• Connect Sony Digital Handycam to computer, open side screen. On VTR

• Open DVRaptor

• On screen VCR controls used differently - no time code shown

Data code button does not work with analog tape.

• Using log sheet, get VHS tape, digital tape will have number in lower left screen, analog will be in upper right. Rewind tape. Set counter to zero (000). Do the same thing with the tape in the camera - rewind, reset counter to zero.

• Observing action and sound, look at log sheet to locate first segment, then note # on the Sony. Stop at 2 seconds before the spot required (rewind if necessary).

• To change capture method to seamless. Browse to place D drive in appropriate subject folder. Name it (ex. person1.avi or math1.avi).

• Hover cursor over Capture button. Press play button on top of camera, & as soon as the tape begins to play click Capture.

• Watch & listen. Go at least 2 seconds past the end point on the log sheet for the mark out point.

• Capture all clips from this tape in a similar fashion. When closing out, do not save Changes.

• Open Adobe Premiere.

• Open New Project (or one in progress if you are adding to pre-existing clips)

• Load DVRaptor NTSC settings. OK.

• Next. Next. Next.

• Key frame & rendering options window - Change Field settings - No fields. OK.

• Project window + monitor window + timeline window should all three show. If not drag down from Window

• Extend work area beg & end points to longer than the time of the clip. (On-Line help file or Adobe Premiere manual might be helpful here.)

• File > Import > File >D drive ....... etc.

• Drag clip from Project window to timeline window.Be sure end indicator is after the end of clip.

• The clip is a digital copy of the original analog tape which is unchanged.

Go to one second scale. On video track 1. Select clip. Locate red vertical line drag & release at new out point. You cannot stretch it, but you can trim it.

Left & right channels exist- may not have sound on both.

Read log sheet to see if any indication has been made to alter audio. Example - Just hear teacher.

To take away sound on left channel (if voice is on right & room noise is on left)

Select clip, one click right mouse button, Audio, take left.

Project preview,

You can also fade audio for parts of the clip,

Select piece you want to edit (audio or video), hold down Control key, edit, then release Control key.

To insert a still photo -

File > Import > Browse to find the .jpg image you want to insert

Drag fromProject window to timeline window - the spot you want it.

Select photo (arrow tool should show), drag edge of still image to fill vacant video space.

Project preview.

Save to subject area folder on D Drive

This will be an .avi file

Settings > Load> C & T 320 X 240 AVI >OK > OK

Wait.

Check your video!!!!!! Open with Windows Media Player. Sound should come through computer speakers now.

Add a project. Continue to add projects. Check settings of each. Use the C & T preset.

Check Target for each. Change name here if necessary.

Premiere is open. Open the final .avi

File > Export > MPG (Preset should be Web T1 - bottom left corner of screen)

OK

Encoder does Audio first, then Video, them mixes them. (No batch process available)