User manual ADS TECH DVD XPRESS - REVISION 2

DVD Xpress: English Manual Save Your Memories To CD or DVD User's Guide : Second Edition DVD Xpress Help.............................................................................................................................................................................29 Table of Content Copyright Notice........................................................................................................................................................4 Quick Setup Steps.....................................................................................................................................................5 DVD Xpress Overview ...............................................................................................................................................6 Ways to Capture and Edit Video .......................................................................................................................7 DVD Xpress Installation Guide.................................................................................................................................8 System Requirements...............................................................................................................................................8 Getting Started...........................................................................................................................................................8 1. Check DVD Xpress Contents ........................................................................................................................8 2. Wire It Up! ...................................................................................................................................................10 3. Plug It In ...................................................................................................................................................... 11 4. Install Device Drivers and Software ............................................................................................................ 11 5. Install Software Applications ....................................................................................................................... 11 6. Verify Hardware Installation ........................................................................................................................12 7. Optimize System for Best Performance ......................................................................................................12 8. Installation Summary...................................................................................................................................13 9. Start Making DVD Movies ...........................................................................................................................13 DVD Xpress Capture Wizard ..................................................................................................................................13 Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time: ..............................................................15 CapWiz Direct to Disc .............................................................................................................................................18 Direct to Disc Wizard Overview..............................................................................................................................18 Direct to Disc Wizard Instructions .........................................................................................................................19 Menu Options...........................................................................................................................................................25 Video Inputs/Outputs .......................................................................................................................................25 Menu Options: Video Format .........................................................................................................................25 Menu Options: Brightness/Color .....................................................................................................................27 Menu Options: Contol .....................................................................................................................................27 Menu Options: Applications.............................................................................................................................27 Menu Options: Options ...................................................................................................................................28 DVD MovieFactory 3..................................................................................................................................................30 System requirements ................................................................................................................................................33 DVD MovieFactory launcher.....................................................................................................................................34 Create Video Disc ......................................................................................................................................................37 Setup Preferences, Project Settings and other options .......................................................................................41 Edit Media ..................................................................................................................................................................44 Multi-trimming a video ........................................................................................................................................44 Joining/Separating videos ..................................................................................................................................45 Enhancing your video .........................................................................................................................................47 Adding/Editing chapters ...........................................................................................................................................48 Editing a slideshow ...................................................................................................................................................49 Setup menus ..............................................................................................................................................................50 Preview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Output.........................................................................................................................................................................54 Direct to Disc .............................................................................................................................................................58 Glossary .....................................................................................................................................................................61 Service and Warranty................................................................................................................................................62 DVD Xpress Page 2 DVD Xpress Page 3 Quick Setup Steps For impatient people who only want to read one page: 1.) Connect the Audio/Video cables from your video source to the DVD Xpress. 2.) Load the DVD Xpress CD into your CD ROM Drive. 3.) Plug in Power and connect DVD Xpress to your USB Port. 4.) Drivers for WinXP and Win2000 are on the root of the CD. Drivers for Win98SE and WinME are in the Win98SE&WinME folder on the CD. Direct Windows to the drivers and they will install automatically. 5.) Install CapWiz ­ CapWiz must be installed as it installs the key elements for DVD Xpress to function. 6.) Double Click the CapWiz icon on your desktop. 7.) Answer the questions on the 5 Wizard screens. 8.) Press Play on your video source so you have video playing. Copyright Notice 9.) Click Preview on the CapWiz interface and video will appear. Play with CapWiz for a while and then install DVD Movie Factory 3 which we have included with DVD Xpress. The DVD Xpress is an innovative, hassle-free device that is designed to let you edit and archive your home movies easily. 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ADS Technologies assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear herein. ADS makes no commitment to update or to keep current information contained within this document. (rtt) DVD Xpress Page 4 DVD Xpress Page 5 DVD Xpress Overview DVD Xpress DVD Xpress is a fun and easy way to get DVD, SVCD and VCD video into your Windows PC so you can edit or archive your home movies. DVD Xpress then lets you share the video on CD or DVD disk or publish to the Internet. All the video digitizing and compression takes place in the DVD Xpress device so when the video comes through the USB port it is already compressed in the format you desire such as MPEG-1 for VCD (Video on CD), or MPEG-2 for SVCD (Super Video CD) and DVD (Digital Versatile Disc). Ways to Capture and Edit Video CapWiz: EASY VIDEO CAPTURE & PLAYBACK This is the fastest and easiest way to capture MPEG-1 (VCD) or MPEG-2 (SVCD, DVD) video on your PC. Use the Wizard screens to verify your video connections, video compression format and where you want your video files stored on your computer hard drive. Use CapWiz to quickly capture video. CapWiz also allows you to set up timed recordings and delayed recordings and easily select video capture bit rates for Good, Better or Best DVD video quality. You can even set custom settings for video resolution, video and audio bit rate, constant or variable bit rates and set video pre-processing filters to help reduce noise in old VHS tapes. Powerful Software bundle: We want to be sure you receive the greatest benefits from your DVD Xpress purchase so we have included software to meet your various project goals. Some times you may just want to archive video to disk in the fastest way possible. For those big projects, you want to have a full featured video editor that gives you the freedom to be creative. The good news is that DVD Xpress lets you do all that. We don't just give you one single way to use the product, we provide many ways to get video in, out and on to disk. DVD Movie Factory 3 Ulead® DVD MovieFactoryTM 3 lets you enter the exciting world of CD and DVD creation. You can burn movies, slideshows, data and music to CD or DVD in an instant. The wizard-style workflow makes disc creation fun and simple. Put your home movies and slideshows on CD or DVD complete with interactive Hollywood-style motion menus, and then watch them on your TV or PC. DVD Xpress includes flexible and dynamic software tools for your video projects: Capture Wizard Capture Video Author and Burn DVD, VCD or SVCD Movies Edit Video, Add Transitions, Effects, Music & Volume DVD Movie Factory 3 Direct to Disc DVD Xpress Page 6 DVD Xpress Page 7 DVD Xpress Installation Guide USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 connections and drivers USB 2.0 We strongly recommend using only WinXP or Win2000 with Microsoft USB 2.0 drivers for proper operation of your DVD Xpress at USB 2.0 connection speeds. Microsoft Windows USB 2.0 drivers can be obtained from Microsoft directly: WinXP ­ Included on your new PC, Windows Update, Download WinXP Service Pack 1 Win2000 ­ Download Win2000 Service Pack 3 Many USB 2.0 upgrade cards ship with non-Microsoft, third party drivers. These drivers have many revisions and may have compatibility issues with some USB 2.0 devices. In many cases the USB 2.0 driver you have may work fine, but we cannot guarantee proper operation with third party USB 2.0 drivers. Contact your USB 2.0 add-in card supplier for the latest versions of USB 2.0 drivers for Win98SE and WinME. USB 1.1 We recommend using the USB 1.1 port on your motherboard or from a USB 1.1 add-in card. All USB 1.1 cards use the Microsoft USB drivers. If you are using Win98SE or WinME we recommend using the USB 1.1 connection on your PC for proper operation of DVD Xpress. Getting Started The basic steps are: 1. Check DVD Xpress package contents 2. Wire it Up!- Audio and video connections 3. Plug it In!- Power and USB connection 4. Install Device Drivers 5. Install Application software 6. Verify Hardware Installation 7. Optimize System for Best Performance 8. Installation Summary & Diagram 9. Start Making DVD Movies! System Requirements - Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher or AMD Athlon/ Duron CPU* - Windows: Win98SE, WinME, Win2000 or WinXP - 128 MB RAM - Sound card - 16 MB AGP video card - CD-ROM Drive - 150 MB hard disk space for capture/editing applications - Disk space for video captures; Video captured at 4 Mb/sec will use approx.1.8 GB per hour - CD Recordable Drive for making VCD and SVCD disks - DVD Recordable Drive for making DVD disks *1 Ghz processor recommended for Direct to Disc features · CD 1 Contains: - Capture Wizard Capture - DVD Xpress device drivers - DVD Movie Factory 3 SE for DVD Xpress Hardware Overview: DVD Xpress 1. Check DVD Xpress Contents Hardware: (A) DVD Xpress device (B) 5 VDC Power supply (C) 6 ft. USB Cable (D) 6 ft. A/V Out cable (RCA video and (L+ R) Audio to RCA video and L & R Audio RCA stereo) (E) One (1) Installation CD (F) User's Manual DVD Xpress Page 8 DVD Xpress Page 9 2. Wire It Up! In this section we will connect audio and video cables that you will use to capture audio and video and then send audio and video back to a TV or VCR for viewing or recording. 3. Plug It In In this section you will connect DVD Xpress to your PC and Install Software Drivers. Please read through this section first, then go back and follow these step-by-step instructions to connect your DVD Xpress and install device drivers and software applications: 1. Insert DVD Xpress CD - You will see the CD menu install screen 2. Once you see the DVD Xpress installation screen: Plug the power cable into your DVD Xpress, then plug it into a power source. 4. Install Device Drivers and Software Now, plug your USB cable into DVD Xpress and your PC. Windows will recognize the device and ask you for the device drivers. Windows XP or Win2000: Let Windows conduct an automatic search for the drivers. The drivers are located in the root directory of your DVD Xpress CD, usually your "D" drive. Windows will install the drivers. Win98SE or WinME: The Win98SE/ME drivers are located on the DVD Xpress CD in the Win98 folder. When Windows looks for the driver, you will want to direct it the drive your CD is located (usually "D" drive) and double-click on the Win98 folder. Windows will then automatically install the drivers. 1. Connect your video source (VHS, DVD, Laser Disc Player, TV. etc.) to your DVD Xpress. Connect your (D) 6 ft. RCA cable to the 3 RCA jacks to your analog audio/video source RCA Line Out. The other end connects to the "RCA Audio/Video In" jacks on the rear of your DVD Xpress. 5. Install Software Applications 1. Now that you have installed the device, Click the Capture Wizard button to install the key software components that make DVD Xpress work and install the Capture Wizard capture and playback application. a.) If you do not have Microsoft's DirectX 9.0 installed, it will install automatically. DirectX 9.0 is required for proper operation of your DVD Xpress. Installation of DirectX 9.0 may require a re-start of your computer. b.) If your computer restarted, Click "My Computer" on your desktop. Double-click the CD Drive icon to bring back the DVD Xpress Installation screen. c.) Continue installing the bundled software, DVD Movie Factory 3 onto your system. DVD Xpress Page 10 DVD Xpress Page 11 6. Verify Hardware Installation Check Device Manager to verify that the DVD Xpress hardware is recognized by Windows and is properly installed. Win98, Win98SE, WinME: 1.) Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2.) In Control Panel, click System. 3.) Click Device Manager tab. 4.) Double click the Sound, Video and Game Controllers 5.) DVD Xpress should be listed. WinXP, Win2000: 1.) Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2.) In Control Panel, click System. 3.) Click on the Hardware Tab. 3.) Click Device Manager Button. 4.) Double click the Sound, Video and Game Controllers Device 5.) DVD Xpress should be listed. If DVD Xpress is listed under the Sound, Video and Game Controller Device heading, then the device is properly installed. 8. Installation Summary By now you should have completed the following: 1.) Made all of the Audio and Video connections between DVD Xpress and your Audio/Video equipment. 2.) Connected DVD Xpress to the Power Supply and USB Port on your PC. 3.) Installed USB drivers and verified the device is properly installed 4.) Installed all necessary software applications required for proper operation. 5.) Now you are ready to Start Making DVD Movies. 9. Start Making DVD Movies Now you are ready to start capturing video. We have created the Capture Wizard application to allow you to quickly capture and playback video on your PC without learning how to edit video or author a DVD. Use the Capture Wizard application to test video capture and playback of video before moving on to DVD Movie Factory 3 SE. We have created a simple getting started Wizard that allows you to verify your connections and make the proper setup choices before capturing video. 7. Optimize System For Best Performance Optimize System for Best Performance Set your VGA Resolution 1024 X 768 is the optimal resolution for viewing video at full resolution. DVD video is captured at 720 x 480 (720 x 576 PAL). If your resolution is not high enough you will not be able to view the video at full resolution. 1. Right click on your desktop 2. Click Properties 3, Click on Settings Tab 4. Adjust screen area to 1024 X 768 & 16 Bit Color (or higher if your VGA card and monitor support higher resolutions and bit depth). Enable DMA to optimize video capture: Enabling DMA will significantly improve the video capture capabilities of your system. If DMA is not enabled you will very likely suffer from dropped video frames. For Windows 98SE and WinME: Enable DMA on your IDE hard drive for optimal video capture (Note: Not all hardware supports DMA access). 1. Right click on My Computer 2. Click Properties 3, Click on Device Manager 4. Double click Disk Drives 5. Double click Hard Disk (labeled Generic IDE type XXX) 6. Click the settings tab 7. Enable DMA by checking the DMA box. 8. Click OK 9. Click OK Your computer will reboot with DMA enabled. DVD Xpress Capture Wizard Step One: Open Capture Wizard (Cap Wiz.) Click the Cap Wiz icon on your Desktop Or Click "Start" -> "Programs" -> "ADS Tech DVD Xpress" and click on "Capwiz" Choose worldwide video standard based on country ­ For Users in North America, you will select NTSC. For Users in Europe and many other countries you will select PAL. For more information on these standards, click on "Learn more about worldwide video standards" Step Two: Select Video Inputs Choose RCA or S-Video based upon your video source DVD Xpress Page 12 DVD Xpress Page 13 Step Three: Create file name and select file location We will automatically select `My Documents\My Videos" as the default location to store your video files. You can select a different location if you desire. Type in the file name for your video capture. Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time: You have just completed the Wizard screens to ensure that you have connected your video cables, selected your video format and now you are ready to capture video. The Capture Wizard Interface Menu Options Step Four: Choose video format In this step you will select between MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 video compression formats. Select MPEG-2 if you wish to capture video in the highest quality DVD format. Select MPEG-1 if you want to capture video in the VCD format. The Disk Space indicator shows the amount of disk space you have available and an example of how much video you can capture if you selected MPEG-2 at 3 Mb/sec. For more information on these MPEG, click on "Learn more about video formats". File Name Auto-Naming/Unique Name Playback List Box Application Links Record/Play Controls Status Indicator Ready Now you are ready to start viewing and capturing video. You will need to start your camcorder or VCR playing. Press Play on your video source (VCR, DVD player, etc.). Click Finish and the Wizard screen will disappear and you will see the full Capture Wizard interface. Preview and Record Video 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) Be sure your video device is playing a video Click "Preview" and you will see video playing in the preview window. You will notice the status indicators are Blue and are displaying "Preview". Click the "Stop" ( ) button or press the "esc" key on your keyboard to stop video preview. If you Click the Red "Record" ( ) button while previewing video, the video will stop momentarily, then start again. When the video preview starts again, you are recording. You will notice the status indicators have turned red and are displaying "Record". To Stop recording, press the "Stop" ( ) button or press the "esc" key on your keyboard. You will notice that the file name has been added to the playback list box. DVD Xpress Page 14 DVD Xpress Page 15 Ways to begin Recording 1. You can start recording from the Stop or idle status in CapWiz or while you are previewing video. 2. Click the red record( ) button to begin recording at any time. 3. To Stop recording, Click the "Stop" ( ) button or the "esc" key on your keyboard. 4. The video will be displayed in the resolution you selected for the video capture: a. VCD 352 x 240 NTSC / 352 x 288 PAL b. SVCD 480 x 480 NTSC / 480 x 576 PAL c. DVD 720 x 480 NTSC /720 x 576 PAL Capture Wizard Features and Functions Recording File Name: Before Recording, check the Recording Filename box in the upper left hand corner of the application. The file name you selected in the Wizard Screen is listed here. 1. Keep this file name if you wish or run the Wizard to use a new file name. 2. Check the "Auto Naming" box and CapWiz will automatically name each captured file in sequential order; i.e. if your video file is "My Video", the first file captured will be named "My Video-000", the second "My Video-001" and so on. 3. Every time you stop a capture, the new file name will be displayed in Playback List box. 4. You can also uncheck "auto-naming" and click the "Unique" button and CapWiz will use the file name you enter in the filename box. You need to provide a new file name for each video clip captured. If you do multiple captures without changing the unique file name, the file will be written over each time you capture. Playback Captured Video This is the default setting. Video will be played back at the resolution it was captured in. 1.) Click on the file name in the Playback List Box, then click on the "Play" () button. You may also double click on the file name for Instant Playback. You will notice that the status indicator turns Green and the display changes to Play. 2.) To Stop Playback, Click the Stop ( ) button or press the "esc" key on your keyboard. Playback List Box Seek through the video The Playback list box shows the file names of your video captures. This list will match the directory location you selected in the Capture Wizard screens. If you are unsure of the location you selected, run the Wizard again. Browse: The Browse button will allow you to browse to other file directories or hard drives. If you select another directory, any MPEG video files located there will appear in the Playback list box. Details: The Details button will allow you examine the details of the files in the Playback List box. Click on the Details Button and a dialog box will open showing detailed information about each file such as: Date, File Size, File Name and location on your system. Click on any file in this dialog box and then click Details again and you will see more details about this individual files such as: 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Video bit rate Audio sampling rate Audio bit rate Frame rate If you have recorded a long video, you may want to jump ahead to a specific point in the video file and continue playback from that point. 1.) Use your mouse to drag the playback position slider to the point you desire. 2.) Click the "Play" () button, or press the "Space" bar on your keyboard to resume playback. Keyboard Short Cuts: Preview = Enter key Record = "R" key Instant Playback = double click file name Play/Pause = space bar Stop Record = esc key Stop Preview = esc key Advance 1 second (in Pause mode) = right arrow key Rewind 1 second (in Pause mode) = left arrow key Deleting a File: From the detailed information box you can delete a file by clicking the "Remove" button. CapWiz will ask you if you are sure, click OK and the file is deleted from your system. Application Links The icons at the side of the CapWiz screen allow you to easily jump from CapWiz to the bundled applications that came with your DVD Xpress. You can quickly jump to VideoStudio or review the Capture Wizard screens anytime video is not playing in the preview area. When you click on an application icon, that application will start and CapWiz will automatically close. Disable Wizard You can repeat the Wizard steps and make changes to your settings by clicking the Capture Wizard icon anytime video is not playing. The Wizard will run every time you start CapWiz unless you can disable this by clicking Options at the top of the application and click on "Show Wizard" to uncheck this selection. 1.) Click or uncheck - Show Splash Screen to not have splash screen appear at startup 2.) Click or uncheck - Show Wizard to not have Wizard screens appear at startup. You can re-enable these features at anytime by re-selecting the options. DVD Xpress Page 16 DVD Xpress Page 17 CapWiz Direct to Disc Direct to Disc Wizard Overview Capture Direct to Optical Disc: CapWiz now includes the ability to capture directly to VCD, SVCD or DVD disc. DVD Authoring Features: Burn an MPEG file to Optical Disc: Record to any type of Optical Media Select Optical drive Confirmation of Optical drive capabilities Confirmation of media type in drive and media condition (disc must be blank to allow recording) Select video compression format Display of available video record time based on video compression settings and disc type Create Movie Title (Volume name) Create Video Clip name Set record duration time (display of available time) Set Chapter point interval Select menu Background template You can also load a previously captured MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video file and burn to disc. You can select and burn a single video file only to disc, so if you want to edit several clips and join them together on a disc, you can use the other software applications included with your product (Video Studio or DVD Movie Factory). While writing a file to a disc, you will see the video progress bar advance to let you know the DVD writing progress. Quick Guide ­ CapWiz Direct to Disc Wizard No Hard disc space used...no worries about deleting files after your project or filling your hard disc. The most exciting and revolutionary capability is the real-time direct to disc capability. You can create a VCD, SVCD or DVD without ever storing the video on your computer hard drive. Many users have expressed the desire for a fast and simple way to archive video tape to optical disc and the Direct to Disc Wizard in CapWiz 3.5 will allow customers to accomplish that goal. Just capture and burn to disc without having to store on your hard drive first. No worries about hard disc space, file maintenance; just capture and burn. Support for All Media Types: Simple DVD Authoring: You can capture to any type of optical media (CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW). We have tried to make the Direct to Disc Wizard simple to use. You can begin recording video directly to a disc in as few as 4 Clicks. Here are the quick step by step instructions to start recording to disc in real time. 1.) Insert a Blank CD or DVD disc into your disc drive. 2.) Click the Direct to Disc Wizard button. 3.) Select Capture Direct to Disc or load a file to write to disc. 4.) Select the Video format you want to record (VCD, SVCD, DVD) 5.) Choose the disc drive you want to use for recording. 6.) Check disc status information on the Step 1 Screen. 7.) Click NEXT 8.) Type in the name your movie title and video clip 9.) Set Duration time or choose "None" for manual control 10.) Set Capture point time intervals or "None" 11.) Click Record to Disc 12.) Click Yes to begin recording after disc has been initialized. Direct to Disc capture in CapWiz has been designed to be very simple so don't expect too many fancy DVD Authoring tools. We always include either DVD Movie Factory or Ulead Video Studio for users who want to be more creative. CapWiz and the DTD feature are meant to be the fast and easy ways to capture video to the PC or to get video on disc. Direct to Disc Wizard Instructions Direct to Disc Wizard: You will notice that we have added a link button on the lower left hand corner of the CapWiz screen called "Direct to Disc" ­ Single Session only: In speaking with Customers we found that most people just want a fast and simple way to archive video tape to DVD. We have excluded features such as leaving a disc open for mulit-session recording (adding more video files at a later time), editing the DVD, and other features found on full featured DVD Authoring packages. You do have those capabilities with other software bundled with your Instant DVD or DVD Xpress product. Again, the goal was to keep the Direct to Disc capability in CapWiz very fast, simple easy and un-confusing. What is Single Session? Single Session means that once you have recorded to the disc, the disc cannot be appended or added to. You can record only one time to a disc, one home movie one video capture session. You can only record video to a blank disc. If there is existing video content or some other type of file on the disc, you cannot capture video to that disc. The disc must be blank. Therefore if you are using a re-writable disc with video content on the disc, you will have the ability to playback the file (so you can see what is on the disc) but if you want to capture to that RW disc, you will be forced to erase the video file before capturing, or you can choose a different disc to record. DVD Xpress Page 18 DVD Xpress Page 19 These settings over-ride any capture setting you have previously selected in CapWiz. However, If you choose "Custom" - the DTD Wizard will use the custom capture settings you have selected in CapWiz. Select Disc Drive: If you have more than one Optical drive you can select the drive you want to use for disc burning. The DTD Wizard will examine the drive and show the type of media supported by the drive. This will show the capabilities of your drive. Not all optical drives support burning to all media types. Clicking the Direct to Disc button launches the Direct to Disc (DTD) Wizard. The DTD Wizard can be launched while CapWiz is idle (no video preview) or wheil video is being previewed. You cannot start the DTD Wizard while you are recording to the hard drive or if you are playing back a previously recorded video file. You must have a blank CD or DVD disk in the disc drive before starting the DTD Wizard. When you select the drive the DTD Wizard not only examines the capability of your drive, but also detect the type of media in the drive. The Media Type will be displayed and the type of contents on the disc (if any) will also be displayed. You need to use a Blank disc for recording, so be sure that the "Contents detected on the disc" message shows that the disc is Blank. Splash Screen: The splash screen introduces the user to the DTD capabilities. This splash screen can be disabled so it will not appear again. Click NEXT to Continue DTD Wizard Step 1: What can I burn to what? Type of Drive CD burners In Step one you select if you want to capture and burn or load a file to burn, select your drive and video format you want to capture and burn and verify the drive capabilities and your optical media. DVD Burners Common Media Type CD-R or CD-R/RW CD-R, CD-R/RW DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW Video Format on Disc VCD or SVCD VCD or SVCD DVD DVD Capture and Burn or Load a file to burn. The default setting is to capture and burn. If you want to burn a previously captured file, choose this setting and browse for the file. Check the capabilities of your drive and the type of media you have before starting your video project. Error Proof :if you select a drive with a CD-R inside the video format will automatically change to the best video format for this media, which would be SVCD. You cannot capture DVD to a CD-R disc. You cannot capture VCD to a DVD disc. These are formats that are incompatible with the media type and we don't want you to make a mistake.....so we will try our best to make you Error Proof. Video Compression Settings: Select the video format (VCD, SVCD or DVD) and compression setting (Good, Better or Best for DVD or choose Custom). You will be shown the amount of time availablefor recording on the disc based on the disc media and quality setting. DVD Xpress Page 20 DVD Xpress Page 21 DTD Wizard Step 2: In step 2 you customize your video disc with Movie and video clip titles, set video capture duration times, auto chapter timing points and back ground template. Error Proof: If you do not set a capture duration time you can possibly capture beyond the capacity of the disc space. CapWiz monitors how much video is recorded on the disc and the available disc space. When you reach 99% capacity CapWiz will automatically stop recording and finalize your disc. Auto Chapter Setting: When creating DVD movies, the DTD Wizard allows you to select how often you want to set a chapter point. You can set a chapter point to occur at specific time intervals (1minute, 3 minutes, 10 minutes, etc.). Chapter points make it easier to navigate through a long movie. When playing the video on your DVD player, you can use the NEXT or PREVIOUS buttons to jump from one chapter to the next. Note that on the DVD Templates you will see a space for only one (1) video thumbnail. This is because there is only one (1) video title (video clip) recorded to each disc. The chapters you set are spaced within this video clip. You will not see a video thumbnail for each chapter point, but you will be able to use the NEXT and PREVIOUS buttons on your DVD player remote control to jump from chapter to chapter. Auto chapter setting is not supported for VCD or SVCD disc formats ­ so this selection will be grayed out when you are creating a VCD or SVCD. Background Template: Record to Disc: You can select from several background templates. CapWiz 3.5 includes a dozen templates to choose from. Scroll through the background menus. The menu that is visible is the one that will be created on your video disc. Movie title Name: You type in the main title of your DVD movie. Movie Title name has a limit of 10 characters. Video Title Name: You can also name the video clip to customize your video disc. The Video Title name has a limit of 12 characters. Capture Duration: The DTD Wizard shows you the approximate record time available on the disc and also allows you to select preset record duration times or you can click the Custom button to set your own exact record time settings. If you want to have manual control of the record time, use the "None" selection choice in the duration time drop down menu. Stop Recording: If you have selected a Record duration time, recording will stop when the record time duration has been met. At this point the disc will be finalized and after a few seconds or up to a few minutes (depends on your drive speed and media type) the finished disc will be ejected. You can also click the Stop button on CapWiz or press the Escape key (ESC) on your keyboard to stop recording at any time. Please BE AWARE that if or when you stop recording, the disc will be finalized and you will have a CD or DVD with a background menu and a video file recorded on the disc even if you stop capture after a few seconds. The disc will have been written to and will no longer be recordable. Avoid mistakes and wasted discs with a bit of preplanning to know what you want to capture before you get started. Click the Record to Disc button to begin the recording process. Before actual direct to disc recording can take place, the CD-R or DVD disc must be initialized. The initialization process can take from a couple of seconds or up to a minute depending upon your disc drive and media type. When you click the Record to Disc button you will be presented with the "Disc Initialization Advisory" message. This message is to advise you of the initialization process. After you are familiar with this process you can select "Don't show again" and the message will not appear in future recording sessions. DVD Xpress Page 22 DVD Xpress Page 23 Ready to Record: Menu Options This section will describe all settings and choices for all of the menu options along the top of the CapWiz Interface. · Video Inputs/Outputs: This dialog box allows you to quickly change your video input choices. Here you can choose between RCA, S-video These settings can also be changed by running the Capture Wizard Screens. · Video Format: The Video format dialog box allows you to quickly change your video format for NTSC or PAL. If you are not sure of the correct selection, run the Capture Wizard and read the document called "Learn more about worldwide Video Standards". The Video format box also allows you to quickly set your video resolution and quality setting. You can choose: a. DVD at Good, Better or Best Quality b. Super Video CD (SVCD) c. VCD There are no quality settings for SVCD or VCD as these formats have standard video and audio bit rates. CapWiz will display the following standard video capture settings based upon your USB Connection. USB 2.0 Connection DVD Settings - 4, 6 or 9 Megabits per second (Mb/sec.) SVCD - MPEG-2 video at 2.4 Mb/sec. VCD - MPEG-1 video at 1.15 Mb/sec. USB 1.1 2.5, 3 or 4 MB/sec.* Same Same Once the disc has been initialized you will see the record confirmation dialog box. Recording will not start until you click the "YES" button. This provides you the opportunity to cue up your video to the exact start position. Once you click YES, recording will start in approx. 1 second. If you decide you are not ready or you want to make a change to any record settings, click NO to return to the Step 2 Wizard screen. Recording to Disc: Once you have started to capture directly to optical disc you will see the preview video screen appear and the CapWiz indicator will display "Recording DTD". CapWiz will also display the current record time as well as audio and video formats being recorded. After 30-40 seconds you will see the indicator LED on your optical drive begin to flash. This indicates that audio and video are being written to your disc. The Video format and bit rate (4, 6 or 9 Mb/sec) for DVD video will be displayed in a status area of the CapWiz interface so you will always know what video format and bit rate you are recording. *If connected at USB 1.1 Full Speed the maximum video bit rate is 4 Mb/sec. Custom User Defined video settings: CapWiz lets you set custom capture settings. The custom settings give you lots of flexibility in creating capture settings to meet your individual needs. To access the Custom Settings dialog box, click on the "Custom Settings" button. Video Bit Rates: Set the video standard you want to capture in. The standard you select must match the standard of your video player and video content. When you select PAL, you will notice that the Video Resolutions choices automatically change to PAL resolutions. MPEG-1 ­ When MPEG-1 is selected the only video resolution allowed is 352 x 240 (NTSC) or 352 x 288 (PAL), however you can select video capture bit rates from 1 Mb/sec. up to 15 Mb/sec. MPEG-2 ­ You can select any Video capture resolution and any video capture rate from 1 Mb/sec. to 15 Mb/sec. Once the duration time has been reached or after you have stopped capture the navigation menu will be written to disc and the disc will be finalized so it is ready to play in a DVD player or with DVD player software on your PC. DVD Xpress Page 24 DVD Xpress Page 25 Video Resolution: You can select from the following video capture resolutions NTSC PAL 325 x 240 (VCD) 352 x 288 (VCD) 352 x 480 (1/2 D1) 352 x 576 (1/2 D1) 480 x 480 (SVCD) 480 x 576 ( SVCD) 704 x 480 (DVD) 704 x 576 (DVD) 720 x 480 (DVD) 720 x 576 (DVD) Spatial Filtering This refers to filtering pixel data that are all located in the same video frame. The Spatial filter is a low-pass filter. This filter removes part of the high frequency noise components. Too much filtering can reduce image sharpness to the point of looking very smooth or blurry. The selection range for this filter is from 0 to 7. Temporal Filter Video Bit Rate: You will notice that you have the ability to select a video capture rate of up to 15 Mb/sec. You will also notice that any bit rate over 9 Mb/sec. is red in color. This is because any bit rate above 9 Mb/sec. is not supported by DVD players and DVD burners. We allow you to capture at higher rates because some users may want to have the capability to capture at the highest rate possible and don't have DVD burning as a project goal. Just keep in mind that if you want to burn your video onto a CD or DVD disk, don't use a setting higher than 9 Mb/sec. or lower than 2 Mb/sec. This filter processes pixel data that are located in the same pixel coordinates but across two frames of video, usually the current video frame and the previous frame. Because of motion in video sequences, and object located in one position may have moved in the next video frame. Thus, if there is a log of motion, temporal filtering may cause blurring or introduce other artifacts. The selection range for this filter is from 0 to 255. What is the best filter to use for your video? There is no magic formula, you will need to experiment with different filter settings and pick the filter level that removes noise but does not create blur. Use Deinterlacing (Preview/Playback) Custom Settings Caveats We have provided lots of flexibility in the manner in which you can capture video at various resolutions and audio/ video bit rates. We have provided this flexibility because many customers have asked for this kind of capability. However, think about your project goal before you begin recording. If your intent is to capture video to be burned to CD or DVD disk, then capture at resolutions and bit rates that are "Legal" for burning and playing back in players. If not, you may find that you have spent hours capturing video only to find that it the DVD authoring software will not directly burn it, or your player will not play it back. The MPEG-2 software playback codec that we use does not de-interlace video by default. Interlaced video will show horizontal lines when you preview or playback the video. This interlacing does not affect video quality. All NTSC and PAL video is interlaced. You will not see the interlacing when playing back a DVD disk on TV. De-interlacing the video during preview and playback makes the video quality look better on the computer screen. The default capture settings have de-interlacing turned on by default. De-interlacing the video takes a bit more CPU processing power. Some slower PC's may experience jerky video. In the custom settings, you have the ability to enable or disable de-interlacing. Experiment with your system and your personal preferences to determine if you want to preview with de-interlacing enabled or disabled. VCD, SVCD and DVD Legal Settings (check our web site for F.A.Q's and other updates to this list): Format VCD SVCD DVD Video Bit Rates 1.15 Mb/sec. 1.5 Mb/sec. - 2.5 Mb/sec. 2 Mb/sec. ­ 5 Mb/sec. Audio Bit Rates 224 kbits/sec. 128-384 kbits/sec. 192 ­ 448 kbits/sec. Setting Custom Capture Settings 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) Click Custom Settings button When the custom settings dialog box opens, make your selections. Click OK to save Click "Use Custom Format" to capture with the settings selected. Audio Bit Rates The audio format is always compressed in MPEG-1 Layer 2 audio. CapWiz also automatically sets the audio sampling rate to 44.1 Khz for VCD and SVCD settings and 48 Khz for DVD video. We give you the choice to select the audio bit rate for your custom video captures in the range from 192 kbits/sec to 384 kbits/sec. · Brightness/Color Here you can make changes to Brightness, Chroma, Contrast, Hue and Saturation. You can make changes to the Brightness/Color settings only while Previewing or recording video. 1. Move the slider for each setting choice and you will see the adjustment over the next second or two. 2. If you mess up, Click Reset to restore factory default settings. 3. Click OK to close the box. Use Variable Bitrate Capturing with variable bit rate will result in overall smaller file sizes than using constant bit rates. When the Variable bit rate setting is enabled Instant DVD examines the frames of video being captured and will automatically increase the bit rate in areas of fast motion or action and decrease the bit rate in areas where not much is changing. This will result in improved overall quality and an overall smaller file size. The default capture settings are set to constant bit rate. · Control The Control menu gives you another way to control video recording and playback: The selections are: Preview, Record, Stop, Pause and Play. Video Preprocessing Filters · Applications The Applications menu gives you another way to jump to bundled applications and you can also change the path of these applications if you happened to install them on a different drive. 1. Click the Applications menu button 2. Click on DVD Movie Factory or Video Studio to Jump to the selected application. Capture Wizard will automatically close when you do this. 3. Click the Edit button. This will show the default or standard directory path the applications are normally installed. 4. To change the directory path click the box with the "..." and you can browse to the directory path you installed the application. DVD Xpress includes video preprocessing filters which provide the ability to remove some of the noise found on old video tapes, TV reception or other noisy video sources. DVD Xpress Page 26 DVD Xpress Page 27 · Options: The Options menus provides more selections in customizing your use of the Capture Wizard application: Click the Options button at the top of the interface to view the Options menu. Prompt Delay Record Show Splash If there is a check mark next to this an "ADS" splash screen will appear on your screen when you start Capture Wizard. To disable, click on "Show Splash" and the check mark will disappear. Enabling this feature will cause the "Recording Options" box to appear when you click the Record Button. Click "Prompt" Delay Record" again to disable. When you click the Record button you will be presented with a dialog box with allows you to set the hours, minutes and seconds for recording delay. For example if you want to start recording in 1 hour, set to one hour, after one hour, recording will start automatically. Show Wizard Disable Screen Saver during recording If there is a check mark next to this, the "Capture Wizard" screens will appear on your screen when you start Capture Wizard. To disable, click on "Show Wizard" and the check mark will disappear. If you are doing a long capture you may want to disable your screen saver. Sometimes, depending upon the graphics card you are using, a screensaver, can disrupt the video capture. Preview Immediately at Startup Playback... Record Duration If this has a check mark next to it; video will begin previewing automatically when you start Capture Wizard. You can set a time limit for your recording. If you know you want to record for exactly 1 hour, you can set the record duration, hours, minutes and seconds exactly. Start recording and walk away knowing that the recording will stop at the time limit you determine. You can use Record delay and Record duration in combination. This will allow you to playback captured video at any standard playback resolution regardless of the capture resolution: 1.) Click Options at the top of the screen. 2.) Click Advanced 3.) Click Playback Options 4.) Select the desired playback resolution. 5.) if you select Full Screen, then you can manually drag the playback window to any size. Selecting this will open a dialog box that allows you to change the playback resolution of captured video. This will allow you for example to playback SVCD (480 x 480) video at 720 x 480 if you like, and so forth. You can also set to playback all video at full screen resolution. When this setting is chosen, a full screen video window will open, but it is manually sizable by dragging any edge of the window. Disk space You can set up to be warned if you don't have enough disk space available when you begin recording. Check this box to enable the feature and set the slider to the amount of disk space you feel comfortable as a warning level. · Help The About box so you can check the version number you are running and it will also display the amount of disk space available on your C: drive. About Use RenderGraph Help Using CapWiz System Info This will bring up an Adobe Acrobat file that will display this CapWiz manual. This setting is off by default. Only use this setting if you have some trouble using the "Seek" bar for playback. When this is enabled, CapWiz will use any MPEG decoder that is found on your system. If you have more than one MPEG software decoder installed there could be some confusion between MPEG decoders. To ensure that you use the DVD Xpress software encoder, uncheck this setting. This will bring up a dialog box with all of your system information. You can click the copy button and paste this information in an e-mail and send to the ADS tech support person if he/she requests it. Skins... This will bring up the Skin Chooser. Currently CapWiz includes 2 skins. You can easily choose the skin of your choice. In the future there may be lots of skins to select. Recording This presents a Recording Options dialog box with the following selections: Prompt to Confirm Recording If this is enabled, you will receive a confirming prompt when ever you click the Record button. This may be used to more accurately time the beginning of a recording session. DVD Xpress Page 28 DVD Xpress Page 29 English edition for Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3, November 2003. © 2000-2004 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. 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. 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July 2004 Germany Ulead Systems GmbH http://www.ulead.de Support: http://www.ulead.de/tech France http://www.ulead.fr Support: http://www.ulead.fr/tech DVD Xpress Page 30 DVD Xpress Page 31 Welcome To Ulead DVD MovieFactory Ulead DVD MovieFactory provides you with the answer to your disc-authoring needs. You can instantly create video, slideshow, music, or data discs through a user-friendly, wizard-type process and specific task oriented features. You can also enhance your video by adding transition effects, text, audio, interactive menus, and many others, or print disc label or cover to make your discs more attractive and interesting. With DVD MovieFactory, creating professional-looking video, music, or data discs has never been easier! System requirements To be able to run DVD MovieFactory on your computer, make sure the following minimum requirements are met: Note: The availability of program modules depends on the DVD MovieFactory version you have. · Intel ® Pentium IIITM 800 MHz CPU or higher (Pentium ® IV 2.4 GHz recommended) What's New? · Direct to disc and on-disc editing available to standard DVD-Video disc. With the Direct to disc feature, you can capture your videos and burn them directly onto a disc. On-disc editing allows you to directly edit the content of your DVD-RW/+RW or DVD-RAM without having to capture the content for editing and burn it back onto the disc. · Disc label and index printing Design and print vivid disc labels and case covers with the Print Disc Label feature. · Normalize audio in output process Different video clips may have different audio recording levels when created. When these video clips are put together, the volume may vary greatly from one to another. With Normalize audio function, each audio waveform is evaluated and adjusted so that the highest peak reaches a certain level, correcting the rest accordingly to lessen the volume variation. · Support for Sony MICROMV Use DVD MovieFactory to capture your videos from Sony MICROMV camcorders. · UDF 2.01 system drive for Windows This version of Ulead UDF file system driver provides recordable and rewritable media support. It allows you to use a CD or DVD disc like a floppy disk or to drag and drop files to write to the disc using Windows Explorer. · Microsoft ® WindowsTM 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP · 128MB of RAM (256MB RAM or higher recommended) · 200MB of available hard disk space for program installation · 4GB or more of hard disk space for video capture and editing · Windows-compatible display with at least 800x600 resolution · CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive · Windows-compatible mouse, display card, and sound card To utilize the full capabilities of DVD MovieFactory, the following additional components are recommended: · Separate Audio/Video hard disk for storing captured videos and temporary project files · CD-R/RW and DVD-R/-RW/+R/+RW drives for creation of DVD/ VCD/SVCD · TV tuner card, USB or video capture card for analog capture · OHCI compliant IEEE-1394 interface card for use with DV camcorder and capture device DVD Xpress Page 32 DVD Xpress Page 33 To open an existing video project: DVD MovieFactory launcher The DVD MovieFactory launcher serves as a control panel where you can find the tasks you'll need for disc-authoring. Clicking a task icon will launch the program module associated with it. Note: Opening previously created project files from outside DVD MovieFactory launcher will automatically launch the associated program. 1. Select Existing Project. 2. Select an existing project from the list or click Browse to locate one. 3. Click OK. See "Create Video Disc" for more details. Create Slideshow Disc Opens the DVD MovieFactory Start dialog box where you can create a new photo slideshow or open an existing slideshow project. To start a new slideshow project: 1. Select New Project. 2. Select the output disc format. 3. Click OK. To open an existing slideshow project: 1. Select Existing Project. 2. Click Browse and locate the project file. 3. Click OK. See "Creating a slideshow" for more details. Direct to Disc You can capture videos from your source device and burn these videos directly onto a disc. To start the Direct to Disc process: 1. Select an output disc format. 2. Select the burner drive. 3. Click OK. See "Direct to Disc" for more details. Edit Disc You can modify existing videos and menus in a DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/ RW, or mini-DVD disc using a compatible disc burner. Create Video Disc Opens the DVD MovieFactory Start dialog box where you can create a new video project or open an existing one. To start a new video project: 1. Select New Project. 2. Select the output disc format. 3. Click OK. To start the Edit Disc process: 1. Select the burner drive where the disc you want to edit is loaded. 2. Select whether to append data or edit video. 3. Click OK. See "Edit Disc (on-disc editing)" for more details. Copy Disc Makes a copy of a disc or burns a disc from a disc image file. DVD Xpress Page 34 DVD Xpress Page 35 Erase Disc Erases the contents of a disc. Create Video Disc Add Media Ulead DVD MovieFactory's step-by-step interface makes creating movies simple and easy. Print Disc Label Launches the Print Disc Label dialog box where you can create and print disc labels and covers for your discs. See "Print Disc Label" for more details. DVD MovieFactory lets you add content to your movie by capturing video, adding video files, and importing DVD videos. You can also create and add photo slideshow to your movie. Note: You could also run the EXE files of program modules to open them without using the DVD MovieFactory launcher. For the DVD MovieFactory main program the program file is DVDMF.exe, for Ulead Burn.Now it is BurnStar.exe, and for the Ulead DVD MovieFactory DiskRecorder the file is DVDVR.exe. The default location for these files is C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3. Create Video Disc Capturing is the process of transferring video from your camcorder or other video sources to your computer. When you have properly setup your equipment for capturing, the video feed from your source device should be visible when you play the source tape in the Preview Window of the Capture Video dialog box. If your display card supports TV output connection, you will be able to view your video on the TV monitor. Ulead DVD MovieFactory is capable of capturing video from different video sources such as DV camcorders and VCRs, analog devices, and TV tuners. DVD Xpress Page 36 DVD Xpress Page 37 Capturing Video from DVD Xpress DVD Movie Factory has been customized for full integration with your DVD Xpress hardware. This integration allows for capture video in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video compression formats directly from the DVD Xpress hardware. 5) The Video Capture Window will appear. 6) If you have video playing from a VCR, you may see it automatically begin previewing after a few seconds. If not follow the next few steps to set up for video capture. Steps for setting up Video Capture with DVD Xpress 1) Click the Create Video Disc icon at the DVD Movie Factory Start up screen. 2) Select your project format ­ DVD, VCD or SVCD or open an existing project. 3) You will see the project window appear. 4) In the Add Media section, click on the video camcorder icon Manually select the Video Capture Plug-in for DVD Xpress 1) Be sure that the Video format and capture folder dialog (as shown) is visible on the Video Capture Window. If not, click the button to make this dialog appear. 2) Click the Advanced Settings icon 3) Select Change Capture Plug-in 4) Select the ADS Instant DVD USB2 Capture Plug-in DVD Xpress Page 38 DVD Xpress Page 39 Now DVD Movie Factory will use the DVD Xpress as the selected video capture device. Select Video settings; video quality and resolution: 1) Click Advanced Settings 2) Select MPEG Settings and the properties dialog box will appear. 3) In this settings box you can select the video source (RCA or S-Video) video bit rate(quality), audio format and frequency, video resolution, and video format (NTSC, PAL or Secam). 4) Make the settings you desire to fit your projects goals and click OK. DVD MovieFactory allows you to add video files of different formats such as AVI, MPEG, and, WMV into your video project. To add a video file to your project: 1. Click Add Video in the Add/Edit Media page to launch the Open Video File dialog box. 2. Locate the video file(s). You can select and add multiple files under the same folder. Press [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple files. 3. Repeat the above process to add more video files. Adding video files Aside from video files, you can also add photo slideshows to your video project. To create a slideshow: 1. In the Add/Edit Media page, click Add Slideshow. 2. Locate the folder that contains your image files and select those that you want to include in the slideshow. Use [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple images. 3. Click Add Photo. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more images. 4. Add a slideshow title, background music, and transition effect as needed. Click Preview to see the result. 5. Click OK after you have finished. Creating a slideshow Import video from your DVD discs and add them to your video projects. To import DVD video: 1. Click Import DVD Video. 2. Locate the DVD drive that contains the video files. Locate the VIDEO_TS folder for the DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW format or search for the DVD_RTAV folder for DVD-VR files on DVD-RW disc or DVD-RAM disc. 3. Select the video clip you want to import, and then click Finish. Press [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple videos. Importing DVD-Video Note: Black video thumbnails that appear in the media clip list indicate that the first frame in the video is either white or black. Now you are ready to capture video directly into DVD Movie Factory 3 SE. Click the Capture Video icon to begin capturing video. Click the Stop Capture button to stop capturing motion video. Click the Capture image button to grab a snapshot from the video source. Setup Preferences, Project Settings and other options Setup options for your projects in DVD MovieFactory can be accessed using the buttons on the lower left corner of the program. Settings and options Use the options in this menu to customize the settings for video playback, save your project, view information about Ulead DVD MovieFactory, visit the Ulead DVD MovieFactory Web page, and register your copy of Ulead DVD MovieFactory. Preferences Select to set the program's working environment through the Preferences dialog box. To open the Preferences dialog box, click Settings and options and select Preferences or press [F6]. General DVD Xpress Page 40 DVD Xpress Page 41 · VCD player compliant Select to make sure that the VCD created will play in stand-alone VCD players. · Applying anti-flickering filter Select to apply the anti-flickering filter to the menu pages. The anti-flickering filter reduces the flickering that happens when using a television to view the menu pages. However, this does not help when the menu page is viewed on progressive scan devices such as computer monitors or projectors. Select this option if you plan to view the movie or slideshow on television sets. · Always show relink message Select to automatically perform link-checking between the project clips and the associated source files. This is important when the source file is moved to another folder location or has been deleted. · Resume all confirmation dialog boxes Select to have the confirmation boxes appear even after the "Do not show again" option is selected. · Max 30 MB menus for set-top DVD+VR recorder Select to set the maximum file size for DVD menus to 30MB to make the DVD compatible with set-top DVD (DVD+VR) recorders. · Check Ulead Website every XX days Select to specify how frequently the program checks the Ulead Web site for news and updates. · Resample quality Specify the quality for all clips. A higher quality results in better video but takes longer time to render. Choose Best if you are preparing for final output. Choose Good for faster operation. · TV system Select the type of your TV system (NTSC or PAL/ SECAM). · Image duration in slideshow Specify the default clip length for all image clips that will be used in your slideshow project. The duration is measured in seconds. · Working folder Enter or locate a folder for temporary files. · Enable click OK to start DV capture Launches a confirmation message before performing the actual capturing process. · Stop tape once capturing stops Automatically stops the connected capture device in your computer once the program stops capturing. · Captured image format Select either JPEG or Bitmap format for the still image that you captured. · Image quality Specifies the quality of the captured JPEG image. Save Saves the project as a DVD MovieFactory (*.DWZ) file using the date as the file name. If you are just saving the changes you made in an existing project, its original file name will be retained. Save As Saves a copy of the current project. Disc Template Manager Select to open the Disc Template Manager dialog box. Here, you can add disc templates according to the disc format selected. You can also edit or delete existing disc templates. You can view information about a specific project and customize its output settings in the Project Settings dialog box. Click Project Settings to open the Project Settings dialog box. Project settings Capture MPEG properties for file conversion Displays detailed information about the selected video setting. Change MPEG Settings Select the type of video setting for your project. Select Customize to personalize video settings. Do not convert compliant MPEG files Select to prevent the program from rendering DVD-compliant MPEG files during the rendering (output) process. Treat MPEG audio as non-DVD compliant This is an option under "Do not convert DVD compliant MPEG files." Select to treat all video files that has MPEG audio as non-DVD compliant. The MPEG audio track will not be rendered to LPCM during output. Auto repeat when playback ends Select to automatically replay the video after every playback. After playback Determines what to display next after a video has been played. DVD Xpress Page 42 DVD Xpress Page 43 Edit Media Trimming a video After importing the media files into your project, you can now edit the content using DVD MovieFactory's edit tools. You can combine two or more video clips, or separate previously combined video clips using the Join/Separate Video feature. Joining/Separating videos To combine video titles: You can trim a video using the Jog Bar, mark-in/out, and navigation controls. Trimming allows you to modify the length of the video according to your needs. 1. Press [Ctrl] or [Shift] and click on two or more clips in the Media Clip list. 2. Click . To separate previously combined videos: 1. Select the video clip from the Media Clip list. 2. Click . Enhancing your video The Effect tab To trim video: 1. Select a video thumbnail in the Media Clip list. 2. Use the navigation controls or drag the Jog Bar to where you want the clip to start and click or press [F3]. Alternatively, simply drag Mark-in to the starting point. 3. Use the navigation controls or drag the Jog Bar to move to the point where you want the clip to end then click or press [F4]. 4. Hold down [Shift] and click Play (or press the Space bar) to view the trimmed video. Select a video clip and click Enhance Video to add transition effects, audio, and text. The Effect tab displays various options that you can use to apply transition effects to your video clip. You can also add a transition effect anywhere in the video. Multi-trimming a video Multi-trim 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 Media Clip. 2. Click to open the Multi-trim Video dialog box. 3. Click Mode and select a trim mode. · Retain Selections Select to retain marked video segments. · Delete Selections Select to remove marked video segments. 4. Drag the Jog Bar to locate the start of the segment to retain/ delete, and then click or press [F3]. 5. Drag the Jog Bar to locate the end of the segment to retain/ delete, and then click or press [F4]. The extracted segment will be added to the Media Clip list. 6. To select more segments, repeat steps 4 and 5. 7. To remove any extracted segment from the list, select it in the Media Clip list and click Remove selected clip. 8. To preview all extracted clips, click Preview. 9. Click OK. Tip: To move t he Jog Bar at a fixed interval, use or . Set the quick search interval in Duration. To add transition effects: 1. In the Effect tab, drag the Jog Bar or use the playback controls to move between frames in the video. Stop when you reach the point where you want to add the transition effect. 2. Select a transition effect from the list, and enter the duration. 3. Click Add to current position. 4. Repeat steps 2 to 3 to add more transition effects. You can use the playback controls to preview the results. Tip: To automatically add transitions, click Auto Add Transition Effects. DVD MovieFactory will scan the video for scene changes and add a transition effect at every point of scene change. 5. Click OK. DVD Xpress Page 44 DVD Xpress Page 45 Options for the Effect tab · Auto Add Transition Effects Click to automatically add transition effects based on the scene changes or chapters of a video title. · Add effect only between joint videos Select to automatically insert transition effects in between videos that are joined together. This option works only with Auto Add Transition Effects. · Duration Allows you to specify the length of the selected transition effect. · Add to current position Click to add the selected transition effect to the frame currently displayed on the Preview Window. · Added transition list Select an applied transition effect to edit or remove. · Delete Click to remove the selected transition effect from the video. · Delete All Click to remove all previously applied transition effects. Options for the Text tab · Added text list Records all the text strings that have been added. Use this list to select the text to edit or remove. · Delete Click to remove the selected text from the video. · Duration Specify how long you want the text to be displayed. · Transparency Enter a value or click to move the slider to adjust the transparency of the text. · Show/Hide Shadow options Toggles between showing and hiding the settings for the text shadow. · X-offset Determines the horizontal distance between the text and the shadow. · Y-offset Determines the vertical distance between the text and the shadow. The Text tab The Text tab allows you to add and format text. The Audio tab The Audio tab allows you to add audio to your video. To add text to your video: 1. In the Text tab, drag the Jog Bar or use the playback controls to move between frames in the video. Stop when you reach the point where you want to add the text. 2. Double-click the Preview Window to enter the text. Specify the duration, font type, size, color, and other properties. 3. Repeat steps 1 to 2 to add more text. You can use the playback controls to preview the result. The text will not overlap each other. Tip: To modify or delete the added text, select it in the Added text list then apply preferred settings or click Delete. 4. Click OK. DVD Xpress Page 46 DVD Xpress Page 47 To add audio: Tips: 1. In the Audio tab, click Add Audio to locate the audio file you want to add. You can only add one audio file per video. 2. To add a voice annotation to your video, drag the Jog Bar or use the playback controls to move between frames in the video. Stop when you reach the point where you want to insert a voice annotation. Click to start recording. 3. To remove a previously recorded annotation, select it from the Recorded voice list then click Delete. 4. Adjust the volume for the original audio track, additional audio file, and recorded voice annotations respectively. Click Play to preview the result. 5. Click OK. · If you want to use Auto, your video must be at least one minute long or has scene change information. · If you click Auto and your video is a DV-formatted AVI file captured from a DV camcorder, DVD MovieFactory automatically detect scene changes and add chapters accordingly. · If the selected video is an MPEG-2 file with scene change information, DVD MovieFactory automatically detects each scene change and generates it as a chapter when you click Auto. Options for the Audio tab 4. Use Remove or Remove All to delete unwanted chapters. Use Show or Hide to include or exclude the selected chapters from the menu. 5. Click OK. · Add Audio Click to locate an audio file to be used as background music for you video. · Record Voice Click to record and add voice annotations to your video. · Mix audio Enter the specific value or move the slider to adjust the volume level for the Original, Additional, and Voice audio tracks respectively. · Mute Click to disable a specific audio track. Editing a slideshow Aside from adding photos to your slideshow, you can also add text and voice annotations to the images. To edit your slideshow: 1. Select the slideshow thumbnail from the Media Clip list and click Edit Slideshow. 2. Modify the selected slideshow in the Edit Slideshow dialog box. For example, you can add images, slideshow titles, transition effects, and background music. 3. You may select the following additional options: · Record a sound annotation to the selected photo Click to be able to record voice over for a selected image. · Auto enhance Click to automatically improve the appearance of the selected image. 4. Click OK. Adding/Editing chapters This feature is only available when Create menu is selected. Through this option, you can create submenus linked to their associated video clips. See "Setup menus" for more details. Represented as a video thumbnail in a submenu, each chapter is like a bookmark for a video clip. Viewers can easily select a chapter, then the video clip will immediately jump to the first scene of that chapter and start the playback. This feature is particularly useful when you want to attract your viewers by giving them the freedom to choose a particular part of the movie to watch. Note that these small video thumbnails only link to its "mother" video without generating any additional physical video files. So, you don't need to worry about the possibility of unexpected file size increase. Notes: · You can create up to 99 chapters for a video clip. · If the Create menu option is not selected, you will be guided to the Preview step immediately without creating any menus after clicking Next. To create or edit chapters linked to a video clip: 1. Select a video in the Media Clip list. 2. Click Add/Edit Chapter. 3. Click Auto to let DVD MovieFactory help you select chapters (such as at fixed intervals), or drag the Jog Bar to move to a scene to use as the first frame of a chapter and click Add. DVD Xpress Page 48 DVD Xpress Page 49 Setup menus Create main menus and submenus in this step. These menus allow the viewers to instantly access specific portions of your video. DVD MovieFactory offers a set of menu templates to best fit the purpose of each menu. Custom-made menus are also easily created. See the illustration below to better understand the DVD/SVCD/VCD menu structure. To design the menu for your project: 1. In the Add/Edit Media page, select Create Menu. 2. Click Next to open the Edit Menu page. 3. Select the menu to modify in Currently displayed menu. 4. Select a template layout category in Menu template in Menu Template then double-click on a template layout thumbnail to apply it. Click Customize if you want to make changes to the layout. 5. Select Motion Menu and specify the duration for the moving elements in the menu. Notes: ·When Motion Menu is selected, the movie will use the beginning part of the video at a fixed duration instead of the first video frame as button thumbnails. The duration of the motion menus can be set to 10, 20, or 30 seconds. · Using motion menus will increase the file size. Check the disc space usage indicator to make sure that the file size is still within the limit of the DVD. Refer to the Required menu space to make sure the space for the menu does not exceed the menu space limit of your selected output. · Use video backgrounds and buttons to enhance the appearance of your menus. Select a customized template first then choose a video as your motion background. In this example, Clip 1 has three chapters so when you click the Clip 1 video thumbnail, it will jump to submenu #1. If you look at Clip 2, it has no chapters assigned to it. Therefore, there is no submenu for Clip 2. 6. Click Background to specify the image or video background for the menu. 7. Click Background Music to set the background music for the menu. 8. Click the text description of the thumbnails to change it. 9. Click the thumbnail to choose a different frame for the thumbnail. 10.To view your menu, click Next to go to the Preview page. A mark on a menu template indicates that the template's still background can be changed to a motion one. To change the background of a specially marked menu template to a background video: 1. Double-click to select the template with the special mark (for example, Sport11 under the Sports category). 2. Click Background: Select a Background Video for This Menu (or background video related commands for other menus). 3. Locate and select Sport11_NTSC.mpg in the Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3\Video\Motion Menu folder. DVD Xpress Page 50 DVD Xpress Page 51 To create your own menu template: Preview Now, it's time to view your video project and do a final check before you finally burn it onto a disc. 1. Click Customize in the Edit Menu page to open the Customize Menu dialog box. 2. Select a menu template to modify in Customize template. 3. Double-click the thumbnail of the Layout, Scene Frame, or Navigation Button that you want to use. 4. To choose a new image to use as background, click Background Image. 5. Click anywhere in the Preview window and select either Customize Menu Heading Style or Customize Text Description Style to modify it. 6. If you want to save the menu template for later use, click Add to Menu Template and enter a file name. To preview your video project: Note: To use your menu template, go to Menu template library at the Edit Menu page and select My Favorite from thelist. Double-click your menu template to apply. 1. If you applied motion menu or background video in menus, select Preview Motion Menu to the see their behaviors. 2. Click Play to watch your video project and test the menu selection on your computer. Use the navigation controls as you would use a standard remote control of a home DVD player. 3. Click Volume control to adjust the audio volume of your computer as you preview your video project. 4. Click Next to proceed to the Finish step and setup the output settings for your project and burn it onto a disc. Tip: As you mouse over the controls, a Tool Tip appears and tells you its specific function. DVD Xpress Page 52 DVD Xpress Page 53 Output This is the final step in disc-authoring process. Choose the disc burner and/or select the folder where you want to output video files or a disc image file in this step. 3. Select Create DVD folders to create folders for your project and locate the path where you want to save it. 4. Select Create disc image file to make an ISO image file of the DVD for later use. 5. Select Normalize audio to make sure that irregular audio levels during playback are prevented. 6. Click Options to define the output settings of your project. 7. Click Output to start burning. 8. After successfully burning your disc, a dialog box appears fromwhich you can select what to do next. Refer to the image below. · Return to Start page allows you to save the current project and begin a new one. · Continue brings you back to the Finish page where you can burn another copy of your project or burn a new disc with a different series of settings. · Close prompts you to save your work and close DVD MovieFactory. Options for output · Record to disc Select to enable burning of your video project onto a disc. · Recording format Select DVD-Video format if you want to use the DVD industry standard. If you want to quickly re-edit your disc without copying 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 players and computer DVD-ROM. · Create DVD folders This option is only enabled when the video file being created is a DVD-Video. The files created are in preparation for burning the video file to a DVD. This also allows the user to view the finished DVD file on the computer using a DVD-Video player software. · Create disc image file Select this option if you plan to burn the video file several times. By selecting this option, you don't have to generate the file again when you want to burn the same video file. · Normalize audio Select to prevent irregular audio levels during playback of your movie. Different video clips may have different audio recording levels when created. When these video clips are put together, the volume could vary greatly from one to another. To make volume levels consistent between clips, Normalize audio function evaluates and adjusts each audio waveform so that the highest peak reaches a certain level, correcting the rest accordingly. · Output Begins the recording process. · Erase Disc Deletes all the data in the rewritable disc. · Options Click to adjust the advanced output settings for burning your project. Disk/Disc space indicators Use the following indicators as reference when burning your projects. These indicators help determine if you have sufficient space to successfully burn your project onto disc. To burn your project onto a DVD: 1. Select Record to disc and specify the recording format. 2. If you selected DVD-Video as the recording format, the Advanced button will be enabled. Select Standard (industry standard) or Fast re-editable. DVD Xpress Page 54 DVD Xpress Page 55 · Required/Available DVD folder space Displays the space needed to save the DVD folders and the space available in the hard drive. · Required/Available disc image file space Displays the space needed to save the disc image file and the space available in the hard drive. · Required/Available working folder space Displays the space needed by the working folder of the project and the space available for use in the hard drive. · Required/Available disc space Displays the space needed to fit the video file in the disc and the space that is available foruse. · Include project file to disc Select to include the DVD MovieFactory project file that you created on the disc for later use. · Include personal folder to disc Select to include any other folders on the disc. · Archive images of slideshows Select to include images used in your slideshows on the disc. · Burner advanced settings Click to adjust more disc burning settings. · Perform test before recording Select to simulate first (it does not actually burn yet) the CD/DVD burning of the video file. This will help you check if the system speed is enough to send data to the CD/DVD writing device at a specified recording speed. After the simulated burning, actual burning then starts. Clear to burn the disc without performing a test. · Buffer underrun protection Select to use this technology when burning your video file. This technology helps eliminate the buffer underrun problem. Availability of this technology depends on the disc burner you use. · Restart DVD+RW background format Select to format the DVD+RW before recording. Enabling this option will prolong the recording process but will ensure a successful burn. This is recommended when you are using the DVD+RW disc for the first time. Note: · Although a 4.7-Gigabyte DVD holds up to two hours of video, the actual size for burning is 4.37 gigabytes. Therefore, make sure your DVD project size is within this limit. · If you will burn a DVD with nearly 2 hours of video, consider these options to optimize the project size: use a video data rate not higher than 4000 kbps, use MPEG audio, or use still image menus instead of motion menus. The Output Options dialog box The various options in the Output Options dialog box determine how your discs are burned. Note: By default, this option is not selected to ensure maximum compatibility. · Quick eject Select this function to greatly reduce the time it takes to finish creating a short DVD when you are using a DVD+RW drive. However, this may result in your disc having compatibility problems with some DVD players. · Volume name Enter a volume name of up to 32 characters onto the CD/DVD. · Disc burner Specify the settings for your burning device. · Drive Select the disc burner that you want to use to burn the video file. · Recording speed Select the recording speed that you want to use to burn the video file. · Copies Set the number of disc copies to burn. · Output advanced settings Choose additional items that you want to include on the disc. DVD Xpress Page 56 DVD Xpress Page 57 Direct to Disc Direct to Disc provides you with a fast way to capture videos from a video device (such as DV camcorder, VCR, or TV) through an analog or IEEE-1394 (FireWire) interface card, and then burn them directly onto a video disc. When this task is selected, DVD MovieFactory will initially check both your burner and disc to ensure that there are no problems with your output device and media. Then, you can setup your menu template as well as capture options and settings. 4. Select a DVD recording format. 5. Select the Source device to capture from. 6. Set the video length to record in Duration. 7. Click Create Menu to set up the menu for your video project. For DVD, VCD, or SVCD With Direct to Disc, you can capture your videos and directly burn them onto DVD, VCD, or SVCD.