MacroSystem Bogart SE Ver.2 User manual - Manual (Page 5)

3 Bogart SE 2 user manual
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Congratulations!
Congratulations on the purchase of the software Bogart SE!
We thank you for the confidence and trust you have shown us,
and we hope that it will meet your expectations .
Bogart SE follows a philosophy completely different from that
of other video editing systems, opening up new and remark-
able possibilities for working with video to you and those who
work with you .
If you are new to video editing, you will quickly and easily be-
come acquainted with Bogart SE and will soon enjoy the new
creative realms it will open up for you .
For those of you with prior experience with other systems, (for
example with linear (analog) equipment or digital computer
systems), it will be easy to make and you will be rewarded with
the almost limitless possibilities that Bogart SE offers .
This manual will help you with installing and operating Bogart
SE . Feel free to contact us to ask further questions or to give
us suggestions .
Whenever you contact us, please have your customer number
or the serial number of your device at hand so that we can help
you more quickly .
Address
MacroSystem Digital Video AG
Postfach 020240
58290 Wetter
Germany
MacroSystem US
5485 Conestoga Court
Boulder, Colorado
USA
80301
Phone
0 +49 (0)2335/960-0
(Germany)
303-440-5311 (North America)
E-Mail
info@macrosystem .de
(Germany)
info@macrosystem .us (North America)
Fax
0 +49 (0)2335/960-100
(Germany)
303-440-5322 (North America)
Up-to-date information on MacroSystem products and our
sales department can be found on the Internet .
Please visit our Website:
http://www .macrosystem .de (Germany)
http://www .macrosystem .us (North America)
Phone Support
If you have special technical questions, you can call our tech-
nical support hotline:
(North America)
Monday - Friday 9a .m . - 5p .m . (Mountain Standard Time)
303-801-1010
When calling, please have the serial number of your device at hand .
Outside of these times you can email or fax us . Messages
received in this way are handled during business hours .
E-Mail Support
support@macrosystem .de (Germany)
aviosupport@macrosystem .us (North America)
kronsupport@macrosystem .us (N .A .)
prestigesupport@macrosystem .us (N .A .)
gymnossupport@macrosystem .us (N .A .)
renommeesupport@macrosystem .us (N .A .)
solitairesupport@macrosystem .us (N .A .)
Fax Support
+49 (0)2335/960-110
(Germany)
303-801-1058 (North America)
1.2 What is Bogart SE?
The software is a non-linear editor . All video and audio data
is stored on the system hard drive and can then be sepa-
rated into individual scenes . These scenes can be trimmed as
desired and added to a storyboard . It is possible to add many
different transitions between the scenes . You can mix with six
stereo tracks, mixing original sound, various pieces of music,
and commentary . A large selection of fonts and effects makes
our Titler powerful, yet easy to use .
All of this is meant for the user who is not familiar with comput-
ers . Its goal is simplicity of use, even though the power and
versatility of the system makes for almost endless creative
possibilities . Also, Bogart SE is not affected by limitations in
recording duration that typically apply to computers .
1.3 HDV Video material
To create films in high resolution (HD), you require a high-reso-
lution HDV or AVCHD camera . Such a `switchable´ camcorder
allows you to film not just normal DV videos, but also HDV .
The high-definition format is stored in a more effective com-
pression form such as MPEG-2 or MPEG-4/AVC .