CS110, Wellesley College, Fall 1998 Movie Documentation

Importing Movies from VCR tapes

Step 1: Fusion Recorder

1. Start Fusion Recorder Application, Record Window will appear.
2. From "Record" menu, choose "Record Window Size". Choose "Quarter Size"
3. From "Record" menu, choose "Video Settings". Set frame rate to 15 frames per second.
4. Insert tape in VCR. Press Play on the VCR to start tape playing.
5. You will see the movie in the Record Window.
6. Click on the Start button under the Record Window to start recording (note: it takes a second or so for recording to actually start). Click stop button when done recording. Make your clip short!
7. Fusion Recorder will automatically convert the movie to a QuickTime movie.
8. Choose Save from the File Menu to save the QuickTime movie.

Step 2: Movie Player (for converting to version suitable for the web)

1. Start MoviePlayer application
2. Open the movie you saved with FusionRecorder.
3. Choose "Save As..." from the File menu.
4. In the window that appears:
   • Click on "Make Movie Self-Contained" button.
   • Check the "Playable on non-Macintosh computers" checkbox.
   • Give your file a name with a .mov extension (e.g. myMovie.mov).