3 Your First Session: Quickstart - SiliconCOACH

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1. Review System Compatibility
2. Review How do I set up to capture video
3. Review Configuring your System
4. Check your hardware.
How Do I ....
o Review How do I find the best camera and How do I find the best USB Converter
o Check all connections into the camera, Video to USB converter and into the
computer.
o Check your camera is turned on and set to capture not replay.
o Make sure you can see an image in the cameras viewfinder.
5. Check if your device is in the Timewarp list.
o Yes I can see it: Move on.
o No I can't see it: A 'device' (eg a camera or a Video to USB Converter) must be
detected by Windows before Timewarp can see it. Therefore you need to check you
installed the drivers for it as per the manufacturers instructions. This is especially
relevant with Video to USB converters, they usually need the software to be loaded
before the device is plugged in. If you plug the device in before the manufacturers
software is loaded it will load a Windows driver (software) and this will probably stop it
from working. If you have done this you must uninstall any drivers for it and install the
ones from the manufacturer. once the driver is correctly installed as per
manufacturer's instructions restart Timewarp.
6. Set your Video Settings: Each camera or Video to USB Converter will come with a unique set
of video settings, you will need to choose the right one but fortunately there are only a few
options that will work properly. If you are using the recommended Video to USB converters
then these rules should apply.
o If you are using a Pal camera (NZ, AUS, UK, etc) then use something that looks like
'YUY2 720 x 576 at 25 Hz'.
o If you are using a NTSC camera (USA, Canada, Japan, etc) then use something that
looks like 'YUY2 720 x 480 at 30 (29.97). Hz'
NOTE:
o If your device is listed in the Timewarp pull down but you have no image in the Preview
4.7 Revisit a Project?
screen, the most common cause is the wrong format (eg PAL vs NTSC).
o If your video has horizontal lines all over when you move in front of the camera, the
most common cause is the wrong setting, ie it is 640 when is should be 720.
The video file plus any tags and drawings you have created can now all be saved as a Timewarp
Project and then imported back into the software at a later time for more review and analysis.
Any projects you have saved will be listed in the Project tab in the Setup screen. To review one of
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