User manual SONY CCD-TRV608 IMAGE MIXER

[. . . ] Introduction 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 Introduction About This Manual General notes q q q q This manual is an HTML document which explains the functions of PIXELA ImageMixer Ver. 1. 0 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. Screenshots may differ slightly depending on each company's bundling of this product. [. . . ] Clicking this button enlarges the display size. Clicking this button reduces the display size. When two or more files have been selected for viewing, clicking this button moves you to the previous file in the series. 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. Closes the view display and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment. Close button Copyright © 2001 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 thumbnail 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. 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. Define the file format options (described below) and click the [Export] button. PIXELA ImageMixer MPEG1 format: Select either [low], [Normal], [high], or [highest] image quality. MPEG movie for Sony: Select either [160 x 112], [160 x 112 (CV)], [320 x 240], or [320 x 240 (HQ)] image size and quality. Movie Format Settings dialog box Preview display Allows you to preview the movie before proceeding with file export. Used to define the position at which to begin/resume preview by dragging the slider. Click to begin preview from the current position on the play position slider. 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 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. Exports movie according to the format selected in or . Play position slider Play button Pause button MPEG exporting options for SONY Volume control Export button MPEG exporting options for ImageMixer Defines quality options relative to the ImageMixer MPEG1 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. [. . . ] Complete transparency cannot be achieved when drawing with the gradated brush or airbrush tool. Draw with the pen tool to achieve complete transparency. Brush button Click to draw a custom chroma key area with the brush. 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. [. . . ]