MacroSystem Arabesk Ver.6 - Manual (Page 7)

7 Arabesk 6 User manual
2. Reference
2.1 Clarity is very important for the main
menu
The main menu of Arabesk 6 has been reorganized and is now
similar to the main menu of Bogart SE . The individual menu
items are now grouped under 4 parent menu items, namely
Environment, Prepare, Shaping and Finish . This order corre-
sponds to the usual sequence of editing steps .
In the title bar of the menu, one sees no longer just the name
of Arabesk 6, but also the currently selected resolution, such
as SD for the Video DVD target format . The target format that
was not selected, is more pale . A short while after you hold
the mouse pointer on the resolution indicator, a help text will
appear to indicate the currently selected resolution or target
format . When you click with the left trackball button on the
resolution, you will have the option to change the target format
and therefore also the resolution .
If the RenderBooster is inserted and recognized, this will be
indicated in the title bar, to the left of the resolution .
If the RenderBooster is inserted, but not active, its indicator
will be paler and in brackets . If the RenderBooster is active, the
indicator will become white and the brackets will disappear .
When you want to use the RenderBooster, go in Arabesk 6
under Environment to Settings and place a checkmark next to
‘Use RenderBooster’ .
(for example, in the picture above, the RenderBooster is being
used and HD (Blu-ray) has been selected as the target format)
On the right, there is a preview window with the current view of
the main menu for the selected disc project .
In the bottom part of the screen, there is an info box that
shows you the current status of the disc project at a glance .
Please refer to the "The info box – everything at a glance"
chapter for more information .
There is, of course, a button
to open and close the drive,
and also a button , to return to the Bogart SE main menu .
If your device has two drives or if you have connected a sec-
ond, external, drive to your device, you will be asked which
drive should be opened before the drive will open .
2.2 Environment – It's all about settings
In the Environment menu, you have the option of letting our
Assistant guide you through the creation of a menu (more
about the Assistant in the corresponding chapter) .
Here, you will also find the project management of the different
disc projects you are able to work on in parallel with Arabesk
6, as well as settings you can make across the board, i .e . with
respect to all disc projects . Information about drive and stor-
age medium can also be accessed here . If several drives are
connected, you will be able to access information about every
drive and you will have the ability to select the desired drive .
2.2.1 Assistant
When you use the assistant, it will conveniently guide you
through all editing necessary or optional steps for creating a
disc .
At each editing step, there is the possibility to go to the next
editing step by clicking on Next or to return to the previous
editing step by clicking on Back .
If a choice is required in an editing step in order to burn a
movie on a disc, the Next button will only become active when
the corresponding setting has been made .
In case you are not using the assistant, click on the Cancel
button to return to the Arabesk 6 main menu . After clicking on
the Cancel button, a confirmation prompt will open to confirm
that you do indeed wish to end the assistant and reject the
settings you have made so far .
The Yes button will end the assistant, whereas the No button
will take you back to the last editing step you performed with
the assistant . This prompt will appear every time you click the
Cancel button, regardless of the editing step of the assistant
that is currently active .
When the assistant starts, a dialog box will allow you to select
the format you want to use for your disc, Video DVD or Blu-ray .
Click on the corresponding button in the dialog box to make
your choice .
Once you have selected the target format of your disc, you will
be able to use the ‘Select film’ button to select the project you
want to burn on your disc .