Sony PCV-RS102 Software Manual Download

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Guide

Using PictureGear Studio

Using the Binder feature

You can add comments to your favourite photos, add custom backgrounds, clip art, and stamps, or showcase
your own drawing talent. Add, remove, or change your designs to create your own unique photo art.

To use the Binder feature, proceed as follows:

In the PictureGear Studio main window, click

Binder

Alternatively, go to

Start

All Programs

PictureGear Studio

Tool

and then click

Binder

The

Binder

window appears.

A list of binder styles is displayed on the left. When you add your pictures to a binder, they are displayed
as thumbnails on the right.

Summary of Contents for PCV-RS102

Page 1: ...N Software Guide P C V R S s e r i e s P C V 2 2 1 1 ...

Page 2: ...d under Japanese Law the manufacturer of your Sony computer system the SONY HARDWARE Please read this EULA carefully before installing or using the software distributed together with this EULA the SONY SOFTWARE By installing or using the SONY SOFTWARE you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA You may use the SONY SOFTWARE only in connection with the use of the SONY HARDWARE SONY SOFTWARE is ...

Page 3: ...media damaged by accident abuse or misapplication The above limited warranty replaces all other representations conditions and warranties whether express or implied by statute or otherwise and Sony expressly disclaims all other warranties and all conditions including but not limited to the implied warranties and or conditions of satisfactory quality and fitness for a particular purpose The terms o...

Page 4: ...gy saving through the use of computers and their office equipment The program backs the development and dissemination of products with functions that effectively reduce energy consumption It is an open system in which business proprietors can participate voluntarily The targeted products are office equipment such as computers displays printers facsimiles and copiers Their standards and logos are u...

Page 5: ...d Click to DVD is a trademark of Sony Electronics EverQuest is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc PowerDVD for VAIO is a trademark of Cyberlink Corporation QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under licence QuickTime is registered in the U S and other countries RealOne Player is a trademark or registered trademark of RealNetworks Inc in the U S and ot...

Page 6: ...re information To register your Sony VAIO computer proceed as follows 1 Set up an Internet connection see also Configuring your modem page 102 2 Double click the VAIO Online Registration icon on the desktop You can also find the link on the Start menu 3 Change your language if necessary and click Next 4 Click Register Now and then click Next This brings you to the website https registration sonyst...

Page 7: ...tware delivered with your computer The software package includes preinstalled software as well as applications which you can install from the supplied application CD Please see the printed Specifications sheet to see what software is preinstalled and then the Application CD Guide booklet for installation details Your preinstalled software can mostly be found under Start All Programs ...

Page 8: ...to DVD page 80 DVgate Sony Electronics DVgate is a kit of 3 complementary applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still and DVgate Assemble This collection makes it easy to select and edit digital video clips then bring them together into a professional looking home video Use i LINK to connect your digital video camera and the computer operates as an editing desk that can capture preview cut and assembl...

Page 9: ...vieShaker does the rest You can also choose to take control and produce your very own movie You choose the exact order of clips special effects and transitions You can also import your own music and MovieShaker will automatically match the length of the song to the length of your movie See Using MovieShaker page 34 Network Smart Capture Sony Electronics Network Smart Capture is an application for ...

Page 10: ...rotection technology developed by Sony Corporation and designed to allow recording and playback of digital music data on a personal computer Once the data is encrypted and recorded onto the hard disk OpenMG technology allows it to be played back on the PC but prevents unauthorised distribution The purpose of OpenMG technology is to create an environment in which larger quantities of high quality m...

Page 11: ... Design Selector Sony Electronics You can change the window design of the Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector See Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 104 VAIO Edit Components Designed as a plug in for Adobe Premiere VAIO Edit Components includes special features to support your i LINK DV devices so you can produce superior quality home movies even aft...

Page 12: ...installing an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer without you having to recover the entire system Your computer package could include either one VAIO Recovery Disc or a set of recovery CDs The final product recovery disc is also referred to as the Application CD You can only use the recovery discs on the Sony computer you purchased and not on any ...

Page 13: ...ed access when you are on the Internet For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Internet Explorer 6 0 with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Corporation Internet Explorer is the Microsoft Internet browser allowing you to surf the World Wide Web The Setup Wizard configures your computer to connect automatically to your service provider A full e mail package en...

Page 14: ... a PDF file embedded in an HTML file You quickly see the first page while the rest of the document is being downloaded For questions and technical assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Photoshop Elements 2 0 Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Photoshop Elements introduces the next generation of image editing with powerful new features that offer something for every user Delivering the bro...

Page 15: ...o the website http www gocyberlink com QuickTime 5 0 Apple QuickTime is the Apple technology that makes video sound music 3D and virtual reality come alive for your Internet browser and Windows For further information see the website at http www apple com quicktime RealOne Player RealNetworks RealOne Player is the RealNetworks video and audio player which lets you manage all major types of media i...

Page 16: ...e infected files for submission to the Symantec AntiVirus Research Centre SARC Files submitted to SARC are analysed and the results are reported automatically within seven days When you configure Norton AntiVirus adequately your computer is safe Norton AntiVirus can automatically check boot records for viruses at system startup check programs for viruses at the time you use them scan all local har...

Page 17: ... this Internet Telephone enables you to make telephone calls from your PC via the Internet to any other phone You can make international calls at significantly lower prices and make phone calls and surf the web at the same time on just one phone line For more information see the online help files and the website at http www callserve com EN help index asp ...

Page 18: ...video software applications are delivered with your VAIO Check the printed Specifications sheet to see whether they are preinstalled Then read the printed Application CD Guide for installation details if applicable DVgate page 18 MovieShaker page 34 Network Smart Capture page 40 ...

Page 19: ...l for recording on a DV device With DVgate you can easily perform image editing with your computer and a DV device DVgate consists of 3 applications DVgate Motion DVgate Still DVgate Assemble Depending on the computer settings frames may be lost during video capture and frame duplication when recording edited videos Please make sure you configure your computer according to the recommended settings...

Page 20: ... choose to save the selected scenes as separate files or as one file Recording edited video on a DV device You can record the edited video on tape using a DV device such as a digital video camera recorder connected to the computer With DVgate you are not limited to recording single clips but you can record a series of clips on the DV device at one time To launch DVgate Motion proceed as follows 1 ...

Page 21: ... installed DVgate from the application CD if applicable see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Launch DVgate Motion 3 Click the down arrow and select Import Auto from the Mode drop down list Use the DVgate camera controls buttons to play rewind or fast forward the tape to the selected time code to begin capturing 4 Press Play to start the video The video begins to play in ...

Page 22: ...s a file window appears 7 Select the location to save the file 8 Click the Save button DVgate captures the segments The Capturing complete message appears 9 Click OK in the DVgate Motion window to finish Information about the capturing process is displayed in the Report window 10 Click OK 11 Exit DVgate Motion The Dvmotion2 window appears on the screen You can then save the In Out list which allow...

Page 23: ...ave them automatically adjusted by using the automatic calibration feature The values generated by the automatic calibration feature are usually correct To automatically adjust the recording correction values proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Motion 2 Click the down arrow and select Export Auto from the Mode drop down list 3 Select Adjust on Recording from the Settings menu The Adjust on Recordin...

Page 24: ...here the sound modes change You can only add AVI files using DV Codec as video compression MPEG files are not supported When recording a video sequence make sure that all images are saved in the same mode Recording in different modes might cause sound or image distortions during playback After adding the files to the Record List you can still change the order of the files add or delete files To ch...

Page 25: ...ext File are buttons for moving the preview from one selected file to another They are not designed for navigation purposes within the list Consequently you cannot click them when only one file is selected When you select only one file Previous File and Next File do not function Recording on the DV device You can automatically or manually export videos from your computer to a DV device To automati...

Page 26: ...ecord List to the connected device Clicking Record will send only the video files selected from the Record List to the connected device Even if you specify not to add blank frames several blank frames are always placed at the end of the recorded segment regardless of the settings This is to prevent image noise from being recorded when recording stops Do not quit or log off from Windows while recor...

Page 27: ...are two capture modes in DVgate Still the Continuous Capture mode and the Single Frame Capture mode Continuous Capture mode If you capture pictures during Play mode you can capture 30 frames of still pictures in total with respectively 15 frames in the forward and backward directions All still pictures already captured are lost If you capture during Pause mode you can capture only one frame of a s...

Page 28: ...Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Connect the DV device to your computer 3 Launch DVgate Still Start All Programs DVgate DVgate Still The DVgate Still window appears 4 Set the DV device to the Play or Pause mode The video image appears in the Monitor window 5 Click the Capture button The video image in the Monitor window is being captured Dragging the slider in the Capture window to ...

Page 29: ...PG GIF or DVF To save the captured pictures proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Still and capture images 2 In the DVgate Still Still window select a still picture you want to save 3 Click the Save button The Save As dialog box appears Use the Location to Save drop down list to select a folder Select a file format from the File Format drop down list 4 Click Save The captured picture is saved ...

Page 30: ... with DVgate Motion and DVgate Still Afterwards you can splice them together to form one single file You can save the resulting spliced video sequences as AVI MPEG1 or MPEG2 format files To launch DVgate Assemble proceed as follows 1 Click Start 2 Point to All Programs DVgate and then to DVgate Assemble The DVgate Assemble main window appears ...

Page 31: ...gate Assemble will add all serial numbered files with the same name to the list Serial numbered files are files that are created when DVgate Motion saves files that are split and applies consecutive numbers to them The numbers of the split files have 4 digits and increase one unit at a time starting with 0001 5 Select a file and click Open The AVI file is added to the list Imported files are added...

Page 32: ...scenes you want to use proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Assemble 2 Select the AVI file you want to edit from the Assemble List 3 Choose Edit a clip from the Edit menu The DVgate Assemble Clip dialog box appears 4 Click the Preview button The video sequence of the selected file is played back You can move the playback position to the Begin point or the End point by clicking the Begin or End point...

Page 33: ...s 6 Enter the insertion time in seconds or frames 7 Turn the Wide TV mode on or off 8 Select the screen size 9 Adjust the height and width of still images when they are output Full size Enlarges the screen size to the full monitor size The aspect ratio may change with this selection Original Size Retains the original size of the image without reduction or enlargement Full size using aspect ratio a...

Page 34: ...File name text box 3 Click Save 4 The Outputting as an AVI file dialog box appears and splicing begins 5 The DVassemble window appears and displays the Exporting Save to an AVI file complete message The set time and the size that the file is split into are displayed when outputting an AVI file 6 Click OK The edited video is saved When you click the Output button only the files on the Assemble List...

Page 35: ...combined with special effects still images pictures and music files and then saved in a format most computers can play To open MovieShaker proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed MovieShaker from the application CD see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 3 Point to All Programs and then MovieShaker 4 Click MovieShaker ...

Page 36: ...ly when a MICROMV device has been connected to your computer and MICROMV Device has been selected from the Device menu the Index tray appears while the Capture tray is displayed on the monitor panel The Effect tray contains various effects to be applied to a scene The Text tray provides a tool for creating a text effect to be applied to a scene The Transition tray contains various transition effec...

Page 37: ... MovieShaker to stop responding To remove a clip from the Clip tray drag it from the Clip tray and drop it on the trash icon This only removes the clip from the tray the original file is not deleted Creating a movie After adding clip s to the Clip tray you can create a short movie using the Shaker feature Shaker randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30 second scene To create a movi...

Page 38: ... with Shaker begin with a black frame After processing they are placed in the first available slot on the Product tray Limit the number of scenes in the Product tray to 5 or less MovieShaker may stop responding if there are too many scenes in the Product tray ...

Page 39: ...d contrast and modifying the length of the clip 1 Shake tab 2 Capture tab 3 Edit tab 4 Speed control slider 5 Volume control slider 6 Effect palette 7 Fade in fade out 8 Trash 9 Full screen preview button 10 Play trimming range 11 Repeat play 12 Play control buttons 13 Trimming range 14 Save as still image button 15 Time adjustment 16 Monitor ...

Page 40: ... can preview and check them before saving them Your final movie products can be saved as files exported to a DV device MICROMV device To save your movie proceed as follows 1 Click the Export button The Export dialog box appears 2 Select the format in which you want the document to be saved 3 Click Next 4 Select the folder in which you want to save the file 5 Name the file 6 Click Save Your movie i...

Page 41: ...disk drive make sure they are compatible with your computer s Microsoft Windows operating system and check the required operating conditions of the devices Launching Network Smart Capture To launch Network Smart Capture proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed the software from the application CD if necessary see the printed Application CD Guide 2 In the Start menu select All Programs Net...

Page 42: ...Software Guide Using Video software 41 n N Icon Description Function 1 Finder window Displays images in real time 2 Help Displays the online Help documentation ...

Page 43: ...s captured images in the Finder Window 5 Task bar See Managing your images and movies page 53 for details 6 Select Capture Menu Enables you to customise an image and add effects 7 Change Setting Enables you to set preferences 8 Capture button Records the image in the Finder window This button changes to Record in Movie mode and Start in Web camera mode 9 Web Camera Captures still images according ...

Page 44: ...t on The viewfinder image appears in the main window 3 Click Still near the top left hand corner of the screen Making settings for Still mode Before you capture a still image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Still mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view capture options for your still image capture For more on the ...

Page 45: ... tabs Basic Select a folder destination for your images Capturing Format Select the image size in pixels and adjust the image quality Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view the options and set preferences 4 Click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera Adjustment is available ...

Page 46: ...capture 2 When you see the image you want in the Finder window click Capture You can capture a single image or several images at once 3 Your captured images are stored as thumbnail images in the Display List to the right of the Finder window 4 Click the thumbnail images or arrows to the right of the Finder window to view your captured images As each image is captured it appears in the Finder windo...

Page 47: ...iewfinder image appears in the main window 3 Click Movie to activate Movie mode Making settings for Movie mode Before you capture a moving image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Movie mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon near the bottom of the screen to view setting options for your moving image capture For more on the Effect option see Applying ef...

Page 48: ...folder destination for your movies when recording video clips Capturing Format Adjust the image quality reduce noise and set the maximum recording time for your movie capture Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation sound effects 3 Click each tab to view the options and set preferences and click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera Adjustment is avai...

Page 49: ...n the camcorder s viewfinder click Record to begin recording your movie The Movie Player icon appears Click Stop when you have finished recording your movie The first frame of your movie appears in the data list to the right of the Finder window Network Smart Capture automatically stops recording according to the recording time you set in the Movie Clip Setting window 3 You can preview your movie ...

Page 50: ...proceed as follows 1 Launch Network Smart Capture 2 Connect your i LINK compatible digital camera or USB Web camera to your computer and turn it on The viewfinder image appears in the main window 3 Click Web camera to activate Web camera mode Making settings for Web camera mode Before you capture a Web camera image you can set your own preferences To make your settings for Web camera mode proceed ...

Page 51: ...ination to store your images set your maximum observation time and choose your dial up setting Capturing Interval Set your Web camera to capture images at intervals or whenever there is movement Send Set your upload options You can make FTP and Web page settings here too Capturing Format Select the image size in pixels and adjust the image quality Common Enable or disable the shutter and animation...

Page 52: ...ture an image in Web camera mode proceed as follows 1 Use your digital camera or camcorder to locate the moving image you want to capture 2 When you see the image you want in the Finder window or in the camcorder s viewfinder click Start to begin The Web Camera Reservation Wizard appears guiding you through the initial settings 3 Click Finish in the final screen The automatic function is set up an...

Page 53: ...r each picture To add effects proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menu icon at the bottom of the screen 2 Select the Effect option from the list The Effect Selection window appears 3 Choose from the range of effects and animations 4 Click Properties to select the level of each effect To remove an effect select No Effect from the Select Capture Menu list or from the Effect Selection windo...

Page 54: ...etwork Smart Capture see the application s online Help files To view the online help proceed as follows From the Start menu click All Programs Network Smart Capture and click Help from the submenu Alternatively Click the Help icon in Network Smart Capture s main window Save As Saves still images in JPEG format and movie images in MPEG format to your required location Send attached Image by E mail ...

Page 55: ... transferred to external devices or media SonicStage converts your existing MP3 WMA and WAV format audio files into the default ATRAC3 format To open SonicStage proceed as follows 1 Make sure the SonicStage software is installed on your computer 1 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 2 Point to All Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 3 The Please confirm setup dialog box appears...

Page 56: ...Software Guide Managing audio files with SonicStage 55 n N ...

Page 57: ...ort window You can use this window to import audio files stored on the computer into the Music Drive and register them to a Playlist 4 Simple Mode button Switches the Main window to Simple Mode You can also switch to Simple Mode by clicking the shortcut key F11 5 Close button Closes SonicStage 6 Help button Displays the help file 7 Operation area The Playback area Content area or Edit area are dis...

Page 58: ...ding CDDB2 registration click the Help button Only possible when you have this slot built in on your machine 11 Sound Effect button You have the choice between Vocal Canceller the Vocal Canceller cannot be applied to songs on a MiniDisc Sounds Effects Off 12 Visualizer button The Visualizer window shows various visual effects while playing an audio file 13 Internet button Opens or closes the Inter...

Page 59: ...for example record songs from audio CDs and import them to playlists in SonicStage To record a CD proceed as follows 1 Insert an audio CD into your system s optical disc drive 2 Click the Recording button 1 3 Click the CD icon as your source 2 4 Click the Music Drive icon as your target 3 ...

Page 60: ...can select specific tracks on your CD by deselecting the check boxes from the tracks you do not want to record You can clear all selected tracks by selecting the empty Select All check box and then selecting the tracks you want to record For each song you can determine the song title the artist and the genre 9 Click the Rec Selection button to begin recording When you want to record all the songs ...

Page 61: ...your optical disc drive for the first time the CD Drive Optimization dialog box appears Click Start to verify your optical disc drive Once the verification is performed recording begins You can display the name of the CD and its songs by clicking the CD Info button and after registering with CDDB ...

Page 62: ...your computer Your computer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see which songs you have in the Music Drive 3 In the Tree view on the left select the playlist containing the song s to check out 4 In the List view on the left select the track to check out To check out more than one song at a time hold do...

Page 63: ...nnect the external device your computer Your computer automatically recognises the connected external device or media and the Check In Out window appears 2 Click the Show List button to see the songs 3 Select on the right hand side the track to check in To check in more than one song at a time hold down the Ctrl key and select additional songs 4 If necessary select the transfer mode for checking i...

Page 64: ...ster your imported songs through the Playlist feature of SonicStage You can manage your music by creating your own list of songs categorised by genre or artist displaying your song list in the Playlist feature and arranging your songs in a customised order using the Playlist folders Edit your music by combining multiples songs into a single one or divide one song into two by using the Combine and ...

Page 65: ...nd family To share a PictureGear Studio creation over the Internet or by using another computer use the Export feature See Using the Export feature page 75 Launching PictureGear Studio To launch PictureGear Studio proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed the software from the application disc if necessary see the printed Application CD Guide 2 In the Start menu select All Programs Picture...

Page 66: ... Using the Import feature with a USB device To use the Import feature with a USB device proceed as follows 1 Connect your digital camera camcorder to your computer you are using 2 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Import Photo The PhotoCollection Import window appears 3 Click Import Photo Your connected device is displayed in the Select Device window 4 Click List to view all the pictures...

Page 67: ...canner or other TWAIN device to your computer 2 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Import Photo The PhotoCollection Import window appears and your connected device is displayed in the Select window 3 Click the Camera icon and select a folder option 4 If you are importing to a new folder type in the folder name 5 Click Start Importing The photo capture application that was provided with th...

Page 68: ...Software Guide Using PictureGear Studio 67 n N 7 Click Finish Importing to save the imported pictures in a photo collection see Using the PhotoCollection feature page 68 ...

Page 69: ...PhotoCollection feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PhotoCollection Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PhotoCollection The PhotoCollection window appears with a list of available photo sources displayed on the left and the selected source s contents displayed as thumbnail pictures on the right ...

Page 70: ...h these additional tools and features Click Rotate to change the picture s position Click View to enlarge a thumbnail view Click Slideshow to place the selected pictures into an organised slideshow Click Print to set up your photos and select paper to make prints Click Create to create an album binder postcard or label for example Click Export to send your collection by e mail or to convert the si...

Page 71: ...ove or change your designs to create your own unique photo art To use the Binder feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click Binder Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click Binder The Binder window appears A list of binder styles is displayed on the left When you add your pictures to a binder they are displayed as thumbnails on the ...

Page 72: ...it An information form appears 4 Fill in your information and click OK An art palette window appears 5 To create an original page with art or stamps use the decoration features on the right by clicking on the required feature and applying it to your photo 6 Click Save to add the new page to your binder 7 You can create your own custom binder styles by clicking Create Title ...

Page 73: ...ctronic photo album to share with friends and family To use the PhotoAlbum feature proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PhotoAlbum Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PhotoAlbum The PhotoAlbum window appears 2 Click New Album The Select Photo area appears ...

Page 74: ...um with the selected photo s after selecting your photos The Select Design window appears 5 Click to select a design layout for your album Use the scroll bar to view all available album designs The Select Layout window appears 6 Click to select a page layout for your album Use the scroll bar to view all available layout designs A preview of your selected design and page layout is displayed ...

Page 75: ...h your own drawings stamps or other decorations 11 Click Save The Save Album dialog box appears 12 Enter a name for your album and click OK If you want to work on a previously created album do not click Create New Album Instead select the required album from the AlbumCollection view on the right hand side of the window Photo albums can only be viewed or edited using the PictureGear Studio software...

Page 76: ...nternet Explorer Export as a Light Package to create a compressed file that can be viewed on a computer Export as a Full Package to create an uncompressed file to be saved to recordable media such as a CD R CD RW Only Albums exported as Flash Files can be viewed on another computer on which PictureGear Studio is not installed To export a photo album proceed as follows 1 Create a photo album as des...

Page 77: ...elect Folder window appears 4 Click Browse and navigate to the destination folder 5 Enter a file name if necessary 6 Click Export A progress window appears briefly An export completion message window appears displaying the file name and file size 7 Click OK 8 Click Return to Edit Album Page ...

Page 78: ...n and print original postcards calendars art and labels using your favourite pictures To use PrintStudio proceed as follows 1 In the PictureGear Studio main window click PrintStudio Alternatively go to Start All Programs PictureGear Studio Tool and then click PrintStudio The PrintStudio window appears ...

Page 79: ...which varies depending on the item you are creating 3 Make selections for the picture s design layout and custom decoration for the item you want to create 4 Set the number of copies to be printed and select a connected printer 5 Click Print 6 Make sure you use the appropriate paper when creating items such as postcards labels or business cards ...

Page 80: ...9 n N Viewing the online Help For more information about PictureGear Studio see the application s online Help files To view the online help proceed as follows Click Help in PictureGear Studio s main window or in each PictureGear Studio element ...

Page 81: ...PEG BMP TIFF Recommended settings To use Click to DVD and Click to DVD automatic mode you should define some settings on your computer To do so you must log on to your computer as a user with administrator rights Here are some recommended settings to prevent frame dropout occurring Please see the online Help files for more details Disconnect USB peripheral devices Some USB peripheral devices and t...

Page 82: ...Optimise the system s performance settings Notes on creating DVDs Use the Click to DVD Project Administration Tool to help you manage your files see Managing project files with Click to DVD Project Administration Tool page 97 See the Click to DVD Readme file for devices that support Click to DVD and Click to DVD Automatic Mode To transfer a specific video segment or to edit your video use the full...

Page 83: ...s always faster than recording to a DVD RW media When loading images from a device loading is automatically cancelled under the following conditions when a blank segment of tape of 10 seconds or longer is reached when the timestamp information recorded on the tape for a particular segment precedes the timestamp information for a video segment transferred from an earlier part of the tape indicating...

Page 84: ... and perform raw editing of the video In this mode you can also create photo albums and slideshows Click to DVD and Click to DVD Automatic Mode cannot be open at the same time Click to DVD Automatic Mode Click to DVD Automatic Mode is the less advanced and quickest mode It enables you to create DVDs with menus of videos recorded onto digital videotape By clicking a few buttons the software automat...

Page 85: ...u will hear a musical theme matching the image of the DVD s menu background Please note that this is to mute the music while preparing the project music will be played on the DVD anyway 4 Confirm by clicking OK 5 If you want the software to rewind the tape in your camera recorder and start capturing from the beginning of the tape check the Capture from start of tape check box Otherwise the softwar...

Page 86: ...mplete with chapter menus and backgrounds You can also create DVDs from video files stored on your computer and collect scanned pictures or pictures from a digital still camera into a DVD photo album or slide show You can edit videos as well as create a menu screen You can save your DVD projects and edit them later To launch Click to DVD proceed as follows 1 Make sure Click to DVD has been install...

Page 87: ...clicking OK 4 Type a title for the DVD You can choose any title you like and enter it in the DVD Title text box The title appears on the menu screen of the DVD you are creating 5 Select a theme for the DVD s menu background You can choose any available predesigned theme in the Select a theme menu 6 If you do not want to hear any background music select the Muting check box If you do not select the...

Page 88: ... to open a saved project to continue working click M Menu click Open Project and select the saved project Recording videos When capturing video from a digital video device you can either Automatically capture all the video on the tape from the beginning of the tape automatic capture or Select and download a portion of the video manual control Recording videos automatically automatic capture To rec...

Page 89: ...e device to VCR VTR or CAMERA mode 2 Click Capture Video in the step guide The Capture Video screen appears 3 Select Manual Control in the Capture Selection box Use the on screen digital video device control button to fast forward or rewind the tape to the segment of video you want to capture Make sure that an image from the start of the segment appears in the preview monitor 4 Click Capture Click...

Page 90: ...unwanted clips can be deleted before the DVD is created You cannot write both MPEG1 files and other file formats to the same DVD When loading MPEG files select either MPEG1 files or files in a format other than MPEG1 Editing videos The Edit Video screen enables you to edit videos You can divide videos into clips delete unnecessary scenes and change the order in which clips are played To edit your ...

Page 91: ...d to the position where you want the clips to appear To delete clips from your DVD project Select the clip to be deleted and then click the Send this clip to the Recycle Bin task Alternatively drag the clip to be deleted to the Recycle Bin To restore a clip click the Recover clips from Recycle Bin task and then select the clip to be restored to the clip tray in the dialog box that appears Previewi...

Page 92: ...lders are displayed as thumbnails in the display area 2 To import a photo from a different folder Click Browse for Folder The Open Folder dialog box appears Select a folder The pictures saved in the selected folder as well as pictures saved in all subfolders are displayed as thumbnails Up to four thumbnails can be displayed at once To display all of the pictures in a folder click the Open Folder b...

Page 93: ...at you want to import 6 Click the Open Folder button 7 Click Import The images are imported and displayed in the clip tray Creating an album You can create a photo album from your imported picture files before putting them onto DVD You can change the sequence in which pictures are displayed during playback rotate the images change your content setup or make slide show settings To create an album p...

Page 94: ...th of the Background Music is selected the playback time is set automatically so that the display of all pictures ends when the background music ends Add music to your photo album by selecting the Attach Background Music check box Click Browse and then select the file to be used as the background music You can use WAV and MP3 format audio files If the background music does not allow the Match slid...

Page 95: ... the DVD 3 To end the preview click the End button or the window s Close button As files first have to be converted to MPEG format previewing the DVD may take some time Creating DVDs Once you have completed the design of your DVD project you can now write the project to a DVD disc You can write your project to a blank DVD R or DVD RW disc The time required to create a DVD differs depending on the ...

Page 96: ...ow finished and the DVD RW drive tray opens 5 If you think you may want to use this project later save your project file You cannot use a DVD R disc on which data has already been written The amount of time needed to create a DVD depends on the length of the video that you are recording and on the processing speed of your computer ...

Page 97: ...a file called project file You can also save your project information while your work is in progress If you exit Click to DVD before completing all the necessary work for a project the project file is used to resume work later from where you left off To save the project file click M menu button and select either Save Project As or Save Project In the future you can open this project file to create...

Page 98: ... that you no longer want to keep The Click to DVD Project Administration Tool relies on the settings specified by the options Save captured video file in and Save temp file in when you save the project If any of the files are moved to other folders after saving the project this tool may not find all unused files or the files associated with the project you wish to delete Re editing project files Y...

Page 99: ...with Click to DVD You can play DVDs that you have created with Click to DVD on most home DVD players or on computers that have a DVD drive and DVD playing software For more details on how to play DVDs refer to the operation manual or Help Function for your DVD player or DVD playing software ...

Page 100: ...stination to create enough free space Use the Project Administration Tool to help you delete the unused temporary files I cannot write to DVD Videos cannot be written to a DVD R disc if data was already written to that disc Use either a blank DVD R disc or else use a DVD RW disc The Hardware Overlay Error message appears If another application is using the hardware overlay this means it is tempora...

Page 101: ...ing Click to DVD for models with DVD RW 100 n N I cannot turn the computer off or use a power saving mode while Click to DVD is open Please close Click to DVD before turning off the computer or using power saving modes ...

Page 102: ...n settings of your computer Among other things you will learn how to prepare your modem for use how to use and customise the look of your Sony software and utilities etc Configuring your modem page 102 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 104 Selecting wallpaper page 105 Selecting a screen saver page 106 ...

Page 103: ...el 2 Click on the Printers and Other Hardware icon 3 Click Phone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Select your location on the Dialing Rules tab 5 Click the Edit button to change the current configuration The Edit Location dialog box appears Or Click the New button to configure your modem The New Location dialog box appears 6 Check the country region settings and m...

Page 104: ...er Hardware window appears 3 Click the Phone and Modem Options icon The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Click the Modems tab click your modem from the list and then click Properties to view the properties of your modem The Modem Properties dialog box appears 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver The Hardware Update Wizard window appears Follow the instructions that appear on your sc...

Page 105: ...itch to Classic View on the left side OR If you do not see UI Design Selector click Other Control Panel Options on the right side 2 Double click UI Design Selector The UI Design Selector dialog box appears 3 Click or and select the design you like 4 Click Apply The UI Design Selector window design changes to give you a preview of the design you chose for the Sony software 5 To try another design c...

Page 106: ...rties dialog box appears 4 Click the Desktop tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 5 Select a wallpaper in the Background list You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 6 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Position drop down list 7 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 8 Click OK to close the Display Properties ...

Page 107: ...tube after hours of the same image being rescanned In fact today s CRT display technology makes burn in unlikely except under extreme conditions Your computer comes with built in screen savers that you can select To change the built in screen saver proceed as follows 1 Right click on the desktop 2 Select Properties The Display Properties dialog box appears 3 Select the Screen Saver tab 4 In the Sc...

Page 108: ...ng and updating applications This section explains how to install run or uninstall a software Furthermore you will learn how to download the latest updates from our website Installing software page 108 Changing or removing software page 109 Downloading software page 112 ...

Page 109: ...ontrol Panel window appears 2 Double click Add or Remove Programs The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Click Add New Programs and then click CD or Floppy The Install Program From Floppy Disk or CD ROM window appears 4 Insert the first installation floppy disk or CD ROM and click Next The Run Installation Program appears 5 Click Browse to find the installation program The Browse window a...

Page 110: ...ng close the application you want to change remove To change or remove software proceed as follows 1 From the Start menu click Control Panel The Control Panel window appears 2 Double click the Add Remove Programs icon The Add Remove Programs dialog box appears 3 Select the software you want to change or remove To change a program click Change Remove or Change and follow the on screen instructions ...

Page 111: ...urther warning Make sure you are certain you want to remove it beforehand You can sort programs by selecting different options in Sort by Add or Remove Programs will only remove programs that were written for Windows operating systems For other programs check the documentation to see if other files such as ini files should be removed ...

Page 112: ... Setup program Windows File Protection detects attempts by other programs to replace or move a protected system file It also checks the file s digital signature This is an operating system feature that allows executable routines generally serving a specific function or set of functions to be stored separately as files with DLL extensions These routines are loaded only when needed by the program th...

Page 113: ... www vaio link com To download the latest upgrades proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate upgrade and follow the online instructions to download it To install your application see the Instal...

Page 114: ...s the mouse driver come with the operating system This section explains how to install check update or uninstall a driver The Windows XP Rollback feature is also explained You will also learn how to download the latest drivers from our site Installing a driver page 114 Checking the driver s installation page 115 Updating a driver page 117 Uninstalling a driver page 118 Restoring a driver page 119 ...

Page 115: ...om the provided CD ROM or disk by using a CD ROM or disk drive connected to the computer select the Drivers folder on the disc drive 5 When installing a driver after having copied the contents of the provided CD ROM or disk to your hard disk browse to the appropriate subdirectory containing the driver The subdirectory should be found in the folder you copied from the CD ROM or disk 6 Click OK to b...

Page 116: ... Click OK Close all the opened windows your device is ready for use The device is not working properly in the following cases Your device is shown in Device Manager with a yellow question or exclamation mark Right click your device and click Uninstall Then repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 114 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display your...

Page 117: ...om step 2 in Installing a driver page 114 If your device is not displayed in the Properties dialog box the device is not working properly Repeat steps 1 through 4 in the previous sections to check the driver s installation Click your device then click Uninstall to remove the driver Click Yes to restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 114 ...

Page 118: ...screen You can have Windows search for the driver or point to the driver s location yourself Or 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click My computer from the menu 3 Click View system information on the left of the window 4 Click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager 5 Double click the option corresponding to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears ...

Page 119: ...e prompted to restart your computer click Yes The Uninstall button is unavailable if removing the driver would make your device unusable Or 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click My computer from the menu 3 Click View system information on the left of the window 4 Click the Hardware tab then click Device Manager 5 Double click the option corresponding to the device you installed then double click yo...

Page 120: ... To revert to your previous driver proceed as follows 1 Open the device that is not working correctly in Control Panel To open the device Click Start on the taskbar Click Control Panel The Control Panel window appears Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 2 On the Hardware tab click Properties 3 Click the Driver tab 4 On the Driver tab click Roll B...

Page 121: ... Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with administrator rights in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files For more information about System Restore see the Windows Help and Support Centre ...

Page 122: ...he latest drivers proceed as follows 1 Go to www vaio link com and choose your language 2 Click the VAIO User button 3 Fill in the two codes and enter the site 4 Select Downloads and follow the procedure A list of available downloads appears 5 Choose the appropriate driver and follow the online instructions to download it To install your driver follow the instructions you received with the device ...

Page 123: ...river if a device is not functioning properly Reinstall an individual application if you have problems running it Perform a System Recovery in the following cases In the event of a serious system crash If you want to modify the size of the hard drive partitions You can only use these product recovery discs on the Sony computer they came with and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer s PC ...

Page 124: ... does not work as it should or your PC behaves abnormally the system recovery will completely reinstall the originally configured system on your C drive 2 Change the sizes of the two available hard drive partitions or delete the partitions altogether If you decide to modify the size of your partitions the existing data on both C drive and D drive will be deleted see Using partitioned drives page 1...

Page 125: ...torage use the C drive to install new applications and save all your documents and files to the D drive Moreover doing so will prevent the loss of your data in case you need to perform a system recovery Do not try to add delete or resize partitions unless you really need to Changing partition settings might delete all your files on the hard disk If you need to perform a system recovery but do not ...

Page 126: ...s to read the CD automatically and you are asked to wait 5 Click Next in the window that appears 6 Read the introduction and click Next You can now choose the nature of the recovery If your system is severely damaged and you can no longer access Windows you will have to turn off the computer by pressing the power button for longer than four seconds Wait for ten seconds before pressing the button a...

Page 127: ...remain You should allow one hour for the recovery process To perform the Default System Drive Recovery proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Default System Drive Recovery Recommended 2 Click Next You are asked if you are sure you want to recover the system 3 To start the procedure click Next 4 Click Yes to confirm The recovery process starts 5 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert ...

Page 128: ...he partition sizes of the two hard drives means that you will lose all the data stored on both your C drive and your D drive You should allow one hour for the recovery process To perform a recovery with options proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Option Recovery 2 Click Next You now have three options Default System Drive Recovery see Recovering the system without changing partition siz...

Page 129: ...tition sizes and perform a system recovery proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Change Partition Size and Recover 2 Click Next 3 In the following screen set the size of your C drive in gigabytes or choose to restore the default size by pressing Default 4 Click Next 5 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start the process 6 Click Yes to confirm ...

Page 130: ...dard system recovery You should allow one hour for the recovery process To restore the default size of the hard drive proceed as follows 1 Select the button next to Recovery To Originally Shipped State 2 Click Next 3 Read the summary of the recovery process about to be performed and click Next to start the process 4 Click Yes to confirm 5 When asked to do so remove the CD and insert the next one 6...

Page 131: ...ncur and you can either to go back to the previous screen press Back or abort the recovery setup altogether To abort remove the recovery CD press Cancel and click Yes to confirm However once the recovery process has started cancelling the job will delete all the current data on your C drive If you have made changes to the partition settings you will lose all data on both hard drive partitions If y...

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