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1. EI g L Folders Aly Ey oc Links 5 Manuals My Albums My Google Gadgets S My Music 2 My Pictures My Print Creations My Received Files 4 my videos Other 5 Press releases Proofreading Recorded TV ShowBiz 2 55 SnagIt Catalog 55 test Updater E WebCam Albums Flowers2 jpa images jpg WebCam Media My Computer My Network Places F ADD WO G Favorite Folders Ala EE E B Si Ed WW IS iy Ed k Achure Capture from Video Filg Import Photo Viewer Qpnotate Digital Picture Frame Open ArcSoft Open y Ready 3KB els selected 2 file s Views Preview area Chapter 2 Start Page The Views provide tools for you to locate examine and organize your media files Go se GL El Ba ce The types of media files you view are determined by the Categories drop down list To change the type of the media files you want to view select from the Categories drop down list The first time you use the program Folders is the primary view At the bottom of the Folders view click on the icons below the folders view for more available views Click the Eel icon to open the Configure Browser dialog and select the Views you want to use Mouse over each option for an explanation Folders browse for media files using a classic Windows style folder tree view Favorite Folders database file that contains the2. AW IS dy Ey Gee Open ArcSoft Open With Setup Ready 3KB 1 file s selected 2 File s 13 Chapter 3 Media Types To manage photos 1 Select the picture you would like to work with from the display area 2 Select the action you would like to apply to the picture from the list of icons below the display area A pop up window will appear for that particular action See chapter 4 for an explanation of each action 3 2 Music To manage or play music files Select the music file you would like to play or manage Either select an action from the ones listed below the display area or use the buttons to play stop etc your music file 00000 TEE npr 14 Chapter 3 Media Types 3 3 Video To manage or play video files 1 Select the video files from the display area or browse using the pull down menu 2 Select the action from the ones listed below the display area that are available d ig A e Hy sf 15 Chapter 3 Media Types 3 4 All Media To manage or play music files 1 Select the music file you would like to play or manage 2 Either select an action from the ones listed below the display area or use the buttons to play stop etc your music file ArcSok Medialmpression 4 4 4 eme 2 Be DE Aerer of ah A who bech bin faplayOtea bin bereien btn_ReplayOve binhtethecks Caghuretinded
3. Browser dialog you can choose to have the program check for other plug ins views actions etc that may be available Click the new plug in names to learn more about them or to download trial versions Click to activate the trial versions if you would like to purchase the plug ins from the ArcSoft eStore Advanced Click Advanced to configure the Views and Actions differently for each category of media file 42 Reference Troubleshooting Question What do do if Media Converter does not have my device model listed Answer If your device is not listed in Media Converter you can still convert the media To do so select User defined un der Manufacture Click the Edit button and manually define photo audio or video file specifications to fit the parameters used by your device Note Please contact device manufacture to obtain media file specifications and parameters Question How do I organize my files in Medialmpression using tags Answer Media Impression s powerful media browser will auto matically separate your media files based on tags attached to each media file To enable tag view click Configure Browser buttons and check the Tags option to enable it Click OK when finished A tag must be attached to a media files before this method of organizing media files can be used To set a tag for a file select thumbnail in the Preview Area Click the Attach Tags button at the to
4. Folders R An amp 0 a ge Sy i a 5 iia DE c 59 file s 1 file s selected x Se Local Disk C ome 2 DYD RW Drive D w Compact Flash Drive Ei 3 xD SM Drive E A Memory Stick Drive G 8 SD Card Drive H Lara Mediasite O asx 1 re KINGSTON 1 e Je My Sharing Folders amp My Network Places APP I O 4 Favorite Folders x Prever AdBanner gif ask_d gif Favorite Folders LOLS My Music 1 G My Pictures Make Movie re O My Videos j EH EE f D Transition Fade In amp Out Le 0 ei Gg Ze SSSR Be RRR eee eee ee eee Green Project Ht Save As Burn to Disc clar E aA g 1 file s selected Go File s 1 Add Click and drag selected files onto the storyboard or select files from the Display Area and click Add Within the storyboard click and drag the files to arrange them in the order you want Title and credits are added automatically 2 Edit e Click Transition to select the transitions to be inserted between video clips or still images e Double click a video clip in the storyboard to preview and trim it Double click a picture in the storyboard to preview it 19 Chapter 4 Actions e Click Rotate Left Right to rotate the selected photo or video file in your movie e Click Title amp Credits to customize the title and credits with your own text e C
5. Ready Import C Documents and Settings moliva My Documents WebCam Capture Media 1 file s Image1 jpg sid Media Player Photo Viewer Annotate Digital Picture Frame Open ArcSoft Open With Easy Fix 37KB 1 file s 22 Chapter 4 Actions Acquire Here you can Acquire images from connected TWAIN compliant devices such as scanners and some digital cameras Assign names to image files as they are acquired using today s date or a descriptive word How to acquire images from a TWAIN compliant device Select a scanner or other TWAIN device from the drop down list Choose the file format you want to use for the acquired images JPG BMP TIF PCX TGA If you ve selected JPG as the file format select the image quality for the acquired images Highest High Normal Low The lower the quality selected the higher the level of compression applied Choose a destination folder for the photos by clicking Browse folder icon and navigating to the folder Choose a naming method today s date or description Enter a description if applicable Click Acquire Capture from Video File Here you can Capture a frame or a series of sequential frames from video files Save captured frames as image files video files Save captured frames as image files 23 Chapter 4 Actions How to capture frames from video 1 Click the Get New Video button to select a video file
6. you may want to adjust the capture settings webcam settings and snapshot video resolution according to your requirements Capture a still image by clicking the Capture button Capture a group of images in burst mode by clicking the Burst button Capture a video clip by clicking Record Video and then Stop Recording Allows you to adjust your capture settings such as video device burst number audio device and audio input etc Allows you to adjust your webcam related preferences such as brightness contrast hue and saturation etc Connect Connect your webcam This icon is displayed when your webcam is not connected Disconnect Disconnect your camera This icon is displayed when your webcam is connected 21 Chapter 4 Actions Once the image has been captured it will appear in the preview area as seen in the following ArcSoft Medialmpression Media Browser Please select media files and select an action Show All Media Files E lA E WebCam Capture Media O WebCam Media Start Menu HO drivers In CO i386 e CH KAY B mT Program Files H Svmhian Q 4 Favorite Folders Extras ff xX Go to Start Page E Sr a Aiy Pk BaQ E EE Favorite Folders H O My Music 2 My Pictures EI 7 My Videos O F Rating B Tags O E Activity History LI a Calendars LI KI Import History Acquire Capture from Video File
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8. Introduction 1 2 System Requirements Minimum System Requirements For Windows OS Windows 2000 XP Vista CPU Intel Pentium 3 1 GHz or equivalent Memory 512 MB RAM 256 MB recommended Hard disk space 300 MB available hard disk space Display 16 bit color monitor at 800 x 600 or higher Other Apple QuickTime R 7 0 or higher recommended Microsoft DirectX 9 0 or higher Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 0 or higher For Mac OS Mac OS x 10 3 10 4 10 5 CPU PowerPC G4 800 MHz processor or Intel processor Chapter 1 Introduction Memory 512 MB RAM 1 GB recommended Hard disk space 300 MB free hard disk space Display 16 bit color monitor at 800 x 600 or higher Graphics Apple QuickTime R 6 0 or higher Chapter 1 Introduction 1 3 Key Features e Powerful Media Management e Organize files with ratings tags flags and calendar views e Launch Google Earth navigate to the location where you took e XMP Support e Add title subject IPTC rating and tag information into pictures e Share information with other applications like Vista Photo Gallery or Adobe Photoshop e Retain photo information even if you copy move or share it with other people e MUI Multilingual User Interface Support e Adjust text size for easier reading e Choose your language preference e Simple Creative Projects and Editing Tools e Combine pictures video and music in just a few clicks e Create yo
9. Left 90 Ctri L Rotate Right 90 Ctri R Automatically Remove Red Eye EXIF Full Screen F Exit full screen 2 Sends the selected photo file to the recycle bin Rotates the active photo 90 degrees counterclockwise Rotates the active photo 90 degrees clockwise Automatically fixes red eye If red eye is not fixed use the Easy Fix EXIF data for the active photo can be found by clicking on the EXIF button EXIF Exchangeable Image File Format information contains details about the image file camera and camera settings used when the photo was taken Note The actual information available will vary according to your camera settings Displays the file in full screen mode Restores the Photo Viewer to standard size Chapter 4 Actions Digital Picture Frame The digital picture frame module allows you to resize and crop your photos according to your digital picture frame device quickly and easily Follow these steps to resize your photos 1 Highlight files and click on the Add button 2 Select the manufacturer and the model of your device 3 You may edit the files click on Preview or click on Export once you are ready Easy Fix The Easy Fix module is a step based image editor designed to help you fix common photo problems quickly and easily Simply add a check mark next to each enhancement you want to use and click Next Edit features include e Straighten it e Crop it e F
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11. Volume Level Enables you to adjust the e volume level Repeat Makes the video or music file play repeatedly Full Screen Displays the video or F music file in full screen mode Exit full Restores the Media Player E LCJ screen to standard size Photo Viewer The Photo Viewer module is useful for browsing phata viewer photos playing full screen slide shows and making simple edits to your photos 25 Chapter 4 Actions The Photo Viewer controls include II ef e Oo d oO Best Fit Ctri B Actual Size Ctri A Zoom Out Zoom In Play Pause P Stop Esc Previous Left Arrow Up Arrow Page Up Next Space Bar Right Arrow Down Arrow Page Down Attach Rating Slide Show Settings 26 Makes the photo fit in the preview screen Shows the photo at 100 Reduces the size of the active photo within the Photo Viewer Enlarges the active photo within the Photo Viewer Makes the photos in the current folder play as a Slide show Stops the slide show Goes to the preceding photo file Goes to the following photo file Enables you to attach a rating to or unrate the selected media files You can also press a number 1 5 on the keyboard to apply a rating Launches the slide show settings dialog box where you can set the speed music and transition effect for your slideshow Chapter 4 Actions Fl Hee Delete Del Rotate
12. media files that you use most Rating manage and search your media files based on 5 levels of ratings Tags provides a list of tags that you can use to categorize your media files Activity History database which can record the user s operation history automatically Calendars uses the file s created date shot time for EXIF images to organize your media files Import History gives you a convenient way to browse for media files based on how and when you first copied them to your computer Saved Selection Criteria saves the set of conditions you have selected in the other views 10 Chapter 2 Start Page MediaImpression is designed to be easily expandable as your multimedia needs grow and change In the Configure Browser dialog you can choose to have the program check for other plug ins views actions etc that may be available Click the new plug in names to learn more about them or to download trial versions Click to activate the trial versions if you would like to purchase the plug ins from the ArcSoft eStore Click Configure Browser to configure the Views and Actions differently for each category of media file Note The width of the Views can be adjusted by clicking and dragging on the bar that divides the Views from the Preview Area The Views can be displayed or hidden by clicking their relevant icon at the bottom of the view area Or click the cross icon on the view bar to close it On the to
13. of how the command will affect the image You can also see a preview when you select a particular command before applying it to the image The window can be stretched to provide a large size view of the active photo Double click the module s tool bar to maximize the window To apply an effect 1 Select a photo 2 Choose an effect from the effect list If controls appear use the controls to change values The program lets you preview the effect before applying it You can then choose to apply the effect or cancel the operation 3 Press Esc to abort the operation when you are in preview or apply mode 31 Chapter 4 Actions In addition to the large photo workspace the Photo Effects module includes two distinct sets of controls e Toolbar e Photo Tray Creativity The Creativity project includes the following options Text and Clip Art Customize your photos with colorful words and graphics Frames and Edges Apply creative frames and border effects to your photos Color Effects Apply fun and creative color effects to your photos Geotag The Geotag module which works with Google Earth lets you locate the place where you shot a photo add it as a Geotag view the photo and their shooting track in Google Earth or export it as the standard kmz file to share with your friends and family Note that you should install Google Earth before using this module and please refer to its help file for more info
14. 64 Troublesbootng sees Kee KENE KEE KE en 66 Customer SUppOrt s s ssss 25252 252222225252 2 70 Technical Support eene Ke KEEN ENEE KEE 73 Product Registration eseu KENE KEE EE en 74 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Introduction Installation System Requirements Key Features This Introduction covers the installation and system requirements and provides a list of the key features of Media Impression The rest of the user manual covers how to use the user interface how to manage and import specific media files and how to create a movie and use the webcam There is also a chapter that covers the program s menus and commands Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 WN e Installation Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive The installer should start automatically Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation When prompted enter the license key located on the sleeve in which your software cd came in Take note as to where the program is installing and where it can be found in the Start menu Note If the installer does not start automatically you will need to run it manually i 2 3 SE Insert the CD into your CD ROM drive Click Start gt Run In the Run dialog type X setup exe X is the drive letter associated with your CD ROM drive This letter will vary from system to system Click OK Follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation Chapter 1
15. MArcSoft ArcSoft Medialmpression USER MANUAL ArcSoft 44601 Fremont Blvd Fremont CA 94538 USA Tel 1 510 440 9901 e Fax 1 510 440 1270 e www arcsoft com Copyright 2008 ArcSoft Inc All rights reserved ArcSoft the ArcSoft logo and ArcSoft Media Impression are registered trademarks of ArcSoft Inc in the United States All other product and companies named herein may be trademarks of their respective owners About ArcSoft ArcSoft Inc is an industry leading software developer of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop and embedded platforms Working closely with major OEM manufacturers ArcSoft offers a full line of imaging and video solutions that enhance the features performance and user experience of mobile phones digital cameras optical drives personal computers and consumer electronics devices Established in 1994 ArcSoft is headquartered in Fremont California with regional commercial and development facilities in Europe and the Far East For further details please visit us at our corporate web site www arcsoft com Table of Contents ADOUEL ArcSoft E 3 1 ANUFOGUCEION EE 6 1 1 are ele EE 7 1 2 System Reguirermente 8 1 3 lg E 10 2 Start PaG Cisccscscsvessncensstcusnscaenesaecesencun 13 2 1 Media Browser ENEE EEN 14 3 Media Tvpes ee kee KEE KEE KEE 18 w PUCCUR Eeer 18 e E TE 19 Seo WIG CO EEN 20 3 4 All MCC ste gees e A 21 4 Ted Le Uu E 39 n el E
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18. and select the imported media files in the preview area by clicking the Attach button After importing you can delete the original files from your device To import a media file 1 Select a camera or storage device from the drop down list Note By default all the media files in the device will be imported to your computer If you just want to import some of them please go to the Folders view and select the files you want before importing 2 Select a destination folder for the import media files by clicking Browse folder icon and navigating to the folder 3 Select a naming rule for the sub folder 4 Set the import options by checking the relevant checkboxes 17 Chapter 4 Actions e Exclude files that have already been imported Do not import the files that have been imported from the device e Rotate photo automatically Rotate imported photo files automatically during the importing e Fix red eye automatically Automatically find and fix all red eyes e Attach a tag Tag each file as you import it Select the tag from the list or create a new tag ArcSoft Medialmpression Extras m x impen e ZG Goto Start Page Click this button to import media files from a mobile device or storage device Geer Import sca tw By default all the media files on the device fk amp F H D Sy A Ely S Ba will be imported to your computer IF you only want to import some of them selec
19. are as well as a product category Follow the on screen instructions Note Not all available options will appear on the A3 bottom of the preview screen To access these simply click on the expandable menu icon 40 Reference Reference Open ArcSoft Open With Setup Troubleshooting Customer Support Technical Support Licensing Agreement Index 41 Reference The following are other options available in the Action button toolbar Open ArcSoft Open other ArcSoft applications directly from within MediaImpression or download trial versions of ArcSoft applications that you have not yet installed Open With Opens the selected file in the chosen application Setup You can customize your program in several ways You can select to show or hide each view and action in the start page and browser and you can set the order of the available actions Configure Start Page Choose which actions to list on the Start Page To move an action up or down in the list select it and then click the Move Up Down button to the right of that action Configure Actions Set the order of the available actions Mouse over each action to see its description To move an action up or down in the list select it and then click the Move Up Down button to the right of that action The changes take effect after you click OK MediaImpression is designed to be easily expandable as your multimedia needs grow and change In the Configure
20. avi mpg mpeg wmv asf mov 2 Use the Play Pause button or the slider control to advance to the first frame you want to capture 3 Use the Frames per capture control to set the number of frames 1 to 20 you want to capture each time the Capture button is clicked 4 Click Capture Thumbnails will be added to the tray below as they are captured 5 To remove unwanted frames from the tray select the thumbnail and click Remove 6 Choose a destination folder for the captured frames by clicking Browse folder icon and navigating to the folder 7 Choose a naming method for the captured frames today s date or description Enter a description if applicable 8 Click OK Media Player Click on the Media Player icon whenever available to launch the built in Media Player The Media Player module enables you to enjoy music and video files without having to launch another program The Media Player controls include 0 0 Play Pause P Plays and pauses the selected video or music file Back to Goes back to the starting Beginning point of the selected video or music file Previous Goes to the preceding video or music file Next Goes to the following video or music file 24 Chapter 4 Actions Attach Rating Enables you to attach a rating to or unrate the selected media files You Uf LF Lf UF LF can also press a number 1 5 on the keyboard to apply a rating da Mute Quiets the audio
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22. feature If you do not have one yet go to www youtube com to register 34 Chapter 4 Actions Easy Email The Easy Email action lets you quickly and easily prepare and email many photos e How to prepare and email photos Easy Email Choose an attachment method Regular Photos Sei Photo Pages Photo Size Number of Photos 2 Dimension 800x600 pixels EI Use Original 1024 x 768 pixels Total Size 125 KB Estimated Time to Send Ti 1 Sec High Speed DSL Cable 1 Sec 320 x 240 pixels Dial up 56k 17 Secs 800 x 600 pixels O 640 x 480 pixels Send Using Microsoft Outlook f Attach to Email Cancel Choose an attachment method Regular Photos Traditional method for emailing photos Choose Use Original if you want to email photos for printing Photo Pages Recipients receive photos in the form of photo page layouts with 2 4 8 or 18 photos on a page This method is convenient for sharing photos that don t need to be printed and is ideal for sending proof sheets Confirm that the Estimated Time to Send seems reasonable 35 Chapter 4 Actions Select the email program you want to use to send the attachment Click Attach to Email to generate an email with the attachment Type your message and click Send Easy Print The Easy Print action lets you quickly and easily print photos in a variety of standard sizes using your desktop printer How to print ph
23. gory from the drop down list above the thumbnails 33 Chapter 4 Actions To change the text at the top of the email page and below each photo use your cursor to select the text then type your new message Click Send to launch your email application and insert your photo template into the body of a new email Note that you must have your email format set to HTML email Send your email as you normally would Slow connection speeds may prevent the successful transmission of photo email A broadband internet connection is recommended In order for recipients to see your email with the background and photos they must have their email format set to HTML email Important Because this feature requires that the sender use HTML email format not all email applications services are Supported e Download New Photo Email Templates Takes you to the download section of arcsoft com where you can get more HTML email templates The website offers creative content for other areas of the program too Upload to YouTube The Upload to YouTube action allows you to upload files to your YouTube account If this is the first time you are uploading files you will be prompted to authorize Medialmpression to upload files to your YouTube account YouTube requires this authorization for security purposes Follow the onscreen instructions for authorization Please be aware that you must already have a YouTube account in order to use this
24. ht button makes the thumbnails as large as possible By moving the slider you can adjust the thumbnail size by hand 12 Chapter 3 Media Types 3 Media Types The following media types are available Pictures Music Video and All Media Each media type has a views and a preview window At the bottom is a selection of specific actions related to that category 3 1 Pictures In the Pictures window you will see the action menu on the bottom At anytime you may select an action from that list The Program s Action buttons appear below the Media Browser ArcSoft Medialmpression e tas BX Media Browser Please select media files and select an action Show Pictures Only E Go to Start Page LS ARG waa G Ay E S riit BW DE C Documents and Settings molivaiMy Documents My Pictures 2 file s 1 file s selected Links A Manuals My Albums My Google Gadgets My Music 2 My Pictures My Print Creations My Received Files B My Videos Other 5 Press releases 5 Proofreading Recorded TV ShowBiz 2 5 Snaglt Catalog SCH test 5 Updater flowers2 jpg images jpg WebCam Albums WebCam Media My Computer My Network Places Ga ADD C A Favorite Folders olal x Sien E ES f eem Acquire Capture from Video File Import Photo Viewer Annotate Digital Picture Frame
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26. ix Red Eye e Add Brightness and Contrast e Sharpen it e Adjust the color e Make the Subject Stand Out Each page of the Easy Fix features Reset and Undo Redo buttons allowing you to test different editing choices before moving to the next step When you ve reached the last page click Save As to save your edited photo You can choose to overwrite the original file or save a new one If you selected multiple photos before launching the Easy Fix Wizard a Next Image button lets you begin again using the next photo 28 Chapter 4 Actions Make Movie In the Make Movie module you can quickly and easily produce professional looking movies featuring your own photo and video files Follow these steps to make a movie 1 Add Click and drag selected files onto the storyboard or select files from the Display Area and click Add Within the storyboard click and drag the files to arrange them in the order you want Title and credits are added automatically 2 Edit Click Transition amp Effect to select the transitions and effects to be inserted between video clips or still images Double click a video clip in the storyboard to preview and trim it Double click a picture in the storyboard to preview it Click Rotate Left Right to rotate the selected photo or video file in your movie Click Title amp Credits to customize the title and credits with your own text Click Add Music to select audio files and add bac
27. kground music to your movie Click Add Logo to select a logo image and add it to your movie To delete a file from the storyboard select it and click the delete trash icon 3 Preview Save and Burn to Disc Click Preview to view the movie with the built in player Click Save Ae to save it Click Bum to Disc to create a VCD or DVD featuring your movie 4 Project Movie project options include New Open Save and Save As 29 Chapter 4 Actions Photo Editing Tools The Photo Editing Tools module includes a complete set photo enhancement editing and retouching controls r Photo Editing Tools EP Adjust Retouch Clipboard E R Si gt Enhance Color Red Eye Crop Straighten Blur Background E auto Enhance Brightness m Contrast Saturation ke gt Hue Sharpen Save As Close The window can be stretched to provide a large size view of the active photo Double click the module s tool bar to maximize the window to fill the computer screen In addition to the large photo workspace the Photo Editing Tools module includes three distinct sets of controls Adjust Retouch Clipboard 30 Chapter 4 Actions Photo Effects The Photo Effects module includes a full set of special effects for photos Photo Effects D x LO pg Q AUTO REFRES pa gt om Save As Close Most of the effect names give a good idea
28. lick Add Music to select audio files and add background music to your movie e Click Add Logo to select a logo image and add it to your movie e To delete a file from the storyboard select it and click the delete trash icon 3 Preview Save and Burn to Disc Click Preview to view the movie with the built in player Click Save As to save it Click Burn to Disc to create a VCD or DVD featuring your movie LA Preview Save As Burn to Disc 4 Project Movie project options include New Open Save and Save As Project 5 Controls There are many options to help manage your movie files Preview Video Controls Click on the Batch icon to make a selection to convert resize and rename a batch of files Or choose to attach a star rating by clicking on the star shaped icon for Attach Rating Or click on Attach Tag to attach a special event tag You will also find 20 Chapter 4 Actions rotate left and rotate right icons and a delete icon You can also click on Group by to group your files by certain criteria or click on Sort by to opt to sort your files and choose View by to view your files a specific way The slider on the right of the screen helps you to zoom in and out of your files lt lt Add image gt gt WebCam This module makes it easy for you to capture still images and video directly from your webcam Before capturing
29. nce Question How does calendar view work mm Medialmpres sion Answer The Calendar view uses the file s created date shot time for EXIF images to organize your media files In the Calendars view select a year a month or a day to view all media files that were created or last modified on a given date Question What does EXIF stand for Answer EXIF stands for Exchangeable Image File Format and contains information about the image file camera and camera set tings used when the photo was taken Note The actual information available will vary according to your camera settings Question How do I add remove action buttons in Medialm pression Answer Media Impression Action buttons appear below the Me dia Browser The available Actions differ depending on the catego ry of media file selected in the Media Browser By customizing action buttons you can choose to show or hide each button on the browser and you can set the order of the avail able actions Click the Setup button in the bottom right corner of the media browser and select Configure Actions Mouse over each action to see its description To move an action up or down in the list select the action and then click the Move Up Down button to the right of that action Uncheck the box to remove action button from 45 Reference action panel Click OK to save changes Note Use Advanced to configure the Views and Actions diffe
30. ns 34 Acquire 40 TWAIN 40 Capture from Video File 40 Creativity 49 Digital Picture Frame 45 Easy Archive 55 archive media files 55 Easy Email 52 Easy Fix 45 Easy Print 53 Easy Print Toolbar 54 Geotag 49 Import 34 Make Movie 36 46 Media Player 41 Order Photo Gifts and Prints 57 Photo Editing Tools 47 Photo Effects 48 Photo Email 50 Photo Viewer 42 Print Creations 56 Slide Show 50 Upload to YouTube 51 WebCam 38 C Create Video 22 51 INDEX D Data 34 I Installation 19 Introduction 18 Installation 18 19 Key Features 18 22 System Requirements 18 20 K Key Features 22 Media Browser Attach Rating 29 Attach Tags 29 Batch 28 Batch Convert 28 Batch Resize 28 Delete 29 Group by 29 Preview Area 26 Rotate left 28 Rotate right 28 Smaller Larger 29 Sort by 29 View by 29 Views 26 MUI Multilingual User Interface Support 22 Powerful Media Management 22 Simple Creative Projects and Editing Tools 22 XMP Support 22 52 INDEX M Media Types 30 All Media 33 Music 31 Pictures 30 manage photos 31 Video 32 S Start Page 25 Media Browser 26 System Requirements 20 W Watching BD DVD VCD movies 25 53 NOTES
31. otos using your desktop printer Select the photos you want to print and click Easy Print Choose a Page Template photo size from the scrollable list on the left Use the Easy Print Toolbar controls explained below and your cursor to zoom pan rotate flip and swap photos until they look perfect on the page Make sure Paper Size is correct by referring to the drop down list at the bottom of the screen If you have more than one printer installed please select the one you want to use from the drop down list 36 Chapter 4 Actions Easy Print Toolbar Er r lei ei ER o Su Kk Landscape Portrait Zoom in Zoom out Auto Crop Copy Paste Rotate Left 90 Rotate Right 90 Flip Delete Switch between horizontal and vertical page orientations Enlarges the selected photo within the print area Reduces the size of the selected photo within the print area Have the program automatically crop the photo in its current orientation so that it fills its respective template Copies a selected image into the preview area Pastes a copied image into the preview area Rotates the selected photo 90 degrees counterclockwise within the print area Rotates the selected photo 90 degrees clockwise within the print area Flips the selected photo horizontally within the print area Remove the selected photo from the print area 37 Chapter 4 Actions If you want to adj
32. p or right click on the file and select a tag from the Attach Tags sub menu or even drag selected files to a tag or drag a tag to selected files Files must be added to the library before you can attach a tag to them Question How do I set a tag for a file 43 Reference Answer To set a tag for a file select thumbnail in the Preview Area Click the Attach Tags button at the top or right click on the file and select a tag from the Attach Tags sub menu or even drag selected files to a tag or drag a tag to selected files Question Can attach multiple tags to one file Answer Yes Medialmpression allows the user to set mulitple tags to any media file Question How do make my own tags in Medialmpression Answer To make your own tag press Insert key on your key board while in tag view on the left side of your browser pane or right click on file thumbnail icon and select Attach Tag uestion How do change a tag icon in Medialmpression Answer Right click on the tag and choose Change Icon You can select from list of existing default icons or use your own photo Question Some tag categories in Medialmpression can not be changed or deleted why Answer Media Impression comes with default tag categories such as Events Holidays People Photography Places and Seasons which can not be deleted or renamed However any existing tag under these categories can be modified 44 Refere
33. p of the screen you will see options on top of the preview window DG SI J y Be nOon Rotate left Rotates the selected photos 90 degrees counterclockwise Rotate right Rotates the selected photos 90 degrees clockwise a Batch Presents a dropdown menu that contains the following items e Batch Convert Launches the Batch Convert File dialog box which enables you to quickly and easily change the file format for many media files at once e Batch Resize Launches the Batch Resize dialog box which enables you to quickly and easily resize many media files at once 11 Chapter 2 Start Page e Batch Rename Launches the Batch Rename dialog box which enables you to quickly and easily rename many media files at once ek Attach Rating Enables you to attach a rating to or unrate 1 the selected media files in the Preview area Attach Tags Enables you to attach a tag to the selected media files in the Preview area it Delete Sends the selected media files to the recycle bin Group by Organizes the media files into different categories in the Preview Area AH Sort by Sets the sort criteria for the files and folders in bes the Preview Area Se View by Allows viewing files as thumbnails and TI thumbnails with details oo BR Smaller Larger Makes the thumbnails larger or smaller within the Preview Area Clicking the left button fits as many thumbnails as possible into the Preview Area Clicking the rig
34. rently for each category of media file Question How do I view photos in the full screen mode with Medialmpression Answer If you wish to view your photos in full screen mode using the Media Browser you must first double click on the photo thumb nail to open Media Impression Photo Viewer Press the F key on your keyboard or use the full screen button in upper right corner to toggle to full screen To exit full screen mode press ESC key on your keyboard or use the X button in bottom right corner to toggle off the full screen mode Question How do I add audio to my photos in Medialmpres sion Answer Media Impression allows users to attach audio commen tary to a photo file To do so right click on photo file thumbnail and select Exif Audio Control then select Attach Audio or Record New Audio Note Only JPG files allow audio attachment and only WAV files can be attached 46 Reference Licensing Agreement PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS Agreement CAREFULLY USE OF THE SOFTWARE defined below PROVIDED BY ARCSOFT IS PERMITTED ONLY UNDER AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THIS AGREEMENT PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE IF YOU OBTAIN THIS SOFTWARE IN FORM OF CD WITHOUT PRINT COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU DO NOT HAVE OPPORTUNITY TO READ THIS AGREEMENT YOU MAY RECEIVE A FULL REFUND OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE PRICE IF YOU i DO NOT USE THI
35. rmation e Geotag with Google Earth Geotags photos by navigating to the location where you shot it Position the crosshairs and click Geotag or click Geotag All to geotag all the selected photos When you finish click Done Note that the function is just available for JPG or TIFF 32 Chapter 4 Actions photos e View in Google Earth Views the selected photo which has already been geotaged in Google Earth Google Earth will locate the location where you shot it and display the photo as a thumbnail Clicking the thumbnail lets you have a big view e View in Google Earth with Path Connects a group of photos which have already been geotaged with red lines to show your travel path e Export to Google Earth File kmz Exports the current Google Earth information as a kmz file Slide Show The Slide Show project includes the following options e Play Manage My Slide Shows Play and manage previously created slide shows e Make a New Slide Show Create and save slide shows using the selected photos Photo Email The Photo Email module lets you insert your photos into fun and colorful templates before emailing them to friends and family e Here s how it works Your selected photos are automatically added into a template Double click on the window s toolbar at the very top to expand the window full screen To select a new template click a thumbnail on the left To see more templates select another cate
36. t just the files you want before importing Get Media from EES KINGSTON 1 E Destination Folder aw CH Subfolder Name None btnCloseNormal gif btnCloseOver gif O Today s Date CH Custom Name Import Options Exclude files that have already been Hali imported Cum E Halp Rotate photos automatically v v Fix red eye automatically Attach a tag btnClosePressed gif btnHelpDisabled gif Import Cancel 672 26MB 2654 file s selected 2654 file s Once you have clicked importing the following window will appear Importing Destination Folder Ch Import Options 1 1 Filefs imported 0 with red eye removed 0 with corrected orientation Delete Original Files 18 Chapter 4 Actions 5 Click OK to start importing A similar window such as this one will appear with your own selected files Make Movie In the Make Movie module you can quickly and easily produce professional looking movies featuring your own photo and video files Note If the Media Browser category is set to My Pictures or All Media Files this action appears under the Edit module To make a movie ArcSoft Medialmpression 7 Extras PN Make Movie S Go to Start Page Quickly and easily produce professional looking movies featuring your own photo and video files Et EN
37. t version of Print Creations you have installed For more information visit the ArcSoft Print Creations web page 39 Chapter 4 Actions Order Photo Gifts and Prints The Order Gifts and Prints module lets you print your photos quickly and easily through online print services order gifts and photobooks Here s how it works Arcdott Mediaimpression rl Order Photo Gifts amp Prints G Go to Start Page Order high quality photo prints and personalized photo gifts using ArcSoft s Print Service J Show Pictures Only IS fad D Folders S Ike Dm Si Aj E oM Desktop r x 3 2 My Documents B c 55 file s 2 file s selected My Computer 1 See Local Disk CH 4 DVD RW Drive D e 4 2 WEE eeo AUTO REFRESI i gt I gt Je My Sharing Folders ID W USB Video Device si SEN Places AdBanner gif ask_d gif auto_refresh gif btn_ReplayDisa btn_ReplayNor btn_ReplayOve btnMuteChecke ArcSoft Beta Site Review oe a A An o Teen Fee kd Wincsaclean lt Order Photo Gifts amp Prints x Ship to UNITED STATES E Products are shipped from the U S Select a Product Category K E i Va e SS z Prints Gifts Photo Books _ be Favorite Folders x clas A ma A PR Ready 4KB 2 File s selected 55 file s First click on the photo you would like to use from the preview window Click on the next button Then select the the country where you
38. ur own movies or photo slideshows complete with sound track e Edit enhance and add fun creative effects to your photos e Many Ways to Present Publish and Share e View pictures and videos full screen e Email pictures as attachments or photo pages or inside colorful templates e Save photos as screen savers or desktop wallpaper e Transfer photos to ArcSoft Print Creations software for making greeting cards calendars photo books and more e Easy File Import and Export Chapter 1 Introduction e Automatically detect plugging and unplugging of memory cards and DSCs e Automatically fix red eye correct picture orientation and tag files on import e Capture images from video files Capture video from webcams Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to ArcSoft MediaImpression a fun and powerful management tool for your media files Easily create and share projects featuring your photo video and music files Edit enhance and add creative effects to your photos Create your own movies or photo slideshows complete with soundtrack Upload your files easily to YouTube Or share them with friends or family through simple email attachments photo sharing sites or archive to a CD DVD disc ArcSoft Medialmpression Extras _ m x Welcome to ArcSoft MediaImpression Choose a media type or action from the options below e o i Pictures CH Music a Video rr All Media Wy Import B Make Movie 2 EE Work
39. ust the quality settings for your printer click Print Setup Click Print Webcam See Chapter 2 for section on webcam Easy Archive The Easy Archive action helps you quickly and easily burn a CD or DVD disc of the selected media files Easy Archive Currently Selected Files 23 Total Size 74 KB Device D TSSTcorp DVD RW TS H653B Disc Label Folder Name Disc Folder Folder options Allow files to be added later create a multi session disc Verify data on disc after burning Ready Bum Cancel e How to archive media files to disc Select the files and folders you want to archive to disc and click Easy Archive Insert a blank CD or DVD disc into the selected drive Enter a disc label Enter a folder name All files in the archive will be added to this folder Click Bum Note Although folders can be selected for archiving only their contents are archived to the disc folder structures are not archived All media files are added to one folder 38 Chapter 4 Actions Print Creations The Print Creations projects enable you to create Photo Calendars Half Fold Greeting Cards Quarter Fold Greeting Cards Album Pages and Photo Books with your pictures Selecting a Print Creations project launches the ArcSoft Print Creations application for that project using the selected pictures Some or all of the Print Creations projects may be unavailable depending on wha
40. with your audio files Photo Effects Skip this page when you launch the program Ready Chapter 2 Start Page 2 Start Page This chapter covers what you will find in the start page of MediaImpression For an explanation of each option on the main screen mouse over the option and a description will appear There are two ways of starting to use MediaImpression by Media Type or by action By Media Type You can start by selecting the type of the media files you want to view and edit The program launches the Media Browser for this type of media file By Action You can also start by selecting the task you want to work on You can also Configure Start Page to show the tasks that you want Check the Skip this page when you launch the program option to go directly to the Media Browser next time Chapter 2 Start Page 2 1 Media Browser The Media Browser occupies the largest section of the main screen It consists of two sections 2 11 Views Appears on the left side of the Media Browser Views provide tools and options for you to locate examine and organize your media files The first time you use the program Folders is the primary view The Folders view displays your files based on their location on your hard drive 2 12 Preview Area Appears in the center section of the Media Browser Displays media file thumbnails and detailed information about the files contained in the selected folder
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