User manual TERRATEC GRABSTERAV150

[. . . ] English manual Version: 12/8/2005 CE Declaration We, TerraTec Electronic GmbH · Herrenpfad 38 · D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product, VideoSystem Grabster AV 150, to which this declaration refers, is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: 1. EN 55024 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance: residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments. This declaration is based on: Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller. No warranties, express or implied, are made with regard to the quality, suitability or accuracy of this document. [. . . ] Please do not forget to write down the name of the respective support technician if you contact our Support Team. You will need this name if a defect is present and your card needs to be mailed to us. Grabster AV 150 (English) 11 5. 1. 1. Broken? Before you send your Grabster back, be sure to contact us!Make a note of the name of your support contact and follow these simple instructions: Please fill out the service request form provided with your Grabster clearly and completely. The more clearly and detailed you describe the problem, the faster we will be able to help. Cards sent in without a description of the problem cannot be processed and will be returned to you at your expense. Be sure to include a copy of your purchase receipt (not the original) with the package. If we do not receive a copy of a receipt, we will assume that the warranty for the product has expired and will bill you for the repair. Be sure to include enough postage for delivery to us--we'll cover the return postage back to you. General By purchasing and receiving the goods, you accept our general terms and conditions of service. Proof of guarantee You will require a copy of the purchase receipt or delivery slip as proof of warranty. If you do not supply proof of warranty, we will charge for repairing the goods. Description of problem Shipments that do not include a description of the fault or an insufficient description ('defective' or 'for repair' is insufficient) will be returned for a processing fee, because this makes repair more difficult and could have been avoided. Invalid returns In the event of an unfounded complaint (no fault could be detected, probable operating error), we will return the goods and a processing fee will be charged. Package If possible, please use the original packaging for return shipment. Foreign manufactured products Devices that are not manufactured or distributed by TerraTec Electronic GmbH will be returned and a processing fee will be charged. Repairs liable to your expense Repairs out of the warranty period are liable to your expense. Transportation costs The dispatcher pays all costs associated with shipping and insurance for the goods for repair to TerraTec Electronic GmbH. If the goods are covered by warranty, TerraTec Electronic GmbH will pay the shipping costs for returning repaired goods. Final regulation TerraTec Electronic GmbH reserves the right to change or supplement the general terms and conditions of service at any time. Otherwise the General Terms and Conditions of Business of TerraTec Electronic GmbH are considered to be accepted. Grabster AV 150 (English) 13 5. 3. Dropped frames ­ These are individual images missing from the video data stream, usually due to a slow hard drive. This corresponds to a data rate of 3. 125 Mbps, which can be handled by virtually any modern hard drive. The quality of the DV standard is very high; it is therefore frequently used in professional productions. [. . . ] The final quality is normally considerably higher than that of the preview. Since video editing with effects is very memory-intensive, the old rule applies: you can never have enough RAM!Rendering ­ This refers to the processing of video or audio clips after an editing operation has been completed, for example after the application of an effect or filter. RGB color space ­ In the RGB color space, each visible pixel is made up of the three components R(ed), G(reen) and B(lue). [. . . ]