MovieShaker | Sony PCV-MXS10 guide

VAIO MX Computer User Guide

MovieShaker™

Sony Electronics Inc.

Sony’s original MovieShaker software creates personal movies that have transitions, background music, and text. Just import your video clips and “shake” with a click of the mouse. Your personal movies are easy to create and fun to share with family and friends.

PictureGear™

Sony Electronics Inc.

This image management software displays images from your hard drive, a Sony digital still camera, or a Sony Mavica® camera. The images appear in a convenient light-table format, so that you can easily view the contents of an entire folder.

Smart Capture

Sony Electronics Inc.

Smart Capture is a fun new way to send multimedia messages via e-mail. Smart Capture manages the i.LINK® connection between your notebook and a Sony Digital Handycam® Camcorder that supports the i.LINK interface. It allows you to capture compressed video or still images and save them to your hard disk drive or share via e-mail. A smart solution for computer, digital audio/video and network convergence.

VisualFlow™

Sony Electronics Inc.

VisualFlow software is a state-of-the-art Sony multimedia browser designed specifically for Memory Stick® media. It displays any still picture, movie or sound file stored in a Memory Stick media in a visually pleasing, artistic manner. VisualFlow software not only plays a selected movie or sound file, but also enables playback of files by other applications like PictureGear™ software or Memory Stick Slideshow.

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Contents

Vaio MX Computer User Guide Page Contents Troubleshooting System, ApplicationIndex Welcome Vaio MX Computer User Guide Locating Controls and Connectors Front Panel Overview DVD-RW drive MiniDisc driveLCD display screen Play button Power button and indicator light MagicGate Memory Stick media access indicator lightMuting button PC Card slot Back Panel Overview Mouse portKeyboard port Ethernet port Printer port Serial portMonitor port Audio Out jack Remote Control Overview Remote Control Power button Cancel buttonDVD button TV/VIDEO button Volume buttons Video Rec Mode buttonPlay Mode button Channel buttons Additional System Capabilities To Use Memory Stick Media SlotInserting a Memory Stick media Opening the lower front panel Removing a Memory Stick media Locking the Memory Stick Media To Use PC Card Slot Inserting a PC cardRemoving a PC card Inserting a PC card Vaio MX Computer User Guide Changing the Settings of the S Keys Shortcut Keys Setting the Internal Timer To select the timer’s launch applicationTo set up the timer start To Change the Sony Software Window Design Changing the window design Vaio MX Computer User Guide Overview of Preinstalled Software Vaio AV Applications MovieShaker Using PhotoCapture DigitalPrint SoftwareDigitalPrint main browser window PhotoCapture window Enter Photo Folder Name dialog box Capture Pictures from Video window PhotoCapture editing window Using PhotoCollection PhotoCollection window Using PhotoDecor Printer and Paper selection windowPhotoDecor-New PhotoDecor window Using PhotoAlbum PhotoAlbum New Album window Using LabelMaker Label New Label window Design Edit window Connecting a digital video camcorder DVgate SoftwareTo use DVgate software with a digital video camcorder Installing the DVgate plug-in for Adobe Premiere software To install the DVgate plug-inTo use DVgate software to record AVI files to tape DVgate Software MovieShaker Software Creating movies with MovieShaker softwareMovieShaker main window To use the Shake feature To import images and sound clipsShake tray window To add effects to a scene or a clip Effect tray window Effect button selected To add text effects to a scene or clip Effects Tray Text button selected To save a movie Export window Using ImageStation online service with MovieShaker software ImageStation Login windowTo upload MovieShaker files Image Uploader window PictureGear Software Managing your picturesPictureGear main window Creating a photo album PIctureGear Album Maker dialog box Custom Album dialog box Custom album Completed dialog box Smart Capture Software Smart Capture main window Using Still Mode Mode indicator Help buttonMode dial Capture button Options button Image window Effect Settings window Still Image Options window To capture a picture in Still mode To manage pictures in Still modeStill Viewer window Using Net Movie Mode Recording Options window To capture a movie in Net Movie mode Movie Player window Using ImageStation with Smart Capture software To manage your movie in Net Movie mode To upload with Movie Player To upload with Still Viewer Vaio MX Computer User Guide Using VisualFlow software VisualFlow SoftwareVisualFlow main window Vaio MX Computer User Guide Hard Disk Drive Partition Defragmenting your hard disk drive Connecting an i.LINK IEEE1394 device Link IEEE1394 Compatibility System, Application and Driver Recovery CDs To Use the System Recovery CDs Full restore with format Using the System Recovery CDs To Use the Application Recovery CDs Using the Application Recovery CDs To Use the Driver Recovery CD Reinstalling device drivers with the Driver Recovery CD Topics Topic My computer does not start Topic My computer or software application stopped responding Topics Topic My optical drive tray does not open Topic I cannot play a DVD or CDTopic I cannot play a MiniDisc Topic I cannot play a DVD Topic How do I change the video resolution of my display? Topic Why is there no sound in any application? Topic My modem connection is slow Topic My modem does not work Topic My microphone is too sensitive to background noise Topic My mouse needs to be set up for left-hand use Topic My microphone does not workTopic My mouse does not work Topic Why is my system running slowly? Topic How do I install a printer?Topic My keyboard does not work Topic I cannot find the Windows taskbar To contact Sony for technical support Power source Disposal of the lithium battery Handling the computer system Moisture condensation Upgrading the computer system Handling a CRT display Handling an LCD display Using the hard disk drive Handling floppy disksHandling CD or DVD media Cleaning CD or DVD media Cleaning MiniDisc mediaProtecting MiniDisc media contents Handling MiniDisc media DVDit! for Vaio Sonic Solutions For Answers to Your Software Questions PC-Cillin 2000 Trend Micro, Inc Sony Service Center Web site Phone SONY-PC Hours Days a week, 24 hours a day Resources Index Drcd 62 DVD Index Vaio MX Computer User Guide Index Page