Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X5? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
System requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Recommended system specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Supported input/output devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hardware acceleration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Installing and uninstalling the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Starting and quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Accessing the Corel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
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
Preview Window and Navigation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Project Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Storyboard View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Timeline View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adding and deleting media clips in the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Tagging Files as 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Saving Titles to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Thumbnail Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starting a new movie project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Creating new projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Instant Project templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Setting your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adding clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setting a preview range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Showing and hiding grid lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Saving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Saving projects by using Smart Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
The Capture Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Capturing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Split by scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Digital Video (DV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel . . . . 45
High Definition Video (HDV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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Digital TV or DVB-T video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
TV footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
DV Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Importing from digital media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Creating stop motion animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Creating screen capture videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Toolbar Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recording your screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Working with clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adding video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Color. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Speed and Time-lapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Reversing video playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Replacing media clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Multi-trimming your video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
The Edit Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Assets and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Adding transitions to My Favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Saving your titles to My Favorites in the Library . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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The Title Safe Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Editing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Modifying text attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Applying animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Applying title effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adding Color Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adding Objects or Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adding Flash animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Customizing objects, frames and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Key frame settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Copying and pasting media clip attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Taking snapshots in the Edit Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Enabling and disabling tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Editing with Smart Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Enhancing clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adjusting color and brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adjusting tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Applying pan and zoom effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Resizing and distorting clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adding cues and chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Working with Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adding clips to the Overlay Track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Adding Multiple Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
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Working with Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Trimming Overlay clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Repositioning the current Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Resizing an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Distorting an Overlay clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Applying motion to an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Enhancing Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Chroma keying an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Painting images and animations using Painting Creator . . . . . . . 118
Painting Creator interface basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Painting Creator control buttons and sliders. . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Painting Creator modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Working with Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adding voice-over narration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Adding background music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Importing music from an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Auto Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Using the Clip Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trimming and cutting audio clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audio view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Using the Surround Sound Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjusting stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Mixing Surround Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Applying audio filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
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Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
The Share Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Creating video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Creating 3D video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Creating HTML5 video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Creating sound files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Adding and Editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Creating disc menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Copying a disc image file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Creating disc labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Exporting to mobile device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Project Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Recording to a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Recording to an HDV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Uploading to the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Creating movie templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Appendix A: Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Step Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Navigation Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Timeline shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Multi-trim Video shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Layout settings shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Screen capture shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
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Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Scanning for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Applying templates and burning to DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
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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
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 X5?
•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® Support Services™
•About Corel
™
, mobile devices,
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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 another 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 X5?
Corel VideoStudio Pro X5 provides you with advanced features that
support the latest video editing technologies, making it possible to create
home movies with ease.
• Screen capture — You can now capture mouse movements and
other actions on your computer screen by using the Active Screen
Capture option. This is a great way to make presentations that
require the visual environment of your computer. It is perfect for
producing training and demo videos. If visuals are not enough, you
can also define the capture area and simultaneously record voiceovers for a better understanding of your videos!
For more information, see “Creating screen capture videos” on
page 53.
• Track Visibility — Just like showing and hiding layers in photo editing
software such as Corel PaintShop Pro, you can now enable or disable
any track in the Timeline with a single button! Disable tracks to
exclude media when you render your video.
For more information, see “Enabling and disabling tracks” on
page 98.
• 3D video support — Fascinated with 3D media? You can now make
3D movies from your own home videos and photos from 3D
camcorders and cameras! Tag videos and photos as 3D media clips
to easily identify them in the Library and Timeline.
For more information, see “Creating 3D video files” on page 141 and
“Tagging Files as 3D” on page 28.
• Corel PaintShop Pro Layer Support — Maximize interoperability with
your Corel video and photo software! Import Corel
PSPIMAGE files (*.pspimage) directly into Corel VideoStudio Pro X5!
As an added feature, the program automatically detects the layers in
®
PaintShop™ Pro
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each file, which can be used as individual media clips in the Video,
Background and Overlay tracks.
For more information, see “Adding photos” on page 59.
• Optional Paste Attributes — To improve media clip customization in
your video, you can now select media clip attributes that you want
to apply to other clips in the Timeline.
For more information, see “Copying and pasting media clip
attributes” on page 94.
• HTML5 output for the Web — Corel VideoStudio Pro X5 now
supports HTML 5! You can create more interactive videos that
support the latest technologies in sharing videos to the Web. Embed
hyperlinks in your video and choose from the available project
dimension presets.
For more information, see “Creating HTML5 video files” on page 142
and “Adding cues and chapters” on page 107.
• More Overlay Tracks — Explore the possibilities of video editing with
a total of 21 editing tracks combined for your media clips!
For more information, “Adding Multiple Tracks” on page 111.
• More Burning Options — With an improved integrated burning and
authoring capability, you can now create multiple copies of discs
from ISO disc image files!
For more information, “Creating discs” on page 143.
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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
Processor
®
• Microsoft Windows
®
Vista
SP1 or SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows® XP SP3
operating system software
•2 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™ i5 or i7 Processor, or AMD Phenom™ II X4 or X6
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
• 4GB of RAM or higher
• 1GB of VRAM or higher
• Minimum display resolution: 1024 × 768
• Windows-compatible sound card
• Windows-compatible Blu-ray Disc
output)
7 SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit edition), Windows
™
Burner (for Blu-ray Disc and DVD
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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
Hardware acceleration
Depending on your hardware specifications, Corel VideoStudio Pro lets
you optimize the performance of your system by optimizing hardware
acceleration.
Hardware decoder and encoder acceleration is supported only by
Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating
system software and requires at least 512 MB of VRAM.
To change hardware acceleration settings
1 Select Settings > Preferences [F6].
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2 Click the Performance tab and select the following options under
Editing Process and File Creation:
• Enable Hardware Decoder acceleration — enhances editing
performance and improves clip and project playback by using
video graphics acceleration technologies of the computer’s
available hardware
• Enable Hardware Encoder acceleration — improves the rendering
time required for producing your movies
Note: For optimum performance, VGA cards must support DXVA2
VLD mode with Vertex and Pixel Shader 2.0 or later.
If you want the program to automatically detect the hardware
acceleration capabilities of your system and determine the
optimum settings, select all hardware acceleration options in
Performance Optimization, including Enable hardware
acceleration optimization.
If the feature is not supported by your system, some hardware
acceleration options will be grayed out.
Installing and uninstalling the application
The Corel VideoStudio Pro installation disc has an autorun feature that is
designed to start installing the application automatically.
To install Corel VideoStudio Pro
1 Insert the Corel VideoStudio Pro installation disc 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
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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
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Visual C++® 2005 Redistributable Package
• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package
• SmartSound
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• Adobe® Flash® Player
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 X5, and click Remove.
4 Follow the instructions to remove Corel VideoStudio Pro from your
computer.
Starting and quitting the application
You can start Corel VideoStudio Pro from the Windows desktop or Start
menu, and quit the program from the application window.
To start the application
• Double-click the Corel VideoStudio Pro X5 icon on the Windows
desktop.
Note: You can also start Corel VideoStudio Pro from the list of
programs on the Windows Start menu.
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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.
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
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tool or command, you can type keywords to display a list of
relevant topics.
You can also press F1 to launch the Help.
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.
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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.
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
button
, and choose Check for Updates.
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 X5 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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million active users in over 75 countries. We develop software that helps
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helping people achieve new levels of productivity. The industry has
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Our award-winning product portfolio includes some of the world's most
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Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor
Corel VideoStudio Pro provides a hands-on workflow to produce
professional-looking videos, giving you the freedom to customize all the
elements in your video project.
This section introduces you to the Corel VideoStudio Pro application
window and workspace tools 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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The new workspace is designed to provide you with a better editing
experience. You can now customize the size of the program window and
change the size and position of the elements on your screen for full
control of your editing environment.
Each panel bahaves like an independent window that can be modified
according to your editing preferences. This is very useful when you are
using large displays or dual monitors.
Part Description
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, Tool s, and Settings
menus, which provide different sets of
commands.
3 — Player Panel Contains the Preview Window and Navigation
Panel.
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Part Description
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.
You can also drag the panel outside the main application window
into the second display area for dual-monitor setups.
To customize the size of the program window
• You can do one of the following:
• Click the Restore button and drag the ends of the program
window to the desired size.
• Click the Maximize button for full screen editing.
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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 173.
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
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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.
Part Description
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
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project or to trim a clip.
Part Description
4 — Project/Clip
Mode
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
Increases the size of the Preview Window.
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/Markout
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
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The toolbar provides easy access to many editing commands. You can
change your project view, zoom in and out on the Project Timeline, and
launch different tools that can help you edit efficiently.
Part Description
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, add and
position other elements such as titles,
overlays, voice-over and music.
3 — Undo Undoes the last action.
4 — Redo Repeats the last action that was undone.
5 — Record/Capture
Option
6 — Sound Mixer Launches the Surround Sound Mixer and the
7 — Auto Music Launches the Auto Music Options Panel for
Shows the Record/Capture Option panel,
where you can capture video, import files,
record voice-overs and take snapshots.
multitrack Audio Timeline, which lets you
customize your audio settings.
adding Smartsound background music to
your project in a variety of styles and moods.
You can set the music to match the duration
of your project.
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Part Description
8 — Zoom Controls Lets you adjust your view of the Project
Timeline by using the zoom slider and
buttons.
9 — Fit Project in
Timeline Window
10 — Project
Adjusts your project view to fit the entire
span of your Timeline.
Shows the duration of the project.
Duration
Project Timeline
The Project Timeline is where you assemble the media clips for 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
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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Part Description
1 — Show All Visible
Displays all tracks in your project.
Tracks
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
5 — Enable / Disable
Ripple Editing
Lets you set chapter or cue points in your
movie.
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.
10a — Video Track Contains videos, photos, color clips, and
transitions.
10b — Background
Track (HTML5 Mode)
Contains videos, photos, color clips, and
transitions in creating HTML5 projects.
11a — Overlay Tracks Contains overlay clips, which can be video,
photo, graphic, or color clips.
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Part Description
11b — Overlay Tracks
(HTML5 Mode)
Contains overlay clips, which can be photo,
graphic, or color clips.
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.
Right-click on any track button and choose Select all media to
select all media clips that are in the track.
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.
You can show or hide tracks from playback or when you render
your video. For more information, see “Enabling and disabling
tracks” on page 98.
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, instant project templates, 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 clips by scene.
You can also trim a clip in the Library by using the Trim ma r k e r s.
Hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple clips.
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Adding and deleting media clips in the Library
Organize the media clips in the Library so you can access assets for your
projects with ease and speed. You can also import a Library to restore
media files and other library information.
To add media clips to the Library
1 Click Add to create a new library folder where you want to store your
media clips.
Note: You can create custom folders to separate your personal clips
from sample clips and manage your assets more efficiently or to
keep all clips that belong to a project in a single folder.
2 Click Import Media Files to locate your files.
3 Select the files you want to import.
4 Click Open.
Click Browse to open the File Explorer where you can drag and
drop files to the Library or Timeline.
To delete media clips from the Library
1 In the Library, select a clip and press [Delete].
Or, right-click the clip in the Library and click Delete.
Note: While the clips are referenced in the Library, they actually
remain in their original location, so when you delete a clip from the
Library, only the Library instance is deleted. You can still access the
actual file in the location where it is stored.
2 When prompted, confirm that you want to delete the thumbnail
from the Library.
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To automatically locate and restore the link of the files in your library
• Click File > Relink.
A message appears that notifies you about the number of clips that
are successfully relinked.
Note: If the links to some clips are not restored, you can restore
them manually by browsing for the corresponding file on your
computer.
To export a library
1 Click Settings > Library Manager > Export library and specify a
folder location where you want to save your Library.
2 Click OK.
It is recommended that you back up your Library to avoid losing
important library information and media clips. This action creates
a backup of the virtual media files information of your current
library in a directory you specify.
To import a Library
1 Click on Settings > Library Manager > Import Library and find the
folder path of the directory you want to import.
2 Click OK.
To reset your Library to the default settings, select Settings >
Library Manager > Reset Library.
Tagging Files as 3D
3D media clips are supported in Corel VideoStudio Pro. Tagged 3D media
clips are marked with 3D for easy identification and to enable the 3D
media clip for 3D editing.
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To tag video and photo clips as 3D
1 Right-click 3D files imported into the Library or the Timeline and
choose Ta g a s 3 D from the right-click menu. The 3D Settings dialog
box is displayed.
2 Choose one of the following options to set the correct format for 3D
content:
• 2D — the default setting if the selected clip is not recognized as
3D.
• Side-by-side — delivers 3D content by splitting the horizontal
resolution of each frame for the left and right eye. Side-by-side 3D
is widely used by cable channels for delivering content for 3D ready
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TV sets because of lower bandwidth usage. Choose between the
Left-Right and Right-Left formats.
• Over-Under — delivers 3D content by splitting the vertical
resolution of each frame for the left and right eye. The higher
count of horizontal pixels makes this option more suitable for
displaying panning motion. Choose between the Left-Right and
Right-Left formats.
• Multiview Video Coding (MVC) — generates a high-definition twoview (stereoscopic) video or a multi-view 3D video.
• Multi-view image — delivers high-quality stereoscopic images such
as Multi-Picture Object (MPO) files that are shot using 3D cameras.
3 Click OK.
The thumbnail of the media clip in the Library and Timeline now has
the 3D tag.
In Corel VideoStudio Pro, MVC and MPO clips are automatically
detected and tagged as 3D during import.
The Left-Right format for side-by-side 3D is a popular choice for
delivering content and is used mostly in media clips imported or
captured from 3D video cameras. The Right-Left option is used
mostly in media clips acquired from the Web.
Tagging video and photo clips as 3D is required for editing in 3D
mode.
To preserve 3D attributes, make sure you only split or trim 3D
media clips. Applying 2D effects or filters to a 3D clip converts the
3D clip to 2D.
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.
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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.
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Starting a new movie project
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:
•Creating new projects
• 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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Creating new projects
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. You can also create
HTML5 projects that you can post on the Web.
To create a new project
• Click File > New Project [Ctrl + N].
To create a new HTML5 project
• Click File > New HTML5 Project [Ctrl + M].
To open an existing project
• Click File > Open Project [Ctrl + O].
Using Instant Project templates
Corel VideoStudio Pro has sample project templates that can help you get
familiar with the tasks and features of the application. You can also use
the Instant Project templates to create your video project or custom
templates.
To open an Instant Project template
1 Click the Instant Project button in the Media Library.
Note: The Custom category is the default path that contains
templates you have created.
2 Choose a template category from the folders that appear and click a
project thumbnail to preview the selected template.
3 Right-click on the template thumbnail and choose the point of
insertion in the Timeline between Add at the beginning and Add at
the end.
The template will be automatically imported into the Timeline.
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Note: You can also drag the template thumbnail to the Timeline.
To create an Instant Project template
1 Open the video project that you want to save as a template.
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.
7 Specify the path and folder name. Choose the category from the
drop-down menu where you want to keep your template.
Template details will also be displayed.
8 Click OK.
To import project templates
1 Click Import a project template and browse for the *.vpt file that you
want to import.
2 Click Open.
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Setting your preferences
Customize your working environment by using 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.
The Corel VideoStudio Pro Timeline allows 30P (30 frames per
second) editing by default. To prevent video clips with high frame
rates from being truncated, it is recommended that you choose
Enable 60P/50P editing from the Settings menu.
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.
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.
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Adding clips
There are a number of 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 are
inserted into the Video track.
• Drag clips from the Library to the appropriate tracks.
• Drag clips from File Explorer to the appropriate tracks.
• In the Library, right-click on the thumbnail, select Insert To and
choose the track where you want to insert the media file.
• Right-click on the Timeline and choose the type of media you want
to add.
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. Playback quality will be
dependent on your computer’s resources.
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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.
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.
To undo the last action
• Click the Undo button in the Toolbar.
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To redo the last undone action
• Click the Redo button in the Toolbar.
You can adjust the number of undo levels in the Preferences dialog
box.
You can also use the keyboard shortcuts [Ctrl] + Z and [Ctrl] + Y
to undo and redo actions respectively.
Showing and hiding grid lines
You can use grid lines to guide you when repositioning or resizing photos
and videos. You can also use grid lines to line up titles in 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.
Click to adjust grid line settings.
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Saving projects
To save your project
• Click File > Save [Ctrl + S].
Note: Corel VideoStudio Pro project files are saved in *.vsp file
format. HTML5 video projects are saved in *.vsh 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.
Save your project frequently to avoid accidental loss of work.
Saving projects by using Smart Package
Packaging a video project is useful if you want to back up your work or
transfer your files for sharing or for editing in a laptop or another
computer. 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
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
• Creating stop motion animations
• Creating screen capture videos
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and BDMV discs including camcorders that record on
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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 Stop Motion to create instant stop motion animations
using captured images from your photos and video capture
devices.
Click Screen Capture to create screen capture videos that
capture all computer actions and elements shown on your
screen.
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 175.
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
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.
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.
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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.
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 Pro 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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Creating screen capture videos
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Record computer actions and mouse movement by using the screen
capture feature in Corel VideoStudio Pro. This feature lets you create
videos that require visualization in a few easy steps. You can also define
the capture area for more emphasis and focus or integrate voice-overs.
To open the Active Screen capture window
• Click Screen Capture in the Capture Step Options Panel to launch the
Screen Capture toolbar.
The Corel VideoStudio Pro main program window minimizes in the
background and the Screen Capture toolbar appears.
Note: You can also launch the Screen Capture toolbar when you
click Screen Capture from Record/Capture Option .
Note: The capture area frame automatically appears along with the
Screen Capture toolbar.
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Part Description
1 — Capture area
Specifies the display area to capture.
frame
2 — Recording
Controls
3 — Capture area
frame dimensions
Contains the buttons that control your screen
capture.
Specifies the active program to capture and the
exact dimensions of the area to capture in the
Width and Height boxes.
4 — Settings
(default view)
Lets you specify file, audio, display and
keyboard shortcut settings.
Recording your screen
Before taking the actual screen capture, make sure to configure the
settings of the video first.
To configure your video
1 Click Settings.
2 In File Settings, specify the following details:
• Filename — Enter a filename for your project.
• Save to — Lets you specify the location where you want to save
the video file.
• Capture to library — Enable to automatically import your screen
capture to the Library.
Note: Screen captures are saved to the Samples folder in the Library
by default. Click to add a new folder and change the location
where the file is saved.
3 In the Format drop-down menu, choose an option from the available
formats.
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4 In Audio Settings > Voice, do one of the following:
• Click Enable voice recording to record a voice-over. Click the
Sound Check button to test your voice input.
• Click Disable voice recording to disable voice-over recording.
5 Enable or disable System audio and adjust the slider to your
preference.
6 In Monitor Settings, choose a display device.
Note: The program automatically detects the number of display
devices available on your system. Primary monitor is selected by
default.
7 Click Enable F10/F11 shortcut key to turn the keyboard shortcuts for
screen capture on and off.
Note: If the screen capture shortcut keys are in conflict with the
program you want to capture, it is recommended that you disable
this feature to avoid accidental stops or pauses while recording.
To record your screen capture
1 Choose one of the following options:
• Full screen — lets you capture the entire screen. When you launch
the Screen Capture toolbar, this option is enabled by default.
• Custom — lets you specify the area to capture. The capture area
dimensions are displayed accordingly. You can also specify an
application window to capture by choosing an option from the list
of active programs.
2 Click Settings to access more options.
Note: To include voice-overs and system audio, you must enable and
configure the respective settings before you start recording.
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3 Click Start / Resume Recording to start the screen capture.
All activities inside the specified capture area are recorded. Screen
capture starts after the countdown.
Note: You can press F10 to stop and F11 to pause or resume the
screen capture.
4 Click Stop Recording to finish your screen capture.
The screen capture is added to the Library and the custom folder that
you have specified and can be imported into the Corel VideoStudio
Pro Timeline.
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Edit
The Edit Step is where you put together all the elements of your project.
You can select videos, instant project templates, transitions, titles,
graphics, effects, and audio clips from the Library and add them to the
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
• Copying and pasting media clip attributes
• Taking snapshots in the Edit Step
• Ripple Editing
• Enabling and disabling tracks
• 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
Videos, photos and audio clips 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 it to the Video Track or Overlay
Track. Multiple clips can be selected by pressing [Shift].
• Right-click a clip in the Library and select In s e r t To: Vide o Tr a c k or
Inser t To : O v erlay Trac k .
• Select one or more video files in Windows Explorer and drag them 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.
3D media clips are supported in Corel VideoStudio Pro. You can
tag 3D media clips so that they can be easily identified and edited
with 3D editing features. For more information, see “Tagging Files
as 3D” on page 28.
Aside from video files, you can also add video from DVD or DVDVR formatted discs.
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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 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.
Corel PaintShop Pro PSPIMAGE files (*.pspimage) are now supported in
Corel VideoStudio Pro. PSPIMAGE files that are imported into the Library
have a multiple layer indicator so you can distinguish them from other
types of media clips.
To make all inserted photos the same size as the frame size of your
project
1 Click Settings > Preferences > Edit.
2 Change the Image resampling option default to Fit to project size.
To import PSPIMAGE files into the Timeline
1 Right-click a clip in the Library.
2 Click Insert To and select the track where you want to add your
media clip.
3 Choose one of the following options:
• Layers - lets you include the layers of a file into separate tracks
• Flatten - lets you insert a flattened image into a single track
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You can also drag the file directly into the Timeline and the
program will automatically add the layers to separate tracks. To
insert a flattened image, hold down [Shift] and dragging the file.
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 88.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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Hold [Shift] then drag the end of the clip on the Timeline to
change the playback speed.
The black arrow means you are trimming or extending the clip,
while the white arrow means that you are changing the playback
speed.
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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.
To replace 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 r k e r s on either side of the clip to change its length.
The Preview Window reflects the position of the Trim marker in the
clip.
Note: Instant timecode tip is a feature of Corel VideoStudio Pro that
allows you to add clips with a specific timecode. It appears while
trimming and inserting overlapping clips on the Timeline, enabling
you to make adjustments based on the timecode shown. For
example, the instant timecode tip appears with the format
00:00:00.00 (00 - 04.25). 00:00:00.00 indicates the current
timecode where the selected clip is located. The (00 - 04.25) startend range represents the duration of one overlapping clip with the
previous clip and another overlapping with the next clip.
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To trim a clip using the Duration box
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.
Part Description
1 - Timeline zoom Drag up and down to sub-divide a video clip
into frames per second.
2 - AccuCut
Timeline
3 - Jog Wheel Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.
4 - Playback Speed
Control
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Scan a video clip frame by frame for accurate
mark-in and mark-out positions.
Preview the clip at different playback speeds.
To trim a video file into multiple clips
1 Go to the Edit Step and select the clip that you want to trim.
2 Double click the clip to open the Options Panel.
3 Click Multi-trim Video in the Options Panel.
4 View the whole clip first by clicking Play to determine how you want
to mark segments in the Multi-trim Video dialog box.
5 Choose the number of frames to display by dragging the Timeline
zoom. You can choose to display the smallest subdivision of one
frame per second.
6 Drag the Scrubber until you get to the part of the video that you
want to use as the beginning frame of the first segment. Click Set
Mark-in 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.
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• Fade-in/out — Gradually increases/decreases the volume of the clip
for a smooth transition. Select Settings > Preferences > Edit to set
the fade-in/out duration.
• Rotate — Rotates the video clip.
• 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.
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• Resampling Option — Lets you modify a photo’s aspect ratio when a
transition or effect is applied.
• Pan & Zoom — Applies the Pan & Zoom effect to the current image.
• Presets — Provides various Pan & Zoom presets. Choose a preset
from the drop-down list.
• 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.
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• 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.
• 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.
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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, WebM
Output: DVAVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, QuickTime, Windows Media
Format, 3GP, 3GP2, AVCHD, BDMV, FLI, FLC, FLX, RM*, DivX*, UIS, UISX,
WebM
*Drivers need to be installed to enable this option.
Image format support:
Input: BMP, CLP, CUR, EPS, FAX, FPX, GIF87a, IFF, IMG, JP2, JPC, JPG,
MAC, MPO, PCD, PCT, 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
WAV, Windows Media
Stereo, Dolby Digital®5.1, MP3, MPA, QuickTime,
®
Audio, MP4, M4A, Aiff, AU, CDA, RM, AMR,
AAC, OGG
Output: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, M4A, OGG, WAV, 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
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in your project, drag the new transition onto the transition
thumbnail for replacement in the Storyboard View or Timeline
View.
• Overlap two clips in the Timeline.
To add a transition automatically
1 Select Settings > Preferences > Edit, then select Automatically add
transition effect.
2 Choose a transition effect from the Default transition effect drop-
down menu.
3 The default transition is added automatically between clips.
Note: A default transition, however, is always added automatically
between overlapping clips, whether the Automatically add transition
effect in Preferences is enabled or not.
To add a selected transition to all video track clips
1 Select the thumbnail of the transition.
2 Click 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.
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Saving your titles to My Favorites in the Library
If you still intend to use the title you have created for other projects, it is
recommended that you save to My Favorites in the Library. You can drag
a title to the Library to save it or right-click the title clip in the Timeline
and click Add to My Favorites.
The Title Safe Area
It is recommended to keep your text within the title safe area. The title
safe area is the rectangular white outline on the Preview Window.
Keeping the text within the bounds of the title safe area will make sure
the title does not get cut off at the edges.
To show or hide the title safe area
1 Click Settings > Preferences.
2 Under the General tab, click Display title safe area on Preview
Window.
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Editing titles
To edit titles
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.
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.
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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 Backdrop dialog box.
2 Choose a solid background bar or shapes that fit with text.
3 Choose the color of your backdrop. Use a solid or gradient color and
set the transparency.
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To modify text border, transparency, and add shadows
• Click 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.
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.
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4 In some animation effects, you can drag the Pause duration handles
to specify how long the text will pause after it enters and before it
exits the screen.
Pause duration handles
Applying title effects
Apply filters to your text using preset Title Effects such as Bubble, Mosaic,
and Ripple. The title filters are in a separate Title Effects category.
To apply title filters to the current text
1 Click Filter and choose Title Effects in the Gallery drop-down menu.
The Library displays the thumbnails of various filters under the Title
Effects category.
2 Select the clip in the Timeline then choose the title filter from
thumbnails shown in the Library.
3 Drag and drop the title filter onto your clip in the Title Track.
Note: By default, the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with
the new filter dragged onto the clip. In the Attribute tab of the
Options Panel, clear Replace last filter to apply multiple filters to a
single title.
4 Click Customize Filter in the Attribute tab of the Options Panel to
customize the attributes of the title filter. Available options depend
on the selected filter.
5 Preview how your clip looks with the video filter applied to it using
the Navigator.
Note: When there is more than one title filter applied to a clip, you
can change the order of filters by clicking or . Changing the
order of the title filters will have different effects on your clip.
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Graphic
The Graphic Library contains color clips, objects, frames and flash
animation.
Adding Color Clips
Color clips are solid colored backgrounds. 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.
3 To add a color that is not in the Library, click the color box beside the
color picker. Here, you can select a color either from Corel Color
Picker or the Windows Color Picker.
4 Set the Duration of the color clip in the Options Panel.
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Adding Objects or Frames
Object
Frame
Add decorative objects or frames to your videos as Overlay clips.
To add an object or frame
1 Select Graphic in the Library.
2 From the drop-down list, you can choose to add Object or Frame.
3 Select an object or frame and drag it onto the Overlay Track in the
Timeline.
4 Click the Attribute tab to resize and reposition the object or frame.
Note: You can also resize an object by double-clicking it on the
Preview Window and dragging the yellow handles.
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Adding Flash animations
Give more life to your videos by adding Flash animations as Overlay clips.
To add a Flash animation
1 From the drop-down list in the Graphic Library, select Flash
Animation.
2 Select a Flash animation then drag it onto the Overlay Track.
3 Click the Options button.
4 In the Attribute tab, customize your Flash Animation.
Customizing objects, frames and animations
Use the various options available in the Edit and Attribute tabs to
customize your object and frame. You can add animation, apply
transparency, resize the object or frame, and more.
Filters
Video filters are effects that you can apply to clips in order to change their
style or appearance. 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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