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Using PictureGear Studio

The PictureGear Studio software is designed to creatively manage your digital pictures. With its easy-to-use 
features, you can quickly load images from your digital camera or camcorder, print high-quality photos, 
create custom labels, and design personalised photo albums or binders to share with friends and 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)

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Launching PictureGear Studio

To launch PictureGear Studio, proceed 
as follows:

1

Make sure you have installed the 
PictureGear Studio from the 
application CD, if necessary (see 
the printed 

Specifications 

sheet

 

and

 Application CD Guide

).

2

In the 

Start

 menu, select 

All 

Programs

, 

PictureGear Studio

, 

and then

 PictureGear Studio

.

The 

PictureGear Studio

 main 

window appears.

3

Move the mouse cursor over each 
feature to see a description of it on 
the right-hand side.

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Страница 1: ...N Software Guide P C V R X s e r i e s P C V 7 7 7 6 P C V 7 7 7 8 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 5: ...hotoshop Elements and Adobe Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated 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 Symantec Norton AntiVirus is a trademark of Symantec Corporation Click to DVD is a tr...

Страница 6: ...re information To register your Sony VAIO computer proceed as follows 1 Set up an Internet connection see also Configuring your modem page 101 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...

Страница 7: ...led and then the Application CD Guide for installation details Your preinstalled software can mostly be found under Start All Programs Sony software 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 Digital Handycam to this Sony computer via an i LINK cable you can turn your family memo...

Страница 8: ...ssemble your selection and save the sequences in AVI or MPEG 2 formats DVgate Still displays digital video images sent from a digital videocassette recorder or a digital video camera recorder only possible 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 19 EverQuest Sony Computer Entertainment Amer...

Страница 9: ...s import your clips pick the tune you want and MovieShaker 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 36 Network Smart Capture Sony Electro...

Страница 10: ...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 environment in which...

Страница 11: ... with Network Smart Capture and MovieShaker 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 http www sonystyle imaging com UI Design Selector Sony Electronics You can change the window design of the Sony software compatible with UI Design Selector See Changing your windo...

Страница 12: ...ts 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 To be able to use the Sony software VAIO Edit Components you must first install Adobe Premiere version 6 0 on your computer Not available on all model...

Страница 13: ...rrupted or accidentally erased Reinstalling an individual device driver may correct a problem you are experiencing with your computer without you having to recover the entire system If you have more than one disc the final product recovery disc is also referred to as the Application CD See Using the product recovery disc s page 120 You can only use the recovery discs on the Sony computer you purch...

Страница 14: ...unauthorised access when you are on the Internet For questions and technical assistance go online to http support microsoft com directory Internet Explorer 6 0 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 enables you ...

Страница 15: ...ing downloaded For questions and technical assistance go online to http www adobe com Adobe Premiere 6 0 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...

Страница 16: ...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 in ...

Страница 17: ... and quarantine 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...

Страница 18: ... 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 ...

Страница 19: ...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 19 MovieShaker page 36 Network Smart Capture page 42 ...

Страница 20: ...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...

Страница 21: ...V 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 Connect the camera to the computer with the i LINK cable and turn on the camera 2 Click Start All Programs DVgate DVgate Motion DVgate Motion and the Monito...

Страница 22: ... window 5 Click Mark to mark the beginning of the first segment The first frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Click Mark again to mark the end of the segment to be captured The last frame of the segment to be captured is displayed in the In Out list window Continue to mark as many segments as you want 6 Click Capture to import the selected video segment or cl...

Страница 23: ...m or to a tape If you want to manually import video onto your computer refer to the DVgate online help file Recording edited videos on a DV device To record edited videos on a DV device proceed as follows 1 Adjust the recording correction values 2 Add files to the Record List 3 Record remotely or manually the video on the DV device Adjusting the recording correction values To ensure accuracy in th...

Страница 24: ...lly adjust the recording correction values refer to the DVgate online help file Adding files to the Record List To add files to the Record List proceed as follows 1 Launch DVgate Motion 2 Click Add in the DVgate Motion AVI file list The Add dialog box appears 3 Select a file and click Open The specified file is added and the serial number first and last images time code file length and file name a...

Страница 25: ...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 in the same mode Recording in different modes might cause sound or image distort...

Страница 26: ...ultiple files they are all moved together You can undo changes by choosing Undo from the Edit menu immediately after inserting moving or deleting a file s You can save a Record List for future use Record List files can only be used in DVgate Motion To preview a clip proceed as follows 1 Select the file you want to preview in the DVgate Motion AVI file list window 2 Click Preview The Monitor window...

Страница 27: ... option button You can add blank frame s during recording if you select the Append option button in the Output dialog box Blank frame s can be placed in the following locations Head A blank image is placed before the start of the video sequence during recording Tail A blank image is placed after the end of the video sequence during recording Both Blank images are placed before the start and after ...

Страница 28: ...en 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 If you want to export manually videos from your computer to a DV device refer to the DVgate online help file Using DVgate Still DVgate Still is an application that displays digital vide...

Страница 29: ...e during Play or Pause mode Capturing 30 frames in Continuous Capture mode replaces all 30 frames Capturing only one frame overwrites the first frame of the still picture capturing the next frame overwrites the second frame and so on To toggle between Continuous Capture mode and Single Frame Capture mode proceed as follows 1 Click Settings in the DVgate Still window 2 Choose Capture The Capture Se...

Страница 30: ...ing captured Dragging the slider in the Capture window to the left or right lets you display the still picture before or after the current one If you exit DVgate Still without saving the captured still picture it is cleared Even if you attempt to capture continuous pictures you may not be able to capture some frames In this case exit all applications other than DVgate Still and then retry to captu...

Страница 31: ...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 ...

Страница 32: ...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 Make sure you have installed DVgate from the application CD if necessary see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Click Start 3 Point to All Programs DVgate and then to DVgate Assemble The DVgate Assemble main window appear...

Страница 33: ...o 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 4 Select a file and click Open The AVI file is added to the list Imported files are added at the end of the Assemble List You can only add video files in AVI ...

Страница 34: ...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...

Страница 35: ...e 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 as saved Enlarges the screen size to the maximum without changing...

Страница 36: ... 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 Cli...

Страница 37: ...d 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 if necessary 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 MovieS...

Страница 38: ... tray at random The Capture tray is provided for capturing images directly from the DV device or MICROMV device connected to your computer and importing them into the Clip tray The monitor displays the images recorded on the videotapes of the DV device or MICROMV device The Edit tray is for processing scenes Click a scene on the Product tray then it is displayed on the Edit tray You can add an eff...

Страница 39: ...ied 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 effects to be inserted between scenes The Narration tray provides a tool for recording narration to be inserted into a movie The Index tray provides a tool for capturing images from a MICROMV device and imports them into the Clip tray 4 Clip tray The Clip...

Страница 40: ...e using the Shaker feature Shaker randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30 second scene To create a movie proceed as follows 1 Click the Shake tab 2 Select a mood by clicking a face in the Shaker tray 3 Click the Shake button A thirty second scene is automatically generated To preview the created movie proceed as follows Press Play Scenes created with Shaker begin with a black fram...

Страница 41: ...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 ...

Страница 42: ... 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...

Страница 43: ...e 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 Specifications sheet and Application CD ROM guide 2 In the Start menu select A...

Страница 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 52 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...

Страница 45: ...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 ...

Страница 46: ... 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 48: ...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 Menuicon near the bottom of the screen to view setting options for your moving image capture For more on the Effect option see Applying eff...

Страница 49: ...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...

Страница 50: ...ing to the recording time you set in the Movie Clip Setting window 3 You can preview your movie in the Finder window by double clicking the movie thumbnail in the data list Using Web camera mode With the Web camera function you can set up the camera and software to take still images automatically without you being there according to conditions you specify The function allows you to set a time inte...

Страница 51: ... Web camera mode proceed as follows 1 Click the Select Capture Menuicon near the bottom of the screen to view setting options for your image capture For more on the Effect option see Applying effects to your images and movies page 52 2 Click the Change Setting icon to view the available options for your image capture The Web Camera Setting window appears containing five tabs ...

Страница 52: ...sound effects 3 Click each tab to view options and set preferences and click OK when you have finished If using a web cam a further tab allowing Camera Adjustment is available Capturing an image in Web camera mode To capture 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 F...

Страница 53: ...e level of each effect To remove an effect select No Effect from the Select Capture Menu list or from the Effect Selection window Managing your images and movies The task buttons to the right of the Network Smart Capture window enable you to perform various functions with your images or movies You must be connected to the Internet before attempting to e mail your still images or videos Save As Sav...

Страница 54: ...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 ...

Страница 55: ...edia 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 you have installed SonicStage from the application CD if necessary see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 Click the Start button on the Windows taskbar 3 Point to All Programs SonicStage and then click SonicStage 4 The P...

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

Страница 57: ...e 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 area...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 62: ...o 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 ...

Страница 63: ...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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 65: ...re 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 PictureGear Studio from the application CD if necessary see the printed Specifications sheet and Application CD Guide 2 In the Start menu select All...

Страница 66: ...cognisethe 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 window click Import Photo The PhotoCollection Impor...

Страница 67: ...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...

Страница 68: ...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 68 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 75: ...with 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 ona previously created album do not click Create New Album Instead select the requiredalbum fromthe AlbumCollection view on the right hand side of the window Photo albums canonly be viewed or edited using the PictureGear Studiosoftware T...

Страница 76: ...et 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 DVD 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 alb...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 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 ...

Страница 81: ...IFF 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 their driv...

Страница 82: ...e 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 Click to D...

Страница 83: ...er 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 that video s...

Страница 84: ...form 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 automatically t...

Страница 85: ...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 software will start...

Страница 86: ... 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 installed from the...

Страница 87: ...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 Muting chec...

Страница 88: ...aved 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 record videos a...

Страница 89: ...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 DVD begi...

Страница 90: ...ps 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 video before...

Страница 91: ...ition 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 Previewing videos Yo...

Страница 92: ...isplayed 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 button 3 Cli...

Страница 93: ... 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 proceed as f...

Страница 94: ...ackground 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 slide show leng...

Страница 95: ...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 type of com...

Страница 96: ... 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 ...

Страница 97: ...d 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 copies of y...

Страница 98: ... 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 retur...

Страница 99: ...ough 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 DVD R dis...

Страница 100: ...tents of my DVD RW media To be able to reuse your DVD RW media please erase the DVD RW data using RecordNow 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 ...

Страница 101: ...ngs 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 101 Changing your windows design with the UI Design Selector program page 103 Setting a Sony wallpaper page 104 Starting your favourite software page 106 ...

Страница 102: ... Click on the Printers and Other Hardware icon 3 Double 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 an...

Страница 103: ...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...

Страница 104: ...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...

Страница 105: ...operties 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 Properti...

Страница 106: ...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...

Страница 107: ...e key combination you want to use to launch automatically your application The Select Application dialog box appears 3 Select the application you need by clicking the correct class to the left and by browsing and selecting in the corresponding right pane 4 Click Next 5 Confirm if the path in the Application Name field is correct Use the Browse buttons if the path is incorrect 6 If necessary browse...

Страница 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 111 ...

Страница 109: ...trol Panel 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 appears 6 Select t...

Страница 110: ...emove 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 To uninstall a program click Change Remove or...

Страница 111: ...s SYS DLL OCX TTF FON and EXE files Windows File Protection runs in the background and protects all files installed by the Windows 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 ...

Страница 112: ... 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...

Страница 113: ... 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 113 Checking the driver s installation page 114 Updating a driver page 115 Uninstalling a driver page 116 Restoring a driver page 11...

Страница 114: ...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 disk 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...

Страница 115: ... 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 113 Double clicking the category of your device in the device manager list does not display your...

Страница 116: ...restart the computer When the computer restarts repeat from step 2 in Installing a driver page 113 Updating a driver To update the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Update driver 6 Follow the instructio...

Страница 117: ...while uninstalling the driver To uninstall the driver proceed as follows 1 Click Start on the taskbar 2 Click Control Panel 3 Click the Printers and Other Hardware icon And then click the device you want to revert 4 On the Hardware tab click Properties 5 On the Driver tab click Uninstall 6 If you are prompted to restart your computer click Yes The Uninstall button is unavailable if removing the dr...

Страница 118: ...ata files System Restore monitors changes to the system and it automatically creates easily identified restore points These restore points allow you to revert the system to a previous time They are created daily and at the time of significant system events such as when an application or driver is installed To revert to your previous driver proceed as follows 1 Open the device that is not working c...

Страница 119: ...on corresponding to the device you installed then double click your device The Properties dialog box appears 6 Click the Driver tab 7 On the Driver tab click Roll Back Driver You have your previous driver back You must be logged on to your computer with an owner account in order to complete this procedure Restoring your computer does not affect or change your personal data files For more informati...

Страница 120: ...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 ...

Страница 121: ... driver 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 the product recovery disc s on the Sony computer it came with and not on any other Sony PC or other manufacturer s PC P...

Страница 122: ...m 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 122 Notes on performing a system recovery The recovery process can l...

Страница 123: ...l 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 want to lose all the data stored on your hard disk copy all th...

Страница 124: ... Turn Off Computer Turn off 3 Wait 10 seconds then turn the computer back on 4 The system starts to read the disc 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 pressin...

Страница 125: ...main 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 disc and insert ...

Страница 126: ...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...

Страница 127: ...tion 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 7 ...

Страница 128: ...rd 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 disc and insert the next one 6...

Страница 129: ...ur and you can either to go back to the previous screen press Back or abort the recovery setup altogether To abort remove the recovery disc 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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