User manual ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY 5

[. . . ] January 2006 Ulead DVD MovieFactory® version 5 © 2000-2006 Ulead Systems, Inc. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement, which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ICI Library © 1991- 1992 C-Cube Microsystems. Ulead, the Ulead logo, and Ulead DVD MovieFactory are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. [. . . ] Insert a disc into the disc burner where the video will be recorded, and then click Video Disc and select Straight Capture to Disc in the Launcher. Select the menu template and click Background Image or Background Music to add background image and music, then click OK. Click Create Chapter to automatically add chapters with a specific time interval. Select the desired output format in Format. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 27 10. Click Burner Options to set the disc burner options and properties. Select Support X-Disc to include Extended disc (XDVD, XVCD, XSVCD) compatible files to your project. 11. Locate the starting point of your video to capture then click Start Capture. 12. After successfully burning your disc, a dialog box appears from which you can select the next step. · Continue stays in the Straight Capture to Disc dialog box for you to do another direct-to-disc task. · Close exits DVD MovieFactory. Note: Click Expand/Shrink preview window to enlarge the Preview Window and minimize the other options in the Straight Capture to Disc dialog box. Click Expand/Shrink preview window again to return to the default Preview Window size and layout. See "Capturing DV video" for more details. DVD MovieFactory Settings and tools The following tools located at the lower left of the main interface allow you to perform various tasks. See "Tools" for more details. Settings and Options Allows you to set preferences, save projects, view the online Help, and access product specific information on the Ulead Web site. Project Settings Opens a dialog box where you can configure project specific settings. Display Aspect Ratio Toggles between standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 display aspect ratios for videos and menus. Label@Once Launches the Label@Once dialog box where you can create and print labels and covers for your discs. 28 ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 16:9 DVD In addition to the standard 4:3 display, DVD MovieFactory supports 16:9 display aspect ratio for videos and menus. To create widescreen videos, click and select 16:9 from the Display aspect ratio list in the Project Settings dialog box. You can also switch between standard 4:3 and widescreen 16:9 by clicking Display Aspect Ratio and selecting the desired setting. See "Display aspect ratio" for more details. Note: Switching between 16:9 and 4:3 display settings resets all menus to default. You can change the output format of your current project anytime by selecting the desired output format in Current project type. Slideshow Disc Adding photo slideshows Aside from video files, you can also add photo slideshows complete with multiple background music or sound annotations, as well as transition and pan & zoom effects. To create a slideshow: 1. Click Slideshow Disc and select New Project in the Launcher to open the Add/Edit Media page. Click Add Slideshow to open the Add Slideshow dialog box. Note: To add image folders and subfolders by group, select Batch Collect. 3. Locate the folder that contains your image files in the Add SlideShow dialog box and select the images to include. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to add more images. ULEAD DVD MOVIEFACTORY USER GUIDE 29 5. [. . . ] Click Import Playlist then browse for the playlist that you want to include on your label then click Open. Importing a disc label Open your previous disc label projects for re-editing or re-printing. To open a previously saved disc label project: 1. Browse for the disc label file (*. UPL) to open in the Open dialog box. Click Open to open the project. Saving a disc label After working on your disc label design, you can save it for use at a later time. To save your disc label: 1. Enter a name for the project and click Save to save the project. Printing a disc label To print your disc label: 1. [. . . ]