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Cinematize 2.03
Reviewed by Geetesh
Bajaj, June 21st 2007
See Also: Conversation with Naoko Miyazaki

Introduction
New Features
Using Cinematize 2.03
Pricing and Support
Conclusion

Introduction
Cinematize 2.03 is the newest Windows Vista compatible version of the product that allows you to extract audio and video clips off DVDs. These extracted movie clips can then be used in applications such as PowerPoint, QuickTime, Windows Movie Maker, Premiere, iPod, etc.
Cinematize is available in both Windows
and Macintosh versions. It supports both PAL and NTSC DVDs and
extracts clips as short as a fraction of a second to as long as
all the chapters in your DVD.
Cinematize 2.03 is the newest version, the older version works similarly -- and you can read the review here....
Cinematize is from Miraizon, a company
based in California, USA. You can learn more about their products from
their site...
New Features
Cinematize 2.03 is a fully compatible application for Windows Vista. This new version also offers many convenient new
features as well as usability enhancements and improved handling of
problematic DVDs.
Other new features are:
- Option to keep intermediate files
- More frame size
options for MPEG-4 output
- Support for Apple TV movie output
- Improved
extraction speed
Note: Before running the application, make sure that you have QuickTime installed on your system.
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Using Cinematize
Insert a DVD (Movie or Audio) in your drive, before using
the application.
Follow these steps to extract a movie clip from a DVD using Cinematize
2.03
- Go to your Windows Start menu and choose Cinematize 2.
- This launches the Cinematize 2 interface, as shown in Figure
1

Figure 1: Adding Files
Click on the Add button which will open a dialog box from where
you can select the files under the "VIDEO_TS" directory
within your DVD disc.
All video data files for the DVD must be inside a directory named "VIDEO_TS" --
make sure you select all the files, and click Open. This will
add all the files into the DVD Files list within the Cinematize
main window as shown in Figure 2 .
- Select the Video Title Set 01 (or similar) from the added list
and click the Select VTS button, as shown in Figure 2

Figure 2: List
- This will render the selected chapter of the DVD -- which could
take a while. Thereafter, you
will see the main interface of Cinematize 2 with the inserted movie, as shown in Figure
3

Figure 3: Main Interface
- Under Segment
tab choose the Title to choose the episode you want to extract, Angle for selecting
multiple camera angles. You can also use Start Point and End Point to extract a part of the movie.
- When the selections are made in the Segment tab, select the
Output tab as shown in see Figure 4, to choose the format
for the extraction. Choose AVI if you intend
to use the movie clip on a PowerPoint slide. You can also choose
MPEG using these instructions on the Cinematize site.

Figure 4: Output
- Finally, click on Extract Data button, which is at the bottom
right of the interface (see Figure 5).

Figure 5: Extract Data
- Select the location to save the extracted file. Depending upon the length of the
segment and extraction option settings you choose, this process
can take a while.
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Pricing and Support
Cinematize 2.03 costs $59.95, for the download version,
whereas the boxed version costs $69.95.
Support options include e-mail, phone support, and an online FAQ.
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Conclusion
This new upgrade mainly features Windows Vista comaptibility, and is free for all existing Cinematize 2 users.
Cinematize simplifies a normally difficult task with the help
of a wizard type interface -- and the price:performance ratio
is great. Do check out the exclusive Indezine conversation with Naoko
Miyakazi of Cinematize...
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