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“Original” uses the colour scheme of the disc you are watching, while “Vivid,” “Bright,” and “Theatre” add enhanced colour to the video display. “Clear vision” is a video enhancement technology that detects video content and dynamically adjusts the brightness/contrast/saturation levels so that you do not need to change the colour settings if the movie you are watching contains scenes that are overly dark or too bright. Click Restore to factory settings to return the settings to their default values. Language The Language settings control the audio and subtitle output of DVDs/ VCDs. “Subtitle” selects the default subtitle language for DVDs when available. The factory setting is “Off.” “Closed caption” turns on the closed captions on DVDs. This function displays captions encoded in the video signal that describe on screen action and dialogue for the hearing impaired. the factory setting is “Off.” “Audio” selects the default language for DVD titles. 69 Album Aspire Arcade lets you view digital photos individually or as a slide- show, from any available drive on your computer. Click Album button on the Arcade Home page to show the Album main page. The content area on the right shows both individual pictures and folders. Click on a folder to open it. English 70 Software English To view a slideshow, open the folder containing the pictures you wish to view - then click Play slideshow. The slideshow is played full-screen. Use the pop-up control panel to control the slideshow. To rotate a picture in full-screen, click Rotate right or Rotate left. You can also view a single picture by clicking on it. This opens the picture full-screen. Slideshow settings To change slideshow settings click the Settings button on the Album page. The “Slide duration” setting determines how long each slide is shown before automatically advancing to the next picture in the slideshow. The “Transition effects” setting sets the style of transition used between pictures. To add background music to a slideshow, set the “Play music during slideshow “option to “Yes.” The select music page asks you to choose music from your personal music library. Click Restore to factory settings to return your settings to their default values. 71 Video To open the Video function, click Video on the Arcade Home page, to open the Video Home page. Note: The Video feature is designed for video file playback of MPEG1, MPEG2 (if a DVD drive is installed), AVI, WMV, and ASF formats. If you want to watch a DVD or VCD use the Cinema function. Two options are shown on the Video page - “Video Play” or “Video Edit.” Playing a video file Click Video Play to watch video files. The Video page shows the video files in the content area on the right side. They are organized by folders and a thumbnail image shows the first frame of the video. To play a video file, click on it. the video will play full-screen. The popup control panel will appear at the bottom of the screen when you move the mouse. To return to the Video page, click “Stop.” Editing a video file Click the Video Edit to open the PowerDirector program. PowerDirector is a digital video editing program that can help you create professional looking movies - complete with music, special effects and transition effects. PowerDirector provides home users with a simple tool to help them do something a little more creative with their home videos. You don’t have to be a video professional to enjoy using PowerDirector. The digital movie production process involves a combination of artistry and technology, beginning with raw video footage and ending with a movie. Before you edit your movie using PowerDirector, you must first create (or gather) it’s component parts - video clips, photos, and music. When you have your raw footage on hand, you can use PowerDirector to perform the following tasks: -acquire video and audio content -trim video and audio content to desired length -add a special effect to a video clip English English English 72 Software -adjust the sharpness, contrast, and/or color of a video clip -add transition effects between video clips -preview your production -burn your production to a VCD or DVD For help with editing video, refer to PowerDirector’s online help system. Music For convenient access to you music collection, click the Music on the Arcade Home page, to open the Music Home page. Select the folder that contains the music you want to listen to. Click “Play” to listen to the entire CD from the beginning, or select the song that you want to hear from the list in the content area. The songs in the folder are shown in the content area, while the left side has controls for “Play”, “Random”, and “Repeat all.” The Visualize option allows you to watch computer generated visualizations while you listen to music. When playing music, the control panel at the bottom of the page makes it easy to adjust the volume and control playback. To rip music from a CD, click Rip CD. In the page that opens, select the songs you wo...