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Glossary The glossary provides definitions of terms used in this user’s guidethat you may find unfamiliar. In addition to this glossary, CyberLinkoffers i-Help definitions on the PowerProducer program interface.(To use i-Help, click the icon.)

album The building blocks of slide shows. An album maycontain one or more slides (with a maximum of256), and a slide show may contain one or more

albums (with a maximum of 1,980 VCD/SVCDdiscs). An album can also contain transition effectsand background music.

BD Blu-ray discs (BD) are optical discs developed toenable burning and playing High-Definition video(HD), or to store data.

CD-R A “write once” CD format that can hold up to 74/80

minutes (650/700 MB) of data. CD-RW writers andsome new DVD writers can write in CD-R, and mostDVD players can also read this format. The CD-Rformat is commonly used for distribution ofcomputer data and digital audio.

CD-RW A rewritable CD format that can hold up to 74/80minutes (650/00 MB) of data. While CD-RW discscan be reused, they are not supported by all CDdrives. CD-RW writers and some new DVD writerscan write in CD-RW, and most DVD players canalso read this format. The CD-RW format is bestsuited for storage of computer data and digitalaudio. CD-RWs can be written to about 1,000 times.

chapter A marker set in a video clip that allows viewers to jump to that specific point for navigation purposes.



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Favorite file A file (in .fl format) used by PowerProducer toremember your favorite styles for disc menus. A

disc menu style includes a number of stylistic andlayout options.

HDV HDV or High Definition Video refers to thecapturing, manipulation and storage of highdefinition video in standard digital formats. TheHDV format is an international standard forconsumer use created in 2003 by a consortium ofcompanies.

HQ (High Quality) The highest video quality you mayselect in PowerProducer.

interlacing Flickering or artefacts caused by the way videosignals are broadcast. (Each frame of video is madeup of a number of lines. When video frames are broadcast, the odd lines of the screen display areilluminated first, then the even lines. This causes theinterlacing problem, which is most evident whenthe video contains motion.)

LP (Long Play) A video quality below Standard Play.

menu A page on a DVD that contains links to the chaptersthe DVD contains.

MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group) A family ofinternational standards used for coding audio/video information into digital format. Currently,MPEG-2 is the standard for digital video formatsand MP3 for digital audio formats.

NTSC (National Television Systems Committee) Thestandard video format for television broadcastsadopted by the United States, Japan, Canada, andMexico. NTSC has 480 horizontal lines of resolutionand a frame rate of 30 fps.



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PAL (Phase Alteration Line) The standard video formatfor television broadcasts in Germany, Great Britain,

South America, Australia, and most of WesternEuropean and Asian countries. PAL has 576horizontal lines of resolution and a frame rate of 25fps.

production A movie or photo slide show that can contain background music and other settings.

render To compile a video production from its component

video, audio, photo, and settings parts.slide An individual photo within a slide show. Slides are

contained within albums.

slide show A presentation that can include both photos (calledslides), transition effects, and background music.The photos and settings in a slide show arecontained in units called albums.

Smart Fit A technology that automatically adjusts the bit rateto the best quality video file that fits exactly to thecapacity of the disc you are using.

SP (Standard Play) A median video quality inPowerProducer, inferior to HQ but superior to LPand EP.

SVCD (Super Video Compact Disc) A CD format thatoffers much higher video quality than VCD, butlower than that of DVD. It can hold 35 minutes ofvideo, and can contain menus and chapters like aDVD, as well as slide shows with backgroundaudio. SVCD can be played on a PC with DVDplayback software, and on some standalone DVDplayers.




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VCD (Video Compact Disc) A CD that contains audio andvideo of a quality about the same as that of VHS.

VCD can hold up to 74/80 minutes of video on a650/700Mb disc, and can contain menus andchapters like a DVD, as well as slide shows with background audio. VCD uses the MPEGcompression standard, and can be played on a PCwith VCD/MPEG playback software and on moststand-alone DVD players.

video format One of the video formats (NTSC or PAL) that

television broadcasters use around the world.PowerProducer helps you choose the right TVformat by allowing you to select the country orregion where you plan to play the disc you create.

video quality The quality of the final video that you produce.Select from among HQ (high quality), SP (standardplay), LP (long play), EP (Extended Play) and SmartFit.

volume label A title used to label a disc that can be seen inWindows Explorer and some disc players.



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AB Cut 30acquiring content 18

from digital camera 28from DV camcorder 22from DVD 21from file 20from HDV camcorder 23from PC camera 27from TV 25from VCR 26

adding background music to albums 33 background music to disc menu

42images as menu backgrounds 39photos to an album 32playlists 45slides to albums 20

albumsadding background music to 33adding photos 32adding slides to 20applying transition effects 34creating new 32modifying name 32

number of slides allowed in 20previewing 36viewing properties 32

Aspect Ratio 17adjusting 29

audio qualities 10

B

back up photos on disc 9, 34 background music, adding to al-

bums 33Blu-ray Disc 17 buffer underrun protection 78, 81Burn to disc 48 burning

configuration 47disc from a DVD folder 84disc from disc image 82DV content to DVD 57editing a disc after 54from camcorder to DVD 58from HDV camcorder to DVD 61from TV to DVD 64from VCR to DVD 70from webcam to DVD 67

buttonsframe style 40layout 40number per page 40style 40

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camcorder burning to DVD 58capturing from 22, 23

capturingfrom digital camera 28from DV camcorder 22from HDV camcorder 23from PC camera 27

from TV 25from VCR 26CD

types 96vs. DVD 96

chaptersremoving 44setting 43

clipsdeleting from storyboard 35editing 30moving in storyboard 35previewing 36viewing properties 36

compatibility of file formats & disctypes 99

contentacquiring 18mixing video and photos 18previewing 37

copying discs 77Create a DVD folder 52creating

albums 32disc image file 78PowerProducer projects 6

customizing menu pages 39

D

defaultmenu style 9name for captured video 9

defragmenting discs 79Delete selected 30deleting clips from storyboard 35detecting scenes 43digital camera, capturing from 28disc formats

selecting for a production 16supported 11

disc image burning 82creating 78saving 83

disc typessupported 11, 92, 96

disc utilities 73 burn a disc from a DVD folder 84copying 77defragmenting discs 79disc images 82

erasing 76Export to File 85Finalize/Unfinalize a Disc 86saving a disc image 83

download a template 41durations in slide shows, setting 33DV camcorder, capturing from 22DV, burning to DVD 57DVD 17



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importing scenes from 21vs. CD 96

DVD folder, burning a disc from 84DVD structure, viewing 37DVD types 97DVD+RW 105DVD-ROM 105DVD-RW 105DVD-VR discs, making DVD-Video

compatible 80DVD-VR files, exporting to hard

drive 85

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Editable DVD 92editing

clips 30disc after burning 54functions in PowerProducer 2text on disc menus 41

erasing discs 76Export to File 85

FFAQ 90Favorite files

opening as template 41saving 41

file formatssupported 11, 92

final output 73finalize a disc 86first play 42Frame 40full erase 76

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glossary 103

H

HDV camcorder burning to DVD 61

HDV camcorder, capturing from 23

HQ (High Quality) 101

I

importingphotos 20

scenes on DVD 21video files 20

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languages supported 93location 10LP (Long Play) 101

M

Make Compatible 80mark in 30mark out 30menus

adding background music 42Button Layout 40Button Style 40Buttons Per Page 40

customizing 39editing text 41first play 42Frame 40Template 39

merging clips 31mixing video and photos 18modifying

name of an album 32

modifying disc menuadding background music 42Button Layout 40Button Style 40Buttons Per Page 40editing text 41Frame 40Template 39

move a thumbnail 35

movie playback mode 9moving clips in storyboard 35MPEG@Best 9multisession discs 96

N

number of slides allowed in an album 20

O

on the fly copying 78opening

Favorite files 41

project file 6

P

PC camera burning to DVD 67

capturing from 27photosadding to slide shows 20, 32 backing up on disc 9, 34importing 20

playback modes 9playlists

adding 45selecting 46



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pre-productiondisc production 4ready to burn 4

Preview pane 36previewing

albums 36clips 36disc content 37DVD structure 37production 36production summary 37

while importing DVD content 21,45, 85while importing video files 20

producing movie discs 15production

flow 3functions in PowerProducer 2pre-production 3summary, viewing 37

project file, opening 6project files 6properties

albums 32clips 36

Q

quick erase 76

R

register your software 7remove a chapter 44Right-to-disc 58, 61, 64, 67, 70

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Save as disc image 50saving

disc images 83Favorite files 41

scene detection 43, 94select a disc format 16setting chapters 43slides, adding to albums 20

SP (Standard Play) 101splitting clips 31supported disc and file formats 11SVRT 94system requirements 12

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temp directory 9Template 39templates, downloading 41thumbnails, moving 35transition effects, applying 34TV

burning to DVD 64

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unfinalize a disc 86upgrade your software 8utilities 73

V

VCD 17VCR

burning to DVD 70capturing from 26

video editing functions 2

video files, importing 20video qualities 10video quality

hint on selecting 101HQ 101LP 101

W

webcam burning to DVD 67capturing from 27

welcome 2what’s new in PowerProducer 3? 90working directory 9

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