Step Five - Merge & Save; Burn - Manhattan 162579 User Manual

• Transitions provide a specific look in the change from one clip to another. To add,
drag and drop a transition from the Transitions tab onto a transition box between
two video segments in the Storyboard panel.
• Visual Effects add unique effects to your video. To add a visual effect, drag and drop
one from the Visual Effects tab onto a video segment within the Storyboard panel. A
small Effects icon will appear on the segment indicating that a visual effect has been
applied.
• Titles add text to an Intro or Ending frame or to any video segment within the
Storyboard Panel. To add a title, drag and drop one from the Titles tab to a video
segment or Intro/Ending frame. A small Title icon will appear on the video segment.
To change the appearance of your title, click the Title icon to access the Text Editor.
The Text Editor lets you change the location of the title within the screen or resize it
by dragging one of the corner boxes diagonally. Personalize your title, change fonts,
color, and/or size by clicking the Text Input button to open the Text Input toolbox
shown below.
Step Five — Merge & Save
When you have finished editing and customizing your video, review the entire contents
of the Storyboard by clicking "Play" in the Preview Panel. Click the "Merge and Save"
button at the bottom of the Preview Panel to combine all clips and transitions in
the Storyboard and save as one new video clip to the Clip Panel.
Choose an output file type that matches the file-type requirements for burning to disc,
watching on your computer or uploading to the internet. *Typically, you will want to
select the same disc format option you chose in the Capture screen prior to recording.*
Provide a descriptive project name that matches your movie and save to a familiar
location on your hard drive. *Your project will be saved as a video file, compatible with
the type of disc or file option you selected. The Storyboard contents will appear as one
new video thumbnail in the Clip panel when the program finishes merging and saving.*

Burn

The Burn screen creates menus and writes your video clips to disc. Choose from a list of
default themes or customize your own menu to include chapters, personal background
images and background music. You can also burn to multiple disc types including DVD,
SVCD, and VCD. *Disc type availability will depend on the file format of your video clips.*
• Menu Editors provide an assortment of ready-made themes and backgrounds
Customize your menu with chapters, personal images and background music
• Burning Status Display displays the burning status of your disc, the type of disc
being burned, the burning timer, and the required/available disc space.
• Export Clip Options exports your recorded, edited or imported (or all three) video
clips to PSP or iPod file format.
• Clip Panel displays all recorded, edited, and imported video clips as thumbnail
images.
• Disc Menu Screen creates disc menus by adding video clips from the Clip Panel.
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