Honestech Rapid Video Blogger User Manual
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Rapid Video Blogger
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. 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,
I. Use the Software for commercial or business purposes in the manner described in the
Documentation.
II. 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.
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.
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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 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
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 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
New Jersey, 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.
Copyright 2007
Honest Technology Inc.
All Rights reserved.
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Table of Contents
End User License Agreement ..................................................................................................2
Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................4
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................6
1.2. Minimum System Requirements.....................................................................6
2. Installation and Un-installation of honestech Rapid Video Blogger.
2.1. Installing honestech Rapid Video Blogger. ...................................................7
2.2. Uninstalling honestech Rapid Video Blogger.............................................. 11
3. Outline .........................................................................................................................13
4. Adding Files ................................................................................................................14
4.1. Project ............................................................................................................. 15
4.2. Adding Files From Hard Drive.......................................................................15
4.3. Importing from TWAIN Device ......................................................................16
4.4. Capturing Video from PC cam ......................................................................18
4.5. Adding Music Files.........................................................................................20
5. Edit Files .....................................................................................................................21
5.1. File Management ............................................................................................ 21
5.2. Edit image files ...............................................................................................23
5.3. Edit Video Files...............................................................................................24
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5.4. Deleting Files ..................................................................................................25
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5.5. Template Settings...........................................................................................25
5.6. Output..............................................................................................................27
5.7. Adding Audio ..................................................................................................29
6. Photo Design .............................................................................................................. 30
6.1. Outline .............................................................................................................30
6.2. Add and Save image files ..............................................................................31
6.3. Add Effects......................................................................................................31
7. Output Format ............................................................................................................40
7.1. Burn to Disc ....................................................................................................40
7.2. Save for Transmission................................................................................... 42
7.3. Save to Hard Drive .........................................................................................43
8. Copyright ....................................................................................................................44
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1. Introduction
1.1. About honestech Rapid Video Blogger
Honestech Rapid Video Blogger offers users increased creative control over their existing
media files. With just a few clicks, digital media can be combined to form unique User-
Generated Content (UGC). Simply add media files such as video, audio or images from your
computer, or other external device, apply your favorite template and burn. Now you are ready
to share your cherished memories in a whole new way with friends and family alike.
1.2. Minimum System Requirements
Operating System
z Windows XP Service Pack 2
z Windows Vista Ready
(http://www.honestech.com/vista)
z Microsoft Direct 9.0c
Processor
z Pentium III 1.0 GHz or equivalent
Memory
z 16MB or more of Video memory
Optional Device
z DVD Burner
z TV/Video Capture Card or PC Cam
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2. Installation and Un-installation of honestech Rapid Video Blogger.
Note: To optimize performance of the product and your computer, defragmenting the
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) prior to installing honestech Rapid Video Blogger
software is recommended. Also, if there is any security software on your PC that
may block or interfere with the installation or removal of the software, please disable
2.1. Installing honestech Rapid Video Blogger.
2.1.1. Insert the installation CD into your CD/DVD drive on your computer. The installation
should start automatically.
2.1.2. Click [Install] button to start installing honestech Rapid Video Blogger.
2.1.3. Click [
it or turn it off prior to installing or uninstalling the software.
Note: If the installation does not start automatically, choose Run from the Windows Start
menu. Then enter “d:\autorun” (assuming the installation CD is in D drive) in the run
dialog box. You can also double-click on “Setup.exe” file on the installation CD
begin the installation.
Next >] to start the installation.
to
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2.1.4. Read the License Agreement. Click [Next >] after accepting the License Agreement to
continue with the installation.
2.1.5. Click [
Change… ] if you want to install the software in a different folder. Click [Next >]
to continue with the installation.
Warning: Please select a folder on your internal hard drive. It it strongly
recommended that you do NOT install the software on an external hard
drive or storage device.
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2.1.6. Accept the default program folder or create your own program folder by entering a new
folder name. Then click [
Next >] to continue with the installation.
2.1.7. Click [
change any settings, click on [<
Install] to start installing the software with the current settings. If you want to
Back] to go back to the previous screen.
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2.1.8. The installation is in progress. Please wait for completion.
2.1.9. Click [Finish] to complete the installation.
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2.2. Uninstalling honestech Rapid Video Blogger.
2.2.1. Uninstall honestech Rapid Video Blogger using its own uninstallation file or the Add or
Remove Programs in the Control Panel.
2.2.1.1. To uninstall using the uninstallation file: on the task bar, go to
Start Æ All Programs Æ honestech Rapid Video Blogger and click on Uninstall honestech
Rapid Video Blogger.
2.2.1.2. To uninstall with Add or Remove Programs: on the task bar, go to
Start Æ Control Panel Æ Add or Remove Programs. Select honestech Rapid Video Blogger,
and click on Change/Remove button.
2.2.1.3. Click on [
Yes ] to confirm and uninstall the program.
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2.2.2. The uninstallation is in progress. Please wait for completion.
.2.3. Click [Finish] to complete and exit the uninstallation process.
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3. Outline
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Using the honestech Rapid Video Blogger, you can create your own video content using the
following steps.
z Add media files to your project by importing them from your PC, scanner, digital
camera, digital camcorder, or other mobile devices.
z Edit your video & image files
z Use a template to add special effects.
z Set an output option.
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4. Adding Files
Adding Files
Supported Formats
Video:
- AVI, WMV, MPEG, MPG
Image:
- BMP, JPG, JPEG, GIF, PNG , TIF, TIFF, TGA
Audio:
- MP3, WAV, WMA
Output:
- MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV, DVD, VCD, SVCD
4.1. Project
Click the button to perform the following:
z New Project.
Create a new project. * This will close any current projects that are open. You
may lose work if you have not saved prior to creating a new project.
z Save Project.
Save current project. (Project files have extension “.hrp”)
z Open Project.
Open an existing project that you have created previously.
4.2. Adding Files From Hard Drive
Click the button to add video & image files from your PC’s hard drive.
Select the video and/or image files you want to add to your project.
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4.3. Importing from TWAIN Device
Click the
button and select the video or image file you want to add from various TWAIN
supported external devices; including scanners, digital cameras, digital camcorders, PC cams
or USB memory keys.
Select your external TWAIN device from the drop down menu. When using WIA-compatible
devices, you may see more than one connection option listed (“WIA” option must be select).
4.3.1. Capturing Images from PC cam
4.3.2. Adding images using scanner
Your scanner may provide additional features.
4.3.3. Adding files from USB memory key
Browse and select images that you want to add to the project.
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4.4. Capturing Video
Click the
button to initiate capture of video.
z Click the
z Select output format.
button to begin recording and click button to stop.
z Click the
z Select output folder.
button to access the advanced capture setting.
Capture Options
z Select video device: choose a video source from the list of available devices.
z Select audio device: choose an audio device from the list of available devices.
z Tuner: choose composite or TV.
R
ecording volume options
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z Microphone: volume & balance
z CD Player: volume & balance
z Line In: volume & balance
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