Honestech FOTOBOX Plus User Manual

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FOTOBOX™ PLUS

User Guide

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End User License Agreement

IMPORTANT : READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS

CAREFULLY BEFORE CONTINUING THIS INSTALLATION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENTATION, TO YOUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. IF YOU DOWNLOADED THIS SOFTWARE, PLEASE REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND CONTACT YOUR SUPPLIER TO REQUEST A REFUND. In this license agreement (the “License Agreement”), you (either individual or an entity), the purchaser of the license rights granted by this License Agreement, are

referred to as “licensee” or “You”. Honest Technology is referred to as the “Licensor”. The current version of the accompanying software (“Software”) and documentation (“Documentation”) are collectively referred to as the “Licensed Product”. Licensor may furnish hardware with the Licensed Product (“Hardware”)

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In accordance with the terms and conditions of this License Agreement, the Software is the property of the Licensor and is protected by Copyright Law.

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While the Licensor continues to own the Software, the Licensor grants the Licensee, after Licensee‟s acceptance of this License Agreement, the Limited, non-exclusive license to use on copy of the current version of

Licensed Product as described below. The Software is “used” on a

computer when it is loaded into the temporary memory (i.e., RAM) or installed into the permanent memory (e.g., hard disk, CD-ROM, or other storage device) of that computer, except that a copy installed on a network server for the sole purpose of distribution to another computer is not

considered “in use”. Except as may be modified by a license addendum

which accompanies this License Agreement, the Licensee‟s rights and obligations with respect to the use of this Software are as follows:

You May,

1. Use the Software for commercial or business purposes in the manner described in the Documentation.

2. Use the Software to share Internet connection, transfer data, files and images among the computer in the manner described in the Documentation.

You May Not,

I. Copy the documentation that accompanies Software. II. Sublicense or lease any portion of the Software. III. Make illegal duplication of the software.

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2. Copyright and Trade Secrets. All rights in and to the Licensed Product including, but not limited to, copyrights and trade secrets rights, belong to Licensor, and Licensor holds title to each copy of the Software. The licensed Product is protected by United States Copyright Laws and international treaty Provisions.

3. Term. This License Agreement is effective until terminated. Licensee may terminate this License Agreement if Licensee breaches any of the terms and conditions herein. Upon termination of this License Agreement for any reason, Licensee shall return to Licensor or otherwise destroy the Licensed Product and all copies of the Licensed Product. Upon request of Licensor, Licensee agrees to certify in writing that all copies of the Software have been destroyed or returned to Licensor. All provisions of this Agreement relating to disclaimers of warranties, limitation of liability, remedies, or damages, and Licensor‟s proprietary rights shall survive termination.

4. Executable Code. The Software is delivered in executable code only. Licensee shall not reverse engineer, compile or otherwise disassemble the Software.

5. Limited Warranty

a. Licensor does not warrant that the functions contained in the

Licensed Product and Hardware will meet Licensee‟s requirements or that the operation of the Software and Hardware will be uninterrupted or error-free. Licensor does warrant that the media on which the

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Software is furnished and the hardware will be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of thirty

(30) days from the date of delivery (“Warranty Period”). This Limited

Warranty is void of failure of the media on which the Software is furnished has resulted from accident, abuse, or misapplications.

b. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED ABOVE, THE LICENSED PRODUCT IS

PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER

EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE LICNESED PRODUCT AND HARDWARE IS WITH LICENSE.

6. Limitation of Liability

a. Licensor‟s sole obligation or liability and licensee‟s exclusive remedy

under this agreement shall be the replacement of the defective media on which the software is furnished and/or the hardware according to the limited warranty above.

b. In no event will licensor be liable for any consequential, incidental or

indirect damages including, without limitation, any loss of data or information, loss of profits, loss savings, business interruption or other pecuniary loss, arising out of use of or liability to use the software or

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documentation or any hardware, even if licensor has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any third party.

7. General

a. Any Software and Hardware provided to Licensee by Licensor shall

not be exported or re-exported in violation of any export provisions of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction. Any attempt to sublicense, assign or transfer any of the rights, duties or obligations hereunder is void. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted under the laws of the State of New Jersey, United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. Licensor and Licensee agree that the U.N. Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods shall not apply to this License Agreement.

b. This License Agreement may only be modified or amended by a

written license addendum that accompanies this License Agreement or by written document that has been signed by both you and Licensor. Site licenses and other types of enterprise licenses are available upon request. Pleas contact Licensor or your supplier for further information.

c. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement,

or the breach of this Agreement, shall be settled by arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance

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with its Commercial Arbitration Rules and Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration shall be held in Taxas, United

States of America. If you have any other questions concerning this License Agreement, or if you desire to contact Licensor for any reason, please contact Honest Technology.

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Table of Contents

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT……………………………………2 TABLE OF CONTENTS…………………………………………………….8

1. INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………..…9

What is honestech FOTOBOX™ PLUS…………………..……...9 Main Features………………………………………………..……...9 System Requirements……………………………..…….…..…….10 Contents……………………………………………………….…….12

honestech FOTOBOX™ PLUS has two modes:………….……13

2.PRODUCT REGISTRATION………………………………………..…..14

3. STARTING HONESTECH FOTOBOX™ PLUS………………….…..16

Easy Mode…………………………………………………………19 Advanced Mode……………………………………………………60 Publish……………………………………………..……..………..109

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1. Introduction

What is honestech FOTOBOX™ PLUS

honestech FOTOBOX™ PLUS allows you to create spectacular photo slideshows using ready-made themes or custom building your own to create that one of a kind memory. Using the latest in multimedia technology, you can add motion effects, transitions and text to your images, along with background music and voice over narration. When you are finished, upload your memories to YouTube, or burn them to CD or DVD to give to your friends and family.

Main Features

 SD Memory Card Reader Included

Supports SD, SDHC, MMC, MMC Plus, Mini SD*, Micro SD* (* Requires SD adaptor).

 No Software Installation

The program runs directly fro the FOTBOX™. Simply plug in and

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start creating a slideshow.

 Various Themed Templates

Create amazing slideshows with the help of ready-made themes.

 Create Video Slideshow

Convert your favorite pictures into a slideshow DVD or movie files.

 Edit Pictures

Add text or graphic effects to pictures with only a few clicks.

 Add Background Music

Add music or voice over narration to your favorite pictures.

 Add Transition Effects

Add transition effects in between the pictures or video clips.

System Requirements

 Operating System:  Windows XP Service Pack 2/3

Windows Vista, Windows 7

 USB 2.0 Host Controller/Port  Processor:

Intel® Pentium® iV 2.4 GHz or higher Pentium® D, Pentium® M 1.3GHz, Pentium Core® Duo or AMD® Ahtlon® Athlon 64 processor

 Memory:

512MB of RAM

 Free Hard Disk Space

10GB for DVD creation

 Other:

DirectX 9.0 or higher Windows Media Format SDK 9 (or higher) Windows Media Player 7 (or higher) CD Writer for VCD, SVCD DVD Writer for DVD Microphone for narration

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Contents

 FOTOBOX™ PLUS (SD memory card reader with built-in

256MB Flash memory)

 USB extension cable  Neck Strap  Quick Start Guide

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honestech FOTOBOX™ PLUS has two modes:

1. Easy Mode

Simple three step process to turn your photos into

spectacular slideshows.

2. Advanced Mode

Users can control the transitions, effects and audio in detail.

The advanced mode is composed of the following 6 steps.

1) Import & Select Theme

2) Edit & Title

3) Add Background Music

4) Add Narration

5) Effects

6) Publish

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2. Product Registration

Complete the registration form to receive exclusive information via email, regarding product updates, patches, and discount coupons.

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To temporarily turn off the registration reminder, use the “Do not display

this message for… days” option at the bottom of the window.

Select the Cancel button to bypass registration and proceed into the program. The registration reminder will be permanently deactivated upon completion of registration.

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3. Starting honestech FOTOBOX™ PLUS

Remove the SD memory card from your digital camera, and insert it into the FOTOBOX™ PLUS. Then plug the FOTOBOX™ PLUS into the USB port on your PC.

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The following Menu screen will be displayed once the FOTOBOX™ PLUS is connected to your PC.

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The Easy Mode is recommended for those who wish to get started quickly, have limited knowledge of photo software or do not require the use of any editing tools. This mode will allow you to create a photo slideshow, add a theme and allow you to burn your show to disc or output to multiple file formats, YouTube, iPod and PSP.

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The Advanced Mode is recommended for users who want more control to shape their slideshow with photo editing capabilities, effects, title options, adding background music and recording voice over narration.

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Easy Mode

To open the Easy Mode, select “Easy Mode” from the main menu screen.

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The Easy Mode allows you to create amazing slideshows with the help of ready-made Themes. The Themes included provide a specific mood or atmosphere to your photos, giving your slideshows that extra pizzazz. The process is kept simple to minimize any confusion and allow you to still have fun in three basic steps:

1. Add photos

2. Select a Theme

3. Publish (CD/DVD, File Format, YouTube, iPod or PSP)

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Import & Select Theme

The Easy Mode will open to the Import & Select Theme screen upon selection from the main screen.

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The Import & Select Theme screen is used to build your photo slideshow. It provides several functions and task areas to make the slideshow creation process as easy as possible. Below are descriptions for some of the functions and areas found within the Import & Select Theme screen.

Theme Selection – select the Theme you wish to use from the list of available themes.

Preview Pane – used to preview your slideshow with or without a theme selected. The Preview Pane displays your slideshow exactly how it will appear once burned to disc or output to another format.

Storyboard – used to add and organize your photos and video clips.

Title Slide – an introductory slide added automatically by the program

that includes a text title. The Title Slide will change based on the Theme selected.

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End Slide – an ending slide added automatically by the program that includes a date stamp. The End Slide will change based on the Theme selected.

Getting Started: Import & Theme Selection

There are four important steps to the Import and Theme Selection screen:

Step 1 – Select Theme Step 2 – Import Step 3 – Organize Step 4 – Preview

These steps are described in more detail below.

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Step One – Select Theme

Before creating your slideshow, you can select a Theme from the Theme list on the left side of the screen. Use the scroll bar to browse the Theme listings and find a suitable theme for the type of slideshow you want to produce. Themes are designed to provide a specific mood or atmosphere to your slideshow by combining specific transitions and motion effects to a selection of images.

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Step Two – Import

Next, you will need to import your photos and any video clips to the Storyboard.

If you have inserted an SD memory card into the FOTOBOX™ PLUS, the photos from the SD memory card will be imported automatically.

You can also import photos and video clips manually. Use the Import and Remove buttons at the left end of the Storyboard to add or remove photos and video clips.

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You can also drag and drop photo files directly into the Storyboard. Regardless of where you drop your photo files, they will always be added just to the left of the End Slide.

Note: Video clips added will be represented by a single slide frame in the Storyboard.

Step Three – Organize

Once you have added all necessary photos and video clips to the Storyboard, you can arrange them by dragging and dropping them to the left or right. A white highlight bar will appear between two slides indicating where the moved slide will be placed.

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Time – Use the Time button to adjust the Photo Time (slide duration), and Transition Time (duration between slides) for all photo slides in the Storyboard. Note: Video Clips will not be affected by any Photo or Transition Time adjustments.

You can change the duration of individual photo slides by right clicking on one and accessing the „Set Duration‟ option from the pop-up menu

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Tip: You can also delete or remove the motion effect from

individual slides using the pop-up menu.

Intro/End Slides – Use the Star button to add or remove the Intro and/or End Slides from the Storyboard.

Remove Intro/End Title - Right click on the Intro and/or End Slides to access the additional option to remove the text Title from either slide.

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Note: To add the text titles back to the Intro or End Slides, you must select another Theme in the Theme List and then switch back again.

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Step Four – Preview

Use the Preview Pane to preview your slides in the Storyboard.

Use the transport controls at the bottom of the Preview Panel to preview your slideshow.

Play: click to play your slideshow. (changes to the Pause

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