XmediaStorm User Manual & Tutorial
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1. 40 Editing plelures rn 40 Making SINE SNOW aa sas 43 importing existing plelures zn a en 44 5 Sending vid o and essen een 46 Preparing video or picture to Send AAPP ann esa RE RO me EEE 46 Sending through e 47 Upioading through FIP asien anni 48 Email Links URL easter m 48 USNO DUAL DISD AV a E 49 7 Organizing Galegories usina a a a 51 8 Execute third party applications sen aia 52 9 Moving items between categories 53 Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Contents Index Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio License Agreement 4 1 License Agreement BY INSTALLING AND USING THE SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT PLEASE REMOVE THE SOFTWARE SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Use of XmediaStorm hereinafter SOFTWARE is contingent on your agreement to the following terms GRANT OF LICENSE XmediaStudio hereinafter XMEDIASTUDIO grants you a limited non exclusive license to use the SOFTWARE The SOFTWARE is licensed not sold to you for use only under the terms of this Agreemen2. Change color effect of selected area or whole picture Result Red v leer ha 1 11 a gm LE 1 1 1 1 Copyright 43 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Other Tools A ESPBBEEBS E Zoom in out Left click to zoom in and right click to zoom out For mouse with scrolling wheel you can scroll down to zoom in or scroll up to zoom out Move picture Show Hide picture s alpha channel if any Fit picture to window Crop selected area Mirror picture vertically Mirror picture horizontally Rotate picture right by 90 degrees Rotate picture left by 90 degrees Rotate picture to specified angle Undo last change 5 4 3 Making Slide Show Select pictures for slides by ticking the check boxes If you don t select any picture XmediaStorm will use all pictures under current category for slide show IE 11 242002 TIME 3 40 32 DRIVE VOLUME DESEP User imported Image 120040308220426 DSCNOOOZ JPG DATE 11 23 2002 TIME 5 34 36 DRIVE VOLUME _ DESCP Uzer Imported Image NAME 2004030827042 7eDS
3. User defined links http ey myser er cam Family Kida ame EXAMPLE IF your video file name Baby then system will create the URL link server com F amily Kids B aby avi How to start STEP1 Tick the FTP server to use from server list STEP2 Tick the emails to send from email list STEP3 Tick the option Upload items to selected FTP server s and email the file links STEP Click button SEND Using Dual Display To make use of XmediaStorm s dual display function you need a laptop with external VGA output or a desktop with dual head display card installed The benefit of using dual display is that you can have one monitor display the control panel and scripts while the other display the full window video or picture It is ideal for presentation How to setup To setup right click on windows desktop and select Properties on pop up menu Arrange Icons Refresh Undo Delete Chrl 2 Mew Properties Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 50 Display Properties window will up as shown below Enable display number 2 by checking the box Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Connect another monitor to your second output desktop or VGA output laptop and you should be able to see the background of the windows desktop Display Properties alar Themes Desktop Screen
4. Export images from library Print current picture Capture images from TWAIN devices like scanner Delete selected items ug Send Share selected items through FTP or email 45 Scheduler Scheduler is a robot which will run predefined jobs automatically at specified date and time Currently you can add following tasks to scheduler e Video recording record video and audio from specified ports e TV recording record TV programs from specified channel at specified time e Stop recording stop whatever recording in progress By default the scheduler is disabled To enable just click the START button DATE 04 13 2004 15 00 Record Video Video Source 0 Video Svideo Audio Input 0 CD Player TY Channel f recording program DATE TIME ACTION Mig amp u Ch 4 12 2004 3436 Record TY Program 1 3 16 D0NE 4 13 2004 34746 PM Record Video 2 3 DONE 4 13 2004 34759 PM Stop Recording DONE Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 23 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial ITEM DESCRIPTION DATE 10 08 2003 Start date of scheduled events TIME ps Hp Hoo Start time of scheduled events TASK Record Video The DATE field will be ignored when checked The task will run everyday at specified time Remove Add or remove the scheduled task To remove a
5. User Manual amp Tutorial Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio About User Manual amp Tutorial by XmediaStudio No matter it is your first time using XmediaStorm or you are already an experienced XmediaStorm user you may find this document useful It contains not only step by step tutorials for beginners but also tips and tricks for advanced users to get the most out the software This is the first release of User Manual amp Tutorial Your feedback and suggestions are most welcome XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio All rights reserved No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means graphic electronic or mechanical including photocopying recording taping or information storage and retrieval systems without the written permission of the publisher Products that are referred to in this document may be either trademarks and or registered trademarks of the respective owners The publisher and the author make no claim to these trademarks While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of information contained in this document or from the use of programs and source code that may accompany it In no event shall the publisher and the author be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage ca
6. Category window LENGTH 0 00 06 Buttons to switch between DATE 0010002 TIME amp 41 02 PM Video manager Picture VOLUME N manager scheduler and Sample Video File 1 u system setup 3 TIME 3 42 55 Au WOLUME User mported video EX Po 0715 2003 TIME E VOLUME mer vidan TIME 5 00 00 VOLUME ser video 0 L erc Ta iv 7 E 5632005 TIME 6 26 09 Ph TA i VOLUME A F F User imported video E Sef Moore vie A Markin Mork Out Add ToFewortes 33 00 00 00 00 9 captureto Clipboard Update Thumbnad ge 2224 gt EM Mug Capture Frame Capture to Clipboard lI abd Capture Frame _ Pu User imported videa z Ready 4 2 Control Keys GENERAL CTRL A Select all items under current category CTRL U Unselect all items under current category PICTURE MODE To use hot keys click on the picture or list window to set focus on it Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 13 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Zoom in picture p Zoom out picture Fit picture into current display window Display picture in original size F11 Show picture using full screen ON OFF ESC Quit full screen mode PgUp Display prev
7. 21 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 3 m DESCRIPTION r Rectangular selection Lasso selection Magic selection Zn Zoom in out Move cursor on top of image and left click to zoom in right click to zoom out JU 2 Move image Enable Disable alpha channel if any EFFECT Call out special image effect window for image processing COLOR Call out color effect window for image processing Auto fit image into screen Crop image Mirror image horizontally Mirror image vertically Rotate image to the right by 90 degree Sanz Rotate image to the left by 90 degree En I CTI Rotate image by degrees as specified by user Lindo Undo last change Slide Show Slide show of selected images You can specify transition effects using effect list box Favorites VIDEO LIBRARY IMAGE LIBRARY PQ ee blk em eG Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Getting Started 22 ITEM DESCRIPTION Show Hide category window Show Hide search window Show Don t show content of all sub categories Select all items under current category JHADE Unselect all items under current category List view Show item thumbnail only Kk Detail view Show item thumbnail together with other information mo Import images to library
8. To mark out just repeat the same step as mark in and click l If you already know the time code of the position you are looking for just key in the code and click button XmediaStorm will search the tape and pause at the position you specify You will see a icon appear on the LED panel next to the time code when searching is 35 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 5 3 3 Using TV tuner card XmediaStorm has built in TV channel manager If you have TV tuner card installed clicking TV button will bring out TV control panel When first time using TV tuner card you need to setup tuner card Click on 595 to bring out setup page 4 Enter Enter Update 4 4 Enter Select Country lt gt E omas ES Save to list E Channel 6 Save to list Savetolist Select TY format E Channel 8 Auto Tune E Channel 23 Auto Tune Auto Tune Setup E Channel 24 setup C Antenna 8 Cable STEP 1 Setup tuner card To setup TV tuner card you need to specify the country TV source Antenna or cable Once you have chosen country the TV format will be automatically assigned If you think the format is not correct you can manually change it Click Setup button again save and exit current page STEP 2 Channel tuning Click Aute Tune to search for available channels To do a manual searching a Enter starting channel number and
9. Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 39 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Video Import Wizard VIDEO IMPORT WIZARD This wizard will quide you step by step to impart your own video files inta system video library All imported videos will be put inta Inbox You can editthe description and move them to different categories later Copy video files to system video folder Copy and recompress files using codec Longer time Don t copy files Generate a record of file detail and location only Use BE second screen capture as preview thumbnail START Copy video files to system video folder Copy all video files from source folder to XmediaS torm s image folder By default it should be C Progr am Files Xm ediaStudi o Xmedi aStorm l mage Copy and recompr ess files Copy and recompr ess video files using user specified codec For example if you have uncompr essed AVI to import you can choose to import as MPEG4 Don t copy files Working with XmediaStorm 40 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 Working with Picture Grabbing picture XmediaStorm is able to grab pictures from digital camera scanner and video frames By default all pictures will be stored in INBOX first To grab picture from video source video file camera input TV tuner or Click button Current video frame will be added to picture library
10. INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT THE ENTIRE RISK ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT AND DOCUMENTATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN NO EVENT SHALL XMEDIASTUDIO BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE PRODUCT EVEN IF THE XMEDIASTUDIO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial How to Register How to order To register XmediaStorm you need to purchase license s from XmediaStudio All XmediaStudio products be ordered online securely at http order XmediaStudio com Your registration code will be emailed in 48 hours once the order is confirmed How to activate XmediaStorm Instructions on how to activate XmediaStorm will be sent together with the registration code Once you get the code activation of the program is easy and instant Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Introduction Capture view broadcast web streaming
11. called out by clicking button TV Below are screenshots of panels and description for each button function DC control S22 fe Ss eqs mes Gusmmuiotm A A A 00 500 700 700 Captureto Clipboard Update Thumbnail Capture Frame Capture to Clipboard do apture Frame Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 15 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial OO CI Ee OE control fe gt Channel 4 O E 181 Chamel 00 00 200 00 El Channel 9 Auto Tune Channel 23 Capture Frame Capture to Clipboard SE Pr Setup Channel 24 Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Getting Started 16 ITEM DESCRIPTION Record start date and time Current time code if connected to a VCR Recorded video length Current video size and last captured screen preview recorder Highlight to indicate Schedule is active Highlight to indicate motion detected Highlight to indicate Webcast is in progress Connect Disconnect from video source Start recording Pause recording Change recording settings Show Hide TV control panel Capture Frame 7 a video frame and save to the inbox of picture lorary Capture a video frame t
12. choose a location to store the file Connect If you are broadcasting from a video source like camera capture card click to connect the device If you want to broadcast TV programs you need to switch to TV panel by clicking Broadcast Click Cp to start broadcasting The icon appears on the LED panel indicating the web streaming is in progress Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 37 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Windows Media Player nn Windows Media view Play Tools Help Start Windows Media Player Open URL and select menu File gt Open URL Open URL Enter the URL or path to a multimedia file an the Input ird XmediaStorm Internet your computer or your network that you computer s name or IP want bo play address followed by port number You can also input the computer name instead of IP address To find out your XmediaStorm computer s IP address type ipconfig in command mode DONE EH Battery Randomization Click OK and you will see Connecting to media appears in the status bar of Media Player If the video didn t come out please check whether your IP and port number are correct 5 3 5 Adding Part of Video to Favorites If you are interested in certain part of the video but don t want to chop the original video file you can simply add the interested part to Favorites and play back only this part
13. Digital Video Camera There is no compatible device detected if the list is empty Video Input No For multiple input capture card you need to specify which input to capture from S Video composite etc TV Input No Select the port number for TV tuner if you have a tuner card installed You can call out the tuner dialog by clicking the Tuner button Audio Device Select an audio capture card ie sound card to use Audio Input No Specify the port to capture audio from For most sound cards you need to specify whether you capture from ine in microphone or CD in CAPTURE SETTING WM Profile If Record to Windows Media 9 format is selected you need to specify a profile to use A profile is a set of parameters decide the size and quality of WM9 _ video You can click on to import your own profile The free Microsoft Windows Media 9 Encoder can be used to create a customized profile Video Codec Codec used to compress video Select Uncompressed for best video quality larger file Audio Codec Codec used to compress audio Select Uncompressed for best audio quality larger file Audio Delay Set to a negative value if audio lags behind video Set to a positive value if video lags behind audio 31 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 5 3 Working with Video 5 3 1 Recording Video otep by step instructions on capturing video Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio
14. Saver Appearance Settings Drag the monitor icons ta match the physical arrangement of your monitors 1 Multiple Monitors on ATI MOBILITY RADEON v 1 Multiple Monitors on ATI MOBILITY RADEON 2 Multiple Monitors on MOBILITY RADEON Highest 32 bit 1024 by 768 pixels E HH Ni Lise this device as the primary moriar Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor Start XmediaStorm and go to menu View gt Dual monitor output a XmediaStorm View Tools Help Default Window Layout Multiple Window Display Once the frameless picture displayed on the second monitor your configuration is done If you want XmediaStorm to remember this setting please go to setup page to change and save the settings Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 51 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 5 7 i do Monitor 2 134477777 B i n T 3 in Lian a 2 m i 4 i Ji AN HW Organizing Categories Categories are used to simplify the management of video and picture There are four default categories automatically created by XmediaStorm namely ALL CATEGORIES GENERAL INBOX and RECYCLE BIN You cannot modify delete or move those system categories However you can create unlimited number of sub categories under ALL CATEGORIES Crea
15. Working with XmediaStorm 32 Copyright c anail System Settings DEVICE SETTING Video Device SE 2800 Video Video Input TV Input Ma Audio Device SoundM A T _ Audio SeundM amp XDigial udo Audio Input TWAIN Device cam YGA CAPTURE SETTING m Record to windows Media 3 format wm Video for broadband NTSC 2 Mbps total for broadband NTSC 2 Mbps total Viden for broadband NTSC 2 Mbps total WM Profile m Capture Audio Lapture S ze We Bl veo Forme Audio Format Frame Rate Scale cwm Color Format RGB24 default Audio Delay 0 rollizeconds IF you have video lag problem Capture Time Limit minutes Dc control D ao onnaa m Display Time Stamp STEP 1 Before you start please setup XmediaStorm first You can do this by click the button circled by red line STEP 2 In the Settings page choose the right capturing device and input port number from the list box STEP 3 Choose the video format If you choose WM9 you need to select 9 profile also The quality of captured video is decided by the profile you choose You need to specify the video and audio codec to use if you uncheck Record to Windows Media 9 format If you are not sure which codec to use just select Uncompressed for both You only need to do Step1 2 3 once and all settings will be saved STEP 4 Cli
16. based upon this SOFTWARE You may not publicize or distribute any registration code algorithms information or registration codes used by this SOFTWARE without permission from XMEDIASTUDIO In no event shall XMEDIASTUDIO s liability exceed the purchase price of the SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT This SOFTWARE is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties DISTRIBUTION Only the shareware version of this SOFTWARE may be freely distributed Provided that you verify that you are distributing the shareware version you may distribute this SOFTWARE on on line services bulletin boards or other electronic media provided that it is not modified and the original archive remains intact with all accompanying files and provided that no fee is charged This SOFTWARE may not be distributed on CD ROM disk or other physical media for a fee without the permission of the XMEDIASTUDIO Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial TERMINATION The license will terminate automatically and the SOFTWARE unregistered if you fail to comply with any of the above terms and conditions The license may be terminated by either party at any time and without notice DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW XMEDIASTUDIO FURTHER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
17. import your own pictures into system image library All imported pictures will be put into Inbox You can editthe description and move them to different categories later Copy pictures to system image folder O Copy and m resizeto X corrertto BMP E Generate a record of files detail and location only IMAGE IMPORT WIZARD Copy pictures to system image folder Copy all pictures from source folder to XmediaStor m s image folder By default it should be C Program Files Xmedi aStudio Xm ediaStorm l mage Copy and resize Copy resize and convert pictures formats Generate a record of files s detail and location only Instead of physically copying pictures a database record will be created to take down source pictures Size dimension location date amp time and other details To continue click Next Working with XmediaStorm 46 5 5 Sending video and picture 5 5 1 Preparing video or picture to send STEP1 Select items from picture or video library by ticking the check box on top right corner STEP2 Click button 3 to call out Sender From Sender screen select a sending option to use XmediaStorm Send SEND m Show detailed progress _ Sending Options Email List FTP List ITEMS Send items to selected email address es as attachments Make sure you have setup SM
18. later Your original video will remain unchanged no matter how many favorites created Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 38 STEP1 To start just play the original video file as normal Fast forward video to the beginning of interested part and then click Mark button SAA ce mes posi Ter enron _ Current video screen will be captured and shown as frame STEP 2 Play or fast forward the video to the end of interested part and click Mark out button Current video screen will be captured and shown as OUT C EY XC PR PRO f cx im pes B 8 VIDEO LIBRARY IMAGE LIBRARY DONE Click Add To Favorites search in the item description Search Black button A new item will be appended to Favorites with start and end frame preview LC 88 8 length of media 877771 LENGTH 00 00 01 DESCPTION When you play this item c 2 User imported Video XmediaStorm will start from la Y LENGTH 00 00 26 the point you mark in and DESEPTION User imported Video md LENGTH 00 00 08 out If you click Loop Te E button the same part will be repeatedly played until you stop it stop at the point you mark 5 3 6 Importing existing video files y Start XmediaStorm in video mode and click button
19. press enter 4 Enter b Click gt to do a forward searching or for backward searching c Click _Savetolist_ o save new channel into channel list To delete a channel from list select the channel and press Delete key on keyboard To rename a channel click to select the channel edit the name and click Update button 5 3 4 Broadcasting Video over network You can broadcast web streaming video over internet or intranet in Windows Media 9 format Any networked computer with Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 can watch the streamed video online Setup XmediaStorm for broadcasting Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 36 WEBCAST Use this machine as Windows Media broadcast server Broadcast at port 2000 connections Wh Profile to use Video for broadband NTSC 2 Mbps total Dsum I To watch video over network start Media Player 9 or newer and open URL http This PC port For example http Computer 7070 97 Ze Dc control 000000000 Capture Frame Capture to Clipboard JJ Watch video from client computer Setup Select a port to broadcast to and the maximum number of viewers allowed Choose a Windows Media profile A better video quality requires more bandwidth So select a suitable profile according to your connection speed You may want to save a local copy of broadcasting file Simply check the box and
20. task from schedule first select the task then click Femove button Show Pending Jobs Show only unfinished tasks START Start Stop scheduler STATUS DONE Task status DONE PENDING Video Source 0 Video Video Audio Input O CD Player gt Channel F recording a program channel number as well opecify the video and audio input to capture from If you are recording TV programs you need to specify a Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Getting Started 24 4 6 Favorites a a 5 VIDEO LIBRARY IMAGE LIBRARY Favorites are a list of logical Items added by user They are Search in the item description links to a certain part of the treat video You can select Itiple favorite and play them Ha ER X oo nn one after another like a single RER 00 00 01 m file You can also search your DESEPTION favorites according to User imported videa descriptions A LENGTH 00 00 02 A TP A DESCPTION User imported Video If you delete the linked video wa B LENGTH 00 00 00 file your favorite item will DESCPTION expire also You will be Captured Video File prompted to delete it when LENGTH 00 00 25 DESEPTION trying to play an expired User imported Video favorite item 5 LENGTH 00 00 03 ar x lee To create your own favorite User imported video item ple
21. Add Below is a sample screen Sending Options Email List ftp picture com MyPictures ra ftp picture com MyPictures david RER Host Mame or P Remote Directory without leading and trailing 7 User Password 5 5 2 Sending through email STEP1 Select option Send items to selected email address es as attachments Bend items to selected email address es as attachments Make sure you have setup SMTP server in system setup STEP2 Select emails from list by ticking the check box Davidtabe com Friend s Home Email lw STEP3 Prepare your email template From voumamevourEmallcma Subject Enter subject here Enter your email message here DONE Click SEND button to start sending The sending progress will be displayed on screen Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 48 XmediaStorm Send SEND m Show detailed progress Sending Options FTP List Email S ddress Remarkz Davidtabe com Friend s Home Email Update David abe com Friend s Home Email From pounametrourEmalDoma Subject Enter subject here Enter your email message here 5 5 3 Uploading through FTP STEP1 Select option Upload items to selected FTP server s Upload items to selected FTP server s STEP2 Select FTP servers from list ftp picture com STEP3 Click SEND button to start The progress will be dis
22. CH0003 JPG DATE 11232002 3 45 52 DRIVE VOLUME DESEP User imported Image NAME izD0040309822042 JPG DATE 11232002 TIME 3 46 05 DRIVE VOLUME DESEP User imported Image Select a transition effect set the interval and click Slide Show button to start If you choose Random Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 44 5 4 4 then XmediaStorm will display pictures with random effects Random Tranzminn Fffertz Delar If you prefer a full screen slide show click on the picture and press key F11 Importing existing pictures To import existing pictures from digital camera local hard disk and network drive To import from local hard disk or network drive skip STEP1 STEP1 Connect digital camera to computer or take out the camera s storage card Compact Flash Secure Digital card etc and insert into computer s card reader Open File Explorer in windows and check whether a Removable Drive has appeared in the folder tree list If not please check whether the camera has been properly connected and turned on STEP2 otart XmediaStorm in picture mode and click picture import button The image import wizard will pop up as shown below Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 45 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Image Import Wizard IMAGE IMPORT WIZARD This wizard will quide vau step by step to
23. E 5 00 00 DRIVE VOLUME DESEP User imported Video STEP 2 Click and hold down left mouse button on the preview picture Move the mouse and the cursor will turn to A ENGTH 00 00 25 DATE 3 21 2003 TIME 5 00 00 DRIVE VOLUME Mi DESEP User imported ideo Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 3 Move mouse cursor onto the destination category ROM 0326 and release the left button All selected items under Personal Collection will then be moved to category ROM 0326 ALL CATEGORIES KL Home 59 Personal Collection ROM 03 Ea GENERAL ls gt INBOX Sel RECYCLE BIN Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio XmediaStudio
24. TP server in system setup Upload items ta selected FTP server s m Upload items to selected FTP server s and email the file links Create file links using C3 Default FTP links EXAMPLE IF your videa file name is Baby avi and upload it to directory Family Eida on server Ttp myserver com system will create a link in your email as user passwordiftp muserver cam F lt abu ai 8 User defined links http ea mpzerver com Famile Kids vrourfileh EXAMPLE IF our videa name iz Baby then system will create the URL link as hip es mezerer com F amily aby at STEP3 Add emails if send by email or FTP servers if upload to FTP server to the list below Adding Emails Input destination email address remarks and click button Add below is a sample screen Sending Options FTP List Email Address Remarks D avidi abe corn Friend s Home Email avidceabc com Friend s Home Email ra You also need to setup the SMTP server at main program s setup page Below is a sample screen Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 47 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Outgoing mal server SMTP for sending videos and pictures Server name or mtp malserver net Adding FTP servers Input server name or IP address remote directory to upload to user name password and then click
25. a link in your email as Auger muserver cam F lt abu ai User defined links http en myserver com Famile Kida t vouti ame EXAMPLE IF your video name iz Baby then system will create the UAL link as mpzerver com F amily at Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 27 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 9 1 Working with XmediaStorm Configuration General When first time start XmediaStorm you will be prompted to setup the program By default the program will create following folders for you e DATA folder where your system databases are located You can change it to other location But you need to copy all the files over e VIDEO folder All recorded video and imported video files will be saved here e IMAGE folder All captured images and imported images will be saved here There are two setup pages in XmediaStorm General setting page and AV setting page General setting controls XmediaStorm overall behaviors like where to store captured video and pictures which mail server to use to send pictures and which user interface to use AV setting contains all audio and video settings for capture device input port codecs and other settings General Setting Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 28 Copyright c Outgoing mal server SMTP for sen
26. ase refer to A Adding Part of Video to Favori tes 4 7 Sender Sender is a utility that can upload your picture and video to remote FTP server or send them by email With sender you are able to e Send selected picture and video to unlimited number of peoples listed in the email list e Upload picture and video to unlimited number of FTP servers in the list e Automatically generate the URL of files uploaded to FTP server and email using predefined templates e Build an email list for frequently used emails e Build a FTP list for frequently used FTP servers To select video and picture to send please click the check box at top right corner of item 8 8 LENGTH 00 00 51 S DATE 2 22 2004 TIME 3 43 56 DRIVE VOLUME 92 DESEP User imported Video After you selected all items click and the Sender will be launched automatically Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 25 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial A XmediaStorm Send SEND m Show detailed progress ITEMS Remove _ Sending Options Email List FTP List Send items to selected email address es as attachments Make sure you have setup SMTP server in system setup Upload items ta selected FTP server s Create file links using C3 Default FTP links ERAMPLE IF your video file name is Baby and upload it to directory Family Eida on server Hp mpzerver com system will create
27. at current video forever Highlight to indicate Scheduler is active Play selected video If the otem is a VCR tape it will automatically find the marked in position and stop playing at marked position item Stop current video playback Pause current video Repeat playing current video clip ELE US Mute audio Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Getting Started 18 Zoom in video Zoom out video Zoom to window width Restore original video size Play current video in full screen mode Step back by one frame Step forward by one frame Mark In Mark in current position Mark out current position Add To Favorites Add marked section to favorite list When double click to play the favorite item it will start playing from marked in position and stop at mark out position i mm s im i Update Thumbnail Update library item s preview picture with current video frame Set current channel to the number specified Search backward forward for next available TV channel Save to list Save current channel to the list Auto Tune Automatically search for available channels i Setup TV tuner Choose the country you are in System will choose a TV format automatically according to country Choose TV signal format automatically selected acco
28. ck the Connect button to connect capturing device 33 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 5 3 22 Managing DV Tapes Step by step instructions on using XmediaStorm to manage your DV tapes without converting them Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 34 Play made XmediaStorm HARO LC control Mm a O E 1 C3 E m 00 00 00 00 GI BE Ly Lo 11 Ov control AAA 00 00 00 00 qm 2 El Copyright c STEP 1 Insert DV tape into DV camera Turn on DV camera and set to Play mode Connect DV camera to computer through IEEE1394 Firewire iLink port STEP 2 If the DV camera is connected successfully the DV control panel will be enabled You can control your DV camera to play rewind search pause frame step using XmediaStorm DV control function buttons Click Play button and you will see the camera start playing tape and the video will appear on XmediaStorm preview window and current time code will be displayed STEP 3 When playing tape click Mark in button at the picture you think best describe the content of the tape The picture will be displayed in the LED panel indicating a successful mark in To know the time code of current mark in position just move mouse over mark in button and wait until the hint message pop up You will see a message similar to Mark in 23 03 12
29. ding videos and pictures Server name IP 127 0 0 1 WEBCAST Use this machine as Windows Media broadcast server Broadcast at port 8080 connections WM Profile to use Default Profile m Dem To watch video aver network start Media Player 9 or newer and open URL http ThisPc port For example http Computer 7070 DATA FOLDERS Folder for ideo Recording terms Change Folder for Images Capturing DATA mediaStarm lmage Folder for System Database Change CA 04715 mediastormDatabaze Change i INTERNET An outgoing mail server is required when you send picture or video by email The server user name and password are same as the one you use in email programs If you are using Microsoft Outlook you can easily find those settings in menu Tools gt Email Accounts WEBCAST You can broadcast video over network in WM9 format Viewers need to install the free Microsoft Windows Media 9 player Broadcast at port Select the port you want to broadcast to Max connections Specify the maximum number of users can connect to your computer WM Profile to use Choose a Windows Media profile to use The profile you choose decides the size and quality of streamed video The video viewers can watch Save to File Check this box if you want to save a local copy of broadcasting file make sure you have enough hard disk space How to
30. edit organize share your videos and digital photos easily with XmediaStorm If you own a digital camera a digital camcorder have a large collections of pictures and videos or you just like to record your favorite TV programs you may need XmediaStorm a software designed to make your digital life hassle free More information is available online at XmediaStudio web site What can XmediaStorm do 9 Capture and organize videos Capture video from DVC Digital Video camcorder TV tuner card VCR webcam or any other compatible analog digital video source 9 Capture edit and organize pictures Import scan pictures from digital camera scanner or other TWAIN compatible device Touch up pictures with built in picture editor 9 Broadcast web streaming your videos online Broadcast your videos directly over internet or intranet in WMS9 format Or with built in xTransporter send pictures and videos through email FTP 9 Find pictures and videos quickly Search all videos and pictures according to name description date time category etc 9 Present your pictures and videos with various slide transition effects Impress your friends with full screen dual monitor output Manage your DV tapes or other removable media If you have too many DV tapes don t waste your time and hard disk to convert them all Let XmediaStorm manage them for you With a mouse click system will tell you which tape you need to insert and start playing fr
31. ick on the focused item and a menu will pop up as shown below Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 53 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 5 9 20040308203424 L TIOMAN O57 JPG DATE 4 2 1338 TIME 5 33 56 PM VOLUME Shell Open Shell Edit RVVATEROO1 30 Ply Explore Source Folder Source File Properties copy 002 lg Print 10 PM DRIVE VOLUME DESEP User imported Image Menu Items Shell Open Open current item using associated program For example if you execute Shell Open on a BMP file your favorite picture viewer will be launched to view the picture Shell Edit Edit current item using associated program For example if you execute Shell Edit on a JPG file PhotoShop will be launched to edit the picture Explore Source Folder Launch file explorer to open the folder containing the selected item Copy To Copy selected item to user specified folder Print Use associated program to print current picture Print will be disabled if the item selected is video Moving items between categories All library items can be moved from one category to another using drag and drop method By clicking and holding mouse left button on selected item you can drag and drop them to another category in the category list Here is how to do it STEP 1 Select items to move by ticking the check box ES LENGTH 00 00 23 DATE 3 21 2003 TIM
32. ious picture in the list PgDn Display next picture in the list END Display last picture in the list HOME Display first picture in the list Double click on picture mouse owitch between separate window and integrated window mode VIDEO MODE To use hot keys click on the video window or list window to set focus on it Single Left Click on the video Zoom into video and make current point screen center Single Right Click on the video Zoom out video and make current point screen center Double Click on the video Switch between separate window and integrated window mode oingle click on the list item s thumbnail picture Display item information Double click on the list item s thumbnail picture Play the video 4 3 Video Manager As one of the three core modules of XmediaStorm the video manager takes care of video capturing playing back broadcasting and video management In order to capture video it requires a video capture device like capture card TV tuner card or a IEEE1394 firewire port If you don t have any capturing device installed then you can only use it as a video player to playback the existing video files or a web streaming server to broadcast existing video on the hard disk Features e Support most video capture cards TV tuner card DV Camera webcam VCR Support IEEE1394 iLink Firewire connection Support most video formats like uncompressed AVI WM9 MPEG4 ASF WMV Able to Record and encode d
33. irectly to WM9 or MPEG4 format need WM9 runtime Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Getting Started 14 and MPEG4 codec e Play back the video file while recording is still in progress when record to WM9 format only Scheduled recording of video and TV programs Superimpose text and timestamp to video on the fly Flexible text style Record video on motion detect user selectable motion detect sensitivity Built in channel manager for TV tuner cards Auto tune and select channels using built in TV control panel e Control DV cameras to play pause record fast forward rewind step forward and time code searching from the software s built in DV control panel e Import and index existing video files from local or network drives into video library e Capture still frames from video to clip board or to own video library e Powerful video player with full screen playback Play back full screen video on second monitor if dual monitor card is installed e Play back only the favorite part of video without tampering the whole footage e Launch your favorite third party video editor from XmediaStorm to edit selected video e Convert video files to different formats e Store meta data ie story written for the video together with video The video control panel consists of three sub panels Video recorder panel video player panel and TV control panel The TV control panel is hidden behind video player and can be
34. isplay and support dual monitor output Have one monitor display the control screen and picture thumbnails and the other output the full screen picture Touch up pictures with built in simple editor and effect generator You can zoom rotate mirror flip crop pictures you can also add special effects by applying more than 20 ready made filters Store meta data ie picture description together with the picture Copyright 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Getting Started 20 EXIF HEADER SOURCE FILE 1200405220950 30501 Fes JPG DATE 5 20 2004 TIME 10 52 18 WIDTH PIXEL 2592 HEIGHT PIXEL 1344 My daughters picture at age 5 Transition Effects Delay XmediaStorm is able to extract digital photo EXIF information Below is the screentshot of EXIF window GENERAL EXIFHEADER COPYRIGHT ORIENTATION Top left side METERING MODE hiulti secment DESCPRITION EXPOSURE TIME 0 00301 LIGHT SOURCE Unknown MAKER EXP PROGRAM Program Mormal FLASH FIRED ho MODEL E350 F HUMBER 7 4 FOCAL LEHGTH mm y 7 2 SOFTWARE VER 381 73 ISO SPEED 30 50 SOUND FILE X RES DPI 300 SHUTTER SPEED TIME 2003 09 16 18 43 00 Y RES DPI 300 SUBJECT DISTANCE mk 0 ORG TIME 2005 09 16 18 43 00 IMAGE WIDTH 1600 COMPRESSED BITS PER PIXEL 4 EXIF VER 0210 IMAGE HEIGHT 1200 Lig le JL JL LE JU errecr J Transition Effects Delay Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio
35. o clipboard You can paste the captured frame to other applications DVC control panel It will be enabled only if you have a DVC VCR connected Play the video tape El Record on tape bye control Step back by one frame Record single E anna wm 22 Step forward by one frame Pause record 00 00 00 00 E 24 Stop Mark in current tape time code Rewind Mark out current tape time code Fast Forward Add marked section to video library Capture marked section to hard disk and add into video library 00700 500 700 Find and roll tape to specified position Time code The time code format is HH MM SS FF where HH is the hour MM is the minute SS is the second and FF is the frame number Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 17 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Start Stop broadcasting web streaming By default the program will broadcast to port 7070 You can always change it in system preference pages To watch your video from another computer simply open Windows Media 9 or newer and choose Open URL and then enter http ComputerName port The length of the media loaded in player Current position of the media being played Mark in preview Mark Out preview Last captured frame preview Player No picture available Highlight to indicate dual monitor mode Highlight to indicate repe
36. om the point you marked Find out more here Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 11 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 4 Getting Started 4 1 User Interface XmediaStorm has a straight forward user interface To know the function of a button input box or any other visual items you can simply move mouse over and a hint will pop out The main user interface is divided into three panels eDisplay panel eControl panel eltem list panel To switch between modules you need to use buttons described below Button 1 Video Click to switch to Video mode Button 2 Image Click to switch to Image mode Button 3 Scheduler To call out schedule tools Button 4 System Setting To configure your system Button 5 Close application F EXIT Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Getting Started 12 Xmediastorm File Tools E Ed Help View 2 LIBRARY MAGE LIBRARY ah BS TE x Buttons for you to operate video picture items listed Multi functional window far video playback recording picture display Buttons for pour to add rename and item information Double click the remove and expand categories oL dul Remove Expend Colapse window to detach embed it Personal Colection ITEMS 10 NR ALL CATEGORIES a Fami Videos 3 lection T T GENERAL f INBOX 1 RECYCLE BIN
37. played on the screen 5 5 4 Email Links URL This is a option provided for users who has a website Instead of sending picture amp video as email attachment you can send only the links by email So your friends can view your picture by clicking the URL To make use of this function both email list email template and FTP list need to be setup properly Also you need to define a template for the URL link URL Link template Unless you want to give out the FTP server password for user to access you are strongly Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 49 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 5 6 recommended to email http links instead of ftp links What s the difference To access your files a FTP link need to embed the user name and password For example if you uploaded movie mpg to ftp server com under My files directory and your user name is user and password is Pass the FTP link generated by XmediaStorm will be ftp user pass ftp server com MyFiles movie mpg However if you use http link it will be http www server com MyFiles movie mpg m Upload items to selected FTP server s and email the file links Lreate File links using O Default FTF links EXAMPLE IF your video name Baby and you upload it ta directory Family Kids on server Ttp muserver cam system will create a link in your email as Hp user passwordiftp muserver com F B aby
38. rding to country Antenna 8 Cable Choose a TV input source E O Edit channel name here E Channel 4 Channel item Click to set channel Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 19 Xme diaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial ITEM DESCRIPTION Show Hide category window Be Show Hide search window Show Don t show content of all sub categories oelect all items under current category CH Unselect all items under current category List view Show item thumbnail only Detail view Show item thumbnail together with other information Import existing video files to library Export video from library x m Delete selected items Send Share selected items through FTP or email 4 4 Picture Manager The picture manager manages all still pictures on hard disk or removable media It captures store index and present digital pictures according to your preference Capture or import pictures from digital camera scanner video clips or other compatible TWAIN sources You can also capture video frames from incoming video source or local video file Support most picture formats like JPG BMP TGA ICO EMF GIF PNG WMF etc Read digital photo s EXIF information Transform pictures between different formats and size Auto slide show selected pictures with various transition effects Full screen d
39. t Shareware Version Evaluation and Registration Subject to the terms below you are hereby licensed to use this SOFTWARE for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of fifteen 30 days If you use this SOFTWARE after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee is required If you happen to go over your fifteen 30 day evaluation period without realizing it the SOFTWARE will remain functional as a convenience to those of you who must get critical work done before you have a chance to purchase a license The registration fee grants you the right to use this SOFTWARE for unlimited time When payment is received you will be sent your own personal registration code Registered Version One registered copy of SOFTWARE may either be used by a single person who uses the SOFTWARE personally on one or more computers or installed on a single workstation used non simultaneously by multiple people but not both You may access the registered version of SOFTWARE through a network provided that you have obtained individual licenses for the SOFTWARE covering all workstations that will access the SOFTWARE through the network SCOPE OF GRANT You may not decompile disassemble or otherwise reverse engineer the SOFTWARE or engage in any other activities to obtain underlying information that is not visible to the user in connection with normal use of the SOFTWARE You may not modify rent or resell for profit this SOFTWARE or create derivative works
40. ting a new category Add Rename Expand All Collapse To create a new category ITEMS 0 ALL CATEGORIES For example click on ALL Home CATEGORIES to make it 9 Personal Collection parent category for new 9 ROM 0326 category fim GENERAL ET INED b Key in new category name fel RECYCLE BIN c Click button Add Renaming a category Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 52 To rename a category a Click to focus on the category to be renamed b Key in a new name 3 ROM 0326 8 GENERAL c Click button Rename INBOX J BE CYCLE BIN The category will be renamed and all items under this category will be updated also Deleting a category Add Rename Remove Expand Al Collapse a TO delete a category ITEMS a Click to focus on the ALL CATEGORIES category to be deleted ES KL Home 2 Personal Collection b Click button Remove WEROM 0326 If you delete non empty a INBOX category all items and sub 8 RECYCLE BIN categories under this category I will be moved to RECYCLE BIN 5 8 Execute third party applications Executing third party applications within XmediaStorm can be done using right mouse button To start left click on any item to focus on it A focused item can be identified by the green side bar at right Then right cl
41. under INBOX category To grab picture from scanner or other TWAIN device If you are capturing from scanner a Make sure the scanner driver has been properly installed b Turn on scanner and get ready the document to scan c Go to XmediaStorm s picture manager and click button E d The default scanner s driver will be loaded to start scanning If you are capturing from digital camera a Make sure your digital camera has a compatible TWAIN driver installed b Connect and turn on digital camera c Click the same scan button and the digital camera s TWAIN driver will be loaded d Follow the instruction on the pop up window to grab pictures Editing pictures You can use XmediaStorm s built in tools to do some simple editing on digital photos All tools are accessible from the tool panel x LE Jer J A J d 12 JL eh 45 45 Selection Tools Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio 41 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Rectangular selection Demonstration Touching up tools Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 42 Adding special effects to selected area or whole picture Cancel B Contrast HSV HSL User fiter Equalization FFT Filter values Presets lt 2 y vigor a 2 gt sp s high Pass 2 High Pass 3 Low Pass 2
42. used or alleged to have been caused directly or indirectly by this document Printed June 2004 Special thanks to Publisher XmediaStudio All the people who contributed to this document especially to my wife Jennifer Ann Managing Editor Jennifer Ann Technical Editor Y Wang XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial Table of Contents Foreword 0 Part License Agreement 4 Part II How to Register 7 Part Ill Introduction 9 Part IV Getting Started 11 1 nostra ia 11 2 o AA nn PPP nn nn A 12 3 Video sac 13 s Muir Manager eT T 19 5 SCHEAUIEE ist 22 Favores c 24 7 Sender 2050000 Mm 24 Part V Working with XmediaStorm 27 1 Configuration General ans ee 27 2 Configuration Audio amp Video 29 o WW OEKING bir M 31 E E M 31 Managing DV TADOS e Asi 33 Using TV tuner Card ecc inn acacia 35 Broadcasting Video over nelwork u ee een eine ee 35 Adding Part Of VIGGO TO Favorites an un 37 existing Video sin 38 E WOKDO WHN PICIUFG een w 40 GrabDINO m
43. watch the video over network Open Windows Media Player 9 on any networked computer and select menu File Open URL In the pop out window input your current computer name followed by the port number For example http DadComputer 8080 DATA FOLDERS Here you tell where XmediaStorm should store user data picture and video You can change it anytime you like When you change the folders all existing data 29 XmediaStorm User Manual amp Tutorial 5 2 Configuration Audio amp Video Audio and video settings can be accessed anytime before or after recording not during recording You can call out AV setting page using button located on video recorder panel AV Setting Copyright c 2002 2004 XmediaStudio Working with XmediaStorm 30 Copyright c DIEWICE SETTING SSS Video Input No TV Input No o ff Tuner Audio Device SoundMAX Digital Audio Audio Input Ma TWAIN Device cam YGA 7 CAPTURE SETTING Capture Time Limit minutes Capture Audio WI Profile Video for broadband NTSC 2 Mbps total Uncompressed U Lapture Size 640 480 5 Scale Preview Frame Rate Color Format RGB24 default Audio Delay 20 rollizeconds If vau have video lag problem Display Time Stamp J DEVICE SETTING Video Device Video capture device For example a TV tuner card
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