For those of you that are interested in more editing options that VholdR desktop, we're providing the following tutorial which will guide you through importing and exporting your VholdR videos.
Importing:
iMovie was really only made to work with camcorders so this one can be a little more tricky then the others.
To start you'll have to convert your files into .MOV's. This can be done in one of two ways:
Option 1 (the pay way): You'll need two things for this option but they are easy to get and easy to use. The first is Perian. Go to: www.perian.org and Download the latest version. When the dmg mounts you'll need to follow the instructions to install the preference pane. This is basically an add on to Quicktime that will help it view your VholdR videos.
Once you've got that installed you will be at the pay point. In order to convert your files to .MOV you'll need to purchase Quicktime Pro. Once you have, you can simple open a VholdR video, select 'export' from the 'file' drop-down menu and save it as a Quicktime movie.
When the file has converted and saved you can now open iMovie. From there select 'import movies' from the 'file' drop-down' menu and point it towards the movie you just exported in Quicktime.
From there your video should show up in iMovie and you should be good to go.
Option 2 (the free way): You'll only need one program to do the conversion with this route but the first install can be a bit tricky. The conversion program is called FFMPEGX:
http://ffmpegX.com/download.ht...
IMPORTANT: Be sure to follow ALL of the instructions on the page. You must download the additional files prior to first run in order to make the program work. The link will walk you through the entire process.
Once you've got FFMPEGX installed properly then you can open it, drag and drop a VholdR video into the left hand side of the window, and then on the right hand pane select .mov from the list of extensions. Once it's selected, click the video tab and be sure to set the aspect ratio to 4:3. Finally, set the bit rate at about 2000 kbps and then click 'encode'.
When the file has converted and saved you can now open iMovie. From there select 'import movies' from the 'file' drop-down' menu and point it towards the movie you just exported in Quicktime.
From there your video should show up in iMovie and you should be good to go.
Exporting:
When you're ready to export your edited video back into the VholdR desktop you will want to use the 'export using quicktime' option from the 'share' drop down menu. From there you can name your video, and then select where it will be saved. The easiest way to get the video back into your VholdR desktop will be to save in directly into the VholdR videos folder, located under your username/movies/VholdR.
You'll also need to to click the options button a little bit further down. This will pop up a bunch of settings for your video, the only one you need to worry about is 'size'. Select size and change it to 640x480. Once you're done with that select save.
When your final is done rendering you're ready to open up the VholdR desktop. You should see your new video in there, ready to be tagged, titled, described, and shared with the world!
