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1. 4 1 Save as expressly set out in this Agreement You MAY NOT copy reproduce publish transmit rent out lease modify publicly display or publicly perform the Software nor may You remove any proprietary notice labels or marks on the Software 4 2 Unless permitted by law You MAY NOT modify adapt reverse engineer decompile disassemble create derivative works based on or copy the Software Specifically you MAY NOT extract unpack or remove any of the art assets sounds characters props sets scenes music or other materials contained in the Software except for Your use within the Software 4 3 United States Government Restricted Rights In the USA the Software and Documentation are provided with Restricted Rights Use duplication or disclosure by the government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph f ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraphs 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software Restricted Rights at 48 C F R S 52 227 19 as applicable 5 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 5 1 The Software is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws and international treaties Title to ownership of and all rights registerable or moral or otherwise and interests in and to each and every part of the Software including all copyrights trademarks patent rights or any other intellectual property rights of whatever nature and all copies thereof
2. COMOVIESTORM Moviestorm User Guide Version 1 7 0 November 2014 This user guide is copyright Moviestorm Limited This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NoDerivs 3 0 Unported License 70 view a copy of this license visit http creativecommons org licenses by nd 3 0 legalcode or send a letter to Creative Commons 171 2nd Street Suite 300 San Francisco California 94105 USA Specifically you may print it or share it for personal or educational use Permission is also granted to distribute it on a Web site or other online service provided that you do not make any alterations or charge any form of fee Information in this guide is given in good faith but no warranty is made or implied as to its accuracy or completeness Updates to the Moviestorm software may render some of this information obsolete Note that all screenshots are taken from Windows versions of the software Mac versions may differ slightly Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 Contents aigre os e HH 4 What VOU Will Neda aora naaa naaa naa acc os 4 Using Moviestorm with Other tO0IS sss sss essen 4 ale er aleman 5 SEWN UP MOMO Mccain 6 Essien e ug oo o PE o PO EE FP O O rer Te 6 Using AddOn packs A I PP e E PE EUR 7 VICES A O 1 e IO RU UU CO OO OE IN PA 9 io dE pla NA rn e E o oo A 9 eos o o E O RU O
3. Fe Click on the script button on the top right and then the button to add a new scene Give it a name so it s easy to find Your new scene has all the same characters as your first scene but it can take place in a different set You can switch between scenes using the script panel Click on the scene you want to work on You can also reorder or delete scenes The script editor also lets you change movie specific settings and lets you share your movie as a sharedmovie file to give to other Moviestorm users so that they can use your saved movie and any AddOns that are needed to load it Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 12 of 46 VIESTURIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Set Workshop The Set Workshop is where you create your sets You can use the stock sets supplied with Moviestorm and customize them if you wish If you prefer you can build your sets from scratch interiors exteriors everything from the living room to alien planets SET WORKSHOP VIEW Set Workshop View Icon Launch Help Undo Redo Current Selected Item Save and Save As IA OM o EE pai to Landing Page Work on the set floor and ceiling Transform Gizmo active for current Work on object set walls Lighting Panel A _ gt i PS Change lighting Access to content Ae A t type or load browser S g gt gt
4. Select the door or window from the panel and click on the wall where you want it to go Click on a door or window to customize it Select the Delete tool from the Transform tools menu and click on any door or window to delete it Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 14 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Floors Add floor colorings by clicking on the Floors tool Select a pattern from the panel and then hold down SHIFT and drag over the area you want to color Ceilings Add ceiling colorings by clicking on the Ceilings tool Select a pattern from the panel and then hold down SHIFT and drag over the area you want to color To remove a ceiling select the X pattern and drag it over the area you want to erase Note Ceilings can only be seen from below once you get on set and start directing or filming If you look from above a ceiling the camera can t see it In the Set Workshop you can toggle the ceiling on or off with the Ceiling Hide tool This only affects the Set Workshop it doesn t affect how your set appears elsewhere Props and set dressing Adding props To add a prop select the props button This will bring up the props catalog You can filter it by searching for specific objects e g chair or by using the tags to find specific classes of object ornament or add on packs Criminals You can use m
5. is only available when the character is already holding the phone You may need to chain several activities together to get to the activity you need Watching the action Use the player controls at the lower right to play pause rewind or fast forward the scene You can also drag the timeline marker to a specific point on the timeline Pressing the Space bar will play and pause the action Editing the timeline The timeline doesn t show everything that s going on only the dialog the camera cuts plus the activities for the selected actor and one other person or object To see the activities for a specific actor or prop select them or right click on them while another actor is selected Moving activities Select an activity and drag it to move it to a new point on the timeline Sometimes this may give unusual results or Moviestorm may even prohibit you from doing this to prevent inconsistencies For example you can t move a Stand Up activity to a point before the character has actually sat down Some activities can be combined for example an actor can walk and talk at the same time others can t Hold down SHIFT to select several activities and move them as a group Deleting activities Right click an activity and click Delete to remove it from the timeline or use the DELETE key on your keyboard to delete an activity or group of activities Be careful of unexpected or unwanted side effects if you delete one of a series of moves
6. the following move will take a different path and the duration will be affected This may also affect any camerawork you already have set up Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 24 of 46 SIMOVIESTURAM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Customizing or editing activities Select an activity and click Customize Edit or Redo to bring up additional options or change the current version Not all activities can be customized Changing the duration of activities You can drag the end of some activities to change their duration In some cases the actor will repeat the action until the end of the activity in other cases the speed of the activity will adjust to fit the new duration This does not work for all activities Inserting time Sooner or later you ll realize that you need to add a bit into the beginning of a scene Rather than move all the activities you ve created so far you can add in some extra time Put the timeline marker where you want the extra time to appear and click the Insert Time button If you insert time partway through an activity Moviestorm will do its best to compensate though you may have to adjust some things manually Advanced techniques Hiding objects Most objects on the set can be hidden This means they ll appear on set but the camera won t see them This is really useful when for example
7. there s a tree in the way of your shot You can unhide objects when you want them to show again Moving props Some props such as cars can move by themselves SHIFT drag the prop to a new position and it will move there You can customize the movement by adding waypoints as you do with actors or by adjusting the duration to change the speed Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 25 of 46 VIESTURIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Camera View ir aa f 4 frre K A movie s not a movie until you film it The Camera Vie is where you set up your shots It s not the final stage though You ll be able to edit your clips in the Cutting Room later Moviestorm s cameras are a little different to what you may be used to from games or other animation tools They take a bit of getting used to but once you ve understood how they work you ll find them faster and easier than other ways of working n00 H O AMLA DA CAMERAWORK VIEW Undo Redo Camerawork View Icon Launch Help Save and Save As Return to Landing Page Access to lighting panel Available cameras Create keyframe from current or cancel Clear all MA ERES EWERT A AAA EEN N ee Playback camera Ss t LE Xh controls keyframes Camera keyframe track Stereoscopic 3D Output preview preview options Subject activity Audio track Ma
8. you can disable packs you re not using for example if you re making a modern romance you may not want to bother with sci fi characters or props military animations and so on You don t need to do this but some people find it useful not to be distracted by things they re not using Settings AddOns Graphics Sound Key Bindings Advisor Interface Free Base01 Free Licensed O oO gt D Accentsldents Licensed ActionThemes Licensed AfterDark Licensed BedroomBlog Licensed BonusContent Licensed CartoonWorld Licensed Classroom Licensed CoffeeShop01 Licensed Computers Free ConstructionSite Licensed ContemporaryEthnicRetroGrooves Licensed Criminals Licensed Q Cr D a 2 2 2 D 2 2 2 Y select deselect all Safe Addons Only Select Bundle Select Bundle Moviestorm Max You must ri o take effect Moviestorm Education Base Mode Situation Drama bundle Action Movies bundle Fantasy Films bundle Factual TV bundle On the main menu click Settings Check or uncheck packs as you wish then click again to accept the new settings Moviestorm will then restart with your preferred packs enabled Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 7 of 46 SIMOVIESTUAM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net While you are on your Movietorm Trial it might be useful to select a bundle from the dropdown
9. 99 Laa preset Transform Clone Delete object tool set Load save Items Enable Disable transform gizmo stock or custom set available Reset transformations and enable disable angle snap on set and place on ground Access to lighting Variations available for current element amp terrain panels Content browser Choosing a stock set When you create a new movie or a new scene the first thing you will need to do is choose a set to start with You ll see different options depending on what content packs you have available There are two tabs for stock sets One holds all the sets supplied by Moviestorm the other is for sets you create yourself Two of the available sets are empty sets so you can start from scratch There s a standard size set and an extra large set if you want to build a bigger environment It s best to familiarize yourself with Moviestorm using the standard size set first Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 13 of 46 GITOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Click on a set to select it then click the check mark or double click the set to enter the Set Workshop and customize your selected set If you want you can skip this stage now start directing and then work on the set later when you know how your scene is going to work Navigating around the set Click the icons at the top of t
10. Director s View is where you will probably spend most of your time This is where you tell your cast what to do where to go what to say how to behave and so on The more effort you spend in here the better your movie will be DIRECTORS VIEW Undo Redo Directors View Icon Advisor Launch Help Save and Save As no gt pE ee an 9 A Return to Landing Page Access to lighting panel Character interaction menu Cast list List of available camera views Improv Access audio Timeline s Insert time Camera shot preview mixer panel at marker Information toggle Audio track Action tracks Main timeline Basic Moviestorm directing techniques Although directing seems quite complicated at first there are only three basic techniques you need to know It s then just a matter of learning all the different things your actors can do and how to get the best out of them First select an actor Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 21 of 46 GITUOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Next right click on an object or person to make your actor interact with it If you right click on the selected actor they will do something by themselves This will create an activity in the timeline Right click on activities to edit them delete them or click and drag to move them Repeat until you ve finis
11. E Er 39 ADD T IV CRIS sata taa cts 46 Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 3 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Introduction Moviestorm is a software application that enables you to make animated videos on your computer It s a full suite of movie making tools with which you can quickly and easily create and light your own sets design and direct your own actors then shoot edit and publish your own movies It s ideal for all forms of film making for previsualization and animated storyboards for movie shorts or feature length films from videoblogs to business messages for engaging collaborative learning in education or simply just for creative fun Moviestorm is a simple and inexpensive way to make animated movies Key features include e Intuitive click and explore game style interface Pre made customizable sets characters and movies e Thousands of characters costumes sets props and animations suitable for most film projects e Flexible personalization options for props characters and much more e Import your own assets including music models and textures e A Suite of tools that encourages teamwork and fun e No animation or artist skills required to be creative e Upload direct to YouTube or your preferred social network e A highly supportive community of amateur and professional movie makers at
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14. This will enabled only the addons that are in that bundle this lets you try what Moviestorm would be like with only the content from a specific Theme Bundle to get an idea as to whether the movie you are wanting to make can be made with that Theme Bundle Third party AddOn packs There are many AddOn packs created and distributed by people other than Moviestorm Some are free others aren t They can be a great way to expand what Moviestorm can do but there is one important thing you need to be aware of Third party packs are not supported or endorsed by Moviestorm and you install them at your own risk Most of them are perfectly safe but some may not be compatible with your version of Moviestorm may cause performance problems or may even cause Moviestorm to crash If you experience problems running Moviestorm and you have any third party packs installed first disable those packs as described above and see if that fixes the problem Movies that require those packs will of course not load correctly so you may need to try another movie Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 8 of 46 MOVIESTORM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Where s my stuff Moviestorm sets up two folders on your computer The main Moviestorm folder holds the program and all the AddOns you ve got You probably don t need to access this Your p
15. Your password or Account If there is any unauthorized use of Your Account or password You agree to immediately notify Moviestorm Limited and take reasonable steps to prevent such activity from continuing You agree to close the applicable Internet browser window when You are finished using the Software Moviestorm Limited cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to comply with this Section Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 40 of 46 GITOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net 2 5 SINGLE USER LICENSE You may use the Software on multiple computers for Your personal educational or business use PROVIDED THAT You have obtained this copy of Moviestorm from an authorized download site and have registered the software for use with Moviestorm Limited Under this Single User License You may also install the Software on multiple computers for example a home computer and laptop provided that You are an authorized user of the computer s and that you do not allow concurrent use of the Software by more than one individual 3 YOUR OTHER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS 3 1 This version of Moviestorm is a General Release version if it is included in your copy of the programs it may NOT be copied distributed royalty free on any CD Web Site FTP Site or made available in other download area without WRITTEN
16. are appropriately sized before you import them Once you have clips in your video clip bin you can drag them to the timeline and treat them like any other video clip Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 31 of 46 GITOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Adding stills Adding stills is sometimes useful for building up credits sequences or for intertitles in silent movies First you need to fill your image bin with images Go to the Images tab and click Import Select Load Image to choose any image file on your computer You can also select Create blank image to create full screen solid color images which are useful for background behind text Black is a good way to insert space in a movie where you just have sound particularly at the start Drag the image onto the timeline It will be one second long by default You can edit move and delete stills in the same way as clips see above Adding audio First you need to fill your audio bin with clips Go to the Audio tab and click Import You can now choose an audio file from your computer You also have quick access to the audio files included in Moviestorm content packs or you can record audio directly if you have a microphone on your computer This is particularly useful for voice overs Note WMA and some other audio formats are not supported Convert them to anoth
17. at http support moviestorm co uk including an FAQ technical information and data on known issues You can discuss issues with the staff and with other users or you can opt for your discussion to remain private Private discussions are only visible to yourself and the support staff Email support support team moviestorm co uk Wiki there s a growing wiki for useful Moviestorm information on http wiki moviestorm co uk This is created and maintained by Moviestorm users and includes a lot of unofficial but very handy information This also includes a section on Moviestorm modding so that you can create your own add on packs Please don t post support queries on YouTube Facebook or other external sites These aren t monitored by the support team and you ll only get referred to contact the support teams using one of the methods above Moviestorm on the Web You ll also find information about Moviestorm and the best user made movies on the following sites Blog http moviestorm blogspot co uk Facebook http www facebook com Moviestorm YouTube http www youtube com Moviestorm Vimeo http vimeo com channels moviestorm Twitter http twitter com Moviestorm Modding Moviestorm Once you re familiar with Moviestorm you may find you want to go further and start creating your own characters animations props and so on There s more information and tutorials on the Web site at http www moviestorm co uk hub modding Moviestor
18. between You and Moviestorm Limited with respect to this transaction Any changes to this agreement must be made in writing signed by an authorized representative of Moviestorm Limited 12 OWNERSHIP OF CREATED FOOTAGE 12 1 Worldwide non exclusive perpetual irrevocable royalty free fully paid up rights to any and all footage created by You using the Software are hereby granted to You Moviestorm Ltd makes no claim of ownership over this footage with the exception of those claims set out in this Agreement Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 44 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net 12 2 By uploading a movie for hosting on the Moviestorm website Moviestorm co uk either through the web interface or directly from within the Software you grant to Moviestorm Ltd the right in perpetuity to use your movie in part or in whole for the purposes of publicity This includes but is not limited to exhibiting your movie on the Moviestorm website as a Featured Movie redistributing your movie to other websites distributing your movie on a magazine cover disk distributing your movie as part of a Moviestorm showreel and discussing your movie on weblogs and social media websites 12 3 Where possible credit will be given to You for any exploitation under the terms of Section 12 2 above 12 4 You may forfeit ownership of footage as gran
19. image top right Q Moviestorm al a sea ms EA yq q q qIE 2 Please log in you must be registered to use Moviestorm OVIESTORM ing time and with I film tool Welcome to Moviestorm Filmmaker a Modders Workshop n Ba ay If you are not logged in yet you need to be connected to the Internet to log in If you had logged in previously then you will remain logged in on your computer until you log out or your license expires or changes and if you have a permanent license you will stay logged in permanently and will not need to reconnect to the Internet unless you use Moviestorm on another computer If you share a computer each user can have their own username and password When you re logged in to Moviestorm you will only have access to the add on packs licensed by that user However you will see the movies and stock sets belonging to the user currently logged in on your computer these may be different Remember do not share your password with anyone not even someone claiming to be Moviestorm staff If you need to change your password you can do this on the Moviestorm Web site Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 6 of 46 MOVIESTORM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Using AddOn packs Moviestorm consists of the software you use to create movies plus a number of AddOn packs These contain th
20. object or paint floor textures draw walls or adjust the terrain O Rotate a set object When dragging stop the object from stacking on other objects gt O Move the set object vertically Customise a set object Center the viewpoint on the point you clicked or the character that you selectis the Cast List Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Select new camera target for a target shot or remove the existing target to get a free shot Make a one shot on selected character ZY Rotate the view O Ina target shot adjusttarget s position within frame or change to a free shot In a target shot move the camera in and out from the target O In a one shot adjustthe framing lines or rotate the camera Ina one shot move the framing in or out O Ina free shot move the camera horizontally O Ina free shot move the camera in the plane of the screen Page 38 of 46 GITOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Appendix III License Agreement Moviestorm User Agreement GENERAL RELEASE VERSION Effective from 29 July 2008 YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT UNDERSTAND IT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS YOU FURTHER AGREE THAT THIS IS THE COMPLETE AND EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES IT IS IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAREFULLY READ THIS N
21. permission from Moviestorm Limited which for the avoidance of doubt will only be given PROVIDED THAT You do not charge or request donations for any such distributed archives of the program All definitions are as defined in this agreement In all cases You are advised to use only the latest version of the Software 3 2 Save as expressly set out in this Agreement You MAY NOT copy reproduce publish rent out lease modify create derivative works from the Software nor may You remove any proprietary notice labels or marks on the Software Unless permitted by law You MAY NOT modify adapt reverse engineer decompile disassemble create derivative works based on or copy the Software 3 4 You undertake not to export the Software or any part thereof to any country person entity or end user subject to any export restrictions applicable to You 3 5 You undertake not to decrypt reverse engineer bypass or otherwise disable the correct and intended function of any copyright protection encryption or key exchange mechanisms in the Software 3 6 It is expressly understood acknowledged and agreed that you may regardless of whether or not formally requested to do provide to Moviestorm Limited reasonable suggestions comments and feedback regarding the Software including but not limited to usability bug reports and test results with respect to Software testing collectively Feedback If you provide such Feedback to Moviestorm Limited you
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25. the costumes once you ve directed and filmed the action or you can go back and add extra set dressing once you ve done the editing if you feel everything looks too sparse You can easily add in extra cast move buildings or trees or change the audio you can even change your characters completely And it doesn t stop when you ve finished your movie You can go back and create new versions any time you like that s a luxury most professional film directors don t have It can also help you if your hardware is below standard to add the processor intensive elements such as background characters and lights after you are happy with everything else First make a rough cut of the main parts of your movie then go back and put in the less important bits Moviestorm provides plenty of ready made elements to help you get up to speed faster and to make it quicker and easier to make movies from stock movies sets and characters down to auto framing cameras instant titles and credits and much more You can use them as is or you can customize them to get a more individual look Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 5 of 46 MOVIESTORMI Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Setting up Moviestorm Logging in When you start Moviestorm you will need to Login using your username and password in the Launcher before you can go to the main menu see
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27. Software Should You have any questions concerning this Agreement or if You desire to contact Moviestorm Limited for any reason please write to Moviestorm Limited 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB U K use the online web customer support page contained on www moviestorm co uk You are notified that the Software is based on a technology that is or may be the subject matter of a number of pending patent applications and or copyrights and or trademarks and or registered rights EULASFL14112007HJYVDRG 1335 Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 45 of 46 SIMOVIESTUAM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Appendix 1V Credits Programming amp QA Pete Bratcher Conor Travelodge O Callaghan Ivan Causey Ryan Courtier Ben Bengy Garrett Julian Mr Gold Richard 7ank Goodley Alex lowercase Gowland Chris Heppell Dave Haircut Holloway Johnnie Awesome face Ingram Rhys On y the apprentice Kelland Ross Kennedy James Leighfield Jonathan Lacy Dave 7he Workaholic Lloyd John Lockwood Tom twak Kelly David Lovemore Alex Orosa David Quality Pajak Ben The Beard Sanders Phillip Sansom Paul 7he Hobbit Sumpner Dave Thatch Thatcher Mark Eeyore Watt Annosoft FmodEx Agile2d FlyingSaucer Art 8 Design Ivan Gaskell Matt 7he Mongoose Kelland Paul Left it at home Kelley Andrew F ashmar Kennedy Xa
28. User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net The Cutting Room Js W J A j a Ee e P e 7 eo E A N y The Cutting Room is where you assemble your movie You edit your footage apply visual effects add music and sound effects and build the title sequence and credits If you want subtitles you can add those too L ol S HW S S S va CUTTING ROOM VIEW Undo Redo Wideo bin Cutting Room View Icon Launch Help Save and Save As Return to Footage bin mi a a s Landing Page Audio bin 2 4 Images bin 3 d x a L Main preview yy area Bid Audio mixer Titles and credits bin ae maan er O me panel Filters bin Bin Contents 2 ES A CL J Maximise Playback Clear timeline qPEI LNIqQKE gt AAA AA R controls Time slider Filter Credits clip Ripple insert clip toggle Access audio Main timeline mixer Subtitles clip Camera clip Audio clip Split clip Autogenerating a movie The easiest way to create a movie is to press Autogenerate Movie This will add all your clips and a basic title and credits sequence If you ve only got a very simple movie this is a good way to get started However you ll soon find you want to do much more Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 30 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Playback SSS ES Wool W You can preview your movie as you build it up using the playb
29. You can scroll through the shots or open the library for that target using the arrow keys Note The important thing about reusing shots is that it s not dependent on where the character is or where the camera was It s the same camera angle If you created a profile shot of your character earlier in the scene you can get a matching profile even if she s now in a different place or sitting down Keyframes cuts and moves Once you ve got your shot framed the way you want it click the cut or the move button to create a keyframe If you create a cut the camera will jump to the new shot if you create a move it will start moving at the previous keyframe and stop in the new position If you want to hold a shot for a while and then start moving you will need to add in an extra keyframe to mark the start of the move This is where re using shots becomes invaluable Deleting and editing keyframes Right click on a keyframe in the timeline to bring up the menu and delete it or use the DELETE key on your keyboard You can move keyframes along the timeline by dragging them This can sometimes produce odd results particularly if you drag keyframes out of sequence so experiment until you re comfortable with this Advanced camera tools In framing mode click the Change lens tool You can now adjust the lens zoom or wide angle and the focus hardware permitting This gives additional control over the composition of your shots and allows you to dra
30. able you can select the Delete tool from the Transform tools menu and click on any prop to delete it or use the DELETE key on your keyboard to delete the selected prop Lighting Global lighting Click the Lighting tool located under the skies lighting terrain icon to bring up the global lighting panel You can select from several preset lighting setups or create your own Lighting objects Some props such as street lamps or are also lights When you customize them you can change the light settings These are a lot more subtle and flexible than the main lights and give you more control over the look of your film Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 16 of 46 MOVIESTORM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Change the sky by clicking on the Sk es tool located under the skies lighting terrain icon Select the sky pattern you want from the panel To select a plain sky select the X sky to clear the sky pattern You can then use the Sky Co or picker at the bottom right of the screen to select any color you want Terrain The terrain controls located under the skies lighting terrain icon allow you to change the shape and color of the mountains that surround the set You probably won t need to do this if you re using an interior set This is mostly useful when you have a large exterior set and you want to change the s
31. ack controls The large arrows move to the start and end of the movie the small arrows jump to the next edit on your timeline Playback can be a little jumpy in preview mode but this won t come out in the final render The button at the end allows you to preview your movie full screen In full screen mode you can also preview it in 3D Adding clips You can quickly add all the clips in a scene to the timeline by pressing Add all clips This will add them in order If you ve got several scenes in your movie you ll have to add the clips for each scene individually If you prefer to do it manually you can drag clips one at a time into the timeline If you drag a clip on top of another clip Moviestorm will insert it before the clip that s already there You can duplicate a clip that s already in the timeline right click on it to get the menu and select Duplicate It will be placed immediately after the clip where the timeline slider is currently located Moving clips To move a clip drag it on the timeline to the new position You can t have blank space in the video track so Moviestorm will close up any gaps automatically If you need blank space add a still See below Note if you have audio clips in your timeline when you move a video clip any audio clips that start during that clip will be moved with the clip This includes clips that are automatically moved when you add new clips or extend previous clips If you don t want this t
32. ading your movie If you re happy with your movie you can upload it straight to the Internet Click the Upload video button to go to a Web page which gives you quick access to Moviestorm YouTube and Vimeo You ll be asked for some details depending on which site s you choose then you can just sit back and wait while it goes up It may take a while to upload and it may take a bit longer while the Web site processes your video so don t get impatient and post it again unless you re sure it s failed Making 3D movies Making 3D movies is just as easy as making a normal movie When you render your movie choose the Custom setting and then check the Render for 3D option This will generate a somewhat odd looking version of your movie with the left and right images next to each other and slightly squashed Don t worry this is how YouTube processes 3D movies When you upload your movie to YouTube you ll need to enter the following tags so YouTube knows it s a 3D movie It ll resolve into one single image with the left and right overlaid onto one another properly yt3d enable true yt3d aspect 16 9 yt3d swap true If you upload your 3D movie directly from Moviestorm it ll add the tags for you Now watch it with your 3D glasses on and see things pop out at you Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 35 of 46 GITOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Gui
33. ase software means the computer programs above and all associated media printed materials online or electronic documentation and bundled software Your copy of the programs may include Moviestorm Limited s freeware machinima creation program Moviestorm General Release Version as well as any derivative software distributed by Moviestorm Limited and associated digital assets props characters sounds music sets textures animations etc If so this definition of the Software shall be deemed to include Moviestorm Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 39 of 46 GITOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net 1 5 The Software is licensed not sold to You for use only under the terms of this Agreement and Moviestorm Limited and its licensors reserve any rights not expressly granted to You Your rights of ownership are limited to the media on which the Software is recorded or fixed 1 6 By installing copying or otherwise using the Software you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement If You do not agree to the terms of this Agreement You must not use the Software and must immediately delete any and all copies of the Software in Your possession 1 7 You agree that it is a term of your use of this software that you will only use assets where assets are such digital content as characters props sets ani
34. ce Alter the skin tone this will affect the rest of the body Add skin details such as pimples or freckles Define the eyebrow shape and color Add make up Add facial hair male only Add special effects such as scars tears or wounds Hair Select the Hair tab and then pick a hairstyle Note that the hat is part of the hairstyle Some hairstyles have morph controls allowing you to change the length shape or volume of the hair Most hairstyles allow you to change the color of the hair Some hairstyles have two or more sections you can color separately If the hairstyle has a folder icon there are several variations available These are usually different length hair to go with each hat Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 19 of 46 MOVIESTORIM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net You may also be able to customize the hat by clicking on it Accessories Select the Accessories tab and then click on an item to put it on or take it off Characters can wear more than one accessory You will need to check they don t interfere with each other make sure they re only wearing one pair of glasses Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Page 20 of 46 Registered in England Number 04804945 SIMOVIESTUAM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Director s View The
35. d warranties guarantees or conditions despite this exclusion Your remedies are described in the Remedy for Breach of Warranty clause above to the extent permitted by Your local laws 7 9 LIMITATION ON AND EXCLUSION OF DAMAGES FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY The limitation on and exclusion of damages clause above applies to breaches of this limited warranty 7 10 This warranty gives You specific legal rights and You may also have other rights which vary from country to country If You are resident in the USA You may also have other rights which vary from state to state 8 TERMINATION Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 43 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net 8 1 In the event that You fail to comply strictly with the terms and conditions of this Agreement this Agreement shall terminate forthwith without prejudice to any other remedies which Moviestorm Limited may have 8 2 In the event that You wish to terminate this Agreement You may do so at any time by ceasing to use the Software and or uninstalling the Software If You write to Moviestorm Limited terminating this agreement You will also uninstall and cease using the Software 8 3 You hereby agree that in the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason You will forthwith destroy or irretrievably delete all copies of the Software including modified copies in Your
36. d variety of emotions using facial expressions and body language Film the action using the simple camera tools in the Camera View JE L L Set up your camera shots in 3D space using either manual or auto framing then cut or move between the keyframes There are even advanced features such as optical zoom and depth of field hardware permitting Edit the film in the Cutting Room JE A This is Where you make the finishing touches before rendering your movie You can add titles credits subtitles music and sound effects to your film you can also add filters to get that unique look import pictures sounds and other assets and preview your movie in full screen If you want to make a more complex film you can create several scenes within your movie using many different sets and characters and you can edit all these scenes together gt Finally you can render your movie in the Publisher View There are a variety of different formats from high definition down to tiny files for playing on a mobile phone or iPod as well as a 3D renderer Upload to YouTube or your preferred social destination for fame and feedback Unlike traditional film making Moviestorm doesn t force you to stick to a linear workflow At any stage you can go back to any part of the creation process and rework it In many regards an iterative process of creation render then re polish is easier and more rewarding You can decide on
37. dates manually from the original vendor Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 9 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Basic operations How to create save and load movies Creating new movies New Movie Choose a template for your new movie Empty Movie Starter Movies Doin The Deed Greetingstorm From the main menu click the Mew Movie button You ll now see several templates for movies you can make depending on what add on packs you have installed Most of the time you will want to use the Moviestorm template This is a blank movie template ready for you to start from scratch The New User Tutorial is an interactive tour of Moviestorm It s not really intended for making movies The Starter Movies are part completed movies You can edit them add bits to them change the dialogue and so on This is a handy way to learn how Moviestorm movies are assembled Saving movies Saving You should get into the habit of saving regularly Movies can get big and complicated and you really don t want to lose everything in the event of a crash power failure or alien invasion Click the save button in the top left hand corner of the screen Save AS By the save button is a small triangle Click this to save your movie with a new name This is handy if you like where you ve got to but want to try some ex
38. de 1 6 www moviestorm net More useful information At any time you can press the Help icon in the top right hand corner of Moviestorm to bring up the help system This will show you the main controls and features for the screen you re currently on which may improve your movie You can disable or customize this from the Settings button on the main menu and y The Advisor button located next to the He p button will alert you to potential problems or suggest things you can try select what you want the advisor to tell you In the main Moviestorm folder you ll find a handy cheat sheet moviestorm printable cheatsheet pdf You can print this out to remind you of the controls in each view and the keyboard controls You can also access this from the help system inside Moviestorm If you fold it into a triangle you can keep it by your keyboard as quick reference Online help On the Moviestorm Web site you ll find several ways to get more help if you need it Video tutorials the easiest way to learn Moviestorm is by watching the video tutorials Moviestorm Made Easy Each one is just a few minutes long and focuses on a specific tool technique or effect They re also available on YouTube Vimeo and Facebook Forums ask the Moviestorm community for help The Moviestorm support team check the support forums every working day Mon Fri excluding UK holidays and aim to respond within a day Support Web site there s more useful information
39. e Software or accompanying documentation or any copies thereof or any products utilizing the Software or such documentation in violation of any applicable laws or regulations of the United States the European Union or the country in which You obtained them In addition to the foregoing none of the Software or underlying information or technology may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re exported a into or to a national or resident of Cuba Irag Libya Sudan North Korea Iran Syria or any other country to which the European Union the UK or the U S A has embargoed goods or ii to anyone on the U S Treasury Department s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U S Commerce Department s Table of Denial Orders By downloading the Software or using the Software You are agreeing to the foregoing and You are representing and warranting that You are not located in under the control or or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 41 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net 3 8 TEXTURE RESTRICTIONS Some of the textures provided to You as part of the Software have been modified from suitable online texture sites These images may not be redistributed by default In the case of CGTextures com please visit www cgtextures com for more information 4 RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
40. e various elements that are used in your movie assets such as sets props costumes hairstyles characters sounds animations music and so on The more you add the more variety you can get in your movies Obtaining AddOn packs You can get AddOn packs in several ways From the Moviestorm Web site Go to the Content Packs section of the Web site and follow the instructions From the Launcher select the My Moviestorm menu then select Manage Content Packs to see the Content Packs panel shown above that lists all available AddOn packs You can download and install packs directly from here or renew your licenses if you need to see below If you have a addon file you can install it here If you have received a sharedmovie file you can install it and any AddOn packs it contains that are needed to load the movie From within Moviestorm In the Set Workshop or Dressing Room you may see some items marked as locked Click on them for more information You can then go directly to the Web site to get the pack Renewing AddOn packs When you get a pack you may choose to try it free for 7 days or get it for a limited period of time instead of purchasing it outright This is useful if you only need it for a single scene or if you re on a tight budget You can renew your licenses from the Content Packs panel which can be accessed as above Enabling or disabling AddOn packs When you get a new pack it s enabled by default If you want
41. eplace the Software at no charge If Moviestorm Limited cannot repair or replace it Moviestorm Limited will refund the amount shown on your receipt for the software but not the price of any other software or associated materials It will also repair or replace supplements updates and replacement software at no charge If Moviestorm Limited cannot repair or replace them it will refund the amount you paid for them if any You must uninstall the Software and return any media and other associated materials to Moviestorm Limited with proof of purchase to obtain a refund These are your only remedies for breach of the limited warranty 7 6 CONSUMER RIGHTS NOT AFFECTED You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws which this agreement cannot change 7 7 WARRANTY PROCEDURES You need proof of purchase for warranty service For warranty service or information about how to obtain a refund for the Software please write to Moviestorm Limited 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB CB2 1NS U K use the online web customer support page contained on www moviestorm co uk 7 8 NO OTHER WARRANTIES The limited warranty is the only direct warranty from Moviestorm limited and Moviestorm Limited gives no other express warranties guarantees or conditions Where allowed by your local laws Moviestorm Limited excludes implied warranties of merchantability fitness for a particular purpose and non infringement If Your local laws give you any implie
42. er format before importing them Once you have clips in your audio clip bin drag them to the timeline Moving audio clips To move a clip drag it on the timeline to the new position You can have blank space in the audio track so other audio clips are not affected You can have several audio clips simultaneously which allows you to have background sounds music and sound effects all at once if you want Editing audio Clips At the start and end of each clip is a small arrow Drag that to trim the beginning and end of each clip Note that if you trim the start the end will not be affected unlike trimming video clips Deleting audio clips Right click on a clip in the timeline to get the menu and select Delete Right click on a clip in the audio clip bin and you can then remove it from the timeline or from the clip bin Removing it from the clip bin also removes it from the timeline Audio mixing Right click on a clip to get the menu and select Edf You can now change the volume of that clip Click the audio mixer button to bring up the mixer controls These affect the entire movie so you may need to adjust individual clips as well The L ve controls affect the sounds that come with your movie footage and the Post controls affect the sounds you added in the Cutting Room Adding text To add text to your movie open the T tles credits tab and drag a template onto your timeline The templates determine where the text appears a
43. ersonal Moviestorm folder holds all your movies stock characters and sets and it s where Moviestorm stores the logs and other useful files Windows defaults Main Folder 32 bit windows C Program Files Moviestorm Main Folder 64 bit windows C Program Files x86 Moviestorm Personal Folder Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 C Users Your name Moviestorm Personal Folder Windows XP C Documents and Settings Your name Moviestorm Mac defaults Main folder Applications Moviestorm app then right click select Show Contents and go to Contents Resources Personal folder Users Your name Moviestorm Preferences MOVIESTORM On the main Moviestorm screen choose Settings to alter the graphics settings You may need to try different settings to find what works best for your computer and get the best balance between quality and performance You can also select an alternate microphone or sound input adjust the default keyboard shortcuts or other settings Updates Sometimes Moviestorm will notify you that there is an update available when you start it up Click the Update button on the Launcher to get the latest version of the software including updates to any add on packs you got from Moviestorm You do not need to update Moviestorm as soon as an update becomes available but we recommend keeping your software reasonably up to date Note Third party add on packs do not get automatically updated and you will need to obtain the up
44. ght or up down Target shots When in framing mode click on anything on the screen This now becomes your target It can be a person a tree a building anything If you select a person you can focus on a hand a foot or some other part of the body The yellow framing lines will now disappear Use the scroll wheel to get the target larger or smaller in the frame The framing lines will adjust to mark different parts of their body depending on how close you are Drag the target to place it where you want on the screen Right click and drag any other part of the image to rotate left right or up down Free shots When in target shot mode click to get a free shot This has no target but puts the camera in position This is more like controlling a camera in a game by using first person view Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 27 of 46 MOVIESTORM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Drag with the left mouse button to move left right and backwards forwards Drag with the right mouse button to look around Use the yellow triangles to tilt the screen Click again on an object to get a target shot or double click on a person to get a one shot Re using shots On the left of the screen are your preset shots There s one view for each character plus any other targets Click on that view to reuse a shot in your library
45. ging Memory The Memory Monitor shown in the top right of the screen to the left of the Help button see image below monitors how much heap memory Moviestorm is using There are no hard coded restrictions on the amount of content you can add to the movie you are making but Moviestorm s performance will degrade if there is a shortage of memory There are two bars the first shows how much is being used and the second shows how much of your processor time is being spent cleaning up the memory usage Both bars start green at low values and show as orange or red when at higher values Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 11 of 46 MOVIESTORM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net When both bars are orange or even red near maximum that indicates that Moviestorm has is running low on system resources and is struggling to provide good performance At this point it would be a good idea to save your movie and restart Moviestorm It would be a bad idea to keep adding to your movie You might consider making separate scenes in your movie as separate saved movies rather than as scenes in a single movie which can help performance for your scenes Creating movies with more than one scene Re Tt ne eo oe When a movie is created it only has one scene in it This is fine for shorter movies but you ll soon find that you need more
46. hape of the horizon Working with stock sets Saving a stock set If you like your set and want to use it in other movies you can save it as stock It will then be available under My Sets when you pick a stock set Click the Stock tool and then Export as Stock Give it a useful name so you can find it again and add any descriptive text you need Note if you re using a stock set then any changes you make in the Set Workshop will not affect the stock set It will only affect the movie you re working on Next time you pick that set to use in another movie it ll be exactly the same as it was before Loading a stock set You can replace your current set with a stock set at any time either one supplied by Moviestorm or one you ve created yourself However if you do this everything you ve filmed so far in that scene will be lost and you ll have to redo all your directing camerawork and editing This isn t a problem if you re still in the early stages but is probably something to avoid later on in the filming process Using the same set in more than one scene If you use the same set in more than one scene any changes you make in the Set Workshop will only apply to the scene you re currently working on This means you can easily create two versions of a set one daytime and one nighttime for example If you want to make changes that affect several scenes you ll either have to do them all individually or save your new version to stoc
47. he screen to navigate through the Set Workshop View Characters View Director s View Camerawork View Cutting Room amp Publisher s Views Set DO View Global Commands Right click drag Rotate your view t S s TONCO Ari ORJAA N NA Alt left click Truck your view Shift left click a Move an object on set W Dolly forward Ctrl left click drag Rotate an object on set S Dolly back A left Shift left click Add Remove set object from multiple selection E DAR FO Shift Ctrl left click drag Move objects in Z amp Y axis rather than X amp Y R Raise viewpoint Del Delete items under mouse pointer Lower viewpoint Use the keyboard controls or mouse to navigate around the set as shown above Basic building walls doors windows floors amp ceilings The top two icons in the Set Workshop build panel are for walls ceilings and floors Walls Create walls by clicking on the Wall tool Click on the floor of the set and then hold down SHIFT and drag to where you want the wall to end Walls can be at any angle they don t have to follow the grid lines Right click on a wall to add wallpaper or color or to delete it Alternatively select the Paint tool from the Wall tools menu select a pattern and left click on a wall to add a wallpaper Select the Delete tool from the Transform tools menu and click on a wall to delete it Doors amp windows Add doors and windows to walls by clicking on the Doors tool
48. hed your scene Selecting an actor On the left of the screen is the cast list Click on an actor in the cast list to select them Their name will highlight both in the cast list and on set to show you they re selected Alternatively you can click on an actor on the set to select them Placing an actor on set Right click on the floor and select Place Here from the menu The character will appear on set at that time Remember to check the timeline if you re part way into a scene the character will appear as if by magic If that s not what you want select Place Here at Start of Scene from the menu instead and they ll appear at the beginning Interacting with other characters Right click on another character and then Interact This will bring up a menu of all the things the two characters can do What you get will depend on what add on packs you have they could for example shake hands kiss or fight The lead character will move to the secondary character to do the activity this will place a walk activity on the timeline as well as the interactive activity Some activities such as fighting will bring up a custom interface that allows you to give more precise directions Some activities may require the characters to be in a specific state before they are available For example cuddle in bed is only available when both characters are in a bed and not doing something else such as reading a book Interacting with the set Rig
49. ht click on a set object This will bring up a menu of all the things the characters can do with that object What you get will depend on what add on packs you have Some activities are independent and do not need a character to do them If necessary the selected character will move to the object to do the activity this will place a walk activity on the timeline as well as the interactive activity Some activities will bring up a custom interface that allows you to give more precise directions Some activities may require the character or object to be in a specific state before they are available For example close window is only available when the window is open Not all objects can be interacted with Some are just static though you can always look or point at an object To see what objects are interactive use the 1 button to the left of the timeline or press F2 to display all available interactions Moving Right click on the floor and then select Move Here from the menu This will place a mark on the set and the character will now walk to it He will open any doors in between but will walk through other characters or props This is actually quite useful at Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 22 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net times if you re in close up you sometimes need characters to be in impossible posi
50. in timeline Take snapshot track Access change camera lens panel Framing your shots The key to Moviestorm camerawork is that it doesn t matter where the camera is Moviestorm will work that out for you What matters is what you see on the screen Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 26 of 46 OMOVIESTORM Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net You compose a shot by moving the items on the screen into the position you want them to appear So if you want a close up on your lead character you select the lead character resize his image until it s as big as you want it drag it until it appears in the right place on the screen and rotate around until you get the angle you want Then you set that shot One shots The shot you ll use most often is probably a one shot This means the shot is aimed at one person on screen although you may be able to see others Double click on a person and you ll see three yellow framing lines and the camera controls appear Use the scroll wheel to get the person larger or smaller in the frame The framing lines will adjust to mark different parts of their body depending on how close you are Drag the horizontal framing lines for finer control on the size and placement Drag the vertical framing line to move the person left or right in the frame Drag any other part of the image to rotate left ri
51. ions the Software will perform substantially as described in the Moviestorm Limited materials that you receive in or with the Software 7 2 TERM OF WARRANTY WARRANTY RECIPIENT LENGTH OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES The limited warranty covers the software for one year after acquisition by the first user If You receive supplements updates or replacement software during that year these will be covered for the remainder of the warranty or 30 days whichever is longer If the first user transfers the software with the first user s copy of Machinima for Dummies or any similar product on which Moviestorm is cover mounted the remainder of the warranty will apply to the recipient 7 3 TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES GUARANTEES OR CONDITIONS LAST ONLY DURING THE TERM OF THE LIMITED WARRANTY Some countries or states do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts so these limitations may not apply to You They also might not apply to you because some countries may not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty guarantee or condition lasts 7 4 EXCLUSIONS FROM WARRANTY This warranty does not cover problems caused by Your acts or failures to act the acts of others or events beyond Moviestorm Limited s reasonable control Specifically Moviestorm Limited disclaims and does not Warrant any movies or material that you create using Moviestorm 7 5 REMEDY FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY Moviestorm Limited will repair or r
52. k and load it into each scene Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 17 of 46 VIESTURIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Dressing Room K The Dressing Room is where you create your cast You can use the ready made stock characters and customize them as much as you like They can appear quite normal or quite grotesque it s up to you E DRESSING ROOM VIEW Undo Redo Dressing Room View Icon Launch Help Save and Save As Return to Landing Page Current s p character 1 pre ea a Change the sex of your character Movie cast list Selected character Access and adjust gender Add character AIHE T dependant n decals such as 5 i Skin detail Access cast list n Navigation bars Makeup Randomise your Morph sliders give you Eyebrows Character name character s features control over many Beards Save load Randomise appearance or reset their attributes of the face Makeup Tints stock character Access lighting panell appearance and neck Tints etc Delete character Viewing characters Drag with the left button to drag the character round the screen Drag with the right mouse button to rotate the character Use the scroll wheel to zoom in and out Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registe
53. m Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 36 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Appendix 1 Recommended System Specs Windows Minimum specifications e Microsoft Windows 2000 e PC with 1 5GHz processor e 1GB of RAM e 5GB of available hard disk space e 32 bit color display capable of 1024x768 pixels resolution e Broadband internet connection e A dedicated 3D capable graphics card NVidia GeForce FX 5200 or better ATi Radeon 9600 or better OR Intel HD graphics on Core i3 or newer requires updated graphics drivers downloaded from the Intel driver website https downloadcenter intel com default aspx Recommended specifications Microsoft Windows XP Vista or Windows 7 e PC with 2 4GHz processor e 2GB of RAM e 10GB of available hard disk space e 32 bit color display capable of 1280x960 pixels resolution e Broadband internet connection e A dedicated 3D capable graphics card NVidia GeForce FX 5200 or better ATi Radeon 9600 or better Mac Recommended specifications e Intel Macbook Pro or better e MacOSX 10 4 Tiger 10 5 Leopard 10 6 Snow Leopard or 10 7 Lion e Broadband internet connection e The nVidia Cg toolkit supplied with Moviestorm also available free from nvidia com This is required even if you do not have an nVidia graphics card dl We recommend a high speed in
54. mations effects textures and music that are purchased procured or otherwise sourced from or directly approved by Moviestorm Limited While you may create assets for your own private use you may not create distribute sell or profit from such assets for use by any other persons in the Software without permission from Moviestorm Limited 1 8 PUBLISHER S LICENCE If You wish to participate in the market for assets or wish to create distribute and or profit from the sale of assets You must apply to Moviestorm Limited for a Publisher s Licence A Publisher s Licence will enable You to use the Modders Workshop and other official modification tools collectively Modders Tools Use of Modders Tools is entirely without warranty Use of Modders Tools is covered by a separate User Agreement the acceptance of which does not affect this Agreement The Modder s Tools User Agreement will be provided to You when Your Publisher s Licence is granted You are required to accept the Modder s Tools User Agreement in order to use the Modder s Tools 2 GRANT OF LICENSE 2 1 Moviestorm Limited hereby grants to You the following non exclusive rights in respect of the Software subject to Your fulfilment of the relevant criteria and your understanding of and agreement to the disclaimer about GENERAL RELEASE SOFTWARE above The rights granted to You are personal and non transferable 2 2 GENERAL RELEASE VERSION This version is General Release but
55. may contain bugs or have unfinished features that are fixed or changed in versions released after this version You are advised to register on the Moviestorm website www moviestorm co uk and check for newer versions You may use the General Release version of the software without charge for an unlimited period or until termination as in clause 8 You may upgrade to later versions by registering on the Moviestorm website www moviestorm co uk on the terms applicable at the time you upgrade Upgrade versions may require you to pay and or obtain a License number which will unlock any locked or disabled functionality in the relevant version of the Software 2 3 REQUIREMENT TO REGISTER WITH MOVIESTORM LIMITED Some or all of the features of the Software will only be available to You if you have correctly registered as a user of the software through the mechanism provided on the website at www moviestorm co uk You are required to give a verifiable email address and create a user name as a condition of use Separate terms and conditions for using the website will be notified to You at the point of registration 2 4 SERVICE PASSWORD AND SECURITY To register for and access the Moviestorm Limited website and the Software You will need to supply Your email address and create a password You agree that You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and Account Further You agree that You are fully responsible for all activities that occur under
56. n the timeline to get the menu and select Delete Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 33 of 46 IOVIESTURIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net The Publisher s View fay i X Kid RP iia GZ Af SE a The Publisher s view allows you to render your movie in a variety of settings When you re finished you can then upload your movie to the Moviestorm Web site or other video sharing sites or you can import it into your preferred video editing tools and keep working on it PUBLISHERS VIEW Undo Redo Publishers View con Launch Help Save and Save As Return to Render output eis ia location and filename Render Output presets resolution Render framerate Add ident Render to 3D options Output your movie Output format choose from WebM Lossless AVI image sequence or legacy MSMPEG4v2 Rendering your movie On the left of the screen are the settings for rendering The smaller settings create smaller files and render quicker but don t look as good Experiment to see what works best for you If you re just doing a quick test or you re only going to be viewing on a small screen such as a phone then the small setting may be adequate However if you want to get the best quality and you don t mind waiting or creating large files then go for the large setting or even a cu
57. nd whether it moves If the template has an image behind it the text will be overlaid onto your movie If the template has a solid orange background it is a clip and will be inserted into your movie You can have more than one text overlay at a time if you want You can adjust the size font and color of your text as you wish Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 32 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Adding visual effects NATURAL BLEACH BYPASS ES Split screen shot showing the effect of adding a filter Visual effects make a huge difference to the style of your movie To add an effect open the Filters tab and drag the effect onto a clip The filter will affect the whole clip so if you only want to affect part of a clip for example if you want to add motion blur to a punch in a fight split the clip to isolate the part you want to affect You can immediately see the effect of your filter in the playback window You can only have one filter on each clip If you add a filter to a clip that already has a filter the new filter will take precedence Editing filters Some filters such as the Bleach Bypass can be modified Right click on them in the timeline and bring up the menu If there is a Presets option you can use this to get different versions of the filter Deleting filters Right click on a filter i
58. o happen switch off the audio video sync button located to the left of the timeline below the scissors icon You audio will now stay in the same place when you adjust your video Editing clips Place the timeline slider at the point where you want to split a clip and then press the scissors button This will cut the clip in two and you can now move each part individually At the start and end of each clip is a small arrow Drag that to trim the beginning and end of each clip Note that if you trim the start the end and all following clips will move back along the timeline to compensate Deleting clips Right click on a clip to get the menu and select Delete If the clip is used more than once you can select Delete all instances to remove all copies of it Adding external video clips First you need to fill your video bin with clips Go to the Video tab and click Import Imported videos need to be in the WebM format This is a new high quality open video format from Google You can convert your video to WebM using the free Miro converter http www mirovideoconverter com or Any Video Converter http www any video converter com products for video free You may also need to install additional video codecs You can find more information about WebM and additional resources on the Moviestorm Web site http www moviestorm co uk hub docs webm html Note Imported clips will be stretched to a 16 9 aspect ratio so make sure your clips
59. ops and other set dressing painting the walls and floors changing the sky and setting up the lighting Alternatively if you want complete freedom you can start with an empty set and build from there and you can bring in your own images to use as posters or backdrops Choose one or more of the stock characters or create your own from scratch in the Dressing Room Every pack that contains a costume also includes stock characters but if you prefer to design your own the customize options available will enable you to create yourself your friends or famous people EJE Use the morph sliders to change the shape of different features or even the ethnic origin and skin tone Characters can also have different decals for skin detail makeup eyebrows beards and much more Some decals can even change color and be moved In addition to the face there are many morphing hairstyles to select and color change and costumes to color re texture or personalize with your own images Bring your characters onto set in the Director s View and direct them like real actors a You can make them speak by talking into your microphone and they will automatically lip sync You can instruct them to move about the set in a variety of walk styles use props ranging from doors and furniture through to hand held props such as guitars or phones They can also interact with other actors such as kissing shaking hands or fighting or you can portray a broa
60. or to Moviestorm 1 5 may exhibit slightly different stacking behaviors Note you can place objects so that they go through the floor float in mid air or intersect with other objects This gives you a lot of flexibility in set design Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 15 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Moving props with the gizmo Ae Pp Y XZ c 75 LAZ Pnn a c 1 A De e Sf di m T E md 56 AA T 9 l Z A RA d fF po f l F i d ba 4 l e l A y A lt gt BES q SE lt CT T L Y I fy CER gt 5 gt 8 e Z 21 as ya K Ai DEV U A wa x Se Ve You can get more flexibility using the gizmo Select the Gizmo tool in the prop customizer then use the rings to rotate an object or the arrows to drag it With the gizmo you can place an object at any angle anywhere in space The Gizmo Snap tool restricts you to 30 movements Customizing props Most props have customization options Click on the prop to bring up the prop customizer This may allow you to do things such as Scale the prop to make it larger or smaller Choose between different variants of the prop Add color to the prop or parts of the prop Add custom images to a prop Change light settings Delete a prop Clone a prop Deleting props You can delete most props from their prop customizer If that s not avail
61. oviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Gestures Gestures are the most powerful of Moviestorm s dramatic controls Click on the selected actor and choose Gesture This brings up the gesture controller known as the Gesturizer Add as many gestures as you want Actors can perform several gestures at once look around wave their hands and step back in horror for example Click the button to view the list of available gestures and then gt to add the one you select If you add another gesture it will be added after the first To add simultaneous gestures click the button on a new line of the Gesturizer You can drag gestures on the timeline to combine them in different ways If you create a gesture sequence you like and want to use often you can save it to stock Click the Stock button on the Gesturizer and then Save to save the current gesture sequence Give it a useful name and description so you can find it again easily You can load a stock gesture by clicking Stock and then Load Stock gestures you ve created for male characters can normally be used for female characters and vice versa Using props Right click on the selected actor and choose Use Prop from the menu This brings up the props chooser Select a prop and this will bring up the props controller You can add prop activities as you wish Some prop activities may require the character to be in a specific state before they are available For example talk on phone
62. periments Backups Moviestorm will autosave your movie every so often This is useful for those moments when you realize you ve forgotten to press the save button Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 10 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 Loading movies Load Movie Piano man L pS HH NA A U lt T 7 7 f yes M Alpha2_oracle 3d speech bubble test My First Cartoon Islan My First Cartoon Islan a SharedMovie Scene2 Maria Test My Movie Part 1 n Lo L Hamlet_1_urban Hamlet_demotest1 Hamlet_1 From the main menu click the Load Movie button You ll now see all the movies you ve made and stored in your personal movie folder Double click a movie or click and select the check mark to load it You can use the folder icon next to the check mark to locate and load a movie that s held somewhere other than your personal Moviestorm folder Load from backups If you tick the Load from backups checkbox you will be offered older versions of the movie you are loading This is particularly useful if you having trouble loading the current version Resume If you want to carry on working on the last movie you were making you can click the Resume button from the main menu and skip the Load Movie screen Note the Resume button will only appear if there are any unsaved changes from your previous session Mana
63. red in England Number 04804945 Page 18 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net The cast list Access the Cast List to see all the characters in your movie Select a cast member to delete or edit them or press Add Character to create a new character Creating characters Moviestorm provides you with a lot of quick ways to create characters This is fine when you re starting out or for minor background characters but you ll probably want to spend more time on your lead characters Using stock characters When you click Add Character you ll see a selection of ready made characters you can use right away Select one you like and press OK You can change the default name and add info about them if you like Creating random characters Click the Random button to get a random character Some work better than others Changing gender Use the Male Female buttons to switch gender Costumes Select the Costumes tab and then pick a costume If the costume has an Micon you can morph it If the costume has a folder icon there are several variations of the costume available Click on different parts of the costume to customize it You may be able to select different patterns or colors Not all costumes are customizable Faces Select the Faces tab You can select Randomize to generate a random face or you can set it up manually This involves several stages Drag the morph sliders to control the shape of the fa
64. s you can applying animations to your actors to get them to convey emotion Some may be quite subtle and you may only notice them in close up Others are much more dramatic Posing Right click on the selected actor and choose Posture The character will adopt that posture such as kneeling lying down or Slouching in a chair Some postures require characters to be in a specific posture already or may require them to be using a specific prop Changing mood Click on the selected actor and choose Change Mood This brings up the mood controller Select a mood from the list This will affect both the character s facial expression and the way they act They will improvise occasional gestures that show their mood Improvising Characters improvise based on their mood and whether they are talking You can see what improvisations a character is doing by clicking on the Improv Timeline button to the left of the main timeline You can turn off all improvisation for all characters in your movie or see what the selected character is doing You can keep specific improvs if you like them making them into gestures or retake the improv so that the character does something different Note even if you turn improvisation off they ll still continue to breathe and blink automatically Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 23 of 46 GITOVIESTORIN M
65. stom setting Some video sites have file size limits so be careful not to overdo it if you re making a long movie Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 34 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Choose where to put the file and what to call it then click the check mark tick to render your video While your video is rendering do not use your computer for anything else If you pop other windows over the area where Moviestorm is rendering those may appear in your final movie Custom settings If you select Custom you can adjust the following settings Image size up to 1920x1080 which is 1080p if you re used to HDTV terminology Frame rate up to 60fps Video formats or render as a sequence of still images Remove the Moviestorm watermark that appears at the bottom left of the video Watching your movie When your movie has finished you can watch it by pressing View Movie in the Finished Rendering panel If you want to go back and work on it some more you can You can change anything you like the costumes the cameras the lighting the music or even add whole new scenes If you want to access the movie file directly you can click on the folder icon in the Finished Rendering panel You will normally find it in the Movies folder of your personal Moviestorm directory There s a folder for each movie you create Uplo
66. ted by 12 1 above if the footage contains assets video image or audio which infringe on the rights of a Third Party 12 3 Any movie partially or wholly created using the Software must contain a Moviestorm credit This credit should consist of either the phrase Made with Moviestorm or the Moviestorm lightning strike animation 12 4 By uploading a movie containing a Moviestorm credit as detailed in 12 3 above to a public website or otherwise exhibiting said movie in a public place you grant to Moviestorm Ltd the same rights to publicity and distribution as if the movie had been uploaded to the Moviestorm website as detailed in 12 2 above 12 4 For the avoidance of doubt absolutely no right of ownership or exploitation is granted to You for the models animations textures or other assets supplied with the Software with the exception of rights granted within this Agreement Use of these assets is granted to You for personal use only This does not affect your rights to footage created by the Software as detailed in 12 1 above 12 5 All digital assets associated with the Software and distributed by Moviestorm Limited are for use solely to create movies within the Software or as part of a creation process utilising additional third party software to that end For the avoidance of doubt these assets may not be extracted from the Software and used to produce movies or other media that that are not wholly or substantially created with the
67. ternet connection to download the program s content and updates An internet connection Is also required to log into Moviestorm sg Moviestorm is a 3D program and requires certain funtionality from your graphics hardware If your graphics hardware does not meet our minimum specifications you may still be able to use Moviestorm with reduced visual quality by disabling Shaders from the Settings page Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 37 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 SMoV www moviestorm net Appendix II Default Mouse Controls For the Mac version of Moviestorm use the Command key where the Ctrl key is listed below D Rotate viewpoint 2 Move viewpoint horizontally ALT LMBD Move viewpoint in the plane ofthe screen Center the viewpoint on the point you clicked Zoom viewpointin and out Select an actor as the subject Bring up options for interacting with the object and show it s timeline eS Move an actor s mark on set Add a waypoint for a character thatis already moving Move a mobile prop Rotate an actor s mark on set Add a waypoint for a character that is already moving x a Moviestorm Limited Cy Rotate viewpoint Move viewpoint horizontally ALT LMBD Move viewpoint in the plane ofthe screen Zoom viewpoint in and out O Move an set
68. tions On a real set you d move the furniture for the shot In Moviestorm you don t have to Right click on the walk activity on the timeline to customize it You can adjust the speed and the gait to make the character run jog and so on Move the timeline partway through the walk and SHIFT drag the character to put waypoints into the walk path Click on a mark and drag with SHIFT or CTRL to move or rotate it Speaking Right click on the selected actor and choose Say from the menu This brings up the dialog controller If you have a microphone you can record your lines straight into Moviestorm Press Record to start recording and Stop when you re finished If you have lines you ve recorded externally you can load them in You can type text into the text field and press the Text to Speech button to generate dialog Actors in Moviestorm lip sync to the audio automatically However you get much better results if you type the lines into the text field You can adjust the amount of mouth movement and the volume using the sliders If you want to have a character singing over a piece of music try singing or speaking the lines into Moviestorm at the right speed then turn the mouth movement up and the volume down She ll now move her mouth in time to the music and nobody will hear your vocals Getting emotional Making your actors really actis one of the key skills of a good director and Moviestorm is no exception Spend as much time a
69. ultiple tags and searches to refine your search even further e g vase domestic amp flower Use the Reset button to clear all your filters If a prop is locked you don t have a license for it and will need to buy or renew one Click on the prop you want and then click on the set where you want it to appear Cloning and copying props Props you have already placed on set are shown in the lower panel Click on a prop in that panel and place it on the set to create a copy of the prop This won t include any customization it will just give you the default version of the prop You can also add props by cloning them Select the C one tool from the Transform tools or the prop customizer and click on any prop to clone it then place it as above When you clone a prop you get an exact copy including any customization you ve already done on it Moving props Select a prop then move it as follows Hold down CTRL and drag to rotate it Hold down SHIFT and drag to move it Hold down ALT while SHIFT dragging to prevent props stacking on top of each other Hold down SHIFT and CTRL and drag to raise and lower it When an object gets near a wall it will snap to the wall If you have a prop with other objects stacked on it such as a table all the stacked objects will move with it You can select several objects stacked on top of the same objects by holding down CTRL and clicking You can then move them as a group Note sets created pri
70. v Malard Chris Minor web celebrity Ollis Mitch Phillips Jen Spencer Layla Stones Eddz Walsh Amos 7he List Willbond Nikitova Rocketbox vBeing Lakshya Digital Finance Sales amp Marketing Tara May Cox Tari 7r nity Akpodiete Lisa de Araujo David Brandy before bedtime Bailey Jorge act3scene24 Campos Michael Carter Tiffany Kerr Giles J say Spear Anna Young Kelland Jeff Zie James Barlow Thank you The Moviestorm Pioneers everybody on the Moviestorm forums our friends in the machinima community and beyond Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 46 of 46
71. w the viewer s attention to particular parts of the screen Lighting in the camera view By the set icon at the top of the screen is a triangle that brings up the set sub menu This allows you to change the global lighting on the set and see the effects immediately in the camera view Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 28 of 46 GIMOVIESTORIN Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net Taking screenshots If you want to grab a screenshot for making promo images or storyboards use the Snapshot tool in the bottom left You can choose between several different resolutions Your screenshot will be placed in your movie folder Working with multiple cameras You can usually do everything with just a single camera and using cuts to get to new positions but occasionally it s useful to have several cameras By the camera icon at the top of the screen is a triangle that brings up the camera sub menu This allows you to create a new camera You will then have access to the footage from both cameras in the Cutting Room Switch between cameras using the camera list on the right of the screen Note if you hide an object on set it will be hidden from all cameras Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 29 of 46 IOVIESTURIN Moviestorm
72. www moviestorm co uk As a 3D animation platform Moviestorm is sometimes known as a machinima tool Machinima is an animation technique that came from computer games and as a result using Moviestorm is a lot like playing a computer game such as 7he Sims and does not require you to know anything about 3D modeling or animation What you will need e A PCor Mac that s capable of playing recent games such as World of Warcraft For more detailed specs see the Appendix e Speakers or headphones to listen to your audio e A microphone if you want to record audio so your actors can talk e Internet connection Using Moviestorm with other tools Though Moviestorm offers a start to finish solution for creating animated movies it can be part of a tool chain or work in collaboration with your favorite software You can for example export Moviestorm footage and edit it in your preferred video editing software or you can record and edit audio or video in an external application then import it into Moviestorm Moviestorm Limited Registered Office 48 Hinton Way Cambridge CB22 5BB United Kingdom Registered in England Number 04804945 Page 4 of 46 Moviestorm User Guide 1 6 www moviestorm net The movie making process You can approach film making in any order but essentially these are the key parts Choose one of the stock sets or create your own from scratch in the Set Workshop You can customize stock sets by adding or moving pr

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