ArcSoft 2 Bedienungsanleitung

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Richtige Gebrauchsanleitung

Die Vorschriften verpflichten den Verkäufer zur Übertragung der Gebrauchsanleitung ArcSoft 2 an den Erwerber, zusammen mit der Ware. Eine fehlende Anleitung oder falsche Informationen, die dem Verbraucher übertragen werden, bilden eine Grundlage für eine Reklamation aufgrund Unstimmigkeit des Geräts mit dem Vertrag. Rechtsmäßig lässt man das Anfügen einer Gebrauchsanleitung in anderer Form als Papierform zu, was letztens sehr oft genutzt wird, indem man eine grafische oder elektronische Anleitung von ArcSoft 2, sowie Anleitungsvideos für Nutzer beifügt. Die Bedingung ist, dass ihre Form leserlich und verständlich ist.

Was ist eine Gebrauchsanleitung?

Das Wort kommt vom lateinischen „instructio”, d.h. ordnen. Demnach kann man in der Anleitung ArcSoft 2 die Beschreibung der Etappen der Vorgehensweisen finden. Das Ziel der Anleitung ist die Belehrung, Vereinfachung des Starts, der Nutzung des Geräts oder auch der Ausführung bestimmter Tätigkeiten. Die Anleitung ist eine Sammlung von Informationen über ein Gegenstand/eine Dienstleistung, ein Hinweis.

Leider widmen nicht viele Nutzer ihre Zeit der Gebrauchsanleitung ArcSoft 2. Eine gute Gebrauchsanleitung erlaubt nicht nur eine Reihe zusätzlicher Funktionen des gekauften Geräts kennenzulernen, sondern hilft dabei viele Fehler zu vermeiden.

Was sollte also eine ideale Gebrauchsanleitung beinhalten?

Die Gebrauchsanleitung ArcSoft 2 sollte vor allem folgendes enthalten:
- Informationen über technische Daten des Geräts ArcSoft 2
- Den Namen des Produzenten und das Produktionsjahr des Geräts ArcSoft 2
- Grundsätze der Bedienung, Regulierung und Wartung des Geräts ArcSoft 2
- Sicherheitszeichen und Zertifikate, die die Übereinstimmung mit entsprechenden Normen bestätigen

Warum lesen wir keine Gebrauchsanleitungen?

Der Grund dafür ist die fehlende Zeit und die Sicherheit, was die bestimmten Funktionen der gekauften Geräte angeht. Leider ist das Anschließen und Starten von ArcSoft 2 zu wenig. Eine Anleitung beinhaltet eine Reihe von Hinweisen bezüglich bestimmter Funktionen, Sicherheitsgrundsätze, Wartungsarten (sogar das, welche Mittel man benutzen sollte), eventueller Fehler von ArcSoft 2 und Lösungsarten für Probleme, die während der Nutzung auftreten könnten. Immerhin kann man in der Gebrauchsanleitung die Kontaktnummer zum Service ArcSoft finden, wenn die vorgeschlagenen Lösungen nicht wirksam sind. Aktuell erfreuen sich Anleitungen in Form von interessanten Animationen oder Videoanleitungen an Popularität, die den Nutzer besser ansprechen als eine Broschüre. Diese Art von Anleitung gibt garantiert, dass der Nutzer sich das ganze Video anschaut, ohne die spezifizierten und komplizierten technischen Beschreibungen von ArcSoft 2 zu überspringen, wie es bei der Papierform passiert.

Warum sollte man Gebrauchsanleitungen lesen?

In der Gebrauchsanleitung finden wir vor allem die Antwort über den Bau sowie die Möglichkeiten des Geräts ArcSoft 2, über die Nutzung bestimmter Accessoires und eine Reihe von Informationen, die erlauben, jegliche Funktionen und Bequemlichkeiten zu nutzen.

Nach dem gelungenen Kauf des Geräts, sollte man einige Zeit für das Kennenlernen jedes Teils der Anleitung von ArcSoft 2 widmen. Aktuell sind sie genau vorbereitet oder übersetzt, damit sie nicht nur verständlich für die Nutzer sind, aber auch ihre grundliegende Hilfs-Informations-Funktion erfüllen.

Inhaltsverzeichnis der Gebrauchsanleitungen

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    User Manual[...]

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    44601 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: +1.510.440.9901 • F ax: +1.510.440.12 70 • www.arcsoft.com Copyright © 2007 ArcSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. ArcSoft, the ArcSoft logo, and ArcSoft Sho wBiz are registered trademar ks of ArcSoft, Inc. i n the United Sta tes. All other product a nd companies named herein may be trademarks of th[...]

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    Table of Contents 1. Introduction ............................................. 1 1.1 Installation ............................................. 3 1.2 System Requ irements............................... 4 1.3 Workflow Ov ervi ew .................................. 5 2. Capture..................................................... 7 2.1 Video Capture [...]

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    6. Menus ..................................................... 55 6.1 File .......................................................57 6.2 Edit.......................................................58 6.3 View .....................................................59 6.4 Options .................................................60 6.5 Play .............[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1. Introduction Installation System Requirements Workflow Overview[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 2 Welcome to ArcSoft ShowBiz® DV D 2, a powerful video application that include s everythi ng you need to edit your home videos and create spectacular DVDs. This Introduction covers the installation and system requirement s and provides an overview of the typical ShowBiz workflow. The rest of the user manual covers how to c[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 3 1.1 Installation 1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. The install er should start automatically. 3. Follow the on-screen instru ctions to comple te the installa tion. Take note as to where the pr ogram is installing, an d where it can be found in the Start menu. Note: If the installer does not star t automat ically,[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 4 1.2 System Requirements Minimum System Require ments OS Windows 2000/XP/Vista CPU Pentium III 800 MHz or higher (P4 1. 6 GHz or higher recommended) Memory 128 MB RAM (512 MB recommended) Hard disk space 400 MB available hard disk space for program installa tion 4 GB+ free hard disk space recommended fo r video capture and [...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 5 1.3 Workflow Overview ShowBiz DVD 2 is divided int o four main sect ions, or "mo dules." You can start in any module, depend ing on what you are interested in! Capture Record video from your DV ca mera or other video device. Edit Edit your videos and combine them with o ther video clips, transitions, effects, tex[...]

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    Chapter 1: Introduction 6 When you first launch ShowB iz, the Welcome screen offer s several options for common starting places. Selecting an option takes you right into one of the four modules: Cr eate, Edit, Capture, or Quick DVD.[...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 7 2. Capture Video Capture Audio Capture[...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 8 The Capture module is w here you record video and audio. It consists of two tabs: Video and Audio . Choose Video to record video from DV camcorders and other connected devices. Choose Audio to record sound clip s, voiceovers, and ot her sounds. When you are in the Capture modu le, a red Record button in the Player lets you star[...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 9 2.1 Video Capture You can capture video from a mu ltitude of video devices, includ ing DV camcorders. The available options vary depend ing on the device. Capturing from a DV Ta pe When capturing from a DV de vice, playback contro ls appear. You can use these contro ls to navigate to a spec ific location on the DV tape. Use the[...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 10 Auto Scan: Click to have the program sca n for available ch annels. Audio Device: Check the box if you would like to record audio as well. If you check the box, choose your device from the pull-down. The following buttons may also be available. (Specific options are dependent on your device. C ontact the device manager if you [...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 11 Capturing from VFW De vices VFW ("Video for Windows") devices follow an older Microsoft multimedia f ramework. Older we bcams, USB devices, or PCI devices may use the VFW standard. To capture video from VFW devices, select your desi red VFW device from the pull-down. The Source and Format buttons may have various ima[...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 12 Check the Audio Device box to record audio from your selected sound source. When you're ready, clic k the red Record button. Save As For capturing from any device, after you click the red Record button, you'll be prompted with the Save As window. In the Save As window, enter in the file name and save location for the[...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 13 Lastly, you can set th e scene detection . Scene detect ion is discussed further in Section 3.3. If you choose to have scene d etection, you can eith er do it manually during the capt ure process (by pressing the space bar on your keyboard), or automatically. For automatic scene detection, scen es can either be se parated by d[...]

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    Chapter 2: Capture 14 2.2 Audio Capture When capturing audio, yo u have the choic e of extracting musi c from a CD, or recording audio from a sound device. If you are extracting audio from a CD, s elect the letter associa ted with the drive you plan to us e. You can then preview the CD tracks with the standard playback controls (play, stop, rewind,[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 15 3. Edit Video Clip Components Player Media Storyboard Timeline Text Transitions Effects Export[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 16 The Edit module is w here you assemb le various components to create a new video clip. It contains four primary tabs, one for each type of component you can add to your video clip: Media , Text, Transitions, Effect s. A fifth tab, Export, appears as soon as you have content in your video cl ip. When you're finished , you can[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 17 3.1 Video Clip Components Everything you need to create your video clips is in one of four tabs: Medi a, Text, Tran sitions, and Effects. Media – Choose still images, video fi les, and audio files that you'd like to use to cr eate a new video clip. Text – Choose text te mplates to apply to y our video clip, s uch as scro[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 18 3.2 Player The Player consists of the pre view area on the right s ide of the screen and all the controls be low it . Use the Player to preview and trim your video clip as you compile it. The Player contains standard play/pause/rewind button s, along with other controls that depend on what you are previewing or recording. The Pla[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 19 There are two timer s. The left timer ind icates the tota l playing time of the select ed component. T he right timer i ndicates the current time. When viewing an audio or video compo nent, the timer (slider) beneath the preview w indow has two markers: the Start M arker and the End Marker. You can click and drag these to trim th[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 20 3.3 Media The Media tab of the Edit module is where y ou browse your albums for video content. Conten t includes still images, v ideo files, and aud io files. Albums Albums are collections of shor tcuts to files st ored on your system. The program uses albums to help you organize your med ia components. You can "add" fi[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 21 Use this pul l-down to choo se your album. To create a new alb um, choose "< New Album >". Enter a new name for your album (or rename any album) by simp ly typing over the existing nam e. Add - Click this button to add files to your albu m. A standard Open window lets you browse your system for files to add. Sort [...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 22 Scene Det ection Scene detectio n makes it easy for you to break up long video clips into separate c omponents without h aving to save each c lip individu ally. The program sc ans the select ed video file and automatically breaks i t up according to changes in time or content. When you right-click a video thumbnail in an album, y[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 23 3.4 Storyboard The Storyboard is one place where you arra nge your video clip components. It serves a s the temp late for video construction. You add a still image or video clip to each spot on the Storyboard. Then, when you save your video, all of th e components ar e combined into a single file. Yo u can then use the file in th[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 24 All of the components on the Storyboard are swappable, meaning you can drag and drop them to swap them with other components. This makes it easy to rearrange video clips and still images, or swap transitions from one spot to another. Use the arrows at the beg inning and end of the Storyboard to scroll through additional componen [...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 25 the timer to the spot w here you want the split performed, t hen right-click the video component on the Storyboard or Timeline and select Split. Yo u can recombine two split v ideos by selecti ng them both on the Storyboard or Timeli ne, right-clicking, and selecting Combine. Delete – Re moves the selec ted clip(s) from the Sto[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 26 3.5 Timeline The Timeline is the o ther place where you arrange your video clip components. It serves a s the temp late for video construction. It offers a more in-depth view of your constructed movie than the Storyboard. Every component that you have added (still images, videos, audio, transitions, text, and specia l effects) ca[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 27 beginning or end of video clips or the entire movi e), and cut, copy, and paste commands. Editing Text Effects . To edi t text effects, clic k the Edit Text button that appears on the lef t of the Player. Optio ns for editing text are discussed in Section 3.6. Video Track Items on the Video Track includ e still images, vide o cli[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 28 • Drag the sliders to the l eft of the Player to a djust the brightness, contras t, hue, and satura tion. • Use the top timer to modify th e disp lay time for each still image. This is the time tha t the image remains o n the screen before changing to the next comp onent on the Timeline. Editing Transitions . Select a tr ansi[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 29 components un editable. This is useful if you want to move aro und or edit specific areas without having to worry about unintentionally modifying ot her components. While working in t he Timeline , you have the f ollowing optio ns available: Undo – Undoes the las t command. Redo – Undoes the last und o command. You can perfor[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 30 3.6 Text Add text over any video clip or sti ll image. Click on any text opt ion to preview it in the P layer. Add the se lected text co mponent to your project by dragging it to the Storyboard/Timeline. The Text tab is divided into tw o categories: Style a nd Effect. Components from the Effect catego ry are attached to the a ctu[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 31 alignment, color, and styl e (bold and italic). On the ri ght is a column of text styles. Cho se the one you like best. In Edit mode, choose eith er Move or Text. With Move sele cted, you can reposition your text by clicking and dragging. With Text selected, your mouse fu nctions as it would in a word processor. Check the box to [...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 32 3.7 Transitions Transitions are specia l effects that can be in serted between video clips or still images on the Storyb oard/Timeline . In the Tran sitions tab, choose your trans ition from the avai lable categories, then click the arrow to add it to th e Storyboard/T imeline. The available options for a transiti on vary dependi[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 33 3.8 Effects Special effects are included to he lp you spice up your movies. In the Effects tab, they are or ganized into vari ous categories including crop shape s, frames, and filter s. Click and drag an effect onto any video clip or still image on the Timeline. It will appear at the top of the clip or image. You can remove an e[...]

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    Chapter 3: Edit 34 3.9 Export The Export tab offers various option s for saving your video. All of the components on th e Storyboard/Timeline will be combined in to a single video file. (The Export section only appears once you have components on the Storyboard/Timeline.) You choose how and where the file is saved. The following sa ve options are a[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 35 4. Create Media Themes Customize Text Set Chapters Preview Area Slide Shows Write Disc[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 36 The Create module is where you go after you have ed ited your video files, when you want to create a DVD or VCD. The module is divided into six tabs: Media – In this tab, you choose individual video files that you want to use in your DVD mov ie. Each video t hat you add becomes a separate chapter. (You can also d ivide a sing[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 37 4.1 Media The Media tab is where you choose the videos you want to include in your DVD movie. Each v ideo you add is made into its own chapter in your movie. Th e preview area on the r ight side of the screen shows you your current movie layout. As you add video files, thumbnails for each video appear. To add a video file to yo[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 38 4.2 Themes The Themes tab is wh ere you add background images to your projects. Themes are albums of categor ized images that ca n be used as menu backgrounds for your DVD. From the pull-down, selec t the category you want. You ca n then choose the exact men u background. Double-click it to add it as the background for the curr[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 39 4.3 Customize The Customize tab le ts you customize t he look and feel of the chapter thumbnails seen in your menus. You can choose the thum bnail borders as well as t he thumbnail arrangements. If you update one thumbnail frame and would to apply that frame ei ther to all thumbna ils on the current menu or to all thumbna ils t[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 40 4.4 Text In the Text tab, you can modify any text that appears o n any menu. Simply cl ick on the text you want in the preview area, then edit as you see fit. You can alter the font, size, s tyle (b old and italic), and text color. If you like the style and color of a pa rticular string of text that you have added and would lik[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 41 4.5 Set Chapters The Set Chapters tab le ts you trim video cli ps and break them up into multip le chapters. V ideos that conta in multipl e chapters will automatically be turned into the ir own submenus . Setting chapters is only ava ilable for DVD projects. This button p lays the sele cted video clip . This button stops and r[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 42 Click this button to set the current frame as the thumbnail for the chapter. Click this button to remove all chapter points from the video. Click this butt on to set the start ing point of the video at the current position of the timer. Click this butt on to se the en ding point of the v ideo at the current position of the time[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 43 4.6 Preview Area The preview area shows you how your DVD menu will appear. You can also use it to play your DV D. When you do, a virtual remote control appears, letting you n avigate through th e DVD menu in the same way that you would on your TV. This virtual remote control lets you use the preview area a s a TV. The remote co[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 44 Click here to save your background as a reusable template unde r the Themes secti on. Click and drag audio to this spot to hav e music/narration play du ring the current menu. Check this box to anima te the menu thum bnails (t he respective chapter will play within the cha pter button for the specified time ). Click "Previ[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 45 4.7 Slide Shows Slide shows can be added to your movie as separate chapters. Double-cli cking the respect ive chapter butto n lets you edit an existing slide show. To start creatin g a slide show, make sure you are in the Media tab of th e Create module and click the "Create Slideshow" button below t he preview area. [...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 46 Add Pan & Zoom E ffects The Pan & Zoom option lets you add a uniqu e movement effect to your slides. See Section 7.8 for mo re information. This option is only available for DVD projects. Add Audio You can attach mus ic files to each slide . Select the s lide you want, and then click "Audio A nnotation." To at[...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 47 Once you have gotten this far in creat ing your slide show, click "Next." Transitions Transitions are effects t hat occur when one s lide changes to another. Choose a set effect, or "All Effec ts (Random)," to have the program randomly inser t transitions betw een each slide. Transitions are only avai lable [...]

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    Chapter 4: Create 48 4.8 Write Disc This is the final step in creating your DVD or VCD. The top meter shows the amount of availab le and required space to creat e your movie. The lower meter shows you the progress in the creation of your movie. When you're ready, click Start. You will need to set your TV standard (NTSC or PAL) and the save loc[...]

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    Chapter 5: Quick DVD 49 5. Quick DVD[...]

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    Chapter 5: Quick DVD 50 By choosing the Quick DVD option, yo u'll have a "wizard" that will walk you through each step in order to capture and create your movie. Just follow the instructions in each st ep. The wizard is designed to guide you throughout the entire process.[...]

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    Chapter 5: Quick DVD 51 5.1 Quick DVD Steps The Quick DVD wizard gu ides you through the following steps. You can start the Quick DVD wizar d at any time by selecting File > Quick DVD. 1. Choose t he driv e to whi ch your DV D will b e saved . You can choose either a DVD wr iteable (or rewriteab le) drive, or your hard drive. 2. Choose the type [...]

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    Chapter 5: Quick DVD 52 - Capture one video to DVD : Enter a title for your movie. Op tionally, you can also enter the date, which wil l appear below the title. Yo u can also choos e a menu design . From the pull-dow n, se lect the cate gory you wish to view. Then, use th e left and righ t arrows to browse throug h the different designs with in the[...]

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    Chapter 5: Quick DVD 53 You can also choose a menu des ign . From the pull-down, select the category you wish to view. Th en, use the left and right arrows to browse through the different desig ns within the cat egory. Finally, set th e number of dis cs to be burned. (This option is not available when creat ing DVD-VR discs, or w hen saving your pr[...]

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    Chapter 5: Quick DVD 54[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 55 6. Menus File Edit View Options Play Extras & Help Keyboard Shortcuts[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 56 The menus are located at the top of the program desktop. The menus include : File, Edit, Vie w, Options, Pla y, Extras, and Help . This chapter also in cludes info rmation on keyboard shortcuts.[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 57 6.1 File The following commands ar e available under the File menu: New Project – Takes you to the Edit module (if you are not already there), where you can create a new video clip. Open Project – Lets you open a previou sly saved project. Save Proje ct – Saves your current project. Save Proje ct As – Lets you save the c[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 58 6.2 Edit The following commands ar e available under the Ed it menu: Undo – Reverses the last command. Redo – Reverses the last Undo command. Cut – Removes the se lected componen t and stores it in memory. Copy – Places a copy of the s elected compo nent in memory. Paste – Places the cont ents of the previou s Cut or C[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 59 6.3 View The following commands ar e available under the V iew menu: Capture – Takes you to the Capture module. See Chapter 2. Edit – Takes you to the Edit modu le. See Chapter 3. Create – Takes you to the Cr eate module. See Chap ter 4. TV Safe Zone – Displays a d ashed border in the Player, indicating the possible view[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 60 6.4 Options The following commands ar e available under the Op tions menu: Preferences – Lets you view and modify various program settings. Settin gs include: def ault display ti me for still images, text, transitio ns, and special effects; autom atic scene dete ction; automatic rewind; progre ssive or interlaced video; TV sta[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 61 6.5 Play The following commands ar e available under the Play men u: Play/Pause – Starts/pauses playback of the currently s elected video component. Play Entire St oryboard/Timel ine – Plays all of the co mponents on the Storyboard/Timeline in order. Stop – Stops video playback. Previous Frame – Goes ba ck one frame on t[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 62 6.6 Extras & Help The following commands ar e available under the Ex tras menu: More ArcSoft Products – Offers additional ArcSoft products that complement y our program. Updates and Patches – Automatically detects and inst alls the latest program updates to your software. Available Upgrades – Checks the web for any pro[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 63 6.7 Keyboard Shortcuts Menu Shortcuts: File: ALT + F Edit: ALT + E View: ALT + V Options: ALT + O Play: ALT + P Extras: ALT + X Help: ALT + H Capture Module: ALT + 1 Capture Video: ALT + I Capture Audio: ALT + U Live Toggle: ALT + L Playback Toggle: ALT + Y Edit Module: AL T + 2 Media: ALT + M Add: ALT + D Sort: ALT + S Acquire:[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 64 Set Thumbnail: ALT + U Write Disc: AL T + R Start: ALT + A Main Menu: AL T + U Intro: ALT + I Quick DVD: CTRL + D Player Sh ortcuts: Active Clip: ALT + A Entire Project: ALT + J Storyboard V iew: ALT + Y Timeline V iew: ALT + L Video Track: CTRL + 1 Text Track: CTRL + 2 Audio Track 1: CTRL + 4 Audio Track 2: CTRL + 5 Move Clip: [...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 65 Delete Thu mbnail/Fi le: DELETE Select All: CTRL + A Deselect A ll: CTRL + D Cut: CTRL + X Copy: CTRL + C Paste: CTRL + V Save: CTRL + S Add to Storyboard/T imeline: ENTE R Edit Panel: AL T + I (Use this s hortcut to j ump to the edi ting panel when any componen t is selected on the Storyboard/T imeline or within any text, effec[...]

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    Chapter 6: Menus 66[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 67 7. How Tos Capture Video Capture Audio Create New Album Add Content to Storybo ard Modify Content Create DVD Create Slide Show Add Pan & Zoom Perform Advanced Edit ing Design Menus Burn to Disc[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 68 ShowBiz DVD ca n seem like a complex progr am. In this chapter, rather than descrip tions of the user interface function by function, you'll find short "how to" procedures for common tasks.[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 69 7.1 Capture Video Step 1. Connect your ca mera to the computer and turn the power on. Launch the program. From the welcome wizard , select "Capture, create, or e dit videos." From t he next screen, sele ct "Capture From Dev ice." If you already have the program open, click "Capture" at the top of [...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 70 7.2 Capture Audio Step 1. Lau nch the program and click "Capture" at the to p of the screen to go to the Capture module . Step 2. Click the Aud io tab. Select to record audio from a CD or from a recording device. If recording from a CD, select the track and then use the playback controls to jump to the spot where you[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 71 7.3 Create New Album In order to add content to the St oryboard/Timeline, you need to first create an albu m. Albums consis t of shortcuts that link to th e picture, music, and video files stored on your computer. There are a few sample albums included in the program. Step 1. Lau nch the program and click "Edit" at t[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 72 7.4 Add Content to Storyboard The Storyboard is where you add content to piec e together your movie. The Storyboard consists of several squares. The larger squares are for ST ILL IMAGES and VIDEOS . The smaller squares are for TRANSITIONS. (Transitions are eff ects that occur as one video or image changes to another. ) When yo[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 73 7.5 Modify Content This section covers simp le content modifications tha t can be done on the Storyboard. For more inform ation on advanced editing, see Section 3.5 and Section 7.9. Modification 1 : Rearranging Ph otos and Vid eos Rearrange photos and videos on the Storyboard by clicking and dragging any thumbnail on the Story[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 74 7.6 Create DVD The Create module of the program is where you actually put together your DVD (or VC D). Step 1. Launch the program and click "Create" at the top o f the screen to go to the Create module. Step 2. Fro m the Media tab, choos e the album that has the video clips you wish to add. Step 3. Double-click the v[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 75 7.7 Create Slide Show You can create a photo slid e show , which is added to your movie as a separate chapter. Step 1. Launch the program and click "Create" at the top o f the screen to go to the Create module. Step 2. Fro m the Media tab, cl ick "Create Sl ideshow." Step 3. Click " Add Photos" to[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 76 7.8 Add Pan & Zoom Pan & Zoom is a neat e ffect that can be applied to pho tos on the Storyboard whi le in the Edit mo dule, or to sl ides in slide s hows created in the Create modu le. In the Create module , check the "Auto -Pan & Zoom" box to have the program automatically a pply a random Pan & Zoom[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 77 Step 3. Preview. When the slide show reac hes the photo , the focus will be exclusively on the "Beg in" marquee. The di splay will then " pan & zoom" to the "End" marquee. Use the preview to get a n idea how the effect works. Additional Options: Rotation. Rotate marquees by clicki ng and dragg[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 78 7.9 Perform Advanced Editing On the Storyboard, you can perfo rm basic conten t modification, including addin g still images, video clips, a nd transition s to your movie, as well as enhanc e your still images and trim your video clips. See Section 3.4 and Sectio n 7.5 for more information. To perform more advanced editing, yo[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 79 Step 4. To ad d text, click the Text tab. Click the Style category you want ("Simple" or "Fanc y"), th en click and drag the particular text style you want to the Timeline . The Text Editor appears. Click within the text bo x to modify the samp le text, or add more tex t by clicking anywh ere outside the ex[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 80 7.10 Design Menus Once you have added content to your DVD in th e Create module, you can customize the look and feel of your menu. Modification 1: Organizing Chapter Buttons To organize the chapter buttons, click the Customize tab. In the Layout section, double-c lick th e layout that you want . You can also click and drag the[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 81 Modification 5: Choosing a New Background To choose a new background, click t he Themes tab. Do uble-click the theme that you want. You can also click the "N ew Background" button in th e preview area and browse your s ystem for an image that you want to use. Modificatio n 6: Customizing Menu Text To customize menu t[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 82 7.11 Burn To Disc Once your video clips and menus are a ll ready to go, you can preview your project, choose the output options, and burn it to disc. Step 1. When you're all ready to go, click the Write Disc tab in the Create module . Step 2. Prev iew your movie with the virtual remote control. It should work similarly to[...]

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    Chapter 7: How Tos 83 When you're ready, click "OK." Yo ur movie is converted into DVD or VCD format, and the burned to your disc or written to your hard drive.[...]

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    Reference 84 Licensing Agreement PLEASE READ THE FOL LOWING TERMS ("Agreem ent") CAREFULLY. USE OF THE SO FTWARE (defined below) PRO VIDED BY ARCSOFT IS PERMITT ED ONLY UNDER A ND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT. IF Y OU DO NOT AGREE TO BE B OUND BY THIS AGREEMENT, PLE ASE DO NOT USE THIS SOFTWARE. IF YOU OBTAIN THIS SOFTWARE IN FORM OF[...]

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    Reference 85 otherwise specified as not for resale. A special license permit from ArcSoft is required if the program is going to be installed o n a network server for the sole purp ose of distribution to other computers. 3. Copyright. The Software or the Software contained in th is package or device is protected by United States copyright laws, int[...]

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    Reference 86 CONTRACT, TO RT (INCLUDI NG NEGLIGENC E) OR OTHERW ISE), EVEN IF ARCSOFT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EV ENT WILL ARCSOFT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES IN AN A MOUNT GRE ATER THAN THE FE ES PAID FOR THE USE THE FO REGOING LIMITATIO NS APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APP LICABLE LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION. 7[...]

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    Reference 87 exclude the application of t he United Nation s Convention on Contracts for the Internationa l Sales of Goods. Suits or enforcement actions must be br ought within, and ea ch party irrevocably commits to the exclusiv e jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Santa Clara County .[...]

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    Reference 88 About ArcSoft ArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leading software developer of multimedia te chnologie s and a pplications across desktop and embedded platforms. Working closely with major OEM manufacturers, ArcSoft offers a full line of imaging and video solutions tha t enhance the fe atures, p erformance, and user experience of mobile phon[...]

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    INDEX 89 INDEX < New Album >, 21, 71 < New Theme >, 38 A Acquire, 21 Acquire Photos, 45, 75 Active Clip , 18 Add, 21 Add Audio, 46 Add Photos, 45, 75 Add to Album, 12 album, 14, 20 Animated Thumbnails , 80 animation, 44 antenna, 9 Arrange Photos, 45 Attach Audio, 46 Audio, 11, 12 Audio Annotation, 46, 75 Audio Device, 10 Audio Input, 10[...]

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    INDEX 9 0 DV Tape, 9 DVD, 16, 23, 37, 38, 41, 43, 46, 48, 57, 74, 80, 82 DVD Options, 51, 60 DVD Quality Sett ing, 60 DVD+VR, 51 DVD-Video, 5 1 DVD-VR, 51 , 53 E Edit, 59 Edit ArcSoft DVD Disc, 57 Edit menu, 58 Edit Mode, 30 Move, 31 Text, 31 Edit module, 20, 71, 72, 76, 78 Edit Photo, 75 Edit Text, 27 Effect, 30 Effect category, 30, 79 Effects tab[...]

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    INDEX 9 1 Mozilla, 34 MPEG, 51, 60 MPEG-2, 69 N Name Slide Sh ow, 47 New Background, 38, 43, 81 New Project, 57 Next Fram e, 61 NTSC, 10, 48, 60, 82 O Open Project, 57 Options menu, 60 Orient Photos, 45 Outlook Express, 34 P PAL, 10, 48, 60, 82 Pan & Zoom, 46, 75, 76 Pan Only, 77 Paste, 58 PCM, 51 Play Entire Storyboard/Timeline, 61 Play menu, [...]

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    INDEX 92 special effects, 27, 33 editing, 28 Split, 24, 27, 29 Start Marker, 19 still images, 27, 72 editing, 27 Stop, 61 Storyboard, 23, 59, 72, 76 Storyboard/Timeline, 20 Stretch to Fit, 27, 60 Style, 30 Style category, 30, 79 submenu, 38, 41, 81 T Temporary Folder, 60 text, 26, 30 Text Editor, 79 text effect s, 26 editing, 27 Text tab Create mod[...]

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