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Table Of Contents

Help contents
Copyright
Preface
Support
Before you start
- Package contents
- System requirements
- Serial number
More about MAGIX
- MAGIX Online World
- magix.info
Introduction
- What is MAGIX Xtreme PhotoStory on CD & DVD 8 deluxe?
- What’s new in MAGIX Xtreme PhotoStory on CD & DVD 8 deluxe?
- Additional new features of the deluxe version
- Properties
- Overview of the program interface
Quick start
- MAGIX Xtreme PhotoStory on CD & DVD 8 deluxe – It's this easy!
- Create a new slideshow with the wizard
- Designing slideshows
- Creating CD/DVD menus
  - Create multiple slideshows
  - Menu view and menu navigation
Edit Fotoshow
- Video monitor and transport control
  - Cut button and editing menu
- Media Pool
- Toolbar
Start and end markers
Overview mode
Storyboard mode
Timeline mode
- What is Timeline mode?
- Timeline
- Tracks
- Zooming
- Grid
- Objects
- Mouse modes
The "Burn" interface
- Basic and advanced mode
- Preview
  - Menu entries and preview pictures
  - Menu entry properties
- Menu templates
- Menu options
  - Background graphic
  - OnDisc Editing – Load project from disc
- Design
- Navigation
- Remote Control
Media Pool
- Media
- Deleting, copying and moving files
- Load pictures, texts and audio files
  - Preview
Fades
Titles
Effects
- Templates
- Image optimization
- Distortion
- View & animation
- Design
  - decoration
- Picture-in-picture collages
- Animate objects
Record
- Audio recording
  - Advanced audio recording settings
- Connecting the source for recording
- Adjusting the signal level
- Individual Frame Capture
  - Advanced settings in the video recording dialog
Transitions (fades)
- Transitions in Storyboard Mode
- Simple crossfade in Timeline Mode
- Drag & drop onto a "hard" transition
- 3D series
Effects
- Effects in menus
- Effects from the Media Pool
- Optimize picture
- Video stabilization
  - Image stabilization dialog
- MovieShow Maker
  - Advanced
- Sound optimization
- Title
- Remix Agent
Create panorama pictures
MAGIX Soundtrack Maker
- Choose music style
- Set mood change
- Generate background music
Options for using the final movie
- Export
- Export audio/video
- Burn disc
- Create PC show
- Create webDVD
Online functions
- Integrated browser
  - Navigation in the browser
  - Define the path for saving Internet media.
- MAGIX Screenshare
- MAGIX News Center
- Send slideshow as email (deluxe version)
- Online
Menus
- File menu
- Edit menu
- Effects (FX)
- Online menu
- Tasks menu
- Help menu
General settings
- Playback
- Arranger
Folders
Options
- Preview
- Video options
- System
- Standard picture length
Display
Project- and slideshow-relevant settings
- New project - Settings
- Movie properties
Problems and solutions
- File will not load
- Choppy or uneven playback
- Possible problems and their solutions
Activate additional functions
- Free activation (MPEG 2 codec)
- Fee-based activation (MPEG-4)
- Possible problems and their solutions
Keyboard shortcuts
- Media Pool
- Slideshow
Annex: Digital Video and Data Storage
- Video Editing on the PC
- MPEG Compression
- General notes on AVI videos
- Capacity and quality of different disc formats
Appendix: MPEG Encoder Settings
- General settings
- Video settings
- Advanced video settings
- Audio settings
MPEG glossary
- Motion estimation
- Bit rate
- Block
- Chroma format
- Field
- Frame
- GOP
- I frames
- Interlace
- P frames and B frames
- Prediction
- Quantization scaling
If you still have questions...
- PDF manual

Sharpness

The fader allows you to regulate the level of image sharpness or apply a soft filter.

"Fine adjustment" allows you to set how sharp surfaces or edges should appear. This enables you to

effectively reduce image distortions (noise).

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