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DVD MovieFactory User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. Janu ary 20 06[...]

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ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 3 DVD MovieFactory Table of Contents Welcome to Ulead DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 DVD MovieFactory launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Video Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

4 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY U SER GUIDE Capturing video directly to MPEG format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Capture Options dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Set Auto Capture to D VD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 5 DVD MovieFactory W elcome to Ulead D VD M o vieF actor y Ulead DVD MovieFactory provides you with the answer to your disc -authoring needs. Instantly create HD DVD, DVD , VCD, and SVCD video or slideshow discs through a user-friendly , wizard-type proce ss and specific task oriented features. Y ou can also enhanc[...]

6 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY U SER GUIDE Video Disc Click to create a new project, open an exis ting one, or perform other burning tasks. See “Video Disc” for more details. Slideshow Disc Click to create a new slideshow proj ect or open an existing one. See “ Adding photo slideshows” for more details. Import Click to capture content from your c[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 7 DVD MovieFactory Edit Disc Click to append data or edit video/MP3 files on a disc. See “Edit Disc” for more details. Copy Disc Click to create a copy of a disc or convert DVD and video formats for use on your projects. See “Copy Disc” for more details. Disc Tools Click to format, erase, or finalize a disc[...]

8 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY U SER GUIDE Video D isc Ulead DVD MovieF actory's step-by-step in terface makes creating movies simple and easy . T o create a video disc, click Video Disc on the Launcher and select an associated task. T o create a new project, click New Project. Select y our output disc type in Create Video Disc and click OK . • HD[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 9 DVD MovieFactory Add/Edit Media In the Add/Ed it Media step, y ou can add media files, modify them or enhance their quality , create cha pter points, import and export clips, and view file information among others. Add Media Y ou can add content to your movie by captur ing videos, adding vide o files, creating an[...]

10 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE To add a video file to your project: 1. Click Add video files in the Add/Edit Media page to launch the Open Video File dialog box. 2. Locate the video file(s). Y ou can select and add multiple files under the same folder . Press [Ctrl] or [Shi ft] to select multiple file s. 3. Repeat the above process to add mor[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 11 DVD MovieFactory Use Remove Chapter or Remove All Chapters to delete unw anted chapters. Edit Media After importing the media files into your project, y ou can now play and edit the content using DVD M ovieF actory’ s pl ayback controls and editing tools. When editing, there are many ways to browse through a v[...]

12 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE The right-click menu Right-click a thumbnail in the Media Clip list to displa y a context menu that gives you access to more options. • Change Thumbnail Changes the current thumbnail display . • Reset Thumbnail Restores the original thumbnail display . • Reset Enhanced Video Remove s all enhancement made i[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 13 DVD MovieFactory Multi-trim Video Multi-trim Video lets you select multiple segments from a video and extract these segments to the Media Clip list. To use Multi-trim: 1. Select the video to be trimmed in the Media Clip list. 2. Click to open the Multi-trim Video dialog box. 3. Drag the Jog Slider to locate the [...]

14 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Ad-Zapper Ulead DVD Movie F actory lets y ou search y our videos for commercial intervals. Clicking this feature extracts th e commercials to the media list. Quick search interval allows you to set a fix ed interv al between fr ames and browse through the movie using the set v alue. Detection s ensitivity allows[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 15 DVD MovieFactory To manually add transition effects: 1. In the Effect tab, drag the Jog Slider or use the playback controls to move between frames in the video. Stop when you reach the point where the effect will be added. 2. Select a transition effect from the list, and enter the dur ation. 3. Click Add to Curr[...]

16 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 3. Repeat steps 1 to 2 to add more text. Y ou can use the playback controls to preview the result. The text will not overlap each other . 4. Click OK . Options for the Text tab • Added text list Records all the text strings that hav e been added. Use this list to select the text to edit or remov e. • Delete [...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 17 DVD MovieFactory 3. T o add a voice annotation to your video, dr ag the Jog Slider or use the playback controls or the Jog Wheel t o m o v e b e t w e e n f r a m e s i n t h e v i d e o . S t o p w h e n y o u reach the point where the annotation will be inserted. Click Record Voice and test your microphone (ad[...]

18 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Setup Menu T o create menus and submenus, select Cr eate menu in the Add/Edit Media step. Clicking Next take you to the Setup Menu step. Menus allow the viewers to instantly access specific portions of your video. DVD MovieF actory offers a set of menu template s to best fit the purpose of each menu. Custom-made[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 19 DVD MovieFactory The most commonly used menu t ype is Thumbnail Menus . The chapter points that you hav e previously created are represented as scene thumbnails. Clicking a thumbnail plays back the m ovie starting from the said chapter point. Text Menus is a category that uses texts to represent chapter points. [...]

20 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE T o switch to preview mode, click Go to the Preview step . Using motion menus When Motion menu is selected, the movie will use the beginning part of the video at a fixed dur ation instead of the first video frame as button thumbnails. The duration of motion menus r ange from 6 to 30 seconds. Using motion menus w[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 21 DVD MovieFactory 6. T o set menu pan and zoom effects, click Pan & Zoom . Select the category and your desired ef fect. 7. T o set menu motion filter effect, click Mot ion Filter . Sel ect your desired motion effect. 8. T o modify menu in/menu out effect, click Menu In / Menu Out . 9. T o save the menu templ[...]

22 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Preview Now , it’s time to view your video project and do a final check before you burn it onto a disc. To preview your video project: 1. If you created menus for y our project, click Go to the Preview step in the Setup Menu page to go to the Preview page. Otherwise, click Next in the Setup Menu step. 2. Click[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 23 DVD MovieFactory Burn This is the final step in the disc- authoring process. In the Finish step, choose the disc burner and/or select the folder where you want to output video files or disc image files. To burn your project onto a DVD: 1. Select Create to disc and specify the recording format. 2. Click Show more[...]

24 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE • Recordin g format Select DV D-V ideo format to use the DV D industry standard. T o quickly re-edit your disc without copyin g the file to the hard disk, select DVD- Video (fast re-editable) which still complies with the industry standard, and has very high compatibility when working with set-top home DVD pla[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 25 DVD MovieFactory . The Burning Options dialog box The various options in the Burning Options dialog box determine how your discs are burned. • Disc burner Specify the settings for your burning device. • Drive Select the disc burner to use in recording the video file. • Speed Select the recording speed to u[...]

26 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE • Do not close disc Select this function to create a multi-session disc for CD- R/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R. Straight Capture to Disc Straight Capture to Disc provides you with a f ast way to capture videos from a video device (such as DV camcorder , VCR, or TV) through an an alog or IEEE-1394 (FireWire) interf[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 27 DVD MovieFactory 10.Click Burner Options to set the disc burner options and properties. See “The Burning Options dialog b ox” for more details. Select Support X-Disc to include Extended disc (X DVD , XVCD , XSVCD) compatible files to y our project. 11.Locate the starting point of yo ur video to capture then [...]

28 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 16:9 DVD In addition to the standard 4:3 display , DVD MovieF actory supports 16:9 display aspect ratio for videos and menus. This lets you create widescreen videos and burn them onto a DVD disc. T o create widescreen videos, click and select 16:9 from the Display aspect ratio list in the Project Settings dialog[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 29 DVD MovieFactory 5. Add a slideshow title, background music, and tr ansition effect as needed. Y ou can also apply Pan & Zoom effect to animate your background image by moving it from o ne fixed po int to anothe r and by changing the viewing distance. Click Preview to see the result. 6. Click OK after you ha[...]

30 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Capture source devices are categorized into three classes: Analog TV , Digital TV , and DV Camcorder/HDV Cam corder . T o ca pture video, click Import and then Capture from Devices in the Launcher . Y ou can also click Capture Video in the Add/ Edit Media page. Capturing DV video DVD MovieF actory allows you to [...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 31 DVD MovieFactory 7. Re peat steps 5 and 6 to add more clips. Click OK after capturing to go back to the Add/Ed it Media page. The captured clips are displa yed in the Media Clip list. Capturing High-Definition video (HDV) Before capturing your HDV or HD video , make sure that your camcorder (or deck) is properly[...]

32 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Capturing analog video DVD MovieF actory allows you to capture videos not only from digital sources, but also from analog sources. To capture video via an analog capture card: 1. Connect your video source device to your capture card. On some cards, y ou may also need to connect the audio cables. for S-video, ple[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 33 DVD MovieFactory Splitting a Video Usually , a single DV tape contains several footage of different scenes that were shot on different dates. DVD MovieF actory saves you the hassle of capturing the segments one by one, usin g the Split Video feature. To split a video: 1. Click Advanced Settings and select Captur[...]

34 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Capturing video directly to MPEG format DVD MovieF actory allows you to capture video from a DV camcorder or analog source straight to MPEG. To capture video in MPEG format: 1. Connect your camcorder or VCR to your capture card. Sw itch it on and set it to Play (or VTR/VCR) mode. 2. Select a DVD , VCD , SVCD , o[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 35 DVD MovieFactory 2. Set the start time and total duration of the recording session. • The maximum total duration o f recording depends on your av ailable disc space. • If the start time is earlier than the current time, DVD MovieF actory will start to record the day after . 3. Click Start Auto Capture to sta[...]

36 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Edit D isc With DVD Mov ieF actory , you can m odify vide os and menus directly on a rewritable disc or add files and folders on an appendable disc. To edit a disc: 1. Insert the disc to edit and click Edit Disc . 2. Select the project to edit and click Next to add, modify , or remove videos/ menus. 3. Preview y[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 37 DVD MovieFactory Di sc T oo l s Disc Tools allows you to format, er ase, and close your disc. Format Disc Select Format Disc to open the Format Disc dialog box. DVD MovieF actory allows you to write the UDF (Universal Disc F ormat) file system to a rewritable disc to enable random packet writing. Random pack et [...]

38 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Preferences Select to set the program's working en vironment through the Preferen ces dialog box. To o p e n t h e Pref erences dialog box, click Settings and options and select Preferences o r press [F6] . General • VCD player compliant Select to make sure that the VCD created will play in stand-alone VC[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 39 DVD MovieFactory • Working folder Enter or locate a folder for tempor ary files. Advanced • Create in dex file for MP EG seeking performance Improves real-time preview result using the Jog Slider . This option is specific for MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 files only . • NTSC/PAL safe color Uses video friendly colors t[...]

40 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE About Ulead DVD MovieF actory Displays product and copyright information about Ulead DVD MovieF actory . Exit Closes the program. Project settings Opens the Project Settings dialog box where you can view information about a specific project and customize its output settings. • MPEG properties for file conversi[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 41 DVD MovieFactory Display aspect ratio T oggles between standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 display aspect ratios for videos and menus. Y ou can also set display aspect ratio by clicking . This opens the Project Settings dialog box where you can select 16:9 in Display aspect ratio . The video clips and menus are the[...]

42 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE • Transparency Adjust the transparency of the backgroun d by entering a value or using the slider . The Image tab allows you to adjust images in your disc label or cov er design. • Brightness A higher value produces a brighter image. • Contrast A higher v alue makes the midtone colors stand out more. • T[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 43 DVD MovieFactory Clear content Click to remove all objects and background from the disc layout. This is usef ul when starting over wi th your desig n. Other options • Show/Hide Disc Click to show/hide the outline of the disc for better alignment of images or text. • Show/Hide Grid Click to show/hide gridline[...]

44 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Designing from scratch When creating a disc label, you can add an d customize the look of your images and text. To add a background image to the disc label: 1. Click the Gener al tab. 2. Select Texture under Background and click Browse to locate the image file to be used as texture. Click Open . The image will b[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 45 DVD MovieFactory To add text to your disc label: 1. Double-click the disc image in the Preview Window and enter your text or click . This automatically activates the Text tab . 2. Format the selected text by adjusting the font type, size, style, text color , and alignment. Adjust the text Transparency level acco[...]

46 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Designing based on a playlist Y ou can also design a label or cover for your discs based on a playlist. Y ou can then use these as title or track names for your disc label. To design a label based on a playlist: 1. Click . The disc label is displayed in the Preview Window of the Label@Once dialog box. 2. Click P[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 47 lDVD MovieFactory Glossar y Analog A signal that continuously v aries in frequency/quantity , rather than discrete units found in digital devices. Information from an analog source must be conv erted to digital in order for a computer to interpret it. Aspect Ratio The proportion of a picture’ s width and heigh[...]

48 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE LPCM audio Abbreviation for Linear PCM which is a high quality uncompre ssed audio format similar to CD audio , but with higher sampling frequencies and quantization. Bandwidth for video on a DVD video disc is lessened if LPCM audio is used. Menu A group of objects set against a background that allows navigation[...]

ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 49 DVD MovieFactory I ndex A Add Chapters 10 Add Media 9 , 28 Adding video files 9 Ad-Zapper 14 Anti-fli cker filter 38 Audio fade-in/out duration 38 B Buffer underrun prote ction 25 Burn 23 Burning options 23 C Capture Options dialog box 32 Capture video 29 Capturing analog video 32 Capturing still images 33 Captu[...]

50 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE P Preferences 7 , 38 Preview 23 Project Settings 40 R Resample quality 38 S Settings and Options 37 Slideshow Disc 6 Slideshow image duration 38 Split Video 33 Split video 34 Straight to Disc 26 For DVD, VCD, or SVCD 26 T The right-click menu 12 Transition effect d uration 38 Trimming a video 12 TV safe area 39 [...]