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JVC ImageMixer 1.7 LYT1282-001A Instructions Manual

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  • Page 1 Digital Photo Navigator ENGLISH ImageMixer 1.7 INSTRUCTIONS LYT1282-001A...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    INTRODUCTION ...3 Reading this document ... 3 Meanings of symbols ... 4 Copyrights ... 4 Digital Photo Navigator ... 5 DIGITAL PHOTO NAVIGATOR (Windows Capabilities ... 5 ADDING STILL IMAGES TO AN ALBUM ...6 EXITING DIGITAL PHOTO NAVIGATOR ...7 LOADING AN ALBUM ...8 DISPLAYING STILL IMAGES ...9 ORGANIZING ALBUMS ...11 Selecting multiple still images ...

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Use only the provided CD-ROM. Never use any other CD-ROM to run this software. Do not attempt to modify this software. Changes or modifications not approved by JVC could void user’s authority to operate the equipment. ATTENTION: When connecting a USB cable or a DV cable to PC (Only for D.S.C.

  • Page 4: Meanings Of Symbols

    ImageMixer 1.7 This section introduces the ImageMixer software. In addition to capturing still images and creating albums, ImageMixer is used for a variety of other functions, including color and brightness adjustment, and capturing videos through a USB cable or a DV cable. ImageMixer is also used to edit your captured video and then create a Video CD.* For details, refer to the ImageMixer help.

  • Page 5: Digital Photo Navigator

    Digital Photo Navigator ® DIGITAL PHOTO NAVIGATOR (Windows Only) This section is only for users equipped with D.S.C. (Digital Still Camera) features. Capabilities Send your favorite videos and pictures by e-mail Everyone has video cassettes and memory cards containing videos and pictures that they never get to show to anyone.

  • Page 6: Adding Still Images To An Album

    You can use Digital Photo Navigator to create an album that contains a collection of still images. Click [Start], go to [Programs] – [Digital Photo Navigator], and then click [Digital Photo Navigator 1.0]. Digital Photo Navigator starts. Close any other programs running on the PC. Disable any programs that run in the background, such as screen savers, e-mail applications, virus checkers, schedulers, etc.

  • Page 7: Exiting Digital Photo Navigator

    ADDING STILL IMAGES TO AN ALBUM (cont.) Add additional still images as desired by repeating steps 3 – 5. NOTES: When loading images from a memory card, never disconnect the USB cable while the message [ACCESSING FILES] is displayed in the camcorder’s LCD monitor. Digital Photo Navigator can only load still images.

  • Page 8: Loading An Album

    Start Digital Photo Navigator. ( Click [Import]. Click [Album]. The [Open] dialog box appears. Open the folder where the album was saved. Click the desired album file, and then click [Open]. The contents of the album are displayed in the right-hand side of the Digital Photo Navigator window. Click [Export].

  • Page 9: Displaying Still Images

    DISPLAYING STILL IMAGES Displaying a selected still image You can select for display any of the still images that are displayed in the right-hand side of the Digital Photo Navigator window. Double-click the still image to be displayed. The [Image Viewer] window appears, and the selected image is displayed. Displaying a series of images To display a series of images in “slide show”...
  • Page 10 Enlarging and reducing images The following procedure describes how to change the display size of a still image. Drag the corner of the [Image Viewer] window to change the size of the window to the desired display size. Right-click the [Image Viewer] window and then, in the menu that appears, click [Zoom] –...

  • Page 11: Organizing Albums

    ORGANIZING ALBUMS Whenever necessary, you can delete or copy still images that you have added to an album. The procedure described below only affects the still image in the album. It does not affect the original file of the still image that was added to the album.

  • Page 12: Deleting Unnecessary Still Images

    Deleting unnecessary still images Click the still image that you want to delete, and then click [Delete] in the [Edit] menu. A confirmation message appears. Click [Yes]. The selected still images are deleted. Copying still images Click the still image that you want to copy, and then click [Copy] in the [Edit] menu. Click the image that is located right after the insertion point.

  • Page 13: Sending Images From An Album In E-Mail

    SENDING IMAGES FROM AN ALBUM IN E-MAIL Still images in an album can be sent as an e-mail attachment. Preparation: Before using the [E-Mail] function If you use the Internet Explorer, be sure to use the version 5.5 or later. When installing the Internet Explorer, select a typical set of components.

  • Page 14: Creating A Web Page

    You can save the contents of an album in HTML format. This is useful in the following instances: When creating a web page: When distributing an album: Select the still images that you want to save in HTML format. To select more than one still image, hold down the Shift key or the Ctrl key while clicking the images. To select all of the still images, click [Select All] in the [Edit] menu.
  • Page 15 CREATING A WEB PAGE (cont.) Click [OK], specify the save location, and then click [Save]. The HTML file is saved, and a folder with the same name is saved at the same time. A confirmation message appears next, asking whether to display the web page. Click [Yes].

  • Page 16: Changing The Image Size Or Picture Quality

    Changing the image size This procedure describes how to change the size of an image that has been loaded into Digital Photo Navigator. This procedure is used to reduce the size of an image that is being attached to an e-mail or saved in an album.

  • Page 17: Changing The Picture Quality, Etc

    CHANGING THE IMAGE SIZE OR PICTURE QUALITY (cont.) Changing the picture quality, etc. In addition to changing the size of an image, it is also possible to rotate images, change or correct the quality of an image, and change the file format of an image. The role of each setting is described in more detail below.

  • Page 18: Retrieving Still Images From An Album

    You can retrieve still images from an album and save them as a file. Select the still image to be retrieved. To select more than one still image, hold down the Shift key or the Ctrl key while clicking the images. To select all of the still images, click [Select All] in the [Edit] menu.

  • Page 19: Creating A List Of Still Images

    CREATING A LIST OF STILL IMAGES You can arrange multiple still images together and save them in a single still image file. Holding down the Shift key or the Ctrl key, select the still images that are to be added to the list.
  • Page 20 Click [Save]. The [Image Format] dialog box appears. Change the image format as desired. ( At this point, you can change the image size and picture quality as desired. ( The [Save As] dialog box appears. Specify the location where you want to save the file, enter the file name, and then click [Save].

  • Page 21: Creating A Slide Show Or An Animation

    CREATING A SLIDE SHOW OR AN ANIMATION You can create a slide show or an animation in which a series of still images are displayed, and then save those images as a movie file (extension “.avi”). [Slide Show]: Still images are displayed for several seconds each, one at a time. [Animation]: Several still images are displayed per second.

  • Page 22: Imagemixer 1.7

    Capabilities The ImageMixer software possesses a variety of functions. Its primary applications are described below. Editing your own original movies ImageMixer allows you to capture video from a camcorder, rearrange scenes, add special effects when changing scenes, insert still images, and otherwise freely edit your own movies. ImageMixer also allows you to add audio and background music.

  • Page 23: Imagemixer 1.7

    IMAGEMIXER 1.7 (cont.) Create a Video CD After you load and edit video clips on your PC, you are ready to create a Video CD* ( possible to create a Video CD from camcorder’s tape directly (Windows video can be recorded to a 650 MB CD, you can easily use a Video CD to send files too large for e-mail attachment.

  • Page 24: Capturing Video

    Capturing video in real time When a camcorder is connected to the PC with a USB cable, the video from the camcorder can be recorded on the PC’s hard drive instead of on tape or in a memory card (Only for D.S.C. equipped models) — real-time capture.
  • Page 25 CAPTURING VIDEO (cont.) Click the Input button. The input mode screen appears. Click the USB input (USB) button. The USB input mode screen appears. Click the Video button. The amount of available storage space is displayed in the information display panel. Click the Capture button.
  • Page 26 Capturing still images Click the Still image button. Click the Capture button. The video image at the moment that the button was clicked is captured, and the resulting still image file is registered in the album. NOTES: It is not possible to capture videos or still images if the USB Video Streaming driver is not installed properly. In this case, refer to “Updating [Device Manager] (Windows CONNECTION GUIDE”.

  • Page 27: Capturing Video From Tape

    CAPTURING VIDEO (cont.) Capturing video from tape When a camcorder is connected to the PC with a USB cable, video can be copied from the camcorder tape to the PC. NOTE: There are differences in the following procedures whether your camcorder is equipped with D.S.C. (Digital Still Camera) features or not.
  • Page 28 Click the USB input (USB) button. The USB input mode screen appears. After a while, a blue screen appears. Copying video Click the Video button. The amount of available storage space is displayed in the information display panel. Click the Play button. The camcorder begins playing back the video, and the same image appears on the PC screen.

  • Page 29: Disconnect The Usb Cable

    CAPTURING VIDEO (cont.) Disconnecting the USB cable Disconnect the USB cable. Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “OFF”. The camcorder turns off. NOTES: ® If you are using a Windows case, click the Digital video camera input (1394) button in step 5 on page 28. For more details, refer to the help.

  • Page 30: Editing Video

    ImageMixer can edit video files registered in an album. ImageMixer can also insert still images and add audio. Select video editing Edit Preview Arrange thumbnails Double-clicking on one of the (video or still image) thumbnails arranged at the bottom of the screen causes the editing window to appear.
  • Page 31 EDITING VIDEO (cont.) Cropping editing Sound editing Cropping To check the results of editing, click the Preview button. Once editing is complete, click the Create video button to save the final product.

  • Page 32: Creating A Video Cd

    If your computer is equipped with a CD-R drive, you can use ImageMixer to create a Video CD from video clips captured on your PC or from camcorder’s tape directly. NOTES: ® If you are using a Windows ® Windows http://www.imagemixer.com If you are using a Macintosh, the CD authoring application Toast drive is also necessary to create a Video CD.
  • Page 33 CREATING A VIDEO CD (cont.) After registering the video clips and entering the title and button name, click the Preview/ Create button. Button settings Style settings Specify the menu screen style Preview/Create Specify background and music The Preview/Create screen appears. Insert a blank CD-R disc in the CD-R drive and click the Create button to create a Video Preview Create...

  • Page 34: Creating A Video Cd From Tape (Windows Only)

    Creating a Video CD from tape (Windows Using ImageMixer Video CD Creation you can easily create Video CD from tape in the camcorder connected with a USB cable. NOTE: There are differences in the following procedures whether your camcorder is equipped with D.S.C. (Digital Still Camera) features or not.
  • Page 35 CREATING A VIDEO CD (cont.) Click [Option]. Specify a work folder in which downloaded video files will be saved. If there is not enough free disc space, operations may not work properly. Select a hard drive with as much free space as possible. Click [Start].

  • Page 36: Appendix

    , and set up the program as instructed on the screen. An environment that provides for connection to the Internet and an e-mail address are also required. Select [JVC PIX-MCV Audio Capture] or [JVC PIX-MC10 Audio Capture] as a recording device in the [Audio adjustment] wizard.

  • Page 37: Start Netmeeting

    Never turn the Power switch of a camcorder during video conference. For details, refer to the help for the MSN Messenger Service and NetMeeting ® NetMeeting are expected to be available on the JVC web site. JVC web site: http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/index-e.html NOTES: ®...

  • Page 38: Using Windows Messenger (Windows Xp Only)

    Click [Next]. In the microphone setting, specify [JVC PIX-MCV Audio Capture] or [JVC PIX- MC10 Audio Capture]. In the speaker setting, specify the sound board that you are using. If you specify [JVC PIX-MCV Audio Capture] or [JVC PIX-MC10 Audio Capture] for the microphone setting, you cannot select [Use headphones].
  • Page 39 Update your version of Windows ® details, refer to the Windows http://www.microsoft.com/ For details, refer to the help for the Windows expected to be available on the JVC web site. JVC web site: http://www.jvc-victor.co.jp/english/index-e.html NOTES: ® When you use Windows Messenger, your friend must use the same application.

  • Page 40: Loading Files From A Memory Card Through An Adapter

    LOADING FILES FROM A MEMORY CARD THROUGH AN ADAPTER This section is only for users equipped with D.S.C. (Digital Still Camera) features. You can read and write files on a camcorder memory card by using an adapter (sold separately). Floppy disk adapter : For PCs that do not have a USB connector, or which are running Windows (CU-VFSD50) PC card adapter...

  • Page 41: Troubleshooting

    TROUBLESHOOTING ® Windows SYMPTOM Although the USB cable is connected, PC operating system does not recognize the memory card in the camcorder or the camcorder. Cannot copy or save files. Cannot load still images into Digital Photo Navigator. Still images have a mosaic appearance.
  • Page 42 Macintosh SYMPTOM Although the USB cable is connected, PC operating system does not recognize the memory card in the camcorder or the camcorder. Cannot copy or save files. The created date of the file is not displayed correctly on the information display panel.
  • Page 43 COPYRIGHT© 2004 VICTOR COMPANY OF JAPAN, LTD. M4D3/D2 1203HOH-ID...

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