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AVS4YOU Programs Help Page 2 of 53 Contact Us If you have any comments, suggestions or questions regarding AVS4YOU programs or if you have a new feature that you feel can be added to improve our product, please feel free to contact us. When you register your product, you may be entitled to technical support. General information: info@avs4you.com Technical support: support@avs4you.com Sales: sales@avs4you.com Help and other documentation: help@avs4you.
AVS4YOU Programs Help Page 3 of 53 Resources Documentation for your AVS4YOU software is available in a variety of formats: In-product (.chm-file) and Online Help To reduce the size of the downloaded software installation files the in-product help was excluded from the installation although you can always download it from our web-site for your convenience. Please, visit AVS4YOU web-site at http://www.avs4you.com/OnlineHelp/index.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 4 of 53 Overview AVS DVD Authoring is a full-featured application for DVD creation and menu editing, that lets you create DVDs from various types of video files and add DVD menu to them. You will be able not only to create static DVD menus, but also add videos and music as background to your menu, edit the menu layout and more. Let your fantasy work and create DVDs with menus that look absolutely professional using AVS DVD Authoring.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 5 of 53 Main Menu AVS DVD Authoring can be operated with the help of Main Menu elements. Flexible system of menu elements is a perfect tool for navigating and operating the application, controlling all the processes. The Main Menu has the following structure: File menu section Item Shortcut New Project Ctrl+N New Custom Project Description Use it to start a new project and create a new DVD with a menu.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 6 of 53 Order Use it to change the layers layout relative to each other. You can select the necessary object layer and change its position using the Bring to Foreground, Send Forward, Send Backward and Move to Background options. Align Use it to change several layers position at the same time.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 7 of 53 Show LCD 16:9 Screen Use it to show or hide the borders of the 16:9 LCD display on your menu so that you could see if the created menu and all its elements will be displayed correctly on your widescreen LCD display during the DVD playback.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 8 of 53 Top Toolbar The Top Toolbar give the user a quick access to the program main functions and consists of the following buttons: Button Name Description New Project Use it to start a new project. After you select this option a new project with a DVD menu that has a preset structure will be automatically created.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 9 of 53 Navigation Panel The Navigation Panel shows structural view of all the elements from the Editing Area. For every Title Set a separate Navigation Panel is created and you can switch between them using the tabs above the Navigation Panel. Depending on what DVD menu element you select it will change the view of the Editing Area.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 10 of 53 Editing Area The Editing Area is used to create and edit the DVD menu, view and change its structure and layout. It consists of the following elements: Editing Panels - the set of panels used to add various shapes to your menu, change background images, align the elements and adjust your DVD menu to the computer screen. Editing Space - the place where the editing itself takes place.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Add Pie Add Sector Page 11 of 53 Use it to add pies to your DVD menu. After you add the pie you will be able to change the properties. Use it to add sectors to your DVD menu. After you add the sector you will be able to change the properties. Additional Add Panel (available only if New Custom Project Main Menu item is selected) Button Name Description Add Menu Button Use it to add a button to your DVD menu.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 12 of 53 Zoom Panel Button Name Scale Box Zoom in Zoom out Description Use it to select the custom zoom ratio from the drop-down box for the objects in the Editing Space. Use it to zoom in on the objects in the Editing Space. Use it to zoom out on the objects in the Editing Space. Adjust Panel Button Name Description Buttons Actions Use it to show or hide the links between the objects of the DVD menu.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Button Name Page 13 of 53 Description Import Video Use it to add video to your DVD. When it is added to the Timeline you can add more video, change the video files positions or remove the unnecessary videos. Remove Video Use it to remove video from the DVD you create. Make First Use it to change the position of the video files in your DVD. The selected video file will be moved to the very first position in the video row.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 14 of 53 Video Area The Video Area shows the videos currently loaded to your DVD. Note: if you load several videos to your DVD, every new video will be marked automatically as a new chapter with a marker placed to the beginning of the new video. Timeline Bottom Bar The Timeline Bottom Bar lets the user change the DVD preset used to create the current video (selecting the necessary preset from the drop-down list).
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 15 of 53 Function - lets the user view the function assigned to the button. This option is available on the Button tab of a button properties. See the Adding and Editing DVD Menu Buttons for more informtation. Image - lets the user view and edit the properties of an image and select the file used as image for a button or page background or used as a graphics on a page.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 16 of 53 Getting Started Even if you are an inexperienced user and never tried and created a menu for a DVD of yours, you can start working with AVS DVD Authoring with no fear. Right after you launch AVS DVD Authoring it will offer you a wizard work mode, that will guide you through all the steps of DVD menu creation. Read ahead and follow the steps of the AVS DVD Authoring Wizard to learn more about the settings and parameters it will offer to change.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 17 of 53 Please read the Starting a New Project section for more detail on how to create a menu and change the settings in the Advanced Mode. But for novice user it is recommended to choose the Use the Wizard to create a DVD opiton. After that click the Next >> button to proceed to Step 2 of the wizard. © Online Media Technologies Ltd., UK 2004 - 2009 All rights reserved. www.avs4you.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 18 of 53 Step 2: Importing Videos Step 2 is used to load the videos into your project. These videos will be used to create your DVD. You will see the following window: Use the buttons in the bottom part of the window to Add or Remove the videos to/from your future DVD, or to quickly Clear the whole list of the videos.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 19 of 53 Step 3: Specifying Menu Style and Setting Chapters Step 3 will let you create chapters in your video and select a menu style: You can choose one of the following options: Don't create chapters - no chapters will be created at the moment, but you will be able to add them manually later when editing the menu. See the Creating and Editing Chapters Using Timeline section for more detail on how to do that. Create a new chapter every ...
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 20 of 53 Step 4: Setting DVD Video Parameters Before you start editing your DVD menu you should set the DVD parameters so that the created disc could be played correctly. You can set the following parameters: System - use this option to select a the TV system used in your country (PAL or NTSC). You should select a PAL (for Europe) or NTSC (for Japan and Americas). Please make sure that your DVD player and TV set support the selected DVD system.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 21 of 53 Supported Formats Most of the commonly used media file formats are supported by AVS DVD Authoring: Format Read HD Video formats (.m2ts, .mts, .tod) Blu-ray video + AVCHD MPEG-2 HD AVI - Audio Video Interleave (including HD video) (.avi, .divx, .xvid, .ivf, .div, etc ) DivX codec * Xvid codec H.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 22 of 53 Working with AVS DVD Authoring Working with AVS DVD Authoring requires the following steps: 1. Create and edit a project to be able to save the results of your work and use them in future. 2. Add and manage the video on the Timeline so that the succession of the video files and chapters on your DVD was correct. 3. Create and edit DVD menu pages so that the disc was attractive and easy to navigate. 4.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 23 of 53 After either of the first two options is selected, you will be offered to select a preset for your future DVD menu: Please choose one of the existing presets or create a default menu selecting the Use Default option. You will also need to change the main project properties so that it could better depict your concept and fit your display or TV set. The succession of actions might differ, but we suggest that you follow the simple steps: 1.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 24 of 53 3. Set the video files order on the Timeline. You can do it in different ways: Click the video you want to change the position on the Timeline and, without releasing the mouse button, drag it forward or backward on the Timeline.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 25 of 53 You can select one of the presets and click the OK button or choose the Use Default setting to let the program create the menu from the default preset. The new title set will appear in the tabs list above the Navigation Panel. After that you can add new chapters and edit the menu.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 26 of 53 available ones. In case you chose to create a New Custom Project in the File section of the Main Menu the title set page will be absolutely empty letting you create anything out of it. In any case, you can edit your title set page adding new buttons or removing the unnecessary old ones, adding music, video or an image as a background to your page and your buttons and drawing your own pictures on the page.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 27 of 53 Editing Existing Projects Sometimes you might need to edit a previously created and saved project or simply open a project to burn a DVD with a menu once again. You can do that using the Open Project button of the program Top Toolbar or selecting the Open Project option of the File section of the Main Menu. The following window will be opened: You will need to select a project with the appropriate name that will have the .
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 28 of 53 Saving Projects Creating a project is half a deal. The second half is to save it so that you could use it later on when creating new DVDs with menus or recording the same DVD once again. Fortunately, saving a project is not a big trouble with AVS DVD Authoring. When you decide to save your currently edited project, simply click the Save Project button of the Top Toolbar or select the Save Project option of the File section of the Main Menu.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 29 of 53 Project Settings You can view and change the project main settings using the Project Settings button of the Top Toolbar or of the Disc Usage Window or use the Settings option of the Project section of the Main Menu. The following window will be opened: Here you can select the following parameters: System - use this option to select a the TV system used in your country (PAL or NTSC).
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 30 of 53 Bitrate - the number of data points used to approximate the true wave form (kilobits per second). Will always be 224 kbps. Disc Usage - the space occupied by the video on the selected disc type (single or double layer) with the specified above preset. Note: if you select a double layer DVD, make sure that your DVD drive supports writing onto such discs.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 31 of 53 Using Timeline The Timeline tool is quite convenient for managing your video and chapters. You can import video files to your DVD, manage them changing their order or deleting them, add and manage chapters quite easily. Adding Video Using Timeline You can add some video files to your DVD using the Timeline. To do that click the Import Video button on the Timeline Toolbar.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 32 of 53 Use the controls to watch the video and navigate through it: Button Name Playback Frame Back Description Is used to start video file playback. Once you click it, it will turn into the Pause button to let you pause the playback when needed. Is used to step one frame back in the video. Frame Forward Is used to step one frame forward in the video. Decrease Playback Speed Is used to change the backward video playback speed.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 33 of 53 Creating Chapters Using Chapters Setup Wisard When you create a DVD menu, it can be very useful to create chapters for your movie to be able to navigate through it when watching - quickly find necessary interesting moments and skip some. The Chapters Setup Wisard helps you divide your movie quickly and easily.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 34 of 53 Editing DVD Menu Your DVD video disc will look professionally created and individual at the same time if you add a menu to it. Using AVS DVD Authoring you can do that using the Editing Area where you can change the page to your liking, the Navigation Panel where all the elements of your menu are displayed, and the Properties Area where you can view and change the properties of all the elements of the page.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 35 of 53 Adding Background Music If you wish to set some audio as a background for your menu page, you can do that using the Background Music option of the Navigation Panel. First select the page you want to add the music to, expand its elements in the Navigation Panel and choose the Background Music option. The Properties Area will show the available options. You can click the Select File button to load the music or change the previously selected one.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 36 of 53 Filling Background Using Brush If you wish to fill the background for your menu page with some color, you should start from going to the Navigation Panel and selecting the page name there. Expand it and select the Background element. You will see the options for your menu page background in the Properties Area: Brush, Image and Video from File.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 37 of 53 Adding Images as Background If you would like to add an image to your menu page as a background, you should start from going to the Navigation Panel and selecting the page name there. Expand it and select the Background element. You will see the options for your menu page background in the Properties Area: Brush, Image and Video from File.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 38 of 53 Adding Video from File as Background If you would like to add a video to your menu page as a background, you should start from going to the Navigation Panel and selecting the page name there. Expand it and select the Background element. You will see the options for your menu page background in the Properties Area: Brush, Image and Video from File.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 39 of 53 The bold dashes show the most optimal boundaries for your video fragment, and the other dashed lines will show the other advisable variants. You can agree with the program or select your own boundaries for your video fragment. Click the OK button to accept the changes or Cancel to discard them. You will be able to change the video fragment duration later using the Edit button in the video Properties Area.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 40 of 53 Adding and Editing Text You can easily add any text to your DVD menu pages. To do that you should use the Add Text button of the Editing Area or the Add Text option of the Page section of the Main Menu. After you use either option to add the text, the default 'Text' caption will be added to your created menu page.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 41 of 53 Adding and Editing Simple Graphics You can easily add simple graphics to your DVD menu pages. To do that you should use the appropriate button of the Editing Area or the Add Simple Graphics option of the Page section of the Main Menu. After you use either option to add the simple graphics, you will need to select the type of shape to add - Line, Rectangle, Ellipse, Pie or Sector.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 42 of 53 and selecting between the values from 0 (fully transparent invisible pen color) to 255 (null transparency - fully visible pen color), and Pen Width using the slider. Brush - use it to fill the inner space with the selected color or colors (this property is not available for the Line). See the Filling Background Using Brush section for more detail on the Brush settings.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 43 of 53 In the Properties Area the following Button Styles can be selected: Text - use this option to create a button that will contain text only, without any images and videos. See the Adding and Editing Text sections to learn more on what Text properties are available and how to change them (you will not be only able to rotate the text in the menu button and align it as it will be always aligned in the center of the button).
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 44 of 53 Managing Layers Whenever you add some shape or text or image to your menu page (not as a background but using the Add Panel of the Editing Area) each of them automatically forms a new layer. You can see the list of these layers in the Navigation Panel to the left of the Editing Area.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 45 of 53 Saving the Results of Your Work, Creating and Burning a DVD When all work is done - project created, video added, menu pages created and edited, - you can save your project, build DVD and burn it onto a disc. To start the DVD building process use the Build DVD button of the Top Toolbar or of the Disc Usage Window or use the Build DVD option of the Project section of the Main Menu.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - AVS DVD Authoring Page 46 of 53 After you have set up all the parameters click the Build DVD button. The following window will be opened for you to select a folder on your computer hard disk drive where the files of your created DVD will be saved: You will need to select an empty folder with enough free space for your DVD to be created. Note: the selected folder must have enough free space for your DVD: not less than 4.7 Gb for a single layer DVD and about 8.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - Appendix Page 47 of 53 Enabling the DMA Mode DMA mode - Direct Memory Access - allows certain hardware subsystems within a computer to access system memory for reading and/or writing independently of the CPU. Many hardware systems use DMA including disk drive controllers, graphics cards, network cards, and sound cards. DMA is an essential feature of all modern computers, as it allows devices of different speeds to communicate without subjecting the CPU to a massive interrupt load.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - Appendix Page 48 of 53 Here you should find IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers among the other devices and click the "+" in front of it to open the list of available IDE channels that the controller has. 4. Double-click the Primary IDE Channel caption to open the controller properties window: © Online Media Technologies Ltd., UK 2004 - 2009 All rights reserved. www.avs4you.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - Appendix Page 49 of 53 In the Advanced Settings tab you will see the Transfer Mode drop-down box where the current transfer mode is displayed. To change the transfer mode and enable DMA you should open the drop-down box and choose DMA if available option: After that click OK to accept the changes you have made. The same can be done for the Secondary IDE Channel. After you enabled DMA modes for the IDE channels you can close the device manager window.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - Appendix Page 50 of 53 Disc Types AVS4YOU programs currently support three types of optical disc formats that are available for consumer use. This section will better explain the purpose of these formats and their place in history. With the support of other disc types and formats the corresponding information will be added.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - Appendix Page 51 of 53 Digital Versatile Discs In January of 1995, Sony was the first to showcase Digital Versatile Disc technology after having announced co-development six months earlier. Three weeks later, Pioneer, Time Warner, and Toshiba announced their own version of DVD, which had major differences from the format developed by Philips and Sony. Immediately disputes started over which format should be used, since each had their own advantages and disadvantages.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - Appendix Page 52 of 53 Note: the DVD capacity is measured in the so called decimal gigabytes (one gigabyte is equal to 1000 megabytes). The real size of the DVDs is smaller when measured in the so called computer gigabytes or gibibytes (one gigabyte is equal to 1024 megabytes). The disc medium can be: DVD-ROM (read only, industrially manufactured) A factory-made DVD that is manufactured by a press. The DVD specification Version 1.
AVS4YOU Programs Help - Appendix Page 53 of 53 (2.4x to 8x) than single-layer media (8x-16x). A double layer rewritable version called DVD+RW DL is also in development but is expected to be incompatible with existing DVD devices. DVD-RAM (random access rewritable) DVD-RAM (DVD–Random Access Memory) is a disc specification presented in 1996 by the DVD Forum, which specifies rewritable DVDRAM media and the appropriate DVD writers.
