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Dataton WATCHOUT User's Guide

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To incorporate your pre-split movie into your <strong>WATCHOUT</strong> presentation, use a<br />

“Video Media Proxy” as described on page 89 and page 127.<br />

Example Applications<br />

This section gives an overview of some applications you can use to generate<br />

and manipulate moving images.<br />

Apple iMovie and Final Cut. Mac-only video editing applications,<br />

based on QuickTime. iMovie is somewhat basic but also easy to use, and it is<br />

currently available for free. Final Cut is a fully featured video editing application.<br />

Both function well with digital video cameras that connect through the<br />

FireWire port on the Mac.<br />

Adobe Premiere. This is another popular video editing application, available<br />

on both Mac and Windows. If you feel that iMovie is too basic and Final<br />

Cut is too expensive, Premiere should fit the bill. It’s also one of the oldest applications<br />

around for video editing, and is considered by many as an industry<br />

workhorse in terms of reliability and capabilities.<br />

Other Video Editing Applications. You can use essentially any video<br />

editing package on Mac or Windows as long as it provides full access to the<br />

codecs provided by QuickTime. When choosing a Windows based application,<br />

make sure that it gives you full access to QuickTime – not just the ability<br />

Chapter 6: Media Files 79

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