User manual Caladan
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1. SS EM 1 0 mm SSS EEN ok Cancer The Adjustment function allows you to make the entered text appear left aligned right aligned centered or justified The Line Spacing and Kerning controls let you define the spacing between the lines and the spacing between the individual characters The Justification button provides you with the option of rotating the text clockwise or anticlockwise The horizontal setting refers to the normal position of the text while the vertical left rotated and vertical right rotated options rotate the text in the desired direction This does not rotate the whole box but only the text inside It so you might need to correct the shape of the box afterwards The four slider controls located beneath allow you to adjust the thickness size of the borders Furthermore in the Text menu you will also see the Block button that provides you with the following functions You can mark any part of the previously entered text and copy it in order to reinsert it somewhere else 11 To do so first position the cursor vertical marker line at the point at which you want the selected text block to start For example assume you have already entered this text This is a movie of our vacation Since you want to copy the word vacation click in front of the second v within the text to position the cursor there Now cli2. Box Archives button a window containing the usual archive functions opens Load allows you to load a previously saved box so you can position it within your current label Save lets you save the currently active box 7 The to front button is initially inactive If you have created several boxes that overlap one another you will notice that the box you created first has been placed in the background You will see this more clearly if the boxes are of different colors If you now activate one of the boxes that is not in the foreground i e not the box you created last the to front button will become activated If you click on this button the active box will be brought further into the foreground by one position If you want the box to appear in the foremost position click on the to front button repeatedly until the button can no longer be pressed and the box achieves the position that you want It is also possible to bring a box which is already part of a group into the foreground so that it is separated from the other boxes in the group by another box located between it and the group The box nevertheless remains part of the group 8 The to back button works analogous to the previously described to front button 9 If you click on the Paint Can menu symbol you will open the Content menu s toolbar which you can use to configure the design of the boxes Since this
3. Caladan in order to open the main Caladan menu For the Label Type select VCR Label Top to create a label that you can stick to the top side of your VHS cassette Then in the Miscellaneous menu you should click on the Settings button and activate the Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines function i e a tick mark appears tn the little box This ensures that the lines that you draw will snap to the predefined auxiliary lines and boxes snap to boxes and auxiliary lines Sf Confirm with Ok and then in the Arrangement section click on the Boxes button in order to draw a box necessary for the design A new menu opens containing a toolbar in its foreground The background displays the video cassette label that you are designing Next click on the New Box button A cross 15 appears which you should then position in the top left corner of the label the boundaries of the label are defined by the auxiliary lines Briefly click the left trackball button once to confirm this position and keep rolling the trackball until the cross arrives at the bottom right corner Confirm this position too by clicking on the left trackball button You will see that you have drawn a box covering the entire area of the cassette label If you have not previously made any changes to the settings the box will initially appear in white Ci R fto back Now click on the Paint Can symb
4. the box extend past the auxiliary lines This will ensure that the label that you want is printed out fully when you later decide to print it Once the box is the size that you want click on the left trackball button again You will notice that the toolbar is displayed again and that the box is of a different color If you are using the software for the first time it will appear in white unless you have made changes to the settings To change the color or contents of the box please refer to Chapter 4 2 2 Note If you subsequently want to alter the position or size of a box move the screen pointer over the box If the box is active this is indicated by the black and white border the screen pointer will turn into a hand symbol If the box is not yet active position the screen pointer over the box and click on the left 8 trackball button to make the hand appear Once the hand appears click on the left trackball button a cross will appear Simply move the trackball until the box is in the position that you want and then confirm this new position by clicking on the left trackball button If you place the screen pointer directly over the edge of an active box you will see an arrow symbol appear If you now click on the left trackball button you can move the edge of the box as required and thus increase or decrease the size of the box This works horizontally vertically and diagonally if you change the size diagonally
5. EE EL nne 15 5 1 Designing a video Cassette label ccccecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesaeeseeesaeeenens 15 5 2 Designing a DVD cover with a picture and text csccceceeeeeeeeeeees 16 5 3 Designing a DVD CD label with the help of a mask 20002e00 2 19 5 4 Designing several Mini DV covers cccceecceeceseeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeseeeeseeeees 20 6 Notes regarding keyboard SUPPOST cccccccecceeeceeeceeeeeceeecseeceeseeeceeeeeesaeeeess 21 1 General information Thank you for buying Caladan from your dealer We would like to thank you for placing your trust in us and hope that this product will fulfill your expectations These instructions describe the steps needed for you to design a suitable cover for your video footage Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any further questions or wish to suggest ways of improving the product To contact us please refer to the addresses and telephone numbers printed in the Casablanca manual We kindly ask you to provide the serial number of your device or your customer number whenever you contact us 2 Installation starting the program Upon request the Caladan program can also be supplied with a printer which you can use to print labels stickers covers photographs and other designs that you have created using the software Use a USB cable to connect the printer s port to a free USB port on your Casablanca system and m
6. User manual Caladan for Casablanca MACRO MBSYSTEM Legal notices To avoid making mistakes during operation we recommend that you carefully follow the instruc tions provided in this manual We have taken a great deal of care whilst programming and checking this software Nevertheless since it is not possible to guarantee totally error free software applications in all en vironments and at any time we unfortunately cannot rule out the possibility that some errors may have crept in If contrary to all expectations this is indeed the case we shall remedy any errors in the program and supply the affected customers with the new software free of charge We cannot however accept any liability for loss of data time or any consequential damages that may occur as a result particularly since we have no influence over correct software installation and operation by the cus tomer MacroSystem Digital Video AG and its dealers therefore cannot be held liable for any defects or unintentional damage in connection with the installation or use of the Caladan software MacroSystem Digital Video AG and its dealers do not guarantee fault free use of the product or complete flawlessness of the product Any implied guarantee is totally out of the question including guarantee of suitability of the softwa re or operating instructions for a particular purpose Neither MacroSystem Digital Video AG nor its dealers are responsible for any damages resulting
7. ack or inside From now on we shall call the outlines of the label auxiliary lines The label is superimposed at the bottom edge of the screen by a toolbar that looks like this Copy Box Box Archives Gat fto back 1 This button allows you to reduce the size of the toolbar to just this button and the one below it doing so enables you to view all parts of the background image 2 This button allows you to move the toolbar to the opposite edge of the screen Please note The position of the front cover or rear cover indicator that is displayed at the top edge of the screen does not change it might therefore be covered up 3 After you click on the New Box button you will see a cross appear instead of the trackball pointer You can use it to draw a box The position of the box is indicated at the bottom edge of the screen The toolbar is not visible while you are doing this To draw the new box use the trackball to position the cross where you want the top left corner of the box to be Next briefly click the left trackball button to confirm the selected position Then roll the trackball to the right and down until the box is the size that you want it to be You can make the box as large as you like however it should remain within the area enclosed by the auxiliary lines of the label that you selected If necessary you can also position the box edges within the cut off area i e make
8. ake sure that the printer is supplied with electrical power If you already have a properly working printer installed you can of course use it instead You can obtain information on supported printers from MacroSystem on the Internet at www macrosystem de or from your dealer You also have the option of connecting the printer to a PC and using the Export function to save labels created with the Caladan software onto a SmartMedia card so you can import them into the PC and then print them out from there In order to install the Caladan software you will need at least version 2 5 or 3 1 of the SMART EDIT system software Leave your Casablanca switched on and in the System Settings menu select the Install Product button to open the corresponding window If you are installing from a SmartMedia card insert it into the Casablanca s drive When you insert it make sure the gold colored contacts are facing downwards and the beveled corner is on the left pointing towards the front i e towards the Casablanca If the Caladan software is supplied on a CD DVD and your system is equipped with a DVD burner and the DVD Arabesk software you should open the drive tray and insert the CD DVD into the DVD burner If you are installing from a CD DVD you might hear clearly audible sounds coming from the drive this indicates that the system is reading the CD DVD Ina moment you will see the Calada
9. anca systems or a PC Caladan turns your Casablanca into a complete media system 4 The controls Open the Edit menu and click on Special Next select Caladan from the list Special Akaba New Concept Backwards Caladan wy Start Caladan CBPaint Clipboard x Columbus s Preview I GE In the right window area you will see the Start Caladan option which you use to open the main menu of the Caladan program The following main menu appears after you start the program Label Type Caladan Miscellaneous fimo Archive if pE r Arrangement Cl TT Shadow Group The individual functions provided in this menu are listed and explained below 4 1 Label Type Label Type Caladan Miscellaneous Print o Er mf i S Archive If you press the Label Type button a list of all the supported labels appears This is where you can select the medium that you want to design e g the DVD CD Label 4 2 Arrangement Several options are grouped together under the heading Arrangement and are explained in the following sub chapters 4 2 1 Boxes If you click on the Boxes button you will see the label type that you selected appear in the background If the label is made up of several sides e g a DVD cover the top edge of the screen will indicate which part of the label is which front b
10. ck on the Block button and select the Mark function at the top After the window closes click behind the last character of the text that you want to copy i e in this example after the n of the word vacation This position could of course also be located in a subsequent line You will notice that the whole block between these to positions is now shaded Note Please note that the Mark block function remains active until you either deactivate it in the Block window or copy the text block Therefore if you are only changing the font properties of a block of text you must deactivate the Mark function again after you have finished making the changes You can now either cut copy or delete this marked text block or edit it with the help of the Font Style window e g change the color size etc To copy the text click on Block again and select the Copy function Place the cursor at the position where you want to insert the copied text Next open the Block window a third time and click on Paste As soon as the window closes you will see that the word vacation has been inserted at the desired position In addition Caladan provides you with the Mark All Cut and Delete options You can use the Mark All function to mark all of the text located in the box without first having to position the cursor The Cut option deletes the mark
11. der for the images to be available you must have clicked and activated the Import for other programs function in the Photo Transfer program and then selected the required images After you have selected an image and confirmed your selection with Ok please wait a moment for it to appear inside the activated box You must have Photo Transfer 1 5a or higher in order to use this function If you have the Akaba New Concept program the Akaba Image function will be available under Content After you have selected this option and clicked on Select the Load Akaba Image window appears containing a list of selectable images that you saved using the Akaba New Concept program After you have selected an image and confirmed your selection with Ok please wait a moment for it to appear inside the activated box Akaba New Concept provides you with the useful option of not just being able to create rectangular shapes for the box background You can for instance also easily create callouts rectangles with rounded corners The contents that you selected remain stored internally in memory If for instance you initially selected a photo image then decided instead to use a scene image but then activated the Photo Image function again after all you will notice that the photo image that you selected initially will be placed inside the box automatically If you want
12. dth of the front side Afterwards click on the Paint Can symbol and in the toolbar that then appears select the transparent function for the Content menu item you will then be able to see the video image again that you inserted earlier on Next click on the Text button which opens the on screen keyboard Use this keyboard or an external keyboard to enter a suitable text for your video material In our example we have decided to use Vacation 2003 Check the text in the box and if necessary click on the Font Type button to make changes to the font type or size Afterwards you can configure additional properties under Font Style such as the font color italicized text or settings relating to the border and shadow If you are not yet satisfied with the position of the text click on the Format button in order to make further settings changes in the window that then appears For instance you can place the text in the center or change the character spacing and distance to the edges of the box Font Type Font Style a BE Block H 7 o pa A ee ae Holidays 2003 7 t E Ar rsh After you have closed the Format window again open the Content menu by clicking on the Paint Can symbol Click on the left box to position a text on the back of the DVD cover Proceed in the same way as described before If you do not want to have text that covers the entir
13. e Box Box Archives to back m I A A 4 f ae 6 D aT Since the SplitX Image or the BDFA logo is a partially transparent mask you will see both pictures superimposed on one another Note Please note that the area of the image that is positioned within the inner circle will not be printed but will be punched out Next create a new box This box should be positioned over the grey bar of the SplitX image Then click on the Paint Can symbol to open and select the transparent option for the Content menu item Afterwards click on the Text button in order to start entering text Reposition the on screen keyboard so that it is at the top edge of the screen so you can see the toolbox Now enter a title for your DVD e g Vacation 2003 You can define and design a suitable text appearance using the Font Type Font Style and Format buttons Fre Font style A Block After you have entered the text and closed the menu again switch on the printer and insert DVD label paper and then click on Print in the main menu To position the label precisely on the DVD we recommend you use a centering tool 5 4 Designing several Mini DV covers In this example exercise you will be designing a Mini DV cover which you will then print out several times since you have no doubt created several copies of your footage The instructions provided here are not as detai
14. e back cover you can of course simply draw a new box to contain only text and then position it freely Once you have entered a text of your choice e g the names of the camera operator narrator etc you can start designing the text that you want to appear on the DVD cover s spine Activate the box and click on the Text button Configure the font type and size that you want e g Manuel 100 and then click on the Format button In the subsequently appearing window set the Justification option to vertical left rotated Now enter the title of the DVD and if required the length of the film as is shown In our example The text should be contained on one line and should not be wider than the width of the DVD cover s spine It is useful to move the toolbar to the top edge of the screen so you can see the entered text more easily i T WIS SIR OA DAYS 20 LHe fi i mie Finally you can print out the label that you have just designed To do so insert the appropriate paper into the printer open the main Caladan menu and click on Print Printing will begin once your printer is ready 5 3 Designing a DVD CD label with the help of a mask In this example exercise you will design a label for a DVD that you have burned In this example you will be positioning a drawn box so that it extends into the label s cut off area the purpose of this is to compensate for any inaccuracies occurr
15. e main Caladan menu 4 2 5 Group Clicking on the Group button opens a new toolbar 1 First of all you see the Add to Group button Activate a box in order to activate this button and then click on the button This will cause the box you just activated to appear with a green border Next activate another box and click on Add To Group again You have now created a group comprising the two marked boxes the green border now encloses both boxes To add more boxes to this group activate them and then click on Add to Group The grouped boxes are only ever edited as a single unit e g if you were to click on Delete Box in the Boxes menu all the grouped boxes would be deleted together after a warning message has been displayed You can confirm the grouping by closing this toolbar which you do by clicking on the button in the right corner If you want to undo the grouping click on the Group function in the main menu again You will notice that the Add to Group button on the subsequently appearing toolbar is now inactive If you now click on one of the boxes in the group the Remove from Group and Decompose Group buttons become active The Group function is useful if for instance you have already designed the front of a DVD cover and then suddenly notice that you have inadvertently placed the boxes on the back of the cover Simply create a group compris
16. e switched on the printer and clicked on Ok the printing process starts and a progress bar appears If the print job cannot be started an appropriate notification will appear advising you to check all the cable connections paper and tnk Note While you are familiarizing yourself with the software we recommend you use normal paper to make your test printouts so as not to waste labels should errors occur 14 If you have only installed the demo version of the Caladan program you will not be able to use the print function 4 3 2 Export This function allows you to store label designs on a SmartMedia card If you click on the Export button you can select the type of storage media under the Memory Card menu item Furthermore you can choose between four different quality levels using the Image Quality button Finally click onto Ok and use the appearing requester to enter the desired name for the label that is to be exported Note that special charac ters non english letters should not be used as they are not supported If you have only installed the demo version of the Caladan program you will not be able to use the export function 4 3 3 Settings Snap to grid Pa Grid Distance 50mm Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines ra Box Snap Threshold i 50 Keep Image Aspect Ratio SC Paper Color mmf Auxiliary Line Color maf horizontal Printer Offset Vertical Printer Offs
17. e top left corner of the right hand box i e the front cover Confirm this position with a click on the left trackball button and roll the trackball until the cross is positioned at the bottom right corner Then confirm this position too so that the front of the cover if completely covered by a new box If you have not previously made any changes to the settings the box will appear in white Next click on the Copy Box button to create a copy of the box which appears slightly offset Move the trackball pointer onto the copy so that the pointer turns into a hand Click on the left trackball button move the box into the left hand box i e the back cover and then confirm this new position by clicking on the left trackball button again Afterwards draw a third box that fills the spine of the DVD cover i e the elongated box located in the middle To do so click on New Box place the cross in the top left corner of the DVD spine and roll the trackball until the cross is positioned in the bottom right corner Confirm this position If you move over the coordinate display it will automatically move out of the way to the top edge of the screen You have now drawn three boxes SO now you can edit all the components of the DVD cover Begin with the front of the cover Use the trackball to move the cross onto the right hand box and click briefly on the trackball button to change the cross into a hand Afterwards click
18. e you can select one of the six active you will not be able to see it because it Is transparent you will therefore have to activate it again by clicking on it predefined paint cans thus allowing you to switch quickly between frequently used colors 2 If you have set one of the other four functions YOu can use the Change Color button to i e other than transparent next to the open acolor box and define a new color If you Content menu item you will notice that the click on Ok in the color box the color of the Select button located below it has become currently active paint can is replaced by the active You can then use this button to access color that you have just defined the archive belonging to the product that you Color Texture You can use the Select Pattern button to open the image pool which you are already familiar set above In the case of the Color Texture function if you click on Select you will see the Palette window open users of the Akaba New Concept program will already be familiar with this This window contains with and select a pattern Note After you first install Caladan no pattern will have been selected yet Therefore if you click on the Color Texture button for the first time in the Palette window the image pool a selection of colors and textures as well as color bleeds with which you can configu
19. ed text from the main text body but stores the deleted text Internally in memory This means you can then insert the cut text in a different position The cut text only remains stored in memory until you copy another section of text You can delete the marked text irrevocably using the Delete function 12 If you have not marked a particular text block any of the changes that you make to the font style and format will be applied to the entire line which can in some cases span several lines After entering text you can close this menu again by clicking on the Paint Can symbol located at the bottom right 5 You can use this menu switching symbol to switch from the Content menu s toolbar to the toolbar of the Boxes menu You can read about this in more detail in Chapter 4 2 1 6 This symbol allows you to jump back directly to the main menu 4 2 3 Border Clicking on the Border button opens a toolbar with which you can define the border of the active box You can of course also activate a different box at any time Jm 1 If you click on the little color box the Palette window opens as described in 4 2 1 Please take a look there for further details on this window The setting defined in the Palette window is used to design the border and is displayed in this little preview box 2 You can use the Border Width button to adjust the thickness of the border up to 20 millime
20. eit her directly or indirectly through the use of the software or the operating instructions e g for profit loss costs hardware or software problems or other problems Please therefore ensure that you backup your video footage before using the device We recom mend that you do not delete the video footage and that you create a backup on DV tape before hand Since it is possible that changes have been made to the software after the manual was printed the functions shown and described in this manual might differ from the software Contents Te General WO MM All ON rah ears ar re a ne orne 5 2 Installation starting the program cccccccsceceeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeseeeeaeeeeaeeseeesaeesnees 5 So Whats Calada sirasi e ERE SEERE 6 A TNE CONOIS e a OR 6 AT Capel Typer E 7 AA 2AFFANGEMER ta e E be dende seler aeted idet en ede 7 RET BOXES ouuo ei eee a res 7 422 CONE n a 8 A2 S BONICI ooie a en 12 A 2A SAC OW een a Ei i 12 A 2 IO UD er a PERKER ered mane eae 13 4 3 Miscellaneous ninsiaciecasersiaeaopae canes acaacontennrusaenaneuieacsiaiearariemcaaten emacs 13 BeOS FW IN onan scetee a tee can ts ostnesauantheceanmceeeetanneetessates 13 4 32 KOON ca SSR SE STRESS ARENSE FREE TERE twee sous E 14 AS S OCN S er a a a 14 a SAIN Oe at EAE AT EE EEE a AE EEEE T E TET 15 ASS ACINO arra a a vaste daweuneasieaaganeieedeeuaateaaneuenass 15 5 Example exercices ssssssseeeeereee sette LEE ERE E REELLE E LEE REELLE LEE REESE EL
21. es are made to the proportions of an image when positioning the background image in the Content menu If you place the image or scene within a small border the image will be reduced in size and its edges cut off This function therefore always takes the image center as its reference point You can use the Paper Color and Auxiliary Line Color buttons to open a color box that you can use to define the color of the paper medium and the auxiliary lines whereby the auxiliary lines refer to the boundaries displayed on the medium Furthermore you can use the horizontal Printer Offset and vertical Printer Offset buttons to make corrections if you notice that the printouts are slightly offset This can happen for instance if the printer does not draw in the paper completely straight 4 3 4 Info Clicking on this information button will display the program version 4 3 5 Archive This button allows you to save the changes you have made to the settings so you can access them again later The colors font types etc are saved You can then reload them later in order to use them during further editing work You can also load a previously stored label design into another label though it is quite possible that the appearance will be different 5 Example exercises 5 1 Designing a video cassette label Open the Edit menu click on Special and select Caladan Next click on Start
22. et You can make various changes to the settings by clicking on this button An invisible grid is activated if you activate the Snap to Grid function When creating boxes this function allows you to align the edges of the boxes with an invisible grid thus enabling you to position them more easily If you click on the little box again the tick mark disappears and the grid is deactivated By the way you can also activate this function if you have the Power Key Option installed from within other menus e g from the Boxes toolbar using the keyboard see Chapter 6 You can use the Grid Distance control to define the spacing between the invisible grid lines measured in mm If you activate the Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines function you will be able to position the boxes more easily since they will align automatically with the predefined lines that are displayed for each label type or with the lines of a created box This option is similar to the Snap to grid function used in PC software This function can likewise be activated from other menus using the Power Key Option see Chapter 6 The Box Snap Threshold allows you to set the distance in pixels that the edge of a box must have to an auxiliary line before it will snap to that auxiliary line Furthermore you can decide here whether you want to activate Keep Image Aspect Ratio which ensures that no chang
23. he capability of producing DVDs with excellent image and sound quality However a high quality DVD only really achieves perfection when it is accompanied by a well designed cover and the corresponding labeling And of course other types of video archives also benefit from good graphic design too DV cassettes VHS and S VHS cassettes really only have the right effect with good packaging and labels Caladan now allows you to achieve this kind of design using film footage taken directly from your video You can use Caladan to create any cover labels disc cassette stickers and photos that you want in three standard formats When doing so you can directly access images from the video project You can of course also add text fields and background images A useful feature is the built in support for high resolution digital photographs from digital memory cards via Photo Transfer After all the high resolution printing allows for very sharp and large images on the covers You can of course also use graphics that you have created using the Akaba New Concept program With the help of Caladan and a suitable printer you will discover that you can create optimized and precisely positioned printouts with no problems at all Not only can you print out the covers and labels that you created using Caladan you can also save them onto a memory card e g SmartMedia card so you can import them into other Casabl
24. ing all the relevant boxes and then move or copy the group Note Only group your boxes once you have finished making all your changes to their settings content border shadow 13 After all these functions can only have an effect on individual boxes and not on groups of boxes Please also make sure that you do not create a group comprising a single box If you were to do so it would be easy for you to overlook the fact that the box is actually a group and then you might begin to wonder why you can no longer edit the box s properties 2 If you click on the Remove from Group button the currently active box will be removed from the group 3 You can break up the entire group by clicking on Decompose Group The individual boxes however will of course be retained 4 This button takes you back to the main menu 4 3 Miscellaneous Various functions are combined in this section and are explained below 4 3 1 Print You must first place suitable paper in the printer such as label paper for a CD cover Next print the label that you have designed cover sticker etc by clicking on the Print button If you want to print out several labels on one sheet of paper Mini DV cover Mini DV labels D8 cover D8 label a control first appears which you can use to set the number of labels that you want The labels on the sheet are continuously numbered starting from number 1 in the top left Once you hav
25. ing during printing e g if the printer does not draw in the paper evenly In this example exercise we will be using the SplitX Image Collection program If you do not have the SplitX Image Collection program you can also use the BDFA logo that is located in the image pool in order to work through this example Start the Caladan program and in the program s main menu select DVD CD Label as the Label Type Afterwards make sure that the Snap to Grid and Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines functions are deactivated Now click on the Boxes button so that you see the round label in the background First of all click on the New Box button and draw a box that fits generously around the label You will notice at the top and bottom edges of the screen that the box matches up precisely with the auxiliary lines To make the box also match up with these borders in the cut off area activate the box by clicking on it a cross appears and move it a fair amount past the bottom auxiliary line After you confirm the position place the pointer at the top edge of the box so that an arrow appears Now click on the left trackball button move the top edge of the box upwards using the trackball and confirm the position You will notice that the edge of the box again matches up with the upper auxiliary line You can now click within the box again and move the box up since it is now large enough to extend
26. is an additional menu item within the main menu please read about what it does in the following sub chapter 10 This menu switching symbol allows you to return to the main menu of the Caladan program 4 2 2 Content The following toolbar opens when you click on the Content button or on the Paint Can button inthe Boxes menu Palette Color Pattern Select Pattern ic Content Color Texture a Solid Bleed II fn pasaj Direction 1 You can use the Content button which Er fr E GE can only be selected after you have activated a Change Color box to make the box transparent or make it 7 7 contain a Color Texture a Scene Image a Ok Cancel 5 Photo Image or an Akaba Image You see three sections Solid Color Texture transparent ag meets Color Texture You can switch between these functions using Scene Image the correspondingly labeled button at the top Photo lmage of each section The currently active button is Akaba Image displayed in blue The switch over takes place automatically if you select a corresponding If you selected the transparent option control The preview window in the top left the active box will become transparent thus displays the result of the currently selected enabling you to use it as a text frame into settings which you can enter some text If the box is not Solid This is wher
27. led as in the previous examples since we assume you have by now gotten used to working with Caladan Start Caladan and select Mini DV Cover as the Label Type Afterwards make sure that the Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines option is activated under Settings If you have the Power Key Option you can instead simply use the key combination Ctrl b in order to activate this function Please make sure that this function was not already active beforehand or else you will deactivate it by pressing this key combination Now click on the Boxes button and draw three boxes in order to design the three parts of the cover Next open the Content menu and insert photographs or images from your video footage and then add a title to the label Once you have finished designing the whole Mini DV cover close the toolbar place suitable label paper into the printer switch on the printer and click on the Print button You will first see a control which you can use to set the number of the label that you want to print i e you begin with label no 1 Print Label Print Label No EE ok Cancel After the label has printed place the sheet of paper back into the printer and print again This time select number 2 since you have already printed the first label You have the option of printing a total of 6 labels on one sheet 6 Notes regarding keyboard support You can of course use an e
28. n software listed in the Install Product window Select it from the list and click on Activate After a short time a numerical keypad appears You can use it to enter the license code that you purchased from your dealer A message will then inform you that the installation process has completed You can now take out the SmartMedia card or CD DVD The printer driver will have been installed at the same time automatically Thereafter the Casablanca system will restart If you wan to install Caladan as a demo version select it from the list and click on Activate If you are using version 2 5 or higher of the SMART EDIT software click on Cancel in the numerical code window that subsequently appears If you are using version 3 1 or higher of the SMART EDIT software click on the Demo button in the numerical code window You will notice that the word Demo has appeared after the program name Confirm with Ok and then take out the SmartMedia card or CD DVD Caladan will be installed as a demo version after the system restarts You can use this demo version to design complete labels however you will not be able to 6 print out or export the results After the system has restarted you will see the Caladan program listed alphabetically in the Edit menu under Special 3 What is Caladan With the help of DVD Arabesk most Casablanca users by now have t
29. nt size since the default size might be unsuitable for your box Afterwards close the toolbar and insert the paper that you want to print on into the printer Next switch on the printer and click on the Print button in the main Caladan menu Note We recommend you first print out a test page on normal paper to avoid wasting labels if any errors occur 5 2 Designing a DVD cover with a picture and text Open the Edit menu click on Special and select Caladan Next click on the Start Caladan button to open the main Caladan menu For the Label Type select the DVD Cover medium since in this example you want to design a DVD cover that suits your video footage Afterwards in the Miscellanous menu you should click on the Settings button and then activate the Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines function i e a tick mark appears in the little box This ensures that the lines that you draw will snap to the predefined auxiliary lines and boxes Next in the Arrangement menu click on the Boxes button to open a new menu In the foreground you see the toolbar and in the background the DVD cover that you are going to be designing As you can read at the top edge the back of the DVD cover is displayed on the left of the screen and the front on the right Now start by designing the front of the cover Next click on the New Box button and position the cross in th
30. ol to open the Content menu in which you can make changes to the box s design In the subsequently appearing toolbar you will see the Content selection button which you can use to set the Scene Image option Afterwards click on the Select button to open the scene bin of the currently selected project Vers oan i i i ari SER S122 Spliixs Splitx2 1 17 PiP Stud Splitx SplitX 7 S 1 18 CHET let mee I ee ee j Open the scene that you want to use to depict the video footage that is stored on the VHS 16 cassette and then confirm with Ok Ina moment the box you have drawn will be filled with the image that you just selected In our example we have chosen a scene that we edited previously using the SplitX Image Collection Border 01 Tip If the image appears distorted open the main Caladan menu click on the Settings button and activate the Keep Image Aspect Ratio function Now open the Boxes menu again and create a New Box You should position it over a single colored area of the screen Next switch back to the Content menu select the transparent setting and click on the Text button Use the keyboard that then appears to enter a suitable title for your video cassette e g Family amp Friends You can of course also use an external keyboard to do this instead fort P mR Please make sure you set a suitable fo
31. on the Paint Can symbol In the subsequently appearing toolbar select the Scene Image function for the Content menu item Afterwards click on the Select button to open the scene bin of the currently selected project Open the scene that you feel best portrays the video footage that is stored on the DVD and then confirm your selection with Ok After a moment the image of your scene appears within the activated box i JA f Before you start working with Caladan you can of course also edit scenes using other programs in order to apply effects to them and thus create an ideal picture for your DVD cover design Note Since the box is of a different format to that of the scene you might see the scene displayed differently e g the borders are cut off If you do not like the way it is displayed go back to the main Caladan menu and select the Settings menu item You will see the Keep Image Aspect Ratio function which is activated 17 by default To deactivate it click on the little tick mark next to it so that a dash appears Then close the window by clicking on Ok and open the Content menu again Click the Select function again to reactivate the scene image that you selected The image is replaced after a moment this time it is displayed fully though it will appear a little distorted Afterwards click on the left box to begin designing the back of the DVD cove
32. past all of the auxiliary lines Next click on the Paint Can symbol to open the Content menu Set the top selection button to Color Texture and use the Select button to open the Palette window In the top right 19 select the Color Texture button to open the Image pool In the Product section select the SplitX program and choose the Film 01 mask If you do not have the SplitX Image Collection program you can alternatively select the following for Product select the Casablanca option and for Type select the Images setting You can then select the BDFA logo Close the image pool and the palette window again and open the Boxes menu again Click on the Copy Box button to create a copy of the box you just drew the copy appears slightly offset Position the new box so that it also extends past the auxiliary lines into the cut off area Thereafter open the Content menu again and set the upper selection button to Scene Image Use the Select button to open the scene bin of your currently active project and choose a scene that suits your video footage that is stored on the DVD Since you will now only see the box containing the scene that you just inserted open the Boxes menu again and click on the to back button 20 Seseeteaeaeaeaa SE nig r Les ic New Box Copy Box to front E AJ Delet
33. r Once the box is activated select the Color Texture option for the Content menu item Next click on Select and in the top right of the palette window select the Color Texture button The image pool now opens and you can choose a pattern in the usual way Use a pattern whose color complements the design of the front of the cover In our example we have decided to use the Waterfall mask provided by the Liquid Images program and we have colored it blue Confirm your selection with Ok and close the palette window by clicking on Ok again You will see that the back of the cover is now filled in with the mask that you selected Now you can move on to the content of the DVD spine To do so activate the middle box select Color Texture for the Content menu item click on the Select button and select the Change Color button in the left area of the palette window In the subsequently appearing color box select a neutral color e g blue Once you close the palette window by clicking on Ok again the DVD spine will appear filled in 18 You can now move on to labeling the DVD cover with text To do so click on the top menu symbol to open the Boxes menu Select the New Box button and draw a new box in any area of the image you like A suitable area is one that has a uniform background as in our example Draw a narrow box that spans the entire wi
34. re the appearance of the box will open and you can select a color or pattern from it Once you have made your first time selection any subsequent press of the Color Texture button will cause a switch to the 10 preview window From now on you can open the image pool using the Select Pattern button Bleed This is where you can configure a color bleed as is similarly possible in the image pool In addition you can click on the Direction button to set a direction for the bleed The direction selection is carried out by an auxiliary line being automatically set in the video image this allows the direction to be adjusted to suit certain default values The initial and final color as well as the alpha transparency can be configured freely Once you have selected a color or pattern close the window by clicking on Ok If you choose the Scene Image function for Content you can open the scene bin of the currently active project by pressing the Select button You can scroll through the scene bin as usual and select the image that you want After you have confirmed your selection with Ok the image that you want appears inside the active box after a moment If you have selected the Photo Image option for Content and you then press the Select button the Load Hires Image window opens containing a list of images that you saved using Photo Transfer In or
35. ters 3 The Blur button provides you the option of making the edge appear blurred up to 80 4 Clicking on this symbol opens a new toolbar with which you can define the shadow of the currently active box Since this is an additional menu item within the main menu please read about what it does in the following sub chapter 4 2 4 5 This button allows you to return to the main Caladan menu 4 2 4 Shadow If you click on the Shadow button or on the top menu symbol in the Border menu you will see a new toolbar with which you can define the shadow of the active box g Shadow color TT Distance o Direction ES Blur S 1 You can use the little box located next to Shadow Color to open the familiar color box with which you can define as usual the color of the shadow 2 The Direction button allows you to choose between eight different directions in which you want the shadow to fall 3 The Distance button allows you to set a distance of up to 20 millimeters If the control is at the very left the distance function is switched of _ 4 You can use the Blur button to set the blur of the shadow up to a value of 80 5 Clicking on this menu symbol allows you to switch from the Shadow menu s toolbar to the toolbar of the Border menu You can read about this in more detail in Chapter 4 2 3 6 This button allows you to return to th
36. this will of course have an effect on both the horizontal and vertical size To adjust the box s border in a diagonal direction you must first place the screen pointer over one of the four corners of the active box so that a diagonal arrow symbol appears 4 The Delete Box button is initially inactive It will only become active after you activate a box or group see Chapter 4 2 5 Groups To activate it proceed as described under Point 3 After you click on the Delete Box button a query will appear asking you whether you want to delete only the active box group or all of the boxes You are of course also given the option here of canceling this operation Tip t is useful to delete all of the boxes if for instance you want to begin a completely new design while an old design still exists If necessary archive the old design beforehand Please note The deletion of a box or a group cannot be undone 5 You can automatically copy the currently active box by clicking on the Copy Box button The copy is placed offset on top of the original box If you place the screen pointer over the copied box directly after the copying process the hand symbol appears automatically If you click on the left trackball button the cross appears and you can now move the trackball to position the copied box Once you have obtained the position that you want click on the left trackball button 6 If you click on the
37. to select a different image you must click on the Select button 3 Furthermore the selection that you made in Color Texture will be displayed within the little color box displayed to the right of the Content and Select buttons Alternatively you can also use this little box to open the Palette window If you selected a function for Content other than the Color Texture function the little color box will appear inactive 4 You will also see the Text button in the toolbar of the Content menu It will only become active if you first activate a box Clicking on this button will cause an on screen keyboard to open which you can of course operate instead using an external keyboard By pressing the Font Type Font Style and Format buttons you can open the corresponding windows in order to define the appearance of your text more precisely Clicking on the Font Type button opens the familiar window in which you can define the type and size of the font The Font Style button opens the Text Style window in which you can make changes to the text properties border and shadow The Format function opens the following window in which you can define alignment and spacing Format Adjustment eit a a Line Spacing Kerning OO DM Justification horizontal Top Margin SSS 1 0 mm Bottom Margin Left Margin Right Margin
38. vated To jump from a menu within the Arrangement section to another menu it this category press the navigation button in combination with the corresponding menu code Menu Key combination Boxes Border bo An exception to this is the text Input menu in the Caladan program You can use the keyboard to enter this menu only if you are in the Content menu however you can open any of the other menus in the Arrangement section from within the text Input menu You can also display the corresponding codes while you are in the main Caladan menu by pressing and holding down the F2 button 142 03 04
39. xternal keyboard in Caladan as you are already familiar with from the Casablanca To use all of the functions all you need do is install the Power Key Option This allows you to enter text in the text menu without having to use the on screen keyboard and it also means you can use key combinations to jump to various menus and activate functions The Snap to grid and Snap to boxes and auxiliary lines functions can be activated and deactivated at any time using the keyboard from within any of the menus even while you are carrying out editing work in the program e g moving a box This simplifies your work if for instance you are in the Boxes menu and you want to draw a new box and position it precisely The following table contains the key combinations that allow you to control both functions from within the other menus If you are already in the Settings window you can omit the Ctrl command Function Key combination Snap to grid Snap to boxes and Ctrl b auxiliary lines After you have activated the functions using the keyboard you will notice that the associated tick marks have been activated if you open the Settings window If you want to deactivate the functions again simply enter the appropriate key combination again To ensure that you have indeed configured the settings as you want them you can check the Settings menu to see whether the tick marks have been acti
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