FlipShare: Flip Camera Software
*The information in this document is from the FlipShare software Help section.
Overview 3
Main Screen 3
Navigation Pane 3-4
Progress Box 5
Workspace 5-6
Action Bar 6-8
Save to Camcorder/Save to Computer 7
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FlipShare: Flip Camera Software
*The information in this document is from the FlipShare software Help section.
Play Full Screen 7
Email 7
Greeting Card 7
Online 7
Create Movie 7
Snapshot 7
DVD 7
Adjust Volume 7-8
Full Screen Playback 8
Working with Videos 9-10
Select Video 9
Name a Video 10
Move a Video 10
Delete a Video 10
Working with Folders 11-12
Select a Folder 11
Name a Folder 11
Create a Folder 11-12
Open a Folder 12
Delete a Folder 12
Editing Videos 12-15
Making a Movie 13-14
Saving a Movie 114
Trimming a Movie 14-15
Capturing a Snapshot 15-16
Sharing Videos 16-23
Email 16-17
Greeting Card 17
Online 17-19
Uploading 19-21
Making a DVD 21
Importing & Exporting 22-23
How your Videos are Protected 23
FlipShare Overview
Welcome to the FlipShare application for use with your Flip camcorder. FlipShare is a powerful yet easy-to-use program that lets you organize your videos and video folders, watch your videos in a variety of sizes, and make movies by combining your videos with music, titles, and credits.
With FlipShare you can share your videos by uploading them to several popular websites, sending them as email attachments, or creating cool video greeting cards. You can also share them by having a custom DVD made of your videos, or by making your own DVDs.
FlipShare provides a Main Screen from which you can access all the tools needed to get you up and running quickly. Before you know it, you will be capturing all the important - and not so important - events in your life and the lives of your friends and family. So take a few minutes to browse through the help topics so that you can understand all the important features of the FlipShare application.
Main Screen Features:
The FlipShare Main Screen contains the controls for everything you do with your Flip videos. When you attach your camcorder to your computer, the FlipShare program window should open automatically.
NOTE: In the event the program does not start automatically:
On Windows systems, open My Computer (or Computer) and double-click on the FLIPVIDEO icon, then double-click on "Setup_FlipShare".
On Macintosh systems, double-click the FLIPVIDEO icon on your desktop, then double-click on "Start FlipShare".
The FlipShare main screen is composed of three sections.
· The left pane consists of the Navigation Pane, below which you will find the Progress Box. The Navigation Pane displays a list of the Flip videos saved into folders stored on your computer, and provides a link to your camcorder when it is connected. The Progress Box under the Navigation Pane provides information about the progress of a currently selected action.
· The large section to the right is the Workspace. This is the area in which you play back and organize your videos. Below the Workspace is the Workspace Toolbar which displays the number of currently selected videos, allows you to select All videos or None, and provides a volume control slider.
· Arrayed along the bottom of the screen is the Action Bar. The Action Bar consists of a number of buttons that initiate editing and sharing functions.
Navigation Pane
The pane on the left-hand side of the FlipShare Main Screen is composed of the Navigation Pane and the Progress Box. The Navigation Pane is used to display the organization of your video library and to select folders containing the videos that you want to play back. The Progress Box consists of a bar displaying the status of the action currently in progress.
Navigation Pane
The Navigation Pane is divided into two categories: Camcorder and Computer.
The Camcorder category icon is only active when your Flip Video camcorder is connected to your computer; otherwise, it is grayed out. The icon does not contain any folders, and cannot be expanded. It is basically just a link to the camcorder that lets you play, import, copy, or delete videos that are located on the camera.
When you connect your camcorder to your computer, thumbnails of allvideos on the camcorder are displayed in the Workspace. Unsaved videos (those that have not yet been saved to the computer) are marked with an "Unsaved" icon. To save the videos to your computer, click the Save to Computer button in the Action Bar. The computer will automatically create folders for the videos, and locate them under Computer in the Navigation Pane. By default, the folders are named for the months in which the videos were made. This process could take a while to finish, but as each video is copied, a thumbnail of it will appear in the Workspace.
The Computer category icon is where your videos and movies are organized. When you import videos from your camera, they are automatically placed in folders named with the month and year (for example "August 2009"). If you import additional videos at a later date that were taken during the same month, they will automatically be added to that month's folder. (You can monitor the process by observing the Progress Box below the Navigation Pane.)
To change a folder name, double-click the current name (or right-click the name, then select Rename), and type in the one you want. The name of the folder can be up to 255 characters long, but when a long title is listed in the Navigation Pane, only the first couple of words are shown, with an ellipsis (".") following them. Note that the folder name also appears just above the Workspace.
You cannot change the order the titles appear in your Navigation Pane. The newly imported folders are shown with the most recent listed first, but titled folders are always listed in ascending alphabetical order.
If you see a number in parentheses next to a folder name, it is an indication of how many items are located in the folder. The number of videos that have been selected is displayed in the Workspace Toolbar, next to the [None] button.
Sandwiched between the Navigation Pane and the Progress Box, you will see an Add New Folder button. If you click the adjacent [+], a new folder with the name "Untitled Folder" will be added to the Navigation Pane.
If you have folders selected that you wish to delete, click the trash can icon to the right of the folder when the cursor is hovering over the folder name. A message will appear warning you that the enclosed videos will be permanently deleted. Select either [Permanently Delete] or [Cancel].
NOTE: You can also delete or rename a folder by right-clicking on the folder name in the Navigation Pane and making a selection. If you right-click within the Navigation Pane but not on a folder name, you can add a new folder.
Progress Box
The Progress Box displays the progress of a current action(s). If the action can be cancelled, a Cancel button also appears. If there is no action currently in progress, a message stating "No actions in progress" appears.
The Progress Box displays confirmation of the most recent action until a new action is initiated, then the progress of the new action replaces the old confirmation. The box resets to 'no action' at the start of a new session. When multiple actions are in progress at the same time, the Progress Box will display multiple progress bars or confirmations only if new actions are initiated before the prior action is completed.
Workspace
The Workspace is the largest area of the FlipShare Main Screen. This is the area in which you watch your videos and organize your media.
There are three different viewing modes available in the Workspace:
§ List view - displays a scrollable list with small thumbnails. In this view, you can view key information about each file and easily export videos to your computer.
§ Thumbnail view – allows you to preview your videos in place or open up the video for viewing in the Single viewer. This viewer also contains a button for trimming your videos.
§ Single view - is the mode in which you watch your video in the largest size possible from the Workspace. This viewer also contains a button for trimming your videos.
*Each of these viewing modes offers different advantages, depending upon what you want to do.
List view is an easy way to see a list of all the videos that are contained within the selected folders.
§ The thumbnails are much smaller than those in Thumbnail view, so it is quicker to scroll through the selected files.
§ List view also contains a lot of information about the video, such as when it was taken, the length and size of the video, and activity history.
§ List view is the only view from which you can directly export videos to a location outside of the FlipShare application for use with third-party applications.
Viewing
You can preview your videos from List view. If you want to view it in single view, select the representative image then click the [Single] view button at the top right of the workspace.
Resizing
Click the [Thumbnail] or [Single] view buttons located at the top right of the List view window to switch to the respective viewer.
NOTE: If you right-click on a thumbnail, a menu of tasks appears from which you can select a variety of actions, such as Copy and Export. Right-clicking in the background of the Workspace allows you to select or deselect all the videos in the window, or paste videos from the clipboard into the window.
Thumbnail View - provides a great way to display several videos in the Workspace at the same time.
Viewing
Click on the [Play] button to preview the video in thumbnail size. As it is playing, a progress bar appears under the thumbnail and the [Play] button turns into a [Pause] button for stopping the preview at a selected point.
Resizing
To resize the videos from the Thumbnail view window, use the dropdown list activated by clicking on the Thumbnail view dropdown arrow. You may select from two to five videos across. While in thumbnail view, click the [List] button to open the videos in List view, or click the [Single] button to open the video in Single view.
NOTE: If you right-click on a thumbnail, a menu of tasks appears from which you can select a variety of actions, such as Copy, Trim, and Export. Right-clicking in the background of the Workspace allows you to select or deselect all the videos in the window, or paste videos from the clipboard into the window.
Single View - Single view is the view mode in which you can watch your videos and movies in full browsing window size.
Opening
To open the video in Single view mode, select a thumbnail while in Thumbnail or List views, then click the [Single] button at the top right of the Thumbnail or List views.
Browsing
To navigate to other currently selected videos, use the scroll bar on the right side of the viewer window to go to the previous and next videos.
Resizing
Click the [List] or [Thumbnail] buttons located at the top right of the Workspace to open the respective viewer.
NOTE: If you right-click anywhere on the screen, a menu of tasks appears from which you can select a variety of actions, such as Copy, Delete, Rename, Play full screen, and Export.
Action Bar
The Action Bar is located at the bottom of the FlipShare main screen. The Action Bar consists of several buttons that allow you to access most of the FlipShare program features. Some of the buttons are grouped together, depending upon their function.
The following buttons are located on the left of the Action Bar:
§ Save to Camcorder/Save to Computer
The state of the Save to Camcorder/Save to Computer button is determined by whether you have Camcorder or Computer selected in the Navigation Pane. If Camcorder is selected and you want to save some or all of your videos to the computer, first select the videos you want to save, then click the Save to Computer button. Likewise, if Computer is selected and you want to save your videos to the camcorder, select the videos you want to save, then click Save to Camcorder.
§ Play Full Screen
The Play Full Screen button allows you to view your videos in full screen mode. First select the video (or videos) you want to watch, then click the Play Full Screen button. You can exit full screen mode at any time by clicking the mouse button or pressing the Esc button. To pause and resume the video while in full screen mode, press the spacebar.
The following buttons are grouped under Share:
§ Email - Clicking the Email button opens up the Share by Email wizard that allows you to enter all the information required to immediately send your videos and a message.
§ Greeting Card - Clicking the Greeting Card button opens up the Send Greeting Card wizard. This allows you to send your videos in an electronic greeting card format.
§ Online - Clicking the Online button opens up the Online wizard that allows you to share your videos using one of the many online sharing services.
The following buttons are grouped under Create:
§ Movie - Click the Movie button to go to the How to Make a Movie feature. It's a good idea to first select the videos from which you want to make your movie, although you can add more videos later in the process.