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Sony Movie Shaker Manual

What you can do with MovieShaker

Starting and exiting MovieShaker

Getting familiar with MovieShaker (Normal Mode)

Collecting clips from files

Getting familiar with the Clip tray

To collect a clip from files

Collecting clips from DV devices

Configuring your computer for use with DV devices (Be sure to read this.)

When the operating system on your computer is Windows XP

When the operating system on your computer is Windows 2000

When the operating system on your computer is Windows Me

Getting familiar with the Capture tray

Settings for capturing from DV devices

Limitations and notes for capturing from or exporting to DV devices

Capturing images from DV devices

Collecting clips from MICROMV devices

Configuring your computer for use with MICROMV devices (Be sure to read this.)

When the operating system on your computer is Windows XP

When the operating system on your computer is Windows 2000

When the operating system on your computer is Windows Me

Getting familiar with the Capture tray/Index tray

Settings for capturing from MICROMV devices

Limitations and notes for capturing from or exporting to MICROMV devices

Capturing images from MICROMV devices

To capture multiple images (Batch Capture)

To capture an image while playing it back

To capture all images that have an index and arrange them on the Product tray (Dubbing)

Placing clips to make a movie

To place a clip on the Storyboard

Getting familiar with the Storyboard

To place a clip (on the Storyboard)

To place a clip on the Timeline

Getting familiar with the Timeline

To place a clip (on the Timeline)

To edit on the Timeline

To place a transition effect between scenes

Getting familiar with the Transition tray

To place a transition effect between scenes

To insert a narration into a movie

Getting familiar with the Narration tray

To insert a narration into a movie

Editing effects, etc.

Getting familiar with the Edit tray

To select a scene for processing

To cut unwanted parts off a scene

To create a still image from a scene

Applying effects to a scene

Getting familiar with the Effect tray

Getting familiar with the Text tray

To apply effects to a scene

To apply text effects to a scene

To change the volume or playback speed of a scene

To make a shaken scene with collected clips

Getting familiar with the Shake tray

To make a shaken scene with collected clips

To save/export a final movie product

To preview a final movie product

To save/export a final movie product

Exporting a final movie product to a DV device

Uploading a final movie product to ImageStation

Getting familiar with the Image Uploader window

Uploading a final movie product to ImageStation

Exporting a final movie product to a MICROMV device

To make a shaken scene with movie files (Shake Mode)

Getting familiar with the Shake Mode

To make a shaken scene with movie files

Additional information

To save the interim contents in a project file

To use a MICROMV device

Limitations and notes

Settings for virtual memory

Troubleshooting

Trademark Information

Exporting a final movie product to a DV device

You can export your final movie products to DV devices for playback on DV devices where a computer is not available.

Notes

If you wish to capture images from a DV device, or export a final movie product to a DV device, you must connect the DV device (to your computer) and turn it on before starting MovieShaker. For further information about connecting DV devices, see the Operating Instructions or the online manual that came with your computer.
Be sure not to disconnect the i.LINK cable or turn off the power of the DV device while running MovieShaker.
If a heavy load is put on the CPU or hard disk while exporting to DV devices, frame duplication may occur. To reduce this problem, set up your computer according to Configuring your computer for use with DV devices (Be sure to read this.).
For further information, see Limitations and notes for capturing from or exporting to DV devices.

Select "Device" from the Menu bar, and then click "DV Device" to select it.
Click the "Export" button.

The "Export" dialog box appears.
Select "Export to external device," and then click "Next."

When the confirmation dialog box appears, click "Yes."

The "Export to DV device" wizard appears.
Specify the destination folder for saving a temporary file, and then click "Next."

Hint

The final movie product is temporarily saved in the folder.

When exporting a final movie product to a DV device, you need to specify a folder for saving the temporary file. Note that the settings made here also apply to "Location to store the temporary file" in the "Setting" dialog box.

Note

When exporting a 9-minute movie, disk space of more than 2 GB is required to save the temporary file.
Set the time for the blank-image frame to be inserted, and then click "Next."

Hint

You can insert a blank-image frame (black frame) into the beginning and/or end of the final movie product to be exported.

Depending on the DV device, the beginning of the final movie product may be cut off or image noise interference may be recorded at the end of it. To avoid this problem, set to record a blank-image frame at the beginning and/or end of the final movie product.

Note

Depending on the DV device, the actual recorded time of a blank-image frame may not match the time you set.
Insert the videotape into the DV device, and stop playing it at the recording start point.
When you are ready to export, click "Finish."

A temporary file is created.

Exporting to the DV device begins after the temporary file is created.

You can abort the export or creating the temporary file, as necessary.

When exporting is finished, the completion message is displayed.

Notes
- Operate your computer as little as possible while exporting. Otherwise, frame duplication may result.
- Saving a temporary file is time-consuming to complete. Use AC power, not batteries. Otherwise, the battery may run out before saving a file is completed.
  
  It takes approximately 90 seconds to save a temporary file for a final movie product of approximately 10 seconds long. (Based on VAIO models with Pentium4 1.5GHz CPU and 128 MB main memory. The time differs depending on model.)
- Only the first 9 minutes of the movie will be exported. Also, if the videotape runs out before exporting is completed (i.e., less than 9 minutes of videotape remains), exporting is stopped at the end of the videotape.
Choose whether you export the same final movie product repeatedly or finish exporting.

When you want to export the same final movie product repeatedly, prepare another videotape and click "Yes."

The final movie product is exported to the DV device using the created temporarily file.

Click "No" to finish exporting.

The temporary file saved in step 7 is deleted automatically.

Related Topics

Getting familiar with the Storyboard

Getting familiar with the Timeline

To save/export a final movie product

Uploading a final movie product to ImageStation

Exporting a final movie product to a MICROMV device

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