User's Manual
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Nero PhotoShow Elite
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generations to come.
This User’s Manual is designed to help you through each step as you Manage, Make
and Share your photos, albums and slideshows. For more information, please refer to
the help files (?) within the software, or visit us online at
http://www.nerophotoshow.com
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Contents
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General Information: Nero PhotoShow Elite 5
2 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Elite 6
3 Getting Started 8
4 Manage 9
Nero PhotoShow Elite
1.1 General System Requirements 5
2.1 Installation Instructions 6
2.2 The Initial Scan 7
4.1 Importing Photos 9
4.2 Organizing Your Photos 10
4.3 Printing At Home 11
4.4 Emailing Your Photos 11
4.5 Making A New Album 12
4.6 Watching Albums 13
4.7 Album Info 14
4.8 Managing Your Shows 15
5 Editing Your Photos 16
5.1 General Editing 17
5.2 Applying Effects 18
5.3 Touching Up Your Photos 19
5.4 Adding Clip Art 23
5.5 Adding Captions 24
5.6 Adding Frames 25
5.7 Photo Info 26
6 Making Lasting Memories 27
6.1 Making Photo Gifts 28
6.2 Ordering Prints 29
6.3 Making a Musical Slideshow 30
6.4 Making a Screen Saver 30
6.5 Making a Calendar 31
6.6 Ordering a DVD 32
6.7 Making a Video CD 32
6.8 Personalize Your Desktop 33
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7 Making A Musical Slideshow 34
7.1 Making a Musical Slideshow 34
7.2 Arranging Your Show 34
7.3 Editing Your Show 35
7.4 Adding Animated Clip Art To Your Show 36
7.5 Adding Captions and Speech Bubbles 37
7.6 Modifying Photos In A Show 37
7.7 Show Options 39
7.8 Choosing a Soundtrack 41
7.9 Watching a Show and Using the Navigation Screen 42
7.10 Show Tips and Tricks 43
8 Sharing Your Photos 44
8.1 Sharing Your Photos 44
8.2 Email a Link To Your Show 44
8.3 Upload An Album To A Photo Community 45
8.4 Make A CD-ROM 45
8.5 Make a Video CD 46
8.6 Screen Saver 46
8.7 HTML 46
8.8 Make an Executable 47
9 Helpful Hints 48
9.1 Searching For Photos 48
9.2 Options 49
9.3 Tips and Tricks 50
9.4 Technical Support Contact 51
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General Information: Nero PhotoShow Elite
1 General Information: Nero PhotoShow Elite
Nero PhotoShow Elite allows you to capture, edit and manage your photos, create albums
and slideshows, burn to CD or order a DVD, and share your special moments with friends
and family.
1.1 General System Requirements
Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP
450 MHz Pentium® III processor or faster
128 MB of RAM (256 MB recommended)
Hard Drive: Minimum 80 MB free hard-disk space
CD-ROM drive to install Nero PhotoShow Elite
CD-R/RW drive to burn Photo Albums or Shows
800x600 video display, High Color 16-bit
Windows® compatible sound device
33.6Kbps modem or faster and Internet Service Provider (account required to share
online)
Web browser that supports Flash Player
Macromedia Flash Player V.6
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2 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Elite
2.1 Installation Instructions
Prior to installing Nero PhotoShow Elite we recommend that you exit all open applications.
1. Insert the Nero PhotoShow Elite CD-ROM into your computer. The Nero PhotoShow
Elite Installation screen is displayed if CD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled.
If CD-ROM AutoPlay is turned off, click the Start button and choose Run. In the Run
dialog, enter the CD-ROM drive’s letter and add
:\setup.exe after it. Click on OK in the Run dialog to begin installation.
2. Follow the on-screen directions within the installer to install Nero PhotoShow Elite.
3. At the final installer screen, click Finish to quit the installer and run Nero PhotoShow
Elite.
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2.2 The Initial Scan
Before the installation process begins, you will be asked to find the folder where you keep
your digital photos. This is called your Home Photos Folder. Nero PhotoShow Elite will
automatically scan all folders under your Home Photos Folder for digital photos and
automatically import them into albums.
This quick process enables you to use Nero PhotoShow Elite immediately and saves you
the trouble of importing each photo from your collection at a later time.
Any new photos that you import to Nero PhotoShow Elite from your digital camera will be
placed in your Home Photos Folder, so you can easily locate them.
Your Home Photos Folder is also set as a Watch Folder. If you remove photos or folders
from your Watch Folder, the corresponding photos or albums will be removed from Nero
PhotoShow Elite.
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3 Getting Started
Getting Started
Welcome to Nero PhotoShow Elite, your easy and complete photo experience.
This is the main menu of Nero PhotoShow Elite which you will use to navigate through the
application.
Click Manage to organize, edit, and print your photos.
Click Make to create things from your photos like musical slideshows, DVDs, photo gifts,
screen savers, wall paper, and more.
Click Share to share your photos online with friends and family, or burn your photos to a CDROM or Video CD.
If you are experiencing any difficulties, click the help button (?) to guide you with the screen
you are working on.
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4.1 Importing Photos
1. On the Manage screen, click Import Photos to add new photos to Nero PhotoShow
Elite. On the left you will see a list of folders and devices (like digital cameras) that are
connected to your computer. The photos that you select to import will be copied to your Nero
PhotoShow Elite Home Photos Folder.
When you connect your digital camera to your computer, Nero PhotoShow Elite will run and
offer to copy your photos to your Home Photos Folder and display them as an album in
Nero PhotoShow Elite.
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4.2 Organizing Your Photos
Manage
The Albums tab located on the Manage screen allows you to organize your photos into
albums. Albums allow you to sort your photos into groups that have a common theme, just
like an actual photo album.
On the left hand side of the Manage screen is a list of your Albums.
1. You can sort your albums by selecting an option from the Sort menu, make a new album
by clicking New Album, import photos into Nero PhotoShow Elite by clicking Import
Photos, or search for albums by clicking Search.
2. Once you’ve opened your album, you can change its name by clicking Info, or watch a
full-screen slide show of the photos by clicking Watch.
3. To print or email the photos, select Print or Email beneath the displayed photo. The size
of the album icons and photo thumbnails can be changed by clicking on the Size menu and
selecting either large or small.
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4.3 Printing At Home
With Nero PhotoShow Elite, you can easily print your photos with your home printer or order
professional quality prints online by clicking Print, and making your selection from the drop
down menu.
To use your home printer, select the photos you would like to print by checking their
thumbnails on the left. You will see a larger preview of what is to be printed on the right.
Click Printer Settings to set the printer you would like to use and adjust its settings.
The Layout menu allows you to select many layout options including formatting support for
Avery® digital photo paper. Once you are happy with your settings and the print preview,
click Print to start printing.
4.4 Emailing Your Photos
Nero PhotoShow Elite allows you to easily email photos and albums to your friends and
family.
1. Select the photos you want to send and then press the Envelope Icon, which will take you
to the Email screen.
2. The Email Photos tab lets you send photos as attachments through Nero PhotoShow
Elite’s mail server or Email with Outlook which lets you create a new message in Microsoft
Outlook with your photos automatically attached.
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3. The Sending Options lets you change the attached photo's dimensions with the Photo
Size menu. You can also control how big the attached photo is and how it will look with the
Quality menu. Higher quality settings will produce a larger file size. If you're sending photos
to people with slow internet connections, then you should use smaller photo sizes and a
lower quality setting.
4.5 Making A New Album
You can easily make a new album by clicking New Album.
1. You can choose to add any photo from an existing album in Nero PhotoShow Elite, or
add new photos. If the photos you want to use aren’t already in an album, click Import
Photos.
2. If you can’t find the photos you want to use, click Search to search through your photos in
Nero PhotoShow Elite.
3. After you select your photos, click Make Album to create a new album containing these
photos.
For example, if you would like to make a new album containing only pictures of your Mom,
you would click New Album on the Manage screen, then select the photos of your Mom, and
finally click Make Album to create the new album.
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4.6 Watching Albums
Clicking Watch displays the photos in your album as a full-screen slideshow. You can
always advance to the next photo by clicking the Right Arrow, or view the previous photo by
clicking the Left Arrow.
1. To rotate your photo, click the Rotate Arrows. Click the red "X” to remove your photo
from its album and place it into Nero PhotoShow Elite’s trash.
2. The Edit button enables you to edit the photo you are currently viewing.
3. If at any time you would like to stop the slideshow, click Stop. When the slideshow has
stopped, you can start it again by clicking Start.
4. You can change the time duration that the photo is displayed by selecting duration from
the Speed menu.
5. You can always return to the previous screen by clicking the Back button.
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4.7 Album Info
Manage
The Album Info screen is where you can change the Album Name, Album Date, or Album
Icon (photo that represents the album).
You can also assign the album to a different group from the Group menu. The Group menu
allows you to organize your photo albums. For example, one group of albums could be used
for vacation photos and another for pet photos.
The Starring field allows you to enter the names of the people who appear in the photos.
You can also add comments or keywords that describe the photos into the Comment &
Keywords field so you can easily search for them at a later time.
You have the option to rename the photos in your album by checking the button next to
Rename photos in album. When you click OK, each photo will be assigned a new file name
that consists of the current album name (or whatever you type into the text box), a hyphen,
and a number that represents its position in the thumbnail browser.
For example, if your album is named "Favorite Photos", and you chose to rename the photos
in that album, the resulting photo names would be "Favorite Photos-01.jpg", "Favorite
Photos-02.jpg", "Favorite Photos-03.jpg", and so on.
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4.8 Managing Your Shows
The Manage screen’s Shows tab is where you can edit and view musical slideshows. Nero
PhotoShow Elite’s musical slideshows offer a unique and entertaining way for you to enjoy
and share your favorite photos.
On the left hand side of the Manage screen is a list of your musical slideshows.
1. You can sort your shows by selecting an option from the Sort menu, or you can make a
new show by clicking New Show.
2. The size of the show icons can be changed by clicking on the Size menu and selecting
either large or small.
3. Place your mouse over a show icon and click Watch to watch your show, Edit to edit your
show, Share to share your show, or the r ed 'X' to delete your show. You can also delete a
show by dragging its icon to the orange trash can.
For more information on musical slideshows, please visit Section 7 of this manual.
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5 Editing Your Photos
Editing Your Photos
With Nero PhotoShow Elite, you can touch up and edit your photos to perfection with a
variety of easy to use tools.
Feel free to experiment with photo editing since you can always undo your last edit by
clicking Undo or restore your original photo by clicking Revert to Original. You can save a
copy of your edited photos at any time by clicking Save a Copy.
To change the photos file name or it’s dimensions, click Info located below the displayed
photo to open the Photo Info screen. You can also email this photo by clicking Email or
print it by selecting an option from the Print menu. The Print menu lets you order prints
online or print the photo on a printer connected to your computer.
At the bottom of the screen is a thumbnail browser which lets you open other photos in your
album and edit them. All photo editing tools can be easily accessed using the tabs on the left
side of the screen.
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5.1 General Editing
Before After
1. The General Edit section lets you do many things with just a single mouse click. You can
rotate your photo by clicking the Rotate Arrows, automatically improve the look of your photo
by clicking Auto Fix, add text to your photo by clicking Add Text, and delete your photo by
clicking Delete.
2. To remove red eye, click Red Eye, drag the selection rectangle around the red portion of
the person’s eye, and then click Fix. For best results, try to fit the square close to the red
portion of the eye and don’t include other parts of the face.
Before After
3. Cropping is one of the easiest ways to improve the quality of your photos. It enables you
to focus on the important aspect of your photo and remove unwanted areas.
a. To crop your photo, click Crop and select the area of the image you want to keep by
dragging on one of the corners of the box. Move the crop area by clicking inside it and
dragging it over to the part of the photo that you want to keep.
b. Click Save Crop when you are satisfied with your crop selection.
c. Click Cancel Crop to return to the original photo.
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5.2 Applying Effects
Editing Your Photos
The Effects section allows you to apply many effects to your photos from simple level
adjustment (brightness, contrast, and saturation), to refinishing your photo to look like it was
taken one hundred years ago.
A slider is provided to adjust the impact you want each effect to have and a real time preview
of the effect will be displayed above the slider.
When you are satisfied with the preview, click Apply to see the effect on the larger photo.
There are lots of fun effects to choose from, so feel free to experiment and remember that
you can always press Undo to remove unwanted changes.
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5.3 Touching Up Your Photos
The Touch Up screen allows you to fix common problems you may experience with your
photos. Remove dust spots or other blemishes from older print photos that may appear while
being scanned. With a little practice, you can even remove any unwanted items from your
photos. The Touch Up screen is a lot of fun, so experiment with it and see what you can
create.
1. With the Paint Brush Tool, you can paint on your photos
using different size brushes.
Select your desired brush size by clicking the orange
triangles on either side of the Brush. You can change the
transparency of the paint by adjusting the Blend slider.
Change the color of the paint by clicking the Color menu and
then clicking the color that you want to use.
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2. The Spray Paint Tool lets you spray paint on your photos
just like using a can of spray paint or an airbrush. With this
tool, the longer you hold the mouse button down without
moving it, the more paint will build up on the photo.
a. Select different brush sizes by clicking the orange
triangles on either side of the Brush. You can change how
quickly the paint builds up by adjusting the Flow slider.
b. Change the color of the paint by clicking on the Color
menu and then click the color that you want to use.
c. The Eye Dropper feature allows you to select an exact
color that can be found on your photo. Click on the color
from your photo that you wish to paint with, and it will appear
in the Color menu.
3. The Smudge Tool can remove small blemishes such as dust spots, hairs, or scratches
from your photos. Select different Smudge Tool sizes by clicking the orange triangles on
either side of the Brush.
To remove a blemish, you need to use the Zoom Tool to zoom in on the blemish in your
photo. Then, click on the blemish with the Smudge Tool to blend it with the other colors
around it. When you zoom back out to normal size, the blemish will be much less
noticeable.
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4. The Clone Tool allows you to remove any unwanted
portion of your photo by copying a different portion from your
image over it. For example, an airplane can be easily
removed by copying something over it, such as a cloud, and
a scratch in a scanned photo can be corrected by copying an
adjacent portion of the image. The possibilities are endless!
a. To begin using the clone tool, click the mouse on an area
that is close to a blemish that you would like to remove. This
is the portion of your image that will be cloned.
b. Then, click and drag over the blemish or object that you
would like to remove. You will be able to ‘paint’ with the first
area where you clicked on the second area where you are
painting.
c. Select different Clone Tool sizes by clicking the orange
triangles on either side of the Brush type.
d. If you want to reset the source of the area you are cloning,
click Reset Source and then click on a new source location
in your photo.
5. The Zoom Tool allows you to enlarge any part of your photo. Use this tool along with
the Smudge or Clone Tools so you can zoom in on a blemish and remove it without
affecting the rest of your photo.
Please note that the Zoom Tool does not actually change your photos. It is designed to be
used with another tool to allow a greater degree of precision while editing.
To zoom in, click the plus magnifying glass and then click on the portion of your photo
that you would like to enlarge.
To zoom out, click the minus magnifying glass and then click on your photo to zoom out.
Click Fit on Screen to magnify the image to fill the entire screen.
Viewing a photo in its Actual Size will create a one to one relationship between the pixels
contained in your photo and the pixels on your monitor. High resolution photos will appear
very large in this view, as some photos contain more pixels than many of today’s monitors.
6. The Hand Tool is useful while zoomed in on a photo. Click and drag the Hand Tool to
navigate to different areas of your zoomed photo without editing your photo.
7. The Eraser Tool lets you erase work that you have done with any of the Touch Up
tools. Select different eraser sizes by clicking the orange triangles on either side of the
Brush. The Eraser Tool only works when something has been edited with another Touch
Up tool.
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8. The Selection Tools can be used to duplicate a portion
of your photo or fill a selected area with a solid color. This
can be very useful for fixing blemishes in photos and can
also be used to create fun collages!
The Marquee Selection Tool can be used for making
rectangular selections.
The Lasso Selection Tool can be used for drawing
free selection areas with your mouse.
a. Once you have chosen your desired selection tool, click
and drag around the area of your photo that you would like to
select. You will see a blinking selection line that defines your
selection.
b. You can move your selection by dragging it to a different
area of the photo.
c. You can Cut or Copy a selected area and Paste it
someplace else. Cutting will remove the selection from the
photo and save it on a clipboard. The selected cut area in
the photo will then appear in white.
d. Copying a selection will place the selection on a clipboard
without removing it. Click Paste to paste the cut or copied
selection onto your photo. You can cut, copy, and paste
favorite portions of your photos onto other photos to create a
fun and exciting collage.
9. The Paint Bucket Tool fills a selected area with a solid color. To do this, first make a
selection on your photo. Then, click the Paint Bucket Tool and choose a color from the
Color menu. Now, click on the selection and see the color you chose fill in the selection.
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5.4 Adding Clip Art
The Clip Art section allows you to add fun clip art to your photos.
1. You can scroll through the clip art by clicking the Left and Right Arrows at the top of the
clip art window. If you know which category your desired clip art is located, you can use the
Category pull-down menu to go directly to it.
2. Click on the piece of clip art you would like to add and drag it to your photo. Clip art can
be dragged anywhere on your photo and can be resized with the Clip Art Zoom slider which
is located below the photo.
To remove a piece of clip art, click Delete.
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5.5 Adding Captions
Editing Your Photos
The Captions section allows you to add captions and speech bubbles to your photos.
1. After clicking the Captions tab, you can drag the caption to any place on your photo and
type your text into the caption.
2. To reposition your caption, click on the caption and then click and drag the handle.
3. Change the size of your caption by clicking and dragging the Caption Zoom Slider
beneath your photo.
4. You can also change the font of your text, color, and style by clicking on the
corresponding menus under the photo. Remove a caption by clicking Delete or Revert to
Original.
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5.6 Adding Frames
The Frames section allows you to add a frame to any photo.
1. Use the Frame menu to select from the different frame categories. You can remove the
frame by clicking No Frame or Revert to Original.
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5.7 Photo Info
Editing Your Photos
To change the photos file name or it’s dimensions, click Info located below the displayed
photo to open the Photo Info screen.
1. In the Starring field, you can enter the names of people who are featured in your photos.
2. In the Comments & Keywords field, you can enter comments and keywords describing
the photo. You can search for these words whenever you want to find a specific photo.
3. You can also Rate This Photo by assigning up to five stars to it. Each photo starts at a 2
star rating when you import it into Nero PhotoShow Elite. If you don’t manually rate a photo,
its rating will increase every time you email it or print it. This feature helps you easily find
your favorite photos by using the Search menu.
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6 Making Lasting Memories
The Make Screen is the starting point for making fun items with your photos.
The Photo Gifts section enables you to create unique gifts using your favorite photos.
Order Prints lets you order professional quality prints with prompt delivery services.
Make a musical slideshow with your photos in the Musical Slideshow area.
Turn your photos into a Screen Saver for your computer.
Order and create a Calendar made from 12 of your favorite photos.
Order DVD to get your favorite slideshow delivered to you on a custom DVD.
Watch your photos on your TV by creating a Video CD.
Desktop Picture lets you use any photo as your computer’s desktop background.
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6.1 Making Photo Gifts
Making Lasting Memories
Clicking on Photo Gifts lets you create and order different items that have your photos on
them. You have the option of making mugs, clothing, puzzles and games, gifts for the home
(mouse pads), and even calendars.
1. Select the type of gift you would like to make and pick a photo you want displayed on your
gift from your list of albums. You will then see a 3D preview of what your gift will look like
with your photo on it. To make sure your gift turns out exactly how you would like, you can
crop your photo before placing your order.
2. After you click Continue, follow the on screen instructions to complete your order.
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6.2 Ordering Prints
With Nero PhotoShow Elite, you can easily order professional quality prints of your photos
and have them mailed to your door at a low price.
1. To begin, select Order Prints from the Make screen.
2. Select the photos you would like to order prints of by checking their thumbnails on the left.
You have the option of ordering prints from
Snapfish or Shutterfly. You can choose from which company to order your prints by selecting
an option in the Order Prints From menu.
If you don't have an account with either company, you can easily create one from inside the
Nero PhotoShow Elite interface.
3. To order prints online, you need to be connected to the Internet.
Note: When you receive a warning that a certain print size is not recommended, this warning
is to inform you that the print quality at that size may not look good. To avoid ordering a low
quality print, we recommend that you do not order prints at a size that is not recommended.
You'll get excellent results as long as you follow this simple guideline: “high quality digital
prints start with high quality digital photos.” Reversely, photos with very low resolution (like
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most camera phones) will rarely produce great looking prints, especially at larger sizes.
Please refer to this chart to determine the minimum image size you need to produce quality
prints:
Print Size Minimum image resolution required
4 x 6 640 x 480 pixels
5 x 7 900 x 600 pixels
8 x 10 1280 x 1024 pixels
6.3 Making a Musical Slideshow
With Nero PhotoShow Elite, you can create a great looking slideshow of your favorite
photos and share it online for friends and family living all around the world.
1. To begin, just click on Musical Slideshow and select the photos you want to include from
your current albums.
2. After you select the photos to include, click Make Show and enter the name of your new
slideshow in the dialog that appears then click Continue to go to the slideshow screen.
3. If the photos you want to use aren’t already in an album, click Import Photos to import the
new photos.
4. If you can’t find the photos you want to use, click Search to search through your photos in
Nero PhotoShow Elite.
For detailed information on musical slideshows, please visit Section 7 of this manual.
6.4 Making a Screen Saver
Nero PhotoShow Elite lets you easily make a screen saver featuring any of your favorite
photos.
1. Click Screen Saver on the Make screen and then find the photos you want to use from
your albums.
2. If you can’t find the photos you want to use, click Search to search through your photos in
Nero PhotoShow Elite.
3. After selecting the photos you want to use, click Make Screen Saver to create the screen
saver on your computer. You will be asked to name the screen saver and choose whether to
use it as your default screen saver or cycle through all the screen savers on your computer.
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6.5 Making a Calendar
Nero PhotoShow Elite lets you create and order custom calendars that display your favorite
photos for each month of the year.
1. Click Calendars on the Make screen and then pick 12 photos.
2. Select what month you want your calendar to begin with by using the Start Month menu.
3. You can select the type of calendar you would like to use from the Calendar Style menu.
4. You can arrange your photos on the different months by dragging and dropping them onto
the months you want them to be on.
5. On the right of the screen, there is a preview of what your calendar will look like. You can
scroll through the different months using the left and right facing arrows.
6. You can specify how many calendars you would like to order via the Quantity box. Below
the Quantity box is the Price per calendar.
Once you've set the quantity that you would like to order, your subtotal will be displayed to
the right of Subtotal.
7. Once you are satisfied with your calendar order, click Continue and follow the on screen
instructions to complete your order.
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6.6 Ordering a DVD
You can order your favorite slideshow on a professionally produced, custom DVD for an
unbeatable price.
1. To order a DVD, click Order DVD on the Make screen and then select a show from the
left side of the screen.
2. PhotoShow DVDs are available in two customized packaging styles —
Commemorative DVDs are packaged in a high quality “keep case", just like the boxes your
favorite movies come in. The cover displays a representative photo from your show, the
show's title, and author or credit information. Multiple templates are available for you to
choose from.
Value DVDs are shipped in a protective sleeve that displays the face of the DVD. The
physical disc and its contents are identical to the commemorative discs. The only thing
missing is the custom case. (Value packaging is only available for shows having fewer than
50 photos.)
3. To begin your customization process, enter your desired Title, Created by, and Starring
into the respective fields.
4. Click Order DVD to continue with your order.
Your show will be transferred to the production facility, and you will be transferred to a web
page where you can complete your order. Follow the on screen instructions to choose your
desired packaging, double check the show’s title and submit
your order
6.7 Making a Video CD
Nero PhotoShow Elite makes it easy to create Video CDs featuring your photos. A Video
CD is a disc that will playback in many DVD players, enabling you to watch your photos on
your television.
1. Clicking on Video CD on the Make screen will show you your albums and asks you to
select the photos you want to include on your Video CD.
2. After you've selected your photos, click Make Video CD to start the burning process. Try
using a CD-RW or CD-R media, but be aware that some DVD players support only one type.
Additionally, some DVD players may not play back home burned Video CDs at all, so make
sure to check the compatibility of your DVD player with the manufacturer.
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6.8 Personalize Your Desktop
Nero PhotoShow Elite lets you set any of your photos as your computer's desktop
background.
1. Click Desktop Picture on the Make screen and then find the photo you want to use from
your albums.
2. If you can’t find the photo you want to use, click Search to search through your photos in
Nero PhotoShow Elite.
3. After selecting the photo you want to use, click Make Desktop to set it as your computer's
desktop background.
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7 Making A Musical Slideshow
7.1 Making a Musical Slideshow
With Nero PhotoShow Elite, you can create a great looking slideshow of your favorite
photos and share it online for friends and family living all around the world. To begin, just click
on Musical Slideshow on the Make screen and select the photos you want to include from
your current albums.
After you select the photos to include, click Make Show and enter the name of your new
slideshow in the dialog that appears then click Continue to go to the slideshow screen.
7.2 Arranging Your Show
The slideshow screen displays the contents and layout of your show.
1. Rearrange the order of photos in your show by dragging them to the location you want.
2. To apply an overall style or look to the entire show, select a style name from the Show
Style menu.
3. Place your mouse cursor over a photo and click the green triangle to watch your show
starting at that photo, click Edit to edit the photo, click the Curved Arrows to rotate it, or click
the red “X" to remove it from your show.
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4. You can select multiple photos by holding down the shift key and clicking each thumbnail,
or by clicking the yellow background and dragging the mouse across the photos you would
like to add. Once photos are selected, you can rotate them with the pop-up Rotation
Arrows, delete them by clicking the red "X", or move them by dragging them to a new
location within your show.
5. To add additional photos to your show, click on Add Photos and choose to add a single
photo, multiple photos, or a folder of photos.
6. Clicking on Options allows you to set many options for you show, such as the show’s title.
For more information on show options, visit section 5.7 of this manual.
7.3 Editing Your Show
1. Clicking Edit Show displays a single photo in your show for editing. Below the photo is a
thumbnail browser which lets you open other photos for editing.
2. To watch your show, click Watch Show. To display options for sharing your show, click
Share Show.
3. You can personalize your slideshow by changing Transitions, Effects, Speed, and
Soundtrack settings for individual photos or for your entire slideshow.
4. To easily specify the settings for your entire show, browse to the first photo in your show
and then choose the Transition, Effect, Speed or Sountrack setting that you would like to
.
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Note: The settings you select will be applied to your entire slideshow unless you change this
setting on a later photo. To change settings on a specific photo, you must have the preview of
the photo displayed on the screen. Click the arrow next to the setting you would like to
change and make your selection from the drop-down menu. Your setting will be applied
beginning at the photo you are currently previewing.
7.4 Adding Animated Clip Art To Your Show
1. Click the Clip Art tab to add fun animated clip art to your photos.
2. You can scroll through the clip art by clicking the Left and Right Arrows at the bottom of
the clip art window. Or if you know which category you would like to view, you can use the
Category menu to go directly to it.
3. Then click on the piece of clip art you would like to use and drag it to your photo. Clip art
can be dragged anywhere on your photo and can be resized with the Clip Art Zoom slider
which is located below the photo.
4. To remove a piece of clip art, click Delete Clip Art.
5. New clip art is made available for Nero PhotoShow Elite all the time. You can get more
clip art to use in your slideshows by selecting Get More Clip Art from the bottom of the clip
art category drop-down menu. Selecting this option will open a web browser to a site where
you can order additional theme packs for any occasion.
Nero PhotoShow Elite allows you to modify the photos in a show by adjusting the
brightness, rotating, cropping, and adding text. None of these changes will permanently affect
your photos because they will only be reflected in your slideshow. When you remove a photo
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from your slideshow, it will not be deleted from your hard drive.
6. Click the Modify tab to display the modify options window.
7.5 Adding Captions and Speech Bubbles
1. Click the Captions tab to add captions and speech bubbles to your photos.
2. You can drag the caption you like to any place on your photo and then type your text into
the caption.
3. To reposition your caption, click the caption and then click and drag the handle to
reposition it.
4. Change the size or your caption by clicking and dragging the Caption Zoom slider
beneath your photo.
5. Remove a caption by clicking Delete Caption.
7.6 Modifying Photos In A Show
7.6.1 Brightness
To adjust the brightness of a photo, use the slider on the brightness tool to get the desired
level. Double clicking the brightness tool will adjust the brightness back to the original state
of the photo.
7.6.2 Rotate
Click the Right and Left Arrow buttons to rotate your photos.
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7.6.3 Crop
To crop a photo, click the Crop button and adjust the size of the crop area by dragging on
one of the corners. You can click and grab the cropped area and move it around to other
sections of the photo you would like to crop. Click Save Crop when you are satisfied with the
crop. Click Cancel Crop to return your photo to its original state. Note: This does not affect
your original photo; the change only appears on the photo used in your slideshow.
7.6.4 Add Text
To add text to a photo, simply click the Add Text button and then type in your desired text.
You can choose where the text is displayed by using the Align menu to move it to the left,
center, or right. You can also reposition the text vertically by dragging the up-and-down
arrow located in the top right corner of the text bar.
7.6.5 Remove from Show
To remove a photo from your show, click the Remove from show icon. When you remove a
photo from your show, the photo will not be deleted from your hard drive.
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7.7 Show Options
This screen displays options you can change for your show. Click Options to display this
screen.
7.7.1 Title
The default title for your slideshow is the name of the folder you select when you create a
new show. You can rename your slideshow by typing in the Title field at the top of the Show
Options screen.
7.7.2 Created By and Starring
Type the name(s) you would like displayed in the Created By and Starring fields and Nero
PhotoShow Elite will display credits at the beginning and end of your slideshow.
7.7.3 Frames
With Nero PhotoShow Elite, you can add a themed frame to all the photos in your
slideshow. There are plenty of frames included, but you can also create your own custom
frames using any photo from your computer. For best results with custom frames, be sure to
select a photo that has a resolution of at least 800x600 pixels.
7.7.4 Intro Credits
Select any style for your opening credits from the Intro Credits section.
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7.7.5 Loop Show
To have a slideshow replay continuously until the viewer decides to end it, place a checkmark
in the Loop Show box.
7.7.6 Show Credits Over Photo
By default, credits are displayed on a black background before your show begins. To show
credits over the top of the first photo in your show, place a checkmark in the Show Credits
Over Photo box.
7.7.7 Show End Credits
To show credits at the end of your show, place a checkmark in the Show End Credits box.
7.7.8 Change Show Icon
Nero PhotoShow Elite uses the first photo imported into your slideshow as the icon that
represents it. To change this icon, click Change Show Icon and choose a photo from your
hard drive that you would like to use as the slideshow's icon.
7.7.9 Speed
To set the default speed for your slideshow, select time duration from the Speed drop-down
menu. The time duration you select will be how long each photo is displayed while you watch
your show.
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7.8 Choosing a Soundtrack
Nero PhotoShow Elite has over 100 songs that you can use as the Soundtrack for your
slideshow. These songs have been licensed so you can share your slideshow online with
music that adds emotion and creativity.
Songs are grouped by genre. The first column lists Genre categories and the second column
lists Songs for the currently selected genre.
1. Click on a Genre category to change genres.
2. Click on a Song name to hear a short preview of the song and to select that song for your
show.
3. If you would like no music in your show, click No Music to clear your selected song.
4. You can use multiple songs throughout the slideshow by selecting another song from the
Edit Show screen. However, using multiple songs will increase the download time of the
slideshow you are sharing online.
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7.8.1 Using Your Own Music
To use your own music in Nero PhotoShow Elite, you will need to have the song in MP3
format.
Note: Shows featuring custom musical content are not eligible for the free sharing service, so
you will need to host them through an alternate service. Also, you will not be able to share
slideshows using your own MP3 files unless you own all applicable rights to the MP3.
If you do own all applicable rights, then you can publish your show to your own website using
the HTML option on the Share screen. The inclusion of your own MP3 files can significantly
increase the access time for the shows you post on your website.
7.8.2 Editing Your Own Music
When using your own MP3, you can set the starting and ending points of the song by clicking
Edit Song. This button appears above the No Music button when you have an MP3
selected. When your song reaches the end point, it will loop and start playing from the
beginning.
1. To adjust the starting and ending points, drag the green and red sliders to the desired
points in your song. When you release the slider, you will hear the song play from that point
on.
2. If you want to fine tune the song, click the left or right arrow above the slider to reduce or
advance the slider in small increments.
3. To hear your edited song, click Preview.
4. To return to the Soundtrack screen, click Done.
5. To watch your slideshow, click Watch Show.
7.9 Watching a Show and Using the Navigation Screen
If you move your mouse while watching a slideshow, a navigation screen will appear in the
bottom center of the screen.
1. The orange buttons on the navigation screen allow you to control the slideshow and
navigate to key places within Nero PhotoShow Elite.
2. The Back and Forward arrows allow you to go back to the previous photo or move
forward to the next. The Pause button will pause the slideshow.
3. Click Edit to return to the edit screen.
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4. By clicking Share, you can share your slideshows with family and friends by sending an e-
mail link, burning it to a CD-ROM, making a screen saver, or publishing to HTML.
5. The Back button will take you back to the previous screen.
7.10 Show Tips and Tricks
7.10.1 Planning Your Show
Before making your slideshow, you should determine who the audience of the show will be
and what the purpose is for making the show. If you are trying to re-tell a story or an event,
be sure to include photos of key moments such as the beginning, middle, and end of the
story, so it will better illustrate the sequence of events as they happened.
Decide what kinds of emotions you are trying to convey in the slideshow and choose your
soundtrack accordingly. You may want to use multiple songs to emphasize a change in
mood.
Changing transitions or effects when you make a change in the soundtrack can have a
dramatic impact on your slideshow. If you plan to share your slideshow with people online,
be careful not to use too many songs or photos because the file size will increase.
Placing multiple pieces of animated clip art on a single photo and playing with the clip art
zoom can create a variety of layers for depth and dimension.
To put special emphasis on a given photo, change the transition time to a longer duration.
This technique can be especially beneficial for photos where you are using text or captions,
so the audience has time to read.
7.10.2 Performance Tip
Changing the settings on your graphics card and monitor from 32 bit depth to 16 bit depth will
increase performance. On a PC you can do this by right clicking on your desktop and
selecting Properties. Click on the Settings tab located on the top right and then choose
"Medium 16 bit" which is in the "Color quality" drop-down menu.
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8 Sharing Your Photos
Sharing Your Photos
8.1 Sharing Your Photos
The Share screen lets you easily share your photos, albums, and slideshows with friends and
family.
You can share your album on your own website by publishing it to HTML, burn photos to a
CD-ROM or Video CD, or watch your photos on your TV.
8.2 Email a Link To Your Show
You can upload your show to photoshow.net and send your friends and family a personalized
email with a link to view your show.
When sharing online, you have the option of two quality settings:
DVD quality uploads a higher quality photo that looks better and will enable the recipient(s)
of your email to order a DVD of your show.
Basic quality uploads a lower quality photo that allows the recipient(s) of your email to see
your show more quickly. If you are sharing your show with people on a slow internet
connection, such as a 56k modem, you may want to use the Basic quality.
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*Please Note: Email addresses entered into this field are kept in absolute confidence and will
not be stored for future marketing purposes. We value your privacy as well as the privacy of
your loved ones.
8.3 Upload An Album To A Photo Community
Upload your album to an online photo community such as Shutterfly or Snapfish. You must
have an account with one of these services to take advantage of this feature.
8.4 Make A CD-ROM
Nero PhotoShow Elite enables you to burn shows to a CD-R or CD-RW, which is a great
way to archive your photos and slideshows. Share them with your family and friends without
using the internet and allow them to make their own prints. You also have the option of
creating a high resolution archive of all your photos in the show to use as backup.
1. To begin the burn process, you will be prompted to enter a name for your CD. The CD
Name is the name that will be displayed when you insert the CD-ROM in your computer.
2. You can include a slideshow on your CD-ROM by checking Include Slideshow.
3. If you do not want to include an HTML browsing interface, uncheck the Include HTML
Browsing Interface. With this option unchecked, the CD-ROM will only include the photos in
your album.
4. If you check the Include HTML Browsing Interface, you’ll see layout options for the CD-
ROM’s interface.
5. The Photo Size menu sets the pixel dimension of the photos on your CD-ROM.
6. The Page Layout menu sets the style of the CD-ROM’s interface. You can see a preview
of the layout to the right of the page layout menu.
7. Be able to change and choose the page and text color by clicking on Change.
8. When you are ready to burn your CD-ROM, click Publish to start the burning process.
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8.5 Make a Video CD
Nero PhotoShow Elite makes it easy to make Video CDs of your slideshows.
1. Click Share to access the Make a Video CD option.
When burning your Video CD, try using both CD-RW and CD-R media because some DVD
players support only one type. Also, some DVD players may not play back home burned
Video CDs at all, so make sure you check the compatibility of your DVD player with its
manufacturer.
2. You can add music to your Video CD by clicking Choose and browsing to an MP3 format
music file that you want to include as the soundtrack to your Video CD.
3. If you decide not to have music on your Video CD, click No Audio to remove the MP3
music file.
4. Click Share to start burning your Video CD. Try using a CD-RW or CD-R media, but be
aware that some DVD players support only one type.
8.6 Screen Saver
This allows you to set a slideshow as your screen saver. You can use one slideshow as your
screen saver, or you have the option of cycling through all your published slide show screen
savers.
8.7 HTML
With Nero PhotoShow Elite, it’s easy to publish your photos to HTML for inclusion on your
personal web site. Publishing your show to HTML creates a folder containing your slideshow,
so you can upload it to your hosting provider. To take advantage of this feature, you will need
both a web host and FTP software. Please note that we do not offer direct support on third
party services and software.
1. After clicking Share, you have a variety of options for customizing the layout of your page:
2. The Title is the text that will appear at the top of your web page.
3. The Photo Size menu sets the pixel dimension of the photos on your web page.
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4. The Page Layout menu sets the style of the web page. You can see a preview of the
layout to the right of the page layout menu.
5. Change and choose the page and text color by clicking on Change.
You have the option of exporting your photos in four quality settings. The higher quality
settings will take longer for people to view online.
You can also include a link to a slideshow from your published web page.
8.8 Make an Executable
Create a folder that contains an executable that will play back your slideshow in full screen
mode without the need of Nero PhotoShow Elite. This file can be burned to a CD and
viewed on multiple computers.
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9 Helpful Hints
9.1 Searching For Photos
The Search screen allows you to find albums and/or photos by using a keyword search. A
match is determined by the description entered into the album and photo info section under
the Starring field and Keywords & Comments field.
1. To use the Simple Search, type your keyword into the Keyword field and choose
whether you want to search for Photos or Albums. Then click Search to begin looking.
2. The Advanced tab gives you more criteria to use in your search. You can specify
whether you want to search through the title text, starring text, or comments text. You can
also specify a range of dates to search through, or restrict your search to look in specific
groups.
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9.2 Options
The Options screen is where you can set options for how Nero PhotoShow Elite operates.
Home Photos Folder is where your photos are stored on your computer. It is the same place
Nero PhotoShow Elite stores your photos when you import them from your digital camera or
hard drive. To change this location to a different location on your computer, press Change
Folder and browse to the folder you would like to use.
If you add or remove photos from your Watch Folder, these photos will also be added or
removed from Nero PhotoShow Elite. To add more folders to watch, click Add and browse
to the folder you would like to add.
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9.3 Tips and Tricks
While in the Manage screen, you can right click on an album icon or photo thumbnail to see a
menu with options pertaining to that album or photo. You can also right click on an album
name in the list on the left to open the menu pertaining to that album while you have a
different album open.
While in the Manage screen, hold down the control key labeled "ctrl" on most keyboards and
you can drag the photos to copy them to a different album instead of moving them. To do
this, open an album and select the photos you want to copy to a different album. Then hold
down the control key while dragging the photos to a different album name in the list on the
left. This will duplicate the photos in the other album. If you don't hold down the control key,
the selected photos would be moved not copied to the other album.
You can also cut and paste your photos as a way of moving them between albums. To do
this, select some photo thumbnails and then hold down the control key while pressing the "X"
key. This will 'cut' your selected photos which will remove them from their current album and
temporarily store them in your computer's memory.
Next, open the album where you want to move your photos and hold down the control key
while pressing the "V" key. You should see your selected photos appear in the open album.
'Paste' your selected photos from your computer's memory to the new album.
If you want to easily select the first ten photos in your album, click on the first photo in your
album and then hold down the shift key while you click on the tenth photo. This will cause all
the photos between the two photos as well as the first one and the last one to become
selected.
If you want to select photos in your album that are not beside each other, you can hold down
the control key while clicking each picture thumbnail. If at any time you want to unselect all
your selected photos, you can click in the white space beside a photo to do this.
If you hold down the shift key while you resize the crop selection, the crop rectangle will
maintain in its original aspect ratio.
If you are using high resolution photos, such as ones from a 2 mega pixel camera or higher,
keep the aspect ratio the same and it will allow you to zoom in on the portion of the photo that
you've cropped, while keeping the photo the same size.
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9.4 Technical Support Contact
Nero PhotoShow Elite is a product of Ahead Software
Ahead Software AG
Im Stoeckmaedle 18
76307 KARLSBAD
GERMANY
Website: http://www.nerophotoshow.com
You will find detailed technical support information on our website at
www.nerophotoshow.com
under the Support section. Here you will find FAQs and User
Manuals conveniently available to answer your questions.
FREE Email Support:
Technical Support
(German, Spanish,
English, French)
techsupport@nerophotoshow.com
German Sales Department
orders, order status,
inquiries, serial number requests
sales@nerophotoshow.com
(Please expect 3 to 8 working days response time for all email requests. Emails are handled
in the order received)
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New Support-Hotlines: These hotlines are available Monday to Friday from 9.00 am to
10.00 pm, and on Saturday from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. European Standard Time
Great Britain*
0905 7890135
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* The British hotline is available Monday to Friday from 8.00 am to 9.00 pm Greenwich
Time and on Saturday from 11.00 am to 5.00 pm ** The Spanish & Italian hotlines are
available Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 6.00 pm CET *** The Belgium hotline only
provides Dutch & English after 6 pm and on Saturdays. Sorry no support in French
available after hours and on Saturday.
Legal Disclaimer:
This hotline is managed on behalf of Ahead AG. It is at your own expense.
When you call and all lines are busy, you can decide to remain on the line or hang up and try
again later.
Fax Headquarter in Germany: +49 7248 911 888
(where "+" is the prefix you use for international calls)
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