User manual ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY 5

[. . . ] DVD MovieFactory User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. January 2006 Ulead DVD MovieFactory® version 5 © 2000-2006 Ulead Systems, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement, which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ICI Library © 1991- 1992 C-Cube Microsystems. [. . . ] · Return to Start page returns to the launcher. · Continue stays in the Straight Capture to Disc dialog box for you to do another direct-to-disc task. · Close exits DVD MovieFactory. Note: Click Expand/Shrink preview window to enlarge the Preview Window and minimize the other options in the Straight Capture to Disc dialog box. Click Expand/Shrink preview window again to return to the default Preview Window size and layout. See "Capturing DV video" for more details. DVD MovieFactory Settings and tools The following tools located at the lower left of the main interface allow you to perform various tasks. See "Tools" for more details. Settings and Options Allows you to set preferences, save projects, view the online Help, and access product specific information on the Ulead Web site. Project Settings Opens a dialog box where you can configure project specific settings. Display Aspect Ratio Toggles between standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 display aspect ratios for videos and menus. Label@Once Launches the Label@Once dialog box where you can create and print labels and covers for your discs. 28 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 16:9 DVD In addition to the standard 4:3 display, DVD MovieFactory supports 16:9 display aspect ratio for videos and menus. This lets you create widescreen videos and burn them onto a DVD disc. To create widescreen videos, click and select 16:9 from the Display aspect ratio list in the Project Settings dialog box. The video clips and menus are then adjusted automatically. You can also switch between standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 by clicking Display Aspect Ratio and selecting the desired setting. See "Display aspect ratio" for more details. Note: Switching between 16:9 and 4:3 display settings resets all menus to default. You can change the output format of your current project anytime by selecting the desired output format in Current project type. Slideshow Disc Adding photo slideshows Aside from video files, you can also add photo slideshows complete with multiple background music or sound annotations, as well as transition and pan & zoom effects. To create a slideshow: 1. Click Slideshow Disc and select New Project in the Launcher to open the Add/Edit Media page. Click Add Slideshow to open the Add Slideshow dialog box. Note: To add image folders and subfolders by group, select Batch Collect. 3. Locate the folder that contains your image files in the Add SlideShow dialog box and select the images to include. Use [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple images. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more images. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 29 5. Add a slideshow title, background music, and transition effect as needed. You can also apply Pan & Zoom effect to animate your background image by moving it from one fixed point to another and by changing the viewing distance. Click OK after you have finished. Tips: · Click Add All to include all the photos in the current directory. [. . . ] Compression The process of making a file smaller. Nearly all digital video is compressed in some way or another through a codec. Device Control A software driver that allows your computer to control video sources like the camcorder. DV Abbreviation for Digital Video, which is a very specific format of video. [. . . ]