Sony pcg-fx804 Software Guide
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1.
Menu bar
Shows MovieShaker menus.
2.
Monitor panel
Contains the Shake, Capture, and Edit tray. Select a tray by clicking the Shake, Capture, or Edit tab.
The Shake tray is for creating a scene of approximately 30 seconds long including background music,
using clips on the Clip tray at random.
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.
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 for processing scenes. Click a scene on the Product tray, then it is displayed on the
Edit tray. You can add an effect to the scene by dragging the effect from the Effect tray and/or the
Text tray and dropping it on the Edit tray.
Edit tray. You can add an effect to the scene by dragging the effect from the Effect tray and/or the
Text tray and dropping it on the Edit tray.
3.
Tool panel
In the Tool panel, you will find the Effect, Text, Transition, Narration and Index tray. Select a tray
by clicking the Effect, Text, Transition, 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.
by clicking the Effect, Text, Transition, 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.
the Clip tray.
4.
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.
5.
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.
Storyboard Display and the Timeline Display.
On the Storyboard, you can easily arrange scenes and transitions.
On the Timeline, you can arrange scenes, transitions, background music, and narration, and make fine
adjustments to the starting/ending points and duration of scenes, transitions, background music, and
narration.
adjustments to the starting/ending points and duration of scenes, transitions, background music, and
narration.