Movavi Slideshow Creator User Manual
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1. Read Only WMA Pro WMA Voice Image Formats Supported Codecs BMP bmp Read Only BMP Read Only DPX Read Only GIF JPEG jpg jpg jp2 jls Read Only MJPEG JPEG2000 JPEGLS Netpbm formats pgm pbm ppm pam Read Only PGM PBM PPM PAM PGMYUV PCX pox Read Only PNG png Read Only SGI sg TARGA 19a XWD xwa Read Only XW You can view the full list of supported devices here x lt U O J UU gt JU x T X m ah a T O o gt S UD 3 iad cas System Requirements Movavi Slideshow Creator Operating system Windows XP Vista 7 8 with latest service packs and patches Processor Dual core Intel AMD or compatible processor Quad core processor 2 2 GHz and above 1 GHz Graphics NVIDIA GeForce series 6 or higher AMD Radeon R600 or higher graphics card with up to date drivers Resolution 1024x768 32 bit color 1280x1024 or higher RAM Windows XP Vista 512 MB Windows XP Vista 1 GB Windows 7 8 1 GB Windows 7 8 2 GB Available disk space 400 MB for installation 2GB 500 MB for ongoing operations Additional features Sound card for audio playback Latest version of QuickTime Player for Windows for MOV processing Movavi Slideshow Creator may also run on slower machines however we cannot guarantee stable performance if the minimum requirements are not met Downloading and installing updates also requires a stable Internet connection Glossary The following is a list of some terms that you m2. 3 In the Duration field enter how long you would like each transition to last This value will be the same for all transitions 4 Click Apply to accept the changes If you want to remove all transitions click Select None If you want to exclude a transition style from being used in your project simply deselect it in the list and click Apply How to Get Rid of Black Bars Sometimes when you use videos of different aspect ratios or if the project is set up incorrectly some videos may have black bars around them This can be fixed by adjusting the project settings so that they fill up the whole frame Some clips have black bars around them If some videos or photos have black bars around them it is most likely that they have a different aspect ratio from that defined in the project settings For example even videos and photos shot with the same camera may differ in width and height so that when you place them side by side one of them may end up with black bars To fix this you can crop away the edges of those clips so that they fill the entire frame 1 Beneath the Storyboard find the Project settings information and click the pencil icon next to it to open the project settings window 2 Open the Resize Method box and select Crop from the list 3 Click OK All clips have black bars around them If all of the clips have black bars around them then it s a good idea to change the aspect ratio of the project to match that of
3. Switch to the Transitions tab where you can choose animations to smoothly join the slides Select the transitions you like from the list click on a transition to preview it in the player and lt TODO gt insert variable value hereclick to select multiple transitions Then set the duration for each transition and click Apply to accept the changes and add the transitions to your slideshow Set duration Step 7 Export your slideshow Make sure to save your work once in a while choose Save from the File menu to save the slideshow project so that you can access it later When you re done with the slideshow click the Export button to open the exporting options In the Export window choose a format you want to save the video in and name your slideshow Finally click Start to begin processing the video Your slideshow will be ready in a few minutes JY Wigenei Shgesivoae Cremar Mew Project hare ee Se Le HG Het Add Audio Choose how you want to save your slideshow Installing Slideshow Creator Installing Slideshow Creator 1 Click the button on the right to download the Movavi Slideshow Creator installation package from the official Movavi website Download for Free 2 Run the downloaded file and provide administrator permissions for installing the file Then follow the on screen instructions to install the software 3 When installation has finished the Movavi Photo Studio launcher will automatically download and
4. apply Magic Enhance both from the toolbar in the main window or from Clip Properties From the toolbar 1 Select the clips you want to enhance on the Storyboard Use Ctrl click and Shift click to select multiple clips 2 On the toolbar click the magic wand button A to apply Magic Enhance to the selected clips The videos and photos will be instantly improved To disable Magic Enhance simply click the magic wand button again From Clip Properties 1 On the Storyboard select the clips you wish to enhance Use Ctrl click and Shift click to select multiple clips 2 Click the cogwheel button G on the toolbar to open the Clip Properties window for the selected clips will be applied to all selected clips Image Side Duration 00 04 000 Magic Enhance Adjust Contrast Adjust Saturation Adjust White Balance Restore Defaults 3 Here you can choose to apply the Magic Enhance effect as well as choose additional contrast saturation and white balance enhancements e Magic Enhance e Adjust Contrast e Adjust Saturation e Adjust White Balance Simply select the options you need and click OK to apply the changes Once you have applied the Magic Enhance effect or any of the three enhancements the enhanced clips will be marked with a star icon denoting applied effects Adding Background Audio The Audio tab allows you to add background audio tracks to your project 8600 Mowaw Video Editor Mew Project Add Au
5. aspect ratio is the ratio of the video or photo s width to its height The most commonly used aspect ratios are 4 3 used generally for analog TV and in many old movies and 16 9 the standard resolution for widescreen digital video A relative comparison of aspect ratios When you add videos and photos to the project they will be scaled to fit the specified frame size If you add media files with an aspect ratio different from that of the project you may see black bars appear on the sides of the video Furthermore if you add low quality videos to a project set up to a high resolution frame size the small video may be stretched to fit the frame and thus may appear pixellized For best results we recommend setting the frame size and aspect ratio to match all or most of the videos and photos you are planning to use 16 9 4 3 Examples of black bars appearing when importing videos with a different aspect ratio If you cannot find the necessary frame size in the list you can manually enter the width and height into the respective boxes of the Project Settings window Note the button with the link icon to the right of the boxes It allows you to maintain existing proportions when entering new values the rl i proportions are constrained allowing you to set a larger or smaller frame size without changing the aspect ratio you can freely enter the width and height with any proportions Simply click this button to toggle the two s
6. background audio and the volume of individual video clips Changing Music Volume 1 On the Audio tab click the volume icon CJ next to the track you want to edit 2 A volume slider will pop up drag the slider to the necessary level and then click anywhere else to hide the slider Changing Video Volume 1 Select the video you want to edit 2 Click the Clip Properties button to open the settings for this clip 3 In the Clip Properties window drag the Video Volume slider to the necessary level 4 Click OK to close the window and accept the changes a SS Y Movavi Slideshow Creator SUDESHOW File Edit Playback Settings Help EH Import Media Files Gl oan wa AL SS Pe OS ee Te E e You re done Now your video or slideshow has some great music 1 Stock Audio Tracks Stock audio tracks are copyright of their respective owners and are free for both personal and commercial use with credit attribution under the Creative Commons license Adventure Mystic Coulda Shoulda Buddha by UncleBibby Lunar Dunes by Spinning Clocks Available on the Free Music Archive freemusicarchive org Under CC Available on the Free Music Archive freemusicarchive org Under CC BY license BY license Romantic Travel The Wrong Way by Jahzzar Nobody Here But Us Charles Dickens by UncleBibby Available on the Free Music Archive freemusicarchive org Under CC Available on the Free Musi
7. both the input and output container formats you can simply transfer the video stream from one container format to another without having to re encode it This process is called remuxing and it allows you to save a lot of time since video re encoding is the longest part of the conversion process Resolution Frame Size Resolution is the number of pixels that can fit inside the video frame It is usually presented as width x height of the frame for example 1280x720 or 1920x1080 Sometimes resolutions may also be referred to as 720p or 1080p by the number of pixels in a frame vertically At high resolutions each frame is conveyed using more pixels therefore allowing for more detail and higher quality though taking up more disc space Whenever you convert a video to a lower resolution you irretrievably lose some data but if you convert a low resolution video to HD the quality will stay the same If you need to do so however we recommend that you use Upscale SD DVD to HD presets in Movavi Video Converter as they use an algorythm that slightly improves video quality when converting to larger resolutions Sample Rate Sample rate measured in Hertz determines how many samples of digital audio are recorded each second Higher sample rates allow to record higher quality audio although the files will take up slightly more space The recommended sample rate is 44100 Hz which is the standard for audio CDs delivering sound that covers the ful
8. enable Movavi Slideshow Creator to check for updates on startup and you ll be notified whenever a new version is available Updates within your version are absolutely free e g 1 0 to 1 1 while new releases are offered with a hefty discount to registered users Send anonymous usage stats to Movavi checking this box will allow Movavi Slideshow Creator to send usage statistics to our development team enabling us to fix any bugs you may encounter much faster as well as add new features that you might be missing The data sent by Movavi Video Converter contains no personal information will not be disclosed to third parties and will be used for software improvement purposes only Learn more about how we use the statistics Read our Privacy Policy Show project settings window when creating new project with this option enabled you will be prompted to select settings for the new project on startup and when creating new projects You can choose the project s aspect ratio and other settings as well as open an existing project When you re done click OK to close the window and apply the preferences Help amp Support If you have any questions or concerns regarding Movavi software you are welcome to contact our support team Please describe your problem in as much detail as possible any screenshots or log files will allow us to help you faster You can contact us using E mail support movavi com guaranteed response in 3 business da
9. that you can simply drag and drop the files on the Storyboard to reorder them File Edit Playback Settings Help E Import Media Files ha D E E Add files Also you can drag and drop media files onto the Storyboard straight from any Explorer window For adding audio files please see the Adding Background Audio section Splitting Video Using Slideshow Creator you can easily split videos into parts and cut out fragments with the Split tool You can find it on the toolbar of the main window marked with a scissors icon Splitting video into parts 1 Place the position marker at the point where you want to divide the clips 2 Click the Split button EJ to divide the selected clip into two clips at the specified time If you want to cut the video into more clips simply repeat the above steps as many times as you need Cutting out fragments 1 Place the position marker onto the beginning of the fragment that you want to cut out If the fragment is at the beginning of a clip skip to Step 3 2 Click the Split button ES to divide the clips at the specified time 3 Place the position marker onto the end of the fragment you wish to remove If the fragment is located at the very end of a clip skip to step 5 4 Click the Split button E again to divide the clips Now the fragment is located in a separate clip 5 Select the clip with the fragment and press the Delete key or right click the clip and choose Delete from t
10. the bottom right hand corner of the Editor The export settings window will open For Apple Devices For Android Devices MP4 with H 264 codec Project Settings 280x720 16 9 Fr Export Settings 28 i i El Estimated File Size 223 MB Save to File Name SLIDESHOW Cancel 1 Open the list at the top of the window and choose a format for saving the video in Some formats allow you to choose which video codec you want to use If you don t know which format to choose try using MP4 with the H 264 codec It can be played on most platforms and operating systems 2 Check your project settings When saving standard video the video will be exported with the same settings that were set for the project This way the output video will appear exactly as you have seen it in the preview area If you want to change the resolution aspect ratio or other settings click the pencil icon to view and edit the project settings The Estimated File Size field shows how much disc space your file will require after saving If the file size is too large you can set a lower resolution in the Project Settings At lower resolutions the file will be significantly smaller however the video will lose some quality due to the limitations of digital data compression When changing resolutions we recommend that you keep the same aspect ratio to avoid black bars around the video or other unwanted distortions Learn more about project settings 3 Name
11. your file and choose a destination folder In the Save to field enter the folder where you would like to store the file By default this will be the directory for saving output videos specified in the preferences To set a different folder click the Browse button and choose the folder in the Explorer window or enter the path manually into the box Name your video in the File Name field the project s name will be filled in for you by default 4 Click the Start button to begin processing the video file This may take up to a few minutes Start Export Only Audio This section will guide you through exporting just the audio track of your project 1 Click the Export button in the bottom right hand corner of the Editor to open the export settings window 2 At the top of the Export window you will find a number of tabs Click on the Save Only Audio tab Save Only Audio For Apple Devices Project Settings 1280x720 16 9 441 5 Hz Stereo Export Settings 320 Kbps 44100 Hz Stereo Estimated File Size 17 MB Cc Users a golenduhina Videos Movavi Library File Name SLIDESHOW Cancel 3 Open the list at the top of the tab and select the format you d like to save the audio in While MP3 is the most commonplace format supported by almost all media players and devices FLAC format allows you to preserve high audio quality albeit taking up considerably more disc space When choosing an output format it is important
12. Browse button and choose the folder in the Explorer window or enter the path manually into the box Name your video in the File Name field the project s name will be filled in for you by default 6 Click the Start button to begin processing the video file This may take up to a few minutes Start Export Online Movavi Slideshow Creator can help you prepare your slideshow for uploading it to YouTube and other video hosting sites 1 When your project is complete click the Export button in the bottom right hand corner to open the exporting window Export p 2 The upper part of the Export window contains a row of tabs Click For Uploading Online to open the list of relevant settings Save Only Audio For Apple Devices For Android Devices For Other Devices For Uploading Online YouTube 360p Project Settings 1280x720 16 9 44100 Hz Stereo f Export Settings 640x360 16 9 44100 Hz Stereo Estimated File Size 72 MB C Users a golenduhina Videos Movavi Library File Name SLIDESHOW Cancel 3 Open the list at the top of the tab and choose a suitable format for saving your video For YouTube and other video sharing websites If you want to upload the video to a video hosting website such as YouTube you can simply choose one of the available presets such as YouTube 720p For some you can choose to save the video in a variety of resolutions for example you can choose HD or standard definition video when sav
13. PEG 2 H 264 Read Write MPEG 4 H 264 dd SE Read Only H 263 MJPEG ProRes MPEG 4 m4v Read Only MPEG 4 H 264 H 263 MJPEG ProRes MXF Material eXchange Format mxf Read Only MPEG 2 DV OGV Ogg Video ogv Read Write Theora e dd Read Only MPEG 4 Read Write H 264 QuickTime mov Read Only MPEG 4 AIC MJPEG ProRes Sorenson 1 3 PNG ee Read Only H 264 MPEG 4 AIC MJPEG ProRes Sorenson QuickTime qt 1 3 RM RealMedia rm rmvb Read Only Real Video 2 3 4 Cooker Read Write VP8 WebM webm Read Only VP7 VP9 Read Write WMV V8 WMV Windows Media Video wmv Read Only WMV V7 WMV 9 WMV 9 Screen WMV 9 Advanced profile MPEG 4 WMV 9 1 Image V2 WTV Windows Recorded TV Show wtv Read Only H 264 MPEG 2 Audio Formats Supported Codecs AAC Advanced Audio Coding aac Read Write AAC AMR Adaptive Multi Rate audio codec Read Only AMR amr 3ga AIFF Audio Interchange File Format aif aiff Read Only Uncompressed APE Monkey s Audio ape Read Only Monkey s Audio Au au snd Read Only PCM FLAC Free Lossless Audio Codec flac Read Write FLAC MP3 MPEG 1 2 Audio Layer III mp3 Read Write MP3 MPEG 4 m4a m4b Read Write AAC MPEG 4 m4a m4b Read Only AAC PCM ALAC OGG Ogg Audio 0gg Read Write Vorbis WAV Waveform Audio File Format wav Read Write PCM Read Only AAC MP3 WMA Windows Media Audio wma Read Write WMA 9
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15. ay come across while working with video and audio You won t need to know all of these to use Movavi software but if you want to learn more about the specifics of media file processing you can start here General Aspect Ratio A video s aspect ratio is the ratio of a video s width to its height in pixels The two most frequently used aspect ratios are 4 3 and 16 9 The former is used by most analog television broadcasts while the latter also referred to as widescreen in films DVDs and modern HD video When the aspect ratios of your screen and a video do not match you may notice black bars on two sides of the video Container Format Video Format A container format is a file format for storing video or audio files that contains video and audio data in separate streams as well as any other associated data such as subtitle tracks and additional data about the file You can think of a container format as a box that holds together all the parts that make up a video file as illustrated below The container format is what you usually see when you work with video files you can judge which format your video is in by the file extension mp4 corresponds to MP4 format mkv to Matroska format etc Video File Codec While a video file contains video and audio streams these streams are in turn encoded using a video or audio codec that compresses the data You can think of a codec as a language to play a video encoded with a certain codec you
16. c Archive freemusicarchive org Under CC BY SA license BY license Video Speed Here you can learn how to set video playback speed for one or several video clips For smoother playback we recommend using video clips with 40 frames per second FPS and above If you want to make your slideshow s slides change faster use the Image Slide 1 Select the necessary clip on the Storyboard If you want to set the same speed for a few video clips simply select them all at once 2 On the toolbar click the Clip Properties button G This will open the following window e applied to all selected clips Video Volume i 100 Image Side Duration A l rf j LILA Lo i E Magic Enl Adjust Contrast Restore Defaults 3 In the Clip Properties window set the Playback Speed slider to the necessary level where 1 is the original speed Moving the slider left will slow down the video while moving it right will speed it up When you re done click OK to apply the changes and close the window The selected clips will now be marked with a speed icon If you need to reset the clips speed to the original simply select the necessary clips open the Clip Properties window and return the Playback speed slider back to 1 0 Volume Levels This instruction will guide you through the different ways of controlling your project s audio levels Background audio volume To change the volume for audio tracks that you ve added as backgrou
17. deos and images Slideshow Creator will automatically set the optimum contrast and saturation levels to bring out the best of your images Also you can amp up the enhancement by using additional Adjust Contrast and Adjust Saturation options The Adjust White Balance option will help you fix bleak and off colors Learn more about Magic Enhance Playback Speed Allows you to slow down or speed up the selected videos Shifting the slider left will slow down the video while shifting the slider right above 1 0 will speed up the video Please note that videos with low FPS frames per second may look choppy We recommend using videos with 40 FPS and above if you want to slow down video playback Adding Transitions Transitions are short animations that use geometric shapes and transparency to connect two clips in a creative way Follow the steps below to add transitions to your video project MA Choose transitions amp Transitions tab E Apply changes Transition duration MA 1 Switch to the Transitions tab 2 Choose the transitions you like from the list Clicking a transition name will show its preview in the player To select several consecutive transitions click the first transition and then hold down the Shift key as you select the last transition in the sequence To select several non consecutive transitions hold down the Ctrl key and click on each transition To randomize transitions click the Select All button at the top
18. dio Add audio files Add Audio Files Audio tab i Select one of our tracks Add stock audio LE e a a ay J Step 1 Switch to the Audio Tab On the left hand side of the Slideshow Creator window click the note button to switch to the Audio tab File Edit Playback Settings Help Add Audio Add Audio Files Select one of our tracks Video length 01 27 Project settings 1280x720 16 9 44100 Hz Stereo Pa Audio length 00 00 Files in project Step 2 Add Audio Tracks You can both add your own audio tracks from audio files or use one of the stock audio themes Add Music From File 1 On the Audio tab click Add Audio Files 2 Choose the audio files in the Explorer dialog box Use Stock Music 1 Click the Select one of your tracks list to open it 2 Choose a musical theme from the list a ee Y Movavi Slideshow Creator SLIDESHOW OA File Edit Playback Settings Help File Edit Playback Settings Help Add Audio 0 E Dj Add Audio y a Select one of our TRO y a Select one of our tracks Adventure Mystic Romantic Travel Add Audio Files Project settings 280x720 Files in project The tracks will now be listed in the Audio tab Here you can play back and manage the tracks gt Play allows you to play back the audio file When you click the Play button a progress bar will appear beside the file Click the Stop C button to stop playback CJ Volume al
19. dio Photo Editor Enhance amd ed vour phota Photo Batch ep eee cess mukipir photos with one cici Download update Slideshow Creator Trial and Activation When you first install a copy of Movavi Software it will be running in LIMITED TRIAL MODE Trial Mode allows you to try all of the features of the full version before you decide to buy it What s the difference between trial mode and the full version Trial mode allows you to try all of the features of Movavi Slideshow Creator however several restrictions apply TRIAL VERSION FULL VERSION A watermark is applied to all exported slideshows W No watermark no distractions After you activate Slideshow Creator however you can re save the slideshows without the watermark The trial expires after 7 days W Lifetime license W Free updates and tech support W Discounts on other Movavi products and upgrades After your trial expires you will be asked to buy the full version or enter your activation key How do I switch to the full version To upgrade to the full version you will need to purchase the program you can buy it either from the official Movavi website or from our partners After your purchase has been verified you will receive the activation key via e mail Enter this key into Slideshow Creator or Movavi Photo Studio and enjoy Learn more about how to get an activation key already have an activation key how do use it Don t worry we hav
20. e file in the Explorer window After that you can continue working on the project as usual Slideshow Creator will restore the file s location on the Storyboard as well as any other changes you have made If the file was deleted or you no longer wish to use it in the project click Skip to open the project without the missing file To cancel loading the project click Cancel See also Creating a new project Project settings Adding media files Creating a New Project When you open Movavi Slideshow Creator a new project will already be created for you and you can start working on your movie right away To create a new project open the File menu and select New Project When you create a new project you will be prompted with the following dialog box to choose how you want to set up your video project Create a new movie with the following settings 16 9 Advanced settings Don t show this again First choose an aspect ratio for your movie by clicking either the 16 9 or the 4 3 button The aspect ratio defines the proportions of the video frame and is basically the ratio of the video s width to its height Here you can choose between two most common aspect ratios 16 9 and 4 3 16 9 is the most common aspect ratio used for digital videos especially widescreen movies while 4 3 was the de facto standard for analog television A visual comparison of the two common aspect ratios Choosing an aspect ratio for your video
21. e prepared detailed instructions on how you can activate your copy of Movavi Slideshow Creator Activating Slideshow Creator Activation without Internet access If you have any other questions or you find that activation is not working as expected please don t hesitate to contact our support team How can I unlock other modules If you decide to buy all Movavi Photo Studio modules use the Buy all in one button in the Movavi Photo Studio launcher After your purchase is complete you will receive an e mail with three activation keys Use each key to activate the corresponding module and enjoy Getting an Activation Key You can purchase an activation key from the official Movavi website or from any of our partners To purchase a digital copy from the official website follow the steps below Step 1 Go to the purchase page Do any of the following e Open the Help menu in Movavi Slideshow Creator and select Buy Activation Key e In the Movavi Photo Studio launcher click Buy next to Movavi Slideshow Creator e Or simply click the button below to be taken straight to the purchase page Step 2 Choose a license type e If you want to purchase the program for yourself or otherwise for personal use click the Buy Now button on the purchase page e If you want to purchase the program for your business or government organization or intend to use Movavi Slideshow Creator commercially that is to obtain profit of any kind you need to select a bu
22. e see the Offline Activation section You will need e An activation key for Movavi Slideshow Creator A stable Internet connection don t have an activation key Buy activation key Instructions on purchasing Movavi Slideshow Creator My computer doesn t have an Internet connection Click here for activation instructions if your computer is not connected to the Internet Step 1 Open the activation window There are two ways to open the activation wizard for Movavi Slideshow Creator e Open the Movavi Photo Studio launcher and click Activate next to Movavi Slideshow Creator e Launch Movavi Slideshow Creator then open the Help menu and choose Activate Software Don t have an activation key Activate offline by e mail Step 2 Enter your activation key 1 Enter or paste your activation key into the corresponding box of the Activation window 2 Click Activate to verify your activation key Don t have an activation key Activate offline by e mail If you have entered the key correctly you should see a message confirming successful activation Click OK to complete the activation process and restart the program If you have purchased other Movavi Photo Studio modules repeat the same process to activate them If online activation fails try the following e Check that the activation key is entered correctly and is intended for the module you are activating e Make sure you have administrator rights on your c
23. eator Quick Start Guide Movavi Slideshow Creator lets you create video slideshows with your photo albums complete with background music and smooth transitions Step 1 Create a project When you first start Slideshow Creator you will be asked to choose an aspect ratio for your slideshow This depends on the proportions of the photos you ll be using Most modern monitors have a 16 9 aspect ratio You will be able to change this later AT Morel Sache rece Cresi Mew Project abaci Sange Help Import Media Files Choose your movie s aspect ratio Click OK to create new movie Step 2 Add files In the Video amp Photo tab click Add Videos and Photos to choose the files you ll be using or click Add Folder to add an entire photo album JY kegel Sideshow Crestor Mew Project Fila Edit Parr Dae Sabinas c Import Media Fil e po ER d Samples E Seek Moni i _ A Degi Pieva Tod der dheun Samples library Terra a i awe i de ELLA Location bX resource Click to JE traes ELLA lteter hiipii gis board eee open files ali Munic m foe z Lives HEPI Sie Choose videos and photos H impe a E Emoe fee PRES Fie nares tplesiUraplash aka Foley lp eg T Open el Step 3 Arrange files The clips you add will be placed onto the Storyboard in the same order as you added them To rearran
24. ep2 Used in Movavi Video Editor to create editing projects that store file references order of files on the timeline applied effects and all other work on the project mscproj mrec Used in Movavi Screen Capture to store temporary recording data including the recording itself as well as all settings used for the project
25. ete the selected clips from the project a Rotate the selected clips clockwise 3 Open the clip s properties where you can change the speed and volume for videos set the length of appearance for image slides and appl various enhancements Apply Magic Enhance to the selected clips Preview area You can use the preview area to preview your video project and to jump to different parts of the timeline with the progress marker The progress marker in the preview area reflects the position relative to the entire length of the project Storyboard ee The Storyboard contains all the video and image clips used in your project To reorder clips simply drag their thumbnails with your mouse Project information The bottom panel of the editor contains basic information about your project including video and audio length project settings and the number of files used in the project More about project settings Export button When you ve finished with your movie project click the Export button to proceed to saving your movie as a media file EX slojgu allowing you to play it back in media players on mobiles devices and upload online Learn more about exporting your movie Projects All work on creating and editing videos is done in a project A project stores all information about the files used in your project the order of videos on the storyboard and any other changes you have made while editing the v
26. format Flash Video Format FLV flv Developed by Macromedia and currently owned by Adobe FLV is frequently used for web video as it is supported by most web browsers and is accepted by most video sharing services and social networks FLV can contain video encoded in Sorenson FLV1 VP6 and H 264 codecs QuickTime MOV mov Developed by Apple QuickTime is natively supported on Macs and iOS devices so if you need to be sure that your video can be played on a Mac converting it to MOV would be a good idea If you are preparing your files to also be played on a Windows computer it s best to convert it to MP4 as Windows computers need to download and install QuickTime from Apple s official website in order to play MOV videos SWF swf Developed by Macromedia and currently owned by Adobe SWF formerly Shockwave Flash is a video and graphics format related to Flash video that can cointain video animations vector images and other content Usually created in proprietary Adobe software SWF files are supported by Adobe Flash Player and most web browsers which makes it an efficient way of sharing content online due to the small file size WebM WebM is a free open source container format developed by Google It primarily functions as a widespread web video format that can easily be embedded in HTML5 video tags WebM can contain video encoded in the free VP8 and VP9 video codecs and Vorbis audio Movavi File Formats mep m
27. ge the files simply drag and drop their thumbnails onto the correct place relative to the other clips f Y Movavi Slideshow Creator File Edit Playback Settings Help Import Media Files A EE S e ua E TARA TN ta E Y ae E Mr gt on Add Videos and Photos Add Folder alt 1OTOS AIR thi ds ds PAN CH e UE Pe E F h a tN a Set tite A eo Poh oe E Jt Sais E 4 y TEATE A a gt a ait af al qa 7s 907ms mountaincab Video length Project settings 1280x720 16 9 44100 Hz Stereo Audio length 01 23 Files in project iz Step 4 Set slide duration By default all photo slides will be shown for four seconds each To change that click the cogwheel button to open Clip Properties and enter a new Image Slide Duration AF Mgegei Sldeshce Creator Mew Project Click to open Clip Properties Step 5 Add music Next switch to the Audio tab where you can add background music We ve included a few pre made songs that you can use in your projects To add your own songs click Add Audio Files and choose the audio files you want to add The tracks will be played in the same order as they appear in the list To trim a track start playing the song and click the left or right bracket button to trim it from the beginning or from the end respectively Select one of our tracks i i Ski 7 l i a i ri 7 Step 6 Choose transitions
28. he context menu The fragment will be removed from your project For more precise navigation To jump to the beginning of a specific clip click its thumbnail on the Storyboard Open the Playback menu and use the Skip Forward by 0 5 Seconds or Skip Backward by 0 5 Seconds commands to jump half a second forward or back Use the keyboard shortcuts to move the position marker half a second back and half a second forward respectively Shift Ctrl Left and Shift Ctrl Right Use the Previous Frame and Next Frame buttons for precise frame by frame navigation You can also use the Ctrl Left and Ctrl Right keyboard shortcuts Rotating Images In just a few clicks you can turn any vertically shot photo or video around without having to crane your neck 1 Click on a clip s thumbnail on the Storyboard to select the clip 2 Click the Rotate icon on the toolbar to rotate the clip Each time you click the Rotate button the image will be rotated 90 degrees clockwise To cancel rotation simply keep rotating the clip until it returns to its original orientation You can also rotate several clips at once To do that simply Ctrl click or Shift click to select multiple clips When you click the Rotate button all the selected clips will be rotated in the same way Magic Enhance The Magic Enhance function allows you to instantly enhance your photos and videos Movavi Slideshow Creator will automatically set the saturation and contrast levels You can
29. ideo mep2 Project files Movavi Slideshow Creator projects are saved with the mep2 extension By default the project files are stored in the Videos Movavi Slideshow Creator Projects folder of your user but you can change the default folder in the Preferences Please note that the mep2 Project files can only be opened in Movavi Slideshow Creator If you want to be able to play the file in a media player or mobile device you will need to export the file into one of the available media formats Learn more about exporting videos Media Usage Movavi Slideshow Creator is a non destructive video editor meaning that the original files you add to the project will remain unchanged as you edit the slideshow all the changes including splitting and enhancements are stored within the project file and you do not need to create backup copies of your files In order to save your disc space Movavi Slideshow Creator projects do not contain copies of your original files but only store references to the files location This is especially important when working with large movies however in the event that you move or delete a file used in a project you will be asked to specify the file s new location Could not find the file M E ic mp3 a E _Downloads New_Vic ces samples stock music The file may have been moved or deleted Click Bro the file at its new location If the file was moved elsewhere click the Browse button and locate th
30. ing for Vimeo However if the original videos are of HD quality we recommend that you choose a higher resolution as the video sharing service will automatically create a lower resolution copy of your video for low bandwidth viewers Please note that some video sharing websites such as Vimeo limit HD video uploads for different types of accounts We advise you to check the website s upload restrictions as well as any copyright policies and to make sure that you have the right to publish the videos in question under copyright laws and your country s law YouTube Help Increasing your upload limit Vimeo FAQ For your own website or web storage At the bottom of the list you can find a number of web ready formats Choose the one that best fits your upload requirements You can also embed YouTube videos into your blog or website simply save your video using one of the YouTube options upload the video to your YouTube account go to your video s page and then click Share and go to the Embed tab YouTube will give you an HTML5 embed link for your video that you can use in your website or blog Note the Export Settings section where you can see the properties that your output video will be saved with These properties are defined by the selected format resolution or the requirements of the chosen video sharing website 5 Name your file and choose a destination folder In the Save to field enter the folder where you would like to sto
31. install Movavi Slideshow Creator Installing the complete Photo Studio With Movavi Photo Studio you can have three photo editing tools in one In addition to batch photo processing you get individual photo editing erasing unwanted objects from photos and cutting out backgrounds creating entertaining slideshows complete with transitions and background music 1 Click the button on the right to download the Movavi Photo Studio installation package from the official Movavi website Download Studio 2 Run the downloaded file and provide administrator permissions for installing the file Then follow the on screen instructions to install the software 3 When installation has finished the Movavi Photo Studio launcher will automatically download and install all of the photo editing modules Installing other modules If you already have Movavi Photo Studio you can easily install additional photo processing modules from the launcher application Simply click Try next to the module you want to download and it will be ready in a couple of minutes Movavi Pheto Studio Photo Editor Enhanced pdi our proa Photo Batch Pror Mw otobre wit re L Slideshow Creator Cresbe Sones v h your proto abuna Updating Slideshow Creator Movavi Photo Studio will notify you whenever an update is available Click Free update available next to the application you want to update and it will be downloaded and installed automatically Phsto Stu
32. is will only affect the volume while previewing the project in Movavi Slideshow Creator and will not affect the output file Clip Properties The Clip Properties window allows you to modify the properties of one or more video or image clips Please note that the options you will see in the Clip Properties window depend on the type of media you have selected For example if you only select image clips then you will not see the video volume or speed clips as they are not applicable to images and vice versa To open Clip Properties 1 On the Storyboard select the clips you wish to modify To select multiple non consecutive clips hold down the Ctrl key and click the necessary clips to select multiple consecutive clips click the first clip and then while holding down the Shift key select the last clip in the sequence 2 Without deselecting the clips click the button with the cogwheel icon o to open the Clip Properties window Changes will be applied to all selected clips Video Volume 100 Image Side Duration Magic Enl Adjust Contrast Adjust Saturation Adjust White Balance Restore Defaults Properties for both videos and images Video Volume Allows you to make the selected clips louder or quieter This will not affect the volume of the background audio Image Slide Duration This allows you to set how long each of the selected images will be played Magic Enhance Allows you to instantly enhance your vi
33. l range of human hearing To reduce file size you can convert audio with lower sample rates as low as 22 kHz but keep in mind the quality deterioration Subtitles A subtitle is text that appears on screen usually at the bottom that reproduces the video s dialogue or presents additional explanatory text and sound effects Subtitles are frequently used by people hard of hearing language learners and when an audio translation is unavailable The subtitles may be embedded within the video container file also known as softsub saved as a separate file in srt ass sub and other subtitle formats or drawn over the video stream in such a way that they cannot be disabled hardsub Video Formats Audio Video Interleaved AVI avi AVI is a multimedia container format created by Microsoft in the early 1990s AVI supports multiple video and audio codecs and can contain up to 16 audio and 16 subtitle tracks While support for AVI is widespread on all operating systems it is steadily being replaced by more efficient formats DivX divx DivX is a proprietary video format developed by DivX Inc Using its own codec DivX allows for high compression rates while retaining high quality Sometimes the DivX codec is also used to encode video in AVI files DivX is not supported by many media players and requires a codec pack to play Movavi Video Editor can open DivX files while Movavi Video Converter can open and convert DivX files to any other
34. lows you to change this track s volume in the project and how loud the track will be in the output file x Delete removes this track from the project Step 3 Trim or Loop Audio Most likely the added tracks will not be of exactly the same length as the video project Looping Audio By default if the background music is shorter than the video there will be silence until the end of the video To repeat the audio tracks from the beginning select the Loop audio option The audio tracks will then play in succession until the end of the video Trimming Audio If the audio is longer than video the background music is automatically cut off at the end of the video but you can also trim each individual track from the beginning or from the end 1 Click Play for the song you want to trim The song will start playing from the beginning Mystic mp3 00 01 33 2 When the progress marker is at the moment where you want the song to begin click the left bracket button to trim the song from the beginning i i a x 3 When the progress marker is at the moment where you want the song to end click the right bracket button to trim the song from the end Trimmed songs will be marked with a highlighted bracket icon and the trimmed parts will be skipped when playing back the video To cancel trimming for a song click the Play button and click the brackets again to disable them Step 4 Mix Volume Levels You can change both the volume of the
35. me rate or frames per second FPS is the number of video frames that is contained in a second of video At low frame rates you may notice that the video is jittery while higher frame rates produce a smooth high quality video Shooting videos at high frame rates 48 or 60 FPS requires more resources and disc space but you can easily slow down a high FPS video to produce a slow motion effect without producing visual stutter The industry standard for cinema frame rate is 24 or 25 frames per second which is perceived as comfortable to the human eye Interlaced Video Deinterlacing Video Video interlacing is a method used in traditional analogue video broadcasting that arose due to the limitations of early television Each frame of the video is split into half frames each frame containing even and odd rows consecutively This allows to broadcast at double the frame rate producing a seemingly smoother video stream while the eye does not notice the missing rows However on digital displays interlaced video may produce visible defects in the form of horizontal lines Deinterlacing helps remove these defects using algorythms by merging the two half frames into one Movavi Video Converter automatically deinterlaces output videos Remuxing Many container formats support a number of common codecs such as H 264 which can be stored in MP4 AVI M2TS MKV MOV and other formats When you convert a video that is encoded with a codec supported by
36. mended that you restart your computer If none of the above steps have helped feel free to contact our support team via e mail or live chat support movavi com Live Chat If possible please include the name of your graphics card model see Step 1 as well as screenshots of any error messages you have encountered This will help our support team specialists solve your problem quicker Supported Formats Here you can view the list of formats and codecs supported by Movavi Slideshow Creator Video Formats Supported Codecs Read Write H 263 3GPP 3gp 3GPP2 3g2 Read Only H 264 MPEG 4 Advanced Streaming Format asf Read Only MPEG 4 VC 1 WMV V7 Read Write H 264 MPEG 4 Audio Video Interleave avi Read Only H 263 MJPEG DivX Xvid DV Cinepack Fraps TechSmith Uncompressed DivX Video divx Read Only DivX Read Write H 264 Flash flv Read Only FLV1 H 263 Flash Screen Video Flash swf Read Write FLV1 ash sw Read Only MJPEG HD sugeo m2ts mkv mov mp4 mpg wmv Read Write MPEG 2 MPEG 4 H 264 WMV V8 Read Only MPEG 2 MPEG 4 H 264 AVCHD WMV 9 WMV HD sugeo m2t mts ts wmv 9 Advanced profile Read Write H 264 MAWOSKAN MIKY Read Only MPEG 4 MJPEG Theora DV Uncompressed MPEG Transport Stream m2ts Read Write H 264 MPEG Transport Stream ts mts m2t Read Only MPEG 2 H 264 MPEG mpg Read Write MPEG 1 MPEG 2 MPEG mpeg mpe m1v mod tod Read Only MPEG 1 M
37. n aspect ratio for your project Click Advanced Settings to show more video and audio settings Create a new movie with the following settings 4 3 Open Recent Advanced Don t show this again During editing On the bottom panel of Slideshow Creator find the pencil icon next to the information about your project e Open the Edit menu and choose Project Settings The Project Settings window will open Frame Size Resize Method 1280x720 16 9 Crop 1280 Sample Rate Channels 44100 Files in project 16 Video Settings The video settings apply to all videos and photos used in the project When you import the media files they will be scaled to fit inside the selected frame size according to your settings Frame size The frame size or resolution determines the videos width and height in pixels Open the Frame Size list to select from the most common resolutions For your convenience each resolution is marked with its respective aspect ratio Ideally the frame size should match the resolution of the videos and photos you plan to use in your project and should not exceed the resolution of the largest video Smaller resolutions allow you to make the output video smaller and thus save your disc space however this will sacrifice some video quality due to downscaling Frame Size O Aspect Ratio 320x240 4 3 640x480 4 3 1280x720 16 9 1280x960 4 3 1920x1080 16 9 1920x1440 4 3 Aspect ratio The
38. nd music in the Audio tab 1 Switch to the Audio tab by clicking the note icon in the Editor D 2 In the list of added audio tracks find the file that you want to change the volume for Then click the small speakers icon to display the audio level 3 Set the necessary audio level for that file You ll need to do this for each file individually This volume level will affect how loud the background audio tracks will appear in the output video when you export your project as a media file Learn more about adding background music Clip volume To change the volume of clips on the Storyboard 1 On the Storyboard select the clips that you want to modify the volume levels for Selecting multiple clips will allow you to set the same audio level for all of them 2 On the toolbar click the Clip Settings button 3 The Clip Settings window will open where you can modify the selected clips Set the Video Volume slider to the desired volume level in percent and click OK to apply the changes and close the window will be applied to all selected clips video Volume Image Side Duration Magic Enl Adjust Contrast Adjust Saturation Adjust White Balance Restore Defaults Playback volume Only for previewing If you need to temporarily change the volume of playback in the editor without changing the project s volume click the speaker icon in the preview area and set the necessary volume level Please note that th
39. o record Audio CDs and most music tracks Channels Stereo sound contains two channels and has the capacity to convey the relative location of sound sources which makes it best for recording music mono sound has only one channel and produces sound without differentiating left and right channels Stereo is the generally preferred number of channels however some mobile devices record sound only in mono mode File properties To open a file s properties right click or Ctrl click it on the storyboard and choose File Information from the context menu Knowing certain information about a clip will allow you to better understand which settings are best for your videos Duration Bitrate a en oo 1 Lanier a ll A small File Information window will appear Here you can find out the video or image s resolution aspect cane Rie ratio and other properties Duration Bitrate Adding Media Files To begin working on your video project you will first need to add some media files to the Slideshow Creator 1 Open the Video amp Photo tab If you have just launched Slideshow Creator the tab is already opened for you 2 Click Add Videos and Photos to add one or more media files from a single folder or click Add Folder to add all the contents of one or more folders The files will then be added onto the Storyboard in the same order as you added them and in the same order as they appeared in the Explorer window After
40. omputer e Try disabling your computer s firewall and antivirus software e Try offline activation If you have any questions or problems while activating your Movavi software please don t hesitate to contact our support team Offline Activation This topic explains how to activate Movavi Slideshow Creator if you do not have a stable Internet connection or if the online activation method did not work You will be asked to send an automatically generated e mail to our activation server and then enter its reply into the program you purchased Although Internet access is required for sending e mails you can complete this part of the activation process using any other computer that has an Internet connection You will need e Your activation key for Movavi Slideshow Creator e Another device or computer that can be used to send and receive e mail don t have an activation key Buy activation key Instructions on purchasing Movavi Slideshow Creator Step 1 Open the activation window There are two ways to open the activation window for Movavi Slideshow Creator e Open the Movavi Photo Studio launcher and click Activate next to Movavi Slideshow Creator e Launch Movavi Slideshow Creator then click the Help button and choose Activate Software r your activation key Don t have an activation key Activate offline by e mail Cancel Step 2 Enter Your Activation Key 1 Enter or paste your activation key into the cor
41. on key correctly and try again e Each Movavi Photo Studio module has its own activation key Check that you are activating the right application e Make sure you have administrator rights on your computer e Contact our support team User Interface Tab contents Video amp Audio tab i Preview area Toolbar MES hi CB JQ i e a ho HE Storyboard Export WIR Export button Project information ir These are the main user interface elements of Movavi Slideshow Creator Click on a number or a part of the image to find out more about it Video Audio tab The key video editing tasks in Movavi Slideshow Creator are sorted into tabs Simply click the tab s icon to switch between adding media files managing background audio and choosing transitions The Video amp Photo tab allows you to add videos and photos to your project Learn more about adding media EN The Audio tab allows you to add background music and voiceovers Learn more about adding audio a The Transitions tab allows you to choose various transition styles to connect clips in the video Learn more about using transitions Tab contents The tabs contain various options sorted into categories such as adding media files setting up sound and adding transitions aa Toolbar You can use the tools on the toolbar to edit or delete the currently selected clips e M i EJ Split the clip at the current position LJ Del
42. project will largely depend on the frame size and aspect ratio of the videos and photos you want to use in your movie When you add videos with the same aspect ratio to your project the videos will simply be resized to fit the entire frame without any distortions However if you add videos and photos with a different aspect ratio than that of the project you may see black bars around the video because of the need to fit the video inside the frame s dimensions Below you can see examples of how the black bars appear on different aspect ratios 4 3 16 9 This way it is always best to match the aspect ratio and frame size of the project to that of your videos However you can choose a different method of fitting the frame inside the image under Resize Method in Advanced Settings Don t worry about choosing the right aspect ratio right when you start your project as you can easily change it later when you have had a chance to preview how the videos look in the selected frame size Learn more about project settings If you don t want to see this window when creating a new project or launching Movavi Slideshow Creator you can disable it in the Preferences Project Settings You can set up your project s video and audio settings both when creating the project and at any other time Opening Project Settings When creating a project When you create a new project or launch Slideshow Creator you will see a small window where you can choose a
43. r player needs to be able to understand how it was encoded so that it can decode or decipher the file If your computer does not know how to decode a new codec you can fix this by converting the file to a different format or by installing a codec pack However please keep in mind that a lot of malware programs disguise themselves as codec packs you should only download codec packs directly from codec manufacturers or from trusted sources Bitrate When referring to media bitrate is the number of bits that is played back each second The higher the bitrate the more details that can be conveyed with each second of the video or audio stream and therefore the higher the quality There are two types of bitrate constant bitrate CBR and variable bitrate VBR Videos with constant bitrate as you can probably guess from the name have the same bitrate for each and every frame of the video no matter the complexity of the frame simple frames for example those completely filled with black have the same number of bits as complex colorful frames This has a number of limitations since the simple frames take up more bits than needed to convey them while complex frames are limited in quality With variable bitrate however each frame is allotted only as many bits as it needs without limiting quality or wasting data In most cases we recommend that you use variable bitrate however you CBR is sometimes useful for streaming media Frame Rate The fra
44. re a fast response do not change the body of the message Activation Key 000000 11111 2222 Hardware ID 1058 184 F651 1 DB7 59D1 0000 0 0 00 3256 Product ID slideshowcreatort E mail reg movavi com Step 4 Enter Your Registration Key 1 When you have received your registration key return to the Activation window and enter it into the corresponding box 2 Enter your registration name into the corresponding box 3 Click Activate to submit the information y thi xt and e mail it to us at reg movavi com 1 a fast response do not change the body of the Activation Key 22222 2333 Hardware ID 1058 8 A F651 1DB 59D01 0000 0000 3256 Product ID photostudiol E mail reg movavi com Copy a mam m pm 4 FS MP aa LITA 2S Se SS ee After your request has been processed you will receive your registration key via e mail Copy the registration key and paste it into the appropriate box below Enter your name John Doe Enter your registration key k k E ee MII Solo Activate Once activation is complete you may be asked to restart the application If you have entered the key correctly you should see a message confirming successful activation Click OK to complete the activation process and restart the program If you have purchased other Movavi Photo Studio modules repeat the same process to activate them If online activation fails e Make sure you have entered the activation key and the registrati
45. re the file By default this will be the directory for saving output videos specified in the preferences To set a different folder click the Browse button and choose the folder in the Explorer window or enter the path manually into the box Name your video in the File Name field the project s name will be filled in for you by default 6 Click the Start button to begin processing the video file This may take up to a few minutes Start Program Preferences To open the preferences click the Settings menu and select Preferences English Directory for project files Users User1 Videos Movavi Slideshow Creator Projects Directory for saving output videos CM Automatically check for updates Send anonymous usage stats to Movavi Show project settings window when creating new project Interface Language to change the interface language simply select the necessary language from the list and click OK to apply the changes Directory for project files this folder will by offered by default when saving and opening projects This folder will also store any autosave files for new projects You can use the autosave to restore your work in case of an error The default folder is Videos Movavi Slideshow Creator Projects Directory for saving output videos this folder will be offered by default when exporting media files The default folder is Videos Movavi Slideshow Creator Automatically check for updates
46. responding field 2 Select the Activate offline option 3 Click Activate to proceed to the next step Dont have an activation key Activate offline by e mail Step 3 Send an e mail with the provided information The next window contains important activation information that you will need to send us via e mail in order to activate your program Activation Key Hardware ID Product ID photostudiol E mail reg movavi com Coa p Y After your request has been processed you will receive your registration key via e mail Copy the registration key and paste It into the appropriate box below Enter your name Enter your registration key 1 Click the Copy button to copy the information in the window If necessary save or transfer this information to the computer or device that you will be sending the e mail from 2 On the computer with an Internet connection open your mail client and compose a new e mail Paste the information you ve copied earlier into the message body and send this e mail to req movavi com The activation server will then verify your activation key and send you an automatic response containing a registration key which you will need to enter into the Activation window You should receive the server s reply within an hour Activating Movavi Slideshow Creator Registration Robot reg movavi cam Activating Movavi Slideshow Creator Please copy this text and e mail it to us at reg movavi com To ensu
47. rs driver updates and allows you to optimize your computer s graphics performance 1 Open the NVIDIA GeForce Experience application It should already be installed on your system If you cannot find the application please try the method above 2 In the Drivers section click the Check for updates button to find the latest drivers 3 When the application has found a newer driver click the Download driver button From here the software will automatically download and install the necessary driver for your system Lo ma Feii pd ad m ta Y a al ma a ea mia a a a e i ee ee ee i ae AA Erg ee lie ee A Be ed ee pee ed eee ey heey ei Ie he ie ied i 1 kera ds mi r a eos aerea LFL Fr i EL lim ars Updating AMD or ATI Driver 1 If you have an AMD or ATI graphics card go to the Driver Download Center on AMD s official website AMD Driver Download Center 2 Download the auto detect utility and run it when the download has finished Auto Detect Utility 3 The utility will then automatically find your graphics card and help you download and install the right driver for your system If the utility fails to find a driver for you you can manually select your graphics card model and operating system on the Driver Downloads page and download the driver 4 After the driver has downloaded run the installation file and follow the on screen instructions to install it 5 After the driver has been installed it is recom
48. siness license In that case scroll to the bottom of the page and click the link in the Business Use section Depending on your country and available payment methods you may be taken to an external billing web site to complete your purchase Don t worry the process is completely safe and secure Step 3 Fill in your payment information 1 Choose a payment method We offer a variety of payment methods but please note that some payment methods may not be available in all countries 2 Fill in the required information 3 Enter a valid e mail address 4 Complete the other steps required by your chosen payment method OA gt AROS Step 3 Receive your key After you ve completed your payment and your request has been processed you will receive a confirmation e mail with your activation key which you can use to activate Movavi Slideshow Creator Activating Movavi Slideshow Creator Activating without an Internet connection If you haven t received your activation key e Check the Spam folder of your mailbox e Contact support Online Activation Activating your copy of Movavi Slideshow Creator allows you to use the program forever and process unlimited photos This guide will show you how to activate Movavi Slideshow Creator using the quick online activation method if your computer is connected to the Internet If your computer does not have a stable Internet connection or you are having trouble with online activation pleas
49. tates Resize method Choosing a resize method can help you manage how all of your videos and photos are resized to fit inside the frame size you ve set This is especially important when the aspect ratio of some videos and photos does not match the aspect ratio of the project and you need to get rid of the black bars There are three resizing options available Letterbox the video will be resized to fit inside the frame entirely This method allows you to keep the whole video inside the frame without distortions but may place black bars around the video Stretch the video is fit entirely inside the frame and then stretched on one axis in such a way as to fill the entire frame without leaving black bars This allows you to cover the entire frame however the objects in the video may appear horizontally or vertically distorted Crop the video will be resized to be slightly larger than the frame cropping the parts that do not fit inside it This allows to cover the entire area of the frame without distorting any of the objects inside the video or without leaving black bars however this may not suit some clips where important objects are near the edge of the frame Audio Settings Sample rate The sample rate affects the quality of digital sound and defines the maximum frequencies that an audio stream can contain The default sample rate is set to 44100 Hz which exceeds the maximum frequencies of human hearing and is used t
50. the clips you are using 1 First you ll need to find out the size of the videos you are using so that you can match it in project settings To do that right click a clip on the Storyboard and choose File Information from the pop up menu Here note the width x height size of the frame e g 1920x1080 and the aspect ratio e g 16 9 ile Edit Playback Settings Help Add Audio Add Audio Files a Select one of our tracks Mystic mp3 0 01 33 Clip Properties FPS Play Space f ge 3 Play All UA A Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Delete Del File Information Now we ll need to set the project settings to the same frame size 2 Beneath the Storyboard find the Project settings information and click the pencil icon next to it to open the project settings window 3 Under Frame Size choose the frame size with the same aspect ratio as your videos If you can t find it in the list you can manually input the frame size into the boxes below Exporting Videos When you re done with your project you ll need to export it as a media file to be able to play it back in media players mobile devices and so on This section will guide you through the process of exporting your project to a popular video format If you want to find out more about other ways of saving videos see the following guides Saving only audio Saving videos for devices Saving videos for uploading online To start saving the video click the Export button in
51. the top of the Export window you will find a number of tabs for saving different kinds of media Choose the necessary tab depending on your type of device e For Apple Devices to save the video for devices made by Apple including iPhones iPads iPods and Apple TV e For Android Devices to save the video for smartphones tablets and other devices running the Android operating system e For Other Devices to save the video for devices running neither iOS nor Android These include Blackberry and Nokia smartphones classic mobile phones with 3GP and 3G2 video Xbox PlayStation Zune and others Apple devices Android devices Other devices Cancel 3 Once you ve opened the necessary tab open the list at the top and select your device or manufacturer from the list 4 Note the Export Settings information where you can view the properties for the output file Due to the limitations of some devices the video resolution audio quality and other properties may be changed to adhere to the requirements of the selected device Estimated File Size will give you a rough estimate of how much disk space the file will occupy which may be important if your device is running out of memory 5 Name your file and choose a destination folder In the Save to field enter the folder where you would like to store the file By default this will be the directory for saving output videos specified in the preferences To set a different folder click the
52. to note the quality of the original files due to data compression limitations digital audio cannot be restructured from very low quality files by saving them as FLAC audio and vice versa high quality files may lose some of that quality when saved to MP3 format which is limited to 320 Kbps 4 When saving audio from your project the audio file will retain the same sample rate and channel settings as you have set for your project The audio bitrate will be determined from the quality of the original files and from the maximum bitrate for the selected format for example MP3 is limited to 320 Kbps while FLAC bitrate is not limited 5 Name your file and choose a destination folder In the Save to field enter the folder where you would like to store the file By default this will be the directory for saving output videos specified in the preferences To set a different folder click the Browse button and choose the folder in the Explorer window or enter the path manually into the box Name your video in the File Name field the project s name will be filled in for you by default 6 Click the Start button to begin processing the video file This may take up to a few minutes Start Export for Devices This guide will help you export your slideshow for playing on mobile phones tablets TVs and other devices 1 In the bottom right hand corner of the Editor click the Export button to open the export settings window Export 2 At
53. ur graphics card drivers up to date will ensure stable performance of applications and games on your computer Step 1 Find your graphics card manufacturer 1 Right click your desktop and choose Screen Resolution 2 In the Screen Resolution settings window click Advanced settings 3 This will open your graphics card properties At the top of the window your graphics card model will be listed under the Adapter Type section Note the full name of the graphics card somewhere for later Step 2 Download the new version Now that you ve learned your graphics card manufacturer and model go to the manufacturer s website and find driver downloads There look for the model or series that you ve found earlier and download the driver installation file Some manufacturers may also offer a utility that will automatically find the necessary driver NVIDIA driver downloads AMD driver downloads Warning Only download drivers from the official manufacturer s website Third party websites offering driver downloads may contain malware Step 3 Install driver Once the file is completely downloaded run the installation file and follow the onscreen instructions to install the driver on your system Your display may blink several times in the process After the installation has finished it is advised that you restart the computer Updating NVIDIA Driver Modern NVIDIA graphics cards come with a special application called NVIDIA GeForce Experience that monito
54. ys Live Chat available 12 A M 6 P M GMT 4 P M 10 A M PST Our support team specialists may ask you for additional information that is required to solve your problem these may include your license key log files screenshots and files you were working with but never personal information We value your privacy Have you checked the FAQ section Your question may have already been answered pore eee See Oe COREE POCO eee Pere eer errr ere ree reece reer reer e reer rere reer rec rer re creer errr rer reser e reer rere errr rece e reese errr rec rer reer er errr ere errr reser reese re reer rere reer reser r err e reer er rer rere errr reece reer re creer ere e errr sree reser e ree reece sree re seer veces terre reer eer rer rere errr reer ester rere r reer erreur eer rece e reece reer reser rrr reer e eres ree eee rer reer eres rer re reer rer rere reece rer rere errr rece r rer rer rer rere rrr errr terre reer irri How to activate Slideshow Creator How to buy the software How to update the graphics card drivers More frequently asked questions Updating Graphics Card Drivers lf you encounter an error message asking you to update your graphics drivers you will need to download a new driver from your graphics card manufacturer s website and install it on your system Some graphics card drivers also have a useful utility that notifies you when a driver update is available and updates the driver automatically Keeping yo
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