2001/10/02
Version 2.12a
DVRaptor ReadMe File
Thank you for purchasing the Canopus DVRaptor!
This ReadMe file contains important information that may not be contained in the User's Manual. This file might also contain information about recent changes or enhances to DVRaptor. Please read this ReadMe before using.
What's inside in this document
(1) Precautions
(2) Using with Adobe Premiere 6
(3) Using with Ulead MediaStudio Pro 6
(4) Additional Information
(5) Limitations
(6) Registered Trademarks and Trademarks
(7) Revision Dates
(1) Precautions
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(2) Using Adobe Premiere 6.0
1. Features NOT supported in this version:
- Stop Motion Capture
2. Manual Additions:
- Temporary files and AVI files must be 2GB or under for each file. If you try to render, the indicator will still show in red (as not rendered). You can partially render a portion of the video to divide into smaller temporary files. - If you create a movie larger that 2GB, Premiere may seem to delay for about a minute after rendering the file, before playing the created video. If this happens, please do not touch any key and hold until the preview screen appears.
- PAL/NTSC
To change the plugin from between PAL and NTSC will require a system reboot. To change, go from the Edit menu to Preferences - Scratch disks and device control - Device Control Options - Detailed Settings tab - Video Standard.
3. Current limitations:
- Overlay error in trim mode
In Windows 2000 and NT, the overlay screen shows postarized colors during trim mode.
- DV Deck Control
The frame forward/back command may move 2-3 frames when switching from frame forward to frame back or vice versa.
- Timeline cursor may not show correctly when editing in the timeline and trim window. If this happens, please save the project and close/reopen Premiere. This will not affect any details in the project.
(3) Using with Ulead MediaStudio Pro6.0
1. Please set the audio ACM settings as below:
-PCM CHANNEL(format)
-16bit Stereo
-Sampling rates of: 48, 44, or 32Khz
Go from Start/Settings/Control Panel/Multimedia/Advanced, and in Audio Compression Codecs, select DVRaptor Audio Compression Manager, and click [Properties]. Select "Use this audio codec" and change the priority to "1".
2. Video Preview(Smart Play)
Smart Play will not work if the audio is not set to 32kHz or 44.1kHz or 48kHz, 16bit, stereo.
Sometimes a noise can be heard between clips.
3. Creating DV format video files
When you are converting a video file to DV format AVI files that can be used in DVRaptor, click [File]-[Project Settings], and click [Edit] and in the [General] tab, set the Frame Rate to 29.97fps, and the Frame Size to 720x480(NTSC. In PAL, Frame Rate=25fps, Frame Size=720x576). In the [Advanced] tab, uncheck the "interleave video and audio" box, or check the box and set the interleave to more than 15 frames.
4. Time code settings
In MediaStudio Pro6.0, there is a 1 frame difference in the frame number and the true frame time.
When you wish to set to a exact frame, deduct one frame from the SMPTE time code.
5. Video Capture and Video Wizard
DVRaptor does not support Video Capture and Video Wizard. Please use RaptorVideo to capture/playback AVI files.
(4) Additional Information
1. Capture still images in Windows Bitmap, JPEG, JFIF, PICT, PNG, MacPaint, Photoshop, Quick Time Image, Silicon Graphics Image File, True Vision Targa, TIFF formats.
Now you can capture still images using RaptorVideo in other still image formats. When you are saving a still image, click [Browse], and select the file type.
Windows Bitmap: *.bmp, *.dib, *.rle
JPEG: *.jpg, *.jpeg
JFIF: *.jfif
PICT: *.pic, *.pct, *.pict
PNG: *.png
MacPaint: *.pntg, *.pnt, *.mac
Photoshop: *.psd
Quick Time Image: *.qti, *.qtif
Silicon Graphics Image File: *.sgi, *.rgb
True Vision Targa: *.tga, *.targa, *.vda, *.icb, *.vst
TIFF: *.tif, *.tiff
2. Camera mode check error
You can set the DVRaptor to not to show the error message when the DV camera is set to camera mode. Add the following lines to the canopus.ini file:
[DVRaptor]
CheckDeckMode=0
When 0, RaptorVideo, RaptorNavi will not check the camera mode. If not 0, or if this line is not added, DVRaptor will check camera mode (default).
(5) Limitations
1. Video capture from DV devices through IEEE1394(i.LINK) cables
When you capture video via i.LINK cables, the audio sampling rate of the video is set by the video status at the start of the capture. If there is no video coming in at the start of capture, the audio sampling rate is set at a default setting of 32kHz. If the video that you wish to capture is other than 32kHz, the captured file may not be created properly. Please start playback of the DV device first, then start the video capture.
2. Supported AVI files
RaptorVideo supports only AVI files compressed by Canopus DVRaptor DV Codecs. Some AVI files compressed by Adaptec DV Codecs and Fast DV Codecs can be played, but audio is not compatible.
3. Supported WAVE files
DVRaptor supports wave files in 32kHz or 44.1kHz or 48kHz, 16bit, stereo only.
4. Time code on DV tape
The time code may not be read properly with some DV tapes, according to certain DV device conditions.
5. DV device control
The DV device control works best with SONY DV products. DV devices made by other manufactures may not function properly.
6. Sync Rec
During Sync Rec, if the file playback ends before the recording stops, the last frame is displayed during the rest of the time(the audio will be in mute).
In some DV devices, the last frame might not be recorded properly.
If playback of AVI Clip ends before recording stops, the Last frame of the AVI clip continues to be recorded.
The clip has to be longer than 3 seconds to capture using Sync Rec.
7. Just Cap
Just Cap cannot start at the top of a DV tape. The tape will need to pre-roll for approximately 10 seconds beforehand.
8. Batch Capture
Batch capture cannot start at the top of a DV tape, The tape will need to pre-roll for approximately 10 seconds beforehand.
9. RaptorNavi
Index search may not work properly with tapes that have unrecorded parts between scenes.
10. RaptorVideo
The files on the playlist are currently used. You can not overwrite these files.
11. Drop frame
Please set the drop frame setting accordingly to the video equipment you are using.
12. Microsoft Intellipoint Mouse Settings
When you are using the Microsoft Intellipoint with the DVRaptor, please disable the universal scroll function for the DVRaptor applications. You can check the settings at [Control Panel] - [Mouse].
13. Logitech mouse settings
When you are using the Logitech mouse, you need to set the scroll size to "none" in the [Control Panel] - [Mouse] - [Button] tab.
14. Using PAL / DVCPRO
You cannot mix PAL DV/DVCAM video and PAL DVCPRO video in one project.
If you are using MediaStudio Pro or Premiere, please set the codec settings accordingly.
15. Placing Titles outside the screen
If you have titles outside the screen and inside the screen, you can change all the title positions at the same time by pressing the Ctrl key while dragging one title.
If you want the title back in the screen, you can click the centering buttons.
You can also delete the title by clicking the tab button to select that title (The selected title will show in the top of the title dialog), and pressing the delete key.
16. Using with Canon XL1
From this version, Canon XL1 is supported with the DVRaptor with the default settings. But if you are using clips that have been captured by previous versions of RaptorVideo, set the [canopus.ini] file in the Windows/System directory as below.
1. End all DVRaptor applications and other video editing applications like MSP. Premiere.
2. From [Start], select [Run...].
3. Enter "Canopus.ini" and click [OK].
4. Canopus.ini file will open. Please add the below lines under the [DVRaptor] section. If you are playing video captured through the XL1 without recording to tape, enter:
[DVRaptor]
CanonAudio1=1
If you are playing video captured from the XL1 tape deck, enter:
[DVRaptor]
CanonAudio1=2
5. From [File], click [Save].
6. Close the window.
* Please make sure to delete the above lines when you are using other DV camcorders, or capturing new clips from the XL-1.
17. Audio sync
If the audio in the captured AVI file is not in sync with the video, please add the following lines to the Canopus.ini file. If you are using the Canon XL1, please make sure you have read #2 in this readme.
Using with Canon XL1 if there is an audio sync problem:
[DVRaptor]
CanonAudio1=3
18. Rebooting during operations
Do not press Ctrl+Alt+Del during the below operations:
- During capturing
- During converting to files
- During index search in RaptorNavi
- During the index jump in RaptorNavi
19. Screen savers
Do not use screen savers during the below operations:
- During capturing
- During converting to files
- During index search in RaptorNavi
- During the index jump in RaptorNavi
(6) Registered trademarks and trademarks
Canopus is a registered trademark of Canopus Corporation and Canopus Co., Ltd.
DVRaptor, RaptorVideo, RaptorNavi and Raptor Test are trademarks of Canopus Corporation and Canopus Co., Ltd.
Windows, Microsoft are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All other registered trademarks and trademarks belong to their respective holders.
(7) Revision dates
The version number stated here is given to product as a whole. A different version number may be given to separate applications or drivers.
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Version 1.00 Release: 1998/10/23
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First release.
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Version 1.01 Release: 1999/01/22
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[New]
Added PCIVIEW.EXE (PCI bus checker) to Raptor Test Disk.
Added Premiere Plugin.
[Driver]
Fixed error in certain DV devices.
Fixed error in SONY DVMC-DA1 (Media Converter).
Fixed error in SONY VX-1000.
Fixed overlay errors in some systems.
Supported overlay with Matrox G200 series display cards.
Supported Windows NT Diagnostics (Resources check).
Fixed error in MediaStudio Pro, when video size was set to other than 720x480/720x576.
[RaptorVideo]
Fixed error when checking the DV camcorder operation mode.
Fixed error during Smartplay (output audio sampling rate was displayed incorrectly).
Fixed error in [Open Playlist] dialog box.
Fixed audio noise in saved avi/ref.avi files.
Fixed error when you drag&drop files from the playlist.
Fixed error during playback of AVI files without audio tracks.
Fixed error in save still image dialog box (previous setting was not saved).
Supported mixed sampling rate on DV tapes.
Added Full Size preview function.
Added support for capturing DV tapes with different sampling rates.
[RaptorNavi]
Fixed error when saving edited RNL files.
Fixed error when searching tapes in Fast Search mode.
Took out the limit in the number of clips that can be put in one RNL file.
Supported search of changes in input sources on DV tape (Only in Slow Search mode, or previous/next Index Search).
Supported Auto Search from present tape location.
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Version 1.02 Release: 1999/02/26
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[Driver]
Improved software DV codec.
Fixed error when the DV camcorder is connected while the program is opened.
Fixed error when displaying overlay from video output of game machines.
[RaptorVideo]
Supported Creative 3D Blaster Banshee.
Fixed error when changing the audio sampling rate for playback. The audio data of the last frame was corrupted.
Fixed error when pausing the capture. The displayed capture frame count was not correct.
Fixed error in the batch/seamless capture dialog. The deck status and timecode were not displayed correctly.
Fixed error when capturing still images from video files, when a DV deck is not connected.
Supported batch capture from tape start in Panasonic NV-DE3.
Fixed window scroll error when adding more than 440 clips to playlist.
Fixed application error when closing the application while the deck status is in error.
[RaptorNavi]
Fixed error when deleting clips in the list and creating a new list. The save confirmation did not appear.
Fixed error when doing the Jump command. The overlay did not show sometimes.
Fixed error when opening a new rnl file while another one is still opened. The thumbnail image did not show sometimes.
Fixed error when searching tapes longer than 1 hour. Timecode of intervals were not correct.
Added "Standard" to index search.
Fixed application error when closing the application while the deck status is in error.
[Premiere Plugin]
Supported "Optimize Stills"
Fixed error during Sync Rec. The deck stopped at Playback Pause mode.
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Version 1.10 Release: 1999/05/21
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[Feature]
Supported 16 : 9 format video
Supported DVCPRO (requires hardware for DVCPRO support also)
[Driver]
Improved image quality of DV CODEC.
Supported overlay on several video cards.
Fixed control errors in some DV camcorders.
[RaptorVideo]
Added support of still image capture in JPEG(YUV422), TIFF(24bit color), TARGA(24bit color), Photoshop(24bit color) formats.
Fixed error during file playback pause, when you pressed [return to start] the image was not displayed properly.
Fixed error when you drag&drop files to the playlist, sometimes you were not able to drop additional files to the playlist.
Fixed error when you press the control key and click a file on the playlist, the clip was copied automatically.
Fixed error when capturing highvision video source converted to DV formats.
[RaptorNavi]
Added multiple file select and delete. moving multiple files together are not supported yet.
Added undo of file delete. This undo can be applied only once.
Improved index search speed.
Added [scene search].
[Premiere Plugin]
Fixed error (page fault) when you drag&drop avi format files to Premiere.
Fixed error when setting the capture parameters.
Fixed overlay for [Export to Tape].
Added 16 x 9 editing support.
Added presets for [Export Movie].
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Version 1.10a Release: 1999/06/01
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[RaptorVideo]
Fixed error when recording to tape using SyncRec. Record start frame was off a few frames.
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Version 1.11 Release: 1999/07/09
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[RaptorVideo]
Automatic filenaming fix in RaptorVideo (previous version looped after certain number of names)
Seamless capture stop fix (seamless capture could not be stopped when using tape with no data)
Playlist speedup (when opening a new playlist it will load faster)
List play error fix (in previous version when list play was hit repeatedly, it caused an application error)
PAL 720x540 still capture fix (in previous version colors got messed up)
Batch/seamless capture window fix (it now remembers the last drive used to save clips)
Deck play fix (if deck is playing, and play file button is hit, RaptorVideo will wait for the deck stop)
[RaptorNavi]
Navi list fix (previous version used up windows resources when generating a large number of thumbnails during autosearch)
[Premiere plugin]
Deck play fix (if deck is playing, and play file button is hit, RaptorVideo will wait for the deck stop)
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Version 1.12 Release: 1999/08/13
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[Driver]
Fixed error in DVRaptor for DVCPRO (Smart play error).
Fixed error in DVRaptor for DVCPRO (Couldn't select PAL in DV/DVCAM mode).
Fixed the composite video overlay image when using Raptor Bay in PAL.(Overlay image was dark).
[RaptorVideo]
Fixed error when using with the JC-10 (Batch Capture error).
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Version 1.13 Release: 1999/11/30
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[Driver]
Supported PAL in "DVRaptor for DVCPRO".
Fixed error in DV deck control, when opening more than one RaptorVideo windows, or RaptorNavi and RaptorVideo at the same time.
Fixed error in Windows NT. (Hangup at system start).
[RaptorVideo]
Fixed error when playing file during DV deck playback.
Fixed error during video capture. (video capture stopped when you pressed deck pause.)
Added function (Don't check camera mode).
[RaptorNavi]
Added function (Don't check camera mode).
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Version 2.00 Release: 2000/04/03
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[Feature]
Added Software Preview mode.
Supported Windows2000.
[Driver]
Fixed problems when capturing with some DV camcorders.
Fixed problems with some PC devices.
[RaptorVideo]
Fixed error when capturing images from game machines that are converted to DV using the Media Converter.
Fixed error in the audio VU meter when capturing from the Media Converter.
Removed "Original Sampling Rate" from the playback audio sampling rate list.
Fixed error when adding clips to the list.
Fixed error in still capture, when file playback and deck playback are both stopped.
Fixed error in list playback (when you pressed the new list button, the list was cleared but playback still continued).
Fixed error when you drag&drop clips to the list, after you played back a file.
Fixed error in the timecode display, when you changed from "drop frame" to "non-drop frame" in the DVRaptor properties.
Fixed error in the file properties display when you opened a non-supported format AVI file.
Fixed error in deck control (when you pause capture and then adjusted the camera, capture sometimes stopped.)
Fixed error when you drag&drop AVI files from other applications to RaptorVideo.
Fixed error when saving clip to AVI/Ref.AVI files after doing SyncRec.
[RaptorNavi]
Supported reading navi files when the DV camcorder is not connected.
Fixed error when adding new clips to the list with the In/Out/OK button.
[Premiere Plugin]
Fixed error when capturing images from game machines that are converted to DV using the Media Converter.
Fixed error when you drag&drop clips from the source window (trimming info error)
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Version 2.01 Release: 2000/06/02
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[Driver]
DVRaptor Analog Capture Kit now supports Windows NT 4.0/2000.
[RaptorVideo]
Fixed error during seamless capture (file size was not correct when a new disk was added to the capture list).
Fixed error in SyncRec(Sometimes the tape position shifted a few frames).
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Version 2.10 Release: 2001/01/16
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[Drivers]
Fixed error in the image quality adjustments.
[RaptorVideo]
Added support for additional still image types.
[RaptorNavi]
Fixed error in index search (interval search error).
Fixed error in index search (cancel error).
Fixed error in comment window.
Changed the button name on the toolbar.
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Version 2.11 Release: 2001/05/18
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Added support for Adobe Premiere 6.0.
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Version 2.12 Release: 2001/08/10
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[Premiere Plugin]
Added support for Audio Mixer.
[RaptorVideo]
Fixed error batch capture list handling.
[RaptorNavi]
Added feature to show total duration in status bar.
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Version 2.12a Release: 2001/10/02
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[Drivers]
Fixed error in DV encoding.
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Copyright (C) 1998-2001 Canopus Co., Ltd., Canopus Corporation. All rights reserved.
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