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19. _M_o_v_i_e__M_a_k_e_r__T_o_o_l
MovieMaker (invoked from the command line as _m_o_v_i_e_m_a_k_e_r) is
a graphical tool for creating and editing multitrack
QuickTime movies. Movies can include clips from QuickTime,
AVI, DIF (Raw DV data), MPEG and SGI movie files, images and
audio files.
On-line help is available describing in detail how to go
about creating and editing movies.
19.1 _N_e_w _f_e_a_t_u_r_e_s _i_n _M_o_v_i_e_M_a_k_e_r _4._4._0, _r_e_l_e_a_s_e_d _w_i_t_h _I_R_I_X
_6._5 _f_o_r _O_2
+o MovieMaker sports a clip-oriented interface.
Individual pieces of media appear as a separate items
in the timeline and clip bin.
+o MovieMaker now has a "Print To Videotape" feature.
+o MovieMaker now supports importing DIF files (raw DV
data).
+o MovieMaker now supports importing some types of movies
with compressed audio.
+o MovieMaker now supports multiple layers. Layers at the
top of the timeline appear in front of those lower in
the timeline. All audio tracks are mixed no matter
where they appear in the stacking order.
+o MovieMaker now supports a single level of Undo.
+o MovieMaker now supports drag-n-drop to and from the
clip bin.
+o MovieMaker now supports the use of Audio and Video
filters for adding flair to your compositions. Of
special note is the "Custom 3D Effect..." accessible
from the "Effects" menu.
+o MovieMaker now has a built-in titling facility for
adding text and drawing annotations to your movie.
+o MovieMaker also has a synchronized audio recording
feature that lets you add voice-over annotations to
your movie while playing the movie.
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19.2 _B_u_g__F_i_x_e_s
Bug 610693: As of Irix6.5.1m, uncompressed frame-based YUV
422 movies will be fully compatible with QuickTime 3.0
running on other platforms (Mac, Windows). (Note that this
fix applies to the SGI movie library and all dmedia tools;
for more information, please see the dmedia_dev release
notes on the SGI movie library.)
19.3 _K_n_o_w_n__P_r_o_b_l_e_m_s__a_n_d__W_o_r_k_a_r_o_u_n_d_s
This section lists problems in the MovieMaker software and
ways to work around them.
+o MovieMaker only supports editing within the QuickTime
file format. When opening an SGI, AVI, DIF, or MPEG
file formats, you will be prompted to import that file
into a new QuickTime file. In order to get the
resulting movie back into one of these file formats,
you can use the "Export As..." menu command.
+o MovieMaker may appear to copy and paste the wrong
number of frames. This is because QuickTime files can
have variable image durations. It may appear that the
selection did not contain the correct number of frames
after it was pasted. The user should verify that the
_d_u_r_a_t_i_o_n of the pasted selection is the same as the
duration of the original selection.
+o Movie files will grow in size when you add data to a
movie while editing, either by using the "Import..."
command, or by using the "Paste" command. This happens
even if you do not explicitly save the movie file. To
reduce the size of your movie file, use the "Save
As..." command to save your movie into a new filename,
and any unreferenced data will not be included in the
new file.
+o MovieMaker creates temporary files in /usr/tmp
(specified in the TMPDIR environment variable) during
edit and cut and paste operations. These files can
sometimes reach a large size. If MovieMaker exits
abnormally, these temporary files may not be deleted
from /usr/tmp. You may need to check your /usr/tmp and
remove these files manually.
+o We do not recommend that you use MovieMaker over the
network. Just say no.
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+o If you are inserting images or another movie that have
a frame size larger than the current movie setup size,
the images will automatically be scaled to the movie
setup size.
+o When working with a composition of different sized
tracks, filtered information from larger sized tracks
will be added to smaller tracks. To workaround this
problem, run filters on the smaller sized tracks first
or save the file and reopen it into moviemaker before
running additional filters. This is especially
noticeable when running filters which make use of
texture mapping, like the "Custom 3D Effect..." (a.k.a
"FxBuilt Filter").
+o The "Picture-In-Picture" by default maintains the
aspect ratio of the track when resizing. To scale
nonuniformly, hold down the shift modifier key.
Experts may want to specify the exact transformation by
expanding the dialog.
+o Occasionally, the timeline display will create new
"lanes" when repositioning clips. To move a clip to a
new lane without changing its start time, hold down the
shift key while moving the clip. If there are a number
of empty lanes, use the "Set Number of Timeline
Lanes..." to a new number.
+o When running a video filter on an image clip, the icon
in the clip bin changes to a video icon. This is
correct behavior as there are now more than one image
in the clip (introduced by the filter). When the
filter is removed (by selecting and deleting from the
clip bin), the icon will revert back to the image icon.
+o Setting the background color occasionally does not take
effect until the current time has changed. Also, the
background color may not be saved as part of the movie
file under certain conditions.
+o Although the fonts used in the titler are specified in
the X resources, not all fonts are currently supported.
Changing to a new font may cause the application to
exit abnormally.
+o Applying filters to multiple clip selections is not
suggested. Unusual results may occur. You should
apply filters to only one clip at a time.