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1. Gradation masks Gradation masks Available gradation masks are listed here OK button Click to apply the selected gradation mask Stencil masks D Stencil masks Available stencil masks are listed here OK button Click to apply the selected stencil mask Drawn masks After selecting a tool use the mouse to draw 2 your custom mask directly on the image in the editor window Changes will be applied upon returning to the layout environment D Brush button Click to draw a custom mask with the brush Pen button Click to draw a custom mask with the pen Eraser button Click to erase portions of the custom mask currently being drawn Paint button Click to apply a mask to the entire picture Airbrush button Click to draw a custom mask with the airbrush Refer to Draw mode to see a description of each drawing tool Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Chroma Key Mode Macintosh Only 6 7 Applying a fixed blue tone to areas of an image will render it transparent upon returning to the Layout Environment This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment Complete transparency cannot be achieved when drawing with the gradated brush or airbrush tool Draw with the pen tool to achieve complete transparency D Brush button D Click to draw a custom chroma key area with the brush D Pen button Click to draw
2. Hue Drag the slider to adjust the hue of the selected color s a0 Saturation Drag the slider to adjust the saturation of the selected color s D Lightness Drag the slider to adjust the lightness of the selected color s d OK button Click to apply the changes you have made to hue saturation and lightness of colors in the picture Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 2 3 Filter Mode Sharpness Adjust by dragging the slider while checking results in the preview window o Preview window Displays the result of the sharpness setting Sharpness Drag the slider to adjust sharpness 2 OK button Click to apply the sharpness setting Blur In Windows ImageMixer will automatically blur an image In Macintosh a slider will be displayed Drag the slider to control the blur Preview window Displays the result of applying the blur filter OK button Click it to apply the blur filter Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 3 1 Draw Mode After setting the tool options use the mouse to draw directly on the image in the edit window i Brush button Click to draw with the brush Pen button Click to draw with the pen Eraser button Click to erase portions of the picture 4 Paint button Click to paint areas of the image according to a specified range Airbrush button Click to draw with the airbrush
3. Plays the trimmed movie clip from in point to out point Trimmed Range Preview button Click this button to define the ending point of the trimmed movie clip Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Sound Editing Various operations such as trimming fade in fade out settings and volume level can be performed relative to both primary and superimposed soundtracks Primary soundtrack editing Double click the thumbnail of a movie file on the Storyboard to display the Movie Editor From there click the Sound Editor button Here operations can be performed relative to trimming fade in fade out settings and volume level Trimming superimposed sound Upon placing your mouse pointer at either end of a superimposed sound clip the standard mouse pointer turns into a two way arrow type pointer Drag this pointer to trim the play duration of the sound Editing superimposed sound Double click the sound icon on the Timeline that is associated with the sound you want to edit The Sound Editor will appear allowing you to make changes relative to trimming volume level and fade in fade out points Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Primary Soundtrack Editing Defining fade in fade out settings 1 Double click the thumbnail of a movie file on the Storyboard to display the Movie Editor From there click the Sound Editor button 2 Drag the fade in slider to
4. 2 Click the Layout Environment to open the layout window button on the Main Selector 3 Click the Preferences wW button on the Selector Bar The layout preferences window will be displayed Layout Preferences window Defines the number of pixels between gridlines Gridline interval Display grid Defines the number of gridlines between partition lines Display grid Le Defines the distance an object moves each time the y arrow keys are pressed Partition line interval ShittArrow Le Defines the distance an object moves each time the y Shift arrow keys are pressed In Windows defines the incremental change to an object s size each time the Ctrl arrow keys are pressed In Macintosh the Control key is used in conjunction with the arrow keys Grid dicola Check this box to display grid lines and partition p ay lines in the layout window Ctrl Arrow key Check this box to display only the outline of image D OUMINE Glsplay objects in the display window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 1 1 Image Editor ImageMixer ImageMixer provides you with a variety of tools for editing still pictures You can LEE RER start from either the Album Environment or the Layout Environment Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture If you are using a Macintosh and there is insufficient memory to edit the image file increase the Environment memory size allocat
5. Brush Brush color Indicates the currently selected brush color D Color Select button Click to display the Color palette and choose a brush color Transparency Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Brush type indicator Shows currently selected brush type and size Brush Type Selector button Click to display available brush types and sizes See below There are slight differences in the brush types available in Windows and Macintosh Pen Pen color Indicates the currently selected pen color D Color Select button 3 Click to display the Color palette and choose a pen color Transparency Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Pen style indicator Indicates the currently selected pen style and size Pen Style Selector button Click to display available pen styles and sizes See below There are slight differences in the pen styles available in Windows and Macintosh Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 3 2 Draw Mode Eraser Transparency Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency In Macintosh you can also define the eraser size and color relative to the background picture Paint Paint color Indicates the currently selected paint color D Co
6. The movie will play and recording will start 8 Click the Stop button at the point you wish to stop recording The audio format of digitally recorded files is PCM the sampling rate is 44 1KHz and the bit rate is 16bit stereo In Windows the file type of recorded files is WAVE In Mac AIFF files are created Files are saved in the Save location designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences but are of course added directly to the album selected in step 2 To confirm successful recording of sound files double click their thumbnail icon in the thumbnail list window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights rese 2 5 3 Sound Recording Mode Troubleshooting W Sound files were created but cannot be played Check the speaker power and volume Note that the ImageMixer volume control works independently of the volume control on the speakers In Windows right click the speaker icon on the task bar and select Open Volume Controls If Line In is muted or if the volume is too low adjust accordingly and record again In Macintosh open Apple menu gt Control Panels gt Sound to set the recording sound level The method for adjusting the volume may be different depending on your computer s configurations in which case we recommend that you consult the manufacturer s technical support center M Recorded analog sound files contain noise and jump Confirm tha
7. Switches if necessary to the movie edit mode Movie Editor button Trimming range bar Single Increment Rewind button Rewinds the movie one increment Displays the movie Montar to be edited a Trimming range Indicates trimmed Used to define the play position and the in out points relative to the movie currently being edited Drag the slider to adjust position Play position Slider beginning of the 5 Stop button movie Plays from the current position of Rie puton the play position Slider Pause button Stops playback and returns the slider to the Pauses playback 8 Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the Time display being previewed Drag the slider to Volume control control volume movie or sound file e Advances the movie one increment Single Increment Advance button Displays the last frame of the selected trimming range Double clicking this window returns the play position slider to the trimming range out point Out point frame window Defines the duration in seconds of each increment Incrementation selector Indicates the total playing time of the trimmed movie clip Click this button to define the starting point of the trimmed movie clip Clip duration In point button
8. of fade in ending position Indicates time from end of clip of fade out starting position Applies changes and closes window Cancels changes and closes window Drag the slider to edit volume Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 4 8 Inserting Titles ImageMixer allows you to insert titles you created in the Layout Environment into a movie 1 Click the Title Va button 2 Thumbnails of available titles will be displayed in the thumbnail list window Drag the title thumbnail you wish to use directly into the desired movie clip already placed on the Storyboard 3 A T will appear in the lower left hand corner of the movie clip thumbnail into which the title has been inserted 4 Double click the movie clip containing the title This will open the Movie Editor From there click the Title Editor button 5 Changes can be made relative to the range of the movie clip in which the title appears in point and out point as well as whether you would like the title to appear at all 6 Click the OK button to apply changes and exit the window Title Editor window Click this button to define the point at which you wish the title to appear Defines the in out points by dragging Ei In point button the slider Play position slider Stops playback and returns the slider to the beginning of the
9. those file types you do not wish to be displayed EX Thumbnails Thumbnails are small graphic representations of files which have been added to a particular album Thumbnails for a selected album are displayed in the thumbnail list window Movie file thumbnails The graphic representation or thumbnail image consists of the first frame of the movie The title of the movie is shown here This is the icon used for movie files Sound file thumbnails This is the ImageMixer thumbnail image used for sound media The title of the sound media is shown here eeel This is the icon used for sound media Still picture file thumbnails The thumbnail image consists of a miniature image of the picture itself The title of the still picture is shown here 2 3 This is the icon used for still pictures ASF MPEG4 file thumbnail The ASF MPEG4 format movie file is displayed in a reduced size The title of the ASF MPEG4 formatted lt I D movie file is displayed This icon indicates an ASF MPEG4 formatted movie file aa OOE cit es Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved REX Album Menu Clicking this button displays the album menu Create new album Creates a new album Clicking this command displays the Save As dialog box Enter the file name define the destination directory then click Save The newly created album will appear in the
10. 2 Double click the Layout Environment button on the Opening Layout ele r or Mc Environment The display will be switched to the layout window Layout window Task panel Layout window Layout menu Selecting layout type Layout Menu Layout Operations Creating a new layout Changing the orientation of a layout Changing background color Magnifying or reducing layout display Save layout Delete layout Preview layout O OONO Print layout Send layout by e mail Win Object Operations Arranging objects Moving objects Changing an object s size Changing the overlap order of objects Aligning objects Locking objects Grouping objects Copying and pasting objects Deleting objects Transforming 3 D appearance of text Layout button Click to select layout mode objects Win Arranging and Editing Text Click to display current layout in the preview button window This button is not displayed when working with titles button Click to print the current layout This button is not displayed when working with titles Images Chapter 6 I mage Editor Clicking this button automatically activates compatible e mail software and attaches the layout as an image to a new e mail message This function is only available in Windows This button is only displayed when HAGAKI is selected from the Layout menu Send Mail button objects Text Creator Editor window Text object setting
11. ImageMixer VCD Exit button Click to exit ImageMixer As the mouse pointer is moved over the or button a short explanation is displayed Explanation display Outline of tasks Tasks related to capturing media files Capture Environment ImageMixer allows you to select which existing media you want to work with and import files from a memory card such as one which is inserted in a digital camera connected to your computer You can also record sound from audio CDs or by using a microphone Capturing still shots or entire scenes from a digital movie camera is also easy with ImageMixer You can then use the main screen to confirm these operations by double clicking the appropriate thumbnail and easily add media files to existing albums Tasks related to albums Album Environment Albums help you organize media files to be used with ImageMixer Available tasks include viewing still images and movies running slide shows displaying information related to individual files performing file searches and sorting files according to specific criteria Using albums also means that you only need manage those files that serve the purposes you define Tasks related to editing movie files Movie Editing Environment ImageMixer is a powerful application when it comes to editing movie files To create professional quality movies you can cut scenes superimpose sound add transition effects and make custom tiles appear in specific
12. Once an object in a particular layout is selected the four corners surrounding the object are displayed as control points They can be dragged to change the size the object IXE Control points are displayed slightly differently in Windows and Macintosh W Blocks Blocks are the square areas which surround the control points Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer RES capture Environment LY SS ImageMixer allows you to select which existing media you want to work with and Chapter 1 Before Use import files from a memory card such as one which is inserted in a digital camera connected to your computer You can also record sound from audio CDs or by using a microphone Capturing still shots or entire scenes from a digital movie camera is also easy with ImageMixer You can then use the main screen to confirm these operations by double clicking the appropriate thumbnail and easily add ee TS media files to existing albums Opening Capture Environment Capture window Capture Tasks Import file mode display Importing files Import file mode 1 preferences Digital Camera Import Mode Digital camera import 2 Click the Capture Environment Lod button on the display his Importing files from a digital camera 3 Click the Capture M alector button which corresponds to the task Digital camera import you wish to perform MC sees The selected mode is displayed Chapter 2 Capture Envi
13. TC oocoooo LR Ge Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EZTI audio CD Recording Mode Troubleshooting M Unable to record sound files analog recording in Windows See section 2 4 2 There may be a problem with a driver There may also be a problem with the connection between the CD drive and the sound card If you expect this to be the case contact the relevant manufacturer W Track list not displayed Confirm that the correct CD drive is selected Windows only that the CD currently in the drive is an audio CD and that the CD drive is functioning properly W Sound files were created but cannot be played Check the speaker power and volume Note that the ImageMixer volume control works independently of the volume control on the speakers In Windows right click the speaker icon on the task bar and select Open Volume Controls If CD Audio is muted or if the volume is too low adjust accordingly and record again In Macintosh open Apple menu gt Control Panels gt Sound to set the recording sound level The method for adjusting the volume may be different depending on your computer s configurations in which case we recommend that you consult the manufacturer s technical support center M Recorded analog sound files contain noise and jump Check to see whether the volume level is too high Refer to Sound files were created but cannot be played above Also note tha
14. Windows 98 Second Edition Windows Millennium Edition Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional IBM PC AT compatible screen Outline of tasks Selector Bar Status Bar Dialog box buttons Exiting ImageMixer Basic Operations Allocated Memory Mac Basic Terms In Windows 98 and Windows 98 Second Edition DV IEEE1394 capturing is not supported In Windows 98 USB capturing is not supported Intel MMX Pentium 200MHz or faster Pentium 111 500MHz or faster for capturing a movie via USB or EEE1394 Pentium III 800MHz or faster is recommended Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Software DirectX 8 0a or later 16 bit stereo sound card with stereo speakers Memory 64MB or more Recommended available hard disk space 1 GB Chapter 6 I mage Editor Hard Disk A hard disk which supports the DMA transfer method is recommended The DMA transfer function must be enabled 4MB or more of VRAM minimum of 800 x 600 at 16 bit hi color 65 000 colors Direct Draw driver Graphics compatible ImageMixer will not run correctly in a screen area of less than 800 x 600 or in less than 256 colors DirectX must be installed If the standard Windows fonts are not installed on the system characters will not be displayed correct
15. XELA I mageMixer MPEG1 format Select either low Normal high or highest image quality M ASF MPEG4 Select from the following ASF MPEG4 Low quality ASF MPEG4 Normal quality ASF MPEG4 High quality ASF MPEG4 Highest quality This function is only available in Windows Mi MPEG1 Select from Low quality 160x 120 Normal quality 160 x 120 or High quality 160x 120 Movie Format Settings dialog box Q Allows you to preview the movie before proceedin D eve aap with file sce P Used to define the position at which to begin resume preview by dragging the slider The corresponding frame is shown Play position slider Play button Click to begin preview from the current position on the play position slider 4 Pause button Pauses movie playback 5 Volume control Drag the slider to control volume Conversion is performed into the selected file format Export button D ae A Defines quality options relative to the ImageMixer MPEG1 movie format Note that when a low image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively fast while the data size of the newly created exported picture is relatively small Conversely when a higher image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively slow while the data size of the newly created exported picture is relatively larg
16. a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not change the source file of the selected movie thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the movie according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album In Windows it is also possible to export files in ASF MPEG4 format Export within album as new picture Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not change the source file of the selected picture thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the picture according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album Send mail Windows only Enables e mail to be sent by automatically activating the mail software and attaching the source file of the thumbnail selected in the thumbnail list window to a new message In order to use this function your e mail software must be MAPI compatible Print Prints out the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Print Layout Settings dialog box providing you with a variety of options rela
17. at all No wrapping The entire text will be wrapped according to the shape of the text box IXELA Corp ration i The text size is automatically adjusted to fit the text box PIXELA Corporation Create shadaw det ie direction shadow ol lor Increments hs 2 i V 1 lt ul Incre met Displays the currently selected color of the shadow Click to select a different color of the shadow from the color palette This figure defines the distance the shadow moves each time you click the or button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EREN arranging and Editing Shapes Arranging shape objects Click the Create New Shape button to display the Shape Creator Editor Select a shape to work with and make the appropriate changes relative to color shadow properties etc Click the OK button to arrange the shape in the layout Editing shapes Double clicking the shape object will display the Shape Creator Editor Shape Creator Editor the current shape according to and Shape Preview Window Available Shapes a Defines the shape to be arranged in the layout Paint Line Settings Defines paint and line effects 4 Shadow Settings Defines shadow effects Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved REP arranging a
18. be the same Thumbnail names can be changed in the title field of the Thumbnail Detailed file information view File names can be changed by the rename file command in the file menu In Macintosh it may be impossible to create thumbnails for files which cannot be opened by QuickTime Player Also since Macintosh recognizes files by their contents rather than file extensions some files may be added as certain file type which is not in accordance with their file extension Add folder contents Adds all the importable files from a particular folder into the selected album Clicking this command displays the Browse for Folder dialog box After selecting the folder from which you would like to add files click OK in Windows or click Select in Macintosh Thumbnails of the newly added files are then displayed in the thumbnail list window Files from sub folders can also be added by checking Include Sub folders Test thumbnail integrity Since thumbnails are merely graphic representations of the actual files that exist on your computer there may be cases where the source file is changed renamed moved etc thereby changing the information which links it to its corresponding thumbnail in ImageMixer To see if this is the case with any of the thumbnails within a particular album first select those you wish to check and then click the Test thumbnail integrity command In Windows when a file added in an album
19. by selecting them from the conversion list and clicking the Delete from Conversion List button Preview of the captured movie file can be performed from the album Capturing still pictures Follow these steps to capture a still picture 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured picture file 2 Click the Still Picture Capture ui 2 button Capturing a still picture is now possible i E 3 Click the Capture button at the desired point to capture After the capture is completed the file will be automatically added to the album designated in step 1 Preview of the captured still picture file can be performed from the album Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Preferences for Image Capture from USB Devices TIKE Specifies the preferences for USB Device Capture Mode Preferences Dialog Box Make sure you are in USI de then click the Preference button NS on the or bar to display the following dialog box i Diap eng Races drag Fraime Er EE oo a LT a A E A A E E ERA E E EA y S Ir Prj im Bem Aish Gamrat Fi r D p Catane at Fiai CET 1 F EFFY i SSM EE eee DE Sr ae a EN ee E EER E i Prefix for Newly Captured Files ImageMixer adds a prefix to all newly captured or recorded files For example if you enter the prefix ABC the names of all files th
20. cannot be found because it has been deleted or moved from the directory in which it was saved a question mark will be displayed on the file s thumbnail This is not displayed in Macintosh Cut thumbnail Cuts or removes the currently selected thumbnail from the album The cut thumbnail can then be pasted into another album of your choice by selecting the Paste thumbnail command Copy thumbnail Copies the selected thumbnail The cut thumbnail can then be pasted into another album of your choice by selecting the Paste thumbnail command Paste thumbnail Pastes a cut or copied thumbnail into the album of your choice A cut or copied thumbnail cannot be pasted into an album in which a copy of that thumbnail already exists Delete thumbnail Deletes the selected thumbnail from the album Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the OK button deletes the selected thumbnail Only the thumbnail itself and not the source file associated with it is deleted Change size of thumbnails Allows you to display either large or small thumbnails Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 4 File Menu Clicking this button displays the file menu Move Moves the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Browse for Folder dialog box Select the destination location and click OK to move the source file Copy Copies the source fil
21. caused by your computer performance and various problems with your hard disk Check the following points e Run Disk Defragmenter to optimize your hard disk For details on Disk Defragmenter consult the Windows Help file e Deactivate Active Desktop e If you are using a notebook computer avoid operating it on battery power Plug it into an AC outlet e Quit all other applications including applications running in the background e Use Device Manager to turn on DMA functions for your hard disk Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Digital Video Camera Capture Preferences Windows Only 2 7 4 Specifies the preferences for the DV camcorder capture mode Preferences Dialog Box Make sure you are in DV Camcorder Capture Mode and then click the Preference button a from the Selector bar to display the following dialog box Prefix for Newly Captured Files ImageMixer adds a prefix to all newly captured or recorded files For example if you enter the prefix ABC the names of all files that mageMixer captures or records will from that point on be saved as ABCOO001 ABC0002 ABC0003 etc Destination of Captured Recorded Files This field allows you to define the directory folder etc into which all newly created files will be saved The Browse button provides a visual representation of where possible directories exist on your machine Once you have selected a destination fol
22. control point to change the size of an object Right click on a control point hold down the mouse button move the frame until the object is the desired size then release the mouse button Click inside the control points inside the Blocks If you click inside the object itself you will move the object If the control points seem too small to drag magnify the size of the layout It is impossible to change the size of objects which are Locked or Grouped making it necessary to unlock the desired object or release it from its group Mi changing object size while maintaining aspect ratio Hold down the Shift key while dragging the control point i changing object size with the keyboard You can change an object s size by using the arrow keys on your computer keyboard In Windows hold down the Ctrl key while using the arrow keys In Macintosh hold down the Control key while using the arrow keys The size of the object will change according to the direction of the arrow keys You can use the preferences settings to define the increments relative to the changes in size each time the arrow keys are pressed M Aitering text objects Double click text objects to edit actual content change font color etc Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EZEN Object Operations ooo Changing the overlap order of objects When new objects are added to the layout they will appear on top of p
23. files are renamed with the prefix BackUP followed by consecutive numbers Delete album Deletes the selected album Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the button deletes the selected album Only the album itself and not the source files associated with it is deleted Create album with selected thumbnails Creates a new album with the selected source files according to the currently selected thumbnails as its initial contents In Windows clicking this menu item displays the Save As dialog box Enter the album file name define the destination directory and then click Save The newly created album is added to the album list window In Macintosh clicking this menu item creates an album with the selected thumbnail files and adds it to the album list window Add thumbnail Adds thumbnails into the selected album Clicking this command displays the Open dialog box Select the directory in which the file you want to add is saved Selecting and opening files adds them to the album selected in the album list window Thumbnails of the newly added files are then displayed in the thumbnail list window Unlike adding thumbnails via the import file mode this command does not create a copy of the thumbnail s source file When a thumbnail is added its name is the same as that of its source file Because I mageMixer manages thumbnail names and source file names separately they do not always have to
24. folder from the folder list window Media files existing in a particular disk volume or folder displayed in the folder list window can be added to albums They appear as thumbnails in the thumbnail list window In Windows click to open disks or folders and click El to close them In Macintosh click jp to open volumes or folders and click to close them 2 Select an album of your choice from the album list window This will be the album into which you will import files 3 Select a thumbnail from the thumbnail list window More than one thumbnail may be selected at a time 4 Click the Import h button The source file of the thumbnail selected in step 3 is added to the album selected in step 2 At this point a copy of the source file is created and saved into the directory designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences Files can also be imported by dragging and dropping thumbnails from the thumbnail list window into the desired album See below imnpeMirer o In Macintosh it may be impossible to create thumbnails for files which cannot be opened by QuickTime Player Also since Macintosh recognizes files by their contents rather than file extensions some files may be added as certain file type which is not in accordance with their file extension Gs Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 2 3 Import File Mode Preferences Specifies the preferences for import file mode Preferences Di
25. layouts custom templates will be added to the end of the list Mi Custom template save location In Windows custom templates are saved in the Program Files gt Pixela gt lmageMixer gt User Data gt Layout Menu Display gt Custom Templates In Macintosh custom templates are saved in the following location lmageMixer User Data Layout Menu Display Custom Templates Delete layout Click the Delete button to delete the layout selected in the template list window Preview layout Click the Preview 1 button to preview the current layout before printing When the preview is being displayed the buttons on the Mode Select Bar do not work The Preview button is not displayed when Title is selected from the layout menu Print layout Click the Print button to print the current layout In Windows the print settings dialog box will be displayed In Macintosh select the paper size to be used in the paper settings dialog box chosen under Selector In both cases continue by clicking the OK or Print button The Print button is not displayed when Title is selected from the layout menu Send layout by e mail Windows only Clicking the Send Mail e button enables e mail to be sent by automatically activating the mail software and attaching the layout as an image to a new message Because it is attached as an image file the contents of the e mail can be viewed even if ImageMixer is not installed on the r
26. movie Click this button to define the point at which you wish the title to disappear Stop button Plays from the current position of the play position Slider Displays the total time the title appears Play button Le Display ime Defines whether or On off button Inot the title appears at all Pause button Pauses playback Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie being previewed voume canol Drag the slider to Gose buktar Cancels changes control volume and closes window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Applies changes OK button gt and closes window Time display 4 9 Transition Effects When you create a movie by combining two or more movie clips ImageMixer allows you to insert ready made transition effects between the scenes 1 Click the Transition Effects button 2 Drag amp drop the desired transition effect thumbnail into the transition box which appears between any two movie clip thumbnails on the Storyboard 3 Double click the transition effect thumbnail on the storyboard to open the Transition Settings window 4 Use the slider to drag either the starting point or the end point of the transition effect The point not being dragged will be set automatically 5 Click the OK button to apply changes and exit the window Transition Settings window Transiti Displays the first frame of the selected transiti
27. of the shadow Click to select the color of the shadow from the 7 Select color Increments Color Palette This figure defines the distance the shadow moves each time you click the or button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved LAS Arranging and Editing Images Arranging image objects E Using album files 1 Use the album menu and select an album which contains a file that you would like to include in your layout The selected album s thumbnails will be displayed in the thumbnail list window Only still picture thumbnails are displayed 2 Drag or double click a thumbnail from the Thumbnail list window The still picture associated with the thumbnail will appear in the layout as an image object 5909 Q O20070 309 E Using templates A 1 Click the Templates button or the Custom Templates BL button 2 Double click the template you wish to use The selected Template will appear in the layout window In Windows you can drag a template from the templates list window as shown below 5909 Q eros 5 a lt Editing an image object Double click the image object you wish to work with or select it and click the Image Edit button to open the Image Editor Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 8 Layout Preferences Open the layout environment Display preferences 1 Open I mageMixer
28. of your computer Depending on the playback environment the audio may be noisy during playback of the digital video camera or the captured movie file Control panel From the control panel you can play or record media from a digital video camera connected to your PC Displays the movie directly from the digital video camera Click to display the movie in the small monitor Nimes tue Sloe icon becomes active glows when a DV cassette indicator IE Lt is present in the digital video camera Click to refresh the connection between the PC and the digital video camera Refresh connection button Displays the current play time according to the counter on the video camera Clicking this button will rewind the DV cassette inside the video camera as if you pushed the rewind button on the device itself Stop button Click to stop playback Play button Click to start playback Pause button Click to pause playback Clicking this button will fast forward the DV cassette inside the video camera as if you pushed the rewind button on the device itself Single Frame Rewind When the movie is paused this button moves the button movie backward one frame at a time D Single Frame Play button Fast Forward button Plays the movie frame by frame slow motion D Single Frame Advance When the movie is paused this button moves the button movie forward one frame at a time Still Picture
29. places in the media stream Also since mageMixer saves movie files in MPEG1 format there is no degradation of image quality since unedited portions do not need to be rewritten to disk Tasks related to graphic layouts Layout Environment Creating customized labels for video cassettes floppy disks and other items is a Snap with ImageMixer as is designing other two dimensional images You can also choose from a wide variety of designing tools such as those related to colors text manipulation shapes and textures Tasks related to editing still pictures Image Editor Unlike conventional photographs digital images can be altered in a variety of ways with ImageMixer including applying masks to certain sections of an image adding filters changing background composition etc I mageMixer VCD Launch ImageMixer VCD and you re ready to create Video CDs conforming to Video CD Ver2 0 standards Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EEEN Basic Operations Selector Bar The buttons located on this bar control the desired working environment and general actions associated with the current environment Capture Environment button D 5 Create VCD button Click to begin tasks related to capturing media files Album Environment Click to begin tasks related to albums button Movie Environment Click to begin tasks related to editing movie
30. playback Play button Click to start playback Pause button Click to pause playback Recor button EN Fo cor Wht recording this button Eject the audio CD from the CD drive Macintosh i Eject button ca The play position for beginning playback may be selected by dragging the slider ii Play position slider The track list pertaining to the currently present audio CD is displayed here In Windows the total time of each track is also displayed Track list pane Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EZ EJ audio CD Recording Mode Caution Please take note of the following points before recording an audio CD M Analog recording Windows only e CDs mounted on an external drive can not be recorded e The output from the CD drive must be streamed through a sound card meaning that the CD audio output jacks are connected to the CD input jacks on the sound card Sound quality may be of a slightly lower quality than the original CD e When another sound recording application wave form audio device etc is running it is impossible to record with ImageMixer e Having more than one CD player open may cause problems such as the track list not being displayed mageMixer itself may also experience problems Close other CD players before recording with mageMixer e To avoid any possibility that I mageMixer is unable to record in Windows go to Control Panel gt System
31. s sorted by selecting one of the following buttons or OF Thumbnail list window Click to add the selected thumbnail s to the album Ce pete DUtEON currently selected in the album list window Album list window Albums are displayed in a list Displays a preview of the source file and provides detailed file information In the case of movie files Preview window the entire movie can be previewed in this window The preview window is not displayed when a sound file thumbnail is selected A single fame and its position in the movie can be previewed by dragging the slider This is not displayed when a still picture is selected Play button Begins playback of the currently selected movie Pause button Pauses playback Play position slider In Windows adjust the volume by dragging the Slider In Macintosh click to display a vertical volume slider Adjust the volume by dragging the slider up or down Ei Volume control D Preview ON OFF button Single Frame Rewind button D Single Frame Advance Advances the movie frame by frame Macintosh button W Information Display Displays detailed information pertaining to the button Switches the preview display on or off Rewinds the movie frame by frame Macintosh only selected file Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EZEN Capture Tasks I mporting files 1 Select a disk volume or
32. the No oj button to create a new layout without saving the current layout A new layout will then be displayed Click the Cancel button to cancel creating a new layout and return to the currently displayed layout Changing the orientation of a layout Click the or Orientation button to change the vertical horizontal positioning of the current layout If a layout is currently displayed a dialog box will appear asking if you want to save the current layout See Creating a new layout Changing background color Click the Background Color button to change the current layout s background color The color palette will be displayed allowing you to select a new background color To undo any actions here set the color to white or create a new layout Magnifying or reducing layout display Click the Magnify button to enlarge the layout display by increments Click the Reduce button to shrink the layout display by increments You can also select a layout display size by clicking the magnification display window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EEEN Layout Operations Save layout Click the Save button to save the currently displayed layout A dialog box will be displayed See Creating a new layout Saved layouts are referred to as custom templates Click the Custom Templates button to see the saved custom template in the custom template list window Newly saved
33. the lowest rate of compression and the low image quality setting uses the highest compression rate Print Setting H only selected files When printing from the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu checking this box limits printing to the selected files If this box is not checked all the files currently displayed in the thumbnail list window will be printed View Settings Settings for the View Play command in the File Menu and Context Menu can be defined H only selected files When clicking View Play on the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu checking this box limits view play to the selected files If this box is not checked all the files currently displayed in the thumbnail list window will be viewed or played LJ Display size Windows only Defines the size movies will be shown when clicking View Play on the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu Slide Show Settings Defines slide show options W only selected files Checking this box limits the slide show to selected files only If this box is not checked all files displayed in the thumbnail list window will be displayed in the Slide show E Repeat If this box is checked the slide show display will be repeated or looped until the slide show window is closed W interval Defines the time each image is shown during the slide show E Display size Defines the display size of movie files shown in the slide show Prefix for Newly Saved Files D
34. Capture D ee Click to enable the capturing of still pictures Click to capture either a still picture or a movie scene Capture button The function of this button depends on whether 6 or D is currently active Note that this button functions as the STOP button during movie scene capturing Movie Scene Capture button 9 Information display Indicates current operation and connection status of panel the device Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Click to enable the capturing of movie scenes 2 272 DV Camcorder Capture Mode Windows Only Changing the display size When capturing files from a digital video camera DV camcorder there are two monitor sizes from which to choose small monitor and large monitor Click the small monitor ni button or the large monitor Cm button to change the monitor size Connection status Connect your digital video camera to the EEE1394 port on your PC and set it to play mode That is your device should be set in the mode you would normally use to view scenes already recorded on the tape inside the machine ll i f the connection between the PC and the device is working properly A blue monitor window is displayed Depending on your selected task the message in the information display panel will read There is of free space in the destination directory for capturing movie scenes or Ready to capture still p
35. ImageMixer Filigi el About This Manual Introduction About This Manual Read Carefully General notes About trademarks Warning About pictures and images e This manual is an HTML document which explains the functions of ImageMixer with VCD henceforth ImageMixer This manual does not explain the basics of Windows or Macintosh operating Software Usage Contract systems Basic operations such as working with individual windows are based on general usage of Windows and Macintosh Screenshots may differ slightly depending on each company s bundling of this Chapter 2 Capture product e Most screenshots currently used in this manual relate to the Windows es version The screenshots for Windows and Macintosh differ slightly Chapter 3 Album Moreover images may vary according to monitor specifications Environment e Due to the fact that the most recent information related to this software has Chapter 4 Movie Editing not been added to the manual please consult the Read Me file included on E the CD ROM Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 Image Editor Using this manual This manual explains all ImageMixer s many functions Any item can be referenced by clicking the menu table of contents displayed on left hand side of the screen Blue text indicates a link Clicking it will display the relevant item Once that item has been displayed the link will appear in purple text e The end of the page c
36. ImageMixer folder Mi Macintosh 1 Drag the following folder to the Trash System Folder Preferences IMxDVUSB Preferencel IMxDVUSB Preference2 2 Drag the mageMixer folder in the HDD to the Trash Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EESE Basic Operations Starting I mageMixer E Windows ImageMixer can be started by clicking on the Start Menu and pointing to Programs gt Pixela gt mageMixer gt I mageMixer with VCD If a shortcut icon for ImageMixer was created at installation an icon will be displayed on the desktop see the example at right Double clicking this icon will also start ImageMixer Additionally you can refer to this manual by selecting Start gt Programs gt Pixela gt mageMixer gt Help M Macintosh ImageMixer is started by double clicking the ImageMixer icon created during installation in the ImageMixer folder on the HDD ImageMixer I mageMixer startup screen The Main Selector The first window displayed when ImageMixer is started is called the Main Selector DC Pa palh iver De to bk er is ot Rbi Capture Environment Click to begin tasks related to capturing media files button Album Environment Click to begin tasks related to albums button Movie Editing Click to begin tasks related to editing movie files Environment button Layout Environment button Click to begin tasks related to graphic layouts Create VCD button Click this button to launch
37. Mode Auto enhance ImageMixer can automatically enhance the image quality of your pictures Preview window Displays a preview of the enhanced image OK button Click to execute auto enhancement of the image Brightness Contrast As you adjust these qualities by operating the sliders the resulting picture will be displayed in the preview window Preview window Displays a preview of the altered image Brightness Drag the slider to adjust the brightness of the image Contrast Drag the slider to adjust the contrast of the image OK button Click to apply the adjusted brightness contrast Hue Saturation After selecting the color you want to adjust drag the slider while checking the results in the preview window oS Preview window Previews the results of changes made to hue 2 saturation and lightness settings 3 o All Click to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of all ff colors in the image Red Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color D Yellow Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color 6O00 O Green Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color Cyan Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color D Blue Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color Magenta Select to adjust the hue saturation and lightness of this color
38. Shadow settings Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights rese EE arranging and Editing Text Text object settings Style settings 0 Defines the font such as Times New Roman Font Arial etc Style Defines the text style such as italic bold etc L Size Defines the font size Text color Displays the currently selected text color Color Select In order to define a color for your text click this button button to display the color palette Mi text alignment settings Arranges text horizontally along the left side of D Aion eu Fe text box Arranges text horizontally in the center of the 2 Align center text box Arranges text horizontally along the right side of PDA Fe text box Top vertical Arranges text vertically along the top of the text alignment box Center vertical Arranges text vertically in the center of the text alignment box Bottom vertical Arranges text vertically along the bottom of the alignment text box Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved REC arranging and Editing Text Text object settings Mi Text box settings e Wrapped text i Create shadow The text in the text box is not wrapped The text cannot be displayed any larger than the font size set ma Corporation E If the text box is too small some text will not be displayed
39. Thumbnails are small graphic representations of files which have been added to a particular aloum They are linked not only to the file on your computer but also to information pertaining to that file such as name size save directory etc Windows users might think of a thumbnail as a shortcut and Mac users may make a relationship to the term alias M Source files Once movies still pictures and sounds are added to the yellow albums they become album files All the information pertaining to album files is linked to their thumbnails H album files Source files refer to the media stored on your computer As opposed to album files or thumbnails they can be considered the original data files Bi trimming This task refers to getting rid of unnecessary portions of an object W Transition The point at which one movie scene ends and another one begins is called a transition Mi Templates Upon installing ImageMixer you will have a number of pre designed pictures which you may like to use as backgrounds for your own layouts These are called templates and they may be accessed by clicking the Templates button Templates can neither be changed in size nor edited i custom templates ImageMixer lets you save your own designs for use as backgrounds in future layouts They may be accessed by clicking the Custom Templates button M Object Figures images and text arranged in layouts are called objects H Control point
40. W button Still Picture Capture Setting When still pictures are arranged on the storyboard they are automatically enlarged or reduced according to the size of the movie clips used Checking Lock aspect ratio prevents changes to the proportions of still pictures added to movies you create yourself Soundtrack Grid Setting Checking Snap to stream grid will allow sound media to be easily placed in the soundtrack according to other items placed in the media stream MPEG1 Quality Settings This section allows you to select the image quality of MPEG1 movies you create yourself The higher the quality setting the more disk space required This setting is only applicable to altered portions of an image such as those included in a transition effect Work Disk Setting Macintosh only Defines the disk to be used as virtual memory for temporary files Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 Layout Environment imageMixer 5 1 1 age 0 LY SS gt gt ImageMixer helps you use still pictures and design tools to create your own 3 9 X 5 8 inch 100 X 148 mm postcards as well as labels for video tapes disks Chapter 1 Before Use etc You can also create titles to be inserted into your own movie media streams Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Opening Layout Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment 1 Chapter 5 Layout Environment Layout Environment
41. When a computer is used to capture still pictures from movie scenes some blurring may occur between the two halves of the one frame being captured especially when the subject in the movie scene is moving relatively quickly Interlacing eliminates this blur and produces a better quality still picture In this process however one half of a frame is essentially preserved to fix or support the other half thereby lowering the resolution Therefore we recommend you leave this box unchecked unless you plan to capture still pictures from fast action movie scenes such as those taken of sporting events etc e Crop surrounding pixels according to settings below Excess or unwanted portions around the edges of the image can be cut off This is referred to as cropping Here you can enter the number of pixels you wish to have cut off from the edge of the image Filter Settings Windows only Select the capture device from the list Also select the preview type depending on the problem during playback of the preview e TYPE1 Choose this type when the audio and video are out of sync Use this as the default setting e TYPE2 Choose this type when the audio skips and cannot be replayed correctly Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved DV Camcorder Capture Mode Windows Only 2 7 1 mageMixer enables you to capture both still pictures and movie scenes a digital video cameras connected to the EEE1394 port
42. a custom chroma key area with 4 the pen Eraser button Click to erase portions of the chroma key area currently being drawn Paint button Click to apply chroma key to the entire picture Airbrush button Click to draw a custom chroma key area with the airbrush Refer to Draw mode to see a description of each drawing tool Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Create Shadow Mode Windows Only This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment Set and ad before clicking OF Click to create a shadow Clicking this button applies qualities defined in and Lib button Moves the shadow up one increment which is based p on the predefined number of pixels Ler button Moves the shadow left one increment which is based on the predefined number of pixels Moves the shadow right one increment which is RIONE pu tton based on the predefined number of pixels Don beton Moves the shadow down one increment which is based on the predefined number of pixels T Create Shadow button ee E The numerical value entered here specifies the Increment distance in pixels the shadow moves each time or Dis clicked 7 Gradation slider Transparency Slider Drag to specify the transparency of the shadow Shadow color Indicates the currently selected shadow color indicator Click to display the Color palette and
43. al and punishable by law e Duplicating licenses passports various kinds of certificates official documents private documents etc is illegal and punishable by law Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Software Product Use Consent Contract Introduction You are permitted by PIXELA Corp according to the following use consent conditions of this use consent contract henceforth this contract to the nonexclusive nontransferable right to use the software program henceforth this program and its add ons such as the user guide Consented matter You are granted the nonexclusive nontransferable right to install and use one copy of this program on a single computer The primary user of this program may copy parts thereof for backup purposes with all usage rights as set forth in this contract remaining exclusive to the primary user Prohibited matter This program cannot be used on a network When it is used by two or more computers on a network a royalty is required to be paid to PIXELA Corp for each additional computer Third person use or the use of this program by the method of re use consent transfer distribution loan or others is not allowed You may not correct alter reverse engineer decompile or disassemble all or part of this program You may not allow a third person to perform such an act Termination of contract When a customer reproduces this program or its add on
44. album list window Add album Adds or retrieves a saved album which was previously removed Clicking this command displays the Open dialog box Selecting and opening an album file here adds it to the other albums currently displayed in the album list window Remove album Removes the selected album from the album list window Note that the album file itself is not deleted When an album has been deleted or moved from the directory in which it was saved a question mark will be displayed on the album s icon In this case remove the album and add it again Rename album Allows you to change an album s name After selecting an album from the album list window and clicking this command a dialog box appears Enter the new album name and click the OK button i Album name input field OK button 3 Cancel button Backup album Creates a duplicate file of the currently selected album Clicking this command displays the Save As dialog box Enter the file name define the destination directory then click Save The newly created backup album is displayed in the album list window A folder with the same name as the backup album is created in the destination directory The backup album file and backup files of the files added to the original album are saved in this folder In Windows the album file and its thumbnails source files are copied into the backup folder In Macintosh the copies of the original source
45. alog Box Make sure you are in Import File Mode then click the Preference button NS on the Selector bar to display the following dialog box Prefix ere Prefix for Newly Captured Files ImageMixer adds a prefix to all newly captured or recorded files For example if you enter the prefix ABC the names of all files that mageMixer captures or records will from that point on be saved as ABCO001 ABC0002 ABC0003 etc Destination of Captured Recorded Files This field allows you to define the directory folder etc into which all newly created files will be saved The Browse button provides a visual representation of where possible directories exist on your machine Once you have selected a destination folder click OK to close the browser Movie Capture Settings Macintosh only Specifies the settings for when movie files are captured Capture as MPEG1 When checked converts the captured file to a MPEG 1 movie file Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 3 1 Digital Camera I mport Mode This mode allows you to import files from digital cameras and memory card reader devices This is possible when a removable disk is mounted Do not switch between memory and video on the digital video camera when the USB cable is connected Digital camera import display oO Se Select memory card Digital cameras and memory cards connected m
46. an be referenced by clicking o e The beginning of the page can be referenced by clicking a The preceding page or preceding item can be referenced by clicking g The following page or following item can be referenced by clicking D e Issues of particular importance are indicated in red text Please read them carefully Homepage The latest information on ImageMixer can be found on our home page http www lmageMixer com Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Read Carefully About trademarks Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U S and other countries The official name of Windows is Microsoft Windows Operating System Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc In addition the company names and brand names referenced in this manual are themselves the trademarks registered trademarks and products of the respective companies Warning l U All rights related to the user manual and software produced by our company henceforth product both of which are stored on the installation CD ROM belong solely to PIXELA Corporation Unauthorized reproduction or reprinting of the contents of the product or any portion thereof is strictly prohibited The contents of this product are subject to change without notice PIXELA Corp offers no guarantees for this product Moreover PIXELA Corp assumes no responsibility for damage caus
47. as ABC0001 ABC0002 ABC0003 etc Destination of Captured Recorded Files This field allows you to define the directory folder etc into which all newly created files will be saved The Browse button provides a visual representation of where possible directories exist on your machine Once you have selected a destination folder click OK to close the browser 3 Audio CD Settings Windows only Specifies the preferences for Audio CD recording mode e Enable digital recording When checked music is recorded in digital format from the inserted audio CD When unchecked music is recorded in analog format Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EEEH sound Recording Mode ImageMixer enables you to record sounds using a microphone or other sound output devices such as a TV cassette tape player etc connected to an audio input jack on your computer Sound effects and narration can be recorded and then added to movies you create yourself with the ImageMixer software Control panel From the control panel you can record sounds using a microphone or other sound output device connected to an audio input on your computer You can also use the control panel shown below to playback recorded sounds eo Preview window Displays a preview of the selected thumbnail Playback position The position at which you wish to begin playback slider can be selected by dragg
48. at I mageMixer captures or records will from that point on be saved as ABCOO001 ABC0002 ABC0003 etc Destination of Captured Recorded Files This field allows you to define the directory folder etc into which all newly created files will be saved The Browse button provides a visual representation of where possible directories exist on your machine Once you have selected a destination folder click OK to close the browser 3 Frame Rate Capture Setting The frame rate for capture can be specified as needed Half produces captured files as long as Full files but with smaller file sizes Full produces files with smoother playback Choose Half for files that you will share over the Internet to give priority to the smaller file size e Full Records with a frame rate of 30 or 25 for NTSC and PAL respectively and an audio rate of 384 Kbps e Half Records with a frame rate of 15 or 12 for NTSC and PAL respectively and an audio rate of 128 Kbps 4 USB Capture Settings Specifies the settings for when movie files are captured e Capture and convert to MPEG1 simultaneously Macintosh only When unchecked the captured movie file is saved as an intermediate file The intermediate file cannot be used in its current state The intermediate file is processed from the conversion list You can convert the intermediate file to MPEG 1 format but by simply checking this box you can convert the interm
49. balance and whether or not a flash was used Displays a list of thumbnails and allows you to Search for a specific file or type of file within those thumbnails according to the criteria you select in the accompanying pane Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved CU View Play Window This window allows pictures and movie files to be viewed and sound files to be played To bring up this window follow the steps below 1 Select the thumbnail which corresponds to the file you want to view or play 2 Clicked View Play on the pull down file menu or click View Play from the context menu Files can also be viewed or played by double clicking their corresponding thumbnail Playing movies and sound files Windows View Play window for movies and sound files Movies are shown here When playing sound files an animated speaker icon appears Stop button Stops movie playback Click to begin playback from the current position on the play position slider Play button Pause button Pauses movie playback Used to define the position at which to begin resume Play position slider playback by dragging the slider The corresponding frame is shown S When two or more files have been selected for viewing clicking this button moves you to the previous file in the series Display Previous button When two or more files have been selected for viewing clicking this butt
50. button at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Preview ON OFF button Turns the preview display on or off Pauses movie sound playback though this button 5 Pause button does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture ejeje e Drag the slider to adjust the volume of movie or Volume control sound files though this slider does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Displays file information relative to the selected file File Information including file name file type and file location You Display button can also use fields here to enter your own title or comments Displays detailed information including image dimensions in pixels file data size playing time date added to the current album date modified and file creation date Detailed Information Display button Displays Exif file information relative to the selected file including a description of the image date time Exif File Information the picture was taken Exif version image size and Display button whether or not the picture is meant to appear vertically or horizontally orientation Camera information Displays information relative to the camera with i Display button Exif which the Exif picture was originally taken including o the name of the camera manufacturer camera files only model and the camera s maximum aperture value Displays information relative to t
51. ccording to file name file type data size or date modified The currently displayed thumbnails can also be arranged arbitrarily by dragging them to the desired location within the thumbnail list window Sort in Alphanumerically sorts thumbnails in the currently Ascending displayed album in ascending order according to file Order button name file type data size or date modified Sort in Alphanumerically sorts thumbnails in the currently Descending displayed album in descending order according to Order button file name file type data size or date modified Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ESE Album Preferences Click the Preferences Ni button to make changes relative to the Album Environment Format Settings of Edited Files Defines the file format in which to save edited still pictures When the source file is in Exif or JPEG format the following settings will not apply The edited file will be saved in its original format M Save as BMP Windows This is the still picture file format generally used in Windows M Save as PICT Macintosh This is the still picture file format generally used in Macintosh Mi save as JPEG This is the still picture file format generally used for Internet related activities attaching images to e mail building web sites etc The default image quality can be set to highest high standard and low The highest image quality setting uses
52. ch cases the volume should be adjusted during playback 5 Click the Capture button at the desired point to begin capturing 6 Click the Stop button at the point you wish to end the capture If the Capture as MPEG1 box is checked in the Capturing Recording Preferences the status box below will be shown After the capture is complete the movie file will be automatically added to the album designated in step 1 To view the newly captured file double click its thumbnail to open the view window This function cannot be used while capturing is in progress Capturing still picturefiles You can capture a still picture by following the steps below 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured picture file gt 2 Click the Still Picture Capture ui button Capturing a still picture is now possible 3 Click the Play button to start the movie in the monitor window You can also fast forward rewind pause etc to find the point at which you plan to begin recording in 4 Click the Capture b button After the capture is completed the file will be automatically added to the album designated in step 1 To look at the captured file double click its thumbnail to open the view window This function cannot be used while capturing is in progress Countermeasures for Display with Dropped Frames during Digital Video Camera Capture Dropped frames might be
53. choose a color i Color selector for your shadow Drag to adjust the gradation of the shadow Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 9 Blend Mode Windows This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment 2 i Normal Click to display or revert to the unaltered picture Muttipl Click to darken the pixels of the foreground image ed depending on the color of the background image cerae Click to lighten the pixels of the foreground image depending on the color of the background image Multiplies or screens the colors of the foreground Overlay image depending on the color of the background image The pixels of the foreground image will be lightened if they are 50 brighter than the pixels of the 5 Soft Light background image or darkened if they are 50 darker than the pixels of the background image o Hard Light Darken Lighten Difference ad Transparency slider The pixels of the foreground image will be lightened if they are 50 brighter than the pixels of the background image Black and white pixels remain unchanged Displays only the parts of the foreground image that are darker than the background image Displays only the parts of the foreground image that are lighter than the background image Subtracts the foreground color from the background color or vice versa depending on whic
54. ck Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the project to be stored Movie display button ug Displays only thumbnails of movie files existing in the current album Since they can also be added to the media stream still picture files are treated as movies the playing time of which you can set yourself Sound file display button Displays only thumbnails of sound files existing in the current album Transition effect display button Displays thumbnails corresponding to the transition effects that can be used by ImageMixer Title display button EJ Displays thumbnails of titles created in the Layout Environment Generate movie Clicking this button saves the edited media stream as an MPEG1 movie file Enter the file name and click Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the movie to be stored Select album VideoSample LA Select which thumbnails you wish to appear in the thumbnail list window When you click the arrow a dropdown list of available album files will be displayed Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 4 4 Storyboard Movie files and picture files which are treated as movie files can be arranged on the Storyboard by dragging amp dropping their thumbnails from the thumbnail list window Click to delete a selected movie clip sound clip or transition effect from the storyboar
55. ck to create a new shape W Image Edit button Click to edit the currently selected image object teyout aren A used to arrange objects such as images vas Layout arga shapes and text 9 Magnification display Z00m In button Zoom In Zoomin button Displays the magnification of the layout area as a percent Click to increase the magnification of the layout area Click to decrease the magnification of the layout Zoom Out button area Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 1 2 Layout Environment Task panel Pi F El M Create New button Click to create a new layout Click to change the orientation horizontal vertical Orientation button positioning of the current layout Background Color button Overlap Order button Click to change the background color Click to change the order of the selected overlapping objects Click to line up selected objects in relation to one 5 Alignment button i a Click to work with the selected objects while maintaining their position with one another When a group is already set clicking this button will release them from the group 6 Group button o Lock button a lock or unlock the position of the selected Copy button Click to copy the selected object s Paste button Click to paste copied object s Teansform Text button Hck alow changes
56. confirm successful recording of sound files double click their thumbnail icon in the thumbnail list window Recording sound files while previewing movie images Recording sound with a microphone or other sound output device can be performed while previewing a movie to which the sound will later be added This is useful in synchronizing narration or background music to specific scenes of a movie The files can then be added to movies you create yourself with the ImageMixer software 1 Connect the microphone or other sound output device to the appropriate input jack on your computer 2 Select the thumbnail of the file to which the sound will later be added If necessary change the currently selected album in the album list window 3 Confirm that the Preview On Off button is active colored bright yellow A preview of the file selected in step 2 will be displayed 4 Confirm the off position of the volume control To prevent the original sound of the movie from interfering with the sound you are about to record make sure that the volume control slider indicates the lowest volume possible effectively turning it off 5 Select an album Select the album from the album list window into which you wish to save the recorded sound files 6 Cue up the movie playback by clicking the Play gt button or by dragging the play position slider to the point at which you later plan to add sound 7 Click the Record Le button
57. d or timeline The source file is not deleted Trash can button This icon indicates clips in which titles have been inserted Double clicking a clip thumbnail with this Title icon icon will open the Movie Editor From there switch to the title editing mode to make changes relative to the appearance of the title within the clip This is the term given to the graphic representation of movies or still picture files that have been placed Clip thumbnail on the storyboard Double clicking a clip thumbnail will open the Movie Editor whereby you can perform operations such as movie trimming Indicates an area in the media stream into which transition effects may be added by dragging transition effect thumbnails from the thumbnail list window Transition box This icon indicates the location of a transition effect which has already been added to the media stream Double clicking it will open the Transition Settings Transition effect thumbnail e eo e e e Indicates an area in the media stream into which Clip box editable media may be added by dragging thumbnails from the thumbnail list window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved The timeline provides you with a graphic representation of exactly where each media clip appears in the media stream Thumbnails corresponding to sound media can be dragged to the timeline and then moved to play automatically at specified points in the linear se
58. define the ending time of the soundtrack fade in The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade in slider so the fade in time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame 3 Drag the fade out slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade out slider so the fade out time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame 4 Drag the volume level slider to adjust the volume level 5 Click the OK button to apply the changes you have made Confirm that you have made the desired changes by playing the movie in the Preview Mode as changes will not be reflected in the editing mode Sound Editor window Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie or sound file being previewed Switches if necessary to the B Time display sound edit mode Displays the movie to be edited Sound editor window Drag the slider to control playback volume 2 Monitor Volume control Used to define the play position relative to the movie currently being edited Drag the slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out Stops playback and returns the Volne 2 Indicates the Stop button slider to the dieni soundtrack volume beginning of the pray level setting movie Drag the slider to Indicates time Ed set the ending time Fade in ending of the sou
59. der click OK to close the browser 3 Still Picture Capture Settings Specifies the settings when importing still picture files Performs processing to optimize files for use with computers e Reduce Interlace Noise Movie scenes captured from digital cameras are rewritten to your hard drive at a rate of one every 1 30 second However the individual frames from which you would capture a still picture are not completely rewritten at this rate Rather rewriting is performed at the rate of one half frame half the number of horizontal lines or pixels every 1 60 second When a computer is used to capture still pictures from movie scenes some blurring may occur between the two halves of the one frame being captured especially when the subject in the movie scene is moving relatively quickly nterlacing eliminates this blur and produces a better quality still picture ln this process however one half of a frame is essentially preserved to fix or Support the other half thereby lowering the resolution Therefore we recommend you leave this box unchecked unless you plan to capture still pictures from fast action movie scenes such as those taken of sporting events etc e Lock Aspect Ratio If your digital video camera uses the NTSC format standard in the United States Canada Japan and elsewhere the resolution of still picture files will be 720 x 480 pixels which is most likely slightly longer vertically than the display of y
60. displayed when in mode A 4 Mode buttons ESA mage Editor Undo Click to undo the previous operation Tool bar Macintosh Only Macintosh displays a tool bar in the upper portion of the Image Editor window This tool bar is only displayed when working within one of the editing modes D D D Click to switch the mouse pointer to the selection tool The shape of the selection area can be set by clicking Click to switch the mouse pointer to the freehand selection tool 1 Select tool Lasso too 3 Magic Wand Click to switch the mouse pointer to the Magic Wand This tool enables you to select entire areas connected by a common color the range of which can be set by clicking Select All button 6 Reverse Selection button Click to select the entire picture Click to select the area outside that portion of the image currently selected 6 Tool options Click to display the Tool options 7 Copy button Click to copy the selected area Cut button Click to cut the selected area B Paste button Click to paste a cut or copied selection W Tool options dialog box Click the Tool Options button on the Tool bar to bring up the dialog box Click to enable the Select tool to use rectangular marquees 1 Rectangular selection 2 Elliptical selection Click to enable the Select tool to use elliptical marquee
61. e ASF MPEG4 Converts file to ASF MPEG4 format This function is Conversion only available in Windows MPEG exporting options for mageMixer Converts files into MPEG 1 format for use as email MPEG 1 Conversion attachmente Closes the dialog box and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment f Close button Exporting pictures Exported files will appear in the current album and their source files will be saved according to the destination folder defined under Destination of exported files in the Album Preferences 1 Select the thumbnail of the movie or still picture to be exported Click Export within album as new picture in the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu The Still Picture Format Settings dialog box will appear 2 When exporting a still picture from a movie file select the desired frame by dragging the play position slider 3 Define the file format options BMP for Windows PICT for Macintosh Exif or JPEG and click the Export button 4 Once the file is exported the dialog box will close and the new file will appear in the thumbnail list window of the current album Still Picture Format Settings dialog box Allows you to preview the still picture before proceeding with file exportation Previn display Used to select the frame of the movie from which you wish to create export a new picture This is not displayed when exporting from a still pic
62. e Modified Data Size Length Comments The number of boxes that may be checked depends upon the number of images per page as well as the paper size When the file to be printed is an Exif file checking the Indicate Date box allows the photo date time to appear in the lower right hand corner of the picture Only the file information which is checked will be printed l SER PIHELA File Name Title Type Location Image Size Date Created Date Modified Data Size Length Comments List Printing Prints thumbnails and information mR pertaining to their buze corresponding source files The number of boxes that may be checked depends upon the number of images per page as well as the paper size When the file to be printed is an Exif file checking the Indicate Date box allows the photo date time to appear in the lower right hand corner of the picture Print Image Only Prints the selected picture according to its actual size The date can also be printed in the lower 2 right hand corner PIXELA of the picture by cs checking the Indicate Date box When the file to be printed is an Exif file checking the Indicate Date box allows the photo date time to appear in the lower right hand corner of the picture Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EXT Finding Specific Files These controls make it easy to find a certain albu
63. e movie or sound file being previewed Volume control Volume control control Drag the slider to control volume Drag the slider to control volume slider to control volume Preview mode Click the Preview Mode 3 button Moni Click the Play button to preview the media stream onitor currently being edited Preview range select slider Stop button Play button Pause Pause button 6 a display Defines the range of the media stream to be previewed Stops playback and returns the movie to the beginning Plays from the current position of the play position Slider Pauses playback Displays the currently accumulated playing time of the movie or sound file being previewed Volume control Drag the slider to control volume ne The position at which to begin playback can be Play position sider defined by dragging the slider Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 4 3 Media Selection Panel Create new project While the media stream is being edited and before it is saved as an MPEGI file it exists as a project Saved projects which have not yet been formatted as MPEG1 files are called project files Open a project file Clicking this button displays the Open dialog box allowing you to browse the folders on your computer Save project Clicking this button displays the Save As dialog box Enter the file name and cli
64. e of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Browse for Folder dialog box Select the destination location and click OK to copy the thumbnail source file Delete Deletes the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the button deletes the selected source file View Play Clicking this command will allow pictures and movie files to be viewed and sound files to be played Display file location Windows only Displays the contents of the directory containing the source file of the selected thumbnail This function utilizes the standard Windows Explorer interface Rename file Allows you to change the name of the source file associated with the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays a dialog box Enter the new name and click the button Thumbnail names cannot be changed through this operation Change thumbnail names in the title field of the Thumbnail Detailed file information view Edit Picture Allows the source file of the selected still picture thumbnail to be edited The edited still picture is created as a new file and its thumbnail is automatically added to the album when exiting the Image Editor The original still picture file remains unchanged after editing A duplicate of the still picture file which is to be edited is created when Image Editor is started Export within album as new movie Exporting is
65. ecipient s computer This button is only displayed when HAGAKI is selected from the Layout menu In order to use this function your e mail software must be MAPI compatible Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EZEN Object Operations Arranging Objects See Arranging and editing text objects to learn about character objects Arranging and editing figure objects to learn about figure objects and Arranging and editing image objects to learn about image objects Moving objects Click and drag to move objects Right click on an object hold down the mouse button drag the object to the desired location and finally release the mouse button Click inside the object to be moved inside the Blocks If you click and drag a Control point you will change the size of the object E Moving more than one object In Windows select the objects to be moved and drag the one defined by the blue Control points In Macintosh drag any of the selected objects Moving objects with the keyboard Use the arrow keys to move objects without using the mouse Select one object and move it by pressing an arrow key or hold down Shift an arrow key to move multiple objects In the preferences window you can set the distance objects move each time the arrow keys are pressed Different values can be set for both the arrow key and the Shift arrow key operations Changing an object s size Drag a
66. ed as the result of defects in this product directly indirectly as a special case or in inevitable cases even once an announcement has been made that such damage may occur By the same token PIXELA Corp assumes no responsibility for costs incurred in the reproduction or recovery of any lost computer programs or data when such loss is associated with the use of this computer program when included in another application All the rights to the picture data including text characters included in the product CD ROM are protected by accompanying copyrights based on the Copyright Act No persons other than the copyright holder may engage in the sale rental transfer or reproduction of this material without the consent of the copyright holder Violations to the Copyright Act are subject to criminal punishment Use of the picture data on this CD ROM is permitted for individual use only The image data on this CD ROM may not be duplicated for business purposes Moreover neither corrected nor altered parts of the data may be used for business purposes About pictures and images e Keep in mind that pictures and images which may used with ImageMixer may be protected or otherwise forbidden irrespective of their purpose or use e As for general literary property the approval of the rightful claimant of the work is required except in the case of personal use e Duplicating any type of currency negotiable instruments securities etc is illeg
67. ed in a list 4 Preview window Refer to file capture mode 5 ial Display Displays information pertaining to the selected file D Exif File Information Displays file information pertaining to the selected Display button Exif file Exif Device Displays Exif camera information pertaining to the Information Display purton selected file Exif Photo Information Displays photo information pertaining to the selected Display button Exif file Displays file information depending on which of the ig information display following buttons is currently active D Wy D or panel DA Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 3 2 Digital Camera I mport Mode Importing files from a digital camera Files from a digital camera memory card or removable disk may be imported as follows 1 Select a digital camera from the menu Memory cards and sources with digital camera memory card formatting are displayed in the memory card list window 2 Select a source from the memory card list window Thumbnails of the files in the selected source are displayed in the thumbnail list window 3 Select a thumbnail from the thumbnail list window 4 Comments for individual files may be added in the comment input pane 5 Select a destination album from the album list window 6 Click the I mport ah T button The source file of the thumbnail selected in step 3 is added to the album selected in step 5 A
68. ed thumbnail The cut thumbnail can then be pasted into another album of your choice by clicking the Paste command Paste thumbnail Pastes a cut or copied thumbnail into an album of your choice A cut or copied thumbnail cannot be pasted into an album in which a copy of that thumbnail already exists Delete thumbnail Deletes the selected thumbnail from the album Clicking this command displays a confirmation dialog box Clicking the OK button deletes the selected thumbnail Only the thumbnail itself and not the source file associated with it is deleted View Play Clicking this command will allow pictures and movie files to be viewed and sound files to be played Export within album as new picture Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not change the source file of the selected picture thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the picture according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album Export within album as new movie Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format Clicking this command will not change the source file of the selected movie thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of
69. ed to ImageMixer Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editin Environment Chapter 5 Layout Opening Image Editor Environment Hi From Album Environment Chapter 6 I mage Editor 1 Open ImageMixer Opening Image Editor Opening Image Editor Image Editor display Undo Tool bar Mac 2 Click the button on the Main Selector or Mode Select Bar to open the Album Environment E 3 Select the thumbnail of the still picture you want to work with Change album if necessary Filter Mode 3 4 Red eye compensation IAI Auto enhance 4 Click the I mage Edit button Brightness Contrast Hue Saturation Sharpness Blur Wi From Layout Environment Draw Mode Brush 1 Open ImageMixer Pen Eraser Paint Airbrush Crop Rotate Flip Mode Cropping Rotating Flipping 3 Image Resizing Mode Mask Mode Win 4 Arrange a still picture object in the layout area if necessary 2 Click the Layout Environment button on the Main Selector or Mode Select Bar to start the Layout Environment Start layout create a new layout or open a saved layout Gradation masks Stencil masks 5 Select the picture object you want to work with Drawn masks Chroma Key Mode Mac 6 Click the I mage Edit button Create Shadow Mode The same process can be repeated by clicking other picture objects Win Blend Mode Win Image Editor display 26086660 ELELELE and D will no
70. ediate file as it is created into an MPEG 1 movie file Creating an intermediate file is useful to prevent frame drop when capturing with Macintosh computers that have slower processors In that case you can create an intermediate file first to focus the processing on capturing and then convert the file to an MPEG 1 movie file all at once in a separate step e Minimum amount of free disk space Windows only If you capture and save long movies or a large number of smaller movies to your hard drive HDD the combined size of the files will require a considerable amount of storage space To prevent your disk from becoming too full you can effectively set aside a minimum amount of free disk space by selecting a value from the dropdown menu or by entering a number yourself e Monitor capture mode Checking this box will allow movie files to be shown while scenes from those movies are being captured 5 sti Picture Capture Settings Specifies the settings when importing still picture files Performs processing to optimize files for use with computers e Reduce Interlace Noise Movie scenes captured from digital cameras are rewritten to your hard drive at a rate of one every 1 30 second However the individual frames from which you would capture a still picture are not completely rewritten at this rate Rather rewriting is performed at the rate of one half frame half the number of horizontal lines or pixels every 1 60 second
71. efines the characters letters numbers etc added to the names of all files created in ImageMixer such as those created through exporting movies still pictures or those you have altered or edited yourself The prefix characters will be followed by consecutive numbers and the file will be saved in the destination folder defined in destination of exported files Newly created files always appear in the album from which the source files were taken Destination of Exported Files Defines the location in which the source files of exporting movies still pictures are saved as well as those you have altered or edited yourself The Browse button makes it easy to specify the save directory Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer 4 1 Movie Editing Environment US Movies and sound files existing in albums can be edited and arranged into longer Chapter 1 Before Use works called media streams Transition effects and titles can also be inserted Chapter 2 Capture Environment If you are using a Macintosh and there is insufficient memory to edit the movie file ir Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Opening Movie Editing Opening Movie Editing Environment Environment Nomenclature 1 Monitor Panel D Media Selection Panel il Storyboard ca Timeline 2 Click the Movie Editing Environment S button on the Trimming Sound Editing Primary Soundtrack Editing Super
72. els for AVI files captured via EEE1394 e Minimum amount of free disk space If you capture and save long movies or a large number of smaller movies to your hard drive HDD the combined size of the files will require a considerable amount of storage space To prevent your disk from becoming too full you can effectively set aside a minimum amount of free disk space by selecting a value from the dropdown menu or by entering a number yourself Monitor capture mode Checking this box will allow movie files to be shown while scenes from those movies are being captured Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Album Environment ImageMixer MEZE Introduction Chapter 1 Before Use Chapter 2 Capture Environment Chapter 3 Album Environment Opening Album Environment Nomenclature Thumbnails Movie file thumbnails Sound file thumbnails Still picture file thumbnails ASF MPEG4 file thumbnail Album Menu File Menu Exporting Album Files Context Menus Thumbnail Views Thumbnail view Thumbnail File information View Thumbnail Detailed file information view Image Editor View Play Window Playing movies and sound files Win Playing movies and sound files Mac Viewing still pictures Exporting Album Files Exporting movies Exporting pictures Printing Within the Album Environment Finding Specific Files Search by file type Search according to specific criteria Sort Album Prefer
73. ences Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Lt KK gt Albums help you organize media files to be used with ImageMixer Available tasks include viewing still images and movies running slide shows displaying information related to individual files performing file searches and sorting files according to specific criteria Using aloums also means that you only need manage those files that serve the purposes you define Opening Album Environment 4 2 Click the Album Environment button on the M Nomenclature imgenne TE PT Eo am IE eal The buttons located on this bar control the desired working environment and general actions associated with the current environment These buttons change the way album file thumbnails are displayed Chapter 6 mage Edit aT STE RE Alb m list window Existing albums those you have created etc are shown here The Album M button and the File Menu button Menu buttons are located here o Display Control buttons Thumbnail list window Thumbnails are the small graphic representations of files which have been added to a particular album thumbnails are also located here Allows the source file of a selected still picture thumbnail to be edited Thumbnails related to movies still pictures and sound files are shown here You can use the display control buttons to effectively filter out
74. enu directly to the PC are displayed in a list Click to refresh the reading of data from the source currently selected in Refresh button Memory card list Available memory cards and similarly formatted window sources are displayed here This pane allows you to add personalized comments Comment input pane which relate directly to individual files which later may be added to albums Click to copy the source files of the selected Import button thumbnails to the save location and add them to the selected album Still Picture Display Click to display only thumbnails of still picture files button stored on the selected memory card Click to display only thumbnails of movie files stored D Movie Display button on the selected memory card Sound File display Click to display only thumbnails of sound files stored button on the selected memory card Click to display thumbnails of all media stored on the Display A puttan selected memory card D Small Thumbnail Click to display small thumbnails in the thumbnail button list window D Large Thumbnail Click to display large size thumbnails in the button thumbnail list window Here you can see thumbnails of those files stored on the memory card selected in and which can be Thumbnail list window added to albums They appear according to the file types sorted by selecting one of the following buttons or Ei Album list window Albums are display
75. f where possible directories exist on your machine Once you have selected a destination folder click OK to close the browser Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 6 1 USB Device Capture Mode You can use ImageMixer to capture MPEG 1 movie files from your video camera by connecting it to the computer with the included USB cable e Depending on the available hard disk memory the processor and the memory performance there may be skipped frames in the preview or the captured image e If other applications besides ImageMixer are running it may cause skipped frames in the preview or the captured image In addition movie files may not be recorded correctly if applications such as virus checkers email schedulers or online software updaters are running automatically in the background or if system settings or utilities such as energy saver settings online software updaters or file searches are active during capture e Playback or capture of copy protected images cannot be performed If copy protected images are captured from an external source tape playback and capture cannot be performed either e Depending on the playback environment the audio may be noisy during playback of the digital video camera or the captured movie file e Do not use an extension cord e Operation becomes unstable if the computer enters sleep mode Disconnect the USB cable when it is not used If operation becomes unstable when
76. fa the 2dimensionl properties aii Delete button Click to delete the selected object s Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 2 Layout Menu Selecting layout type 1 Open the Layout Environment Fr 2 Click the Layout Menu A button The layout menu dialog box is displayed 3 Select the layout type from the layout menu In the menu window click the desired layout type and click the OK button The layout type can also be selected by double clicking its icon In Macintosh click the layout menu to select the layout type In the Layout Environment the size of the layout is acquired from the paper size of the printer When the printer driver is not specified a new layout cannot be created and an error message will be displayed when the Layout menu is selected In Windows right click the printer driver and select Set As Default In Macintosh select the printer driver from the Chooser under the Apple menu If you don t have a printer connected to your machine select a printer driver that is pre installed in your computer Layout menu D D Labels tab Click to display the layout types for VHS tape 8mm tape floppy disk MD DV cassette and CD labels Others tab Click to display title and postcard layouts In Windows click to display the list of printer paper types In Macintosh the custom button is displayed Click to select the desired layout type C
77. files button Layout Environment Click to begin tasks related to graphic layouts button Click this button to launch ImageMixer VCD eee Click to minimize the ImageMixer application window pia een and display it in the task bar Windows only Click to bring up this manual and get help using RER Dulkon ImageMixer Windows only Prcferences button Click to confirm or make changes to settings related to the currently selected mode Exit button Click to exit ImageMixer Status Bar The bottom part of ImageMixer s application window is called the Status Bar When the mouse pointer is placed over an object an explanation of its function is displayed in the Status Bar Dialog box buttons Many of the dialog boxes in ImageMixer contain the following buttons NO Exiting I mageMixer Clicking the Exit x button on either the Main Selector or the Mode Select Bar will close the ImageMixer application Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 1 3 3 Basic Operations Basic operations in I mageMixer M Selecting an album Once you select the album you want to work with its icon turns bright yellow so you are able to easily distinguish which album is currently active a Selecting thumbnails Thumbnails may be selected in a variety of ways e Selecting one thumbnail Click to select e Selecting a series of thumbnails Click the first thumbnail in the series hold down t
78. gt Device Manager Tab gt CD ROM and select the brand name of the CD ROM device installed on your computer From there click the Properties button and finally the Properties tab On this screen make sure that there is no check next to Enable digital CD audio for this CD ROM device Digital recording e If digital recording from the CD drive is not possible try analog recording M Macintosh supports only digital recording Recording in Macintosh When another player is running recording may not be possible If Auto Play is selected in the QuickTime settings playback will begin shortly after an audio CD is inserted ImageMixer functions such as Play and Record are not available at this time Change the settings of the relevant software to disable the automatic play option In Windows the recording mode can be changed via the Capturing Recording Preferences Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ET audio CD Recording Mode Recording music files Follow these steps to record music from an audio CD The size of recorded sound files is approximately 10MB per minute of CD audio 1 Insert the music CD in the CD drive If the CD plays automatically stop playback and close the audio software 2 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the recorded sound files 3 In Windows select the CD drive from the select CD drive menu 4 Select a track from the track lis
79. h has the greater brightness value Drag the slider to specify the transparency of the picture Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved
80. he Shift key and then click the last thumbnail of the series e Selecting only individual thumbnails In Windows click the thumbnails of your choice while holding down the Ctrl key In Macintosh use the Command key e Selecting all thumbnails currently displayed In Windows hold down the Ctrl key and press A In Macintosh hold down the Command key and press A M Selecting objects Objects in a certain layout may be selected in a variety of ways e Selecting one object Click to select e Selecting only individual objects In Windows click the objects of your choice while holding down the Ctrl key In Macintosh use the Command key e Selecting all objects in the layout In Windows hold down the Ctrl key and press A In Macintosh hold down the Command key and press A e Canceling object selection Click anywhere in the layout there is no object E Selecting a color in Windows See below for Macintosh When selecting a color the following dialog boxes are displayed User defined colors are displayed in Click the color you wish to work with Click to display and A user defined color can be created by clicking an area in the color spectrum or by inputting digits The color currently specified in or is displayed here Click this button to add the color currently specified in to op 6 Once any color on the basic color palette or the custom color palette has been
81. he settings under Photo Information which the Exif photograph itself was taken including D Display button Exif lens focal length shutter speed aperture value exposure value exposure program metering mode ISO white balance and whether or not a flash was used files only Thumbnail Detailed file information view Macintosh information including that which relates to Exif formatted files In particular these files contain all sorts of information relative to specific dates times camera information and camera settings This view also allows you to add your own information such as titles and comments that will help you remember certain details associated with individual files A small preview pane described below is also available Selecting individual thumbnails provides you with a wide variety of Displays a preview of the selected thumbnail though Monitor panel this monitor does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a sound file Drag the slider to adjust the volume of movie or 2 Volume control sound files though this slider does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Preview ON OFF Turns the preview display on or off Begins playback though this button does not appear 4 Play button at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Pauses movie sound playback though this button does not appear at all when the thumbnail c
82. hen Date Created is selected Define either a range of dates or enter a single date and select whether the date of the file you are looking for should match exactly exclude come before or come after the specified date W When Date Modified is selected Define either a range of dates or enter a single date and select whether the date of the file you are looking for should match exactly exclude come before or come after the specified date J When Date Added is selected Define either a range of dates or enter a single date and select whether the date of the file you are looking for should match exactly exclude come before or come after the specified date Select the search range Select whether all files or only those just searched should be included in the present search Click the Search button Files are searched according to the specified criteria Files that match the specified criteria are highlighted appear bright yellow in the thumbnail display window Search results can be canceled by clicking the Reset button The Create album with selected thumbnails item in the pull down album menu can be used to create a new album with the files found in a particular search Until the Reset button is clicked some commands such as Add thumbnail Export within album as new movie picture Edit picture Sort cannot be used Sort Thumbnails can be arranged within the thumbnail list window a
83. ia to facilitate the editing process 1 Double click a movie clip already placed on the Storyboard When a movie or still picture file arranged on the Storyboard is not in the MPEG1 format used in the Movie edit mode ImgeMixer will automatically export the file as an MPEG1 formatted file In this case the original file remains and the exported file that is created is saved and added to the album In Macintosh when a movie file is arranged on the Storyboard system memory is consumed When many movie files are arranged and there is a low amount of free memory an insufficient memory error message may be displayed In this case increase the amount of free memory by increasing the virtual memory size Virtual memory size can be adjusted from the memory control panels under the Apple menu 2 The Movie Editor window will appear 3 Use the play position slider to define the point frame at which you want the movie to begin playing Click the I n point button 4 Use the play position slider to define the point frame at which you want the movie to stop playing Click the Out point button 5 Preview the edited scene by clicking the Trimmed range preview button 6 Click the OK button to accept the defined range Movie editor window trimming options Displays the first frame of the selected trimming range Double clicking this window returns the play position slider to the trimming range in point
84. icture Wif there isa problem with the connection between the PC and the device A black monitor window will be displayed If the digital video camera is not properly connected to the PC or is not set to play mode or if a DV cassette isn t present in the machine the message on the information display panel will say Camcorder Not Found If there seems to a problem with the connection between the PC amp the digital video camera try i clicking the refresh connection button DV cassette indication When a DV cassette is present in the digital video camera this icon becomes active glows When a cassette is not present the icon is inactive appears gray Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved DV Camcorder Capture Mode Windows Only 2 7 3 Capturing movie scenes Follow the steps below to capture movie scenes 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured movie file button 2 Click the Movie Scene Capture Capturing a movie scene is now possible 3 Click the Play button to start the movie in the monitor window You can also fast forward rewind pause etc to find the point at which you plan to begin recording 4 Adjust sound volume if necessary This setting does not effect the original sound level of the captured movie scene To prevent frame jumping on low spec machines it may be impossible to hear sound In su
85. iles are called project files Saving projects allows you to work on them at a later time 1 Click the Save Project button 2 The Save As dialog box will appear Enter the file name and click Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the project to be stored To open a Saved project click the Open Project File button Clicking this button displays the Open dialog box allowing you to browse the folders on your computer Generate movie ImageMixer saves completed projects as MPEG1 movies 1 Click the Generate Movie Ga button 2 The Save As dialog box will appear Enter the MPEG1 file name and click Save once you have defined a location on your computer where you would like the movie to be stored The saved MPEG1 movie will be added to the currently selected album Additional information about generating movies ImageMixer is a powerful application when it comes to generating movies in that it allows you to create movies in MPEG1 format a hallmark of which is that the only visual media which actually needs to be rewritten to disk are those portions in which transition effects or titles appear Since the remaining portions do not need to be rewritten in this way they experience no deterioration of image quality As for sound media they are completely re encoded Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EKETE Movie Editing Preferences Click the Preferences
86. imposed Sound Nomenclature Editing Inserting Titles Transition Effects Saving Movie Editing Preferences 2 gt E TINEA DOE a Chapter 5 Layout CS 5 wee Environment l wi Chapter 6 I mage Editor Displays the media stream currently arranged on the itol storyboard and allows you to preview the results of changes you have made Changes Monitor Panel to or Mode Selector 3 Provides tools related to opening and saving i projects creating MPEG1 media streams and thumbnail display options Displays thumbnails of movies and sound files existing in the selected album Also displays transition effects and titles Shows the arrangement of files used in the media stream Details the linear progression of media within the stream Double clicking sound media here also provides you with trimming options Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp Monitor Panel Edit mode Click the Edit Mode a button D Displays the media stream currently arranged on the Monitor EE Storyboard Ee position at which to begin playback can be pide Peel enenaes defined by dragging the slider top button Stops playback and returns the movie to the s beginning 4 Play button Plays from the current position of the play position Slider 2 Pause button Pauses playback Time dienla Displays the currently accumulated playing time of p ay th
87. ing the movie in the Preview Mode as changes will not be reflected in the editing mode Sound Editor window amp 666 Monitor Displays the portion of the media stream RE Hs id Fade out slider edited has already been Superimposed Drag the slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out Play position slider Stop button Play button Pause button Time display Volume level display Fade in slider Volume level control Used to define the play position relative the media stream to which the sound to be edited has already been superimposed Stops playback and returns the slider to the beginning of the movie Plays from the current position of the play position slider Displays the currently accumulated playing time of sound file being previewed Indicates the soundtrack volume level setting Drag the slider to set the ending time of a the soundtrack fade in Superimposed sound play position slider Superimposed Volume level display Fade in ending time display Fade out starting time display OK button Close button Drag to define play position of the Superimposed sound The monitor play position slider will move simultaneously Plays superimposed sound from the current position on the sound play position slider Indicates the soundtrack volume level setting Indicates time from beginning of clip
88. ing the slider Preview ON OFF 3 Button Switches the preview display on or off Time display Displays the accumulated time of the currently playing movie or sound file 5 Volume control Adjust volume by dragging the slider Stop button Click to stop playback 7 Play button Click to start playback Pause button Click to pause playback Record button Click to record During recording this button functions as a stop button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 5 2 Sound Recording Mode Recording sound files Follow these steps to record music from a microphone or other sound output device such as a TV cassette tape player etc The size of recorded sound files is approximately 10MB per minute of CD audio 1 Connect the microphone or other sound output device to the appropriate input jack on your computer 2 Select an album Select the album from the album list window into which you wish to save the recorded sound files 3 Click the Record Le button 4 Click the Stop button at the point at which you wish to stop recording The audio format of digitally recorded files is PCM the sampling rate is 44 1KHz and the bit rate is 16bit stereo In Windows the file type of recorded files is WAVE In Mac AIFF files are created Files are saved in the save location designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences but are of course added directly to the album selected in step 2 To
89. irectories exist on your machine Once you have selected a destination folder click OK to close the browser 3 Movie Capture Settings Macintosh only Specifies the settings for when movie files are captured Capture as MPEG1 When checked converts the captured file to a MPEG 1 movie file Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ETS audio CD Recording Mode ImageMixer allows you to record CDs straight from your CD ROM drive Recorded files can be played or added to a movie media stream Control panel Audio CDs can be played or recorded using the control panel shown below D 4 In Macintosh this is displayed when an audio CD is inserted into the CD drive In Windows this appears regardless of whether or not an audio CD is present Audio CD mount indicator A list of available CD drives is displayed Select the CD drive you wish to record from Windows only 2 Select CD drive menu Enable digital recording is checked in the Capturing Recording Preferences the CD drive is displayed according to its drive name If the setting above has not been made the CD drive will appear according to its path 3 Track number display The number of the current track is displayed Time display Displays the accumulated time of the track being played Volume contro Adjust the volume by dragging the slider Stop button Click to stop
90. le can be performed from the album Capturing movie scenes Macintosh Follow these steps to capture record a movie file 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured movie file 2 Click the Movie Scene Capture button Capturing a movie scene is now possible 3 Click the Capture Le button at the desired point to begin capturing Audio is recorded during capture in camera mode but it cannot be previewed while capturing 4 At the point when you want to finish capture click the Stop button The captured movie file is saved as an intermediate file If you have checked Capture and convert to MPEG1 simultaneously in the preferences the intermediate file is converted to an MPEG 1 movie file as it is created It is saved automatically in the album so step 5 is unnecessary The intermediate file cannot be used in its current state The intermediate file is not saved in the album Instead it is processed from the conversion list 5 Click the Conversion List button 5 22 to display the following dialog box Check the intermediate file for conversion and click the Convert button Gonvers tin tel 6 Specify where to save the file in the save dialog box displayed and then click Select The intermediate file is converted to an MPEG 1 movie file and saved automatically in the album selected in step 1 You can delete unneeded intermediate files
91. lication programming interface specification recommended by Microsoft for e mail related activities Usually without MAPI application software is unable to share data with other applications This would mean for example that ImageMixer would only be able to exchange data within itself In ImageMixer MAPI acts as a sort of bridge between the ImageMixer application and your e mail software When MAPI compatible e mail software is used layouts created in ImageMixer can be sent via e mail directly from the ImageMixer user interface MAPI compatible e mail software includes Microsoft Outlook Express Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Outlook 97 2000 Eudora Pro and others Questions regarding the MAPI compatibility of your e mail software should be addressed to the manufacturer When using Outlook Express Depending on the version you may need to set Outlook Express as the standard MAPI client Consult the Outlook Express user manual for instructions on MAPI client settings i Capture This refers to activities related to bringing in still pictures and movie files from sources such as disks cameras connected directly to your computer and existing media as would be the case in selecting and saving a single frame from a movie file Capturing is also a term used in ImageMixer to refer to the recording of sound from audio CDs or through a microphone as well as moving images via a video camera connected directly to your computer i Thumbnails
92. lick the OK kayO de buen button to start working on the layout Select to start the layout in A4 size This is only 3 Custom tab 5 A4 button displayed after selecting Select to start the layout in letter size This is only 6 Letter button displayed after selecting Available layouts M Labels Create a VHS tape label 8mm Create an 8mm tape label FD Create a floppy disk label MD Create a Mini Disc label DV cassette Create a digital video camera cassette label cD Create a CD jewel case insert M Others HAGAKI Create a 3 9 X 5 8 inch 100 X 148 mm postcard layout Title Create a title to be inserted into a movie media stream i Custom In Windows suitable paper sizes are displayed in a list In Macintosh the Custom button is displayed Click it to display the paper settings dialog box for the currently selected printer Layout will start using the selected paper size Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 5 3 1 Layout Operations Creating a new layout Create a new layout by clicking the Create new button in the task panel If a layout is currently displayed a dialog box will appear asking if you want to save the current layout Click the OK button to save the current layout Environment a name for the layout in the next dialog box and click the OK button After saving a new layout will be displayed Click
93. lor Select button Click to display the Color palette and choose a color Transparency Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Paint range Drag the slider to specify the range Airbrush Airbrush color Indicates the currently selected airbrush color Color Select button Click to display the Color palette and choose an airbrush color Transparency Indicates the currently defined transparency Transparency slider Drag to define transparency Airbrush type indicator Shows currently selected airbrush type and size Airbrush Type Selector button Click to display available airbrush types and sizes See below There are slight differences in the airbrush types available in Windows and Macintosh it Kc D gt Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 4 Crop Rotate Flip Mode Click to crop the picture Specify the crop area by Crop button dragging the Control points displayed in the image edit window 2 Rotate Flip button Click to rotate or flip the image Cropping Crop button Click to crop image to the area defined by the rectangular box that appears on top of the picture in the image edit window Drag the control points to enlarge or reduce the crop area D a f M e 2g Rotating Flipping Rotate Counterclockwise button Rotates the image counte
94. ly Other Internet Explorer 4 0 or later installed To install and use this software in Windows 2000 you must be authorized as a Power User or Administrator for Windows XP you must be authorized as an Administrator Macintosh Power Mac G4 PowerBook G4 PowerBook G3 iBook iMac and the eMac series with a Power PC G3 400 Power PC G4 400 or later processor running Mac OS 9 0 4 or later Does not run in Mac OS X or Mac OS X Classic Application operating memory of 40 MB or more Recommended available hard disk space 1 GB Minimum of 800 x 600 32 000 colors Pre installed QuickTime 4 or later EEE1394 capturing is not available with Macintosh Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 1 2 Uninstallation Uninstallation Instructions i Windows 1 From the Start menu point to Settings and open the Control Panel 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs property dialog box is displayed 3 Select I mageMixer with VCD from the list of programs and click the Add Remove button 4 Select the language of the currently installed version of I mageMixer and click OK The uninstall process begins 5 When the dialog box says uninstall successfully completed click the OK button In some cases captured files may remain after the uninstall process is completed To delete all ImageMixer information delete the Program Files gt Pixela gt
95. m file even among a large number of thumbnails There are two methods by which you may find a desired file Moreover the thumbnails currently displayed can be searched according to specific criteria Search by file type W still Picture Display button Displays only still picture files in the thumbnail list window W Movie File Display button Displays only movie files in the thumbnail list window W Sound File Display button Displays only sound files in the thumbnail list window J Display All Files button 4 Displays all files in the thumbnail list window Search according to specific criteria l 2 button Click the Search Mode Select the search criteria Search criteria include file type title comments file creation date date modified and the date the file was added to the current album Specify the contents of the search criteria Contents vary according to the selected search criteria W when Type is selected Select the file type from the pull down list and specify whether to include or not include the specified file type in the search when Title is selected Enter the text of a title and specify whether the file you are looking for should match exactly include or not include the specified text when Comments is selected Enter the text of a comment and specify whether the file you are looking for should match exactly include or not include the specified text EJ W
96. nd Editing Shapes Shape object settings M Paint Line Settings Indicates the currently selected color of the shape or its outline Color Select Click to display the Color palette Select the button desired color of the shape or its outline Indicates the currently selected pattern Click to display the pattern palette below Click to select the pattern of the shape or in the case of circles Squares and rounded squares the pattern of the surrounding line Pattern Select button It is not possible to define a line pattern for shapes other than circles squares and rounded squares Also selecting no pattern in the upper left hand corner of the pattern palette will effectively get rid of any color settings The line pattern can t be defined when a polygon or a straight line is selected in the shape list Line Click to define an outline to the shape The line thickness can be changed by defining a numerical line point size 7 Line thickness A value of 0 is invalid To prevent the outline from appearing at all set the value to 1 and set white as the color W Shadow Settings Shadow Settines eS shat efl ie direction E Create Shadow Click to add a shadow to the figure button Click to move the shadow up FE Down Click to move the shadow down Left Click to move the shadow left Right Click to move the shadow right l Shadow color Displays the color
97. ndtrack time display fade in Play position slider Fade out slider from beginning of Fade out clip of fade in ending position starting time display Indicates time from end of clip of fade out starting position Volume level control Drag the slider to edit volume Plays from the current position of the play position slider ee changes Pause button Pauses playback d Close button Aa Re do Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Applies changes OK button and closes window Play button Superimposed Sound Editing Defining fade in fade out settings 1 Double click the sound file on the Timeline to display the Movie Editor From there click the Sound Editor button 2 Drag the fade in slider to define the ending time of the soundtrack fade in The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade in slider so the fade in time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame 3 Drag the fade out slider to set the starting time of the soundtrack fade out The play position slider moves simultaneously with the fade out slider so the fade out time can be set in relation to the desired movie frame 4 Drag the volume level slider to adjust the volume level 5 Click the OK button to apply the changes you have made Confirm that you have made the desired changes by play
98. o may take more time for your computer to execute Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ETS Object Operations Deleting objects Select an object and click the Delete button Multiple objects may be selected and deleted at once Transforming 3 D appearance of text objects Windows only Text objects can be altered to appear 3 dimensional both on the screen and when printed out a Select a text object and click the Transform Text oy button Next simply drag the desired control point s When the Transform Text button is displayed in this form clicking it will change it back to this form thereby allowing you to change the size of the object while maintaining its original proportions e If the text object s Style is set to italic or bold italic the text object cannot be transformed e If you make changes to the content of the actual text be aware that you may not see those changes on the screen unless you have chosen the proper setting under Appearance in text box in the Text Creator Editor e Note that 3 dimensional transformations can only be done when the text box has been set to fit all text horizontally according to the longest line e Once you have made 3 dimensional transformations to a text object clicking the Hy button will revert the text object back to its original appearance and size Once you move the text box or change its size the text box will be automaticall
99. o print by simply selecting their corresponding thumbnails When sound files are selected the speaker icon standard sound file thumbnail image is printed When movie files are selected only the first frame of the movie is printed 1 Select the thumbnail s of the file s to be printed 2 Click Print in the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu 3 The Print Layout Settings dialog box is displayed After the options are set click the Print button to print out the selected file Brings up the Print Layout Settings dialog box Print Closes the Print Layout Settings dialog box and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment Print Layout Settings Defines the number of thumbnails printed per page Example 4 pictures per page Index Printing F A r PI HELA PIXELA ar oer ime Ban r Prints thumbnails and their source file names Defines the number of thumbnails printed per page Example 2 pictures per Information page Printing Prints thumbnails and information pertaining to their corresponding source files Defines the number of thumbnails per page by columns and rows Poo Example 2 columns 3 rows per page r r PINELA PIXELA I r PIKELA eC miii F m a EISS I r B z FIXELA P IKELA hag lee ge Boe Only the file information that is checked will be printed File Name Title Type Location Image Size Date Created Dat
100. on Start point preview range Displays the last frame of the selected transition End point preview range Transition effect Indicates the total time in seconds currently duration display applied to the transition effect Indicates the maximum time the transition effect Maximum duration may be shown The maximum time here will always display be exactly the length of the shorter of the two movie clips Drag this slider to define the starting point of the 5 Start point slider transition effect The point not being dragged will be set automatically Drag this slider to define the ending point of the 6 End point slider transition effect The point not being dragged will be set automatically Increase Duration Increases one frame at a time the length of time button the transition effect appears Decrease Duration Decreases one frame at a time the length of time button the transition effect appears Transition Effect 9 Settings button Macintosh only Allows changes to certain aspects of the currently selected transition effect ad OK button Applies changes and closes window D Close button Cancels changes and closes window Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 4 10 Saving Saving unfinished projects While the media stream is being edited and before it is saved as an MPEGI file it exists as a project Saved projects which have not yet been formatted as MPEG1 f
101. on moves you to the next file in the series Display Next button Displays the accumulated play time of the movie or Time display sound file currently being played 2 5 Volume control Drag the slider to control volume Close button Closes the view play window and returns to the main screen of the Aloum Environment Playing movies and sound files Macintosh View Play window for movies and sound files Display Movies are shown here Volume control Drag the slider to control volume Click to begin playback from the current position on Play eon the play position slider Used to define the position at which to begin resume Play position slider playback by dragging the slider The corresponding frame is shown e e Single Frame Rewind button 6 Le hale vee Advances the movie one frame at a time Rewinds the movie one frame at a time button T Close button Closes the view play window and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment Viewing still pictures View window for still pictures Display Displays the selected file s 2 Zoom In button Clicking this button enlarges the display size 3 Zoom Out button Clicking this button reduces the display size When two or more files have been selected for 4 viewing clicking this button moves you to the previous file in the series Display Previous button When t
102. ore memory if moved to another hard disk or virtual m mers is turned off inthe Memory control panel C Locked Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ETS Basic Terms Basic terms used in ImageMixer M1EEE1394 Also called I Triple E 1394 this interface is best known for facilitating very fast data transfer speeds up to 400Mbps It is used primarily as an output interface DV connector for digital video cameras or hard disk drives Other names for this interface include i LINK in Windows and FireWire in Macintosh i MPEG MPEG stands for Moving Picture Experts Group MPEG is an international data compression format for digital movies and Hi Fi audio MPEG 1 is the approved format for Video CDs and its brilliant audio video quality is comparable to that of VHS videotape MPEG movies are stored as smaller files than DV digital video movies of the same length making it the standard movie format for Internet related activities The MPEG 2 format also creates high quality images but is used primarily for DVDs and Digital Satellite Broadcasting Exif Based originally on JPEG and TIFF file types this format is used for still pictures taken with digital cameras Exif files contain detailed information such as the date time the photo was taken image size shutter speed etc on individual pictures H mari This is an acronym for Messaging Application Programming Interface It is the standard API app
103. orresponds to a still picture apra Frame Rewind Rewinds the movie one frame at a time 5 Play position slider ee epee o P Single Frame Advance button File Information Display button Detailed Information Display button Exif File Information Display button Exif Device Information Display button Exif Photo Information Display button Search mode Advances the movie one frame at a time Displays file information relative to the selected file including file name file type and file location You can also use fields here to enter your own title or comments Displays detailed information including image dimensions in pixels file data size playing time date added to the current album date modified and file creation date Displays Exif file information relative to the selected file including a description of the image date time the picture was taken Exif version image size and whether or not the picture is meant to appear vertically or horizontally orientation Displays information relative to the camera with which the Exif picture was originally taken including the name of the camera manufacturer camera model and the camera s maximum aperture value Displays information relative to the settings under which the Exif photograph itself was taken including lens focal length shutter speed aperture value exposure value exposure program metering mode ISO white
104. ot ready to play or is not connected to the PC correctly the message on the information display panel will read Check mode set up on camera and confirm connection with computer DV Tape Status orange is displayed when a DV tape is inserted in the digital video camera gray is displayed when the video camera is empty Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 6 2 I mage Capture from USB Devices Capturing movie scenes Windows Follow these steps to capture record a movie file 1 Select an album Designate an album from the album list window into which to save the captured movie file 2 Click the Movie Scene Capture button Capturing a movie scene is now possible 3 Click the Capture Le button at the desired point to begin capturing 4 Between when you start capturing in step 3 and finish capturing in step 5 if there are scenes that you prefer not to capture click CH the Pause Capture button Capture is discontinued when you click the Pause Capture button To resume capture click the Pause Capture button again You can use this function repeatedly The captured file is not dividing into multiple files It is a single file 5 At the point when you want to finish capture click the Stop button Capture of the movie file is stopped and the captured movie file is automatically saved in the album selected in step 1 Preview of the captured movie fi
105. our computer When you display these still pictures on your PC monitor the width will be elongated when compared to its appearance on a standard sized TV Locking the aspect ratio however will compensate by reducing the image from 720 to 640 pixels thereby preserving the originally intended size of the image If your digital video camera uses the PAL format standard to Australia New Zealand many European nations and elsewhere the resolution of still picture files will be 720 x 576 pixels which is most likely slightly longer vertically than the display of your computer If you preserve the originally intended size of the image by locking the aspect ratio the 576 pixels will be reduced to 540 however the resolution of image will also slightly decrease e Crop surrounding pixels according to settings below Excess or unwanted portions around the edges of the image can be cut off This is referred to as cropping Here you can enter the number of pixels you wish to have cut off from the edge of the image 4 Movie capture settings Specifies the settings for when movie files are captured e Capture as MPEG1 The default format for movie files captured with ImageMixer is AVI in Windows and QuickTime in Macintosh By checking this box captured movie files can be saved in MPEG1 format Exported MPEG1 files are ImageMixer MPEGI1s with a screen size of 320 x 240 pixels If this box is not checked the screen size will be 720 x 480 pix
106. pause play at the pense een position currently playing Click this button for fast forward video playback ad Fast Forward Button during playback or fast forward of the DV tape if the video is not being played Click this button to rewind video one frame from the aii Frame Rewind Button os current position Click this button to advance video one frame from the current position Frame Forward Button Still Picture Capture Click this button to switch modes for capturing still Button picture files Click this button to capture still picture files or movie files 4 Capture button The button will be different depending on selection of Ei d During capture of movie files the button is changed into a Stop button Click this button to pause capture momentarily When clicked again capture resumes Although images are captured from the starting point until stopped the instant that this button is clicked will not be captured It will produce a file KE pause FREINER with omitted scenes It is useful for when there are images you prefer not to capture This function is available to Windows users only Clicking this button pauses capture but does not stop it Only displayed in movie capture mode Click this button to switch modes for capture of movie files W Information Display Indicates the digital video camera status the Panel connection status and related information An intermediate file is created fo
107. quence of streaming media Expands the scale of the timeline decreases the Decrease Increment number of measured increments on the clip ruler button thereby facilitating detailed editing of the media stream inerementdicola Indicates the length of time that elapses between p ay each line on the clip ruler Shrinks the scale of the timeline increases the Increase Increment number of measured increments on the clip ruler button thereby facilitating rough editing of the media stream cli Indicates the exact starting and stopping points of PE visual media clips arranged on the Storyboard Dragging amp dropping sound file thumbnails from the thumbnail list window adds them to the movie soundtrack Once added sound clips can be dragged to the desired position within the media stream Placing your mouse pointer at either end of a sound clip makes it possible to trim the play duration of the sound and double clicking the sound clip opens the sound editor whereby you can also Trim the sound and control other aspects related to this particular sound 5 Soundtrack Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Trimming Movie files and picture files treated as movie files can be arranged on the Storyboard by dragging amp dropping their thumbnails from the thumbnail list window If necessary ImageMixer will automatically export an MPEG1 version of the med
108. r the captured movie file which is processed from the conversion d Movie Capture Button nversion List C sale i i list Click this button to display the conversion list This function is available to Macintosh users only Not displayed when there is no conversion list Connection status Connect the USB interface of the device such as a digital video camera to the USB port on the computer Set the device to display images through the USB connection Consult the instruction manual that came with your equipment for details on transferring images from your particular device ll f the connection between the PC and the device is working properly An image from the peripheral will appear in the monitor window Depending on your selected task the message in the information display panel will read There is Of free space in the destination directory for capturing movie scenes or Ready to capture still picture In Macintosh the free disk space of the destination is displayed minus 100MB Therefore when the free disk space of the destination is less than 100MB a message will appear in the information display panel telling you that the free disk space of the destination is OKB Capturing processes are automatically halted when the free disk space of the destination is less than 100MB Wif there is a problem with the connection between the PC and the device A black monitor window will displayed When the device is n
109. rclockwise 90 degrees Rotate Clockwise button Rotates the image clockwise 90 degrees Vertical flip Flips the image vertically along the horizontal axis with each click Horizontal flip Flips the image horizontally along the vertical axis with each click Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 5 Image Resizing Mode Carca ee Displays the height and width in pixels of the g picture currently displayed in the image edit window Width Enter a value in pixels for the new width of the image 3 Height 4 Lock aspect ratio 5 rok button Enter a value in pixels for the new height of the image Select this option to maintain the original proportions of the image When this option is selected changing the value of the width will automatically change the height and vice versa Applies the new image size Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 6 Mask Mode Windows Only Masks allow you to apply certain limitations to the appearance of pictures by using stencils changing the opacity transparency of the image etc This mode is not available when opening the Image Editor from the Album Environment Gradation mask Stenci mask 3 Drawn mask Click to display a list of available gradation masks Click to display a list of available stencil masks Click to create a custom mask
110. reviously placed objects Select the object for which you would like to change the overlap order and click the Change Overlap Order button A dropdown menu will be displayed Select the object s new position Ering backward E Brine to back Cio So ei hoe Bri Moves the selected object to the front of all the ring to front i overlapping objects 2 Bring forward Moves the selected object forward one level 3 Bring backward Moves the selected object backward one level dia to back Moves the selected object to the back of all the g overlapping objects Aligning objects Click the Alignment button to align the selected objects in relation to one another A dropdown menu is displayed Select the objects new alignment In Windows the object defined by the blue control points will be the reference object of all selected objects In Macintosh the object placed farthest away in the desired direction of alignment will be the reference Align the left side of all selected objects according to Align left the control points on the left side of the reference object Align the right side of all selected objects according 2 Align right to the control points on the right side of the reference object Alian to Align the top of all selected objects according to the g p control points on the top of the reference object Align the bottom of all selected object
111. ronment Opening Capture Environment Audio CD Recording Mode Control panel Caution Recording music files Troubleshooting Capture window Audio CD recording preferences Sound Recording Mode Control panel Recording sound files Recording sound files while previewing movie images Troubleshooting Sound recording preferences USB Device Capture Mode Control panel Connection status DV tape status Capturing movie scenes Win Capturing movie scenes UEIS Capturing still pictures Preferences for image capture from USB devices 2e DV Camcorder Capture Capture mode Click either D or 0 depending on Modein selector the method by which you wish to bring in media This section changes depending on the mode Control panel selected Album list window Albums are displayed in a list Control panel Changing the display size Connection status DV cassette indication Capturing movie scenes Capturing Still picture files Countermeasures for display with dropped frames during digital video camera capture Digital video camera capture preferences Depending on the capture mode selected album file thumbnails are displayed in a list Import File Mode Click to start ati mode button Digital Camera Import digita Mode Dutton Click to start digita D Decora Mode Click to start CD recording mode button Thumbnail list window Sound Recording PPR Mode button Click to start so
112. s iyon menu display Displays the type of layout currently shown in the Arranging and Editin layout menu aa Ko ae TEE E TEETE T Click to change the layout type from the layout Arranging shape objects rayout Menu menu Editing shapes Click to display ImageMixer s pre designed templates in the template list window Creating new text and arranging it as a text object Editing existing text Shape Creator Editor Shape object settings D Template button Arranging and Editing i x Custom Template Click to display custom templates in the template list ae button window Arranging image objects Editing an image object Template list window Displays templates and custom templates Layout Preferences Display preferences Custom Template Click to delete the custom template selected in the Layout Preferences Delete button template list window window Click to save the current design as a custom Save button template 2 Album select menu Click to select an album from the dropdown list Thumbnails from the currently selected album are 3 Thumbnail list window displayed in a list Only still picture thumbnails are displayed Task panel Create Text button Click to create new text Buttons for layout object related operations are arranged on this panel The buttons displayed depend on the type of layout and object selected e Create Shape button Cli
113. s Drag the slider to define the range of colors that 3 Selection range may be selected with the Magic Wand SS 4 Feather Border Blurs the edges of selected areas Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 2 1 Filter Mode Red eye Click to compensate for photos in which the Compensation button subject s eyes appear red Allows ImageMixer to automatically enhance image quality Auto Enhance button Brightness Contrast button Hue Saturation button Sharpness s button Click to sharpen the image 2 Blur button Click to blur the image Click to control brightness and contrast Click to control color hue tone saturation and lightness Red eye compensation After setting the options draw directly on the image displayed in the editing window o Range slider 2 Drag the slider to specify the color range for red eye compensation Replacement color indicator Displays the color you have chosen to replace red eye areas Color Select button Click to display the Color palette and select the replacement color Brush type indicator Shows currently selected brush type and size Brush Type Selector button Click to display available brush types and sizes See below There are slight differences in the brush types available in Windows and Macintosh Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 6 2 2 Filter
114. s according to Align bottom the control points on the bottom of the reference object Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ES Object Operations Locking objects When you do not wish to make further changes to a design you can lock the objects so that they cannot be Moved or Change size Select objects to be locked into place and click the Lock button The control points of the locked object s will turn Yellow Windows or Gray Macintosh The Lock button will change to the Unlock button When no object is selected the Lock Unlock button is shaded gray and cannot be clicked Grouping objects Certain operations can be performed with entire groups of objects Select the objects to be grouped then click the Group button In Windows the control points of the grouped objects will turn red and the Group A button will change to the Release group M button In Macintosh the color of the control points does not change To release objects from a group select the group and click the Release Group button When no object is selected the Group Release group button is shaded gray and cannot be clicked Copying and pasting objects You can copy and paste objects when designing a layout Select an object and click the Copy button Click the Paste button to paste a copy of the object in the same or a different layout You can copy and paste multiple objects though doing s
115. s without permission or breaks the above mentioned consent conditions this contract is automatically terminated and other legal action may be taken by PIXELA Corp Upon termination of this contract this program its add ons and all duplicates thereof shall be returned to PIXELA Corp or abandoned Guarantee and exemption from responsibility This program its add ons and the productions thereof may not conform to your specific purpose notwithstanding any representations express or tacit Moreover PIXELA Corp does not guarantee that the functions of this program will agree with your needs or that there are neither discontinuities nor errors in the functions of this program PIXELA Corp does not take any responsibility for direct or indirect loss or damage accompanying or related to the use of this program nor for any disputes arising between the customer and any third party related to use of this program or caused by this program Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved ImageMixer BEM system Requirements Introduction In order for ImageMixer to work correctly your computer must meet the following Chapter 1 Before Use minimum system requirements Please confirm that your computer system meets these requirements before installing mageMixer System Requirements Windows Macintosh Uninstallation_ Windows Basic Operations Starting mageMixer ImageMixer startup Microsoft Windows 98
116. selected the selected color will be displayed in W Selecting a color in Macintosh The following color select dialog boxes are displayed by DNE D T 2 double clicking color can be selected in the currently displayed color palette by clicking Select Color Original Mew CHYE Picker Hue Angle o saturation o j 5 Value be 3 Click the color palette type you wish to work with 4 Click an area in the color spectrum to specify a color 5 Input digits to specify a color Allocated Memory Macintosh Macintosh users can change the amount of memory assigned to applications as desired With large files using ImageMixer to convert movie files or to edit movie or still pictures may require a great amount of memory If insufficient memory prevents editing increase the amount of memory allocated to ImageMixer 1 Exit ImageMixer 2 On the hard disk in the ImageMixer installation folder click to select the ImageMixer icon From the File menu go to Get I nfo and select Memory New Folder Open Print Move To Trash Close Window Get Info General Information 31 Label Sharing Duplicate Memory Make Alias Add To Favorites Put Away Encrypt Find Search Internet Show Original Page Setup Print Window ose mege Mier Show Memory Kind application program _ Memory Requirements Note This application may require 3 147 K m
117. t be displayed when starting the Image Editor from the Album Environment T Filter Mode button Click to change to Filter mode Draw Mode button Click to change to Draw mode Crop Rotate Flip Mode Click to change to Crop Rotate Flip Mode button Image Resizing Mode i patton Click to change to Image resizing mode In Windows click to change to Mask mode In 5 Mask button OF Macintosh this button will take you to Chroma Key Chroma Key button mode Create Shadow button Click to change to Create shadow mode Windows only D Blend button Click to change to Blend mode Windows only Undo button Click to undo the previous operation Close button Clicking this button will return ImageMixer to the Image Editor ip Editing window Displays the image being edited Indicates the present magnification as a of the Magnification picture currently displayed in the editing window In g Macintosh clicking here will display picture information D Zoomin button Click to increase the magnification of the picture currently displayed in the editing window Clicking here decreases the magnification of the 43 ZAO OUE BULON picture currently displayed in the editing window Editing tools are grouped into various modes in ImageMixer Click the mode that includes those tools you want to use to edit the picture currently displayed in the editing window p and E are not
118. t the CD recording volume is suitable Refer to Sound files were created but cannot be played above Also note that we do not recommend that you perform other tasks on your computer while recording is taking place MH Recorded analog sound files jump Your computer hardware may be close to the minimum specifications required to run ImageMixer Close all other applications before starting ImageMixer and try again When the CPU and HDD are not being used to run programs other than ImageMixer system resources should not become depleted M Due to the possibility of noise etc we do not recommend recording sounds with internal microphones Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 5 4 Sound Recording Preferences Specifies the preferences for sound recording mode Preferences Dialog Box Make sure you are in Sound recording mode then click the Preference button a on the Selector bar to display the following dialog box Prefix for Newly Captured Files ImageMixer adds a prefix to all newly captured or recorded files For example if you enter the prefix ABC the names of all files that mageMixer captures or records will from that point on be saved as ABCOO001 ABC0002 ABC0003 etc Destination of Captured Recorded Files This field allows you to define the directory folder etc into which all newly created files will be saved The Browse button provides a visual representation o
119. t this point a copy of the source file is created and saved into the directory designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences Files can also be imported by dragging and dropping thumbnails from the thumbnail list window into the desired album See below Vertically oriented pictures are usually saved horizontally though Exif files will contain information to the effect that the picture was taken vertically ImageMixer creates vertical thumbnails for those files in accordance with the Exif information even though they may have originally been saved as horizontal images Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EEEN Digital Camera I mport Preferences Specifies the preferences for digital camera import mode Preferences Dialog Box Make sure you are in Digital camera import mode then click the Preference button W on the Selector bar to display the following dialog box Prefix hor F M Prefix for Newly Captured Files ImageMixer adds a prefix to all newly captured or recorded files For example if you enter the prefix ABC the names of all files that mageMixer captures or records will from that point on be saved as ABCO001 ABC0002 ABC0003 etc Destination of Captured Recorded Files This field allows you to define the directory folder etc into which all newly created files will be saved The Browse button provides a visual representation of where possible d
120. t we do not recommend that you perform other tasks on your computer while recording is taking place H Recorded analog sound files jump analog recording Your computer hardware may be close to the minimum specifications required to run ImageMixer Close all other applications before starting mageMixer and try again When the CPU and HDD are not being used to run programs other than ImageMixer system resources should not become depleted W Sound is not recorded from the starting point sound begins late Although recording commences when the Record button is clicked sound is not always recorded from this point This is because there may be a time lag before play begins It is therefore recommended that you set the point at which to begin recording slightly before the point from which you wish to record Unnecessary portions can be cut in the Movie Editing Environment Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EZ EJ Audio CD Recording Preferences Specifies the preferences for audio CD recording mode Preferences Dialog Box Make sure you are in Audio CD recording mode then click the Preference button Y on the Selector bar to display the following dialog box i Prefix for Newly Captured Files ImageMixer adds a prefix to all newly captured or recorded files For example if you enter the prefix ABC the names of all files that ImageMixer captures or records will from that point on be saved
121. t window 5 If you wish to record only one portion of a track cue up the track according to the instructions below To record an entire track go directly to the next step 6 Click the Play button Click the Pause button at the point you wish to begin recording Tracks may also be played by double clicking the track number in the track list window You may also choose to drag the slider to the desired record position 7 Click the Record Le button mageMixer will begin recording and stop at the end of the track To record another track repeat the process To stop recording and thereby record only a portion of the track see below 8 Click the Stop button at the point you wish to stop recording This step is necessary only if you wish to record a portion of the track The audio format of digitally recorded files is PCM the sampling rate is 44 1KHz and the bit rate is 16bit stereo In Windows the file type of recorded files is WAVE In Mac AIFF files are created Files are saved in the save location designated in the Capturing Recording Preferences but are of course added directly to the album selected in step 2 To confirm successful recording of sound files double click their thumbnail icon in the thumbnail list window Macintosh Files are recorded is by dragging amp dropping the track number from the track list window to the thumbnail list window Tracks are recorded individually ImogeMirer o Et
122. ted to paper size etc Run slide show Runs a slide show of still pictures as well as the first frame of movies according to the selected thumbnails Slide shows run according to settings you define in Album Preferences In Macintosh these buttons are not displayed The slide show can be ended by pressing the Command Apple key period key or Esc key Bon runs the side show 2 D of leve Return Stops the slide show and returns to main screen of the button Album Environment Apply as wallpaper Windows only Sets the source file of the selected still picture thumbnail as the desktop wallpaper When Active Desktop is on files set as wallpaper will not be displayed Make sure that Active Desktop is off Use as screen saver Windows only Sets the source file of the selected movie thumbnail as the screen saver MPEG AVI and ASF MPEG4 format files may be used as the screen saver Export to Desktop Windows only A copy of the movie file for the selected thumbnail is saved on the desktop Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 5 Context Menus Context menus provide a variety of commands related to working with thumbnails and their respective source files They can be displayed in Windows by right clicking the thumbnail you wish to work with In Macintosh hold down the control key while clicking the appropriate thumbnail Copy thumbnail Copies the select
123. the Original file save the movie according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current aloum In Windows it is also possible to export files in ASF MPEG4 format Print Prints out the source file of the selected thumbnail Clicking this command displays the Print Layout Settings dialog box providing you with a variety of options related to paper size etc Send mail Windows only Enables e mail to be sent by automatically activating the mail software and attaching the source file of the thumbnail selected in the thumbnail list window to a new message In order to use this function your e mail software must be MAPI compatible Insert image as cover of album This command makes the currently selected thumbnail image appear as part of the icon of the currently selected album Q Pin PhotoSample Edit picture Allows the source file of the selected still picture thumbnail to be edited The edited still picture is created as a new file and its thumbnail is automatically added to the aloum when exiting the Image Editor The original still picture file remains unchanged after editing A duplicate of the still picture file which is to be edited is created when Image Editor is started Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved BEC Thumbnail Views oag Thumbnails of files existing in the curren
124. tly selected album are displayed in the thumbnail list window There are a variety of views available each with their own special properties Thumbnail view a Displays thumbnails existing in the selected album This is the default view Thumbnail File information view Thumbnails are displayed in a list with accompanying file information relative to title file type present location on your HDD date created date modified and any comments you may have entered Thumbnail Detailed file information view Windows information including that which relates to Exif formatted files In particular these files contain all sorts of information relative to specific dates times camera information and camera settings This view also allows you to add your own information such as titles and comments that will help you remember certain details associated with individual files A small preview pane described below is also available Selecting individual thumbnails provides you with a wide variety of Boo Displays a preview of the selected thumbnail though 1 Monitor this monitor does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a sound file The position at which you wish to begin playback can be set by dragging the slider though this slider does not appear at all when the thumbnail corresponds to a still picture Play position slider Begins playback though this button does not appear Play
125. ture Play position slider Converts the selected movie or still picture file into 3 Exif the Exif file format used by digital cameras Original size or 640 x 480 pixels may be selected T BMP PICT Exports the selected movie frame or still picture in BMP Windows or PICT Macintosh format Exports the selected movie frame or still picture in JPEG format Note that when a low image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively fast while the data size JPEG of the newly created exported picture is relatively small Conversely when a higher image quality is selected the compression speed rate at which the file is exported is relatively slow while the data size of the newly created exported picture is relatively large e Exports movie according to the defined format Export button 7 lose button Closes the view play window and returns to the main screen of the Album Environment KES Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved Printing Within the Album Environment Whether you would like to print out snap shots of your favorite pictures or create a physical record of your album files ImageMixer provides you with a variety of printing options conveniently located within the album environment Furthermore the printing process itself is made quite efficient by the fact that you choose only those pictures you would like t
126. un USB Device Capture Q Mode button Click to start U DV Camcorder Click to start DV camcorder capture mode Windows Capture Mode button only Chapter 3 Album Environment Chapter 4 Movie Editing Environment Chapter 5 Layout Environment Chapter 6 I mage Editor wi K D Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 2 2 1 Capture Tasks ImageMixer allows you to drag and drop media still pictures movies and sound files straight from disks on your computer into albums of your choice Import file mode display 2 gt DEEE o o o ad D p D a9 and D are displayed only when the displayed thumbnails are not those related to still pictures Folders in the HDD and removable disks are displayed here in a format which is similar to that of Explorer in Windows In Macintosh this window resembles the Finder Still Picture File Click to display only thumbnails of still picture files in Display button the selected folder Movie File Display Click to display only thumbnails of movie files in the button selected folder Sound File Display Click to display only thumbnails of sound files in the button selected folder Folder list window Click to display thumbnails of all media files in the Display All Files selected folder button Here you can see thumbnails of those files in the selected folder that can be added to albums They appear according to the file type
127. using the USB cable disconnect the cable and restart your computer e When a USB hub is used compatibility problems between the USB hub and the computer may cause unstable operation In this case discontinue using the USB hub Connect the USB cable to the USB port on your computer On Macintosh computers using the keyboard USB port or similar external USB ports will cause problems in operation e Do not rotate the power dial on the digital video camera when the USB cable is connected Control panel E 1 Monitor window Displays the image from the digital video camera Tape Status Displa Indicates if the DV tape is inserted in the digital p pray video camera Lighted when tapes are inserted Connection Reset Click this button to reset the connection between the Button computer and digital video camera Time Display Time Time Display Indicates how long the image has been played how Indicates how long the image has been played the image has been played Drag the slider to adjust the image audio volume The leftmost position is mute and the volume increases as you move the slider to the right Click this button for fast rewind video playback 6 Fast Rewind during playback or fast rewind of the DV tape if the video is not being played 7 Stop Button Click this button to stop playback 5 Volume Adjustment Playback Button Click this button to start playback Click this button to momentarily
128. wo or more files have been selected for viewing clicking this button moves you to the next file in the series Closes the view display and returns to the main 6 Close button screen of the Aloum Environment 5 Display Next button Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved 3 8 Exporting Album Files Exporting is a term used to refer to the action of creating a new file according to a pre designated format This action will not change the source file of the selected movie thumbnail Rather ImageMixer will regardless of the format of the original file save the movie according to the settings you define in the accompanying dialog box After the process is complete a thumbnail associated with the new file will appear in the current album If you are using a Macintosh and there is insufficient memory to convert the saved file increase the memory size allocated to ImageMixer Exporting movies Exported files will appear in the current aloum and their source files will be saved according to the destination folder defined under Destination of exported files in the Album Preferences 1 Select the thumbnail of the movie file to be exported from the thumbnail list window Click Export within album as new movie in the pull down File Menu or the Context Menu The Movie Format Settings dialog box will appear 2 Define the file format options described below and click the Export button W pi
129. y adjusted to the new text size Please also note that if the size of the text box is too small it might not be displayed correctly when reverted to its original appearance Change Font Size to avoid this Copyright 2001 2002 PIXELA Corp All rights reserved EM arranging and Editing Text Creating new text and arranging it as a text object Click the Create Text button to display the Text Creator Editor Type the desired text in the text input window After making the appropriate settings relative to font color etc click the OK button to arrange the text as a text object in the layout window IXELA Editing existing text objects You can change settings relative to font color etc and make changes to the actual content of existing text boxes by double clicking the text object in the layout window Text Creator Editor window eles e AaBbCcDd Tag _ i Input text to be arranged as a text object in the layout Text Input Window Sample Window According to the settings in and the Sample window gives you an idea of how your text will appear in the layout These define the font style size and color of the text Style settings Text alignment Defines the alignment of text in the text box Appearance in text box Defines how individual lines will appear in the text box Allows and defines settings relative to creating shadow effects

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