User manual NERO NERO VISION EXPRESS 2

[. . . ] User's Guide NeroVision Express 2 Bringing the world of video closer to home - Creating your very own DVD, VCD, SVCD and miniDVD Ahead Software AG Copyright and Trademark Information The NeroVision Express 2 Quick Start Guide and the NeroVision Express 2 Software are copyrighted and the property of Ahead Software AG, Im Stoeckmaedle 18, 76307 Karlsbad, Germany. This Quick Start Guide contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws. It is expressly forbidden to copy, reproduce, duplicate or transmit all or any part of the Guide or the software without the prior written consent of Ahead Software AG. All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners. [. . . ] You can manually or automatically add more chapters, rename chapters or delete unwanted chapters. 7. 3. 1 Creating chapter marks manually Step 1: use the slider button to mark "where" in the video you would like to place the chapter marks. Step 2: when you are satisfied with the placement of where you would like the marker placed, click the "Create new chapter mark" button to place the marker. NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video · 39 Step 3: after you have placed the marker, your new chapter will be displayed in the window to the right and a marker mark(s) have been placed. on the slider bar will show where the chapter Step 4: if you would like to be more precise as to which frame you would like to place your chapter marks, you can then use the "Next Frame" or "Previous Frame" buttons to search frame-by-frame for the appropriate place. NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video · 40 7. 3. 2 Adding chapter marks automatically Step 1: click on to start the Automatic Scene Cut Detection. Scene changes in the video are automatically detected and the appropriate chapter marks will be inserted. Once you click the icon, the detection process starts and afterward, it will show you how many chapters were found and created. You can then use the sliders to increase or decrease that number. When the checkbox is checked, all chapter marks created previously and within your edit window will be saved. When unchecked, all previously created chapter marks may be deleted when you press "Generate". Step 2: click on "Generate" and the chapters will be added. Your new chapter(s) will be displayed in the window to the right and a marker show where the chapter mark(s) have been placed. on the slider bar will 7. 3. 3 Working with chapters Each chapter (except the first chapter which is the start of the video title) is represented by a marker on the slider bar under the preview monitor. When you select a chapter, the first video frame of the chapter will be displayed in the preview monitor. Using the slider button you can move the position of each chapter within the start and end positions of the video title (within the brackets on the slider bar) as far as the next chapter mark (if there are more than 2 chapter marks on the slider bar). If you would like to be more precise as to which frame you would like to place your chapter marks, you can then use the "Next Frame" or "Previous Frame" buttons to move the chapter mark one frame at a time. NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video · 41 Rename chapter. If you would like to rename the chapter video file, click on the rename chapter icon and enter the new filename. You can also right click on the mouse and select the appropriate command from the pop-up menu. Delete chapter Select the chapters that you no longer want and then click the "Delete Selected Chapter Marks" button. You can also right click on the mouse and select the appropriate command from the pop-up menu. Deletes all chapters. Click this icon to delete all chapter marks that you have made. NeroVision Express 2 Editing Your Video · 42 8 Create your first slide show 8. 1 Create your first slide show Step 1: Start NeroVision Express 2, select Make New Slide Show and highlight the required disc type. NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show · 43 Step 2: If media files are already available, they will be displayed in the upper right window. If not, you can add files to the selected group (My Media Files), select another group or create a new group. Select a new group by clicking on the drop down button in the upper right corner of the window and highlighting the required group. Create a new group by clicking on the drop down button in the upper right corner of the window and selecting `Create New Group'. NeroVision Express 2 Create your first slide show · 44 Create a name for the group and click `OK' The new group is now available. Item Function Opens a window and enables you to search for the required files. Activates the scanner and enables you to import graphic files. Removes the selected item from the group. Removes all items contained in the group. If NO item is selected and assigned an executable action, the item is greyed out. If an item is selected and assigned an executable action, the icon of the relevant program is displayed. Adds the selected item(s) to the project. Add new media to the displayed group either by searching the hard disk or importing a scanned image. [. . . ] When creating a disc image, you will need a certain amount of drive space to perform this function. DV An acronym for Digital Video, it is the format for storing and saving video and audio intended for DV products such as cameras and video cameras. DVD An acronym for Digital Versatile or Video Disc. DVD-R DVD was originally only known for being specific to the movie and gaming market, you can now burn data and your own home videos to a DVD disc that can be played by all DVD-ROMs. You have the advantage of storing much more data on this disc than that of a regular CD-R/RW. The DVD-R is a non rewritable format that is compatible with most DVD-ROM drives and DVD players. DVD+RW A rewritable format developed in cooperation by Hewlett-Packard, Mitsubishi Chemical, Philips, Ricoh, Sony and Yamaha. It is a rewritable format that provides full, non-cartridge, compatibility with existing DVD-Video players and DVD-ROM drives for both real-time video recording and random data recording for many PC and entertainment software applications. DVD-RW An acronym for DVD ReWriteable. [. . . ]