Welcome to QuickFLIX! Personal Movie Making Software.
This file contains the latest changes and additions to the
QuickFLIX! User's Guide.
• INSTALLATION
There is a single application, QuickFLIX! 1.1.1 for use on both the Power Macintosh (6100, 7100, 8100, etc.) and traditional Macintosh (Centris, Quadra, MacII, etc.) computers.
The following updates the installation procedure contained in the QuickFLIX! manual. Replace step seven of the installation procedure contained in the manual with the appropriate step listed below.
For Power Macintosh Users:
7. QuickFLIX! requires the QuickTime and QuickTime PowerPlug extensions be present. Power Macintosh computers are shipped with QuickTime and the QuickTime PowerPlug extensions already installed, so normally, no installation is required. However, if for some reason they are not there, they will have to be installed from
the system software floppies or CD ROM that came with your AV Macintosh.
Proceed to step 8 in the installation procedure.
For traditional Macintosh Users (Centris, Quadra, MacII, etc.):
7. Copy the QuickTime extension from the 'Contents to System folder' into the System folder. For non-AV computers copy the Sound Control Panel and Sound Manager Extension from the 'Contents to System folder' into the System folder. AV Macintoshes (Quadra 840AV, Centris 660AV) already have this sound manager extension built in, so it's not necessary to drag the Sound Manager Extension or Control Panel into the System folder.
Proceed to step 8 in the installation procedure.
Addendum --
• Recording Video and Sound
Post Compression Options: Post compression allows video to be captured as quickly as possible, and then recompressed after capture to a video compressor which is optimized for playback. There are 3 post compression options: Off, None Codec, and YUV Codec. Select the Off option to disable post compression. Select the None Codec to capture with the None codec and then recompress immediately after capture to the compressor selected in video settings. Select the YUV Codec to capture with the YUV Codec and then immediately recompress using the compressor selected in the video settings. Macintosh AV users (Quadra 840AV, Centris 660AV, Power Macintosh 6100/AV, 7100/AV, 8100/AV etc.) should select the YUV Codec option, as this allows for the best capture rates and highest image fidelity (millions of colors). Users of hardware compression boards should digitize with post compression off.
Playthrough Video During Record: There is a checkbox to enable or disable video playthrough during recording. With the playthrough option on, the record window will update with video as it's being captured. With the playthrough option disabled, the record window will be blank. For some digitizing compressors, the highest possible frame rate is obtained with playthrough off, particularly on Apple's AV machines with the YUV Codec post compression option. Note for AV users: even though Playthrough Video During Record is disabled, depending on the compressor chosen, it may still update the record window if it can do so without affecting the maximum frame rate.
The Record Window will be automatically placed on the display attached to the video capture card. Holding down the Option key while selecting the Show Record Window menu item forces the Record Window to be displayed on the monitor with the menu bar (main monitor).
Quadra 840AV, Centris 660AV Recording: Having the caps lock key down while recording video causes red splotches in the resulting QuickTime movie. The work around is to be sure the caps lock key is up while recording video.
Audio from a CD ROM: Importing sound from a music CD using the File Open... dialog can lead to clicking noises if stereo is chosen. The work around is either to choose mono sound, or record it using the Record Menu. If it's an internal CD drive, select the internal CD as the sound source (in the Record Menu, Sound Settings, Sound Source, Built-In Device, and Internal CD Input). Use the AppleCD Audio Player Desk Accessories (previously called Apple CD Remote) to play and control the CD. The volume of the sound is controlled by the volume control slider in the AppleCD Audio Player Desk Accessory. If it's an external CD drive, connect an audio patch cord (with 1/8 inch stereo mini jacks) from the CD drive to the sound input on the back of the Macintosh, and select External Audio in the sound settings dialog (Record Menu, Sound Settings, Sound Source, Built-In Device and External Audio Input). The volume of the recorded sound is controlled both by the volume control thumbwheel located on the front of the external CD player and the volume control slider in the AppleCD Audio Player Desk Accessory.
• TITLING
Text may be copied from a word processor and pasted into the text window in the dialog for the Titling command. This feature allows you to title with a list of names or other text.
A number can now be specified for Drop Shadow to indicate how far the drop shadow should be placed from the text.
A type in text field allows you to type in a specific point size.
• NEW SOUND MANAGER
QuickFLIX! uses features of version 3.0 of the Apple Computer Sound Manager. This allows recording, playback and editing of 16 bit, CD quality sound when used with appropriate hardware. Some features of QuickFLIX! have enhanced functionality with Sound Manager 3.0. Save As Optimized QuickTime movie allows you to change the audio sampling rate and 'mix' the sound tracks together for optimal playback performance.
• SPEECH
In the appendix on page 136, the demo for 'Adding Sound Using Speech' should read:
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1. "Open Zap Music"
2. "Select All"
3. "Copy"
4. "Close Window"
Closes the sound movie.
5. "Show Time View"
6. "Select Sound Track One"
7. "Paste Sound"
To crop sound to the end of the movie.
8. "Show Player"
9. "Play Movie"
Place speech on standby for smoother movie playback.
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Additions and Changes to the "Complete Vocabulary" appendix section
starting on page 137:
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StoryBoard, Movie Player, and Time View:
Select Clip <i> (where Clip i is any clip from 1 to 10 in the first scene)
Select Clip <i> and <j> (where Clip i and j are any clips from 1 to 10 in the first scene)
Select Scene <i> Clip <j> (where Scene i is any scene from 1 to 10 and clip j is any clip from 1 to 10)
Select Scene <i> (where Scene i is any scene from 1 to 10)
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Time View only:
Go To Begin Selection
Go To End Selection
Select Sound Track <i> (where i is any sound track from 1 to 3)
Play Sound
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Movie Player and Preview Window only:
Play Movie Backwards
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Transitions:
<i> second <j> transition (where i is the duration of the transition from 1 to 10 seconds, and less than the length of the shorter of the two clips, and j is any transition name in the 'Speakable Items' folder inside the 'Transitions' folder. Transitions currently in the 'Speakable Items' folder are band wipe, barn door, cross fade, dissolve, iris, pour, radial wipe, smooth wipe, step wipe, and venetian blind)
example: one second barn door transition
<i> and a half second <j> transition (see explanation above)
example: one and a half second iris transition
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Colorize:
black and white (will turn the movie black and white; same as the color white command)
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Negative:
Negative
Red Negative
Green Negative
Blue Negative
Hue Negative
Saturation Negative
Brightness Negative
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Print to Video:
Print to Video at p percent (where p is the percent size to play the movie)
Print to Video (prints the movie to video at the current settings)
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Closing documents:
Close and Save (close the current document and save changes automatically)
Close without saving (close the current document and don't save changes)
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Quitting:
Quit and Save (Quit QuickFLIX! and save all documents automatically)
Quit without Saving (Quit QuickFLIX! without saving changes in any open documents)
• IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE
VideoFusion Technical Support can be reached at (419) 891-1157. Please verify the version number of your copy of QuickFLIX!, either by choosing About QuickFLIX! in the Apple Menu while it is running or on the splash screen when you launch QuickFLIX!. Also, please have details available regarding your Macintosh system, such as operating system version, amount of installed memory and the version of QuickTime you are using.
Thank you for using QuickFLIX!, from the team at:
VideoFusion, Inc.
1722 Indian Wood Circle
Suite H
Maumee, OH 43537
(419) 891-1090
QuickTime is a trademark and Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. VideoFusion is a registered trademark of VideoFusion, Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders.
