Corel VideoStudio Pro - X6 Instruction Manual
Contents
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
Welcome 1
Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro
Corel VideoStudio Pro guides you step-by-step through the process of
capturing, editing, and sharing videos. The application also offers
more than a hundred transitions, professional titling capabilities, and
simple tools for creating soundtracks.
To produce a video, you must capture or import footage from a
camcorder or 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
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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
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The new workspace is designed to provide you with a better editing
experience. You can now customize the size of the program window
and change the size and position of the elements on your screen for
full control of your editing environment.
Each panel bahaves like an independent window that can be modified
according to your editing preferences. This is very useful when you are
using large displays or dual monitors.
Part Description
1 — Step Panel Contains the Capture, Edit, and Share buttons,
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
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The Navigation Panel provides buttons for playback and for precision
trimming of clips. Use the Navigation Controls to move around a
selected clip or your project. Use the 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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