User manual PINNACLE INSTANT VIDEOALBUM

[. . . ] Instant VideoAlbum The fun and easy way to share your home movies on CD or DVD User guide Special thanks to Chris Zamara, Mike Iampietro, Brian Lane, Charmine Tung, Keith Thompson, Louis Gentry, Bin Zhu, Christine Wang, Jim Sugg, Sandra Thiel, Mark Van Bellingham, Don Oh, Ivan Maltz, Brad Rudolph, Mike Funk, Darrel Chen, Kurt Gallant, Rich Edgley, Michael Fleischhauer, William Chien, and Bill Loesch. Documentation: Nick Sullivan, René White, Patrick Roscoe Instant VideoAlbum, Pinnacle Systems, and the Pinnacle Systems logo are registered trademarks of Pinnacle Systems, Inc. QDesign MPEG-2 Layer II Fast Encoder/Decoder © 1996-2002 by QDesign Corporation. Windows Media is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] You can reorder, rename, and delete videos and photos within the Asset List, as well as mark and unmark chapter points for your final disc. Chapter 8: Editing Video and Photos 35 The Edit Video dialog box. The Preview Screen Similar to the TV Screen used elsewhere in Instant VideoAlbum, the Preview Screen works in conjunction with the Asset List to allow you to preview and edit your videos and slideshows. Editing Tools and Options The column of buttons between the Asset List and the Preview Screen gives you access to a variety of tools and options for modifying your video and photos and controlling the appearance of your disc menu. Information Display Area Beneath the Preview Screen is a text summary of important details about your current project, including the currently selected output disc format, remaining room on your disc, etc. 36 Instant VideoAlbum THE ASSET LIST The two tabs at the top of the Asset List in the Video Edit dialog allow you to view your videos and photos in two different ways: Icon View displays your media as an ordered list of graphic thumbnails, each accompanied by a file name and an editable text name. Text View is a more compact, text-only format that displays your media as a simple list of ordered (editable) names. Both views allow you to arrange and rename your videos and photos, and you can switch freely between the two views whenever you wish. Renaming objects Instant VideoAlbum gives each video and slideshow in your project a default name, as well as a number that reflects the position of that object in the current list. The default names are displayed next to or beneath the video and slideshow thumbnails on your disc menu. If you would like to change the name of any video or slideshow, click on that object in the Asset List and then edit the name in the text edit field that appears. Press Enter to complete the operation. Chapter 8: Editing Video and Photos 37 Rearranging objects You can sort videos, slideshows, and photos within a slideshow into whatever order you wish. To move an item, move your mouse over the object until the "grabbing hand" pointer appears, then drag the object to wherever you wish. To move multiple objects at a time, click outside of the first desired item and drag your mouse to highlight the objects you want to move, release the mouse, then click on the highlighted group and drag it wherever you wish. You can also select multiple objects in the list that are not next to each other using the Windows standard Shift+Ctrl key combination to select each item. Duplicating objects You can duplicate and otherwise edit selected items using the standard Windows keyboard shortcuts for Cut (Ctrl+X), Copy (Ctrl+C), and Paste (Ctrl+V). Deleting objects To delete an object or group of objects, select the desired object(s) and then click on the Delete button at the bottom right of the Asset List. 38 Instant VideoAlbum Opening and closing video chapters Instant VideoAlbum refers to individual video objects in the Asset List as "Chapters". Chapters appear in disc menus as thumbnail images. Instant VideoAlbum automatically divides video chapters into "Scenes" by detecting natural breaks or divisions that exist within the video. You can view and manipulate the list of contained Scenes for any video chapter by clicking on the + sign to the left of the desired chapter, or hide it by clicking on the - sign to the left of the desired chapter. If there is no + or - sign next to a particular video chapter, it does not contain multiple video scenes. You can also convert a scene into a Chapter or a chapter into a scene by selecting the desired video object and then clicking on the Mark Chapter or Unmark Chapter buttons. Converting a scene into a Chapter will cause it to appear in your final disc menu as a thumbnail button. Chapter 8: Editing Video and Photos 39 Opening and closing slideshows Instant VideoAlbum refers to collections of photos and/or other images as Slideshows. As with Video Chapters that contain individual video Scenes, Slideshows contain individual photos which can be viewed and manipulated by clicking on the + sign to the left of the desired slideshow. The display of individual photos within a slideshow can be collapsed back into a single Slideshow item in the Asset List by clicking on the - sign to the left of a Slideshow object. You can also convert a range of photos within a slideshow into a new slideshow by clicking on a photo and then clicking the Mark Chapter button. All of the photos from that point on in the slideshow will be grouped into a new slideshow. As with Video Chapters, you can collapse the new slideshow back into the old one by clicking on it and then clicking on the Unmark Chapter button. Importing images from Windows Explorer A quick way to build a slideshow in Instant VideoAlbum is to drag images directly into the Asset List from Windows Explorer. Image files imported in this way will create a new slideshow at the beginning of your production. You can then re-order these images within the Asset List by dragging them into place as described in Rearranging Objects. If you drag in a folder of images, the new slideshow will be given the name of that folder. 40 Instant VideoAlbum THE PREVIEW SCREEN The buttons and controls within the Preview Screen let you navigate through video chapters, video scenes, and slideshows, and allow you to trim individual video chapters and scenes. Scrubber: The Scrubber is a position indicator that shows you at a glance where you are within a video or slideshow. You can grab the Scrubber with your cursor to quickly move forward and backward within a chapter, scene, or slideshow. [. . . ] YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL PINNACLE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF PINNACLE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL PINNACLE'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE FEES PAID FOR THE SOFTWARE. Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of incidental or consequential damages in certain circumstances, so the above limitations may not apply in some circumstances. This License is governed by the laws of the State of California and by the federal laws of the United States, without reference to conflict of laws principles. [. . . ]