X-Git-Url: http://research.m1stereo.tv/gitweb?a=blobdiff_plain;f=demo%2FREADME;h=a9a5a0872f10be41ef3085eafbdd524618f97ee1;hb=1f2e5621296c35af5d2e2e0756087d2e214e7430;hp=62a4be07bbd9efed456152d19a9db207e2d45cc3;hpb=3544a004b42ec88fa0d1ef95733b875d7071ffcf;p=melted diff --git a/demo/README b/demo/README index 62a4be0..a9a5a08 100644 --- a/demo/README +++ b/demo/README @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ MLT Demo Notes Before running the demo script, make sure you '. setenv' from the parent directory. Also, please create clips clip1.dv, clip2.dv, clip3.dv, clip1.mpeg, -clip2.mpeg, clip3.mpeg, and music1.ogg. It is okay if some of these are -duplicates. Please make sure clips are at least 500 frames duration. +clip2.mpeg, clip3.mpeg, and music1.ogg. Please make sure clips are at least 500 +frames duration. These notes explain the the concepts presented in each demonstration and what details to look for. @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Layer audio and video output. The "Westley" consumer generates an XML representation of the service network. That can be played directly due to the westley producer plugin. See docs/westley.txt for more information. The "MainConcept DV" consumer refers to the proprietary MLT plugin required to -use MLT with MainConcept DV, DVCPro, and MPEG codecs. "/dev/dv1394" refers +use MLT with MainConcept DV, DVCPro, and MPEG codecs. "/dev/dv1394/0" refers to a device file for transmitting DV over FireWire using the Linux dv1394 kernel module. The "BlueFish444" consumer is another proprietary plugin to use the BlueFish444 manufactured SDI video/audio output cards with MLT. @@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ Clock in and out This image can be a 16 bit PGM (grayscale bitmap) or the luma channel of any video producer. A number of high quality wipes can be downloaded from http://mlt.sf.net/. It also performs field rendering. + The second wipe demonstrates the ability to control the direction of the + wipe as well. Obscure @@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ Audio Stuff A music bed sound track can be mixed with a video. The sound track of the video clip has a "floating" amplitude normalisation filter applied. - Typically, audio nornmalisation applies a constant gain factor across the + Typically, audio normalisation applies a constant gain factor across the entire duration of an audio segment from a single source where the gain factor is automatically determined by anaylsing the maximum "power" or peak levels. However, in news production, a popular requirement is to @@ -166,6 +168,15 @@ Bouncy, Bouncy Ball A variation on the above Bouncy, Bouncy demo that applies a shape, or alpha producer, to the the compositing region. + +Breaking News + + This demonstrates layout capabilities of the compositor. + +Squeeze Transitions + + This demonstrates a distorting barndoor-like wipe. + J Cut