Xara Photo Story on DVD - MX Instruction Manual

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Copyright

This documentation is protected by law. All rights, especially the right of
duplication, circulation, and translation, are reserved.

No part of this publication may be reproduced in the form of copies, microfilms
or other processes, or transmitted into a language used for machines,
especially data processing machines, without the express written consent of
the publisher.

All copyrights reserved.

All other product names are trademarks of the corresponding manufacturers.
Errors in and changes to the contents as well as program modifications
reserved.

MAGIX is a registered trademark of MAGIX AG.

Other mentioned product names may be registered trademarks of the
respective manufacturer.

This product uses MAGIX patent pending technology.

Copyright © MAGIX AG, 2002-2012. All rights reserved.

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Preface

With MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD MX 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 film with great fades and effects as well as
narration and subtitles. Add intros and outros or invent your own closing
credits. In other words, turn your living room into a cinema!

Create attractive DVD menus that match the format of your slideshow: 4:3 or
16:9 for widescreen TVs or monitors. Burn your slideshow together with a high
quality menu onto any current format: a playable DVD, CD-ROM, Video CD,
Super Video CD, Mini DVD, JPEG disc, and Blu-ray disc AVCHD, WMVHD or
multi-disc.

The printed manual is only a brief introduction to the software. You can find
detailed documentation as a PDF in the start menu of MAGIX PhotoStory on
DVD MX. The electronic manual can be opened using "F1" to provide a more
detailed explanation of the options, dialog boxes, menus, and program
interface. Program help and the PDF manual will even guide you through the
format jungle of blank discs, DVDs, Video CDs, High Definition slideshows,
etc.

A word on terminology: the terms "Slideshow" and "Photoshow" mean the
same thing. We will use the term "slideshow" as it is also used in MAGIX
PhotoStory on DVD MX.

Have fun with MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD MX!

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Table of Contents

Copyright 2
Preface 3
Support 9
System requirements 12
Serial Number 13
Before You Start 14

Package contents 14
System requirements 14

More about MAGIX 16

MAGIX News Center 16
MAGIX Online Album 16
MAGIX Website Maker 16
Catooh – the Online Content Library 17
MAGIX Community 17

Introduction 18

What is MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD MX? 18
What's new in MAGIX PhotoStory on DVD MX? 18
What's new in the deluxe version? 19
Properties 19
Overview of the program screen 23

Quick start 25

Disc projects, slideshows, and photos 25
Create a slideshow with the Wizard 26
Designing slideshows 28
Creating CD/DVD menus 34

Edit Fotoshow 38

Video monitor and transport control 38
Zoom in video monitor 40
Media Pool 40
Toolbar 40
Start and end markers 47

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Mute sound 47
Overview mode 48
Storyboard Mode 49
Timeline mode 50

Media Pool 55

Load pictures, texts and audio files 55
Media 56
Fades 70
Title 70
Effects 70

Transitions (fades) 88

Transitions in Storyboard Mode 88
3D fades 89
3D series 89
Stereo3D fades (deluxe version only) 90
Simple crossfade in Timeline Mode 90
Drag & drop onto a "hard" transition 91

Movie templates 92

Insert own material 92
Audio tracks of inserted material 92
Design your own titles 93
Further use of movie templates 93

Effects 94

Effects in menus 94
Effects from the Media Pool 94
Video stabilization 94
Slideshow Maker 96
Sound optimization 101
Tempo and beat recognition 105
Slideshow effects 110

Title editor 113

Creating titles using a template 113
Creating titles without a template 114
Edit title 115
Advanced settings 117

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3D text 118

Stereo3D (deluxe version) 119

3D basics 119
Record 3D 120
Prepare 3D editing 122
Set playback mode for 3D 123
Align videos and pictures for 3D 124
Turn camera movements into 3D videos 125
Create titles for 3D videos 126
Export and burn 3D videos 126

Create panorama pictures 128

Select pictures for panorama 128
Invert image sequence for panorama image 128
Panorama settings 128
Calculating the panorama image 129
Finished panorama (2 images) 129

MAGIX Soundtrack Maker 130

Choose music style 130
Set mood change 130
Generate background music 131

Record 132

Audio recording 132
Single-frame capture 136

General settings 139

Playback 139
Paths 140
Options 141
Display 143
Project- and slideshow-relevant settings 144

Burn discs 146

Preview and editing 146
Menu 147
Edit DVD menus with MAGIX Photo & Graphic Designer 7 160
Burn dialog for DVD player 167
Burn WMV HD 170

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