Cyberlink MediaShow - 4.0 User’s Guide

CyberLink

MediaShow 4

User’s Guide

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To the extent allowed by law, MediaShow IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH MediaShow AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

BY USING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE THAT CYBERLINK WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE OR MATERIALS CONTAINED EITHER IN THIS PACKAGE.

The terms and conditions here under shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of Taiwan.

MediaShow is a registered trademark along with other company and product names mentioned in this publication, used for identification purposes and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.

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Mailing Address

Web Site Telephone Fax

CyberLink Corporation 15F, #100, Minchiuan Road, Shindian City Taipei 231, Taiwan

www.cyberlink.com

886-2-8667-1298

886-2-8667-1300

Contents

CyberLink MediaShow ........................... 1

Welcome .....................................................................................................................2

The CyberLink MediaShow Program ................................................................3

Library ....................................................................................................................4

Media Window ....................................................................................................9

Tray ...................................................................................................................... 10

Favorites ............................................................................................................. 10

View Preferences ............................................................................................. 11

System Requirements ......................................................................................... 12

Photos .................................................. 15

Viewing Photos ..................................................................................................... 16

Viewing a Single Photo ................................................................................. 16

Creating a Photo Slideshow ........................................................................ 17

Editing Photos ....................................................................................................... 19

Photo Fixes ........................................................................................................ 20

Fine Tune Photos ............................................................................................ 21

Photo Effects ..................................................................................................... 21

Photo Description, Info and Tags .............................................................. 22

Batch Edit ........................................................................................................... 22

Printing Photos ..................................................................................................... 23

Printing Photos on a Printer ........................................................................ 23

Ordering Photo Prints ................................................................................... 24

Creating Media with Your Photos .................................................................. 25

Setting a Photo as Desktop Background ............................................... 25

Creating a Screen Saver ................................................................................ 25

Creating a Slideshow Movie ....................................................................... 26

Creating a Disc ................................................................................................. 27

Sharing Your Photos ........................................................................................... 28

E-mailing Photos ............................................................................................. 28

Uploading Photos to Flickr .......................................................................... 28

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Videos .................................................. 31

Watching Your Videos .........................................................................................32

Watching Videos ..............................................................................................32

Editing Your Videos ..............................................................................................35

Video Fixes .........................................................................................................36

Fine Tune Videos .............................................................................................36

Trim Videos ........................................................................................................36

Video Description, Info and Tags ...............................................................37

Creating Media with Your Videos ...................................................................38

Creating Movies ...............................................................................................38

Creating a Disc ..................................................................................................40

Sharing Your Videos .............................................................................................41

E-mailing Videos ..............................................................................................41

Uploading Videos to YouTube ...................................................................41

Create Disc ........................................... 43

Creating a New Disc .............................................................................................44

Create Disc Window .......................................................................................45

Step 1 - Inputting Your Title ........................................................................45

Step 2 - Selecting a Style ...............................................................................46

Step 3 - Adding Videos ..................................................................................46

Step 4 - Adding Photos .................................................................................46

Step 5 - Burning Your Disc ...........................................................................47

Saving and Opening Existing Disc Projects ...........................................47

Create Disc Settings ........................................................................................48

Preferences .......................................... 51

MediaShow Preferences .....................................................................................52

General Preferences .......................................................................................52

E-mail Preferences ...........................................................................................52

Slideshow Preferences ..................................................................................53

Screen Saver Preferences .............................................................................53

Library Preferences .........................................................................................54

Contents

Technical Support................................. 57

Before Contacting Technical Support ...........................................................58

Web Support ..........................................................................................................59

Index .................................................... 61

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Chapter 1:

CyberLink MediaShow

This chapter introduces CyberLink MediaShow and provides an overview of the Library and the Media Window. It also outlines the minimum system requirements for using the program.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• "Welcome" on page 2

• "The CyberLink MediaShow Program" on page 3

• "System Requirements" on page 12

CyberLink MediaShow

Welcome

Welcome to the CyberLink family of software programs. CyberLink MediaShow is a new and innovative way to view and be creative with your media.

CyberLink MediaShow lets you be as imaginative as you want by performing the following functions:

• View your photos and videos

• Edit and add effects to your photos and videos

• Create screen savers and slideshows with your photos

• Create stylish and professional looking movies with your

videos

• Upload your videos directly to YouTube

• Upload your photos directly to Flickr

• E-mail photos and videos directly from CyberLink MediaShow

to your friends

• Create discs with your photos and videos in the DVD or Blu-ray

Disc format, including AVCHD discs.

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Library

Conveniently organizes all of your media files by album, folder and tags

Function buttons

Perform a variety of useful functions instantly

Tray

Hold the media you want to view in a

slideshow, burn to a disc and more

Media Window

Contains resizable thumbnails for all the imported media

The CyberLink MediaShow Program

CyberLink MediaShow has three main modules: the Photo, Video and Create Disc modules. When you open the Photo or Video module, the program appears as follows:

Note: Use the To Photo/To Video button within the Home menu to switch between to two main modules.

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Library

The Library is a convenient way to organize and keep track of all your media. When you import your media, CyberLink MediaShow categorizes all of it into a series of folders for easy browsing.

CyberLink MediaShow will scan the folders in your Library for new media every time the program is launched. For information on adding new folders to the Library, see "Library Preferences" on page 54.

The Library consists of the following sections:

• Albums

• Folders

• Tags

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Albums

The Albums section is a grouping of your media that you can create, helping you organize your media and prepare it for creating slideshows, discs, etc. Also, whenever you add media to your Favorites, it will be placed in the Favorite Media folder in albums automatically.

Use the Album Tools on the CyberLink MediaShow menu bar to:

• Add a New album.

• Edit existing album information.

• Sort by date, name or file size.

• Delete an album from the Library.

You may also create a new album by doing one of the following:

• Right-click within the albums section and select Create a new

album.

• Click on the Create a new album button .

• Right-click on an item in media window and select Add to

Album > Create a new album.

Once you select Create a new album, enter in a name and description of the album in the window that open.

To add media to an album, do this:

• right-click on the media and select Add to Album and then

select the album you want to add it to.

• drag and drop your media into the album you want to add it to

in the Library.

Note: See "Favorites" on page 10 for information on the Favorite Media album and "Creating a Screen Saver" on page 25 for information on the Screen Saver album.

Folders

The Folders section is a listing of the folders that were imported into CyberLink MediaShow. The folders contain all of your photos and videos, which are organized by year for easy browsing.

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Note: Media located on removable drives and optical discs will not be displayed in the folder list.

Use the Folders Tools on the CyberLink MediaShow menu bar to:

• Edit existing folder information.

• Sort by date, name or file size.

• Locate the folder on your hard disk.

• Delete a folder and its contents from your computer’s hard

drive.

• Hide a folder in from view within the Library.

You can also edit your folder information by right-clicking on a folder in the Library or Media Window and selecting Edit Folder Information. Sort the media within a folder by right-clicking in the Library and selecting Sort by.

You can create new folders within the Library via one of the following methods:

• Right-click on a folder and select Separate by Date to create a

series of new folders based on file date.

• Right-click on a media file within a folder and select Separate

Folder Here. CyberLink MediaShow will create a new folder

that includes the media from the position where you clicked.

• Select one or more media files, right click and then select Move

to New Folder to create a new folder containing the selected

media.

Media Window

The Media Window contains thumbnails of all the media that has been imported into CyberLink MediaShow.

There are several options available to you within the Media Window. Right-click on a photo or video for a listing of available functions.

You may dynamically resize the thumbnails in the Media Window by:

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• using the slider in the bottom right corner of the window.

• selecting View > Thumbnails and then select the desired size.

Searching for Media

If you are in the situation where you cannot find a specific media file or folder in the Media Window, you can use the Search function to assist in your search.

Simply type in a search keyword in the search field located in the top right of the program window, and CyberLink MediaShow will filter the media files within the Media window based on the keyword.

Tray

The Tra y is a convenient little area that lets you hold the media you want to add to an album, view in a slideshow, include on a disc, etc.

When you are browsing through your media within different folders in the Media Window, clicking on a photo or video will display a thumbnail of it in the Tray.

If you would like to hold a photo or video in the Tray for future use, click on Hold. The item will be held in the Tray until you select it and click on the Clear button.

Favorites

CyberLink MediaShow lets you add the photos and videos you like the most to your Favor ites. When you add media to your Favorites, it will be added to the Favorite Media folder in Albums, where you can easily view them or add them to a disc.

To add media to your Favorites, do one of the following:

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• select the media files you want to add in the Media Window

and then click on the Favorites button.

• while viewing media click on the Favorites button.

• drag and drop media into the Favorite Media folder in Albums.

View Preferences

CyberLink MediaShow provides you with some viewing preferences so you can customize the program to your liking. Click on View within CyberLink MediaShow to customize the following options:

• Thumbnails: select the size of the thumbnails that are

displayed in the Media Window.

• Captions: select the type of caption that will be displayed

underneath your media in the Media Window.

• Skin: select the color of the user interface skin for CyberLink

MediaShow.

• Display Hidden: use this option to display media and folders

that were previously hidden from view within CyberLink MediaShow.

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System Requirements

The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums for running CyberLink MediaShow.

Minimum System Requirements

Screen Resolution

Memory

HDD Space

CPU

• Windows 7/Vista/XP (Service Pack 2)

• DirectX 9 or above

• 800 X 600, 16-bit color or above

• 512MB required (1GB above recommended, 2GB above recommended for HD video)

•1GB required

• 10GB (20GB recommended) required for DVD production

• 60 GB (100 GB recommended) for Blu-ray Disc production

• Intel Pentium D 3.0 Ghz CPU with hyperthreading or equivalent AMD CPU is minimal

• High Quality MPEG-4 and WMV, QuickTime, RealVideo Profiles: Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or AMD Athlon XP 2400+

• AVCHD and MPEG-2 HD Profiles: Pentium Core 2 Duo E6400 or Athlon 64 X2 5000+

• CyberLink MediaShow 4 is optimized for CPU with MMX/SSE/SSE2/3DNow!/3DNow! Extension/HyperThreading/Dual Core technology

Minimum System Requirements

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VGA

Burning Device

Printers

Internet Connection

Import Devices

• Minimum Intel 945GM above

• Minimum Nvidia Geforce 6600 above

• Minimum ATI X1600 above

• 64MB-VRAM or above

• Some animation effects may be turned off or degraded for lower end graphics system

• A DVD burner (DVD+R/RW or DVD-R/RW ) is required to burn DVD/AVCHD contents

• A Blu-ray disc recordable drive is required to burn Blu-ray discs

•All printers

• An Internet connection is required for some upload/download features

• Cameras via removable disk interface

• Cameras support Windows Portable Devices interface

• CDV devices via 1394

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Chapter 2:

Photos

This chapter guides you through the different creative functions you can perform with your photos in CyberLink MediaShow. It also outlines the various editing functions and the process of e-mailing and uploading your photos to Flickr.

This chapter contains the following sections:

• "Viewing Photos" on page 16

• "Editing Photos" on page 19

• "Printing Photos" on page 23

• "Creating Media with Your Photos" on page 25

• "Sharing Your Photos" on page 28

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Viewing Photos

You can use CyberLink MediaShow to view your photos, like viewing photos in an album or a scrapbook. To launch the Photo module, select the Photo button on the CyberLink MediaShow launcher.

Note: You can also launch the Photo module from within the Video module by clicking on the To Photo button.

Viewing a Single Photo

You can quickly view any photo that is displayed in the Library by double-clicking on it in the Media window. Use the slider on the right of the slideshow playback controls to dynamically resize the photo to the desired size.

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