write to a stream/file. The "SDL" consumer is the popular Simple DirectMedia
Layer audio and video output. The "xml" consumer generates an XML
representation of the service network. That can be played directly due to the
-XML producer plugin. See docs/mlt-xml.txt for more information. The
-"MainConcept DV" consumer refers to the proprietary MLT plugin required to
-use MLT with MainConcept DV, DVCPro, and MPEG codecs. "/dev/dv1394/0" refers
-to a device file for transmitting DV over FireWire using the Linux dv1394 kernel
-module. The "BlueFish444" consumer is another proprietary plugin to use
-the BlueFish444 manufactured SDI video/audio output cards with MLT.
+XML producer plugin. See docs/mlt-xml.txt for more information. "/dev/dv1394/0"
+refers to a device file for transmitting DV over FireWire using the Linux
+dv1394 kernel module.
+
+These examples assume the numeric locale LC_NUMERIC decimal separator is a
+period. Therefore, the demo script sets LC_NUMERIC=C for you, but if you are
+running these manually or learning from them, remember to use the appropriate
+separator for your locale.
+
And now the demos...
Slideshow
This demo requires any number of JPEG images with the extension ".jpg"
- in a subdirectory named "Scotland."
+ in a subdirectory named "photos."
Bouncy, Bouncy
the compositor when viewed on an analog monitor using a DV or BlueFish444
consumer. The demo also shows the potientional for using and extending the
existing set of services for a full blown news ticker implementation.
+
+Pango Keyframed Markup
+
+ You can create timed text and subtitles using a .mpl file, which is a
+ properties format file. A properties file contains key=value pairs on
+ separate lines. For .mpl the key is a frame number and the value is
+ Pango Markup Language. A tilde is interpreted as a new line. This
+ example also demonstrates using the watermark and the alignment
+ properties of its encapsulated composite transition where halign
+ is the horizontal, valign is the vertical, c is for center, and m
+ is for middle.