@database "Sound-Killer.GUIDE" @author "FALCON." @(c) "19.12.1999" /// Main @node main "Sound-Killer V1.02 - @19.12.1999 by ELASTIC IMAGES." Sound-Killer V1.02 - ©19.12.1999 by ELASTIC IMAGES. All rights reserved !!! @{" Introduction " link "Introduction"} What does it do ??? @{" Requirements " link "Requirements"} What do I need ??? @{" Legal stuff " link "Legal stuff"} What´s allowed ??? @{" Installation " link "Installation"} How to copy the files. @{" Usage " link "Usage"} How does it work ??? @{" Known bugs " link "Known bugs"} Something´s wrong ?!? @{" Unknown Bugs " link "Unknown bugs"} Hey, what´s that... ??? @{" Future " link "Future"} Coming soon... @{" More stuff " link "More stuff"} Is there more stuff ??? @{" Wishes - Suggestions " link "Wishes - Suggestions"} I wish, ... @{" History " link "History"} Long time ago... @{" The Author " link "Author"} Who did it ??? @{" Thanks to " link "Thanks to"} Who helped me ??? Actual stuff for movieshop and soundfx (© by Stefan Kost) you can find in the www at: ___________________________________________ / /| ############################################ | # # | # http://www.home.wtal.de/elasticimages # | # # | ############################################/ Have a look............... @endnode /// /// Introduction @node "Introduction" INTRODUCTION: ============= Some day ago, i´ve got the following problem: I´ve recorded many short scenes with movieshop. This is not really a problem, but I´ve forgotten to turn off the audio-recording within movieshop. So all scenes got the o-soundtrack, which wasn´t needed by me. So I could choose to kill the project and do all recordings again (without the aound) or to remove the sound from every scene. I said: NO !!! There must be an esier way to do that... And there was an easier way... So this program was born - I just named it ´Sound-Killer´. @endnode /// /// Requirements @node "Requirements" REQUIREMENTS: ============= To work correctly with this program, you will need the following: HARDWARE: SOFTWARE: - Amiga or Draco-computer - Movieshop version 4.3 or later - AGA-graphics - rexxreqtools.library * . - OS 3.0 or later - VLab-motion oder draco-motion - 1 MB of free memory - Graphic-board (optional) *: All libraries are NOT included in the archive. You can find them in the aminet and of course on myhomepage (http://home.wtal.de/elasticimages). @endnode /// /// Legal stuff @node "Legal stuff" LEGAL STUFF: ============ This program is FREEWARE. That means, you are allowed to copy and spread it. - Copy all included files in UNCHANGED form. - Nothing may be added or removed from the original archive. - The archive may be distributed by mailboxes and via internet. - Commercial distributer (magazines, etc.) may distribute this program (on coverdisks, cd´s, etc.), but should contact @{" me " link "Author}. GUARANTEE: ========== This program and all included files are distributed ´how they are´ !!! I give no guarantees about the function or useability of this program. You are using this program AT YOUR OWN RISK !!! @endnode /// /// Installation @node "Installation" INSTALLATION: ============= Because the day only got 24 hours (better were 60...80 hours ;-))), there will be no script for the commodore´s installer. You have to copy the files ´by hand´. But this will be no problem, because all files and drawers are included in the archive. How to copy: ============ Decrunch the archive - by using the lha - to any drawer (the best is the RAM: disk). If you don´t know how to use the lha, here´s a short description (the archive must be in RAM: and the lha-command must be in C:): - open a shell-window. - change the current drawer to RAM: using the ´CD RAM:´-command. - enter the following command: LHA X ARCHIVE.LHA (ARCHIVE.LHA muste be the name of the program-archive). The decrunched files you will find in the RAM:-disk, too. - Copy all files of the decrunched drawer to your ´...movieshop/macros´-drawer using the command: COPY FALCON´S_MS-TOOLS TO .../MOVIESHOP/MACROS ALL. ´.../MOVIESHOP...´ means your installation-path of movieshop. If your movieshop is installed on DH2: in the drawer VIDEO, the command will be: COPY FALCON´S_MS-TOOLS TO DH2:VIDEO/MOVIESHOP/MACROS ALL If you don´t want to see the output-window generated by the ´copy´-command, just add the option ´QUIET´ at the end of the commandline. After the installation, you should find the following drawers into your movieshop/macros- drawer: ... MOVIESHOP/MACROS/FALCON´S_MS-TOOLS/EXE ... " " " " /HELP ... " " " " /KEYFILES ... " " " " /PREFS ... " " " " /LOCALE NOTE: To use your favorite language, just copy the used GUIDE-file into the ´HELP´-drawer. With the programfile, just do the same. ==================================================================================================== PROGRAM-LAUNCHER: ================= Simply you could just copy all my ms-tools to your macros-drawer, do that. If my programs will not find the above said paths, they will search in different paths to find the used files (fonts, prefs, ...): ... MOVIESHOP/MACROS ===> Here will be looked for keyfiles, guides and prefsfiles. ... MOVIESHOP ===> Keyfiles, guides and prefs will be found here, too. ... MOVIESHOP/HELP/DEUTSCH ===> Guide-files are found here, if not on other places found. ENVARC:MOVIESHOP ===> Only prefsfiles will be searched here, if not found anywhere else. I´ve written a program-launcher, because: - you can enter only a view of programs and scripts here. Only my own programs are more than the menu can take. - all my ms-tools are together in one drawer. If you want to update someting, you just have to exchange the old file with the new file... and it works. INSTALLATION OF THE PROGRAM-LAUNCHER: ===================================== At the moment, there will be only a german version of this program. If I can get some time, I will write an english version, too. - At first copy the file ´FALCON´s MS-Tools´ to your ´macros´-drawer. - Open the ´macros´-window of your movieshop and click at the ´NEW´-button. With the button ´ALIAS/SCRIPT´ you select ´SCRIPT´. - Klick at the button ´AUSWAHL´ and choose the file ´Falcon´s MS-Tools´ by using the filerequester. The last line into the window will contain ´MACROS/Falcon´s MS-Tools´. If not, please select the ´DELETE´-button and try again. - Insert a name for the program-launcher (MS-Tools) into the first line of the window. - If you want to start it by using a hotkey, type the hotkey into the second line. - Set the ´menu´-mark to start it from the ´macros´-menu, too. - Use the save-function to store the settings to your harddisk. - Close the window. - READY. Now you can start all MS-tools by using the program-launcher. @endnode /// /// Usage @node "Usage" USAGE: ===== - First open a movieshop-project. - Create a scenegroup and put there all scenes you want to remove the soundtrack. If this group includes other groups, this groups will not be changed. - Run the sound-killer with the program-launcher or by selecting from the ´macros´-menu. NOTE: You can stop all functions by closing the scenes-window from movieshop. The program will ask you to exit or to continue. Fist the program calculates the number of scenes and scenegroups. If the number of scenes is calculated, the program will ask you to remove the soundtracks. Now, the program begins to work. If you want to stop it, just close the scene- window from movieshop. If you stop, all scenes after the current calculated scene will keep teir soundtracks. All calculated scenes will get the scenenote ´Soundtrack removed.´. @endnode /// /// Known bugs @node "Known bugs" KNOWN BUGS: =========== There are no errors detected. @endnode /// /// Unknown bugs @node "Unknown bugs" UNKNOWN BUGS: ============= If you get any errors on your computer, please send me an email. Please tell me your configuration as exactly as possible: - Computer-type - OS-version - Processor(-card), Coprocessor - Chipram / fastram - graphic-board - Other expansions (cards, drives, cdroms, ...) - Versions of used programs and libraries Give me an exactly error-description: - When did the error occure (... if I do this or that, my machine will do that or this...). - Can you avoid the error by doing something ??? NOTE: I can´t give any guarantees to an 100% errorfree function of this program !!! YOU USE THIS PROGRAM AT YOUR OWN RISK !!! @endnode /// /// Future @node "Future" FUTURE: ======= At this time, I´m working on version 2.01 of SUPER-CROP. These version will include the following features: - I´ll try to use another graphic-converter. You won´t need Image-FX any longer. - The program-window should be opened on the movieshop-screen. - I´m trying to add a function to save all your programsettings. ================================================================================================== I´m planning a program to use the favorite functions of SoundFX (© by Stefan Kost) directly from movieshop. If I could do this, movieshop will be able to do some very good soundwork... =================================================================================================== If I will get some time, I´ll try to do a mp3-converter by using the ´NCODE´-encoder... @endnode /// /// More stuff @node "More stuff" More stuff: =========== At this time (december 1999) you can find the following tools on my homepage: MOVIESHOP: ---------- Compare: Compares the timeline-contents with the scenes of the scenes- window. JPEG-Rate: Calculates the transferrate of your videostream and shows it with 2d- and 3d-graphicoutput. Includes an arexx-port. Sortscenes: Allows you to sort all your scenes by alphabetic order. Show-Position: Shows you the scene-position as framenumber and time. MovieSFX-Tool: With this tool you can transfer samples between movieshop and SoundFX. Only requirement: A lot of diskspace... Moviehack: A hack to show the paloma-tv picture on the movieshop-screen. Correct-Sync: This program solves an error from movieshop 4.8 / 4.9b7. If you playback your video, sometimes the video and audio will not be synchron after playing some time. Also on my homepage: Operators and timelines and many other stuff... SOUNDFX: -------- Channel-Converter: Converts mono- <==> mtereo- <==> quattro-samples. Channel-Switcher: Turns any sample-channel pon/off. Info: Replacement for the original Info-script. MOD2SFX: Converts a lot of MOD-file formats into samples and puts them to your movieshop audio-partition. SFX2MP3: This program is under construction, now. It will convert any sample to the mp3-format by using the freeware encoder ´NCODE´. On my homepage you will find all used libraries and programs. HAVE A LOOK ... @endnode /// /// Wishes - Suggestions @node "Wishes - Suggestions" WISHES - SUGGESTIONS: ===================== If you have any wishes and / or suggestions, please write me an email. My address: thunderchild@wtal.de I´ll try to answer all mails as fast as I can. You can send an email directly from my homepage, now (http://home.wtal.de/elasticimages). @endnode /// /// History @node "History" Version 1.00: 1. internal testversion. Version 1.01: 1. releasedv version. Version 1.02: Update to V1.01. All calculated scenes will get the scenenote ´Soundtrack removed.´. @endnode /// /// Author @node "Author" THE AUTHOR: =========== If you have wishes and / or suggestions, please send me an email to: ____________________________ / /| ############################ | # # | # thunderchild@wtal.de # | # # | ############################/ Here you can find my homepage: __________________________________________ / /| ########################################## | # # | # http://home.wtal.de/elasticimages # | # # | ##########################################/ Ill try to answer every email as fast as I can. @endnode /// /// Thanks to @node "Thanks to" THANKS TO: ========== Thanks to all people, who helped me. Special thanks to: - Thomas Ditjurgies, who tests my programs on his draco-machine. @endnode ///