Document No.

: Power Screen Capture Help Document

Power Screen Capture

Jam Video Software Solution Inc. www.jamvideosoftware.com

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About Power Screen Capture.................................................................. Pages 3-7 Registration......................................................................................... Pages 7 How to use Power Screen capture........................................................... Pages 8-17 Settings.............................................................................................. Pages 18-25 FAQs.................................................................................................. Pages 26-27 Company Information........................................................................... pages 28

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Power Screen Capture is an all-in-one screen capture application recommended by our professional engineers, it allows users to take screenshots quickly, just do it! With Power Screen Capture, you can capture screen from your desktop with high quality. Besides, it offers you the function of capturing video and image from other devices, DV and TV Tuner. A list displays all captured files, you can view, copy, delete and rename these files freely and easily! Various settings let you set video compression codec, audio compression codec, output frame size and frame rate. You can also set properties of each capture device, preview and record real-time video, watch TV (TV Tuner is installed), add water mark or texts on video or image, etc. This simple tool is designed for both professional and amateur. Experience it now!

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Start up or stop capturing video automatically by dynamic monitoring computer voice. Show computer sound decibel schedule bar Show decibel alarm line in sound sensitivity Set time to startup alarm mode. Enumerate formats of inputting sound Adjustable volume of input level Set balance of both channels

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Intuitive interface that is easy to control. Capture video and image from DV, TV Tuner and other devices. Capture full screen or selected region of your desktop. Preview and record real-time video. Record video and even sound (audio device connected). Browse or edit captured media files.

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Set hotkey to activate screen capturing instantly. Set properties of capture device. Set multiple video and audio encoder settings. Adjust output settings for high quality files. And more...

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Overview
In this part, we offer a brief introduction of all buttons and windows on main window so that users can use Power Screen Capture breezily.

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1. Capture any part of screen from your desktop. 2. View and manage all captured media files. 3. Capture video and image from other devices. 4. Capture video and image from TV tuner. 5. Capture video and image from DV. 6. Guide to the help file. 7. Adjust auto shot, overlay, audio settings volume and balance before capturing. 8. Set video and audio input settings, stream format, device properties, etc. 9. Select output formats and set image format or size, etc. 10. Lead full screen in your display. 11. Connect / disconnect capture device. 12. Display the video or image. 13. Display the list of all captured files.

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Registration
Benefits of registration: Remove all the limitations of the trial version. Free technical support for life. 30-day money back Guarantee. It recommended by experts and editors around the world. We accept several types of payment: Credit Card, PayPal, Bank/Wire Transfer, Check/Money Order, and Fax. Secure payments assured. Buy Power Screen Capture now! Any question, please visit www.jamvideosoftware.com or contact us via support@jamvideosoftware.com

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Capture screen
With Power Screen Capture, you can capture full screen or selected region from your desktop. 1. Open Power Screen Capture, click "Screen Capture" button on the main window. 2. Before capturing, click "Capture Settings" button to set desired settings for your capturing task. 3. Click "Start" button to capture video from your desktop. 4. Click "Short Frame" button to capture image from your desktop. 5. Click "Select Region" button to select the region you want to capture. Note: All captured files will be saved to the files list automatically. Related button:

The left button: Create a new folder. The middle button: Rename the selected folder. The right button: Delete the selected folder. Page 8

Related Topic: Browse and manage captured files Capture from other devices Capture from TV tuner Capture from DV

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Capture from other devices

Power Screen Capture not only enables you to capture files from DV and TV tuner but also capture files from other devices, such as USB cameras. 1. Connect USB cameras to your computer. 2. Open Power Screen Capture, click "Other Devices" button on the main window. 3. Click "Device Settings" button to set proper settings such as video input size and video frame rate for input video device. 4. Set proper settings for your output file by clicking "Settings" button. 5. Before capturing, click "Capture Settings" button to adjust auto shot, overlay, audio settings volume and balance, etc. 6. After you confirm all settings, click "Start" button to capture video from USB cameras. 7. Click "Short Frame" button to capture image from USB cameras. Note: All captured files will be saved to the files list automatically.

If you want to start up or stop capturing video automatically by dynamic monitoring computer voice. The following steps can help you: 1. Tick "Motion Detection" first, and then click "Settings". 2. Click "Alarm Mode" to tick "Record Video" at the left side of the dialog. Page 10

3. Click "Sensitivity" to set related parameters. Such as the alarm line at both video and sound sensitivity and the time delay of both video and sound sensitivity. 4. Click "Apply" after finishing setting, and then click "OK" to close setting. Attention: Start up recording video and sound automatically should satisfy four conditions. That means it will start when video and sound sensitivity are both exceed the alarm line and still both longer than time delay. Unlike startup recording, stop recording just need one condition. That means random condition not arrive at the set parameters, recording will be stopped automatically.

Related button: 1. "Motion Detection": Tick the button to select the motion detection. 2. "Motion Detection Settings": Set functions of motion detection

3. The left button: Create a new folder. The middle button: Rename the selected folder. The right button: Delete the selected folder.

Related Topic: Capture screen Browse and manage captured files Capture from TV tuner Capture from DV

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Capture from TV tuner

1. Connect TV tuner to your computer. 2. Open Power Screen Capture, click "TV Capture" button on the main window. 3. Click "Device Settings" button to set proper settings such as video input size and video frame rate for input video device. 4. To set proper settings for your output file by clicking "Settings" button. 5. Before capturing, click "Capture Settings" button to adjust auto shot, overlay, audio settings volume and balance, etc. 6. After you confirm all settings, click "Start" button to capture video from TV tuner. 7. Click "Short Frame" button to capture image from TV tuner. Note: All captured files will be saved to the files list automatically. Related button:

The left button: Create a new folder. The middle button: Rename the selected folder. The right button: Delete the selected folder. Page 12

Related Topic: Capture screen Browse and manage captured files Capture from other devices Capture from DV

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Capture from DV
Power Screen Capture not only provides the function of capturing screen of your desktop, but also allows you capture the video and image from some devices (TV tuner, DV, etc). 1. Connect DV device to your computer. 2. Open Power Screen Capture, and click "DV Capture" button on the main window. 3. Click "Device Settings" button to set proper settings such as video input size and video frame rate for input video device. 4. Set proper settings for your output file by clicking "Settings" button. 5. Before capturing, click "Capture Settings" button to adjust auto shot, overlay, audio settings volume and balance, etc. 6. After you confirm all settings, click "Start" button to capture video from DV Device. 7. Click "Short Frame" button to capture image from TV tuner. All captured files will be saved to the left window automatically. Related button: 1. Click "Command" button to select the command to the video, such as Play, Stop, Freeze, Thaw and so on.

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2. The left button: Create a new folder. The middle button: Rename the selected folder. The right button: Delete the selected folder.

Related Topic: Capture screen from your desktop Browse and manage captured files Capture from other devices Capture from TV tuner

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Browse and manage captured files

Full Screen: Play your captured video or image in full screen. After capturing is finished, all captured files will be displayed on "File Browse" tab. Click to select the captured files from DV, TV tuner or other device, then perform corresponding response by right-clicking the selected file. You can also play the captured video files on this tab. There are some buttons designed for controlling the video at will. Page 16

Related Topic: Capture screen Capture from other devices Capture from TV tuner Capture from DV

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Various Settings
Power Screen Capture provides various settings for users to get the desired captured files. Know more about each setting now. 1. Capture Settings: In this window, users can adjust auto shot, overlay, audio settings volume and balance, etc. Those settings are the basic functions of the Power Screen Capture.

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2. Device Settings: You can set video and audio input settings, stream format, device properties, cameral control and other settings in the general tab, and TV input type, country code and frequency override in TV Tuner tab. (TV Tuner tab is effective in the form of TV capture device settings.)

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3. Settings: You can select output formats and set image format or size, etc.

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4. Motion Detection Setting: You can set motion detection settings such as video and sound sensitivity and alarm mode.

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FAQs
How can I add a water mark on my images or video files? You can go to "capture setting" window, select 'overlay' tab to enter the overlay dialog, check the box of Enable Overlay. How can capture video and image from DV? The detailed steps please enter Capture from DV. I lost my registration code and I want to reinstall Power Screen Capture. What should I do now? If you need to retrieve a lost serial number, please send us your User Name and Email Address in registration to support@jamvideosoftware.com. You will get an answer within 24 hours. Is there a user guide or manual available for this software? You can use our help file which is included in the toolbar after you launch in. If you still get some questions beyond these answers, please contact our support team at support@jamvideosoftware.com. Where could I browse my images and video files which I have been captured? Before you capturing, you can go to the interface of "Capture Settings" , You can select desired directory to save your files and it will generate a directory automatically for your captured video files. Page 26

What can I do with Power Screen Capture? With Power Screen Capture, you can capture screen (full screen, active window, window object, selected region, etc) from your desktop with high quality. Besides, it offers you the function of capturing video and image from other devices, DV and TV Tuner. How to report bugs? Please email any bugs or suggestions to support@jamvideosoftware.com. Generally, you will get our support within 24 hours. Is Technical Support provided? Yes, FREE technical support is provided for all users of our products. If you have any queries, suggestions or feedback, please feel free to contact our technical team via support@jamvideosoftware.com. How do I keep up with new software updates? We will send emails to our registered customers with new update release. If you do not want to be disturbed, you can stop it in the email we sent to you. You can also pay some attention to our website to see new update, tips, gift for customers. I changed my E-mail address. What should I do? If you changed your email address, please contact us. We will change it in our database, so that we can contact you as usual.

What is the different between the trial version and the purchased version? A trial version is available for all of our products and can be downloaded from our Download Center . There are some limitations on our trial version. For registered customers, we offer a series of benefits, such as discount products from Jamvideosoftware, powerful customer service and free updates.

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Company Information
Jam Video Software Solution Inc is a professional video and audio software provider. Our goal is to concentrate our effort on developing more and more powerful and useful multimedia software to meet different users needs. We always try our best to offer users the best software products and let them remain on the cutting edge of high technological advances. Contact Us: Address: Jam Video Software Solution Inc. 4745 Bowman Ave Barrington NH 03866

Customer support : support@jamvideosoftware.com Worldwide sales: sales@jamvideosoftware.com

http://www.jamvideosoftware.com

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