Sony PCG-GRX700K User Manual
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You can select multiple clips by holding down the Ctrl key and clicking several files.
Your selected clips appear in the Assemble list in the DVgate Assemble window.
4.
If necessary, edit the order of clips in the Assemble list.
For the combined movie, clips are combined in the order they appear in the Assemble list, starting from the top.
To rearrange the order, drag clips up and down the list.
To remove a clip from the list, click it, and click DELETE.
To copy a clip, click it, click Copy on the Edit menu, click the location on the list where you want the copy
to be placed, and click Insert on the Edit menu.
5.
If necessary, trim your video clips to include only the scenes you want included in the final movie.
Double-click a clip.
The clip opens in the DVgate Assemble - Clip window.
Drag the slider in the middle of the window to the point in the clip where your chosen scene begins.
Click BEGIN.
Drag the slider to the point in the clip where your chosen scene ends.
Click END.
To view your trimmed clip, make sure the BEGIN-END check box is selected, and use the
videocassette recorder-style buttons to play your clip. (If the BEGIN-END check box is not selected,
the entire clip, rather than the trimmed clip, will play.)
You can also set the begin and end points for your scene by playing the clip with the videocassette
recorder-style buttons and clicking BEGIN and END when the clip reaches your chosen begin and end
points.
Click OK to save your changes and close DVgate Assemble - Clip window.
6.
When you have set the order of your clips and trimmed them to include only the scenes you want, you can
preview the entire finished movie by clicking PREVIEW ALL in the main DVgate window.
7.
Click OUTPUT ALL to save your finished movie to your hard disk drive.
The Save As dialog box appears.
8.
Select a location to which to save your movie, type a name for your movie, and click Save.
If you intend later to export your movie to your digital video camera, be sure to select AVI file (*.avi) in the Save as
type: box before saving your movie.
To export a finished movie to your digital video camera
After you have created a finished movie, you can export it back to your compatible digital video (DV) camera.
1.
Make sure your camera is set to recording mode. On some camera models this is called VCR or VTR mode.
2.
Turn on your DV camera, and insert a videotape.
3.
On your computer, click Start, click Programs, point to DVgate, and click DVgate Motion.
The DVgate Motion software starts.
4.
Select EXPORT - Auto from the MODE list in the DVgate Motion window.
5.
In the DVgate Motion - AVI file list window, click ADD.
If the DVgate Motion - AVI file list window is not open, click List on the Window menu.
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