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Digital Scrapbook™ is the easiest way to edit and share video and photo memories. Digital Scrapbook™ is powerful multimedia software that may be added to a YesDVD transfer order.

Included on the same disc that contains the Hollywood-style YesDVD features when viewed on a TV, Digital Scrapbook™ is a built-in PC application that launches when the DVD is placed in the PC. Video clips and photos from the YesDVD digital transfer are already loaded onto the software.

Digital Scrapbook™ is intuitive and very easy to use. You can:

- Capture still photos from your video

- Trim video clips

- Email and print photos

- Edit still pictures

- Create custom title pages with captions

- Create and share slideshows with transitions and custom music from your hard drive.

- Export Storyboard

 Capture still video

Taking Snapshots

A snapshot is a still image that you can extract from a video clip. Snapshots can be taken from video clips that are being previewed from the Library. Snapshots cannot be taken from clips that have been selected from the Storyboard.You can take snapshots from a video clip while the clip is being played, paused or stopped.

To take a snapshot from a video clip:

Start previewing the clip and click on the Take Snapshot button. This is the purple button under the Preview window with an icon of a camera.

The Take Snapshot window will open. Use the triangular purple buttons below the slider bar to nudge the video clip one step at a time until you find the exact frame you want. Click Done to save the snapshot.

Once a snapshot is taken, it will appear in the Library immediately following the video clip from which it originated. Once your snapshot is saved, you be able to edit, print, email, overlay a title and add it to the Storyboard.

 Trimming Video Clips

You can use a portion of a video clip in your Storyboard, by setting new start and end points.

To trim a video clip:

Start by selecting the video clip in your Library that you wish to trim.

Once the selected clip is showing in the Preview window on the right of the screen, click on Edit on the file menu bar, and select Edit Photo/Trim Video, or click the Trim Video button. This is the purple button on the lower right which has an icon of a video camera with scissors. 

The Trim Video Clip window will open with the selected clip. Play the clip from the current time by clicking on the purple Play button to the right of the preview, or by dragging the slider beneath the video clip.

Click and drag the red and green tabs in the slider area to mark your new start and end points.

Use the green and red triangles to nudge the start and end points one frame at a time. Use the red and green Jump Tab buttons to move the respective tabs to the current frame.

To preview your trimmed clip from the new start point to the new end point, click on the green Play button on the right.

The timer information on the right of the screen will tell you at what point in the video you have chosen to begin and end the clip, as well as the duration of the newly edited clip.

When you are finished editing the clip, click on the Done button. The newly edited clip will now appear in your Library immediately following the original clip, with this icon . The original clip will remain unedited. Unedited video clips that came preloaded onto the YesDVD will show this icon .

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Emailing photos is fast and easy! You can email one photo or multiple photos at a time. You cannot email separate video clips.

To email one photo

- In the Library, click once on the photo you wish to email. The photo will now appear in the Preview window.

- Click on the Email button below the preview, which has an icon of an envelope on it. The Email Photos window will open automatically.

- In the Email Photos window, select whether you would like to send a small-size or full-size image. This will adjust the image size, as well as the size of the file you are sending and the amount of time it takes to send.

- Next click OK. Your default email software will automatically open a new e-mail message with the file you have selected included as an attachment.

To email multiple photos

- In the Library, be sure you have selected “Photos only” at the top of the Library. All photos will now have a small white checkbox in the lower left of the photos.

- Select the photos you wish to email by clicking in the checkbox on each photo. An “X” will now appear in the checkbox indicating that the photo has been selected.

- You may uncheck the box and remove the “X” to remove the photo from your selected group.

- You may also use the “Check All” and “Uncheck All” buttons which now appear below the Library to select or unselect all photos in the Library.

- When you have completed making your selection of photos, click on the Email Selection button beneath the Library. This button has an image of an envelope and an “X” in a box.

- Select small-size or large-size in the Email Photos window.

- Next click OK. Your default email software will automatically open a new e-mail message with the files you have selected included as attachments.

 Printing Photos

Printing photos is very similar to Emailing photos. You can print one photo at a time, or select multiple photos to be printed at one time.

To print one photo:

- In the Library, click once on the photo you wish to print. The photo will appear in the Preview window.

- Click on the Print button on the right below the Preview window, which has an icon of a printer on it. The Print window will open.

- In the Print Photos window, select the size of the photo you wish to print.

- Click the Preview button to view the image size and how it will appear when printed.

- When you are finished viewing the photo preview, click anywhere on the preview image or hit the Escape key on your keyboard.

- Once you are satisfied with your selection, click Print. Your computer's print dialog box will automatically open, and you can make your usual printing selections.

To print multiple photos:

- Be sure you have selected “Photos only” at the top of the Library. All photos will now have a small white checkbox in the lower left of the photos.

- Select the photos you wish to print by clicking in the checkbox on each photo. An “X” will appear in the checkbox indicating that the photo has been selected.

- You may uncheck the box and remove the “X” to remove the photo from your selected group to print.

- You may also use the “Check All” and “Uncheck All” buttons, which appear below the Library, to select or unselect all photos in the Library.

- When you have completed making your selection of photos, click on the Print Selection button beneath the Library. The Print Selection button has an icon of a printer and an “X” in a box.

- In the Print window, select the size of the photos you wish to print. When printing multiple photos, all are printed at one size.

- Click the Preview button to view the images and how they will appear when printed.

- When you are finished viewing the photo preview, click anywhere on the preview image or hit the Escape key on your keyboard.

- Once you are satisfied with your selection, click Print. Your computer's print dialog box will automatically open, and you can make your usual printing selections.

 Printing Photos

To edit a photo, click once on the photo in the Library. The photo will appear in the Preview window.

- Click the Edit Selected Image button with the icon of a pencil and a photo located to the lower right of the photo preview window, or click on Edit on the file menu bar, and select Edit Photo/Trim Video. The Edit Photo window will open.

- Select the type of editing you wish to do using the buttons on the left side of the Edit Photo button.

- You can undo your last edit by clicking on Undo Last Edit or redo your move by clicking on Redo Edit. You can only undo or redo your very latest edit.

The newly edited photo will appear in your Library immediately following the original photo with a pencil icon appearing in the lower right corner . Your original photo will not be changed.

To rotate a photo
Use the Rotate Left and Rotate Right buttons to rotate the photo 90 degrees with each click. To continue rotating an image, click on the Rotate buttons. Once finished rotating the image, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To flip a photo: Select the type of flip. A horizontal flip trades the left and right sides. A vertical flip changes the top and bottom. Once finished flipping the image, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To crop a photo

Using your mouse, click and drag the small pink "handles" which appear around the photo image in the small preview window beneath the photo preview. Drag the corner handles to scale the photo proportionally, maintaining the aspect ratio. Use arrow keys on keyboard to nudge the pink handles a step at a time. Click outside the cropped preview rectangle to restore the photo to its original size. Once finished cropping the image, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To adjust the brightness of a photo

Adjusting the brightness will add or decrease the amount of light in your photo. Drag the slider to the right to increase or to the left to decrease the brightness. Once you have finished, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To adjust the contrast of your photo
Adjusting the contrast in your photo will affect the distinction between the lighter and darker areas of your photo. Drag the slider to the right to increase or to the left to decrease the contrast. Once you have finished, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

To remove “red eye” in your photo
Move your cursor over the photo preview. The cursor becomes a magnifying glass. Move the glass over the red eye and click to remove the red. Once you have finished, click on the Done button, or click on one of the other Edit buttons on the left.

 Create custom title pages

Jazz up your Storyboard by adding title screens and overlaying text to your photos. Text cannot be overlayed onto a video clip.

To add text on a photo
Click on the blue Create Title button on the lower left of the Library area, or click on the Edit file menu bar and select Create Title Image.

Once the Create Title Image window opens, you will be able to preview how and where the text lines will appear in your final image. Select the title line(s) you would like to use and type in your text.

- The Title Line 1 text space will place text in the top center of the photo.

- The Title Line 2 text space will place text in the middle center of the photo.

- The Title Line 3 text space will place text in the bottom center of the photo.

You can choose one of the text lines or all three. Each line can contain up to 32 characters or spaces.

To select your text color

- Click on the colored box under the phrase “Text color.”

- Select one of the basic colors, or choose to Define Custom Colors by using the color palette.

To select the font style and size, click the Font and Size drop down arrow buttons. The font style, size and color will be the same for all three lines of text.

The Background Color will automatically default to the photo you selected originally. To use a color background instead of the photo image as a background, uncheck the small box next to “Use current photo,” then click in the box under “Background Color.” Now select the background color of your choice.

Once you have completed overlaying text on the photo, click OK to save or Cancel to close the window. The newly edited photo will appear in your Library immediately following the original photo, with a pencil icon in the lower right corner . The original photo file will not be changed.

 Transitions and music

When creating Storyboards, you have many options for editing the presentation. Click on the Storyboard Options button in the space beneath the Storyboard filmstrip, or click on Edit on the file menu bar and select Storyboard Options.

Storyboard Options button

Storyboard Title

Change the title of the Storyboard by clicking on the Storyboard Title button. Enter your title in the text field.

Click Done to apply your changes, or click on the Audio Options button or Photo/Transitions button to adjust those settings.

Audio Options
To change the background audio for any video clips in your Storyboard, click on the Audio Options button. Adjust the original audio volume with the slider on the left. To lower the volume, click and drag the slider downward; to increase the volume, click and drag the slider upward.

Most video clips will already include accompanying sound before you build your Storyboard. To add additional sound or music, click on the box next to Additional Music. Next, click on the Select Music File button and select your audio file. Acceptable audio file formats include MP3, WAV and WMA. Finally, using the slider, adjust the volume of the additional music track.

Click Done to apply your changes, or click on the Storyboard Title button or Photo/Transitions button to adjust those settings.

Photos/Transitions

By clicking on the Photos/Transitions button, you can edit the amount of time each photo appears before advancing to the next photo. You can adjust photo transition intervals in the drop down menu next to Photo display duration. Change the amount of time it takes to transition from one photo to the next using the drop down menu next to Transition duration. Making changes to these durations will automatically adjust the duration of the Storyboard.

You can choose from several different transition types for your Storyboard. To see how each transition operates, hold your cursor over each option. Click once to make your selection. Transitions occur only between two photos. You can choose only one type of transition for your entire Storyboard.

Click Done to apply your changes, or click on the Storyboard Title button or Audio Options button to adjust those settings.
 
When you have completed setting up your Storyboard options, click on the Done button to apply the new changes and close the window.

 Export storyboard

Once you've created a Storyboard in Digital Scrapbook, you can easily save it by exporting it. When you export a Storyboard, your Storyboard is saved as a movie file on your PC.

To export a Storyboard, click on File on the file menu bar and select Export Storyboard, or click on the Export Storyboard button at the bottom of the screen. The Export Storyboard window will open.

You can choose the size and file format of your movie file.

- If you export to a very large-sized file, your movie file will be saved in MPEG-2 (.mpg) format. This format allows the movie file to be played on Windows and non-Windows computers. (Note: This option is not available in all versions of Digital Scrapbook.)

- If you export to a large-sized, medium-sized or small-sized file, your file will be saved in Windows Media (.wmv) format. The movie file can be played in Windows-based media players.

> A large-sized file is exported at a high bitrate, recommended for viewing on your own PC.

> A medium-sized file is exported at a medium bitrate, recommended for sharing via broadband connections.

> A small-sized file is exported at a low bitrate, recommended for sharing via modem connections.

Both the exporting time and the size of the movie file will depend on the format you select and the number and duration of items in the Storyboard.

Note: If your computer does not have Windows Media installed, you can download from Microsoft's website.

To email the movie file, check the box next to "E-mail exported storyboard file?". This will save the movie file to your computer's hard drive and open a new message in your e-mail software with the movie file attached.

Once you have selected your option for exporting, click on the Export button to continue. Depending on the size of the file, exporting may take several minutes. Once you click on Export, you may cancel the exporting process at any time.