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Smart Capture Version 4.2 Readme
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Readme file contents

This Readme file contains 
 -Outline of Smart Capture
 -Main Feature of the Smart Capture
 -Notice of using this software

Please make sure you read the important notices before using them.   


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Outline of Smart Capture

Smart Capture is an application that captures still and video images from the built-in camera or video equipment through DV cable using i.LINK(IEEE1394).
And Smart Capture can exchange captured images in this application by close to corresponding applications.

Smart Capture is composed of following three applications.

Smart Capture - Finder Application(SSCamera.exe)
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Capturing still and video images from the built-in camera or the connected DV equipment.

Still Viewer - Display Still Images Application(SSStill.exe)
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Display captured still images.

Movie Player - Display Video Image Application(SSMovie.exe)
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Display captured video image.


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Main Feature of the Smart Capture

Capturing Still Images
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It capture still images (JPEG/BMP/GIF file) from the built-in camera or the connected DV equipment.

Capturing Video Image
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It capture video image (MPEG and AVI file) from the built-in camera or the connected DV equipment.

Attaching to e-mail correspond to MAPI
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It can send video mail by attach captured still and video images to e-mail application correspond to MAPI.

Upload to ImageStation
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It can upload and save your favorite images (stills or movie clips) to a network server of ImageStation Service over the Internet.

Close to corresponding applications
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It can seamless close to corresponding applications.
For details, please refer documentation of each corresponding applications.


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Notice of using this software

In case of used by more than one person on a PC
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If this software is used by more than one person on a PC, please change the destination folders for still and movie images. The destination folders can be changed at the "Destination" tab on the "Options" dialog. For details, please refer to the Smart Capture help.

About "Remote Desktop Connection"
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This software doesn't support "Remote Desktop Connection" of Windows XP.

In case of connect to DV equipment to the PC built-in camera
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For PC that built-in camera equipped, when the user connect DV and turns the power on, it automatically recognize the built-in camera and switches to DV input. Also, if you pull out of the i.LINK cable and turn the power of DV off, it switches to the built-in camera automatically.

About Display Resolution and Color number
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This software creates on the assumption that Windows color number is more than HighColor(16bit).
Under 256 colors, the color may not display exactly.

About dynamic changing resolution
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This software doesn't support dynamic changing resolution.
When you change the resolution, please exit this application, change the resolution and run this application again.

Smart Capture and DirectX application
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Smart Capture uses DirectDraw or DirectShow exclusively. 
It cannot use an application using these functions at the same time.
In these cases, please exit the Smart Capture.

In Use of Smart Capture and other application on DV equipment
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Smart Capture uses the connected DV equipment exclusively.
It cannot use an application using DV equipment at the same time.
In these cases, please exit the Smart Capture.

About drop of capturing
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Capture process spends many system resource.
Therefore, in case of use another application together, it may drop capturing because Smart Capture cannot execute perfectly. 

About Frame Drop of finder window  
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Sometimes display to finder window needs software process at setting of a part of capturing size by hardware specification in addition to making effect. 
Therefore, frame drop occurs at display to finder window and capturing sometimes.

System load during movie capture
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If the system is loaded during movie capture, it may result in failure of capture.
Please do not load the system while capturing the movie.

About MPEG1 Compression Rate
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If The MPEG1 Copmpression Rate of Net Movie Mode is too high, movie capturing may result in failure according to the image. Please lower the Copmpression Rate especially when the "Outline" effect is used.

About setting of Power Management
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Using Notebook PC with battery, when recording video image,
please confirm setting of Power Management is "AC Profile" or "Normal Profile (or Camera Profile)".
If other profile selected, it may drop capturing.
For details of Power Panel software, please refer to on-line manual of PC.

About System Standby of using Smart Capture
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This software doesn't support System Standby.
Using Smart Capture, do not use System Standby.

About Recording Contents
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In any event, Sony does not guarantee any damage or loss of captured or recorded data caused by the failure of the equipment or software.

About Copyright
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Please note that unauthorized duplication or modification of others' portraits or copyrighted work could infringe the rights reserved by rightholders.

Confirmed problem
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In saving to animation GIF file, if the PC has not enough disk spaces,
it saves half but do not notice error message.

This software may make no response for some time if the following operation is done while the software is running. Please wait until the camera image is reflected or "NO INPUT" (or "DV") is indicated after run the software or change the capture mode.
 - Put the i.LINK cable of a DV camera into a PC, or pull it.
 - Power on/off. (Switch "CAMERA", "OFF", "VTR".)
