Welcome WELCOME! Thank you for using Nero PhotoShow Express 4! We are confident you will enjoy using this software to create memories that last for generations to come. This User’s Manual is designed to help you through each step as you Manage, Make and Share your photos, albums and slideshows. For more information, please refer to the help files within the software, or visit us online at http://www.nerophotoshow.com.
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 1.1 1.2 Nero PhotoShow Express 4........................................................5 General Information.......................................................................5 General System Requirements .....................................................5 2 2.1 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express 4 ...............................6 Installation Instructions ..................................................................6 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.
Table of Contents 8 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS .............................................233 Creating a PhotoShow...............................................................244 One Click Styles ........................................................................255 Watching a PhotoShow .............................................................255 Adding Photos to a PhotoShow.................................................266 Adding Music to a PhotoShow........
Nero PhotoShow Express 4 1 Nero PhotoShow Express 4 1.1 General Information Welcome to Nero PhotoShow Express 4, the easy photo management and sharing solution. With Nero PhotoShow Express 4 you can manage your digital photos, create musical slideshows, order photo gifts and share your photos and PhotoShows in a variety of ways. A slideshow made with Nero PhotoShow Express 4 software is called a PhotoShow.
Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express 4 2 Installation of Nero PhotoShow Express 4 2.1 Installation Instructions Prior to installing Nero PhotoShow Express 4 we recommend that you exit all open applications. 1. Insert the Nero PhotoShow Express 4 CD-ROM into your computer. The Nero PhotoShow Express 4 Installation screen is displayed if CD-ROM AutoPlay is enabled. If CD-ROM AutoPlay is turned off, click the Start button and choose Run. In the Run dialog, enter the CD-ROM drive’s letter and add :\setup
THE MAIN MENU SCREEN 3 THE MAIN MENU SCREEN This is the Main Menu screen of Nero PhotoShow Express 4, which you use to navigate through the application. You can return to it at any time by clicking on the Nero PhotoShow Express 4 logo in the top left corner of the screen. The Nero PhotoShow Express 4 application is divided into three primary sections: Manage, Make, and Share.
THE MAIN MENU SCREEN Click the Share button to email photos and upload PhotoShows to the web. Click the About Nero link on the Main Menu screen to discover useful information about your version of Nero PhotoShow Express 4. 3.2 The Preferences Link Click the Preferences link on the Main Menu screen to access the Preferences Screen. Here you can set your Home Photos Folder, choose your Folders to Watch, and adjust your camera connection and photo CD auto launch settings. 3.
THE MAIN MENU SCREEN automatically launch Nero PhotoShow Express 4 when a Photo CD is inserted on the preferences screen. 3.6 Title Bar Buttons 1. Click the Question Mark button to access the application's Help Section. The Help Section will open to the topic most pertinent to the screen you are currently viewing. Because of this, the best way to find helpful information about any given topic is first to view the screen most relevant to that topic, and then click the Question Mark. 2.
THE MAKE SCREEN 4 THE MAKE SCREEN The Make Screen is where you can make fun things with your digital photos. Some of these items you can produce at home; others must be ordered from an online photo service. Nero PhotoShow Express 4 makes it easy to order photo gifts and professional prints online. If you don't have an account with an online photo service, you can create one from within Nero PhotoShow Express 4.
THE MANAGE SCREEN 5 THE MANAGE SCREEN This is the Manage Screen, where you can organize, edit or print your digital photos, and watch and edit your PhotoShows. The left side of the screen is the Photo Finder. The right side of the screen is the Viewer. The Photo Finder lets you browse through the folders and PhotoShows that you have stored on your computer. The Viewer displays a thumbnail view of the contents of the folder or PhotoShow you have currently selected in the Photo Finder. 5.
THE MANAGE SCREEN My PhotoShows is a view of all of the PhotoShows that you have created or edited. Received PhotoShows is a view of all the PhotoShows that you have received from other people. Recent view shows a history of the last three folders or PhotoShows that you have accessed. The Calendar view organizes all of your folders and PhotoShows by year and month so you can quickly access photos from a specific period of time.
THE MANAGE SCREEN 5.3 Photo Finder Buttons The Photo Finder features three buttons: New, Import, and Search. Click the New button to create a new folder, PhotoShow, Quick View, or Favorite. Click the Import button to add photos from a disk drive or media device (such as a digital camera or scanner) to a new or existing folder. Click Search to search Nero PhotoShow Express 4 for photos, folders, or PhotoShows. 5.
MANAGING YOUR PHOTOS 6 Click the Edit button to go to the Edit Screen, where you can edit the photos and video clips in your PhotoShow, adjust the playback settings, add music and effects, and more. MANAGING YOUR PHOTOS The Manage Screen is where you organize your photos into folders and PhotoShows. Use drag-and-drop techniques to reorder your photos, and cut-and-paste techniques to copy your photos or move them from one folder or PhotoShow to another.
MANAGING YOUR PHOTOS 6.1 Creating a New Folder, PhotoShow, Quick View, or Favorite You can make a new folder, PhotoShow, Quick View, or Favorite by clicking New, making a selection from the drop-down menu, providing a name, and then finding the photos you’d like to use from your current folders. If the photos you want to use are not already in a folder, click Import to import new photos from another source.
MANAGING YOUR PHOTOS 6.4 Printing Photos With Nero PhotoShow Express 4, you can print your photos on a printer connected to your computer, or order prints through online services and have them delivered to your doorstep. To print on a printer connected to your computer: 1. Open the folder which contains the photos you would like to print and click the Print button 2. Select Print at Home from the pull-down menu. This will open the Print Screen.
THE EDIT SCREEN 7 THE EDIT SCREEN The Edit Screen is where you edit your digital photos. You can reach the Edit Screen by clicking on the Pencil in the pop-up menu when you mouse-over a photo or video clip thumbnail. The Edit Screen features a palette of tools on the left, a close-up of your photo or clip on the right, and a filmstrip showing all the photos in your folder or show across the bottom. Click the Watch button to view the contents of your folder or PhotoShow as a show.
THE EDIT SCREEN 7.1 The Edit Tab The Edit Tab helps you perform many basic photo editing operations. You can automatically improve the look of your photo with just one click of the mouse by pressing the Perfectly Clear® Auto Fix button. To remove red eye from people's eyes: 1. Click the Red Eye button and drag a selection rectangle around the red portion of the eye. 2. Click Fix. For best results, try to fit the square snugly to the red portion of the eye and do not include other parts of the face.
THE EDIT SCREEN 4. Click the Rotate Left or Rotate Right arrow buttons to rotate your photo or video clip counter-clockwise or clockwise. The Delete button sends the file to the Trash Bin and the Info button accesses the Photo Info Dialog Box. 7.2 The Photo Info Dialog Box 1. In the Photo Info dialog box you can change a photo Name or Date and add Comments. 2.
THE EDIT SCREEN 7.3 The Text Tab The Text tab lets you add text captions or speech and thought bubbles to your photos. The Text tab has two sub-tabs: one for Captions and one for Bubbles. 1. Press the Captions tab and type your text into the text window. 2. Use the Size slider to control the size of the text, and the Color chooser to pick the color. 3. You can click the Clear button to remove the text you've added, or click the Preview button to see how it will look.
THE EDIT SCREEN the slider to adjust its size. Click Edit to revise the text in your bubble, or Delete to remove the bubble from your photo. 7.4 The Clip Art Tab The Clip Art tab allows you to add fun clip art to your photos. 1. You can scroll through the clip art by clicking the Left and Right Arrows at the top of the clip art panel. Or, if you know which category you would like to view, you can use the Category dropdown menu to go directly to it. 2.
THE EDIT SCREEN 1. In the One Click Styles drop-down menu, choose a show playback style for your folder or PhotoShow. Each preset One Click Style applies certain music, transitions, and effects to your show, or you can select the Custom option to choose your own settings. 2. Click the Music drop-down menu to open the Soundtrack Jukebox, where you can select songs for your show's soundtrack.
EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS 8 EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS With Nero PhotoShow Express 4, it's possible to edit and watch shows in two distinct ways: 1. The first way is to edit and view the contents of a folder as a show. You can choose playback settings, add music and effects, and so on. However, it is important to note that changes made to the photos in a folder will affect the original photos: if you edit or delete them, the original photos will be edited or deleted from your hard drive. 2.
EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS 8.1 Creating a PhotoShow To create a PhotoShow: 1. On the Manage Screen, click the New button. 2. Choose PhotoShow from the pull-down menu, or just select a folder of photos and press the Make PhotoShow button. 3. In the Viewer window, select the photos you would like to include in your show by clicking the thumbnail to check or uncheck each photo.
EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS 8.2 One Click Styles Nero PhotoShow Express 4 makes it easy to apply various preset style themes to your PhotoShow with just one click of the mouse. Adding a One Click Style to your show will automatically set an appropriate song as your soundtrack, apply a suitable frame, and adjust the transition style accordingly.
EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS The Playback Controls let you restart your PhotoShow from the beginning, go back to the previous photo, or skip forward to the next. The Pause button will pause the PhotoShow, and the Play button will resume playback. Use the Speaker button to mute the sound. Click the Rotate Arrows to rotate the current photo. Click the Trash Bin to delete the current photo. To watch your PhotoShow in full screen mode during playback, check the Full Screen box.
EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS 2. Use the Photo Finder to browse through the folder containing the photos you wish to add. 3. Check the photos you want to include in your show. You can browse through many different folders selecting photos in this way. 4. When your selection is complete, click Done. You can also add photos to your PhotoShow by using the Photo Finder to navigate to a source folder, copy the photos you want, then navigate back to your PhotoShow and paste the photos into the Viewer window. 8.
EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS 8.6 Adding Introductory & Ending Credits to a PhotoShow To add credits to your PhotoShow or make changes to your existing credits: 1. Open any photo in your PhotoShow for viewing in the Edit Screen. 2. Press the Playback tab and click the Intro Credits Edit button. This will open the Intro Credits dialog box where you can add, change, and preview your show credits. 3. When you're finished making your changes, click Done. 8.
EDITING YOUR PHOTOSHOWS Choose For entire PhotoShow if you want the changes you have specified to apply to the entire PhotoShow. 8.8 Saving a Copy of a PhotoShow Whenever you make changes to a PhotoShow, those changes are automatically saved by Nero PhotoShow Express 4. However, if you wish to save a copy of your PhotoShow, you can use the Save As feature. To use the Save As feature: 1. Open your PhotoShow in the Viewer and click the Watch Button. 2. From the button pull-down menu, choose Save As. 3.
THE SHARE SCREEN 9 THE SHARE SCREEN The Share screen helps you easily share your digital photos and PhotoShows with friends and family. With Nero PhotoShow Express 4, you can email your email your photos to family and friends, and upload your PhotoShows to Nero PhotoShow Circle – offering your own free website. From the Share screen: Click Share PhotoShows to upload a PhotoShow to PhotoShow Circle and email a link to view your online show to multiple recipients.
THE SHARE SCREEN 9.1 About Nero PhotoShow Circle Nero PhotoShow Circle is an online photo sharing community: the perfect place to share your photos, videos, and PhotoShows with your friends and family. Anyone can create a PhotoShow Circle account which entitles them to their own Nero PhotoShow Circle web site. New owners of Nero PhotoShow Express 4 are given a free Nero PhotoShow Circle premium membership for one year, which entitles them to extra benefits and features.
THE SHARE SCREEN 4. Sign in to your PhotoShow Circle account and fill in the required fields regarding your email recipient(s). 5. Choose which of your PhotoShow Circle galleries you'd like to include the show. 6. Click the Add to Gallery drop-down menu to choose from a list of your galleries. If you want to share your show without including it in a gallery, select No gallery–Just send a link. 7. Check the Make this PhotoShow Private box to control who can view your online PhotoShow.
Support Contact and lower quality settings. If your recipients intend to print the photos you're sending them, keep the size and quality settings high. 10 Support Contact Customer Service (Servicing the U.