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The figure below shows the general image creation procedure using Image Converter up to the point of transferring your animation on to a JVC car audio. |
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Download source images from an Internet site, digital camera, DV and CD-ROM onto a PC's hard disk. |
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You can use an image saved on your PC as a source image. |
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A source image is edited and modified with Image converter, Panel animation Image file is created. |
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Save the panel animation image file in your PC. |
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Burn the panel animation image file onto a CD.
You will need a CD-R drive and CD burning software. |
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Incorporate the original animation into the display of a compatible car audio unit.
For details of the incorporating procedure, refer to the manual which came with the car audio unit. |
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The Image Converter software takes care of the work in steps B to D in the above 6 step procedure. |
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Up until panel animation is created with Image Converter |
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Methods A and B above are available for creating panel animation using Image Converter.
To create a panel animation image file from source image files on your PC, see the following description and illustrations. |
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Preparation: |
You can download the basic image for the car audio panel you want to create from the Internet. Refer here for details. |
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Procedure: (A) |
Start Image Converter, and read in the source image from files stored on your PC.
A single still/moving image file or multiple still/moving image files can be used as a source image file. |
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The panel animation image is created by first selecting the whole or part of the source image to make a frame to be displayed on the panel of the audio equipment, then by adding various effects and formatting to the frame.
The first and last frames of the panel animation are first selected from the source image displayed on the Source Image tab. They are, so to speak, cut out from the source image. |
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After selecting the Start Frame and End Frame, then edit and modify them using the Effects tab and Display Text tab. |
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Preview the panel animation created in the preview section, and set the tone of the colors. |
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Preview what will actually be displayed on the car audio panel using the Panel Images tab. |
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Repeat the procedure in steps B to D, as required. |
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Save the panel animation image you created onto your PC. |
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