Sony DCR-IP5 MovieShaker v3.1 User manual

© 2001 Sony Corporation
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.

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Program © 2001 Sony Corporation
Documentation © 2001 Sony Corporation
© 2001 Sony Corporation. All rights reserved.
is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
MovieShaker is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
Microsoft, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation
(USA) in the USA and in other countries.
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 ™ and ®marks
are not shown in this document.
About the copyright:
Video or audio files recorded using this software should not be utilized (utilised) for any
purpose other than private pleasure unless prior permission from its rightful owner
under the Copyright Act is obtained.
About the screenshots used in this manual:
The screenshots used in this manual may be somewhat different than those you
actually see on your own computer; this is due to the different specifications of various
computers.
❒Copying all or part of the contents of this software and manual, or renting
the software without authorization are prohibited by copyright laws.
❒The Company cannot accept liability for damage or loss resulting from the
use of this software, or for any claim from a third party.
❒The Company assumes no responsibility aside from the replacement of the
media due to manufacturing fault.
❒This software must not be used in a system other than that specified.
❒The software specifications may be subject to change without notice.
❒The Company cannot be responsible for loss due to any inability to make
video or audio files recordings that may arise due to malfunctions of this
device or this software.

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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 .............................................................................. 11
To install MovieShaker ...................................................................... 11
To Install QuickTime 5....................................................................... 16
To Install DirectX 8.0a ........................................................................ 17
If you are running Windows 2000.................................................... 17
If you are running Windows Me ...................................................... 17
Basic Operation
Starting MovieShaker ............................................................................... 18
Workflow.................................................................................................... 19
Collecting clips .......................................................................................... 20
To capture multiple images (Batch Capture) ................................. 20
To capture an image while playing it back..................................... 23
To capture all images that have an index and arrange them
on the Product tray (Dubbing) ......................................................... 25
To make a shaken scene with collected clips.................................. 27
Placing clips to make a movie ................................................................. 29
To place a clip (on the Storyboard) .................................................. 29
To place a transition effect between scenes .................................... 31
Editing effects, etc. .................................................................................... 33
To select a scene for processing ........................................................ 33
To apply effects to a scene ................................................................. 35
To apply text effects to a scene ......................................................... 37
To change the volume or playback speed of a scene..................... 39
Exporting a final movie product ............................................................. 41
To preview a final movie product.................................................... 41
To export a final movie product ....................................................... 42

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Additional information
Troubleshooting ........................................................................................ 45
END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT..................................................... 46

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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.
A scene is automatically created and may have special effects in addition to
those on the Effect tray.
Effective scenes can easily be created using this tool.
To apply effects to a scene
You can apply effects provided with MovieShaker to a scene to make it more
visually interesting.
To place a transition effect between scenes
You can add an effect, such as a cross-fade or wipe effect, between scenes on
the Storyboard to provide an interesting transition from one scene to another.
To export a final movie product
You can export your final movie product to a file for distribution or viewing
by other people.

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Precautions for Use
The hardware and software requirements for using MovieShaker are as
follows:
❐IBM PC/AT or compatible with the following capabilities.
– Minimum 600 MHz Pentium
III
®CPU (800 MHz or faster
recommended)
– Minimum 128 MB main memory (256 MB or more recommended)
– Minimum 100 MB available hard disk space (for Standard installation),
models having a speed of ATA66 or better (needed during capturing)
– Minimum 800 ·600 pixel or 1024 ·480 pixel Hi Color (Colour) (16-bit
color (colour)) display driver capability.
– Sound: Sound Blaster 16 compatible sound card
– Other: with i.LINK (IEEE1394) terminal
• We cannot guarantee that this product will operate correctly in all recommended
environments.
• Depending on a computer environment, this product may not operate correctly due
to insufficient memory when the main memory is 128 MB on the computer.
❐Operating System
Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional (hereafter, Windows 2000),
Microsoft®Windows®MillenniumEdition (hereafter, Windows Me), or
Microsoft®Windows®XP Home/Professional
It is necessary for the above operating systems to have been installed at
the factory.
• We cannot be responsible for any later upgrades that may have been made in the
environment.
• Languages of the Operating Systems that can be used: Japanese, English, French,
German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese
About the MICROMV
• 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
access scenes you wish to view.
MovieShaker allows you to capture or process images efficiently using an
index contained on the Micro Cassette Memory.
• The data compression method used is MPEG2, the same used with BS
digital broadcasting.

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Using MovieShaker
• The following table lists the file formats compatible with the Clip tray.
Type Format Extension
Movie QuickTime Movie* .MOV
AVI (includes movie saved as DV) .AVI
MPEG1 .MPG,.MPEG
MPEG2 .MPG,.MPEG
MICROMV .MMV
Still image Windows Bitmap .BMP
GIF .GIF
JPEG .JPG
PNG .PNG
PICT .PCT,.PICT
Sound WAVE .WAV
AIFF .AIF
MP3 .MP3
* QuickTimeVR, QuickTime3D, and VECTOR files are not supported.
• To use MovieShaker, make sure to use the following display settings:
Screen area: 800 x 600 pixels or 1024 x 480 pixels or more
Color (Colour): High Color (Colour) (16 bits) or superior
• Do not change any screen setting in the Windows "Display Properties"
while running MovieShaker. You must exit MovieShaker before changing
the screen resolution, colors (colours), or Desktop Scheme.
• MovieShaker displays still images with an aspect ratio of 4:3. Still images
with any other aspect ratio will be trimmed (the upper left part) to adjust
the screen size to 4:3 aspect.
• If the movie is captured from a MICROMV device recorded in widescreen
mode (aspect ratio 16:9), its aspect ratio for display on the monitor is 4:3.
Note that, however, it is exported to a MICROMV device with an aspect
ratio of 16:9.
• When you open a project file in MovieShaker, or if you have saved the
interim contents of the Clip tray and Product tray as a project file, do not
move or delete the original files to which the clips on the Clip tray and the
scenes on the Product tray are referring.
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•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.
•RealProducer 8.5 Basic is needed when exporting the product to a
RealVideo format file. If RealProducer 8.5 Basic is not installed on your
computer, you need to install it.
•Do not uninstall QuickTime.
•Do not put your computer into System Suspend mode or the System
Hibernation mode.
•Digital recording is not possible if the audio source is a CD disc.
•Running MovieShaker with the hard disk drive connected using an i.LINK
or USB cable may cause the software to malfunction. In this case, exit
MovieShaker and stop using the device, and then restart MovieShaker.
•Because large amounts of memory are needed to execute MovieShaker
commands, be sure to set the maximum and minimum sizes of virtual
memory to at least 1024 MB (for Windows 2000 and Windows XP
operating systems).
To capture from or export to MICROMV devices connected to your
computer
Depending on the computer settings, packet loss* may occur if a heavy load
is put on the CPU or hard disk while capturing images from or exporting
files to MICROMV devices. To reduce the occurrence of this problem, make
sure of the computer settings. For further information about the computer
settings, see "Configuring your computer for use with MICROMV devices
(Be sure to read this.)" of the on-line help.
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.
* Loss of data transferring between your computer and a MICROMV device due to a heavy
load put on the system that may cause distorted images.

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Before Use
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. Please see
"How to Use this Help" for instructions on how to use MovieShaker on-line
help.
How to Use this Help
MovieShaker on-line help provides more detailed information than this
manual. You not only can find descriptions from predetermined keywords
but also you can type in any words you like to search for explanations.
Displaying the Help Contents
MovieShaker on-line help is displayed by clicking "How to Use
MovieShaker" in the "Help" menu.
•The left side area of Help where "Contents," "Index," and "Search" are
displayed is called the left frame.
•Select "Contents" or "Index" to switch displays. Continued

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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.
To search by predetermined keywords
When you select "Index" in the left frame, a list of keywords appears.
Enter a few characters from the beginning of the word you want to find, or
select a keyword from the list and click "Display" to see the explanation of the
keyword.
To search with your own words:
Select "Search" in the left frame.
1Enter the word you want in "Type in the keyword to find:," then
click "List Topics."
A list of items which contain the word you entered appears in the left
frame.
2Select an item from the list, and click "Display."
An explanation appears in the right frame. In the explanation, the word
you entered in step 1 is highlighted.
zHint
If you use an * (asterisk) such as "MPE*," you can list items which start with MPE.

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Before Use
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. This will allow the computer to find it easily.
•If another version of MovieShaker is already installed, confirmation of the version
will be performed. Therefore, without uninstalling the previous version, install the
new version by clicking "Install MovieShaker 3.1," then follow the instructions on the
screen. (See the screen of step 2 in page 12)
•You need QuickTime 5 to use MovieShaker. If QuickTime 5 or later is not installed on
your computer, you need to install it in advance before installing MovieShaker 3.1.
(See page 16)
•You need DirectX 8.0a or later to use MovieShaker. If DirectX 8.0a or later is not
installed on your computer, you need to install it in advance. (See page 17)
•If you are running Windows 2000, be sure to log on as a user with administrative
privileges (such as "Administrator") to install MovieShaker.
To install MovieShaker
1Insert the MovieShaker CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
When the CD-ROM drive access lamp turns off, the "Setup MovieShaker
3.1 for MICROMV" dialog (dialogue) box appears.
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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.
2Click "Install MovieShaker."
A dialog (dialogue) box appears, from which you can select software to
install.
3Click "Install MovieShaker 3.1."
The "Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for MovieShaker" dialog
(dialogue) box appears.
Note
If another version of MovieShaker is already installed, confirmation of the version
will be performed. Therefore, without uninstalling the previous version, install the
new version by clicking "Install MovieShaker 3.1," then follow the instructions on
the screen.

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Before Use
4Click "Next."
The "Choose Destination Location" dialog (dialogue) box appears. The
default destination, "C:\Program Files\Sony\MovieShaker," is already
in the dialog (dialogue) box.
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5Click "Next" if the displayed destination folder is acceptable.
zHints
•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." You can also directly type a folder name in the path and click "OK" to
select the destination folder.
•If your operating system is Windows 2000, a dialog (dialogue) box may be
displayed inviting you to confirm your digital signature. When the dialog
(dialogue) box appears, be sure to click "Yes."
6Click to select "NTSC" or "PAL."
A dialog (dialogue) box appears, from which you select a television
broadcast system. Please check the system written on the MICROMV
device or package.
To change the television broadcast system after installing MovieShaker,
select "Programs" from the Windows "Start" menu, and point to
"MovieShaker," then click "NTSC-PAL Switcher" to display a dialog
(dialogue) box. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the
system.
The necessary files will be copied from the CD-ROM to your hard disk.
After the files are copied, the "InstallShield Wizard Complete" dialog
(dialogue) box appears.
Note
When you install MovieShaker without installing QuickTime 5, the warning dialog
(dialogue) box shown below may appear.
After you click "OK" to finish installation of MovieShaker, you can install
QuickTime 5.

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Before Use
7Click 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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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. If a version of QuickTime other than the English version
is installed, be sure to uninstall it before installing the English version.
1Insert the MovieShaker CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and click
"Install MovieShaker" on the displayed screen (page 11).
A dialog (dialogue) box appears, from which you can select software to
install.
2Click "Install QuickTime 5."
Installation of QuickTime 5 will start.
Follow the instructions on the screen to finish the installation.

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Before Use
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" on the displayed screen (page 11) will display the screen
where you can select software to install. When you click "Install DirectX 8.0a"
on this screen, installation of DirectX 8.0a will start. Follow the instructions
on the screen to finish the installation.
If you are running Windows 2000
If your operating system is Windows 2000, you need to update Windows
2000.
Insert the MovieShaker CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Clicking "Install
MovieShaker" on the displayed screen (page 11) will display the screen
where you can select software to install. When you click "Update Windows
2000" on this screen, the update of Windows 2000 will start. Follow the
instructions on the screen to finish updating.
If you are running Windows Me
If your operating system is Windows Me, you need to update Windows Me.
Insert the MovieShaker CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Clicking "Install
MovieShaker" on the displayed screen (page 11) will display the screen
where you can select software to install. When you click "Update (1)
Windows Me" on this screen, the update of Windows Me will start. After
"Update (1) Windows Me" is finished, continue by clicking "Update (2)
Windows Me." Follow the instructions on the screen to finish updating.
Note
When you connect the MICROMV device to your computer for the first time,
depending on the computer configuration, the "Version Conflict" dialog (dialogue) box
may appear. When the dialog (dialogue) box appears, be sure to click "Yes."

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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.
•When you use the MICROMV device, be sure to use AC power, not batteries.
1Turn on the computer and load Windows.
2Click the "Start" button on the Windows Taskbar.
The "Start" menu appears.
3Select "Program," and point to "MovieShaker," then click
"MovieShaker."
MovieShaker starts.
Clip tray Menu bar Monitor panel Tool panel
Product tray

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Basic Operation
zHints
•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.
•If your operating system is Windows 2000, a dialog (dialogue) box may be displayed
inviting you to confirm your digital signature when you connect the MICROMV
device to the computer. After confirming the contents of this dialog (dialogue) box,
follow the instructions on the screen.
•To start MovieShaker on your VAIO computer using movie files captured with Smart
Capture (if installed) on the Clip tray, select "Programs" from the Windows "Start"
menu, and point to "MovieShaker," then click "Use movies captured with Smart
Capture."
•If the screen area is set to less than 800 x 600 or 1024 x 480 pixels when you start
MovieShaker, a message appears to prompt you to change the screen settings. In this
case, change "Screen area" in the Windows "Display Properties."
To exit MovieShaker
1Select "Exit" from the "File" menu on the Menu bar.
MovieShaker closes.
Workflow
The following is the overview of the MovieShaker workflow.
1. Collecting clips (See page 20)
You can capture images directly from the MICROMV device connected to
your computer, and import them into the Clip tray.
2. Placing clips to make a movie (See page 29)
You select clips from the Clip tray and place them onto the Product tray to
create your own movie. You can add an effect (transition) between scenes
placed on the Product tray.
3. Editing effects, etc. (See page 33)
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.
4. Exporting a final movie product (See page 41)
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.

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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)
zHint
You can collect a clip from the hard disk on your computer and/or external media and
place it onto the Clip tray. The clip can be a movie, still image, or sound file. For further
information, see the on-line help.
To capture images from MICROMV devices connected to your
computer
Before capturing from MICROMV devices, configure the necessary settings.
For further information, see "Settings for capturing from MICROMV devices"
of the on-line help.
Depending on the computer settings, packet loss (loss of data transferring
due to a heavy load put on the system that may cause distorted images) may
occur if a heavy load is put on the CPU or hard disk while capturing images
from MICROMV devices. To reduce the occurrence of this problem, make
sure of the computer settings. For further information about the computer
settings, see "Configuring your computer for use with MICROMV devices
(Be sure to read this.)" of the on-line help.
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.
To capture multiple images (Batch Capture)
You can capture multiple images simultaneously from a MICROMV device.
The index contained on a videotape allows you to select the images you wish
to capture. The captured files are imported into the Clip tray.
Notes
•Capturing stops if the MICROMV device is disconnected from your computer, its
power turned off, or the videotape ejected from the MICROMV device.
•The "Batch Capture" function is disabled unless the MICROMV device is in VCR
mode.