Compaq Presario SR1000 Getting Started Guide - Page 77

Editing the style of a video project, Editing movie files, Apply To All Menus

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Editing the style of a video project You can change the style of a number of elements within your video project. The elements include: • Background color and graphics on the menus and submenus. • Button styles. • Background music. • Text format (font, color, and size). • Import custom styles. To edit the look of a video project: 1 Click File, Open, and then select a video project that you created as described in "Creating a Video Project" on page 68. 2 Click Edit Style. 3 In the Edit Style dialog box, change any of the previously mentioned elements, and then click Apply To All Menus or Apply To This Menu. Editing movie files After you capture or import video files, you can edit them using Sonic MyDVD to: • Add additional files. • Add background music. • Search for specific scenes. • Delete scenes. • Add transition effects between scenes. • Superimpose colors, themes, and effects over video scenes. • Superimpose text effects over video scenes. To edit your video files: 1 If your project is already open, click Edit Movie and skip to step 4. 2 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home. 3 Click the Video tab, and then File, New Project or Open Existing Project. 4 If you have already captured video for this project, they appear along the bottom as a storyboard. If you have video files on your hard disk drive you would like to add to this project, click Add Files. Creating Video Discs and Movies 71

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Creating Video Discs and Movies
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Editing the style of a video project
You can change the style of a number of elements within your video project.
The elements include:
Background color and graphics on the menus and submenus.
Button styles.
Background music.
Text format (font, color, and size).
Import custom styles.
To edit the look of a video project:
1
Click
File
,
Open
, and then select a video project that you created as
described in “Creating a Video Project” on page 68.
2
Click
Edit Style
.
3
In the Edit Style dialog box, change any of the previously mentioned
elements, and then click
Apply To All Menus
or
Apply
To This Menu
.
Editing movie files
After you capture or import video files, you can edit them using Sonic MyDVD to:
Add additional files.
Add background music.
Search for specific scenes.
Delete scenes.
Add transition effects between scenes.
Superimpose colors, themes, and effects over video scenes.
Superimpose text effects over video scenes.
To edit your video files:
1
If your project is already open, click
Edit Movie
and skip to step 4.
2
Click
Start
,
All Programs
,
Sonic
, and then
DigitalMedia Home
.
3
Click the
Video
tab, and then
File
,
New Project
or
Open Existing
Project
.
4
If you have already captured video for this project, they appear along the
bottom as a storyboard. If you have video files on your hard disk drive you
would like to add to this project, click
Add Files
.