Digital Media Tools Guide

Table of Contents

1. About This Guide

Conventions

2. The Capture Tool

Overview of the Capture Tool

Running the Capture Tool

Creating Movies Using the Capture Tool

Recording Audio Using the Capture Tool

Taking a Picture Using the Capture Tool

Taking a Screen Snapshot Using the Capture Tool

About the Settings Window

Troubleshooting

About the Capture Tool

3. The Movie Convert Tool

Movie Convert: An Overview

Changing the File Format of Images

Resizing Images Using Movie Convert

Changing the File Format and Compression Scheme of Movies

Turning a Collection of Images into a Movie

Decomposing a Movie into a Series of Image Files

About Movie Convert's Controls

Keyboard Shortcuts for Movie Convert

An Explanation of Input and Output Formats

Troubleshooting Movie Convert Problems

4. The Media Convert Tool

Overview of Media Convert

Summary of Media Convert Conversions

Converting Movie Files

Converting Audio Files

Converting Image Files

Combining Media Files

Extracting a Media File from a Movie File

Changing Image Size

Specifying Video Parameters

Specifying Audio Parameters

Customizing Compression Settings

Comparing Input and Ouput File Information

Reference to Media Convert Controls

Keyboard Shortcuts for Media Convert

Troubleshooting

5. Using Movie Maker

Movie Maker: An Overview

Running Movie Maker

Manipulating Movie Files

Making Movies

Editing a Movie

Previewing a Movie

Setting Movie Playback Options

About the Movie Maker Display

6. Movie Player

Movie Player: An Overview

Running Movie Player

Watching Movies

Adjusting the Volume

Copying Selected Frames and Audio

About Movie Player's Menus

Running Movie Player with Command Line Options

7. Sound Editor

Sound Editor: An Overview

Running Sound Editor

Manipulating Sound Files

Playing Sound Files

Adjusting the Playback Level

Recording Sound into a File Using Sound Editor

Editing a Sound File

Troubleshooting Sound Editor Problems

About the Sound Editor Display

Using Sound Editor's Menus

8. Sound Filer

About Sound Filer

Running Sound Filer

The Sound Filer Display

Finding an Audio File

Playing an Audio File

Installing Sample Audio Files

Viewing Sample Audio Files

Converting an Audio File

9. Sound Player

About Sound Player

Playing an Audio File with Sound Player

Adjusting the Volume

About Sound Player's Menus

Playing a MIDI File

10. CD Manager

About CD Manager

Running CD Manager

Playing a CD

Adjusting the Volume of Your CD

Moving to a Particular Location on the CD

Using the Music Catalog

Recording to a File Using CD Manager

Understanding the Display

11. DAT Manager

About DAT Manager

Running DAT Manager

Playing a Tape

Adjusting the Volume of Your Tape

Moving to a Particular Location on the Tape

Recording Audio from a DAT Tape to a File

Recording from an Audio File to a DAT Tape

Understanding the DAT Manager Display

Glossary

Index