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Launching Network Smart Capture

To launch Network Smart Capture, proceed as follows:

1

Make sure you have installed the software from the 

VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc

, if 

necessary.

2

Connect your i.LINK™-compatible digital camera or USB Web camera to your computer and turn it on.

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In the 

Start

 menu, select 

All Programs

, 

Network Smart Capture

, and then 

Network Smart 

Capture

.

The 

Network Smart Capture

 main window appears.

If a blue screen appears in the 

Finder

 window, there is no data input from a digital camera or camcorder.

Summary of Contents for VAIO PCV-RS202

Page 1: ...N Software Guide ...

Page 2: ...ations are subject to change without notice and may not necessarily be identical to current retail versions Updates and additions to software may require an additional charge Subscriptions to online service providers may require a fee and credit card information Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions 2003 Sony Corporation All rights reserved Rep...

Page 3: ...r agreement of the recipient to be bound by the terms and conditions of this EULA you may not sell or rent the SONY SOFTWARE and its copy to any third party 3 Limited Warranty Sony warrants the media on which the SONY SOFTWARE is recorded to be free from physical defects for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of purchase as evidenced by a copy of the receipt During the applicable warranty pe...

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: ...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 other countries PowerPanel is a trademark of Phoenix Technologies Ltd Symantec Norton Antivirus is a trademark of Symantec Corporation EverQuest is a registered trademark of Sony Computer E...

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 127 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: ... your system some of the applications will not be preinstalled anymore Please read the Guide to Troubleshooting Using VAIO Recovery Documentation Disc for more information Your preinstalled software can mostly be found under Start All Programs Sony software page 7 Operating system and other software page 15 Not all the applications listed below are delivered with your model Please see the printed ...

Page 8: ...e an appropriate service is selected the settings are completed and you are ready to communicate at distance with the other Bluetooth device If applicable for your model For more information on BlueSpace NE refer to the Hardware Guide Click to DVD Sony Electronics With Click to DVD you are only a single mouse click away from creating a Hollywood style DVD masterpiece By simply connecting a Sony Di...

Page 9: ...sible if you have DV In Out on your camera or at least a DV Out for DV Gate Still and saves them as graphic files on your hard drive See Using DVgate page 24 EverQuest Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc EverQuest is a popular software game that can be played simultaneously by multiple people on the Internet The link placed on your Windows desktop brings you to the EverQuest website where you ...

Page 10: ...e drop down lists and the available providers appear Click the Install button next to the ISP and the installation begins Once you have selected your country you can only set up ISPs for that country Depending on your model Memory Stick Formatter Sony Electronics Memory Stick Formatter is a special application for formatting Memory Sticks Use this software whenever you reformat Memory Sticks Moreo...

Page 11: ...nctions such as TV viewing Video Capsule playback and record programming when you connect to the Giga Pocket Server of your computer Using PicoPlayer you can watch TV even if your computer is not equipped with a TV reception function To use these functions you will need to connect to Giga Pocket Server through a network but PicoPlayer also comes with functions that do not require a network connect...

Page 12: ...ication that uses OpenMG technology a copyright protection 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 environ...

Page 13: ...ging shortcut on the desktop Sony Electronics Sony Style Imaging is an easy way to share your digital pictures and videos with family and friends Use Sony Style Imaging with Network Smart Capture to make the most of your images and movies When you sign up as a Sony Style Imaging member you can store your pictures and even order prints Go to the following website to join for FREE http www sonystyle...

Page 14: ...ponents includes special features to support your i LINK DV devices so you can produce superior quality home movies even after editing Now you can control the DV device from your computer import and edit the movie and then export it back to the DV device VAIO Media Sony Electronics Inc VAIO Media software brings multimedia to your network enabling you to share music video and still image files bet...

Page 15: ...ll the system and the software shipped with your computer When the bundled device drivers are corrupted or accidentally erased you can find them on your hard disk drive C Drivers Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer without you having to recover the entire system Moreover on this disc you find all the manuals you need For more infor...

Page 16: ...s your data secure and maintains your privacy If applicable for your model For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Windows XP Home Edition with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition allows you to enjoy a new level of reliability that helps your computer stay up and running If anything does go wrong you can quickly ro...

Page 17: ...our Internet communications including credit card use and financial transactions A complete online tutorial helps new users become comfortable using the Internet For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 1 Adobe Systems Incorporated Acrobat Reader software allows you to view navigate and print electronic documents in Adobe Porta...

Page 18: ...l assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Premiere 6 0 LE Adobe Systems Incorporated Complementary with DVgate Motion Adobe Premiere lets you capture record create and edit movies with video sound animations photographs drawings text and other material This stunningly simple and powerful professional video editing tool comfortably closes the DV to Web gap Different tools including various...

Page 19: ...opping them simply press the DVD Create button For questions and technical assistance go online to http www ddcd jp dd3e sony cd Only available on some notebook models PowerDVD for VAIO CyberLink Corporation Create define and save DVD video profiles of your own with this CyberLink software designed for the VAIO Based on PowerDVD XP Standard PowerDVD XP for VAIO helps you customise how your DVDs ar...

Page 20: ...r own audio CDs and organise your audio and video clips locally before transferring them to portable storage devices For further information see the website at http www real com RecordNow VERITAS RecordNow provides high performance CD or DVD recording for enthusiasts and professionals wanting control in their CD or DVD writing experience Whether you re a first time user or an expert on recording R...

Page 21: ...eek and monitor your computer for any activity that might indicate the work of a virus in action It can also scan files you download from the Internet and check floppy disks for boot viruses when you use them You must launch the Norton AntiVirus installation and you will then be prompted to update the virus definitions This is normal as new viruses will have come out since your VAIO left the facto...

Page 22: ... Windows Movie Maker 2 Microsoft Corporation Windows Movie Maker 2 makes home movies amazingly fun With Movie Maker 2 you can create edit and share your home movies right on your computer Build your movie with a few simple drag and drops Delete bad shots and include only the best scenes Then share your movie via the Web e mail or CD Using Drag n Drop CD DVD WinDVD for VAIO software you can even ta...

Page 23: ...r DVD player in addition to some very advanced functionalities full precision video decoding a choice of user interfaces and video display options You can play DVD movies interactive DVD titles MPEG video content video and audio CDs WinDVD for VAIO automatically determines the type of disc in the DVD drive and uses the correct playback method For questions and technical assistance go online to htt...

Page 24: ...ations are delivered with your VAIO Check the printed Specifications sheet to see whether they are preinstalled Then read the printed Guide to Troubleshooting Using the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc for installation details if applicable Using DVgate page 24 Using Network Smart Capture page 41 ...

Page 25: ...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 26: ... 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 27: ...ery and Documentation Disc if applicable see the printed Specifications sheet and the Troubleshooting Guide Using the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc 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 t...

Page 28: ...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 29: ...You can choose to specify the values yourself or to have 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 Re...

Page 30: ...e however the order in which they are added is unpredictable You can record AVI files with different sound modes on a DV device but about one second of no sound depending on the DV device may occur at the point where 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 ...

Page 31: ...hows the first frame of the file Click the Previous File button or on the Next File button to select the file you want to preview Click Preview All to preview all the files shown in the list Previous File and Next 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 f...

Page 32: ...rd All will send all the video files shown in the Record 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 st...

Page 33: ...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 34: ...sheet and the Troubleshooting Guide Using the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc 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...

Page 35: ...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 36: ... 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 Depending on your model ...

Page 37: ...ded files saved with the same name DVgate 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...

Page 38: ...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 39: ...p dialog box appears 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 u...

Page 40: ...tware Guide Using Video software 39 n N 12 Click OK The Assemble List appears 13 Click OK The still and video images are combined Choosing MPEG1 as the format will reduce the size of the file considerably ...

Page 41: ...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 that have been selected are connected and output as a file Clic...

Page 42: ...hare with your family and friends over the Internet or via e mail Refer to the documentation that came with your compatible i LINK device for information on operating conditions and proper connection Before connecting i LINK compatible peripherals to your computer such as an optical drive or hard disk drive make sure they are compatible with your computer s Microsoft Windows operating system and c...

Page 43: ...Recovery and Documentation Disc if necessary 2 Connect your i LINK compatible digital camera or USB Web camera to your computer and turn it on 3 In the Start menu select All Programs Network Smart Capture and then Network Smart Capture The Network Smart Capture main window appears If a blue screen appears in the Finder window there is no data input from a digital camera or camcorder ...

Page 44: ...3 Data list Displays thumbnails of captured images 4 Display Image Opens captured images in the Finder Window 5 Task bar See Managing your images and movies page 54 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...

Page 45: ...rs in the main window 2 Launch Network Smart Capture 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 46: ...n for your images Capturing Format Select the image size in pixels and adjust the image quality Common Enable or disable the sound and animation effects Cam Mic Selection Allows to select the camera to be used for Network Smart Capture 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 47: ...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 48: ...main window 2 Launch Network Smart Capture 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 49: ...n 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 sound and animation effects Cam Mic Selection Allows to select the camera to be used for Network Smart Capture 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 t...

Page 50: ...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 51: ...proceed as follows 1 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 2 Launch Network Smart Capture 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 52: ... 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 sound and animation effects Cam Mic Selection Allows to select the camera to be used for Network Smart Capture 3 Click each tab to view options and set prefe...

Page 53: ...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 and the pictures are taken according to your settings ...

Page 54: ...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 Cancel Effect from the Select Capture Menu list or No Effect from the Effect Selectio...

Page 55: ...es or movies You must be connected to the Internet before attempting to e mail your still images or videos Save As Saves still images in JPEG format and movie images in MPEG format to your required location Send attached Image by E mail Launches your e mail program with a new message window containing the still image or movie as an attachment Delete Discards any or all of your images and videos ...

Page 56: ...mation about Network 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 ...

Page 57: ...can be played on your computer or 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 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 You can set SonicStage as the de...

Page 58: ...Software Guide Managing audio files with SonicStage 57 n N ...

Page 59: ...evice 3 Import button Displays the Import 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 ...

Page 60: ...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 61: ...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 62: ...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 63: ...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 64: ...omputer 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 down the Ctrl key and ...

Page 65: ...he MagicGate Memory Stick into 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 on your Memory Stick 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 se...

Page 66: ...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 67: ...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 77 Launching PictureGear Studio To launch PictureGear Studio proceed as follows 1 Make sure you have installed the software from the VAIO Recovery and Documentation Disc ROM if necessary see the Specifications sheet and the Troubleshooting Guide U...

Page 68: ...ert a Memory Stick Windows XP may attempt to recognise the device or media In this case an identification window appears in which you have to select the device 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 or insert the Memory Stick you are using 2 In the PictureGear Studio main win...

Page 69: ...porting devices a scanner for example proceed as follows 1 Make sure the photo capture software delivered with the device is installed on your computer and connect your scanner 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...

Page 70: ...ove the picture from the photo collection Click Rotate to change the picture s position Click Trim to crop the picture or capture a specific area 7 Click Finish Importing to save the imported pictures in a photo collection see Using the PhotoCollection feature page 70 ...

Page 71: ...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 72: ... 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 size and format of the selected pictures You can also use the Export button to send your collection to a VAIO Media Photo Server To do so proceed as follows Select the collection you want to send 1 Click the Export button 2 Select Co...

Page 73: ...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 74: ...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 75: ...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 76: ...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 77: ...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 78: ... 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 or a Memory Stick 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 a...

Page 79: ...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 80: ...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 81: ...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 82: ...1 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 83: ...d 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 their drivers make great...

Page 84: ...t it by unplugging the network cable from the network adapter or by disabling the network adapter Stop scheduled tasks Stop any scheduled tasks that might run while you are using Click to DVD and Click to DVD Automatic Mode Stop automatic updates Stop any automatic updates that might occur while you are using Click to DVD and Click to DVD Automatic Mode Virtual memory settings Optimise the system ...

Page 85: ...vice do not turn off or unplug the device and do not operate any of its controls The video and audio compression method used by Click to DVD varies according to recording time When recording time exceeds the DVD capacity audio is first compressed to AC 3 format If the recording still exceeds DVD capacity the video bit rate is reduced When the Click to DVD Automatic Mode application is closed any v...

Page 86: ...s being loaded Video content with a 4 3 aspect ratio and video content with a 16 9 aspect ratio cannot be written to the DVD If the aspect ratio of the video that is recorded on the tape changes transfer of the video stops at that point and creation of the DVD begins You cannot transfer video segments that are less than one second long Depending on your computer s settings frame drop out may occur...

Page 87: ...es manufactured by Sony This software cannot be used with a DCR VX1000 or DCR VX700 Click to DVD Automatic Mode cannot be used with a Sony Media Converter Click to DVD Automatic Mode cannot be used with a Digital8 Camcorder if the tape in the camcorder was recorded in analogue mode Please use Click to DVD instead For detailed information refer to the online help ...

Page 88: ...DVDs with menus of videos recorded onto digital videotape By clicking a few buttons the software automatically transfers the video to your computer and creates the DVD Your digital video camera recorder must have a DV OUT connector to use this mode To launch Click to DVD Automatic Mode proceed as follows 1 Make sure Click to DVD has been installed from the separate Click to DVD disc if necessary b...

Page 89: ...way 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 software will start capturing the tape at its present position 6 Click the Settings icon to define how many chapters and thumbnail images you want in the DVD menu 7 In Settings you can also...

Page 90: ...om 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 installed from the separate Click to DVD disc if necessary before you continue 2 Connect your digital video camera to your computer with the i LINK cable not ...

Page 91: ... 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 Muting check box you will hear a musical theme to match the DVD s menu background 7 Select the type of content video pictures or both you want to record on the DVD in the Select Type area of the Start window Select the Video check box to rec...

Page 92: ...ing requirements Click to DVD Automatic Mode Intel Pentium 4 2 4 GHz Click to DVD Intel Pentium 4 3 0 GHz 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 93: ...ice 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 to D...

Page 94: ...ips can be deleted before the DVD is created For desktop models with Giga Pocket You can drag and drop video capsules created by Giga Pocket into the clip tray of your DVD project To do this drag the video capsules from the Giga Pocket Explorer window making sure you close the Giga Pocket main window before launching Click to DVD You cannot write both MPEG1 files and other file formats to the same...

Page 95: ...bined clips become an individual chapter on the DVD To rearrange the order that clips appear in on the DVD Select the clips to be moved and then click where you want the clips to appear Alternatively drag the clips to be moved 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 t...

Page 96: ...ored on the computer s hard disk To import pictures stored on the hard disk proceed as follows 1 Click Import Pictures in the step guide The Import Pictures window appears and the pictures in the currently selected folder as well as the pictures in all subfolders are displayed as thumbnails in the display area 2 To import a photo from a different folder Click Browse for Folder The Open Folder dial...

Page 97: ...pen File dialog box appears 4 Select the folder for the connected device Thumbnails of the pictures in the selected folder are displayed Up to four thumbnails can be displayed at once 5 If you do not want to import all the images in the folder select the check boxes for the pictures that you want to import 6 Click the Open Folder button 7 Click Import The images are imported and displayed in the c...

Page 98: ... a slide show you can set the display time for each picture and the background music played during the slideshow Click the Slide Show Settings button to make these settings Specify the display time for each picture in a slide show with the Display Time option The time specified includes the time it takes to transition from one photo to the next If Match slide show length with the length of the Bac...

Page 99: ...and Photo Menu 3 are automatically created You can display a maximum of around 270 chapters Previewing DVDs Before actually writing your project to the DVD you can see a preview of the contents To preview the DVD proceed as follows 1 Click Preview on the DVD writing screen or Menu screen The Preview screen appears 2 Use the remote control buttons displayed next to the preview screen to check the c...

Page 100: ...t 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 Saving project files All the information about your DVD project including the file names of your video or pictures the location where those files are stored the theme and the menus can be saved in a file called project file You can also save your project informati...

Page 101: ...o 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 You can retu...

Page 102: ... not enough free space available on the hard disk drive of your computer Either change the location of the temporary files to a folder on a drive with enough free space available or delete unnecessary files from the current destination 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 DV...

Page 103: ...t 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 When I connect an analogue device to the Video In port I cannot capture video content using Click to DVD as described in the help file For desktop models with Giga Pocket The version of Giga Pocket that is bundled does not allow direct ...

Page 104: ... allows you to Listen to songs registered in SonicStage 1 5 playlists View photos in a shared folder Watch video capsules recorded with Giga Pocket 5 0 VAIO Media consists of VAIO Media Platform page 104 VAIO Media Redistribution page 108 VAIO Media Photo Server page 109 VAIO Media Music Server page 113 VAIO Media Video Server page 117 System requirements Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Prof...

Page 105: ...programs and to register and delete devices that are permitted to access the server VAIO Media Console is a software tool that enables you to start and stop the individual server software programs and to register and delete devices that are permitted to access the server Before attempting to access server programs from VAIO Media start the individual server programs by using VAIO Media Console on ...

Page 106: ...Software Guide Using VAIO Media 105 n N ...

Page 107: ...etwork For more information about configuring your router refer to the manual that came with the router If you connect to the Internet through some router configurations some software programs that require global IP addresses may not work properly Installing routers may not be permitted by some of the Internet service providers For more information consult your provider By default the server softw...

Page 108: ...oes not enter Standby or Hibernation mode In some situations the server may not be found by VAIO Media or other devices on your network even if the individual server software programs are working properly If this occurs stop the server software by using the VAIO Media Console and then restart the server computer If the problem persists restart the client computer In compliance with the terms and c...

Page 109: ...ave the installer 7 Click the Save button The installer is saved in the specified location 8 Copy the saved installer to a CD R Memory Stick or another media 9 Install the saved installer on the client computer by double clicking the VM20Inst exe 10 Before running VAIO Media and accessing music photos and video recordings from other computers you must first register those computers on the computer...

Page 110: ...o enjoy a photo slideshow by yourself or with your family and friends with just one click Compatible formats JPEG BMP GIF TIFF PNG To watch photos through the VAIO Media Photo Server proceed as follows 1 Click Start select All Programs 2 Select VAIO Media and then VAIO Media again The VAIO Media main menu appears 3 Click the Photo button Your machine is looking for a server If the previously used ...

Page 111: ... displayed 4 Click the folder you want to view The thumbnails of the photos are displayed 5 Click a thumbnail to see an enlargement of the photo Click Previous Next to scroll through the list of thumbnails screen by screen Click Slide Show to display all the photos in the folder as a slideshow one at the time in full screen view By clicking anywhere on the screen or aligning the pointer with the b...

Page 112: ...g the following buttons Stops display of photos and returns display to the thumbnail screen When a slide show is stopped click to play During a slide show click to pause When a slide show is paused click to resume Displays the previous photo Displays the next photo ...

Page 113: ...r in C Documents and Settings All users Photo Server VAIO Media or use the uploading feature of PictureGear Studio software Note that if you store too many photo files in one folder VAIO Media Photo Server may not be able to serve photo files to clients It is recommended that you reduce the amount of pictures in each folder and create more folders in VAIO Media Photo Server This helps the program ...

Page 114: ...Music Server supports ATRAC3 ATRAC3Plus WAVE and MP3 formats Before you can use the VAIO Media Music Server you need to Have SonicStage 1 5 installed on the server computer Read the chapter Managing audio files with SonicStage page 56 Create a playlist with SonicStage record songs from an existing audio CD see Recording from a CD page 60 or transfer songs from an external device such as a Memory S...

Page 115: ...utomatically be selected If multiple servers are found the search result appears in the Please select a server screen To display the playlist click the server where the song you want to listen to is saved If no server is found the message Cannot find any server is displayed 4 Select the playlist you want to listen to The songs of the playlist appear ...

Page 116: ...photo displays the folder that was displayed last Recent video displays the video that was played last To play back a song proceed as follows Select the song you want to listen to During playback you can control playback using the following buttons The following button Means Stops playback When playback is stopped click to play During playback click to pause When playback is paused click to resume...

Page 117: ...uide Using VAIO Media 116 n N Toggle the sound on and off Drag the slider to adjust the volume Click or to adjust the volume in steps Selects playback modes among repeat all repeat one shuffle shuffle all and off ...

Page 118: ...on the server With one click you will be able to watch what you want from anywhere in your home Available on some VAIO computer models not on notebooks In order to play MPEG2 video using VAIO Media it is required to have MPEG2 decoder software pre installed on your VAIO computer To watch video through VAIO Media Server proceed as follows 1 Create video capsules with Giga Pocket see Recording TV pr...

Page 119: ...play the video cabinet click the server where the video capsule you want to view to is saved If no server is found the message Cannot find any server is displayed 5 Click the video cabinet to view the video capsules Click Previous Next to display the previous or next page By clicking Sort and selecting a sort method in the submenu that appears you can change the order in which video capsules are l...

Page 120: ...es using the following buttons Stops video capsule playback and returns the display to the previous screen video capsule list When playback is stopped click to play During playback click to pause When playback is paused click to resume Rewinds the video for a few seconds ...

Page 121: ...er to move to a new playback point Toggle the sound on and off Drag the slider to adjust the volume Click or to adjust the volume in steps Toggles between full screen and standard size display Selects the audio channel modes among Left Right and Left Right For stereo programming select Left Right for stereo Toggle the repeat mode on and off or Returns to the video capsule list during repeat playba...

Page 122: ... for the following items Main Menu returns to the VAIO Media top screen Recent Music displays the playlist that was played last Recent photo displays the folder that was displayed last Recent video displays the video that was played last When video capsule playback ends the window automatically returns to the video capsule list ...

Page 123: ...o become available after it was switched on If you cannot find the server at first please launch VAIO Media again after a couple of minutes The sound stutters and or video playback is not smooth In some situations your network devices or the status of your network may prevent sound or video content from playing properly Sound may stutter or video may not play smoothly If you are using a wireless n...

Page 124: ...ia Video server the video capsule list of the cabinet may take a long time to appear I cannot play some WAV files VAIO Media supports WAV files that use the linear PCM Codec WAV files using other codecs are not supported and cannot be played Some MP3 files cannot be processed correctly VAIO Media supports only MP3 files encoded with a constant bit rate CBR Attempting to use MP3 files encoded with ...

Page 125: ...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 Setting up your language with Windows XP Professional page 125 Configuring your modem page 127 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 130 Setting a Sony wallpaper page 131 Selecting a screen saver page 132 ...

Page 126: ...e Select Your System Settings dialog box appears 2 Fill in these three questions I live the closest to this region I type mostly in this language I use this type of keyboard 3 In the End User License Agreement accept the License Agreement and click Next 4 Continue your Windows setup until it is finished You can also change the country and language settings into your language as soon as Windows has...

Page 127: ...e drop down list 6 Click Apply to apply the changes You are prompted to log off and log on again Only then the changes to the new language will take effect 7 Click Start and select Log Off 8 Click Log Off in the Log Off Windows window If necessary enter your password to log on again All the menus help files and icons are then displayed in your selected language However some parts may remain in Eng...

Page 128: ...as follows 1 Click Start and then Control Panel 2 Double click Phone and Modem Options The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears If you do not see the Phone and Modem Options dialog box click Switch to Classic View on the left side 3 Select your location on the Dialing Rules tab 4 Click the Edit button to change the current configuration The Edit Location dialog box appears Or Click the New b...

Page 129: ...Software Guide Customising your computer 128 n N 8 Click Apply OK Your modem is configured Before applying new country settings please make sure your phone line is disconnected from your VAIO computer ...

Page 130: ...Printers and Other Hardware window appears 3 Click the Phone and Modem Options icon The Phone and Modem Options dialog box appears 4 Click the Modems tab 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 screen You can pe...

Page 131: ...ch to Classic View on the left side OR If you do not see UI Design Selector click Other Control Panel Options on the right hand 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 desig...

Page 132: ...ktop tab A list of Windows and VAIO wallpapers is displayed 3 Select a wallpaper from the Background list You can see a preview of this wallpaper in the monitor above the Background list 4 Adjust the position of the wallpaper with the Position drop down list 5 Click Apply when you have found the appropriate wallpaper 6 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box The wallpaper is applied to...

Page 133: ...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 134: ...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 134 Changing or removing software page 136 Downloading software page 138 ...

Page 135: ...k Start and then Control Panel The Control 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 inst...

Page 136: ... type of installation you wish and click Next The software installation begins Make sure to select Yes I want to restart my computer now if you are asked to 10 Click Finish Installation is complete and your computer restarts When using Add or Remove Programs you can only install programs that were written for Windows operating systems ...

Page 137: ...l a program click Change Remove or Remove then click Next followed by OK If the Locked file detected dialog box appears click Reboot The computer restarts once uninstallation is completed and all previously used files are deleted If the Shared file detected dialog box appears it is recommended that you click No to keep shared files Click Close The software is uninstalled When you click Change or R...

Page 138: ... 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 139: ... 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 140: ... 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 Finally you will learn how to download the latest drivers from our site Installing a driver page 140 Checking the driver s installation page 141 Updating a driver page 143 Uninstalling a driver page 144 Restoring a driver page 14...

Page 141: ...en installing a driver from 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 RO...

Page 142: ... 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 140 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display your...

Page 143: ...om step 2 in Installing a driver page 140 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 140 ...

Page 144: ...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 145: ...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 146: ... 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 147: ... 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 148: ...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 or see the printed Guide t...

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