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Citation: Canto Cumulus 5


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The About Dialog Box

This dialog box shows your user registration information and the version of the program you’re using.


 Cumulus

The About Dialog Box

This dialog box shows your user registration information and the version of Cumulus you’re using.

It also provides a button that launches your default Web browser and initiates a connection to the Canto Web site. This requires an Internet connection. (See the Microsoft Windows documentation for information on setting your default Web browser.)


 Cumulus

Connect To Canto

To connect to Canto’s Web site, click the Connect button. Your default Web browser launches and initiates a connection to the Canto Web site. This requires an Internet connection. (See the Microsoft Windows documentation for information on setting your default Web browser.)


 Cumulus

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Menu Options for Editing
 Menu Options

Editing

Command	Description
Undo	Reverts operations in fields, but cannot undo other operations.
Cut	Removes the current item or text selection and places it on the Clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
Copy	Copies the current item or text selection and places it on the Clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
Paste	Places the contents of the Clipboard into the current location or text insertion point.


Menu Options: Help Menu
 Menu Options

 Help Menu

Contents and Index

Opens the table of contents and searchable index window for Cumulus’ online help system.

Help On

Opens context-sensitive help. This type of help presents information on the selected item in the program. For example, if a record is selected, the help system presents information on using the Record pane. You can also press F1 on your keyboard to reach the same help. F1 offers the additional benefit of being able to get help on a selected menu item.

About

Displays a dialog box that shows information on the version of the program you’re using.


 Slide Show

Creating a Slide Show

Cumulus includes a special application for presenting the assets’ previews as a slide show. This functionality is only available when QuickTime is installed on your computer (QuickTime 4.0 is recommended). Once you have created a slide show, you can save it as a QuickTime movie and/or e-mail it.

To create a slide show:

1.	Arrange the records in the record pane in the order you want them to appear in the slide show. The order will be from left to right, top to bottom.

2.	Select the records to comprise the slide show.

3.	Select Collection => Slide Show.

A dialog appears from which you can select options for the slide show.

4.	Make your selections. For further information, see Configuring a Slide Show.

5.	Click OK.

The slide show will be created. After creation, the Slide Show window appears.


Slide Show Window
 Slide Show

Understanding the Slide Show Window

This is the window of the slide show you created with Cumulus.

Starting

To run the slide show: Click [image].

Changing Properties

You can change the properties of the slide show - which is actually creating a new slide show - using the same assets. To change the properties:

1.	Select File => New Slide Show.

A dialog appears from which you can select options for the slide show.

2.	Make your selections. For further information, see Slide Show Properties.

3.	Click OK. The slide show will be rebuilt.

Saving or Mailing As Movie

You can save or e-mail your slide show as a QuickTime movie. A saved or e-mailed slide show can be opened with QuickTime.

To save the slide show as a movie: Select File => Save As Movie.

To e-mail the slide show as a movie: Select File => Mail As Movie.

Playing Full Screen

To set up the slide show to run on full screen: Select Edit => Full Screen.

To start or stop the show: Double-click anywhere. To toggle Full Screen on and off, use CTRL F.

Playing in a Loop

To set up the slide show to run in a loop: Select Edit => Loop.

To stop a looping show: Click [image].

Closing

To close or exit the slideshow: Select File => Close or Exit.

NOTE: If you close or exit the slide show without first saving it as a movie, it will be lost.


Slide Show, Properties
  Slide Show

Configuring a Slide Show

Timing
Seconds per Asset	Determines how long each slide (asset’s preview) is displayed. However, if you assign audio/sound fields to the slide show, the length of the sound field determines the duration of the display of the asset’s preview.
Loop	Activates a looping (i.e., continuous repetition) of the slide show.
Size	Defines the size of the display as either full screen or custom-defined (height and width in pixels).  Scale to Fit scales the display of smaller assets’ previews up to the selected size.
Compression	Defines the type of compression for the slide show.  Note: The more a file is compressed, the less memory it requires and the faster it loads, but the quality suffers.
Lossless	Compresses the slide show without any image quality degradation.
Standard	Employs default compression values.
Custom	Permits selection of compression methods. You can select specific compression settings by clicking Settings.
Transition Effects	Determine the type of transition effect from one slide to the next.
None	One slide will change to the next without any transition effect.
Random	A transition effect will be chosen at random for each transition from one slide to the next.
Custom	Permits selection of the transition effect for the whole slide show. You can select specific transition settings by clicking Settings.
Sound	You can attach sound to the slide show for the whole duration from a sound file and/or for each slide (asset preview) from an audio field stored with the asset’s record. If both are attached, they may overlap and both can then be heard.
From Audio Field	Attaches the sound from the audio field of the catalog. (If there is more than one audio field, the sound from the audio field which is first in the list of record fields of the catalog properties is attached.)
From File	Attaches sounds from a selected AIF or WAV file. You can select a sound file by clicking Browse. The sound will loop according to the duration of the slide show.

To build the slide show: Click OK.


Slide Show File Menu
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Slide Show File Menu

The File menu of the Slide Show offers the following options:

Menu Option	Description
New Slide Show (Properties)	Returns you to the dialog box for configuring the current slide show. Changing the properties of a slide show actually replaces the current slide show with a new one using the same assets.
Save As Movie	Saves the slide show as a QuickTime movie. Opens a standard Save As dialog box. Once the slide show is saved as a movie it can be opened and played with the usual QuickTime MoviePlayer. Note: Send the mail before closing the slide show – otherwise the attachment will be gone along with the slide show.
Mail As Movie	Use this option to attach the slide show as a QuickTime movie to an outgoing e-mail message.  A slide show e-mailed as a movie can be opened with QuickTime. Note: Send the mail before closing the slide show – otherwise the attachment will be gone along with the slide show.
Close	Closes the slide show without saving.  Note: If you close or exit the slide show without first saving it as a movie, it will be lost.
Exit	Closes the slide show without saving.  Note: If you close or exit the slide show without first saving it as a movie, it will be lost.


Slide Show Edit Menu
  Slide Show Menus

Slide Show Edit Menu

The Edit menu of the Slide Show offers the following options:

Menu Option	Description
Undo	Reverts operations in fields, but cannot undo other operations.
Cut	Removes the current selection and places it on the Clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
Copy	Copies the current selection and places it on the Clipboard so that it can be pasted elsewhere.
Paste	Places the contents of the Clipboard into the current location or insertion point.
Full Screen	Displays the slide show using the entire screen.  To start or stop the show: Double-click anywhere.
Loop	Check/uncheck to activate/deactivate looping of the slide show.