Creating A Slideshow With Your Favourite Music And Graphic Effects (X-Pict Story) (Hdd Only) - Sony RDR-HXD890 Operating Instructions Manual

Creating a Slideshow
with Your Favourite
Music and Graphic
Effects (x-Pict Story)
(HDD only)
You can easily create and play your own
slideshow with your favourite music in
Music Playlist and graphic effects using the
JPEG image files on the HDD (x-Pict Story).
First prepare Music Playlists by adding
audio tracks using Jukebox (see "Adding
audio tracks to a Playlist (HDD only)" on
page 88). The created x-Pict Story is
automatically stored in the Title List (HDD)
and you can copy it onto a recordable disc.
1
Press SYSTEM MENU.
The System Menu appears.
2
Select "Photo Album," and press
ENTER.
The "Photo Album" menu appears.
3
Select "View/Edit Photos on the
HDD," and press ENTER.
The "Photo Album (HDD)" list appears.
4
Select an album, and press ,.
The sub-menu appears.
5
Select "Create x-Pict Story" using M/
m, and press ENTER.
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6
Select a graphic effect and a Music
Playlist using </M/m/,.
• "Theme": Select a theme. The
recorder adds graphic effects
according to the theme you set from
the following:
"Happy moments (1)": with simple
graphic effects
"Happy moments (2)": with simple
graphic effects rapidly changing
"Nostalgic memories": in
monochrome
"Sweetest recollections": with moving
graphic effects
"Blissful life": with moving graphic
effects rapidly changing
"Normal": no graphic effects
• "Play List": Select the desired Music
Playlist or "Favourites." For an
explanation of how to make a Music
Playlist, see "Adding audio tracks to a
Playlist (HDD only)" on page 88.
7
Select "Next," and press ENTER.
The copyright message appears on the
screen.
8
Select "Yes" using </,, and
press ENTER.
The x-Pict Story is saved as a video file
in the Title List on the HDD.
The title names are automatically
labelled as "x-Pict_Story ***" using the
name of the selected album folder.
To stop creating x-Pict Story
Press and hold x REC STOP for more than
3 seconds.
z Hints
• The order of audio tracks in the created x-Pict
Story is followed by that of Music Playlist. If
you want to change its order, change the order of
Music Playlist before creating an x-Pict Story.
• If the selected folder has no name, the title names
are automatically labelled with the date when the
x-Pict Story was created.
• An x-Pict Story is created in the HQ mode.
• To edit x-Pict Story titles, see "Erasing and
Editing" on page 65.