Editing The Style Of A Video Project; Editing Movie Files - HP z558 Software Manual

Editing the style of a video project

You can change the style of a number of elements within
your video project. The elements include:
Background color and graphics on the menus and
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submenus.
Button styles.
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Background music.
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Text format (font, color, and size).
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Import custom styles.
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Editing movie files

After you capture or import video files, you can edit them
using Sonic MyDVD to:
Add additional files.
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Add background music.
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Search for specific scenes.
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Delete scenes.
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To edit your video files:
1
If your project is already open, click Edit
Movie and skip to step 4.
2
Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then
DigitalMedia Home.
3
Click the Video tab, and then File, New Project
or Open Existing Project.
4
If you have already captured video files for this
project, they appear along the bottom as a
storyboard. If you have video files on your hard disk
drive you would like to add to this project, click Add
Files.
5
In the Sonic MyDVD window, click Edit Movie.
To edit the look of a video project:
1
Click File, Open, and then select a video project
that you created as described in "Creating a video
project" on page 104.
2
Click Edit Style.
3
In the Edit Style dialog box, change any
of the previously mentioned elements, and
then click Apply To All Menus or Apply
To This Menu.
Add transition effects between scenes.
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Superimpose colors, themes, and effects over video
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scenes.
Superimpose text effects over video scenes.
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6
Click one of the four tabs (Fades and dissolves,
Filters, Text, or Themes and backgrounds)
next to the preview screen.
7
Drag and drop any of the effects over scenes (or
between them for transitions) in the storyboard.
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Click OK to save the edits.
For more information about any of the editing features,
click Help and then Sonic MyDVD Help from within
the Edit window.
Creating Video Discs and Movies
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