User manual PANASONICS SWEETMOVIELIFE 1.0E

[. . . ] Cover Operating Instructions Easy-to-use motion video editing software SweetMovieLife 1. 0E Before use, please read these instructions completely. Preparation Editing video Setting Available features Troubleshooting VQT0U75 Contents Before using this software Please read this first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operating environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Available features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Detailed settings for editing Changing volumes of video sound and added music . . . [. . . ] · If the music is longer than the video, the duration of the video will not be changed. [Specify time] Enter a value to specify the duration for automatic video editing. 3 Click [Next]. 21 Editing video Edit setting · A duration between 10 seconds and half the original duration (if a title is added, another 10 seconds) can be specified. · The edited video may have a slightly different duration from that specified. [Sepia] Effects that give an unhurried atmosphere to the video are used and the video is in sepia. 3 Click the effects. button to select a type of scene-transition 4 Click [Next]. · Depending on the type of effect, the part of the video to be trimmed may differ. [Standard] Effects that do not interfere with the original video are used. 4. Add a recording date. 2 [Comical] Effects that give a comic atmosphere to the video are used. 1 [Flash] Effects that give a lively atmosphere to the video are used. 3 · If you do not want to add a recording date, check that [Without date] is selected, and click [Next]. 1 Select [Add date]. · If the video does not have the recording date and time information, no recording date is added to the edited video even if you selected [Add date]. · If the date and time has been incorrectly set on the digital video camera during recording, the wrong date is added to the edited video. This software cannot change the date. [Slow] Effects that give an unhurried atmosphere to the video are used. 22 Editing video Edit setting 2 Check the display mode (order of Year/Month/Day etc. ). · Display mode can be changed on the [Setting] screen. 3 23 Editing video Performing auto edit and saving the video 3 :Do you want to check the edited video before saving it?Tips While importing the video on a tape, the following screen appears. 5-1 (To save on a hard disk) / 5-2 (To save on a tape) A Saved location and file name are displayed while importing. (Only when [Capture video from current position to end] or [Capture total video content after rewinding] is selected in the input setting. ) E Import is aborted, and the video imported up to this point is deleted. Do not operate this software or start up other softwares when importing video from a tape. Dropping a frame*1 may be caused. *1: It means generation of a frame (of video) which cannot be imported. 24 Editing video Performing auto edit and saving the video 4 :Checking the edited video before saving. 5-1 :Saving the video on a hard disk. 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 Select [Hard Disk]. · This is not displayed if you are only importing the video on a tape. 1 Check the video by using the video operation buttons. · To do advanced editing with MotionDV STUDIO, click [MotionDV STUDIO]. MotionDV STUDIO starts and the edited video is displayed on the edit track. (SweetMovieLife cannot be returned to from MotionDV STUDIO. ) ( 35) 2 Click the button to select the file format when saving. · This is not displayed if you are only importing the video on a tape. [ASF(Windows Media):Mail Quality] Video is saved in ASF (Windows Media compatible) format. This format is suitable for e-mail attachments. 2 Click [Next]. · Click [Previous] to change the editing content. To save the edited video on a hard disk. 5-2 Tips Rims of title characters may look blurred on the preview screen; however, it will be displayed clearly after being saved. 25 Editing video Performing auto edit and saving the video 3 Enter a file name. [. . . ] If DMA is not set for the hard disk in the PC, video sometimes cannot be imported normally. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the PC used. ) 1 Right-click [My Computer] in [start] menu (on the desktop, depending on the OS) to select [Properties]. (Depending on the OS, click [Device Manager] tab. ) [Device Manager] screen will be displayed. 3 Double-click [IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers], and double-click [Primary IDE Channel]. [. . . ]