User manual MUVEE AUTOPRODUCER QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Check `Auto-correct red-eye', `Auto-enhance' and `Auto-remove noise' options at the bottom of the pop-up window to improve your video and picture quality. Always have more videos and pictures than the desired length of your final muvee. For example, it is ideal to have at least 3 minutes of video when you are making a 1 minute muvee. Using the expandable media panel The expandable media panel lets you view and organize all your video/pictures in a larger window. You can do the following in this panel: · · · · Zoom in/out of thumbnails using the bottom slider option Reorder your pictures by dragging and dropping Rotate pictures Launch the magicMoments or magicSpot features 8 Selecting videos with magicMomentsTM magicMoments is an advanced feature that gives you more control over the video content in your muvee. [. . . ] *Mark highlights you want to include in your muvee by clicking and holding Green 'thumbs-up' button. Click the 'OK' button. magicMomentsTM Tips *Do not mark segments that cross shot boundaries (the white vertical lines), as this might cause an awkward transition in some styles. You need to click the `make muvee' button on the main screen for your changes to take effect. muvee will automatically mix in other highlights from the unmarked sections of your video to create the final production. Do not try to mark every section of video using magicMomentsTM, as this might affect how well muvee responds to your selected style and music. To remove all highlights/exclusions for a video, go to magicMomentsTM Edit Remove all highlights and exclusions. You can subsequently use the same video to make other muvees without having to mark your highlights/exclusions or enter video captions over again. Simply select to import magicMomentsTM settings when prompted during your next muvee project. 9 Selecting pictures with magicSpotTM magicSpot is an advanced feature that gives you more control over the pan/zoom motion that is applied to your pictures. The magicSpot button will be enabled when you select a picture in the media panel. Select the picture you wish to use magicSpot with (in the media panel). Click the `OK' button. *magicSpotTM Tips The default setting for pan/zoom is `Automatic' and depends on the style you have chosen, if you do not edit them manually. Adjust video/picture selection using 6`Face bias', 7`Video motion bias' and 8`Brightness bias', if the latter option is selected in step 5. 6. Explanation of settings Shuffle Settings 1) 2) 3) Style default: Let the default style settings determine how your video/pictures are sequenced. Keep shots in sequence: Sequence your video/pictures according to how you have arranged them in the media panel. Shuffle shots: Use the slider to control how much your video/pictures are shuffled. Selecting more shuffling makes the pictures appear in random sequence as opposed to the arrangement in the media panel. More shuffling will increase the frequency of pictures appearing in between video segments in the final muvee too. Picture Settings 4) Check 'Use every picture once' to have each picture appear only once in your muvee. Otherwise, pictures will appear twice or more if your total input of pictures and video is shorter than the duration of the completed muvee. Check 'Interleave pictures' to automatically mix your pictures (in sequence as placed in the media panel) with video at intervals spaced evenly throughout the whole muvee. 5) Video/Pictures Selection Settings 6) 7) 8) Face bias: Select video/pictures based on the presence/absence of human faces (people vs scenery). Video motion bias: Select video highlights based on the camera motion (panning/zooming vs static footage). Brightness bias: Select video/pictures based on the amount of light detected (day scene vs night scene). 14 Audio options Audio options let you customize the way multiple audio tracks are used in your muvee. Make selection accordingly. Note: Some personalization settings are dependent on others and may not be applied in favor of creating a better overall production. Setting muvee duration Duration options let you customize the duration of your muvee as well as display duration for each picture. Make selection accordingly. Note: Pictures and videos may be repeated if music duration is longer than total input and vice versa. Making muvee When you click 'make muvee', muvee autoProducer will check to see if your videos, pictures and music have been analyzed before. [. . . ] If they have not, muvee autoProducer will first analyze them before creating your muvee. muvee autoProducer analyzes your video to automatically detect shot boundaries and pick out footage highlights to use in the final production. Click 'make muvee' button on the main screen for your changes to take effect. Voiceover Tips Before recording your voiceover, test your microphone. If it is working properly, the mic level indicator will light up when you speak. [. . . ]