Corel VideoStudio Pro - X7 Instruction Manual

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Corel® VideoStudio® Pro X7

User Guide

Quick start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X7? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Hardware acceleration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Preparing for video editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Installing and uninstalling the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Starting and quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Updating the application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Corel Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Learning resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Documentation conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Using the Help system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User Guide PDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Understanding VideoStudio terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Learning with video tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using Web-based resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Workspace tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Exploring the workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Switching between workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the Player panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Customizing the workspace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Capture and import. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace . . . . . . . . . . . 35

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Capturing videos and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Capturing digital video (DV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Using DV Quick Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Capturing analog video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Importing from digital media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Scanning and splitting scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Project basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Creating new projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Using Instant Project templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Creating custom profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Editing with Smart Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Previewing your project or clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Showing and hiding grid lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Saving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Saving projects by using Smart Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Adding cues and chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Organize and find media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Using the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Sorting clips in the Library by using media filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Resizing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Tagging files as 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Switching between Timeline views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Showing and hiding tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Adding and swapping tracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Edit media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Using the Options panel in the Edit workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

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Adding video clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Adding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Modifying video playback speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Replacing media clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Using Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Trimming video into multiple clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Taking a snapshot from a video clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Enhancing clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Applying pan and zoom effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Adding transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Saving and deleting transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Titles and subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Using the Title Safe area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Adding titles using the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Applying text effects and animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Adding color clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Adding color patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Adding backgrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Adding objects or frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Adding Flash animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Customizing objects, frames, and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Video filters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Applying filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Marking filters as favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

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Applying multiple filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Customizing filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Adding clips to overlay tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Adjusting overlay clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Combining Overlay clips to create an Ultra HD (4K) video . . . . . 130

Applying motion to an overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Enhancing overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Chroma keying an overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Motion tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Tracking motion of video objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Matching motion to a tracking path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Customizing motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Tracking paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Adjusting tracking paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Using objects on tracking paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Using the Path Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Adding audio files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Splitting an audio track from a video clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Using Auto Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Using the Clip Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Trimming and cutting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Applying fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Using the Sound Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Adjusting stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Using the Surround Sound Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Mixing Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

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Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Painting Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Working with Painter Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Switching between Painting Creator modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Creating images and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

FastFlick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Creating a FastFlick project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Selecting a template (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Adding media clips (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Editing titles (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Adding music (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Applying Pan & Zoom effects (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Setting movie duration (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Saving to video files for computer playback (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . 184

Uploading to the Web (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Editing your movie in VideoStudio (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Screen capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Starting a screen capture project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Recording your screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Stop motion animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Creating a Stop Motion project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Capturing stop motion images in Corel VideoStudio . . . . . . . . . 193

Using the DSLR Enlarged Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Save and share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Choosing a sharing option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Saving to video files for computer playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Saving to video files for mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Saving HTML5 video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Uploading to the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

Creating 3D video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206

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Creating video files from part of a project (trimmed) . . . . . . . . . 207

Creating sound files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace . . . . . . . . 209

Burn discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Saving a project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214

Adding and editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Editing a menu template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218

Creating advanced menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Previewing your movie and menu before burning . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223

Copying a disc image file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

Creating disc labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229

Workspace shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Navigation area shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230

Timeline shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Multi-trim Video shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Layout settings shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Screen capture shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233

Other Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234

DV-to-DVD Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Scanning for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Applying templates and burning to DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

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Quick start

If you want to dive into Corel VideoStudio Pro right away, this tutorial will walk you through the key tasks. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:

• Import video clips to the Library

• Add your clips and photos

• Review and trim your video clips

•Add titles

• Apply transitions

•Add music

• Save and share

The same basic steps can be applied to create a photo slideshow or any multimedia presentation that includes photos, video clips, and music.

For a quick movie, try the FastFlick. For more information, see “FastFlick” on page 179.

For more details about starting movie projects, see “Project basics” on page 45.

Import video clips to the Library

Let’s start with the most common situation—the shoot is done and you’ve transferred your video clips and photos from your camera to your computer. We can open Corel VideoStudio Pro, and jump directly to the Edit workspace and the Library.

Quick start 1

The Library is the source for all your media, including video clips, photos, and music. It also houses templates, transitions, effects, and a variety of other media assets that you can use in your projects.

1 Click the Edit tab at the top of the application

window to open the Edit workspace. The Library panel appears in the upper right corner of the application.

2 Create a folder for your project to keep all your videos together by

clicking the Add a new folder button .

3 Type a name for the folder.

4 At the top of the Library, click the Import Media Files button ,

select the video clips and photos that you want to use, and click Open.

Note that the buttons at the top of the Library can be enabled and disabled to filter the thumbnails by video, photos, and music. If you

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don’t see the media you expect to see, check the state of these media buttons.

Add your clips and photos

Adding clips and photos to a video project is as easy as dragging thumbnails for the video clips and photos that you want to use from the Library to the Timeline.

If you’re looking for a way to get polished results quickly, you can use an Instant Project template. For more information, see “Using Instant Project templates” on page 46.

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Review and trim your video clips

The key to a successful video is to keep it short enough to hold your viewer’s interest. Let’s review and trim the video clips.

1 In the Edit workspace, click a video clip in the Timeline.

2 In the Navigation area of the Player panel, click Clip, and click the

Play button.

3 After you review the clip, drag the orange Tr i m M a r k e r from the

original starting position to the new starting position. The Scrubber moves to the selected frame and this frame displays in the Preview Window.

1. Trim Marker (one on each end). 2. Scrubber.

4 Now drag the second Tr i m M a r k e r from the original end position

to the new end position.

5 Click Play.

Note: Changes made to files imported into the Library do not affect the original files.

You can also t r i m video clips in the Timeline itself by dragging the end handles of a clip.

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Want to edit a section in the middle? Try Multi-Trim Video. For more information, see “Trimming video into multiple clips” on page 91.

Add titles

Now let’s add a title.

1 Drag the Scrubber to the position you want.

2 Click the Title button to the left of the Library thumbnails.

3 You can type directly in the Preview Window, but the easiest way

to get a professional-looking title, is to drag one of the title thumbnails from the Library to the Title track in the Timeline.

4 You can drag the title to any position in the Title track and adjust

the duration of the title by dragging the end handles of the clip.

5 To edit the title text, double-click the title clip in the Timeline, in

the Preview Window, select the text and type new text. Keep the text inside the box that displays near the edges of the Preview Window (called the Title Safe area).

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6 The Options panel for titles displays below the thumbnails in the

Library. Use any of the controls to format your title text. For example, you can align the text and change the font, size, and color.

Apply transitions

You can add transitions between clips or between photos. Transitions can be used to fade in or fade out or to dissolve one photo into the next. There are many transition options to choose from.

1 In the Library, click the Transition button .

2 Click the Gallery drop-list at the top of the Library, and choose All

if you want to see what is available.

3 Drag the thumbnail for the transition you want to the Timeline

and place it between two clips or photos.

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If you want to apply the same transition between all clips and photos in the track, in the Library, right-click the transition thumbnail, and choose Apply current effect to video track. You will be warned about replacing any existing transitions.

Add music

You can add songs from your computer by dragging a music file from the Library to the Music track. You can also use Auto Music to choose royalty-free music to your project.

1 On the Timeline toolbar, click the Auto Music button .

2 In the Auto Music area that displays below the Library thumbnails,

experiment with different choices in the drop-lists and click Play selected Music to listen to the selection.

3 To add your selection to the Timeline, click Add to Timeline.

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4 The music is added to the Music track, and as with other clips, you

can drag it to a new position in the Timeline and trim it by dragging the end handles.

5 To fade the music at the end of your project, click the Fade-out

button in the Auto Music area.

Note that with any audio clips, or video clips that include sound, you can control the volume of the clips. For more information about adjusting audio, see “Audio” on page 161.

Save and share

When you’re finished with your project, you can save it and share it in a variety of ways. For this tutorial, we’ll upload it directly to the Web.

Before sharing, it’s important to save a version of your project to the native *.vsp format. This will give you maximum flexibility if you choose to edit your project later or if you want to output it to a different format.

1 Click the Share tab to view the Share workspace.

2 Click File > Save, choose a location from the Save in box, and type

a name in the File name box.

3 To share your video on the Web, click the Web button , then

click YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, or Vimeo, and click Log In to sign in to your account or to create an account. After you sign in and approve the link between Corel VideoStudio Pro and the account, choose the settings you want for your video upload and click Start.

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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:

• What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X7?

• System requirements

• Hardware acceleration

• Preparing for video editing

• Installing and uninstalling the application

• Starting and quitting the application

• Updating the application

• Corel Support Services

•About Corel

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X7?

Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 boosts performance and ease of use. The key features are listed below.

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• 64-bit power — Maximize the processing power and higher memory capacity of the latest computer systems. The 64-bit version of Corel VideoStudio Pro demonstrates impressive speed improvements for many processes and better file handling when you work with HD files or when you work with multiple files and multiple tracks.

• FastFlick™ — Create movies and slideshows in three easy steps! Just select a template, add your media, and save your movie. Spend less time editing and more time sharing with the new FastFlick. For more information, see “FastFlick” on page 179.

• Smarter and faster 4K — The Smart Render option now works with UltraHD (4K) files so you can save time when generating previews. You can also enable hardware acceleration when creating a 4K video to optimize system performance.

• A sleek new look — Clean lines and subtle colors make a big difference in the refined Corel VideoStudio Pro workspaces.

• More project formats and increased HD support — Corel VideoStudio Pro now supports more project formats and has improved HD support. Preview your project in HD and choose from a wider range of project properties when you’re ready to save your movie.

• Fresh content in the Library — New templates, new content, and even new types of content, such as color patterns and backgrounds, have been added to the robust collection of media in the Library.

• Share mode — Sharing your projects is faster than ever. The Share workspace features a new look that makes it easier to choose the right format for your movie. Want to customize the settings used to render your movie? The Movie Profile Manager makes it easy to create, edit, and delete custom profiles. For more information, see “Save and share” on page 197.

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• Improved customization — Save time by taking advantage of new customization options. For example, filters now let you access your favorite filters quickly, file name control lets you better organize captured and split videos, and custom settings can be applied for batch conversion.

• Learning — Access a range of learning resources from the Help menu—search the latest information in the Help, download the User Guide PDF, or watch video tutorials in the Discovery Center. For more information, see “Learning resources” on page 17.

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 or 8.1, 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

• Microsoft Windows 8.1, Windows 7 (64-bit edition), Windows Vista SP2 (32-bit or 64-bit editions), or Windows XP SP3 operating system software

• 4GB of RAM or higher

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• 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 (DSLR) 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

Hardware acceleration

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

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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

1Select 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.

Preparing for video editing

Video editing tasks 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 before you launch Corel VideoStudio Pro.

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

• 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.

When you are in Corel VideoStudio Pro, you can choose settings that let you balance the quality of the playback and the speed of the application. For example, is your playback fast but fuzzy? Or is your playback too slow? The tips below can help you find the right settings in Corel VideoStudio Pro.

• Clearer, higher quality playback is available if your computer system meets or exceeds the recommended system requirements. You can work with HD projects and you can preview your project in HD. For more information see, “Setting project properties” on page 48 and “Previewing your project or clips” on page 52.

• To speed up less powerful systems, consider using Smart Proxy and review the hardware acceleration options. For more information, see “Editing with Smart Proxy” on page 50 and “Hardware acceleration” on page 12.

Installing and uninstalling the application

You can install Corel VideoStudio Pro from a disc or from installation files that you download.

To install Corel VideoStudio Pro

1 Close any open applications.

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2 Insert the DVD in the DVD drive or double-click the associated .exe

file that you downloaded.

If the setup does not start automatically, navigate to the DVD drive on your computer, and double-click Setup.exe.

3 Follow the instructions on your screen.

Note: In addition to Corel VideoStudio Pro, the following programs and drivers are automatically installed:

• DirectX 2010

• Microsoft Visual C++ 2005, 2008, 2012 Redistributable Package

• SmartSound

• Adobe Flash Player

• Apple QuickTime player

To uninstall Corel VideoStudio Pro

1 Open the Windows Control Panel.

2In the Programs category, click the Uninstall a program link.

3In the Programs and Features window, click

Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 in the list of applications.

4 Click Uninstall/Change.

5 Follow the instructions on your screen.

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

•From the Start menu, choose All Programs > Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 (Windows 7 or earlier) or use the Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 application icon or tile on your desktop or Start screen (Windows 8).

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To quit the application

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

Updating the application

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

To update the application

• Choose Help > 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 www.corel.com/support.

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® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter™, Corel® PaintShop® Pro, Corel® VideoStudio® and Corel® WordPerfect® Office. For more information on Corel, please visit www.corel.com.

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Learning resources

You can learn how to use Corel VideoStudio Pro in various ways: by searching the Help or the user guide, by accessing video tutorials in the Discovery Center, or by exploring the Corel Web site (www.corel.com).

This section contains the following topics:

• Documentation conventions

• Using the Help system

• Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User Guide PDF

• Understanding VideoStudio terminology

• Learning with video tutorials

• Using Web-based resources

Documentation conventions

The following table describes important conventions used in the Help.

Convention Description Example

Menu >Menu command

drop-list A list of options that drops

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A menu item followed by a menu command

down when a user clicks a down arrow button

Click Settings > Preferences > Edit.

Select a profile from the Profile drop-list.

Convention Description Example

A note containing information that is important to the preceding steps. It may describe conditions under which the procedure can be performed.

A tip containing suggestions for performing the preceding steps. It may present alternatives to the steps, or other benefits and uses of the procedure.

Enable Flatten audio and background video if your browser can only support a single track for audio and video.

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

Using the Help system

The Help that is available from within the program is the most comprehensive source of information for Corel VideoStudio Pro. The Help system provides two ways to find information. You can choose a topic from the Contents page, or use the Search page to search for specific words and phrases. You can also print topics from the Help.

Online and local Help

If you are connected to the Internet, the application displays the online Help. When you are online, you have access to the latest and most helpful links. If no Internet connection is available, the application displays the local Help that is installed on your computer.

To use the Help system

1 Do one of the following:

• Click Help > Help topics.

• Press F1.

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

• Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help

• Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word or phrase (enclosed in quotation marks). For example, if you are looking for information about a specific tool or command, you can type the name of the tool or command, such as Trimming, to display a list of relevant topics.

Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User Guide PDF

You can view the Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User Guide PDF online or you can download it to your computer or tablet. At any time, you can print the pages you want. You can find the PDF in Help menu (Help > User Guide (PDF)).

Understanding VideoStudio terminology

Learn more about the language of video editing. We created a list of the most common video editing terms used in Corel VideoStudio Pro to help you out. What is a scrubber and what does rendering mean? Find out by reading the “Glossary” on page 239.

Learning with video tutorials

The Discovery Center window (English only) lets you find and view a range of videos that help you learn about the application and video editing.

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You can also visit www.youtube.com/VideoStudioPro for more tutorials.

To open the Discovery Center window

• Choose Help  Video Tutorials.

Using Web-based resources

From the Corel VideoStudio Pro Help menu and the Corel website, you can access a number of Web pages dedicated to customer support and communities. You can find resources such as downloads, tutorials, tips, newsletters, newsgroups, and other online resources.

To access Corel VideoStudio Web resources

• Use your Internet browser to go to www.corel.com/videostudio. You will find links to a variety of learning resources and community links, such as the VideoStudio Facebook postings (https://www.facebook.com/corelvideostudio) and the Digital Media Forum discussions (http://forum.corel.com/).

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Workspace tour

Corel VideoStudio Pro has three workspaces: Capture, Edit, and Share. These workspaces are based on the key steps in the videoediting process. The customizable workspaces let you rearrange the panels to suit your preferences and ensure that you have everything you need at a glance.

This section presents the following topics:

• Exploring the workspaces

• Switching between workspaces

• Using the Player panel

• Using the toolbar

•Customizing the workspace

Exploring the workspaces

Corel VideoStudio Pro consists of three main workspaces:

•Capture

•Edit

•Share

Each workspace contains specific tools and controls to help you accomplish the task at hand quickly and efficiently.

You can customize the size and position of the elements on your screen for full control of your editing environment. For information about using a custom workspace layout, see “Customizing the workspace” on page 31.

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The Capture workspace

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

The Capture workspace consists of the following components:

1. Menu bar

— provides various commands for customizing

Corel VideoStudio Pro, opening and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more.

2. Preview Window

— shows the current video being played in the

Player panel.

3. Library panel

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— a storage depot for captured media clips.

4. Navigation area — provides buttons for playback and for precision

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trimming in the Player panel.

5. Information panel — lets you view information about the files you are working with.

6. Capture Options

— displays different media capture and import

methods.

The Edit workspace

When you open Corel VideoStudio Pro, the Edit workspace appears as your default workspace. The Edit workspace and the Timeline are the heart of Corel VideoStudio Pro, where you can arrange, edit, trim, and add effects to your video clips.

The Edit workspace consists of the following components:

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1. Menu bar — provides various commands for customizing

Corel VideoStudio Pro, opening and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more.

2. Preview Window

— shows the current video being played in the

Player panel.

3. Library panel — a storage depot for everything you need to create a

movie, including sample video, photo, and music clips, and your imported clips. It also includes templates, transitions, titles, graphics, filters, and paths. The Options area opens in the Library panel.

4. Navigation area

— provides buttons for playback and for precision

trimming in the Player panel.

5. Toolbar

— lets you choose from a variety of functions related to

content in the Timeline.

6. Timeline panel

— The Timeline is where you assemble the media

clips for your video project. For more information, see “Timeline” on page 67.

The Share workspace

The Share workspace lets you save and share your finished movie.

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The Share workspace consists of the following components:

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1. Menu bar

— provides various commands for customizing

Corel VideoStudio Pro, opening and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more.

2. Preview Window

— shows the current video being played in the

Player panel.

3. Category selection area — lets you choose between Computer, Device, Web, Disc, and 3D movies output categories. For HTML5 projects, you can choose HTML5 and Corel VideoStudio project.

4. Format area — provides a selection of file formats, profiles, and descriptions. For Web sharing, it displays the settings for your account.

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5. Navigation area — provides buttons for playback and for precision

trimming in the Player panel.

6. Information area — lets you view the information about the output

location and provides an estimate of the file size.

Switching between workspaces

Corel VideoStudio Pro simplifies the process of creating movies by organizing the controls you need into three workspaces that

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

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

The Edit

workspace includes the Timeline. This is

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

The Share workspace lets you save and share your movie. You can save your video file, burn it to a disc, or upload it to the Web.

To switch between workspaces

• At the top of the application window, click one of the following tabs:

• Capture

• Edit

• Share

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Using the Player panel

The Player panel consists of the Preview window and the Navigation area, which provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. Use the controls in the Navigation area to move around a selected clip or your project. Use the Trim Mark e r s and Scrubber to edit your clips. In the Capture workspace, this panel also acts as the device control for a DV or HDV camcorder.

The Player panel consists of the 1. Preview Window and the 2. Navigation area

The Navigation area

The table below describes the controls available in the Navigation area.

Part Description

Scrubber Lets you scrub through the project

or clip.

Trim Markers Lets you drag the scrubbers to set

a preview range in the project or

Project/Clip mode

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to trim a clip.

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

Part Description

Play Plays, pauses, or resumes the

current project or a selected clip.

Home Returns to the starting segment or

cue.

Previous Moves to the previous frame.

Next Moves to the next frame.

End Moves to the end segment or cue.

Repeat Loops playback.

System Volume

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

HD Preview Lets you preview high definition

clips and projects.

Timecode Lets you jump directly to a part of

your project or selected clip by specifying the exact timecode.

Enlarge Preview

Increases the size of the Preview Window.

Window

Split Clip Splits the selected clip. Position

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

Mark-in and Mark-out

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

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The Play button in the Navigation area 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.

Yo u may choo se to play only a par t of your pro ject . Th e sel ected 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 trimmed range only

1Use the Trim M a r k e r s or the Mark-in/out buttons to select the

preview range.

2 To preview the selected range, select what you want to preview

(Project or Clip), then click Play. To preview the entire clip, hold [Shift], then click Play.

Using the toolbar

The toolbar provides easy access to many editing commands. You can change your project view, zoom in and out on the Timeline, and launch different tools that can help you edit efficiently.

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Part Description

Storyboard View

Displays your media thumbnails in chronological order.

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.

Undo Undoes the last action.

Redo Repeats the last action that was

undone.

Record/ Capture Option

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

Sound Mixer Launches the Surround Sound

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

Auto Music Launches the Auto Music

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

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Part Description

Track Motion Launches the Track Motion

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

Subtitle Editor Launches the Subtitle Editor

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

Zoom in and Zoom out

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

Fit Project in Timeline Window

Project Duration

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

Shows the total duration of the project.

Customizing the 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 behaves 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.

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The main panels are:

1. Player panel — Contains the Preview Window and Navigation area.

2. Timeline panel — Contains the Toolbar and Timeline.

3. Library panel — Contains the media library and the Options area.

To mov e a pane 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, or resize each panel.

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

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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.

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 233.

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

To set program preferences

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

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Capture and import

Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you capture or import video from DVDvideo, 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:

• Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace

• Capturing videos and photos

• Capturing digital video (DV)

•Using DV Quick Scan

• Capturing analog video

• Importing from digital media

• Scanning and splitting scenes

Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace

In the Capture workspace, 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 workspace.

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

Click DV Quick Scan to scan your DV tape and select the scenes.

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

Capturing videos and photos

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.

The Capture Video Options panel consists of the following components:

• Duration — Sets the length of time for the capture.

• Source — Displays the detected capture device and lists other capture devices installed on your computer.

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

• File name — Allows you to specify a prefix for captured files.

• Capture folder — Allows you to specify a location for captured files.

• Split by scene — Automatically separates captured video into several files based on changes in shooting date and time.

• 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.

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

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

To capture video clips and photos from your camcorder

1 Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the

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

2 In Capture Options Panel, click Capture Video.

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

4 Select a file format from the Format drop-list. In the Capture

folder box, type a folder location or mark the Capture to library check box and choose a folder from the drop-list. 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 area 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 frame 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.

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To capture videos and photos using a DSLR

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

2 Click Capture Video and select your device from the Source drop-

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.

To capture video from an HDV camcorder

1 Connect your HDV camcorder to your computer’s IEEE-1394 port

using the IEEE-1394 cable.

2 Turn on your camcorder and switch it to Play/Edit mode and make

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

if HDVout I-Link is on the LCD screen to check if the camera is set to HDV mode. If you see DVout I-Link, press P-MENU at the lower right of the screen. In the menu, press MENU > STANDARD SET > VCR HDV/DV and press HDV.

3 In the Capture workspace, click Capture Video .

To capture DVB-T video

1 In the Capture workspace, click Capture Video .

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

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

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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-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.

To capture TV footage

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

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-list.

4 Click OK.

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

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

Capturing 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.

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

Using DV Quick Scan

Use this option to scan a DV device for scenes to import. You can add the date and time of your video.

For more information on this feature, see “DV-to-DVD Wizard” on page 235.

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 for the duration of

the video, select Entire video. If you only want a portion of the video, select Duration and specify the number of seconds.

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Capturing analog video

When footage is captured from analog sources such as VHS, S-VHS, Video-8, or Hi8 camcorders/VCRs, it is converted to a digital format that can be read and stored by the computer. Before capturing, choose the desired file format to use for saving the captured video in the Options Panel’s Format list.

To specify the type of video source you are capturing from

1 In the Capture workspace, 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 Template tab, choose the frame size and compression

method to use for saving the captured video.

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Importing from digital media

You can import DVD, AVCHD, BDMV video and photos from a disc, hard drive, memory card and digital camcorders.

To import digital media

1 In the Capture workspace, click Import from Digital Media.

2 Click Select Import Source Folders and browse for folders that

contain your digital media and click OK.

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

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

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

To enable timecode retrieval for AVCHD

1 In the Capture workspace, click Import from Digital Media.

2 Select the file location from the Select Import Source Folders list

and click Start.

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3 Choose the media clips you want to import and click Start import

to launch Import Settings.

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

date information as title.

5 Choose Entire video to import the timecode of the video file 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 to all the videos that you import and hide the Import Settings dialog box by marking the

Apply this setting and never ask me again check box. You can also choose to enable the same check box on the Capture tab of the Program preferences dialog box. For more information, see “Customizing the workspace” on page 31.

Scanning and splitting scenes

A single DV tape may contain video that was captured at different times. Corel VideoStudio Pro automatically detects these segments and saves them as separate files.

To find scenes in your video

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

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To use Split by scene

1 In the Capture workspace, click Capture Video.

2 Enable Split by scene on the Capture Video Options Panel.

Corel VideoStudio Pro will automatically look for the scenes according to their shooting date and time and capture them as separate files.

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Project basics

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 project properties

• Editing with Smart Proxy

• Previewing your project or clips

• Undoing and redoing actions

• Showing and hiding grid lines

•Saving projects

• Saving projects by using Smart Package

• Adding cues and chapters

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.

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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 create a new FastFlick project

1 Click To ol s > FastFlick.

2 From the FastFlick window, click Menu > New Project.

For more information, see “FastFlick” on page 179.

To open an existing project

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

Using Instant Project templates

Instant Project templates let you fast-track the movie creation process by providing you with pre-assembled movie projects. Simply exchange the placeholder clips and photos with your own media and you’re done. They are also a great way to learn about the components of a movie project.

You can use one template for the entire movie, or you can add more than one template. For example, you can use different templates for the start, middle, and end of your movie. You can even create and save custom templates. For example, if you are creating a series of videos, you can create a template so that all the videos have a consistent style.

To open an Instant Project template

1 In the Edit workspace, click the Instant Project button in the

Library panel.

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2 Click a template category from the folders that appear.

3 To preview a template, click the template thumbnail, and click the

Play in the Player panel.

4 Right-click the template thumbnail and choose the point of

insertion in the Timeline between Add at the beginning and Add at the end.

The template is added to the Timeline.

You can also add a template to your project by dragging the thumbnail to the Timeline.

To replace clips, photos, and music in an Instant Project template

1 Drag a clip, photo, or music track from the Library to the

appropriate placeholder clip, photo, or music track.

2 Press [Ctrl] and release the mouse button.

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.

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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-list 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.

Setting project properties

Project Properties serve as your template for 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.

The project properties are based on a profile. You can use an existing profile or create a custom profile. For more information about custom profiles, see “Creating custom profiles” on page 49.

To modify project properties

1 Click Settings > Project Properties.

2 Choose the appropriate setting options in the Project Properties

dialog box.

3 Click OK.

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When customizing project settings, it is recommended that you make the settings the same as the attributes of the video footage that will be captured to avoid distorting the video images and can help prevent jumping frames. However, preview performance might decrease for projects with high resolution files, depending on the system specifications.

Creating custom profiles

Profiles contain settings that define how to create the final movie file. By using the preset profiles provided by Corel VideoStudio Pro or by creating and saving your own profiles in the Movie Profile Manager, you can have multiple versions of your final movie. For example, you can create profiles that provide high-quality output for DVD and video recording, and you can create profiles that output to smaller, lowerquality files ideal for Web streaming and e-mail distribution.

You can also choose profiles and create custom profiles in the Share workspace before you output your movie project. For more information, see “Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace” on page 209.

To create custom profiles

1 Click Settings > Movie Profile Manager. The Movie Profile

Manager dialog box opens.

2 Click the Computer or 3D tab.

3 From the Format drop-list, choose a file format.

4 Click New.

5 In the New Profile Options dialog box, click the

Corel VideoStudio Pro tab, and type a name in the Profile name box.

6 Click the General tab, and choose the settings you want.

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Note: Additional tabs and settings are available depending on the type of format you choose.

7 Click OK.

To choose a custom profile for your project

1 Click Settings > Movie Profile Manager. The Movie Profile

Manager dialog box opens.

2 Click the Computer or 3D tab.

3 From the Format drop-list, choose a file format.

4 In the Profile area, choose Personal Profiles from the drop-list.

Previously saved custom profiles are listed in the box below the drop-list.

5 Click the profile you want, and click Close.

Editing with Smart Proxy

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

When you edit and preview your project, proxy files will be used as substitutes for their large video source counterparts. This feature works especially for handling video footage shot in HD, which can take up a lot of your computer’s resources to process. Whereas when you render a video file, the original video source files will be used.

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

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To enable the creation of proxy files

• Click Settings > Smart Proxy Manager > Enable Smart Proxy. Note: The Smart Proxy feature is enabled by default if the

computer’s hardware can support the feature. However, you can force the creation of proxies at any time by right-clicking on a file, or multiple files in the Timeline, and choosing Create Smart Proxy File.

To set the environment when smart proxy files will be generated

1 Select Settings > Smart Proxy Manager > Settings.

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

customize Smart Proxy settings.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manager.

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

3 Click OK.

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Previewing your project or clips

The Play button in the Navigation area of the Player panel serves two purposes:

• Playback your entire project

• Playback a selected clip

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 on the Ruler Panel.

If you have a high definition project (HD), you can enable HD Preview so that you can preview your project with a clearer, higher quality result. The speed depends on your system.

To preview a project or clip

1 In the Navigation area of the Player panel, click Project or Clip.

2 Click Play.

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Note: For Clip, only the currently selected clip plays.

If you want to preview a high definition project in full HD, enable the HD Preview button.

To play part of a project or clip

1 Use the Trim Ma r k e r s or the Mark-in/out buttons to select the

preview range.

2 With the preview range selected, in the Navigation area of the

Player panel, click Project or Clip.

3 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 on the Toolbar.

To redo the last undone action

• Click the Redo button on 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.

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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.

Saving projects

You can save projects so that you can edit or complete them later. To protect your work, you can enable automatic saving at regular intervals.

To save your project

• Click File > Save [Ctrl + S].

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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.

Adding cues and chapters

Adding cues and chapters helps you to navigate through a project and allows you to place comments on your Timeline. These cue and chapter

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marks are used mainly as project guides or disc menu chapters and

Cue points

interactive links in HTML5 projects.

Cue points serve as markers that help in lining up media clips in a project. Chapter points specify disc menu chapters or hyperlinks.

To add project cues

1 Click the Chapter/Cue Menu.

2 Click Cue Point.

3 Drag the cursor to where you want to add a cue point and click

the bar below the Timeline ruler. Notice that a blue arrow icon is added.

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4 Repeat Step 3 to add more cue points.

Cue points

Add/Remove Cue Point

Note: You can also use the Cue Point Manager when adding cue points. Select Add and specify the timecode and name of cue for easy identification. Click OK and then Close.

You can also add a cue point by dragging the Timeline slider to the desired cue point position in your project and clicking Add/ Remove Cue Point.

To add chapters

1 Select Chapter Point in the Chapter/Cue Menu.

2 Drag the cursor where you want to add a chapter and click the bar

below the Timeline ruler. Notice that a green arrow icon appears to indicate chapter points in your movie.

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3 To edit a chapter, click on a chapter point and drag to a new

Chapter points

position.

4 To rename a chapter, double click a chapter point and enter a new

chapter name. Click OK.

To remove chapters and cues, drag the markers outside the Timeline ruler and release the mouse button. You can also drag the Timeline ruler to a chapter or cue point and click Add/ Remove Chapter Point or Add/Remove Cue Point.

You can also drag the Timeline slider to the desired chapter point position in your project. Click the Add/Remove Chapter Point.

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Organize and find media

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.

This section contains the following topics:

• Using the Library

• Sorting clips in the Library by using media filters

• Resizing thumbnails

• Tagging files as 3D

Using the 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, graphics, and tracking paths.

Create a custom library for your project. You can select, add, and delete media in the Library. If the media files are moved from their original location, you can automatically restore the links. Remember to export the library to create a backup on the hard drive or an external storage device. You can then import the library at a later time.

After completing a project, you can reset the Library to restore the default media clips. The files you added will be deleted from the Library, but not from their original location. You can always choose to re-import your media files into the Library.

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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 dragging the Scrubber in the Player panel to set the Mark-in/Mark-out points.

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, SWF, DivX*, UIS, UISX, WebM

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Output: DVAVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, QuickTime*, Windows Media Format, 3GP, 3GP2, AVCHD, BDMV, 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, 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, AMR, AAC, OGG

Output: Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1, M4A, OGG, WAV, WMA

To select media in the Library

•In the Library, do one of the following:

• Select one media file — click a thumbnail.

• Select multiple media files — press and hold [Ctrl], and then

click the thumbnails you want.

• Select a sequence of media files

the sequence, press and hold [Shift], and then click the last thumbnail in the sequence.

— click the first thumbnail in

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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 or to keep all clips that belong to a project in a single folder.

2 Click the Import Media Files button 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.

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 reference 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.

To automatically locate and restore links to media files

• 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.

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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.

This action creates a backup of the virtual media file information of your current library in the directory you specify.

To import a Library

1 Click on Settings > Library Manager > Import Library and find the

folder that you want to import.

2 Click OK.

To reset the Library

• Click Settings > Library Manager > Reset Library.

This action restores the Library to the default settings and deletes all user added files.

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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You can also click the Show/Hide title button to show or hide

Thumbnail size slider

the file names of the media clips.

To show or hide media clips

• Click one or more of the following buttons:

• Show / Hide Videos

• Show / Hide Photos

• Show / Hide Audio Files

To change the Library panel view

• You can use the icons in the Library panel to display Instant Project templates, transitions, titles, graphics, filters, and tracking paths.

Resizing thumbnails

Corel VideoStudio 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 or increase thumbnail size.

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Tagging files as 3D

In Corel VideoStudio, MVC and MPO clips are automatically detected and tagged as 3D during import. You can also tag 2D clips to simulate the 3D effect when you render the project as a 3D movie. Tagged 3D media clips are marked with 3D for easy identification and to enable the 3D media clip for 3D editing.

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.

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 3D from the right-click menu. The 3D Settings dialog box is displayed.

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2 Choose one of the following options to set the correct format for

3D content:

• 2D — the default setting if the selected clip is not recognized as

3D.

• Side-by-side — delivers 3D content by splitting the horizontal

resolution of each frame for the left and right eye. Side-by-side 3D is widely used by cable channels for delivering content for 3D ready 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.

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Timeline

The Timeline is where you assemble the media clips for your video project.

This section contains the following topics:

• Switching between Timeline views

• Showing and hiding tracks

• Adding and swapping tracks

• Using Ripple Editing

Switching between Timeline views

Two types of views are available in the Timeline: Storyboard View and Timeline View.

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.

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Corel VideoStudio Storyboard View

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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.

Corel VideoStudio Timeline View

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Part Description

1 — Show All Visible Tracks

2 — Track Manager Lets you manage the tracks visible in the

3 — Selected range Displays a color bar that represents the

4 — Add / Remove Chapter or Cue

Displays all tracks in your project.

Timeline.

trimmed or selected part of a project.

Lets you set chapter or cue points in your movie.

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Part Description

5 — Enable / Disable Ripple Editing

When enabled, clips maintain their relative positions when a clip is added to the track. For more information, see “Using Ripple Editing” on page 73.

6 — Track buttons Shows / Hides individual tracks.

7 — Automatically scroll Timeline

Enables or disables scrolling along the 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, graphics, and

transitions.

10b — Background Track (HTML5 Mode)

Contains videos, photos, graphics, and transitions in 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 for HTML5 projects, which can be photo, graphic, or color clips.

12 — Title Track Contains title clips.

13 — Voice Track Contains voice-over clips.

14 — Music Track Contains music clips from audio files.

You can use the mouse wheel to scroll through the Timeline.

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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 mouse wheel to zoom in and out of the Timeline.

To switch between Storyboard View and Timeline View

• Click the buttons at the left side of the Toolbar.

Showing and hiding tracks

You can show or hide tracks. When tracks are hidden, they do not show during playback or when you render your video. Selectively showing or hiding tracks lets you see the effect of each track in a project without having to delete and reimport media clips repeatedly.

To show or hide tracks

• Click the Track button of the track that you want to show or hide.

• — An open eye indicates that the track is visible

— A closed eye indicates that the track is hidden

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Adding and swapping tracks

The Track Manager allows you to take more control of the Timeline. You can have up to 20 Overlay tracks, two Title tracks, and three Music tracks.

In an HTML5 project, you can have up to three Background tracks, 18 Overlay tracks, two Title tracks, and three Music tracks.

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There is only one Video track and one Voice track by default.

To add tracks

1 Click Tr a c k M a n a g e r on the Toolbar.

2 Specify the number of tracks you want to display from the drop-

down list for each track.

Click Set as Default to save current settings as defaults for all new projects.

To swap Overlay tracks

1 Right-click on an Overlay track button and select Swap

Tra ck s.

2 Choose the corresponding Overlay track that you want to swap.

All media in the selected Overlay tracks swap.

This feature only works if you are working on projects with multiple Overlay Tracks.

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Using Ripple Editing

Use Ripple Editing to maintain the original synchronization of tracks when inserting or deleting clips.

For example, if you add a 10-second clip at the beginning of the video, all the other clips moves to the right by 10 seconds. This makes editing more efficient by keeping all tracks synchronized.

Original Timeline

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

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

To insert clips in Ripple Editing mode

1 Click the Enable/Disable Ripple Editing button to activate the

panel.

2 Click beside each track where you want to apply Ripple

Editing.

3 Drag a clip to insert from the Library to the desired position on the

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

Note: Ripple Editing also works when you remove clips.

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Edit media

Videos clips, photos and audio clips are the foundation of your project and manipulating them is the most important skill you can master.

This section contains the following topics:

• Using the Options panel in the Edit workspace

• Converting multiple files

• Adding video clips

• Adding photos

• Modifying video playback speed

• Replacing media clips

• Trimming a clip

• Using Split by Scene

• Trimming video into multiple clips

• Saving trimmed clips

• Taking a snapshot from a video clip

• Enhancing clips

• Adjusting white balance

• Applying pan and zoom effect

Using the Options panel in the Edit workspace

The Options panel in the Edit workspace allows you to modify the media, transitions, titles, graphics, animation, and filters that you add to the Timeline. The number of tabs and controls available depends on the type of media that you select. For example, if you select a video clip,

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and click Options in the Library panel, two tabs display: Video and Attribute.

Video: Video tab

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

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

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

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

• Rotate — Rotates the video clip.

• 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.

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• 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.

• Resampling Option — Allows you to set the aspect ratio for the video.

Photo: Photo tab

• Duration — Sets the duration of the selected image clip.

• Rotate — Rotates the image clip.

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

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

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

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

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Attribute tab

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

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

• Replace last filter — Allows the last filter applied to a clip to be replaced when you drag a new filter onto the clip. Clear this option if you want to add multiple filters to your clips.

• Applied filters — Lists the video filters that were applied to a clip. Click or to arrange the order of the filters; click to remove a filter.

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

• Advanced Motion — Opens the Customize Motion dialog box which allows you to customize the motion of overlays and titles. For more information, see “Customizing motion” on page 148.

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Converting multiple files

Batch Convert allows you to convert a large number of files to another format in sequence. You can also create a profile for performing batch conversions. This allows you to save the batch conversion settings and apply them to future batch conversions.

To run a Batch Convert

1 Click File > Batch Convert.

2 Click Add and then choose the files you want to convert.

3 Select an output folder in Save in folder.

4 In Save as type, choose your desired output type.

If you want to set more advanced saving options, click the Options button.

5 Click Convert.

The result is shown in the Tas k R ep o rt dialog box. Click OK to finish.

To create a Batch Convert profile

1 Click File > Batch Convert.

2 In the Batch Convert dialog box, choose the settings that you

want to save as a profile.

3 Click the Profile button and choose Add Profile.

4 In the Add Template dialog box, type a name for the profile.

You can apply a Batch Convert profile by clicking the Profile button and choosing the profile that you want to apply.

You delete a Batch Convert profile by clicking the Profile button, choosing Delete Profile, and choosing the profile that you want to delete.

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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 65.

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

Adding photos

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

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Corel PaintShop Pro PSPIMAGE files (*.pspimage) are 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

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.

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Modifying video playback speed

You can modify the playback speed of your videos. Set your video in slow motion to emphasize a movement, or set it to play at lightning speed and give your movie a comical air. 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 In the Edit workspace, click Options, and click Speed/Time-lapse in

the Options panel.

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.

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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 with 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.

To adjust the variable speed attributes of your video clip

1 In the Edit workspace, click Options, and click Variable Speed in

the Options panel.

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.

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 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.

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2 Choose Replace clip from the right-click menu.

The Replace/relink clip dialog box appears.

3 Browse for the replacement media clips and click Open.

The clip in the Timeline is automatically replaced.

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

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

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

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 Tr i m ma rk ers to set the Mark-in/Mark-out

points on the clip.

3 For more precise trimming, click on a Trim m a r k e r, 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 i m m a r k 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.

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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 00:00:17.05 (03:00 - 00). 00:00:17.05 indicates the current timecode where the selected clip is located. The (03:00 - 00) 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.

Using Split by Scene

Use the Split by Scene feature in the Edit workspace 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 In the Edit workspace, select a captured DV AVI file or an MPEG

file on the Timeline.

2 Click Options and click the 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 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.

Trimming video into multiple clips

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

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1 — Timeline zoom Drag up and down to sub-divide a video clip

into frames per second.

2 — AccuCut Timeline

3 — Playback Speed Control

4 — Jog Wheel Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.

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

Preview the clip at different playback speeds.

To trim a video file into multiple clips

1 In the Edit workspace, 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.

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Corel VideoStudio Pro - X7 Instruction Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

Quick start

Import video clips to the Library

Add your clips and photos

Review and trim your video clips

Add titles

Apply transitions

Add music

Save and share

Welcome

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X7?

System requirements

Hardware acceleration

To change hardware acceleration settings

Preparing for video editing

Installing and uninstalling the application

To install Corel VideoStudio Pro

To uninstall Corel VideoStudio Pro

Starting and quitting the application

To start the application

To quit the application

Updating the application

To update the application

Corel Support Services

About Corel

Learning resources

Documentation conventions

Using the Help system

To use the Help system

Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User Guide PDF

Understanding VideoStudio terminology

Learning with video tutorials

To open the Discovery Center window

Using Web-based resources

To access Corel VideoStudio Web resources

Workspace tour

Exploring the workspaces

Switching between workspaces

To switch between workspaces

Using the Player panel

To preview projects or clips

To play the trimmed range only

Using the toolbar

Customizing the workspace

To mov e a pane l

To customize the size of the program window

To dock a panel

To save a custom workspace layout

To load a custom workspace layout

To set program preferences

Capture and import

Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace

Capturing videos and photos

To capture video clips and photos from your camcorder

To capture videos and photos using a DSLR

To capture video from an HDV camcorder

To capture DVB-T video

To capture TV footage

To capture video in MPEG-2 format

Capturing digital video (DV)

Using DV Quick Scan

To add the date and time of your video

Capturing analog video

To specify the type of video source you are capturing from

Importing from digital media

To import digital media

To enable timecode retrieval for AVCHD

Scanning and splitting scenes

To find scenes in your video

To use Split by scene

Project basics

Creating new projects

To create a new project

To create a new HTML5 project

To create a new FastFlick project

To open an existing project