
4.4 Application Software
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provide tools to move and insert clips on a time line, set in and
out points, trim the clip, and define transitions between tracks.
Sound tracks, title fields, and special effects such as superim-
posing, transparency, and lens flare add to the video composi-
tion. Video editing applications also define playback size and
frame rate. When the video project is complete, the applica-
tion provides settings to save it in specific file formats and
compression schemes. Video formats include .MOV for
QuickTime, .AVI for Microsoft Windows, .RM for RealNetworks
streaming video, as well as .MPEG for DVDs.
Basic software ...