When you complete your video story, you can:
When you print your story to videotape, IntroDV records the story onto the tape in your camcorder. You can then view the tape on any digital video player (such as the camcorder or a VCR).
Load a new, blank tape or an old tape you are willing to record over into your camcorder.
- Click the Print button on the toolbar or choose File>Print to Tape.
The Print to Tape dialog box appears.![]()
- If you want to see a blank screen before and after your story, select Blank Screen 3 Seconds before and after.
- To preview the story on the camcorder's LCD or an attached TV monitor, click Play.
TIP! Depending on the capabilities of your PC, the story may look better when you play it on a video device (such as the camcorder or a video monitor). Previewing the story before you record it to tape lets you see it exactly as it will appear on video.
A progress message lets you know when the recording is complete.
When you export your story as a QuickTime movie, it can be opened in any application that is QuickTime compatible such as Terran Media Cleaner Pro or Adobe After Effects. If you are interested in creating a QuickTime-based Web movie, seeChapter 8.
The Export Story dialog box appears.![]()
Select the folder where you want to store the movie file, and enter a file name.
Click the radio button to save movie as a self contained QuickTime movie.
Click Save. The exported story file can now be opened by QuickTime Pro or imported into other QuickTime compatible applications.
When creating a story you use many computer files to store the video clips you capture from your camera and the special effects and titles that you add to your story. These video clips are stored on your hard disk in the same folder as your project file in a folder named project name media. Thus, a project named MyStory.zdv would store all of its video clips in a folder named MyStory media. As long as you wish to continue editing your story, your clips must remain in this media folder.
At some point, you will finish editing your story and save the edited movie back to video tape. You can recover the disk space used by the video clips by removing the project file and its associated media folder from your disk drive. These files can be removed by using the Windows Explorer to delete the folder. However, once this media folder is removed, you will no longer be able to play or edit your story from your computer. Therefore, do not remove this folder and project until you are completely finished editing your movie.
NOTE: Once you have removed this media folder, any story files that you have exported with the Export Story (as a temporary Reference Movie) command will no longer be able to play. These small exported files refer back to your original video clips and can only play provided the original clips are available.
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