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Important video settings

VIMA JM-8

Choosing the screen background

The JM-8 allows you to specify how the screen of the
external monitor or TV should look while no background
image (picture or video footage) is used.

(1) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops

flashing to return to the main page (if necessary).

(2) Press

[MENU]

‰

[VIDEO¥CONTROLS]

(3) Press the

[OPTIONS]

display button.

(4) Press the button icon of the desired option in the

“DEFAULT SCREEN OUT” section.

(5) Press the

[BACK]

display button to return to the

“VIDEO CONTROLS” screen if you need to change
one of its settings.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to the menu.

Preparing your own slide shows

The JM-8 allows you to add photographs to your music
by taking advantage of its slide show functions. Photo-
graphs can be used in several ways:

• Based on digital photographs stored inside a folder

you select. This approach requires you to start the
slide show by pressing the

[SLIDE¥SHOW]

button.

• Based on digital photographs stored inside a folder

that has the same name as the song file for which it
is intended. For this, “START WITH SONG” on p. 71
must be active.

• By using VIMA TUNES™ CD-ROMs. See page 40.

Note:

If you want complete manual control over your slide

shows, switch off “START WITH SONG” on p. 71. If it is on,
the slide show always starts and stops together with the
selected song.

Preparing your pictures

Note:

For public performances, be aware that commercial pic-

tures, or pictures you download from the internet may be pro-
tected by a copyright. You may have to ask the photographer
or reseller for the permission to use them. Roland assumes no
responsibility whatsoever with regard to any infringement of
third-party copyrights arising through your use of the JM-8.

(1) Use a graphic program on your computer to pre-

pare the pictures you want to use.

See the owner’s manual of the software you use for
details.

• The ideal dimensions of your pictures would be 800 x

480 pixels. This depends on the aspect ratio of the
external screen you want to use.
All pictures you import are scaled to the JM-8’s pic-
ture dimensions. In addition, resizing pictures in real-
time takes time and should therefore be avoided.

Note:

Pictures using the progressive scan format are not

supported.

(2) Convert your pictures to RGB colors and save them

as .jpg files (.bmp, .eps, .png, .gif, etc., are not
accepted).

(3) Name your files in such a way that they will be

selected in the desired sequence.

Ideally, each file name should begin with at least one
character and end with at least one number (before
the “.jpg” extension). Example: “photo001.jpg”.

The characters specify the “group”, and the figures
the sequential order. To have three “Party” pictures

displayed sequentially

, for instance, name them

“Party01”, “Party02”, and “Party03”.

Be careful to avoid spelling mistakes: a file called
“Praty04” does not belong to the same group and will
be displayed after the last “Party” file.

(4) Connect a USB storage device to your computer

and create a directory/folder on it.

(5) Copy your picture file(s) to the folder/directory you

have just created.

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