User manual PANASONICS SWEETMOVIELIFE 1.0E

[. . . ] Cover Operating Instructions Easy-to-use motion video editing software SweetMovieLife 1. 0E Before use, please read these instructions completely. Preparation Editing video Setting Available features Troubleshooting VQT0U75 Contents Before using this software Please read this first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operating environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Available features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Detailed settings for editing Changing volumes of video sound and added music . . . [. . . ] 4 · Select A to further edit the contents in MotionDV STUDIO. ( 35) B Save the edited video without checking it. Click [Next] to open the save setting screen. 5-1 (To save on a hard disk) / 5-2 (To save on a tape) A Saved location and file name are displayed while importing. B The video is displayed while importing. C The duration of the imported video is displayed. (Only when [Capture video from current position to end] or [Capture total video content after rewinding] is selected in the input setting. ) E Import is aborted, and the video imported up to this point is deleted. Do not operate this software or start up other softwares when importing video from a tape. Dropping a frame*1 may be caused. *1: It means generation of a frame (of video) which cannot be imported. 24 Editing video Performing auto edit and saving the video 4 :Checking the edited video before saving. 5-1 :Saving the video on a hard disk. 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 Select [Hard Disk]. · This is not displayed if you are only importing the video on a tape. 1 Check the video by using the video operation buttons. · To do advanced editing with MotionDV STUDIO, click [MotionDV STUDIO]. MotionDV STUDIO starts and the edited video is displayed on the edit track. (SweetMovieLife cannot be returned to from MotionDV STUDIO. ) ( 35) 2 Click the button to select the file format when saving. · This is not displayed if you are only importing the video on a tape. The video is saved in AVI (DV-AVI) format. [AVI:Highest Image Quality] Video is saved in AVI (DV-AVI) format. This format is suitable for recording to a tape. [MPEG1:VideoCD Quality] Video is saved in MPEG1 format. This format is suitable for creating a video CD. [ASF(Windows Media):Mail Quality] Video is saved in ASF (Windows Media compatible) format. This format is suitable for e-mail attachments. 2 Click [Next]. · Click [Previous] to change the editing content. To save the edited video on a hard disk. 5-2 Tips Rims of title characters may look blurred on the preview screen; however, it will be displayed clearly after being saved. 25 Editing video Performing auto edit and saving the video 3 Enter a file name. 4 Click [Starts saving (Start Edit)]. An output screen is displayed, and the save process starts. · If you have selected not to check the edited video before saving, auto edit begins. Do not operate this software or start up other softwares when importing video from a tape. [. . . ] You can only add music with a duration between 2 seconds and 120 minutes. Files that are not on a hard disk (files in a floppy disk, CD-ROM, memory card etc. ) cannot be used for editing. When an effect has been inserted in a video, the part of the video before and after where the effect was inserted may be cut. This is because a part of the video is used to create the effect. [. . . ]