Elgato TURBO.264 HD manual

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T urbo.264 HD Features Instantly access your HD camcorder movies on a Mac Preview and move HD camcorder movies to your Mac or iPod in one fast and easy step. T urbo.264 HD automatically detects A VCHD camcorders. Convert all popular video formats Drag and drop any video file into the application and convert it to a high-quality H.264 file in standa[...]

W elcome T o T urbo.264 HD! Step One: Installing T urbo.264 HD Software 5 Step T wo: Launching T urbo.264 HD for the First T ime 5 Registering T urbo.264 HD Online 5 Where to get help 5 System Requirements 5 T urbo.264 HD Hardware What can T urbo.264 HD hardware do? 6 How do I attach T urbo.264 HD to my Mac? 6 What does the light on T urbo.264 HD i[...]

How do I automatically check for updates? 17 A VCHD Capture How can I use T urbo.264 HD to capture AVCHD? 18 How can I get other video from my camera? 18 How can I combine multiple A VCHD clips? 18 Application Support How do I use T urbo.264 HD with other applications? 20 What applications can use T urbo.264 HD? 20 How does T urbo.264 HD work with [...]

W elcome T o T urbo.264 HD! This guide shows you how to begin encoding video to the H.264 format on your Macintosh. It covers installing and configuring T urbo.264 HD software and includes instructions for using the most common features of T urbo.264 HD. Step One: Installing T urbo.264 HD Software • Insert the T urbo.264 HD software CD into your [...]

T urbo.264 HD Hardware What can T urbo.264 HD hardware do? T urbo.264 HD is a powerful hardware encoding device that quickly converts any video to the advanced H.264 (MPEG-4) format. Drag and drop any video file into the application and convert it to a high-quality H.264 file in standard or HD resolutions. H.264 video is a universal format that can[...]

T urbo.264 HD Window How do I add a file to the T urbo.264 HD window? There are three ways to add a file to the T urbo.264 HD window: • Select Add Files from the File menu. • Press the " + " button at the bottom left corner of the T urbo.264 HD window . • Drag a video file, or a folder full of video files, onto the T urbo.264 HD win[...]

At the top right corner of the T urbo.264 HD window there is a circular gauge. It will be red, and will point at "off", if the T urbo.264 HD hardware is not connected. It will be black, and will point at "on", if the T urbo.264 HD hardware is connected How do I start encoding files? Press the Start button at the bottom right cor[...]

Encoding Formats What types of video can T urbo.264 HD create? T urbo.264 can encode to the H.264 format, at various resolutions, up to full HD (1080p). What devices can use video from T urbo.264 HD? Many video playback devices can use H.264 video, including the iPod, iPhone, Apple TV , Sony PlayStation Portable, and Sony PlayStation 3. What export[...]

How can I select an export format preset for a file? Add a file to the T urbo.264 window , and then choose an export format from the Format pop up menu. How do I export to an iPod? Add a file to the T urbo.264 window , and then choose an iPod export format from the Format pop up menu. Y ou have two choices, iPod Small and iPod Best . How do I expor[...]

T urbo.264 HD will not take a file with a smaller resolution, and scale it up to a larger resolution. For example, if you add a iPhone-sized file to T urbo.264 HD, and choose the 1080p export format, then the resulting file will not be 1080p - it will still be iPhone resolution. T urbo.264 HD Manual 11 ! Encoding Formats[...]

Custom Presets How can I make custom export format settings? Add a file to the T urbo.264 window , and then choose Edit... from the bottom of the Format pop up menu. A new sheet will appear , that offers many options that can be used to make custom export format presets. The Built-in settings are listed on the left, along with any Custom settings t[...]

Custom - Y ou can enter numbers to adjust the width ( w ) and height ( h ). Some numbers beyond the specifications of your selected profile may not be allowed. Aspect Ratio Automatic - T urbo.264 HD will select the best setting 4:3 - The aspect ratio will be cropped to 4:3 14:9 - The aspect ratio will be cropped to 14:9 16:9 - The aspect ratio will[...]

What custom settings can I use for audio? There are a number of custom settings for audio. What follows is a brief description of each: Sample Rate Automatic - T urbo.264 HD will select the best setting 24.000 kHz to 48.000 kHz - Y ou can select a specific audio sample rate, in kilohertz. Channels Automatic - T urbo.264 HD will select the best sett[...]

Editor What are the parts of the the editor? There are a number of items in the editor: T imeline: The horizontal bar represents the overall length of the recording. Light blue sections with red stripes mark the selected clips of video. Playhead: A large white triangle above the timeline indicates which point in the recording is currently playing ([...]

How do I use the editor to select and remove content? 1) After you find your recording in the T urbo.264 HD window , click on the thumbnail picture to open the editor . 2) The editor will open, and there will be editing controls at the bottom of the window . Note the upside down triangle above the blue bar - that’ s the Playhead. 3) Move the Play[...]

Preferences How can I choose where T urbo.264 HD will export to? In the T urbo.264 HD menu, select Preferences . Y ou can Save encoded videos in: iT unes Movies Documents Desktop Source Folder Other ... The Other ... option will let you select the exact location you prefer to save your exports. How do I automatically check for updates? In the T urb[...]

A VCHD Capture How can I use T urbo.264 HD to capture A VCHD? A VCHD cameras create one clip for each recording session. A full camera hard drive generally contains 10-100 source files. T urbo.264 HD features an Add Camcorder button in the main window that appears when an A VCHD camera is detected to your Mac. This button only will show up if the [...]

the switch to the right will chain all of the clips together . When creating a single movie, the format preset popup can be adjusted by the topmost clip only . T urbo.264 HD Manual 19 ! A V C H D C a p t u r e[...]

Application Support How do I use T urbo.264 HD with other applications? When T urbo.264 HD is first launched, a special QuickT ime component is installed on your Mac, in this location: Hard Drive/Library/QuickT ime In general, all applications are free to use the T urbo. 264 HD QuickT ime component, once T urbo.264 HD is installed on a Mac. Some ap[...]

Then, select your favorite preset (including Custom Presets) under the Use: menu. The Options... button will reveal the same custom settings window as in the T urbo.264 HD software. How does T urbo.264 HD work with QuickT ime Player Pro? Open a movie using QuickT ime player . Choose Export from the File menu, and then choose the T urbo.264 HD optio[...]

AppleScript Many functions in T urbo.264 HD can be accessed using AppleScript. Dictionary The AppleScript Dictionary of T urbo.264 HD lists all available commands and parameters. T o write scripts and browse the dictionary the application Script Editor is available on every computer running Mac OS X. It can be found under Applications/AppleScript. [...]

Export Format Details iPod Small Video: H.264 Baseline Profile (up to Level 1.3), 768 kbps max. 320x240 max., 30 fps max. Audio: AAC-LC, stereo, 128 Kbps, 48 kHz. Note: If the source movie is larger than 320x240 it will be scaled to fit within 320x240 preserving aspect ratio. Resolution is maintained if 320x240 or smaller . Frame rate is maintained[...]

Audio: AAC-LC, stereo, 160 Kbps, 48 kHz Note: If the source movie is larger than 1280 × 720 it will be scaled to fit within 1280 × 720 preserving aspect ratio. Resolution is maintained if 1280 × 720 or smaller . Frame rate is maintained when 30 fps and smaller . HD 1080p Video: H.264 Main Profile, 10 Mbps max., 1920 × 1080 pixels at 30 fps max.[...]