X-Git-Url: https://git.carlh.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmanual%2Fdcpomatic.xml;h=69eff81383c797d0421819551010d13d1692d476;hb=4b34df196b07d081ad88f6c73c71e44d68a6b1df;hp=cc19d9ebf9a6e1b3230c2542954006875bf1d757;hpb=4117c113eeffe817fddc1c63f5d10eb4e6ada4f9;p=dcpomatic.git diff --git a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml index cc19d9ebf..69eff8138 100644 --- a/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml +++ b/doc/manual/dcpomatic.xml @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ to encode a single frame which it can then repeat. - + Manipulating existing DCPs @@ -1536,6 +1536,54 @@ any changes to the corresponding timecode. + +
+ Timeline + + + The timeline window gives an overview of all the pieces of content + in your film, and how they are arranged. You can open the + timeline by clicking the Timeline... button + next to the content list. This will open a window like the one in . + + +
+ Timeline + + + + + +
+ + + The X axis represents time, and you can see the time codes (in + hours:minutes:seconds) along the bottom of the window. Pieces of + content are represented with rectangles in the main part of the + window. Content containing different types of data (e.g. a MP4 + file with video, audio and subtitles) have a rectangle for each + type. + + + + Within the timeline you can select content by clicking, and drag + it to change its position. Right-clicking a piece of content will + open the content menu. + + + + The toolbar at the top of the window offers the following tools: + + + + Select — to select and move content. + Zoom in — to drag out an area that you want to see more closely. + Zoom out — to zoom out so that the window shows the whole film. + Snap — when enabled, content will snap to other content when you drag it close. + Sequence — when enabled, content will be kept in sequence, without gaps, even if some content is removed. + +
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Video processing pipeline @@ -1820,6 +1868,17 @@ bandwidth can be between 50 and 250 megabits per second (Mbit/s). Most commercial DCPs use bit rates between 75 and 125 Mbit/s. + +Re-encode JPEG2000 data from input governs +whether or not JPEG2000-encoded data from a piece of content (usually +a DCP) will be re-used in the output data as-is or whether it will be +decoded and re-encoded by DCP-o-matic. If the option is enabled +DCP-o-matic will decompress any JPEG2000 data it finds and re-encode +it. This is useful if you want to reduce the bitrate of a DCP. +Usually you will achieve better quality and quicker results by leaving +this option switched off. + + The Audio Channels control sets the number of audio channels that the DCP will have. If the DCP has any channels @@ -2065,6 +2124,43 @@ from the timeline is also preserved. + + + Export + + + As well as creating DCPs from the content you specify, DCP-o-matic + can also export projects to ProRes and MP4 files. This is most + often useful to convert DCPs to a file that is smaller and easier to play back. + + + + To convert a DCP to ProRes or MP4, the first step is start a new + project and import the DCP (see ). Then, choose + Export... from the Jobs + menu to open the export dialogue, as shown in . + + +
+ Export dialogue + + + + + +
+ + + From this dialogue you can select the required output format, + output file and, in the case of MP4, the quality of the output + file. Higher quality files will, of course, be larger. + + + + You can also choose whether to mix down multichannel sources to stereo and whether you want to write separate reels to separate files. + +