Panasonic SWEETMOVIELIFE 1.1E Operating Instructions
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Operating Instructions
Easy-to-use motion video editing software
SweetMovieLife 1.1E
Before use, please read these instructions completely.
Editing
video
© 2007 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
SettingPreparation
Available
features
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
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Contents
Before using this software
Please read this first...................................................... 3
Operating environment .................................................. 5
Available features.......................................................... 8
Preparation
Starting up SweetMovieLife......................................... 10
Editing video
Description of screens................................................. 12
Video editing flow ........................................................ 14
Input setting................................................................. 15
Edit setting................................................................... 21
Performing auto edit and saving the video .................. 25
Advanced use (setting)
Changing settings........................................................ 31
Folder setting
∫ Registering additional folders to
the input setting area31
∫ Changing the save location on a hard disk ...................32
∫ Changing the temporary folder......................................32
Detailed settings for editing
∫ Changing volumes of video sound and added music ... 33
∫ Changing the display mode of the recording date ........ 33
∫ Changing the aspect ratio (Wide/Normal) of
the edited video when it is saved.................................. 33
∫ Changing the number of sound bits when saving in
AVI (DV-AVI) format or on a tape .................................34
Detailed settings for importing
∫ Changing functions used for image drawing................. 35
∫ Changing conditions to abort importing ........................ 35
Advanced editing of the edited content
Opening edited content with MotionDV STUDIO .........36
Useful information
Glossary .......................................................................38
Troubleshooting ...........................................................39
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Before using this software
Please read this first
• Refer to the operating instructions of your digital video
camera for details on installation of SweetMovieLife and
connecting a digital video camera.
• Sample images and other samples included in this
software may be used for personal entertainment
purposes only. They must not be used for profit without
authorization by the copyright owners.
• Please note that descriptions or screen examples shown
in these operating instructions may not appear in exactly
the same form on your PC, depending on the software
version or environments you are using.
• These operating instructions describe operations as
they appear in Windows
®
XP. Depending on your PC
configuration or OS version, the actual screen
appearance may differ.
• In these operating instructions, the operations are
described based on the NTSC system. The screen
display may be different on the PAL system.
• These operating instructions do not include explanations
about the basic operations of a PC or related terms.
Please refer to the operating instructions for your PC.
• In these operating instructions, SweetMovieLife 1.1E is
sometimes referred to as “SweetMovieLife”.
• Be sure to turn off any screen saver and power-saving
program before using SweetMovieLife.
We also recommend quitting other software and
resident programs.
• In these operating instructions, reference pages are
shown as “B00”.
∫ Compatible file formats
Compatible file formats for input and output of this
software are described below.
Input (format) Output (format)
AVI (DV-AVI, 720k480 <For the
NTSC system>, 720k576 <For the
PAL system>) /
Motion
Video
Music
*1: Copy protected WMA format files cannot be used.
AVI (DV-AVI)
WAV
(uncompressed) /
MP3 / WMA
*1
MPEG1 (MPEG1 Layer2 STEREO,
352k240 <For the NTSC system>,
352k288 <For the PAL system>,
224 kbps) /
ASF (Windows Media compatible,
352k288)
-
• Some files in the above file format may not be used.
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Before using this software
Please read this first
Observe the following conditions for use of title music*1 and
music created by using title music.
It is prohibited to distribute (sell, rent, freely distribute, loan,
etc.) the music data itself separated or duplicated, or the
music created from the music data separated from videos or
images (including an Internet website), or to distribute them
through public transmission (transmission through the
Internet or broadcasting) as an independent trade object. It is
also prohibited to use them for the purpose of offending
public order and morals, defamation of character, or other
purposes which run foul of the law.
*1: It means the music for the title (B21) included in this
software.
This product is licensed under the MPEG-4 Visual patent
portfolio license for the personal and non-commercial use of
a consumer for (i) encoding video in compliance with the
MPEG-4 Visual Standard (“MPEG-4 Video”) and/or (ii)
decoding MPEG-4 Video that was encoded by a consumer
engaged in a personal and non-commercial activity and/or
was obtained from a video provider licensed by MPEG LA to
provide MPEG-4 Video. No license is granted or shall be
implied for any other use. Additional information including
that relating to promotional, internal and commercial uses
and licensing may be obtained from MPEG LA, LLC.
See <http://www.mpegla.com>.
•Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Vista® ,Windows Media®,
DirectX
®
, DirectDraw® and DirectSound® are either
registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
®
and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International
•IBM
Business Machines Corporation of the US.
®
and Pentium® are registered trademarks or
•Intel
trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and
other countries.
• Microsoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with permission
from Microsoft Corporation.
• Other names of systems and products mentioned in these
instructions are usually the registered trademarks or
trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the
system or product concerned.
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Before using this software
Operating environment
To install and use SweetMovieLife on a PC, the following
environment is required.
Compatible PCs:
®
IBM
PC/AT compatible personal computer with Intel®
®
Pentium
CPUs. Intel
Compatible OS:
Pre-installed:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft
RAM:
Windows Vista
recommended)
Windows
recommended)
Display:
High Color (16 bit) or more (32 bit recommended)
Desktop resolution of 1024 k 768 pixels or more (1280 k
1024 pixels or more recommended)
Graphics card complying with DirectX
DirectDraw
III 800 MHz or higher of CPU (including compatible
®
Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz or higher recommended)
®
Windows Vista® Home Premium
®
Windows Vista® Home Basic
®
Windows® XP Home Edition SP2
®
Windows® XP Professional SP2
®
Windows® 2000 Professional SP4
®
: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more
®
XP/2000: 256 MB or more (512 MB or more
®
®
overlay
9.0b or 9.0c, and
Free hard disk space:
Ultra DMA-33 or more (100 or more is recommended)
640 MB or more
Separate free space is required for importing and editing video.
[1 GB capacity is required for a video of around 4 minutes in
the AVI (DV-AVI) format]
Necessary software:
Windows Vista®: Microsoft® DirectX® 10 (already installed
with Windows Vista
Windows
®
XP/2000: Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0b, 9.0c (9.0c is
already installed with Windows
• If this software is installed on a PC that does not support DirectX®
versions above, the PC may not operate properly. If you are unsure
if your personal computer is compatible, contact the maker.
®
)
®
XP SP2)
Microsoft® Windows Media® Player 6.4 to 11
Sound:
Sound device compatible with Windows (DirectSound
®
support)
Drive:
CD-ROM drive (for installation)
Interface:
DV (IEEE1394) terminal (IEEE1394.a)
USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0)) (only compatible with
importing video)
• When two or more USB devices are connected to one PC, or when
devices are connected through USB hub or by using USB extension
cable, operation is not guaranteed.
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Before using this software
Operating environment
Other requirements:
Mouse or equivalent pointing device
• Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating
instructions are fulfilled, some personal computers can not be used.
• This software is not Macintosh compatible.
• This software is not compatible with Microsoft
Windows
Windows NT
• Operation is not guaranteed on an upgraded OS.
• Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed.
• This software is not compatible with a multi-boot environment.
• This software is not compatible with a multi-CPU environment.
• Operation is not guaranteed on Microsoft
Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition and not compatible with 64-bit
oerating system.
• For playing back motion video (such as ASF files), a video player such
as Windows Media
• The operation of this software cannot be guaranteed when fonts other
than English font are selected and used. Set the English font.
• To use this software
Windows Vista
user account. Users with a Guest account cannot use this software.
Windows
rights.
(Install or uninstall this software using an account with administrator's
rights.)
®
95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me and
®
.
®
Player, is required.
®
: Log on using an administrator account or a standard
®
XP/2000: Log on using an account with administrator's
®
Windows® 3.1,
®
Windows® XP Media
∫ Necessary items
The Digital Video Camera that this software was
included with
Digital video cassette tape (Mini DV tape)
(sold separately)
DV cable (sold separately)
• A DV cable is used for importing and exporting video
between a PC and a digital video camera. (A USB
cable can also be used for importing only.)
• Use a cable with connectors that fit the respective DV
terminals of your PC and digital video camera. Refer
to the operating instructions for your PC and/or digital
video camera for details.
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Before using this software
Operating environment
USB cable
• A USB cable can be used for importing video on a
digital video camera to a PC. (A DV cable can also be
used.)
• A USB cable cannot be used for exporting video on a
PC to a digital video camera.
• Use a cable with connectors that fit the respective
USB terminals of your PC and digital video camera.
Refer to the operating instructions for your PC and/or
digital video camera for details.
• This product supports USB cables (Hi-Speed USB
(USB2.0)) only.
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Before using this software
Available features
Using SweetMovieLife, you can easily import video recorded
with a digital video camera to a hard disk in a PC, create titles
and add music.
STEP1: Video that can be used for editing
Video on a tape
STEP2
Edit setting
STEP1
Video selection
STEP3
Save
Flexible setting of import range
You can easily import the specific video content you want: the
complete content saved on the tape, the current position to the
end of the tape, or a specified range of content.
• For importing 60 minutes of video on a tape, approximately
15 GB of free space on the hard disk in a PC is required.
(1 GB for 4 minutes)
Display video on a tape upon start-up
When SweetMovieLife is started, the tape is automatically
paused and the video is displayed in SweetMovieLife. This
makes it easier to understand the screen layout and the next
operations.
Video on a hard disk
STEP2: Step-by-step selection for easy editing
There is no need to open different screens depending on the
types of edit you require. You can add titles or music by simply
clicking your mouse according to the on-screen directions.
Add a title
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Before using this software
Available features
Several types of title graphics are prepared. By simply
selecting a type of title graphic and then entering characters
for the title, these are automatically added to the opening and
closing title scenes.
Add background music (BGM)
Set the duration and scene-transition effects
By simply selecting the duration of the edited video and the
type of effects (total of 5 types), a video with the selected
effects is automatically created.
[Comical] [Sepia]
Add a recording date
STEP3: Selectable methods of saving
Save on a digital video camera (tape)
Save on a hard disk
Linkage with MotionDV STUDIO
Advanced users requiring flexible editing will find the linkage
with MotionDV STUDIO useful.
Content edited with SweetMovieLife can be further processed
in MotionDV STUDIO for advanced settings and a wider
variety of effects.
• The only MotionDV STUDIO that is linkable to
SweetMovieLife is MotionDV STUDIO 5.6E/6.0E LE for DV,
which is simultaneously attached to SweetMovieLife.
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Preparation
Starting up SweetMovieLife
Notice
z Before your first start-up, please be sure to read
supplementary information and latest information by
selecting [All Programs (Programs)] from the start menu
>> [Panasonic] >> [SweetMovieLife 1.1E] >> [Readme
First].
z Please be sure to do the following before start-up.
- Connect the digital video camera in the Tape Playback
Mode to a PC. (Refer to the operating instructions of
your digital video camera.) (Only when you edit the
video on a tape)
- Quit other software and resident programs.
- Turn off any active screen saver and power-saving
program.
1. Select [All Programs (Programs)] from the start menu
>> [Panasonic] >> [SweetMovieLife 1.1E] >>
[SweetMovieLife].
cannot be used unless you indicate acceptance of the
license agreement terms and conditions.)
2. Click [Close this screen].
A
A To prevent future display of this screen, click and
check the checkbox.
3. Click to select the location where the target video is
saved.
A
B
• You can also start up by double-clicking the on the
desktop.
• A license agreement is displayed on your first start-up.
Read it carefully, and then click [I agree]. (This software
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A Select to edit video saved on a tape.
B Select to edit video saved on a hard disk in a PC.
Preparation
Starting up SweetMovieLife
∫ Quitting SweetMovieLife
Click [Quit] to quit SweetMovieLife.
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Editing video
Description of screens
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1
2
4
3
5 6
1 Input setting area
This area is used to determine the video to be imported or
edited. (B15)
2 Preview screen
Video in operation is displayed.
z Video operation buttons
A B
A Playback position is displayed in the time indicator. (time
code)
B The recording date and time of the video are displayed.
(Only when operating video on a tape)
C D E
F G H I J
C During stop (Only when operating video on a hard disk) / pause:
one frame rewind.
During playback: reverse slow playback.
operating video on a tape)
D The playback position of the video is displayed on a
controller. You can check the video by sliding the controller
to the left or right. (Only when operating video on a hard disk)
E During stop (Only when operating video on a hard disk) / pause:
one frame forward.
During playback: slow playback.
on a tape)
F Video playback stops.
G Video playback is paused. Click the [Play] to restart video
playback.
H During stop: video is rewound.
on a tape)
During playback / pause: video is played back while being
rewound.
During playback / pause: the playback position is moved
to the opening scene of each video (file).
operating video on a hard disk)
I Video is played back.
J During stop (Only when operating video on a tape): video is
fast-forwarded.
During stop (Only when operating video on a hard disk) /
(Only when operating video on a tape)
(Only when operating video
(Only when operating video
(Only when
(Only when
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Editing video
Description of screens
playback / pause: video is played back while being
fast-forwarded.
z Volume control buttons
K L M
K Mutes the sound. (The speaker icon turns gray.) Click
again to restore.
L Turns down sound volume.
M Turns up sound volume.
3 Item setting area
This area is used to set each item (mainly for edit setting).
Sections for detailed settings of each item are displayed in
the right section, as necessary.
4 Edit setting confirmation area
The edit setting items and the setting contents are
displayed together.
5 [Setting] screen start-up button (B31)
6 This button quits SweetMovieLife
7 Help menu
A
B
B The SweetMovieLife version information is displayed.
A These operating instructions on the PC appears.
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Editing video
Video editing flow
Now your preparation is complete (B10), let’s start to edit.
Depending on what you want to do, operate according to one of the following 3 flowcharts.
∫ Importing video on a tape
First, determine the video to be imported.
(Input setting)
Perform the import, and save the video.
• Save on a hard disk (AVI <DV-AVI>
format)
Check the saved video. 6
• Auto edit can also be performed using
the video saved on a hard disk.
1-1
5-1
∫ Importing and auto editing video
on a tape
First, determine the video to be imported
and edited. (Input setting)
Next, determine a title and music to be
added to the video. (Edit setting)
Check the edited video before saving.
1-1
2
3
• This checking can be skipped.
Perform auto edit, and save the edited
video.
• Save on a hard disk 5-1
• Save on a tape
Check the saved edited video. (Only
when saved on a hard disk.)
5-2
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∫ Auto editing video on a hard disk
First, determine the video to be edited.
(Input setting)
Next, determine a title and music to be
added to the video. (Edit setting)
Check the edited video before saving.
1-2
2
3
• This checking can be skipped.
Perform auto edit, and save the edited
video.
• Save on a hard disk 5-1
• Save on a tape 5-2
Check the saved edited video. (Only
when saved on a hard disk.)
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