Getting familiar with MovieShaker (Normal Mode)
 Note
Depending on your computer, the position of the button may differ
from what's shown in this online help. However, the function of each
button is the same.
A Menu bar
Shows MovieShaker menus.
Menu reference
B Monitor panel
On the Monitor panel, you will find the Shake tray, Capture tray, and
Edit tray. Select the desired tray by clicking the Shake tab, Capture
tab, or Edit tab.
The Shake tray is provided for creating a scene of approximately 30
seconds long, using clips
on the Clip tray at random.
The Capture tray is provided for capturing
images directly from the DV
device or MICROMV
device connected to your computer, and importing them into the
Clip tray. The monitor displays the images recorded on the videotapes
of the DV device or MICROMV device.
The Edit tray is provided for processing scenes.
Click a scene on the Product tray, then it is displayed on the Edit
tray. You can add an effect(s)
to the scene by dragging
the effect from the Effect tray and/or the Text tray and dropping it
on the Edit tray.
Note
You cannot use a MICROMV device with MovieShaker preinstalled on your
computer. If you wish to use a MICROMV device, see To
use a MICROMV device.
Getting familiar with the Shake tray
Getting familiar with the Capture tray
(To capture from DV devices)
Getting familiar with the Capture
tray/Index tray (To capture from MICROMV devices)
Getting familiar with the Edit tray
C Tool panel
On the Tool panel, you will find the Effect tray, Text tray,
Transition tray, Narration tray and Index tray. Select the desired
tray by clicking the "Effect" button, "Text"
button, "Transition" button, or "Narration"
button. Only when a MICROMV device has been connected to your
computer and "MICROMV Device" has been selected from the
"Device" menu, the Index tray appears while the Capture
tray is displayed on the monitor panel.
The Effect tray contains various effects to be applied to a scene.
The Text tray provides a tool for creating a text effect to be
applied to a scene.
The Transition tray contains various transition effects to be
inserted between scenes.
The Narration tray provides a tool for recording narration
to be inserted into a movie.
The Index tray provides a tool for capturing images from a MICROMV
device and imports them into the Clip tray.
Note
You cannot use a MICROMV device with MovieShaker preinstalled on your
computer. If you wish to use a MICROMV device, see To
use a MICROMV device.
Getting familiar with the Effect tray
Getting familiar with the Text tray
Getting familiar with the
Transition tray
Getting familiar with the Narration tray
Getting familiar with the Capture
tray/Index tray
D Clip tray
The Clip tray is provided for placing clips to be processed with MovieShaker.
It can contain a movie file, still image and/or sound files.
Getting familiar with the Clip tray
E Product tray
The Product tray is where you arrange clips to make a movie. In the
Product tray, you will find the Storyboard Display and the Timeline Display.
On the Storyboard, you can easily arrange scenes and transitions.
On the Timeline, you can arrange scenes, transitions, BGM,
and narration, and make fine adjustments to the starting/ending
points and duration of scenes, transitions, BGM, and narration.
Getting familiar with the Storyboard
Getting familiar with the Timeline
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