Revision as of 18:50, 7 April 2013

What is AmarecTv?

AmarecTv is a simple yet flexible DVR program for Windows based computers.

Features

• Use any installed codec to record
• Output footage to streaming programs (XSplit, OBS, FMLE, etc)
• Presets to quickly switch between different capture modes and/or capture devices
• On-the-fly deinterlacing for viewing and streamed footage

Installation

This line will be updated with a page link to obtain AmarecTv.

Unlike most Windows applications, AmarecTv does not need to be installed to function. Simply extract the contents of the zip file into any folder and it's all set to run. There are a few recommendations that can make using the program easier.

• Avoid 'Program Files' - Due to the way Windows handles applications installed to the 'Program Files' and 'Program Files (x86)' directories it's best to install outside of them. The easiest place to use would be the root of a hard drive (c:\amarec or d:\amarec are two commonly used places).
• Run As Admin - For Vista/Win7/Win8, make sure to run AmarecTv with Administrator rights to avoid random crashes. Right click on amarec.exe, then click properties on the context menu. When the next window appears, click on the compatibility tab. Near the bottom you'll see a checkbox option to run as administrator. Click the checkbox to enable it, then click OK to save the changes.
• Install/Record to secondary hard drive - Running AmarecTv and recording to a secondary hard drive that Windows is not installed to will help avoid the OS from interfering with the recording process (which can lead to dropped frames and AV desync).

Basic Setup

Each section here will describe the basics of what each panel is used for. The more detailed information will be listed under their own sections to keep things (hopefully) as simple as possible.

General Tab

Graph 1(Device)

Graph 2(Preview)

Graph 3(Live)

Preset

Recording

Screenshot

Hotkey

Advanced

Previewing and Recording Footage

This will expand on the Preview/Recording tabs and go over everything a user needs to know to properly record SDA acceptable material.

Streaming Footage

This will expand on the Live functionality and show a user how to link captured footage to an outside program for streaming.

Amamix

How to properly use the Amamix program for streaming should be listed here.

Combining with other programs

Since AmarecTv can't do everything on it's own, a few examples for using it with other programs, like Xsplit/FMLE/etc will be listed here.

Troubleshooting

This section will be expanded as problems arise and solutions are found.