User manual PANASONIC SWEETMOVIELIFE 1.1E

[. . . ] Cover Operating Instructions Easy-to-use motion video editing software SweetMovieLife 1. 1E Before use, please read these instructions completely. Preparation Editing video Setting Available features Troubleshooting © 2007 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. , Ltd. VQT1N42 Contents Before using this software Please read this first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operating environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Available features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Detailed settings for editing Changing volumes of video sound and added music . . . [. . . ] · If a video less than 10 seconds long is included, it will be deleted from the edited contents during auto edit. 2 Select the duration. [Same duration as selected BGM] [Same duration as selected BGM] can be selected if you add background music. The video is automatically edited according to the duration of the selected background music. · If the music is longer than the video, the duration of the video will not be changed. [Specify time] Enter a value to specify the duration. 3 Click [Next]. 22 Editing video Edit setting · A duration between 10 seconds and half the original duration (if a title is added, another 10 seconds) can be specified. · The edited video may have a slightly different duration from that specified. [Sepia] Effects that give an unhurried atmosphere to the video are used and the video is in sepia. 3 Click the effects. button to select a type of scene-transition 4 Click [Next]. · Depending on the type of effect, the part of the video to be trimmed may differ. [Standard] Effects that do not interfere with the original video are used. 4. Add a recording date. 2 [Comical] Effects that give a comic atmosphere to the video are used. 1 [Flash] Effects that give a lively atmosphere to the video are used. 3 · If you do not want to add a recording date, check that [Without date] is selected, and click [Next]. 1 Select [Add date]. · If the video does not have the recording date and time information, no recording date is added to the edited video even if you selected [Add date]. · If the date and time has been incorrectly set on the digital video camera during recording, the wrong date is added to the edited video. This software cannot change the date. [Slow] Effects that give an unhurried atmosphere to the video are used. 23 Editing video Edit setting 2 Check the display mode (order of Year/Month/Day etc. ). · Display mode can be changed on the [Setting] screen. 3 24 Editing video Performing auto edit and saving the video 3 :Do you want to check the edited video before saving it?Tips While importing the video on a tape, the following screen appears. 5-1 (To save on a hard disk) / 5-2 (To save on a tape) A Saved location and file name are displayed while importing. (Only when [Capture video from current position to end] or [Capture total video content after rewinding] is selected in the input setting. ) E Import is aborted, and the video imported up to this point is deleted. Do not operate this software or start up other softwares when importing video from a tape. Dropping a frame*1 may be caused. *1: It means generation of a frame (of video) which cannot be imported. 25 Editing video Performing auto edit and saving the video 4 :Checking the edited video before saving. 5-1 :Saving the video on a hard disk. 1 2 3 1 4 2 1 Select [Hard Disk]. · This is not displayed if you are only importing the video on a tape. 1 Check the video by using the video operation buttons. · To do advanced editing with MotionDV STUDIO, click [MotionDV STUDIO]. MotionDV STUDIO starts and the edited video is displayed on the edit track. (SweetMovieLife cannot be returned to from MotionDV STUDIO. ) ( 36) 2 Click the button to select the file format when saving. · This is not displayed if you are only importing the video on a tape. [ASF(Windows Media):Mail Quality] Video is saved in ASF (Windows Media compatible) format. This format is suitable for e-mail attachments. 2 Click [Next]. · Click [Previous] to change the editing content. To save the edited video on a hard disk. [. . . ] (For Windows® XP/2000) If DMA is not set for the hard disk in the PC, video sometimes cannot be imported normally. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the PC used. ) 1 Right-click [My Computer] from the start menu (on the desktop, depending on the OS) to select [Properties]. (Depending on the OS, click [Device Manager] tab. ) [Device Manager] screen will be displayed. 3 Double-click [IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers], and double-click [Primary IDE Channel]. [. . . ]