Sony DCR-IP5 MovieShaker v3.1 Operating Instructions Manual
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Page 1: Operating Instructions
3-070-303-12(1) MovieShaker Ver.3.1 for MICROMV Operating Instructions Before using MovieShaker, be sure to read carefully the END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (the Software License Agreement) at the end of the Operating Instructions. © 2001 Sony Corporation... - Page 2 QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license (licence). QuickTime is registered in the U.S. and other countries. , and MICROMV logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Other system names and product names appearing in this document are generally registered trademarks or trademarks of their manufacturers, although ™...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Before Use What you can do with MovieShaker ... 5 Precautions for Use ... 6 About the MICROMV ... 6 Using MovieShaker ... 7 How to Use this Manual ... 9 How to Use this Help ... 9 Installing the software ... - Page 4 Additional information Troubleshooting ... 45 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ... 46...
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Page 5: Before Use
Before Use What you can do with MovieShaker Movie making You can capture images directly from the MICROMV device connected to your computer with an i.LINK cable to make a final movie product. Shake! You can easily create a scene of approximately 30 seconds long including BGM, by using clips on the Clip tray at random, simply by clicking a button. -
Page 6: Precautions For Use
• The MICROMV device can record and play back about 60 minutes of video at the same high picture quality as the DV device (digital video camcorder). • All MICROMV cassettes are provided with Micro Cassette Memory. The MICROMV device is provided with a function (called "Multi-picture search") which allows you to use this Micro Cassette Memory to easily... -
Page 7: Using Movieshaker
Using MovieShaker • The following table lists the file formats compatible with the Clip tray. Type Format Movie QuickTime Movie* AVI (includes movie saved as DV) MPEG1 MPEG2 MICROMV Still image Windows Bitmap JPEG PICT Sound WAVE AIFF * QuickTimeVR, QuickTime3D, and VECTOR files are not supported. •... - Page 8 • Exporting a final movie product to a file is time-consuming to complete. Check the remaining battery charge before exporting. Use AC power whenever possible. The "MICROMV" or "DV-AVI" option takes a particularly long time. Also, use AC power to export a final movie product to a MICROMV device as this is also time-consuming.
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Page 9: How To Use This Manual
How to Use this Manual This manual describes how to use MovieShaker, from capturing images from a MICROMV device to creating a movie. You can learn basic functions of MovieShaker following the manual. This manual describes only the basic operations of MovieShaker. More detailed operations are described in MovieShaker on-line help. - Page 10 The right side area of Help, where explanations are displayed, is called the right frame. • When you click underlined text in the explanation, you can see an explanation of the underlined text. To search by contents When you select "Contents" in the left frame, a table of contents appears. When you click or double-click an item in the table of contents, the explanation of that item appears in the right frame.
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Page 11: Installing The Software
Installing the software You need to install MovieShaker on your computer before using it. Perform the following steps to install the program, after exiting all other programs including anti virus software. Notes • Be sure to connect the MICROMV device to your computer after installing MovieShaker. - Page 12 Note If this dialog (dialogue) box does not appear when the CD-ROM is inserted, start Windows Explorer and double-click on the installation file (SETUP.EXE) on the CD-ROM. Click "Install MovieShaker." A dialog (dialogue) box appears, from which you can select software to install.
- Page 13 Click "Next." The "Choose Destination Location" dialog (dialogue) box appears. The default destination, "C:\Program Files\Sony\MovieShaker," is already in the dialog (dialogue) box. Continued...
- Page 14 Click "Next" if the displayed destination folder is acceptable. z Hints • If you want to change the destination folder, click "Browse" to display the "Choose Folder" dialog (dialogue) box. Click a folder to select the folder to be the installation destination, and click "OK."...
- Page 15 Click to select "Yes, I want to restart my computer now." and click "Finish." Installation is now complete, and your computer will reboot.
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Page 16: To Install Quicktime 5
To Install QuickTime 5 You need QuickTime 5 or later to use MovieShaker. If QuickTime 5 or later is not installed on your computer, you need to install it in advance. Note If a version of QuickTime earlier than QuickTime 5 is installed, uninstall it before installing QuickTime 5 or later. -
Page 17: To Install Directx 8.0A
To Install DirectX 8.0a If your operating system is Windows 2000 or Windows Me, you need DirectX 8.0a or later. If DirectX 8.0a or later is not installed on your computer, you need to install it in advance. Insert the MovieShaker CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Clicking "Install MovieShaker"... -
Page 18: Basic Operation
Basic Operation Starting MovieShaker Notes • Before starting MovieShaker, be sure to connect the MICROMV device to the computer and turn on the power of the MICROMV device. • Before starting MovieShaker, be sure to exit anti virus software, etc. •... -
Page 19: Workflow
z Hints • When you start MovieShaker on your computer for the first time, a message appears to prompt you to set up and check the settings to use MovieShaker. Click "OK," and set up in the "Setting" dialog (dialogue) box shown on the screen. •... -
Page 20: Collecting Clips
Collecting clips You can capture images directly from the MICROMV device connected to your computer, and import them into the Clip tray with MovieShaker. For file type compatibility, see "Using MovieShaker." (page 7) z Hint You can collect a clip from the hard disk on your computer and/or external media and place it onto the Clip tray. - Page 21 Clip tray Menu bar Insert a videotape into the MICROMV device. Note When you use MovieShaker for the DV device, select the "Device" menu from the Menu bar, and then click "MICROMV Device" to select it. Click the Capture tab. The Capture tab is highlighted, and the Monitor panel switches to the Capture tray.
- Page 22 Notes • The "Scan" button cannot be clicked after all thumbnail images have been imported. • If the length of images recorded on a videotape is extremely short, thumbnail images may not be imported even when you click the "Scan" button. •...
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Page 23: To Capture An Image While Playing It Back
To capture an image while playing it back You can capture an image manually from a MICROMV device and specify desired parts while playing it back on the MovieShaker monitor. The captured file is imported into the Clip tray. Note Capturing stops if the MICROMV device is disconnected from your computer, its power turned off, or the videotape ejected from the MICROMV device. - Page 24 Stop playing the videotape just before the point you want to start capturing. Note If the MICROMV device is in CAMERA mode, steps 3 and 4 are not necessary. Click the Play button. The image recorded in the videotape is played back on the monitor. When the start point to be captured is displayed, click the "Capture"...
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Page 25: To Capture All Images That Have An Index And Arrange Them On The Product Tray (Dubbing)
To capture all images that have an index and arrange them on the Product tray (Dubbing) You can automatically capture all images that have an index contained on the videotape. The captured files are imported into the Clip tray, and then they are arranged on the Product tray as scenes. - Page 26 Click the Capture tab. The Capture tab is highlighted, and the Monitor panel switches to the Capture tray. The Tool panel displays the Index tray where the information of the images on the MICROMV device (e.g., Cassette Labels for videotapes, date and time recorded, and recorded time) appears.
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Page 27: To Make A Shaken Scene With Collected Clips
To make a shaken scene with collected clips You can easily create a scene of approximately 30 seconds long including BGM, using clips on the Clip tray at random. You can only use BGM provided with MovieShaker. A scene is automatically created and may have special effects in addition to those on the Effect tray. - Page 28 Enter text and click "OK." Note Text is also used line by line at random, so some text you entered may not appear in a shaken scene. Click to select the "Text" check box. The text is used for shaking. z Hint The first time you enter text, the "Text"...
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Page 29: Placing Clips To Make A Movie
Placing clips to make a movie Select clips from the Clip tray and place them onto the Product tray to create your own movie. The clip placed on the Product tray is called a "scene." You can add an effect (transition) between scenes placed on the Product tray. On the Product tray, you will find the Storyboard Display and the Timeline Display. - Page 30 Drop it on a Scene palette of the Storyboard. The clip is placed on the Scene palette of the Storyboard. z Hints • As you drag a scene over a chosen Scene palette, the palette is highlighted (or a vertical marker appears between the palettes) to indicate placement. Use this indication to guide placement.
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Page 31: To Place A Transition Effect Between Scenes
To place a transition effect between scenes You can add an effect, such as a cross-fade or wipe effect, on a Transition palette of the Storyboard to provide an interesting transition from one scene to another. Click the "Transition" button. The Transition tray appears. - Page 32 Drag the transition you want to place on the Storyboard. Drop it on the Transition palette of the Storyboard. The transition is placed on the Transition palette. z Hint As you drag a transition over a chosen Transition palette of the Storyboard, the palette is highlighted to indicate placement.
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Page 33: Editing Effects, Etc
Editing effects, etc. To create a scene, select a scene from the Product tray to display it on the Edit tray, so that you can cut off unwanted parts (trimming) or apply effects. The changes you make to the scene are immediately reflected on the scene on the Product tray. - Page 34 Edit tab Play button Storyboard Click a scene displayed on the Storyboard. The first frame of the selected scene is displayed on the Edit tray. Drag the Trimming knobs to specify the starting or ending point. The image displayed on the monitor also changes as the knob is dragged.
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Page 35: To Apply Effects To A Scene
To apply effects to a scene Apply effects provided with the Effect tray to a scene to make it more visually interesting. To apply an effect to a scene, drag it from the Effect tray and drop it on the Edit tray monitor or the Effect palette. - Page 36 Drag the effect you want to apply to a scene and drop it on the Edit tray monitor. The effect you dropped is applied to a scene, and the Effect range marker and the Effect knobs appear. You can move the Effect knobs. The effect appears for the duration of the trimmed portion of a scene.
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Page 37: To Apply Text Effects To A Scene
To apply text effects to a scene Create a text effect on the Text tray and apply it to a scene, such as a title scene. Text effect appears for the duration of the trimmed portion of a scene. You can adjust the length of the text effect as desired. - Page 38 Hints • The sample folder (in the default setting; C:\Program Files\Sony\MovieShaker\Samples) contains a white background file (white.bmp) and a black background file (black.bmp). These files can be used effectively as backgrounds when creating title scenes for a final movie product.
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Page 39: To Change The Volume Or Playback Speed Of A Scene
To remove a text effect applied to a scene To remove a text effect applied to a scene, drag the text effect from the Effect palette and drop it in the Trash in the MovieShaker window. You can also remove a text effect by clicking it and pressing the Delete key. You can also remove more than one text effect at the same time. - Page 40 Volume control slider Speed control slider Move the Volume control slider to the left or right to adjust the volume. Moving the Volume control slider to the left turns the volume down, and moving it to the right turns it up. If you want to set the volume of a scene to fade in, click the fade-in check box to select it.
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Page 41: Exporting A Final Movie Product
Exporting a final movie product You can save or export your final movie products. You can preview and check them before saving them. You can export your final movie product to a file for distribution or viewing by other people. To preview a final movie product After you complete your final movie product, you can check the final result on the monitor. -
Page 42: To Export A Final Movie Product
z Hints • If you press the Esc key using the keyboard while playing a final movie product on the Full screen monitor, the monitor returns to its original size. • If you right-click anywhere on the Full screen monitor, the pop up menu appears. •... - Page 43 Click the "Export" button. The "Export" dialog (dialogue) box appears. Click to select "Export to file." z Hint If you wish to export your final movie product to the MICROMV device, click to select "Export to external device." This will pause the MICROMV device. "Export"...
- Page 44 Select the file type from the list and click "Next." When the confirmation dialog (dialogue) box appears, click "Yes." The "Save as" dialog (dialogue) box appears. Enter a file name and click "Save." The "Save as" dialog (dialogue) box closes, and the final movie product is exported to a file.
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Page 45: Additional Information
Additional information Troubleshooting If a problem occurs, please check the following items. If you cannot resolve the problem, contact your sony dealer. z Hint When you capture images from or export files to MICROMV devices, see "Limitations and notes for capturing from or exporting to MICROMV devices" of the on-line help. - Page 46 5. LIMITED WARRANTY SONY warrants that, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of your actual receipt of the CD-ROM on which the Software is stored, the CD-ROM as a recording medium will be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use.
- Page 47 Software could lead to death, personal injury, or severe physical or environmental damage ("High Risk Activities"). SONY and its suppliers specifically disclaim any express or implied warranty of fitness for High Risk Activities. PROHIBITION ON EXPORT. THE SOFTWARE AND ANY UNDERLYING TECHNOLOGY MAY NOT BE EXPORTED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES OR CANADA OR TO ANY FOREIGN ENTITY OR "FOREIGN PERSON"...
- Page 48 Printed in Japan...