Quick Start Guide

Function Bar
Import
Name
Function
Button
Video Merge
Upload to YouTube
Photo Book
Album Page
Upload to Facebook
Imports media files to the computer
from a camera, camcorder, or
storage device.
Uploads files to your YouTube
account.
Create AVCHD
Burns AVCHD discs with your video
files.
Produces movies with your video
files.
Produces photo books with your
pictures.
Produces album pages with your
pictures.
Uploads files to your Facebook
account.
The Function Bar lists main function buttons. Click the button to
access the function. See the table below for a description of each
button.
Importing media files
To import media files to your computer:
1. Select the desired folder.
2. Select the desired files.
3. Click Import. The Import window
appears.
4. Select Import New Scenes, Import
Selected Scenes, or Import All Scenes.
5. Select or type a folder name.
6. Click OK to import files.
Merging video clips
To merge video clips:
1. Click Video Merge. The work
area appears.
2. Click and drag the desired
video clips into the work area.
3. Double click clips to preview
and edit, if necessary.
4. Click Next to merge the clips.
5. Select the device and path to
save the merged clip.
Editing video clips
To edit a video clip:
1. Double click a video clip in the
work area. The Editing
windows appears.
2. Click to select the
beginning of the trimmed clip.
3. Click to select the end of
the trimmed clip.
4. Click to save the
trimmed clip.
Uploading files to
YouTube/Facebook
Play / Pause
Name
Function
Previous
Stop
Time box
Next
See the table below for a brief description of other tools in the
Editing window:
Button
Full screen
Click to play or pause the clip.
Click to stop the clip.
Click to go to the previous clip.
Click to go to the next clip.
Click on the number and use
arrows to view a certain point of the
video clip.
Volume level
Drag to change the volume.
Click to enter full screen mode.
To upload files to YouTube/Facebook:
1. Click Upload to YouTube or
Upload to Facebook. The work
area appears.
2. Click and drag the desired file
into the work area.
3. Click Next. The Login window
appears.
4. Type your user name and
password.
5. Click Login to sign in to
YouTube/Facebook.
6. Follow the instructions to
upload the file.
Producing photo books Producing album pages
To produce photo books:
1. Click Photo Book. The work
area appears.
2. Drag the desired pictures into
the work area.
3. Click Next to launch the
ArcSoft Print Creations
application.
4. Select photo book categories
to view photo books.
5. Select a photo book.
6. Click Next to enter Photo Book
Design screen.
7. See the illustration below for descriptions of photo book design:
Restart
Add pictures
Remove all
Lock / unlock
the design
Save the design
New project
or design
Undo / Redo
Click the
icon to see
the located
page of the
picture
Auto fill
pictures to
empty pages
Change the photo
book template
Browse
through
the pages
Click on text
or image to
edit
Share the photo
book by Email,
image, or SWF files
Preview the
photo book
Edit Page /
Page layout
Print /
Print options
1. Click Album Page. The work
area appears.
2. Drag the desired picture into
the work area.
3. Click Next to launch the
ArcSoft Print Creations
application.
4. Select album page categories
to view album pages.
5. Select an album page.
6. Click Next to enter Album Page
Design screen.
To produce photo books:
7. See the illustration below for descriptions of album page design:
Restart
Add pictures
Remove all
Lock / unlock
the design
Save the design
New project
or design
Undo / Redo
Change the album
page template
Preview the
album page
Share the album
page by Email or
the image file
Print /
Print options
Click the
icon to see
the located
page of the
picture.
Auto fill
pictures to
empty pages
Burning AVCHD discs
To burn AVCHD discs:
1. Click Create AVCHD. The work
area appears.
2. Click and drag the desired
video clips into the work area.
3. Double click clips to preview
and edit, if necessary.
4. Click Next.
5. Select the drive to burn the
AVCHD disc or select the path to
save the files in your computer.
Upload to YouKu
Uploads files to the YouKu website.
Uploading files to YouKu
To upload files to YouKu:
1. Click Upload to YouKu.
2. Follow the YouKu website instructions to upload the file.