User manual ULEAD DVD DISCRECORDER 2.2

[. . . ] 16 4 ULEAD DVD DISCRECORDER USER GUIDE Welcome to Ulead DVD DiscRecorder With DVD DiscRecorder, users can capture, edit, and save videos in the DVD-VR format or convert these videos to the DVD-Video format for use with DVD-RW or DVD-RAM. DVD-VR (Video Recording) is a widely accepted video recording format often used with hardware devices such as DVD camcorders or set-top DVD recorders. It was created by the DVD Forum to bring the familiar functionality of VCRs to video editing. System requirements To run DVD DiscRecorder on your computer, make sure the following minimum requirements are met: · Intel® Pentium III® 800 MHz CPU or higher (Pentium® IV 2. 4 GHz recommended) · Microsoft® Windows® 98 SE, 2000, Me, or XP · 128MB of RAM (256MB RAM or higher recommended) · 200MB of available HDD space for program installation · 4GB or more of HDD space for video capture and editing · Windows-compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution · DVD burner (supporting DVD-RAM and DVD-RW discs) · DVD-RAM or DVD-RW disc · Windows-compatible mouse, display card, and sound card To utilize the full capabilities of DVD DiscRecorder, the following additional components are recommended: · Capture devices such as TV tuner card and camcorder · OHCI compliant IEEE-1394 card for use with DV camcorder ULEAD DVD DISCRECORDER USER GUIDE 5 Hardware checkup and configuration To make sure your video production runs smoothly and trouble free, click Control Panel: System - Hardware - Device Manager and check if your devices are working properly with your Operating System (OS). In general, as long as the device can be seen and working properly in the Device Manager (this applies to all Windows versions), DVD DiscRecorder will be able to detect it and work with it. [. . . ] 4 Edit and info Use these buttons to remove, join, or separate programs and entry points, or view program properties. 5 Settings and options Click to open a menu where you can customize the settings for playing back video, saving your project, or viewing information about DVD DiscRecorder. 6 Project settings Click to view information about the project and customize its output settings. 8 Disc space usage Displays the total file size and video length to be used in the disc. 9 Program video clip list Shows the selected or all program thumbnails. 10 Navigation controls Use these buttons to preview your video clips. Capturing videos DVD DiscRecorder lets you capture videos from digital and analog sources. To capture videos: 1. Select the device to capture from Source (and TV channel if capturing from TV tuner. ) 3. If capturing from a DV device, use the navigation controls to locate the starting point of the video to capture. Click OK. Adding video files You can add video files of different formats such as AVI, MPEG, WMV, and others to your movie. ULEAD DVD DISCRECORDER USER GUIDE 9 To add a video file to your project: 1. Use [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select Adding and editing slideshows Aside from video files, DVD DiscRecorder lets you add photo slideshows to your video projects. The slideshows contain still images and can include transition effects, text, music, and voice annotations. To create a slideshow: 1. Drag the Jog Bar to locate the end of the segment to retain/delete, and then click Mark-out or press [F4]. The extracted segment will be added to the Program video clip list. ULEAD DVD DISCRECORDER USER GUIDE 11 5. To remove any extracted segment from the list, select it in the Program video clip list and click Remove selected clips . Click OK. . Tips: · · To move the Jog Bar at a fixed interval, use Quick search interval. Set the time interval at Click Invert Selection to select or deselect selected video segments. DVD DiscRecorder Note: On the Program tab, applying Multi-trim Video will replace the original program with the trimmed video (program). Protecting programs To ensure that video clips (programs) will not be changed or removed, you can click the lock icon next to the Program list to switch between protected and unprotected modes. When a program is protected, only playback is allowed. Playlist With playlists, you can watch specific video sections in a desired playback sequence. This is done by creating a series of video scenarios (entry points) retrieved from DVD-VR program video clips. DVD DiscRecorder lets you create and edit playlists from your DVD-VR disc. To add or edit a playlist: 1. To delete a playlist, select it from the list then click Remove playlist . From the Program list, select a program and use the Jog Bar and the mark-in/ mark-out buttons, or click Multi-trim Video to locate the portions to include in the playlist playback (for more details, see Editing a program with Multi-trim Video). (You can also drag and drop programs to a playlist. 12 ULEAD DVD DISCRECORDER USER GUIDE Note: On the Playlist tab, applying Multi-trim Video will add a new program entry point. 4. [. . . ] To format a disc, click start. Note: Format Disc is also available on the Straight to Disc page. and then click OK to Protecting a disc To ensure that all the existing DVD-VR content on a disc cannot be changed or removed, you can click Protect Disc to toggle between protected and unprotected modes. When a disc is protected, only playback is allowed. Certifying a disc For a UDF 2. 0 formatted DVD-RW disc, you can apply disc certification to scan the disc and check if there is any problem. The certification process marks bad sectors to improve future writing reliability. On DVD-RW burners that support DRT-DM (Distributed Real-Time Defect Management), the certification process also moves the data in the recoverable defected sectors (DRT-DM Level-1 and Level-2 defects, if any) to healthy sectors to further improve data reliability. [. . . ]