• Now written in Metrowerks CodeWarrior compiler. Both 68K and PPC versions are available.
(Power Mac user can compare the speed difference between the two)
• Much improve recording functions.
• For QuickTime 2.0 only MIDI recording.
You can try out all the QuickTime Musical Instruments in the MIDI setting dialog.
• While this is fully functional, pay user can save setting in setting document.
This allow you to switch to a preset window location/dimension by launching a setting document.
DeskTopTV
A QuickTime Video monitor/digitizer/subtitle maker.
•VIDEO (For AV Macintish Only)
•Video input signal became live DeskTop pattern (DeskTop Mode).
•Superimpose graphics from any other application on top of the video with choice of "Transparent Color". (Superimpose only work in 256 color mode or below).
•Subtitle video. Make Karaoke!
(Use DeskTopText to create a text movie and use DeskTopMovie to superimpose text on video.)
•Watch TV in the background. Make video semi-transparent.
•Drag and Drop frame to finder as clipping or to other savvy program.
•Copy frame to clipboard/file. [ Copy to file give you the highest quality ]
•Movie Recording.
•Switch between Color and Grayscale.
•Variable window size.
•Remember window size/location.
•Hide Menu Bar.
• AUDIO
•Record audio up to 16bit 48KHz stereo.
• MIDI
•If you have QuickTime 2.0 and QuickTime Musical Instruments, you can also record MIDI track.
You can try out all the QuickTime Musical Instruments in the MIDI setting dialog.
•Hot-key to Finder and DeskTopMovie.
System Requirements
• System 7 or later.
• QuickTime 1.6.1 or later. Some features required QuickTime 2.0.
• Some features required Macintosh Drag and Drop.
• Sound Manager 3.0 or later recommended.
• DesktopTV 68K 1.2 work on both 68K and PPC Mac.
• DesktopTV PPC 1.2 is PowerMac Native.
Quick Start:
For video subtitling
See the MovieTrilogy FAQ section.
For video recording
1) Choose Record Video/Record Sound/Record MIDI to indicate what you want to record. You can chose more than one.
2) Set the related settings to whatever you want.
3) Choose New Movie to specify the movie file to record to. (This also put DesktopTV in standby mode. You cannot change any setting.)
4) When you are ready. Choose Start Recording.
5) When you are finish. Choose Stop Recording.
6) Choose Close Movie.
7) You can now use DesktopMovie or Apple's MoviePlayer to play the movie.
Register User only feature:
A much faster splash screen with a thank you note.
Save current setting in a setting document.
What is MovieTrilogy ?
MovieTrilogy is a trilogy in four parts consist of four QuickTime applications.
DeskTopTV is a QuickTime Video monitor/digitizer/subtitle maker. for AV class Macintosh.
DeskTopMovie is a MultiSpeed QuickTime Movie player/converter.
DeskTopText is a multi-window, styled colored text editor that create text movie track.
ScreenMovie is a Quicktime monitor screen recorder.
Together you can do video subtitling on AV class Macintosh.
Add title/subtitle to your QuickTime Movie.
Make QuickTime scrolling text movie.
Play Text to Speech on text movie.
Record Video, Monitor screen, Audio and MIDI.
Add full screen background picture to your QT movie.
A lot more...
MovieTrilogy support any Macintosh that support QuickTime.
DesktopTV required video digitizer (vdig).
Comming soon... part 5... a QuickTime Movie editor.
You can get the rest of MovieTrilogy from sumex or umich.
The latest version of DesktopTV is 1.2
The latest version of DesktopMovie is 1.1.1
The latest version of DesktopText is 1.1.1
The latest version of ScreenMovie is 1.1
You can get version 1.1.1 of DesktopTV, DesktopMovie and DesktopText in the archive:
The other should appear on sumex and umich by now.
FAQ
Q: How can I subtitle video?
A: To do subtitling:
1) Prepare your script in DeskTopText. Make a text movie subtitle track.
2) Connect your VCR/LD to the video in. Play something!
3) Run DeskTopTV, and chose white as transparent color.
4) Play the text movie in DeskTopMovie in front of DeskTopTV.
5) For recording, connect a TV monitor and VCR to the video out.
You can also subtitle a QuickTime movie by adding the text track to
any movie with the "Add Movie in parallel" function in DeskTopMovie.
Shareware
You can register to all four parts of MovieTrilogy for one low shareware price!
If you are registered user of MovieTrilogy. You already register to DesktopTV.
MovieTrilogy is released as shareware. You are encouraged to make copies of MovieTrilogy and distribute to anybody through electronic services or on disks less than 2MB, provided you also copy the associated documentation. Distribution of MovieTrilogy on CD-ROM and all other high capacity (over 2MB) media is strictly prohibited.
You can try it out for 30 days. If you like it, The single user registration fee for international users is US$30.00. Canadian residents only pay Cdn$30.00 by cash or cheque. For $10 extra I will send you a disk with the latest version of MovieTrilogy. All register user will receive a small 'Key file' by email (or on disk) and update notice by email. The 'Key file' will enable you to have access to varies Register user only features. Registration confirmation will be given by email only unless explicitly requested.
Site licenses and CD-ROM distribution licenses are also available. Please contact me for more information.
Payments should be payable to Pink Elephant Technologies, checks should be drawn on an US bank and should be in US dollars (Canadian may pay in Canadian dollars drawn on an Canadian bank), and should be sent to:
P.O. Box 87042
Village Square Postal Outlet
2942 Finch Ave. East
Scarborough, Ontario, CANADA
M1W 2T0
User Support
Please support the shareware idea and give me some motivation for further work on this program.
I need your feed back. This is your chance to have a function custom-made to your need! If you have any questions, suggestions or bug reports. Please contact me at the following e-mail addresses:
