User manual ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY 3

User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. November 2003 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. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement, which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks All rights reserved. Ulead, Ulead Systems logo, are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. Intel, Pentium and MMX are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Intel Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, DirectX and/or other Microsoft products referenced herein are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Adobe, the Adobe logo, and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners. Sample files Files provided as samples on the program CD can be used for personal demonstrations, productions and presentations. No rights are granted for commercial reproduction or redistribution of any sample files. North & South America Ulead Systems Inc. http://www.ulead.com Support: http://www.ulead.com/tech International Ulead Systems, Inc. http://www.ulead.com http://www.asiapac.ulead.com http://www.ulead.com.tw Support: http://www.ulead.com/tech http://www.asiapac.ulead.com/tech http://www.ulead.com.tw/tech Japan Ulead Systems Inc. http://www.ulead.co.jp Support: http://www.ulead.co.jp/tech China Ulead Systems, Inc. http://www.ulead.com.cn Support: http://www.ulead.com.cn/tech Germany Ulead Systems GmbH http://www.ulead.de Support: http://www.ulead.de/tech United Kingdom http://www.ulead.co.uk Support: http://www.ulead.co.uk/tech France http://www.ulead.fr Support: http://www.ulead.fr/tech ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 3 Table of Contents Welcome To Ulead DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 What's New? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Hardware checkup and configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Hardware checkup before using DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . 8 IEEE-1394 interface card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Windows 98 Second Edition/ Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Windows Millennium Edition (Me) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Enabling DMA for IDE disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Analog capture card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Configuring DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 DV (IEEE-1394 interface card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Analog capture card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 USB input device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 DVD MovieFactory launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Create Video Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Create Slideshow Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct to Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Copy Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erase Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burn from Disc Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print Disc Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 Create Video Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Add Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Capturing video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Capturing DV video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Capturing analog video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Capture Options dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Setting the field order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Capturing TV footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Split by Scene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Capturing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Capturing video directly to MPEG format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Adding video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Creating a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Importing DVD-Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Setup Preferences, Project Settings and other options . . . . . . . . 28 Settings and options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 4 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Project settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Print Disc Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Edit Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Trimming a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-trimming a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joining/Separating videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enhancing your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Effect tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options for the Effect tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Text tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options for the Text tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Audio tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options for the Audio tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 34 35 35 36 37 38 38 39 Adding/Editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Editing a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Options for output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 The Output Options dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Direct to Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 For DVD, VCD, or SVCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Edit Disc (on-disc editing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Print Disc Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Print Disc Label dialog box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating custom paper templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designing a disc label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Importing a disc label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving a disc label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing a disc label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 64 66 67 68 68 Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 DVD MovieFactory launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Ulead DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Print Disc Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 5 Welcome To Ulead DVD MovieFactory Ulead DVD MovieFactory provides you with the answer to your disc-authoring needs. You can instantly create video or slideshow 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 or slideshow discs has never been easier! Note: The availability of program modules depends on the DVD MovieFactory version you have. 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. 6 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE · 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 7 System requirements To be able to run DVD MovieFactory on your computer, make sure the following minimum requirements are met: · Intel® Pentium IIITM 800 MHz CPU or higher (Pentium® IV 2.4 GHz recommended) · 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 8 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Hardware checkup and configuration To ensure that DVD MovieFactory works properly, use the following information to configure your hardware and DVD MovieFactory. Hardware checkup before using DVD MovieFactory To make sure your video production runs smoothly and troublefree, click Control Panel: System - Hardware - Device Manager and check if your devices are working properly in accordance with your Operating System (O/S). In general, as long as the image/imaging device can be seen and working properly in the Device Manager (this applies to all Windows versions), DVD MovieFactory and other Ulead products will be able to detect it and work with it. IEEE-1394 interface card The following Windows operating systems support the IEEE-1394 interface card. Always remember to turn on your DV camcorder or VCR connected to the IEEE-1394 interface card so that the camcorder can be detected as an image/imaging device or sound, video and game controller. Windows 98 Second Edition/ Windows 2000 Check that the following devices are working properly: · 1394 Bus Controller · Image Device: Microsoft DV Camera and VCR (For Microsoft DV driver only.) · Sound, video and game controllers: 1394 camcorder (For Texas Instruments DV driver only.) ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 9 Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows Me fully supports the IEEE-1394 interface card. Check that the following devices are working properly: · 1394 Bus Controller · 61883 Device Class · AVC Device Class · Imaging Device: (Brand name) DV Camcorder: The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE-1394 interface card. Windows XP To run DVD MovieFactory under Windows XP, check that the following devices are working properly: · 1394 Bus Controller · Imaging devices: (Brand name) DV Camcorder: The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE-1394 interface card. Note: In addition to commonly used Texas Instruments and Microsoft DV drivers, there are other drivers available. Consult your camcorder's manual for suitable drivers. Enabling DMA for IDE disks If you use IDE disks in Windows, enable DMA (Direct Memory Access) for all the hard disks that will be used for capturing video. DMA avoids possible dropped frame problems when you are capturing video. Analog capture card Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP support analog capture cards. Remember to turn on the camcorder or VCR and connect it to your computer. Then check that the following devices are working properly: · Sound, video and game controllers 10 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE USB port The Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector lets you attach a wide array of devices to your computer quickly and easily. These devices include digital cameras, webcams, and just about every computer peripheral. Since Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, and XP fully support USB, installing the driver for this device is quick and easy too. Check that the following device is working properly: · Universal serial bus controller Configuring DVD MovieFactory Camcorders, VCRs, and VCD/DVD players are common sources of video footage. To ensure a smooth interaction between these video sources and your computer, make sure that the settings of DVD MovieFactory are configured properly depending on the capture device you are using. DV (IEEE-1394 interface card) To check the setup of DVD MovieFactory for DV interface: 1. Connect your camcorder to your IEEE-1394 interface card. 2. Insert your video tape into the camcorder and switch it on. Make sure it is in playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). Check your camcorder's manual for specific instructions. 3. Go to the Add/Edit Media page and click Capture Video to open the Capture Video dialog box. 4. Check if your device is displayed under Source. Note: When your camcorder is in Record mode (usually named CAMERA or MOVIE), you can still capture real-time video directly in MovieFactory, even if there's no video tape inserted. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 11 Analog capture card To check the setup of DVD MovieFactory for analog interface: 1. Connect your camcorder, VCR, or other video source device to your analog capture card. 2. Insert your video tape into the capture device and switch it on. Make sure it is in the playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). See your machine's manual for specific instructions. 3. Your Capture plug-in will be detected automatically. 4. Go to the Add/Edit Media page and click Capture Video to open the Capture Video dialog box. 5. Check if your device is displayed under Source. Note: If your capture device supports multiple video sources, the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box allows you to select your desired video source such as Composite, Tuner, or S-Video. In the Capture Video dialog box, click Advanced Settings and select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings from the pop-up menu. Likewise, if you have multiple audio sources, this dialog box allows you to select your desired audio source. USB input device To check the setup of DVD MovieFactory for USB interface: 1. Connect your video source device to your USB port using a standard USB cable and switch it on. 2. Your Capture plug-in will automatically be detected. 3. Go to Add/Edit Media and click Capture Video to open the Capture Video dialog box. 4. Check if your device is displayed under Source. 12 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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. 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 13 To open an existing video project: 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. 14 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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. 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. Erase Disc Erases the contents of a disc. Burn from Disc Image Makes a disc from a disc image file. 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 15 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. The default location for these files is C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead DVD MovieFactory 3. 16 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Create Video Disc Ulead DVD MovieFactory's step-by-step interface makes creating movies simple and easy. Add Media 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 17 Capturing video 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. Note: Before capturing videos, make sure that you have done the procedures described in "Hardware checkup and configuration". Ulead DVD MovieFactory is capable of capturing video from different video sources such as DV camcorders and VCRs, analog devices, and TV tuners. 18 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Capturing DV video DVD MovieFactory allows you to capture digital video with two options: DV Type-1 and DV-Type 2. DV Type-1 and DV Type-2 captured by FireWire (IEEE-1394 interface card) are automatically stored as AVI files (when your capture plug-in is DirectShow). An AVI file usually contains two streams, one video and one audio. DV is a data stream that itself contains video and audio. In DV Type-1, the whole DV stream is stored unmodified as one AVI stream. DV Type-2 splits the DV data into separate audio and video streams. Capturing DV video as Type-2 gives more compatibility with other applications. To choose which DV Type to use: 1. Select your DV camcorder from the Source list. 2. Click Show/Hide Options to show the capture options. 3. Click Advanced Settings and select Change Capture Plug-in. Set the capture plug-in to Ulead DirectShow Capture Plug-in. Click OK. 4. Click Advanced Settings and select DV Type. 5. Choose the DV type to capture. Select DV type-2 to make the captured video more compatible with other video editing programs then click OK. To capture DV video: 1. Connect your camcorder to the IEEE-1394 interface card. Turn it on and set it to Play (or VTR /VCR) mode. 2. In the Add/Edit Media page, click Capture Video. The DV device connected to your computer is displayed in the Source list. 3. Select a Capture mode: · Fixed duration sets the total duration to be captured. · Marked duration will show the mark-in and mark-out timecode control where you can set mark-in and mark-out point for capturing. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 19 · Full DV Tape captures the whole DV tape from tape start to end. 4. To adjust the capture options, click Show/Hide Options. · Format allows you to select the file format of the captured video. · Capture folder shows the path of the folder where captured videos are saved. Click Browse to select a different folder. · Advanced Settings lists additional capture settings. 5. Click Play in the Navigation Panel. 6. When you get to the part of the video you want to record, click Capture Video. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. The captured video will be added to the Captured videos list. 7. Repeat steps 6 and 7 to add more clips. Capturing analog video DVD MovieFactory allows you to capture videos not only from digital sources, but also from analog sources. Before capturing analog videos, set the appropriate options in the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box in the Advanced Settings. Note: Make sure that the audio cable is connected to the line-in jack. Capture Options dialog box This is where you can set DVD MovieFactory to capture audio, detect scenes, and preview the video while capturing. This is also where you specify the capture frame rate. · Capture audio Select to capture the audio when capturing from an analog device. · Split video by Scene detection Select to capture the different sequences of footage recorded in a DV tape into multiple files or clips based on recording dates and times. 20 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE · Use preview mode Select to improve captured video quality when capturing in SCVD or DVD format. This is only available if your analog capture card supports this feature. · Frame rate Select what frame rate to use when capturing the video into DVD MovieFactory. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the video will be. Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box · TV system Specify whether to use NTSC or PAL, depending on your region. NTSC is predominant in North America and many Asian countries. PAL is the television standard in Europe and South Pacific. · Input Source Select Video Composite if you have a video input jack and one (Mono) or two (Stereo) audio input jacks. Select Video Tuner for TV input and Video S-video for S-video input. · Use software compression Only available when capturing in AVI format. Select this if you have a specific compression requirement. Click Advanced to specify your preferred software compression. The current Compression list shows available compression codecs provided by your capture card. Select Use software compression to override the card codec settings. · Video quality slider Only available when capturing in MPEG format. Drag the slider to the left to decrease the video quality or to the right to increase the video quality. The quality of the video ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 21 depends on the overall performance of your computer. If dropped frames occur during capturing, decrease the quality of your video. Note: To ensure smooth capturing and disc burning, close all other programs running in the background and disable screen savers and virus scanners. · TV tuner Specify your geographical location and input type. This is where you enter the channel of the program that you want to capture. · Country/Region Determines the available channels in your area. · Input type Determines the mode of your television input. Select Antenna if you're using an antenna to watch television or Cable, if your television utilizes a cable TV system. · Channel Enter the channel of the television program where you plan to capture footage. · Audio input source Indicates the current sound input device. Should there be any problems with your audio, simply check if you've selected the appropriate sound input device from the Audio input source list and if the audio cable is connected properly. · Frame size Sets the desired output frame size. Available frame sizes depend on the installed capture card. 22 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Setting the field order You can set the field order to use for capturing video through the Change Field Order dialog box. To set the field order: 1. Click Advance Settings: Change Field Order. 2. Select whether to use Upper Field First or Lower Field First. Tip: Click Detect if you are not sure which field order to use or when the captured video is flickering or when there is noise on motion video. 3. Click OK. Notes: · For users who are familiar with the older versions of this product, the previous option "Field order A" is now "Lower Field First" and "Field order B" is now "Upper Field First". · To avoid screen flickering while watching your captured video on TV, set the field order setting the same as the one used by your analog capture card. To capture video via an analog capture card: 1. Connect your video source device to your capture card. On some cards, you may also need to connect the audio cables. For Svideo, please remember to connect the audio cable properly since S-video only transfers video signals. 2. In the Add/Edit Media page, click Capture Video. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 23 3. Select your analog device from the Source list. 4. Select a capture file format from the Format list. 5. Click Show/Hide to show the advanced settings. Next, click Advanced Settings: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. Here, choose the correct TV system, video and audio sources. Click OK to apply the settings. 6. Click Advanced Settings: Change Field Order to set the appropriate field order. 7. Scan your video using your hardware's preview buttons to search the part you want to capture. 8. When you get to the point where you want to start capturing, click Capture Video. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. Capturing TV footage DVD MovieFactory allows you to capture TV footage with a TV tuner. Capture a segment of your favorite television show on regular TV or cable then save it in your hard drive in AVI, MPEG, or Windows Media Video (WMV) format. To capture TV footage: 1. Check if your computer has an analog video capture card with a TV input jack. This jack usually uses a TV coaxial cable to input TV signals from either an antenna or a dedicated cable from your CATV supplier. 2. Connect your video source device to your capture card. On some cards, you may need to connect the audio cables. 3. In the Add/Edit Media page, click Capture Video. 4. Select your analog device from the Source list. 5. Select the appropriate Capture mode and then enter the TV channel number of the program to capture. 6. Select the appropriate video format from the Format list. 7. Click Capture Video to start capturing. 8. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. 24 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Split by Scene Usually a single DV tape contains several footage that were shot at different times. DVD MovieFactory saves you the hassle of capturing the segments one by one, using the Split by Scene feature. Note: This option is applicable only when AVI is selected as the capture file format for DV video. To use Split by Scene: 1. Click Advanced Settings and select Capture Options. 2. Select Split video by scene detection and then click OK. 3. Follow the procedure for capturing DV. Capturing still images In addition to video, DVD MovieFactory allows you to capture still images in BMP or JPEG. The dimensions of the captured image will depend on the frame size of the source video. To choose your image format: 1. Return to the Add/Edit Media page and press [F6] to open the Preferences dialog box. 2. Click Capture tab and select the appropriate format in the Capture image format. 3. Specify the image quality (applicable only for JPEG format). 4. Click OK. To capture still images: 1. Follow the steps in preparing to capture a video. See "Capturing video". 2. Scan your video to search for the part to capture. 3. When you get to the part of the video frame you want to capture, click Capture Image. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 25 Tip: You can also capture a still image from a video clip in the Add/ Edit Media page. Select the video clip from which you want to capture the still image and use the navigation buttons to locate the frame to capture. Right-click the Preview Window and select Capture Image. You will then be prompted to save the captured image to your local folder. Capturing video directly to MPEG format DVD MovieFactory allows you to capture video from a DV camcorder or analog source straight to MPEG. To capture video in MPEG format: Connect your camcorder or VCR to your capture card. Switch it on and set it to Play (or VTR/VCR) mode. 1. Select a DVD or CD format in Format. 2. Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in will be detected automatically. Use this capture plug-in when capturing MPEG from a DV camcorder. If you have a USB camera or analog capture device which does not support this capture plug-in, click Advanced Settings: Capture Plug-in and choose Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in. 3. Click Advanced Settings again and select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. Here, click Advanced. Choose the type of MPEG you would like to capture in the MPEG Settings dialog box and set other attributes. Note: A DVD player connected to an amplifier using an audiooptical-fiber cable may not be able to produce sound when playing an NTSC DVD with MPEG audio. 26 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 4. If you are capturing from a USB device or analog source, specify the desired frame size in the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box. Select Customize under Video Format, and then choose a Frame size. 5. Click Capture Video to start capturing. 6. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. Adding video files 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 27 Creating a slideshow 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. Importing DVD-Video 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. Note: Black video thumbnails that appear in the media clip list indicate that the first frame in the video is either white or black. 28 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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 · 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 antiflickering filter to the menu pages. The anti-flickering filter reduces the flickering that happens when using a television to ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 29 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. 30 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Capture · 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 31 Project settings 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. 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. 32 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Print Disc Label Launches the Print Disc Label dialog box where you can create and print labels and covers for your discs. To know more about this feature, see "Print Disc Label". ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 33 Edit Media After importing the media files into your project, you can now edit the content using DVD MovieFactory's edit tools. Trimming a video 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. 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 [F4]. or press 4. Hold down [Shift] and click Play (or press the Space bar) to view the trimmed 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. 34 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE · 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 the Jog Bar at a fixed interval, use quick search interval in Duration. or . Set the Joining/Separating videos You can combine two or more video clips, or separate previously combined video clips using the Join/Separate Video feature. To combine video titles: 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 . ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 35 Enhancing your video Select a video clip and click Enhance Video to add transition effects, audio, and text. The Effect tab 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. 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. 36 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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. 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 37 The Text tab The Text tab allows you to add and format text. 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. 38 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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 Audio tab The Audio tab allows you to add audio to your video. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 39 To add audio: 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. Options for the Audio tab · 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. 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 40 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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. Tips: · 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 can 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. 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. Editing a slideshow Aside from adding photos to your slideshow, you can also add text and voice annotations to the images. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 41 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. 42 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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. 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 43 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. 44 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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. 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 45 To create your own menu template: 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. Note: To use your menu template, go to Menu template library at the Edit Menu page and select My Favorite from the list. Double-click your menu template to apply. 46 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE Preview Now, it's time to view your video project and do a final check before you finally burn it onto a disc. To preview your video project: 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 47 Tip: As you mouse over the controls, a Tool Tip appears and tells you its specific function. 48 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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. 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. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 49 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 from which 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. 50 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 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.