My Memories Suite Operation Manual 1 ­ My Memories Suite User Guide 20070809 Welcome to My Memories SuiteTM, a fully digital scrapbooking solution. Every memory you capture--photos and video, journaling and audio recordings--can be created into one master album to share any number of ways. Photobooks, interactive discs, print pages at home, upload to an iPod or Internet, you name it. Bring your memories to life, and share them for a lifetime. My Memories Suite by Polaroid gets you to the FUN faster! Using This Guide This guide is separated into three major sections: Introduction (page 6) This section contains information about computer system requirements and installing the software. Using My Memories Suite (page 11) This section will guide you through the steps of creating a My Memories Suite album, including adding and editing photos, layouts, and adding multimedia elements. My Memories Suite Interface Reference (page 106) This section describes each menu item and toolbar icon, as well as the Control Panel on the right side of the program. My Memories Suite User Guide ­ 2 Copyright Information My Memories Suite Copyright © 2007 StoryRock, Inc. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of the software is a violation of applicable copyright laws. Memories Viewer Copyright © 2007 StoryRock, Inc. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction of the software and/or the album created for it is a violation of applicable copyright laws. Design Elements and Page Layouts Copyright © 2007 StoryRock, Inc. and its licensors. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction is a violation of applicable copyright laws. Content cannot be used in any form for commercial use without express written consent from StoryRock. The Sentry Spelling-Checker Engine Copyright © 2000 Wintertree Software Inc. QuickTime® QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. The QuickTime logo is registered in the U.S. and other countries. Trademarks The My Memories Suite and StoryRock logos are trademarks of StoryRock, Inc. Polaroid's logo is a trademark of Polaroid. QuickTime and QuickTime logos are trademarks used under license. The QuickTime logo is registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers. Copyright © 2007 StoryRock, Inc. and Polaroid. All rights reserved. This document and the software that it describes are furnished under license and may only be used in accordance with the terms of such license. "Polaroid" and "Polaroid and Pixel" are trademarks of Polaroid Corporation. 3 ­ My Memories Suite User Guide Introduction.................................................................................... 6 Computer System Requirements................................................................................. 6 Installing My Memories Suite...................................................................................... 7 Installing My Memories Suite on Windows Vista ................................................................................7 Installing My Memories Suite on Windows XP ...................................................................................8 Installing My Memories Suite on a Macintosh....................................................................................9 Updating My Memories Suite ...................................................................................... 9 Customer Support......................................................................................................... 9 Important Album Information .................................................................................. 10 Using My Memories Suite ........................................................... 11 The Interface ............................................................................................................... 11 Starting an Album....................................................................................................... 12 New Album Options ............................................................................................................................12 Recent Albums ....................................................................................................................................13 Using the Designer Template Wizard .................................................................................................13 Designing Your Own Album...............................................................................................................17 Opening an Album ..............................................................................................................................18 Album Pages ................................................................................................................ 21 Adding a Page .....................................................................................................................................21 Adding or Changing a Background Image........................................................................................22 Photo Layout .......................................................................................................................................23 Page Order ..........................................................................................................................................23 Importing Pages ..................................................................................................................................24 Working with Page Objects ....................................................................................... 26 Selecting Objects .................................................................................................................................26 Cut, Copy, and Paste ...........................................................................................................................27 Moving Objects....................................................................................................................................27 Aligning Objects..................................................................................................................................28 Grouping Objects ................................................................................................................................28 Deleting Objects ..................................................................................................................................29 Layers ..................................................................................................................................................29 Choose Color .......................................................................................................................................30 Photos ........................................................................................................................... 34 Adding Photos .....................................................................................................................................34 Editing Photos .....................................................................................................................................37 Text............................................................................................................................... 45 Adding Text .........................................................................................................................................45 Editing Text.........................................................................................................................................46 Other Control Panel Options ..............................................................................................................47 Embellishments ........................................................................................................... 50 Adding Embellishments ......................................................................................................................50 Editing Embellishments ......................................................................................................................51 Shapes........................................................................................................................... 54 Adding Shapes.....................................................................................................................................54 Editing Shapes ....................................................................................................................................54 Video and Multimedia ................................................................................................ 59 Video Files (Quick Introduction) .......................................................................................................59 Add Sweet Spot Link ...........................................................................................................................59 Edit Sweet Spot Link ...........................................................................................................................65 Music and Narration................................................................................................... 66 Add/Change Music..............................................................................................................................66 My Memories Suite User Guide ­ 4 Add/Change Narration .......................................................................................................................67 Checking an Album .................................................................................................... 70 Preliminary Suggestion: Back Up the Album ....................................................................................70 Viewer Mode........................................................................................................................................70 Check Spelling ....................................................................................................................................71 Check for Errors .................................................................................................................................72 Album Output Preparation .................................................................................................................73 Sharing Your Album .................................................................................................. 75 Print .....................................................................................................................................................77 Printing Services .................................................................................................................................81 Export to JPEG ...................................................................................................................................84 Photobook............................................................................................................................................87 Greeting Card......................................................................................................................................90 Interactive Album................................................................................................................................91 Make Movie.........................................................................................................................................94 iPod-ready Movie ................................................................................................................................96 Burn DVD-Video.................................................................................................................................98 Preferences................................................................................................................. 101 Font Tab ............................................................................................................................................101 Captions Tab .....................................................................................................................................101 Shadow Tab.......................................................................................................................................102 Grid/Ruler Tab ..................................................................................................................................103 Thumbnail Cache.................................................... ...