Vivid

 

v1.01

 

Video capture, playback and edit software for the Sony CLIE NR70V.

 

Installation

 

HotSync “Vivid.prc” to your NR70V.

 

 

Buttons

 

- Capture

 

The capture button starts capturing video with the current settings.

The hardware capture button on the upper left side of the NR70V also starts capturing.

To stop the capture either press the capture button again or press the Stop button.

 

 

- Stop

 

The Stop button stops capture and playback.

 

- Play / Pause  

 

The Play button starts playback of the current video clip. The current video clip is either the last captured clip or the last clip loaded from Memory Stick.

 

The Play button turns into a Pause button while playing.

Pushing the JogDial has the same effect as pressing the Play / Pause button.

 

- Forward

 

Tapping once on the Forward button advances the current clip one frame forward.

 

Holding the stylus down on the Forward button starts to Fast Forward the current clip.

JogDial Up also advances the current clip one frame forward.

 

 

 

- Backward

 

Tapping once on the Backward button advances the current clip one frame backwards.

 

Holding the stylus down on the Backward button starts to Rewind the current clip.

JogDial Down also advances the current clip one frame backwards.

 

 

- Save

 

When you want to save a captured clip to Memory Stick tap on  the Save button.

Enter a name for the clip and press the Save button and the clip will start saving to Memory Stick.

 

To abort while saving press the hardware capture button.

 

 

 

- Load

 

Pressing the Load button popups the Load Form.

 

The Load Form presents a list of all the captured video clips currently present in the VIVID folder on the Memory Stick.

 

When a video clip is chosen from the list, information about that clip is shown and a preview of the first frame of the clip is presented on the screen.

 

When a video clip is selected in the list, hitting the Load Button will load that clip for playback and hitting the Delete Button will delete the selected clip.

 

- Jpeg

 

All the individual frames of a captured video clip can be saved to Memory Stick as a JPEG picture.

 

Select the frame you want to save by using the Forward, Backward and JogDial to step between frames in the current clip.

 

Tapping on the JPEG button will let you choose the name of the JPEG picture.

 

It will also let you choose the quality of the JPEG picture from 1-10.

10 means highest quality and largest file size and 1 means lowest quality and smallest file size.

 

Then click the Save button and the picture starts saving to Memory Stick.

 

 

- Mark In & Mark Out  

 

The Mark In and Mark Out buttons is used to select a part of a captured video clip.

This is useful when you only want to save a certain part of a captured clip.

 

The Mark In button selects the start frame of a selection of a captured video clip.

The Mark Out button selects the end frame of a selection of a captured video clip.

 

When both Mark In and Mark Out is selected, playing the clip will only play the selected part and hitting the Save button will also only save the selected part.

 

Info

 

- Progress bar

 

The progress bar is used when capturing, playing and saving video clips.

 

When capturing the progress color is red and indicates how much of the current available memory this clip is using.

 

When the end of the progress bar is reached the capture stops.

 

When playing a video clip the progress color is blue and indicates how far in the clip the playback currently is.

 

When saving a video clip the progress color is orange and indicates how much of the video clip that has been saved.

 

- Time

 

Time is displayed in the format Minutes:Seconds.Frames and when applicable as Hours:Minutes:Seconds.Frames .

 

The current time is displayed under the leftmost part of the progress bar.

The total time is displayed under the rightmost part of the progress bar.

 

When in Preview or Capture mode the total time indicates the maximum length of a clip that can be captured with the current settings and available memory.

 

When in Play or Pause mode the total time indicates the length of the current clip.

 

 

- Clip Info

 

Clip info shows information of the current clip. It shows its name, size, FPS and length.

 

 

 

 

Settings

 

- Size

 

You can capture video in 12 different video resolutions.

 

320x240 is the largest resolution.

 

214x160, 160x120, 107x80 and 80x60 are smaller versions of the 320x240 resolution.

When capturing in these resolutions the preview is the full 320x240.

 

320x136C, 240x160C, 214x160C, 160x240C, 160x120C, 107x80C and 80x60C are cut versions of the 320x240 resolution.

When capturing in the C resolutions the preview changes to a cut version of the full 320x240.

 

- Rec FPS

 

The Rec FPS setting lets you change the number of frames per second the video will be captured in.

 

Higher Rec FPS usually means better video quality and shorter capture time, lower Rec FPS usually means lower video quality and longer capture time.

 

 

- Cache

 

This setting lets you choose whether to capture to internal RAM or to a Memory Stick.

Capturing to RAM allows higher Rec FPS than capturing to Memory Stick.

 

- Effect

 

There are 5 different camera effects settings:

 

 Off (Color)

 Black & White

 Negative

 Sepia

 Solarization

 

 

- White balance

 

This setting changes the white balance of the captured video depending on the main light source of the environment you are in.

 

Choose fluorescent when the main light source is fluorescent, choose incandescent when the main light source is incandescent, choose outdoor when you are outdoor and choose auto when you want the camera to automatically decide on the best white balance setting.

 

 

- Luminance

 

Change this setting to make the captured video appear brighter or darker. Five different luminance settings are available: +2,+1,0,-1,-2.

 

 

- View

 

When playing back a captured video clip you can view it in a larger format than it was captured in.

The resolutions 320x240, 320x136C, 240x160C and 160x240C allows for full screen playback.

 

 

- Play FPS

 

The Play FPS setting lets you change the number of frames per second a captured video clip will be played back at.

 

Set the Play FPS to a value lower then what the video clip was captured in to playback in slow motion, and set the Play FPS higher then the video clip was captured in to playback in ultra rapid motion.

 

 

- Bg Color

 

This setting lets you change the background color of the screen when playing back clips and when capturing clips in any of the C resolutions.

 

You can choose between White, Light grey, Grey, Dark grey, Black and Blue.

 

- Sounds

 

This setting lets you turn off the beeps and clicking sounds played when clicking on buttons and choosing settings, allowing for silent capture and playback.

 

- Loop/Play  

 

When playing back a clip while Loop is selected the clip will start playing again from the beginning when it reaches the end.

 

When playing back a clip while Play is selected the clip will stop playing when it reaches the end.

 

 

 

 

Stylus free control

 

Vivid can be controlled by using the hardware buttons and the keys on the hardware keyboard, and does not require pulling out a stylus to use it.

 

Hardware buttons

 

Capture button                     - Starts capture / Stop.

JogDial Push                        - Play / Pause / Select a setting in a settings list.

JogDial Up                           - Forward / Up in a settings list. / JPEG quality up.

JogDial Down                      - Backward / Down in a settings list. / JPEG quality down.

Back button                         - Close a settings list. / Hit Cancel button.

 

Shortcuts by using keys on the hardware keyboard

 

s                    - Popup Size settings.

r                     - Popup Rec FPS settings.

c                    - Popup Cache settings.

e                    - Popup Effect settings.

w                   - Popup White balance settings.

l                     - Popup Luminance settings.

v                    - Popup View settings.

p                    - Popup Play FPS settings.

b                    - Popup Background color settings.

d                    - Popup Sounds settings.

j                     - Popup Save to JPEG form.

o                    - Popup Load Form.

a                    - Popup Save Form.           

,                     - Sets Mark In.

-                    - Sets Mark Out.

->                  - Starts / Stop Fast Forward.

<-                  - Starts / Stop Rewind.

Return            - Toggles Loop/Play.

 

 

 

Register

 

Vivid is fully functional within a trial period of 10 days.

To be able to continue using Vivid after the trial period is over you need to register.

Registration is normally $29.95. Until December 31st it is available for the promotional price of $24.95.

 

Purchase your registration code from www.clievideo.com.

 

Support

 

Contact support@clievideo.com if you have comments, suggestions or questions about Vivid.