Re: quicktime text

2005-07-08 Thread mwp
5:36 PM Subject: Re: quicktime text Yes, I see the technique actually has a name, qtext.. I thought it was my own little find! Ah well, that's what happens when one never reads the manual. m On Jul 7, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Alan Sondheim wrote: I've been doing this for a long time. A major

quicktime text

2005-07-07 Thread mwp
Maybe this is old news to some of you, but I made an interesting discovery today. Any ordinary text file can be imported into Quicktime and instantly made into a movie! Each line of the text file is turned into 1 to 2 seconds of movie time. You then can export the movie, and then import it as

Re: quicktime text

2005-07-07 Thread mIEKAL aND
Don't you need Quicktime Pro to do these things? ~mIEKAL On Jul 7, 2005, at 5:52 PM, Alan Sondheim wrote: I've been doing this for a long time. A major step is to adjust the timing of the lines. Peachpit Press books give the lowdown on all the options. Btw if you don't know, you can also

Re: quicktime text

2005-07-07 Thread mwp
Yes. I just got it, so that's why I'm a bit behind the pack here. Worth getting. m On Jul 7, 2005, at 5:23 PM, mIEKAL aND wrote: Don't you need Quicktime Pro to do these things? ~mIEKAL On Jul 7, 2005, at 5:52 PM, Alan Sondheim wrote: I've been doing this for a long time. A major step

Re: quicktime text

2005-07-07 Thread Talan Memmott
Don't you need Quicktime Pro to do these things? ~mIEKAL yup

Re: quicktime text

2005-07-07 Thread mwp
Yes, I see the technique actually has a name, qtext.. I thought it was my own little find! Ah well, that's what happens when one never reads the manual. m On Jul 7, 2005, at 3:52 PM, Alan Sondheim wrote: I've been doing this for a long time. A major step is to adjust the timing of the lines.

Re: quicktime text

2005-07-07 Thread Lanny Quarles
so what does it look like? can someone post an example? - Original Message - From: mwp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: WRYTING-L@listserv.utoronto.ca Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 5:36 PM Subject: Re: quicktime text Yes, I see the technique actually has a name, qtext.. I thought it was my own

Re: quicktime text

2005-07-07 Thread Alan Sondheim
yes, even the text. but for $29.95 it's worth it. just don't get Quicktime 7 for Windows - which is claimed to be beta but is the worst alpha I've run across - I'm going to complain. - Alan On Thu, 7 Jul 2005, mIEKAL aND wrote: Don't you need Quicktime Pro to do these things? ~mIEKAL On