Getting Started Guide

Creating Video Discs and Movies 77
Editing the style of a video project
You can change the style of a number of elements within your video project. The
elements include:
• Background color and graphics on the menus and submenus.
• Button styles.
• Background music.
• Text format (font, color, and size).
• Import custom styles.
To edit the look of a video project:
1 Click File, Open, and then select a video project that you created as
described in “Creating a Video Project” on page 74.
2 Click Edit Style.
3 In the Edit Style dialog box, change any of the previously mentioned
elements, and then click Apply To All Menus or Apply
To This Menu.
Editing movie files
After you capture or import video files, you can edit them using Sonic MyDVD to:
• Add additional files.
• Add background music.
• Search for specific scenes.
• Delete scenes.
• Add transition effects between scenes.
• Superimpose colors, themes, and effects over video scenes.
• Superimpose text effects over video scenes.
To edit your video files:
1 If your project is already open, click Edit Movie and skip to step 4.
2 Click Start, All Programs, Sonic, and then DigitalMedia Home.
3 Click the Video tab, and then File, New Project or the Open
Existing Project.
4 If you have already captured video for this project, they appear along the
bottom as a storyboard. If you have video files on your hard disk drive you
would like to add to this project, click Add Files.