User manual MISSION M3I 14-12-05

[. . . ] Financial services may require prior arrangements with participating financial institutions. Macrovision: This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. [. . . ] This only removes the clip from the tray, the original Creating a movie After adding clip(s) to the Clip tray, you can create a short movie using the Shaker feature. Shaker randomly selects clips from the Clip tray to create a 30-second scene. Select a mood by clicking a face in the Shaker tray Click the Shake button . . To preview the created movie, proceed as follows: 4 Using Video software Sony VAIO desktop software guide nN 34 Scenes created with Shaker begin with a black frame. After processing, they are placed in the first available slot on the Product tray. MovieShaker may stop responding if there are too many scenes in the Product tray. Using Video software Sony VAIO desktop software guide nN 35 Editing clips and scenes You can edit your movie by adding effects and text, adjusting the colour and contrast, and modifying the length of the clip. 1. Shake tab Capture tab Edit tab Speed control slider Volume control slider Effect palette Fade-in, fade-out Trash Full-screen preview button Play trimming range Repeat-play Play control buttons Trimming range Save as still image button Time adjustment Monitor Using Video software Sony VAIO desktop software guide nN 36 To edit clips and scenes, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 Double-click the clip in the Clip tray to move it to the Monitor Panel. Drag and drop the effect you want to add from the Effect tray to the Edit tray monitor. To preview an effect, click the effect in the Effect tray in the Working Panel monitor. For instructions on adjusting effect duration and replaying clips or scenes, consult the online Help-files. Saving a movie You can save or export your final movie products. Your final movie products can be saved as files, exported to a DV device/MICROMV device. To save your movie, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Click the Export button . When compression is completed, you will be asked to attach the file to your e-mail. Accept and send the e-mail. Managing audio files with SonicStage Sony VAIO desktop software guide nN 41 Managing audio files with SonicStage SonicStage lets you play and record audio CDs and import digital audio files while maintaining the copyright information of the contents. When you record an audio CD with SonicStage onto your computer's hard disk drive, the default format is ATRAC3. The imported data 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 2 3 Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar. You can set SonicStage as the default application for playing audio CDs by selecting the appropriate check box. The SonicStage main window appears. 4 5 Managing audio files with SonicStage Sony VAIO desktop software guide nN 42 Managing audio files with SonicStage Sony VAIO desktop software guide nN 43 1 2 Recording button Source icons Displays the Recording Assistant window. As a source you can use: - the Music drive: files from the music database Music Drive managed by SonicStage, or the audio files registered to a playlist on the Music Drive. - a MS: files from a MagicGate Memory StickTM inserted into a Memory StickTM* slot. - Devices/Media: files from a Network Walkman or an external NetMD device. [. . . ] If you do need to change the size of your partitions, you can do so by choosing Option Recovery in the system recovery set-up process. In this case, it is important to be aware that all data on your hard disk will be deleted. If you need to keep existing files, make sure you back them up before performing the system recovery. Starting the system recovery procedure To start the system recovery, proceed as follows: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turn on your computer and insert the first system recovery CD-ROM into the disc drive. If you are still able to access Windows® , shut down your computer (Start/Turn Off Computer/Turn off)*. [. . . ]