User manual NERO NERO PHOTOSHOW EXPRESS

User's Manual http://www.nerophotoshow.com WELCOME! Welcome to your Nero PhotoShow Express! We are confident you will enjoy using this software to create lasting memories for generations to come. This User's Manual is designed to help you through each step as you Manage, Make and Share your photos, albums and slideshows. For more information, please refer to the help files within the software, or visit us online at http://www.nerophotoshow.com. Please note: In order to obtain the full featured version of Nero PhotoShow, you will need to upgrade your Nero PhotoShow Express version to Nero PhotoShow Elite so all the features will be unlocked. Enjoy! Your Ahead Software Team Information on Copyright and Trademarks The Nero PhotoShow Express User's Manual and all its contents are protected by copyright and are the property of Ahead Software (AG). All rights reserved. This User's Manual contains material that is protected by internationally valid copyright. 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Copyright 2004 by Ahead Software AG Nero PhotoShow Express Contents Contents 1 General Information: Nero PhotoShow Express 1.1 2 General System Requirements 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 26 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express 2.1 2.2 Installation Instructions The Initial Scan 3 4 Getting Started Manage 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Importing Photos Organizing Your Photos Printing At Home Emailing Your Photos Making A New Album Watching Albums Album Info Managing Your Shows 5 Editing Your Photos 5.1 5.2 General Editing Adding Clip Art 6 Making Lasting Memories 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 Making Photo Gifts Ordering Prints Making a Musical Slideshow Making a Screen Saver Making a Calendar Ordering a DVD Making a Video CD Personalize Your Desktop Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 3 Nero PhotoShow Express Contents 7 Making A Musical Slideshow 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 Making a Musical Slideshow Arranging Your Show Editing Your Show Adding Animated Clip Art To Your Show Modifying Photos In A Show Show Options Choosing a Soundtrack Watching a Show and Using the Navigation Screen Show Tips and Tricks 28 28 29 30 31 32 34 36 37 37 39 39 39 40 40 41 42 42 43 44 45 8 Sharing Your Photos 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Sharing Your Photos Email a Link To Your Show Upload An Album To A Photo Community Make A CD-ROM Make a Video CD 9 Helpful Hints 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Searching For Photos Options Tips and Tricks Technical Support Contact Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 4 Nero PhotoShow Express General Information: Nero PhotoShow Express 1 General Express Information: Nero PhotoShow Nero PhotoShow Express allows you to capture, edit and manage your photos, create albums and slideshows, burn to CD or order a DVD, and share your special moments with friends and family. 1.1 General System Requirements Microsoft® Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Intel®Pentium III 450 MHz or faster 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended) Hard Drive: Minimum 80 MB free hard disk space CD-ROM drive to install Nero PhotoShow Elite CD-R/RW drive to burn Photo Albums and Shows on CD-ROM Screen resolution of at least 800 x 600 pixels 16 bit color depth or higher Windows compatible soundcard 33.6 Kbps modem or faster Internet Service Provider account required to Share online Web browser that supports Flash Player Macromedia Flash Player V.6 to view shared Shows Compatible with most digital cameras, media cards, printers, and storage devices Imports file formats in JPG, TIF and BMP Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 5 Nero PhotoShow Express Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express 2 2.1 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express Installation Instructions Prior to installing Nero PhotoShow Express we recommend that you exit all open applications. 1. Insert the Nero 6 Ultra Edition CD-ROM into your computer. The Nero 6 Ultra Edition Installation screen is displayed if CD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled. If CD-ROM AutoPlay is turned off, click the Start button and choose Run. In the Run dialog, enter the CD-ROM drive's letter and add :\setup.exe after it. Click on OK in the Run dialog to begin installation. 2. Click on the Nero PhotoShow Express button. 3. Follow the on-screen directions within the installer to install Nero PhotoShow Express. 4. At the final installer screen, click Finish to quit the installer and run Nero PhotoShow Express. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 6 Nero PhotoShow Express Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express 2.2 The Initial Scan Before the installation process begins, you will be asked to find the folder where you keep your digital photos. This is called your Home Photos Folder. Nero PhotoShow Express will automatically scan all folders under your Home Photos Folder for digital photos and automatically import them into albums. This quick process enables you to use Nero PhotoShow Express immediately and saves you the trouble of importing each photo from your collection at a later time. Any new photos that you import to Nero PhotoShow Express from your digital camera will be placed in your Home Photos Folder, so you can easily locate them. Your Home Photos Folder is also set as a Watch Folder. If you remove photos or folders from your Watch Folder, the corresponding photos or albums will be removed from Nero PhotoShow Express. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 7 Nero PhotoShow Express Getting Started 3 Getting Started Welcome to Nero PhotoShow Express, your easy and complete photo experience. This is the main menu of Nero PhotoShow Express which you will use to navigate through the application. Click Manage to organize, edit, and print your photos. Click Make to create things from your photos like musical slideshows, DVDs, photo gifts, screen savers, wall paper, and more. Click Share to share your photos online with friends and family, or burn your photos to a CD-ROM or Video CD. If you are experiencing any difficulties, click the help button (?) to guide you with the screen you are working on. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 8 Nero PhotoShow Express Manage 4 4.1 Manage Importing Photos On the Manage screen, click Import Photos to add new photos to Nero PhotoShow Express. On the left you will see a list of folders and devices (like digital cameras) that are connected to your computer. The photos that you select to import will be copied to your Nero PhotoShow Express Home Photos Folder. When you connect your digital camera to your computer, Nero PhotoShow Express will run and offer to copy your photos to your Home Photos Folder and display them as an album in Nero PhotoShow Express. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 9 Nero PhotoShow Express Manage 4.2 Organizing Your Photos The Albums tab located on the Manage screen allows you to organize your photos into albums. On the left hand side of the Manage screen is a list of your Albums. 1. You can sort your albums by selecting an option from the Sort menu, make a new album by clicking New Album, import photos into Nero PhotoShow Express by clicking Import Photos, or search for albums by clicking Search. 2. Once you've opened your album, you can change its name by clicking Info, or watch a full-screen slide show of the photos by clicking Watch. 3. To print or email the photos, select Print or Email beneath the displayed photo. The size of the album icons and photo thumbnails can be changed by clicking on the Size menu and selecting either large or small. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 10 Nero PhotoShow Express Manage 4.3 Printing At Home With Nero PhotoShow Express, you can easily print 4x6 photos with your home printer. 1. Select the photos you will like to print from the Manage/Albums screen. 2. Click Print at bottom of Manage screen. Then select "Print at Home" from the drop down menu, or order professional quality prints online and have them shipped directly to you. 3. Enter quanitity of copies you want to print of your selected photo. Printer to set the printer you would like to use and adjust its settings. Click 4. Once you are happy with your settings and the print preview, click Print to start printing. 4.4 Emailing Your Photos Nero PhotoShow Express allows you to easily email photos and albums to your friends and family. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 11 Nero PhotoShow Express Manage 1. Select the photos you want to send and then press the Envelope Icon, which will take you to the Email screen. 2. The Email Photos tab lets you send photos as attachments through Nero PhotoShow Express's mail server or Email with Outlook which lets you create a new message in Microsoft Outlook with your photos automatically attached. 3. The Sending Options lets you change the attached photo's dimensions with the Photo Size menu. You can also control how big the attached photo is and how it will look with the Quality menu. Higher quality settings will produce a larger file size. If you're sending photos to people with slow internet connections, then you should use smaller photo sizes and a lower quality setting. 4.5 Making A New Album You can easily make a new album by clicking New Album. 1. You can choose to add any photo from an existing album in Nero PhotoShow Express, or add new photos. If the photos you want to use aren't already in an album, click Import Photos. 2. If you can't find the photos you want to use, click Search to search through your photos in Nero PhotoShow Express. 3. After you select your photos, click Make Album to create a new album containing these photos. For example, if you would like to make a new album containing only pictures of your Mom, you would click New Album on the Manage screen, then select the photos of your Mom, and finally click Make Album to create the new album. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 12 Nero PhotoShow Express Manage 4.6 Watching Albums Clicking Watch displays the photos in your album as a full-screen slideshow. You can always advance to the next photo by clicking the Right Arrow, or view the previous photo by clicking the Left Arrow. 1. To rotate your photo, click the Rotate Arrows. Click the red "X" to remove your photo from its album and place it into Nero PhotoShow Express's trash. 2. The Edit button enables you to edit the photo you are currently viewing. 3. If at any time you would like to stop the slideshow, click Stop. When the slideshow has stopped, you can start it again by clicking Start. 4. You can change the time duration that the photo is displayed by selecting duration from the Speed menu. 5. You can always return to the previous screen by clicking the Back button. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 13 Nero PhotoShow Express Manage 4.7 Album Info The Album Info screen is where you can change the Album Name or Album Date. 4.8 Managing Your Shows The Manage screen's Shows tab is where you can edit and view musical slideshows. Nero PhotoShow Express's musical slideshows offer a unique and entertaining way for you to enjoy and share your favorite photos. On the left hand side of the Manage screen is a list of your musical slideshows. 1. You can make a new show by clicking New Show. 2. The size of the show icons can be changed by clicking on the Size menu and selecting either large or small. 3. Place your mouse over a show icon and click Watch to watch your show, Edit to edit your show, Share to share your show, or the red 'X' to delete your Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 14 Nero PhotoShow Express Manage show. You can also delete a show by dragging its icon to the orange trash can. For more information on musical slideshows, please visit Section 7 of this manual. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 15 Nero PhotoShow Express Editing Your Photos 5 Editing Your Photos With Nero PhotoShow Express, you can edit your photos to perfection with a variety of easy to use tools. Feel free to experiment with photo editing since you can always undo your last edit by clicking Undo or restore your original photo by clicking Revert to Original. You can save a copy of your edited photos at any time by clicking Save a Copy. To change the photos file name or it's dimensions, click Info located below the displayed photo to open the Photo Info screen. You can also email this photo by clicking Email or print it by selecting an option from the Print menu. The Print menu lets you order prints online or print 4x6 photos on a printer connected to your computer. At the bottom of the screen is a thumbnail browser which lets you open other photos in your album and edit them. All photo editing tools can be easily accessed using the tabs on the left side of the screen. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 16 Nero PhotoShow Express Editing Your Photos 5.1 General Editing Before After 1. The General Edit section lets you do many things with just a single mouse click. You can rotate your photo by clicking the Rotate Arrows, automatically improve the look of your photo by clicking Auto Fix, add text to your photo by clicking Add Text, and delete your photo by clicking Delete. 2. To remove red eye, click Red Eye, drag the selection rectangle around the red portion of the person's eye, and then click Fix. For best results, try to fit the square close to the red portion of the eye and don't include other parts of the face. Before After Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 17 Nero PhotoShow Express Editing Your Photos 3. Cropping is one of the easiest ways to improve the quality of your photos. It enables you to focus on the important aspect of your photo and remove unwanted areas. a. To crop your photo, click Crop and select the area of the image you want to keep by dragging on one of the corners of the box. Move the crop area by clicking inside it and dragging it over to the part of the photo that you want to keep. b. Click Save Crop when you are satisfied with your crop selection. c. Click Cancel Crop to return to the original photo. 5.2 Adding Clip Art The Clip Art section allows you to add fun clip art to your photos. 1. You can scroll through the clip art by clicking the Left and Right Arrows at the top of the clip art window. If you know which category your desired clip art is located, you can use the Category pull-down menu to go directly to it. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 18 Nero PhotoShow Express Editing Your Photos 2. Click on the piece of clip art you would like to add and drag it to your photo. Clip art can be dragged anywhere on your photo and can be resized with the Clip Art Zoom slider which is located below the photo. 3. To remove a piece of clip art, click Delete. 4. With Nero PhotoShow Express, you are entitled to 16 different Clip Art options. You can always download and upgrade to Nero PhotoShow Elite, which includes over 75 different Clip Art options. 5.3 Photo Info To change the photos file name or it's dimensions, click Info located below the displayed photo to open the Photo Info screen. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 19 Nero PhotoShow Express Making Lasting Memories 6 Making Lasting Memories The Make Screen is the starting point for making fun items with your photos. The Photo Gifts section enables you to create unique gifts using your favorite photos. Order Prints lets you order professional quality prints with prompt delivery services. Make a musical slideshow with your photos in the Musical Slideshow area. Turn your photos into a Screen Saver for your computer. Order and create a Calendar made from 12 of your favorite photos. Order DVD to get your favorite slideshow delivered to you on a custom DVD. Watch your photos on your TV by creating a Video CD. Desktop Picture lets you use any photo as your computer's desktop background. Nero PhotoShow Express Page · 20