[MacDV] Re: QT/SimpleVideoOut (ES)

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>You can if you own QuickTime Pro.

I do own QTP  - but not sure what the step is...


In a message dated 5/3/2003 9:26:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Erica Sadun" <erica at mindspring.com> writes:

>>Is there a way to set up SimpleVideoOut/etc output so it does not 
>>always fill the monitor screen (for smaller QuickTime movies such as 
>>typical (cache-grabbed!) downloads)?
>
>You can if you own QuickTime Pro.
>
>-- E
>
>
>>
>>>>>I just discovered the most amazing QuickTime secret
>>and I had to share because
>>
>>(1) It's very cool; and
>>(2) I'm not writing a book that can use this trick
>>     right now (although I'll probably throw it in as
>>     a sidebar in iMovie 3 Solutions if I can find
>>     enough inches during galley reviews); and
>>(3) I'm dying to see if anyone else thinks it is as
>>     cool as I do.
>>
>>That having been said, pop over to developer.apple.com
>>and get yourself a free online membership.
>>
>>Then visit
>><http://developer.apple.com/samplecode/Sample_Code/QuickTime/Capturing/SimpleVideoOut.htm >
>>(or http://tinyurl.com/9jo8 )
>>and download the sample material. You don't need a compiler.
>>Apple included a compiled version of SimpleVideoOut X.
>>
>>Connect your fave firewire output device to your Mac
>>(I'm using a Director's Cut, but any Sony, Canopus
>>or DV camera with video pass through will do) and
>>from that to your fave TV. (You can use a plain DV
>>camera, but you have to record to tape and then output
>>to TV. Two steps. Too hard for Extremely Lazy People(TM).)
>>
>>Launch SimpleVideoOut X. Set your output component to
>>FireWire and Apple FireWire NTSC (USA folk) or Apple
>>FireWire PAL (most Euro/Aussie folk).
>>
>>If the file open dialog doesn't automatically appear,
>>choose File > Open.
>>
>>Navigate to a movie that QuickTime can read. Any movie.
>>An MP4 from a friend's wedding. A DIVX from the Prelinger Archives.
>>The reference movie automatically created by iMovie 3
>>in your project folder. Whatever. Select it and open it.
>>
>>Find the little downward arrow on the bottom-right of the
>>window, just to the left of the resize handle. Click it.
>>
>>Choose Video Output Echo Port Off.
>>
>>Your video should now appear on your TV screen.
>>
>>Play your movie. Watch your movie. If you want, record
>>your movie.
>>
>>Whatever.
>>
>>Another cute trick:
>>If you have two Macs available, you can use SimpleVideoOut X to 
>>convert .avi, shockwave, divx, etc in real time and import into 
>>FCP/FCE/iMovie.
>>
>>I'm watching MPEG-1 video *WITH* audio right now without
>>any trouble at all through the firewire/director's cut on
>>a small TV set. I just set "Video Output Sound On".
>>
>>SimpleVideoOut:I chose Video Out Echo Port Off.
>>
>>
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