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Opening Source Movies with Helpers, Opening Output Movies with Helpers, Using AppleScripts

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236 Chapter 11: Workflow Opening Source Movies with Helpers Opening the source file is helpful for making changes to the original source file prior to encoding. For example, you can make simple edits using QuickTime Player. To open the original source file from the Batch window: 1. Select the project in the Batch window. 2. Choose the desired application from the Helpers menu. You can also select a project and click the function key assigned to the desired Helper application (see the next section for more details). The project source opens in the selected Helper application. Note: If you modify the source movie, save the changes within the original source file by using the Save command in the Helper application. If you create a new version of the file with the Save As command, the new version is not listed in the Batch window. You must manually add the new version to the batch. Also, if you change the duration or speed of the movie, any previously set EventStream or In/Out points may become inaccurate. To open multiple files at once: 1. Press Shift or a and click projects in the Batch window. 2. Choose an application from the Helpers menu or click an assigned function key to launch them all at the same time. Opening Output Movies with Helpers To open the encoded output of a project listed in the Batch window: 1. Select the project in the Batch window after it is done processing. 2. Click option and choose an application from the Helpers menu. Or, click option and the assigned function key at the same time to launch the output version of the movie in the Helper application. The encoded version opens with the Helper. You can then view files that Cleaner cannot display, such as RealSystem and Windows Media files. Using AppleScripts with Helpers You can add AppleScripts to the Helpers folder to add special functionality to Cleaner. For additional AppleScript information, see the Apple documentation on AppleScript. Helpers and Function Keys Items in the Helpers menu are automatically assigned Function keys to help you easily launch these applications from the keyboard.

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Chapter 11: Workflow
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Opening Source Movies with Helpers
Opening the source file is helpful for making changes to the original source file prior to
encoding. For example, you can make simple edits using QuickTime Player.
To open the original source file from the Batch window:
1.
Select the project in the Batch window.
2.
Choose the desired application from the Helpers menu. You can also select a project and
click the function key assigned to the desired Helper application (see the next section for
more details).
The project source opens in the selected Helper application.
Note:
If you modify the source movie, save the changes within the original source file by
using the Save command in the Helper application. If you create a new version of the file
with the Save As command, the new version is not listed in the Batch window. You must
manually add the new version to the batch. Also, if you change the duration or speed of the
movie, any previously set EventStream or In/Out points may become inaccurate.
To open multiple files at once:
1.
Press Shift or
and click projects in the Batch window.
2.
Choose an application from the Helpers menu or click an assigned function key to launch
them all at the same time.
Opening Output Movies with Helpers
To open the encoded output of a project listed in the Batch window:
1.
Select the project in the Batch window after it is done processing.
2.
Click option and choose an application from the Helpers menu. Or, click option and the
assigned function key at the same time to launch the output version of the movie in the
Helper application.
The encoded version opens with the Helper. You can then view files that Cleaner cannot
display, such as RealSystem and Windows Media files.
Using AppleScripts with Helpers
You can add AppleScripts to the Helpers folder to add special functionality to Cleaner. For
additional AppleScript information, see the Apple documentation on AppleScript.
Helpers and Function Keys
Items in the Helpers menu are automatically assigned Function keys to help you easily launch
these applications from the keyboard.