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

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

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X6? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Recommended system specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Supported input/output devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Hardware acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Installing and uninstalling the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Starting and quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Accessing the Corel Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Learning how to use the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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

Registering Corel products. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Updating the application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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

About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Preview Window and Navigation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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

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

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

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

Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Adding and deleting media clips in the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Tagging Files as 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Saving Titles to the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Thumbnail Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Starting a new movie project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Creating new projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using Instant Project templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Adding clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Setting a preview range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Showing and hiding grid lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Saving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Saving projects by using Smart Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

The Capture Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Capturing Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Split by scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

DSLR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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

Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel . . . . 48

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High Definition Video (HDV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Digital TV or DVB-T video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

TV footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

DV Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Importing from digital media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Creating stop motion animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Creating screen capture videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Toolbar Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Recording your screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Working with clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adding video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Adding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Speed and Time-lapse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Variable Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Reversing video playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Replacing media clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Multi-trimming your video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

The Edit Step Options Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Assets and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Adding transitions to My Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

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Titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Adding titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Saving your titles to My Favorites in the Library . . . . . . . . . . . 92

The Title Safe Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Editing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Modifying text attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Applying animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Applying title effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adding Color Clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adding Objects or Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Adding Flash animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Customizing objects, frames and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Key frame settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Copying and pasting media clip attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Taking snapshots in the Edit Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Enabling and disabling tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Editing with Smart Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Enhancing clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Adjusting color and brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Adjusting tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Applying pan and zoom effect. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Resizing and distorting clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Adding cues and chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Working with Overlays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Adding clips to the Overlay Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Adding and Swapping Multiple Tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Working with Overlay clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Trimming Overlay clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Repositioning the current Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Resizing an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Distorting an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Combining Overlay clips to create an Ultra HD (4K) video. . . 123

Applying motion to an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Enhancing Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Chroma keying an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Tracking, matching and customizing motion in video . . . . . . . . 128

Motion Tracking interface basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Tracking motion of video objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Matching motion to a tracking path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Customizing motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Using the Path Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Saving tracking paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Painting images and animations using Painting Creator . . . . . . . 152

Painting Creator interface basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Painting Creator control buttons and sliders. . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Painting Creator modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Working with Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Adding voice-over narration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Adding background music. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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Importing music from an audio CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

Auto Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Using the Clip Volume Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Trimming and cutting audio clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Audio view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Using the Surround Sound Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Adjusting stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Mixing Surround Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

The Share Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Creating video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Creating 3D video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Creating HTML5 video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Creating sound files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Creating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Adding and Editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Creating disc menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Copying a disc image file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Creating disc labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Export to SD card (Menu, No menu) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195

Exporting to mobile device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196

Project Playback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

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Recording to a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Recording to an HDV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Uploading to the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

Creating movie templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

Appendix A: Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

Step Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Navigation Panel shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

Timeline shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Multi-trim Video shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Layout settings shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Screen capture shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Other Shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Scanning for scenes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Applying templates and burning to DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

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Welcome

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

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

This section contains the following topics:

• Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro

• What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X6?

• 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

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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 X6?

Corel VideoStudio Pro X6 provides you with advanced features that support the latest video editing technologies, making it possible to create home movies with ease.

• Motion Tracking — Ever wish you could avoid all the repetitive steps required to set up motion tracking? Corel VideoStudio Pro X6 is smart enough to track specific on-screen elements in your video, like a walking man, license plates, or a bouncing ball — all in just a few clicks!

For more information, see “Tracking motion of video objects” on page 136.

• Customize Motion — Bring ordinary objects to life! You can now customize the movement of graphics, titles, objects, or even video clips for that picture-in-picture effect!

For more information, see “Customizing motion” on page 147.

• Ultra HD (4K resolution) support — Be up-to-date with the latest in video technologies! The program lets you output files to the 4K video format to maximize the capabilities of Ultra HD 4K-enabled devices for the best video viewing experience!

For more information, see “Combining Overlay clips to create an Ultra HD (4K) video” on page 123 and “Creating video files” on page 170.

• Subtitle Editor — Add subtitles to your video using the new Subtitle Editor. The program can automatically detect voice and distinct audio in your video and easily convert them to subtitle segments. You can also refer to the Waveform View to help identify areas in your video with significant audio. The Subtitle Editor lets you organize and edit all of your subtitles in one place!

For more information, see “Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor” on page 88.

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• Enhanced AVCHD 2.0 support — Get the most out of the enhanced AVCHD 2.0 video format. The program now supports AVCHD 3D, AVCHD Progressive and AVCHD 3D/Progressive. You can also output AVCHD-quality video to the *.MVC file format and save it directly to an SD card for viewing on your portable devices!

For more information, see “Creating discs” on page 178 and “Export to SD card (Menu, No menu)” on page 195.

• DSLR Stop Motion and Enlarged Mode — Corel VideoStudio Pro X6 now supports a wide array of the latest DSLRs! Maximize the potential of your high-definition cameras with the DSLR Enlarged Mode — a feature that mimics your camera’s viewfinder, complete with all the features and settings of a DSLR! Supported models even display the live view focus, allowing you to adjust the camera’s focus on-screen. You can also use your DSLR as an input device, which is ideal for on-the-spot shoots and high-quality stop motion animation!

For more information, see “To capture images using a DSLR” on page 55.

• Variable Speed — Whether you need your videos slowed down or sped up, Corel VideoStudio Pro X6 has the solution. With the Variable speed function, you can now alter the speed of every part of your video without having to work on multiple video clips!

For more information, see “Variable Speed” on page 69.

• Enhanced screen capture — This feature has been enhanced to let you specify the frame rate to use during screen capture and is a great way to make presentations that require the visual environment of your computer. You can also guide your audience more effectively by integrating mouse clicks in your training and demo videos!

For more information, see “Recording your screen” on page 60.

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• Swap tracks — Working with multiple overlay tracks? We’ve made it easier for you to reorganize a project by swapping overlay tracks and all of their contents.

For more information, see “Adding and Swapping Multiple Tracks” on page 119.

• Random effect customization — Corel VideoStudio Pro X6 now gives you more control over the random effects that are applied to your clips. Choose a specific set of transitions for your project by using the Customize option.

For more information, see “Transitions” on page 84.

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 8, Windows 7 SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit edition), 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

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• Microsoft Windows 8, 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 Burner (for Blu-ray Disc and DVD output)

Supported input/output devices

• Digital Single-Lens Reflex (SLR) cameras

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

• USB capture devices, PC cameras, webcams

• 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)

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

• iPhone, iPad, iPod Classic with video, iPod touch, Sony PSP and Android smartphones

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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].

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.

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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 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 2010

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package

• SmartSound

• 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 X6, and click Remove.

4 Follow the instructions to remove Corel VideoStudio Pro from your

computer.

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Starting and quitting the application

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

To start the application

• Double-click the Corel VideoStudio Pro X6 icon on the Windows desktop. Note: You can also start Corel VideoStudio Pro from the list of programs on the Windows Start menu.

To quit the application

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

Accessing the Corel Guide

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

To access the Corel Guide

• On the upper right corner of the application window, click the

Help and product information button . The Corel Guide window appears.

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Learning how to use the application

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

To use the Help

1 On the application window, click the Help and product

information button .

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

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

• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help

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

• Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word or phrase. If you are looking for information about a specific tool or command, you can type keywords to display a list of relevant topics.

You can also press F1 to launch the Help.

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.

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

• It is recommended that you store video files on a dedicated hard drive.

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

Registering Corel products

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

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

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.

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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

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 X6 from the Product information and preferences menu.

button , and choose Check for Updates.

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.

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About Corel

Corel is one of the world's top software companies providing some of the industry’s best-known graphics, productivity and digital media products. Boasting the most comprehensive portfolio of innovative software, we've built a reputation for delivering solutions that are easy to learn and use, helping people achieve new levels of creativity and productivity. The industry has responded with hundreds of awards for innovation, design and value.

Used by millions of people around the world, our product lines include

CorelDRAW

Corel

Graphics Suite, Corel®Painter™, PaintShop®Pro, Corel®VideoStudio®Pro and WordPerfect®Office.

For more information on Corel, please visit www.corel.com.

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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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Workspace

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,

2 — Menu Bar Contains the File, Edit, Tools, and Settings

3 — Player Panel Contains the Preview Window and Navigation

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which correspond to the different steps in the video editing process.

menus, which provide different sets of commands.

Panel.

Part Description

4 — Library Panel Contains the Media Library, Media Filters and

Options Panel.

5 — Timeline Panel Contains the Toolbar and Project Timeline.

To mo v e a pa ne 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 209.

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

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Step Panel

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

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

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

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

Menu Bar

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

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Preview Window and Navigation Panel

The Navigation Panel provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project. Use the Trim Mar 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

project or to trim a clip.

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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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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

8 — Track Motion Launches the Track Motion dialog box,

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.

which lets you create tracking paths of particular elements in selected video clips.

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Part Description

9 — Subtitle Editor Launches the Subtitle Editor dialog box,

which lets you detect and organize segments to easily add titles in selected video clips.

10 — Zoom Controls Lets you adjust your view of the Project

Timeline by using the zoom slider and buttons.

11 — Fit Project in Timeline Window

12 — Project Duration Shows the total duration of the project.

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

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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Corel VideoStudio Pro Timeline

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Corel VideoStudio Pro Timeline in HTML5 Mode

Part Description

1 — Show All Visible

Displays all tracks in your project.

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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 Shows / Hides 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 ( H T M L 5 M o de )

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.

11b — Overlay Tracks (HTML5 Mode)

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

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Part Description

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 106.

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, audio files, instant project templates, transitions, titles, filters, color clips, and tracking paths.

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 m a 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

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ready 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 two-view (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.

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Saving Titles to the Library

When you are creating multiple title clips that share the same att ributes, such as f ont type a nd style , it is use ful to st ore a copy o f your title clip in the Library.

To save your title as a preset

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

Sorting clips in the Library by using Media Filters

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

To sort media clips by name, date or rating

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

To change the media clips views

• Click the List view button to display your media clips in a list that includes file properties, or click the Thumbnail view button

to display thumbnails.

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To show or hide media clips

Thumbnail size slider

• Click one or more of the following buttons:

• Show / Hide Videos

• Show / Hide Photos

• Show / Hide Audio Files

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

Thumbnail Views

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

To adjust thumbnail size

• Move the slider to the left or right to decrease and increase thumbnail size.

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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.

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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. 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 Trim M a r ke rs 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 DVDvideo, DVD-VR, AVCHD and BDMV discs including camcorders that record on memory cards, internal memory of discs, DV or HDV camcorders, mobile devices, as well as analog and digital TV capture devices.

This section contains the following topics:

• The Capture Step Options Panel

•Capturing Video

•DV Quick Scan

• Importing from digital media

• Creating stop motion animations

• Creating screen capture videos

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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, camcorders.

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

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.

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2 In Capture Options Panel, click Capture Video.

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 — Allows you to specify a folder where you want your captured files to be saved.

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

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

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

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

• Tak e a Sn a p sh o t — 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.

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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.

DSLR

Corel VideoStudio Pro captures videos and photos taken with your DSLR in real time, maximizing the full power of your camera’s sensor and lens.

To capture videos and photos from a DSLR

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

2 Select your device from the Source drop-down list.

3 Specify a folder location for your saved files by clicking the

Capture Folder button .

4 Click Capture Video to start recording. Click Stop Capture or press

[Esc] to stop capturing.

5 To capture a photo while the DSLR is connected to the computer,

click Take a snapshot.

Digital Video (DV)

To capture Digital Video (DV) in its native format, select DV from the Format list in the Options Panel. This saves the captured video as a DV AVI file (.avi).

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

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When capturing DV, click Options in the Options Panel and select

Shuttle Slider

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.

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

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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.

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.

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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 Temp la te tab, choose the frame size and compression

method to use for saving the captured video.

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.

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For more information on this feature, see “Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard” on page 211.

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.

Importing from digital media

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

To import digital media

1 Click Capture Step then click Import from Digital Media.

2 Click Select Import Source Folders and browse for folders that

contain your digital media and click OK.

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

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

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

To enable timecode retrieval for AVCHD

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

Media.

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

Import Settings.

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

date information as title.

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

as a title spanning the entire duration of the video. Choose Duration to import the timecode as a title within a specified duration. Click OK to apply the settings.

Note: You can apply the same settings for all video files for importing. Click the Apply this setting and never ask me again box or press [F6] to turn on the settings.

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Creating stop motion animations

Using captured images from DV/HDV camcorders, webcams or DSLRs, or imported photos, 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.

4 Select where you want your 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.

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To capture images

1 Connect the webcam, DV/HDV camcorder or DSLR to your

computer.

2 A message box appears to confirm that you want to use the

device. Click OK.

3 If more than one device is connected, select your preferred

capture device from the drop-down list.

4 Modify any of the Stop motion settings.

5 Click Capture image to capture images manually.

Stop motion settings tab

• Image Duration — Lets you choose the exposure time for each image. A higher frame rate results in a shorter exposure time for each image.

• Capture Resolution — Lets you adjust the screen capture quality. Options vary according to the settings on your capture device.

• Auto Capture — You can click Enable auto capture to configure the program to capture automatically using preset intervals. Click the Set Time button to adjust the Capture Frequency and Tota l C a pt ure Du r a t io n settings.

• Onion Skin — Lets you move the slider from left to right to control the opacity of the new captured image and the previously captured frame. Captured frames automatically appear in the Stop Motion timeline.

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To capture images using a webcam or DV/HDV camcorder

1 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 Record mode, move your subject between each capture to

show movement in the images.

3 If you are using footage from a DV/HDV camcorder, you can make

screen captures during video playback.

To capture images using a DSLR

1 When a supported DSLR is connected, the Auto Focus button

will be enabled automatically. You can choose to keep this setting

or click the Manual Focus button . Note: If the DSLR does not support Auto Focus, the Manual Focus

button will be enabled automatically and the Auto Focus button will be grayed out.

2 You can enable the live view focus display on supported DSLRs by

clicking the Show focus button .

3 Modify any of the following DSLR settings: ISO, White Balance, Ev,

Metering Mode and Image Quality. Corel VideoStudio Pro uses the DSLR settings for Mode, Aperture and Shutter Speed.

4 You can switch to the Enlarged mode by clicking the Enlarge

button

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DSLR Enlarged Mode

Corel VideoStudio Pro mimics the camera viewfinder and gives you quick access to DSLR features and settings.

Part Description

1 — Mode Displays information on the selected

camera mode.

2 — Image quality Lets you set the image size and quality.

3 — Metering mode Lets you set the metering mode by

4 — White balance Lets you set the white balance by selecting

5 — Focus indicator Displays information on the selected focus

selecting from your camera’s preset options.

from your camera’s preset options.

setting.

6 — Show focus Displays live view focus guides on the

screen.

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Part Description

7 — Aperture Displays the aperture settings of the

camera. This will be disabled when the DSLR is in P or Tv mode.

8 — Shutter speed Displays the shutter speed settings of the

camera. This will be disabled when the DSLR is in P or Av mode.

9 — ISO Lets you adjust the ISO setting by selecting

from your camera’s preset options.

10 — Live view focus guides

11 — Ev Lets you choose the exposure value

12 — Onion skin Lets you control the opacity of the new

13 — Auto capture Enables the auto capture feature.

14 — Capture resolution Lets you set the image resolution. You can

15 — Image duration Lets you set the exposure time for each

Lets you adjust the focus area by clicking on the arrows or dragging the focus area box.

compensation setting.

captured image and the previously captured frame by moving the slider.

choose from the preset options or use the settings on your DSLR.

image.

Stop motion supported DSLR devices

• Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, EOS 1D Mark IV, EOS 1D Mark III, EOS 1D X, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 5D Mark II*, EOS 7D*, EOS 40D, EOS 50D*, EOS 60D*, EOS 60Da*, EOS 650D/Rebel T4i, EOS 600D/ Rebel T3i, EOS 1100D/Rebel T3, EOS 550D/Rebel T2i, EOS 500D/ Rebel T1i, EOS 450D/Rebel XSi, EOS 1000D/Rebel XS

*Supported models display the live view focus guides.

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

in your stop motion animation projects.

Note: If photos do not appear in the folder, click Browse.

2 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

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

• You can do one of the following options:

• 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.

• Click Screen Capture from Record/Capture Option .

• Double-click the Corel ScreenCap X6 desktop shortcut or from the program group in the Start menu.

The capture area frame automatically covers the entire screen by default and appears along with the Screen Capture toolbar.

Toolbar Basics

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Part Description

1 — Capture area frame

2 — Recording Controls

3 — Capture area frame dimensions

4 — Settings (default view)

Specifies the display area to capture. This covers the entire screen by default.

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.

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 and identify the save path in 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.

• Format — Choose an option from the available formats in the drop-down menu.

• Frame rate — Lets you specify the number of frames to be used when recording.

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Note: Using a lower frame rate is ideal for uploading videos to the Internet as it yields a smaller file size but with less accuracy on screen dynamics. A higher frame rate produces a larger file size and is most useful for detailed presentations to capture actual screen dynamics.

3 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.

4 Enable or disable System audio and adjust the slider to your

preference.

5 In Control Settings, the following options are available:

• Mouse click animation — Enable to include mouse clicks in the screen capture.

• Enable F10/F11 shortcut key — Turns 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.

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.

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

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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.

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

• Tracking, matching and customizing motion in video

• 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 Insert To: Video Track or Insert To: Overlay Track.

• 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 30.

Aside from video files, you can also add video from DVD or DVD-VR 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 drag 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 97.

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 set of photos selected.

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, Time-lapse 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.

Variable Speed

You can add variety to your project by modifying the playback speed of a clip at different intervals.

Setting the variable speed removes the audio of the video clip.

To adjust the variable speed attributes of your video clip

1 Click Variable Speed in the Options Panel of the Edit Step or right-

click the clip and select Variable Speed.

2 Drag the Scrubber to the points where you want to add key

frames.

3 Click Add key frame to set the frame as a key frame in the clip.

You can change the playback speed at each key frame.

4 To increase or decrease the speed, click the buttons or enter a

value in Speed.

You can also drag the slider from Slow to Normal or Fast.

5 Click the Play button to preview the effect.

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6 Click OK when finished.

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 their 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.

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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.

Trimming a clip

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

To split a clip into two

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

split.

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

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

3 Click to split the clip into two clips. To remove one of these

clips, select the unwanted clip and press [Delete].

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To trim a clip with the Trim markers using Single Clip Trimmer

Trim markers

Mark-in/ Mark-out

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.

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

[Shift] and click the Play button. Note: You can also use zoom controls to display each frame of

your video on the Timeline and trim one frame at a time. The Scroll Bar makes navigating through your project quicker and easier. A wheel mouse can also be used to scroll, and to zoom by pressing [Ctrl].

To trim a clip directly on the Timeline

1 Click a clip on the Timeline to select it.

2 Drag the Tr im m a rk e rs 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

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while trimming and inserting overlapping clips on the Timeline,

Instant timecode tip

Duration

Trim markers

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.

To trim a clip using the Duration box

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.

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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).

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.

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6 Click Scan. Corel VideoStudio Pro then scans through the video file

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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.

Multi-trimming your video

The Multi-trim Video feature is another method for breaking down a clip into multiple segments. While Split by Scene is automatically done by the program, Multi-trim Video gives you complete control over the clips you wish to extract, making it even easier to include only the scenes you want.

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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

4 - Playback Speed

Scan a video clip frame by frame for accurate mark-in and mark-out positions.

Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.

Preview the clip at different playback speeds.

Control

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

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that you want to retain or marking segments that you want taken

[F5] [F6]

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.

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.

segment.

Moves to the previous/next frame in the video.

Moves to the start or end frame of a trimmed

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.

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To save a trimmed clip

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

trimmed clip.

• Click File > Save Trimmed Video.

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.

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

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

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

• Rotate — Rotates the video clip.

• 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.

• Variable Speed — Allows you to adjust the playback speed of a clip at different intervals.

• Reverse video — Plays the video backward.

• Take a Snapshot — Saves the current frame as a new image file and places it in the 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.

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• Rotate — Rotates the image clip.

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

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

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

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

• 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.

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

• Customize Filter — Allows you to define the behavior of the filter throughout the clip.

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

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

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

• 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 Stereo, Dolby Digital5.1, MP3, MPA, QuickTime, WAV, Windows Media 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 Tra nsi ti on s 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

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process to insert a transition at the next cut. To replace a transition 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 > and click the Edit tab.

2 Under Transition Effect, enable Automatically add transition effect

The default transition is added automatically between clips. Note: A default transition is always added automatically between

overlapping clips, whether the Automatically add transition effect in Preferences is enabled or not.

To further customize transitions, you may also do one of the following:

• In Default transition effect duration, enter a value for the number of seconds you want transitions to take place in between clips.

• Choose a transition effect from the Default transition effect drop-down menu.

• In Random effects, click the Customize button and select transitions you want to use in your project when transitions are added in between clips.

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.

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To add random transitions to all video track clips

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

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.

Adding titles

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 Title, Video and Overlay 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.

Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor

The Subtitle Editor lets you add titles to video or audio clips. Easily add on-screen narration or song lyrics for music videos, or subtitles with precise frame entry and exit using timecodes!

To launch the Subtitle Editor

1 Select a video or audio clip in the Timeline.

2 Click the Subtitle Editor button .

The Subtitle Editor dialog box appears.

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You can also launch the Subtitle Editor dialog box by rightclicking a selected video or audio clip in the Timeline and choosing Subtitle Editor.

To add subtitles manually with the Subtitle Editor

1 In the Subtitle Editor dialog box, drag the scrubber or play the

video to the part where you want to add titles.

2 Using the playback controls or manual scrubbing, click the Mark

in and Mark out buttons to define the duration of each subtitle.

Each subtitle segment manually added will appear in the Subtitle list.

Note: You can also click the Add a new subtitle button to add a subtitle segment on the current location of the scrubber. If you click this button while the scrubber is on an existing subtitle segment, the program will seamlessly create an end point of the existing subtitle segment and the start point of a new subtitle segment.

Click the Waveform view button to display the audio waveform of the video clip. This is helpful in determining areas that have significant audio levels.

To add subtitles automatically with the Subtitle Editor

1 In the Voice Detection area, select settings in the Voice recording

quality and Sensitivity drop-lists that correspond to the characteristics of the audio quality in your video.

2 Click Scan.

The program will automatically detect subtitling segments based on audio levels.

The subtitle segments are added to the Subtitle list.

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Note: Voice Detection will be activated only if your video clip has audio.

For better voice detection results, it is best to use videos with clear speech and less background noise. This feature works best for video tutorials, speeches and video presentations.

To import subtitle files using the Subtitle Editor

1 Click the Import subtitle file button and browse for subtitle

files that you want to import.

2 Click Open.

The selected subtitles appear in the Subtitle List.

All subtitle segments previously added manually or automatically, along with its properties, will be replaced by the selected subtitle files.

To edit subtitles by using the Subtitle Editor

1 For each subtitle in the Subtitle list, click the default text to

activate the text box and type the text you want. Click outside the text box when you finish editing the text.

Repeat this step for all subtitle segments.

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Corel VideoStudio Pro - X6 Instruction Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome

Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X6?

System requirements

Minimum system requirements

Recommended system specifications

Supported input/output devices

Hardware acceleration

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

Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor

Workspace

Step Panel

Menu Bar

Preview Window and Navigation Panel

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Project Timeline

Storyboard View

Timeline View

Options Panel

Library

Adding and deleting media clips in the Library

Tagging Files as 3D

Saving Titles to the Library

Thumbnail Views

Starting a new movie project

Creating new projects

Using Instant Project templates

Setting your preferences

Setting project properties

Adding clips

Previewing

Setting a preview range

Undoing and redoing actions

Showing and hiding grid lines

Saving projects

Saving projects by using Smart Package

Capture

The Capture Step Options Panel

Capturing Video

Split by scene

DSLR

Digital Video (DV)

Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel

High Definition Video (HDV)

Digital TV or DVB-T video

Analog video

TV footage

DV Quick Scan

Importing from digital media

Creating stop motion animations

Creating screen capture videos

Toolbar Basics

Recording your screen

Edit

Working with clips

Adding video clips

Adding photos

Color

Speed and Time-lapse

Variable Speed

Reversing video playback

Replacing media clips

Trimming a clip

Split by Scene

Multi-trimming your video

Saving trimmed clips

The Edit Step Options Panel

Assets and Effects