Corel VideoStudio Pro - X3 Instruction Manual

Contents

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Recommended system specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Supported input/output devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hardware acceleration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Installing and uninstalling the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Starting and quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Accessing the Corel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

To access the Corel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Learning how to use the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Preparing for video capture and editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Registering Corel products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Updating the application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Corel Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Corel VideoStudio Pro Launcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

DV-to-DVD Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Scan for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Apply a template and burn to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Advanced Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Step Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Navigation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Project Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Storyboard View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Timeline View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Saving Clips to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Thumbnail Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Library Organizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Starting a new movie project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Setting your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adding clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Copying and pasting clip attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting a preview range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Showing and hiding grid lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Saving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Saving projects by using Smart Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

The Capture Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Capturing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Digital Video (DV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel . . . . 41

High Definition Video (HDV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Digital TV or DVB-T video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

TV footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

DV Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Importing from digital media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Importing from mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Working with clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adding video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Adding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Playback speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Reversing video playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Replacing a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

The Edit Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Assets and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Adding transitions to My Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Adding two title tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Saving your titles to My Favorites in the Library . . . . . . . . . . . 71

The Title Safe Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Editing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Modifying text attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Applying animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Applying title effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Adding Color Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Adding Objects or Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Adding Flash animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Customizing objects, frames and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Key frame settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Taking snapshots in the Edit Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Editing with Smart Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Enhancing clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Adjusting color and brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Adjusting tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Applying pan and zoom effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Resizing and distorting clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Adding cues and chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Working with Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Adding clips to the Overlay Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Adding Multiple Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Working with Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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Trimming Overlay clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Repositioning the current Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Resizing an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Distorting an Overlay clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Applying motion to an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Enhancing Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Chroma keying an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Painting images and animations using Painting Creator . . . . . . . 104

Painting Creator interface basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Painting Creator control buttons and sliders. . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Painting Creator modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Working with Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Adding voice-over narration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Adding background music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Importing music from an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

SmartSound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Using the Clip Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Trimming and cutting audio clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Audio view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Using the Surround Sound Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Adjusting stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Mixing Surround Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Applying audio filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

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Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

The Share Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Create video file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Create sound file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Create disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Export to mobile device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Exporting your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Project Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Record to a DV camcorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Record to an HDV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Share videos online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Creating movie templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Appendix: Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Step Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Navigation Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Timeline shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Multi-trim Video shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

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Welcome

Thank you for purchasing Corel® VideoStudio® Pro, the video-editing
software that lets you produce professional-looking videos, regardless of
your skill level. Corel VideoStudio Pro provides a complete set of tools for
capturing, importing, and editing video and other media, and for
sharing your final production on a DVD or BD, mobile devices, or the
Web.

The availability of features depends on the version of the software
you have.

This section contains the following topics:

• Introducing Corel

•System requirements

• Installing and uninstalling the application

• Starting and quitting the application

• Accessing the Corel

•Learning how to use the application

• Preparing for video capture and editing

• Registering Corel

• Updating the application

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•Corel

Support Services™

•About Corel

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VideoStudio® Pro

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Guide

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products

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Welcome 1

Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro

Corel VideoStudio Pro guides you step-by-step through the process of
capturing, editing, and sharing videos. The application also offers more
than 100 transitions, professional titling capabilities, and simple tools for
creating soundtracks.

To produce a video, you must capture or import footage from a
camcorder or other video source. You can then trim the captured videos,
arrange their order, apply transitions, and add overlays, animated titles,
voice-over narration, and background music. These elements are
organized on separate tracks in Timeline View and appear as
chronologically arranged thumbnails in Storyboard View.

Components of a project as displayed in Timeline View

Video projects are saved as Corel VideoStudio Pro project files (*.vsp),
which contain information on the location of the clips, on the Library, and
on how the movie has been put together. After you finish your movie
production, you can burn it to a DVD or BD, or export the movie back to
your camcorder. You can also output your movie as a video file for
playback on a computer, or export your movie to mobile devices or the
Web.

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Corel VideoStudio Pro has a sample project that can be launched by
clicking Instant Project on the Toolbar. This sample project can help
acquaint you with the the application's tasks and features. You can also
use one of the Instant Project templates to create your video project.

System requirements

For optimal performance of Corel VideoStudio Pro, make sure that your
system meets the recommended specifications.

Minimum system requirements

•Intel® Core™ Duo 1.83-GHz processor, or AMD® Dual Core 2.0-GHz
or faster processor

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• Microsoft Windows

7 (32-bit or 64-bit edition), Windows Vista
SP1 and SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows® XP SP3
operating system software

•1 GB of RAM

• 128 MB of VRAM

• Minimum display resolution: 1024 × 768

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•Windows

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-compatible sound card

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-compatible DVD-ROM

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Recommended system specifications

•Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.4-GHz processor, or AMD® Dual Core 2.4-GHz
or faster processor

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• Micorsoft Windows
SP1 and SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows
operating system software

• 2 GB or more of RAM

• 512 MB or more of VRAM

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7 (32-bit or 64-bit edition), Windows Vista®

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XP SP3

• Minimum display resolution: 1024 × 768

•Windows®-compatible sound card

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•Windows

-compatible DVD-ROM

• Hard drive: SATA 7200 RPM for Desktop, SATA 5400 RPM for
Notebook

Supported input/output devices

• 1394 FireWire® cards for use with DV, D8, or HDV™ camcorders

• USB Video Class (UVC) DV

• Support for OHCI Compliant IEEE-1394

• Analog capture cards for analog camcorders (VFW and WDM
support for Windows
for Windows Vista

• Analog and digital TV capture device (Broadcast Driver Architecture
support)

• USB capture devices, PC cameras, and disc, memory, or hard drive
camcorders

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•Windows

-compatible Blu-ray Disc, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-

RAM and CD-R/RW drive

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•iPhone

, iPod Classic® with video, iPod Touch®, Sony® PSP®, Pocket

PC, Smartphone, and Nokia

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XP and Broadcast Driver Architecture support

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and Windows® 7)

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mobile phones

Hardware acceleration

Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to optimize the performance of your
system through hardware acceleration. Select Settings: Preferences [F6]
to open the Preferences dialog box. Click the Performance tab and select
the following options:

• Use Hardware Decoder acceleration — enhances editing
performance, and improves clip and project playback, by using

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video graphics acceleration technologies with your available
hardware

Note: For optimum performance, VGA cards must support DXVA2
VLD mode with Vertex and Pixel Shader 2.0 or later.

• Use Hardware Encoder acceleration — improves the rendering time
required for producing your movies

Hardware decoder and encoder acceleration is supported only by
Windows Vista and later versions of Windows operating system
software and requires at least 512 MB of VRAM.

Installing and uninstalling the application

The Corel VideoStudio Pro DVD has an autorun feature that is designed
to start installing the application automatically.

To install Corel VideoStudio Pro

1 Insert the Corel VideoStudio Pro DVD into your DVD-ROM drive.

2 When the Setup screen appears, follow the instructions to install

Corel VideoStudio Pro on your computer.
Note: If the Setup screen does not appear after you load the DVD,

you can manually launch it by double-clicking the My Computer icon
on your desktop and then double-clicking the icon for the DVD-ROM
drive where the installation disc is inserted. When the DVD-ROM
window appears, double-click the Setup icon.

3 In addition to Corel VideoStudio Pro, the following programs and

drivers are automatically installed:

• Microsoft

• DirectX

• Microsoft Visual C++

• Microsoft Visual C++

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.NET Framework 3.5 SP1

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2007

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2005 Redistributable Package

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2008 Redistributable Package

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• SmartSound

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• Adobe® Flash® Player

• QuickTime

Note: LightScribe

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is an optional feature that may be installed
separately through the Install Utilities > LightScribe in the Autorun
menu. Make sure that your optical drive has this capability.

To uninstall Corel VideoStudio Pro

1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control Panel.

2 Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.

The Add or Remove Programs dialog box appears.

3 From the Currently installed programs list, choose Corel VideoStudio

Pro X3, and click Remove.

4 Follow the instructions to remove Corel VideoStudio Pro from your

computer.

Starting and quitting the application

You can start Corel VideoStudio Pro from the Windows desktop or Start
menu, and quit the program from the application window.

To start the application

• Double-click the Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 icon on the Windows

desktop.

Note: You can also start Corel VideoStudio Pro from the list of
programs on the Windows Start menu.

To quit the application

• Click the Close button in the upper-right corner of the application
window.

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Accessing the Corel Guide

The Corel Guide provides the most up-to-date information and content
for your application. You can find tips and tricks, download new styles
and content for your projects, explore new ways to share your photos and
videos, and access the latest updates for your application.

To access the Corel Guide

• On the upper right corner of the application window, click the Help
and product information button . The Corel Guide window

appears.

Learning how to use the application

You can learn how to use Corel VideoStudio Pro in various ways: by
searching the Help, by accessing the tips and tricks in the Corel Guide, or
by exploring the Corel Web site (www.corel.com).

To use the Help

1 On the application window, click the Help and product information

button .

2 On the Learn tab of the Corel Guide, click Launch Help.

3 In the Help window, click one of the following tabs:

• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help

• Index — lets you use the keywords from the index to find a topic.

• Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular

word or phrase. If you are looking for information about a specific
tool or command, you can type keywords to display a list of
relevant topics.

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Preparing for video capture and editing

Video capture and 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 and optimize your computer for capturing and editing.

• It is recommended that you close all other applications when
working with Corel VideoStudio Pro. To avoid interruptions while
capturing, it is best to turn off any automatically launched software,
such as a screen saver.

• If you have two hard drives in your system, it is recommended that
you install Corel VideoStudio Pro to your system drive (usually C:) and
store captured videos on your other drive (usually D:).

• It is recommended that you store video files on a dedicated hard
drive, preferably with Ultra-DMA/66 7200 RPM and 30 GB of free
space.

• Make sure that Direct Memory Access (DMA) is enabled for your
hard disk.

• Disable Write-Behind Caching on the hard drive that you use for
video capture.

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

Registering Corel products

Registering Corel products is important to ensure that you receive timely
access to the latest product updates, as well as valuable information
about product releases. Registration also gives you access to free
downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers.

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The Corel Guide provides you with information about registering your
Corel products. You can also find information at www.corel.com/
support/register.

To access registration information in the Corel Guide

1 Click the Help and product information button .

2 In the Corel Guide, click the Product information and preferences

button , and choose Register now from the menu.

Updating the application

You can check for and install product updates. Updates provide
important new information about your application.

To update the application

1 Click the Help and product information button .

2 In the Corel Guide, click the Product information and preferences

, and choose Check for Updates.

button

You can turn automatic program updates on or off by choosing
Message preferences from the Product information and
preferences menu and marking options in the dialog box.

You can find the application version information and serial
number by choosing About Corel VideoStudio Pro X3 from the
Product information and preferences menu.

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information about product features, specifications, pricing, availability,
services, and technical support options. For the most current information
on available support and professional services for your Corel product,
please visit www.corel.com/support.

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Corel VideoStudio Pro Launcher

When you start Corel VideoStudio Pro, a startup screen appears. This
screen, called the Corel VideoStudio Pro Launcher, lets you choose one
of four video-editing modes.

To apply a widescreen format to the project and to the Preview
Screen, click Widescreen (16:9).

To access the Advanced Edit mode whenever you start Corel
VideoStudio Pro, click Do not show this Startup screen again.

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The four video-editing modes that are accessible from the Corel
VideoStudio Pro Launcher let you perform different tasks, which are
described in the following table:

Icon Description

Advanced Edit provides a comprehensive set of tools for

producing professional-looking video projects. You can
capture and import media clips, do advanced video editing,
and share your final production on a DVD or BD. You can also

upload your finished video project to YouTube

™ and Vimeo

Easy Edit gives you the basic tools you need to produce

slideshows and movies. You can import and edit media clips,
create a movie, and share your final production as a video file,
online content, or a video disc. You can also print snapshots
and disc labels.

DV-to-DVD Wizard lets you capture video, add a theme

template, and then burn to DVD. This video-editing mode
provides a fast and direct way to transfer your videos to a
DVD.

Burn provides advanced disc authoring and burning

capabilities. Import your video projects and choose from
interactive menu style templates that are complete with
animations and sounds. You can also make your own disc
menus with your favorite media clips for more customized
DVD, BD, and AVCHD

™ discs.

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DV-to-DVD Wizard

Using the DV-to-DVD Wizard, you can easily create a movie from your
DV tape footage and burn to DVD.

This section contains the following topics:

• Scan for scenes

• Apply a template and burn to DVD

Scan for scenes

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

To scan f o r s c enes

1 Connect your camcorder to your computer, and turn on the device.

Set your camcorder to Play (or VTR/VCR) mode.

2 Select a recording device under 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 the whole tape

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

Duration.

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

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To use scene detection

1 After selecting Scene detection, choose whether to scan the tape

from the Beginning or Current position.

• Beginning: Scans the tape for scenes from the beginning. The tape

will automatically be rewound if the tape position is not in the
beginning.

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

position.

2 Specify the scan speed and click Start Scan to begin scanning the DV

device for scenes. Scenes are video segments that are distinguished
by date and time stamps on the DV tape.

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3 In the Storyboard View, select each scene that you want to include in

your movie, and click Mark Scene.

4 Click Next.

Note: To save and import the scanned file without having to re-scan

it, click and select Save DV Quick Scan Digest. To manage a
large number of tapes, click Save DV Quick Scan Digest as HTML.

This feature lets you print the HTML file and attach it with your
tapes.

Apply a template and burn to DVD

Choose a style template, specify settings, and burn your movies to DVD.

To apply a style template and burn to DVD

1 Specify a volume name and recording format for your movie.

Note: If you have more than one burner installed on your computer,
or if the default drive is not a burner, specify the burner that you
want to use in the Advanced Settings dialog box.

2 Choose a style template from one of the available presets to apply to

your movie, and then select the output video quality.

3 To customize the theme template text, click Edit Title.

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4 In the Begin tab of the Edit Template Title dialog box, double-click

the text that you want to modify. You can also modify attributes such
as font, color or shadow settings.

5 Click the End tab to modify the text. Click OK.

6 To mark your video clips with date information, click Add as title in

Video date information. Select Entire video if you want the video to
appear from beginning to end, or specify the duration.

7 Click to burn your movie file to a disc.

Note: If the movie is too big to fit onto a DVD, click Fit & Burn.

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Advanced Edit

Corel VideoStudio Pro provides a hands-on workflow to produce
professional-looking videos, giving you the liberty to customize all the
elements in your video project.

This section introduces you to the Corel VideoStudio Pro interface and
briefly explains the steps involved in creating a movie.

This section contains the following topics:

•Interface

•Step Panel

•Menu Bar

• Navigation Panel

•Toolbar

• Project Timeline

•Options Panel

•Library

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•1 - Step Panel

Contains the Capture, Edit, and Share buttons, which correspond to
the different steps in video editing.

•2 - Menu Bar

Contains the File, Edit, Too ls , and Settings menus, which provide
different sets of commands.

• 3 - Preview Window

Shows the appearance of the current project or clip being played.

• 4 - Navigation Panel

Provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. In
the Capture Step, this panel also acts as the device control for the DV
or HDV camcorder.

•5 - Toolbar

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Contains buttons for switching between two project views, such as
Storyboard View and Timeline View, and for choosing other quick
settings.

• 6 - Project Timeline

Displays all the clips, titles, and effects that are used in your project.

• 7 - Library

Stores and organizes all of your media clips.

• 8 - Library Panel

Filters your library according to media type — Media, Transitions,
Title, Graphic, Filter, and Audio.

• 9 - 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 vary, depending on the nature of the media clip selected.

Step Panel

Corel VideoStudio Pro simplifies the process of creating movies into three
simple steps. Click the buttons in the Step Panel to switch between steps.

Media clips can be recorded or imported directly
to your computer's hard drive in the Capture Step.
This step allows you to capture and import video,
photo, and audio clips.

The Edit Step and the Timeline are the heart of
Corel VideoStudio Pro, where you can arrange,
edit, trim and add effects to your video clips.

The Share Step lets you export your finished movie
to tape, a DVD, or the Web.

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Menu Bar

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The Menu Bar provides various commands for customizing
Corel VideoStudio Pro, opening and saving movie projects, working with
individual clips, and more.

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 Tri m Markers and Scrubber to edit your clips.

• 1 - Project/Clip Mode

Specifies a preview of the entire project or of a selected clip only.

•2 - Play

Plays, pauses, or resumes the current project or a selected clip.

•3 - Home

Returns to the starting segment or cue.

•4 - Previous

Moves to the previous frame.

•5 - Next

Moves to the next frame.

•6 - End

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Moves to the end segment or cue.

•7 - Repeat

Loops playback.

•8 - System Volume

Lets you adjust the volume of your computer's speakers by dragging
a slider.

•9 - Timecode

Lets you jump directly to a part of your project or selected clip by
specifying the exact timecode.

• 10 - Enlarge Preview Window

Increases the size of the Preview Window.

• 11 - Split Clip

Splits the selected clip. Position the Scrubber to where you want the
clip to be split, and then click this button.

• 12 - Mark-in/Mark-out

Sets a preview range in the project, or sets the start and end points
for trimming a clip.

•13 - Scrubber

Lets you scrub through the project or clip.

• 14 - Trim Handles

Lets you drag to set a preview range in the project or to trim a clip.

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The toolbar allows you to easily access buttons for editing. You can also
change your project view, zoom in and out on the Project Timeline, and
launch different tools that can help you edit efficiently.

•1 - Storyboard View

Displays your media thumbnails in chronological order.

• 2 - Timeline View

Lets you perform frame-accurate editing of your clips on separate
tracks.

•3 - Undo

Undoes a previously done function.

•4 - Redo

Redoes a previously undone function.

• 5 - Record/Capture Option

Shows the Record/Capture Option panel, where you can capture
video, import files, record voice-overs and take snapshots all in one
place.

•6 - Batch Convert

Converts multiple video files from one video format to another.

•7 - Painting Creator

Launches the Painting Creator panel where you can use painting and
drawing features to create image and animation overlays.

•8 - Sound Mixer

Launches the Surround Sound Mixer and the multitrack Audio
Timeline, which lets you customize your audio settings.

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•9 - Instant Project

A sample project that can be inserted into the Project Timeline to let
you quickly choose menu style templates for your project. The
sample project can also be used as a template for video projects by
using the Replace Clip feature.

•10 - Zoom Controls

Lets you Adjust your view of the Project Timeline by using the zoom
slider and buttons.

• 11 - Fit Project in Timeline Window

Adjusts your project view to fit the entire span of your Timeline.

• 12 - Project Duration

Shows the duration of the project.

Project Timeline

The Project Timeline is where you assemble the media clips to use in your
video project.

Two types of views are displayed in the Project Timeline: Storyboard View
and Timeline View. To switch between the different views, click the
buttons at the left side of the Toolbar.

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Storyboard View

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The fastest and simplest way to organize photos and video clips in a
project is to use the Storyboard View. Each thumbnail in the storyboard
represents a photo, video clip, or a transition. Thumbnails are shown in
the order in which they appear in your project, and you can drag
thumbnails to rearrange them. The duration of each clip is shown at the
bottom of each thumbnail. In addition, you can insert transitions
between video clips, and you can trim a selected video clip in the Preview
Window.

Timeline View

Timeline View gives you the most comprehensive display of the elements
in your movie project. It divides a project into separate tracks for video,
overlay, title, voice, and music.

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• 1 - Show All Visible Tracks

Displays all tracks in your project.

•2 - Track Manager

Lets you manage the tracks visible in the Project Timeline.

•3 - Selected range

Displays a color bar that represents the trimmed or selected part of a
project.

• 4 - Add / Remove Chapter or Cue

Lets you set chapter or cue points in your movie.

• 5 - Enable / Disable Ripple Editing

Locks or unlocks tracks of any movement while you insert clips.

•6 - Track buttons

Lets you select individual tracks.

• 7 - Automatically scroll timeline

Enables or disables scrolling along the Project Timeline when you
preview a clip that extends beyond the current view.

• 8 - Scroll controls

Lets you move around your project by using the left and right
buttons or dragging the Scroll Bar.

• 9 - Timeline ruler

Helps you determine clip and project length by displaying the
project's timecode increments in hours:minutes:seconds:frames.

•10 - Video Track

Contains video, photo, and color clips, and transitions.

•11 - Overlay Tracks

Contains overlay clips, which can be video, photo, graphic, or color
clips.

•12 - Title Track

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Contains title clips.

• 13 - Voice Track

Contains voice-over clips.

• 14 - Music Track

Contains music clips from audio files.

To move between tracks, click the track buttons. You can use the
mouse wheel to scroll through the Project Timeline.

When the pointer is at the Zoom controls or Timeline ruler, you
can use the wheel to zoom in and out of the Project Timeline.

Options Panel

The Options Panel changes according to the program’s mode and the
step or track that 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.

When you start Corel VideoStudio Pro, the Edit Step appears, and the
video clip thumbnails are displayed in the Library. You can open the
Options Panel by double-clicking a clip or clicking the Options button.

Library

The Library is a storage depot for everything you need to create a movie:
video clips, photos, transitions, titles, filters, color clips, and audio files.

To view a media clip category in the Library

1 Choose options in the Library Panel to display the corresponding

media clips.

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2 In the Gallery drop-down list, choose a subcategory to display media

clips from each folder.

To add media clips to the Library

1 Click Add to locate a media clip to insert in the Library.

2 Select the file.

You can also import Corel VideoStudio Pro projects and media files
from your hard drive into the Corel VideoStudio Pro Library. To do
this, use the Project Video and Windows Media Library options from
the Library drop-down menu.
Note: If you are using the Windows 7 or Windows Vista operating
system, Corel VideoStudio Pro automatically synchronizes with your

media library during program startup. The library content cannot be
modified from within Corel VideoStudio Pro. Instead, you must use
the features that are associated with your operating system.

3 Click Open.

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.

You can also trim a clip in the Library by using the Trim markers.

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

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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.
Note: Back up your Library to avoid losing important library

information and media clips. This action will create a backup of the
virtual media files information of your current library in the directory
you will specify. You can find this option in Settings: Library Manager

- Export Library and specify your target location.

You can also import your exported Library to restore media files and
other library information. Click on Settings: Library Manager - Import
Library and find the directory you specified.

Note: To reset your Library to the default settings, select Settings:
Library Manager - Reset Library.

3 To automatically locate and relink the files in your library, go to File,

choose Relink. A notification, All clips have been relinked
successfully, will be displayed.

Saving Clips to the Library

When you are creating multiple title clips that share the same attributes
such as font type and style, it is good practice to store a copy of your title
clip in the Library. Right-click the title clip in the Timeline and click Add to
My Favorites. This way, you can easily duplicate the title clip (by dragging
it from My Favorites in the Library back onto the Title Track) and then
change the title.

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Thumbnail Views

Thumbnail size
slider

Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to adjust the size of thumbnails for
easier access to the different media clips in the Library.

To adjust thumbnail size

Move the slider to the left or right to decrease and increase thumbnail
size. In your next session, Corel VideoStudio Pro will use the last-selected
thumbnail size as the default.

Library Organizer

The Library Organizer organizes your custom Library folders. These folders
help you store and manage all kinds of media files.

To use the Library Organizer

1 Select Library Organizer from the Gallery drop-down list. You can

also click on Settings: Library Manager - Library Organizer.

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

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.

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Sorting clips in the Library

To arrange clips in the Library, click in the Library, 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.

To toggle between ascending and descending order, click in
the Library then select Sort by Name or Sort by Date again.

Starting a new movie project

When you start Corel VideoStudio Pro, it automatically opens a new
project and lets you start creating your movie production. New projects
are always based on the default settings of the application. To check
what these settings are, click Settings: Project Properties.

Project settings determine how your movie project is rendered when you
preview it. Rendering is the process by which Corel VideoStudio Pro
converts video, titles, sounds, and effects into a continuous stream of
data which can be played back in your computer. To modify the project
settings, select Settings: Project Properties. Choose the appropriate
setting options in the Project Properties dialog box. and click OK.

When you capture or insert your first video clip into the project, Corel
VideoStudio Pro automatically checks the properties of the clip and your
project. If properties such as file format, frame size, etc. are not identical,
Corel VideoStudio Pro automatically adjusts the project settings to match
the clip's properties. Changing the project settings to conform with clip
properties allows Corel VideoStudio Pro to perform the SmartRender
function.

This section contains the following topics:

• Setting your preferences

• Setting project properties

• Adding clips

•Previewing

• Undoing and redoing actions

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• Showing and hiding grid lines

•Saving projects

• Saving projects by using Smart Package

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, choose the default transition effect for your project and more. To
open the Preferences dialog box, select Settings: Preferences [F6].

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 Settings: 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.

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Adding clips

There are five ways 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 appropriate tracks.

• Drag clips from File Explorer onto the appropriate tracks.

• In the Library, right-click on the thumbnail, select Insert to: and
choose which track to insert media file.

• Right-click on the Timeline and choose the type of media you want
to add from the right-click menu.

Copying and pasting clip attributes

You can use the attributes of one clip and apply it to a different clip on
your movie project. When working with audio, you can also add filters to
audio clips in the Music & Voice and Auto Music tabs of the Options Panel
in the Edit Step.

To apply all the attributes of one clip to another clip

1 Right-click the source clip then select Copy Attributes.

2 Right-click the target clip then select Paste Attributes.

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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. Instant Playback allows
you to quickly preview changes in your project without the need to create
a temporary preview file. Playback quality will be dependent on your
computer’s resources.

Setting a preview range

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 colored bar in the Ruler Panel.

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To play the preview area only

1 Use the Tri m M a r k ers or the Mark-in/out buttons to select the

preview range.

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.

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. You can adjust the number of undo levels in the Preferences
dialog box.

Showing and hiding grid lines

You can use grid lines to guide you when repositioning or resizing photos
and videos or when adding titles to your movie.

• To show grid lines in the Edit step, double-click a clip to display the
Options Panel. Select Attribute tab. Select Distort clip then select
Show grid lines.

Click to adjust grid line settings.

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Saving projects

Save your editing projects by selecting File: Save [Ctrl + S]. Corel
VideoStudio Pro project files are saved in *.vsp file format.

To automatically save your work, select Settings: Preferences - General
then select Automatically save project every: and specify the time interval
between saves. This setting is set at 10 minutes by default.

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

Save your project frequently to avoid accidental loss of work.

Saving projects by using Smart Package

Packaging a video project is useful if you want to back up your work or
transfer your files for sharing or for editing in a laptop or another
computer.

To save projects by using Smart Package

•Select File: Smart Package and specify the Folder path, Project folder
name and Project file name and click OK.

You need to save your project first before you can proceed with
this operation.

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Capture

Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you capture or import video from DVD-video,
DVD-VR, AVCHD, BDMV discs including DV or HDV camcorders, analog
capture cards for analog camcorders, mobile devices as well as analog
and digital TV capture devices.

This section contains the following topics:

• The Capture Step Options Panel

•Capturing Video

•DV Quick Scan

• Importing from digital media

• Importing from mobile devices

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The Capture Step Options Panel

In the Capture Step, Corel VideoStudio Pro displays the Library and the
Capture Options Panel where different media capture and import
methods are available.

The table below discusses the options in the Capture Step.

Click Capture Video to capture video footage and photos
from your camcorder into your computer.

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

Click Import from Digital Media to add media clips from a
DVD-Video/DVD-VR, AVCHD, BDMV formatted disc or from
your hard drive. This feature also allows you to import video
directly from AVCHD, BD or DVD camcorders.

Click Import from Mobile Device to add photos or video from
mobile devices.

Capturing Video

The steps on how to capture are similar for all types of camcorders except
for the available capture settings in the Capture Video Options Panel that
can be selected for each type of source.

To capture video and photos from your camcorder

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

Set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode.

2 In Capture Options Panel, click Capture Video.

3 Select your capture device from the Source drop-down list.

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

Format drop-down list. Browse the folder location where the files
will be saved under Capture folder.

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

5 Scan your video to search the part for capture.

Note: If you are capturing video from a DV or HDV camcorder, use
the Navigation Panel to play your videotape.

6 Click Capture Video, when your video for capture is already on cue.

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

7 To capture a photo from the video footage, pause the video on the

desired photo then click Take a snapshot.
Note: When your camcorder is in Record mode (usually named

CAMERA or MOVIE), you can capture live video.
Note: The available settings in the Video Properties dialog box vary,

depending on the capture file format that you have chosen.

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: Gives you a list of options where you select a file format for
saving your captured video.

• Capture folder: This feature allows you to specify a folder where you
want your captured files to be saved.

• Split by Scene: Automatically separates captured video into several
files based on changes in shooting date and time when capturing
video from a DV camcorder.

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

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

• Take a Snapshot: Captures the displayed video frame as a photo.

Direct video capture to MPEG format

Corel VideoStudio Pro supports real-time capture from DV, analog, or any
video source to MPEG-2 format.

To capture video in MPEG-2 format

1 In Source, choose your video source.

2 Specify or browse for the destination folder where you want your

clips to be stored in Capture folder.

3 Click Options and select Video Properties. In the dialog box that

opens, select a profile in the Current Profile drop-down menu.

4 Click OK.

5 Click Capture Video to start capturing and Stop Capture to end your

capturing session. Your media clip will automatically be stored as
MPEG-2 format in the folder you specified.

Split by Scene

A single DV tape may contain several videos that were shot at different
times. Corel VideoStudio Pro automatically detects these segments and
saves them as separate files.

To use Split by Scene option in Capture Step

1 Select the Split by Scene option in the Options Panel.

2 Click Capture Video. Corel VideoStudio Pro will automatically look

for the scenes according to their shooting date and time and capture
them as separate files.

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Digital Video (DV)

Shuttle Slider

Drag 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.

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).

You can also use the DV Quick Scan option to capture DV video
DV AVI Type-1 and Type-2

When capturing DV, click Options in the Options Panel and select Video
Properties to open a menu. In the Current Profile, choose whether to
capture DV as DV Type-1 or DV Type-2.

Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel

When capturing from a DV camcorder, use the Navigation Panel to scan
your footage and locate the scenes you want to capture.

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High Definition Video (HDV)

You can capture high definition video using the following methods:

• For HDV camcorders, use the Capture video feature.

• For AVCHD and BD devices, use Import from digital media.

To capture video from an HDV camcorder

1 Connect your 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 HDV camcorder is switched to HDV mode.
Note: For Sony HDV camcorders, flip open the LCD screen and see if

HDVout I-Link is on the LCD screen to check if the camera is set to
HDV mode. 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.

3 Click Capture Step and click to capture video.

Digital TV or DVB-T video

Before capturing, ensure that the DVB-T source is connected via a
compatible capture card installed on your computer.

To capture DVB-T video

1 Click Capture Step and select Capture Video.

2 Select Digital TV Source from the Source drop-down list.

3 Click Options and select Video Properties. The Video Properties

dialog box will appear.

4 In the Input Source tab, select TV from the Input source drop-down

list. Click Ok.

5 In Channel List, click Start Scan to start scanning for channels.

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

6 Click Capture Video.

7 Click Ye s when prompted if you want to start capturing and

automatically recovering DVB-T video.

8 Follow the remaining steps as described in the procedure for

capturing videos.

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.

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 Properties. In the dialog box that opens, you can
customize the following capture settings:

•In the Input Source tab, choose whether you are capturing NTSC,
PAL, or SECAM video and select the Input source (TV, Composite, or
S-Video).

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

•In the Template tab, set the frame size and compression method to
use for saving the captured video.

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TV footage

Corel VideoStudio Pro 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 or MPEG.

To capture TV footage

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

2 Click Options: Video Properties to open the Video Properties dialog

box. If needed, adjust the settings accordingly.

Click the Tuner Information tab to choose Antenna or Cable, scan
available channels in your region, and more.

3 In the Channel box, specify the channel number from which to

capture.

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.

In DV Quick Scan, you can add the date and time of your video. After
scanning your DV tape, click Next. This will then display the Import
Settings dialog box. Select Insert to Timeline and choose Add video date
information as title. If you want the shooting date to appear in the entire
duration of the video, select Entire video or only during a specified time.

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Importing from digital media

Video date information

You can import DVD/DVD-VR, AVCHD, BDMV video and photos from a
disc, hard drive, memory card or camcorder into Corel VideoStudio Pro.

To import digital media

1 Click Capture Step then click Import from Digital Media.

2 Click Select Import Source Folders and browse for folders that

contain your digital media and click OK.

3 Click Start and the Import from Digital Media dialog box appears.

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4 Choose the media clips you want to import and click Start import. All

imported videos will be added to the thumbnail list in the Library.

To enable timecode retrieval for AVCHD

1 In the Capture Step Options Panel, click Import from Digital Media.

2 Select the thumbnail of the video file. Click Start import to launch

Import Settings.

3 In Import destination, select Insert to Timeline or select Add video

date information as title.

4 Choose Entire video to import the timecode of video file to appear as

a title spanning the entire duration of the video. Choose Duration to
import the timecode as a title within a specified duration. Click OK to
apply the settings.
Note: You can apply the same settings for all video files for
importing. Click the Apply the setting and never ask me again box or

press [F6] to turn on the settings.

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Importing from mobile devices

You can import media clips from your mobile devices like Nokia and

®

Windows Mobile

-based phones, iPod and PSP to your project. You can
also use this feature to import from memory cards, digital still cameras
and DSLRs.

Make sure your device is properly connected and it can be
recognized by Corel VideoStudio Pro.

To import videos from a mobile device

1 In Capture Step Options Panel, click Import from Mobile Device. The

Insert Media File from Hard Drive/External Device panel will launch.

2 Select from the list of devices. Click to display all your media

files in your device. The thumbnails of the media files contained in
the device appears in the panel.

Note: Click Settings to set where to browse for files and where to
save imported and exported files.

3 Select the media file and click OK. The Import Settings dialog box will

appear.

4 You can apply the following settings:

• Check/uncheck Capture to Library. Select Library Folder from the
drop-down list.

• Check/uncheck Insert to Timeline. You have the option to apply
timecode as title by checking Add video date information as title.
Choose between Entire video and Duration. If Duration is chosen,
set value in seconds.

• Click OK.

To trim video clips before inserting into your project

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

2 At the bottom of the dialog box, drag the Scrubber until you locate

the point in the video clip that you want to set as the start of the

clip. Click .

3 Drag the Scrubber until you locate the point in the video clip that

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

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

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Edit

The Edit Step is where you put together all the elements of your project.
You can select videos, transitions, titles, graphics, effects, and audio clips
from the Library and add them to your Timeline. Using the Options
Panel, you can further customize the attributes of each element that you
use.

This section contains the following topics:

• Working with clips

• The Edit Step Options Panel

• Assets and Effects

• Taking snapshots in the Edit Step

• Ripple Editing

• Editing with Smart Proxy

• Converting multiple files

• Enhancing clips

• Adding cues and chapters

• Working with Overlays

• Painting images and animations using Painting Creator

•Working with Audio

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Working with clips

Clips whether audio, video, or photos are the foundation of your project
and manipulating them is the most important skill you can master.

Adding video clips

There are several ways of inserting video clips to the Timeline:

• Select a clip in the Library and drag and drop it to the Video Track or
Overlay Track. Multiple clips can be selected by pressing [Shift] or
[Ctrl].

• Right-click a clip in the Library then select In sert To: Vi d e o Tr a ck or
Inser t To : O v erlay Trac k .

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

• To insert a clip from a file folder directly to the Video Track or Overlay
Track, right-click the Timeline, select Insert Video and locate the
video to use.

Aside from video files, you can also add video from DVD or DVD­VR formatted discs.

Adding photos

Photo clips are added to the Video Track the same way as video clips.
Before you start adding photos to your project, determine first the photo
size that you want for all your photos. By default, Corel VideoStudio Pro
adjusts the size to keep the photo’s aspect ratio.

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To make the size of all inserted photos the same as your project’s
frame size

1 Select Settings: Preferences - Edit.

2 Change the Image resampling option default to Fit to project size.

Color

Color clips are usually added as backgrounds and are useful for titles.
Adding of color clips on the Video Track follows the same procedure as
that of video and image clips. For more information about adding color
clips, see Adding Color Clips under Library in Edit Step.

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.

To adjust the speed attributes for your video clip

1 Click Playback Speed in the Options Panel of the Edit Step.

2 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.

3 Click Preview to view the results of your settings then click OK when

finished.

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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.

Reversing video playback

Reverse the playback of the video by selecting Reverse video in the
Options Panel.

Replacing a clip

Media clips in the Timeline can be replaced in its current position. When
you replace a clip, the attributes of the original clip are applied to new
clip. To replace a clip, drag the video to the Timeline and hold the [Ctrl]
key.

To replace a clip

1 Right-click a media clip in the Timeline that you want to replace.

2 Choose Replace clip from the right-click menu and the Replace/relink

clip dialog box appears.

3 Browse for the media clip you want in place of the clip in the

Timeline and click Open. The clip in the Timeline will automatically
be replaced with the one you chose.

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Note: In replacing clips, the new clip must be longer than the clip to
be replaced in the Timeline.

Trimming a clip

The best part of editing your movie on your computer is the ease with
which you can split and trim your clips with frame accuracy.

To split a clip into two

1 In Storyboard View or Timeline View, select the clip you want to split.

2 Drag the Scrubber to the point where you want to split the clip.

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

3 Click to split 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 markers using Single Clip Trimmer

1 Double-click a video clip in the Library or right-click on a video clip

and choose Single Clip Trim to launch the Single Clip Trim dialog box.

2 Click and drag the Trim markers to set the Mark-in/Mark-out points

on the clip.

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3 For more precise trimming, click on a Trim marker, hold it, and use

Trim markers

Mark-in/
Mark-out

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.

4 To preview the trimmed clip only, press [Shift + Space] or hold [Shift]

and click the Play button.
Note: You can also use Zoom controls to display each frame of your

video on 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].

To trim a clip directly on the Timeline

1 Click a clip on the Timeline to select it.

2 Drag the Tr i m m a r k e r s on either side of the clip to change its length.

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

Note: Instant timecode tip is a feature of Corel VideoStudio Pro that
allows you to add clips with a specific timecode. It appears while
trimming and inserting overlapping clips on the Timeline, enabling
you to make adjustments based on the timecode shown. For
example, the instant timecode tip appears with the format
00:00:00.00 (00 - 04.25). 00:00:00.00 indicates the current
timecode where the selected clip is located. The (00 - 04.25) start­end range represents the duration of one overlapping clip with the
previous clip and another overlapping with the next clip.

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To trim a clip using the Duration box

Instant timecode tip

Duration

Trim
markers

1 Click a clip on the Timeline to select it.

2 Click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and

enter the desired clip length.

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

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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 Corel VideoStudio Pro 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

on 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. Corel VideoStudio Pro then scans through the video file

and lists all the detected scenes.

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 a number indicates how many scenes are

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merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions

1

2

3
4

that you have done.

7 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 to include only the scenes you want.

• 1 - Timeline 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.

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•3 - Jog Wheel

Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.

• 4 - AccuCut Timeline

Preview the clip at different playback speeds.

To trim a video file into multiple clips

1 Go to the Edit Step and select the clip that you want to trim.

2 Double click the clip to open the Options Panel.

3 Click Multi-trim Video in the Options Panel.

4 View the whole clip first by clicking Play to determine how you want

to mark segments in the Multi-trim Video dialog box.

5 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.

6 Drag the Scrubber until you get to the part of the video that you

want to use as the beginning frame of the first segment. Click

Set Mark-in.

7 Drag the Scrubber again, this time, to the point where you want the

segment to end. Click Set Mark-out.

8 Do steps 4 and 5 repeatedly until you have marked all the segments

you want keep or remove.
Note: To mark segments in and out, you can press [F3] and [F4]

while playing the video.

Note: Click Invert Selection or press [Alt+I] to toggle between
marking segments that you want to retain or marking segments that

you want taken out from the clip.
Note: Quick search interval allows you to set a fixed interval

between frames and browse through the movie using the set value.

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9 Click OK when finished. The video segments that you kept are then

[F5] [F6]

inserted onto the Timeline.

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 15
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.

Repeats playback of video

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. Corel VideoStudio Pro gives you a margin of
safety since 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 View, Timeline View or
the Library and select File: Save Trimmed Video.

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The Edit Step Options Panel

The Options Panel in the Edit Step allows you to modify the media,
transitions, titles, graphics, animation, and filters that you add to the
Timeline.

The elements that you use in your project or effects that you apply to your
clips can be modified or fine tuned in the Attribute tab.

Video: Video tab

• Video Duration: Displays the duration of the selected clip in
hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can trim the selected clip by
changing the clip duration.

• Clip volume: Allows you to adjust the volume of the audio segment
of your video.

• Mute: Silences the audio segment of your video without deleting it.

• Fade-in/out: Gradually increases/decreases the volume of the clip for
a smooth transition. Select Settings: Preferences - Edit to set the
fade-in/out duration.

• Rotate: Rotates the video clip.

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• Color Correction: Allows you to adjust the hue, saturation,
brightness, contrast, and gamma of the video clip. You can also
adjust the White balance of the video or photo clip or make auto
tone adjustments.

• Playback Speed: Allows you to adjust the playback pace of your clip.

• Reverse video: Plays the video backward.

• Take a Snapshot: Saves the current frame as a new image file and
places it in the Photo Library. All enhancements made to the file are
discarded before saving.

• Split Audio: Allows you to separate the audio from a video file and
place it on the Voice Track.

• Split by Scene: Splits a captured DV AVI file based on the shooting
date and time, or the changes in video content (i.e., motion change,
camera shifting, brightness change, etc.).

• Multi-trim Video: Allows you to choose desired segments from a
video file and extract them.

Photo: Photo 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. You can also adjust
the White balance of the video or image clip or make auto tone
adjustments.

• Resampling Option: Lets you modify a photo’s aspect ratio when a
transition or effect is applied.

• 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.

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

Color: Color tab

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

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

Attribute tab

• Mask & Chroma Key: Allows you to apply overlay options such as
mask, chroma key, and transparency.

• Alignment Options: Allows you to adjust object position in preview
window. Set the option through the Alignment Options pop-up
menu.

• 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 the behavior of the filter
throughout the clip.

• Direction/Style: Allows you to set the direction and style of entry/exit
of the clip. This can be set to static, top/bottom, left/right, top-left/
top-right, bottom-left/bottom-right.

• As for the style, you can set direction of entry/exit of clips through:
Rotate before/after pause duration and Fade in/out motion effect.

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

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• Show grid lines: Select to display the grid lines. Click to open a
dialog box where you can specify settings for the grid lines.

Assets and Effects

Video and photo files, transitions, titles, graphics, filters, and audio files
are common elements in a movie production. The Library Panel provides
quick access to these elements. Clicking a button in the Library Panel
displays a specific media type or effect in the Library. You can filter the
display by selecting from the Gallery drop-down menu.

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Media

The Media button displays a selection of videos and photos in the Library.
These elements can be added to the Video and Overlay Tracks.

The icon on the thumbnail helps you distinguish a photo from a video
clip.

Supported Video Formats

•Microsoft

• 3GPP (.3GP)

• 3GPP2 (.3G2)

•COOL 3D

•Microsoft® DVR-MS (.DVR-MS)

• Autodesk® Animation (.FLC or .FLI)

• Autodesk

•Flash™ video(.FLV)

• Animated GIF (.GIF)

•QuickTime

• MPEG (.MPG, .MPEG, .MPV, or .MP2)

®

AVI (.AVI)

®

(.C3D)

®

16-bit Animation (.FLX)

®

Movies (.MOV or .QT)

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• MPEG-4 (.MP4 or .M4V)

• Adobe® Flash® (.SWF)

®

•Ulead

Image Sequence (.UIS)

• Video Paint (.UVP)

• Windows Media® Video (.WMV)

• Video Editor Project (.DVP)

®

•Corel

VideoStudio® Project Files (.VSP)

Supported Image Formats

•Windows® Bitmap (.BMP)

• Graphics Interchange Format (.GIF)

• JPEG file interchange format (.JPG, .JPEG, or .JPE)

• Portable Network Graphics (.PNG)

• JPEG 2000 with Metadata (.JP2)

• JPEG 2000 (.JPG or .J2K)

®

• QuickTime

Movies (MOV or .QT)

• Tagged Image File (.TIF or .TIFF)

®

•Ulead

File For Photo Projects (.UFP)

•Ulead® File For Objects (.UFO)

®

•Ulead

Image Sequence (.UIS)

• Paint Shop Pro™ Image (.PSP)

RAW camera file formats: RAW, CRW, CR2, BAY, RAF, DCR, MRW, NEF,
ORF, PEF, X3F, SRF, ERF, DNG, KDC, K25, HDR, SR2, ARW, NRW, OUT, TIF,
MOS, FFF

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Transitions

Transitions make your movie smoothly change from one scene to the
next. They are applied between clips on the Video and Overlay Tracks in
the Timeline. Effective use of this feature can add a professional touch to
your movie.

There are 16 types of transitions in the Library. For every type, you choose
a specific preset effect using the thumbnails.

To add a transition

• Click Transitions in the Library and select from various categories of
transitions from the drop-down list. Scroll through the transitions in
the Library. Select and drag an effect between two video clips in the
Timeline. Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You can only
drag and drop one transition at a time.

• Double-click a transition in the Library to automatically insert it into
the first empty transition slot between two clips. Repeat this process
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project, drag the new transition onto the transition thumbnail for
replacement in the Storyboard View or Timeline View.

• Overlap two clips in the Timeline.

To add a transition automatically

1 Select Settings: Preferences - Edit, then select Automatically add

transition effect.

2 Choose a transition effect from the Default transition effect drop-

down menu.

3 The default transition is added automatically between clips.

Note: A default transition, however, is always added automatically
between overlapping clips, whether the Automatically add transition
effect in Preferences is enabled or not.

To add a selected transition to all video track clips

1 Select the thumbnail of the transition.

2 Click or right-click on the transition and select Apply current

effect to video track.

To add random transitions to all video track clips

• Click .

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To customize a preset transition

1 Double-click a transition effect in the Timeline.

2 Modify the attributes or behavior of the transition in the Options

Panel.

To delete a transition

• Click on the transition to be removed and press [Delete].

• Right-click on the transition and select Delete.

• Drag to separate two clips with transition effect.

Adding transitions to My Favorites

You can collect your favorite transitions from different categories and
save them in the My Favorites folder. This way, you can easily find the
transitions you use most often.

To save a transition in My Favorites

1 Select the thumbnail of the transition.

2 Click to add the transition in the Favorites Library list.

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Titles

Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you create professional-looking titles,
complete with special effects, in minutes. 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 of your movie.

Adding two title tracks

Corel VideoStudio Pro 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. A single text box
works well when you are creating opening titles and end credits for your
projects.

To add multiple titles directly on the Preview Window

1 Click Title in the Library Panel.

2 Double-click the Preview Window.

3 In the Edit tab, select Multiple titles.

4 Use the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your movie and

select the frame where you want to add the title.

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5 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.

You can also add a preset title from the Library and modify the text
on the Preview Window.

by dragging a preset title thumbnail from the Library to the title
Track. and modifying the text on the Preview Window.

You can add multiple titles and modify the attributes of
each title.

To add a preset title to your project

1 Click Title in the Library Panel.

2 Drag and drop the preset text onto the Title Track.

Note: You can modify a preset title by double-clicking it on the
Preview Window and entering new text. Open the Options Panel to
edit the title attributes.

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Saving your titles to My Favorites in the Library

If you still intend to use the title you have created for other projects, it is
recommended that you save to My Favorites in the Library. You can drag
a title to the Library to save it or right-click the title clip in the Timeline
and click Add to My Favorites.

The Title Safe Area

It is recommended to keep your text within the title safe area. The title
safe area is the rectangular white outline on the Preview Window.
Keeping the text within the bounds of the title safe area will make sure
the title does not get cut off at the edges.

To show or hide the title safe area

•Select Settings: Preferences - General tab - Display title safe area on
Preview Window.

Editing titles

For single titles, select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview
Window.

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.

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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 Edit tab.

To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip, select the title
clip and then click Play Trimmed Clip or drag the Scrubber.

You can also copy and paste attributes from one clip to another.
To do this, right-click the source clip, select Copy Attributes, and
then right-click the target clip and select Paste Attributes.

Modifying text attributes

Modify the attributes of your t ext, such as font face, style, size, and more,
by using the available settings in the Edit tab of the Title Library. Click Title
in the Library then go to the Edit tab to apply options available for
modifying text attributes.

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More options allow you to set the style and alignment, apply Border,
Shadow and Transparency and add a Te x t backdro p to your text.

You can apply preset styles to your title by clicking the
Title Style Preset button.

A text backdrop superimposes your text on an ellipse, rounded rectangle,
curve-edged rectangle and a rectangle color bar.

To add a text backdrop

1 Click to open the Te x t B a c k d r o p dialog box to select backdrop

type and color.

2 Choose a solid background bar or shapes that fit with text.

3 Choose the color of your backdrop. Use a solid or gradient color and

set the transparency.

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To modify text border, transparency, and add shadows

• Click in the Options Panel and set attributes using the Border/
Shadow/Transparency dialog box.

To rotate text in the Preview Window

1 Select a text to display the yellow and purple handles in the Preview

Window.

2 Click and drag a purple handle to the position you want.

Note: You can also rotate text using the Options Panel. In the Edit
tab, specify a value in Rotate by degree to apply a more precise angle
of rotation.

Applying animation

Apply motion to your text using title animation tools, such as Fade,
Moving Path, and Drop.

To apply animation to the current text

1 In the Attribute tab, select Animation and Apply.

2 Select the animation category from the Ty pe drop-down list and

select the specific preset animation from the box under Type.

3 Click to open a dialog box where you can specify animation

attributes.

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4 In some animation effects, you can drag the Pause duration handles

to specify how long the text will pause after it enters and before it
exits the screen.

Pause duration handles

Applying title effects

Apply filters to your text using preset Title Effects such as Bubble, Mosaic,
and Ripple. The title filters are in a separate Title Effects category.

To apply title filters to the current text

1 Click Filter and choose Title Effects in the Gallery drop-down menu.

The Library displays the thumbnails of various filters under the Title
Effects category.

2 Select the clip in the Timeline then choose the title filter from

thumbnails shown in the Library.

3 Drag and drop the title filter onto your clip in the Title Track.

Note: By default, the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with
the new filter dragged onto the clip. In the Attribute tab of the
Options Panel, clear Replace last filter to apply multiple filters to a
single title.

4 Click Customize Filter in the Attribute tab of the Options Panel to

customize the attributes of the title filter. Available options depend
on the selected filter.

5 Preview how your clip looks with the video filter applied to it using

the Navigator.
Note: When there is more than one title filter applied to a clip, you

can change the order of filters by clicking or . Changing the
order of the title filters will have different effects on your clip.

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Graphic

The Graphic Library contains color clips, objects, frames and flash
animation.

Adding Color Clips

Color clips are solid colored backgrounds that are useful for inter-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 Graphic from the Library Panel and choose Color from the

Library drop-down list.

2 Choose the desired color as displayed in the Library and drag to the

Video or Overlay Track.

3 To add a color that is not in the Library, click the color box beside the

color picker. Here, you can select a color either from Corel Color
Picker or the Windows Color Picker.

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

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Adding Objects or Frames

Object Frame

Add decorative objects or frames to your videos as Overlay clips.

To add an object or frame

1 Select Graphic in the Library.

2 From the drop-down list, you can choose to add Object or Frame.

3 Select an object or frame and drag it onto the Overlay Track in the

Timeline.

4 Click the Attribute tab to resize and reposition the object or frame.

Note: You can also resize an object by double-clicking it on the
Preview Window and dragging the yellow handles.

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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 From the drop-down list in the Graphic Library, select Flash

Animation.

2 Select a Flash animation then drag it onto the Overlay Track.

3 Click the Options button.

4 In the Attribute tab, customize your Flash Animation.

Customizing objects, frames and animations

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.

Filters

Video filters are effects that you can apply to clips in order to change their
style or appearance. Filters can be creative to enhance your clips, or
corrective to fix flaws. For example, you can make a clip look like a
painting or improve its color balance.

Filters can be applied alone or in combination to the Video, Overlay, and
Title Tracks.

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There are also audio filters that you can apply to the Audio Track. See the
Applying Audio Filters topic for more information.

To apply a video filter to a clip (video or photo) in the Video Track

1 Click Filter in the Library to display the thumbnails of various filter

samples.

2 Select the clip in the Timeline then choose the video filter from

thumbnails shown in the Library.

3 Drag and drop the video filter onto your clip in the Video Track.

4 Click Customize Filter in the Attribute tab of the Options Panel to

customize the attributes of the video filter. Available options depend
on the selected filter.

5 Preview how your clip looks with the video filter applied to it using

the Navigator.

Applying multiple filters

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. Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to apply a maximum of five
filters to a single clip.

You can also choose the filter to be previewed through the selection in
the view toggle. In the event that you choose to render your project, only
enabled filters will be included in your movie.

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When there is more than one video filter applied to a clip, you can change

Key frame
Controls

the order of filters by clicking or . Changing the order of the
video filters will have different effects on your clip.

Key frame settings

Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to customize video filters in a variety of
ways, such as by adding key frames to your clips. Key frames let you
specify a different attribute or behavior for your video filter. This gives you
the flexibility to determine how your video filter will look at any point in
a clip and to vary the intensity of an effect over time.

To set key frames for your clips

1 Drag and drop a video filter from the Library onto a clip on the

Timeline.

2 Click Customize Filter. The dialog box for the video filter appears.

Note: The available settings are different for each video filter..

3 In the Key frame controls, drag the Scrubber or use the arrows to go

to the frame where you'd like to change the attributes of your video
filter.

Note: You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out of the
Timeline Control bar for precise placement of key frames.

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.

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Note: A diamond-shaped mark on the Timeline Control bar
appears and indicates that the frame is a key frame in the clip.

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
on 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: To preview the clip with the video filter applied, use the
Preview Window or an external device such as a TV monitor or DV
camcorder.

To choose the display medium, click , then click to open the
Preview Playback Options dialog box.

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Audio

Sounds are one of the elements that determine the success of your video
production. Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to add both narration and
music to your project.

The Audio feature in Corel VideoStudio Pro consists of two tracks: Voice
and Music. You can insert narrations on the Voice Track and the
background music or sound effects on the Music Track.

For more information on working with audio files, see Adding audio files,
Adding voice-over narration, and Adding background music.

Taking snapshots in the Edit Step

A photo snapshot can be taken in the Edit Step by selecting a specific
frame on the Timeline and saving it as an image file.

To capture photos

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

Snapshot format.

If you selected JPEG, also set the Snapshot quality. Click Ok.

2 Select a video clip in your project.

3 Drag the Scrubber to the frame you want to capture.

4 Switch to the Photo folder in the Library. The folder can be the

default folder path or the one you created.

5 Select Edit: Take a Snapshot. The photo snapshot is automatically

added in the Library and saved to your working folder.

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Ripple Editing

Ripple Editing allows you to insert or remove clips while automatically
moving other clips (including empty spaces) accordingly, to make room
for it on the Timeline. Ripple editing begins after the insertion point. Use
this mode to maintain the original synchronization of tracks when
inserting or deleting clips.

This feature is useful when you want other titles or tracks to play along
with a particular moment in the video. This also makes editing more
efficient by keeping all tracks synchronized, using the video track as
reference.

Original Timeline

Timeline after a clip is inserted in the Video Track with
Ripple Editing disabled. Only the clips on the Video Track
are moved when a new clip is inserted.

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Timeline after a clip is inserted in the Video Track with
Ripple Editing enabled on some tracks. Clips on the
tracks with Ripple Editing enabled move when a new
clip is inserted to maintain original synchronization.

To insert clips in Ripple Editing mode

1 Click Ripple Editing to activate the panel, then select the

corresponding box for each track where you want to apply Ripple
Editing.

2 Drag the clip to insert from the Library to the desired position on the

Timeline. As soon as the new clip is in place, all clips where Ripple
Editing is applied will shift accordingly while maintaining their track
positions relative to one another.

Note: Ripple Editing also works in removing clips.

Editing with Smart Proxy

The main purpose of the Smart Proxy feature is to have a more fluid
editing experience when working with large, high resolution video files.

When you edit and preview your project, proxy files will be used as
substitutes for their large video source counterparts. Whereas when you
render a video file, the original video source files will be used.

Proxy files are lower resolution working copies of video files. They are
reduced in resolution or compression bit rate -- to speed up editing of
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dependent rather than project-dependent. In other words, proxy files can
be shared among different projects. Smart Proxy can also be used with
other video file formats and is not limited to HD files.

You can enable the creation of proxy files by selecting Settings: Smart
Proxy Manager - Enable Smart Proxy.

To set the environment when smart proxy files will be generated

1 Select Settings: Smart Proxy Manager - Settings.

2 In the Performance tab of the Preferences dialog box, you can

customize Smart Proxy settings.

The Smart Proxy feature is enabled in Corel VideoStudio Pro upon
program startup.

The Smart Proxy File Manager lists the source and proxy files. You
can use this manager to delete proxy files you no longer need.

The Smart Proxy Queue Manager shows the files for which proxies
will be generated.

In the case of HDV and AVCHD files, Smart Proxy is automatically
activated during capture and use of these files in your project.

Once Smart Proxy is enabled, proxy files will automatically be created and
used in your project whenever you insert video files into the Timeline.

To view the list of video files to be generated as proxy files

1 Go to Settings and select Smart Proxy Manager then Smart Proxy

Queue Manager.

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

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Converting multiple files

Batch Convert allows you to convert a large number of files to another
format in sequence.

To do Batch Convert

1 Click in the toolbar.

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.

The result is shown in the Task R e p o r t dialog box. Click OK to finish.

Enhancing clips

Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you improve the appearance of a video or
image clip by adjusting its current properties such as its color settings in
Color Correction.

Adjusting color and brightness

Adjust color and brightness settings of photos and video on the Timeline
by clicking Color Correction in the Options Panel.

To adjust color and brightness

1 Select the video or image clip to enhance on the Timeline.

2 Drag the sliders to the right to intensify the Hue, Saturation,

Brightness, Contrast or Gamma of the clip.

3 Watch the Preview Window to see how the new settings are

affecting the image.

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Note: Double-click the appropriate slider to reset the original color
setting of the clip.

Adjusting white balance

White balance restores the natural color temperature of an image by
removing unwanted color casts due to conflicting light sources and
incorrect camera settings.

For example, an object illuminated with incandescent lights may turn out
too reddish or yellowish in an image or video clip. To successfully achieve
a natural look, you need to identify a reference point in your image which
represents the color white. Corel VideoStudio Pro gives you different
options in selecting the white point:

• Auto: Automatically chooses a white point that is well-matched with
the overall color of your image.

• Pick Color: Allows you to manually select the white point in the
image. Use the Eyedropper Tool to pick a reference area that should
be white or neutral gray.

• White balance presets: Automatically selects white point by
matching specific light conditions or scenarios.

• Temperature: Allows you to specify color temperature of light
sources in Kelvin (K). Lower values indicate Tungsten, Fluorescent and
Daylight scenarios while Cloudy, Shade and Overcast fall under high
color temperature.

To adjust White balance

1 Select an image or video clip on the Timeline or the Library.

2 In the Edit Step Options Panel - Video tab, click Color Correction.

3 Check the White balance option box.

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4 Determine how you want to identify the white point. Choose among

the different options (Auto, Pick color, White balance presets or
Tempe ra tu re ).

5 If you have selected Pick color, choose Show preview to display a

preview area in the Options Panel.

6 When you drag your cursor to the Preview area, it will change to an

eyedropper icon.

7 Click to identify a reference point in your image which represents the

color white.

8 Watch the Preview Window to see how the new settings are

affecting the image.
Note: Click the White balance drop-down arrow to display more

color adjustments you can use. Select either Vivid Color or Normal
Color for the color intensity. As for the level of sensitivity of White
balance, you can choose any of the following options: Weaker,
Normal and Stronger.

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Adjusting tones

To adjust the tone quality of your video or image clips, click Color
Correction in the Edit Step Options Panel and select Auto Tone
Adjustment. You can indicate if you want the clip as Brightest, Brighter,
Normal, Darker or Darkest by clicking the Auto Tone Adjustment drop­down menu.

Applying pan and zoom effect

Pan & Zoom is applied to photos, and it emulates the pan and zoom
movements of a video camera. This is known as the “Ken Burns effect”.

To apply pan and zoom effect to photos, right-click the photo in the
Timeline and select Auto Pan and Zoom.

You can also apply pan and zoom to a photo by clicking Pan & Zoom in
the Options Panel Photo tab.

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You can customize a pan and zoom effect. The procedure below shows

Image

Preview

an example of how to start zoomed in on a subject, then pan and zoom
out to show the whole image.

To customize pan and zoom effect

1 In the Photo tab, select Customize under Pan & Zoom.

2 In the Pan and Zoom dialog box, the crosshairs in the Original

Window represent the key frames in the image clip where settings
can be customized to produce the pan and zoom effect.

3 Drag the Start key frame, represented by crosshairs in the Image

Window, to the area where you want to focus.

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4 Zoom in on the area by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing

Original

Preview

Preview

Original

the Zoom ratio.

5 Drag crosshairs of the End key frame to your desired final point.

6 Click to preview the effect.

7 Click OK to apply the effect to the image.

Additional options in the Pan and Zoom dialog box allow you to further
customize this effect. Click the Anchor boxes to move the marquee box
to fixed positions in the Original Window.

To zoom in or out of a fixed area without panning the image, select No
panning.

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To include a fade-in/out effect, increase the Transparency. The image will

A

B

C

fade to the Background color. Click the color box to choose a background
color, or click to select a color on the Image Window.

Resizing and distorting clips

To resize or distort a clip

1 Select a clip in the Video Track then click the Attribute tab in the

Options Panel.

2 Check the Distort clip option box. The yellow handles will appear. Do

the following steps:

• Drag yellow handles at the corners to resize the clip proportionally
(A).

• Drag yellow handles at the sides to resize without maintaining
proportions (B).

• Drag the green handles at the corners to skew the clip (C).

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