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Selecting music, Setting the style, Adjusting audio and video settings

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n Click Select All to choose all music files in a folder. Click Clear All to remove all music files from the Selected music column. Selecting music To add music to your movie soundtrack: 1 Select the Select Music button to browse through folders on your PC for music files to use in your movie production. 2 Select a folder with music in it, using the arrow buttons on the remote control: ■ Select the My Music button to access the My Music folder and subfolders. Or ■ Select the Shared Music button to access the Shared music folder and subfolders. Or ■ Select the folder with the green up arrow to browse folders. 3 Navigate using the arrow buttons on the remote control and press OK to add a music file to the Selected Music list. You may select up to three music files in any .mp3, .wma, or .wav format combination. 4 Adjust the order of the music clips by selecting and then using the Move Up and Move Down buttons. Select the Delete button to remove a music clip from the production. 5 Click Next to confirm your music selection and proceed to the next step. Setting the style The muvee autoProducer program comes with a set of style templates for setting the pace, scene transition effects, and caption fonts. The style you use also affects how muvee autoProducer combines the video, picture, and music files in your movie project to produce the final movie. To select a style: 1 Select the Select Style button. 2 Select a style from the list, based on the description of the style displayed. For example, using the Cinema style results in a movie that is moderately paced, color enhanced, and uses a wide-screen format. 3 Select Next to confirm your style selection and proceed to the next step. Adjusting audio and video settings You can adjust audio and video production settings for your movie: 1 Select the Settings button. 2 Select Audio to adjust the sound mix level of the music and original soundtrack and check music clip preferences. 100 Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software Guide 3 Select Production to check production preference settings: ■ If the duration of your music is longer than the duration of video and pictures, place a check in the Allow video and pictures to be

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Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Software Guide
Selecting music
To add music to your movie soundtrack:
1
Select the
Select Music
button to browse
through folders on your PC for music files to
use in your movie production.
2
Select a folder with music in it, using the
arrow buttons on the remote control:
Select the
My Music
button to access the
My Music folder and subfolders.
Or
Select the
Shared Music
button to access
the Shared music folder and subfolders.
Or
Select the folder with the green up arrow to
browse folders.
3
Navigate using the arrow buttons on the
remote control and press OK to add a music
file to the Selected Music list. You may select
up to three music files in any .mp3, .wma, or
.wav format combination.
4
Adjust the order of the music clips by selecting
and then using the
Move Up
and
Move
Down
buttons. Select the
Delete
button to
remove a music clip from the production.
5
Click
Next
to confirm your music selection
and proceed to the next step.
Setting the style
The muvee autoProducer program comes with a set
of style templates for setting the pace, scene
transition effects, and caption fonts. The style you
use also affects how muvee autoProducer combines
the video, picture, and music files in your movie
project to produce the final movie.
For example, using the Cinema style results in a
movie that is moderately paced, color enhanced,
and uses a wide-screen format.
To select a style:
1
Select the
Select Style
button.
2
Select a style from the list, based on the
description of the style displayed.
3
Select
Next
to confirm your style selection
and proceed to the next step.
Adjusting audio and video settings
You can adjust audio and video production settings
for your movie:
1
Select the
Settings
button.
2
Select
Audio
to adjust the sound mix level of
the music and original soundtrack and check
music clip preferences.
3
Select
Production
to check production
preference settings:
If the duration of your music is longer than
the duration of video and pictures, place a
check in the
Allow video and pictures to be
n
Click
Select All
to
choose all music files
in a folder. Click
Clear
All
to remove all
music files from the
Selected music
column.