Thursday, April 14, 2011

Pyware 3D Drill to Video Conversion



This is the method I used to turn the 3D drill in pyware into a video that I used to show the band at band camp to get them excited about the show, and later so they could see how their part fits into the overall picture.

Programs you'll NEED installed:


1.      If you write your own drill and have the full version of Pyware 3D, you are all set.  If not, you will need to download the Pyware Directors Viewer (used when someone else writes your show but you want to be able to change the look and colors and perspective viewing options - necessary) loaded with your drill for the show. The info to access your drill writer's drill was supplied to me by my drill writer.  The Directors Viewer did cost about $50 each year, which boosters may be able to cover - I had it added to the yearly booster budget.  http://www.pyware.com/directorsviewer.html.
2.       Jing (with mp4 save option from pro) http://www.techsmith.com/jing/pro/.  Jing is a screen capture program which allows you to capture the specific window the drill is playing on, or the entire screen.  If you want to be able to save the video as an .mp4 (for easier video editing later), you will need to pay for Jing Pro, which isn't too much of an additional cost.
3.       Adobe Premiere Elements (or some video editing software that supports MP4 - most do) www.adobe.com/PremiereElements

STEPS:
1.  Open Pyware and Jing, record just the 3D view window.  Music will be added later.  Save individual videos as MP4 using Jing.
2.  Open Adobe Premiere Elements, use all MP4 videos, sync with MP3 recordings.  Export movie with the options which fit your iPod player.

Here are some alternate means to accomplish the same thing found in this user forum:
The forum topic also covers how to do this using a mac

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