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DVgate Version2.3 Readme (Version 2.3.00) 
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Please make sure you read the important notices before using 
them. 

Readme file contents
 -DVgate Ver.2.3 Overview
 -Precautions (Common)
 -Precautions (DVgate Motion)
 -Specify Premiere using the above preset files
 -DVgate Plug-In Install
 -NTSC/PAL Switch



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DVgate Ver.2.3 Overview

DVgate Ver.2.3 Overview

DVgate Ver.2.3 allows you to capture movie and still images 
from the DV device connected to the i.LINK (IEEE1394) jack of 
the PC using a DV cable, 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.2.3 consists of the following software.  

DVgate Motion:
Captures movie and converts and saves the captured movie to 
AVI file (DV CODEC).  
Can record the DV CODEC AVI file to the DV device.  

DVgate Still:
Captures an image from the DV device and converts and saves 
the image to all-purpose graphics data.  

DVgate Assemble:
Cuts and 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 and image to DV CODEC 
AVI file and MPEG1/ MPEG2 file (*1) respectively.  
You can create a video CD using the MPEG1 file in the model 
with video CD creator.  

(*1) Some models cannot convert to MPEG2 file.  

DVgate Plug-in for Adobe(R) Premiere(R):
DVgate Plug-in for Adobe(R) Premiere(R) captures the DV 
movie directly on Adobe(R) Premiere(R) Ver.5.1 (including LE).  
Divides the movie whose size exceeds 2GB in the same form 
as DVgate Motion automatically and creates the file on the hard disk.
This Plug-in is installed in the model in whitch Adobe(R) 
Premiere(R) is built.  
You can install this Plug-in later in the model in whitch 
Adobe(R) Premiere(R) is not built.  

NTSC/PAL Switch:
A utility to switch the setting of a PC in order to match 
the video format (NTSC or PAL) of the connected device.

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Precautions (Common)

This program can only control household DV devices 
manufactured by Sony (limited to models sold in the country 
where the computer was purchased).
DVgate Motion has been confirmed to work with household DV 
devices models equipped with an i.LINK connector (including 
media converters and Digital 8) sold before the end of April 
2000. (As of May 10, 2001)

[In case you use Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder DCR-VX1000
/DCR-VX700]
If your computer is a Windows Me machine, this software 
cannot be used in combination with DCR-VX1000 and DCR-VX700
(terminal connected later on during after sales service.).

[In case you first connect the DV device]
If the Windows Me is installed on your computer and you 
first connect the DV device to a computer, please connect 
the DV device to a computer before you start the DVgate 
program.
You can start the DVgate program after the DV device has 
been recognized.
Please open the My Computer and check that the DV device 
icon is displayed 
to know that the DV device has been recognized.

[In case you use the SONY digital video cassette recorder]
If the Windows Me is installed on your computer and you 
first connect to the 
digital video, [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 click 
[Next].
[Windows was unable to locate the software for this device] 
appears, however, there is no problem to use the DVgate 
program.

[Recommended settings and restriction of DVgate application]
Each DVgate application needs hardware resource like CPU and 
hard disk.  
Please make sure you read the recommended settings and 
restriction included in the online Help or the instruction 
manual.  

[Settings for Computers Running Office XP]
If your computer is WindowsMe and Microsoft Office XP is 
installed, disable the [Indexing Service] [BookShelf] function 
to avoid lost frames during capture and duplicated frames 
during output.
For disabling the [Indexing Service] [BookShelf] function, 
please refer the online help of Office XP applications (ex 
Microsoft Word).

[Settings for Computers Running Norton AntiVirus 2001]
If Norton AntiVirus 2001 is installed in your computer, 
disable the [Auto-Protection] function to avoid lost frames 
during capture and duplicated frames during output.
Disable the function according to the following procedure.

1DRight-click the Norton AntiVirus icon on the task bar and 
select [Disable Auto-Protect].

Norton AntiVirus 2001 is a registered trademark of Symantec 
Corporation.

[Display resolution/color]
This software is intended to work with more than High Color 
(16bit) Windows display.
It may not show colors correctly 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 may 
not be smoothly displayed. 

[Monitor Display]
Though you can change the DV CODEC image resolution on the 
monitor window of this software (DVgate Motion, DVgate 
Still and DVgate Assemble), if you change the resolution to 
higher, the movie or sound may not be smoothly played 
depending on the model. 
In this case, please reduce the resolution.

[Compensation for contents]
If 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.  

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Precautions (DVgate Motion)

[In the case of using Sony Digital8]
Please switch to [Capturing Clips in the Manual Capture Mode] 
when you capture the recorded movie in analog format 
(High8/ 8mm).  

[In the case of a tape with unrecorded area]
If unrecorded area of the tape is between IN point and OUT 
point, the capture may not be correctly executed.
Please make sure to set IN and OUT points without including 
unrecorded area between them.  

[Capture from the discontinuous time code area]
If you want to start to capture from discontinuous time code 
area, please try to capture in [Manual Capture] mode.  

[The splice recording from the end of recorded area]
In the [EXPORT-Auto] mode, if you start to record the movie 
from the end of recorded area on the DV tape, DVgate may not 
detect the correct position and 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 during controlling the DV device]
When Windows 2000 Professional or Windows Me is installed on 
your computer and DVgate Motion controls the DV device, it 
may take a long time to exit the operation even if the 
operation is cancelled.

[In case you use the DV device with the PC-Signal convert 
function]
If you record the movie in the DV device, please do not use 
the PC-Signal convert function. For the PC-Signal convert 
function, please refer to the manual of your DV device.

[Adding blank images of Wide TV Mode size when recording 
video]
Blank images that are added when recording video cannot be 
output in 16:9 (Wide TV Mode) as their aspect ratio is 4:3. 
To output blank images in Wide TV Mode, first make a blank 
image file using DVgate Assemble according to the following 
procedure. Then add the file at the beginning or/and at the 
end of the Record List. 
In the Output dialog, select "Do not append" blank images 
and then output the video.

Procedure for creating a blank image file in Wide TV Mode.

1.Create a still image that will become the blank image.
2.Launch DVgate Assemble, select "File" - "Add" to add the 
file created in step 1. At this time, select "Wide TV Mode" 
in the Add dialog and set the number of blank images in the
"frames" edit box.
3.In the DVgate Assemble window, select "File" - "Output" and 
save the image file.

[Problems in capturing sound files]
When you select [Sound only] as the file format in the 
[Capture Setting] dialog box and capture, if the file division 
occurs two or more times, the sound will not be captured from ]
the second file onwards.  
In that case, capture again from the position where the second 
division occurred.

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Specify Premiere using the above preset files

Specify the following settings in order to edit the AVI file 
captured and saved by DVgate Motion on Adobe Premiere 
without using DVgate Plug-in.  

1. Launch Adobe Premiere.  
2. Select [Load] in [New Project Settings] dialog box.  
3. Select [Sony DV software CODEC - NTSC(or PAL)] from 
[Available Project Settings] in [Load Project Settings] 
dialog box.  
4. Click [OK] button.  

When you install Adobe Premiere to the PC not pre-installed 
it yet, you need to install Plug-In in.

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DVgate Plug-In Install

When you install Adobe Premiere to the PC not pre-installed 
it yet, you need to install Plug-In in accordance with the 
following procedure.

[In case of Premiere5.1(LE)]
1. Open "C:\Program Files\Sony\DVgate\Premiere Plug-in\5.1" 
folder located in the directory of DVgate installed in Explorer.  
2. Execute Setup.exe located in "Plug-ins" directory.  
3. Install the DVgate Plug-In in accordance with the direction
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[In case of Premiere6.0]
1. Open "C:\Program Files\Sony\DVgate\Premiere Plug-in\6.0" 
folder located in the directory of DVgate installed in Explorer.  
2. Execute Setup.exe located in "Plug-ins" directory.  
3. Install the DVgate Plug-In in accordance with the direction


If more than one version of Adobe Premiere is installed in your 
computer, DVgatePlug-in may not be installed properly.  
In that case, please reinstall DVgatePlug-in after installing 
the target Adobe Premiere of DVgatePlug-in.
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NTSC/PAL Switch

The folder where DVgate Motion is installed includes NTSC/PAL 
switch tool (NTSC/PAL Switch: DVsigchg.exe).  

[NTSC/PAL Switch Overview]
NTSC/PAL Switcher is a utility to switch the settings of a 
PC in order to adapt to 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 adapted to the setting of the country of purchase.

Precautions for use

[Preface]
Please make sure you use this software after exiting each 
DVgate application (When you use Plug-in, please exit Adobe 
Premiere).
You need to restart your PC after setting the utilities.  

[Restriction]
Each DVgate application you purchased is already verified 
that it can work with the device having the video format 
(NTSC or PAL) applicable to the country of purchase.  
When you switch the video format to another one using the 
NTSC/PAL switch, the device is not verified to work in the 
switched mode.

[How to use]
Please launch the NTSC/PAL Switch by double-clicking 
DVsigchg.exe in the folder where DVgate Motion is installed.







