Corel VideoStudio Pro - X9 User Guide

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Corel® VideoStudio® X9

User Guide

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

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

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio X9? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Hardware acceleration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Preparing for video editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Installing and uninstalling the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Starting and quitting the application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Updating the application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Corel Support Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About Corel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Learning resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Documentation conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Using the Help system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Understanding VideoStudio terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Learning with video tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Web-based resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Workspace tour. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Exploring the workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Switching between workspaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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Using the Player panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Using the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Customizing the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Capture and import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Capturing videos and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Capturing digital video (DV) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Using DV Quick Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Capturing analog video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Importing from digital media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Scanning and splitting scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Project basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Creating new projects and opening projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using Instant Project templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Creating custom profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using Smart Proxy for a faster, smoother editing experience . . . . 53

Previewing your project or clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Showing and hiding grid lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Saving projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Saving projects by using Smart Package. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Adding cues and chapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Organize and find media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Sorting, viewing, and filtering clips in the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Resizing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Tagging files as 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Switching between Timeline views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Showing and hiding tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Adding and swapping tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Using Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Edit media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Using the Options panel in the Edit workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Adding video clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Adding photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Modifying video playback speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Using Freeze Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Replacing media clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Using Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Trimming video into multiple clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Taking a snapshot from a video clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

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

Adjusting white balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Applying pan and zoom effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Adding transitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Saving and deleting transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Titles and subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Using the Title Safe area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Adding titles using the Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Applying text effects and animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Converting titles to image and animation files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Adding color clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Adding color patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Adding backgrounds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Adding objects or frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Adding Flash animations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Customizing objects, frames, and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Video filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Applying filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Marking filters as favorites. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Applying multiple filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Customizing filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Adding clips to overlay tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Adjusting overlay clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Combining Overlay clips to create an Ultra HD (4K) video . . . . . 142

Applying motion to an overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Adjusting the overall transparency of overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Adding borders to overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

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Blending overlay clips with the background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Using video masks with overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Motion tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Tracking motion of video objects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Matching motion to a tracking path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Customizing motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Tracking paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Adjusting tracking paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Using objects on tracking paths. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Using the Path Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Using Audio Ducking to automatically adjust volume. . . . . . . . . 181

Splitting an audio track from a video clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Using Auto Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Balancing the volume of multiple clips with Normalize Audio. . . 185

Using the Clip Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Trimming and cutting audio clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186

Applying fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Using the Sound Mixer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Adjusting stereo channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Using the Surround Sound Mixer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Mixing Surround Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Duplicating an audio channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

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Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Painting Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193

Working with Painter Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Switching between Painting Creator modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Creating images and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197

Screen capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Starting a screen capture project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

Recording your screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202

FastFlick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Creating a FastFlick project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207

Selecting a template (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Adding media clips (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Editing titles (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209

Adding music (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Applying Pan & Zoom effects (FastFlick). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Setting movie duration (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212

Saving to video files for computer playback (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . 213

Uploading to the Web (FastFlick). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

Editing your movie in VideoStudio (FastFlick) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

Making FastFlick templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Terminology for FastFlick templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Rules for creating FastFlick templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220

Creating FastFlick templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222

Stop motion animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Creating a Stop Motion project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

Capturing stop motion images in Corel VideoStudio . . . . . . . . . 227

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Using the DSLR Enlarged Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228

Multi-Camera Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

The Multi-Camera Editor workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232

Basic steps in multi-camera editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

Importing video and audio clips into the Multi-Camera Editor . . 235

Synchronizing video and audio clips in multi-camera projects . . 236

Choosing an audio source for your multi-camera project . . . . . . 238

Editing multiple clips to create a multi-camera compilation . . . . 239

Adding picture-in-picture (PIP) in the Multi-Camera Editor . . . . . 242

Managing multi-camera source files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Saving and exporting your multi-camera project . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

Using Smart Proxy with the Multi-Camera Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . 245

Save and share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Choosing a sharing option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247

Saving to video files for computer playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Saving to video files for mobile devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250

Saving HTML5 video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252

Uploading to the Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254

Creating 3D video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256

Creating video files from part of a project (trimmed) . . . . . . . . . 258

Creating sound files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259

Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace . . . . . . . . 260

Burn discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Saving a project to disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263

Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Adding and editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

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Editing a menu template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270

Creating advanced menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273

Previewing your movie and menu before burning . . . . . . . . . . . 275

Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276

Copying a disc image file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279

Creating disc labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280

Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Menu command shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283

Workspace shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Navigation area shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284

Timeline shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285

Multi-trim Video shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Layout settings shortcuts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286

Screen capture shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

Other Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287

DV-to-DVD Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Scanning for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289

Applying templates and burning to DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

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Quick start

If you want to dive into Corel VideoStudio 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 207.

For more details about starting movie projects, see “Project basics” on page 47.

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, and jump directly to

Edit workspace and the Library.

the

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 o

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

f the application.

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 disab

led to filter the thumbnails by video, photos, and music. If you don’t see the media you expect to see, check the state of these media buttons.

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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

Library to the Timeline.

the

If you’re looking for a way to get polished results quickly, you can use an Instant Project template. For more information, see Project templates” on page 49.

“Using Instant

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.

Quick start 3

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 Trim Marker 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 Trim Marker 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 trim video clips in the Timeline itself by dragging the end handles of a clip.

Want to edit a section in the middle? Try Multi-Trim Video. For more information, see

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“Trimming video into multiple clips” on page 101.

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 tex text inside the box that displays near the edges of the Preview Window (called the Title Safe area).

t. Keep the

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

Library. Use any of the controls to f

ormat 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.

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

oose Apply current effect to video track. You will be warned about

eplacing any existing transitions.

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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 r

oyalty-free music to your project.

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

1 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.

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

3 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 d

ragging the end handles.

4 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 179.

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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 s

ign in to your account or to create an account. After you sign in and approve the link between Corel VideoStudio and the account, ch

oose the settings you want for your video upload and click

Start.

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Welcome

Welcome to Corel VideoStudio, the surprisingly creative video-editing software that lets you produce professional-looking videos, regardless of your skill level. Corel VideoStudio provides a complete set of tools

capturing, editing, and sharing your video, slideshow, and

for multimedia projects.

The availability of features depends on the version of the software you have. For more information, see Compare on http://videostudiopro.com.

This section contains the f

• What’s new in Corel Vide

• 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

ollowing topics:

oStudio X9?

What’s new in Corel VideoStudio X9?

New creative features as well as enhancements to favorite features means that you can create stunning videos faster in Corel VideoStudio. T

he key updates are listed below.

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• New Multi-Camera Editor — Create professional-looking video

compilations from footage of events that have been captured on different cameras, from different angles. The easy multi-view workspace lets you edit on the fly, as the video clips play back simultaneously. With a simple click, you can switch from one video clip to another in the same way a broadcast studio switches from one camera to another to capture a different angle or element of a scene. For more information, see

“Multi-Camera Editing” on

page 231.

• Enhanced Normalize Audio — When you are working with

several audio recordings from different devices, either as part of a video clip or an audio-only clip, inevitably the volume of each clip varies—sometimes substantially. Normalize Audio lets you balance the volume of multiple clips, so that your project plays within the same volume range throughout. For more information, see “Balancing the volume of multiple clips with Normalize Audio” on page 185.

• Enhanced Audio Ducking — Fine-tune the lead in and out time

for Audio Ducking—the automatic lowering of background sounds that lets you hear a narrator more clearly. For more information, see

“Using Audio Ducking to automatically adjust

volume” on page 181.

• Optimized for the speed and performance — Speed and

performance are always important when you’re editing video. By optimizing VideoStudio for the latest 6th Gen Intel chips and by improving MPEG 4 and MOV playback performance, VideoStudio keeps the editing flow smooth and fun.

• More formats supported — Enjoy more compatibility with

support for HEVC (H.265) and *MXF (XAVC). HEVC improves on H.264 by offering improved compression (files can be in the range of 50% smaller), making the new format ideal for keeping files sizes lower—especially when creating 4K projects.

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• Enhanced motion tracking — Apply a mosaic blur to people or

moving objects with more ease and accuracy by setting the

tracker in Trac k Mot ion to automatically adjust the size and

Point

Multi-

shape of the mosaic blur as the person or object in the video changes angles or moves closer or further from the camera. For more information, see

“Tracking motion of video objects” on

page 151.

• Enhanced Timeline — Stay in the editing flow in the Timeline by

using new right-click access to insert and delete tracks. For more information, see

“To insert or delete tracks in the Timeline” on page 78. Also enjoy the flexibility of additional Music tracks—you can now add up to eight audio tracks.

• New FastFlick template creation — Create FastFlick X9 templates

in VideoStudio X9. Unlike Instant Project templates, which are essentially previously saved static projects, FastFlick templates are designed to automatically expand or contract to fit the number of photos and videos that a user drops into the template. For more information, see

“Making FastFlick templates” on page 217.

• Enhanced Library — Audio filters are now available in the Library

alongside the video filters. In addition, the improved importing and backup means that your custom libraries and profiles are preserved, making it easy to back up and restore your profiles and media files when you upgrade or change devices.

• More NewBlue video effects — Create incredible special effects

with bonus tools from industry leader, NewBlue. VideoStudio Ultimate X9 adds *NewBlue Video Essentials VII to the long list of effect filters, to help you correct color, tone, and detail, or add special effects, such as gradient fills, PIP, auto pan, and more.

*Available in VideoStudio Ultimate only.

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System requirements

For optimal performance of Corel VideoStudio, make sure that your system meets the recommended specifications. Note that some formats and features require specific hardware or software (as indicated).

Minimum system requirements

• Internet connection required for updates

• Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, 64-bit OS highly recommended

• Intel Core Duo 1.8 GHz, Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+

2.0 GHz

• Intel Core i5 or i7 1.06 GHz required for AVCHD & Intel Quick

Sync Video support

• Intel Core i7 or AMD Athlon X4 for UHD or Multi-Camera

editing

• Intel 6th Generation processor (Skylake) is required for HEVC

hardware encoding

• 2 GB of RAM, 4 GB for Windows 64-bit, 8+GB highly recommended for UHD or Multi-Camera editing

• Graphics card supports DXVA2 VLD mode with Vertex and Pixel Shader 2.0 and 512 MB VRAM for hardware decoding acceleration

• HEVC import requires Windows 10 and graphics card hardware support

• 128 MB VGA VRAM

• Display resolution: 1024 x 768

• Windows-compatible sound card

• 6 GB HDD space for full installation

• Digital download available for installation

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Supported input/output devices

• Import from AVCHD and other file-based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices and discs

• Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire port)

• Capture from analog camcorders with compatible analog capture card

•Capture from USB capture devices, PC cameras, webcams

Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation.

Supported file formats

The supported file formats are listed below. Please review release notes for any updates to supported files.

Import formats

• Video: AVCHD, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1/-2/-4, DVR-MS, DivX*, SWF*, UIS, UISX, M2T, M2TS, TOD, MOD, M4V, WebM, 3GP, WMV, Non-encrypted DVD titles, MOV, MKV, XAVC, MXF**, HEVC

• Audio: AC3, MP3, MPA, MOV, WAV, WMA, MP4, M4A, Aiff, AU, CDA, AMR, AAC, OGG

• Image: 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, 001, DCS, DCX, ICO, MSP, PBM, PCX, PGM, PPM, SCI, WBM, WBMP

Export formats

• Video: AVCHD, DV, HDV, AVI, MPEG-1/-2/-4, UIS, UISX, M2T, WebM, 3GP, HEVC, WMV, QuickTime*

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• Device: Apple iPod/iPhone/iPad/TV, Sony PSP/PS3/PS4, Nintendo

Wii, Microsoft Xbox compatible formats

• Audio: AC3, M4A, OGG, WAV, WMA

• Image: BMP, JPG

Blu-ray support

• Requires purchase of a separate plug-in from within the product

• Requires Blu-ray Disc reader and/or burner

*MOV, DivX & SWF: QuickTime driver fo Flash player for SWF are required to enable these formats.

**VideoStudio Ultimate only

r MOV, DivX codec for DivX and

Hardware acceleration

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

Hardware decoder and encoder acceleration is supported only by Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system software and requires at least 512 MB of VRAM.

To change hardware acceleration settings

1Select Settings > Preferences [F6].

2 Click the Performance tab and select the follo

Editing Process and File Creation:

• Enable Hardware Decoder acceleration — enhances editing

rformance and improves clip and project playback by using video graphics acceleration technologies of the computer’s available hardware

wing options under

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• 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 acceler

ation capabilities of your system and determine the

optimum settings, select all hardware acceleration options in

Performance Optimization, including Enable hardware acceleration optimizat

ion.

If the feature is not supported by your system, some hardware acceler

ation 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.

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

• If you have two hard drives in your sy you install Corel VideoStudio to your system drive (usually C:) and st

ore captured videos on your other drive.

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

• Increase the Paging File (Swap File) s RAM.

utomatically launched

stem, it is recommended that

ize to twice your amount of

When you are in Corel VideoStudio, you can choose settings that let

ou balance the quality of the playback and the speed of the

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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.

• 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 page 51 and “Previewing your project or clips” on page 54.

• To speed up less powerful systems, consider using Smart Proxy and review the hardware acceleration options. For more information, see experience” on page 53 and “Hardware acceleration” on page 14.

“Using Smart Proxy for a faster, smoother editing

“Setting project properties” on

Installing and uninstalling the application

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

To install Corel VideoStudio

1 Close any open applications.

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

file that you downloaded.

If the disc-initiated setup does not start automatically, navigate to the DVD drive on your computer, and double-click

3 Follow the instructions on your screen.

Note: In addition to Corel VideoStudio, you might be prompted to install supporting Windows extensions and third-party programs and drivers.

Setup.exe.

To uninstall Corel VideoStudio

1 Open the Windows Control Panel.

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

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3In the Programs and Features window, click Corel VideoStudio

X9 in the list of applications.

4 Click Uninstall/Change.

5 Follow the instructions

on your screen.

Starting and quitting the application

You can s t a r t C o r e l VideoStudio from the Windows desktop or Start menu, and quit the program from the application window.

To start the application

• From the Windows Start menu or Start screen, choose Corel VideoStudio X9.

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.

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About Corel

Corel is one of the world's top software companies, boasting some of the industry's best-known graphics, productivity and digital media products. We've built a reputation for giving customers more choice, and delivering solutions that are easy to learn and use. Our mission is simple: help people achieve new levels of creativity and productivity. Corel's product lines include CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® Painter®, Corel® PaintShop® Pro, Corel® VideoStudio®, Corel® WordPerfect® Office, Pinnacle Studio™, Roxio Creator®, Roxio® Toast® and WinZip®. For more information on Corel, please visit www.corel.com.

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Learning resources

You can learn how to use Corel VideoStudio 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 (

This section contains the following topics:

• Documentation conventions

• Using the Help system

• Corel VideoStudio X9 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

www.corel.com).

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 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.

VideoStudio. The Help

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

Trim ming , to display a list of relevant topics.

Corel VideoStudio X9 User Guide PDF

You can view the Corel VideoStudio X9 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 (

Guide (PDF)

Help > User

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 help you out. What is a scrubber and what does rendering mean? Find out by reading the

“Glossary” on page 293.

VideoStudio to

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 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.videostudiopro.com. 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 has three workspaces: Capture, Edit, and Share. These workspaces are based on the key steps in the video-editing 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 33.

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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

VideoStudio, opening and saving movie projects, working with

Corel individual clips, and more.

2. Preview Window — shows the current video being played in the

Player panel.

3. Library panel — a storage depot for captured media clips.

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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, 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 73.

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, 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 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, 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 be tw ee n wo rkspaces

• 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 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.

Trim Markers and Scrubber to

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 a

llows you to quickly preview changes in your project. Playback quality

will be dependent on your computer’s resources.

You may choose to play only a part of your project. The selected ra

nge 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 Markers 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

unch 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 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.

Multi-Camera Editor

Zoom in and Zoom out

Launches the Multi-Camera Editor and imports any of the selected media.

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 move a pa ne l

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

When the panel is active, you can minimize, maximize, or resize eac

h 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 window to the desired size.

• Click the Maximize button for full screen editing.

Restore button and drag the ends of the program

To dock a p an el

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 286.

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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 lets you capture or import video from DVD-video, 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 displays the Library and the capture methods are available.

The table below discusses the options in the Capture workspace.

Options panel where different media capture and import

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

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 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

7 To capture a photo from the video footage, pause the video on

the desired frame then click

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.

Play (or VTR / VCR) mode.

Capture to library

Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing.

Take a Snapshot.

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.

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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: F

or 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: Bef

connected via a compatible capture card installed on your computer.

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

3 Click Options and select Video Properties. The Video properties

dialog box will appear.

4 In the Input Source tab, select TV from the Input source drop-

list. Click OK.

5 In Channel List, click Start Scan to start scanning for channels.

ore capturing, ensure that the DVB-T source is

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Note: DVB-T channels are not automatically scanned. Make sure to manually scan the channels first before capturing.

6 Click Capture Video.

7 Click Yes 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

3 Click Options and select Video properties. In the dialog box that

opens, select a profile in the

4 Click OK.

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.

Capture folder.

Current Profile drop-list.

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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

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 Video properties to open a menu. In the whether to capture DV as DV Type-1 or DV Type-2.

, click Options in the Options Panel and select

the captured video as a DV

Current Profile, choose

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 th page 289.

is feature, see “DV-to-DVD Wizard” on

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.

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

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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 Te mpl at e tab, choose the frame size and compression

method to use for saving the captured video.

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

3 Click Start and the Import from Digital Media dialog box

appears.

OK.

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

import

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

the

Library.

To enable timecode retrieval for AVCHD

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

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

and click

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

to launch

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 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

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Start.

Import Settings.

Duration

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 33.

Scanning and splitting scenes

A single DV tape may contain video that was captured at different times. Corel 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.

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 to their shooting date and time and capture them as separate files.

VideoStudio automatically detects these segments and

VideoStudio will automatically look for the scenes according

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Project basics

Corel VideoStudio 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 and opening projects

• Using Instant Project templates

• Setting project properties

• Creating custom profiles

• Using Smart Proxy for a faster, smoother editing experience

• 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 and opening projects

When you start Corel VideoStudio, 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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You can open previously saved projects and if you’d like to combine several projects, you can add previously saved projects to a new project.

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 Tools > FastFlick.

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

For more information, see “FastFlick” on page 207.

To open an existing project

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

To add an existing project to a new project

1 In the Library, click the Media button .

2 Drag a project file (.vsp) from the Library to the Timeline.

If the file isn’t in t navigate to a project file (stored in My Projects folder by default), select the file, and click Open.

All tracks, media, and elements of the project appear in the Timeline.

he Library, click the Import Media Files button,

Before you import a project (VSP file) to the Library, ensure that all links in the project are working. Projects with linking issues cannot be added to existing projects.

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If you want to flatten the project to add it to a specific track, press and hold the Shift key before you release the mouse

tton.

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.

2 Click a template category from the folders that appear.

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

Play

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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 th

e 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 Yes when prompted to save your project.

4 Enter a File name, Subject and Description.

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

click Save.

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

display the thumbnail that you want to use for the template.

7 Specify the path and folder name. Choose the category from the

drop-list where you want to keep your template.

Template details will also be displayed.

8 Click OK.

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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 a

ppearance 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 p

To modify project properties

1 Click Settings > Project Properties.

2 Choose the appropriate setting options in the Project Properties

dialog box.

3 Click OK.

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

rofiles” on page 51.

Creating custom profiles

Profiles contain settings that define how to create the final movie file. By using the preset profiles provided by Corel VideoStudio or by

reating and saving your own profiles in the Movie Profile Manager,

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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 260.

To create custom profiles

1 Click Settings > Movie Profile Manager. The Movie Profile

Manager

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 tab, and type a name in the Profile name box.

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

Note: Additional tabs and settings are available depending on

the type of format you choose.

7 Click OK.

dialog box opens.

To choose a custom profile for your project

1 Click Settings > Movie Profile Manager. The Movie Profile

Manager

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.

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dialog box opens.

5 Click the profile you want, and click Close.

Using Smart Proxy for a faster, smoother editing experience

The main purpose of Smart Proxy is to provide a more fluid editing and previewing experience when working with large, high resolution video files.

Smart Proxy creates lower resolution working copies of larger source files. These smaller files are called “proxy” files. Using proxy files speeds up editing of high resolution projects (for example, projects that have HDV and AVCHD source files).

Proxy files are source-dependent rather than project-dependent. In other words, proxy files can be shared among different projects.

When you render a video project, the original, high-quality video source files are used.

You can use the Smart Proxy Manager to enable or disable Smart

, change the default resolution threshold that enables Smart

Proxy

, and access the Smart Proxy File Manager and Smart Proxy

Proxy Queue Manager

Smart Proxy can be set and adjusted in the VideoStudio workspaces or in the Multi-Camera Editor.

to manage existing and future proxy files.

To enable or disable Smart Proxy

• Click the Settings menu or button (Multi-Camera Editor) >

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

computer’s hardware can support the feature.

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To set the resolution threshold and location for Smart Proxy files

1 Select Settings > Smart Proxy Manager > Settings.

2 In the Smart Proxy dialog box, set a resolution threshold for the

creation of proxy files and choose a proxy folder.

To manage proxy files

1 Select Settings > Smart Proxy Manager, and choose one of the

following options:

• Smart Proxy File Manager — Lists the source and proxy files.

You can use this manager to delete proxy files you no longer need.

• Smart Proxy Queue Manager — Lists source files for which

proxy files will be generated (according to the current settings)

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

While working on your project, you will want to preview your work frequently to see how your project is progressing. allows you to quickly preview changes in your project. Playback quality depends on your computer’s resources.

Instant Playback

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.

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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.

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 Markers 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

3 Click Play.

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Project or Clip.

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

dialog box.

You can also use the keyboard shortcuts [Ctrl + Z] and [Ctrl +

Y] to undo and redo actions respectively.

undo levels in the Preferences

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.

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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 yo ur p ro je ct

• Click File > Save [Ctrl + S].

Note: Corel VideoStudio 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.

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Saving projects by using Smart Package

Packaging a video project is useful if you want to back up your work or transfer your files for sharing or for editing in a laptop or another computer. You can also package your project as a zipped folder or prepare them for online storage using WinZip’s file compression technology that is integrated into the Smart Package feature.

To save projects by using Smart Package

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

folder or Zip file.

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

name.

If you want to include tracker or disc settings, enable the corresponding check box.

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 c

hapter mar ks are used mainly as proje ct guides or disc men u chapters

and 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.

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2 Click Cue Point.

Cue points

Add/Remove Cue Point

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

the bar below the added.

4 Repeat Step 3 to add more cue points.

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.

Timeline ruler. Notice that a blue arrow icon is

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You can also add a cue point by dragging the Timeline slider to

Chapter points

the desired cue point position in your project and clicking Add/

Rem

ove 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 ind

icate chapter points in your movie.

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

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.

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

int.

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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, viewing, and filtering clips in the Library

• 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 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. If the media files are moved from their original

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.

Library files that you use in a project are identified by a green

check mark in the upper right corner of the thumbnail.

For information about supported media formats, see “Supported file formats” on page 13.

To select media in the Library

•In the Library, do one of the following:

• Select one media file

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— click a thumbnail.

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

click the thumbnails you want.

• Select a sequence of media files

— click the first thumbnail in

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

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: Y

ou 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 o pen 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 referen

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.

ced in the Library, they actually

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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: I

f the links to some clips are not restored, you can restore them manually by browsing for the corresponding file on your computer.

To export a library

1 Click Settings > Library Manager > Export library and specify a

folder location where you want to save your Library.

2 Click OK.

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 Li

brary to the default settings and

deletes all user added files.

Sorting, viewing, and filtering clips in the Library

There are different ways to sort, view, and filter your media clips in the Library:

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• Sort media by properties such as name, file type, date, and resolution.

• View media as thumbnails or as a

list that includes details about

the files.

• Filter media by hiding or showing media by type—photos, videos,

d audio

To sor t me dia clips

• Click the Sort clips in the Library button , and select a Sort by property in the menu.

To change the media clips view

• 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.

If you want to sort the media clips in List view, click a property title, such as Name, Type, or Date.

You can also click the Show/Hide title button

to show or hide

the file names of the media clips.

List view shows properties such as file name, media type, date, duration, resolution, frames per second (FPS), and codecs.

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To show or hide media clips

Thumbnail size slider

• Click one or more of the following buttons:

• Show / Hide Videos

• Show / Hide Photos

• Show / Hide Audio Files

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.

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To adjust thumbnail size

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

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 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 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

Tag a s 3 D from the right-click menu. The 3D Settings

dialog box is displayed.

3D for easy identification and to enable

Right-Left option is used mostly

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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

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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.

Stor yboard 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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Timeline View

Timeline View gives you the most comprehensive display of the elements in your movie project. It divides a project into separate tracks for video, overlay, title, voice, and music.

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Corel VideoStudio Timeline in HTML5 Mode

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11b

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 79.

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 ( H T M L 5 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 Tr a ck b u tton of the track that you want to show or hide.

The track is dimmed in the Timeline when it is hidden.

Adding and swapping tracks

The Trac k Ma nag er allows you to take more control of the Timeline. You can have up to 20 Overlay tracks, two Title tracks, and eight Music tracks.

In an HTML5 project, you can have up to three Background tracks, 18 Ove

rlay tracks, two Title tracks, and three Music tracks.

There is only one Video track an

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d one Voice track.

You can also insert and delete additional overlay, title, and music tracks, as well as swap overlay tracks directly in the Timeline.

To add tracks with the Track Manager

1 Click Tra ck Manag er 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.

You can also reduce the number of optional tracks that you have added by adjusting the Trac k Manager settings

To insert or delete tracks in the Timeline

1 In the Timeline, right-click a track button for a track type that you

want to insert or delete, and choose one of the following menu commands:

• Insert Track Above — Inserts a track above the selected track

• Insert Track Below — Inserts a track below the selected track

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• Delete Track — Removes the track from the Timeline

A track of the same type is insert

ed or the selected track is

removed.

The menu items listed above appear only if the action is permitted. For example, Delete Track is not available if you have not added optional tracks in the project. Similarly, if you already have the maximum number of tracks for the selected track type, the insert track menu commands do not display.

To swap O ve rl ay tracks

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

Trac ks.

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 Ov

erlay Tracks.

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,

ll the other clips moves to the right by 10 seconds. This makes editing

a more efficient by keeping all tracks synchronized.

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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.

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.

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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

• Using Freeze Frame

• 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

Timeline. The number of tabs and controls available depends on

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the type of media that you select. For example, if you select a video clip, 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.

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• Reverse video — Plays the video backward.

• 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 k

ey, and transparency.

• Alignment Options — Allows you to adjust object position in preview window. Set the option through the Alignment Options po

p-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 Click

or to arrange the order of the filters; click to

applied to a clip.

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 thro

ughout the clip.

• Direction/Style — Allows you to set the direction and style of entry/exit of the clip. This ca

n 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 duratio

n and Fade in/out motion

effect.

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

• Show gr

id 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 163.

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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 r t 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

tton 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 y

ou 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 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 Vide

• 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.

o Track or Overlay Track.

the Video Track or Overlay

3D media clips are su 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 69.

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

pported in Corel VideoStudio. You can tag

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 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. 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 automa

tically 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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Corel VideoStudio Pro - X9 User Guide

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 X9?

System requirements

Supported file formats

Import formats

Export formats

Blu-ray support

Hardware acceleration

To change hardware acceleration settings

Preparing for video editing

Installing and uninstalling the application

To install Corel VideoStudio

To uninstall Corel VideoStudio

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 X9 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 be tw ee n wo rkspaces

Using the Player panel

To preview projects or clips

To play the trimmed range only

Using the toolbar

Customizing the workspace

To move a pa ne l

To customize the size of the program window

To dock a p an el

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 and opening projects