Használati útmutató Ulead videostudio 10

Ulead Szoftver videostudio 10

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User Guide

Ulead Systems, Inc.

March 2006

C28-1A0-110-0A0001

English edition for Ulead® VideoStudio® 10, March 2006.

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Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

How VideoStudio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing and running VideoStudio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting up your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Installing a capture card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Connecting a video camera to the computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

DV or Digital 8 camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Sony HDV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Analog video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

USB camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Preparation for video capturing and editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

DV-to-DVD Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Step 1: Scan for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Step 2: Apply a theme template and burn to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Movie Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Step 1: Add video and images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Step 2: Select a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Step 3: Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

VideoStudio Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

The user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

The Step Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

The Project Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

The Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

The Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Starting a new movie project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Setting your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Adding clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Showing and hiding grid lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Saving your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Seamless DV and MPEG capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

The Capture Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Capturing video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Digital Video (DV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

High Definition Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Digital TV DVB-T video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Capturing TV footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

DV Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Importing from DVD/DVD-VR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Importing from Mobile Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Direct video capturing to MPEG format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

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Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Selecting a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Editing and customizing a video profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Capturing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

The Edit Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Adding clips to the Video Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Color clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adding chapters using Chapter Point Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Enabling Smart Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Adjusting color and brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Playback Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Reversing video playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Capturing still images in the Edit Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Multi-trimming your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Using Ad-Zapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Applying video filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Key frame settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Pan & Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Resizing and distorting clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Adding transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

The Effect Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

The Album transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

The Flashback transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

The Mask transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Adding clips to the Overlay Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Multiple overlay tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

The Overlay Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Adding Objects or Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Adding Flash animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Adding text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Modifying text attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

The Title Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Applying animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Animation effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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The Audio Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Adding voiceover narration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Adding background music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Importing music from an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Trimming and cutting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Mixing audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Using the Clip Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Using the Surround Sound Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Volume rubber banding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

The Share Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Creating movie templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Creating and saving a video file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Burning a DVD, VCD, SVCD or HD DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Adding/Editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Creating selection menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Project Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Exporting your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Export to Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Output video file to a different medium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Posting your video on a Web page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129

Sending a movie by e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130

Electronic greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Setting your video as your Movie Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Creating an audio file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132

Recording back to a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Appendix A: Menus and dialog boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135

Clip menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137

Dialog boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Advanced Settings (DV-to-DVD Wizard) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Audio Save Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Batch Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Border/Shadow/Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Capture Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Change Capture Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Burning Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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Preferences: File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Preferences (Create Disc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Preview Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Project Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Project Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Project Settings (Create Disc) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Preview Files Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Select Device Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Video and Audio Capture Property Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Video Color Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Video Save Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Appendix B: Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153

Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Step Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Navigation Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Timeline shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Multi-trim Video shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Appendix C: Technology Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157

Analog vs. Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

HD Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

SmartRender Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

DV SmartPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

DVD, VCD, SVCD and HD DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Appendix D: System tweaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Enabling DMA for IDE disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Disabling Write-Behind Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Setting the Paging File size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Appendix E. Tips and techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178

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Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio

Thank you for purchasing VideoStudio, the video editing software that allows even

beginners to produce professional-looking movies. VideoStudio provides you with a

complete set of tools to capture videos, edit them, and share your final production

on CD, DVD, HD DVD, or the Web.

How VideoStudio works

VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm that lets you easily capture, edit, and

share your video. VideoStudio also offers more than a hundred transition effects,

professional titling capabilities and simple soundtrack creation tools. Learn in

seconds, create in minutes.

To make a movie production, first capture footage from a camcorder or another

video source. You can then trim the captured videos, arrange their order, apply

transitions, and add overlays, animated titles, voiceover narration, and background

music. These elements are organized in separate tracks. Changes to one track do

not affect other tracks.

A movie production is in the form of a VideoStudio project file (*.VSP), which

contains information on the path location of the clips and how the movie has been

put together. After you have finished your movie production, you can burn it to a

VCD, DVD, HD DVD or record the movie back to your camcorder. You can also

output your movie as a video file for playback on the computer. VideoStudio uses

Note: The availability of features depends on the VideoStudio version you have.

Components of a project as displayed in Timeline View

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the information in the video project file to combine all the elements in your movie

into a video file. This process is called rendering.

Installing and running VideoStudio

The VideoStudio CD has an auto-run feature that automatically starts up the

installation.

Back up your projects and media files first before installing the new version of

VideoStudio.

To install VideoStudio:

1. Insert the VideoStudio CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. When the Setup screen appears, follow the instructions to install VideoStudio on

your computer.

3. In addition to VideoStudio, these programs and drivers will be automatically

installed:

To run VideoStudio:

• Double-click the VideoStudio icon on your Windows desktop.

OR,

• Select the VideoStudio icon from the VideoStudio program group on the

Windows Start menu.

Note: If the Setup screen does not appear after loading the CD, then you can

manually start it by double-clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop, then

double-clicking the icon for the CD-ROM drive. When the CD-ROM window opens,

double-click the Setup icon.

•QuickTime

• SmartSound

• Windows Media Format

•DirectX

•Indeo

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Setting up your computer

Before you can start making movie projects using your own video footage, you first

need to capture video from your video camera into your computer. Your computer

needs to be equipped with the proper capture card or interface port for connecting

your video camera and for capturing video to your computer. Since capturing and

video editing require a lot of computer resources, your computer must also be

properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth editing of your videos.

Installing a capture card

If your capture card is a PCI-based card, install the card on your computer by

inserting it in an available PCI slot on the computer’s motherboard.

Connecting a video camera to the computer

The type of capture card or interface port that you will need to connect your video

camera to your computer depends on the type of video camera you have.

DV or Digital 8 camcorder

If you are using a DV (Digital Video) or Digital 8 camcorder, you will need an IEEE-

1394 interface on your computer. Some newer computers already have built-in

IEEE-1394 ports. If you do not have them on your computer, install an IEEE-1394

card.

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Connecting the camcorder to the IEEE-1394 interface

Use an IEEE-1394 cable to connect your digital camcorder to the IEEE-1394 port.

Before purchasing one, check first the pin connectors used on your camcorder and

your computer. Most DV and Digital 8 camcorders have a 4-pin connector, whereas

desktop computers that come with IEEE-1394 ports or installed with IEEE-1394

cards usually have 6-pin connectors. The IEEE-1394 cable that is required for

desktop computers is a 4-pin to 6-pin cable. Most notebook computers have 4-pin

connectors which require a 4-pin to 4-pin cable.

6-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a desktop

computer

4-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a notebook

computer

Connecting the IEEE-1394 cable to the DV

camcorder

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Checking the hardware setup

After connecting your digital camcorder to the computer, check if the device is

detected by your Windows system. If you installed an IEEE-1394 card on your

computer, check also if the card is detected.

To check if the IEEE-1394 card and digital camcorder are detected:

1. Insert your video tape into the camcorder

and switch it on. Make sure it is in playback

mode (usually named VTR or VCR). Check

your camcorder's manual for specific

instructions.

2. Open the Control Panel, then open

System: Hardware - Device Manager.

3. Make sure the following device names are listed in the Device Manager.

Connecting a 4-pin to 6-pin IEEE-1394 cable to a desktop computer

Connecting a 4-pin to 4-pin IEEE-1394 cable to a notebook computer

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Under Windows XP or Windows Me:

• 1394 Bus Controller

• <Brand name> DV Camcorder (The brand name depends on the DV

camcorder connected to the IEEE-1394 interface.)

Under Windows 2000:

• 1394 Bus Controller

• Image Device: Microsoft DV Camera and VCR (For Microsoft DV driver only.)

• Sound, video and game controllers: 1394 camcorder (For Texas Instruments

Windows XP: Device Manager DV driver only.)

4. If your digital camcorder has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source

device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture

Step and check if your camcorder is displayed under the Source list in the

Options Panel.

Windows XP: Device Manager Windows 2000: Device Manager

Note: In addition to commonly used Texas Instruments and Microsoft DV drivers,

there are other drivers available. Consult your camcorder's manual for suitable

drivers.

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Sony HDV camcorder

If you have connected your Sony HDV camcorder before to your computer, check

the Device Manager to see if your camcorder is detected as a DV device or AV/C

tape device (see image below). If the camcorder is detected as an AV/C tape

device, you can capture HDV footage.

Analog video sources

VHS, S-VHS, Video-8, and Hi8 camcorders and VCRs are examples of analog video

sources. To capture video from analog sources, you will need to install an analog

capture card in your computer.

Conventional broadcast television is also an analog source. To capture TV footage,

you need to have a TV tuner card installed in your computer.

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Connecting the video device to the analog capture card

To connect your video device to the analog capture card, use either an S-Video or

RCA Composite cable depending on your device's video output. If your video device

has both types of output, use the S-Video connection for higher video quality

captures.

If you want to use the Composite output of your video device, connect the yellow

plugs of the Composite cable to the video output of your video device and the video

input port of the analog capture card.

Note: TV capture cards provide S-Video/Composite inputs and a TV tuner, which can

be used to capture both video and TV footage.

S-Video cable Connecting the S-Video source to

the capture card

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Connecting the capture or tuner card to the sound card

Most capture and tuner cards only allow video capture. To preview the audio from

your video device or TV and to capture the audio into your computer, you need to

connect the audio output of the capture or tuner card to the sound card's Line In

port. The required cables for connecting to the sound card are different for each

type of video source:

TV antenna cable Connecting TV antenna to the

tuner card

Note: When purchasing a tuner card, make sure you acquire one that provides the

correct TV system (NTSC or PAL) for your region.

Line-in and audio cables for S-Video

S-Video connection

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Line-in and audio cables for Composite video

Composite video connection

Line-in cable for TV tuner

card TV tuner connection

Line-in cable for high-end

TV capture card High-end TV capture card connection

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Checking the hardware setup

After connecting your analog source to the capture or tuner card, check if the card

is detected by your Windows system.

To check if the capture or tuner card is detected:

1. If you are using a video device such as a camcorder as your source, insert your

videotape into the video device and switch it on. Make sure it is in the playback

mode (usually named VTR or VCR).

2. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager.

3. In the Device Manager, double-click Sound, video and game controllers.

Check if your capture or tuner card is listed in this folder.

4. If your capture or tuner card has been detected properly, it will be listed as a

source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the

Capture Step and check if your capture or tuner card is displayed under the

Source list in the Options Panel.

USB camera

To capture live video and still images from a USB camera, connect the camera to an

available USB port on your computer.

USB cameras may require installation of a device driver, depending on the Windows

version you are using. For information on how to install your USB camera, refer to

its accompanying manual.

After properly installing your USB camera, check if it is detected by your Windows

system.

To check if the USB camera is detected:

1. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager.

2. In the Device Manager, double-click Imaging devices. Check if your USB

camera is listed in this folder.

Note: If your capture device supports multiple video sources, the Video and Audio

Capture Property Settings dialog box allows you to select your desired video

source such as Composite, Tuner, or S-Video. Likewise, if you have multiple audio

sources, this dialog box allows you to select your desired audio source.

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3. If your USB camera has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source

device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture

Step and check if your USB camera is displayed under the Source list in the

Options Panel.

Preparation for video capturing and editing

Capturing and video editing are tasks that require a lot of computer resources. Your

computer must be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth video

editing. Below are some tips on how to prepare your digital camcorder and

optimize your computer for capturing and editing.

• For better workability of DV Quick Scan and camcorder device control,

correct timecode on the DV tape is a must. To do this, before shooting your

video, use the standard playback (SP) mode and shoot a blank video (for

example, leaving the lens cover on while recording) without interruption from

start to end of a tape.

• It is recommended that you close all other applications when working with

VideoStudio. You should also turn off any automatically-launched software

like screen savers to avoid possible interruptions while capturing.

• If you have two hard drives in your system, it is recommended that you

install VideoStudio to your system drive (usually C:) and store captured

videos in your other drive (usually D:).

The choice of what hard disk to use is also crucial. Using a dedicated video

hard drive, preferably with Ultra-DMA/66 7200 rpm and 30GB free space, is

recommended.

•Make sure DMA is enabled for your hard disk.

• Disable Write-Behind Caching on the hard drive used for video capture.

• Increase the Paging File (Swap File) size to twice your amount of RAM.

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Getting started

When you run VideoStudio, a startup screen appears which allows you to choose

between the following video editing modes:

•VideoStudio Editor gives you the full editing features of VideoStudio. It

provides you total control over the movie production process, from adding

clips, titles, effects, overlays, and music to making the final movie on disc or

other medium.

•Movie Wizard is ideal for users who are new to video editing. It guides you

through the movie production process in three quick, easy steps.

•DV-to-DVD Wizard allows you to capture video, add a theme template to it,

then burn it onto a disc.

DV-to-DVD Wizard

Use the DV-to-DVD Wizard to easily create a movie from the content of your DV

tape then burn it onto a disc.

Step 1: Scan for scenes

Scan the DV tape and select the scenes you want to add to your movie.

1. Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the device. Set it to Play

(or VTR/VCR) mode.

2. Select a recording device under DV Device.

3. Click the Capture format arrow to select a file format for captured videos.

4. Specify whether to burn all videos of the tape (Burn whole tape) or scan your

DV tape (Scene detection).

To burn whole tape:

1. Select Burn whole tape and then specify the tape duration under Duration.

2. Click Next to apply template and burn onto DVD.

Tip: Select 16:9 to use widescreen for your project.

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To use Scene detection:

1. After selecting Scene detention, choose whether to scan the tape From

beginning or From current position.

•From beginning: Scans the tape for scenes from the beginning. VideoStudio

will automatically rewind the tape if the tape position is not in the beginning.

•From current position: Scans the tape for scenes from the current tape

position.

2. Specify the scan speed, then click Start Scan to begin scanning the DV device

for scenes. Scenes are video segments that are distinguished by shooting date

and time.

3. In the Storyboard, choose the scenes you want to include in your movie. To do

this, select a scene then click Mark Scene.

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4. Click Next to go to the next step.

Step 2: Apply a theme template and burn to DVD

1. Specify a Volume name and Recording format for your movie.

2. Select a theme template from one of the available presets to apply to your

movie then select its output video quality.

3. Click to burn your movie file to disc.

Movie Wizard

If you are new to video editing or you want to quickly make a movie, you can use

the VideoStudio Movie Wizard to assemble video clips and images, add

background music and titles, then output the final movie as a video file, burn it

onto a disc, or further edit the movie in VideoStudio Editor.

Tips:

• Click and select Save DV Quick Scan Digest to save scanned file and import

without having to scan again or Save DV Quick Scan Digest as HTML to manage

large number of tapes by printing this HTML file and attaching it with your tapes.

Note: If you have more than one burner installed in your computer or the default

drive is not a burner, specify the burner you want to use in the Advanced

Settings dialog box.

Tip: If you see at the bottom of the dialog box that the movie is too big to fit

onto a DVD, click Fit & Burn.

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Step 1: Add video and images

Assemble your video and images into a movie.

To add video and images:

1. Click one the following buttons to add video and images to your movie.

2. If you selected multiple clips, the Change Clip Sequence dialog box will appear

where you can arrange the order of the clips.

Drag the clips to the desired sequence then click OK.

3. The video and image clips that you selected for your movie will be added to the

Media Clip List. Right-click a clip to open a menu with more options.

Click Capture to import video footage or images into your computer.

Click Insert Video to add video files of different formats such as AVI,

MPEG, and WMV.

Click Insert Image to add still images. (You can create a photo

slideshow if you choose to only add images.)

Click Insert DVD/DVD-VR to add video from a DVD-Video/DVD-VR

formatted disc or from your hard drive.

Click Import from Mobile Devices to add video from MS Windows-

recognized devices.

Tip: Click Library to open the media library that contains media clips that come with

VideoStudio. To import your own video or image files to the Library, click .

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4. To preview the clips, select each clip in the Media Clip List and use the Jog

Slider and Navigation Panel buttons. When trimming a clip, drag the Mark-in

and Mark-out handles to select the desired start and end points of the clip.

5. Click to retrieve lost data from captured videos.

Click to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them to the

Media Clip List.

Tip: You can also arrange clips in the Media Clip List by dragging them to the

desired sequence.

Jog Slider

Mark-in/

Mark-out

handles

Navigation

Panel

Media

Clip

List

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Click to automatically split video clips into smaller clips based on their

shooting date and time.

You can also click to sort clips in the Media Clip List according to their

Name or Date.

To capture video and images:

1. Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the device. Set it to Play

(or VTR / VCR) mode.

2. Check if your camcorder is selected in the Source list.

3. Click the Capture tab in the VideoStudio Movie Wizard.

4. Select the video file format to use for saving captured video files from the

Format list. Specify the Capture folder in which to save the files.

5. Choose Split by Scene to separate scenes in your DV video clip into several

clips based on frame content or shooting date and time.

6. Play the videotape in your camcorder, and position the tape on the part of the

video where to start capturing.

7. Click Capture Video to start capturing. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to

stop capturing.

8. To capture a still image from the video footage, pause the video on the desired

image then click Capture Image.

9. Click Enable/Disable Audio Preview to play or stop DV audio preview while

capturing.

Note: Click Options to customize capture settings specific to your video device.

Tip: If you are capturing video from a DV or HDV camcorder, use the Navigation

Panel to play your videotape.

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Step 2: Select a template

Select a movie template to apply to your project. Each template provides a

different theme which comes with preset start and ending video clips, transitions,

title and background music.

To apply a Theme template:

1. Select a theme template from the Theme template list. Home Movies

templates allow you to create movies that include both video and images while

Slideshow templates are used exclusively for creating image slideshows.

2. To set the overall length of your movie, click .

For Home Movies, specify the following options in the Duration dialog box:

Notes:

• To save your project, click then select Save.

• If you accessed VideoStudio Movie Wizard from within VideoStudio Editor, the above

button will not appear and you will have to save from the File Menu when you go

back to the editor.

•Fit to video duration: Keeps the

current movie duration.

•Fit to background music: Adjusts the

movie duration to fit into the length of

the background music. (The

background music is added to your

movie in the second step of the Movie

Wizard.)

•Specify duration: Lets you define a

custom duration for the whole movie.

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•Fit to image duration: Trims the music background to fit the total duration

of the slideshow.

•Fit to background music tempo and duration: Adjusts the duration of

each clip and the total duration of the slideshow to fit the background music's

tempo and duration.

•Fit to background music tempo: Adjusts the duration of each clip to fit the

background music's tempo.

3. For Home Movies, click to open the Mark Clips dialog box. Select a clip

then click Must or Optional to specify whether or not to include the clip in the

show.

For Slideshow templates, specify Smart Pan &

Zoom in the Settings dialog box. Smart Pan &

Zoom automatically focuses the pan and zoom

motion to important parts of the image like the

face.

Tip: Select Keep Previous to use the image duration you set in the previous page of

the Movie Wizard.

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4. To replace the title, first select the preset title from the Title list. Double-click

the preset text in the Preview Window, then type in your text.

5. Click to change text formatting.

6. To replace the background music, click to open the Audio Options window.

Locate and select the desired music file.

Click to specify music file settings.

Note: Click Auto to let the program decide which clips to retain or exclude.

In the Text Properties dialog box, select a

font type, size and color for the text, and set

the desired shadow color and transparency.

Double-click

to edit text

Drag to

position

shadow

Drag

corner to

resize

text

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7. Use the Volume slider to adjust the volume of the background music with

respect to the video's audio. Dragging the slider to the left increases the volume

of the background music and decreases the volume of the video's audio.

8. Click Next.

Step 3: Finish

Select how to output the final movie:

Note: Make sure that your background music is 30 seconds or longer if you want to

fit the video to the music. If the music duration is less than 30 seconds, the music will

not be looped leaving the remaining video without any background music.

Note: If you opened the VideoStudio Wizard within VideoStudio Editor, clicking Next

will skip the last step and directly insert the clips onto the Timeline in the VideoStudio

Editor.

Click Create Video File to output your movie as a video file that can be

played back on the computer.

Click Create Disc to burn your movie onto a disc.

Click Edit in Ulead VideoStudio Editor to make further edits to your

movie using VideoStudio Editor.

Remove

Background

Music

Load

Background

Music

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VideoStudio Editor

VideoStudio Editor provides a step-by-step workflow that makes creating movies

simple and easy.

This section introduces you to the VideoStudio Editor interface and briefly explains

the steps involved in creating a movie. Refer to the succeeding chapters for more

in-depth information on each step.

The user interface

1 Step Panel

Contains buttons that correspond to the different steps in video editing.

2 Menu Bar

Contains menus that provide different set of commands.

3Preview Window

Shows the current clip, video filter, effect, or title.

4 Navigation Panel

Provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. In the Capture Step,

this also acts as the device control for the DV or HDV camcorder.

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5Toolbar

Contains buttons for switching between three project views and other quick settings.

6 Project Timeline

Displays all the clips, titles, and effects included in your project.

7 Options Panel

Contains controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to customize the

settings of the selected clip. The contents of this panel change depending on the step you

are in.

8 Library

Stores and organizes all of your media clips.

The Step Panel

VideoStudio simplifies the process of creating movies into seven simple steps. Click

the buttons in the Step Panel to switch between steps.

Note: To change the user interface layout, click Preferences: UI Layout.

Once a project is opened in

VideoStudio, video can be recorded

directly to your computer's hard disk in

the Capture Step. Footage from a

videotape can be captured as a single

file or automatically divided into

multiple files. This step allows you to

capture video and still images.

The Edit Step and the Timeline are the

heart of VideoStudio. This is where you

arrange, edit, and trim your video clips.

Video filters can also be applied to your

video clips in this step.

The Effect Step lets you add

transitions between video clips in your

project. Choose from the variety of

transition effects in the Library.

The Overlay Step allows you to

superimpose multiple clips over another

to create a picture-in-picture effect.

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The Menu Bar

The Menu Bar provides various commands for customizing VideoStudio, opening

and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more.

The Navigation Panel

The Navigation Panel is used to preview and edit the clips used in your project.

Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project. Use

the Trim Handles and Jog Slider to edit your clips.

When capturing video from a DV or HDV camcorder, the Navigation Controls are

used for device control. Use these buttons to control your DV or HDV camcorder or

any other DV device.

No movie would be complete without

opening titles, captions and closing

credits. In the Title Step, you can

create animated text titles or choose

from various presets in the Library.

Background music sets the mood of your

movie. The Audio Step lets you select

and record music files from one or several

CD-ROM drives attached to your

computer. You can also dub over your

video in this step.

When your movie is complete, you can

create a video file for sharing on the

Web or output the movie on tape,

DVD, or CD in the Share Step.

Note: These steps do not necessarily need to be followed in the order that they are

presented.

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The Toolbar

The toolbar allows you to easily access buttons for editing. You can change your

project view or zoom your project timeline by adjusting your Timeline ruler. Click

1Play Mode

Select whether you want to preview your

project or only the selected clip.

2Play

Plays, pauses or resumes the current

project or a selected clip.

3Home

Returns to the starting frame.

4Previous

Moves to the previous frame.

5Next

Moves to the next frame.

6End

Moves to the end frame.

7Repeat

Loops playback.

8 System Volume

Click and drag the slider to adjust the

volume of your computer's speakers.

9Timecode

Allows you to directly jump to a part of

your project or selected clip by specifying

the exact timecode.

10 Mark-in/out

Use these buttons to set a preview range in

the project, or to mark the start and end

points where to trim a clip.

11 Jog Slider

Allows you to scrub through the project or

clip.

12 Trim Handles

Allows you to set a preview range in the

project or trim a clip.

13 Cut Clip

Cuts the selected clip into two. Position

the Jog Slider to where you want the

first clip to end and the second one to

start, then click this button.

14 Enlarge Preview Window

Click to increase the size of the Preview

Window. You can only preview, not edit,

your clips when the Preview Window is

enlarged.

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Smart Proxy Manager to speed up editing of your HD videos and other large

source files. Or use the Overlay Track Manager to add more overlay tracks.

The Project Timeline

The project timeline at the lower part of the VideoStudio Editor window is where

you assemble your movie project.

There are three types of views for displaying the project timeline: Storyboard,

Timeline and Audio View. Click the buttons at the left side of the toolbar to switch

between different views.

1 Storyboard View

Shows image thumbnails of your movie on

the timeline.

2 Timeline View

Allows you to perform frame-accurate

editing of your clips.

3 Audio View

Shows the audio waveform view, allowing

you to visually adjust the volume levels of

your video clips, narration or background

music.

4Zoom controls

Allows you to change the timecode

increments in the Timeline ruler.

5 Fit Project in Timeline Window

Zooms in or out to display all the project’s

clips on the Timeline.

6 Insert media files

Displays a menu allowing you to place

video, audio or image clips directly on

the project.

7Undo

Lets you undo a previous function.

8Redo

Allows you to redo an undone function.

9 Smart Proxy Manager

Creates working copies of your HD videos

with lower resolution.

10 Batch Convert

Converts multiple video files to one

video format.

11 Overlay Track Manager

Allows you to create multiple overlay tracks.

12 Enable/Disable 5.1 Surround

Enables you to create 5.1 Surround

audio tracks.

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Storyboard View

Storyboard View is the fastest and simplest way to add video clips to your movie.

Each thumbnail in the storyboard represents an event in you movie, an event being

a video clip or a transition. Thumbnails show at a glance the chronological order of

events in your project. The duration of each clip is shown at the bottom of each

thumbnail.

You can drag and drop video clips to insert and arrange them. Transition effects can

be inserted between video clips. A selected video clip can be trimmed in the

Preview Window.

Click Enlarge to maximize the storyboard display. With a larger workspace, you

can arrange video clips and apply transitions more easily. Furthermore, there is a

small screen at the bottom of the window where you can preview clips.

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To switch to different tracks:

• Click a Step button in the Step Panel that corresponds to the track.

• Click the Track buttons.

• Double-click the desired track, or click a clip on the track.

Audio View

Audio View allows you to visually adjust the volume levels of video, voice and

music clips.

Clips that contain audio are displayed with a volume rubber band that you can

click and drag to adjust their volume.

The Options Panel

The Options Panel changes depending on the program's mode and the step or

track you are working on. The Options Panel may contain one or two tabs. The

controls and options in each tab vary, depending on the selected clip.

Tips:

• The wheel mouse can be used to scroll through the Timeline.

• When the pointer is over the Zoom Controls or Timeline ruler, you can use the

wheel to zoom in and out of the Timeline.

Volume rubber band

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The Library

The Library is a storage depot for everything you need to create a movie: video

clips, video filters, audio clips, still images, transition effects, music files, titles and

color clips. These are collectively known as media clips.

To add media clips to the Library:

1. Click Load media to open a dialog box for locating the media clip to insert in the

Library.

2. Select the desired file.

3. Click Open when you are finished.

Tips:

• You can print images directly from the library. Right-click the image to print then

select Print Image and select an image size.

• Right-click the image then select Print Options to specify print alignment and

borders.

Note: You can also drag and drop files from Windows Explorer straight to the

Library.

Right-click a clip in the Library to view the clip's properties as well as copy,

delete, or split by scene.

Hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple clips.

Load media allows you to locate the

clip you want to add to the Library.

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To delete media clips from the Library:

1. Select the clip to remove from the Library, then press [Delete].

Or, right-click the clip in the Library and select Delete.

2. When prompted, verify whether you want to delete the thumbnail from the

Library.

Sorting clips in the Library

To arrange clips in the Library, click in the Library to open the Options menu,

then select Sort by Name or Sort by Date.

The way video clips are sorted by date depends on the file format. DV AVI files

(i.e., AVI files captured from DV camcorders) will be arranged by order of the

shooting date and time of the footage. Other video file formats will be sorted by

order of file date.

Library Manager

The Library Manager organizes your custom Library folders. These folders help

you store and manage all kinds of media files.

To use the Library Manager:

1. Click to launch the Library Manager dialog box. You can also click the

Folder arrow and select Library Manager from the drop-down list.

2. Select a media type from the Available custom folders list.

Notes:

• You can also right-click on the Library then select the desired sorting type in the

Sort By submenu.

• To toggle between ascending and descending order, select Sort by Name or

Sort by Date again.

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3. Click New to display the New Custom Folder dialog box and create a new

folder. Specify a library Folder name and a Description. Click OK.

Click Edit to rename or modify the description of a selected custom folder.

Click Delete to remove a selected custom folder from the Library.

4. Click Close.

Exporting a video file

VideoStudio provides you with a number of ways to export and share a video file. A

video file can be exported to a Web page, converted to an executable greeting

card, sent by e-mail, or set as a desktop screen saver.

Select a video file in the Library and click . Choose the type of output for your

video.

Starting a new movie project

When you run VideoStudio, it automatically opens a new project and lets you start

composing your movie production. A new project always uses VideoStudio's default

settings. To check what these settings are, click File: Project Properties.

Project settings determine how your movie project is rendered when you preview

it. Rendering is the process by which VideoStudio converts raw video, titles,

sounds, and effects into a continuous stream of data which can be played back in

your computer. You can modify the project settings in the Project Properties

dialog box.

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When you capture or insert your first video clip into the project, VideoStudio

automatically checks the properties of the clip and your project. If properties such

as file format, frame size, etc. are not identical, VideoStudio automatically adjusts

the project settings to match the clip's properties. Changing the project settings to

conform with clip properties allows VideoStudio to perform the SmartRender

function.

Setting your preferences

Customize the program's working environment through the Preferences dialog

box. You can specify a working folder for saving files, set undo levels, choose

preferred settings for program behavior, enable Smart Proxy and more. To open the

Preferences dialog box, select File: Preferences [F6].

VideoStudio contains a sample finished project that lets you have a general

overview of most of the features that are available in the program. This sample

project also lets you experiment and get a general feel of how to use VideoStudio.

You can find the sample project in your specified working folder or the default

folder: My Documents\Ulead VideoStudio\10.0.

Tip:

The above message box lets you change the project properties to be the same as the

first video clip inserted into the Timeline. To toggle between displaying and not

displaying the message box, select or clear Show message when inserting first

video clip into the Timeline in the Preferences dialog box.

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Setting project properties

Project Properties serve as your template for previewing your movie projects.

The project settings in the Project Properties dialog box determine the appearance

and quality of a project when it is previewed on-screen. To customize project

settings, select File: Project Properties.

When customizing project settings, it is recommended that you make the settings

the same as the attributes of the video footage that will be captured to avoid

distorting the video images and have smooth playback without jumping frames.

When you customize project properties to be the same as the desired output

settings for your project (for instance, setting project properties to DVD settings if

you will output the project to a DVD disc), you can have more accurate previews of

your final movie.

Adding clips

There are three ways you can do to add clips to your project:

• Capture video clips from a video source. The video clips will be inserted onto

the Video Track.

• Drag clips from the Library onto the correct tracks.

• Click to directly insert media files to the different tracks.

Previewing

The Play button in the Navigation Panel serves

two purposes: for playback of your entire project or

a selected clip. To play back, click Project or Clip,

then click Play.

While working on your project, you will want to preview your work frequently to see

how your project is progressing. VideoStudio offers you two preview options:

Instant Playback and High Quality Playback. Select File: Preferences -

General, then choose the preview method that you prefer in Playback method.

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•Instant Playback allows you to quickly preview changes in your project

without the need to create a temporary preview file, however, playback may

be jerky depending on your computer resources.

•High Quality Playback renders your project as a temporary preview file

then plays this preview file. Playback is smoother in High Quality Playback

mode, but rendering your project for the first time in this mode may take a

long time to complete depending on the size of your project and computer

resources.

In High Quality Playback mode, VideoStudio uses SmartRender technology which

renders only the changes you made such as transitions, titles and effects, and

eliminates re-rendering the entire project. SmartRender saves time when

generating previews.

Setting a preview range

For faster previews, you may choose to play only a

part of your project. The selected range of frames to

preview is referred to as the preview range, and it

is marked as a red bar in the Ruler Panel.

To play the preview area only:

1. Use the Trim Handles or the Mark-in/out

buttons to select the preview range.

The Preview range mark-in and Preview

range mark-out timecodes will then be displayed

in the Options Panel.

2. To preview the selected range, select what you

want to preview (Project or Clip), then click

Play. To preview the entire clip, hold [Shift], then

click Play.

Note: When Perform non-square pixel rendering is selected in the Project

Options dialog box (opened from Project Properties dialog box), Instant Playback

performance may be affected if computer resources are insufficient.

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Undoing and redoing actions

You can undo or redo the last set of actions that you performed while working on

your movie by clicking Undo [Ctrl+Z] or Redo [Ctrl+Y] in the toolbar.

Showing and hiding grid lines

You can use grid lines to guide you when repositioning or resizing images and

videos or when adding titles to your movie.

• To show grid lines in the Edit and Overlay steps, select a clip in the Timeline

then select the Attribute tab. Select Distort clip then select Show grid

lines.

• To show grid lines in the Title step, select Show grid lines in the Edit tab.

Saving your project

While composing your movie project, select File: Save [Ctrl + S] to frequently

save your project and avoid accidental loss of your work. VideoStudio project files

are saved in .VSP file format.

To automatically save your work, select File: Preferences then select Auto save

duration and specify the time interval between saves.

To open an existing project, select File: Open Project [Ctrl + O]. To create a new

project again, select File: New Project [Ctrl + N].

Tip: Click to adjust grid line settings.

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Capture

The bulk of video work involves working with raw footage. Transferring footage

from a source device to the computer involves a process called capturing.

When capturing, video data is transferred from a source (usually a video camera)

through a capture card to the computer’s hard drive.

Seamless DV and MPEG capture

VideoStudio runs on Windows operating systems and is subject to limitations in file

size when capturing or rendering video. VideoStudio automatically performs

seamless capture, saving video into a new file every time the maximum

allowable file size for a single video file has been reached.

Seamless capture will be performed only when capturing DV Type-1 or DV Type-2

(from DV camcorder), or when capturing MPEG video (from DV and HDV camcorder

or analog capture device). The maximum captured file size per video file is 4 GB in

Windows operating systems that use the FAT 32 partition file system. Captured

video data in excess of 4 GB are automatically saved to a new file. In Windows

2000 and Windows XP which can use the NTFS file system, there is no limit in the

captured file size.

Seamless capture is not available in VFW (Video For Windows) capture.

Note: VideoStudio automatically detects your file system and performs seamless

capture only in a FAT 32 partition file system.

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The Capture Step Options Panel

The Capture Step Options Panel consists of three options: Capture Video, DV

Quick Scan, Import from DVD/DVD-VR and Import from Mobile Device.

Capturing video

VideoStudio lets you capture video from DV or HDV camcorders, analog

camcorders, VCRs, and television. The steps on how to capture is similar for all

types of video sources except for the available capture settings in the Capture

Video Options Panel that can be selected for each type of source.

Capture Video Options Panel

•Duration: Sets the length of time for the capture.

•Source: Displays the detected capture device and lists other capture devices

installed in your computer.

•Format: Where you select a file format for saving your captured video.

•Capture folder: Where a copy of your captured file is saved.

•Split by scene: Automatically separates captured video into several files based on

changes in shooting date and time. (This feature can be used only when capturing

video from a DV camcorder.)

•Options: Displays a menu allowing you to modify your capture settings.

•Capture Video: Transfers video from your source to your hard disk.

•Capture Image: Captures the displayed video frame as an image.

•Enable/Disable Audio Preview: Disables audio preview on the computer while

capturing DV or HDV.

If the audio sounds choppy, there may be a problem with previewing audio on your

computer during DV capture. This does not affect the audio capture quality. If this

happens, click Disable Audio Preview to mute the audio while capturing.

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To capture video:

1. Click the Capture Step then click Capture Video.

2. To specify a capture duration, enter the values in the Duration box in the

Options Panel.

3. Select your capture device from the Source list.

4. Select a file format to use for saving your captured video from the Format list.

5. Specify a Capture folder in which to save video files.

6. Click Options to open a menu for customizing more capture settings.

7. Scan your video to search the part to capture.

8. When you get to the part of the video that you want to capture, click Capture

Video to start capturing.

9. If you specified a capture duration, wait for the capture to complete. Otherwise,

click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing.

Digital Video (DV)

To capture Digital Video (DV) in its native format, select DV from the Format list in

the Options Panel. This saves the captured video as a DV AVI file (.AVI).

DV AVI type-1 and type-2

When capturing DV, click Options in the Options Panel to open a menu, then

select DV Type in the menu and choose whether to capture DV as DV type-1 or

DV type-2.

DV is a data stream that itself contains video and audio. With DV Type-1, the

video and audio channels are stored unmodified as a single, interleaved stream in

Notes:

• When your camcorder is in Record mode (usually named CAMERA or MOVIE), you

can capture live video.

• The available settings in the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog

box vary, depending on the capture file format that you have chosen.

Note: You can also use the DV Quick Scan option to capture DV video.

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High Definition Videos

Once you have the HDV plug-in installed, you can import high definition video from

your HDV camcorder such as Sony HDR-HC1.

To capture from Sony’s HDR-HC1 HDV camcorder:

1. Connect your Sony HDV camcorder to your computer’s IEEE-1394 port using the

IEEE-1394 cable.

2. Turn on your camcorder and switch it to Play/Edit mode and make sure that your

Sony HDV camcorder is switched to HDV mode.

3. Click Capture on the Step Panel. In the Options Panel, click .

Note: To check that your Sony HDV camcorder is set to HDV mode, flip open the LCD

screen and see if HDVout I-Link is on the LCD screen. If you see DVout I-Link,

press P-MENU at the lower right of the screen. In the menu, press MENU>

STANDARD SET> VCR HDV/DV and press HDV.

Note: VideoStudio automatically detects your Sony HDV camcorder. The Source

should show Sony -- HDV.

Shuttle Slider

Drag the Shuttle Slider to move forward and

back through the footage at variable speeds.

This is a quick way to find scenes you are

looking for in your video.

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Digital TV DVB-T video

Before capturing, have the DVB-T source connected via a DVB-T compatible

capture card installed on your computer first.

To capture DVB-T video:

1. Click the Capture Step then click Capture Video.

2. In the Capture Step Options Panel, select Digital TV Source from the

Source list.

3. Click Options and select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings.

4. Click the Channel Scan tab. Select Channel List to start scanning for

channels.

5. Click Capture Video.

6. Click Yes when prompted if you want to start capturing and auto-

recover DVB-T video.

7. Follow the remaining steps as described in the procedure for capturing videos.

To recover captured DVB videos

1. Click Tools in the Edit Step and select Recover DVB-T Video.

2. In the Recover DVB-T Video dialog box, click Add and browse for the videos

to recover.

3. Click Recover.

Analog video

When footage is captured from analog sources such as VHS, S-VHS, Video-8, or

Hi8 camcorders/VCRs, it is converted to a digital format that can be read and

stored by the computer. Before capturing, choose the desired file format to use for

saving the captured video in the Options Panel’s Format list.

Note: DVB-T channels are not automatically scanned. Make sure to manually scan

the channels first before capturing.

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Click Options then select Capture Options to choose how you want footage to be

captured.

To specify the type of video source you are capturing from, click Options then

select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box that

opens, you can customize the following capture settings:

•In the Source tab, choose whether you are capturing NTSC, PAL, or SECAM

video and select the Input source (Tuner, S-Video, or Composite).

•In the Color tab, you can fine tune the video source to ensure good quality

captures.

•In the Capture tab, set the frame size and compression method to use for

saving the captured video.

Adjusting source volume

VideoStudio has a Source Volume Panel that allows you to adjust the sound

volume of the analog source during capture. To use this panel, click Options,

select Capture Options, then select Display Source Volume Panel while

capturing.

To ensure that the sound volume of captured videos is clear, test capturing a short

video first and use the Source Volume Panel to adjust the volume level of the

analog source while capturing.

Note: The Source Volume Panel is not available when you are capturing from an

analog device that has no audio source or a DV device.

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After fine tuning the volume, you can start capturing footage from your analog

device. Use the controls on your analog device to scan your videotape and locate

the footage that you want to capture.

Capturing TV footage

VideoStudio allows you to capture TV footage through a TV tuner. Capture a

segment of your favorite television show on regular TV or cable then save it in your

hard drive in AVI, MPEG, or Windows Media Format.

Before capturing, you need to choose the following settings in the Options Panel:

1. Select your TV tuner device from the Source drop-down list.

2. In the TV channel box, specify the channel number from which to capture.

3. Click Options: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings to open the

Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box. Check if the Video

Input source, TV system, and Audio Input source are set correctly. If not,

adjust the settings accordingly.

Click the Channel tab to choose Antenna or Cable TV, scan available channels in

your region, and more.

DV Quick Scan

Use this option to scan a DV device for scenes to import. To use DV Quick Scan,

refer to the first step in the DV-to-DVD Wizard section.

Importing from DVD/DVD-VR

You can import DVD/DVD-VR formatted video from a disc or from your hard drive

into VideoStudio.

To import from DVD/DVD-VR:

1. Click the Capture Step then click Import from DVD/DVD-VR.

2. Select your DVD drive and then click Import DVD Folder.

Tip: A delay in capture may be due to the confirmation dialog box or connection

between devices. It is better to rewind your tape to an earlier point before the actual

footage you want to capture and just trim the video later.

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5. You can also trim your video and audio clips before you insert them to your

project.

To trim video and audio clips before inserting to project:

1. Select the clip you want to trim and click for preview of the clip.

2. At the bottom of the dialog box, drag the Jog Slider until you locate the point in

the video or audio clip that you want to set as the start of the clip. Click .

3. Drag the Jog Slider until you locate the point in the video or audio clip that you

want to set as the end of the clip. Click .

4. Click to listen to your trimmed clip. When finished, click OK.

Direct video capturing to MPEG format

VideoStudio supports real-time capturing from DV, analog, or any video source to

MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats. Capturing straight to MPEG saves hard drive space

as its file size is smaller compared with DV AVI.

To capture video in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format:

•In the Options Panel, select MPEG from the Format list to capture MPEG

files that are intended for playback on the computer or for sharing on the

Web.

You can also capture VCD, SVCD or DVD-ready MPEG files that can be burnt

onto disc by selecting one of these formats from the Format list.

• Click Options and select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In

the dialog box that opens, click the Capture tab then click Advanced. The

Tip: Click Settings to set where to browse for files and where to save imported and

exported files.

Note: The Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in will be automatically detected. If

your capture device does not support this plug-in, you need to manually select this

plug-in the Change Capture Plug-in dialog box.

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MPEG Settings dialog box then appears in which you can customize

attributes for the MPEG file.

Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video

Now you can capture directly from an analog source or DV camcorder straight to

Windows Media Video (WMV). WMV is an extensible file format that handles

synchronized multimedia data and supports "live content" transmission over a wide

array of networks. To directly capture to WMV format, select WMV from the

Format list.

Selecting a profile

The quality of a WMV file depends on the profile it is using. A Profile covers various

attributes for a Windows Media Format file such as bit rate, number and type of

streams, compression quality, frame size and so on. When capturing a video

directly to WMV format, VideoStudio uses the default profile to complete the

capturing process. You also have the option to select other profiles to attain

preferred captured file quality.

To select a profile:

1. Click Options: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In the dialog

box, click Select to open Select Profile.

2. Select the profile you want to use for capturing. Click OK.

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Editing and customizing a video profile

Profile Selection lists all the profiles available in your system. You can use the

Manage Profiles to edit, create, remove, and duplicate a profile.

System-defined profiles cannot be edited. However, You can create a customized

one base from it. A Custom profile can be edited by clicking Edit and changing

specific profile attributes.

You can also create a new profile by clicking New. This will launch a task wizard

that will guide you in creating your profile.

To edit and customize a profile:

1. Click Options: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In the dialog

box, click Select to open Select Profile.

2. Under Select Profile, click Customize.

3. Manage Profiles lists all the available profiles installed in your computer. The

profiles are categorized into two types: System-defined profiles and Custom

profiles. Simply click Edit to modify attributes of a Custom profile.

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Note: System-defined profiles cannot be edited directly. You must create a copy

before editing the corresponding attributes. To do this, select a system defined profile

and then click Copy. Select the created copy of the profile and then click Edit to

modify the attributes. Clicking Edit invokes Edit Profile. It will guide you in

specifying your preferred attributes.

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Image tab

•Duration: Sets the duration of the selected image clip.

•Rotate: Rotates the image clip.

•Color Correction: Allows you to adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, contrast,

and gamma of the image.

•Resampling option: Sets how image size is adjusted. There are two options: Keep

aspect ratio maintains the relative width and height of the current image; Fit to

project size makes the size of the current image the same as the project’s frame

size.

•Pan & Zoom: Applies the Pan & Zoom effect to the current image.

•Presets: Provides various Pan & Zoom presets. Choose a preset from the drop-down

list.

•Customize: Allows you to define how to pan and zoom the current image.

Color tab

•Duration: Sets the duration of the selected color clip.

•Color: Click the color box to adjust the color.

Attribute tab

•Replace last filter: Allows the last filter applied to a clip to be replaced when you

drag a new filter onto the clip. Clear this option if you want to add multiple filters to

your clips.

•Applied filters: Lists the video filters that were applied to a clip. Click or to

arrange the order of the filters; click to remove a filter.

•Presets: Provides various filter presets. Choose a preset from the drop-down list.

•Customize Filter: Allows you to define how a filter transitions throughout the clip.

•Distort clip: Allows you to modify the size and proportions of the clip.

•Show grid lines: Select to display the grid lines. Click to open a dialog box

where you can specify settings for the grid lines.

Adding clips to the Video Track

You only work on the Video Track when you are in the Edit Step. On the Video

Track, you can insert three types of clips: video, image and color clips.

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Video clips

There are several ways of inserting video clips on the Video Track:

• Select a clip in the Library and drag and drop it to the Video Track. Multiple

clips can be selected by pressing [Shift] or [Ctrl].

• Right-click a clip in the Library then select Insert To: Video Track.

• Select one or more video files in Windows Explorer then drag and drop to the

Video Track.

• To insert a clip from a file folder directly to the Video Track, click Insert

Media Files located to the left of the Timeline.

Images

The ways of adding still images to the Video Track are the same as when adding

video clips.

Before you start adding images to your project, determine first the image size that

you want for all your images. By default, VideoStudio adjusts the size to keep the

image’s aspect ratio. To make the size of all inserted images the same as your

project’s frame size, select File: Preferences - Edit then change the Image

resampling option default to Fit to project size.

Color clips

Color clips are solid colored backgrounds that are useful for titles. For example,

insert a black color clip as background for end credits. You can use the preset color

clips or create new color clips in the Library.

To select a color clip in the Color Library:

1. Select Color from the Library drop-down menu.

Notes:

• Aside from video files, you can also add video from DVD or DVD-VR formatted discs.

•Use the Fade-in/out buttons to make the audio of the video clips in your

project smoothly fade from one clip to the next.

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2. Choose your desired color displayed in the Library and drag to the Video or

Overlay Track.

3. To load another color that is not in the Library, click the

color box beside the Color Picker. Here, you can select a

color either from Ulead Color Picker or the Windows Color

Picker.

4. Set the Duration of the color clip in the Options Panel.

Trimming a clip

The best part of editing your movie on your computer is the ease with which you

can snip and trim your work with frame by frame accuracy. There are three ways of

trimming a clip:

To split a clip into two:

1. Select the clip you want to split on the Storyboard or Timeline.

2. Drag the Jog Slider to the point where you want to cut the clip.

3. Click to cut the clip into two clips. To remove one of these clips, select the

unwanted clip and press [Delete].

To trim a clip with the Trim Handles:

1. Select a clip on the Storyboard or Timeline.

2. Click and drag the Trim handles to set the Mark-in/Mark-out points on the clip.

Tip: Click or to set the cutting point more precisely.

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For more precise trimming, click on a Trim handle, hold it, and use the left or

right arrow keys on your keyboard to trim one frame at a time. The Mark-in/

Mark-out points can also be set by pressing [F3] and [F4], respectively.

3. Click Play Clip to preview the trimmed clip.

To trim a clip directly on the Timeline:

1. Click a clip in the Timeline to select it.

2. Drag the yellow Trim handles on either side of the clip to change its length.

The Preview Window reflects the position of the Trim handle in the clip.

Or, click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and enter the

desired clip length

3. Other clips in your project automatically reposition themselves according to

changes made.

Tip: You can also use Zoom controls to display each frame of your video in the

Timeline and trim one frame at a time. The Scroll Bar makes navigating through

your project quicker and easier. A wheel mouse can also be used to scroll, and to

zoom by pressing [Ctrl].

Note: Changes made in the video Duration box only affect the Mark-out point. The

Mark-in point remains unchanged.

Trim handles Mark-in/

Mark-out

Duration

Trim Handles

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Saving trimmed clips

Frequently, when you make changes (i.e., after auto-splitting clips using Split by

Scene, extracting clips using Multi-trim Video, or manually trimming clips), you

may wish to make a permanent change to the clip and save the edited file.

VideoStudio gives you a margin of safety in that it saves the trimmed video to a

new file and does not alter the original file.

To save, select a trimmed clip in the Storyboard, Timeline or the Library and select

Clip: Save Trimmed Video.

Ripple Editing

Ripple Editing allows you to insert clips while automatically moving other clips

(including empty spaces) aside, to make room for it on the Timeline. Use this mode

to maintain the original track synchronizations when inserting additional clips.

Ripple Editing is enabled for the tracks where content is inserted.

A color clip is inserted before the original clip and all clips where Ripple

Editing is applied shift accordingly

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To edit a chapter, click on a chapter pointer you want to edit and drag to a new

position.

To rename, double click a chapter pointer and then enter a new chapter name.

Click OK.

To remove, simply drag the pointer outside the timeline ruler and then drop.

Enabling Smart Proxy

Proxy files are lower resolution working copies of video files. They are reduced in

resolution or compression bit rate for only one reason --to speed up editing of HDV

and other large video source files. Proxy files are source-dependent rather than

project-dependent. In other words, proxy files can be shared among different

projects.

When you edit and preview your project in Instant Play mode, proxy files will be

used as substitutes for their large video source counterparts. Whereas when you

preview your project in high-quality playback mode or when you render a video

file, the original video source files will be used.

To enable the creation of proxy files, go to File: Preferences - Smart Proxy, then

select the Enable Smart Proxy option. In the Smart Proxy tab of the

Preferences dialog box, you can set the condition when proxy files need to be

generated and choose a proxy file format.

Once Smart Proxy is enabled, proxy files will automatically be created and used in

your project whenever you insert video files into the Timeline.

In the toolbar, click to see the list of video files to be generated as proxy files.

Select the files you want to include in your queue and then click OK.

Converting multiple files

Batch Convert allows you to simultaneously convert a large number of files to

another format.

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To do Batch Convert:

1. Click .

2. Click Add and then choose the files you want to convert.

3. Select an output folder in Save in folder.

4. In Save as type, choose your desired output type.

5. Click Convert.

6. The result is shown in the Task Report dialog box. Click OK to finish.

Adjusting color and brightness

Adjust color and brightness settings of images and video in the Timeline by clicking

Color Correction in the Options Panel.

Playback Speed

You can modify the playback speed of your videos. Set your video in slow motion to

emphasize a movement, or set it to play at lightning speed and give your movie a

comical air. Simply adjust the speed attributes for your video clip by clicking

Playback Speed under the Options Panel of the Edit Step. Drag the slider

according to your preferences (i.e., slow, normal or fast), or enter a value. The

higher the value you set, the faster the playback of your clip. (Values range from

10-1000%). You can also specify a set duration for the clip in Time stretch. Click

Preview to view the results of your settings then click OK when finished.

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Reversing video playback

Reverse the playback of the video by clicking Reverse video in the Options

Panel.

Capturing still images in the Edit Step

A still image can be captured in the Edit Step by selecting a specific frame in the

Timeline and saving it as an image file. In this manner, possible distortions are

avoided since the image is not acquired from a running video, unlike in the

Capture Step.

To capture still images:

1. Select File: Preferences - Capture. Choose Bitmap or JPEG as the Captured

still image save format. If you selected JPEG, also set the Image quality.

2. Select a video clip in your project

3. Drag the Jog Slider to the frame you want to capture.

Tips:

•Hold [Shift] then drag the end of the clip on the Timeline to change the playback

speed.

• The black arrow means you are trimming or extending the clip, while the white

arrow means that you are changing the playback speed.

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4. Switch to an image folder in the Library. The folder can be the default Image

folder, or the one created by yourself.

5. Select Clip: Save as Still Image. The new image file is saved to the hard disk

and is represented as a thumbnail in the image folder you assigned.

Split by Scene

Use the Split by Scene feature in the Edit Step to detect different scenes in a video

file and automatically break it down into several clip files.

The way VideoStudio detects scenes depends on the type of video file. In a

captured DV AVI file, scenes can be detected in two ways:

•DV Recording Time Scan detects scenes according to their shooting date

and time.

•Frame Content detects content changes, such as motion change, camera

shifting, brightness change, etc., and splits them into separate files.

In an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file, scenes can only be detected based on content

changes (i.e., by Frame Content).

To use Split by Scene on a DV AVI or MPEG file:

1. Go to the Edit Step and select a captured DV AVI file or an MPEG file in the

Timeline.

2. Click Split by Scene in the Options Panel. This will open the Scenes dialog

box.

3. Choose your preferred scan method (DV Recording Time Scan or Frame

Content).

4. Click Options. In the Scene Scanning Sensitivity dialog box, drag the slider

to set the Sensitivity level. A higher value means more precision in the scene

detection.

5. Click OK.

6. Click Scan. VideoStudio then scans through the video file and lists all the

detected scenes.

7. You may merge some of the detected scenes into a single clip. Simply select all

the scenes that you want to join together then click Join. The plus sign (+) and

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a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip. Click

Split to undo any Join actions that you have done.

8. Click OK to split the video.

Multi-trimming your video

The Multi-trim Video feature is another method for breaking down a clip into

multiple segments. While Split by Scene is automatically done by the program,

Multi-trim Video gives you complete control over the clips you wish to extract,

making it even easier for you to manage your project.

To trim a video file into multiple clips:

1. Go to the Edit Step and click Multi-trim Video in the Options Panel.

1Timeline zoom

Drag up and down to sub-divide a video

clip into frames per second.

2 AccuCut Timeline

Scan a video clip frame by frame for

accurate mark-in and mark-out positions.

3Jog Wheel

Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.

4 Shuttle Slider

Preview the clip at different playback

speeds.

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2. In the Multi-trim Video dialog box, view the whole clip first by clicking to

determine how you want to mark segments.

3. Choose the number of frames to display by dragging the Timeline zoom. You can

choose to display the smallest subdivision of one frame per second.

4. Drag the Jog Slider until you get to the part of the video that you want to use

as the beginning frame of the first segment. Click Start.

5. Drag the Jog Slider again, this time, to the point where you want the segment

to end. Click End.

6. Do steps 4 and 5 repeatedly until you have marked all the segments you want

kept or removed.

7. Click OK when finished. The video segments that you kept are then inserted

onto the Timeline.

Tips:

• To mark segments, you can also press [F3] and [F4] while playing the video.

• Click Invert Selection to toggle between marking segments that you want to

retain or marking segments that you want taken out from the clip.

Navigation controls in the Multi-trim Video dialog box:

Reverses or advances through the video in fixed increments. By

default, these buttons move up or down through the video in

increments of 25 seconds.

Plays a preview of the final trimmed video.

Plays the video file. Hold [Shift] then click to play only the selected

segments.

Moves to the start or end frame of a trimmed segment.

Moves to the previous/next frame in the video.

[F5] [F6]

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Using Ad-Zapper

VideoStudio lets you search your videos for commercial intervals. Clicking this

feature extracts the commercials to the media list.

•Program detection sensitivity allows you to control the rate of

distinguishing between commercials.

•Quick search interval allows you to set a fixed interval between frames and

and browse through the movie using the set value.

•Merge CF merges all your extracted clips so that they appear as on

thumbnail in your media list.

Applying video filters

Video filters are effects that you can apply to clips in order to change their style or

appearance. For example, you can improve the color balance of a clip, or make it

look like a painting.

Video filter samples:

Anti-shake allows you to correct or stabilize sub-standard videos due to

camera shake.

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Fish Eye distorts the video to give your audience a feel of looking through a

glass ball.

Enhance Lighting improves video exposure which is ideal to correct poorly lit

videos.

To apply a video filter to a clip (video or image) in the Video Track:

1. Select a clip in the Timeline.

2. Click the Attribute tab in the Edit Step Options Panel.

3. Choose a video filter from the Video Filter folder in the Library to apply to your

clip (by clicking the thumbnail).

4. Drag and drop the video filter onto your clip in the Video Track.

Before

After

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5. Click Customize Filter in the Options Panel to customize the attributes of the

video filter. Available options depend on the selected filter.

6. Preview how your clip looks with the video filter applied to it using the Navigator.

Key frame settings

VideoStudio allows you to customize video filters in a variety of ways. One way is

by adding key frames to your clips. Key frames are frames in a clip where you can

specify a different attribute or behavior for your video filter. This gives you the

flexibility to determine how your video filter will look like at any point in a clip.

To set key frames for your clips:

1. Drag and drop a video filter from the Library onto a clip in the Timeline.

2. Click Customize Filter. The dialog box for the video filter opens.

3. In the Key frame controls, drag the Jog Slider or use the arrows to go to the

frame where you'd like to change the attributes of your video filter.

Note: By default, the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with the new filter

dragged onto the clip. Clear Replace last filter to apply multiple filters to a single

clip. VideoStudio allows you to apply a maximum of five filters to a single clip.

Notes: When there is more than one video filter applied to a clip, you can change the

order of filters by clicking or . Changing the order of the video filters will have

drastic effects on your clip.

Note: Settings available in the dialog box are different for each video filter.

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4. Click Add key frame to set that frame as a key frame in the clip. You can

adjust the video filter settings for that particular frame.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more key frames to your clip.

6. Use the Timeline controls to edit or to go to a key frame in the clip.

• To delete a key frame, click Remove key frame .

• Click Reverse key frames to reverse the sequence of key frames in the

Timeline such that the sequence starts with the last key frame and ends with

the first key frame.

• To move to the succeeding key frame, click Go to next key frame .

• To move to the key frame prior to the one selected, click Go to previous key

frame .

7. Adjust the video filter settings according to your preferences.

8. Preview the changes you've made by clicking Play in the Preview Window

of the dialog box.

9. Click OK when finished.

Note: You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out of the Timeline Control bar for

precise placement of key frames.

Note: A diamond-shaped mark on the Timeline Control bar will appear. This

indicates the frame is a key frame in the clip.

Key frame

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Pan & Zoom

Pan & Zoom is applied to still images, and it emulates the pan and zoom effect of

a video camera. To apply this effect to an image, select an image clip in the

Timeline, then select Pan & Zoom and click Customize Pan & Zoom.

In the Pan & Zoom dialog box, the crosshairs in the Image Window represent

the key frames in the image clip where settings can be customized to produce the

pan and zoom effect. When customizing each key frame, use the Image Window to

focus on an area or to pan the image; use the Options tab settings to customize the

zooming effect.

The procedure below shows an example of how to first zoom in on a subject, then

pan and zoom out to show the whole image.

Tip: You can preview the clip with applied video filter on VideoStudio’s Preview

Window or an external device such as a TV monitor or DV camcorder.

Click , then click to open the Preview Playback Options dialog box where

you can choose the display medium.

Note: Pan & Zoom cannot be applied to masked images.

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To apply Pan & Zoom:

1. Drag the Start key frame, represented by a crosshair in the Image Window, to

the subject that you want to focus.

2. Zoom in on the subject by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the

Zoom ratio.

3. Drag the crosshair of the End key frame to your desired final point.

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4. Click to preview the effect.

5. Click OK to apply the effect to the image.

Resizing and distorting clips

To resize or distort a clip:

1. Select a clip in the Timeline then select the Attribute tab under the Options

Panel.

2. Select Distort clip then drag any of the following handles:

• Yellow handles at the corners to resize the clip proportionally (A).

• Yellow handles at the sides to resize without maintaining proportions (B).

• Green handles at the corners to skew the clip (C).

Tips:

• Click the Anchor boxes to move the marquee box at fixed positions in the Image

Window.

• To zoom in or out of a fixed area without panning the image, select No panning.

• To include a fade-in/out effect, increase the Transparency. The image will fade to

the Background color. Click the color box to choose a background color, or click

to select a color on the Image Window.

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Effect

Transition effects make your movie smoothly change from one scene to the next.

They are applied between clips in the Video Track and their attributes can be

modified in the Options Panel. Effective use of this feature can add a professional

touch to your movie.

Adding transitions

The Library provides a wide range of preset transitions from crossfades to

explosions that you can add to your project.

To add a transition:

1. Click the Effect Step, then select one of the categories of transitions from the

Folders list.

You can add

transitions either

in Storyboard View

or Timeline View.

Note: By default, you need to manually add transitions to your project. If you want

VideoStudio to automatically add transitions between clips, select File: Preferences

- General then select Use default transition effect. This saves you time in

selecting transitions, especially when you are creating a slideshow project that

contains images only, since transitions are randomly chosen from the Library and

automatically added between images.

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The Album transition

One of the transitions you will find in the Library is the Album transition. Album

simulates the turning pages similar to that of flipping photo album pages. You can

choose from a variety of album layouts, change the album cover, background, size,

and position, and more.

To apply the Album transition:

1. Click the Effect Step then select Album from the Library.

Apply one of the preset transitions by dragging a transition thumbnail in

between two clips on the Video Track.

2. In the Options Panel, click Customize to open the Flip-Album dialog box.

3. In the Layout section, choose the desired look for the album.

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4. In the Album tab, set the album’s Size, Position and Orientation.

To change the album cover, select a preset from Album cover templates, or

select Custom album cover then import your own cover image.

5. Click the Background and Shadow tab.

To change the background of the album, select a preset from Background

templates, or select Custom background then import your own background

image.

To add a shadow, select Shadow. Set the shadow position by adjusting the X-

offset and Y-offset values. To make the shadow look softer, increase Soft

edge.

6. Click the Page A tab. Customize the first page of the album.

To change the image on the page, select a preset from Album page templates,

or select Custom album page then import your own image.

Note: To change the shadow color, click the color box and choose the desired color.

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To adjust the size and position of the clip on the page, adjust the Size, X, and Y

values.

7. Click the Page B tab. Customize the second page of the album.

Follow step 6 to make adjustments.

8. Use the slider and buttons below the Preview Window in the dialog box to

preview the results.

9. Click OK to apply the adjustments.

The Flashback transition

You can use the Flashback transition to simulate a flashback or introduce a dream

sequence for the next scene. Light is added to the dissolving scenes to create a

dreamy effect.

The Flashback transition contains the following options:

•Fade level: Set the thickness of the soft edge of the mask.

•Halo brightness: Set the intensity of the light.

•Halo size: Set the coverage of the light.

•Contrast: Set the color contrast between the two clips.

•Middle flash: Adds an element of light to the dissolving mask.

•Inverse: Reverses the effect of the mask.

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The Mask transitions

Different patterns or objects such as shapes, leaves, balls, and more can be used in

transition effects by rendering them as masks. You can select from preset masks or

import a BMP file and use it as a mask for your transition.

MaskA

MaskB

MaskC

MaskD

MaskE

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Mask transition options

The Mask transitions contain the following options. The availability of the option

depends on the type of mask selected.

•Rotation: Specify how many degrees the mask will rotate.

•Fade level: Set the thickness of the soft edge of the mask.

•Size: Set the size of the mask.

•Sync Clip: Matches the motion of the clip to the motion of the mask.

•Inverse: Reverses the effect of the mask.

•X/Y Opposite: Reverses the path direction of the Mask.

•Mask: Select a preset template to use as mask for the transition.

•Current: Click to open a dialog box where you can browse BPMP files to use as the

transition’s mask.

•Interval: Specify the distance between each copy of the mask.

•Path: Select how the mask will move during the transition.

•Middle flash: Adds an element of light to the dissolving mask.

•Apply on: Select whether to apply the mask on the before or after clip.

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Overlay

The Overlay Step allows you to add overlay clips to combine with your videos in

the Video Track. Use an overlay clip to create a picture-in-picture effect or add a

lower-third graphic to create more professional-looking movie productions.

Adding clips to the Overlay Track

Drag media files to the Overlay Track on the Timeline to add them as overlay clips

for your project.

To add a clip to the Overlay Track:

1. In the Library, select the media folder that contains the overlay clip that you

want to add to your project.

2. Drag the media file from the Library to the Overlay Track on the Timeline.

3. Customize the overlay clip using the options available in the Edit tab.

Tip: To load media files into the Library, click . In the dialog box that opens,

locate the media file and click Open.

Tips:

• To insert a media file directly to the Overlay Track, right-click the Overlay Track and

select the type of file you want to add. The file will not be added into the Library.

• You can also use color clips as overlay clips.

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4. Click the Attribute tab. The overlay clip is then resized to a preset size and

positioned at the center. Use the options in the Attribute tab to apply motion to

the overlay clip, add filters, resize and reposition the clip, and more.

Multiple overlay tracks

You can also insert media files on another overlay track for added impact for your

movie. You can either show or hide these overlay tracks in your project. Click

Overlay Track Manager to open the Overlay Track Manager dialog box. Select

the overlay tracks to display.

Tips:

• To make overlay clips with transparent backgrounds, you can create a 32-bit alpha

channel AVI video file or an image file with an alpha channel. You can use an

animation program such as Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio or an image editing

program such as Ulead PhotoImpact to create these video and image files.

• Another alternative is to use VideoStudio’s Mask & Chroma Key function to mask a

specific color on an image.

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To apply motion to the current overlay clip:

In the Attribute tab, select where the overlay clip will Enter and Exit the screen

under Direction/Style. Click a specific arrow as to where you want your clip to

enter and exit in your movie.

To apply transparency to the current overlay clip:

To specify Chroma Key settings to the current overlay clip:

1. Click Mask & Chroma Key in the Attribute tab to go to the Overlay Options

Panel.

2. Select Apply Overlay Options then Chroma Key in Type.

Tip: Pause Duration determines how long your pause will be in the designated area

before the clip exists the screen. If you applied motion to the overlay clip, drag the

Trim handles to set the Pause Duration.

In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key

to go to the Overlay Options Panel. Drag the

Transparency slider to set the opacity of the

overlay clip.

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3. Click the Color Box then select the color to be rendered as transparent.

To add a border around the current overlay clip:

Without Chroma Key With Chroma Key

Tips:

• Select then click on a color in the image that will be rendered as transparent.

•Drag the Similarity Slider to specify the color range of the selected color that will

be rendered as transparent.

In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key

to go to the Overlay Options Panel. Drag the

Border slider to set the thickness of the border of

the overlay clip. Set the color of the border by

clicking the Color Box beside the slider.

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To resize the current overlay clip:

In the Attribute tab, drag a handle on the overlay clip

on the Preview Window to resize it. If you drag a

yellow corner handle, it will keep the aspect ratio when

you resize the clip.

It is recommended that you keep the overlay clip

within the title safe area.

The Keep Aspect Ratio option resizes the overlay clip based on the width or

height, depending on which is longer in length, of the overlay clip.

You can also right-click the overlay clip on the Preview

Window to open a menu where you can resize the

overlay clip to keep the aspect ratio, revert it to the

default size, use the original size of the overlay clip, or

resize it to occupy the entire screen.

Note: When you resize or distort the overlay clip then go back to the Edit tab, the

clip will appear to have resized back to its original size. This is only for editing

purposes, the overlay clip retains its properties.

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The Overlay Step Options Panel

There are two tabs in the Overlay Step Options Panel: Edit tab and Attribute

tab.

Edit tab

The Edit tab allows you to customize properties such as clip duration, playback

speed, and audio properties of the overlay clip. The available options in this tab will

depend on the selected overlay clip.

Attribute tab

The Attribute tab allows you to apply motion, transparency, filters and border to

the overlay clip.

•Replace last filter: Allows the last filter applied to a clip to be replaced when you drag a

new filter onto the clip. Clear this option if you want to add multiple filters to your clips.

•Applied filters: Lists the video filters that were applied to a clip. Click or to

arrange the order of the filters.

•Delete filter: Removes the selected filter from the overlay clip.Click to remove a filter.

•Presets: Opens a menu where you can select a preset for the selected filter to apply to

the overlay clip.

•Customize Filter: Opens a dialog box where you can define settings and options for the

selected filter.

•Show grid lines: Select to display the grid lines. Click to open a dialog box where

you can specify settings for the grid lines.

•Direction/Style: Determines the type of movement to be applied to the overlay clip.

Enter/Exit: Set the directions in which the clip will enter and leave the screen.

Fade-in/Fade-out: Select to gradually increase or decrease the transparency of the clip

when it enters or leaves the screen.

Rotate before/after pause duration: Select to rotate the clip before or after pause

duration.

•Mask & Chroma Key: Opens the Overlay Options Panel where you can specify the

transparency and overlay options to be applied to the overlay clip.

: Goes back to the previous Options Panel.

Transparency: Sets the opacity of the clip. Drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the

transparency.

Border: Enter a value to set the thickness of the border. Click the Color Box to select the

border color.

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Apply overlay options: Select to specify how transparent section of the overlay clip will

be rendered.

Type: Select whether to apply preset masks on an overlay clip or specify a color to be

rendered as transparent.

Similarity: Specify the color range of a selected color’s pixels that will be rendered as

transparent. Click the Color Box then select the color that will be rendered as

transparent. Click to select a color in the overlay clip.

Crop: Removes unwanted borders from your overlay clip. Set how much of the clip's

Height and Width you want cropped.

Adding Objects or Frames

Add decorative objects or frames for your videos as overlay clips.

To add an object or frame:

1. In the Library, select Decoration: Object/Frame in the Folder list.

2. Select an object/frame then drag it onto the Overlay Track on the Timeline.

3. Click the Attribute tab to resize and reposition the object/frame.

Object

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Adding Flash animations

Give more life to your videos by adding Flash animations as overlay clips.

To add a Flash animation:

1. In the Library, select Flash Animation in the Folder list.

2. Select a Flash animation then drag it onto the Overlay Track on the Timeline.

3. Click the Attribute tab to resize and reposition the object/frame.

To customize the current object, frame, or Flash animation:

Use the various options available in the Edit and Attribute tabs to customize your

object and frame. You can add animation, apply transparency, resize the object or

frame, and more.

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Title

While a picture may be worth a thousand words, the text in your video production

(i.e., subtitles, opening and closing credits, etc.) adds to the clarity and

comprehensibility of your movie. In VideoStudio's Title Step, create professional-

looking titles, complete with special effects, in minutes.

Adding text

Ulead VideoStudio allows you to add text either in multiple text boxes or in a single

text box. Using multiple text boxes gives you the flexibility to position the different

words of your text anywhere on the video frame and allows you to arrange the

stacking order of the text. Use a single text box when you are creating opening

titles and end credits for your projects.

To add multiple titles:

1. In the Options Panel, select Multiple titles.

2. Use the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your movie and select the

frame where you want to add the title.

3. Double-click the Preview Window and type in your text.

Click outside the text box when you are done typing. To add another set of text,

double-click again on the Preview Window.

4. Repeat step 3 to add more sets of text.

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If you switch to Single title before adding to the Timeline the multiple text that

you entered, only the selected text or the first text that you typed in (when no text

box is selected) will be retained. The other text boxes will be removed and the Text

backdrop option will be disabled.

To add a single title:

1. In the Options Panel, select Single title.

2. Use the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your movie and select the

frame where you want to add the title.

Double-click the Preview Window and type in your text.

3. In the Options Panel, set the Line spacing.

4. When you are done typing the text, click the Timeline to add the text to your

project.

It is recommended to keep your text within the title safe area. The title safe area is

the rectangular box on the Preview Window. By keeping the text within the

bounds of the title safe area, the whole text will not be truncated when viewed on a

TV screen. You can display or hide the title safe area by selecting File:

Preferences - General tab - Display title safe area in Preview Window.

To edit the text:

• For single titles, select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview

Window.

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• For multiple titles, select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview

Window then click the text that you want to edit.

To add preset text to your project:

The Library contains various preset text that you can use for your projects. To use

these preset text, select Title in the Library Folder list then drag the preset text

onto the Title Track.

To insert subtitles to your project:

You can also use your own movie subtitle files for your project. To insert your own,

click Open Subtitle File. In the Open dialog box, locate the file you want to use

and click Open.

To save text files:

Saving movie subtitles allows you to reuse them in the future. Click Save Subtitle

File to open the Save As dialog box. Locate where to save your movie subtitle and

click Save.

Notes:

• Once a title clip has been inserted onto the Timeline, you can adjust its duration by

either dragging the handles of the clip, or entering a Duration value in the

Options Panel.

• To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip, select the title clip and

then click Play Trimmed Clip or drag the Jog Slider.

Tip: When you are creating multiple title clips that share the same attributes such as

font type and style, it is a good rule of thumb to store one copy of your title clip in the

Library. (Just drag and drop the title clip from the Timeline into the Library.) This

way, you can easily duplicate the title clip (by dragging it from the Library back onto

the Title Track) and then change the title.

Note: Movie subtitles will automatically be saved as *.utf files.

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Modifying text attributes

Modify the attributes of your text, such as font face, style, size, and more, by using

the available settings in the Options Panel.

More options allow you to set the style and alignment, apply a Border, Shadow

and Transparency and add a Text backdrop to your text.

A text backdrop superimposes your text on a horizontal color bar that stretches

across the video frame. Click to open the Text Backdrop dialog box to select

whether to use a solid or gradient color and to set the transparency of the text

backdrop.

To rearrange the stacking order for multiple titles:

In the Preview Window, click the text box you want to rearrange. After selecting,

right-click it then on the menu that opens, select how you want to restack the text.

To reposition a text in a multiple-title clip:

Drag the text box to the new position.

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The Title Step Options Panel

The Title Step Options Panel allows you to modify text properties such as font,

size, and color.

Edit tab

•Duration: Displays the duration of the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames.

You can adjust the duration by changing the timecode values.

•Vertical text: Click to make the orientation of the title vertical.

•Font face: Where you select your desired font style.

•Font size: Where you set your desired font size.

•Color: Click on this to specify your preferred font color.

•Line spacing: Sets the spacing, or leading, between lines of text.

•Multiple titles: Select to use multiple text boxes for your text.

•Single title: Select to use a single text box for your text. This is automatically selected

when opening a project file from older versions of VideoStudio.

•Text backdrop: Select to apply a horizontal color bar as background for your text. Click

to use a solid or gradient color and to set the transparency of the text backdrop.

•Border/Shadow/Transparency: Sets the border and intensity of the shadow and

transparency of the text.

•Open Subtile File: Inserts a previously saved movie subtitle.

•Save Subtitle File: Saves the movie subtitle to a file for future use.

•Show grid lines: Select to display the grid lines. Click to open a dialog box where

you can specify grid line settings.

Animation tab

•Apply Animation: Enables or disables animation of the title clip.

•Type: Where you can select your preferred animation effect for your title.

•Presets: Select a preset for the selected animation type to apply to your text.

•Customize animation attributes: Opens a dialog box where you can specify animation

settings.

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Applying animation

Apply motion to your text with VideoStudio’s text animation tools such as Fade,

Moving Path, and Drop.

To apply animation to the current text:

1. In the Animation tab, select Apply Animation.

2. Select the animation category to use in Type.

3. Select a preset animation from the box under Type.

4. Drag the Pause duration handles to specify how long the text will pause after

it enters and before it exits the screen.

Animation effects

Drop dialog box

•Accelerate: Select to start animating the next unit of the title clip before the current unit

exits the screen.

•Unit: Determines how the title appears in the scene:

Text: The whole title appears in the scene.

Character: The title appears in the scene one character at a time.

Word: The title appears in the scene one word at a time.

Line: A line of text appears in the scene one at a time.

Tip: Click to open a dialog box where you can specify animation attributes.

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Moving Path

Pop-up dialog box

•Character Base Displays the applied font face in the Preview window.

•Unit: Determines how the title appears in the scene.

Text: The whole title appears in the scene.

Character: The title appears in the scene one character at a time.

Word: The title appears in the scene one word at a time.

Line: A line of text appears in the scene one at a time.

•Pause: Applies a break in between the start and end direction of the animation. Select No

Pause to make the animation run seamlessly.

•Direction: Specify where the text will originate when the effect is triggered.

Swing dialog box

•Pause: Applies a break in between the start and end direction of the animation. Select No

Pause to make the animation run seamlessly.

•Swing degree: Select the level of curve applied to the text.

•Enter/Exit: Denotes the trail from where the motion of the title will start and end.

•Clockwise: Select to animate the curve in a clockwise direction.

Turn dialog box

•Enter/Exit: Denotes the trail from where the motion of the title will start and end.

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Audio

Sounds are one of the elements that determine the success of your video

production. VideoStudio's Audio Step allows you to add both narration and music to

your project.

The Audio Step consists of two tracks: Voice and Music. Insert your narrations on

the Voice Track and your background music or sound effects on the Music Track.

The Audio Step Options Panel

The Audio Step Options Panel consists of two tabs: Music & Voice tab and

Auto Music tab. The Music & Voice tab allows you to copy music from your audio

CD, record your voice and apply audio filters to your audio tracks. The Auto Music

tab allows you to use third-party music tracks for your project.

Music & Voice tab

•Duration: Displays the duration of the audio track in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You

can also pre-set the length of the recording by entering the desired duration.

•Clip volume: Adjusts the volume level of the recorded clip.

•Fade-in: Gradually increases the volume of the clip.

•Fade-out: Gradually decreases the volume of the clip.

•Record Voice: Opens the Adjust Volume dialog box where you can first test the volume

of your microphone. Click Start to start recording. VideoStudio creates a new clip to the

right of the existing audio in the Voice Track on the Timeline. This changes into Stop

during the recording process.

•Import from Audio CD: Opens a dialog box where you can import music tracks from an

audio CD. Click to update your CD information either from the CD-text in the audio CD

or from the Internet.

•Playback Speed: Opens a dialog box where you can change the speed and duration of an

audio clip.

•Audio Filter: Opens the Audio Filter dialog box where you can apply audio filters to the

selected audio clip.

•Audio View: Changes your timeline into audio waveform. When clicked, the Surround

Sound Mixer tab is displayed.

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Auto Music tab

•Duration: Displays the total duration of the selected music.

•Volume: Adjusts the volume level of the selected music. A value of 100 retains the

music’s original volume level.

•Fade-in: Gradually increases the volume of the music.

•Fade-out: Gradually decreases the volume of the music.

•Scope: Specify how the program will search for SmartSound files.

Local: Searches for SmartSound files stored in the hard disk.

Mounted: Searches for SmartSound files stored in the hard disk and CD-ROM drives

Owned: Searches for SmartSound files that you own including those stored in CDs.

All: Searches for all SmartSound files available in your desktop computer and the

Internet.

•Library: Lists the available libraries from which music can be imported.

•Music: Select the desired music to add to your project.

•Variation: Select from a variety of musical instruments and tempo to apply to the

selected music.

•Play Selected Music: Plays back the music with the selected Variation.

•Add to Timeline: Inserts the selected track to the Music Track of the Timeline.

•Auto trim: Automatically trims the audio clip to fit the empty space based on the Jog

Slider position.

•SmartSound Quicktracks: Opens a dialog box where you can view information and

manage the SmartSound Library.

Adding voiceover narration

Documentaries and news features often use narrations to help the audience

understand what is going on in the video. VideoStudio allows you to record your

own narration with crisp and clear results.

To add voiceover narration:

1. Click the Music & Voice tab.

2. Move to the section of the video where you want to insert your narration by

using the Jog Slider.

3. Click Record Voice. The Adjust Volume dialog box appears.

Note: You cannot record over an existing clip. When a clip is selected, recording is

disabled. Make sure that a clip is not selected by clicking on an empty area on the

Timeline.

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4. Speak into the microphone and check if the meter responds accordingly. Use the

Windows audio mixer to adjust the volume of the microphone.

5. Click Start and begin speaking into the microphone.

6. Press [Esc] or click Stop to stop recording.

Adding background music

Set the tone of your movie with the background music of your choice. VideoStudio

can record and convert song tracks from your CD into WAV files and then insert

them onto the Timeline.

VideoStudio also supports WMA, AVI, and other popular audio file formats which

you can directly insert onto the Music Track.

Importing music from an audio CD

Capture music by importing from an audio CD. VideoStudio copies the CDA audio

file then saves it in your hard drive as a WAV file.

To import music from an audio CD:

1. Click Import from Audio CD in the Music & Voice tab to open the Rip CD

Audio dialog box. To check if the disc is detected, see to it that Audio Drive is

enabled.

2. Select the tracks to be imported in the Track List.

3. Click Browse and select the destination folder where the imported files will be

saved.

4. Click Rip to start importing the audio tracks.

To add third-party music:

1. Click the Auto Music tab.

2. Select how the program will search for music files in Scope.

Tip: The best way to record narrations is to do the recording in 10 to 15-second

sessions. This makes it easier to remove a badly recorded narration and redo it. To

remove, just select the clip on the Timeline and press [Delete].

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Using the Surround Sound Mixer

Unlike stereo stream that carries only two audio channels, Surround Sound delivers

a whole lot more realism to your living room. It has five separate audio channels

encoded into one file which is delivered to five speakers and one sub-woofer

frequency effect.

The Surround Sound Mixer has all the controls to position sounds around the

listener, outputting audio through the 5.1 configuration of multiple speakers.

Using Stereo Mode

Stereo files (two channels) have two waveforms representing the left and right

channels accordingly.

To use stereo mode:

1. Click Enable/Disable 5.1 Surround in the Toolbar. Select Music Track in the

Options Panel.

2. Click Play in the Options Panel.

3. Click the music note symbol in the center of the Surround Sound Mixer. Drag it

to either right or left, depending on your preferred sound position.

4. Drag Volume to adjust the volume level of the audio.

Tip: To check if the 5.1 Surround is disabled, click Audio View in the Toolbar.

Note: Moving the note symbol will amplify the sound coming from your preferred

direction.

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To create or edit chapters linked to a video clip:

1. Select a video in the Media Clip List.

2. Click Add/Edit Chapter.

3. Drag the Jog Slider to move to a scene to set it as a chapter then click Add

Chapter. Or, click Auto Add Chapters to let VideoStudio automatically select

chapters.

4. Repeat Step 3 to add more chapter points. You can also use Remove Chapter

or Remove All Chapters to delete unwanted chapters.

5. Click OK.

Creating selection menus

In this step, you can create the main menu and submenus. These menus provide

an interactive screen for your movie viewer to choose which video to watch. Ulead

VideoStudio includes a set of menu templates for you to create your menus and

submenus.

Tips:

• If you want to use Auto Add Chapters, your video must be at least one minute

long or the video has scene change information.

• If you click Auto Add Chapters and your video is a DV-formatted AVI file captured

from a DV camcorder, Ulead VideoStudio can automatically detect scene changes

and add chapters accordingly.

• If the selected video is an MPEG-2 file with scene change information, Ulead

VideoStudio automatically generates these chapters for you when you click Auto

Add Chapters.

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In this example, Clip 1 has three chapters so when you click the Clip 1 video

thumbnail, it will jump to submenu #1. If you look at Clip 2, it has no chapters

assigned to it so when you click Clip 2, the video will start playing from the

beginning.

To edit menus:

1. By default, VideoStudio automatically makes all required menus for you. Use

Currently displayed menu to switch to the menu you want to edit.

2. In the Gallery tab, click Menu template category and select a specific

category. Click a particular template to apply.

Clip 1

Main menu

Submenu #1

Clip 2

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The background templates that are provided with VideoStudio are JPEG image files.

You can create your own templates in any graphics editor, or even use still frames

captured from your movies. To use your own backgrounds, search for images using

Browse next to the Background template file name entry box.

Setting your video as your Movie Screen Saver

Personalize your desktop computer by creating your own video file then setting it

as your screen saver.

Set a video as your desktop screen saver:

1. Select a WMV file from the Library.

2. Click Output video file to a different medium and select Movie Screen

Saver. The Display Properties dialog box will appear with the video file as the

selected screen saver.

3. Click OK to apply the settings.

Creating an audio file

Sometimes, you want to save the audio track of your video project in a separate

audio file. This is especially useful when you want to use the same sound with

another set of images, or when you want to convert the audio of a captured live

performance into sound files. VideoStudio makes it easy for you to create an audio

file of your project in MPA, RM, or WAV format.

To create an audio file:

1. Open your project and click the Share Step.

2. Click Create Sound File.

3. From the Save as type list, select the audio format you want to use and select

Options to display the Audio Save Options dialog box.

4. Fine tune your audio attributes and click OK.

Note: You can also create a sound file from an existing video file by selecting it in the

Library.

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• Recover DVB-T Video: Retrieves lost data from captured videos.

•Full Screen Preview: Gives an actual size preview of your project using the

entire screen of a PC or TV monitor. This is only available in the Capture and

Share steps.

•Save Current Frame as Image: Saves the current frame in the Preview

Window as an image file in the Library.

•Print Options: Opens a dialog box where you can specify settings for

printing still images.

•Smart Proxy Manager: Creates working copies of your HD videos with

lower resolution.

•Make Movie Manager: Create and manage templates that contain all the

information (file format, frame rate, compression, etc.) required to create a

video file from your project. After you have created a template, when you

click Create Video File in the Share Step, you will be given the option to use

that template.

•Preview Files Manager: Opens the Preview Files Manager dialog box,

listing all the preview files created in the project. You can select the preview

files to delete, freeing some of your system resources.

•Library Manager: Allows you to create custom media folders in the Library.

•Chapter Point Bar: Sets chapter points in your movie.

Help menu

•Ulead VideoStudio Help: Displays general program help about Ulead

VideoStudio.

•Online Registration: This opens your browser to the Ulead VideoStudio

Online Registration page. This allows you to instantly register your product

and entitles you to full technical support, upgrade prices, special offers on

other Ulead products, and occasionally free downloads.

•Product Updates on the Web: Automatically opens your Web browser and

leads you to Ulead’s Web site for online registration, easy updates, special

offers, and a plethora of tips, tricks, and ideas.

•About Ulead VideoStudio: Shows program version and copyright

information.

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•Clip display mode: Determines the manner to which your video clip will be

presented on the Timeline. Select Thumbnail only if you want your clip to be

represented by a corresponding thumbnail on the Timeline. Select File name

only if you want your clip to be represented by its file name on the Timeline.

Or you can select Thumbnail and file name to have your clip represented

by its corresponding thumbnail and file name.

•Working folder: Allows you to select the folder you want to save your

finished projects and captured clips.

•Instant Playback target: Select where to play back your project. If you

have a dual head display card, you can play back your project on both the

Preview Window and an external display device.

•Default field order: Choose the default field option for the selected video

clip whose field option is unknown. Field-based video stores video data as two

distinct fields of information for each frame. If your video is only for computer

playback, select Frame-based.

•Automatically save project every: Select and specify the time interval

when VideoStudio automatically saves a currently active project.

•Apply anti-flickering filter in image clips: Reduces the flickering that

happens when using a television to view image clips.

• Use Fit-to-Screen as default size in Overlay track: Select this option to

set default size to Fit-to-Screen for clips in Overlay track.

•Cache image clips in memory: Stores image clips in the computer memory

for better editing and playback.

•Display DV timecode on Preview Window: Displays the timecode of a DV

video on the Preview Window when it is being played back. Your display

card must be VMR (Video Mixing Renderer) compatible for the DV timecode to

be displayed properly.

Edit tab

•Apply color filter: Select to configure VideoStudio to confine its color palette

to those visible in the NTSC or PAL filter color space to make sure that all the

colors are valid. Clear if for monitor display only.

•Resampling quality: Specifies the quality for all effects and clips. A higher

quality results in better video reproduction but takes longer to render. Choose

Best if you are preparing for final output. Choose Good for fastest operation.

Termékspecifikációk

Márka:	Ulead
Kategória:	Szoftver
Modell:	videostudio 10

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