Sony PCG-GRT100K User Manual

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triangles will appear in the final movie.

3.

To add professional-looking transitions between clips on the Story Board panel, click Transition at the right of
the MovieShaker window to open the Transition tray, and drag a transition from the list to the space between
two clips on the Story Board.

4.

To preview the entire movie, click the Story Board panel above the first clip so that a white triangle appears
above the clip, and click the Play button on the Edit panel.

The entire movie, including transitions, plays in the monitor window.

After you have arranged and trimmed your video clips and placed transitions between them, you are ready to export your
finished movie back to your digital video camera.

You can learn about other MovieShaker editing features, including adding effects, narration, and text titles to your

clips, in the online Help in MovieShaker software.

MovieShaker software's Shake feature can automatically combine your video clips into a finished movie with transitions,
effects, and music. Refer to the online Help in MovieShaker software for details.

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) or MICROMV 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 or MICROMV camera, and insert a videotape.

3.

In the MovieShaker program, click Export in the lower right corner of the Story Board tray.

4.

Select Export to external device, and click Next.

5.

A message appears alerting you that exporting video can take a long time. Click Yes.

6.

The Export to DV device wizard appears. Follow the instructions in the wizard to complete the exporting
process.

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