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Editing AreaTheEditing Area is used to create and edit the DVD menu, view and change its structure and layout. It consists of the followingelements:Ed

Add PieUse it to add pies to your DVD menu. After you add the pie you will be able to change theproperties.Add SectorUse it to add sectors to your DVD

Zoom PanelButton Name DescriptionScale BoxUse it to select the custom zoom ratio from the drop-down box for the objects in the EditingSpace.Zoom in Us

Button Name DescriptionImport VideoUse it to add video to your DVD. When it is added to the Timeline you can add more video, changethe video files pos

Video AreaTheVideo Area shows the videos currently loaded to your DVD.Note: if you load several videos to your DVD, every new video will be marked aut

Function - lets the user view the function assigned to the button. This option is available on the Button tab of a buttonproperties. See the Adding an

Getting StartedEven if you are an inexperienced user and never tried and created a menu for a DVD of yours, you can start working with AVS DVDAuthorin

Please read the Starting a New Project section for more detail on how to create a menu and change the settings in the AdvancedMode.But for novice user

Step 2: Importing VideosStep 2 is used to load the videos into your project. These videos will be used to create your DVD. You will see the following

Step 3: Specifying Menu Style and Setting ChaptersStep 3 will let you create chapters in your video and select a menu style:You can choose one of the

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Step 4: Setting DVD Video ParametersBefore you start editing your DVD menu you should set the DVD parameters so that the created disc could be played

Supported FormatsMost of the commonly used media file formats are supported by AVS DVD Authoring:Format ReadHD Video formats(.m2ts, .mts, .tod)Blu-ray

Working with AVS DVD AuthoringWorking with AVS DVD Authoring requires the following steps:1. Create and edit a project to be able to save the results

After either of the first two options is selected, you will be offered to select a preset for your future DVD menu:Please choose one of the existing p

3. Set the video files order on the Timeline. You can do it in different ways:Click the video you want to change the position on the Timeline and, wit

You can select one of the presets and click the OK button or choose the Use Default setting to let the program create the menufrom the default preset.

available ones. In case you chose to create a New Custom Project in the File section of the Main Menu the title set page will beabsolutely empty letti

Editing Existing ProjectsSometimes you might need to edit a previously created and saved project or simply open a project to burn a DVD with amenu onc

Saving ProjectsCreating a project is half a deal. The second half is to save it so that you could use it later on when creating new DVDs withmenus or

Project SettingsYou can view and change the project main settings using the Project Settings button of the Top Toolbar or of theDiscUsage Window or us

ResourcesDocumentation for your AVS4YOU software is available in a variety of formats:In-product (.chm-file) and Online HelpTo reduce the size of the

Bitrate - the number of data points used to approximate the true wave form (kilobits per second). Will alwaysbe 224 kbps.Disc Usage - the space occupi

Using TimelineTheTimeline tool is quite convenient for managing your video and chapters. You can import video files to your DVD, managethem changing t

Use the controls to watch the video and navigate through it:Button Name DescriptionPlaybackIs used to start video file playback. Once you click it, it

Creating Chapters Using Chapters Setup WisardWhen you create a DVD menu, it can be very useful to create chapters for your movie to be able to navigat

Editing DVD MenuYour DVD video disc will look professionally created and individual at the same time if you add a menu to it. Using AVS DVDAuthoring y

AddingBackground MusicIf you wish to set some audio as a background for your menu page, you can do that using theBackground Music option of the Naviga

Filling Background Using BrushIf you wish to fill the background for your menu page with some color, you should startfrom going to the Navigation Pane

AddingImages as BackgroundIf you would like to add an image to your menu page as a background, you should start fromgoing to the Navigation Panel and

AddingVideo from File as BackgroundIf you would like to add a video to your menu page as a background, you should start fromgoing to the Navigation Pa

The bold dashes show the most optimal boundaries for your video fragment,and the other dashed lines will show the other advisable variants. You canagr

OverviewAVS DVD Authoring is a full-featured application for DVD creation and menu editing, that lets you create DVDs from various typesof video files

Addingand Editing TextYou can easily add any text to your DVD menu pages. To do that you should use theAdd Text button of the Editing Area or the Add

Addingand Editing Simple GraphicsYou can easily add simple graphics to your DVD menu pages. To do that you shoulduse the appropriate button of the Edi

and selecting between the values from 0 (fully transparent invisible pen color) to 255 (null transparency - fully visible pencolor), and Pen Width usi

In the Properties Area thefollowing Button Styles can beselected:Text - use this option to create abutton that will contain text only,without any imag

Managing LayersWhenever you add some shape or text or image to your menu page (not as a background but using theAdd Panel of the Editing Area) each of

Saving the Results of Your Work, Creating and Burning a DVDWhen all work is done - project created, video added, menu pages created and edited, - you

After you have set up all the parameters click the Build DVD button. The following window will be opened for you to select a folderon your computer ha

Enabling the DMA ModeDMA mode - Direct Memory Access - allows certain hardware subsystems within a computer to access system memory for readingand/or

Here you should find IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers among the other devices and click the "+" in front of it to open the list ofavailable IDE cha

In the Advanced Settings tab you will see the Transfer Mode drop-down box where the current transfer mode is displayed. Tochange the transfer mode and

Main MenuAVS DVD Authoring can be operated with the help of Main Menu elements. Flexible system of menu elements is a perfect tool fornavigating and o

Disc TypesAVS4YOU programs currently support three types of optical disc formats that are available for consumer use. This section will betterexplain

Digital Versatile DiscsIn January of 1995, Sony was the first to showcase Digital Versatile Disc technology after having announced co-development sixm

Note: the DVD capacity is measured in the so called decimal gigabytes (one gigabyte is equal to 1000megabytes). The real size of the DVDs is smaller w

(2.4x to 8x) than single-layer media (8x-16x). A double layer rewritable version called DVD+RW DL is also in development but isexpected to be incompat

Order Use it to change the layers layout relative to each other. You can select the necessary objectlayer and change its position using the Bring to

Show LCD 16:9ScreenUse it to show or hide the borders of the 16:9 LCD display on your menu so that you could see if thecreated menu and all its elemen

Top ToolbarTheTop Toolbar give the user a quick access to the program main functions and consists of the following buttons:Button Name DescriptionNew

Navigation PanelThe Navigation Panel shows structural view of all the elements from the Editing Area.For every Title Set a separate Navigation Panel i