Automated Slide Show Production Japan Image Selection
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Launching the Application

On a Windows based-computer, this application can be launched by double-clicking SLIDE.exe which appears when you select your CD-ROM driver from My Computer. In the case of a Macintosh, double click on the SLIDE (or SLIDE_OSX) icon that appears on your desktop when you insert the CD-ROM. In either case, this step will display the Opening Menu.



A. Creating a New Slide Show

1. Selecting images

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1-1. Click EDIT in the Opening Menu.

1-2. This will open the Edit Slide Show window.

1-3. Click SELECT to open the window for selecting images.


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1-4. Images will be displayed according to subcategories. Click on the relevant subcategory on the left to find the images that you would like to use.

1-5 To select an image, click on the thumbnail image. A red frame will be displayed around the selected image. To unselect, click once more on the selected image. The red frame will disappear .

1-6 When you have finished selecting images, click EDIT. This will take you back to the Edit Slide Show window.


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2. You must now edit the images into the order of your preference.

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Clicking this button will move all of the selected images to the Slide Show
(Column B).


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You can preview the Slide Show by clicking on this button.


2-1. The images you selected will be displayed in the Selected Images column (marked "A" here).

2-2 To create the sequence of the Slide Show, click and drag images to the Slide Show column (marked "B") in the order that you would like them to be displayed.

2-3. When you are finished rearranging the images into the desired order, click SAVE.


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If you would like to rearrange the order of the images that you dragged to Slide Show (Column B), follow the steps below.

Click and drag the image that you want to change the order of from Slide Show (Column B) to Rearrangement (Area C). You can insert that image to the sequence you desire by clicking and dragging it back to the desired position within the Slide Show (Column B).


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If you would like to delete an image in the Slide Show (Column B), follow the steps below.

Click and drag the image you would like to delete from the Slide Show (Column B) to the TRASH icon (D). That CLEAR ALL will delete all of the images in the Slide Show (Column B).


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2-4. The window shown on left will appear when you click SAVE.

2-5. Give your Slide Show a name and enter it in front of the file extension name (.dt).

2-6. Designate where you want to save your Slide Show. If you do not designate the location, it will be saved on your desktop.

2-7. Click OK to save.


B. Playing the Slide Show

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1.Click PLAY in the Opening Menu window and load the Slide Show file to be viewed

2. The Slide Show can be operated using the Control Panel.


The Slide Show can be played on the AUTO or MANUAL mode. Select Auto Mode if you would like the Slide Show to be proceed automatically. Please set the number of seconds you would like each slide to be displayed by entering the number of seconds under sec/frame.

You can also turn ON/OFF the option for looped playback of the Slide Show.

In the case that you close the control panel window, you can redisplay it by hitting any key on your keyboard.

a.Load new Slide Show
b.Exit current Slide Show
c.Press Return to apply the option

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C. Editing a Slide Show

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1. To edit a Slide Show, click EDIT in the Opening Menu window. This will open the Edit Slide Show window.

2. Click LOAD and select the Slide Show that you would like to edit.

3. Rearrange or delete slides according to the respective directions in 2-1 of "Creating a New Slide Show."

4. If you would like to add new images, press SELECT and choose new images for inclusion.

5. Save the changes by clicking SAVE. Preview the changes by clicking PREVIEW.




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