notes for Quicktime pro 7 workflow:
time lapse, single images to movie
file -> open image sequence -> select first image file -> export -> mov
compositing
open existing movies then file -> new player create INs (i key) and OUTs (o key) of existing movie, copy select new player movie -> paste (the playhead determines the position of paste, to paste it in the middle, just move the playhead there)
change audio
window -> show movie properties disable sound tracks open mp3, select the right part with i/o keys, copy select video clip, select all with cmd+a edit -> add to selection and scale
rotate movie
window -> show movie properties select video track, select tab VISUAL SETTINGS
trim movie
drag the black corners under the timeline, to the right positions edit -> trim to selection
crop video
open video in quicktime edit -> copy open photoshop -> paste fill crop area with white, area to keep in black save as gif (2 colours) quicktime -> window -> show movie properties select video track, select tab VISUAL SETTINGS drag the GIF into the grey box file -> export
adding text to video
create transparent image with text in photoshop (same size as the movie) export as png open the movie as well as the image in quicktime select text clip, cmd + a for select all select the movie clip, create in and out for the text to appear edit -> add to selection and scale quicktime -> window -> show movie properties select PNG layer, tab VISUAL SETTINGS transparency (on bottom) -> straight alpha
adjust brightness, color, contrast
export: Movie to QuickTime Movie options -> filter (leaving default options is fine, compress in handbrake)
export edited movie
first get settings from orig movie window -> show movie inspector file -> export -> MPEG4 Video Format: H264 Data Rate: 6000 kbits/sec Image Size: Current Frame Rate: Current (compose in quicktime full size, compress in handbrake)
compress in handbrake, handbrake settings
(window -> toggle presets) format: mp4 Video Codec: H.264 check: Web optimized average bitrate: 500