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Instructions for using DVD Styler to burn your finished videos to DVD

(Use this only if you do NOT have Windows 7)

1. Open the DVD Styler program, which should already be installed on your computer.

Select CREATE A NEW PROJECT.

For Disc label, type in the name

you want to give your DVD, e.g.

An Angel Visits Zechariah.

Do not change Disc capacity and

Video quality.

Use AC3 Audio Format (Dolby

Surround—most DVD players

recognize this).

Use 4:3 Aspect Ratio (standard

for televisions, i.e., not

widescreen).

Select Video Format: DVD

format varies from country to

country.

Click OK.

(The example used in this tutorial is from the Luke Photo Images, Stories and Templates

DVD disc but the steps are identical for Read-N-Grow)

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2. Prepare your Menu.

The Select template for DVD menus window will automatically pop up. Always begin by selecting

one of the templates for the DVD menu. Click OK

You can change the background image if you wish by double clicking on

one of the backgrounds.

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Select MENU 1 by clicking on its miniature in the titleset manager . A larger working version will appear

in the the editor screen, the largest part of the window.

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Double click on DISC TITLE and change the title Text accordingly. Click OK.

You can also change the font and text size by clicking FONT.

IMPORTANT: DO NOT alter the fill, outline, or background colors of the text or buttons on a template

or background chosen from the program. The program may refuse to burn your DVD. If the color of text

or buttons doesn’t show up against the background, choose a different background.

(If you use your own photo for the background, you can make the text or buttons whatever color you

like.)

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To create a DVD with just one video:

If there’s a MENU 2, delete it by right-clicking on it in the titleset manager

and selecting DELETE.

(You won’t need Menu 2 if you’re burning a DVD with just one video.)

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Save your project by clicking on the green arrow SAVE icon.

Save early, save often (especially if working where electrical power is unreliable)!

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Title your project and select the storage location. The My Videos folder on your C: drive is a good

choice.

Click SAVE.

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Select MENU 1. On the editor screen, double-click PLAY ALL.

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The Properties menu for the button will pop up. Next to Label, change PLAY ALL to just PLAY.

Click OK.

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Right-click on SELECT TITLE and DELETE it.

Now your menu is finished! Next, you will add your video.

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3. Add your video.

Find your video clip by clicking on the FILE BROWSER.

Next, navigate to the folder where you saved your video.

Choose the converted video file you created using Any Video Converter.

Click and drag the clip onto the titleset manager.

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4. Burn your DVD.

Insert a blank DVD R into your computer’s disc drive. Buy a

recordable DVD (DVD-R or DVD+R) that will work with your

computer’s DVD burner.

If this window pops up, close it.

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SAVE the project one last time. Click the red BURN icon. The Burn dialog box will pop up.

Tick the preview checkbox as shown.

Then, click START.

Now, please be patient. The program may take a few minutes to prepare your video.

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The final Burn dialog box (asking, “Do you want to burn this video to DVD?”) may pop up before the

preview begins.

Ignore it until you’ve watched the preview. Don’t touch anything in this box right now.

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The preview will open automatically in Windows Media Player. It will act just like the DVD would act in

your DVD player—meaning you must click PLAY to begin watching your video!

Close Windows Media Player when you are finished by clicking the X.

If you have previewed your DVD and are satisfied, click YES in the “Do you want to burn this video to

DVD?”dialog box.

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When the DVD is finished, the words, “Burning was successful” will appear in green in the Generate DVD

dialog box.

Click CLOSE.

5. Remove the DVD from your computer’s disc drive and label it with a permanent marker.

You will not be able to burn any more videos to this same disc.

If you are finished, you may now close DVD Styler.

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Using DVD Styler to burn several videos to one disc:

1. Open the program and choose a menu template (as you would if you were burning a single

video).

2. Prepare your main menu (MENU 1) by changing only the TITLE.

3. Add your videos.

Navigate to all the video clips you want to include on the DVD and place them on the titleset

manager in the order you want them. Choose the converted video files you created using Any

Video Converter, otherwise DVD Styler will not burn the videos.

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Each clip is called a “Title,” and is given a number according to the order in which it is played.

If you want to change the order of the titles after you’ve added them, you’ll have to right click

and move the clips right or left.

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4. Format the buttons on the menu.

To make the PLAY ALL button work correctly:

In the titleset manager, right-click on each video clip, one at a time, and open the PROPERTIES

dialog box.

Under Post commands, use the drop-down menu, and tell each clip to jump to the next title.

For example, the post command for Title 3 would be, “jump title 4.”

Do not change the Post commands on the last clip.

IMPORTANT: If you do not complete this step, the DVD may return to the title menu after playing one

video, instead of playing them all consecutively without stopping.

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Move to the title menu by clicking on its miniature on the titleset manager.

Right-click on a button to ADD TEXT (if desired).

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Type the text you want to add, and click OK.

Remember, if you have not converted your video files, they won’t work.

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Click the text and drag it to the desired position.

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The title menu (“menu 2”) template may have more buttons than you need. Delete the extra buttons.

If you need more buttons, copy one of the existing ones.

Click and drag the buttons to arrange them the way you want them.

Right-click on the text to change text size, if you like.

Remember: don’t change the colors (unless you’re using your own photo as background)!

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Before burning your DVD, make sure each button works correctly. Double-click on each button,

beginning with the main menu. Look under ACTION and make sure it jumps to the correct place when

clicked.

5. Save the project again.

6. Burn the DVD. (See pages 12-16.)