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Please make sure you read this file along with the online help before using DVgate. Readme file contents -DVgate Ver. 2.6 Overview -Precautions (Common) -Precautions (DVgate Motion) -NTSC / PAL Switcher DVgate Ver. 2.6 Overview DVgate Ver. 2.6 allows you to capture movie and still images from the DV device connected to the i. LINK (I 1394) jack of the PC, and also allows you to save the captured movie and still images to a file.

You can also edit the captured movie file (s) and still image file (s) and record the captured movie file (s) to the connected DV device. DVgate Ver. 2.6 consists of the following software. DVgate Motion: Captures movie and converts and saves the captured movie to an AVI file (DV CODEC). Can also record the DV CODEC AVI file to the DV device. DVgate Still: Captures an image from the DV device and converts and saves the captured image to an all-purpose graphics data.

DVgate Assemble: Edits the DV CODEC AVI file created by DVgate Motion and the still image captured by DVgate Still. Can convert and save the edited movie / image to DV CODEC AVI and MPEG 1/ MPEG 2 files ( 1). ( 1) Some models cannot convert to MPEG 2 file. NTSC / PAL Switcher: This is a utility to switch the settings of a PC in order to match the video format (NTSC or PAL) of the connected device. Precautions (Common) [DV devices that can be controlled by DVgate] This program can control only household DV devices manufactured by Sony (limited to models sold in the country where the computer was purchased). DVgate has been confirmed to work with household DV devices equipped with an i.

LINK connector (including media converters and Digital 8) sold before the end of December 2002. [In case you use Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder DCR-VX 1000/DHR-1000/DCR-VX 700] If Windows XP is installed on your computer, DVgate cannot be used in combination with DCR-VX 1000, DHR-1000 of PAL video format and DCR-VX 700 (terminal connected later on during after sales service). [In case you use Sony Digital Video Cassette Recorder] If Windows XP is installed on your computer and you connect the digital video cassette recorder for the first time, [Add new hardware Wizard] dialog appears and [AV / C Tuner] is detected. In this case, please select [Automatic search for a better driver (Recommend) ] and then click [Next]. [Windows was unable to locate the software for this device] appears, however, there is no problem in using the DVgate program.

A user with administrator privileges needs to carry out this work. [Recommended settings and limitations of DVgate application] Each DVgate application needs hardware resource like CPU and hard disk. Please make sure you read the recommended settings and limitations included in the online Help or the instruction manual. [Display Resolution / Color] This software is intended to work with more than High Color (16 bit) Windows display. Colors may not be displayed properly with less than 256 Color Windows display. [Resolution Change] When you change the display resolution, please exit the application and launch it again.

When you set the Windows Display properties to high resolution, high refresh rate and high color, the movie or sound may not play smoothly. [Monitor Display] You can change the DV CODEC image resolution on the monitor window of this software (DVgate Motion, DVgate Still and DVgate Assemble). However, if you increase the resolution, the movie or sound may not play smoothly or the overall operation of the application may become slow. In that case, please reduce the resolution.

[The problem related with DVgate audio] When playing the movie of the tape or the file using the DVgate applications, the sound may stop for a second. However, there is no problem with the sound of the movie that is recorded or output using DVgate Motion and the sound of the file that is output using DVgate Assemble. [Compensation for contents] If by any chance, capture and record fail because of a DV device or software problem, please be advised that we cannot compensate for the contents. [Copyright] Unauthorized use of the captured or recorded movie (s) except for individual fun is prohibited. [Connecting the DV device] If Windows XP is installed on your computer and you switch user when DVgate Motion is controlling the DV device, DVgate Motion / Still may not connect or may take a long time to connect to the DV device. In this case, please re-start DVgate Motion / Still after the device stops.

[When the DV device is connected to the computer] If Windows XP is installed on your computer, every time you connect the DV device to your computer, the [Digital Video Device] dialog appears. Please close the dialog by clicking [Cancel] if DVgate Motion (or Still) is running. If you do not want the dialog to be displayed in future, please select the [Take no action] icon on the [Digital Video Device] dialog, check the [Always perform the selected action] check box and then click [OK]. [Files exceeding 100 minutes] The length of movie files exceeding 100 minutes may not be displayed correctly with DVgate Motion / Assemble. However, there will be no problem in exporting them to files or DV devices. Precautions (DVgate Motion) [In case you use Sony Digital 8] Please switch to [IMPORT-Manual (manual capture) ] mode if you want to capture the movie recorded in analog format (High 8/ 8 mm).

[In case the tape has unrecorded area] If the tape has unrecorded area in between the IN and OUT points, you will not be able to capture properly. Please make sure to set the IN and OUT points without including unrecorded area between them. [Capture from a discontinuous time code area] Please switch to [IMPORT-Manual (manual capture) ] mode if you want to capture from a discontinuous time code area. [Splice recording from the end of a recorded area] In the [EXPORT-Auto] mode, if you start recording the movie from the end of a recorded area on the DV tape, DVgate may not detect the correct position and may not perform splice recording. Please insert 30 or more frames of blank image at the end of the original image when performing splice recording. [Cancel while controlling the DV device] If Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP (Home Edition / Professional) is installed on your computer and DVgate Motion is controlling the DV device, it may take a long time to exit that operation even if the operation is canceled.

If Windows XP is installed on your computer and another user logs on when the DV device is being controlled, DVgate Motion will cancel controlling the DV device. Then, if the original user logs on, DVgate Motion may not be displayed properly. It will however return to normal display after the cancel operation is completed. [In case you use the DV device with the PC-Signal convert function] Please do not use the PC-Signal convert function while recording movie to the DV device.

Regarding the PC-Signal convert function, please refer to the instruction manual of your DV device. [The problems related to the DV devices that have only the DV OUT jack] For a DV device that has only the DV OUT jack, DVgate Motion may not be able to scan, mark, or batch capture. In that case, display the image of the tape on the monitor window by either playback, pause, etc. and then try again. NTSC / PAL Switcher The folder where DVgate Motion is installed includes NTSC / PAL switching tool (DVsigchg. exe).

[NTSC / PAL Switcher Overview] NTSC / PAL Switcher is a utility to switch the settings of a PC in order to match the video format (NTSC or PAL) of the connected device. General TV video format used in Japan and the US: NTSC General TV video format used in Western Europe: PAL The initial setting of the video format of this software is matched to the setting of the country of purchase. [Precautions for use] Please make sure you use this utility after exiting all DVgate applications. You need to restart your computer after switching to the appropriate video format.

[Limitation] DVgate has already been verified to work with the DV device having the video format (NTSC or PAL) applicable to the country of purchase. It has not been verified to work with the DV device having the video format applicable to other countries. [How to use] Please launch the NTSC / PAL Switcher by double-clicking DVsigchg. exe in the folder where DVgate Motion is installed.