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CyberLink Media Suite User ’s Guide.
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i Contents Introduction .............. ..................... .......... 1 CyberLink Media Suite Programs ........... ................... ................ ................... ..... 1 The PowerSt arter Program ................... ................. .....
CyberLink Media Suite ii Settings ...... ................. ................ ................. ................ ................. ................... ......... 3 0 Data....................................... ................ 31 Making a Data Disc .....
Conte nts iii Capturing Vide os .... ................ ................. ................ ................. ................. ........... 53 Capturing fr om a DV Camcorder ............ ................... ................. ............... 54 Capturing fr om an HDV Camc order .
CyberLink Media Suite iv Utilities ..................... ..................... ........ 77 Creating a Disc Image . ..................... ................ ................... ................. ............... 78 Burning a Disc Im age ....... ..........
1 Chapter 1: Introduction W elcome to Cy berLink Media Suite, the all- in-one multimedia suit e that opens up the world of digital enter tainment on your PC. CyberLink Media Suite allows y ou to: • enjoy all of your movies with the w orl d's #1 playback sof tware on the PC.
CyberLink Media Suite 2 The PowerStarter Program When you launch CyberLink Media Suite, the CyberLink Po werStarter inter face appears as follo ws: CyberLink P owerStarter is the complete CyberLink so.
Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Menu Icons Clicking a menu icon rev eals a list of features and functions you can choose from, and provides instant and direct access to all of your powerful CyberLink programs. Click the menu icon that corresponds to the type of media you want to access or featur es you want to explore .
CyberLink Media Suite 4 Photo The Photo menu c ontains a variety of functions for importing, managing , fixing , and touching up your photos . Features also include the ability t o instantly create dazzling slid esho ws, author photo discs with menus, and share your photos with the world on the Internet.
Chapter 1: Introduction 5 Function Icons Click one of the menu icons to reveal all the available functions and tasks you can per f orm using your C yberLink software. Select any of the functions to open the corresponding softw are progr am and comp lete the specified task, or access the requested feature.
CyberLink Media Suite 6 Note: the specific programs available within Cy berLink P owerStar ter is dependen t on the products instal led on your computer and the versions you purchased. About Click to displa y CyberLink P owerStarter version information.
Chapter 1: Introduction 7 V ersion T able The following table shows the difference s between the available v ersions of CyberLink Media Suite 8.0. Note: some functions or programs may not be available in the version of C yberLink Media Suite that you have installed on your computer .
CyberLink Media Suite 8 System R equirements The system requirements listed below are recommended as minimums f or working with the pro grams . Y ou may find that your system, while meeting these recommended minimums, requires expanded capacity for some tasks.
Chapter 1: Introduction 9 Video Capturing Dev ice • PCI or USB1.0/2.0 capture device c ompliant with WDM standard (i.e. PC Camera and T V tuner with WDM driver) • DV camcorder connected via OHCI-compliant IEEE1394 (check CyberLink w eb site) for supported model list) • DVD camcorder connec ted via USB2.
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11 Chapter 2: Music The Music function lets you burn audio files to a DVD or CD with CyberLink Po wer2Go. Y ou can also rip music from an audio CD onto y our hard drive. Use CyberLink W aveEditor to edit and add useful effects to your au dio files, or reco rd your ow n custo m aud io .
CyberLink Media Suite 12 Making a Music Disc CyberLin k Po wer2Go makes it easy t o create discs to play back your music . Y ou can create a regular audio CD f or playback on traditional CD pla yers or create a D VD or CD that contains MP 3 or WMA files.
Chapter 2: Music 13 3. Select the audio files you want to burn and then drag them to the destination disc or click the button. 4. When you ha ve added all of the audio that y ou want to burn, click Burn no w . 5. If required, adjust the configurations on the Music ( Au dio CD , MP3 Quality , WMA Quality ), Common or Burner tabs .
CyberLink Media Suite 14 2. Click and then select the file (s) y ou want to convert. Click Import to open the files. 3. Click Brow se , then select a destination folder . 4. Specify the format y ou want to con vert the files to, and , if ne c essar y , select a quality from the drop-down bo x.
Chapter 2: Music 15 Aud io: MP3, W A V , WMA, M4A*, A C3** Note: * available in the Standa r d version, and only in the LE version when running the program under Window s 7.
CyberLink Media Suite 16 T o record au dio , click the button to open the recording window. A - Recording Volume Control, B - S et Time Limit, C- Set Size Limit, D - Audio Device Settings, E - Audio Quality S etup , F - Fade-In/Out Buttons Set your recordings preferences as follo ws: • use the slider control to adju st the recording input volume.
Chapter 2: Music 17 Editing Audio Once you have all your audio in the library , you can star t editing it. Editing consists of cropping, trimming , and even adding portions (using the paste functio n) to your audio files. T o edit an audio file , do this: 1.
CyberLink Media Suite 18 1. Use the playback c ontrols or drag the timeline slider to location the position where you want the audio t o reach its loudest/quietest point. 2. Click on the line in the master volume area and drag the volume key to desired volume level.
Chapter 2: Music 19 CyberL ink W aveEdit or contains the foll owing effe cts: Note: to preview an effect, click it in the Effects area, select the Preview check box, and then click the button . Vo l u m e • Boost : apply this effect to increase the vo lume of the audio.
CyberLink Media Suite 20 Special • Noise Reduc tion : use this eff e ct to reduce residual low level noises (such as hisses and hums) in audi o , which are usually heard during quieter moments. • Radio : select this effect to apply a filter that mimics the sound of a radio .
Chapter 2: Music 21 4. Click OK to impor t the effect into the VST sec tion of CyberLink W aveEditor . Applying Effects When applying effects to audio, y ou can ei ther apply it to a se lected range or the entire clip. T o apply an effect to an audio file, do this: 1.
CyberLink Media Suite 22 Note: * available in the Standa r d version, and only in the LE version when running the program under Window s 7. ** not available in the LE version of C yberLink Wav eEditor .
23 Chapter 3: Movie Player CyberLink Media Suite pro vides access to C yberLink Pow erDVD , a soft war e disc player with all the featur es and controls of a normal living room disc play er . It offers f eature-rich navigation controls for an interactive and tailored viewing experience .
CyberLink Media Suite 24 CDs, C yberLink PowerD VD provides you w i th the complete digi tal media playback experien ce. Supported Media T ypes and Formats The optical discs and file formats that C yberLink PowerDVD supports are listed below: Note: * available in CyberLink Media Suite Ultra only.
Chapter 3: Movie Play er 25 Auto-resume If you stop or close CyberLink P owerDVD during disc playback, even play other files or discs immediately afterwards, the next time you play that specific disc title , you may resume from the last viewed scene. The auto-resume feature remembers exactly where y ou left off the last time you watched the disc.
CyberLink Media Suite 26 T rueTheater Effects W indow Click the but ton to display the T rueTheater Effects window . Note: True Theater effects are disabled during the playback of Blu-ray Disc titles. T rueTheater eff ects are also disabled whe n hardware acceleration is enabled.
Chapter 3: Movie Play er 27 Playing Movie Files CyberLink P owerDVD not only lets you play back your disc titles , but also your movie files as well. T o play back your movie files, do this 1. Select the Pla y a Movie F ile function in the Movie Pla yer menu of CyberLink Po werStar t er .
CyberLink Media Suite 28 D Nex t N Jumps to nex t chapter . E Rewind B Reverses through disc content at increment al speeds . F F ast for ward F F ast for wards through the disc content at incremental speeds. G Step back ward E Goes to previous frame.
Chapter 3: Movie Play er 29 Note: the exac t playback contr ols that are available depend on the media you ar e currently playing, so the buttons and their availability will var y . Q Stop S Stops playback of media. R Menu L Pro vides acce ss to the a vailabl e disc menu s .
CyberLink Media Suite 30 Settings The settings window lets you c onfigure CyberLink P owerDVD to suit your specific playback requirements.Y ou can access the settings windo w at any time by clicking the button on the playback controls or pressing Ctrl+C on your keyboard.
31 Chapter 4: Data CyberLink Media Suite off ers a number of burning functions, including the creation of data discs with C yberLink P ower2Go . Y ou can burn data to a Blu-ray Disc , DVD or CD , and also format a disc for use with CyberLink InstantBurn.
CyberLink Media Suite 32 Making a Data Disc T o burn a data disc, do this: 1. Se lec t t he t ype of da ta d isc you w ant t o cr eate and the forma t of the disc in t he Data menu of C yberLink PowerStarter program window . The Data Disc window o pens.
Chapter 4: Data 33 - Click OK t o close the dialog and then exit. Formatting a Disc CyberLink InstantBurn allows you t o write data by f older or file onto a DVD or CD by si mp ly dra gg in g an d d ro pp ing th e d at a o nto th e d is c li k e wi th a f lo ppy or ot he r removable disks.
CyberLink Media Suite 34 Using InstantBurn Before y ou begin, check that the InstantBurn icon is in the system tray in the bottom right of the screen. Note: for a more detailed description of this program and its functions, please consult the product ’ s help file.
35 Chapter 5: Photo The photo func tions in CyberLink Media Suite let you organize, enhance and share all of your photos using CyberLink MediaShow. Y ou can turn your photos into dazzling sl ideshows, print them out in a variety of formats, cr eate slideshow DVDs, and much more .
CyberLink Media Suite 36 Importing Photos If there are som e photos on your hard dr iv e, on a disc , or a removable device, y ou can easily import them into CyberLink MediaShow . T o impor t photos , including Pow erPoint slides, into C yberLink M ediaShow , do this: 1.
Chapter 5: Photo 37 1. Select the Manage Photos function within the Photo menu of C yberLink Po werStater . The CyberLink MediaShow main window displays. Using the Library When you impor t your photos into CyberLink MediaShow , t hey are automatically categorized int o a series of folders for ea sy browsing within the library .
CyberLink Media Suite 38 Folders When your media is imported into C yberLink MediaShow , it is automatically organized b y year and the corresponding fo lders on your computer’ s hard drive in the folders section of the library. Note: media located on removab le drives and opti cal discs are not displa yed in the folder list.
Chapter 5: Photo 39 2. Select which photos you want to tag faces in. Y ou can select all of the photos in the library , or a specific gr oup of photos , such as in a folder or those held on the tray .
CyberLink Media Suite 40 Manually T agging Faces If CyberLink MediaShow missed faces during the auto scanning process , you can manually tag faces in your photos. T o manually tag faces, do this: 1. Select an album, folder , search tag, or selec t and hold all of the photos on the tray .
Chapter 5: Photo 41 3. Click the Next button. The Edit window displays. Making Photo Fix es CyberL ink MediaShow pro vides you with sev eral common fix es for yo ur photos, including a utomatic fix es, fix ing red-ey e and a photo cropping f eature. Click on the Edit button and then on the tab to perform the following fixes on your photos.
CyberLink Media Suite 42 • Vignette : using the slider closes/opens a black circle on your photo, like in old silent movies. • Soft Focus : adds a soft focus effec t to your photo . Use the Siz e slider to adjust the focus area and the Soft slider t o adjust the amount of blur .
Chapter 5: Photo 43 3. Click the Next button. The slideshow begins to play automatically . 4. Use the following buttons t o control the playback of your slideshow: Button Fu nc t io n Stops the slideshow and retu rns to the main window . When viewing a slideshow , click this button to select the desired slideshow style.
CyberLink Media Suite 44 Creating Slideshows CyberL ink MediaShow lets y ou create an d cust omize a slideshow that includes both your photos and videos. Y ou can selec t from a number of styles, and then add background music, text and color boards. T o create and customize a slide sho w , do this: 1.
Chapter 5: Photo 45 - select the Col or Bo ards tab to add a new slide with a custom backgroun d c ol o r . Co l or b oa r d s l e t y o u i n s er t a b r ea k i nt o yo u r s l id e s ho w, o r yo u c an u s e them for titles and credits. Select the color of the color board from the color panel, and then click A dd Color Board .
CyberLink Media Suite 46 • select Prop ertie s t o customize the transition used and the duration of the selected slide, which can diff er from those set for the entire slideshow . For videos in the slideshow , us e the slider to adjust the lev el of the background music and the video ’ s audio when the video is display ed.
Chapter 5: Photo 47 Selecting a Style CyberLink MediaShow provides y ou with the option of selec ting from a number of stylish, pre-designed disc menus. These menus are already cust omized for y ou and may include such features as motion and menu music.
CyberLink Media Suite 48 Printing Photos With CyberLink MediaShow you can print ou t your photos on your printer in a var iet y of si zes. T o print out your photos, do this: 1. Select the P rint Photo function within the Photo menu of C yberLink Po werStarter .
Chapter 5: Photo 49 T o upload photos to F lick r , do this: 1. Select the U pload to F lickr functio n within the Photo menu of CyberLink Po werStarter . The CyberLink MediaShow main window displays. 2. Select the f older that contains the photos you want to use, or select all of the individual photos in the library y ou want to upload.
CyberLink Media Suite 50 Note: after click ing the Autho rize butt on, you must lo g in to your F acebook page within your browser , an d then return to the upload wizard to complete the authorizati on process for uploading p hotos to F acebook.
51 Chapter 6: Video The Video functions in CyberLink Media Suite let you per form a variety of tasks, including the capt ur e of video content fr om a variet y of sources and the production of video discs with CyberLink P owerP roducer .
CyberLink Media Suite 52 Importing Videos If there are som e videos on your hard dr ive, re movabl e dev ice, or camc orde r , yo u can easily import them into CyberLink MediaShow . Importing Video Files T o import vid eo files into CyberLink MediaShow , do this: 1.
Chapter 6: Video 53 Note: these steps outline how to capture and import video from camcorders connected with an IEEE (firewire) cable. If your camcorde r connects to y our computer via USB , you can impor t the video files directly by se lecting Import Media and then select ing y our camcorder from t he list of attached dev ices.
CyberLink Media Suite 54 1. Select the Captu re Vid eos func tion within the Video menu of CyberLink Po werStater . The C yberLink Pow erDirector capture window displays: A - Capture from a DV Ca mcor.
Chapter 6: Video 55 Capturing a Single Scene Y ou can capture a single segment of video from your camcorder . This function is par ticularly useful, for example, if y ou wa nt to acquire a long video segment in its entirety without sk ipping over sections.
CyberLink Media Suite 56 Note: if your HDV camcorder connects to your c omputer via U SB , you must impor t video files direc tly as if your camcorder is a regular hard driv e. See "Impor ting Video Files" on page 52 for information on impor ting video files.
Chapter 6: Video 57 A VCHD camcorders record in a high defi nition digital format that does not require conversion bef ore being used on a computer . Y ou can capture scenes from your A VCHD ca mcorder direc tly into C yberLink Pow er Di re c tor.
CyberLink Media Suite 58 Albums Y ou can create new albums or place your media into existing ones, helping y ou organize y our media and prepar e it for movies , discs, etc. Note: wh en y ou add media to your favorites , it is placed into the Fav or i te M e di a folde r within album s automatically .
Chapter 6: Video 59 Fixing and Enhancing Videos CyberL ink MediaShow off ers sev eral editing features , including trimming unwanted por tions from video clips, or pe r f orming various touch ups on videos in preparation for editing, uploading, etc .
CyberLink Media Suite 60 • Reduce video noise : select to reduce any video white noise or remove block y artifac ts from a video clip . • Reduce audio noise : use this option to filter out background noise from the audio track. Drag the slider to remove more or less noise.
Chapter 6: Video 61 • impor t media files individually . • import an entire folder that contains media files you want to use in your current projec t. Note: videos you impor ted int o CyberLink MediaSho w using the Import V ideos function are not automatically impor ted in to C yberLink PowerDirector .
CyberLink Media Suite 62 1. Select the Conve r t V id eo function within the Video menu of CyberLink Po werStarter . The Con ver t Videos window displa ys. 2. Right-click on the videos that you want to con ver t and then select Co nver t to iPod C ompatible File .
Chapter 6: Video 63 2. Right-click on the videos that you want to c onvert and then select Con ver t to a PSP/PS3 Compatible F ile . 3. Select whether you want to play the video file on a PSP (PSP-Video) or PS3 from the drop-down menu. 4. Select the pref erred resolution and aspect ratio (4:3 or 16:9) for the file from the drop-down menu.
CyberLink Media Suite 64 9. Click OK to star t the output. T o output your video to f ormat with a custom profile , do this: 1. Select the Conve r t V id eo function within the Video menu of CyberLink Po werStarter . The Con ver t Videos window displa ys.
Chapter 6: Video 65 Creating Video Discs After you finish creating your video prod uc tion, you can burn your movi e onto a CD , DVD or Blu-r ay Disc*, complete with styl ish menus , in just a few simple steps in CyberLin k Po werDirector .
CyberLink Media Suite 66 1. Select the Cr eate a Video Disc function and then the fo rmat of the disc you want to create within the Video menu of CyberLink P owerStarter .
Chapter 6: Video 67 2. Insert the disc y ou want to use and ensure the correc t drive is selected . 3. Select a rec ording speed in the Maximum speed dr op-down list. 4. Select the target disc format from the drop-down and then click Next . 5. F rom the Recording from drop-down list, select the camcorder you want to record from .
CyberLink Media Suite 68 5. Click the Done button once your video is uploaded. Uploading Videos to Facebook Y ou can upload videos from the library directly to your F acebook page. T o upload a video to F a cebook, do this: 1. Select the Up load to F acebook function within the Video menu of Cybe rLink Po werStarter .
69 Chapter 7: Copy & Backup With C yberLink Media Suite, y ou can easily make an exact copy of a data DVD or CD using CyberLink P ower2Go and copy a non-CSS protected DVD Video disc with CyberLink PowerDVD Copy . Y ou may also back up all your data and restor e it when and if required using CyberLink P ower Backup.
CyberLink Media Suite 70 Copying a Data Disc The Copy Disc option allo ws you to make an exact copy of a disc of an y format. However , you must copy the disc contents onto a blank disc of the same disc type. ( Y ou cannot , for example , copy content from a CD onto a DVD .
Chapter 7: Cop y & Backup 71 Copying a Movie D VD CyberLink P owerDVD Copy is a specialized tool for copying DVD mo vies from disc or hard driv e onto a back-up DVD . Y ou ca n likewise create a DV D folder on your hard drive, or burn it to a DVD as a movie.
CyberLink Media Suite 72 Backing Up and R estoring Y our PC Backing up data is an important security pro c edure that can save large amounts of time and money in case of disaster , disk fail ure, attack by a hacker or virus, etc.
Chapter 7: Cop y & Backup 73 • Back up to : Select your backup destination from the drop-down box. Backup destinations ma y include ha rd disk or a disc burner (depending on your available hardware). • Back up as : G ive each backup file a unique name.
CyberLink Media Suite 74 Res to ri ng Dat a T o restore your data after a backup, first select Restore y our PC in the Cop y & Backup menu of the CyberLink P owerStar t er program window , and the.
Chapter 7: Cop y & Backup 75 • Altern ative locat ion : Restore to a new location. T o set a ne w director y , click Browse , then locate and select the folder y ou want to use. • Single directory : Restore all of the backed up files to a single new director y .
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77 Chapter 8: Utilities CyberLink Media Suite pr ovides you with a number of useful disc utilities , including allowing you to erase rewritable discs and also design and print professional looking labels using Cybe rLink LabelP rint to complete the disc making process.
CyberLink Media Suite 78 Creating a Disc Image Creating and saving a disc image onto your hard drive is useful for backing up your discs on your computer f or futu re burning tasks . T o create a disc image , do this: 1. Select Create a Disc I mage function within in the Utili ties menu of CyberLink Po werStar t er .
Chapter 8: Utilities 79 Burning a Disc Image Burning a disc image to disc allows you t o restore a sav ed disc image to disc as w ell as burn disc images created by the C yberLink Im age Recorder . T o burn a disc image , do this: 1. Select Burn a disc image function within in the Utiliti es menu of CyberLink Po werStar t er .
CyberLink Media Suite 80 Erasing a Disc If you are using a r ewritable disc, you ca n erase content that has been previously recorded onto it. This allows you to reus e the same discs over and over without the need to continually buy new disc s . T o erase a disc, do this: 1.
Chapter 8: Utilities 81 Print a Disc Label Cyberlink LabelP rint offers a wide v ariety of layout formats and supports a number of printing options , includin g printing dir ectly on your disc using L ightScribe and Labelflash technologies.
CyberLink Media Suite 82 Step 2 - Edit Disc Information Add or edit disc information, such as a ti tle, whic h will allow y ou to recog nize the disc. Add or edit the content list information to keep track of which files you have added to the disc. Y ou can add or edit this information on the Edit Disc Info rmation page .
Chapter 8: Utilities 83 Burning D VD Folder s If you have created a DVD f older you can burn this folder t o a disc for storage . T o burn a disc from a DVD folder , do this: 1. Select Burn a DVD F older function within in the Utilities menu of C yberLin k Po werStar t er .
CyberLink Media Suite 84 2. Click Edit Disc . 3. Insert y our target disc, select a record ing speed, the Aspect Ratio for your disc and then click Next . 4. Make any of the required modifica tions in the CyberLink P owerPro ducer program. 5. When you are done your edits click Next and then click Burn to burn y o ur disc.
85 Chapter 9: T e chnical Support This chapte r contains te chnical support information. It includes all the information to find the answers y ou need to assist you.
CyberLink Media Suite 86 CyberLink provides a wide range of web support options, including F AQs and a user community forum, in the following languages: Langu age We b S u p p o r t U R L English http://www .cyberl ink.com /prog/support/cs/index.do T raditional Chinese http://tw.
Index 87 Inde x A About 5 Access 3 Add face tag 40 text 45 Add to favorites 4 Albums 37 , 58 favorit es 37 , 58 Alternative location option 75 Always overwrite the files on my com- puter option 75 Ant.
CyberLink Media Suite 88 from webcam 56 single scene 55 Capture video 52 Captured content 57 CD ripping music from 13 Cell 47 Change speed 19 Chapt er vie wer 29 FancyView 25 grid vi ew 25 Chapt ers v.
Index 89 fix photos 41 fix videos 59 trim videos 59 undo 42 , 60 video 4 Edit log 42 , 60 editing disc aft er burning 83 Effects 41 apply 21 custom 20 defaul t 18 importing 20 VST 20 Equalizer 19 Eras.
CyberLink Media Suite 90 I Image create disc 4 Import audio 15 download menu 47 effects 20 file formats 14 PowerPoint files 36 video 52 VST effect 20 Importing media window 36 InstantBurn erasing a di.
Index 91 O Original location option 74 Overwrite older files option 75 P Paper template s 82 People edit 39 Phone 20 Photo 4 Photos add to disc 47 edit 41 , 60 effects 41 fine tune 41 , 60 fix 41 impo.
CyberLink Media Suite 92 Recently opened documents 32 Record 15 Red-eye 41 Remove favorite 4 Resolution 64 Restore tool 73 Restoring Data 74 Resume options 25 Reverb 19 Rip audio procedure 13 S Satura.
Index 93 capture from 56 U Undo 42 , 60 Upgrade 5 Upload photos 49 Upload videos 67 , 68 Utilities 4 V Version Table 7 Video 4 Video converter 61 Video noise, reduce 60 Videos convert 61 custom profil.
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An important point after buying a device Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Cyberlink Media Suite 8 Pro along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
