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Loading a saved story
You can restart work by loading a story that was saved before it was finished.
1Click  [Short movie] and then select
[Open story].
The story list screen is displayed. 
●You can also display this screen by selecting [Tools] → [Movie] 
→ [Short movie] → [Open story] from the menu.
2Select a story file, confirm its content, 
and click [OK].
The saved story is reloaded to enable the previously saved 
work to be restarted.
Tips
 
●You can change the display mode of the story file list by clicking .
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Deleting stories
You can delete saved stories.
1Click  [Short movie] and then select
[Delete story].
The story list screen is displayed. 
●You can also display this screen by selecting [Tools] → [Movie] 
→ [Short movie] → [Delete story] from the menu.
2Select a story file that you want to delete, 
confirm its content, and add a check 
mark to the story file.
3Click [Delete].
4When the confirmation message is 
displayed, click [Yes].
The story is deleted.
5Click [Close].
Tips
 
●You can change the display mode of the story file list by clicking .
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Advanced settings for short movie stories
You can make advanced settings for the sorting order for motion pictures and still pictures, BGM overlap, output format, etc.
1In the new story creation window, click 
[Settings] (
E).  (→86)
The settings window is displayed.
2Set the sorting order of the motion 
pictures and still pictures.
 [Order][Follow the template settings]:
Plays back according to the settings of the template 
that is prepared in advance.
[Sort by recording date]:  Plays back in the recording date order.
[Sort randomly]:
  
The selected motion pictures and still pictures are 
played in random order.
3Set the overlapping time between BGM 
tracks.
 [Audio]Sets the ratio of mixing between BGM and motion picture 
audio. 
 [Overlap between BGM]Sets the overlapping time between BGM tracks.  
(0 to 3 seconds)
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4Set the motion picture output format.
  [Output]You can select the output motion picture file format.
 [Hardware acceleration]By selecting [Use the assist function of video cards (CUDA 
compatible video cards only)], you may be able to improve 
the output performance of motion pictures in MP4 format. 
(This function cannot be used for video cards that do not 
support CUDA.)
By clicking [Measurement], you can check which has the 
highest processing speed in your PC environment, the 
CUDA or the CPU.
5If the application runs slowly when you 
are operating, cancel the settings for 
each function by deselecting the check 
marks.
6Click [Apply].
 
●Click [OK] to apply the settings and close the window.
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You can add objects (figures, text, etc.) to motion pictures and short movie stories. (“Video retouch”)
You can also perform settings that make the added objects appear to move around, etc. (Animation)
Tips
 
●Motion pictures shorter than 5 seconds cannot be retouched. 
●To retouch a motion picture file from an already output short movie 
story, select that motion picture from [Video].
1Select [Tools] → [Movie] → [Video 
retouch] → [New] from the menu.
A window appears in which the motion picture that you want to 
use as the basis for the retouching can be selected.
2Select the type of picture you want to 
retouch.
[Video]:   Retouch a motion picture.
[Video editing project]:    Retouch a saved motion picture editing 
project.
[Short movie story]: Retouch a saved short movie story.
3Click [Next].
4Select a motion picture (story), and click 
[Execute] ([OK]).
The [Video retouch] screen is displayed.
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Information
Operation hints and other information are displayed here. 
(
: Display history) 
●To display the information bar, select [Information] from the 
[View] menu. To hide the bar, click .
Preview settings
[Display magnification]:    Changes the magnification of the 
picture.
[Display grid]: 
 Shows a grid for easier positioning of the 
object.
 
●The actual motion picture is not affected. Click  to 
display the setting screen, and then use [Grid width] ([Grid 
height]) to adjust the spacing between the vertical and 
horizontal lines, and [Line color] to adjust the color of the 
lines in the grid.
 
●To display the options bar, select [Preview settings] from 
the [View] menu. To hide the bar, click .
   About the “Video retouch” screen
Menu bar Preview window 
●The X and Y axis values (the number of pixels from the left 
edge and the upper edge of the motion picture, respectively) are 
shown at the lower right.
Edit/create object buttons
Object setting area
[Save] button
Saves the contents of your 
work.
[Output] button Saves a motion picture file.
[Exit] button Exits the “Video retouch” 
screen.
Playback operation area
:   Reduces the playback speed. (No sound is 
output.)
:  Returns to the display end/start point of 
the previous object, or to the playback start 
position of the motion picture.
:  Moves backwards frame-by-frame.:  Plays back./:  Pauses.:  Moves forwards frame-by-frame.:  Skips to the display start/end point of the next 
object, or to the playback end position of the 
motion picture.
:  Mute./: Sound is output.:  Adjusts the volume.
Undo/Redo buttons
Playback position bar
Track selection area/:   Show/hide object.:  Move track up/down. Tracks, Object 
display period
Playback position
 
●Click to enter a value.
Playback timescale 
●You can change the 
timescale by dragging 
►
 (Playback start point) 
and 
◄  (Playback end 
point).
Scale gradation slider
Drag the slider to widen/
narrow the width of the 
tracks. Timeline area
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5Click a Create object button.
If you have already decided when to start displaying the 
object, you can drag the playback position bar to that position.
6Make settings for the objects.
The settings can also be made after creating the object. 
●About the setting items for each object  (→98, 99) .
7Create an object on the screen.
The display period of the created object is indicated by the 
position of the playback position bar over the track area.
8 Adjust the size, position, etc.
 
●When you click the object in the preview window or in the track 
with the  button selected, you can edit the settings. 
●About animation settings  (→101) .
9Set the display time of the object.
Drag the object in the track to move the display period.
To lengthen/shorten the display time, drag the left end to 
adjust the start time position, or the right end to adjust the end 
time position. You can also adjust the positions by selecting 
[Time settings] in the right-click menu.
Tips
 
●To save your work in progress as a “project”, click [Save].  
Note that even if you save a retouched short movie story as a project, 
retouching will not be reflected in the original short movie story . 
However, if you later edit the original short movie story, the edited 
contents will be reflected in the project as well.
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  Text1Click .
2Create a bounding box by dragging with the mouse 
pointer in the preview window, and then click inside the 
outline and enter the text.
3Make text settings using the [Basic] tab.
[Font]: 
 Sets the font type.
[Font size]: 
 Sets the character size.
[Bold]: 
 Makes the text bold.
[Italic]: 
 Makes the text italics.
:  Sets the alignment after line breaks.
[Color]:   Sets the color.
[Opacity]: 
 Sets the transparency.
4Using the [Border] tab, set the color and width of the 
external border using [External border], and the internal 
border line using [Internal border].
5To add shadows to the characters, enable [Add shadows] 
using the [Shadows] tab, set the color of the shadows 
using [Shadow color], and adjust the blurriness using 
[Shadow blur], the direction using [Shadow direction] and 
the distance from the character using [Shadow distance].
6To add a background to the text (a rectangle behind the 
text), enable [Add background] using the [Background] 
tab, and use [Color] and [Width] to adjust the color and 
width of the background border, and [Texture fill] to select 
the background color.
 
●You can round the four corners of the background by selecting 
[Rounded corners].
7Adjust the position of the text, etc. 
●You can rotate the text by dragging the pink circles in the four 
corners of the bounding box.
  Ellipses and rectangles1Click  or .
2Draw a figure in the preview window by dragging with the 
mouse pointer.
[Color]: 
 Sets the border color.
[Texture fill]: 
 Sets the color for filled areas.
[Width]: 
 Sets the width of the border.
[Rounded corners]:    Rounds the four corners. (Rectangles only)[Opacity]:  Sets the transparency. (Shared by all objects)
 (Shared by all objects and grids)
A
C
B
A:   Color palette display
B:  RGB value 
specification
C:  Transparency setting
 
●Click the color you want to use on the color palette. By clicking 
[Recently used colors], you can select a color from your usage 
history. You can also specify an RGB value.
 (Shared by all objects)
AB
C
A:   Edge color settings
B:  Gradation direction
C:  Intermediate color 
setting
 
●Click (A) to select the edge colors. You can create color crossover 
points (C) by clicking the gradation bar. You can drag the points 
(A and C), and delete them by right-clicking them.
3Adjust the size and position of the figure. 
●Drag the light blue square inside the bounding box to make the 
object larger/smaller, and drag the pink circles in the four corners to 
rotate the object. 
If you hold down the [Shift] key while dragging to adjust the size, 
the object that you are drawing becomes a circle or a square. If the 
drawing is already finished, its aspect ratio is maintained.
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  Still picture1Click .
2Click [Register] on the [Image list], and select the still 
picture you want to paste.
 
●The selected still picture is registered on the list as a candidate. 
●To remove a still picture from the list, select that still picture and 
click [Deselect].
3Select a still picture from the list and drag it to the 
preview window to paste it there.
[Rounded corners]: 
  Rounds the four corners.
[Opacity]: 
 Sets the transparency.
4To add a frame around the still picture, enable [Add frame] 
using the [Frame] tab, and set the color of the frame using 
[Frame color] and the width using [Frame width].
5To add shadows to the still picture, enable [Add shadows] 
using the [Shadows] tab and set the color of the shadows 
using [Shadow color], and adjust the blurriness using 
[Shadow blur], the direction using [Shadow direction] 
and the distance from the still picture using [Shadow 
distance].
6Paste more still pictures or switch to  and adjust the 
size and position, etc. of the still picture.
 
●Drag the light blue square inside the bounding box to make the still 
picture larger/smaller, and drag the pink circles in the four corners 
to rotate the still picture. 
If you hold down the [Shift] key while dragging to adjust the size, 
the still picture’s aspect ratio is preserved.
  Stamp1Click .
2Select a stamp, and click in the preview window to add it 
there.
[Magnification]: 
 Enlarges/reduces the size.
[Angle]: 
 Sets the angle.
[Animation interval]: 
  For moving stamps, sets the speed of 
movement.
[Opacity]: 
 Sets the transparency.
 
●About [Countdown playback]  (→101) 
●You cannot change the color of the stamps.
3Add more stamps or switch to  and adjust the position, 
etc. of the stamp.
  Pen1Click .
2Draw a line by dragging with the mouse pointer in the 
preview window.
[Color]: 
 Sets the main color of the line.
[Border color]: 
 Sets the border color of the line.
[Width]: 
 Sets the width of the line.
[Border width]: 
 Sets the width of the border.
[Opacity]: 
 Sets the transparency.
 
●About [Countdown playback]  (→101)
3Draw more lines or switch to  and adjust the position, 
etc. of the line.
Tips
 
●To remove an object, right-click it and select [Delete]. To copy it and 
paste additional copies, select [Duplicate].
 
●By right-clicking an object in the preview window and selecting 
[Position], you can place the object in one of the standard positions 
(from the top of the menu: Left edge of window, Center horizontally, 
Right edge, Upper edge, Center vertically, Lower edge).
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●By right-clicking on the left edge of a track, you can edit the selected 
track.
[Clear track]: 
 Deletes all objects from the track.
[Increase priority]: 
 Switches the selected track with the track below.
[Lower priority]: 
 Switches the selected track with the track above.
 
●When outputting the file, some of the shooting information of the 
original motion picture may not be retained, depending on the 
selected output file format.
10To create additional objects, repeat steps 
5 to 9.
 
●If the display time of a new object overlaps with that of an 
already created object, a display period for the new object will 
appear on a lower track. The objects on the track the furthest 
down will appear furthest in front on the screen.
 
●To change the overlap priority order between objects, drag the 
object to another track.
11Click [Output].
12Select the output motion picture file 
format, destination and file name, and 
then click [OK].
 
●By clicking [Output settings] and adjusting the settings, you may 
be able to improve the performance during the file output. 
(→104)
13When the confirmation message is 
displayed, click [Yes].
14Click [OK].
15Click [Exit].
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