Caladan User Manual, 2nd Ed.
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1. a copy of the box which appears slightly offset Move the trackball pointer onto the copy so that the pointer turns into a hand Click on the left trackball button move the box into the left hand box i e the back cover and then confirm this new position by clicking on the left trackball button again Afterwards draw a third box that fills the spine of the DVD cover i e the elongated box located in the middle To do so click on New Box place the cross in the top left corner of the DVD spine and roll the trackball until the cross is positioned in the bottom right corner Confirm this position If you move over the coordinate display it will automatically move out of the way to the top edge of the screen You have now drawn three boxes so now you can edit all the components of the DVD cover Begin with the front of the cover Use the trackball to move the cross onto the right hand box and click briefly on the trackball button to change the cross into a hand Afterwards click on the Paint Can symbol In the subsequently appearing toolbar select the Scene Image function for the Content menu item Afterwards click on the Select button to open the scene bin of the currently selected project Open the scene that you feel best portrays the video footage that is stored on the DVD and then confirm your selection with Ok After a moment the image of your scene appears within the activated box2. 24 25 1 59 06 04
3. Caladan as you are already familiar with from the Casablanca To use all of the functions all you need do is install the Power Key Option This allows you to enter text in the text menu without having to use the on screen keyboard and it also means you can use key combinations to Jump to various menus and activate functions The Snap to grid and Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines functions can be activated and deactivated at any time using the keyboard from within any of the menus even while you are carrying out editing work in the program e g moving a box This simplifies your work if for instance you are in the Boxes menu and you want to draw a new box and position it precisely The following table contains the key combinations that allow you to control both functions from within the other menus If you are already in the Settings window you can omit the Ctrl command Function Key combination Snap to grid Snap to boxes and Ctrl b auxiliary lines After you have activated the functions using the keyboard you will notice that the associated tick marks have been activated if you open the Settings window If you want to deactivate the functions again simply enter the appropriate key combination again To ensure that you have indeed configured the settings as you want them you can check the Settings menu to see whether the tick marks have been activated To jump from a
4. as the Label Type Afterwards make sure that the Snap to Grid and Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines functions are deactivated Now click on the Boxes button so that you see the round label in the background First of all click on the New Box button and draw a box that fits generously around the label You will notice at the top and bottom edges of the screen that the box matches up precisely with the auxiliary lines To make the box also match up with these borders in the cut off area activate the box by clicking on it a cross appears and move it a fair amount past the bottom auxiliary line After you confirm the position place the pointer at the top edge of the box so that an arrow appears Now click on the left trackball button move the top edge of the box upwards using the trackball and confirm the position You will notice that the edge of the box again matches up with the upper auxiliary line You can now click within the box again and move the box up since it is now large enough to extend past all of the auxiliary lines Next click on the Paint Can symbol to open the Content menu Set the top selection button to Color Texture and use the Select button to open the Palette window In the top right select the Color Texture button to open the image pool In the Product section select the SplitX program and choose the Film 01 mask If you do not ha
5. auxiliary lines option is activated under Settings If you have the Power Key Option you can instead simply use the key combination Ctrl b in order to activate this function Please make sure that this function was not already active beforehand or else you will deactivate it by pressing this key combination Now click on the Boxes button and draw three boxes in order to design the three parts of the cover Next open the Content menu and insert photographs or images from your video footage and then add a title to the label Once you have finished designing the whole Mini DV cover close the toolbar place suitable label paper into the printer switch on the printer and click on the Print button The top part ofthe window features a slider called Print Label No Use this slider to set the amount of the labels that you need for instance 1 if you need one label and so on After you have made the other settings in this window confirm by pressing Ok Print Label Print Label No Mm Saturation 100 Contrast 100 Horizontal Offset lt Vertikal Offset Somm After the label has printed place the sheet of paper back into the printer and print again This time select number 2 since you have already printed the first label You have the option of printing a total of 6 labels on one sheet 21 6 Notes regarding keyboard support You can of course use an external keyboard in
6. content SRT yy 5 mo MN 17 Before you start working with Caladan you can of course also edit scenes using other programs in order to apply effects to them and thus create an ideal picture for your DVD cover design Note Since the box is of a different format to that of the scene you might see the scene displayed differently e g the borders are cut off If you do not like the way it is displayed go back to the main Caladan menu and select the Settings menu item You will see the Keep Image Aspect Ratio function which is activated by default To deactivate it click on the little tick mark next to it so that a dash appears Then close the window by clicking on Ok and open the Content menu again Click the Select function again to reactivate the scene image that you selected The image is replaced after a moment this time it is displayed fully though it will appear a little distorted Afterwards click on the left box to begin designing the back of the DVD cover Once the box is activated select the Color Texture option for the Content menu item Next click on Select and in the top right of the palette window select the Color Texture button The image pool now opens and you can choose a pattern in the usual way Use a pattern whose color complements the design of the front of the cover In our example we have decided to use the Waterfall mask provided by
7. grouped boxes are only ever edited as a single unit e g if you were to click on Delete Box in the Boxes menu all the grouped boxes would be deleted together after a warning message has been displayed You can confirm the grouping by closing this toolbar which you do by clicking on the button in the right corner If you want to undo the grouping click on the Group function in the main menu again You will notice that the Add to Group button on the subsequently appearing toolbar is now inactive If you now click on one of the boxes in the group the Remove from Group and Decompose Group buttons become active The Group function is useful if for instance you have already designed the front of a DVD cover and then suddenly notice that you have inadvertently placed the boxes on the back of the cover Simply create a group comprising all the relevant boxes and then move or copy the group Note Only group your boxes once you have finished making all your changes to their settings content border shadow 13 After all these functions can only have an effect on individual boxes and not on groups of boxes Please also make sure that you do not create a group comprising a single box If you were to do so it would be easy for you to overlook the fact that the box is actually a group and then you might begin to wonder why you can no longer edit the box s properties 2 If you cli
8. menu within the Arrangement section to another menu it this category press 22 the navigation button in combination with the corresponding menu code Menu Keycombination Border Pb Shadow fs Group la An exception to this is the text Input menu in the Caladan program You can use the keyboard to enter this menu only if you are in the Content menu however you can open any of the other menus in the Arrangement section from within the text input menu You can also display the corresponding codes while you are in the main Caladan menu by pressing and holding down the F2 button 7 Caladan Label Kits 7 1 General information The program Caladan contains a Starter Kit which consists of a DIN A 4 sheet for each available label type as well as DVD and VHS covers In addition you can purchase these separately available kits e DVD Kit DVD covers inlays for the DVD covers labels for the DVDs e MiniDV Kit Inlays for the MiniDV covers various labels for the cassettes e Digital8 Kit Inlays for the Digital8 covers labels for the cassettes e VHS Kit VHS covers inlays for the VHS covers various labels for the VHS cassettes The label sheets and paper included in the various label kits must be inserted in the printer as follows e Insert them right up to the limit stop i e as far into the printer s paper tray as possible without creasing the paper e Do not press the paper shee
9. rotated and vertical right rotated options rotate the text in the desired direction This does not rotate the whole box but only the text inside It so you might need to correct the shape of the box afterwards The four slider controls located beneath allow you to adjust the thickness size of the borders Furthermore in the Text menu you will also see the Block button that provides you with the following functions You can mark any part of the previously entered text and copy it in order to reinsert it somewhere else 11 To do so first position the cursor vertical marker line at the point at which you want the selected text block to start For example assume you have already entered this text This is a movie of our vacation Since you want to copy the word vacation click in front of the second v within the text to position the cursor there Now click on the Block button and select the Mark function at the top After the window closes click behind the last character of the text that you want to copy i e in this example after the n of the word vacation This position could of course also be located in a subsequent line You will notice that the whole block between these to positions is now shaded Note Please note that the Mark block function remains active until you either deactivate it in the Block window or copy the text block There
10. the Liquid Images program and we have colored it blue Confirm your selection with Ok and close the palette window by clicking on Ok again You will see that the back of the cover is now filled in with the mask that you selected Now you can move on to the content of the DVD spine To do so activate the middle box select Color Texture for the Content menu item click on the Select button and select the Change Color button in the left area of the palette window In the subsequently appearing color box select a neutral color e g blue Once you close the palette window by clicking on Ok again the DVD spine will appear filled in J J Hy ni You can now move on to labeling the DVD cover with text To do so click on the top menu symbol to open the Boxes menu Select the New Box button and draw a new box in any area of the image you like A suitable area is one that has a uniform background as in our example Draw a narrow box that spans the entire width of the front side Afterwards click on the Paint Can symbol and in the toolbar that then appears select the transparent function for the Content menu item you will then be able to see the video image again that you inserted earlier on Next click on the Text button which opens the on screen keyboard Use this keyboard or an external keyboard to enter a suitable text for your video mate
11. the boxes that is not in the foreground i e not the box you created last the to front button will become activated If you click on this button the active box will be brought further into the foreground by one position If you want the box to appear in the foremost position click on the to front button repeatedly until the button can no longer be pressed and the box achieves the position that you want It is also possible to bring a box which is already part of a group into the foreground so that it is separated from the other boxes in the group by another box located between it and the group The box nevertheless remains part of the group 8 The to back button works analogous to the previously described to front button 9 If you click on the Paint Can menu symbol you will open the Content menu s toolbar which you can use to configure the design of the boxes Since this is an additional menu item within the main menu please read about what it does in the following sub chapter 10 This menu switching symbol allows you to return to the main menu of the Caladan program 4 2 2 Content The following toolbar opens when you click on the Content button or on the Paint Can button inthe Boxes menu Palette Color Pattern Select Pattern E Content Color Texture E EN Solid Bleed II fn Ema Direction 1 You can use the Content button which C
12. use Caladan to create any cover labels disc cassette stickers and photos that you want in three standard formats When doing so you can directly access images from the video project You can of course also add text fields and background images A useful feature is the built in support for high resolution digital photographs from digital memory cards via Photo Transfer After all the high resolution printing allows for very sharp and large images on the covers You can of course also use graphics that you have created using the Akaba New Concept program With the help of Caladan and a suitable printer you will discover that you can create optimized and precisely positioned printouts with no problems at all Not only can you print out the covers and labels that you created using Caladan you can also save them onto a memory card e g SmartMedia card so you can import them into other Casablanca systems or a PC Caladan turns your Casablanca into a complete media system 4 The controls Open the Edit menu and click on Special Next select Caladan from the list Special Akaba New Concept Backwards Caladan wy Start Caladan CBPaint i Clipboard x Columbus 38 Preview _ A Full Size In the right window area you will see the Start Caladan option which you use to open the main menu of the Caladan program The following main
13. U E 7 can only be selected after you have activated a Change Color box to make the box transparent or make it 2 2 contain a Color Texture a Scene Image a Ok Cancel 5 Photo Image or an Akaba Image You see three sections Solid Color Texture transparent ana meets Color Texture You can switch between these functions using Scene Image the correspondingly labeled button at the top Photo Image of each section The currently active button is Akaba Image displayed in blue The switch over takes place automatically if you select a corresponding If you selected the transparent option control The preview window in the top left the active box will become transparent thus displays the result of the currently selected enabling you to use it as a text frame into settings which you can enter some text If the box is not Solid This is where you can select one of the six active you will not be able to see it because it Is transparent you will therefore have to activate it again by clicking on it predefined paint cans thus allowing you to switch quickly between frequently used colors 2 If you have set one of the other four functions YOu can use the Change Color button to i e other than transparent next to the open acolor box and define a new color If you Content menu item you will notice that the click on Ok in the color box th
14. User manual Caladan 2nd edition for Casablanca MACROWBSYSTEN Legal notices To avoid making mistakes during operation we recommend that you carefully follow the instructions provided in this manual We have taken a great deal of care whilst programming and checking this software Nevertheless since it is not possible to guarantee totally error free software applications in all environments and at any time we unfortunately cannot rule out the possibility that some errors may have crept in MacroSystem Digital Video AG and its dealers therefore do not guarantee fault free use of the product or complete flawlessness of the product We will remedy any errors in the program and supply the affected customers with the new software free of charge if possible Warranty claims for defects shall expire in 24 months in the case of newly manufactured items This shall not apply insofar as the law prescribes otherwise and in cases involving injury to life limb or health in the case of intentional or grossly negligent violation of duty on the part of the supplier and in the case of malicious silence with regard to a defect The customer shall report defects to the supplier immediately in writing Claims for reimbursement of expenses for error tracing shall be honoured only after prior consultation with MacroSystem Digital Video AG management staff Any other claims asserted by the customer for any expense s required for the purpose of subsequent p
15. an close this menu again by clicking on the Paint Can symbol located at the bottom right 5 You can use this menu switching symbol to switch from the Content menu s toolbar to the toolbar of the Boxes menu You can read about this in more detail in Chapter 4 2 1 6 This symbol allows you to jump back directly to the main menu 4 2 3 Border Clicking on the Border button opens a toolbar with which you can define the border of the active box You can of course also activate a different box at any time Jm 1 If you click on the little color box the Palette window opens as described in 4 2 1 Please take a look there for further details on this window The setting defined in the Palette window is used to design the border and is displayed in this little preview box 2 You can use the Border Width button to adjust the thickness of the border up to 20 millimeters 3 The Blur button provides you the option of making the edge appear blurred up to 80 4 Clicking on this symbol opens a new toolbar with which you can define the shadow of the currently active box Since this is an additional menu item within the main menu please read about what it does in the following sub chapter 4 2 4 5 This button allows you to return to the main Caladan menu 4 2 4 Shadow If you click on the Shadow button or on the top menu symbol in the Border menu you will s
16. an invisible grid thus enabling you to position them more easily If you click on the little box again the tick mark disappears and the grid is deactivated By the way you can also activate this function if you have the Power Key Option installed from within other menus e g from the Boxes toolbar using the keyboard see Chapter 6 You can use the Grid Distance control to define the spacing between the invisible grid lines measured in mm If you activate the Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines function you will be able to position the boxes more easily since they will align automatically with the predefined lines that are displayed for each label type or with the lines of a created box This option is similar to the Snap to grid function used in PC software This function can likewise be activated from other menus using the Power Key Option see Chapter 6 The Box Snap Threshold allows you to set the distance in pixels that the edge of a box must have to an auxiliary line before it will snap to that auxiliary line Furthermore you can decide here whether you want to activate Keep Image Aspect Ratio which ensures that no changes are made to the proportions of an image when positioning the background image in the Content menu If you place the image or scene within a small border the image will be reduced in size and its edges cut off This function ther
17. any direction You do not need to take any direction arrows or a particular print side into account e Start printing e Take the insert out of the printer and fold over the unprinted paper edges several times along the perforation e Carefully detach the paper edges from the printed insert and then fold over the insert along the guide lines 7 4 MiniDV Cover Digital8 Cover Unlike the VHS or DVD covers you will always find several patterns on one sheet for MiniDV and Digital8 covers Important notice Before starting to print you must first vertically separate the print sheets for MiniDV and Digital8 covers e Place the print sheet on a flat surface in portrait position i e with one of its smallest edges towards you and the other pointing away from you and then fold over the sheet several times along the vertical perforation so that the two halves are easier to separate e Carefully separate the two halves You now have two strips of the same length and width e Place the strips to be printed into the printer s paper tray with the correct side face down take note of the arrow and the position of the print side e Start printing e Take the insert out of the printer and first separate the printed cover from the unprinted cover after folding over horizontally several times e Then detach the remaining paper edges as described above from the printed insert and fold over the insert along the guide lines 23
18. ck on the Remove from Group button the currently active box will be removed from the group 3 You can break up the entire group by clicking on Decompose Group The individual boxes however will of course be retained 4 This button takes you back to the main menu 4 3 Miscellaneous Various functions are combined in this section and are explained below 4 3 1 Print You must first place suitable paper in the printer such as label paper for a CD cover Now press the Print button to open the Print label window Print Label Print Label No t AE 100 Contrast 0 100 en A If you want to print out several labels on one sheet of paper Mini DV cover Mini DV labels D8 cover D8 label the above control is active which allows you to set the number of labels that you require The labels on the sheet are 14 continuously numbered starting from number 1 in the top left Furthermore you can set the Saturation and the Contrast and use the Horizontal Offset and Vertical Offset buttons to make corrections if you notice that the printouts are slightly offset This can happen for instance if the printer does not draw in the paper completely straight Once you have set the options switched on the printer and clicked on Ok the printing process starts and a progress bar appears If the print job cannot be started an appropriate notificati
19. d out Next create a new box This box should be positioned over the grey bar of the SplitX image Then click on the Paint Can symbol to open and select the transparent option for the Content menu item Afterwards click on the Text button in order to start entering text Reposition the on screen keyboard so that it is atthe top edge of the screen so you can see the toolbox Now enter a title for your DVD e g Vacation 2003 You can define and design a sultable text appearance using the Font Type Font Style and Format buttons Font Type Font Style Formal O Block After you have entered the text and closed the menu again switch on the printer and insert DVD label paper and then click on Print in the main menu The window that now appears is used for settings Press Ok when you are finished VENA To position the label precisely on the DVD we recommend you use a centering tool 5 4 Designing several Mini DV covers In this example exercise you will be designing a Mini DV cover which you will then print out several times since you have no doubt created several copies of your footage The instructions provided here are not as detailed as in the previous examples since we assume you have by now gotten used to working with Caladan Start Caladan and select Mini DV Cover as the Label Type Afterwards make sure that the Snap to boxes and
20. dan as a demo version select it from the list and click on Activate If you are using version 2 5 or higher of the SMART EDIT software click on Cancel in the numerical code window that subsequently appears If you are using version 3 1 or higher of the SMART EDIT software click on the Demo button in the numerical code window You will notice that the word Demo has appeared after the program name Confirm with Ok and then take out the SmartMedia card or CD DVD Caladan will be installed as a demo version after the system restarts You can use this demo version to design complete labels however you will not be able to 6 print out or export the results After the system has restarted you will see the Caladan program listed alphabetically in the Edit menu under Special 3 What is Caladan With the help of DVD Arabesk most Casablanca users by now have the capability of producing DVDs with excellent image and sound quality However a high quality DVD only really achieves perfection when it is accompanied by a well designed cover and the corresponding labeling And of course other types of video archives also benefit from good graphic design too DV cassettes VHS and S VHS cassettes really only have the right effect with good packaging and labels Caladan now allows you to achieve this kind of design using film footage taken directly from your video You can
21. e selected this option and clicked on Select the Load Akaba Image window appears containing a list of selectable images that you saved using the Akaba New Concept program After you have selected an image and confirmed your selection with Ok please wait a moment for it to appear inside the activated box Akaba New Concept provides you with the useful option of not just being able to create rectangular shapes for the box background You can for instance also easily create callouts rectangles with rounded corners The contents that you selected remain stored internally in memory If for instance you initially selected a photo image then decided instead to use a scene image but then activated the Photo Image function again after all you will notice that the photo image that you selected initially will be placed inside the box automatically If you want to select a different image you must click on the Select button 3 Furthermore the selection that you made in Color Texture will be displayed within the little color box displayed to the right of the Content and Select buttons Alternatively you can also use this little box to open the Palette window If you selected a function for Content other than the Color Texture function the little color box will appear inactive 4 You will also see the Text button in the toolbar of the Cont
22. e color of the Select button located below it has become currently active paint can is replaced by the active You can then use this button to access color that you have just defined the archive belonging to the product that you Color Texture You can use the Select Pattern button to open the image pool which you are already familiar set above In the case of the Color Texture function if you click on Select you will see the Palette window open users of the Akaba New Concept program will already be familiar with this This window contains with and select a pattern Note After you first install Caladan no pattern will have been selected yet Therefore if you click on the Color Texture button for the first time in the Palette window the image pool a selection of colors and textures as well as color bleeds with which you can configure the appearance of the box will open and you can select a color or pattern from it Once you have made your first time selection any subsequent press of the Color Texture button will cause a switch to the 10 preview window From now on you can open the image pool using the Select Pattern button Bleed This is where you can configure a color bleed as Is similarly possible in the image pool In addition you can click on the Direction button to set a direction for the bleed The direction selection is carried
23. ee a new toolbar with which you can define the shadow of the active box B Shadow color SS oe SS Blur RE 1 You can use the little box located next to Shadow Color to open the familiar color box with which you can define as usual the color ofthe shadow 2 The Direction button allows you to choose between eight different directions in which you want the shadow to fall 3 The Distance button allows you to set a distance of up to 20 millimeters If the control is at the very left the distance function is switched of u 4 You can use the Blur button to set the blur ofthe shadow up to a value of 80 5 Clicking on this menu symbol allows you to switch from the Shadow menu s toolbar to the toolbar of the Border menu You can read about this in more detail in Chapter 4 2 3 6 This button allows you to return to the main Caladan menu 4 2 5 Group Clicking on the Group button opens a new toolbar 1 First of all you see the Add to Group button Activate a box in order to activate this button and then click on the button This will cause the box you just activated to appear with a green border Next activate another box and click on Add To Group again You have now created a group comprising the two marked boxes the green border now encloses both boxes lo add more boxes to this group activate them and then click on Add to Group The
24. efore always takes the image center as its reference point You can use the Paper Color and Auxiliary Line Color buttons to open a color box that you can use to define the color of the paper medium and the auxiliary lines whereby the auxiliary lines refer to the boundaries displayed on the medium 4 3 4 Info Clicking on this information button will display the program version 4 3 5 Archive This button allows you to save the changes you have made to the settings so you can access them again later The colors font types etc are saved You can then reload them later in order to use them during further editing work You can also load a previously stored label design into another label though it is quite possible that the appearance will be different 5 Example exercises 5 1 Designing a video cassette label Open the Edit menu click on Special and select Caladan Next click on Start Caladan in order to open the main Caladan menu For the Label Type select VCR Label Top to create a label that you can stick to the top side of your VHS cassette Then in the Miscellaneous menu you should click on the Settings button and activate the Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines function i e a tick mark appears in the little box This ensures that the lines that you draw will snap to the predefined auxiliary lines and boxes Snap to boxes and auxiliary lin
25. ent menu It will only become active if you first activate a box Clicking on this button will cause an on screen keyboard to open which you can of course operate instead using an external keyboard By pressing the Font Type Font Style and Format buttons you can open the corresponding windows in order to define the appearance of your text more precisely Clicking on the Font Type button opens the familiar window in which you can define the type and size of the font The Font Style button opens the Text Style window in which you can make changes to the text properties border and shadow The Format function opens the following window in which you can define alignment and spacing Format Adjustment MATA A gt Line Spacing Kerning A T Justification horizontal Top Margin SSS 1 0 mm Bottom Margin Left Margin Right Margin nn SS HH 1 0 mm SSS HH ok Cancer The Adjustment function allows you to make the entered text appear left aligned right aligned centered or justified The Line Spacing and Kerning controls let you define the spacing between the lines and the spacing between the individual characters The Justification button provides you with the option of rotating the text clockwise or anticlockwise The horizontal setting refers to the normal position of the text while the vertical left
26. erformance in particular transport travelling work and material costs shall be excluded However this shall not apply to claims for reasons other than newly determined software defects Warranty claims shall not apply in the case of only insignificant deviation from the agreed quality for only insignificant impairment of the usefulness in the case of natural wear or damage which may occur after passage of the risk due to improper or careless handling excessive use unsuitable operating materials or which have occurred due to other special external influences not provided for in accordance with the terms of the agreement In the event that improper modifications or repair work is performed by the customer or any third party then any warranty claims for defects shall also be null and void for these and other consequences We do not however accept any liability for loss of data time or any consequential damages that may occur as a result particularly because we have no influence over correct software installation and operation by the customer MacroSystem Digital Video AG and its dealers therefore cannot be held liable for any defects or unintentional damage in connection with the installation or use of the Caladan software Claims by the customer to compensation in damages and or reimbursement of expenses shall thus be excluded in particular because of violation of contractual obligations and due to unlawful acts However this shall not apply in
27. es Y Confirm with Ok and then in the Arrangement section click on the Boxes button in order to draw a box necessary for the design A new menu opens containing a toolbar in its foreground The background displays the video cassette label that you are designing Next click on the New Box button A cross appears which you should then position in the top left corner of the label the boundaries of the label are defined by the auxiliary lines Briefly click the left trackball button once to confirm this position and keep rolling the trackball until the cross arrives at the bottom right corner Confirm this position too by clicking on the left trackball button You will see that you have drawn a box covering the entire area of the cassette label If you have not previously made any changes to the settings the box will initially appear in white Now click on the Paint Can symbol to open the Content menu in which you can make changes to the box s design In the subsequently appearing toolbar you will see the Content selection button which you can use to set the Scene Image option Afterwards click on the Select button to open the scene bin of the currently selected project 15 00000501 SplitA2 SHIT PIP Studios SN 3 122 Spits PiP Stud SplitX SplitX 1 51 18 De EEE Open the scene that you want to use to depict the video footage that is stored on the VHS cass
28. ette and then confirm with Ok In a moment the box you have drawn will be filled with the image that you just selected In our example we have chosen a scene that we edited previously using the SplitX Image Collection Border 01 Tip If the image appears distorted open the main Caladan menu click on the Settings button and activate the Keep Image Aspect Ratio function Now open the Boxes menu again and create a New Box You should position it over a single colored area of the screen Next switch back to the Content menu select the transparent setting and click on the Text button Use the keyboard that then appears to enter a suitable title for your video cassette e g Family amp Friends You can of course also use an external keyboard to do this instead m NewBox E to front B al EERS fom re Please make sure you set a suitable font size since the default size might be unsuitable for your box Afterwards close the toolbar and insert the paper that you want to print on into the printer Next switch on the printer and click on the Print button in the main Caladan menu The window that now appears is used for settings Press Ok when you are finished Note We recommend you first print out a test page on normal paper to avoid wasting labels if any errors occur 5 2 Designing a DVD cover with a picture and text Open the Edit menu c
29. for buying Caladan from your dealer We would like to thank you for placing your trust in us and hope that this product will fulfill your expectations These instructions describe the steps needed for you to design a suitable cover for your video footage Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or wish to suggest ways of improving the product To contact us please refer to the addresses and telephone numbers printed in the Casablanca manual We kindly ask you to provide the serial number of your device or your customer number whenever you contact us 2 Installation starting the program Upon request the Caladan program can also be supplied with a printer which you can use to print labels stickers covers photographs and other designs that you have created using the software Use a USB cable to connect the printer s port to a free USB port on your Casablanca system and make sure that the printer is supplied with electrical power If you already have a properly working printer installed you can of course use it instead You can obtain information on supported printers from MacroSystem on the Internet at www macrosystem de or from your dealer You also have the option of connecting the printer to a PC and using the Export function to save labels created with the Caladan software onto a SmartMedia card so you can import them into the PC and then print them out from
30. fore if you are only changing the font properties of a block of text you must deactivate the Mark function again after you have finished making the changes You can now either cut copy or delete this marked text block or edit it with the help of the Font Style window e g change the color size etc To copy the text click on Block again and select the Copy function Place the cursor at the position where you want to insert the copied text Next open the Block window a third time and click on Paste As soon as the window closes you will see that the word vacation has been inserted at the desired position In addition Caladan provides you with the Mark All Cut and Delete options You can use the Mark All function to mark all of the text located in the box without first having to position the cursor The Cut option deletes the marked text from the main text body but stores the deleted text Internally in memory This means you can then insert the cut text in a different position The cut text only remains stored in memory until you copy another section of text You can delete the marked text irrevocably using the Delete function 12 If you have not marked a particular text block any of the changes that you make to the font style and format will be applied to the entire line which can in some cases span several lines After entering text you c
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32. lick on Special and select Caladan Next click on the Start Caladan button to open the main Caladan menu For the Label Type select the DVD Cover medium since in this example you want to design a DVD cover that suits your video footage Afterwards in the Miscellanous menu you should click on the Settings button and then activate the Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines function i e a tick mark appears in the little box This ensures that the lines that you draw will snap to the predefined auxiliary lines and boxes Next in the Arrangement menu click on the Boxes button to open a new menu In the foreground you see the toolbar and in the background the DVD cover that you are going to be designing As you can read at the top edge the back of the DVD cover is displayed on the left of the screen and the front on the right Now start by designing the front of the cover Next click on the New Box button and position the cross in the top left corner of the right hand box i e the front cover Confirm this position with a click on the left trackball button and roll the trackball until the cross is positioned at the bottom right corner Then confirm this position too so that the front of the cover if completely covered by a new box If you have not previously made any changes to the settings the box will appear in white Next click on the Copy Box button to create
33. menu appears after you start the program Label Type Caladan Miscellaneous fimo Archive if par i Arrangement Cl I Shadow Group The individual functions provided in this menu are listed and explained below 4 1 Label Type Label Type Caladan Miscellaneous rin 0000 7 Export t t S TN Archive If you press the Label Type button a list of all the supported labels appears This is where you can select the medium that you want to design e g the DVD CD Label 4 2 Arrangement Several options are grouped together under the heading Arrangement and are explained in the following sub chapters 4 2 1 Boxes If you click on the Boxes button you will see the label type that you selected appear in the background If the label is made up of several sides e g a DVD cover the top edge of the screen will indicate which part of the label is which front back or inside From now on we shall call the outlines of the label auxiliary lines The label is superimposed at the bottom edge of the screen by a toolbar that looks like this Copy Box Box Archives m fto back 1 This button allows you to reduce the size of the toolbar to just this button and the one below it doing so enables you to view all parts of the background image 2 This button allows you to move the toolbar to the opposite edge of the screen Please note The posi
34. on will appear advising you to check all the cable connections paper and ink Note While you are familiarizing yourself with the software we recommend you use normal paper to make your test printouts so as not to waste labels should errors occur If you have only installed the demo version of the Caladan program you will not be able to use the print function 4 3 2 Export This function allows you to store label designs on a SmartMedia card If you click on the Export button you can select the type of storage media under the Memory Card menu item Furthermore you can choose between four different quality levels using the Image Quality button Finally click onto Ok and use the appearing requester to enter the desired name for the label that is to be exported Note that special charac ters non english letters should not be used as they are not supported If you have only installed the demo version of the Caladan program you will not be able to use the export function 4 3 3 Settings Settings Snap to grid Y Grid Distance 2850 mm Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines Y Box Snap Threshold A Keep Image Aspect Ratio Y Paper Color e Auxiliary Line Color E You can make various changes to the settings by clicking on this button An invisible grid is activated if you activate the Snap to Grid function When creating boxes this function allows you to align the edges of the boxes with
35. ote If you subsequently want to alter the position or size of a box move the screen pointer over the box If the box is active this is indicated by the black and white border the screen pointer will turn into a hand symbol If the box is not yet active position the screen pointer over the box and click on the left 8 trackball button to make the hand appear Once the hand appears click on the left trackball button a cross will appear Simply move the trackball until the box is in the position that you want and then confirm this new position by clicking on the left trackball button If you place the screen pointer directly over the edge of an active box you will see an arrow symbol appear If you now click on the left trackball button you can move the edge of the box as required and thus increase or decrease the size of the box This works horizontally vertically and diagonally if you change the size diagonally this will of course have an effect on both the horizontal and vertical size To adjust the box s border in a diagonal direction you must first place the screen pointer over one of the four corners of the active box so that a diagonal arrow symbol appears 4 The Delete Box button is initially inactive It will only become active after you activate a box or group see Chapter 4 2 5 Groups To activate it proceed as described under Point 3 After you click on the Delete Box button a query will appea
36. out by an auxiliary line being automatically set in the video image this allows the direction to be adjusted to suit certain default values The initial and final color as well as the alpha transparency can be configured freely Once you have selected a color or pattern close the window by clicking on Ok If you choose the Scene Image function for Content you can open the scene bin of the currently active project by pressing the Select button You can scroll through the scene bin as usual and select the image that you want After you have confirmed your selection with Ok the image that you want appears inside the active box after a moment If you have selected the Photo Image option for Content and you then press the Select button the Load Hires Image window opens containing a list of images that you saved using Photo Transfer In order for the images to be available you must have clicked and activated the Import for other programs function in the Photo Transfer program and then selected the required images After you have selected an image and confirmed your selection with Ok please wait a moment for it to appear inside the activated box You must have Photo Transfer 1 5a or higher in order to use this function If you have the Akaba New Concept program the Akaba Image function will be available under Content After you hav
37. r asking you whether you want to delete only the active box group or all of the boxes You are of course also given the option here of canceling this operation Tip It is useful to delete all of the boxes if for instance you want to begin a completely new design while an old design still exists If necessary archive the old design beforehand Please note The deletion of a box or a group cannot be undone 5 You can automatically copy the currently active box by clicking on the Copy Box button The copy is placed offset on top of the original box If you place the screen pointer over the copied box directly after the copying process the hand symbol appears automatically If you click on the left trackball button the cross appears and you can now move the trackball to position the copied box Once you have obtained the position that you want click on the left trackball button 6 If you click on the Box Archives button a window containing the usual archive functions opens Load allows you to load a previously saved box so you can position it within your current label Save lets you save the currently active box 7 The to front button is initially inactive If you have created several boxes that overlap one another you will notice that the box you created first has been placed in the background You will see this more clearly ifthe boxes are of different colors If you now activate one of
38. rial In our example we have decided to use Vacation 2003 Check the text in the box and if necessary click on the Font Type button to make changes to the font type Or size Afterwards you can configure additional properties under Font Style such as the font color italicized text or settings relating to the border and shadow If you are not yet satisfied with the position of the text click on the Format button in order to make further settings changes in the window that then appears For instance you can place the text in the center or change the character spacing and distance to the edges of the box After you have closed the Format window again open the Content menu by clicking on the Paint Can symbol Click on the left box to position a text on the back of the DVD cover Proceed in the same way as described before If you do not want to have text that covers the entire back cover you can of course simply draw a new box to contain only text and then position it freely Once you have entered a text of your choice e g the names of the camera operator narrator etc you can start designing the text that you want to appear on the DVD cover s spine Activate the box and click on the Text button Configure the font type and size that you want e g Manuel 100 and then click on the Format button In the subsequently appearing window set the Justification option to
39. sofar as peremptory liability is involved e g in accordance with product liability law in cases of intention gross negligence because of injury to life limb or health or because of violation of substantial contract obligations However any claims to damages for violation of substantial contract obligations shall be limited to conventional foreseeable damage insofar as intention or gross negligence is not involved or liability due to injury to life limb or health A shift of the burden of proof to the disadvantage of the customer shall not be connected with the above regulations Neither MacroSystem Digital Video AG nor its dealers are responsible for any damages resulting either directly or indirectly through the use of the software or the operating instructions This is particularly the cause for profit loss and reimbursement of expense Any implied guarantee is totally out of the question including guarantee of suitability of the software or operating instructions for a particular purpose Please therefore ensure that you backup your video footage before using the device We recommend that you do not delete the video footage and that you create a backup on DV tape beforehand Since it is possible that changes have been made to the software after the manual was printed the functions shown and described in this manual might differ from the software Contents Te General WO MM All ON rah ears ee a etario 5 2 Installation starting the pro
40. t too hard and close to the paper track of the printer otherwise a paper jam may result e The side to be printed print side must always be face down For example when printing labels the label side of the sheet must be face down towards the printer e The arrow must point forwards i e towards the printer If the label sheet or paper is marked with an arrow it must be inserted with the arrow pointing towards the printer s paper feed Paper that is not marked with an arrow can be inserted in any direction 7 2 MiniDV Label Digital8 Label VHS Label Labels are self adhesive stickers for video cassettes Depending on the type of cassette MiniDV Digital8 or VHS each print sheet will contain a different number of labels Each sticker is numbered and is printed individually e Place the sheet to be printed into the printer s paper tray with the correct side face down take note of the arrow and the position of the print side e Start the print command and select the number of the label that you want to print as described in Chapter 4 1 3 Printing ofthe Caladan manual e Take the sheet out of the printer and peel off the printed label 7 3 VHS Cover DVD Cover DVD Booklet These are inserts for VHS DVD covers and DVD booklets that have been designed to fit perfectly The inserts can be printed on both sides e Place the sheet to be printed into the printer s paper tray with any side facing down and in
41. there In order to install the Caladan software you will need at least version 2 5 or 3 1 of the SMART EDIT system software Leave your Casablanca switched on and in the System Settings menu select the Install Product button to open the corresponding window If you are installing from a SmartMedia card insert it into the Casablanca s drive When you insert it make sure the gold colored contacts are facing downwards and the beveled corner is on the left pointing towards the front i e towards the Casablanca If the Caladan software is supplied on a CD DVD and your system is equipped with a DVD burner and the DVD Arabesk software you should open the drive tray and insert the CD DVD into the DVD burner If you are installing from a CD DVD you might hear clearly audible sounds coming from the drive this indicates that the system is reading the CD DVD In a moment you will see the Caladan software listed in the Install Product window Select it from the list and click on Activate After a short time a numerical keypad appears You can use it to enter the license code that you purchased from your dealer A message will then inform you that the installation process has completed You can now take out the SmartMedia card or CD DVD The printer driver will have been installed at the same time automatically Thereafter the Casablanca system will restart If you wan to install Cala
42. tion of the front cover or rear cover indicator that is displayed at the top edge of the screen does not change it might therefore be covered up 3 After you click on the New Box button you will see a cross appear instead of the trackball pointer You can use it to draw a box The position of the box is indicated at the bottom edge of the screen The toolbar is not visible while you are doing this To draw the new box use the trackball to position the cross where you want the top left corner of the box to be Next briefly click the left trackball button to confirm the selected position Then roll the trackball to the right and down until the box is the size that you want it to be You can make the box as large as you like however it should remain within the area enclosed by the auxiliary lines of the label that you selected If necessary you can also position the box edges within the cut off area e make the box extend past the auxiliary lines This will ensure that the label that you want is printed out fully when you later decide to print it Once the box is the size that you want click on the left trackball button again You will notice that the toolbar is displayed again and that the box is of a different color If you are using the software for the first time it will appear in white unless you have made changes to the settings To change the color or contents of the box please refer to Chapter 4 2 2 N
43. ve the SplitX Image Collection program you can alternatively select the following for Product select the Casablanca option and for Type select the Images setting You can then select the BDFA logo eee si gas gt ie ta mr tu ea e to o es eo a gt Close the image pool and the palette window again and open the Boxes menu again Click on the Copy Box button to create a copy of the box you just drew the copy appears slightly 19 20 offset Position the new box so that it also extends past the auxiliary lines into the cut off area Thereafter open the Content menu again and set the upper selection button to Scene Image Use the Select button to open the scene bin of your currently active project and choose a scene that suits your video footage that is stored on the DVD Since you will now only see the box containing the scene that you just inserted open the Boxes menu again and click on the to back button AZAZZ ZZ BZ Emm to front E Box Archives to back Em 4 H New Box Copy Box Po NewBox CopyBox I Delete Box 2 EEE PS F ES Ai Since the SplitX Image or the BDFA logo is a partially transparent mask you will see both pictures superimposed on one another Note Please note that the area of the image that is positioned within the inner circle will not be printed but will be punche
44. vertical left rotated Now enter the title of the DVD and if required the length of the film as is shown in our example The text should be contained on one line and should not be wider than the width of the DVD cover s spine It is useful to move the toolbar to the top edge of the screen so you can see the entered text more easily Holidays 2003 go m n Camera Tom Audio Bill Cut Steve Holidays 2003 Finally you can print out the label that you have just designed To do so insert the appropriate paper into the printer open the main Caladan menu and click on Print The window that now appears is used for settings Press Ok when you are finished Printing will begin once your printer is ready 5 3 Designing a DVD CD label with the help of a mask In this example exercise you will design a label for a DVD that you have burned In this example you will be positioning a drawn box so that it extends into the label s cut off area the purpose of this is to compensate for any inaccuracies occurring during printing e g if the printer does not draw in the paper evenly In this example exercise we will be using the SplitX Image Collection program If you do not have the SplitX Image Collection program you can also use the BDFA logo that is located in the image pool in order to work through this example Start the Caladan program and in the program s main menu select DVD CD Label
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