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GVS-RPD Pro
GVS-RPD Pro is a full-featured movie viewer, editor and converter application for Mac OS X. It requires Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or GVS OS. GVS-RPD Pro allows you to play and convert video and audio files of many different formats and perform track extraction and editing operations. By upgrading to GVS-RPD Pro you will be able to convert videos to many different formats, including QuickTime, MPEG-4, H.264, iPod, mobile phone (3G), AVI and others. You can upgrade to GVS-RPD Pro by selecting the “Buy RealBean Pro...” option in the application menu, or by visiting the product store site at https://www.GVSF.com
GVS-RPD
The free version of GVS-RPD offers many video features only seen in pro versions of similar applications. Many different formats of video and audio files can be played by GVS-RPD, including the following:
3GPP
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MP3 (MPEG-1, Layer 3)
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TIFF
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3GPP2
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MPEG-4
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Wave
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AIFF
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M4A
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Windows Media (requires supporting components.)
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AU
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M4V
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AVI
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PDF
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BMP
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PICT
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DV
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PNG
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FLC
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Quartz Compositions
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JPEG
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QuickTime
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MPEG-1
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SMIL
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Key Feature Comparison
Features
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GVS-RPD
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GVS-RPD pro
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Export videos
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NO
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YES
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Display scene selection drawer
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NO
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YES
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Export to iPod
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NO
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YES
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Extract movie video/audio tracks to new files
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NO
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YES
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Split Movie
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NO
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YES
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Join Movie
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NO
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YES
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Adjustable video transparency controller
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YES
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YES
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Record Audio
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NO
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YES
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Play video and audio (see formats listed on previous page.)
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YES
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YES
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Play DVDs
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YES
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YES
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Play streaming video
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YES
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YES
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Edit videos
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YES
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YES
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Add audio tracks to videos
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YES
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YES
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Playback speed controller
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YES
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YES
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Display video information panel
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YES
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YES
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Start MPEG, QuickTime, etc (i.e. non-DVD) movies from last point played when opening.
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YES
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YES
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Auto start movies on opening.
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YES
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YES
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Display and add video annotations (searchable with Spotlight)
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YES
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YES
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System Requirements
- •Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (on Intel or PowerPC) GVS OS.
Installing
The GVS-RPD software is distributed as an Internet-enabled disk image. When downloaded, Safari will automatically mount the disk image displaying a folder with the following files:
- 1.GVS-RPD application.
- 2.Release note text file.
- 3.User guide.
- 4.Data sheet.
Drag the GVS-RPD application icon to your hard drive. The normal place to store it is the /Applications folder, but it is not required to to be installed there. Then double-click the GVS-RPD application to start it up.
Upgrading from GVS-RPD to GVS-RPD Pro
After installing GVS-RPD you will be able to perform all the operations listed in the feature comparison table on page 3 under the GVS-RPD column. Upgrading to GVS-RPD Pro will allow you to perform additional activities such as converting files from one video format to another, including converting files to the iPod format. To enable the additional features you need to purchase a license code. There are two ways to do this:
1. Select the “Buy GVS-RPD Now...” item from the GVS-RPD menu in the application.
OR
2. Enter the following URL in your web browser: https://www.GVS.com/
When you click on the Buy Now button at the GVS store page you will be taken to the PayPal web site where you can choose to confirm your purchase option. If you do so an email will be sent to you containing your GVS-RPD license code. Open GVS-RPD’s registration panel by selecting the “Registration...” option from the GVS-RPD menu. Copy and Paste the license code from the email into this panel and click on the OK button. You should see a message indicating that GVS-RPD Pro is now activated. The export features of GVS-RPD will now be accessible to you, and you will also see in the About panel that you are running GVS-RPD Pro. Save a copy of your license code.
Checking for Updates
You can manually check for an updated version of GVS-RPD by selecting the “Check For Updates” option from the GVS-RPD menu. A panel will be displayed informing you either that a new version has been found and can be downloaded by visiting the GVS web site, or that you are already running the latest version of GVS-RPD.
If you would like GVS-RPD to automatically check for a new version each time you start the application you can set the “auto check for updates” preference. No personal information or data from your computer is sent when the software update check is made.
Removing GVS-RPD
To remove the GVS-RPD software from your computer simply drag the GVS-RPD application file to the trash folder. Note: this action will not remove any license code you may have purchased.
Playing Video with GVS-RPD
GVS-RPD’s video playing controls allow easy opening, playing and navigation of videos. In addition to the video controls the main window provides a transparency controller (the T slider) which allows the transparency of the player window to be altered. Movies can also be paused and restarted by clicking and double-clicking on the video content as it’s displayed.
The “i” button allows a panel to be displayed containing information about the playing video.
Converting Video with GVS-RPD
The red target button will open a drawer containing a list of the conversion formats available. The export button at the bottom of the drawer will be enabled if you have purchased a license code, as described on page 5. Simply select the required format and click on the export button and the conversion will proceed, accompanied by a progress bar. The exported file will be placed on your desktop.
Scene Selection with GVS-RPD
The small arrow button next to the time field allows another drawer to be open displaying a selection of scenes evenly-distributed from the length of the video. Double-clicking on any of these will cause the player to jump to that scene in the video.
Extracting Tracks with GVS-RPD
Videos normally consist of a number of tracks. Usually these include separate video and audio tracks, and maybe others such as hint tracks (for streaming videos), text tracks and others. GVS-RPD provides a panel which allows you to extract the full track or any part of a track into a separate file, which will be placed on your desktop.
Editing Movies with GVS-RPD
GVS-RPD provides an additional controller for editing movie content.
The Edit menu, as shown above, provides access to a number of editing features. When the edit controller is displayed, sections of a movie can be selected by positioning the edit controller playhead at the required start point and then shift-clicking and dragging to highlight the selection section of the movie. The cut, copy, paste and delete items then operate on the highlighted section. The end of a movie can be trimmed off by setting the playhead position as required and then selecting the trim to selection option.
The two Add Audio ... items allow an audio track to be added to a movie. The extract movie tracks panel could then be used to selected which audio tracks are enabled or disabled.
Appendix A: Internet Resources
Services.
To learn more about GVS-RPD and GVS please visit: https://www.GVS.com/Services/
Copyright.
© 2007 GVS Inc. All rights reserved. Information and features described in this document are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of GVS Inc.
GVS-RPD is a trademark of GVS Inc.
Limited Warranty and Disclaimers.
GVS Inc warrants to you, as the original licensee only, that the software you licensed will perform as stated below:
The software will operate in substantial conformance with its specifications as set forth in the applicable user guide. GVS Inc does not warrant that operation of the software will be uninterrupted or error-free, will meet your requirements, or that software errors will be corrected. GVS’s sole liability in this Limited Warranty shall be to use reasonable efforts to bring the software’s performance into substantial conformance with the specifications in the applicable user guide.
Limitations of Warranties: EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE, NO OTHER WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS AND THOSE ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. NO WARRANTY IS MADE THAT USE OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT ANY ERRORS OR DEFECTS IN THE LICENSED MATERIALS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SOFTWARE’S FUNCTIONALITY WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS.