The menu Inlay of DVdate
to superimpose the datecode and other data on the videos |
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Last update on Sunday, April 20, 2008Saturday, April 19, 2008 |
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There are three different ways to superimpose datecode or other data to the videos with DVdate. First of all, you may just display the datecode or other data during preview of a video in DVdate. This is done with the command Display the Inlay or ALT+I or the button . Secondly, you may embed the datecode or other data into the video. This is done with the command Inlay in the video or CTRL+I. Finally, you may create a subtitle file, with extension srt containing separately from the video the data to superimpose. Most multimedia player may then superimpose it during play. It is done with the command Create a srt file with subtitles or Shift+CTRL+S. With the command commande Edit the Inlay, you can personnalize what and when you want the Inaly to be produced. Display the Inlay or Hide Inlay or ALT+I or click on the button : this command activates or desactivates the inlay during the preview in DVDate. If nothing happens, check if the requested inlay is compatible with the video selected: for example if you request to superimpose datecode or timecode when a video like divx has none. With the command Edit the Inlay you may request a personalized inlay more compatible with the video. Maybe you have requested an inlay only on some events like scene changes and there is no scene change. With the command Edit the Inlay you may request a permanent inlay. So remember that to get a correct inlay, you will have to check What to inlay and When to inlay. In this window, you have tool bars with buttons at the top to modify the font of the inlayed text: the first line is straightforward to choose the font name, the size, Bold, Italic, Underlined and the color of the font. Just notice that the size can be set to auto, that is an automatic size adapted to embed the datecode in videos, according to the size of the video. The second line neesds more explanations: aligns the two lines, either at left, centered, or at right. In fact the bottom line remains still, while the top line is aligned. centers the two lines in the video image. Use it to get a subtitle-like position. sets the border size (black border) around the text. Useful to have a constrast above some backgrounds. activates the inlay of datecode only, ie the date and time where the video has been shooted by the camera. The format of datecode may be set below. activates the inlay of timecode only. The format of timecode cannot be changed. It is always like 0.00.00.00 activatives the personalized inlay, according to a template that you must set below. This button is equivalent to the command Display the inlay or ALT+I. This button is equivalent to the command Edit the Inlay or ALT+J. Here, it closes the Inlay Editor.
The Inlay Editor can also choose When to inlay, by indicating if the inlay is permanent, or happens only on seom events like scene change or day change. In this case the duration of inlay has to be precised.
Finally with the Inlay Editor you may define the format of the inlayed text: If you have requested to inlay the datecode only (by clicking on the button ), then you must indicate how the datecode will be displayed and which part of it on each line. For example ddddd gives the standard date of Windows (like 20/04/2008 in french) and tt give the standard time (like 20:49:18). If you set it to dddddd (6 times d) then you will have the day of the week (for example Sunday April the 20th, 2008). You can also combine a variable number of characters d,m,y (day, month, year) or h,n,s (hour, minute,second) with text between double-quotes.
If you requested a personalized inlay with the button , then you will have to set the template usinsg the give codes. For example, you may embed the name of file with extension by setting %F%E, or combine datecode and timecode, by setting %D on one line and %T on the other. It is easy to try different settings, because an example is automatically updated next to the template, and the inlay in the video is in real-time.
When the Inlay Editor is activated, then sliders are shown beside the video, and can be used to change the position of inlay. NYou can also simply drag the inlay to a new position or click in the video to indicate the new position. In the bottom right corner of the video, there is also a clickable zone that activates or desactivates the Inlay Editor. Inlay or CTRL+I: all clips selected in the playlist that are in format DV will be converted into a DV file of the same format, but showing the current datecode or any other data burnt in each frame (Set the data to inlay in the Inlay Editor with ALT+J). Actually this command does not modify any existing file, but creates a new file with the suffix '_in' added to the filename. In the new video, the datecode will be displayed like in the following frame: Create a subtitle file .srt or Shift+Ctrl+S : The command creates a subtitle file, of format srt, that can be used with almost all multimedia players, provided the DirectVobSub filters have been installed. The subtitles are made from the data according to the Inlay Editor. It can for example be the date and hour of capture displayed for 5 seconds at each scene change. The *.srt file is in the same folder than the avi file, with the same name except for the extension. When a srt file has been created for the selected file, then the sign srt is displayed in the information panel. Delete the subtitle file .srt or Shift+CTRL+Z : Deletes the *.srt files associated with the selected files. A confirmation will be asked.
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