Arcsoft SHOWBIZ 2 User Manual
User Manual
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................. 1
1.1 Installation ............................................. 3
1.2 System Requirements............................... 4
1.3 Workflow Overview .................................. 5
Capture..................................................... 7
2.
2.1 Video Capture ......................................... 9
2.2 Audio Capture ........................................14
Edit......................................................... 15
3.
3.1 Video Clip Components ............................17
3.2 Player ...................................................18
3.3 Media....................................................20
3.4 Storyboard.............................................23
3.5 Timeline ................................................26
3.6 Text......................................................30
3.7 Transitions.............................................32
3.8 Effects...................................................33
3.9 Export ...................................................34
Create..................................................... 35
4.
4.1 Media....................................................37
4.2 Themes .................................................38
4.3 Customize..............................................39
4.4 Text......................................................40
4.5 Set Chapters ..........................................41
4.6 Preview Area ..........................................43
4.7 Slide Shows ...........................................45
4.8 Write Disc..............................................48
Quick DVD .............................................. 49
5.
5.1 Quick DVD Steps ....................................51
6. Menus..................................................... 55
6.1 File .......................................................57
6.2 Edit.......................................................58
6.3 View .....................................................59
6.4 Options .................................................60
6.5 Play ......................................................61
6.6 Extras & Help .........................................62
6.7 Keyboard Shortcuts.................................63
How Tos ................................................. 67
7.
7.1 Capture Video ........................................69
7.2 Capture Audio ........................................70
7.3 Create New Album ..................................71
7.4 Add Content to Storyboard.......................72
7.5 Modify Content .......................................73
7.6 Create DVD............................................74
7.7 Create Slide Show...................................75
7.8 Add Pan & Zoom.....................................76
7.9 Perform Advanced Editing ........................78
7.10 Design Menus.........................................80
7.11 Burn To Disc ..........................................82
Reference...................................................... 85
Customer Support.............................................86
Technical Support .............................................87
Registering Your Product....................................88
ArcSoft Product Family ......................................89
Licensing Agreement .........................................92
About ArcSoft...................................................96
INDEX ........................................................... 97
1. Introduction
Installation
System Requirements
Workflow Overview
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Welcome to ArcSoft ShowBiz® DVD 2, a powerful video
application that includes everything you need to edit your home
videos and create spectacular DVDs.
This Introduction covers the installation and system requirements
and provides an overview of the typical ShowBiz workflow. The
rest of the user manual covers how to capture video, edit and
assemble video clips, and create a DVD movie. There is also a
chapter that covers the program's menus and commands, and a
set of "how tos" to walk you through common tasks.
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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.
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 Requirements
OS
Windows 2000/XP/Vista
CPU
Memory
Hard disk space 400 MB available hard disk space for program
Hard drive
Display
Other
Pentium III 800 MHz or higher (P4 1.6 GHz or higher
recommended)
128 MB RAM (512 MB recommended)
installation
4 GB+ free hard disk space recommended for video
capture and editing (1 hour of DV video requires 13
GB of hard disk space)
7200 RPM hard drive recommended
16-bit color monitor at 1024 x 768 or higher
- DirectX 9
- TV-tuner or video capture board for analog
video capture
- OHCI-compliant IEEE-1394 card and DV
camera for digital video capture
- Windows Media Player 9.0 recommended
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1.3 Workflow Overview
ShowBiz DVD 2 is divided into four main sections, or "modules."
You can start in any module, depending on what you are
interested in!
Capture
Record video from your DV camera or other video device.
Edit
Edit your videos and combine them with other video clips,
transitions, effects, text, and more.
Create
Use your finished video clips to create your DVD or VCD (each clip
will become an individual chapter in your final movie); customize
the menu; and burn your movie to a DVD disc or a CD.
Quick DVD
Capture video and create a DVD movie with just a few clicks.
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When you first launch ShowBiz, the Welcome screen offers several
options for common starting places. Selecting an option takes you
right into one of the four modules: Create, Edit, Capture, or Quick
DVD.
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2. Capture
Video Capture
Audio Capture
Chapter 2: Capture
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Chapter 2: Capture
The Capture module is where you record video and audio. It
consists of two tabs: Video and Audio.
Choose Video to record video from DV camcorders and other
connected devices.
Choose Audio to record sound clips, voiceovers, and other sounds.
When you are in the Capture module, a red Record button in the
Player lets you start capturing video. The Live and Playback
buttons let you toggle between viewing the video as it's captured
from your device and reviewing the captured video. When you are
recording, the Record button turns into a Stop button.
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2.1 Video Capture
You can capture video from a multitude of video devices, including
DV camcorders. The available options vary depending on the
device.
Capturing from a DV Tape
When capturing from a DV device, playback controls appear. You
can use these controls to navigate to a specific location on the DV
tape. Use these controls to go to the beginning of the section you
wish to capture.
When you're ready, click the red Record button within the Player.
Capturing from a TV Tuner
When capturing from a TV tuner, first select the channel from
which you would like to record. You can choose between cable and
antenna reception.
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Auto Scan: Click to have the program scan for available channels.
Audio Device: Check the box if you would like to record audio as
well. If you check the box, choose your device from the pull-down.
The following buttons may also be available. (Specific options are
dependent on your device. Contact the device manager if you
have any questions regarding what these options do.)
Video Settings: Generally contains options for selecting your video
standard (NTSC or PAL) as well as basic video enhancement
settings.
Video Format: Options here typically include frame rate,
compression, and output size (resolution).
Video Input: If your capture card has various input options, select
the one you want to use here.
Audio Settings: Choose the bit rate and frequency of your
captured audio.
Audio Input: Contains options specific to your sound capture
device.
TV Settings: Properties and settings for your TV tuner.
To start recording, click the red Record button within the Player.
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Capturing from VFW Devices
VFW ("Video for Windows") devices follow an older Microsoft
multimedia framework. Older webcams, USB devices, or PCI
devices may use the VFW standard.
To capture video from VFW devices, select your desired VFW
device from the pull-down. The Source and Format buttons may
have various image size and format options available, and will
vary from device to device.
Check the Audio Device box to record audio from your selected
sound source.
When you're ready, click the red Record button.
Capturing from WDM Devices
WDM ("Windows Driver Model") devices follow a newer Microsoft
driver framework. Newer webcams, USB devices, or PCI devices
might use the WDM standard.
To capture video from WDM devices, select your desired WDM
device from the pull-down. The Settings, Format, and Input
buttons may contain various options including enhancement
features and compression, depending on the device.
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Check the Audio Device box to record audio from your selected
sound source.
When you're ready, click the red Record button.
Save As
For capturing from any device, after you click the red Record
button, you'll be prompted with the Save As window.
In the Save As window, enter in the file name and save location
for the captured video. You can also select the save format. (AVI
is generally the format for video coming from a DV tape.)
Check the "Set Capture Duration" box if you would like to stop
capturing after a set amount of time.
Check the "Add to Album" box if you would like the captured video
included into an album of your choice. Albums are discussed in
more detail in Section 3.3.
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Lastly, you can set the scene detection. Scene detection is
discussed further in Section 3.3.
If you choose to have scene detection, you can either do it
manually during the capture process (by pressing the space bar
on your keyboard), or automatically. For automatic scene
detection, scenes can either be separated by date and time, or by
changes in content. Use the slider to adjust the sensitivity of the
automatic scene detection.
When you're ready, click OK. The program begins to capture video
from your device. Click the Stop button within the Player to stop
recording. Click the Playback button to review the video you just
recorded.
If you enabled scene detection, the album thumbnail representing
the file displays a folder icon. Click the folder icon to bring up a
window that contains each individual scene.
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2.2 Audio Capture
When capturing audio, you have the choice of extracting music
from a CD, or recording audio from a sound device.
If you are extracting audio from a CD, select the letter associated
with the drive you plan to use. You can then preview the CD
tracks with the standard playback controls (play, stop, rewind,
etc.).
Use the Start and End markers (scissors) to trim the audio if you
wish. Simply drag the marks to the desired spots.
If you are recording audio from a sound device, choose the device
from the pull-down. The Format button lets you select the bit rate
and other audio settings. The options available after clicking the
Source button are dependent on your sound capture device.
When you're ready, click the Record button in the Player. You
must then specify the file name for the soon-to-be recorded audio,
along with the save location. If you want, you can have the audio
automatically put into an album of your choice upon being
recorded. Albums are discussed in more detail in Section 3.3
To stop recording, click the Stop button within the Player.
To play back your new recording, click the Playback button within
the Player. Standard playback controls become available.
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Video Clip Components
Player
Media
Storyboard
Timeline
Text
Transitions
Effects
Export
Chapter 3: Edit
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The Edit module is where you assemble various components to
create a new video clip. It contains four primary tabs, one for
each type of component you can add to your video clip: Media,
Text, Transitions, Effects. A fifth tab, Export, appears as soon as
you have content in your video clip. When you're finished, you can
use the video clip in your final DVD or VCD movie.
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3.1 Video Clip Components
Everything you need to create your video clips is in one of four
tabs: Media, Text, Transitions, and Effects.
Media – Choose still images, video files, and audio files that you'd
like to use to create a new video clip.
Text – Choose text templates to apply to your video clip, such as
scrolling text.
Transitions – Add cool effects between each still image or video
file. For example, if you have added two video files (from the
Media tab), you can add a transition that shows the first video
fading away as the second one fades in.
Effects – Apply frames and various "filters" to your video clip
components.
Export – This fifth tab appears as soon as you have content in
your video clip. Here, you can save all of the components you
have added as a single video clip.
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3.2 Player
The Player consists of the preview area on the right side of the
screen and all the controls below it. Use the Player to preview and
trim your video clip as you compile it. The Player contains
standard play/pause/rewind buttons, along with other controls
that depend on what you are previewing or recording.
The Player can play back either selected clips (Active Clip) or the
entire movie on the Storyboard/Timeline (Entire Project) when
you are in the Edit module.
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There are two timers. The left timer indicates the total playing
time of the selected component. The right timer indicates the
current time.
When viewing an audio or video component, the timer (slider)
beneath the preview window has two markers: the Start Marker
and the End Marker. You can click and drag these to trim the
component. You can also click one of the two Trim buttons to set
the Start/End Marker at the current point in the component.
Other Player Options:
Print Frame - Click this button to print the current frame
shown in the preview window.
Save Frame - Click this button to save the current frame
within the preview window as a standard image file.
Full Screen Preview - Click this button to view the
preview window full screen.
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3.3 Media
The Media tab of the Edit module is where you browse your
albums for video content. Content includes still images, video
files, and audio files.
Albums
Albums are collections of shortcuts to files stored on your system.
The program uses albums to help you organize your media
components.
You can "add" files to an album, which means you add a shortcut.
For example, when you capture a video or audio clip and save the
recorded file, you can automatically add that file to an album.
When you add an album component to the Storyboard/Timeline,
the program grabs the actual file. You can delete the contents of
an album without worrying about affecting the actual files.
Compiling Media
To start compiling a video clip, add media components to the
Storyboard/Timeline. To add a file to the Storyboard/Timeline,
simply click it to select it. Then, click the arrow beneath the
thumbnails.
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Use this pull-down to choose your
album. To create a new album,
new name for your album (or rename any album) by simply
typing over the existing name.
Add - Click this button to add files to your album. A
standard Open window lets you browse your system for
files to add.
Sort - Click this button to sort the content of your
album in a number of ways.
Acquire - Click this button to capture an image from a
connected device. The driver for the device will run;
follow the directions by the device manufacturer if you
have problems.
These two buttons alter the size of the
thumbnails.
To the right of the album thumbnails are the file properties for the
currently selected file. You can hide this information if you would
like more thumbnails displayed at one time.
choose "< New Album >". Enter a
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Scene Detection
Scene detection makes it easy for you to break up long video clips
into separate components without having to save each clip
individually. The program scans the selected video file and
automatically breaks it up according to changes in time or
content.
When you right-click a video thumbnail in an album, you see an
option called "Scene Detect." This command scans the video and
breaks it up into separate video clips. The results are displayed in
a separate window with new thumbnails for each clip.
Click the red thumbtack to make the window "sticky." It will
remain on top of the program desktop as long as it is stuck. You
can click and drag the thumbnails to the Storyboard/Timeline just
as you can any other thumbnail from the Media section.
Scene detection is noted on the original thumbnails
with the addition of a folder icon in the lower right.
To remove scene detection, right-click the
thumbnail and select "Delete Scene."
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3.4 Storyboard
The Storyboard is one place where you arrange your video clip
components. It serves as the template for video construction. You
add a still image or video clip to each spot on the Storyboard.
Then, when you save your video, all of the components are
combined into a single file. You can then use the file in the Create
module as a chapter in a DVD movie. Or, you can just leave it as a
stand-alone file.
When constructing a video, you can add components by going to
the Media, Text, Transitions, and Effects tabs. (The Media tab is
where you add still images, video, and audio.) The Storyboard
displays the Media and Transitions components that you have
added (except for audio). For a more detailed view of everything
you are using to make your video, as well as additional editing
options, switch to the Timeline (see Section 3.5).
The Storyboard is divided into several large squares, with smaller
squares in between. The larger squares are spots that are
reserved for still images and video files.
As you add still images or video from the Media tab, the larger
squares fill up. As you add transitions from the Transitions tab,
the smaller squares fill up.
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All of the components on the Storyboard are swappable, meaning
you can drag and drop them to swap them with other
components. This makes it easy to rearrange video clips and still
images, or swap transitions from one spot to another.
Use the arrows at the beginning and end of the Storyboard to
scroll through additional components if you cannot view them all
on screen.
While working in the Storyboard, you have the following options
available:
Undo – Undoes the last command.
Redo – Undoes the last undo command. You can perform
the Undo/Redo commands multiple times to go back and forth
between various editing stages of your video.
Split and Combine
The Split command divides a single video into two components on
the Storyboard or Timeline. It creates two separate video files,
split at the current point of the timer in the Player. Click and drag
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the timer to the spot where you want the split performed, then
right-click the video component on the Storyboard or Timeline and
select Split. You can recombine two split videos by selecting them
both on the Storyboard or Timeline, right-clicking, and selecting
Combine.
Delete – Removes the selected clip(s) from the
Storyboard.
Record Audio – Opens the Record Audio window. See
Section 7.2 for more information.
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3.5 Timeline
The Timeline is the other place where you arrange your video clip
components. It serves as the template for video construction. It
offers a more in-depth view of your constructed movie than the
Storyboard. Every component that you have added (still images,
videos, audio, transitions, text, and special effects) can be seen
and altered here.
The top area of the Timeline shows any added text effects. The
section below shows all of your still images, video files,
transitions, and any associated special effects. Immediately
beneath are the various audio tracks, the first being reserved for
audio that is embedded into video files. Two additional audio
tracks are available.
The "-" and "+" buttons let you contract and expand the Timeline.
If you want to focus on one key area of the Timeline, expand it. If
you want to see more components at one time, contract it.
Text Track
Items on the Text Track include text and text effects added from
the Text tab of the Edit module (see Section 3.6). Text effects can
be added to either the beginning or end of their respective text
component.
Click and drag the edge of a text component to adjust the display
time.
Right-click a Text Track component to display a pop-up menu with
various options. These include delete options (for deleting
everything on the Text Track as well as individual or every text
effect), alignment options (you can align added text to the
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