Xara Photo Story on DVD - 2013 Deluxe Instruction Manual

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Preface

With MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe you can teach your photos how to walk – or even better, how to dance! With this software your photos will become the star of an impressive multimedia show, and you're the director!

Enjoy your photos together with your family and friends on TV or on your PC. Play your pictures just like a feature movie with great transitions and effects as well as narration and subtitles. Add intros and outros or invent your own closing credits. Transform your TV into a silver screen!

Create attractive DVD menus that match the format of your slideshow: 4:3 or 16:9 for widesceen TVs or monitors. Burn your slideshow together with a professional menu to DVD, Blu-ray Disc or AVCHD.

You can find detailed documentation as a PDF in the start menu of your MAGIX product. The electronic manual can be opened using "F1" to provide a more detailed explanation of the options, dialog boxes, menus, and program interface.

Have fun with MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe!

Table of Contents

MAGIX News Center 11 MAGIX Online Album 11 MAGIX Website Maker 11 Catooh – the Online Content Library 11 MAGIX Community 12

Introduction 13

What is MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe? 13 What's new in MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe? 13 Properties 14 Projects, slideshows and photos 16

Quick start 17

Program start 17 Load photos 19 Sorting Photos 20 Editing slideshows 22 Divide slideshow 24 Create disc menu and burn 25

Settings 29

Slideshow 29 Project 29 Program 30

Screen: Slideshow 35

Video monitor and transport console 36 Zoom in video monitor 37 Toolbar 37 Start and end markers 43 Mute sound 43 Overview mode 43

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Storyboard mode 44 Timeline mode 45

Media Pool 48

Media 49 Fades 53 Title 53 Effects 53

Title editor 68

Creating titles using a template 69 Creating titles without a template 69 Position titles 70 Edit titles retroactively 71 Advanced settings 72

Transitions (fades) 74

Transitions in Storyboard Mode 74 3D fades 74 3D series 75 Stereo3D fades (deluxe version only) 75 Simple crossfade in Timeline Mode 76 Drag & drop onto a "hard" transition 76

Effects 77

Effects in menus 77 Effects from the Media Pool 77 Video stabilization 79 Sound optimization 81 Slideshow effects 84

Audio recording 87

Advanced audio recording settings 88 Connecting the source for recording 89 Adjusting the Signal Level 90

Special functions and wizards 91

Create a slideshow with the wizard 91 Divide slideshow 94 Slideshow Maker 94 MAGIX Soundtrack Maker 98 Musical Cut Adjustment 100

Search empty sections 102

Clean-up Wizard 103 Export 103 Travel route animation 103 Movie templates 111 Create panorama images 112 Automatic volume damping 114 Manual volume decrease 115

Stereo3D 116

3D basics 116 Record 3D 117 Prepare 3D editing 118 Set playback mode for 3D 119 Align videos and pictures for 3D 120 Turn camera movements into 3D videos 121 Export and burn 3D videos 122

The "Burn" interface 124

Preview and editing 125 Menu 126 Edit DVD menus with MAGIX Photo & Graphic Designer 7 135 Disc selection dialog 141 Burn dialog for DVD player 142

Export 145

Output as video file 146 Output as individual photos 147 Export as 3D video 148 Present on MAGIX Online Album 148 Publish online 149 Output for a mobile device 150 Archive project onto hard disk 151 Archive project onto disc 151 Output as media player 151

Menus 152

File Menu 152 Edit Menu 163 Effects Menu 166 "Share" menu 170

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Help Menu 171

Activate additional functions 173

Free activation (MPEG 2 & 4 codec) 173 Activation problems 174

Problems and solutions 175

File will not load 175 Choppy or uneven playback 175 Activation problems 175

Encoder 177

Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings 177 MPEG-4 encoder 180 MPEG glossary 191

Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage 197

Video Editing on the PC 197 HDTV 197 MPEG Compression 198 General notes on AVI videos 198 Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) 199 Blu-ray Disc 200 AVCHD disc 200

If you still have questions 201

Tips for program help 201 System requirements 202

Glossary 203 Keyboard shortcuts 217

Media Pool 217 Slideshow 217

Index 220

Support

Dear MAGIX customer,

Our aim is to provide fast, convenient, solution-focused support at all times. To this end, we offer a wide range of services:

• Unlimited web support:

As a registered MAGIX customer, you have unlimited access to web support offered via the convenient MAGIX service portal on http://support.magix.net, including an intelligent help assistant, high-quality FAQs, patches and user reports that are constantly updated. The only requirement for use is product registration at www.magix.com

• The online community, on-the-spot support and a platform for exchange:

MAGIX customers have free and unlimited access to the online community at www.magix.info, which includes approx. 150,000 members and offers the opportunity to ask members questions concerning MAGIX products as well as use the search function to search for specific topics or answers. In addition to questions & answers, the knowledge pool includes a glossary, video tutorials and a discussion forum. The multiple experts, found round-the-clock at www.magix.info guarantee quick answers, which sometimes come within minutes of a question being posted.

• Email support for MAGIX products:

For every new MAGIX product you will receive, as of date purchase, 12 months of email based customer service. Premium email support: For priority support, or if you want the MAGIX support team to help with nonMAGIX related hardware problems you can purchase a Premium email support ticket. Log in at http://support.magix.net and click on "Purchase access code", the ticket is for a specific problem, and is valid until it is solved, it is not restricted to an email.

Please note: To be able to use the Premium email support and free product email support via the Internet, you have to register your MAGIX product using the serial number provided. This can be found on the CD case of your installation CD or on the inside of the DVD box.

• Additional telephone service:

Besides the large number of free customer service offers, we also offer a feebased telephone customer service.

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Here you can find a summary of our technical support telephone numbers: http://support.magix.net/

Mail (Europe): MAGIX Development Support, P.O. Box 20 09 14, 01194 Dresden, Germany

Mail (North America): MAGIX Customer Service, 1105 Terminal Way #302, Reno, NV 89502, USA

Please make sure you have the following information at hand:

• Program version

• Configuration details (operating system, processor, memory, hard drive, etc.),

sound card configuration (type, driver)

• Information regarding other audio software installed

MAGIX Sales Department

You can reach the MAGIX Sales Department workdays for help with the following questions and problems:

• Orders

• Product consulting (pre-purchase)

• Upgrade requests

• Returns

Europe

Monday - Friday, 09:00-16:00 GMT

U.K.: 0203 3189218 Denmark: 45 699 18763 Sweden: 46 852 500713 Finland: 35 89 42419023 Norway: 47 210 35843

North America

9 am to 4 pm EST Mon-Fri Phone: 1-305-722-5810

Serial number

A serial number is included in each product. This serial number is required for the installation of the software and enables usage of additional bonus services. Please store this number in a safe place.

What can a serial number do? With a serial number your program is clearly assigned to you and only you. This will allow you take advantage of the free email support service. Serial numbers also help to protect against software piracy which ensures that we are able to continually provide our customers with an optimal price/performance ratio.

Where can the serial number be found? The serial number can be found on the reverse side of your CD/DVD case. If your product is packed in a DVD box, you'll find the serial number on the inside.

If you have purchased the download version, you will receive a confirmation email with the serial number.

When will you need the serial number? The serial number is required when you start or register the program for the first time.

Note: We explicitly recommend registering your product (free), since only then are you entitled to download updates and to use MAGIX support services (view page 8) or activate codecs.

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More about MAGIX

MAGIX News Center

The MAGIX News Center features links to current online tutorials and tips & tricks on the software application examples. The "News" is indicated by color according to content:

• Green indicates practical tips & tricks for the software

• Yellow reports the availability of new patches and updates

• Red for special offers, contests and questionnaires

If no new messages are present, the button will appear gray. When the MAGIX News Center is clicked, all of the available information will be displayed. Click the messages to reach the corresponding website.

MAGIX Online Album

MAGIX Online Album is your personal multimedia album on the Internet. If you want to present slideshows or videos online, then MAGIX Online Album is the perfect service.

MAGIX Website Maker

MAGIX Website Maker helps you create a personal Internet showcase with a professional design in just a few mouse clicks – without prior knowledge, including your own chosen domain and email address. Publish slideshows and videos and accessorize your site with music and various effects – anything from a simple business card to a fireworks display of effects, professional or private – show your best side!

Catooh – the Online Content Library

If your project is missing pictures, videos, DVD menus, sounds, or samples, then you should have a look at the huge selection available at Catooh. There you'll be able to buy media in excellent quality for low prices: DVD menus, Slideshow Maker styles, decorative elements, 3D power effects, 3D transition series, MAGIX Soundpools, songs, ringtones... Perfectly suited to all MAGIX photo, video, and music projects.

MAGIX Community

MAGIX Community is the place to exchange photos, videos, and music with friends and the world. As soon as you have registered for free, you can use all of its great features.

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Introduction

What is MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe?

The name says it all: MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe puts your photos and movies onto a CD or DVD as a slideshow that can then be viewed on your PC screen or TV just like a movie. Along with "classic" DVDs, you can also burn Blu-ray or AVCHD Discs.

A typical case: Your hard drive is full of digital photos from your camera or scanner. What to do with all those photos? MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe will tidy everything up, put it together and add transitions, music or effects to create an exciting slideshow.

What's so special? A personal slideshow is created, professionally arranged just like a feature movie. Then you can burn it to a disc and even include additional photos. The disc can be played back on any compatible player and you can enjoy it on TV. There are also many more possibilities for exporting slideshows as movie files or present them directly online.

What's new in MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe?

Intuitive interface: Improved design for even better control.

Flexible tracks: Photos, videos and text can be positioned and combined on all four

tracks in Timeline mode. This is ideal for creating collages. Additional audio material can be positioned on three tracks.

Combined objects: Videos with an audio track are displayed with the audio and video together on one combined object.

Travel route animation: With the included program Vasco da Gama 5 HD Pro you can create impressively detailed travel route animations in Full HD.

Quick access feature in the Media Pool: The new quick access feature allows you to play back, trim and import video clips directly from the Media Pool and into the timeline of your slideshow project.

Automatic image effects: With one click you can add random camera movements, zooms and rotation effects to an entire selection of photos automatically. Manually created effects and transitions are not affected by this process.

Improved audio functions: Automatic volume and sound optimization for the audio track.

New decorative elements and templates: The right element for any subject and now in new, improved quality.

Properties

Import

Import formats

Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MTS, M2TS, MXV, MJPEG, QuickTime, WMV(HD), MKV

Audio: WAV, MP3, OGG, WMA, MIDI, DolbyDigital Stereo

Images: JPEG, BMP, GIF, TIF

Export formats

Video: AVI, DV-AVI, MJPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, QuickTime, WMV(HD)

Audio: WAV, MP3, WMA, DolbyDigital Stereo

Images: JPEG, BMP

Edit

MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe provides a large number of multimedia functions that help you really get the best out of your photos and make fascinating slideshows from them. For instance:

• Three editing modes: In Storyboard Mode all photos are listed in sequence. In

"Timeline Mode" they are displayed in "realtime". In "Overview Mode" all photos are displayed in several rows with little preview icons to maintain an overview of all pictures.

• Image optimization: Typical defects (exposure, color, red eyes...) can be removed

easily. Picture size and position can be corrected by increasing the size, rotating, clipping, leveling the horizon, etc. Each edit is non-destructive, i.e. the original photos remain unchanged.

• Zooms & camera pans: Zoom into the photo, then pan through the image.

• 3D effect templates to reshape motifs and have them fly through the picture.

• 1-click animations for transforming photos into videos (e.g. jumping, mosaic,

kaleidoscope).

• Decorative elements and superimposed videos with cartoons, speech bubbles,

costume accessories, frames...

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• Multimedia opening and closing credits with video templates including sound,

personal texts and motifs

• Transitions: Alongside the many variations for "simple transitions" (e.g. soft

fades, black fades, page turn, wave), there are also complex transitions like picture-in-picture fades or thematic 3D fade series (gallery, photo table, notice board).

• Titles and title templates: Add texts to your templates, e.g. by displaying text as

subtitles, lower thirds or in speech bubbles.

• Audio dubbing & Soundtrack: You can add audio files and CD tracks to the

original soundtrack of your photos and videos, record your own speaker comments or use the integrated MAGIX Soundtrack Maker to add your own music onto the soundtrack. Use one of the many professional audio editing effects to enhance the soundtrack further.

• Slideshow Maker automatically turns tiresome photo series into spectacular

multimedia shows. For particularly fast results.

• Special functions: Panorama image montage, travel route animation, stabilize

shaky videos, picture-in-picture collages and much more.

Burning

You can use the "Burn" interface to burn a disc from your photos and slideshows. Before you do that you can design a professional menu screen for selecting your slideshows and photos using a remote control.

The following disc types can be burned:

• DVD: The slideshows are made into a classic movie DVD in excellent quality.

• Blu-ray Disc: Also a high-resolution disc format for playback on a TV. Requires a

suitable player (Blu-rayTM player) to be connected to a TV. You also need special Blu-ray discs and a Blu-ray burner in your PC.

• AVCHD: Similar to Blu-ray Discs but you can also use regular recordable DVDs

for burning. You need an AVCHD compatible Blu-ray player for playback on a TV.

Export

The "Output" dialog has several options for what you can do with your slideshows:

• Output as video file: This exports the slideshow as a video file that can be viewed

on your PC, edited in other programs and shared.

• Output as individual photos: Saves the the slideshow as individual photos for

editing or sharing.

• Output as 3D video: Save the 3D slideshow as a video file in WMV-3D format. To

play back 3D video files you have to have a 3D video player installed on your PC (e.g. Stereoscopic Player) and 3D glasses.

• Present in Online Album: Present your movies, slideshows and photos to your

friends or anyone else in the MAGIX Online Album.

• Publish online: You can also share your slideshows directly online on sites like

YouTube, Flickr or Facebook.

• Export to mobile device: You can also export your slideshows directly to a

connected mobile phone, digital picture frame, organizer, games console and any other external device.

• Output as media player: Create an HTML-enabled media player for playback on

an Internet browser or to embed it in a website.

• Archive project on hard drive or disc: This is a good final cleanup step after you

are finished working on your project.

Projects, slideshows and photos

In MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe you can work with "projects", "slideshows" and "photos". In order to work quickly and intuitively, is it important to know the differences between these three hierarchically-ordered terms.

Project A "Project" includes everything that you want to include on a disc. This

normally contains one or more slideshows and includes a menu structure/menu design which allows you to choose a slideshow later on the disc. Projects can be saved as "<Pojektdatei>" files on your hard drive and can be loaded later for further editing.

Slideshow A slideshow is a multimedia presentation of photos which is played like a

movie. Enjoy it on a PC or TV, since it offers maximum multimedia entertainment value from photos, videos, music, title texts, transition effects, and much more.

Any slideshow can be exported individually as a video. The "project" can be considered a type of drawer into which you can put multiple

slideshows for burning to disc later.

Photos Photos are the main part of your slideshows. You can import photos and

videos into your slideshow (the right video codec has to be installed on your system). Besides photos and videos, a slideshow also includes plenty of other elements: image titles, transitions, decorative elements, music, spoken commentary...

Summary: "Projects" include "Slideshows", "Slideshows" include "Photos". Slideshows of a project appear as menu entries, photos (as well as videos) appear as sub menu entries of these entries for navigation on the finished disc.

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Quick start

Program start

When you start the program, a welcome dialog will appear.

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Here you can choose what you want to do.

For the purpose of this introduction we will describe the normal procedure: Starting a new project, loading your own photos and arranging them as a slideshow that will be burned to disc. The other options offered in the welcome dialog will be dealt with in later chapters (view page 90).

e the default setting is "Manually create new project". Simply click on "OK".

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A settings dialog will appear where you can select the screen format.

• Choose whether you want to create a slideshow in widescreen or 4:3 format.

• Then click on "OK".

A new empty project that you can fill with your own photos will appear in the program interface.

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Load photos

The Media Pool is to the right.

Open a folder in the Media Pool that contains photo files by using the navigation buttons.

All photos and all other useable files are then listed in the Media Pool.

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When you hover the mouse pointer over the detail list, small selection boxes will appear and can be used to activate a preview of the file or to load the file directly.

The arrow on the left activates the preview. The icon on the right loads the file into the project.

You can select and load all the photos you would like to use one after the other.

Are your photos upside down or sideways?

• Use the rotation button on the preview image to rotate any photo until it is

displayed properly.

To play back your show, press the space bar or start the slideshow using the transport console below the preview window.

Each photo is shown one after the other in the video monitor.

Sorting Photos

You should also sort the slideshows correctly. In a good slideshow the pictures tell a story that has a beginning, a middle and an end with lots of dramatic tension building up to an exciting climax.

This is easy to do with a slideshow about your last vacation because the dramatic composition is already there. It starts with pictures of the departure and then shows pictures of your arrival at the hotel and then the first adventures ...

A good vacation comes with a natural drama that results from the chronological order of the events. This is not necessarily the case for other slideshows; in this case you should consider the order in which you would like to present the photos. The problem with sorting also depends on the purpose for which you have created your slideshow.

Sorting the photos is easy:

• Drag each photo from the photo bar and drop it on the correct position.

You can't select several photos and sort them simultaneously in the Storyboard. You should switch to Overview mode.

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In Overview mode you can use the whole screen to sort your photos.

• Click on the top switch in the mode selection in the bottom left corner to

open Overview mode.

You should maximize the overview to get the best possible overview if you are working with a lot of photos.

If all photos don't fit into the list you can use the zoom to reduce the size of the display:

Overview mode is the ideal view mode to arrange all photos perfectly for a slideshow. You also may select multiple photos and move them at once.

Editing slideshows

MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe provides many different editing functions. Let's start with Storyboard mode:

Each preview photo has several settings for duration, transitions, effects, and text.

Set display time: By double-clicking on the time display below the preview image you can access the input dialog where you can manually enter the display numerically or by using the slide control.

Add titles and text: Titles (e.g. subtitles, opening/closing credits) can easily be added to every photo by clicking on this button. Transitions: The transition (fade) buttons are situated between the photos. You can now preview the available transitions, try them out and see the result immediately in on the preview monitor.

Image editing: Press the "FX" button on the photo box to access the effects and image editing tools which can be used separately on each photo, e.g. optimizing image quality. Rotation: If a photo is on its side or upside down, click on the symbol with the rotating arrow. The photo will rotate 90 degrees. You can check the effects directly on the video monitor.

Tip: MAGIX Photo Designer 7 is an additional image editing program that is included for more complex single image editing. To load a photo into MAGIX Photo Designer 7, select the option "Edit photo" in the FX menu of the photo box. Read more on this in the MAGIX Photo Designer 7 Help.

Dubbing: If you would like to add spoken commentary to your slideshow, then use the record function for audio recording. A click on the record button (red dot) indicated in the transport console opens the record dialog. You can also use audio CDs, records, or tapes. Audio CD tracks of non-copy-protected CDs and other audio files can be dragged onto the preview photo directly from the Media Pool.

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Timeline mode: In "Timeline mode" your photos are displayed "temporally". The longer the object remains in the track, the longer the corresponding photo will be displayed during playback. Videos also can be used.

The easiest way to access the Timeline mode is with the Tab key (you can also click on the corresponding link at the left-hand border of the photo bar).

There are four tracks available.

All of the material in project including photos, videos, background music, titles & text, transitions, decorative elements etc. appear as "objects" on a track when imported. If photo or video files include an audio track, a combined object will be created which has image and audio areas.

Image objects can be placed on any track and can easily be moved around with the mouse. Audio objects can be moved to tracks 2-4.

All objects can be resized using the “object handles” on the lower edges. Move the mouse over one of the lower corners of the object until the mouse pointer becomes a double arrow. You can now can compress the object until it is the length you want. An object can be faded in or out with similar handles at the top of the object.

Effects are added as objects underneath the "related object" and create a group that moves along with the "related object".

Divide slideshow

Sometimes you might want to separate your slideshow into two slideshows. For instance, if you discover that you have loaded a certain number of images for a certain subject and would prefer to have this subject in its own slideshow.

• Move the photos you want to sort out to the end of the slideshow. Ideally, you

should use overlay mode.

• Switch to Storyboard mode and place the start marker at the position where you

would like to split the old slideshow.

• Select "Separate slideshow" in the Edit menu.

This creates a new slideshow where all materials of the old slideshow are moved to from the position of the start marker. All contents are moved too: title, soundtrack, transitions, effect settings, object settings...

Finally, you should enter descriptive names for both slideshows. You can do this in the context menu of the slideshow tab.

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Create disc menu and burn

Once you are satisfied with your slideshow you can burn it to a disc.

Manage slideshows

You can manage several separate slideshows in one project to burn them together to one disc. In the context menu of the slideshow tab you can add new slideshows or import existing ones as well as remove slideshows that should no longer be a part of that project.

• To do this, right-click on the tab.

You can also embed slideshows from an existing project into your project. Select "File

-> Open", find the desired project on the hard drive, and then click "Open". MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe will now ask you if you would like to close the current project or add the new project. Choose the latter option to add the slideshows to your project.

Menu view and menu navigation

To burn a disc, switch to the "Burn" view.

• Click the "Burn" button to get started.

MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe automatically adds graphical disc menu. The menu is also burned to disc and appears when inserted into your player. Just like with a purchased DVD, you can easily select your slideshows with the help of preview pictures, or access particular chapters within a slideshow.

In the "Preview" view in the "Burn" screen you can access complete menu templates and add them by double-clicking.

If you want to adjust them, you first have to switch to the "Edit" view.

• At the center of the monitor you can see a preview of the selection menu. The

editable elements are outlined. You can move them around or adjust their size with the mouse.

• Double-clicking on an element opens an editor where you can adjust the titles or

preview images.

• There are buttons on the right side that can be used for additional editing of the

menu properties.

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• Use the "Navigation" button to access the structure of the selection menu.

Here you can switch off all chapters that should not be in the chapter menu. Deactivate the corresponding box.

This way, the entry will be removed from the menu only; the related photo will not be removed from the slideshow. (More than 99 ticks cannot be made as the DVD player cannot list more than 99 entries.)

In the lower section of the screen you can find a whole row of pre-made menu layouts. Use the scroll bar to view each template. There are plenty to choose from:

• If you wish to fully apply a template, first click on "Templates" in the template bar

and double-click on the template of your choice. The complete template will then be applied.

• You can also combine the various elements of the individual templates. For

example, if you want to combine the text format of a template with the background of another one, then select "Font" first and double click the template with the text of your choice. Then select "Buttons" and double click the button you like. The preview in the middle shows you the results immediately.

• Double click the preview picture or a menu entry to change the movie or chapter

name and select a different preview picture.

• Back in the "Preview" view you can use the virtual remote control to test the

functioning of finished discs to make sure that everything works as planned.

Disc selection dialog

In the "Preview" view you can open the disc selection dialog by clicking the large "Burn" button.

In the "Edit" view you can access the same dialog using the red button.

Here you can select what kind of disc you would like to create.

• DVD is the right format for projects that will be played back on a normal DVD

player.

• Blu-ray and AVCHD are good for playback on high-resolution screens.

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Settings

All settings dialogs can be accessed through "File -> Settings".

Slideshow

The dialog with the settings for the current slideshow are displayed here.

Select preview image automatically: MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe uses an automatically-selected preview image.

Use image file: With a mouse click on the folder button you can open a dialog for loading image files. In this dialog you can navigate to the folder where the image file is found and select it with a double click.

Use preview image from slideshow: Select a frame from the current slideshow using the slider.

Effect settings for the slideshow (view page 84) can be found in "File" > "Settings" > "Slid

eshow effect settings.

Project

When creating a new disc project, you can specify multiple settings that will continue to apply to the related slideshows.

Project name:Give your disc project a name. This name will be used as a preset title for the disc you are going to burn. The slideshows will also be given this name.

Use 16:9 aspect ratio for current disc project: This option lets you edit the slideshow from the very beginning in 16:9 format. The video monitor's size adjusts to correspond to this.

Cut new images to fit screen automatically: Images that do not correspond to the slideshow's ratio are adjusted automatically. The zoom factor is set in such a way that there are no black bars to the left or right or top and bottom.

Program

You can access the project-independent MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe settings this way. These settings are also global.

Playback Audio playback

Driver selection: You can set up "DirectSound" here. DirectSound is a component of DirectX that is installed automatically on your PC during program installation (if necessary). If the DirectX system is no longer installed on your PC or no longer works properly, there is a DirectSound installation routine for reinstallation to be found in the "Addon" folder of the MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD 2013 Deluxe program disc.

Output device: Use this option to specify which sound card plays the wave audio objects. This is especially important if you have multiple sound cards installed on your computer.

Audio buffer size: Here you can specify the buffer size that should be used for playback of the entire arrangement or for previewing audio files in the Media Pool.

Arranger

Autoscroll during playback: The screen playback does not follow the playback cursor if it has reached the end of the screen.

Fast: If autoscroll is activated, the screen view automatically shifts when the playback cursor reaches the last quarter of the screen during playback.

Slow: If autoscroll is activated, the screen view automatically shifts when the playback cursor reaches the right edge of the screen during playback. This is particularly useful for longer disc projects

Warning: Scrolling requires constant recalculation of the screen view, which may lead to interrupted playback if the amount of system RAM is too low. If this happens, simply deactivate the autoscroll feature.

Image material playback

Resizing high-quality image material: Use this feature to improve the quality during resizing, particularly when downsizing to less than half of the original size (e.g. for picture-in-picture effects). This, on the other hand, requires more processing power.

Note: Switching off this option has no effect on quality during exporting/burning.

Load image material in background: Image material will be loaded in the background

so that it can still be edited during the loading process.

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