User manual PIONEER CD-PC1

[. . . ] PC Link Kit ENGLISH Owner's Manual CD-PC1 Compatible Operating Systems: English Windows 98, English Windows 98SE, English Windows 2000 and English Windows Me * Not compatible with Macintosh PCs. PIONEER SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Thank you for purchasing the product of Pioneer Corporation (hereinafter referred to as [the Company]). Before you use the software, please read this agreement very carefully, and be informed that you will be bound by all the terms and conditions of this agreement once you install the software. Product name: [PC Link Kit CD-PC1] TERMS OF AGREEMENT Article 1 (Definition) [The software] refers to the computer software developed by the Company and the said software is recorded in the CD-ROM disk packed in the product. Article 2 (Range of application) This agreement is exclusively applicable to the software. Article 3 (License for use) The Company grants you a non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use the software on one unit of computer terminal in accordance with the terms of this agreement. [. . . ] (See "Changing the Frame Position and Size" on page 11. ) w Foreground/Background Select Button: The image displayed in the main view can be switched between the foreground (the image displayed first) and background (the later displayed image). e Direction Setting button: The direction to wipe (repaint) can be set. r Frame numbers: The frame numbers when wiping the foreground image and background image is displayed. Click the "5" or "" button to set the capturing frame numbers (1 ­ 60). (Maximum is about 4 seconds. ) Captures the set images. t "Capture": Continued overleaf. 15 z Set the images to capture using the following procedure. 1. Set the position and size of the foreground frame. " and select the image file to set as the back- 4. Set the position and size of the background frame. Set the frame numbers and the wipe direction. x Click "Capture" to capture the images. Captured images will be displayed in the preview. Note: · Capture images can be checked in the preview. Use the Playback (3), Pause (8), Stop (7) and Repeat ( ) buttons to control the playback of the captured images. · A black background will be set if no background image is selected. · Captured images can be processed (converted or corrected). (Images are saved using a file format that cannot be processed. Always process images before saving. ) Downloading Images from the Pioneer homepage Desired images can be downloaded from the LinkKit Website. Note: · Images downloaded from the LinkKit Website cannot be edited/processed. z Click "Connection to the internet ". The browser will be launched and the LinkKit Website will be automatically connected. Note: · The LinkKit Website cannot be accessed for PCs with no Internet connection environment. x Click "WHAT'S NEW" or "DOWNLOAD". Latest images can be found in "WHAT'S NEW". Earlier images can be found in "DOWNLOAD". c Click the image type to download. Select from "MOVIES", "LEVEL INDICATOR" and "BACKGROUND PICTURE". v Click "DOWNLOAD" of the image to download. A dialog box will appear. Note: · For MOVIES and LEVEL INDICATOR, images can be checked by clicking "PREVIEW". b Check the content and click "OK". n Specify the file name and save destination, and then click "Save". The file will be saved with the ". lkd" extension. 16 Setting the Image Conversion Method Captured images can be processed (dithered). When setting dithering to ON, images can be easily processed using dithering. If dithering is set to OFF, detailed image processing can be made by adjusting the RGB balance and 4-step threshold rather than dithering the image. Note: · Files that have been saved cannot be image-processed. Easily Setting the Conversion Method of Images Dithering and halftones are effective in reproducing the original image on a display with different number of colors or resolution from the original. Note: · Movies applied with dithering may appear dirty. z Click "Dithering". The Dithering screen will appear. x Click "ON". The screen will switch to the Select Dithering Type screen. c Select the desired dithering type. The effect of the selected dithering type will be reflected in the preview. q w e r Dithering 1: Superior in image reproduction; however, it is not suitable for simple tones. [. . . ] Although up to 100 images can be controlled in the work area during the movie editing process, only the first 60 can be saved. When completing editing, make sure the number of frames is 60 or less. If the number of images during editing exceeds 60, all following images (61 and after) will not be displayed in the playback. The background of frames after 61 is black. Although up to 100 images can be added during editing, frames after 60 cannot be saved. [. . . ]