Deep Space Video Camera or the Orion Starshoot Video Eyepiece Live internet broadcasting via NightSkiesNetwork Capturing and editing home movies from tape to digital formats such as DVD Web and mobile devices Capture and convert movies to other formats such as MPEG and AVI formats Automated tracking and recording of meteors using
7. M Frame Fate 2 970 EI Frame Interval El El Flo Horizont Cole Space Compression F Frame Interval E nes l r Output Sie Quabir 1 000 Cancel pph Figure 7 Video Capture Pin Hropenties Crossbar Inout Outpul dec Compose LE Video Decoder Ut U Video Tune In 1 Video Composite lr Video Svideo In j A LAR Related Fin Fielabed Fir ke Audia Lire In 1 Audie Decoder Dut Link Related Streams Figure 8 Video Crossbar 15 Press ok when you are ready to capture Images An AVI movie sequence of 300 frames 15 frames per second x 20 seconds will now be recorded The total number of captured frames is displayed on the bottom bar If frames are being dropped this will be displayed also To remedy this try increasing the capture buffer size If this does not resolve dropping frames then the frame rate or resolution should be set to a lower value to prevent dropping of frames ng Honestech AI VHS to DVD 2 0 SE Installation amp Guide 1 Return to the Launcher and click Install VHS to DVD SE 2 The VHD to DVD SE Software Installation will start r mam Video Sett inp 3 Follow on screen Installation instructions input Source Control 4 When installation is complete fv click the Finish button o Composite TY Tuner 5 Ifthe software is installed correctly you should see C SVideo honestech VHS to DVD 2 0 SE icon on your deskto
8. Source gt Unknown USB Audio Device and set Speaker to On then click OK Figure 20 You should now hear the audio as your inputted audio source You can also click Record icon and select Record Setup to set items for recording and select Record to record the video programs Uninstall the Application Go to Macintosh HD gt Applications gt EzCAP and delete the EZCAP folder Figure 21 Go to Macintosh HD gt Library gt QuickTime gt EZCAP component and delete the EZCAP compo nent Figure 22 Go to Macintosh HD gt System gt Library gt Extensions gt EzCAP kext and delete the EzCAP kext Figure 23 Now you finished the uninstallation application 12 Video Adjustments Compression EzCAP Source Y E2CAP Composite S Video DC FireWire Video Built in iSight Figure 19 Video Settings Compression Simple Sources On T Built in baput Seraker ce 2 Line l Of While Recording T T Built in Microphone Volume bernal mcraphang Unknewe USE Audio Devitt Gin i EA Copains Laval Ets fifi ly 44 1 ey IG br Sen Kee Bec 44 000 Ry Lt Siro Nome GiB ee Poneman is gure 22 Uninstall Component _ Lens aja nj Me jo Ji aa j ey ler D amah LE r arm 1 i uei DJ rer nes Cp imeta TEFL Patri Co trace Ci mas Cra Da Sa Ek ar DAP FLE hii Fig
9. a website 17 U UFO Capture Windows Trial Paid time shifted motion capture software Automated detection recording and analyzer software for Meteors Atmospheric phenomena and security Automatically email images of detected motion Automatically FTP upload captured video to a website Lynkeos Macintosh Free image processing software Included on CD is the Lynkeos software which is dedicated to the processing of astronomical mainly Fe planetary images and movies This Figure 40 UFO Analyzer program can be copied dragged into the applications folder or run from the CD itself Run Lynkeos and select help to access tutorials and other general help features Lynkeos is free software under the GNU General Public License Source code is available for developers http lynkeos sourceforge net Figure 41 Lynkeos Mac OS X To use AVI or MPEG sequences you will need to run the FFMpeg installer To load or save images in FITS format you will need to go to the website http lynkeos sourceforge net Please go to the download area to select the latest App Plug Ins and Libraries For latest software and documentation please visit http lynkeos source forge net 18 Night Skies Network Free Astronomy Internet Broadcasting Service Windows and Macintosh Share your views of the night sky by broadcasting live over the internet Includes video voice and text chat Figure
10. dur ing the installation of the software Note Do not connect the Video Capture Device to your computer yet br A Windows Users Included on CD are the following e Orion AmCap Capture Software VCD VEMO ORION TELESCOPES amp BINOCULARS Video Capture Device LL Read Documentation pe i Fo LES F 4 a Boyt r en CURE F ir en Install Capture Device Driver Install Orlon Capture Software i Install VHS to DVD 2 0 SE Install Hare Video Magic 3 0 Astronomy Sofware Links D t Menu Figure 3 The Windows launcher provides an easy menu for software installation e VCR to DVD Video editing software e Blaze Video magic Movie format conversion software Please turn to the section titled Windows installation and operation page i Macintosh Users Included software e EasyCap Capture Software e Video Impression Video Editing and Conversion Software e Lynkeos Astronomical Post processing Software Please turn to the section titled Macintosh installation and opera tion page Any HU Windows Installation and Operation Turn on your computer and allow the Windows operating system to load as normal Insert the included CD ROM into your computer s CD ROM drive and the Launcher will appear Figure 3 This allows you to install the included USB Device driver Orion capture software VHS to DVD capture and editing software and Blaze video magic conversion software
11. e DRION AMCAP C Documents and Se Dax Fle Devices Options Capture Help dar TCA 1 31 0 TC131 USBCAM USB 2861 Device Figure 5 The live video window me de Hroperties Video Decoder ae Apply Figure 6 Video Capture Filter Under options menu select Video Capture Pin to modify settings such as Output Size Figure 7 The maximum output size is 720 x 480 Under options menu select Video Crossbar to modify video input settings based upon the video device attached to the Video Capture Device IE Figure 8 The majority of devices will output standard Video Composite video signal Higher quality can be achieved using SVideo input 10 Select Capture File from the File menu and name your file including the AVI extension name IE MyMovie avi Click Open 11 Enter the amount of disk space to allocate as a Capture buffer for this data Movie files need a large amount of disk space Enter a value such as 50 Megabytes or higher Press ok The size of the captured data may be much higher than this value depending upon number and size of frames captured 12 Select Set Frame Rate under the Capture menu Check the box Use Frame Rate and type 15 Press ok 13 Select Set Time Limit under the Capture menu Check the box Use Time Limit and type 20 Press ok 14 Select Start Capture under the Capture menu Properiies Stream Foumat Videa Farat Congestion Video Standard NTSC
12. ersal Serial Bus controllers Figure 4 Device manager screen 3 Click on Hardware tab and then Device Manager In the Device Manager click on the Sound video and game controllers You should see the USB 2861 Device listed Figure 4 If it has a Yellow mark next to it then this means that the driver is not installed correctly You will need to remove the driver and disconnect the Orion Video Capture device from the computer and reconnect to install the driver again Capture Software Installation amp Guide Now that the Video Capture Device driver software is installed the capture software must also be installed 1 Return to the Launcher and click Install Orion Capture Software 2 The Orion AmCap Setup Wizard appears Click Next Select a destination folder and Click Next Click Next again to start the installation When the wizard is complete click close This has installed the capture software Open Orion AmCap from the icon on your desktop The Live Video Window should appear Figure 5 The software will recognize many cameras so check that USB 2861 Device is selected from the device menu Under Options menu select Video Capture Filter and select Video Decoder Tab to modify settings such as PAL NTSC SECAM country video standard settings Select the Video Proc Amp Tab to modify image settings such as Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation and Sharpness Figure 6 lr REATI Sa ee
13. g and Figure 13 Edit mode burning and click red record key it will start the burning process right after recording for the designated time 13 If you want to edit the recorded video file select Edit tab to enter edit mode Figure 13 Double click the thumbnail image of the recorded file you want to edit or drag the file into the player panel and the file will play 14 During the edit phase you can cut out scenes from your recorded video You can also cut your movies into multiple scenes and add storybook transition effects between each scene When you have multiple scenes captured you can combine them into one continuous clip with transition effects In order for you trim or cut part of the scene from the captured clips you will need to create two separate clips one before the part of the clip to be trimmed and another for the scenes after the part of the clip to be trimmed You can even combine two separate clips into one scene using the storyboard 15 Click the Preview button to preview the edited video file before saving it and click Merge and Save button you can set your video file format to be MPEG or DV AVI 16 Click the Burn tab Now you can select output video format and click Option button you can select CD DVD writing device and select the disk name and must select correct input video type then click OK icon Select your file or click Add clips icon to choo
14. he original retail purchaser only During this warranty period Orion Telescopes amp Binoculars will repair or replace at Orion s option any warranted instrument that proves to be defective provided it is returned postage paid to Orion Warranty Repair 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 If the product is not registered proof of purchase such as a copy of the original invoice is required This warranty does not apply if in Orion s judgment the instrument has been abused mis handled or modified nor does it apply to normal wear and tear This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state For further warranty service information contact Customer Service Department Orion Telescopes amp Binoculars 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 800 676 1343 7 ORION TELESCOPES amp BINOCULARS OrionTelescopes com 89 Hangar Way Watsonville CA 95076 Customer Support Help Line 800 676 1343 2011 Orion Telescopes amp Binoculars
15. intermediate Codec Appie Pinlet Video eM noble VC H 263 T MP Compression type Cinepak Lomogment Vedeo Motion OW PAL Framed per second DWOREO PAL DWORROD NTIS DWORROS PAL Graphics Compression Simple Sources Built in Input Line l 7 Built in Microphone karnal microphone Uakmgwn USE Audio Devine D DC PRO NTSC On ET TON a OM While Recording E J Volume Gin F3 Level BOHAOOAAEOS Video Impression Editing Click the DONE icon to go to edit ing panel and edit your video and audio files through the software Figure 31 Please click Help icon for software information Converting Video file to iPod iPhone Click PRODUCE icon in EDIT panel as below And select the device name or video format that you want Click START to convert video file Figure 32 Go Back to Capture Panel If you want to go to capture again please click MEDIA icon and click Capture Video icon Figure 33 bx 44 ei LG tue ere Konp Rec 44 UG kota LE it Pireo Rone i rancel lu near sat Cansel Ok Figure 32 Exporting different format movies Preview Frome Sire 320 240 y Figure 33 Capturing with Video Impression settings Sooce Available button to display a dialog for file naming File Size p Figure 30 Audio Settings for Preview 15 Softwa re Video Capture Device Ret
16. n on the top right of the software window to read the Blaze Video Magic 3 0 help file 10 JA Macintosh Installation and Operation Check your Mac OS X version Orion Capture software requires Mac OS X 10 3 or later Please go to About this Mac There you will find your Mac OS ver sion Figure 16 Install Driver and Application Note If you have any anti virus soft ware enabled please disable it dur ing the installation of the software Insert the software CD into your CD drive Open the folder EZCAP1 0 1R and double click the file EZCAP1 0 1R pkg Follow the onscreen instructions You may need to enter your Mac password Once installation has completed please restart your computer Figure 17 Connect the Capture Device to a USB port on your Mac after a short while the hardware will be installed in your computer You now need to check that the drivers are installed correctly Please go to About this Mac gt More info gt Hardware gt USB If the driver is installed correctly you should see the device listed as in About This Mac Version 10 6 2 Software Update Processor 3 06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Memory 4 GB 1067 MHz RAM Figure 16 Mac OS X Version window Install EsCAP Installation completed successfully Introduction i Destination Select v4 Installation Type k Installat orn Summat Install Succeeded The
17. p 6 Double click honestech VHS to DVD 2 0 SE icon on your desktop enter your product key in the window Figure 9 You can find the product key on the CD ROM bag 7 Select input device to be USB 2861 Device Figure 10 8 Click Video Setting button located to the right of the input device Select the correct input source for your Figure 12 Video Standard Settings device Figure 11 Properties a Video Decoder Video Proc Am p 9 Click Control button to select video standard under the Video Decoder tab to modify settings such as PAL NTSC SECAM country video standard settings Figure 12 Select the Video Proc Amp Tab to modify image settings such as Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation and Sharpness 10 If you have connected your video output device with the Video Capture device and your computer correctly you can now watch video and record it Before you begin recording video select the output file format from drop down menu recording video type quality and recording duration time You can also select output folder for the recorded video file 11 Click the red record button to start recording video If you select commercial cutting you can cut the part of the video you don t want to save when you want to finish click the white stop icon you should see the thumbnail image of the recorded file on the top right of the window 12 If you select recordin
18. se code for web purchases in your online order history If any further question please visit http enr blarevides com or email us at support blarevides com Veer Hane kdai nitirater E mail x Note The email address used for registering could relriave your license code please use the original email address for revregistering Fleaze keep it in aind License Code Note One license code can ba used on one cesputer only Becister Cancel tar Figure 14 Registration Window Figure 15 Blaze Video Magic Software can find the serial number on the CD ROM bag and click Register icon 7 Click Add button to select the source video file you want to convert and click the Play button to preview and play the selected video file click Delete you can delete the selected file from source file list 8 In the Output Format menu you can select output format for your video file and click Setting button you should set the output video file according to your want 9 Inthe output Path menu you can click Browse button to change the output path and click location you can quickly open the output folder and access the converted video file 10 Click Option button at the right top of the main window you can select your desired interface language 11 Please click Start button to begin to convert the added file Click the Help butto
19. se the other files according to your want you can edit the video files by Create Menu function Chapter Select back ground image Select a navigation button image Select the number of clip per page Text Notice VCD SVCD Data CD Data DVD formats do not support Create Menu option 17 Next insert a blank CD or DVD into your CD DVD writing device and click Start icon to publish the video files Click the Help button on the top right of the software window to read the honestech VHS to DVD 2 0 help file ng Blaze Video LJ Magic 3 0 Installation amp Guide 1 Return to the Launcher and click Install Blaze Video Magic 3 0 2 The Blaze Video Magic Software Installation will start 3 Follow on screen Installation instructions 4 When installation is complete click the Finish button 5 If the software is installed correctly you should see Blaze Video Magic icon on your desktop 6 Double click Blaze Video Magic icon on your desktop you should see the Register Blaze Video Magic window Figure 14 click the Register icon enter user name E mail address and serial number You iEnter repistrationjanformation Enter your name E mail and the license code for your copy of the program The license code 1s located om the outside of the CO case or om the receipt page for web purchases or in your purchase email inbox Tou can also locate the licen
20. softaare was successfully lmctalled Click Restart to finish lagiallieg the sofa C Rentan Figure 17 EzCap successful installation USE Device Tree Hardware TUSE Bus ATA IR Receiver Asie Huitt br Optical LS Mouse Bluetooth TUE Bus Csagnostics Y BRCM SOG Hub Dise Burning Euereneh USE Host Controller Ethermes Cardi TUSE High Speed Bud Fibre Channel Built in iSight FireWire j z Graphics Displays Hardware RAID Memory FCI Cards Parallel SCSI Composite Devleti Power Product iD Onz861 Printers Vendor IC Oxebla Empia Technology ine Version 1 00 J Up to 460 Mb sec Location ID Ox 26400800 Current Availabe ra 00 Current Required mad S Figure 18 Checking Driver installation Figure 18 Vendor ID Empia Technology Inc If not then it means that the driver is not installed correctly You need to remove the driver and disconnect the USB Video Capture from the Mac uninstall them first and then re install the driver and application again 11 EzCap Application Guide Click Go gt Applications gt EZCAP then double click EZCAP Capture icon Select Digitizers and EZCAP to select device Next Click Record and select Video Settings on the application window Click Source and select Composite or S Video to match your video source Figure 19 Select OK You should now see the video in the video window Click Record Sound Settings
21. ure 23 Uninstall extensions E1 Video Impression Installation To start the Video Impression soft ware installation please insert the software CD into your CD drive Additional online software Rosetta may need to be installed if prompted Normally applications intended for Mac computers based on PowerPC processors don t work on Macs based on Intel proces sors But if you install Rosetta you can use applications intended for PowerPC based Macs Follow on screen instructions to install Rosetta An internet con nection will be required to download Rosetta Select your language for the installation and Click Agree gt Continue Install Enter your name company name and license key of software Figure 24 License key is on the CD bag Once successfully installed a confir mation window will appear Figure 25 Click Close to finish the soft ware installation Video Impression Settings for Capturing Click Go and select Applications double click Video Impression Select Create a New Video and Capture from Device Figure 26 TnI Vieni oe Please enter your information B nrc ue then k Pete ender your name the name of ihe company for i dh yin rk aed ih 1 B License whith you work god the product Beenie kiy D Quito i inerte 5 Ceitinaiion Select Sone Mami ron Telescopet and Binoculars a Ingtallabon Type Nate Mars Dhara
22. urn to the Launcher and Registax FREE click Astronomy software links eee Windows to view additional soft ware compatible with the Orion Video Capture Device Figure D HandyAwP TRIAL PAID 34 Select desired software to be Beer directed to a website to download the latest software Additional pon E MaximOL TRIAL PAID Night Skies Network FREE SERVICE i Orion Website Mac users need to place CD in CD drive and select each piece of soft ware to install Figure 34 Astronomy Software Links For detailed information on instal for Windows users lation and usage of additional soft ware consult the websites of each software provider Tutorials and user groups can be found online also Regist x RegiStax Windows Free image processing software A popular free image processing suite of tools includes features such as alignment stacking optimizing and wavelet filters Registax can analyze align and stack thousands of images in just minutes AVIStack Windows Free S image processing software AviStack is a freeware tool that reg isters stacks and processes AVI s and image sequences of astronomi cal objects AviStack was primarily developed to process lunar images but it also Figure 36 AVIStack 16 works well with solar and planetary z pe ef jja CUS jagi DE joo ee ee a r images m a EF E a MaximDL Windows Trial Paid CCD imaging and image
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