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CONTENTS FOR VIDEO KIT FS200 HELP

Video Kit FS200 allows you to display the signal from a video source in the Windows environment on your VGA monitor. Effects can be performed on the live images to obtain a certain look. You can also capture images from the displayed source and store them into graphics files for use in presentations or other purposes. Video Kit FS200 utilizes moost of the functions of your video card to perform effects such as color keying, chroma keying and image capturing.

Click on any region from the diagram below to get help on the selected region.

The Video Kit FS200 Window

How To...

Capture a video image

Load in a captured image

Preview a video image to be saved or printed

Print a video image

Copy to clipboard

Perform chroma keying on a VGA background image

Perform color keying on a VGA background image

Export video to another window

Add text to the video display

Rotate the display among various source inputs

Turn on strobing effect

Change the broadcast signal type of each source input

Customizing the Video Blaster FS200 application


SYSTEM CONTROL MENU

The System Control Menu contains standard Windows commands for manipulating and closing the Video Kit FS200 application window.


VIDEO SCREEN

The Video Screen displays incoming video signal from a selected video source. It can also display VGA images loaded into the background. The video screen can be resized by dragging the border of the Video Kit FS200 window.


MINIMIZE BUTTON

The Minimize Button allows user to size the Video Kit FS200 application window down to an icon.


MAXIMIZE BUTTON

The Maximize Button allows user to size the Video Kit FS200 application window up to occupy the enitre screen.


HORIZONTAL PANNING SCROLLBAR

The Horizontal Panning Scrollbar appears either when View Non-fit mode is on or when Zooming is in effect. This scrollbar allows horizontal panning of the Video Blaster FS200 image.


VERTICAL PANNING SCROLLBAR

The Vertical Panning Scrollbar appears either when View Non-fit mode is on or when Zooming is in effect. This scrollbar allows vertical panning of the Video Blaster FS200 image.


FILE MENU

The File Menu offers services such as loading a graphics file from disk storage, saving the video screen image onto a disk storage, removing a background VGA graphics image in the video screen, and printing the image in the video screen.

The followings are the commands available in the File Menu:

Open	Open an existing graphics file from disk storage.
Save	Save the video screen image onto a disk storage.
Unload Background Image	Remove the present VGA background image from the video screen.
Print	Print the contents of the video screen using current selected printer.
Print Setup	Configure the printer in which the contents of the video screen will be printed to.
Exit	Quit Video Kit FS200 application.

See also Menu Hot Keys.


File Open
 LOADING AN EXISTING GRAPHICS FILE OR CAPTURED IMAGE

Video Kit FS200 allows you to open a graphics file from the disk storage and display the file either as a Video Blaster image or a VGA background image.

To open a graphics file:

-	Click [image] in the toolbar and the Open dialog box will appear.
-	Enter the path, file name and extension of the graphics file you want to open.
-	From the Image Location groupbox, select either Video Blaster image or VGA Background image.
-	Click the OK button.
-	A [image] cursor will appear for selecting a Color Key from the VGA  background image if VGA Background image was selected in the Image Location groupbox. Click on the color that you want to use as the color key.

The contents of a graphics file can also be loaded as a Video Blaster image by Drag-and-Drop from Windows File Manager.

To load a graphics file by drag-and-drop:

-	Open the Windows File Manager.
-	Click onto the graphics file that you want to load and drag it into the video screen of Video Kit FS200.
-	The image is now loaded into the video screen as a video image.

See Also Unload VGA Background Image.


File Save
 CAPTURING / SAVING A VIDEO IMAGE

Video Kit FS200 allows you to save the contents of the video screen in a graphics file fomat supported.

To save the contents of the video screen:

-	Click [image] in the toolbar and the Save dialog box will appear.
-	In the File Name edit box, enter the path and the name of the file you want to save your image in.
-	Select the file format in the Save File as Type droplist and choose the appropriate options by pressing the Options button.
-	Preview the file to be saved if necessary.
-	Click the OK button and your image is now saved in the specified file name.


Supported Graphics File Formats
SUPPORTED GRAPHICS FILE FORMAT

The following graphics formats are supported by the Video Kit FS200 application:

Windows Bitmap (.bmp)	Either uncompressed or compressed using RLE (Run Length Encoding).
TrueVision Targa (.tga)	Either uncompressed or compressed using RLE.
PCX (.pcx)	Compressed using RLE.
Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)	Entire file is compressed using LZW compression algorithm.
Tag Image File Format (.tif)	Either uncompressed or compressed using LZW compression algorithm. There is a choice as to what strip size should be used during compression. In general, a larger stripe size is recommended for highly patterned images, while a smaller strip size is recommeded for more random images. The recommended stripe size for most images is 8K.
Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg)	While saving an image as a JPEG file, the Q-factor (Quantization factor) will determine the JPEG compression level in the file. With a higher Q-factor, blocking artifacts will be visible, leading to poorer image quality. Conversely, the lower the Q-factor, the better the image will be, but the file size will be larger. The recommended range for selecting the Q-factor is 0 to 35, where the image result will be satisfactory in proportion to the file size. Note that the Q-factor actually determines the level of compression and is NOT the compression factor. That is, the resultant file size is not proportional to the Q-factor chosen.
IBM MMotion (.mmp)	No options available.


Unload Background Image
UNLOADING A VGA BACKGROUND IMAGE

The VGA background image in the video screen occupies memory in the system and hence should be unloaded from the application once it is not used. The Color Key will be reset to the default color key once the VGA background image is unload.

To unload the VGA background image:

-	Activate the Unload Background Image command in the File Menu.


File Preview
PREVIEWING A VIDEO IMAGE TO BE SAVED / PRINTED

The content and quality of the image to be saved and printed can be altered by using the Preview function in  either the Save or Print dialog box. Internally, the application trys to map the settings from the Color Settings dialog box to that in the Preview dialog box as closely as possible. A sneak preview of the image to be saved or printed is shown in the thumbnail image at the lower right hand corner of the Save and Print dialog boxes.

To preview the image to be saved or printed:

-	From the Save or Print dialog box, click the "Preview..." button and the Preview dialog box will appear.
-	Adjust the Brightness slide bar if you want the saved or printed image to be brighter or dimer.
-	Adjust the Hue slide bar if you want the saved or printed image to be of a different color balance.
-	Adjust the Saturation slide bar if you want the saved or printed image to be richer or poorer in color content.
-	Adjust the Contrast slide bar if you want the saved or printed image to be of a different color intensity difference.
-	Click "Update" to see the adjusted image if you are in the 16 colors or high color modes.
-	Click the OK button if you are satisfied with the result.


File Print
 PRINTING IMAGE DISPLAYED IN THE VIDEO SCREEN

You can print the contents of the video screen by using the Print command in the File Menu.

To print the contents of the video screen:

-	Ensure that the printer is setup properly by using the Print Setup command in the File Menu.
-	Click the [image] button in the tool bar and the Print Image dialog box will appear.
-	Enter the number of copies to be printed in the Number of Copies text box.
-	Enter the dimensions of the printed image in the Width and Height text boxes.
-	Preview the file to be printed if necessary.
-	Click the OK button to commence printing.


Print Setup
PRINTER SETUP

Printer setup allows you to choose options and settings specified to the printer you are using. It helps you select the correct paper size, orientation of the printing, etc.

To change printer setup:

-	Activate the Printer Setup command in the File Menu and the Printer Setup dialog box will appear.
-	Select either Portrait or Landscape printer output from the Orientation  radio buttons.
-	Select the correct paper size in the printer tray as well as the location of the paper source.
-	Click the Options button to set other printer specific settings if desired.
-	Click OK to finish Printer Setup.


EDIT MENU

The Edit Menu offers Clipboard functionalities which enable exporting of video images to other Windows application via the Windows Clipboard. It also allows saving of video images and loading of graphics files at specific location on the video screen.

The followings are the commands available in the Edit Menu:

Clear	Erases video image from the video screen and leave the screen blank. User can display live video again by clicking [image].
Cut	Moves video image from the video screen to the Clipboard.
Copy	Duplicates video image in the video screen and place a copy into the Clipboard.
Paste	Copys the content of the Clipboard onto the video screen.
Clipboard Options	Allows selection of the desired Clipboard graphics format for transfering graphics data between application and Clipboard.
Copy To	Saves a selected region of the video screen to a file. See also Saving video screen image.
Paste From	Load the contents of a graphics file to selected location on the video screen.

See also Menu Hot Keys.


Cut to Clipboard
 CUTTING A SELECTED PORTION OF THE VIDEO SCREEN TO CLIPBOARD

Video Kit FS200 application allows you to move either the entire video screen or a selected portion of the video screen into the Clipboard. The cut away portion of the video screen will be left blank.

To cut a video image into the Clipboard:

-	Select a region of interest on the video screen.
-	Select the appropriate Clipboard option.
-	Click the [image] in the tool bar and video image will be moved to the Clipboard.


Copy to Clipboard
 COPYING A SELECTED PROTION OF THE VIDEO IMAGE TO CLIPBOARD

Video Kit FS200 application allows you to duplicate either the entire video screen or a selected portion of the video screen to the Clipboard.  This provides a mean of exporting the video image to another Windows application.

To copy a video image into the Clipboard:

-	Select a region of interest on the video screen.
-	Select the appropriate Clipboard option.
-	Click the [image] in the tool bar and video image will be copied to the Clipboard.


Paste from Clipboard
 PASTING CONTENTS OF CLIPBOARD TO THE VIDEO SCREEN

Video Kit FS200 application allows you to import graphics from another Windows application via the Clipboard. The Clipboard graphics can be loaded onto the video screen at any location specified by the upper left corner of the selected region.

To paste an image from the Clipboard:

-	Select the upper left corner by selecting a region on the video screen.
-	Click the [image] in the tool bar and video image will be loaded to the video screen.


CLIPBOARD OPTIONS

Clipboard options allows user to transfer graphics data in a desired Clipboard format.

To select a desired clipboard format:

-	Choose Clipboard Options from the Edit Menu and the Clipboard Options dialog box will appear.
-	Select either a Windows DIB or DDB format.
-	Select the number of bits-per-pixel of the Clipboard graphics data.
-	Click the OK button.


Paste from File
PASTING THE CONTENTS OF A GRAPHICS FILE TO THE VIDEO SCREEN

The content of a graphics file can be loaded as a video image at desired location on the video screen by using the Paste From command from the Edit Menu.

To paste the contents of a graphics file into the video screen:

-	Select the upper left corner by selecting a region on the video screen.
-	Select the Paste From command from the Edit Menu and the Open File dialog box will appear.
-	Enter the path, name, and extension of the graphics file you wish to load in the File Name text box.
-	Click the OK button and the graphics file is pasted onto the desired location.


VIEW MENU

The View Menu allows user to change the way video image appears on the video screen. It also contains commands to perform Color Keying, video exporting and Chroma Keying on the video screen. You can turn on/off the Tool Bar and the Status Bar in this menu.

The followings are the commands available in the View Menu:

Video Blaster Image / "Graphics File Name"	Toggle between viewing the video image and the VGA background image. Only activates after a graphics file is loaded into the VGA background.
Freeze	Freeze or unfreeze the video image in the video screen.
Full Screen	Changes the video image to occupy the entire screen.
Inverted	Transforms the video image display vertically.
Non Fit	Turns the "Panning Mode" on/off.
Zoom	Changes the magnification factor of the video image display.
Chroma Keying	Perform overlaying of VGA graphics on video image.
Export Video / New Color Key	Exports the live video image to another window. Select a new color key from the VGA background image.
Toolbar	Turns the Tool Bar on/off.
Statusbar	Turns the Status Bar on/off.

See also Menu Hot Keys.


View Full Screen
CHANGING WINDOWED VIDEO SCREEN TO ENTIRE MONITOR SCREEN

The windowed video screen can be changed to be fitted into the entire VGA monitor. The toolbar and menu will be deactivated; however, the Menu Hot Keys can still be used.

To change the windowed video screen to entire monitor screen:

-	Select Full Screen from View Menu or using the right mouse button to double-click onto the video screen.
-	The video now occupys the enitre VGA monitor.

To switch back to the windowed video screen:

-	Either press ESC or using the right mouse button to double-click onto the video screen. The Menu Hot Key, Ctrl + B, can also be used.
-	The video is now in the windowed video screen.


View Inverted
INVERTING THE VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY

The display of the live video image can be viewed inverted if you want to save a inverted image.

To view a inverted live image:

-	Select Inverted from the View Menu and your live video image is now inverted.


Panning or Non-fit Mode
PANNING OR NON-FIT MODE OF VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY

The Non-fit mode is useful when you only want to see part of the video image from your video source. When this mode is in effect, a Horizontal Panning Scrollbar and a Vertical Panning Scrollbar will appear. These scrollbars aid you in moving to different portion of the video.

To turn on the Non-Fit mode:

-	Select Not Fit from the View Menu and the video image goes into the non-fit mode. You will also see the scrollbars appearing.
-	Click onto the horizontal panning scrollbar or the vertical panning scrollbar to move to the portion of the image you want to view.


Zooming Video Image Display
 ZOOMING THE VIDEO IMAGE DISPLAY

The magnification factor of the video image can be altered if desired. Once the video image is zoomed up, it is automatically in the Non Fit Mode. You cannot disable Not Fit Mode unless the magnification factor (shown in the Status Bar) is one.

To activate the zooming functions:

-	Click onto the [image] button and a Zoom Bar [image] will appear.
-	Select [image] if you want to increase the magnification factor. Select [image] if you want to decrease the magnification factor. Select [image] if you want to cancel the zooming effect.


 CHROMA KEYING

Chroma Keying allows VGA background image to be overlayed onto the video image in place of a specific color in the video image.

To obtain an optimal effect, your video image should have a uniform and saturated colored background behind the object of interest. The ambient lightings must also be uniform so that the background color of the video image can be fully replaced by the VGA image.

You can perform Chroma Keying on either a loaded VGA background image or on a window with the exported video.

See also Chroma Keying on VGA Background Image and Chroma Keying on Exported Video.


 CHROMA KEYING ON VGA BACKGROUND IMAGE

A VGA background image can be loaded into Video Kit FS200 video screen and Chroma Keying can be used to super-impose the video image onto the VGA background image.

To chroma key on a VGA background image:

-	Set up your video source so that you have the desired video image on the video screen.
-	Click [image] on the tool bar to load a VGA background image onto the video screen.
-	Choose Video Blaster Image from the View Menu and click on [image] on the tool bar.
-	Click [image] on the tool bar and the mouse pointer changes to [image].
-	Drag the tip of the pointer to the color in the video image that you want to use as the Chroma Key. Click the left mouse button and the Chroma Keying dialog box will appear.
-	Adjust the Tolerance slide bars to obtain the desired effect. You can also change the Chroma Key by clicking the Re-select button. Repeat the previous step if you do that.
-	Check the Color Key checkbox to vary your chroma effect if desired.
-	Click OK if the desired effect is obtained.

To stop the chroma keying effect:

-	Click [image] on the tool bar and the Chroma Keying dialog box will appear.
-	Click Stop in the dialog box to stop the chroma effect.


 CHROMA KEYING ON EXPORTED VIDEO

The video image can be super-imposed onto the window of another application if you need the VGA image from that application.

To chroma key on exported video:

-	Export your video image to the window you want to perform chroma keying.
-	Click [image] on the tool bar and the mouse pointer changes to [image].
-	Drag the tip of the pointer to the color in the video image that you want to use as the Chroma Key. Click the left mouse button and the Chroma Keying dialog box will appear.
-	Adjust the Tolerance slide bars to obtain the desired effect. You can also change the Chroma Key by clicking the Re-select button. Repeat the previous step if you do that.
-	Check the Color Key checkbox to vary your chroma effect if desired.
-	Click OK if the desired effect is obtained.

To stop the chroma keying effect:

-	Click [image] on the tool bar and the Chroma Keying dialog box will appear.
-	Click Stop in the dialog box to stop the chroma effect.


Export Video
 EXPORTING VIDEO TO ANOTHER WINDOW

By selecting a Color Key in another window, you can export the video image to that window.

To export the video image to another window:

-	Ensure that the video screen is displaying video image from the video source. If not, choose Video Blaster Image in the View Menu.
-	Click [image] in the tool bar and the mouse pointer changes to [image].
-	Drag the tip of the pointer to a selected color in the window you want the video to be displayed.
-	Click the left mouse button and the video image is now exported to the window you selected.


Select New Color Key
 SELECTING NEW COLOR KEY FOR VGA BACKGROUND IMAGE

The Color Key of the VGA background image can be altered to any color you desired.

To select a new color key on the VGA background image:

-	Ensure that your VGA background image is on the video screen. If not, select View "graphics file name" from the View Menu.
-	Click [image] in the tool bar and the mouse pointer changes to [image].
-	Drag the tip of the pointer to a selected color in the VGA background image you want the video to be displayed.
-	Click the left mouse button and the video image is now displayed on the selected color on the VGA background image.


EFFECTS MENU

The Effects Menu allows enhancement of the video screen by adding text and flipping the video image. It also allows you to rotate between the different sources and to see your video in slow motion.

The followings are the commands available in the Effects Menu:

Add Text	Insert text to image in the video screen.
Edit Text	Edit selected text in the video screen.
Delete Text	Delete selected text in the video screen.
Flip	Allows transformation of the video image data in the video storage on the Video Blaster FS200 card.
Rotate Sources	Alternate the display of the video sources in the video screen at selectable intervals.
Strobing	Enable or disable "Slow motion effect"

See also Menu Hot Keys.


Add Text
 ADDING TEXT TO THE VIDEO SCREEN DISPLAY

You can subtitle or add text to the video screen and these texts can then be saved together with the image in the video screen. The text can have variable fonts, font sizes, colors and text styles.

To add text to the video screen:

-	Click [image] in the tool bar and the Font dialog box will appear.
-	Enter your text in the text box.
-	Obtain your desired text attributes by selecting them in the boxes and lists shown in the dialog box.
-	Click the OK button and a movable text box appears in the video screen.
-	Drag the text box to its desired location on the video screen and click onto the video screen.

See also Edit Text, Delete Text and Moving Text.


Edit Text
EDITING SELECTED TEXT FROM THE VIDEO SCREEN DISPLAY

You can change the attributes of any ONE of the selected text item on the video screen.

To edit text item:

-	Select the text item you want to edit.
-	Select the Edit Text command from the Effects Menu or simply double-click onto the text item, this will open the Font dialog box.
-	Change the attributes of the text by selecting them in hte boxes and lists in the dialog box.
-	Click the OK button and the edited text will be shown on the video screen.


Delete Text
DELETING SELECTED TEXT FROM THE VIDEO SCREEN DISPLAY

Selected text items can be removed from the video screen.

To remove selected text items from video screen:

-	Select the text items you want to remove.
-	Select Delete Text command from the Effects Menu or simply press the DEL key and the selected texts are now removed from the video screen.


MOVING SELECTED TEXT

The placement of text items on the video screen can be altered.

To move selected text items:

-	Click onto the selected text item / items
-	Without releasing the mouse button, drag the selected text item / items to the desired location on the video screen.
-	Release the left mouse button.


Flip Video Image
FLIPPING SELECTED PORTION OF THE VIDEO IMAGE

Selected portion of the video image can be flipping either vertically, horizontally, or both vertically and horizontally. This flip operation actually affects how the video data is stored in the video storage in the Video Blaster FS200 card.

To flip the video image:

-	Select the region of the video image you want to flip.
-	Select the Flip command in the Effects Menu and a sub-menu will appear.
-	Select the desired flip operation from the sub-menu.
-	Your region is now flipped on the video screen.


Rotate Display among Sources
ROTATING VIDEO SCREEN DISPLAY AMONG VARIOUS SOURCES

You can alternate the display of video sources in the video screen. Live video from each source is displayed for a ceratin time period before the signal from another source is displayed. This time period is selectable by you.

To rotate the display of video sources:

-	Choose the Rotate Source command in the Effects Menu and the Rotate Source dialog box will appear.
-	Choose the desired video sources you want to be displayed alternately in the Source groupbox. At least two sources need to be selected for the function to activate.
-	Click the up or down arrow for the Interval spin box to obtain the desired time interval between rotation of sources.
-	Click the Timer Display check box if you want to see the time left before switching of source.
-	Click the OK button.

To stop the rotating sources effect, simply click Stop from the Rotate Source dialog box.


Strobing Effect
ENABLE / DISABLE STROBING EFFECT OF LIVE VIDEO IMAGE

Video Kit FS200 allows you to view your video in "Slow Motion Effect". This effect freezes the image for a selectable interval and plays it live again for that same interval. This continuous freezing and unfreezing cycle gives rise to the "Slow Motion Effect".

To add strobing to the live video image:

-	Choose the Strobing command in the Effects Menu and the Strobing Effect dialog box will appear.
-	Click the up or down Interval spin box to obtain the time interval for each strobe.
-	Click the OK button.

To stop the strobing effect, simply click Stop from the Strobing dialog box.


OPTIONS MENU

The Option Menu allows you to customise the Video Kit FS200 application to your favor. You will be able to change the video source you want to display on the video screen.

The followings are the commands available in the Options Menu:

Video Source 0	Display the signal connected to the VIDEO 0 jack.
Video Source 1	Display the signal connected to the VIDEO 1 jack.
S-Video Source	Display the signal connected to the S-Video jack.
Color Setting	Allows changing of video image display attributes.
Display Setting	Launches Video Blaster FS200 Setup application for video alignments and video source standards setting.
Mixer Setting	Laucnhes the Sound Blaster Mixer application or the Mixer Setting dialog box.
Preferences	Provides options for customizing the Video Kit FS200 application.

See also Menu Hot Keys.


Color Settings
 COLOR SETTINGS OF THE VIDEO IMAGE

You can modify the color characteristics of the video image display to suit your viewing pleasure.

To adjust color settings of the video image:

-	Click [image] in the tool bar and the Color Setting dialog box will appear.
-	Click on either the Hue, Brightness, Contrast, or Saturation slide bars to alter the display characteristics of the video image.
-	Click the OK button if the desired display characteristics is achieved.


HUE

The balance of red, green, and blue in the image.


BRIGHTNESS

The intensity of light in the image, also known as luminance.


SATURATION

The intensity of color in the image.


CONTRAST

The amount of difference between the brightest white and the darkest black in the image.


Display Settings
 DISPLAY SETTINGS OF THE VIDEO IMAGE

You can change the display settings of the video image permanently if you launch the Video Blaster FS200 Setup application.

To change the display settings of the video image:

-	Click [image] in the tool bar and Video Blaster FS200 Setup will be launched.
-	Change whatever display settings of the video image.
-	Click [image] in the tool bar.
-	Choose the Exit command from the File Menu of the Video Blaster FS200 Setup.
-	The Video Kit FS200 application will be launched again.


Changing Broadcast Signal Type
CHANGING BROADCAST SIGNAL TYPE OF EACH SOURCE INPUT

Different broadcast standards are supported by the video overlay board.  These standards are: NTSC, NTSC-433, PAL, PAL-N and PAL-M.  You need to select the broadcast standard to correspond with that from your selected video source.

To change the broadcast signal type of each source input:

-	Click [image] in the tool bar and Video Blaster FS200 Setup will be launched.
-	In the Signal Type drop down list, select the broadcast signal related to the Source Input.
-	Click [image] in the tool bar.
-	Choose the Exit command from the File Menu of the Video Blaster FS200 Setup.
-	The Video Kit FS200 application will be launched again.


Mixer Settings
 ADJUSTING MIXER SETTINGS FOR SOUND INPUT

The volume of the sound input to your sound card can be altered. If you are using the Creative Sound Blaster sound card, the Sound Blaster Mixer application will be launched; otherwise, a custom mixer dialog box will be launched.

To adjust the mixer settings for sound input:

-	Click [image] in the tool bar and the Sound Blaster Mixer application or a custom Mixer dialog box will appear depending whether you have a Sound Blaster card.
-	Change any settings in the mixer dialog.
-	Choose the Save command in the Settings Menu of the Sound Blaster Mixer application or the OK button in the custom Mixer dialog box.


PREFERENCES

You can customize the behaviour of the Video Kit FS200 window during sizing and loading of image.

To change the preferences of the Video Kit FS200 application:

-	Choose Preferences command from the Options Menu and the Preferences dialog box will appear.
-	Select the desired options by clicking on their check boxes. These options are:
Aspect Ratio	Maintain the height-to-width ratio of the video image when it is resized.
Always on Top	Put the Video Kit FS200 window in the foreground of the Windows environment on top of other applications.
Resize Window to New Image Size	Resize the video screen to the size of the image from an opened graphics file. Appilies only when the Open command is used.
Center Window on Screen	Position the Video Kit FS200 window in the center of your VGA monitor whenever a graphics file is loaded into the video screen. This option cannot be selected if the Resize Window to New Image Size option is not selected.


 HELP MENU

The Help Menu provides online information in using the Video Kit FS200 application and also important copyright information about the application.

The followings are commands found in the Help Menu:

Contents	Open a window showing the table of contents for topics concerning Video Kit FS200.
Search for Help on	Allow you to search for information on a topic of your choice.
About	Display copyright information on Video Kit FS200.


Toolbar
DESCRIPTION OF TOOL BAR ICONS

The Tool Bar contains buttons for frequently used menu commands. It can be toggled on or off using the Toolbar command in the View Menu.

A brief description of each button in the Tool Bar is as follows:

(Click on the icon for a more detailed discussion on function related to the icon)

	Open an existing graphics file or captured image with a BMP, TGA, MMP, TIF, PCX, GIF, or JPG extension.
	Save the video screen image into a disk file.
	Print the image currently displayed in the video screen.
	Remove a selected portion of the image from the video screen and store it in the Clipboard.
	Copy a selected portion of the image in the video screen to the Clipboard.
	Transfer the contents of the Clipboard to the video screen.
	Freeze or unfreeze the video image in the video screen.
	Export video to another window
	Select another Color Key on the loaded VGA background image.
	Open the Chroma Keying dialog box.
	Add text to the video image in the video screen.
	Zoom-in or zoom-out of the video image in the video screen.
	Open the Color Settings dialog box.
	Launch the Sound Blaster Mixer application or the Mixer Settings dialog box.
	Launch the setup program and open System Settings dialog box.
	Provide online help for Video Blaster FS200 application.


COLOR KEY

Color Key is a color on the VGA display to be replaced by video display.


CHROMA KEY

Chroma Key is a color in the video image to be replaced by VGA screen colors.


Status Bar
DESCRIPTION OF STATUS BAR ITEMS

The status bar has four regions which display information about the Video Kit S200 window. The information include the name of the file, status of the image (live or still), position of the mouse pointer in the video screen, the size of the video screen or selected region on the video screen, and the magnification factor of the video image from the selected video source.

Click on any of the three regions in the diagram below to get help on the selected region.

The Status Bar


Image Filename
STATUS INFORMATION ON VIDEO STATE / IMAGE FILENAME

This region indicates the filename of a graphics file that have been loaded. It also shows whether the video image in the video screen is live or still.


Mouse Pointer Postion
STATUS INFORMATION ON MOUSE POINTER POSITION

This region indicates the position of the mouse pointer in the video screen.


Size of Video Screen / Selected Region
STATUS INFORMATION ON SIZE OF VIDEO SCREEN / SELECTED REGION

This region indicates the size of the Video Screen or if there is a selected region, it shows the width and height of the selected region.


Magnification factor of the video image
STATUS INFORMATION ON THE MAGNIFICATION FACTOR OF THE VIDEO IMAGE

This region indicates the magnification factor of the video image. Magnification factor can be changed using the Zoom command in the View menu. It will not display anything if the magnification factor is one.


Selecting a Region
SELECTING A REGION ON THE VIDEO SCREEN

A selected region is used when you want to perform a desired operation on only a portion of the video screen. It can be performed as follows:

-	Click the left mouse button on the video screen.
-	Without releasing the left mouse button, drag the mouse pointer to define your desired region.
-	The selected region is indicated on the status bar.


Selecting Text
SELECTING TEXT ON THE VIDEO  SCREEN

Texts on the video screen can be selected individually or selected in a block. Selected texts are highlighted by select boxes with little blue corners.

To select one text item, just click onto the text you want and it will be highlighted as selected.

To select text items in a block:

-	Click the left mouse button on the video screen.
-	Without releasing the left mouse button, drag the mouse pointer such that the resultant region enclose the text items you want to select.
-	Release the left mouse button and all the wanted text items will be highlighted as selected.


Menu Hot Keys
FAST ACCESS TO MENU COMMANDS - MENU HOT KEYS

Some of the menu commands can be accessed quickly through the means of Menu Hot Keys or Application Menu Accelerators. These hot keys can always be activated  as long as the Video Kit FS200 application is runnig.

The followings are the Hot Keys that can be used in Video Kit FS200:

File Menu	Save Unload Background Image Exit	Ctrl + S Ctrl + U Alt + F4
Edit Menu	Clear Cut Copy Paste Copy To	Ctrl + L Ctrl + X, Shift + Del Ctrl + C, Ctrl + Ins Ctrl + V, Shift + Ins Ctrl + O
View Menu	Video Blaster Image Freeze Full Screen Inverted Non Fit	Ctrl + T Ctrl + F Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Ctrl + N
Effects Menu	Edit Text Delete Text	Ctrl + E Del
Options Menu	Mixer Setting	Ctrl + M
Others	Toggle Color Key on/off Cancel current action	Ctrl + K ESC