Digital Video Software Version 20 Instruction Manual E Contents Read This First ........................................................................................................... 4 Checking Supplied Accessories ............................................................................ 5 System Requirements ............................................................................................... 6 What is Digital Video Software.................................................................................. 7 Windows ..................................................................................................................... 8 CameraWindow ..................................................................................................... 8 [Acquire Images] Tab ........................................................................................ 8 [Print] Tab .......................................................................................................... 9 [Set to Camera] Tab ........................................................................................ 10 Camera Browser Window ................................................................................11 Main Window ....................................................................................................... 12 [Image Viewer] Window ....................................................................................... 17 [Red Eye Correction] Window ......................................................................... 18 [Auto Adjustment] Window .............................................................................. 19 [Color/Brightness Adjustment] Window ........................................................... 19 [Sharpness] Window ....................................................................................... 20 [Trim Image] Window ...................................................................................... 20 [Insert Text] Window ........................................................................................ 21 Installing the Digital Video Software ...................................................................... 22 Before Downloading Images................................................................................... 26 Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer .......................................................... 26 Downloading Images (ZoomBrowser EX).............................................................. 28 Starting CameraWindow ...................................................................................... 29 Using the Computer to Download Images ........................................................... 30 Auto-Downloading ........................................................................................... 30 Auto-Downloading Settings ............................................................................. 31 Downloading the Selected Images from the CameraWindow ......................... 34 Using a Card Reader/Writer ............................................................................ 37 Using the Camcorder to Download Images (Direct Transfer Function) ............... 38 Direct Transfer ................................................................................................ 38 Setting the Direct Transfer Download Destination Folder ............................... 39 Printing Still Images................................................................................................. 41 Printing Still Images Recorded on the Memory Card........................................... 41 Printing Still Images Downloaded to the Computer ............................................. 46 [One Photo per Page Print] ............................................................................. 46 [Index Print] ..................................................................................................... 48 [Layout Print] ................................................................................................... 50 Organizing Images ................................................................................................... 53 Applying Star Ratings and Keywords................................................................... 53 Classifying the Images......................................................................................... 54 Renaming Multiple Files ...................................................................................... 56 Searching for Images........................................................................................... 58 Playing Back and Editing Movies ........................................................................... 61 Playing Back Movies............................................................................................ 61 Editing Movies ..................................................................................................... 63 Exporting Images ..................................................................................................... 67 Changing the File Type and Save........................................................................ 67 Exporting Movies ................................................................................................. 71 2 Contents Extracting Still Images from Movies (Windows XP Only)..................................... 74 Saving on CD-R/RW Disks (Windows XP Only) .................................................. 77 Adding Still Images from Your Computer to the Memory Card ............................ 80 Adding Still Images to the Memory Card ......................................................... 80 Adding Sample Images to the Memory Card .................................................. 82 Using Various Functions ......................................................................................... 85 Attaching Still Images to E-mail Messages.......................................................... 85 Running a Slide Show ......................................................................................... 88 Adding Sound to an Image .................................................................................. 90 Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder............................ 91 Uninstalling the Software ........................................................................................ 93 Uninstalling ZoomBrowser EX ............................................................................. 93 Uninstalling the TWAIN Driver/WIA Driver........................................................... 94 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 95 E Contents 3 Windows Read This First Disclaimer · While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without prior notice. · No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon. · Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to mistaken operation or malfunction of the camcorder, the software, memory cards (SD Memory Cards), personal computers, or peripheral devices, or due to use of a memory card not initialized by a Canon camcorder. Trademark Acknowledgments · QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. · Microsoft ® and Windows® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. · Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. © Canon Inc. 2006 All rights reserved. Safety Precautions Do not play the supplied CD-ROM(s) in any CD player that does not support data CD-ROMs. Playing the CD-ROM(s) in an audio CD player (music player) could damage the speakers. It is also possible to suffer from hearing loss from listening with headphones to the loud sounds of a CD-ROM played on a music CD player. 4 Read This First Checking Supplied Accessories Use the following accessories to download recorded images from a memory card to your computer. · IFC-300PCU USB Cable · DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK E The explanations in this manual use mainly Windows XP screen shots. The steps and windows may vary depending on your computer and the version of software. Read This First 5 Windows System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements. OS: Windows 98 (Second Edition) Windows Me Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4) Windows XP Home Edition or Professional (Service Pack 1 or 2) * Proper operation is not guaranteed on an OS that has been upgraded from a previous version. Computers that come with above OS preinstalled and have built-in USB ports. Pentium 500 MHz or better Windows 98/Windows Me: 128 MB or more Windows 2000/Windows XP: 256 MB or more USB: only preinstalled Windows 98/Windows Me/Windows 2000/Windows XP systems with built-in USB ports · Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX: 250 MB or more (Including the PhotoRecord printing program) · Canon DV TWAIN Driver: 25 MB or more · Canon DV WIA Driver: 25 MB or more 1024 768 pixels or better/High Color (16 bit) or better Computer Model: CPU: RAM: Interface: Free Hard Disk Space: Display: Proper operation is not guaranteed on a dual CPU PC or on a user-built PC. Proper operation is not guaranteed on any particular system, even if it meets the requirements outlined above. A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software. In this Instruction Manual, product names are abbreviated as follows: Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition: Windows 98 ® ® Windows Me Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition: Windows 2000 Microsoft® Windows® 2000 (Service Pack 4): ® ® Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Professional (Service Pack 1 or 2): Windows XP 6 System Requirements What is Digital Video Software The following software will be installed by installing the Digital Video Software. ZoomBrowser EX · · · · Viewing downloaded images Categorizing, organizing, and searching large volumes of images Editing still images Editing movies recorded on a memory card and capturing still images from movies · Changing the data for still images and save them as new files · Viewing still images in a slide show · Adding sound to an image E CameraWindow · Downloading images from a memory card to your computer · Printing still images recorded on the memory card without downloading the still images to the computer · Viewing images recorded on a memory card PhotoRecord · Printing downloaded still images with background, frame, title and comments · Creating downloaded still image albums Windows USB Driver · Driver software that enables you to download images from a memory card to a computer. Users of Windows XP do not need to install this driver software. An OS standard driver will be installed automatically. · Windows 98/Windows 2000: Canon DV TWAIN Driver · Windows Me: Canon DV WIA Driver This instruction manual explains how to install the software, what you can do with the main features and how to operate them. For more detailed operational instructions, refer to the Help menu of each software program. What is Digital Video Software 7 Windows CameraWindow CameraWindow is a program created to download still images from the memory card to the computer. Furthermore, you can print still images recorded on the memory card without having the images downloaded to the computer ( 41). Refer to Starting CameraWindow ( 29) for launching the software. Remote capture function is not supported by the camcorder. [Acquire Images] Tab This tab is used for downloading still images recorded on the memory card by connecting a camcorder or a card reader/writer to the computer. Camera Control window Selects a function in the Camera Control window. Images will be downloaded to the computer, and ZoomBrowser EX starts. Images in the camcorder are displayed allowing you to select images. Placing a check mark here makes the Camera Control window to open automatically the next time you connect the camcorder. Specify the image type to be downloaded and the destination folder. 8 Windows [Print] Tab This tab is used for printing still images on the memory card without having the images downloaded to the computer. The window varies depending on the selected printing type. Refer to Printing Still Images Recorded on the Memory Card ( 41). Camera Control window E Prints all still images in the card one image per page. Pr ...