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PIXELA ImageMixer ENGLISH
INSTRUCTIONS
LYT1015-001A
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 2 EN CONTENTS INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................... 4 Reading this document .................................................................................................. 4 Meanings of symbols .................................................................................................... 5 Copyrights ................................................................................................
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Master Page: Right M2D2(MEGA-Mac)TOC.fm Page 3 Wednesday, December 26, 2001 5:57 PM EN 3 CAUTION: ● Operate this equipment according to the operating procedures described in this manual. ● 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. How to handle a CD-ROM ● Take care not to soil or scratch the mirror surface (opposite
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 4 EN INTRODUCTION Reading this document This document consists of the following sections. Before use, please read the Software Installation and USB Connection Guide for preparation. ® ImageMixer (Windows and Macintosh) 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 o
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Master Page: Right INTRODUCTION (cont.) EN 5 Meanings of symbols The following symbols are used in this document. NOTE: Indicates problems that could occur while using these softwares, phenomena that may appear to be a problem, limitations on the use of these softwares, or other information that is useful to know. Indicates pages where related information can be found. CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE Indicates that the explanation continues on the next page. Copyrights Under copyright law, any materia
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 6 EN ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES PIXELA ImageMixer Edit your own movies Edit your own original movies by processing and re-arranging video clips and still images that you have loaded into your PC. Now you can be the director! Just shoot video with your camcorder and then edit it on your PC. Once you have finished your movie, you can play back it on your PC, send it through e-mail, or even show it on the Internet. Add a camera to your PC You can transform your camcorder in
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Master Page: Right-SecCover EN 7 ® ImageMixer (Windows and Macintosh) 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 video through a USB cable or a DV cable. ® Read this section whether you are using a Windows or a Macintosh operating system. Explanations of mode buttons are displayed here. 03M2D2(MEGA-Mac)-ImageMixer.fm Page 7
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 8 EN IMAGEMIXER 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. The edited movie is stored in MPEG1 format, which provides a c
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Master Page: Right IMAGEMIXER (cont.) EN 9 Managing files on hard disk ImageMixer can manage elements that can be used in movie editing (video, still images, audio) as albums. Aside from permitting checking of files in list format or through a slide show, ImageMixer can also perform file operations such as search, move, duplicate, and delete. In addition to making movie editing easier, these functions are also useful for classifying and managing images with a camcorder. IMPORTANT: ImageMixer
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 10 EN 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 (real-time capture). 1 Connect the camcorder to the PC with a USB cable. ® ● Refer to “Connections (Windows )” ( pg. 9) or “Connections (Macintosh)” ( pg. 13) in the Software Installation and USB Connection Guide. 2 Set the camcorder to the memory card
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Master Page: Right CAPTURING VIDEO (cont.) EN 11 5 Click the USB input (USB) button. The USB input mode screen appears. 6 Click the Video button. The amount of available storage space is displayed in the information display panel. 7 Click the Capture button. USB input (USB) The capture operation begins, and the message [Capture in progress] appears. Capture 8 Click the Capture button again. The capture operation ends, and the message Video [Converting to MPEG] appears. Once conversion ends,
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Master Page: Left 12 EN CAPTURING VIDEO (cont.) ® Capturing video from tape (Windows only) When a camcorder is connected to the PC with a DV cable, video can be copied from the camcorder tape to the PC. 1 Set the camcorder to the tape playback mode. The camcorder is now on. 2 Select [Start] – [Programs] – [Pixela] – [ImageMixer] – [PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0]. ImageMixer starts up. 3 Click the Input button. Input The input mode screen appears. 4 Click the Digital video camera input (1394) butt
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Master Page: Right 03M2D2(MEGA-Mac)-ImageMixer.fm Page 13 Thursday, January 17, 2002 4:23 PM CAPTURING VIDEO (cont.) EN 13 Copying video 1 Click the Video button. The amount of available storage space is displayed in the information display panel. 2 Click the Play button. The camcorder begins playing back the video, and the same image appears on the PC screen. 3 Click the Capture button. The capture operation begins, and the message Play [Video capture in progress] appears. 4 Click the Cap
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 14 EN MANAGING FILES ImageMixer can group and search for files (still images, video, and audio) registered in an album, according to their purpose. To playback a file, double-click on its thumbnail. Menu Select album Image editing Change display Change display Thumbnail Search 03M2D2(MEGA-Mac)-ImageMixer.fm Page 14
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Master Page: Right-Heading0 EDITING VIDEO EN 15 ImageMixer can edit video files registered in an album. ImageMixer can also insert still images and add audio. Select video editing Material selection Create video Edit Preview Thumbnail Arrange thumbnails Apply scene change effects Arrange audio Double-clicking on one of the (video or still image) thumbnails arranged at the bottom of the screen causes the editing window to appear. The beginning/ending of videos can be deleted and the volume can
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Master Page: Left 16 EN EDITING VIDEO (cont.) Cropping editing Sound editing Cropping OK To check the results of editing, click the Preview button. Once editing is complete, click the Create video button to save the final product. 03M2D2(MEGA-Mac)-ImageMixer.fm Page 16
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Master Page: Right-SecCover EN 17 Appendix This appendix explains how to use a camcorder to hold a video conference over the Internet and how to load images into the PC that does not have a USB connector. This appendix also contains troubleshooting and index. 04M2D2(MEGA-Mac)-Appndix.fm Page 17
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 18 EN CONDUCTING A VIDEO CONFERENCE OVER THE INTERNET Using iVisit Use iVisit (from Eyematic of the U.S.) if you are using a Macintosh or if you are conducting a videoconference ® between a Macintosh system and a Windows system. It is not possible to conduct a videoconference ® between a system using iVisit and a system using NetMeeting . Operating requirements ® Windows : Windows 98, ® Windows 98SE, ® Windows 2000 Professional Macintosh : Mac OS 9.0.4 to 9.1 For oth
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Master Page: Right-Heading0 LOADING FILES FROM A MEMORY CARD THROUGH AN ADAPTER EN 19 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 95/ (CU-VFSD50) NT. PC card adapter : For PCs with a PC card slot (CU-VPSD60) USB reader/writer : For applications that use numerous memory cards (CU-VUSD70) The following description assumes that a floppy disk adapter is be
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Master Page: Left-Heading0 20 EN TROUBLESHOOTING ® Windows SYMPTOM CORRECTIVE ACTION REFER TO: Although the USB cable is Make sure that the AC Adapter is connected to the connected, PC operating camcorder and that the power is on. system does not recognize the Make sure that the USB cable is connected securely. Software memory card in the Either use a USB hub that has its own power supply, or Installation and camcorder. connect the USB cable directly to the PC’s USB USB connector. Connect
