From 830decc4642f33ebe3cd0a07bce27f0ea73f0e6f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl Hetherington Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 20:30:49 +0000 Subject: Some manual updates. --- doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml | 82 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 68 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml index a94be83cc..46833cbeb 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dvdomatic.xml @@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ and double-click it. Click through the installer wizard, and DVD-o-matic will be installed onto your machine. + +If you are using a 32-bit version of Windows, you will need the 32-bit +installer. For 64-bit Windows, either installer will work, but I +suggest you used the 64-bit version as it will allow DVD-o-matic to +use more memory. You may find that DVD-o-matic crashes if you run +many parallel encoding threads (more than 4) on the 32-bit +version. + +
@@ -169,9 +178,9 @@ You can build libdcp using: -wget http://carlh.net/software/libdcp-0.24.tar.bz2 -tar xjf libdcp-0.24.tar.bz2 -cd libdcp-0.24 +wget http://carlh.net/software/libdcp-0.32.tar.bz2 +tar xjf libdcp-0.32.tar.bz2 +cd libdcp-0.32 ./waf configure ./waf build sudo ./waf install @@ -259,12 +268,19 @@ linkend="fig-video-new-film"/>. In this dialogue box you can choose a name for the film. This will be used to name the folder to store its data in, and also as the initial -name for the DCP itself. You can also set whereabouts you want to create +name for the DCP itself. You can also choose whereabouts you want to create the film. In the example from the figure, DVD-o-matic will create a folder called ‘DCP Test’ inside my home folder (carl) into which it will write its working files. + +If you always create your DCPs in a particular folder, you can use +DVD-o-matic's Preferences to make life a little +easier by setting the default folder that DVD-o-matic will offer in this dialogue. +See . + +
@@ -273,7 +289,7 @@ will write its working files. The next step is to set the content that you want to use. Click the content selector, as shown in and the a file chooser will +linkend="fig-click-content-selector"/>, and a file chooser will open for you to select the content file to use, as shown in . @@ -298,13 +314,13 @@ linkend="fig-video-select-content-file"/>. Select your content file and click Open. In this -case, we are using the Sintel trailer that we downloaded earlier. +case we are using the Sintel trailer that we downloaded earlier. When you do this, DVD-o-matic will take a look at your file. After a -short while (when the progress bars at the bottom right of the window -have finished), you can look through your content using the slider to +short while (when the progress bar at the bottom right of the window +has finished), you can look through your content using the slider to the right of the window, as shown in . @@ -328,24 +344,56 @@ Dragging the slider will move through your video. Now there are a few things to set up to describe how the DCP should be -created, as shown in . +created. The settings are divided into four tabs: film, video, audio and subtitles. -
- Setting up to make a video DCP +
+Film tab + + +The ‘film’ tab contains settings that pertain to the whole film, as shown in . + + +
+ Film settings tab - +
-The first thing is the content type. This can be +The first thing here is the name. This is generally set to the title +of the film that is being encoded. If Use DCI +name is not ticked, the name that you specify will be used +as-is for the name of the DCP. If Use DCI name +is ticked, the name that you enter will be used as part of a +DCI-compliant name. + + + +Underneath the name field is a preview of the name that the DCP will +get. To use a DCI-compliant name, tick the Use DCI +name checkbox. The DCI name will be composed using details +of your content's soundtrack, the current date and other things that +can be specified in the DCI name details dialogue box, which you can +open by clicking on the Details button. + + + +Next up is the content type. This can be ‘feature’, ‘trailer’ or whatever; select the required type from the drop-down list. + + +
+ + + + Next is the format. This will govern the shape that DVD-o-matic will make your image into. Select the aspect ratio that your content @@ -463,6 +511,12 @@ film's directory. You can then copy this to a projector via a USB stick, hard-drive or network connection. + +Alternatively, if you have a projector or TMS that is accessible via +SCP across your network, you can upload the content directly from +DVD-o-matic. See . + +
@@ -695,7 +749,7 @@ best all-round option, but tests are ongoing. -
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