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USER GUIDE

Contents

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

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

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X4? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Recommended system specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Supported input/output devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Hardware acceleration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

To change hardware acceleration settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Installing and uninstalling the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Starting and quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Accessing the Corel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

To access the Corel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Learning how to use the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Preparing for video capture and editing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Registering Corel products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Updating the application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Corel Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Step Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Preview Window and Navigation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Toolbar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Project Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Storyboard View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Timeline View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Saving Titles to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Thumbnail Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Starting a new movie project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using Instant Project templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Adding clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Copying and pasting clip attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting a preview range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Showing and hiding grid lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Saving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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

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

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

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

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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

Creating stop motion animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Working with clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Adding video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Adding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Speed and Time-lapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Reversing video playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Replacing media clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Multi-trimming your video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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

The Edit Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Assets and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Adding transitions to My Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Saving your titles to My Favorites in the Library . . . . . . . . . . . 74

The Title Safe Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Editing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

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Modifying text attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Applying animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Applying title effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Adding Color Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Adding Objects or Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Adding Flash animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Customizing objects, frames and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Key frame settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Taking snapshots in the Edit Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Editing with Smart Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Enhancing clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Adjusting color and brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Adjusting tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Applying pan and zoom effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Resizing and distorting clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Adding cues and chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Working with Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Adding clips to the Overlay Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Adding Multiple Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Working with Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Trimming Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Repositioning the current Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Resizing an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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Distorting an Overlay clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Applying motion to an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Enhancing Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Chroma keying an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Painting images and animations using Painting Creator . . . . . . . 107

Painting Creator interface basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Painting Creator control buttons and sliders. . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Painting Creator modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Working with Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Adding voice-over narration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Adding background music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Importing music from an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Auto Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Using the Clip Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Trimming and cutting audio clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Audio view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Using the Surround Sound Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Adjusting stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Mixing Surround Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Applying audio filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

The Share Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Create video file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Create sound file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Create disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Adding and Editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

To create or edit chapters linked to a video clip . . . . . . . . . . 134

Creating selection menus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Export to mobile device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Exporting your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Project Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Record to a DV camcorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Record to an HDV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Upload to Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Creating movie templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Appendix A: Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Step Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Navigation Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Timeline shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Multi-trim Video shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Layout settings shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Scan for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Apply a template and burn to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

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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 Blu-ray Disc™, 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 VideoStudio Pro

• What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X4?

•System requirements

• Installing and uninstalling the application

• Starting and quitting the application

• Accessing the Corel® Guide

•Learning how to use the application

• Preparing for video capture and editing

• Registering Corel products

• Updating the application

•Corel

•About Corel

Support Services™

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 a hundred 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 Blu-ray Disc, 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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What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X4?

Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 provides you with advanced features that support the latest in video editing technologies, making it possible to create home movies with ease.

• Customizable interface — The fully-customizable workspace lets you change the size and position of each panel to your desired working environment, giving you more convenience and flexibility while editing your videos. This feature optimizes your editing workflow, especially on today’s large displays or dual-monitor setups.

For more information, see “Workspace” on page 14.

• Stop motion animation — You can now create stop motion animations by using photos from DSLRs and digital still cameras, or captured frames from videos.

For more information, see “Creating stop motion animations” on page 48.

• Enhanced Library Panel — Organize your media clips by using the new Navigation Panel, custom folders and new media filters.

For more information, see “Library” on page 25.

• WinZip® Smart Package integration — You can now save your video projects using Smart Package as zipped files with WinZip’s technology. This is a great way to backup your videofiles or prepare them for uploading to an online storage site.

For more information, see “Saving projects” on page 35.

• Project template sharing — Export your projects as Instant Project templates and use them to create a consistent style across your video projects.

For more information, see “Using Instant Project templates” on page 30.

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• Time-lapse and Strobe Effects — Achieve Time-lapse and Strobe effects on your videos and photos with just a few tweaks on frame settings.

For more information, see “Speed and Time-lapse” on page 53.

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

• Microsoft Windows

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

• 1 GB of RAM

• Minimum display resolution: 1024 × 768

•Windows

-compatible sound card

• Windows-compatible DVD-ROM (for program installation)

• Windows-compatible DVD Burner (for DVD output)

Recommended system specifications

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

• Microsoft Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit edition), Windows Vista SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows XP SP3 operating system software

• 2 GB RAM (4 GB or higher recommended)

• 512 MB or more of VRAM

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• Minimum display resolution: 1024 × 768

• Windows-compatible sound card

• Windows-compatible Blu-ray Disc™ Burner (for Blu-ray Disc and DVD output)

• Hard drive: SATA 7200 RPM for PCs, SATA 5400 RPM for Laptops

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 XP and Broadcast Driver Architecture support for Windows Vista and Windows 7)

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

• Camcorders that record to internal memory, memory card, DVD disc or hard drive

• USB capture devices, PC cameras, webcams

• Windows-compatible Blu-ray Disc, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVDRAM and CD-R/RW drive

• iPhone Pocket PC, Smartphone, and Nokia

, iPad®, iPod Classic® with video, iPod touch®, Sony® PSP®,

mobile phones

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Hardware acceleration

Depending on your hardware specifications, Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you optimize the performance of your system through hardware acceleration.

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.

To change hardware acceleration settings

1 Select Settings > Preferences [F6] to open the Preferences dialog

box.

2 Click the Performance tab and select the following options under

Editing Process and File Creation:

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

The program automatically detects the hardware acceleration capabilities of your system. If the feature is not supported, this option will be grayed out.

Installing and uninstalling the application

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

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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:

• DirectX

• Microsoft

2007

Visual C++® 2005 Redistributable Package

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package

• SmartSound

• Adobe® Flash® Player

• QuickTime

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 X4, and click Remove.

4 Follow the instructions to remove Corel VideoStudio Pro from your

computer.

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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 X4 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.

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.

The Help and product information button flashes orange when there are new messages or content available.

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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.

You can also press F1 to launch the Help.

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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.

• 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.

The Corel Guide provides you with information about registering your Corel products. You can also check the Knowledgebase articles on how to register your Corel products.

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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 X4 from the Product information and preferences menu.

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Corel Support Services

Corel Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate 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 the Corel Software Support page of your region.

About Corel

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Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world's most widely recognized and popular software brands, including CorelDRAW

Graphics Suite, Corel

Corel

PaintShop Photo® Pro, Corel® VideoStudio®, Corel® WinDVD®,

WordPerfect® Office, WinZip®, and the recently released Corel®

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Painter™, Corel DESIGNER® Technical Suite,

Digital Studio™ 2010. Our global headquarters are in Ottawa, Canada, and our major offices are in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, China, Taiwan, and Japan.

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Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor

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:

•Workspace

•Step Panel

•Menu Bar

• Preview Window and Navigation Panel

•Toolbar

• Project Timeline

•Options Panel

•Library

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Workspace

The new workspace is designed for a better editing experience. You can now change the size and position of the elements on your screen.

Each panel acts like an independent window that can be modified according to your editing preferences, which is very useful when you are editing using large displays or dual monitors.

• 1 — Step Panel

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

• 2 — Menu Bar

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

• 3 — Player Panel

Contains the Preview Window and Navigation Panel.

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• 4 — Library Panel

Contains the Media Library, Media Filters and Options Panel.

• 5 — Timeline Panel

Contains the Toolbar and Project Timeline.

To move a p a n e l

• Double-click the top-left corner of the Player Panel, Timeline Panel or Library Panel.

When the panel is active, you can minimize, maximize, resize each panel.

Note: You can also drag the panel outside the main window into the second display area for dual-monitor setups.

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To dock a panel

1 Click and hold an active panel.

The docking guide appears.

2 Drag your mouse over the docking guide and choose a docking

position to snap the panel in place.

To save a custom workspace layout

• Click Settings > Layout Settings > Save to and click a Custom option.

To load a custom workspace layout

• Click Settings > Layout Settings > Switch to and choose Default or one of the custom settings you have saved.

To know more about hotkey combinations assigned for each preset, see “Layout settings shortcuts” on page 153.

You can also change the layout settings from the UI Layout tab in Settings > Preferences.

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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.

Menu Bar

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

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Preview Window and Navigation Panel

The Navigation Panel provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project. Use the Tr i m M a r k e r s and Scrubber to edit your clips.

In the Capture Step, this panel also acts as the device control for the DV or HDV camcorder.

• 1 — Preview Window

Shows the current project or clip being played.

•2 — Scrubber

Lets you scrub through the project or clip.

• 3 — Trim Markers

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

• 4 — Project/Clip Mode

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

•5 — Play

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

•6 — Home

Returns to the starting segment or cue.

•7 — Previous

Moves to the previous frame.

•8 — Next

Moves to the next frame.

• 9 — End

Moves to the end segment or cue.

•10 — Repeat

Loops playback.

•11 — System Volume

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

•12 — Timecode

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

• 13 — Enlarge Preview Window

Increases the size of the Preview Window.

• 14 — Split Clip

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

• 15 — Mark-in/Mark-out

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

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Tool ba r

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, adding and positioning other elements such as titles, overlays, voice-over and music.

• 3 — Undo

Undoes the last action.

•4 — Redo

Redoes the last action that was undone.

• 5 — Record/Capture Option

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

• 6 — Instant Project

Lets you choose project templates with opening and closing sequences containing graphics, titles, and music, as well as placeholder media clips that you can easily replace with your own clips.

• 7 — Sound Mixer

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

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• 8 — Auto Music

Launches the Auto Music Options Panel for adding Smartsound background music to your project in a variety of styles and moods and you can set the music to match the duration of your project.

• 9 — Zoom Controls

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

• 10 — Fit Project in Timeline Window

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

• 11 — 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.

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• 12 — Title Track

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.

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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.

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 Tri m m a r k e r s .

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

To add media clips to the Library

1 Click Add to create a new library folder where your media clips will

be saved. Note: You can add custom folders to separate your personal media

clips from sample media clips for more efficient editing or to keep all clips that belong to one project in a single folder.

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2 Click Import Media Files to locate your files.

3 Select all files you want to import.

4 Click Open.

Click Browse from the Library Panel to open the File Explorer where you can drag and drop files to the Library or Timeline directly. You can also drag and drop files from Windows Explorer straight to the Library.

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. Note: This action only deletes the Library media clip entry in the

program. You can still access the actual file from the path where it is saved.

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

from the Library.

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, click File >

Relink. A notification on the number of clips relinked successfully will be displayed.

If there are clips left unlinked, you can manually relink them by browsing for the corresponding file in your computer.

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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.

Saving Titles to the Library

When you are creating multiple title clips that share the same attributes, such as font type and style, it is useful to store a copy of your title clip in the Library.

To save your title as a preset

• Right-click the title clip in the Timeline and click Add to My Favorites. This way, you can easily change the text by dragging it from My Favorites in the Library back onto the Title Track while still maintaining the attributes of the title clip.

Sorting clips in the Library by using Media Filters

There are different ways to sort your media clips according to classifications and views.

To sort media clips by name, date or rating

• Click the Sort clips in the Library button , then select Sort by Name, Sort by Type or Sort by Date.

To change the media clips views

• Click the List view button to display your media clips in a list that

includes file properties, or click the Thumbnail view button to display thumbnails.

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To show or hide media clips

Thumbnail size slider

• Click one or more of the following buttons:

• Show / Hide Videos

• Show / Hide Photos

• Show / Hide Audio Files

You can also use the icons in the Media Library to display media clips, transitions, titles, graphics and filters.

Thumbnail Views

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 default.

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Starting a new movie project

When you start Corel VideoStudio Pro, it automatically opens a new project and lets you start creating your movie. New projects are always based on the default settings of the application.

Corel VideoStudio Pro combines the video, titles, sounds, and effects in a process called rendering. Project settings determine how your movie project is rendered when you preview it. The output video can then be played back on your computer, burned to disc, or uploaded to the internet.

This section contains the following topics:

• Using Instant Project templates

• Setting your preferences

• Setting project properties

• Adding clips

•Previewing

• Undoing and redoing actions

• Showing and hiding grid lines

•Saving projects

• Saving projects by using Smart Package

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Using Instant Project templates

Corel VideoStudio Pro has sample project templates that can help acquaint you with the the application's tasks and features. You can also use the Instant Project templates to create your video project or create your own custom templates.

To open an Instant Project template

1 Click the Instant Project button on the Toolbar.

Note: The Custom category contains templates you have created.

2 Choose a template category from the drop-down menu and click a

project thumbnail to preview the selected template.

3 Choose the point of insertion in the Timeline between Add at the

beginning and Add at the end.

4 Click Insert.

To create an Instant Project template

1 Open the video project that you want to save as a templete.

2 Click File > Export as template.

3 Click Ye s when prompted to save your project.

4 Enter a File name, Subject and Description.

5 Browse for the folder where you want to save your template and

click Save.

6 In the Export project as template dialog box, move the slider to

display the thumbnail that you want to use for the template and indicate the path and folder name.

Template details will also be displayed.

7 Click OK.

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To import project templates

1 Click Import a project template and browse for the template file that

you have created.

2 Click OK.

Your template will be imported into the Custom category.

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 set program preferences

• Click Settings > Preferences or press F6 to launch the Preferences dialog box.

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 modify project properties

1 Click Settings > Project Properties.

2 Choose the appropriate setting options in the Project Properties

dialog box.

3 Click OK.

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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.

Adding clips

There are five ways to add clips to your project:

To add clips

• Do one of the following:

• 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 Options Panel in the Edit Step.

To apply all the attributes of one clip to another clip

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

2 Right-click the target clip, and 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 preview projects or clips

• 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 Tr i m M a r k e r s 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

1 In the Edit step, double-click a clip to display the Options Panel.

2 Click the Attribute tab and choose Distort clip.

3 Check Show grid lines.

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Click to adjust grid line settings.

Saving projects

To save your project

• Click File > Save [Ctrl + S]. Note: Corel VideoStudio Pro project files are saved in *.vsp file format.

To automatically save your work

1 Click Settings > Preferences and click the General tab.

2 Choose Automatic save interval: and specify the time interval

between saves. Note: This setting is set at 10 minutes by default.

To open an existing project

• Click File > Open Project [Ctrl + O].

To crea t e a n e w project

• Click File > New Project [Ctrl + N].

Save your project frequently to avoid accidental loss of work.

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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. You can also package your project as a zipped folder or prepare them for online storage using WinZip’s file compression technology that is integrated into the Smart Package feature.

To save projects by using Smart Package

1 Click File > Smart Package and choose to pack your project as a

folder or Zip file.

2 Specify the Folder path, Project folder name and Project file name.

3 Click OK.

You need to save your project before you use Smart Package.

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Capture

Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you capture or import video from DVD-video, DVD-VR, AVCHD™, BDMV discs including camcorders that record on memory cards, internal memory of discs, DV or HDV 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

• Creating stop motion animations

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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,

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

Click Stop Motion to create instant stop motion animations using captured images from your photos and video capture devices.

Blu-ray Disc or DVD camcorders.

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.

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

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 video tape.

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.

• Capture to library — Choose or create a Library folder where you want your video to be saved.

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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

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.

To find scenes in your video

•Drag the Shuttle Slider to move forward and back through the footage at variable speeds.

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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 Blu-ray Disc 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.

To specify the type of video source you are capturing from

1 Click Options and select Video properties.

2 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 Templat e tab, choose 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. You can add the date and time of your video.

For more information on this feature, see “Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard” on page 155.

To add the date and time of your video

1 After scanning your DV tape, click Next.

This will then display the Import Settings dialog box.

2 Select Insert to Timeline and choose Add video date information as

title. Note: 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, digital camcorders and DSLRs 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.

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

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 this 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, 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.

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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.

Creating stop motion animations

Using captured images from DV/HDV camcorders or webcam, or photos imported from DSLRs, you can create stop motion animations directly in Corel VideoStudio and add them to your video projects.

For best results, use a tripod when you shoot photos and videos that you want to use in your stop motion animation project.

To open the Stop Motion window

• Click Stop Motion in the Capture Step Options Panel to launch the Stop Motion window.

Note: You can also launch the Stop Motion window when you click

Stop Motion from Record/Capture Option.

To create a new stop motion animation project

1 Click Create to create a new stop motion project.

Note: If you have an existing project open, you will be prompted to save your work before proceeding.

2 In Project Name, enter a name for your stop motion project .

3 In Capture Folder, specify or browse for the destination folder where

you want your clips to be stored.

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4 Select where you want you stop motion project to be stored by

choosing an existing Library folder from the drop-down menu in Save to Library.

Note: You can also create a new Library folder when you click Add a new folder.

To capt u r e i m ages

1 Connect your capture device (webcam / DV/HDV camcorder) to your

computer.

If you are using a DV/HDV camcorder, switch it to Play/Edit mode and make sure that your DV/HDV camcorder is switched to DV/HDV mode.

2 In Image Duration, choose the exposure time for each image.

Note: A higher frame rate results in a shorter exposure time for each image.

3 In Capture Resolution, adjust the screen capture quality.

Note: Options vary according to the capabilities of your capture device.

4 In Onion Skin, move the slider from left to right to control the

opacity of the new captured image and the previous captured frame.

5 Click Capture image to capture a specific frame that you want to

include in your project.

Captured frames automatically appear in the Stop Motion timeline. Note: If you are using a webcam or a camcorder in Record mode,

move your subject between each capture to show movement in the images. If you are using footage from a DV/HDV camcorder, you can make screen captures during video playback.

You can also configure the program to capture automatically using preset intervals. In Auto Capture, click Enable auto capture and set the Capture Frequency and Total Capture Duration in Set Time.

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To open an existing stop motion animation project

1 Click Open and browse for the stop motion animation project that

you want to work on. Note: Stop motion animation projects created in Corel VideoStudio

Pro are in Ulead Image Sequence (*uisx) format.

2 Click Open to activate the project.

To import images into a stop motion animation project

1 Connect your DSLR to your computer.

2 Click Import and browse for the photos that you want to include in

your stop motion animation projects.

3 Click Open.

Your photos are automatically included in the stop motion animation project.

A series of photos shot with your DSLR on auto/continuous mode is a good example for stop motion animation projects.

To play your stop motion animation project

• Click Play.

To save your stop motion animation project

• Click Save. Your project is automatically saved in the Capture and Library folders that you specified.

To exit Stop Motion

• Click Exit to go back to your video project.

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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].

• 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.

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.

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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” on page 79.

Speed and Time-lapse

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. You can also use this feature to achieve time-lapse and strobe effects on your videos and photos.

To adjust the speed and time-lapse attributes of your video clip

1 Click Speed/Time-lapse in the Options Panel of the Edit Step.

2 In New clip duration, specify a set duration for your video clip.

Note: If you want to maintain the original duration of your clip, do not change the original value.

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3 In Frame Frequency, specify the number of frames to be removed at

regular intervals during video playback. Note: A higher value entered in Frame Frequency will produce a

more noticeable time-lapse effect on your video. Otherwise, maintain the value at 0 to retain all frames in your video clip.

4 Drag the Speed slider according to your preferences (i.e., slow,

normal or fast), or enter a value. Note: The higher the value you set, the faster the playback of your

clip. (Values range from 10-1000%).

5 Click Preview to view the results of your settings.

6 Click OK.

To apply Time-lapse/Strobe effects on your photos

1 Click File > Insert Media File to Timeline > Insert Photo for Time-

lapse/Strobe.

2 Browse for the photos you want to include in your project and click

Open. Note: It is recommended to choose a series of photos taken in

succession from your DSLR.

3 Specify the number of frames to be retained and removed in Keep

and Drop.

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Note: For example, you enter a value of 1 in Keep and 3 in Drop. This means that it will follow the interval to retain one frame and remove three frames for the entire video clip.

4 In Frame duration, specify the exposure time for each frame.

5 Use the playback controls to preview the effect of the frame settings

on your photos.

6 Click OK.

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If the value of Frame Frequency is more than 1 and clip duration is the same, Strobe effect will be produced. If the value of Frame Frequency is more than 1 and clip duration is shortened, Timelapse effect will be produced.

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

You can reverse the playback of video clips.

To reverse video playback

• Click Reverse video in the Options Panel.

Replacing media clips

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 the new clip.

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To rep l a c e a clip

1 In the Timeline, right-click the media clips you want to replace.

2 Choose Replace clip from the right-click menu.

The Replace/relink clip dialog box appears.

3 Browse for the replacement media clips and click Open.

The clip in the Timeline is automatically replaced.

The duration of the replacement clip must be equal to or longer than the duration of the original clip.

Hold [Shift] and click multiple clips to select two or more clips in the Timeline and repeat the process for replacing multiple clips. The number of replacement clips must match the number of clips that you selected in the Timeline.

You can also drag a video clip from the Library to the Timeline and hold the [Ctrl] key to automatically snap on a clip to be replaced.

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Trimming a clip

Trim markers

Mark-in/ Mark-out

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.

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

the left or right arrow keys on your keyboard to trim one frame at a time. The Mark-in/Mark-out points can also be set by pressing [F3] and [F4], respectively.

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

Instant timecode tip

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 rkers 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

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.

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).

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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 button 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 merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done.

7 Click OK to split the video.

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Multi-trimming your video

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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.

•3 - Jog Wheel

Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.

• 4 - AccuCut Timeline

Preview the clip at different playback speeds.

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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 button .

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

segment to end. Click Set Mark-out button .

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. You can also click the Invert Selection button

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.

Quick search interval allows you to set a fixed interval between frames and browse through the movie using the set value.

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

inserted onto the Timeline.

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[F5] [F6]

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 a trimmed clip

1 In the Storyboard View, Timeline View, or the Library, select a

trimmed clip.

• Click 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.

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• Rotate — Rotates the video clip.

• 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.

• Speed/Time-lapse — Allows you to adjust the playback speed of your clip and apply Time-lapse and Strobe effects.

• 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.

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

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

Color: 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, topleft/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.

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

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

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.

Media

The Media Library displays a selection of photos, videos and audio in the Library. These elements can be added to the corresponding tracks.

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Video format support:

Input: AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, HDV, AVCHD, M2T, MPEG-4, M4V, H.264, QuickTime®, Windows Media® Format, MOD (JVC MOD File Format), M2TS, TOD, BDMV, 3GPP, 3GPP2, DVR-MS, FLI, FLC, FLX, SWF, DivX®*, RM*, UIS, UISX

Output: DVAVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, QuickTime, Windows Media Format, 3GP, 3GP2, AVCHD, BDMV, FLI, FLC, FLX , FLV, RM*, DivX*, UIS, UISX

*Drivers need to be installed to enable this option.

Image format support:

Input: BMP, CLP, CUR, EPS, FAX, FPX, GIF87a, ICO, IFF, IMG, JP2, JPC, JPG, PCD, PCT, PCS, PIC, PNG, PSD, PXR, RAS, SCT, SHG, TGA, TIF/TIFF, UFO, UFP, WMF, PSPImage, Camera RAW (RAW/CRW/CR2/BAY/RAF/DCR/MRW/ NEF/ORF/PEF/X3F/SRF/ERF/DNG/KDC/D25/HDR/SR2/ARW/NRW/OUT/TIF/ MOS/FFF), 001, DCS, DCX, ICO, MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PPM, SCI, WBM, WBMP

Output: BMP, JPG

Audio format support:

Input: Dolby Digital® Stereo, , Dolby Digital®5.1, MP3, MPA, QuickTime, WAV, Windows Media® Audio, MP4, M4a, Aiff, AU, CDA, RM, AMR, AAC

Output: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, WAV, MP4, WMA

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Transitions

Transitions can help your movie switch smoothly from one scene to the next. They can be applied to single clips or in between clips on all 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 by using the thumbnails.

To add a transition

•In the Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor, do one of the following:

• 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 to insert a transition at the next cut. To replace a transition in your project, drag the new transition onto the transition

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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 the Apply current effect to video track button or right-click

on the transition and select Apply current effect to video track.

To add random transitions to all video track clips

• Click the Apply random effect(s) to video track button .

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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 the Add to My Favorites button 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.

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.

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.

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

Title clips can be placed on both Title and Video tracks.

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.

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.

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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

1 Click Settings > Preferences.

2 Under the General tab, click Display title safe area on Preview

Window.

Editing titles

To edit t i t l e s

1 Select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview Window to

enable title editing.

2 Modify the properties of the title clip by using the different options

in the Edit and Attribute tabs of the Options Panel.

To adjust the duration of title clips

• Do one of the following:

• Drag the handles of the clip

• Enter 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.

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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.

More options allow you to set the style and alignment, apply Border, Shadow and Transparency and add a Te x t b a c k d r o 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 the Customize text backdrop attributes button to open the

Text Ba c k d r o p dialog box.

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

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

set the transparency.

To modify text border, transparency, and add shadows

• Click the Border/Shadow/Transparency button 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.

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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 the Customize animation attributes button to open a

dialog box where you can specify animation attributes.

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.

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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.

Graphic

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

Adding Color Clips

Color clips are solid colored backgrounds. You can use the preset color clips or create new color clips in the Library. For example, you can insert a black color clip as background for end credits.

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.

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

Object

Frame

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.

Adding Objects or Frames

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. Using filters is a creative way to enhance your clips, or correct flaws in your video. 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, Title and Audio Tracks.

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To apply a video filter to a photo or video clip 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. Uncheck 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.

When there is more than one video filter applied to a clip, you can change the order of filters by clicking or . Changing the order of the video filters will have different effects on your clip.

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Key frame settings

Key frame Controls

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.

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

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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 Click Fade In and Fade Out to establish fade points in your

filter.

8 Adjust the video filter settings according to your preferences.

9 Preview the changes you've made by clicking Play in the Preview

Window of the dialog box.

10 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 narration on the Voice Track and 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. Note: If you selected JPEG, set the Snapshot quality.

2 Click OK.

3 Select a video clip in your project.

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

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. This feature works especially for handling video footage shot in HD, which can take up a lot of your computer’s resources to process. Whereas when you render a video file, the original video source files will be used.

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Proxy files are lower resolution working copies of video files. They are reduced in resolution or compression bit rate -- to speed up editing of high definition files such as HDV and AVCHD. Proxy files are sourcedependent 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.

To enable the creation of proxy files

• Click Settings > Smart Proxy Manager > Enable Smart Proxy. Note: The Smart Proxy feature is enabled by default. However, you

can force the creation of proxies at any time by right-clicking on a file, or multiple files in the Timeline, and choose Create 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.

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

1 Go to Settings > Smart Proxy Manager > Smart Proxy Queue

Manager.

2 Select the files you want to include in your queue.

3 Click OK.

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 File > Batch Convert.

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 rt 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.

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To adjust color and brightness

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

2 Drag the sliders to adjust the Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast

or Gamma of the clip.

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

image. 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.

• Tempe ra tu re — 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.

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To adjust White balance

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

2 In the Video tab of the Edit Step Options Panel, click Color

Correction.

3 Check the White balance option box.

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

the different options (Auto, Pick color, White balance presets or Temperature).

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 affect 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. Note: You can indicate if you want the clip as Brightest, Brighter, Normal, Darker or Darkest by clicking the Auto Tone Adjustment drop-down 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. Note: You can also apply pan and zoom to a photo by clicking Pan &

Zoom in the Photo tab of the Options Panel.

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