Using muvee autoProducer on the Desktop

Getting started on the desktop

To open muvee autoProducer (select models only):

1 Close or minimize Media Center.

2 Click Start on the taskbar.

3 Select All Programs, muvee Technologies, muvee autoProducer, and then muvee autoProducer to open muvee autoProducer.

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Open a project by selecting, from

the File menu, either New Project or Open Project.

Select one of the button options:

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You can also launch the muvee autoProducer program from within Sonic DigitalMedia Plus: under the Video tab, select muvee autoProducer.

Button

Allows you to

See

 

 

 

Get Video from

Open the muvee Video Capture window to capture (copy) live

“Capturing video from a DV

Camera

video or recorded video.

camcorder” on page 104.

 

 

 

Add Video

Open the Add Video window to add existing video files to

“Adding videos” on

 

your project.

page 105.

 

 

 

Add Pictures

Open the Add Pictures window to add existing still image files

“Adding pictures” on

 

to your project.

page 106.

 

 

 

Add Music

Open the Add Music window to add existing music files to

“Adding music” on

 

your project.

page 107.

 

 

 

Select Style

Open the Select Style window to select an editing template for

“Selecting the style” on

 

your movie.

page 107.

 

 

 

Change Settings

Open the muvee Settings window to adjust audio and video

“Changing the settings” on

 

production settings for your movie.

page 107.

Title/Credits

Open the muvee Title and Credits window to type an opening

 

title and closing credits for your movie.

Make muvee

Open the Make muvee window to automatically create and

“Making the movie” on

 

preview the movie.

page 109.

 

 

 

Save muvee

Open the Save muvee window to save the finished movie on

“Saving the movie project”

 

your PC hard disk drive in .wmv or .mpeg formats.

on page 109.

 

 

 

Burn to Disc

Open the muvee Burner window to record the finished movie

“Recording the movie project

 

in DVD, VCD, or SVCD formats.

to disc” on page 110.

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