What is MainActor Video Editor?

What is MainActor Video Editor?

MainActor VE is an animation composing and processing package. It allows you to load, edit, play and save / convert animations, pictures and sounds of various formats and of any size.

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MainActor VE features animation composing and editing functions and is the most powerful part of this package. MainActor VE features Rexx as scripting language, which enables you to automate and custom program nearly every aspect of MainActor VE.

You can load, edit and play/show every animation, picture and sound format for which MainActor VE has the proper loader module. You can save any animation, picture and sound format for which MainActor VE has the proper saver module.

The currently supplied modules are listed by selecting the Loader Modules... and Saver Modules... items of the Help menu. For a list of features of these modules, see Supported File Formats.

MainActor VE has advanced scripting capabilities to automate nearly all possible functions of MainActor VE, like converting entire directories of animations, or to custom program specific functionality contained in MainActor VE.

You can edit and execute MainActor VE scripts directly inside MainActor VE. You can also pass the name of a Rexx script on the command line. Example scripts are supplied in the Script subdirectory.

MainActor VE supports various modules and codecs. The modules are updated frequently and more will be added in future releases.

NOTE: MainActor VE only uses the MainActor modules, whereas MainActor Sequencer can load/save the MainActor modules and through the import/export mechanism can use types like Video for Windows for AVI, QuickTime, ActiveMOVIE, NetShow etc.