A-BOP-140-11(1) gMovie Version 1.4 Operating Instructions Copyright 2001, Generic Media, Inc.
• generic media and gMovie are trademarks of generic media, inc. • CLIE, PictureGear, Memory Stick and the Memory Stick logo are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. • Graffiti, HotSync and Palm OS are registered trademarks, and Palm Desktop and the HotSync logo are trademarks of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license. QuickTime is registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Table of Contents Before Use Features ............................................................................................................... 4 Basic Operations Starting gMovie ................................................................................................. 5 Playing back a media file ................................................................................. 7 To return to the media list .........................................................................
Before Use Features gMovie is the application which enables the display and playback of motion picture data with sound, made for the CLIE handheld by using a Windows® application such as PictureGear Lite. When you send movie data made for the CLIE handheld by PictureGear Lite using HotSync operation, or copy the data to the CLIE handheld by using a Memory Stick media, they are automatically registered to the movie list of gMovie. This Version (gMovie 1.
Basic Operations Starting gMovie Select gMovie from the Home screen of the CLIE handheld by rotating and pressing the Jog Dial navigator. The gMovie application starts and the media (movie file) list appears. Motion pictures that you can play back with gMovie are called "media." z If no media file is installed, no list is displayed. To create a media file, refer to "Creating a media file for gMovie using PictureGear 4.4 Lite" (page 11).
Switchable information : Tapping the following icon, displays of contents change. : displays the type of media item. : displays the dimensions of the media item (pixels). : displays the duration of the media item (seconds). If the media file has many frames per second, the actual time duration may be longer than that displayed. : displays storage requirements (KB). * If you use the CLIE handheld without the audio playback function, you cannot play back the sound of a media file.
Playing back a media file Select the media file you want to play back from the Home screen of CLIE handheld by rotating and pressing the Jog Dial navigator. The media file is automatically played back. Note You can play back the media file by using the stylus to tap it. Indicates the position of the playback picture Control with the Jog Dial navigator Pause: Press the Jog Dial navigator during playback. Restart playback: Press the Jog Dial navigator during the pause.
To return to the media list Press the Jog Dial navigator more than two seconds and release it. Or tap at the upper-right corner of the display. To play back the next media item Press and rotate the Jog Dial navigator downward during media item playback. Or tap at the upper-right corner of the display. To play back the previous media item Press and rotate the Jog Dial navigator upward during media item playback, or tap in the upper-right corner of the display.
Miscellaneous Menu Commands Media menu This menu is displayed by tapping the Menu list is being displayed. icon when the media About gMovie Version information of the gMovie application is displayed. Power Off (only when the jog assist function is active) You can turn the power off. Find (only when the jog assist function is active) Find screen is displayed. This menu is displayed by tapping the Menu item is displayed. icon when a media Details Detailed information of active media item is displayed.
Delete You can delete the active media item. When the Delete Media dialog box is displayed, tap OK to perform deletion, or tap Cancel to cancel deletion. Preferences s Loop movie playback When the playback of the media item is finished, playback of the same media item starts again. Note If you clear this check box, you cannot automatically play back the next at the upper right corner of the display. Start the media item by tapping playback by tapping .
Creating a media file for gMovie using PictureGear 4.4 Lite You can create a media file for gMovie using PictureGear Lite for personal computers. You can install PictureGear Lite to your computer from the install CDROM supplied with your CLIE handheld. For details on how to install the application, refer to the this first manual of your CLIE handheld. For details on how to use PictureGear Lite, refer to the online help “How to use PictureGear Lite,” displayed by clicking the Help menu of PictureGear Lite.
3 Click V and select the recipient’s user name from the drop down list. If necessary, click Movie settings and make size and compression settings for the movie file(s) you want to send in the "Detailed settings for CLIE handheld movies" dialog box. About the "Detailed settings for CLIE handheld movies" dialog box Select Compression Method Selects the grayscale or color level for the movie file(s) you want to send. Click to select Monochrome (High compression), Monochrome (High image quality), or Color.
5 Perform a HotSync operation between your CLIE handheld and your PC. The registered slide(s) are automatically sent to your CLIE handheld. If the created movie file data is too large and exceeds the free memory space of the CLIE handheld, an error message may appear during the HotSync operation. To display a large size movie file using gMovie, try using a Memory Stick media, as follows.
Size Selects the dimension size of the movie file(s) you want to copy. Click to select 160 x 120, 120 x 92, or 80 x 60. Dithering When Monochrome (High compression) is selected in the Select Compression Method, you can use this slider to adjust the dither level by dragging it to the left or right. You cannot use this function on the Monochrome (High image quality) and Color movies. Sound Quality Adjusts the sound quality for the movie files.
