Kino User Guide

Dan Dennedy

kinodv.org


          
        

Copyright (C) 2006-2007 Dan Dennedy. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License."

Abstract

This is the online help and manual for users of version 1.0.0 of the Kino DV non-linear video editor for the GNU/Linux and BSD platforms.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction
1.1. Developers
1.2. Website Links
2. Terminology
2.1. Movie
2.2. Scene
2.3. Mode/Page
2.4. Frame Dropping
2.5. Time Code
2.6. Drop Frame
2.7. AutoSplit
2.8. Dropped Frames
2.9. Interlace and Fields
2.10. Aspect Ratio
2.11. Scrub Bar
2.12. Transport Controls
2.13. Shuttle
2.14. USB Jog/Shuttle Device
2.15. Inter-field Motion
2.16. Locked Audio
3. User Interface
4. Preferences
4.1. Defaults
4.2. Capture
4.3. IEEE 1394
4.4. Display
4.5. Audio
4.6. Jog/Shuttle
4.7. Other
5. Understanding Time in Kino
5.1. Time Formats
Frames
SMPTE time code
Clock
Milliseconds
Seconds
Minutes
Hours
5.2. Time Entry
6. Capturing DV
7. How to Edit with Kino
7.1. Point and Click Editing
7.2. Editing for vi Geeks
8. Trim (Advanced Editing)
8.1. Overwrite or Insert Mode
8.2. Load a Clip
8.3. Storyboard Behaviour
8.4. Conclusions
9. FX
9.1. Selection of Frames
Video Creators
9.2. Choose an Audio Effect
Audio Filters
Audio Transition: Crossfade
9.3. Choose a Video Effect
Video Filters
Video Transitions
Keyframing
9.4. Preview
9.5. Render
10. Export
10.1. Range Selection
10.2. IEEE 1394
10.3. DV File
10.4. Stills
10.5. Audio
10.6. MPEG
Advanced Options
DVD Video Authoring
10.7. Other
10.8. Preview, Export, Stop, and Pause
11. Publish
12. Metadata
12.1. metaNames
12.2. metaValues
12.3. newProjectURI
12.4. newProjectXPath
12.5. An Example
13. Keyboard Shortcut Reference
13.1. Edit
13.2. Capture
13.3. Timeline
13.4. Trim
13.5. FX
13.6. Export
14. Appendix
14.1. GNU Free Documentation License
ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents

List of Tables

13.1. Playback and Navigation Commands
13.2. Editing Commands
13.3. Mode Switching Commands
13.4. General Commands
13.5. Mouse Wheel Commands
13.6. Playback and Navigation Commands
13.7. Mode Switching Commands
13.8. General Commands
13.9. Mouse Wheel Commands
13.10. Mode Switching Commands
13.11. General Commands
13.12. Playback and Navigation Commands
13.13. Trimming Commands
13.14. Editing Commands
13.15. Mode Switching Commands
13.16. General Commands
13.17. Mouse Wheel Commands
13.18. Mode Switching Commands
13.19. General Commands
13.20. Mode Switching Commands
13.21. General Commands