Combining two quicktime movies into one, Presenting multiple movies in the same frame, Adding special effects to a quicktime movie – Apple QuickTime 6.4 User Manual
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Chapter 3
Making and Editing QuickTime Movies With QuickTime Pro
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Combining Two QuickTime Movies Into One
With QuickTime Pro, you can easily merge one movie into another to make one longer
movie.
To combine two movies:
1
In QuickTime Player, choose Edit > Select All to select the entire contents of the first
movie.
2
Choose Edit > Copy, then open the second movie.
3
Move the playback head to the point at which you want to insert the movie (usually at
the beginning or at the end of the original movie), and choose Edit > Paste.
4
Choose File > Save As to name and save the new movie.
You can also combine movies so that they play side-by-side instead of one after the
other (see “Presenting Multiple Movies in the Same Frame”).
Presenting Multiple Movies in the Same Frame
If you have QuickTime Pro, you can place multiple video tracks in the same window or
create a picture-within-a-picture effect.
To present multiple movies in the same frame:
1
In QuickTime Player, choose Edit > Select All to select the entire contents of the first
movie.
2
Choose Edit > Copy, then open the second movie.
3
Move the playback head to the point at which you want to insert the movie (usually at
the beginning or at the end of the original movie), and choose Edit > Add.
4
Use the Movie Properties window to select the Size property of the new video track,
click the Adjust button, and drag the new video to a desired size and location. Use the
Layer property to change which video is “on top.” (Layers with lower numbers are
farther forward.)
Adding Special Effects to a QuickTime Movie
With QuickTime Pro, you can add special effects such as blur, emboss, and film noise to
a movie before you export it. You add special effects by using filters.
To set a filter for a movie:
1
In QuickTime Player, choose File > Export.
2
In the Export dialog, choose “Movie to QuickTime Movie” from the Export pop-up
menu.
3
Click Options, click the Filter button, and select the filter and settings you want to use.
The selected filter is applied to the entire movie.
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