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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Before Use
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.