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Sony DCR-TRV19 Operating Instructions

1. 1 Decrease Increment button Increase Increment button Indicates the exact starting and stopping points of visual media Clip ruler clips arranged on the Storyboard Dragging amp dropping sound file thumbnails from the thumbnail list window adds them to the movie soundtrack Once added sound clips can be dragged to the desired position within the media stream Placing your mouse pointer at either end of a sound clip makes it possible to trim the play duration of the sound and double clicking the sound clip opens the sound editor whereby you can also Trim the sound and control other aspects related to 5 Soundtrack this particular sound Trimming Movie files and picture files treated as movie files can be arranged on the Storyboard by dragging amp dropping their thumbnails from the thumbnail list window If necessary ImageMixer will automatically export an MPEGI version of the media to facilitate the editing process 1 Double click a movie clip already placed on the Storyboard When a movie or still picture file arranged on the Storyboard is not in the MPEG format used in the Movie edit mode ImgeMixer will automatically export the file as an MPEGI formatted file In this case the original file remains and the exported file that is created is saved and added to the album In Macintosh when a movie file is arranged on the Storyboard system memory is consumed When many movie files are arranged
2. Destination of Captured Recorded Files Sets the location to which the file will be saved in capture mode To change the destination click the Browse button select the new destination folder and click the OK button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved RDS Digital Camera Import Mode This mode allows you to import files from digital cameras and memory card reader devices This is possible when a removable disk is mounted Digital camera import display eae amp So dc Digital cameras and memory cards connected directly to the PC al y are displayed in a list Click to refresh the reading of data from the source currently selected in Available memory cards and similarly formatted sources are Memory card list window do core Cannucnt inoue aac This pane allows you to add personalized comments which relate put p directly to individual files which later may be added to albums Click to copy the source files of the selected thumbnails to the save location and add them to the selected album 5 Click to display only thumbnails of still picture files stored on the Sull Picture Display button selected menon card Movie Digeiae buio Click to display only thumbnails of movie files stored on the pay selected memory card Click to display only thumbnails of sound files stored on the selected memory card i Click to display thumbnails of all media stored on the selected Display
3. Export within album as new picture Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not change the source file of the selected picture thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the picture according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album Export within album as new movie Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not change the source file of the selected movie thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the movie according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album Print Prints out the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Print Layout Settings dialog box providing you with a variety of options related to paper size etc Send mail Windows only Enables e mail to be sent by automatically activating the mail software and attaching the source file of the thumbnail selected in the thumbnail list window to a new message In order to use this function your e mail software must be MAPI compatible
4. to undo the previous operation Tool bar Macintosh Only Macintosh displays a tool bar in the upper portion of the Image Editor window This tool bar is only displayed when working within one of the editing modes Click to switch the mouse pointer to the selection tool The shape Select tool of the selection area can be set by clicking Lasso tool Click to switch the mouse pointer to the freehand selection tool Click to switch the mouse pointer to the Magic Wand This tool enables you to select entire areas connected by a common color Magic Wand the range of which can be set by clicking Select All button Click to select the entire picture Click to select the area outside that portion of the image currently selected Tool options Click to display the Tool options Reverse Selection button Copy button Click to copy the selected area fs Cut button Click to cut the selected area Paste button Click to paste a cut or copied selection Click to enable the Select marquees Rectangular selection tool to use rectangular Elliptical selection Click to enable the Select marquees tool to use elliptical Drag the slider to define the range of colors that may be selected Selection range with the Magic Wand aS Feather Border Blurs the edges of selected areas Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved P7 E Fi
5. 3 Drag the fade out slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade out slider so the fade out time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame 4 Drag the volume level slider to adjust the volume level 5 Click the OK button to apply the changes you have made Confirm that you have made the desired changes by playing the movie in the Preview Mode as changes will not be reflected in the editing mode Sound Editor window SO Drag the slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out Fade out slider Displays the portion of the media stream to which the sound to be edited has already been superimposed Used to define the play position relative the media stream to which the aii sound to be edited has already been superimposed Drag to define play position of the Superimposed sound The monitor play position slider will move simultaneously Superimposed sound play position slider 2 Play position slider Stops playback and returns the Slider to the beginning of the movie Plays superimposed sound Superimposed Sound from the current position Play button on the sound play position slider Stop button Plays from the current position of the play position Indicates the soundtrack volume level setting Play button Volum
6. Introduction amp About This Manual General notes Using this manual Read Carefully About trademarks Warning About pictures and images Software Usage Contract Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win ImageMixer Huu About This Manual General notes e This manual is an HTML document which explains the functions of ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony henceforth ImageMixer This manual does not explain the basics of Windows or Macintosh operating systems Basic operations such as working with individual windows are based on general usage of Windows and Macintosh e Screenshots may differ slightly depending on each company s bundling of this product e Most screenshots currently used in this manual relate to the Windows version The screenshots for Windows and Macintosh differ slightly Moreover images may vary according to monitor specifications e Due to the fact that the most recent information related to this software has not been added to the manual please consult the Read Me file included on the CD ROM Using this manual This manual explains all ImageMixer s many functions Any item can be referenced by clicking the menu table of contents displayed on left hand side of the screen e Blue text i
7. Confirm that the CD recording volume is suitable Refer to Sound files were created but cannot be played above Also note that we do not recommend that you perform other tasks on your computer while recording 1s taking place WB Recorded analog sound files jump Your computer hardware may be close to the minimum specifications required to run ImageMixer Close all other applications before starting ImageMixer and try again When the CPU and HDD are not being used to run programs other than ImageMixer system resources should not become depleted BB Due to the possibility of noise etc we do not recommend recording sounds with internal microphones Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved In Sound Recording Preferences Sets the settings related to the sound recording mode Preference window X Check that the Sound Recording Mode is selected then click the Preferences button W on the selector bar to display the preference window described below Prefix for Newly Captured Files Input and set the prefix for names used for recording files For example if you input ABC then the file names will be in order of recording ABC0001 ABCO002 ABC0003 Destination of Captured Recorded Files Sets the location to which the recorded files and such will be saved in recording mode To change the destination click the Browse button select the new destination folder and click the OK but
8. Displays Exif file information relative to the selected file including a description of the image date time the picture was taken Exif version image size and whether or not the picture is meant to appear vertically or horizontally orientation Exif File Information Display button Displays information relative to the camera with which the Exif Exif Device Information picture was originally taken including the name of the camera Display button manufacturer camera model and the camera s maximum aperture value Displays information relative to the settings under which the Exif photograph itself was taken including lens focal length shutter speed aperture value exposure value exposure program metering mode ISO white balance and whether or not a flash was used Exif Photo Information Display button Search mode ae Displays a list of thumbnails and allows you to Search for a specific file or type of file within those thumbnails according to the criteria you select in the accompanying pane Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved View Play Window This window allows pictures and movie files to be viewed and sound files to be played To bring up this window follow the steps below 1 Select the thumbnail which corresponds to the file you want to view or play 2 Clicked View Play on the pull down file menu or click View Play from the context menu Files can also be
9. General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window 1 Title tab Writing environment Screen Click to display the Title panel composition Preview panel A Title This 1s displayed on the main menu The maximum characters are 63 Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image 3 Font size style and color Mac You can set the font size style and color For the font size and style you can choose form the pull down menu For selecting a color Navigation Bar i you can click the font color preview box and select from the opened color palette Preferences Pilg tormat handled in the Shadow Video Disc mode Choose the shadow direction from the menu and apply the effect to the title Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy t e gt Video CD Win Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved meme Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition amp P
10. ImageMixer itself may also experience problems Close other CD players before recording with ImageMixer e To avoid any possibility that ImageMixer is unable to record in Windows go to Control Panel gt System gt Device Manager Tab gt CD ROM and select the brand name of the CD ROM device installed on your computer From there click the Properties button and finally the Properties tab On this screen make sure that there is no check next to Enable digital CD audio for this CD ROM device i Digital recording e If digital recording from the CD drive is not possible try analog recording M Macintosh supports only digital recording E Recording in Macintosh When another player is running recording may not be possible If Auto Play is selected in the QuickTime settings playback will begin shortly after an audio CD is inserted ImageMixer functions such as Play and Record are not available at this time Change the settings of the relevant software to disable the automatic play option In Windows the recording mode can be changed via the Capturing Recording Preferences Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Io Audio CD Recording Mode Recording music files Follow these steps to record music from an audio CD The size of recorded sound files is approximately 10MB per minute of CD audio 1 Insert the music CD in the CD drive If the CD plays automatically stop playback and close the audio software 2
11. Win Style panel Click the style tab to display the style panel Choose style templates 1 Style tab Click to display the style panel You can set the menu composition background etc for the main menu 2 Style category menu You can choose a category from the pull down menu which displays style templates depending on the category 3 Style template Displays the templates selected in the Style category Click the thumbnail of the template to apply to the main menu 4 Apply BGM button Applies sound BGM to main menu Click this button to open the dialog box and select your sound file If a sound file has already been applied it will automatically be replaced Put a check mark on Loop sound if you wish to have music playing while the main menu screen is being displayed The name of the sound file being used will be displayed on the layout Ea Note By dragging amp dropping thumbnails related to sound file of contents list on this button you can also apply BGM to background image 5 Apply background image button Adds background image to the main menu Click this button to display the dialog box and select a still image file If a file has already been applied it will automatically be replaced The name of the still image file being used will be displayed on the layout Ea Note By dragging amp dropping thumnails related to still image on this button you can also apply to background image
12. after pressing 1 you still need to press the Play button to start the slideshow In this case please read the manual of the device for explanation Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition amp Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Les Output Video CD Windows Explanations on the Video CD Output dialog box Windows that appears when you click the Output button Sa Important Please read this operation warning 1 Disc name Type in the name of the Video CD you are going to create The letters you can use are as follows one byte capital letter of numbers 1 9 alphabet A Z underbar _ a maximum of 30 characters 2 Output Video CD image Put a check mar
13. e Selecting all objects in the layout In Windows hold down the Ctrl key and press A In Macintosh hold down the Command key and press A e Canceling object selection Click anywhere in the layout there is no object Selecting a color in Windows See below for Macintosh When selecting a color the following dialog boxes are displayed Peri z nanna Click the color you wish to work with User defined colors are displayed in Click the color you wish to work with gt Click to display 5 and 6 6 A user defined color can be created by clicking an area in the color spectrum or by inputting digits The color currently specified in 4 1 or 2 is displayed here Click this button to add the color currently specified in 4 to 2 Once any color on the basic color palette or the custom color palette has been selected the selected color will be displayed in 4 KECOOOC W Selecting a color in Macintosh The following color select dialog boxes are displayed by double clicking D A color can be selected in the currently displayed color palette by clicking 2 l CHYE Picker Crayon Pirker HLS Picker a select Color 120 Original EE NEw Hue Angle o 2 saturation 0 5 Value 3 Click the color palette type you wish to work with 4 Click an area in the color spectrum to specify a color 5 Input digits to specify a color Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA
14. may not allow a third person to perform such an act Termination of contract When a customer reproduces this program or its add ons without permission or breaks the above mentioned consent conditions this contract is automatically terminated and other legal action may be taken by PIXELA Corp Upon termination of this contract this program its add ons and all duplicates thereof shall be returned to PLXELA Corp or abandoned Guarantee and exemption from responsibility This program its add ons and the productions thereof may not conform to your specific purpose notwithstanding any representations express or tacit Moreover PLXELA Corp does not guarantee that the functions of this program will agree with your needs or that there are neither discontinuities nor errors in the functions of this program PIXELA Corp does not take any responsibility for direct or indirect loss or damage accompanying or related to the use of this program nor for any disputes arising between the customer and any third party related to use of this program or caused by this program Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer System Requirements Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use In order for ImageMixer to work correctly your computer must meet the following minimum system requirements Please confirm that your computer system meets these requirements before installing ImageMixer System Requirements Windo
15. Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved meme Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win L e gt Slideshow button panel If you click on the Slideshow button tab in the layout screen the Slideshow button panel will appear to let you setup slideshow buttons e aa elle e chose Bel raght Be love right 1 Slideshow button tab Click to display the slideshow button panel 2 No Slideshow number The number of slideshow buttons on the main menu will be displayed Delete button Deletes your selected slideshow button on the main menu Deleted buttons cannot be retrieved 4 Text tab Click to display text panel for the name of slideshow bu
16. DV Camcorder Capture Click to start DV camcorder capture mode Windows only Mode button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Capture Tasks ImageMixer allows you to drag and drop media still pictures movies and sound files straight from disks on your computer into albums of your choice Import file mode display d ll a Dee Me T ee ee el aii 4 and 16 are displayed only when the displayed thumbnails are not those related to still pictures Folders in the HDD and removable disks are displayed here in a format which is similar to that of Explorer in Windows In Macintosh this window resembles the Finder Folder list window Click to display only thumbnails of still picture files in the Still Picture File Display button selected folder Movie De button er display only thumbnails of movie files in the selected Sound Pde Display bution ma display only thumbnails of sound files in the selected Display All Files button ere display thumbnails of all media files in the selected Here you can see thumbnails of those files in the selected folder that can be added to albums They appear according to the file Thumbnail list window type s sorted by selecting one of the following buttons or OF ee Click to add the selected thumbnail s to the album currently selected in the album list window A Album list window Albums are displayed in a lis
17. MPEG1 movie file Enter the file name and click Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the movie to be stored Select album VWideosa mple LA Select which thumbnails you wish to appear in the thumbnail list window When you click the arrow a dropdown list of available album files will be displayed Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 4 storyboard Movie files and picture files which are treated as movie files can be arranged on the Storyboard by dragging amp dropping their thumbnails from the thumbnail list window Click to delete a selected movie clip sound clip or transition 1 Trash can button effect from the storyboard or timeline The source file 1s not deleted The edit size is displayed as VGA 640 x 480 or QVGA 320 x 240 When a moving picture file to be arranged on a storyboard 1s the first file put on the storyboard make a selection using the displayed dialog box to display this Edit size display This icon indicates clips in which titles have been inserted Double y Tite clicking a clip thumbnail with this icon will open the Movie ees Editor From there switch to the title editing mode to make changes relative to the appearance of the title within the clip This is the term given to the graphic representation of movies or still picture files that have been placed on the storyboard Double clicking a cli
18. Movie editor window trimming options Movie Editor Movie Editor button Switches if necessary to the movie edit mode edited Trimming range bar Used to define the play position and the 1n out points relative to the movie currently being edited Drag the slider to adjust position Play position slider Stops playback and Stop button returns the slider to the beginning of the movie Plays from the current Play button position of the play 9 y position slider Pause button Pauses playback Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie or sound file being previewed Time display Drag the slider to Volume control control volume Displays the movie to be Displays the first frame of the selected trimming range Double clicking this window returns the play position slider to the trimming range in point Single Increment Rewinds the movie one Rewind button increment Single Increment Advances the movie one increment Advance button Displays the last frame of the selected trimming range Double clicking this window returns the play position slider to the trimming range out point Trimming range bar Out point frame window Defines the duration in seconds of each increment Incrementation selector Indicates the total playing time of the trimmed movie clip Clip duration Click this
19. Only the file information which is checked will be printed File Name Title Type Location Image Size Date Created Date Modified Data Size Length Comments List Printing Prints thumbnails and information pertaining to their corresponding source files The number of boxes that may be checked depends upon the number of images per page as well as the paper size When the file to be printed is an Exif file checking the Indicate Date box allows the photo date time to appear in the lower right hand corner of the picture Print Image Only Prints the selected picture according to its actual size The date can also be printed in the r _ lower right hand corner PIXELA of the picture by L checking the Indicate Date box When the file to be printed is an Exif file checking the Indicate Date box allows the photo date time to appear in the lower right hand corner of the picture Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved SOUS Finding Specific Files These controls make it easy to find a certain album file even among a large number of thumbnails There are two methods by which you may find a desired file Moreover the thumbnails currently displayed can be searched according to specific criteria Search by file type m Memory Card Output File Display button Search according to specific criteria l Click the Search Mode button 2 Select
20. Output to memory card Outputs a copy of the source file associated with the selected thumbnail to a memory card Insert image as cover of album This command makes the currently selected thumbnail image appear as part of the icon of the currently selected album wpn Fhotosample Edit picture Allows the source file of the selected still picture thumbnail to be edited The edited still picture is created as a new file and its thumbnail is automatically added to the album when exiting the Image Editor The original still picture file remains unchanged after editing A duplicate of the still picture file which is to be edited is created when Image Editor is started Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 6 Thumbnail Views Thumbnails of files existing in the currently selected album are displayed in the thumbnail list window There are a variety of views available each with their own special properties Thumbnail view Displays thumbnails existing in the selected album This is the default view EDAN nonone Thumbnail File information view type present location on your HDD date created date modified and any comments you may have entered e Thumbnails are displayed in a list with accompanying file information relative to title file Thumbnail Detailed file information view Windows Selecting individual thumbnails provides you with a wide variety of information including that whic
21. Search according to specific criteria Sort Album Preferences Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win The buttons located on this bar control the desired working T Selector Bar environment and general actions associated with the current environment These buttons change the way album file thumbnails are displayed Album list window Existing albums those you have created etc are shown here Thumbnail Display buttons The Album Menu button and the File Menu button are located here 4 Menu buttons Thumbnails are the small graphic representations of files which Thumbnails have been added to a particular album Display Control buttons Buttons for sorting thumbnails are also located here Allows the source file of a selected still picture thumbnail to be I Edit butt mage Edit button on Thumbnails related to movies still pictures and sound files are Thumbnail list window shown here You can use the display control buttons to effectively filter out those file types you do not wish to be displayed Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 2 Thumbnails Thumbnails are small graphic representations of files which have been added to a particular album Thumbnails for a selected album are displayed in the thumbnail list window Movie fi
22. also to information pertaining to that file such as name size save directory etc Windows users might think of a thumbnail as a shortcut and Mac users may make a relationship to the term alias BB source files Once movies still pictures and sounds are added to the yellow albums they become album files All the information pertaining to album files is linked to their thumbnails M Aibun files Source files refer to the media stored on your computer As opposed to album files or thumbnails they can be considered the original data files Br rimming This task refers to getting rid of unnecessary portions of an object WB Transition The point at which one movie scene ends and another one begins is called a transition E Templates Upon installing ImageMixer you will have a number of pre designed pictures which you may like to use as backgrounds for your own layouts These are called templates and they may be accessed by clicking the Templates button Templates can neither be changed in size nor edited BE Custom templates ImageMixer lets you save your own designs for use as backgrounds in future layouts They may be accessed by clicking the Custom Templates button E Object Figures images and text arranged in layouts are called objects E Control point Once an object in a particular layout is selected the four corners surrounding the object are displayed as control points They can be dragged to cha
23. and there is a low amount of free memory an insufficient memory error message may be displayed In this case increase the amount of free memory by increasing the virtual memory size Virtual memory size can be adjusted from the memory control panels under the Apple menu 2 When a moving picture file to be arranged on a storyboard is the first file put on the storyboard the dialog below is displayed for selecting the edit size Select the edit size and click OK d _ _ eer ae When using a moving picture file that has a non standard frame size in Video CD creation it will be necessary to change the size In this case the image quality improves if you check Use interlace process in size changes However file conversion takes longer when this process is used so only select it as needed This dialog box will not be displayed when the moving picture file is not the first one placed on the storyboard When the settings are completed the selected edit size is displayed on the storyboard 3 The Movie Editor window will appear 4 Use the play position slider to define the point frame at which you want the movie to begin playing Click the In point button 5 Use the play position slider to define the point frame at which you want the movie to stop playing Click the Out point button 6 Preview the edited scene by clicking the Trimmed range preview button 7 Click the OK button to accept the defined range
24. can occur between the image halves The processing done to compensate for this blurring and create a file without jagged edges is interlace processing If interlace processing is done one page of a frame image is created by using half the image to fill in the gaps of the other half so the resolution deteriorates compared to images not processed this way It is probably not necessary to do interlace processing when capturing images with little movement e Lock aspect ratio When the digital video camera uses the NTSC format the captured still image file has a resolution of 720 x 480 dots which 1s longer vertically than the dots on a PC screen The dots on a PC screen form a square so if the image is displayed as is on the PC it will be stretched out horizontally This is similar to viewing a normal TV screen on a wide screen Aspect conversion corrects this problem The number of horizontal dots is corrected from 720 to 640 to be able to obtain an image with an accurate ratio However because the correction is done by reducing the number of dots the image quality deteriorates When the digital video camera uses the PAL format the captured still image file has a resolution of 720 x 576 dots which is longer vertically than the dots on a PC screen The dots on a PC screen form a square so if the image is displayed as is on the PC it will be stretched out vertically Aspect conversion corrects this problem The number of vertical dots is corrected fr
25. claimant of the work is required except in the case of personal use Duplicating any type of currency negotiable instruments securities etc 1s illegal and punishable by law Duplicating licenses passports various kinds of certificates official documents private documents etc is illegal and punishable by law Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved KULLU WE Software Product Use Consent Contract You are permitted by PIXELA Corp according to the following use consent conditions of this use consent contract henceforth this contract to the nonexclusive nontransferable right to use the software program henceforth this program and its add ons such as the user guide Consented matter You are granted the nonexclusive nontransferable right to install and use one copy of this program on a single computer The primary user of this program may copy parts thereof for backup purposes with all usage rights as set forth in this contract remaining exclusive to the primary user Prohibited matter This program cannot be used on a network When it is used by two or more computers on a network a royalty is required to be paid to PIXELA Corp for each additional computer Third person use or the use of this program by the method of re use consent transfer distribution loan or others is not allowed You may not correct alter reverse engineer decompile or disassemble all or part of this program You
26. control volume 7 Export buton Exports movie according to the format selected in 5 or Defines quality options relative to the ImageMixer MPEGI movie format Note that when a low image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively fast while the data size of the newly created exported picture is relatively small Conversely when a higher image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively slow while the data size of the newly created exported picture is relatively large You can use this button when you select Custom in 8 9 Custom button the export settings _ Use interpolation for N or Rd Resizing movie by interpolation will improve image quality resizing images _ Maintain image aspect for ma NOPE I i P Resizing the movie images while maintaining the image aspect resizing images Closes the dialog box and returns to the main screen of the Album Close button f i Environment Exporting pictures MPEG exporting options for ImageMixer Exported files will appear in the current album and their source files will be saved according to the destination folder defined under Destination of exported files in the Album Preferences 1 Select the thumbnail of the movie or still picture to be exported Click Export within album as new picture in the pu
27. is a miniature display of the content added to the selected slideshow button on the main menu Slideshow plays by the thumbnail order 6 Sort menu Select a category from the sort pull down menu to sort thumbnail in the thumbnail list window Album panels You can change the general settings and the edit contents in the folder Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved I i Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition amp Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Le General settings Content settings The General settings of the slideshow botton and Content settings of the thumbnail are explained below General settings Date By putting a check mark the date will be displayed on the still image contents du
28. menu point to settings Settings and open the Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs property dialog box is displayed 3 Select ImageMixer from the list of programs and click the Add Remove button 4 Select the language of the currently installed version of ImageMixer and click OK The uninstall process begins 5 When the dialog box says uninstall successfully completed click the OK button In some cases captured files may remain after the uninstall process is completed To delete all ImageMixer information delete the Program Files gt Pixela gt ImageMixer folder E Macintosh 1 Drag the following folder to the Trash System Folder Preferences IM Default Settings ImageMixerPreferencesFile IMx_VCDSPreferenceFolder IMx_VCDS prf 2 Drag the ImageMixer folder from the HDD to the Trash Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Basic Operations Starting ImageMixer M Windows ImageMixer can be started by clicking on the Start Menu and pointing to Programs gt Pixela gt ImageMixer gt ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony If a shortcut icon for ImageMixer was created at installation an icon will be displayed on the desktop see the example at right Double clicking this icon will also start ImageMixer Additionally you can refer to this manual by selecting Start gt Programs gt Pixela gt ImageMixer gt Help M Macintosh ImageMixer is started
29. of the track being played Volume control Adjust the volume by dragging the slider Stop button Chick to top playback Play button Click to start playback Pause button Click to pause playback Click to record While recording this button functions as a stop Record button on 10 Eject button Eject button Eject the audio Eject the audio CD from the CD drive Macintosh only from the CD drive Macintosh Eject the audio CD from the CD drive Macintosh only Play position slider The play position for beginning playback may be selected by dragging the slider The track list pertaining to the currently present audio CD is Track list pane displayed here In Windows the total time of each track is also displayed Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Ie Audio CD Recording Mode Caution Please take note of the following points before recording an audio CD E Analog recording Windows only e CDs mounted on an external drive can not be recorded e The output from the CD drive must be streamed through a sound card meaning that the CD audio output jacks are connected to the CD input jacks on the sound card Sound quality may be of a slightly lower quality than the original CD e When another sound recording application wave form audio device etc 1s running it 1s impossible to record with ImageMixer e Having more than one CD player open may cause problems such as the track list not being displayed
30. only Sets the source file of the selected still picture thumbnail as the desktop wallpaper When Active Desktop is on files set as wallpaper will not be displayed Make sure that Active Desktop is off Use as screen saver Windows only Sets the source file of the selected movie thumbnail as the screen saver MPEG and AVI format files may be used as the screen saver Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 5 Context Menus Context menus provide a variety of commands related to working with thumbnails and their respective source files They can be displayed in Windows by right clicking the thumbnail you wish to work with In Macintosh hold down the control key while clicking the appropriate thumbnail Copy thumbnail Copies the selected thumbnail The cut thumbnail can then be pasted into another album of your choice by clicking the Paste command Paste thumbnail Pastes a cut or copied thumbnail into an album of your choice A cut or copied thumbnail cannot be pasted into an album in which a copy of that thumbnail already exists Delete thumbnail Deletes the selected thumbnail from the album Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the Yes button deletes the selected thumbnail Only the thumbnail itself and not the source file associated with it is deleted View Play Clicking this command will allow pictures and movie files to be viewed and sound files to be played
31. shadow CCE Click to select a different color of the shadow from the color Select color palette This figure defines the distance the shadow moves each time increments or button you click the Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Arranging and Editing Shapes Arranging shape objects Click the Create New Shape amp button to display the Shape Creator Editor Select a shape to work with and make the appropriate changes relative to color shadow properties etc Click the OK button to arrange the shape in the layout Editing shapes Double clicking the shape object will display the Shape Creator Editor Shape Creator Editor O Shape Preview Window Displays the current shape according to and l gt Available Shapes Defines the shape to be arranged in the layout Paint Line Settings Defines paint and line effects 5 rm Shadow Settings Defines shadow effects Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved LPS Arranging and Editing Shapes Shape object settings WB Paint Line Settings Click to define the color of the shape Paint Line color Indicates the currently selected color of the shape or its ms outline Click to display the Color palette Select the desired color of Color Select butt ee ae the shape or its outline Panem Indicates the currently selected pattern me p to display the pattern palette below Cli
32. the newly created exported picture is relatively large Export button Exports movie according to the defined format Closes the view play window and returns to the main screen of the 7 Close button Album Environment Output to memory card Outputs a copy of the source file of the selected thumbnail to a memory card 1 Select the thumbnail to be output 2 Click Output to memory card in the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu 3 The Memory Card Output dialog box is displayed Select a memory card present either in a camera or in a memory card reader connected to your computer Click the Output button 4 A progress bar is shown and the file is saved to the selected memory card Memory Card Output dialog box craie h i E ary TE LE anit yt a TA 5 iT rik Tas pe Er Ra fae RE cn ve 11 TEA H ifr eae un He MANU es RAR a Tiamat ai dm CEE A M pe PO PR res D aa een NV Ne i 1 Selection ment Defines the output destination Searches for any memory cards present either in a camera or in a Card Search button memory card reader connected to your computer Displays only thumbnails of still picture files in the thumbnail list Still Picture Display button a en Displays only thumbnails of movie files in the thumbnail list Movie Display button don Displays only thumbnails of sound files in the thumbnail list window Sound Display button Display
33. the search criteria Search criteria include file type title comments file creation date date modified and the date the file was added to the current album Specify the contents of the search criteria Contents vary according to the selected search criteria E When Type is selected Select the file type from the pull down list and specify whether to include or not include the specified file type in the search C When Title is selected Enter the text of a title and specify whether the file you are looking for should match exactly include or not include the specified text E When Comments is selected Enter the text of a comment and specify whether the file you are looking for should match exactly include or not include the specified text i When Date Created is selected Define either a range of dates or enter a single date and select whether the date of the file you are looking for should match exactly exclude come before or come after the specified date E When Date Modified is selected Define either a range of dates or enter a single date and select whether the date of the file you are looking for should match exactly exclude come before or come after the specified date When Date Added is selected Define either a range of dates or enter a single date and select whether the date of the file you are looking for should match exactly exclude come before or come after the specified date Select the
34. to define the starting point of the transition effect c j The point not being dragged will be set automatically Drag this slider to define the ending point of the transition effect The point not being dragged will be set automatically Increases one frame at a time the length of time the transition Increase Duration button effect appears an Decreases one frame at a time the length of time the transition 8 Decrease Duration button effect appears Transition Effect Settings Allows changes to certain aspects of the currently selected button Macintosh only transition effect OK buon Applies changes and closes window Close button Cancels changes and closes window Maximum duration display End point slider Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Saving Saving unfinished projects While the media stream is being edited and before it is saved as an MPEGI file it exists as a project Saved projects which have not yet been formatted as MPEGI files are called project files Saving projects allows you to work on them at a later time 1 Click the Save Project button 2 The Save As dialog box will appear Enter the file name and click Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the project to be stored To open a saved project click the Open Project File i button Clicking this button displays the Open dialog box allowing you to br
35. to display the paper settings dialog box for the currently selected printer Layout will start using the selected paper size Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved DES Layout Operations Creating a new layout Create a new layout by clicking the Create new ls button in the task panel If a layout is currently displayed a dialog box will appear asking if you want to save the current layout Click the Yes button to save the current layout Environment a name for the layout in the next dialog box and click the OK button After saving a new layout will be displayed Click the No button to create a new layout without saving the current layout A new layout will then be displayed Click the Cancel button to cancel creating a new layout and return to the currently displayed layout Changing the orientation of a layout Click the a IO Orientation button to change the vertical horizontal positioning of the current layout If a er is currently displayed a dialog box will appear asking if you want to save the Creating a new layout Changing background color Click the Background Color BX button to change the current layout s background color The color palette will be displayed allowing you to select a new background color To undo any actions here set the color to white or create a new layout Magnifying or reducing layout display Click the Magnify button to enlarge the lay
36. to share data with other applications This would mean for example that ImageMixer would only be able to exchange data within itself In ImageMixer MAPI acts as a sort of bridge between the ImageMixer application and your e mail software When MAPI compatible e mail software is used layouts created in ImageMixer can be sent via e mail directly from the ImageMixer user interface MAPI compatible e mail software includes Microsoft Outlook Express Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Outlook 97 2000 Eudora Pro and others Questions regarding the MAPI compatibility of your e mail software should be addressed to the manufacturer When using Outlook Express Depending on the version you may need to set Outlook Express as the standard MAPI client Consult the Outlook Express user manual for instructions on MAPI client settings E Capture This refers to activities related to bringing in still pictures and movie files from sources such as disks cameras connected directly to your computer and existing media as would be the case in selecting and saving a single frame from a movie file Capturing is also a term used in ImageMixer to refer to the recording of sound from audio CDs or through a microphone as well as moving images via a video camera connected directly to your computer BE Thumbnails Thumbnails are small graphic representations of files which have been added to a particular album They are linked not only to the file on your computer but
37. window Changes will be applied upon returning to the layout environment D D Brush button Click to draw a custom mask with the brush 4 2 Pen button 6 Click to draw a custom mask with the pen 6 Eraser button Click to erase portions of the custom mask currently being drawn 4 Paint button Click to apply a mask to the entire picture O Airbrush button Click to draw a custom mask with the airbrush Refer to Draw mode to see a description of each drawing tool Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 7 Chroma Key Mode Macintosh Only Applying a fixed blue tone to areas of an image will render it transparent upon returning to the Layout Environment This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment Complete transparency cannot be achieved when drawing with the gradated brush or airbrush tool Draw with the pen tool to achieve complete transparency D Brush button Click to draw a custom chroma key area with the brush 2 Pen button Click to draw a custom chroma key area with the pen Eraser button Click to erase portions of the chroma key area currently being drawn Paint button Click to apply chroma key to the entire picture Airbrush button Click to draw a custom chroma key area with the airbrush Refer to Draw mode to see a description of each drawing tool Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 68 Crea
38. After making the appropriate settings relative to font color etc click the OK button to arrange the text as a text object in the layout window IXELA Editing existing text objects You can change settings relative to font color etc and make changes to the actual content of existing text boxes by double clicking the text object in the layout window Text Creator Editor window 1 AaBbCcDd let e 1 Text Input Window Input text to be arranged as a text object in the layout According to the settings in and the sample window Sample Window gives you an idea of how your text will appear in the layout Style settings These define the font style size and color of the text Text alignment Text alignment Defines the alignment of text in the text box Appearance in text box Appearance in text box Defines how individual lines will appear in the text box 6 Shadow settings Shadow settings Allows and defines settings relative to creating shadow effects Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Arranging and Editing Text Text object settings M Style settings Defines the font such as Times New Roman Arial etc Defines the text style such as italic bold etc Defines the font size Displays the currently selected text color In order to define a color for your text click this button to display the color palette W Text alignment settings Align cen
39. All Files button Displays thumbnails of all files in the thumbnail list window eee Available memory cards are displayed in a list Clicking a memory card icon here displays all the relevant files as thumbnails in the thumbnail list window Note that files stored on floppy disks and other similarly formatted media will appear here as well 7 Memory card list window Displays thumbnails of the files existing on the selected memory Thumbnail list window card Perec buon Refreshes rereads the data existing on the currently selected o memory card i Output button Outputs a copy of the file selected in the thumbnail list window to the selected memory card Closes the memory card output dialog box and returns to the main aii Close button a screen of the Album Environment Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 9 Printing Within the Album Environment Whether you would like to print out snap shots of your favorite pictures or create a physical record of your album files ImageMixer provides you with a variety of printing options conveniently located within the album environment Furthermore the printing process itself is made quite efficient by the fact that you choose only those pictures you would like to print by simply selecting their corresponding thumbnails When sound files are selected the speaker icon standard sound file thumbnail image is printed When movie files are selected only th
40. All button Dno Small Thumbnail button Click to display small thumbnails in the thumbnail list window Refresh button Import button Sound File display button Click to display large size thumbnails in the thumbnail list Large Thumbnail button sate Here you can see thumbnails of those files stored on the memory card selected in and which can be added to albums They appear according to the file types sorted by selecting one of the following buttons or a 6 Album list window Albums are displayed in a list D J Preview window Information Display button Displays information pertaining to the selected file 16 Exit File Information Displays file information pertaining to the selected Exif file Display button a7 eu peice Da Displays Exif camera information pertaining to the selected file Display button Thumbnail list window Refer to file capture mode 7 a Displays photo information pertaining to the selected Exif file isplay button 6 Displays file information depending on which of the following buttons is currently active 15 or 14 Information display panel Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved wee Digital Camera Import Mode Importing files from a digital camera Files from a digital camera memory card or removable disk may be imported as follows 1 Select a digital camera from the menu Memory cards and sources with digital came
41. Clicking this command displays the Browse for Folder dialog box After selecting the folder from which you would like to add files click OK in Windows or click Select in Macintosh Thumbnails of the newly added files are then displayed in the thumbnail list window Files from sub folders can also be added by checking Include Sub folders Test thumbnail integrity Since thumbnails are merely graphic representations of the actual files that exist on your computer there may be cases where the source file is changed renamed moved etc thereby changing the information which links it to its corresponding thumbnail in ImageMixer To see if this 1s the case with any of the thumbnails within a particular album first select those you wish to check and then click the Test thumbnail integrity command In Windows when a file added in an album cannot be found because it has been deleted or moved from the directory in which it was saved a question mark will be displayed on the file s thumbnail This is not displayed in Macintosh Cut thumbnail Cuts or removes the currently selected thumbnail from the album The cut thumbnail can then be pasted into another album of your choice by selecting the Paste thumbnail command Copy thumbnail Copies the selected thumbnail The cut thumbnail can then be pasted into another album of your choice by selecting the Paste thumbnail command Paste thumbnail Pastes a cut or copied t
42. Corp All rights reserved 1 4 Basic Terms Basic terms used in ImageMixer M1EEE1394 Also called T Triple E 1394 this interface is best known for facilitating very fast data transfer speeds up to 400Mbps It is used primarily as an output interface DV connector for digital video cameras or hard disk drives Other names for this interface include 1 LINK in Windows and FireWire in Macintosh PEG MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG is an international data compression format for digital movies and Hi Fi audio MPEG 1 is the approved format for Video CDs and its brilliant audio video quality 1s comparable to that of VHS videotape MPEG movies are stored as smaller files than DV digital video movies of the same length making it the standard movie format for Internet related activities The MPEG 2 format also creates high quality images but is used primarily for DVDs and Digital Satellite Broadcasting exit Based originally on JPEG and TIFF file types this format is used for still pictures taken with digital cameras Exif files contain detailed information such as the date time the photo was taken image size shutter speed etc on individual pictures ari This is an acronym for Messaging Application Programming Interface It is the standard API application programming interface specification recommended by Microsoft for e mail related activities Usually without MAPI application software is unable
43. Downloaded motion video files will be saved in this folder If there is not enough free disk space operations may not work properly so select a hard drive with as much free space as possible te Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved
44. In Windows right click the printer driver and select Set As Default In Macintosh select the printer driver from the Chooser under the Apple menu If you don t have a printer connected to your machine select a printer driver that is pre installed in your computer Layout menu ONO Click to display the layout types for VHS tape 8mm tape floppy Labels tab es ta disk MD DV cassette and CD labels Others tab 2 Click to display title and postcard layouts 5n In Windows click to display the list of printer paper types In Cust tab PAE Macintosh the custom button is displayed Click to select the desired layout type Click the OK button to Layout Type button YP start working on the layout O Select to start the layout in A4 size This is only displayed after A4 button selecting Select to start the layout in letter size This is only displayed after G Letter button selecting Available layouts Labels VHS Create a VHS tape label Smm Create an 8mm tape label FD Create a floppy disk label MD Create a Mini Disc label DV cassette Create a digital video camera cassette label CD Create a CD jewel case insert a Others HAGAKI Create a 3 9 X 5 8 inch 100 X 148 mm postcard layout Title Create a title to be inserted into a movie media stream D Custom In Windows suitable paper sizes are displayed in a list In Macintosh the Custom button is displayed Click it
45. Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the recorded sound files 3 In Windows select the CD drive from the select CD drive menu 4 Select a track from the track list window 5 If you wish to record only one portion of a track cue up the track according to the instructions below To record an entire track go directly to the next step 6 Click the Play recording Tracks may also be played by double clicking the track number in the track list window You may also choose to drag the slider to the desired record position 7 Click the Record button ImageMixer will begin recording and stop at the end of the track To record another track repeat the process To stop recording and thereby record only a portion of the track see below button Click the Pause button at the point you wish to begin 8 Click the Stop button at the point you wish to stop recording This step is necessary only if you wish to record a portion of the track The audio format of digitally recorded files is PCM the sampling rate is 44 1 KHz and the bit rate is 16bit stereo In Windows the file type of recorded files is WAVE In Mac AIFF files are created Files are saved in the save location designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences but are of course added directly to the album selected in step 2 To confirm successful recording of sound files double click their thumbnail icon in t
46. Shift arrow key operations Changing an object s size Drag a control point to change the size of an object o Right click on a control point hold down the mouse button D move the frame until the object is the desired size 3 then release the mouse button Click inside the control points inside the Blocks If you click inside the object itself you will move the object If the control points seem too small to drag magnify the size of the layout It is impossible to change the size of objects which are Locked or Grouped making it necessary to unlock the desired object or release it from its group a Changing object size while maintaining aspect ratio Hold down the Shift key while dragging the control point Im Changing object size with the keyboard You can change an object s size by using the arrow keys on your computer keyboard In Windows hold down the Ctrl key while using the arrow keys In Macintosh hold down the Control key while using the arrow keys The size of the object will change according to the direction of the arrow keys You can use the preferences settings to define the increments relative to the changes in size each time the arrow keys are pressed E Altering text objects Double click text objects to edit actual content change font color etc Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved wn Object Operations KES Changing the overlap order of objects When new o
47. TH 5 z T i r Fessmoline Seite J Ea G an Lei eo WOO eq a US M CS a ou nn Defines the number of pixels between gridlines Display grid Gridline interval Defines the number of gridlines between partition lines Display grid Partition line interval Defines the distance an object moves each time the arrow keys are Arrow key a Defines the distance an object moves each time the Shift arrow Shift Arrow key keys are pressed In Windows defines the incremental change to an object s size Ctrl Arrow key each time the Ctrl arrow keys are pressed In Macintosh the Control key is used in conjunction with the arrow keys Check this box to display grid lines and partition lines in the Grid display layout window Check this box to display only the outline of image objects in the display window Outline display elel ele ele ol Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer Image Editor Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use ImageMixer provides you with a variety of tools for editing still pictures You can start from either the nn ons Album Environment or the Layout Environment Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Opening Image Editor Opening Ima
48. a Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Guyana Holland Hong Kong Hungary Iran Iraq Italy Kuwait Malaysia PAL Monaco New Zealand Norway Paraguay Poland Portugal Russia Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Ukraine Uruguay etc 3 CD Type Choose the disc capacity of your CD R File format handled in the Video Disc mode Below are the file formats handled in the Video Disc mode Movie files AVI QuickTime Movie Macintosh Only MPEG 1 Windows Only WMV compressed AVI format Windows only Still image file Exif JPEG Exif TIFF JFIF BMP PICT Macintosh Only Sound files WAV AIFF Macintosh Only MP3 Operation warning Please read carefully the things below e Please confirm that your storage device drive operates correctly before creating a disc with ImageMixer e In order to create a disc you need to meet the requirements recommended by your storage device drive manufacturer Also make sure to observe warning and directions given by the storage device drive manufacturer e Please use the disc which the storage device drive manufacturer recommends e Please confirm that software driver etc which affect the disc writing are not installed in your computer e In order to create a Video CD a separate CD R drive is required e The drives listed have been passed our evaluation test We do not guarantee other drives not on this lis
49. a settings This view also allows you to add your own information such as titles and comments that will help you remember certain details associated with individual files A small preview pane described below is also available Displays a preview of the selected thumbnail though this monitor does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a sound file Drag the slider to adjust the volume of movie or sound files 2 Volume control though this slider does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Preview ON OFF Turns the preview display on or off Play button Begins playback though this button does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture 5 Play position slider Pauses movie sound playback though this button does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture nd Rewinds the movie one frame at a time button 7 oe rene ane Advances the movie one frame at a time button Displays file information relative to the selected file including file File Information Display name file type and file location You can also use fields here to 8 button enter your own title or comments Displays detailed information Exif files only including image dimensions in pixels file data size playing time date added to the current album date modified and file creation date Detailed Information Display button
50. and Editing Images Arranging image objects a Using album files 1 Use the album menu and select an album which contains a file that you would like to include in your layout The selected album s thumbnails will be displayed in the thumbnail list window Only still picture thumbnails are displayed 2 Drag or double click a thumbnail from the Thumbnail list window The still picture associated with the thumbnail will appear in the layout as an image object Ridge is R al ii p m3 rae j 1 td EEL E Using templates 1 Click the Templates button 2 Double click the template you wish to use The selected Template will appear in the layout window In Windows you can drag a template from the templates list window as shown below kidpt ia Editing an image object Double click the image object you wish to work with or select it and click the Image Edit button to open the Image Editor Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 8 Layout Preferences Open the layout environment Display preferences 1 Open ImageMixer 2 Click the Layout Environment button on the Main Selector to open the layout window 3 Click the Preferences W button on the Selector Bar The layout preferences window will be displayed Layout Preferences window mit rags r au 9 wal mat a n z z l Grill TIERA rit nes DE
51. andled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win e gt Writing environment Screen composition How you can preview your authoring result and how you can create write disc are explained below You can go to the Writing environment by clicking the Writing environment button frrage icer EY HAWAT 1 Preview window You can preview and check the playback of the writing result 2 Slideshow number This number corresponds with the number in the control button of the preview panel It corresponds with the selected number on the remote control device Preview panel There are control buttons to operate preview Output button If you click this button the Output dialog will appear which is different between Windows and Macintosh Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved I i Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition Previe
52. ayed and the process of downloading video from the video camera s tape starts automatically mee timer Eas Wien C0 Now cagburing 3 movie from dieital camcorder Peace wait Whenever vou are ready to stop capturing click Stoo bution to begr creatine a Video CO H vou capture a movie for one hou st will take for maximum of 4 hours for the entre process from capt ing to wring diac 6 Click the Stop button The message shown below is displayed Insert a blank disc in the drive then click No Iminge Mixer Message amp T IMO0108 Fecr bonk CD ROM in your GL A drive Harp application opens Subomalealy cancel fie application E Point When you insert the blank disc in the drive if a software program installed on your PC starts automatically close the program 7 The screen shown below is displayed and the writing process starts To stop the writing process click the Cancel button meee timer Eas iden CD eating Video CD Creating OD image 8 When the writing process ends the screen shown below is displayed To create another copy of the same Video CD click the Start button To exit Easy Video CD click the Quit button mee timer Eas Wien CD Vides CD cuccesetully created Lio vou want io create another dec Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environm
53. bjects are added to the layout they will appear on top of previously placed objects Select the object for which you would like to change the overlap order and click the Change Overlap Order button A dropdown menu will be displayed Select the object s new position 2 Bring forward Moves the selected object forward one level Moves the selected object to the front of all the overlapping T Bring to front objects 3 Bring backward Moves the selected object backward one level eee in eck Mn the selected object to the back of all the overlapping Aligning objects Click the Alignment button to align the selected objects in relation to one another A dropdown menu is displayed Select the objects new alignment In Windows the object defined by the blue control points will be the reference object of all selected objects In Macintosh the object placed farthest away in the desired direction of alignment will be the reference D Align the left side of all selected objects according to the control 1 Align left points on the left side of the reference object Align the right side of all selected objects according to the control Align right points on the right side of the reference object Align the top of all selected objects according to the control points Align top on the top of the reference object Aiea bonom Align the bottom of all selected objects according to the control points on the bott
54. bnail list window will be viewed or played E Display size Windows only Defines the size movies will be shown when clicking View Play on the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu Slide Show Settings Defines slide show options E Only selected files Checking this box limits the slide show to selected files only If this box is not checked all files displayed in the thumbnail list window will be displayed in the slide show Repeat If this box is checked the slide show display will be repeated or looped until the slide show window is closed M interval Defines the time each image is shown during the slide show E Display size Defines the display size of movie files shown in the slide show Prefix for Newly Saved Files Defines the characters letters numbers etc added to the names of all files created in ImageMixer such as those created through exporting movies still pictures or those you have altered or edited yourself The prefix characters will be followed by consecutive numbers and the file will be saved in the destination folder defined in destination of exported files Newly created files always appear in the album from which the source files were taken Destination of Exported Files Defines the location in which the source files of exporting movies still pictures are saved as well as those you have altered or edited yourself The Browse button makes it easy to specify the save directory Copy
55. bnails Macintosh Press and hold the Command key on the keyboard and click all thumbnails Select entire thumbnails Windows Press and hold the Ctrl key and press A key on the keyboard Macintosh Press and hold the Command key and press A key on the keyboard Switching thumbnails You can switch between thumbnails by clicking the 1 decrease and 2 increase buttons Sorting Changing thumbnail order There are two ways to sort change thumbnail order as below Sorting thumbnails from using the menu Choose a category from the sort menu Changing thumbnail order manually Manually drag and drop your selected thumbnail to change order wa Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved I i i Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment amp Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition amp Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format h
56. button to define the starting point of the trimmed movie clip In point button Plays the trimmed movie clip from in point to out point Trimmed Range Preview button Click this button to define the ending point of the trimmed movie clip Out point button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved oe Sound Editing Various operations such as trimming fade in fade out settings and volume level can be performed relative to both primary and superimposed soundtracks Primary soundtrack editing Double click the thumbnail of a movie file on the Storyboard to display the Movie Editor From there click the Sound Editor button Here operations can be performed relative to trimming fade in fade out settings and volume level Trimming superimposed sound Upon placing your mouse pointer at either end of a superimposed sound clip the standard mouse pointer turns into a two way arrow type pointer Drag this pointer to trim the play duration of the sound Editing superimposed sound Double click the sound icon on the Timeline that is associated with the sound you want to edit The Sound Editor will appear allowing you to make changes relative to trimming volume level and fade in fade out points Primary Soundtrack Editing Defining fade in fade out settings 1 Double click the thumbnail of a movie file on the Storyboard to display the Movie Editor From there click t
57. buttons 4 Slideshow number Slideshow number corresponds with the selected number on the remote control of the device you are playing the Video CD Example if you press 2 on the remote control the slideshow No 2 will start playing 5 Menu for slideshow number selection button You can use this menu to select the number of slideshow buttons you wish to add to the main menu to 6 slideshow buttons can be placed and set up on one main menu To insert a new main menu choose New menu and a new main menu screen will be added to the back Page transfer menu When there are several main menu screens in one project use this menu to move from one main menu screen to another The selected main menu screen will be displayed Album menu The albums you have created will be shown in a list By selecting one of albums will show the thumbnails of its content in the contents list window Filter button Clicking Display still picture will display the still picture thumbnails Display movie will display the movie thumbnails Display sound will display the sound thumbnails Display all will display all types of file thumbnails Album icon If you drag this album icon and drop onto the layout screen this icon will work as a slideshow button including the contents of the currently selected album da Content list In this area shows the contents of a selected album as thumbnails By dragging thumbnails onto the layout scree
58. by double clicking the ImageMixer icon created during installation in the ImageMixer folder on the HDD 2 ImmageMixer ImageMixer startup screen The Main Selector The first window displayed when ImageMixer is started is called the Main Selector Imag Mixer MAG rece painter rer brio fe Dot der Ds oF mt Click to begin tasks related to capturing media files button Album Environment button Click to begin tasks related to albums NOONE ELAS OVO ts LS begin tasks related to editing movie files button Layout Environment button Click to begin tasks related to graphic layouts Video Disc Environment button 6 Easy Video CD start button Click to begin tasks related to the ImageMixer Easy Video CD 7 Exit button Click to exit ImageMixer Outline of tasks Click to begin tasks related to video disc Tasks related to capturing media files Capture Environment ImageMixer allows you to select which existing media you want to work with and import files from a memory card such as one which is inserted in a digital camera connected to your computer You can also record sound from audio CDs or by using a microphone Capturing still shots or entire scenes from a digital movie camera is also easy with ImageMixer You can then use the main screen to confirm these operations by double clicking the appropriate thumbnail and easily add media files to existing albums Tasks related to albums Album Environment Alb
59. changes and closes window OK button Time display Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 49 Transition Effects When you create a movie by combining two or more movie clips ImageMixer allows you to insert ready made transition effects between the scenes 1 Click the Transition Effects button 2 Drag amp drop the desired transition effect thumbnail into the transition box which appears between any two movie clip thumbnails on the Storyboard 3 Double click the transition effect thumbnail on the storyboard to open the Transition Settings window 4 Use the slider to drag either the starting point or the end point of the transition effect The point not being dragged will be set automatically 5 Click the OK button to apply changes and exit the window Transition Settings window Start point preview Displays the first frame of the selected transition range 2 End point preview oint preview Displays the last frame Displays the last frame of the selected transition range the selected transition range End point preview P Displays the last frame of the selected transition range y Transition effect duration Indicates the total time in seconds currently applied to the display transition effect Indicates the maximum time the transition effect may be shown The maximum time here will always be exactly the length of the shorter of the two movie clips Sapam sider Drag this slider
60. ck to select the pattern of the shape or in the case of circles squares and rounded squares the pattern of the surrounding line Pattern Select button It is not possible to define a line pattern for shapes other than circles squares and rounded squares Also selecting no pattern in the upper left hand corner of the pattern palette will effectively get rid of any color settings The line pattern can t be defined when a polygon or a straight line is selected in the shape list 6 Line Click to define an outline to the shape The line thickness can be changed by defining a numerical line point size A value of 0 is invalid To prevent the outline from appearing at all set the value to 1 and set white as the color 7 Line thickness W Shadow Settings shadow Settings Create shadome det he direction Shadowy colt re D me ee ee 2 EJ 1 Create Shadow button Click to add a shadow to the figure Up Click to move the shadow up Down Left Right Click to move the shadow down Click to move the shadow left Click to move the shadow right Shadow color Displays the color of the shadow Select color Click to select the color of the shadow from the Color Palette This figure defines the distance the shadow moves each time you click the or button Increments Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 7 Arranging
61. close them 2 Select an album of your choice from the album list window This will be the album into which you will import files 3 Select a thumbnail from the thumbnail list window More than one thumbnail may be selected at a time 4 Click the Import k button The source file of the anon selected in step 3 is added to the album selected in step 2 At this point a copy of the source file is created and saved into the directory designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences Files can also be imported by dragging and dropping thumbnails from the thumbnail list window into the desired album See below ImngeMirer A In Macintosh it may be impossible to create thumbnails for files which cannot be opened by QuickTime Player Also since Macintosh recognizes files by their contents rather than file extensions some files may be added as certain file type which is not in accordance with their file extension Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved gt on Capture Preferences Sets the settings related to capture mode Preference window X Check that the Capture Mode is selected then click the Preferences button W on the selector bar to display the preference window described below Prefix for Newly Captured Files Input and set the prefix for names used for capture files For example if you input ABC then the file names will be in order of capture ABC0001 ABC0002 ABC0003
62. ded in the slideshow such as movies still pictures sound etc Thumbnails The miniature image of the content or a template is called thumbnail You can distinguish between the files at a glance Slideshow Like a slide it plays the contents continuously In ImageMixer you can create slideshow form of a video disc Slideshow button t is a button for playing slideshow It is created when a folder is added to the main menu in the layout environment The slideshow number corresponds with the remote control of the playing device Press a number button on the remote control of the device to play Video CD Disc image Video CD image When a file composition is made into one image it is called a disc image Video CD VCD image A Video CD is when a file composition is made into one image in the Video CD Ver2 0 standard Video Disc This is a term used to refer to Video CD and DVD Video in ImageMixer It can be simply called a disc Video TV Format There are 2 types of Video TV format NTSC and PAL NTSC is a general Video TV format used in Japan USA etc It has 525 scanning lines and 30 frames are displayed per second PAL is a general video TV format used in Europe China etc It has 625 scanning lines and 25 frames are displayed per second Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia NTSC Ecuad or Jamaica Japan K
63. displayed When the device is not ready to play or is not connected to the PC correctly the message on the information display panel will read Connection with the peripheral 1s invalid Please confirm the connection between your PC and the peripheral Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved p s USB Device Capture Mode Windows Only Capturing movie scenes Follow these steps to capture record a movie file from a USB connected device 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured movie file 2 Click the Movie Scene Capture button Capturing a movie scene is now possible 3 Adjust sound volume if necessary This setting does not effect the original sound level of the captured movie scene 4 Click the Capture button at the desired point to begin capturing 5 Click the Stop button at the point you wish to end the capture If the Capture as MPEGI box is checked in the Capturing Recording Preferences the status box below will be shown After the capture is complete the movie file will be automatically added to the album designated in step 1 Converting to MPEG formal 45 To view the newly captured file double click its thumbnail to open the view window This function cannot be used while capturing is in progress Capturing still pictures Follow these steps to capture a still picture from a USB connected device 1 Select an albu
64. e Click to darken the pixels of the foreground image depending on ou the color of the background image Click to lighten the pixels of the foreground image depending on Screen the color of the background image Multiplies or screens the colors of the foreground image r depending on the color of the background image The pixels of the foreground image will be lightened 1f they are Soft Lich 50 brighter than the pixels of the background image or darkened Ogee if they are 50 darker than the pixels of the background image Hard Light Darken Difference iq Transparency slider The pixels of the foreground image will be lightened if they are 50 brighter than the pixels of the background image Black and white pixels remain unchanged Displays only the parts of the foreground image that are darker than the background image Displays only the parts of the foreground image that are lighter Lighten than the background image Subtracts the foreground color from the background color or vice versa depending on which has the greater brightness value Drag the slider to specify the transparency of the picture Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Di
65. e first frame of the movie is printed 1 Select the thumbnail s of the file s to be printed 2 Click Print in the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu 3 The Print Layout Settings dialog box is displayed After the options are set click the Print button to print out the selected file Brings up the Print Layout Settings dialog box Closes the Print Layout Settings dialog box and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment Print Layout Settings Prints thumbnails and their source file names Information Printing Prints thumbnails and information pertaining to their corresponding source files Defines the number of thumbnails per page by columns and rows Example 2 columns 3 rows per page Defines the number of thumbnails printed per page i r 7 PIXELA EINEN l p r E PIXEL PIXEL I I r PIXELA jms ar Defines the number of thumbnails printed per page Example 2 pictures per page Only the file information that is checked will be printed File Name Title Type Location Image Size Date Created Date Modified Data Size Length Comments The number of boxes that may be checked depends upon the number of images per page as well as the paper size L a When the file to be printed is an Exif file checking the Indicate Date box allows the photo date time to appear in the lower right hand corner of the picture
66. e level display Indicates time from beginning of clip of fade in ending position Fade in ending time Pause button display Indicates time from end of clip of fade out starting position accumulated playing time of sound file being previewed Fade out starting time display Time display Indicates the Volume level display soundtrack volume level setting Applies changes and OK button closes window Drag the slider to set the ending time of the soundtrack fade in Volume level control Drag the slider to edit volume Cancels changes and closes window Fade in slider Close button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 4B Inserting Titles ImageMixer allows you to insert titles you created in the Layout Environment into a movie 1 Click the Title button 2 Thumbnails of available titles will be displayed in the thumbnail list window Drag the title thumbnail you wish to use directly into the desired movie clip already placed on the Storyboard 3 A T will appear in the lower left hand corner of the movie clip thumbnail into which the title has been inserted 4 Double click the movie clip containing the title This will open the Movie Editor From there click the Title Editor button 5 Changes can be made relative to the range of the movie clip in which the title appears in point and out point as well as whether you w
67. e position at which to begin resume playback by DM POSO ene dragging the slider The corresponding frame is shown 5 EEE NES Rewinds the movie one frame at a time button 0 COOP Advances the movie one frame at a time button Close button Closes the view play window and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment Viewing still pictures View window for still pictures K gS on OY vol T Display Displays the selected file s 2 Zoom In button Clicking this button enlarges the display size 3 Zoom Out button Clicking this button reduces the display size When two or more files have been selected for viewing clicking 4 Display Previous button ae this button moves you to the previous file in the series 6 Display Next button When two or more files have been selected for viewing clicking this button moves you to the next file in the series Close button Closes the view display and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 8 Exporting Album Files Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format This action will not change the source file of the selected movie thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the movie according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a t
68. e the background color Overlap Order button Click to change the order of the selected overlapping objects 3 Alignment button Click to line up selected objects in relation to one another Click to work with the selected objects while maintaining their Group button position with one another When a group is already set clicking this button will release them from the group Lock button Click to lock or unlock the position of the selected object s Copy button Click to copy the selected object s Paste button Click to paste copied object s Transform Text button Click allow changes to the 3 dimensional properties of the selected text Windows only Delete button Click to delete the selected object s Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 2 Layout Menu Selecting layout type 1 Open the Layout Environment 2 Click the Layout Menu BA button The layout menu dialog box is displayed 3 Select the layout type from the layout menu In the menu window click the desired layout type and click the OK button The layout type can also be selected by double clicking its icon In Macintosh click the layout menu to select the layout type In the Layout Environment the size of the layout is acquired from the paper size of the printer When the printer driver is not specified a new layout cannot be created and an error message will be displayed when the Layout menu is selected
69. e when the Create Video CD is selected E Important If you are using a slow speed writing device such as USB connection setting the write speed too high may fail from writing successfully Please refer to the device manufacture manual and set as it recommends 7 Destination device Available device will appear in the pull down menu Select a writing device This setting is effective when the Create Video CD is selected Write amp Simulation Choose whether you want to test before writing from the pull down menu This setting is effective when the Create Video CD is selected Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition amp Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win leo Outpu
70. eference window described below Prefix for Newly Captured Files Input and set the prefix for names used for import files For example if you input ABC then the file names will be in order of import ABC0001 ABCO002 ABC0003 Destination of Captured Recorded Files Sets the location to which the file will be saved in import mode To change the destination click the Browse button select the new destination folder and click the OK button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved SES Audio CD Recording Mode ImageMixer allows you to record CDs straight from your CD ROM drive Recorded files can be played or added to a movie media stream Control panel Audio CDs can be played or recorded using the control panel shown below D In Macintosh this is displayed when an audio CD is inserted into the CD drive In Windows this appears regardless of whether or not an audio CD is present Audio CD mount indicator A list of available CD drives 1s displayed Select the CD drive you wish to record from Windows only Select CD drive menu If Enable digital recording is checked in the Capturing Recording Preferences the CD drive is displayed according to its drive name If the setting above has not been made the CD drive will appear according to its path Track number display The number of the curren track is displayed Time display Displays the accumulated time
71. elow Prefix for Newly Captured Files Input and set the prefix for names used for recording files For example if you input ABC then the file names will be in order of recording ABC0001 ABC0002 ABC0003 Destination of Captured Recorded Files Sets the location to which recorded files and such will be saved in recording mode To change the destination click the Browse button select the new destination folder and click the OK button Audio CD setting Windows only Sets the audio CD recording mode settings e Enable digital recording By inserting a check you can record from the pre set CD in digital format If the check is removed recording is done in analog format Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved jo Sound Recording Mode ImageMixer enables you to record sounds using a microphone or other sound output devices such as a TV cassette tape player etc connected to an audio input jack on your computer Sound effects and narration can be recorded and then added to movies you create yourself with the ImageMixer software Control panel From the control panel you can record sounds using a microphone or other sound output device connected to an audio input on your computer You can also use the control panel shown below to playback recorded sounds T Preview window Displays a preview of the selected thumbnail The position at which you wis
72. ent Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Creating Video CD easily Option Settings Le Option Settings When you click the Option button on the Easy Video CD startup screen you can set the options in Easy Video CD Lipton Larter Grose Batch encodine 1 Fes time encoding Not supported by some PGs Location ot work tolder 1 MPEG exporting options When you select Batch encoding the video on the video camera s tape is downloaded to the PC in AVI format then converted to MPEG1 format which conforms to the Video CD standard after which the Video CD is created When you select Real time encoding the video on the video camera s tape is downloaded to the PC in MPEGI format after which the Video CD is created If you download one hour of motion video and it will take some time before writing to the disk the total length will be about three hours for Concurrent encoding and about one and one half hours for Real time encoding Important If you select Real time encoding the data may not be downloaded properly in some environments e g if you are using Easy Video CD on a PC that is not very powerful E Point Downloaded video is saved as a motion video file in MPEG format which conforms to the Video CD standard 2 Work folder Specify a work folder
73. eo CD Win Term description DVD Video This is a read only digital media with recorded high quality image and sound The images are generally recorded in MPEG 2 format and can be played using any DVD player MPEG MPEG is the abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group and is the International Standard for information compression system to digital image and high fi audio MPEG 1 quality averages that of a VHS tape such as those used for playback of VideoCD Compared to DV digital video form MPEG has the feature of prolonging recording time while maintaining a smaller file size and is becoming the standard form of operation in the Internet MPEG 2 maintains a high quality image and are used for DVD digital satellite broadcasting etc Video CD This is one of the CD format for recording images and sounds on the CD media It is the compressed video data recorded as MPEG 1 with resolution of 352x240 pixels The number of frames per second is 24 or 29 97 frames Same as an audio CD about 74 minutes of data audio sound can be recorded in one CD The audio format is MPEG 1 Layer2 Video CD and Video CD Image created by ImageMixer like DVD Video support playback control It can be played using any Video CD player or a DVD player which supports Video CD Authoring The process of creating the video disc is called authoring Setting up menu composition contents navigation etc Contents This refers to the source inclu
74. es but you can capture them as MPEGI format moving picture files by inserting a check The converting MPEGI is ImageMixer MPEGI Minimum amount of free disk space The size of captured moving picture files becomes extremely large so when you capture a lot of moving picture files for a long time the available hard disk space may get too low To prevent your available hard disk space from getting too low you can set the amount of available hard disk space that is not to be used when capturing moving picture files This prevents the available hard disk space from falling below the set value You can set this either by selecting a value or inputting a value Monitor capture mode Insert a check to display the image being captured in the monitor window when moving pictures are captured USB Capture Device Setting Sound device In the USB Capture Mode select from a list the audio capture driver to be used when capturing from a device that supports moving picture playback through USB Only set this when you cannot do normal USB capture Capture Using DV Cam Set whether or not to do capturing from the digital video camera s external input By inserting a check you can capture the images from an analog image output device connected to the digital video camera Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved DV Camcorder Capture Mode Windows Only ImageMixer enables you to capture both still pictures and movie scenes a d
75. f necessary This setting does not effect the original sound level of the captured movie scene To prevent frame jumping on low spec machines it may be impossible to hear sound In such cases the volume should be adjusted during playback 5 Click the Capture button at the desired point to begin capturing 6 Click the Stop button at the point you wish to end the capture If the Capture as MPEGI box is checked in the Capturing Recording Preferences the status box below will be shown After the capture is complete the movie file will be automatically added to the album designated in step 1 To view the newly captured file double click its thumbnail to open the view window This function cannot be used while capturing is in progress Capturing still picture files You can capture a still picture by following the steps below 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured picture file Click the Still Picture Capture button Capturing a still picture is now possible Click the Play button to start the movie in the monitor window You can also fast forward rewind pause etc to find the point at which you plan to begin recording ra Click the Capture i button After the capture 1s completed the file will be automatically added to the album designated in step 1 To look at the captured file double click its thumbnail to open the view window T
76. g Mode Displays the height and width in pixels of the picture currently T Current image size be at displayed in the image edit window 2 Width Enter a value in pixels for the new width of the image Height Enter a value in pixels for the new height of the image Select this option to maintain the original proportions of the Lock aspect ratio image When this option is selected changing the value of the width will automatically change the height and vice versa 5 OK button Applies the new image size Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 6 Mask Mode Windows Only Masks allow you to apply certain limitations to the appearance of pictures by using stencils changing the opacity transparency of the image etc This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment 1 Gradation mask Click to display a list of available gradation masks Stencil mask Click to display a list of available stencil masks Drawnmask Click to create a custom mask Gradation masks D Gradation masks Available gradation masks are listed here 2 OK button Click to apply the selected gradation mask Stencil masks D Stencil masks Available stencil masks are listed here 2 OK button Click to apply the selected stencil mask Drawn masks After selecting a tool use the mouse to draw your 2 custom mask directly on the image in the editor
77. ge Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Operation of thumbnail list window Explanations below on the operation of thumbnail list window in the Album environment About thumbnail The thumbnails displayed in the thumbnail list window are the miniature image of file contents If the contents are movie files the image will be the first frame of the movie All movie or sound contents have a symbol on their thumbnails music movie Selecting thumbnails Select thumbnails using the mouse or the keyboard Selecting one thumbnail Click the thumbnail EGE sjana Z222 Selecting multiple thumbnails next to each other 1 Click the fist thumbnail then 2 press and hold the Shift key on the keyboard and click the last thumbnail od Selecting multiple thumbnails scattered Windows Press and hold the Ctrl key on the keyboard and click all thum
78. ge Editor Opening Image Editor Image Editor display Undo Tool bar Mac Filter Mode I From Album Environment 1 Open ImageMixer Red eye compensation Auto enhance 2 Click the Brightness Contrast Environment button on the Main Selector or Mode Select Bar to open the Album Hue Saturation Sharpness Blur Draw Mode Brush 4 Click the Image Edit Pen 3 Select the thumbnail of the still picture you want to work with Change album if necessary button Eraser Paint Airbrush Crop Rotate Flip Mode Cropping 1 Open ImageMixer Rotating Flipping Image Resizing Mode Mask Mode Win I From Layout Environment Gradation masks 2 Click the Layout Environment button on the Main Selector or Mode Select Stencil masks Bar to start the Layout Environment Drawn masks a Chroma Key Mode Mac 3 Start layout create a new layout or open a saved layout Create Shadow Mode Win Blend Mode Win 4 Arrange a still picture object in the layout area if necessary Blend Mode Win Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment 5 Select the picture object you want to work with Le sS 6 Click the Image Edit button The same process can be repeated by clicking other picture objects Image Editor display VYOO BOVO G and T will not be displayed when starting the Image Editor from the Album Environment T Filter Mode button 2 Draw Mode button Crop Rotate Flip Mode but
79. h relates to Exif formatted files In particular these files contain all sorts of information relative to specific dates times camera information and camera settings This view also allows you to add your own information such as titles and comments that will help you remember certain details associated with individual files A small preview pane described below is also available E O Displays a preview of the selected thumbnail though this monitor Monitor does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a sound file The position at which you wish to begin playback can be set by 2 Play position slider dragging the slider though this slider does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture 3 Begins playback though this button does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Preview ON OFF button Turns the preview display on or off Pace buon Pauses movie sound playback though this button does not appear Play button at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Drag the slider to adjust the volume of movie or sound files 6 Volume control though this slider does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Displays file information relative to the selected file including file name file type and file location You can also use fields here to enter your own title or comments File Information D
80. h to begin playback can be selected by dragging the slider Switches the preview display on or off dodo Displays the accumulated time of the currently playing movie or sound file Playback position slider Preview ON OFF button Volume control Adjust volume by dragging the slider Stop button Click to stop playback Play button Click to start playback Pause button Click to pause playback Click to record During recording this button functions as a stop Record button banoi Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Sound Recording Mode Recording sound files Follow these steps to record music from a microphone or other sound output device such as a TV cassette tape player etc The size of recorded sound files is approximately 10MB per minute of CD audio 1 Connect the microphone or other sound output device to the appropriate input jack on your computer 2 Select an album Select the album from the album list window into which you wish to save the recorded sound files 3 Click the Record button 4 Click the Stop button at the point at which you wish to stop recording The audio format of digitally recorded files is PCM the sampling rate is 44 1 KHz and the bit rate is 16bit stereo In Windows the file type of recorded files is WAVE In Mac AIFF files are created Files are saved in the save location designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences but are of course added di
81. he Sound Editor button 2 Drag the fade in slider to define the ending time of the soundtrack fade in The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade in slider so the fade in time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame 3 Drag the fade out slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade out slider so the fade out time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame 4 Drag the volume level slider to adjust the volume level 5 Click the OK button to apply the changes you have made Confirm that you have made the desired changes by playing the movie in the Preview Mode as changes will not be reflected in the editing mode Sound Editor window ang in at p BR ee E RSR EE 4 j i WE a fa f 7 la P a i F 2 R gt 5 E PURE ee bes lo site en oe a Li re pees ooo poms Pier a e ee Poa ef Le ah ag en Le k Pe e z a mp a Se Tall oni i E pie T pe a a ee ory iy i a mm ell erect ee ee ee ET J Tar all ai a Y en mail aren a a Switches if necessary to the sound edit mode O Time display Displays the movie to be edited Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie or sound file being previewed Sound editor window Drag the slider to control playback volume id Volume co
82. he thumbnail list window Macintosh Files are recorded is by dragging amp dropping the track number from the track list window to the thumbnail list window Tracks are recorded individually imngeMiver amp amp amp e 00000 UE Gis Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved URSS Audio CD Recording Mode Troubleshooting M Unable to record sound files analog recording in Windows See section 2 4 2 There may be a problem with a driver There may also be a problem with the connection between the CD drive and the sound card If you expect this to be the case contact the relevant manufacturer WB Track list not displayed Confirm that the correct CD drive 1s selected Windows only that the CD currently in the drive is an audio CD and that the CD drive is functioning properly BB sound files were created but cannot be played Check the speaker power and volume Note that the ImageMixer volume control works independently of the volume control on the speakers In Windows right click the speaker icon on the task bar and select Open Volume Controls If CD Audio is muted or if the volume is too low adjust accordingly and record again In Macintosh open Apple menu gt Control Panels gt Sound to set the recording sound level The method for adjusting the volume may be different depending on your computer s configurations in which case we recommend that you consult the man
83. his function cannot be used while capturing is in progress Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved DV Camcoder Capture Preferences Windows only Sets the settings related to the DV camcorder capture mode Preferences window Check that the DV Camcorder Capture Mode is selected then click the Preferences button W on the selector bar to display the preference window described below Input and set the prefix for names used for capture files For example if you input ABC then the captured file names will be in order of capture ABC0001 ABC0002 ABC0003 Destination of Captured Recorded Files Sets the location to which the captured files and such will be saved in capture mode To change the destination click the Browse button select the new destination folder and click the OK button Still Picture Capture Settings Sets the settings used when you capture still picture files You can perform processing to make the files suitable for use on a PC e Reduce interlace noise For images taken with a digital video camera a new image is displayed every 1 30th of a second similar to TV images The format used does not rewrite a whole frame one page of the screen all at once but rather rewrites a frame s image one half at a time every 1 60th of a second On a PC a frame screen is captured as a single page of still pictures Because of this if there 1s rapid movement in the image blurring
84. humbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album Exporting movies Exported files will appear in the current album and their source files will be saved according to the destination folder defined under Destination of exported files in the Album Preferences 1 Select the thumbnail of the movie file to be exported from the thumbnail list window Click Export within album as new movie in the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu The Movie Format Settings dialog box will appear 2 Define the file format options described below and click the Export button M ImageMixer MPEGI format Select the conversion quality Select 320 x 240 or 640 x 480 to convert a file at that size quality Select Video CD to convert a file to a file optimized for Video CD NTSC is a video format used in Japan and the U S and PAL is a video format used in China and Europe Select For e mail to convert a file to a smaller file that can be attached to emails Select DV AVI to convert a file to an AVI format file If you select Custom you can set the conversion file by clicking on the button When using a moving picture file that has a non standard frame size in Video CD creation it will be necessary to change the size In this case the image quality improves if you check Use interlace process in size changes However file conversion takes longer when this process is used so only select it as needed In additio
85. humbnail into the album of your choice A cut or copied thumbnail cannot be pasted into an album in which a copy of that thumbnail already exists Delete thumbnail Deletes the selected thumbnail from the album Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the Yes button deletes the selected thumbnail Only the thumbnail itself and not the source file associated with it is deleted Change size of thumbnails Allows you to display either large or small thumbnails Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 4 File Menu Clicking this button displays the file menu Move Moves the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Browse for Folder dialog box Select the destination location and click OK to move the source file Copy Copies the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Browse for Folder dialog box Select the destination location and click OK to copy the thumbnail source file Delete Deletes the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the Yes button deletes the selected source file View Play Clicking this command will allow pictures and movie files to be viewed and sound files to be played Display file location Windows only Displays the contents of the directory containing the source file of the selected thumbnail This funct
86. igital video cameras connected to the JEEE1394 port of your computer Control panel From the control panel you can play or record media from a digital video camera connected to your PC eo o 1 Monitor window Displays the movie directly from the digital video camera F Small Monitor button Click to display the movie in the small monitor window Large Monitor button Monitor Large Monitor button Click to display the movie in a large monitor window a This icon becomes active glows when a DV cassette is present in 4 Cassette indicator H the digital video camera Click to refresh the connection between the PC and the digital Refresh connection button video camera Time display Displays the current play time according to the counter on the video camera Volume control Adjust the volume by dragging the slider Clicking this button will rewind the DV cassette inside the video Rewind button bd camera as if you pushed the rewind button on the device itself d Stop button Click to stop playback Play button Click to start playback Pause button Click to pause playback Clicking this button will fast forward the DV cassette inside the Fast Forward button video camera as 1f you pushed the rewind button on the device itself Single Frame Rewind When the movie is paused this button moves the movie backward button one frame at a time Single Frame Play button Plays the movie frame by frame slo
87. in the media stream Details the linear progression of media within the stream Double clicking sound media here also provides you with trimming options Gs Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Monitor Panel Edit mode Click the Edit Mode button I 00 00 02 0 Le L D 1 Monitor Displays the media stream currently arranged on the Storyboard The position at which to begin playback can be defined by dragging the slider 3 Stop button Stops playback and returns the movie to the beginning Play position slider 4 Play button Plays from the current position of the play position slider Pause button Pauses playback Te don Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie or D sound file being previewed Volume como control Volume control Dragthesliderto control volume Drag the slider to control volume slider to control volume Preview mode Click the Preview Mode J button 9 D T Niortai Click the Play button to preview the media stream currently being edited Preview range select slider Defines the range of the media stream to be previewed Stop button Play button Plays from the current position of the play position slider 5 Pause button Pauses playback Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie or aun sound file being previewed Volume control Drag the slider to control volu
88. ion utilizes the standard Windows Explorer interface Rename file Allows you to change the name of the source file associated with the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays a dialog box Enter the new name and click the OK button Thumbnail names cannot be changed through this operation Change thumbnail names in the title field of the Thumbnail Detailed file information view Edit Picture Allows the source file of the selected still picture thumbnail to be edited The edited still picture is created as a new file and its thumbnail is automatically added to the album when exiting the Image Editor The original still picture file remains unchanged after editing A duplicate of the still picture file which is to be edited is created when Image Editor is started Export within album as new movie Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not change the source file of the selected movie thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the movie according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album Export within album as new picture Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not cha
89. isplay button Displays detailed information Exif files only including image dimensions in pixels file data size playing time date added to the current album date modified and file creation date Detailed Information Display button Displays Exif file information relative to the selected file including a description of the image date time the picture was taken Exif version image size and whether or not the picture is meant to appear vertically or horizontally orientation Exif File Information Display button Displays information relative to the camera with which the Exif picture was originally taken including the name of the camera manufacturer camera model and the camera s maximum aperture value Camera Information Display button Exif files 5 only Displays information relative to the settings under which the Exif photograph itself was taken including lens focal length shutter speed aperture value exposure value exposure program metering mode ISO white balance and whether or not a flash was used Photo Information Display button Exif files only Thumbnail Detailed file information view Macintosh Selecting individual thumbnails provides you with a wide variety of information including e that which relates to Exif formatted files In particular these files contain all sorts of information relative to specific dates times camera information and camer
90. isplayed In Macintosh select the paper size to be used in the paper settings dialog box chosen under Selector In both cases continue by clicking the OK or Print button The Print button is not displayed when Title is selected from the layout menu Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Object Operations Arranging Objects See Arranging and editing text objects to learn about character objects Arranging and editing figure objects to learn about figure objects and Arranging and editing image objects to learn about image objects Moving objects Click and drag to move objects D Right click on an object hold down the mouse button D drag the object to the desired location and finally release the mouse button Click inside the object to be moved inside the Blocks If you click and drag a Control point you will change the size of the object E Moving more than one object In Windows select the objects to be moved and drag the one defined by the blue Control points In Macintosh drag any of the selected objects E Moving objects with the keyboard Use the arrow keys to move objects without using the mouse Select one object and move it by pressing an arrow key or hold down Shift an arrow key to move multiple objects In the preferences window you can set the distance objects move each time the arrow keys are pressed Different values can be set for both the arrow key and the
91. ixer Easy Video CD Win Les Layout environment Screen composition In this layout environment you can setup the design of your main menu The screen composition of a Layout environment is explained below Sar Important You can continue adding albums and contents until the used space bar becomes full If you add contents as the numbers below the adding operation will not be proceeded For movie contents within a project 97 or more For slideshow buttons within a project 900 or more For any contents within a slideshow button 1 000 or more ip Os T LOTS gt D 12 IEN D Navigation bar The navigation bar is always displayed in Video disc mode These buttons are the environment and other main functions when you take steps for output 2 Main menu This layout screen will be the main menu displayed during the playback You can add a slideshow button by dragging an album icon or thumbnails of contents in an album and dropping onto the screen Sar Important If there is no slideshow buttons placed in the layout screen the preview function cannot be used and it will not be recorded on a disc Note You can also add contents to any placed buttons by using the drag and drop method 3 Slideshow button When you place an album or a content onto the layout screen the slideshow buttons will be inserted The slideshow button is a button to start a slideshow You can place the maximum of 6 slideshow
92. k if you wish not to write directly to disc and instead only create a Video CD image Click the Browse button and choose the destination folder for storage location You can also put a check mark on Create Video CD to create Video CD while outputting the Video CD image Important The created Video CD image will be saved to the destination folder named Cdimage Do not move or change the file name or location If there is already an existing folder with that name new coming Video CD images will be saved in the different folders which will be name as Cdimagel Cdimage2 Cdimage3 etc 3 Add operation guide Put a check mark if you wish to have the operation guide of remote control for Video CD Video playback to be played just before the slideshow playback Use interpolation for resizing images If you are using a movie which image aspect is other than Video CD standard the image aspect need to be resized By using Interpolation function during resizing it takes much time than without this function but you can improve the image quality Use it when it is necessary 5 Create Video CD Put a check if you wish to write directly to disc to create a Video CD Also put a check on Output Video CD image to output Video CD image while creating a Video CD 6 Write speed You can select the writing speed from the pull down menu Example 2x means double speed and 4x means 4 times the original speed This setting is effectiv
93. k to capture the images from an analog image output device connected to the digital video camera Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer Album Environment Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Albums help you organize media files to be used with ImageMixer Available tasks include viewing still AL De Yds images and movies running slide shows displaying information related to individual files performing file searches and sorting files according to specific criteria Using albums also means that you only need Chapter 3 Album Environment manage those files that serve the purposes you define Chapter 2 Capture Environment Opening Album Environment amp Nomenclature Thumbnails Movie file thumbnails Sound file thumbnails Opening Album Environment Still picture file thumbnails Album Menu 1 Open ImageMixer File Menu Exporting Album Files Context Menus Thumbnail Views 2 Click the Album Environment button on the Main Selector Thumbnail view Thumbnail File information View Thumbnail Detailed file information view image Editor Nomenclature View Play Window Playing movies and sound files D T Playing movies and sound files Mac Viewing still pictures Exporting Album Files Exporting movies Exporting pictures Output to memory card Printing Within the Album Environment lage Mines SLI ZE a zh Finding Specific Files Search by file type
94. lbum s icon In this case remove the album and add it again Rename album Allows you to change an album s name After selecting an album from the album list window and clicking this command a dialog box appears Enter the new album name and click the OK button Backup album Creates a duplicate file of the currently selected album Clicking this command displays the Save As dialog box Enter the file name define the destination directory then click Save The newly created backup album is displayed in the album list window A folder with the same name as the backup album is created in the destination directory The backup album file and backup files of the files added to the original album are saved in this folder In Windows the album file and its thumbnails source files are copied into the backup folder In Macintosh the copies of the original source files are renamed with the prefix BackUP followed by consecutive numbers Delete album Deletes the selected album Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the Yes button deletes the selected album Only the album itself and not the source files associated with it is deleted Create album with selected thumbnails Creates a new album with the selected source files according to the currently selected thumbnails as its initial contents In Windows clicking this menu item displays the Save As dialog box Enter the album file name define
95. le thumbnails o The title of the movie is shown here 3 This is the icon used for movie files The graphic representation or thumbnail image consists of the first frame of the movie Sound file thumbnails T This is the ImageMixer thumbnail image used for sound media The title of the sound media is shown here This is the icon used for sound media Still picture file thumbnails The thumbnail image consists of a miniature image D of the picture itself The title of the still picture is shown here This is the icon used for still pictures Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 3 Album Menu Clicking this button displays the album menu Create new album Creates a new album Clicking this command displays the Save As dialog box Enter the file name define the destination directory then click Save The newly created album will appear in the album list window Add album Adds or retrieves a saved album which was previously removed Clicking this command displays the Open dialog box Selecting and opening an album file here adds it to the other albums currently displayed in the album list window Remove album Removes the selected album from the album list window Note that the album file itself is not deleted When an album has been deleted or moved from the directory in which it was saved a question mark will be displayed on the a
96. leting objects Select an object and click the Delete button Multiple objects may be selected and deleted at once Transforming 3 D appearance of text objects Windows only Text objects can be altered to appear 3 dimensional both on the screen and when printed out e Ifthe text object s Style is set to italic or bold italic the text object cannot be transformed e If you make changes to the content of the actual text be aware that you may not see those changes on the screen unless you have chosen the proper setting under Appearance in text box in the Text Creator Editor e Note that 3 dimensional transformations can only be done when the text box has been set to fit all text horizontally according to the longest line e Once you have made 3 dimensional transformations to a text object clicking the button will revert the text object back to its original appearance and size Once you move the text box or change its size the text box will be automatically adjusted to the new text size Please also note that if the size of the text box is too small it might not be displayed correctly when reverted to its original appearance Change Font Size to avoid this Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved CDS Arranging and Editing Text Creating new text and arranging it as a text object Click the Create Text button to display the Text Creator Editor Type the desired text in the text input window
97. lick the Record button The movie will play and recording will start Click the Stop button at the point you wish to stop recording The audio format of digitally recorded files is PCM the sampling rate is 44 1 KHz and the bit rate is 16bit stereo In Windows the file type of recorded files is WAVE In Mac AIFF files are created Files are saved in the Save location designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences but are of course added directly to the album selected in step 2 To confirm successful recording of sound files double click their thumbnail icon in the thumbnail list window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 Sound Recording Mode Troubleshooting BB sound files were created but cannot be played Check the speaker power and volume Note that the ImageMixer volume control works independently of the volume control on the speakers In Windows right click the speaker icon on the task bar and select Open Volume Controls If Line In is muted or if the volume is too low adjust accordingly and record again In Macintosh open Apple menu gt Control Panels gt Sound to set the recording sound level The method for adjusting the volume may be different depending on your computer s configurations in which case we recommend that you consult the manufacturer s technical support center WB Recorded analog sound files contain noise and jump
98. ll down File Menu or the Context Menu The Still Picture Format Settings dialog box will appear 2 When exporting a still picture from a movie file select the desired frame by dragging the play position slider 3 Define the file format options BMP for Windows PICT for Macintosh Exif or JPEG and click the Export button 4 Once the file is exported the dialog box will close and the new file will appear in the thumbnail list window of the current album Still Picture Format Settings dialog box Preview display ne Le to preview the still picture before proceeding with file Used to select the frame of the movie from which you wish to create export a new picture This is not displayed when exporting from a still picture Play position slider Converts the selected movie or still picture file into the Exif file Exif format used by digital cameras Original size or 640 x 480 pixels may be selected Exports the selected movie frame or still picture in BMP eee Windows or PICT Macintosh format Exports the selected movie frame or still picture in JPEG format Note that when a low image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively fast while the data size of the newly created exported picture is relatively small Conversely when a higher image quality 1s selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively slow while the data size of
99. lter Mode Red eye Compensation Click to compensate for photos in which the subject s eyes appear E Es button E Au Enhance button Allows ImageMixer to automatically enhance image quality 2 Brightness Contrast button Click to control brightness and contrast Hue Saturation button Click to control color hue tone saturation and lightness 5 Sharpness button Click to sharpen the image Blurbuton Click to blur the image Red eye compensation After setting the options draw directly on the image displayed in the editing window Range slider Drag the slider to specify the color range for red eye compensation 2 Replacement color indicator Displays the color you have chosen to replace red eye areas 6 Color Select button Click to display the Color palette and select the replacement color Brush type indicator Shows currently selected brush type and size Brush Type Selector button Click to display available brush types and sizes See below There are slight differences in the brush types available in Windows and Macintosh Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved WOA Filter Mode Auto enhance ImageMixer can automatically enhance the image quality of your pictures o Preview window Displays a preview of the enhanced image OK button Click to execute auto enhancement of the image Brightness Contrast As you adjust these qualitie
100. m Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured picture file 2 Click the Still Picture Capture button Capturing a still picture is now possible iit 3 Click the Capture i button After the capture 1s completed the file will be automatically added to the album designated in step 1 To view the captured file double click its thumbnail to open the view window This function cannot be used while capturing is in progress Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved AIRES USB Capture Preferences Windows only Sets the settings related to the USB capture mode Preference window Check that the USB Capture Mode is selected then click the Preferences button W on the selector bar to display the preference window described below Prefix for Newly Captured Files Input and set the prefix for names used for capture files For example if you input ABC then the captured file names will be in order of capture ABC0001 ABC0002 ABC0003 Destination of Captured Recorded Files Sets the location to which the captured files and such will be saved in capture mode To change the destination click the Browse button select the new destination folder and click the OK button Movie Capture Settings Sets the settings for capturing moving picture files Capture as MPEGI Normally moving pictures are captured as AVI format moving picture fil
101. made to hue saturation and lightness of colors in the picture Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved PAS Filter Mode Sharpness Adjust by dragging the slider while checking results in the preview window D Preview window Displays the result of the sharpness setting D Sharpness Drag the slider to adjust sharpness 3 OK button Click to apply the sharpness setting Blur In Windows ImageMixer will automatically blur an image In Macintosh a slider will be displayed Drag the slider to control the blur D Preview window Displays the result of applying the blur filter 2 OK button Click it to apply the blur filter Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved RES Draw Mode After setting the tool options use the mouse to draw directly on the image in the edit window T Brushbutton Click to draw with the brush Eraserbutton Click to erase portions of the picture Paint button Click to paint areas of the image according to a specified range Click to draw with the airbrush Click to draw with the pen 5 Airbrush button Brush T Brush color Indicates the currently selected brush color D D Color Select button 3 Click to display the Color palette and choose a brush color 6 Transparency Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Brush type indicator Shows cu
102. me The position at which to begin playback can be defined by dragging the slider Stops playback and returns the movie to the beginning Play position slider Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Media Selection Panel Create new project While the media stream is being edited and before it is saved as an MPEGI file it exists as a project Saved projects which have not yet been formatted as MPEGI files are called project files Open a project file Clicking this button displays the Open dialog box allowing you to browse the folders on your computer Save project Clicking this button displays the Save As dialog box Enter the file name and click Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the project to be stored Movie display button Displays only thumbnails of movie files existing in the current album Since they can also be added to the media stream still picture files are treated as movies the playing time of which you can set yourself Sound file display button Displays only thumbnails of sound files existing in the current album Transition effect display button j Displays thumbnails corresponding to the transition effects that can be used by ImageMixer Title display button EFE Displays thumbnails of titles created in the Layout Environment Generate movie Clicking this button saves the edited media stream as an
103. ment Screen composition amp Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Preferences Setting Video disc mode preferences You can go to the Preference by clicking the Preference on the Selector bar Pretornances Location of work folder 650MB 1 Location of work folder Windows or work disk Macintosh Select a folder or disk as your work place Choose where there are plenty of space so that you can operate this program without having problems 2 Video TV format Select a video TV format you wish to create There are 2 types of video TV format such as NTSC and PAL NTSC is the general video TV format used in Janan USA and etc It has 525 scanning lines and 30 frames are displayed per second PAL is the general video TV format used in Europe China etc It has 625 scanning lines and 25 frames are displayed per second Ea Note For Windows users selecting the area or country where you live during ImageMixer installation process aligns the video system to the area you live Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Colombia NTSC Ecuad or Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Chin
104. movie backward button one frame at a time Single Frame Play button Plays the movie frame by frame slow motion Single Frame Advance When the movie is paused this button moves the movie forward button one frame at a time Still Picture Capture button Click to enable the capturing of still pictures Motion Picture Capture button Click to enable the capturing of movie scenes Click to capture either a still picture or a movie scene The function of this button depends on whether or is currently active Note that this button functions as the STOP button during movie scene capturing a7 Information display panel Indicates current operation and connection status of the device 16 Capture button Connection status Connect the USB interface of the device such as a digital video camera to the USB port on the computer Set the device to display images through the USB connection Consult the instruction manual that came with your equipment for details on transferring images from your particular device M If the connection between the PC and the device is working properly A blue monitor window is displayed Depending on your selected task the message in the information display panel will read There is of free space in the destination directory for capturing movie scenes or Ready to capture still picture HB if there is a problem with the connection between the PC and the device A black monitor window will
105. n by checking Maintain ratios in size conversions the file size is changed but the image angles of the moving picture file being converted are kept the same Because of this black background 1s filled in as needed to make it a 4 3 ratio MB MPEG movie for Sony Converted as MPEG movies for Sony cameras Select from MPEG movie for Sony 160x112 QCIF MPEG movie for Sony 160x112 CV MPEG movie for Sony 320x240 CIF MPEG movie for Sony 320x240 HQ MPEG movie for Sony 640x480 VGAL Movie Format Settings dialog box QO Od Preview display Allows you to preview the movie before proceeding with file 5 export DS co D Used to define the position at which to begin resume preview by YP dragging the slider The corresponding frame is shown Play button Click to begin preview from the current position on the play position slider Pause button Pauses movie playback Defines size and quality options relative to the Sony MPEG movie format Note that when a low image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively 6 MPEG exporting options fast while the data size of the newly created exported picture is for SONY relatively small Conversely when a higher image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively slow while the data size of the newly created exported picture is relatively large Volume control Drag the slider to
106. n will place a slideshow button Note To add contents to the slideshow button that you have already placed on the layout screen drag contents and drop onto the slideshow button or add contents in the Album environment D Panel There are 3 panels style slideshow button and title Used space It displays the project data size be used in a disc The level increases as more contents are added Always displayed in the Video Disc mode E Important Contents cannot be added when the bar gets full a3 Status bar Move the mouse pointer over botton or tab to display the explanation on the botton of window Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD
107. ndicates a link Clicking it will display the relevant item Once that item has been displayed the link will appear in purple text e The end of the page can be referenced by clicking o e The beginning of the page can be referenced by clicking t e The preceding page or preceding item can be referenced by clicking e The following page or following item can be referenced by clicking gt gt e Issues of particular importance are indicated in red text Please read them carefully Homepage The latest information on ImageMixer can be found on our home page http www ImageMixer com Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved HAN WE Read Carefully About trademarks e Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries The official name of Windows is Microsoft Windows Operating System e Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc e In addition the company names and brand names referenced in this manual are themselves the trademarks registered trademarks and products of the respective companies Warning 1 All rights related to the user manual and software produced by our company henceforth product both of which are stored on the installation CD ROM belong solely to PIXELA Corporation 2 Unauthorized reproduction or reprinting of the contents of the product or any portion thereof 1s strictly prohibited 3 The contents of this
108. nge the size the object Control points are displayed slightly differently in Windows and Macintosh BB Blocks Blocks are the square areas which surround the control points Gis Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer Capture Environment Tadia D Chapter 1 Before Use ImageMixer allows you to select which existing media you want to work with and import files from a AL one memory card such as one which is inserted in a digital camera connected to your computer You can also record sound from audio CDs or by using a microphone Capturing still shots or entire scenes from a Chapter 2 Capture Environment Capture Environment digital movie camera is also easy with ImageMixer You can then use the main screen to confirm these Opening Capture Environment operations by double clicking the appropriate thumbnail and easily add media files to existing albums Capture window Capture Tasks Import file mode display Importing files Opening Capture Environment Preferences amp Digital Camera Import Mode Digital camera import display Importing files from a digital camera 1 Open ImageMixer Preferences Audio CD Recording Mode 2 Click the Capture Environment button on the Main Selector Control panel Caution Recording music files Troubleshooting Preferences 3 Click the Capture Mode Selector button which corresponds to the task you wish to perform The selected mode i
109. nge the source file of the selected picture thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the picture according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album Send mail Windows only Enables e mail to be sent by automatically activating the mail software and attaching the source file of the thumbnail selected in the thumbnail list window to a new message In order to use this function your e mail software must be MAPI compatible Output to memory card Outputs a copy of the source file associated with the selected thumbnail to a memory card Print Prints out the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Print Layout Settings dialog box providing you with a variety of options related to paper size etc Run slide show Runs a slide show of still pictures as well as the first frame of movies according to the selected thumbnails Slide shows run according to settings you define in Album Preferences In Macintosh these buttons are not displayed The slide show can be ended by pressing the Command Apple key period key or Esc key Play button Runs the slide show Stop button Stops the slide show Stops the slide show and returns to main screen of the Album Environment Return button Apply as wallpaper Windows
110. ntrol 2 Monitor Used to define the play position relative to the movie currently being edited Stops playback and Stop button returns the slider to the beginning of the movie Drag the slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out Fade out slider Play position slider Indicates the soundtrack volume level setting Volume level display Drag the slider to set the ending time of the soundtrack fade in Indicates time from beginning of clip of fade in ending position Fade in ending time display Fade in slider Indicates time from end of clip of fade out starting position Fade out starting time display Volume level Drag the slider to edit control volume Plays from the current Play button position of the play position slider aus button Pauses playback Applies changes and closes window Close button Cancels changes and closes window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved OK button Superimposed Sound Editing Defining fade in fade out settings 1 Double click the sound file on the Timeline to display the Movie Editor From there click the Sound Editor button 2 Drag the fade in slider to define the ending time of the soundtrack fade in The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade in slider so the fade in time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame
111. of the slideshow button 5 Album environment button Click to go to the album environment Here you can organize and edit the contents of the slideshow button selected in the layout environment Writing environment button Click to go to the writing environment Here you can preview authoring results and write create a disc and disc image 5 Save button Click to save the present authoring work as a project file Therefore you can continue to work on your project where you have left off Open project button It let you continue to start your project you ve saved by clicking the Open Project button The extension of the file is pvd Write Saved Image button Click to display a dialog box showing saved disc images Select any of them to to open the Create Disc dialog box from where you can write content directly to disc Windows only Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environ
112. om 576 to 540 to be able to obtain an image with an accurate ratio However because the correction is done by reducing the number of dots the image quality deteriorates e Crop surroundings pixels according to settings below Trims off the unnecessary parts around the frame The values for trimming the top bottom right and left are input in units of dots Movie Capture Settings Sets the settings for capturing moving picture files Capture as MPEGI The files are normally captured as AVI format moving picture files but you can capture them as MPEGI format moving picture files by inserting a check The converting MPEGI is ImageMixer MPEG Minimum amount of free disk space The size of captured moving picture files becomes extremely large so when you capture a lot of moving picture files for a long time the available hard disk space may get too low To prevent your available hard disk space from getting too low you can set the amount of available hard disk space that is not to be used when capturing moving picture files This prevents the available hard disk space from falling below the set value You can set this either by selecting a value or inputting a value Monitor capture mode Insert a check to display the image being captured in the monitor window when moving pictures are captured DVC capture settings e Capture using DV Cam Set whether or not to do capturing from the digital video camera s external input Insert a chec
113. om of the reference object Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved RES Object Operations Locking objects When you do not wish to make further changes to a design you can lock the objects so that they cannot be Moved or Change size Select objects to be locked into place and click the Lock button The control points of the locked object s will turn Yellow Windows or Gray Macintosh The Lock button will change to the Unlock button When no object is selected the Lock Unlock button is shaded gray and cannot be clicked Grouping objects Certain operations can be performed with entire groups of objects of the grouped objects will turn red and the Group button will change to the Release group button In Macintosh the color of the control points does not change To release objects from a group select the group and click the Release Group button When no object is selected the Group Release group button is shaded gray and cannot be clicked Copying and pasting objects You can copy and paste objects when designing a layout Select an object and click the Copy button Click the Paste m button to paste a copy of the object in the same or a different layout You can copy and paste multiple objects though doing so may take more time for your computer to execute Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 7 T EE Object Operations De
114. orea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria China Czech Republic Denmark Finland France Germany Great Britain Guyana Holland Hong Kong Hungary Iran Iraq Italy Kuwait Malaysia Monaco New Zealand Norway Paraguay Poland Portugal Russia Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Ukraine Uruguay etc PAL Project The work currently working authoring is called a Project The Video Disc mode lets you save your project even before completing the entire process Next time just open the project you have saved and continue authoring the content from where you have left off Main menu The screen you are editing in the layout environment is called Main menu that will be the menu screen of the Video CD You can edit this main menu in the Layout environment You can create more than one main menu one main menu only can hold 6 slideshow buttons Slideshow number These are the numbers that are displayed on the slideshow buttons in the main menu These numbers correspond to the number buttons on the remote control of your playing device For example when you press No 1 on your remote control the slideshow No 1 on the main menu will start to play And if you press the No 3 button slideshow No 3 will start to play Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights rese
115. ould like the title to appear at all 6 Click the OK button to apply changes and exit the window Title Editor window Tale Editor mm SEL QUELLE LR Single Increment Rewinds the movie one acorn if necessary D mae tector DN OS to the title edit mode i Rewind button increment Maniorwindow Displays the movie D Single Increment Advances the movie one being edited Advance button increment Indicates the range of the associated movie Title range bar in which the title is 2 to appear Defines the duration in seconds of each increment Incrementation selector _e 1e Click this button to define the point at which you wish the title to appear Click this button to define the point at which you wish the title to disappear Defines the in out points by dragging the slider In point button Play position slider Stops playback and Stop button returns the slider to the beginning of the movie Out point button Plays from the current Play button position of the play position slider Displays the total time the title appears Defines whether or not poor ouulen s ttle appears at all Title Display Time Pause button Pauses playback Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie being previewed eine conta Drag the slider to control volume Applies changes and closes window Close button Cancels
116. out display by increments Click the Reduce button to shrink the layout display by increments You can also select a layout display size by clicking the magnification display window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved CCS Layout Operations Save layout Click the Save K A button to save the currently displayed layout A dialog box will be displayed See Creating a new layout Saved layouts are referred to as custom templates Click the Custom Templates button to see the saved custom template in the custom template list window Newly saved layouts aston templates will be added to the end of the list E Custom template save location In Windows custom templates are saved in the Program Files gt Pixela gt ImageMixer gt User Data gt Layout Menu Display gt Custom Templates In Macintosh custom templates are saved in the following location ImageMixer User Data Layout Menu Display Custom Templates Delete layout Click the Delete button to delete the layout selected in the template list window Preview layout Click the Preview button to preview the current layout before printing When the preview is being displayed the buttons on the Mode Select Bar do not work The Preview button is not displayed when Title is selected from the layout menu Print layout Click the Print button to print the current layout In Windows the print settings dialog box will be d
117. overlap order of objects Aligning objects Locking objects Grouping objects Copying and pasting objects Deleting objects Transforming 3 D appearance of text objects Win amp Arranging and Editing Text Creating new text and arranging it as a text object Editing existing text objects Text Creator Editor window Text object settings amp Arranging and Editing Shapes Arranging shape objects Editing shapes Shape Creator Editor Shape object settings Arranging and Editing Images Arranging image objects Editing an image object ONO Layout button Click to select layout mode Layout Preferences Display preferences Layout Preferences window Chapter 6 Image Editor Print button Click to print the current layout EE This button is not displayed when working with titles Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Layout menu display Displays the type of layout currently shown in the layout menu Click to display current layout in the preview window This button is not displayed when working with titles Preview button Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win G Layout Menu button 6 Template button L Custom Template button Template list window Custom Template Delete button Save button a Album select menu Thumbnail list window a Task panel dd Create Text button Create Shape b
118. owse the folders on your computer Generate movie ImageMixer saves completed projects as MPEGI movies 1 Click the Generate Movie 2 The Save As dialog box will appear Enter the MPEGI file name and click Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the movie to be stored The saved MPEGI movie will be added to the currently selected album Additional information about generating movies ImageMixer is a powerful application when it comes to generating movies in that it allows you to create movies in MPEGI format a hallmark of which is that the only visual media which actually needs to be rewritten to disk are those portions in which transition effects or titles appear Since the remaining portions do not need to be rewritten in this way they experience no deterioration of image quality As for sound media they are completely re encoded Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Movie Editing Preferences T Click the Preferences c button Still Picture Capture Setting When still pictures are arranged on the storyboard they are automatically enlarged or reduced according to the size of the movie clips used Checking Lock aspect ratio prevents changes to the proportions of still pictures added to movies you create yourself Soundtrack Grid Setting Checking Snap to stream grid will allow sound media to be easily placed in the soundtrack according to other items
119. p thumbnail will open the Movie Editor whereby you Clip thumbnail can perform operations such as movie trimming Indicates an area in the media stream into which transition effects may be added by dragging transition effect thumbnails from the thumbnail list window Transition box This icon indicates the location of a transition effect which has already been added to the media stream Double clicking it will open the Transition Settings Transition effect thumbnail Indicates an area in the media stream into which editable media may be added by dragging thumbnails from the thumbnail list window 7 Clip box Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 4 5 Timeline The timeline provides you with a graphic representation of exactly where each media clip appears in the media stream Thumbnails corresponding to sound media can be dragged to the timeline and then moved to play automatically at specified points in the linear sequence of streaming media 4 Expands the scale of the timeline decreases the number of measured increments on the clip ruler thereby facilitating detailed editing of the media stream Indicates the length of time that elapses between each line on the Increment display dpr Shrinks the scale of the timeline increases the number of measured increments on the clip ruler thereby facilitating rough editing of the media stream
120. placed in the media stream MPEG1 Quality Settings This section allows you to select the image quality of MPEG movies you create yourself The higher the quality setting the more disk space required Work Disk Setting Macintosh only Defines the disk to be used as virtual memory for temporary files ImageMixer Layout Environment Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use ImageMixer helps you use still pictures and design tools to create your own 3 9 X 5 8 inch 100 X 148 nn one mm postcards as well as labels for video tapes disks etc You can also create titles to be inserted into your Own movie media streams Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment amp Layout Environment Opening Layout Environment Layout Environment Opening Layout Environment Layout window 1 Open ImageMixer Task panel Layout menu Selecting layout type Layout Menu 2 Double click the Layout Environment button on the Main Selector or Mode Layout Operations Select Bar Creating a new layout The display will be switched to the layout window Changing the orientation of a layout Changing background color Magnifying or reducing layout display Save layout Delete layout Preview layout ap Print layout Object Operations Images rer A As p s Layout window Arranging objects Moving objects Changing an object s size Changing the
121. product are subject to change without notice 4 PIXELA Corp offers no guarantees for this product Moreover PIXELA Corp assumes no responsibility for damage caused as the result of defects in this product directly indirectly as a special case or in inevitable cases even once an announcement has been made that such damage may occur By the same token PIXELA Corp assumes no responsibility for costs incurred in the reproduction or recovery of any lost computer programs or data when such loss is associated with the use of this computer program when included in another application All the rights to the picture data including text characters included in the product CD ROM are protected by accompanying copyrights based on the Copyright Act No persons other than the copyright holder may engage in the sale rental transfer or reproduction of this material without the consent of the copyright holder Violations to the Copyright Act are subject to criminal punishment Use of the picture data on this CD ROM is permitted for individual use only The image data on this CD ROM may not be duplicated for business purposes Moreover neither corrected nor altered parts of the data may be used for business purposes About pictures and images Keep in mind that pictures and images which may used with ImageMixer may be protected or otherwise forbidden irrespective of their purpose or use As for general literary property the approval of the rightful
122. ra memory card formatting are displayed in the memory card list window 2 Select a source from the memory card list window Thumbnails of the files in the selected source are displayed in the thumbnail list window 3 Select a thumbnail from the thumbnail list window 4 Comments for individual files may be added in the comment input pane 5 Select a destination album from the album list window 6 Click the Import K button The source file of the thumbnail selected in step 3 is added to the album selected in step 5 At this point a copy of the source file is created and saved into the directory designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences Files can also be imported by dragging and dropping thumbnails from the thumbnail list window into the desired album See below lmngeMiuwrer Fe Vertically oriented pictures are usually saved horizontally though Exif files will contain information to the effect that the picture was taken vertically ImageMixer creates vertical thumbnails for those files in accordance with the Exif information even though they may have originally been saved as horizontal images Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved RDS Digital Camera Import Preferences Sets the settings related to the digital camera import mode Preference Window a Check that the Digital Camera Import Mode is selected then click the Preferences button WN on the selector bar to display the pr
123. rectly to the album selected in step 2 To confirm successful recording of sound files double click their thumbnail icon in the thumbnail list window Recording sound files while previewing movie images Recording sound with a microphone or other sound output device can be performed while previewing a movie to which the sound will later be added This is useful in synchronizing narration or background music to specific scenes of a movie The files can then be added to movies you create yourself with the ImageMixer software 1 Connect the microphone or other sound output device to the appropriate input jack on your computer 2 Select the thumbnail of the file to which the sound will later be added If necessary change the currently selected album in the album list window 3 Confirm that the Preview On Off button is active colored bright yellow A preview of the file selected in step 2 will be displayed Confirm the off position of the volume control To prevent the original sound of the movie from interfering with the sound you are about to record make sure that the volume control slider indicates the lowest volume possible effectively turning it off Select an album Select the album from the album list window into which you wish to save the recorded sound files Cue up the movie playback by clicking the Play button or by dragging the play position slider to the point at which you later plan to add sound C
124. review panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Album environment Screen composition The slideshow buttons with its contents are managed as albums in the Album environment In this environment you can organize the contents or changing playback order You can go to Album environment by either selecting a placed slideshow button and click Album environment button on the Navigation bar or double clicking a slideshow button ImagcMiser A Album menu The albums you have created will be shown in a list By selecting one of albums will show the thumbnails of its content in the contents list window 2 Filter button Clicking Display still picture will display the still picture thumbnails Display movie will display the movie thumbnails Display sound will display the sound thumbnails Display all will display all types of file thumbnails Content list In this area shows the contents of a selected album as thumbnails Note To add contents to a slideshow button drag thumbnails from the content list and drop onto the thumbnail list window Thumbnail list window The contents of the selected slideshow button on the main menu will appear as thumbnail in the thumbnail list window Thumbnail A thumbnail
125. right 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer Movie Editing Environment Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Movies and sound files existing in albums can be edited and arranged into longer works called media nr none streams Transition effects and titles can also be inserted Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Opening Movie Editing Environment Opening Movie Editing Environment Nomenclature Monitor Panel 1 Open ImageMixer Media Selection Panel Storyboard Timeline amp Trimming 2 Click the Movie Editing Environment button on the Primary Selector Sound Editing Primary Soundtrack Editing Superimposed Sound Editing Inserting Titles Transition Effects Saving Nomenclature amp Movie Editing Preferences Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video 2 CD Win Displays the media stream currently arranged on the storyboard and allows you to preview the results of changes you have made Changes Monitor Panel to Edit Mode or Preview Mode Provides tools related to opening and saving projects creating MPEGI media streams and thumbnail display options Displays thumbnails of movies and sound files existing in the selected album Also displays transition effects and titles Shows the arrangement of files used
126. ring the slideshow Ea Important Only effective when the contents are still images No matter how you setup clip number will always appear 2 Title display By putting a check mark the title and the content of the still image are displayed together during playback time Apply BGM button You can apply sound BGM to each slideshow You can apply sound by clicking the button The sound BGM will be played during the slideshow of still image contents Important The selected BGM is played during the slideshow Loop Put a check mark to loop sound 5 Display time per still image Set the time interval you want the still image content to be displayed anywhere between 4 and 20 seconds Content settings Content settings Set as thumbnail 1 Content title Editing the name in the text box will let you change the title of content Even you edit the content title the original file name does not change The maximum characters are 63 letters Set as thumbnail Put a check mark if you wish to use the image of the thumbnail as the thumbnail of slideshow button 3 Delete button Deleting a selected thumbnail which does not delete the original file Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved meme Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Ima
127. rrently selected brush type and size Brush Type Selector button Click to display available brush types and sizes See below There are slight differences in the brush types available in Windows and Macintosh Pen D Pen color Indicates the currently selected pen color D 2 2 Color Select button 3 Click to display the Color palette and choose a pen color 6 Transparency 5 Indicates the currently defined transparency 4 Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Pen style indicator Indicates the currently selected pen style and size Pen Style Selector button Click to display available pen styles and sizes See below There are slight differences in the pen styles available in Windows and Macintosh Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved IRDA Draw Mode Eraser D Transparency Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency In Macintosh you can also define the eraser size and color relative to the background picture Paint D Paint color Indicates the currently selected paint color D D Color Select button 3 Click to display the Color palette and choose a color 6 Transparency 9 Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Paint range Drag the slider to specify the range Airbrush D Airbrush color Indicate
128. rs Direct Draw driver compatible ImageMixer will not run correctly in a screen area of less than 800 x 600 or in less than 256 colors Other Macintosh DirectX must be installed If the standard Windows fonts are not installed on the system characters will not be displayed correctly To install and use this software in Windows 2000 you must be authorized as a Power User or Administrator for Windows XP you must be authorized as an Administrator Mac OS 8 5 1 or later Mac OS X is not compatible Mac OS 8 6 or above is required for creating a disc image in the Video Disc Environment iMac eMac iBook PowerBookG3 G4 PowerMacG4 series G3 233MHz or better 96MB or more 128MB or more is recommended Approx 200MB for program 1GB or more of free space recommended for work space However when creating disc images in video disc creation mode you must have available space 3 times or more that of the disc to be created Minimum of 800x600 32 000 colors ImageMixer will not run correctly in a screen area of less than 800 x 600 or in less than 256 colors Pre installed QuickTime 4 or later To create a video disc you will also need to have an environment that can run a recording device and the writing software Roxio s Toast USB or IEEE1394 capturing is not available with Macintosh Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Uninstalling a Windows 1 From the Start
129. rved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Creating Video CD easily Option Settings les Creating Video CD easily ImageMixer Easy Video CD Easy Video CD is a wizard based program that lets you easily create Video CD from tape in a video camera connected through a USB cable Ea Important Please make sure the drive you are using 1s functioning properly before creating a Video CD 1 Connect the video camera to your PC and insert a blank disk in the drive At this time set the video camera to Video mode 2 When you start Easy Video CD the following screen is displayed Select the connected drive meee timer Eas Wien C0 Please insert a blank disc mto your drive Quit any spplicstion sufomatically start after inserting the desi Destination der Le Write speed 3 Select the speed for writing to the disk In cases where the drive has a slow transfer speed e g 1f it is connected through a USB cable writing to the disk may not work properly if the speed setting is too high Therefore the speed should be set to the setting recommended by the drive manufacturer 4 Click the Option button to set options 5 Click the Start button The screen shown below is displ
130. s by operating the sliders the resulting picture will be displayed in the preview window D Preview window Displays a preview of the altered image 2 Brightness Drag the slider to adjust the brightness of the image 3 Contrast Drag the slider to adjust the contrast of the image OK button Click to apply the adjusted brightness contrast Hue Saturation After selecting the color you want to adjust drag the slider while checking the results in the preview window D Preview window Previews the results of changes made to hue saturation and lightness settings D All Click to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of all colors in the image 3 Red Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color Yellow Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color Green Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color OON COO Q Cyan Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color T Blue Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color Magenta Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color Hue Drag the slider to adjust the hue of the selected color s if Saturation Drag the slider to adjust the saturation of the selected color s D Lightness Drag the slider to adjust the lightness of the selected color s OK button Click to apply the changes you have
131. s displayed Sound Recording Mode Control panel Recording sound files Recording sound files while previewing movie images Capture window Troubleshooting Preferences USB Device Capture Mode Win Control panel Connection status Capturing movie scenes Capturing still pictures Preferences amp DV Camcorder Capture Mode Win Control panel Changing the display size Connection status DV cassette indication Capturing movie scenes Capturing still picture files Preferences Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Click either 5 6 Q B 9 or id depending on the method by which you wish to bring in media Control panel This section changes depending on the mode selected Album list window Albums are displayed in a list Depending on the capture mode selected album file thumbnails Capture mode selector Thumbnail list wind ne are displayed in a list Import File Mode button Click to start import file mode Digital Camera Import Click to start digital camera import mode Mode button CD Recording Mode button Click to start CD recording mode D ONE Click to start sound recording mode button D USB Device Capture Moe ES USB dettes carito mods Windows only button
132. s the currently selected airbrush color D Color Select button 3 Click to display the Color palette and choose an airbrush color Transparency 5 Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Airbrush type indicator Shows currently selected airbrush type and size Airbrush Type Selector button Click to display available airbrush types and sizes See below There are slight differences in the airbrush types available in Windows and Macintosh Gis Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 64 Crop Rotate Flip Mode Control points displayed in the image edit window Rotate Flip button Click to rotate or flip the image Cropping a Crop button Click to crop the picture Specify the crop area by dragging the o Crop button Click to crop image to the area defined by the rectangular box that appears on top of the picture in the image edit window Drag the control points to enlarge or reduce the crop area Rotating Flipping D Rotate Counterclockwise button Rotates the image counterclockwise 90 degrees D 2 Rotate Clockwise button Rotates the image clockwise 90 degrees Vertical flip Flips the image vertically along the horizontal axis with each click Horizontal flip Flips the image horizontally along the vertical axis with each click Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 5 Image Resizin
133. sc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Le Process of creating a Video CD With this ImageMixer you can create a Video CD or Video CD image which support Video CD 2 0 specification Video CD 2 0 features of playing slideshow for still image contents and interactive playback control which allows you to change playback order by using menu Your main work will be creating a main menu screen that will be displayed during the playback then writing to a disc Please see the steps below for creating a Video CD For details please refer to each page of their functions I 1 First you will be creating a main menu in the layout screen When you h drag contents or album icons and drop them onto the layout screen 1 slideshow buttons will be created Ea Note Each of slideshow buttons is numbered so that your selected number on the remote control will correspond to the specific slideshow If you want to change order of slide
134. search range Select whether all files or only those just searched should be included in the present search Click the Search button Files are searched according to the specified criteria Files that match the specified criteria are highlighted appear bright yellow in the thumbnail display window Search results can be canceled by clicking the Reset button The Create album with selected thumbnails item in the pull down album menu can be used to create a new album with the files found in a particular search Until the Reset button is clicked some commands such as Add thumbnail Export within album as new movie picture Edit picture Sort cannot be used Sort Thumbnails can be arranged within the thumbnail list window according to file name file type data size or date modified The currently displayed thumbnails can also be arranged arbitrarily by dragging them to the desired location within the thumbnail list window Alphanumerically sorts thumbnails in the currently displayed album in ascending order according to file name file type data size or date modified Sort in Ascending Order button Alphanumerically sorts thumbnails in the currently displayed album in descending order according to file name file type data size or date modified Sort in Descending Order button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved cee Album Preferences T Click the Preferences c but
135. show contents you can double click on the slideshow button that you want to edit Then you will be in the Album environment and start changing the order of thumbnails In the Writing environment you can confirm before writing by viewing the preview of your creating disc which shows how to be played with a player After you specify all of writing settings click on the Output button to start writing a disc or creating a disc image Sar Important Please be sure to read the operation warnings In the Macintosh it supports to create a Video CD image supported by ROXIO s Toast but not the direct disc writing Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageM
136. sk Video Disc Environment You can create Video CDs with a slideshow format conforming to Video CD Ver 2 0 standards The system has playback control functions that allow you to change the playback order using the menu and supports playback of still images ImageMixer Easy Video CD Windows only You can create Video CDs directly from digital movie camera images The wizard format makes it easy to operate Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Basic Operations Selector Bar The buttons located on this bar control the desired working environment and general actions associated with the current environment Sapte MI ONEnt Click to begin tasks related to capturing media files Album Environment button Click to begin tasks related to albums Movie Environment button Click to begin tasks related to editing movie files 4 Layout Environment button Click to begin tasks related to graphic layouts 5 Video Disc Creation button Click to begin tasks related to video disc Click to minimize the ImageMixer application window and display it in the task bar Windows only Click to bring up this manual and get help using ImageMixer ep Daton Windows only Click to confirm or make changes to settings related to the currently selected mode Minimize button 8 Preferences button Exit button Click to exit ImageMixer Status Bar The bottom part of ImageMixer s application
137. t Displays a preview of the source file and provides detailed file information In the case of movie files the entire movie can be previewed in this window The preview window is not displayed when a sound file thumbnail is selected Preview window A single fame and its position in the movie can be previewed by Play position slider dragging the slider This is not displayed when a still picture is selected Play button Begins playback of the currently selected movie Pause button pence Hated In Windows adjust the volume by dragging the slider In Volume control Macintosh click to display a vertical volume slider Adjust the volume by dragging the slider up or down Preview ON OFF button Switches the preview display on or off 15 m MEME ise vane Rewinds the movie frame by frame Macintosh only 16 sa naiss vas Advances the movie frame by frame Macintosh only Information Display button Displays detailed information pertaining to the selected file Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Im Capture Tasks Importing files 1 Select a disk volume or folder from the folder list window Media files existing in a particular disk volume or folder displayed in the folder list window can be added to albums They appear as thumbnails in the thumbnail list window In Windows click to open disks or folders and click El to close them In Macintosh click to open volumes or folders and click to
138. t Video CD image Macintosh Explanations on the Video CD Output dialog box Macintosh that appear when you click the Output button E Important Please read this operation warning Video CD cannot be created with a Macintosh machine You can only create Video CD Image that is supported by Toast a software by ROXIO company Please use the Toast software to write contents or data to your disc vaden EE Out 1 Disc name Type in the name of the Video CD image you are going to create The letters you can use are as follows one byte capital letter of numbers 9 alphabet A Z underbar _ a maximum of 30 characters 2 Output Video CD image Create a Video CD image of your present project Click Browse and select the destination folder for the storage location Ea Important The created Video CD image will be saved to the destination folder named Cdimage Do not move or change the file name or location If there is already an existing folder with that name new coming Video CD images will be saved in the different folders which will be named as Cdimagel Cdimage2 Cdimage3 etc 3 Add operation guide Put a check mark if you wish to have the operation guide of remote control for Video CD Video playback to be played just before the slideshow playback Use interpolation for resizing images If you are using a movie which image aspect is other than Video CD standard the image aspect need to be resized B
139. t for the operation of disc writing e Some players are not compatible with Video CD playback which is created by the CD R drive e For Windows users we recommend that you have the DMA transfer mode of your hard disk turned ON e Screen savers System agents and other software that uses the timer to run application may affect disc writing process No other applications other than ImageMixer should be running at the time of disc writing e Please confirm that your hard disk has enough memory When memory is extremely low this could affect the disc writting process e Using a damaged disc with scratch or dust will not complete disc writing process properly Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD composition Slideshow button panel Album environment Screen composition amp General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition amp Preview panel Output Video CD Win amp Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar amp Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode amp Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Vid
140. te Shadow Mode Windows Only This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment Set D and 10 before clicking D Click to create a shadow Clicking this button applies qualities defined in and Moves the shadow up one increment which is based on the 2 Up button predefined number of pixels Moves the shadow left one increment which is based on the Left button T Create Shadow button predefined number of pixels Moves the shadow right one increment which is based on the 4 Right button predefined number of pixels Moves the shadow down one increment which is based on the 5 Down button predefined number of pixels The numerical value entered here specifies the distance in pixels Increment the shadow moves each time 2 or is clicked Gradation slider Drag to adjust the gradation of the shadow Transparency slider Transparency slider Drag to Drag to specify the transparency of the shadow the transparency Drag to specify the transparency of the shadow the shadow o lo cAn Indicates the currently selected shadow color 0 Got nn display the Color palette and choose a color for your Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 9 Blend Mode Windows This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment Q 5 Click to display or revert to the unaltered pictur
141. ter Arranges text horizontally in the center of the text box 5 Align left Arranges text horizontally along the left side of the text box J Align right Arranges text horizontally along the right side of the text box Top vertical alignment Arranges text Arranges text vertically along the top ofthe textbox along the top Arranges text vertically along the top of the textbox the text box Center vertical Arranges text vertically 1n the center of the text box alignment Bottom vertical Arranges text vertically along the bottom of the text box alignment Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved RES Arranging and Editing Text Text object settings BB Text box settings The text in the text box is not wrapped The text cannot be displayed any larger than the font size set 1 No wrapping IXELA Corporation If the text box is too small some text will not be displayed at all The entire text will be wrapped according to the shape of the text box Wrapped text The text size is automatically adjusted to fit the text box IAELA Corporation Create shadow Create x hadan rdet i direction Shado i lor J Create shadow Click to add a shadow to the text Up Click to move the shadow up Down Click to move the shadow down 4 Click to move the shadow left 6 Click to move the shadow right Shadow color Displays the currently selected color of the
142. the destination directory and then click Save The newly created album is added to the album list window In Macintosh clicking this menu item creates an album with the selected thumbnail files and adds it to the album list window Add thumbnail Adds thumbnails into the selected album Clicking this command displays the Open dialog box Select the directory in which the file you want to add is saved Selecting and opening files adds them to the album selected in the album list window Thumbnails of the newly added files are then displayed in the thumbnail list window Unlike adding thumbnails via the import file mode this command does not create a copy of the thumbnail s source file When a thumbnail is added its name is the same as that of its source file Because ImageMixer manages thumbnail names and source file names separately they do not always have to be the same Thumbnail names can be changed in the title field of the Thumbnail Detailed file information view File names can be changed by the rename file command in the file menu In Macintosh it may be impossible to create thumbnails for files which cannot be opened by QuickTime Player Also since Macintosh recognizes files by their contents rather than file extensions some files may be added as certain file type which is not in accordance with their file extension Add folder contents Adds all the importable files from a particular folder into the selected album
143. ton Image Resizing Mode Click to change to Image resizing mode Click to change to Filter mode Click to change to Draw mode Click to change to Crop Rotate Flip Mode button Mask button or Chroma In Windows click to change to Mask mode In Macintosh this Key button button will take you to Chroma Key mode 6 Create Shadow button Click to change to Create shadow mode Windows only Blend button Click to change to Blend mode Windows only Undo button Click to undo the previous operation Close button Clicking this button will return ImageMixer to the Image Editor id Editing window Displays the image being edited Indicates the present magnification as a of the picture a Magnification currently displayed in the editing window In Macintosh clicking here will display picture information Click to increase the magnification of the picture currently P Zoom In button a displayed in the editing window Clicking here decreases the magnification of the picture currently displayed in the editing window 3 Zoom Out button dd pus buttons Editing tools are grouped into various modes in ImageMixer Click the mode that includes those tools you want to use to edit the picture currently displayed in the editing window P 2 and 3 are not displayed when in mode D Gi Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Image Editor Undo Click
144. ton Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved SES USB Device Capture Mode Windows Only ImageMixer enables you to capture still pictures or movie scenes directly from devices connected to your computer s USB port such as a digital camera Control panel CH eS Monitor window Displays images from the USB connected device 2 Volume control Adjust volume by dragging the slider Adjust image quality by dragging the slider Move the slider to the 3 Image quality control right to improve the image quality Click on the Default settings button to reset this setting to its initial value 4 Displays the current play time according to the counter on the AAC AISDIAY vias ear ad Adjust image brightness by dragging the slider Move the slider to Brightness control the right to increase the brightness Click on the Default settings button to reset this setting to its initial value Rewind button Clicking this button will rewind the DV cassette inside the video camera as if you pushed the rewind button on the device itself Stop button Click to stop playback Play button Click to start playback Pause button Click to pause playback Clicking this button will fast forward the DV cassette inside the Fast Forward button video camera as if you pushed the rewind button on the device itself Single Frame Rewind When the movie is paused this button moves the
145. ton to make changes relative to the Album Environment Format Settings of Edited Files Defines the file format in which to save edited still pictures When the source file is in Exif or JPEG format the following settings will not apply The edited file will be saved in its original format E Save as BMP Windows This is the still picture file format generally used in Windows HB Save as PICT Macintosh This is the still picture file format generally used in Macintosh HB Save as JPEG This is the still picture file format generally used for Internet related activities attaching images to e mail building web sites etc The default image quality can be set to highest high standard and low The highest image quality setting uses the lowest rate of compression and the low image quality setting uses the highest compression rate Print Setting E Only selected files When printing from the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu checking this box limits printing to the selected files If this box is not checked all the files currently displayed in the thumbnail list window will be printed View Settings Settings for the View Play command in the File Menu and Context Menu can be defined a Only selected files When clicking View Play on the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu checking this box limits view play to the selected files If this box 1s not checked all the files currently displayed in the thum
146. tton 5 Button tab Click this tab to display templates of slideshow buttons 6 Slideshow button title Editing the name in the text box will let you change the title of slideshow button Even you edit the slideshow button title the original file name does not change The maximum characters are 63 letters 7 Font size style and color You can set the font size style and color For the font size and style you can choose from the pull down menu For selecting a color you can click the font color preview box and select from the opened color palette 8 Shadow Choose the shadow direction from the menu and the effect will be applied to the slideshow button choosen from the layout menu 9 Shape of button There are templates of slideshow button and page guide button to choose from Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer Title panel Introduction Click the Title tab to display the Title panel where you can edit the title of main menu Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video Style CD Nor mal x Layout environment Screen Color composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen sou Below right composition
147. ufacturer s technical support center WB Recorded analog sound files contain noise and jump Check to see whether the volume level is too high Refer to Sound files were created but cannot be played above Also note that we do not recommend that you perform other tasks on your computer while recording is taking place WB Recorded analog sound files jump analog recording Your computer hardware may be close to the minimum specifications required to run ImageMixer Close all other applications before starting ImageMixer and try again When the CPU and HDD are not being used to run programs other than ImageMixer system resources should not become depleted BB Sound is not recorded from the Starting point sound begins late Although recording commences when the Record button is clicked sound is not always recorded from this point This is because there may be a time lag before play begins It is therefore recommended that you Set the point at which to begin recording slightly before the point from which you wish to record Unnecessary portions can be cut in the Movie Editing Environment Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved US Audio CD Recording Preferences Sets the settings related to the audio CD recording mode Preference window 2 Check that the Audio CD Recording Mode is selected then click the Preferences button W on the selector bar to display the preference window described b
148. ums help you organize media files to be used with ImageMixer Available tasks include viewing still images and movies running slide shows displaying information related to individual files performing file searches and sorting files according to specific criteria Using albums also means that you only need manage those files that serve the purposes you define Tasks related to editing movie files Movie Editing Environment ImageMixer is a powerful application when it comes to editing movie files To create professional quality movies you can cut scenes superimpose sound add transition effects and make custom tiles appear in specific places in the media stream Also since ImageMixer saves movie files in MPEG format there is no degradation of image quality since unedited portions do not need to be rewritten to disk Tasks related to graphic layouts Layout Environment Creating customized labels for video cassettes floppy disks and other items is a snap with ImageMixer as 1s designing other two dimensional images You can also choose from a wide variety of designing tools such as those related to colors text manipulation shapes and textures Tasks related to editing still pictures Image Editor Unlike conventional photographs digital images can be altered in a variety of ways with ImageMixer including applying masks to certain sections of an image adding filters changing background composition etc Tasks related to video di
149. ur selected task the message in the information display panel will read There is of free space in the destination directory for capturing movie scenes or Ready to capture still picture HB if there is a problem with the connection between the PC and the device A black monitor window will be displayed If the digital video camera is not properly connected to the PC or is not set to play mode or if a DV cassette isn t present in the machine the message on the information display panel will say Camcorder Not Found If there seems to a problem with the connection between the PC amp the digital video camera try clicking the refresh connection button DV cassette indication When a DV cassette is present in the digital video camera this icon becomes active glows When a cassette is not present the icon is inactive S appears gray Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved DV Camcorder Capture Mode Windows Only Capturing movie scenes Follow the steps below to capture movie scenes 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured movie file button 2 Click the Movie Scene Capture Capturing a movie scene is now possible 3 Click the Play button to start the movie in the monitor window You can also fast forward rewind pause etc to find the point at which you plan to begin recording 4 Adjust sound volume i
150. utton Image Edit button Layout area Magnification display Zoom In button ses Zoom Out button Click to change the layout type from the layout menu Click to display ImageMixer s pre designed templates in the template list window Click to display custom templates in the template list window Displays templates and custom templates Click to delete the custom template selected in the template list window Click to save the current design as a custom template Click to select an album from the dropdown list Thumbnails from the currently selected album are displayed in a list Only still picture thumbnails are displayed Buttons for layout object related operations are arranged on this panel The buttons displayed depend on the type of layout and object selected Click to create new text Click to create a new shape Click to edit the currently selected image object Area used to arrange objects such as images shapes and text Displays the magnification of the layout area as a percent Click to increase the magnification of the layout area Click to decrease the magnification of the layout area Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Layout Environment Task panel Q Create New button Click to create a new layout Section bunton Click to change the orientation horizontal vertical positioning of ae the current layout L Background Color button Click to chang
151. viewed or played by double clicking their corresponding thumbnail Playing movies and sound files Windows View Play window for movies and sound files Movies are shown here When playing sound files an animated 1 D Display l speaker icon appears Stop Stop button Stop button Stops movie playback Plav button Click to begin playback from the current position on the play A y position slider Pause button Pauses movie playback 5 a Used to define the position at which to begin resume playback by pray postonisnect dragging the slider The corresponding frame is shown When two or more files have been selected for viewing clicking Display Previous button ae this button moves you to the previous file in the series When two or more files have been selected for viewing clicking Display Next button a this button moves you to the next file in the series Time displa Displays the accumulated play time of the movie or sound file pay currently being played Volume control Drag the slider to control volume Cioe bulon Closes the view play window and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment Playing movies and sound files Macintosh View Play window for movies and sound files 1 Display Movies are shown here 2 Volume control Drag the slider to control volume 3 Play button Click to begin playback from the current position on the play position slider as Used to define th
152. w motion D Single Frame Advance When the movie 1s paused this button moves the movie forward z button one frame at a time Still Picture Capture button Click to enable the capturing of still pictures Click to capture either a still picture or a movie scene a7 Capture button The function of this button depends on whether or is currently active Note that this button functions as the STOP button during movie scene capturing Movie Scene Capture i P Click to enable the capturing of movie scenes button Information display panel Indicates current operation and connection status of the device Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved DV Camcorder Capture Mode Windows Only Changing the display size When capturing files from a digital video camera DV camcorder there are two monitor sizes from which to choose small monitor and large monitor Click the small monitor size a LES Tar oe oe eee FETE TT docoocss e HE k E 4 Br LL amm LS he TR er ee ae eo E ee ek 3 Connection status Connect your digital video camera to the IEEE1394 port on your PC and set it to play mode That is your device should be set in the mode you would normally use to view scenes already recorded on the tape inside the machine M if the connection between the PC and the device is working properly A blue monitor window is displayed Depending on yo
153. w panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Le Preview panel For Video CD the Slideshow number of the slideshow button corresponds to the remote control of the playback device Start to preview by using the control button in the preview panel E Important If there is no slideshow buttons placed in the layout screen the preview function cannot be used Also it will not be recorded on a disc Number button Click any of the buttons to play the slideshow corresponding to the clicked number in the preview panel Ea Note When the writing environment appears if the background image in the main menu has set a BGM the BGM will be ready to play If there are more than one main menus the first main menu will be displayed 2 Previous button Click to view previous content or previous main menu Play button Click to play or start playback from stop or pause condition Next button Click to view next content or next main menu 5 Pause button Click to temporarily stop playback Return button Click to go back to the main menu where the current slideshow is placed T Stop button Click to stop playback Eg Important There are cases when the slideshow and the remote control device do not correspond For example
154. window is called the Status Bar When the mouse pointer is placed over an object an explanation of its function is displayed in the Status Bar Exiting ImageMixer Clicking the Exit x button on either the Main Selector or the Selector Bar will close the ImageMixer application Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Basic Operations Basic operations in ImageMixer Ej Selecting an album Once you select the album you want to work with its icon turns bright yellow so you are able to easily distinguish which album is currently active BB Selecting thumbnails Thumbnails may be selected in a variety of ways e Selecting one thumbnail Click to select e Selecting a series of thumbnails Click the first thumbnail in the series hold down the Shift key and then click the last thumbnail of the series e Selecting only individual thumbnails In Windows click the thumbnails of your choice while holding down the Ctrl key In Macintosh use the Command key e Selecting all thumbnails currently displayed In Windows hold down the Ctrl key and press A In Macintosh hold down the Command key and press A E Selecting objects Objects in a certain layout may be selected in a variety of ways e Selecting one object Click to select e Selecting only individual objects In Windows click the objects of your choice while holding down the Ctrl key In Macintosh use the Command key
155. ws Macintosh Uninstalling Basic Operations Starting ImageMixer ImageMixer startup screen Outline of tasks Selector Bar Status Bar Exiting ImageMixer Basic operations amp Basic Terms Windows Microsoft Windows 98 Windows 98 Second Edition Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional IBM PC AT compatible OS In Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition DV IEEE1394 capturing is not supported In Windows 98 USB capturing is not supported Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Intel MMX Pentium 200MHz or faster Pentium III SOOMHz or faster for capturing a movie via USB or IEEE1394 Ch Pentium III 800MHz or faster is recommended apter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Software DirectX 8 0a or later Chapter 5 Layout Environment CPU Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video Sound 16 bit stereo sound card with stereo speakers CD Win Memory 64MB or more 128MB or more is recommended Approx 250MB for program 1GB or more of free space recommended for work space Hard Disk E PD l However when creating discs or disc images in video disc creation mode you must have available space 3 times or more that of the disc to be created 4MB or more of VRAM minimum of 800x600 at 16 bit hi color Graphics 65 000 colo
156. y using Interpolation function during resizing it takes much time than without this function but you can improve the image quality Use it when it is necessary Copyright 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Chapter 7 Video Disc Environment Process of creating a Video CD Layout environment Screen composition Style panel Slideshow button panel Title panel Album environment Screen composition General settings Content settings Operation of thumbnail list window Writing environment Screen composition Preview panel Output Video CD Win Output Video CD image Mac Navigation Bar Preferences File format handled in the Video Disc mode Operation warning Term description Chapter 8 ImageMixer Easy Video CD Win Navigation Bar Le The navigation bar is always displayed in the Video Disc mode These buttons are the environment and other main functions when you take steps for writing a disc T New project button Click to create a new project 2 Layout environment button Click to go to the layout environment Select a slideshow button on the main menu and click this button to go to the album environment You can then edit the contents

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