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- "READ-ME-FIRST" FILE for
- VIDEOJUGGLER [TM], VERSION 1.2
- © 1993 by the Regents of the University of Michigan.
- All rights reserved. Patent Pending.
-
-
- WHAT'S THE VIDEOJUGGLER?
-
- The VideoJuggler is a new type of word processor that lets you quickly
- put "video markers" for Laserdisc video clips right into its text files.
-
- You can access any "marked" video clip on demand by simply double-
- clicking to "select" the corresponding marker.
-
- Thus the VideoJuggler provides an easy, do-it-yourself method for
- controlling access to videodisc frames and clips, through informal notes
- that are much more interactively adaptable than traditional multimedia
- control files.
-
- Both constant angular velocity (CAV) and constant linear velocity (CLV)
- modes are supported. You can use VideoJuggler to mark and access single
- frames on multimedia discs and clips from your favorite movies.
-
-
- BASIC SETUP:
-
- VideoJuggler V 1.2 runs on Apple Macintosh computers under System
- 6.0.5 (or later versions). It controls Pioneer Laserdisc player models CLD-
- V2400, CLD-V2600, LD-V2200, LD-V4200, LD-V4400 and LD-V8000.
-
- You will need an RS232 control cable (Pioneer part # CC-04) to connect your
- Mac to the Laserdisc player. This cable can be ordered directly by calling
- Pioneer at (708) 285-4500.
-
- Set up your hardware as follows: Cable your Mac's modem port to the
- Laserdisc player's control input using the CC-04 cable. Then connect the
- Laserdisc player's video/audio outputs to a TV monitor.
-
- To install the VideoJuggler software, just drag the VideoJuggler icon from
- the software distribution disc into a folder on your desktop.
-
-
- BASIC OPERATION:
-
- 1. Turn on your videodisc player and insert a videodisc.
-
- 2. Run the VideoJuggler by double-clicking on its icon.
-
- 3. Use the video controls (the control buttons in the vertical window at the
- left of the screen) to browse your videodisc. You can PLAY, FAST-FWD,
- PAUSE, etc., by simply clicking the corresponding buttons.
-
- 4. PAUSE at a video frame of interest, and enter some notes about that
- frame. Then click on the MARK FRAME button in the video control
- window. You'll see the corresponding frame code instantly appear in
- your notes at the cursor location.
-
- 5. You can mark a real-time video clip by clicking on the MARK BEGIN
- button at the first frame of the clip. Then play the clip to its end and click
- on the END button. You'll see a BEGIN-END marker instantly appear in
- your notes at the cursor location.
-
- 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 a number of times to build up some notes about
- various video frames and clips on your videodisc.
-
- 7. You can save and print these notes using pull-down menus similar to
- those of other word processors. Double-clicking on a saved VideoJuggler
- file will then bring that file back into the VideoJuggler.
-
- 8. But most importantly, you can now easily and instantly access any of
- the "marked" video frames or clips in your VideoJuggler files by simply
- double-clicking to "select" that video for display on your TV monitor.
-
-
- EXPERIMENT, AND ENJOY!
-
- We hope that you enjoy the new freedom of easy, informal video marking
- and access that the VideoJuggler provides. With a bit of practice, you'll be
- able to juggle your videos like a pro!
-
-
-
-
- TO ORDER VIDEOJUGGLER:
-
- Send your check for $59 (the special introductory price)
- plus $10 for shipping and handling to:
-
- University of Michigan Software,
- Wolverine Tower, Room 2071,
- Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1280.
-
- Phone (313) 763-5509.
- FAX (313) 763-1260, Attention: VideoJuggler.
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