Arcsoft MEDIAIMPRERSSION User Manual

USER MANUAL
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Copyright © 2008 ArcSoft, Inc. All rights reserved. ArcSoft, the ArcSoft logo, and ArcSoft Media Impression are registered trademarks of ArcSoft, Inc. in the United States. All other product and companies named herein may be trademarks of
their respective owners.
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About ArcSoft
ArcSoft, Inc. is an industry leading software developer of multimedia technologies and applications across desktop and embedded platforms. Working closely with major OEM manufacturers, ArcSoft offers a full line of imaging and video solutions that enhance the features, performance, and user experience of mobile phones, digital cameras, optical drives, personal computers, and consumer electronics devices.
Established in 1994, ArcSoft is headquartered in Fremont, California, with regional commercial and development facilities in Europe and the Far East. For further details, please visit us at our corporate web site: www.arcsoft.com.
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Table of Contents
About ArcSoft...............................................3
1. Introduction............................................6
1.1 Installation..................................7
1.2 System Requirements...................8
1.3 Key Features..............................10
2. Start Page.........................................13
2.1 Media Browser.............................14
3. Media Types......................................18
3.1 Pictures......................................18
3.2 Music..........................................19
3.3 Video..........................................20
3.4 All Media.....................................21
4. Actions..............................................39
Reference....................................................64
Troubleshooting..........................................66
Customer Support.......................................70
Technical Support.......................................73
Product Registration...................................74
Index..........................................................72
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1. Introduction
Installation
System Requirements
Key Features
This Introduction covers the installation and system requirements and provides a list of the key features of Media Impression. The rest of the user manual covers how to use the user interface, how to manage and import specic media les, and how to create a movie and use the webcam. There is also a chapter that covers the program’s menus and commands.
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1.1 Installation
1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. The installer should start automatically.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
4. When prompted, enter the license key located on the sleeve in which your software cd came in.
Take note as to where the program is installing, and where it can be found in the Start menu.
Note: If the installer does not start automatically, you will need to run it manually:
1. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Click Start>Run.
3. In the Run dialog, type “X:/setup.exe”. (“X” is the drive letter associated with your CD-ROM drive. This letter will vary from system to system.)
4. Click OK.
5. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
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1.2 System Requirements
Minimum System RequirementsFor
dows:
For Windows:
OS - Windows 2000/XP/Vista
CPU - Intel Pentium 3 1 GHz or equivalent
Memory - 512 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)
Hard disk space - 300 MB available hard disk space
Display - 16-bit color monitor at 800 x 600 or higher
Other
- Apple QuickTime(R) 7.0 or higher recommended
- Microsoft DirectX 9.0 or higher
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 9.0 or
higher
For Mac:
OS - Mac OS x 10.3, 10.4, 10.5
CPU - PowerPC G4 800 MHz processor or Intel
processor
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Memory - 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended)
Hard disk space - 300 MB free hard disk space
Display - 16-bit color monitor at 800 x 600 or higher
Graphics - Apple QuickTime(R) 6.0 or higher
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1.3 Key Features
Powerful Media Management
• Organize les with ratings, tags, ags, and calendar views
• Launch Google Earth, navigate to the location where you took
XMP Support
• Add title, subject, IPTC, rating, and tag information into pictures
• Share information with other applications like Vista Photo Gallery or Adobe Photoshop
• Retain photo information even if you copy, move or share it with other people
MUI (Multilingual User Interface) Support
• Adjust text size for easier reading
• Choose your language preference
Simple Creative Projects and Editing Tools
Combine pictures, video, and music in just a few clicks
Create your own movies or photo slideshows, complete
with sound track
Edit, enhance, and add fun creative effects to your photos
• Many Ways to Present, Publish, and Share
View pictures and videos full screen
Email pictures as attachments or photo pages, or inside
colorful templates
Save photos as screen savers or desktop wallpaper
Transfer photos to ArcSoft Print Creations software for
making greeting cards, calendars, photo books, and more
Easy File Import and Export
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• Automatically detect plugging and unplugging of
memory cards and DSCs
Automatically x red-eye, correct picture orientation, and
tag les on import
Capture images from video les Capture video from
webcams
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome to ArcSoft MediaImpression™, a fun and powerful management tool for your media les. Easily create and share projects featuring your photo, video, and music les. Edit, enhance and add creative effects to your photos. Create your own movies or photo slideshows, complete with soundtrack. Upload your les easily to YouTube™! Or share them with friends or family through simple email attachments, photo sharing sites, or archive to a CD/DVD disc.
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Chapter 2: Start Page
2. Start Page
This chapter covers what you will nd in the start page of MediaImpression. For an explanation of each option on the main screen, mouse over the option and a description will appear.
There are two ways of starting to use MediaImpression: by Media Type or by action.
By Media Type You can start by selecting the type of the media les you want to view and edit. The program launches the Media Browser for this type of media le.
By Action You can also start by selecting the task you want to work on. You can also Congure Start Page to show the tasks that you want.
Check the “Skip this page when you launch the program” option to go directly to the Media Browser next time.
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2.1 Media Browser
The Media Browser occupies the largest section of the main screen. It consists of two sections:
2.11 Views
Appears on the left side of the Media Browser. Views provide tools and options for you to locate, examine, and organize your media les. The rst time you use the program, Folders is the primary view. The Folders view displays your les based on their location on your hard drive.
2.12 Preview Area
Appears in the center section of the Media Browser. Displays media le thumbnails and detailed information about the les contained in the selected folder.
Views
Preview area
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The Views provide tools for you to locate, examine, and organize your media les.
The types of media les you view are determined by the Categories drop-down list. To change the type of the media les you want to view, select from the Categories drop-down list.
The rst time you use the program, Folders is the primary view. At the bottom of the Folders view, click on the icons below the folders view for more available views.
Click the icon to open the Congure Browser dialog and select the Views you want to use. Mouse over each option for an explanation.
Folders - browse for media les using a classic Windows style folder tree view.
Favorite Folders - database le that contains the media les that you use most
Rating - manage and search your media les, based on 5 levels of ratings.
Tags - provides a list of tags that you can use to categorize your media les
Activity History - database which can record the user’s operation history automatically
Calendars - uses the le’s created date (shot time for EXIF images) to organize your media les
Import History - gives you a convenient way to browse for media les based on how and when you rst copied them to your computer
Saved Selection Criteria - saves the set of conditions you have selected in the other views
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MediaImpression is designed to be easily expandable as your multimedia needs grow and change. In the Congure Browser dialog, you can choose to have the program check for other plug-ins (views, actions, etc.) that may be available. Click the new plug-in names to learn more about them, or to download trial versions. Click to activate the trial versions if you would like to purchase the plug-ins from the ArcSoft eStore.
Click Congure Browser to congure the Views and Actions differently for each category of media le.
Note: The width of the Views can be adjusted by clicking and dragging on the bar that divides the Views from the Preview Area. The Views can be displayed or hidden by clicking their relevant icon at the bottom of the view area. Or click the cross
icon on the view bar to close it.
On the top of the screen you will see options on top of the preview window.
Rotate left: Rotates the selected photos 90-degrees counterclockwise
Rotate right: Rotates the selected photos 90-degrees clockwise.
Batch: Presents a dropdown menu that contains the following items:
Batch Convert Launches the Batch Convert File dialog box which enables you to quickly and easily change the le format for many media les at once.
Batch Resize Launches the Batch Resize dialog box which enables you to quickly and easily resize many media les at once.
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Batch Rename
Launches the Batch Rename dialog box which enables you to quickly and easily rename many media les at once.
Attach Rating: Enables you to attach a rating to or unrate the selected media les in the Preview area.
Attach Tags: Enables you to attach a tag to the selected media les in the Preview area.
Delete: Sends the selected media les to the recycle bin.
Group by: Organizes the media les into different
categories in the Preview Area.
Sort by: Sets the sort criteria for the les and folders in the Preview Area.
View by: Allows viewing les as thumbnails and thumbnails with details.
Smaller/Larger: Makes the thumbnails larger or smaller within the Preview Area. Clicking the left button ts as many thumbnails as possible into the Preview Area. Clicking the right button makes the thumbnails as large as possible. By moving the slider, you can adjust the thumbnail size by hand.
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3. Media Types
The following media types are available:
Pictures, Music, Video, and All Media.
Each media type has a views and a preview window. At the bottom is a selection of specic actions related to that category.
3.1 Pictures
In the Pictures window you will see the action menu on the bottom. At anytime, you may select an action from that list.
The Program’s Action buttons appear below the Media Browser.
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To manage photos:
Select the picture you would like to work with from the 1. display area. Select the action you would like to apply to the picture from 2. the list of icons below the display area. A pop up window will appear for that particular action. See chapter 4 for an explanation of each action.
3.2 Music
To manage or play music les:
Select the music le you would like to play or manage.1.
Either select an action from the ones listed below the 2. display area or use the buttons to play, stop, etc. your music le.
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3.3 Video
To manage or play video les:
Select the video les from the display area or browse 1. using the pull-down menu.
Select the action from the ones listed below the display 2. area that are available.
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3.4 All Media
To manage or play music les:
Select the music le you would like to play or manage.1.
Either select an action from the ones listed below the 2. display area or use the buttons to play, stop, etc. your
music le.
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4. Actions
There are actions in MediaImpression that you may choose from in the start page. The available actions will vary depending on how you choose to congure these.
The available options can be found in the form of icons below the screen as well as in the right-click menu. They differ depending on the category of media le selected in the Media
Browser. They include:
Import
To access the import window, click on the Import icon on the start page.
The Import action allows you to import media les to your computer from a camera or storage device. The Import window can be attached to the main window to let you preview and select the imported media les in the preview area by clicking the "Attach" button. After importing, you can delete the original les from your device.
To import a media le:
1. Select a camera or storage device from the drop-down list.
Note: By default, all the media les in the device will be imported to your computer. If you just want to import some of them, please go to the Folders view and select the les you want before importing.
2. Select a destination folder for the import media les by clicking "Browse" (folder icon) and navigating to the folder.
3. Select a naming rule for the sub-folder.
4. Set the import options by checking the relevant checkboxes.
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Exclude les that have already been imported - Do not • import the les that have been imported from the device. Rotate photo automatically - Rotate imported photo les • automatically during the importing. Fix red-eye automatically - Automatically nd and x all • red-eyes. Attach a tag - Tag each le as you import it. Select the tag • from the list or create a new tag.
Once you have clicked importing the following window will appear:
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5. Click "OK" to start importing.
A similar window such as this one will appear with your own selected les:
Make Movie
In the Make Movie module, you can quickly and easily produce professional-looking movies featuring your own photo and video les. Note: If the Media Browser category is set to My Pictures or All Media Files, this action appears under the Edit module.
To make a movie:
1. Add Click and drag selected les onto the storyboard, or select les from the Display Area and click "Add". Within the storyboard, click and drag the les to arrange them in the order you want. Title and credits are added automatically.
2. Edit
• Click ‘Transition’ to select the transitions to be inserted between video clips or still images.
• Double-click a video clip in the storyboard to preview and trim it. Double-click a picture in the storyboard to preview it.
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• Click ‘Rotate Left/Right’ to rotate the selected photo or video le in your movie.
• Click ‘Title & Credits’ to customize the title and credits with your own text.
• Click ‘Add Music’ to select audio les and add background music to your movie.
• Click ‘Add Logo’ to select a logo image and add it to your
movie.
• To delete a le from the storyboard, select it and click the delete (trash) icon.
3. Preview, Save, and Burn to Disc
Click ‘Preview’ to view the movie with the built-in player. Click "Save As" to save it. Click ‘Burn to Disc’ to create a VCD or DVD featuring your movie.
4. Project Movie project options include New, Open, Save and Save As.
5. Controls
There are many options to help manage your movie les.
Preview Video Controls
Click on the ‘Batch’ icon to make a selection to convert, resize, and rename a batch of les. Or choose to attach a star rating by clicking on the star shaped icon for ‘Attach Rating’. Or click on ‘Attach Tag’ to attach a special event tag. You will also nd
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rotate left and rotate right icons and a delete icon. You can also click on ‘Group by’ to group your les by certain criteria or click on ‘Sort by’ to opt to sort your les and choose ‘View by’ to view your les a specic way. The slider on the right of the screen helps you to zoom in and out of your les. <<Add image>>
WebCam
This module makes it easy for you to capture still images and video directly from your webcam. Before capturing, you may want to adjust the capture settings, webcam settings, and snapshot/video resolution according to your requirements. Capture a still image by clicking the "Capture" button. Capture a group of images in burst mode by clicking the "Burst" button. Capture a video clip by clicking "Record Video" and then "Stop Recording."
Settings
Allows you to adjust your capture settings, such as video device, burst number, audio device and audio input, etc.
WebCam Settings
Allows you to adjust your webcam related preferences, such as brightness, contrast, hue and saturation, etc.
Connect
Connect your webcam. (This icon is displayed when your webcam is not connected.)
Disconnect
Disconnect your camera. (This icon is displayed when your webcam is connected.)
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Once the image has been captured, it will appear in the preview area, as seen in the following:
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Acquire
Here you can:
Acquire images from connected TWAIN compliant devices • such as scanners and some digital cameras. Assign names to image les as they are acquired (using • today’s date or a descriptive word).
How to acquire images from a TWAIN compliant device:
Select a scanner or other TWAIN device from the drop 1. down list. Choose the le format you want to use for the acquired 2. images (JPG, BMP, TIF, PCX, TGA). If you’ve selected JPG as the le format, select the image 3. quality for the acquired images (Highest, High, Normal, Low). The lower the quality selected, the higher the level of compression applied. Choose a destination folder for the photos by clicking 4. 'Browse' (folder icon) and navigating to the folder. Choose a naming method (today’s date or description). 5. Enter a description if applicable. Click 'Acquire'. 6.
Capture from Video File
Here you can:
Capture a frame or a series of sequential frames from • video les. Save captured frames as image les. • video les. • Save captured frames as image les.
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How to capture frames from video:
Click the 'Get New Video' button to select a video le (avi, 1. mpg, mpeg, wmv, asf, mov). Use the Play/Pause button or the slider control to advance 2. to the rst frame you want to capture. Use the 'Frames per capture' control to set the number 3. of frames (1 to 20) you want to capture each time the Capture button is clicked. Click 'Capture'. Thumbnails will be added to the tray 4. below as they are captured. To remove unwanted frames from the tray, select the 5. thumbnail and click Remove. Choose a destination folder for the captured frames by 6. clicking 'Browse' (folder icon) and navigating to the folder. Choose a naming method for the captured frames (today’s 7. date or description). Enter a description if applicable. Click 'OK'. 8.
Media Player
Click on the Media Player icon, whenever available, to launch the built-in Media Player. The Media Player module enables you to enjoy music and video les without having to launch another program. The Media Player controls include:
Play/Pause (P) Plays and pauses the
selected video or music le.
Back to
Beginning
Previous Goes to the preceding
Goes back to the starting point of the selected video or music le.
video or music le.
Next Goes to the following video
or music le.
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Attach Rating Enables you to attach a
rating to or unrate the selected media les. You can also press a number (1-5) on the keyboard to apply a rating.
Mute Quiets the audio.
Volume Level Enables you to adjust the
volume level.
Repeat Makes the video or music
le play repeatedly.
Full Screen (F)
Exit full screen
Photo Viewer
The Photo Viewer module is useful for browsing photos, playing full-screen slide shows and making simple edits to your photos.
Displays the video or music le in full screen
mode.
Restores the Media Player to standard size.
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The Photo Viewer controls include:
Best Fit (Ctrl+B) Makes the photo t in the
Actual Size (Ctrl+A)
Zoom Out (-) Reduces the size of the
Zoom In (+) Enlarges the active photo
Play/Pause (P) Makes the photos in the
Stop (Esc) Stops the slide show.
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preview screen.
Shows the photo at
100%.
active photo within the Photo Viewer.
within the Photo Viewer.
current folder play as a slide show.
Previous (Left
Arrow, Up Arrow, Page Up)
Next (Space Bar, Right Arrow, Down Arrow,
Page Down)
Attach Rating Enables you to attach a
Slide Show Settings
Goes to the preceding photo le.
Goes to the following photo le.
rating to or unrate the selected media les. You can also press a number (1-5) on the keyboard to apply a rating.
Launches the slide show settings dialog box where you can set the speed, music and transition effect for your slideshow.
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Delete (Del) Sends the selected photo
le to the recycle bin.
Rotate Left 90 (Ctrl+L)
Rotate Right 90 (Ctrl+R)
Automatically Remove Red-Eye
EXIF EXIF data for the
Full Screen (F) Displays the le in full
Exit full screen Restores the Photo Viewer
Rotates the active photo 90-degrees counterclockwise.
Rotates the active photo 90-degrees clockwise.
Automatically xes red­eye. If red-eye is not xed, use the Easy Fix.
active photo can be found by clicking on the EXIF button. EXIF (Exchangeable Image File Format) information contains details about the image le, camera and camera settings used when the photo was taken. Note: The actual information available will vary according to your camera settings.
screen mode.
to standard size.
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Digital Picture Frame
The digital picture frame module allows you to resize and crop your photos according to your digital-picture-frame device quickly and easily.
Follow these steps to resize your photos:
Highlight les and click on the Add button. 1. Select the manufacturer and the model of your device. 2. You may edit the les, click on 'Preview' or click on 3. 'Export' once you are ready.
Easy Fix
The Easy Fix module is a step-based image editor designed to help you x common photo problems quickly and easily. Simply add a check mark next to each enhancement you want to use and click 'Next'. Edit features include:
Straighten it Crop it • Fix Red-Eye • Add Brightness and Contrast • Sharpen it • Adjust the color • Make the Subject Stand Out
Each page of the Easy Fix features Reset and Undo/Redo buttons, allowing you to test different editing choices before moving to the next step. When you've reached the last page, click 'Save As' to save your edited photo. You can choose to overwrite the original le or save a new one. If you selected multiple photos before launching the Easy Fix Wizard, a 'Next Image' button lets you begin again using the next photo.
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Make Movie
In the Make Movie module, you can quickly and easily produce professional-looking movies featuring your own photo and video les.
Follow these steps to make a movie:
1. Add
Click and drag selected les onto the storyboard, or select les from the Display Area and click 'Add'. Within the storyboard, click and drag the les to arrange them in the order you want. Title and credits are added automatically.
2. Edit Click 'Transition & Effect' to select the transitions and effects to be inserted between video clips or still images. Double-click a video clip in the storyboard to preview and trim it. Double­click a picture in the storyboard to preview it. Click 'Rotate Left/Right' to rotate the selected photo or video le in your movie. Click 'Title & Credits' to customize the title and credits with your own text. Click 'Add Music' to select audio les and add background music to your movie. Click 'Add Logo' to select a logo image and add it to your movie. To delete a le from the storyboard, select it and click the delete (trash) icon.
3. Preview, Save, and Burn to Disc Click 'Preview' to view the movie with the built-in player. Click 'Save As' to save it. Click 'Burn to Disc' to create a VCD or DVD featuring your movie.
4. Project Movie project options include New, Open, Save and Save As.
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Photo Editing Tools
The Photo Editing Tools module includes a complete set photo enhancement, editing, and retouching controls.
The window can be stretched to provide a large size view of the active photo. Double click the module's tool bar to maximize the window to ll the computer screen.
In addition to the large photo workspace, the Photo Editing Tools module includes three distinct sets of controls:
Adjust
Retouch
Clipboard
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Photo Effects
The Photo Effects module includes a full set of special effects for photos.
Most of the effect names give a good idea of how the command will affect the image. You can also see a preview when you select a particular command before applying it to the image. The window can be stretched to provide a large size view of the active photo. Double click the module's tool bar to maximize the window.
To apply an effect:
Select a photo. 1.
Choose an effect from the effect list. 2. If controls appear, use the controls to change values. The program lets you preview the effect before applying it. You can then choose to apply the effect or cancel the operation.
3. Press 'Esc' to abort the operation when you are in preview or apply mode.
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In addition to the large photo workspace, the Photo Effects module includes two distinct sets of controls:
Toolbar • Photo Tray
Creativity
The Creativity project includes the following options:
Text and Clip Art - Customize your photos with colorful words and graphics.
Frames and Edges - Apply creative frames and border effects to your photos.
Color Effects - Apply fun and creative color effects to your photos.
Geotag
The Geotag module which works with Google Earth lets you locate the place where you shot a photo, add it as a Geotag, view the photo and their shooting track in Google Earth, or export it as the standard *.kmz le to share with your friends and family. Note that you should install Google Earth before using this module, and please refer to its help le for more information.
Geotag with Google Earth• Geotags photos by navigating to the location where you shot it. Position the crosshairs and click 'Geotag' , or click 'Geotag All' to geotag all the selected photos. When you nish, click 'Done'. Note that the function is just available for JPG or TIFF
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photos.
View in Google Earth• Views the selected photo which has already been geotaged in Google Earth. Google Earth will locate the location where you shot it, and display the photo as a thumbnail. Clicking the thumbnail lets you have a big view.
View in Google Earth with Path• Connects a group of photos which have already been geotaged with red lines to show your travel path.
Export to Google Earth File (*.kmz) • Exports the current Google Earth information as a .kmz le.
Slide Show
The Slide Show project includes the following options:
Play/Manage My Slide Shows - Play and manage
previously created slide shows.
Make a New Slide Show - Create and save slide shows
using the selected photos.
Photo Email
The Photo Email module lets you insert your photos into fun and colorful templates before emailing them to friends and family.
Here's how it works:
Your selected photos are automatically added into a template. Double-click on the window's toolbar (at the very top) to expand the window full-screen. To select a new template, click a thumbnail on the left. To see more templates, select another category from the drop down list above the thumbnails.
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To change the text at the top of the email page and below each photo, use your cursor to select the text then type your new message. Click Send to launch your email application and insert your photo template into the body of a new email. Note that you must have your email format set to 'HTML email.' Send your email as you normally would. Slow connection speeds may prevent the successful transmission of photo email. A broadband internet connection is recommended. In order for recipients to see your email with the background and photos, they must have their email format set to 'HTML email.'
Important: Because this feature requires that the sender use HTML email format, not all email applications/services are supported.
Download New Photo Email Templates
Takes you to the download section of arcsoft.com where you can get more HTML email templates. The website offers creative content for other areas of the program too.
Upload to YouTube
The Upload to YouTube action allows you to upload les to your YouTube account. If this is the rst time you are uploading les, you will be prompted to authorize MediaImpression to upload les to your YouTube account. YouTube requires this authorization for security purposes. Follow the onscreen instructions for authorization:
Please be aware that you must already have a YouTube account in order to use this feature. If you do not have one yet, go to www.youtube.com to register.
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Easy Email
The Easy Email action lets you quickly and easily prepare and email many photos.
How to prepare and email photos:
Choose an attachment method: Regular Photos – Traditional method for emailing photos. Choose 'Use Original' if you want to email photos for printing. Photo Pages – Recipients receive photos in the form of photo page layouts - with 2, 4, 8, or 18 photos on a page. This method is convenient for sharing photos that don't need to be printed and is ideal for sending proof sheets. Conrm that the Estimated Time to Send seems reasonable.
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Select the email program you want to use to send the attachment. Click 'Attach to Email' to generate an email with the attachment. Type your message and click 'Send'.
Easy Print
The Easy Print action lets you quickly and easily print photos in a variety of standard sizes using your desktop printer. How to print photos using your desktop printer: Select the photos you want to print and click Easy Print. Choose a Page Template (photo size) from the scrollable list on the left. Use the Easy Print Toolbar controls (explained below) and your cursor to zoom, pan, rotate, ip and swap photos until they look perfect on the page. Make sure Paper Size is correct by referring to the drop down list at the bottom of the screen. If you have more than one printer installed, please select the one you want to use from the drop down list.
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Easy Print Toolbar:
Landscape/ Portrait
Zoom in Enlarges the selected photo
Zoom out Reduces the size of the
Auto Crop Have the program
Copy Copies a selected image into
Paste Pastes a copied image into
Rotate Left 90Rotates the selected photo
Rotate Right 90Rotates the selected photo 90
Flip Flips the selected photo
Delete Remove the selected photo
Switch between horizontal and vertical page orientations.
within the print area.
selected photo within the print area.
automatically crop the photo in its current orientation so that it lls its respective template.
the preview area.
the preview area.
90 degrees counterclockwise within the print area.
degrees clockwise within the print area.
horizontally within the print area.
from the print area.
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If you want to adjust the quality settings for your printer, click
'Print Setup.'
Click 'Print'.
Webcam (See Chapter 2 for section on webcam)
Easy Archive
The Easy Archive action helps you quickly and easily burn a CD or DVD disc of the selected media les.
How to archive media les to disc:
Select the les and folders* you want to archive to disc and click Easy Archive. Insert a blank CD or DVD disc into the selected drive. Enter a disc label. Enter a folder name. All les in the archive will be added to this folder. Click 'Burn.' * Note: Although folders can be selected for archiving, only their contents are archived to the disc - folder structures are not archived. All media les are added to one folder.
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Print Creations
The Print Creations projects enable you to create Photo Calendars, Half-Fold Greeting Cards, Quarter-Fold Greeting Cards, Album Pages, and Photo Books with your pictures.
Selecting a Print Creations project launches the ArcSoft Print Creations™ application for that project, using the selected pictures. Some or all of the Print Creations projects may be unavailable depending on what version of Print Creations you have installed.
For more information, visit the ArcSoft Print Creations web page.
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Order Photo Gifts and Prints
The Order Gifts and Prints module lets you print your photos quickly and easily through online print services, order gifts and photobooks.
Here's how it works:
First click on the photo you would like to use from the preview window. Click on the next button. Then select the the country where you are as well as a product category. Follow the on­screen instructions.
Note: Not all available options will appear on the
bottom of the preview screen. To access these,
simply click on the expandable menu icon.
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Open ArcSoft
Open With
Setup
Troubleshooting
Customer Support
Technical Support
Licensing Agreement
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The following are other options available in the Action button toolbar:
Open ArcSoft
Open other ArcSoft applications directly from within MediaImpression, or download trial versions of ArcSoft applications that you have not yet installed.
Open With
Opens the selected le in the chosen application.
Setup
You can customize your program in several ways. You can select to show or hide each view and action in the start page and browser, and you can set the order of the available actions.
Congure Start Page
Choose which actions to list on the Start Page. To move an action up or down in the list, select it and then click the "Move Up/Down" button to the right of that action.
Congure Actions
Set the order of the available actions. Mouse over each action to see its description. To move an action up or down in the list, select it and then click the "Move Up/Down" button to the right of that action. The changes take effect after you click OK.
MediaImpression is designed to be easily expandable as your multimedia needs grow and change. In the Congure Browser dialog, you can choose to have the program check for other plug-ins (views, actions, etc.) that may be available. Click the new plug-in names to learn more about them, or to download trial versions. Click to activate the trial versions if you would like to purchase the plug-ins from the ArcSoft eStore.
Advanced
Click Advanced to congure the Views and Actions differently for each category of media le.
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Troubleshooting
Question: What do I do if Media Converter does not have my device model listed?
Answer: If your device is not listed in Media Converter, you
can still convert the media. To do so, select ‘User dened’ un­der ‘Manufacture’. Click the ‘Edit’ button and manually dene photo, audio or video le specications to t the parameters used by your device.
Note: Please contact device manufacture to obtain media le specications and parameters.
Question: How do I organize my les in MediaImpression
using tags?
Answer: Media Impression's powerful media browser will auto­matically separate your media les based on tags attached to each media le. To enable tag view, click ‘Congure Browser’ buttons and check the 'Tags' option to enable it. Click ‘OK’ when nished. (A tag must be attached to a media les before this method of organizing media les can be used)
To set a tag for a le, select thumbnail in the Preview Area. Click the 'Attach Tags' button at the top, or right-click on the le and select a tag from the 'Attach Tags' sub-menu, or even drag selected les to a tag or drag a tag to selected les. Files must be added to the library before you can attach a tag to them.
Question: How do I set a tag for a le?
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Answer: To set a tag for a le, select thumbnail in the Preview Area. Click the 'Attach Tags' button at the top, or right-click on the le and select a tag from the 'Attach Tags' sub-menu, or even drag selected les to a tag or drag a tag to selected les.
Question: Can I attach multiple tags to one le?
Answer: Yes, MediaImpression allows the user to set mulitple tags
to any media le.
Question: How do I make my own tags in MediaImpression?
Answer: To make your own tag, press ‘Insert’ key on your key­board while in tag view on the left side of your browser pane or right-click on le thumbnail icon and select ‘Attach Tag’.
Question: How do I change a tag icon in MediaImpression?
Answer: Right-click on the tag and choose ‘Change Icon’. You can
select from list of existing default icons or use your own photo.
Question: Some tag categories in MediaImpression can not be
changed or deleted, why?
Answer: Media Impression comes with default tag categories such as
Events, Holidays, People, Photography, Places and Seasons, which can not be deleted or renamed. However any existing tag under these categories can be modied.
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Question: How does calendar view work in MediaImpres­sion?
Answer: The Calendar view uses the le's created date (shot time for EXIF images) to organize your media les.In the Calendars view, select a year, a month or a day to view all media les that were created or last modied on a given date.
Question: What does EXIF stand for?
Answer: EXIF stands for Exchangeable Image File Format and contains information about the image le, camera and camera set­tings used when the photo was taken.
Note: The actual information available will vary according to your
camera settings.
Question: How do I add/remove action buttons in MediaIm­pression?
Answer: Media Impression ‘Action’ buttons appear below the Me­dia Browser. The available Actions differ depending on the catego­ry of media le selected in the Media Browser.
By customizing action buttons, you can choose to show or hide each button on the browser and you can set the order of the avail­able actions.
Click the ‘Setup’ button in the bottom-right corner of the media browser and select ‘Congure Actions…’ Mouse over each action
to see its description. To move an action up or down in the list,
select the action and then click the "Move Up/Down" button to the right of that action. Uncheck the box to remove action button from
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action panel. Click OK to save changes.
Note: Use ‘Advanced’ to congure the Views and Actions differently for each category of media le.
Question: How do I view photos in the full screen mode with MediaImpression?
Answer: If you wish to view your photos in full screen mode using
the Media Browser, you must rst double-click on the photo thumb­nail to open Media Impression Photo Viewer. Press the ‘F’ key on your keyboard or use the ‘full screen’ button in
upper-right corner to toggle to full screen. To exit full screen mode,
press ESC key on your keyboard or use the ‘X’ button in bottom-
right corner to toggle off the full screen mode.
Question: How do I add audio to my photos in MediaImpres­sion?
Answer: Media Impression allows users to attach audio commen-
tary to a photo le. To do so, right-click on photo le thumbnail and select ‘Exif Audio Control’, then select ‘Attach Audio’ or ‘Record New Audio’ Note: Only JPG les allow audio attachment and only WAV les can be attached.
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Index
A
Actions 34
Acquire 40
TWAIN 40 Capture from Video File 40 Creativity 49 Digital Picture Frame 45 Easy Archive 55
archive media les 55 Easy Email 52 Easy Fix 45 Easy Print 53
Easy Print Toolbar 54 Geotag 49 Import 34 Make Movie 36, 46 Media Player 41 Order Photo Gifts and Prints 57 Photo Editing Tools 47 Photo Effects 48 Photo Email 50 Photo Viewer 42 Print Creations 56 Slide Show 50 Upload to YouTube 51 WebCam 38
C
Create Video 22
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Data 34
I
Installation 19 Introduction 18
Installation 18, 19 Key Features 18, 22 System Requirements 18, 20
K
Key Features 22
Media Browser
Attach Rating 29 Attach Tags 29 Batch 28
Batch Convert 28
Batch Resize 28
Delete 29 Group by 29 Preview Area 26 Rotate left 28 Rotate right 28 Smaller/Larger 29 Sort by 29 View by 29
Views 26 MUI (Multilingual User Interface) Support 22 Powerful Media Management 22 Simple Creative Projects and Editing Tools 22 XMP Support 22
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M
Media Types 30
All Media 33 Music 31 Pictures 30
manage photos 31
Video 32
S
Start Page 25
Media Browser 26
System Requirements 20
W
Watching BD/DVD/VCD movies 25
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