User manual ELGATO EYETV 2 SOFTWARE

[. . . ] Elgato Systems EyeTV 2 Software Manual 3. 0 © 2006 Elgato Systems LLC 900 Kearny Street · Suite 750 San Francisco, CA 94133 United States of America Elgato Systems GmbH Nymphenburgerstr. 86 80636 München support@elgato. com Table of Contents Chapter 1 Installation Welcome to EyeTV!3 3 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 10 11 12 13 15 15 16 18 21 23 25 26 27 28 28 29 30 31 32 32 34 35 35 35 36 36 37 Chapter 2 Viewer Window Watching Live Television Watching Multiple Programs Using Multiple Digital Channels Using Digital Multifeeds Changing the Size of the EyeTV Viewer Window Changing the Aspect Ratio of the Viewer Window Adjusting the Display Options Teletext Subtitles DVB Subtitles Overlay Window Snapshots from the EyeTV Viewer Window Chapter 3 Controller Controller Button Descriptions Chapter 4 Programs Window Programs Window Sections Recordings Schedules Channels Program Guide Favorite Channels Playlist Advanced Recording Features Chapter 5 Editor Opening the EyeTV Visual Editor Visual Editor Drawer Fine Tuning Edits Compacting a Recording Examples of Using the Visual Editor Chapter 6 Program Guide EyeTV Program Guide in North America: Powered by TitanTV New User Registration TitanTV Sections Navigating through the Program Guide Navigating the Guide Tabs Searching for Programs 1 EyeTV Manual Tuning to Live Television Automatically Recording Programs Remote Scheduling Programs EyeTV Program Guide in Europe: Powered by tvtv New User Registration Navigating through the Program Guide View by Date View by Filter Searching for Programs Automatically Recording Programs 38 38 38 40 40 43 43 44 44 45 45 46 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 53 54 54 58 59 60 62 62 62 Chapter 7 Preferences General Preferences Recording Preferences Controls Preferences Guide Preferences Display Preferences Sound Preferences Device Settings Chapter 8 Advanced Features Playing Video CDs Opening QuickTime Movies Exporting QuickTime Movies EyeTV Archive EyeTV Tips and Tricks EyeTV Keyboard Shortcuts Chapter 9 Troubleshooting Downloading Updates Getting Help 2 EyeTV Software Manual Chapter 1 Installation This chapter will show you how to install EyeTV software and launch EyeTV for the first time. Welcome to EyeTV! This guide shows you how to begin watching and recording television programs on your Macintosh. It covers installing and configuring EyeTV software and includes instructions for using the most common features of EyeTV. [. . . ] This allows you to begin editing your recording and save your work during interruptions. To delete a marker group, click either one of the pair, and press the Delete key. To clear all markers, use the Clear All Markers command in the Action menu (which looks like a gear). Arrow keys: The arrow keys on the keyboard have different functionality depending whether the editor drawer is visible or not. When the editor is visible the right and left arrow keys can be used to navigate between thumbnails. When the editor is closed, and EyeTV is playing over a clip marked for deletion, the right arrow skips playback to the end of the clip. 29 Chapter 5 · Programs Window EyeTV Software Manual The Action menu, which looks like a gear, allows you to do the following via the editor: Compact - Permanently remove marked sections Export Clip - Save the marked section as a separate file Save Clip as Recording - Saves the marked section as a separate EyeTV recording. Clear All Markers - Permanently remove all markers Invert Markers - Reverse which sections are marked, and which are not. Fine Tuning Edits In order to find a good start or end for your clip within a recording, EyeTV offers the following navigational aids to assist you in "drilling down" to the best location: · Drag the Playhead with your mouse to roughly go to where you want to edit. · When you are close to the spot you want to cut, press the Add Marker button. · Note that the playhead is connected to the marker with a violet bar. · Drag the left hand marker to the approximate beginning of your cut. Click on a thumbnail to move both the marker and playhead to it, or use the left/right arrow keys. If you need more detail, change the resolution to Fine, then click on the desired thumbnail to mark the exact beginning of your cut. · Repeat the last step with the right hand marker to find the exact end of your cut. 30 Chapter 5 · Programs Window EyeTV Software Manual · If you need to manually drag the playhead during this operation, e. g. To enable the marker-playhead lock again, click on either the left or right marker of the pair. The playhead will snap to that marker and the violet bar designates the lock. Compacting a Recording In the Action menu, there is a Compact command. Compacting a recording saves disk space by replacing the original recording with a new recording, minus the marked clips. Before proceeding with the compaction, a preview of the operation is displayed: If you are unsure whether to proceed with compacting, you may also preview the results by saving the entire recording as a QuickTime movie or burning a DVD or Video CD. The marked clips will not be exported, but will remain in the EyeTV recording archive. 31 Chapter 5 · Programs Window EyeTV Software Manual Examples of Using the Visual Editor Delete Undesirable Content (like Commercials) Here is a detailed step-by-step example of how to cut out a clip from the middle of a recording: 1) Open the Editor. When you're close to the spot you want to cut, click on a thumbnail to move the playhead to it. 4) Drag the left hand marker to the approximate beginning of your cut. Click on a thumbnail to move both the marker and playhead to it, or use the left/right arrow keys. If you need more detail, change the resolution to Fine, then click on the desired thumbnail to mark the exact beginning of your cut. [. . . ] Here are the specifics of each preset: iPod (default) H. 264 Video, 320x240 or 368x208, 600 kbps, 29. 97 or 25 fps, baseline profile, multipass MPEG-4 Audio, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kbps iPod (recommended) MPEG-4 Video, 544x408 or 640x360, 1500 kbps, 29. 97 or 25 fps, one pass MPEG-4 Audio, 48000 Hz, stereo, 128 kbps Using EyeTV Exports With EyeHome EyeHome, Elgato's network media player, will automatically detect any EyeTV recordings in your Programs window, for display on a TV. It can also play EyeTV recordings exported to the MPEG Program Stream (MPEG-1, MPEG-2 or MPEG4) and DivX AVI formats, if those exports are placed in the Movies folder in your Home directory. EyeHome cannot play any HDTV content from EyeTV, or any EyeTV 500 content. 57 Chapter 8 · Advanced Features EyeTV Software Manual EyeTV Archive EyeTV recordings and schedules, along with other information about your setup, are kept in the EyeTV Archive. The Archive is a normal folder, which has to be called "EyeTV Archive" for EyeTV to use it. [. . . ]