[. . . ] BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE, OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein is governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. This product contains software owned by Sony and licensed by third parties. [. . . ] Upload -- Compress and send your movies online to the ImageStation Web site to share with your family and friends. ImageStation stores your movies online when you register for this free service. See "Using ImageStation. " Mail -- E-mail your movies to family and friends. Click on the Mail button and your e-mail application launches with a new message window containing the movie. Save -- Click on the Save button to compress and save your movie in a variety of formats, to a location of your choice. Using ImageStation ImageStation is a free online service that allows you to store your pictures and movies on the Internet to share with family and friends. ImageStation requires an Internet connection and registration for the Web-based service. You must be connected to the Internet before uploading your pictures or movies with Smart Capture and ImageStation. Uploading with Movie Player Sony recommends that your movie file size not exceed 254 MB if compressed, or 2 GB if not compressed. Large movie files take longer to upload to the ImageStation Web site. 1 Click on the Upload Button in Movie Player. The Compression Settings when Uploading window appears. 46 Smart Capture 2 Select the compression rate and press the Start Compression button. See steps 2 - 4 in the next section, "Uploading with Still Viewer, " for further uploading information. Compression Settings when Uploading window Uploading with Still Viewer 1 Click on the Upload button in Still Viewer. To avoid interruption of capture sessions, you should disable the screen saver. The drop frame compensation feature does not provide accurate compensation adjustments for tapes recorded in LP mode. For tapes that include a mixture of both SP and LP mode, the information displayed by the capture progress indicator may not be accurate. Make sure the video head of your digital video device is properly cleaned. Anomalies that you see in captured data could be due to dust or other particles on the video head. The last frame captured is one frame before your selected [OUT] point. The frame you see immediately after clicking the [OUT] button is not captured. 50 DVgateTM Using DVgate to record AVI files to tape Do not use DVgate software when the connected digital video device is in Timer Recording mode, as this could produce a malfunction in the device. You can record only AVI files. MPEG files cannot be recorded. To avoid recording problems, such as a single frame appearing in multiple frames, close other applications on your system while recording. If you have AVI files that use different audio modes, they cannot be recorded at the same time, but must be recorded separately. In order to maximize recording capabilities, video and audio data are not available while you are recording. If DVgate software indicates that frames have been dropped, close all open applications, or defragment your hard drive. DVgate plug-in for Adobe Premiere® software Your VAIO® Computer may not have Adobe Premiere software preinstalled. [. . . ] When you have questions about your computer and the preinstalled software, check these sources for answers, in the following sequence: Quick Start VAIO Digital StudioTM Computer User Guide Online (Electronic) Documentation Contains information on how to set up your computer quickly and easily. The User Guide contains information on how to get the most from your computer, find help, and solve common problems. Two additional guides, Upgrading and Maintaining Your VAIO Digital StudioTM Computer and Troubleshooting Help are also available online. To access online documentation, click the Start button, point to Help Center, and then point to the desired document. [. . . ]