MacroSystem Digital Video SMART EDIT 5 Manual de usuario

User manual SMART EDIT 52nd edition

9and (after recording out your lm to another device) install the new software afterwards.)2.3.1 Installing from CD/DVD(The installation from CD requi

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pressing the power switch on the front of the unit.If you insert an invalid SmartMedia card (a card other than the installation SmartMedia card), then

122.4 Unlocking softwareYou have the option of "unlocking" the bonus effects contained on the installation SmartMedia card or (if your syste

13Chapter 3: Basics3.1 Editing philosophyYour system operates in a non-linear fashion. This means that every recorded scene can be accessed instantly.

1415ton on the "Delete" button causes the selected scene to be deleted.)Selection buttonsThese buttons are indicated with three small, white

1415not displayed until you select the letter.When the keyboard is displayed you will see that the entire current name of the scene is highligh-ted. T

1617Both of these buttons have a triple function. Fast rewind and fast forward are achieved while the DV source is in stop mode, viewable slow rewind

1617You can use the Archive function (8) to save the colors you specify for later use (see „Archive function“). When you have nished making all the s

1819Archive functionYou will see the "Archive" button in various me-nus and screens (e.g. titling, color box). Clicking on this button opens

1819tended to be used as background for DVD titles, the pictures can also be used elsewhere in the system.You'll nd "SMART EDIT" under

Legal noticesTo avoid making mistakes during operation, we recommend that you carefully follow the instructions provided in this manual.We have taken

2021You can customize the settings for your mask still further by using the “Brightness”, “Contrast” and “Color” buttons that are located in the botto

2021specify how big the distance between the stylus and the tablet can be for the system to still react. A distance of 0 only allows for a very close

22no longer displayed.Press “Calibrate” and you will see a requester, prompting you to “Please click into the center of the cross in the top left corn

23Chapter 4: TutorialsWe recommend working through the ve tuto-rials in the order given here. This offers you an introduction to video editing follow

2425Step 3: SettingsBefore you begin editing, you should make your own personal settings.System settingsClick on the "System Settings" butto

2425Step 4: Recording and editingRecordingNow select "Record" to enter the Record screen. In the background you will see your video. An oper

2627Now click on the button below the scene to call up the keyboard.Each scene can now be viewed or edited from this menu as soon as it has been broug

2627Trim screen. In the background you see the rst frame of your video. The trim panel is in the foreground and covers one third of the picture. The

2829the rst scene). All scenes are played in the or-der you have dened, from left to right through the storyboard. If you want to change the sequen

2829the effect can be viewed by clicking on the Play symbol. One second before the effect, the effect itself, and one second after the effect is playe

Table of contentsChapter 1: Introduction ...

3031video with SMART EDIT").Next, record some music of your choice into the machine. This can come from any audio source than can be connected vi

3031ding to the length of a scene in the storyboard). A red band means over-modulation, a yellow band means "must be created" and a blue ban

3233After the calculation is nished you may click on "Choose Range" so that the Range menu is opened and – in case you don‘t want to record

3233Trim these Insert scenes so that each one is about 5 seconds in length. For three inserts you will need at least 30 seconds of original video.Step

34352. the rst insert3. the background scene between the rst and second insert4. the second insert5. and nally the rest of the background scene aft

3435Step 2: Recording In the audio section go to the Record, Edit screen. At the above-right you can specify the input for your audio source. You can

3637select "Create". The system computes the audio tracks affected by the commentary. When the calculation is nished, replay the storyboard

3637the unwanted noise and drag it at the same time vertically downwards to dampen the sound. The third point marks the end of the unwanted noise: it

3839can see the video screen in the top right corner – with an enlarged part of your title. In the top left corner, you can rst decide if the letters

3839transitions between the pages. Using the durati-on value you can extend the text to other scenes or shorten it (e.g. limit it to one second at the

The operating system VxWorks ® is used in license from Wind River Systems, Inc.For the IEEE 1394 interface (Firewire®, MiniDV®) a Firewire Stack from

40There you see your video. Delete the given text (as explained in the previous exercise) and any other available pages by clicking on the ">&

41Chapter 5: ReferenceThis part of the manual serves as a reference to the individual menus. Look here for information on individual functions or menu

4243play" button beneath is activated and you can use it to choose the format for playback: "Vi-deo" or "Field" are the two o

4243time is too long, a warning will be displayed.By clicking on "delete" you can remove the recording time activated in the upper list. Be

4445on "P 1" (or "P 2", etc.). The on-screen keyboard appears so that you can enter another project name. The chosen project name

4445If you set the button “Audio tracks” to “normal”, then the buttons positioned below are disabled. In the gray elds you can see whether the corres

4647(4) In case you want to check your video material and don't intend to change settings at the same time, then you can use the button to reduce

4647you to give scenes the name you choose.(6) This elds shows you how long the recorded scene is.(7) The eld Rem. shows you how much time remains,

4849(3) The buttons next to the slider can be used to move from one scene to the next in the story-board one scene at a time.(4) The buttons "|&l

4849the end ("Start" button).To do this, you have to select “Position”. Now you can see the background scene. To trim the insert-scene eithe

5Chapter 1: Introduction1.1 Congratulations!Congratulations on the purchase of the software SMART EDIT! We thank you for the condence and trust you h

5051or split. (This cannot be done to a scene in the storyboard). Finally, the scene in the storyboard can be replaced with the newly trimmed scene. I

5051with the button located above it.To the right of the preview buttons is the scene duration, which you can set for up to 1 minute.Clicking on "

5253– Clipboard (availability depends on system used)This is a function for temporary storage that allows you to move scenes to tother projects. If yo

5253– JitterHave no fear – SMART EDIT processes your best and most detailed material without jitter. But so-metimes a jitter or stroboscope effect is

5455results and a very calm still by choosing “Fra-me”. In some rare cases, it may be better to use the “eld” option. There is no audio for still ima

5455appears again.You proceed in the same manner with the Out point. You can carry out ne editing by using the arrow keys (below the "IN" a

5657(1) The counter at the upper right displays the length of the storyboard, which is the total length of your video project. The total length in-clu

5657edition" manual, chapter 5.6 for the relevant description. The programs "DVD-Arabesk 2" and "DVD-Arabesk 3" come with a s

5859just to see only one effect type in the list.(5) Clicking on the "i" button, you’ll get informa-tion about the transition effect activat

5859the screen into two parts. Your new scene is displayed in the right half of the screen. In the left half of the screen a scene is displayed that y

671.2 What is SMART EDIT?The software is a non-linear editor. All video and audio data is stored on the system hard drive and can then be separated in

60613. Bars: The new picture either pushes ("Type" "Push") the old with from 2 to 200 "Bars" out of view or superimposes

6061movement.10. Gate: With this effect you can call up the color box with the button "Color" in order to spe-cify which color the gate shou

6263effect is applied to a particular segment of the storyboard.In the Image Processing effects screen only one scene is selected. The selected scene

6263ping between long-term effects and titling is not possible. (However, you can do this by using the Special function in the Edit screen to create n

6465fects, you at rst insert an effect into a scene and create it. Then you convert the scene with the inserted effect into a separate scene. To do t

6465edge shimmer which sometimes arises when using an CVBS (RCA) connection. This shimmer can appear at very ne, high-contrast edges arises to a much

666717. Out of focus: With this effect you can make a scene appear blurred. You can set the blur "Intensity" from 2-20. Under "In"

6667• A click on the button "Font" opens a window in which you have a choice of fonts and many type sizes (10-500 points). The font can be s

6869"Alignment", "Line space" and "Delete active line" are listed.You can see that the settings of the buttons with perc

6869lected line. The lines below the moved line are moved along with it, but keep their respective distances.You can also make several settings togeth

67The rst part of this manual guides the user through Installation (Chapter 2), then through the Basics of device use (Chapter 3) and then through v

7071a diagonal arrow symbol appears. Click on the left trackball key and then roll the trackball to change box height and width simultaneously.• Click

7071• At rst you can decide whether your text box should be provided with a background. Next to the function “Choose background” there is a checkbox.

7273hand, as is done with the "Image processing” effects screen.The title effects in detailThe title effects can be selected in the effect list.

7273• Video transition effects are also displayed in the Storyboard display of the Audio-Mix menu in the form of an intermediate scene.• Audio splitti

7475in the audio list, and their length displayed. If you have added an audio sample to one of the sound tracks of the Audio-Mix menu, it is mar-ked w

7475channels and the front left-hand channel, crea-ting an effect which is similar but not as clear.• rear rightRear right functions in a similar mann

7677audio sample will be split at this point without playback being stopped.If you whish to copy the split audio pieces into the Storyboard in the Edi

7677which title in the list has already been selected. If you cancel the operation while the titles are being read, then all titles that have been suc

7879on the track itself (selected track turns blue).• Select the scene in the storyboard approxima-tely at which the audio sample is to begin.• Click

7879The method of volume control employed in each case is therefore determined primarily by the task concerned:• If the volume of a complete audio sam

89Chapter 2: Installation2.1 Registration/Update service2.1.1 RegistrationPlease take the time to register with us. There is a registration card in th

8081to move very quickly through the storyboard scene by scene.Use the arrow buttons to click either through the video scene by scene, or from one aud

8081(7) Hit the Remove button to delete the active audio sample. This function has no effect upon the original track, as only audio samples from the s

8283If you then trim a sample or move it, the fade in and fade out times remain.(13) The Effects button calls up the Audio Effects menu. Audio effects

8283(c) Using the Add button, insert an editing point after the currently selected (green) point in the volume display. Note that a point cannot be in

84•Audio effects may be inserted into wave form audio samples. • The sample envelope remains if you have trimmed or moved the audio sample.(15) Use

85Chapter 6: VGA Mode It is possible to connect a VGA screen to your system.In the System Settings, you can use the "Screen" button to selec

86VGA 2 (800 x 600, 75 Hz):If your VGA monitor supports this setting then you can also use it with SMART EDIT. The only difference to the setting abov

87Chapter 7: Tips & Error Handling This collection "Tips and Error Handling" will continue to grow. We are always happy to recei-ve your

8889Problem: There is no picture when I record from the video input device. The message "No video signal" appears.Solution: Read the corresp

8889chapter 5:chapter 5.1, item (10)chapter 5.5, item (24)Problem: I have a lot of scenes in the Scene bin and am having trouble nding the scenes tha

89(4) Large right button (cancel button)This button returns you to the previous state, canceling or stopping the current operation. Pressing this butt

90program receives no message from the machi-ne, it will turn the machine off, but only after several seconds.Problem: I have a problem not contained

91Chapter 8: HD Backup-System8.1 What is a backup used for?Some hardware variants support the backup functionality:In addition to the exchangeable sys

9293Chapter 9: Ethernet-Transfer9.1 General informationSince the installation of version 4 of SMART EDIT, Ethernet Transfer software is automatically

92939.3.1 Manual congurationIn the “IP” eld, specify a free (!) IP address on your network for your machine (e.g. 192.168.1.10). The check mark for

94959.3.2 Automatic conguration via DHCPVia DHCP Via DHCPVia DHCP Via DHCPDHCP Server / DNS ServerIn the “DHCP” section, you can rst of all decide w

9495 “Solitaire”= Solitaire.mynet.comPC.mynet.comThe PC being used must also use the same domain server or be logged on to the same do

96971.) PC -> SystemIf you want to transfer your video data from the PC to the system, click on the “PC --> Casablanca” button.A window opens in

9697If you want to transfer video footage from the systemto the PC, click on the “Casablanca --> PC” menu item. You will see a list of all the scen

98993.) InfoIf you click on the “Info” button you will be provided with information on both transfer directions (“PC --> Casablanca” and “Casablanc

9899classes that are differentiated by way of the rst segment of the address.For a “normal home network” all you need to know is that there are priva