the normal way to access the dialog is through a menu entry or control button belonging to the application program. for example, vidcap32 offers the following three menu entries for accessing the dialog: options ] source, options ] format, and options ] display. once you are in the dialog, you can move to any other page by clicking on its tab. for example, to access the configuration page from an application, open the source, format, or display (closed caption) page and click the configuration tab.

    another way to access the configuration page is through the control panel.

    to access the dialog using windows nt:

    1. open the system control panel and multimedia.

    2. click the devices tab.

    3. open video capture devices.

    4. highlight osprey video capture driver.

    5. click properties.

    6. click settings.

    7. another way to access the configuration page (under windows 2000 only) is through the control panel.

    to access the dialog using windows 2000:

    1. open my computer -] control panel -] sounds and multimedia.

    2. select the hardware tab.

    3. double-click legacy video capture devices.

    4. select the properties tab.

    5. select osprey video capture driver.

    6. click the properties button.

    7. click the settings button.

    you can open the dialog through the control panel at the same time another application is accessing the card. this is useful if the application does not provide an access control to the dialog. when you open the dialog through the control panel, some changes such as adjustments to brightness, contrast, etc. display immediately. others will not take effect until the application is restarted.