Ulead VIDEO STUDIO 9 User Manual

User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. March 2005 [Control Number]

English edition for Ulead® VideoStudio™ 9, March 2005.

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Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio .................................... 7

How VideoStudio works ..................................................7

Installing and running VideoStudio ...................................8

Setting up your computer ............................................ 9

Installing a capture card ................................................. 9

Connecting a video camera to the computer ...................... 9

DV or Digital 8 camcorder ......................................... 9

Analog video sources .............................................. 13

USB camera .......................................................... 18

Preparation for video capturing and editing ...................... 20

Getting started ........................................................... 21

DV-to-DVD Wizard ....................................................... 21

Step 1: Scan for scenes .......................................... 21

Step 2: Apply a theme template and burn to DVD ...... 23

Movie Wizard ............................................................... 23

Step 1: Add video and images ................................. 24

Step 2: Select a template ....................................... 27

Step 3: Finish ........................................................ 31

VideoStudio Editor ....................................................... 31

The user interface .................................................. 31

The Step Panel ...................................................... 32

The Menu Bar ........................................................ 33

The Options Panel .................................................. 34

The Navigation Panel .............................................. 34

The project timeline ............................................... 35

The Library ........................................................... 39

Starting a new movie project ......................................... 43

Setting your preferences ......................................... 44

Setting project properties ....................................... 44

Adding clips .......................................................... 45

Previewing ............................................................ 45

Undoing and redoing actions ................................... 47

Showing and hiding grid lines .................................. 47

Saving your project ............................................... 48

Capture ...................................................................... 50

Seamless DV and MPEG capture ..................................... 50

The Capture Step Options Panel ..................................... 51

Capturing video ........................................................... 51

Digital Video (DV) .................................................. 53

Analog video ......................................................... 55

Importing from DVD/DVD-VR .................................. 58

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DV Quick Scan .......................................................59

Direct video capturing to MPEG format ......................59

Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video ..........61

Capturing still images ....................................................64

Edit .............................................................................65

Adding clips to the Video Track .......................................65

Video clips .............................................................65

Images .................................................................66

Color clips .............................................................66

The Edit Step Options Panel ...........................................67

Split by Scene ..............................................................69

Trimming a clip ............................................................70

Multi-trim Video ...........................................................72

Saving trimmed clips .....................................................74

Ripple Editing ...............................................................75

Adjusting color and brightness ........................................77

Reversing video playback ...............................................77

Playback Speed ............................................................77

Resizing and distorting clips ...........................................78

Capturing still images in the Edit Step .............................79

Pan & Zoom .................................................................80

Applying video filters .....................................................82

Key frame settings .................................................83

Effect .......................................................................... 86

Adding transitions .........................................................86

The Effect Step Options Panel .........................................87

The Album transition .....................................................88

The Flashback transition ................................................91

The Mask transitions .....................................................92

Overlay ....................................................................... 94

Adding clips to the Overlay Track ....................................94

The Overlay Step Options Panel ......................................99

Adding Objects or Frames ............................................101

Adding Flash animations ..............................................101

Title ..........................................................................103

Adding text ................................................................103

Modifying text attributes ..............................................105

The Title Step Options Panel ........................................106

Applying animation .....................................................107

Animation effects .................................................108

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Audio ........................................................................ 112

The Audio Step Options Panel .......................................112

Adding voiceover narration ...........................................114

Adding background music ............................................115

Adding and importing music from an audio CD ..........115

Adding audio files .......................................................117

Trimming and cutting audio clips ...................................117

Stretching audio duration .............................................118

Fading-in/out ............................................................119

Mixing audio tracks .....................................................120

Using the Clip Volume Control ................................120

Using the Audio Mixing Panel ..................................120

Duplicating an audio channel ..................................121

Volume rubber banding .........................................121

Applying audio filters ...................................................122

Share ........................................................................ 124

The Share Step Options Panel .......................................124

Creating movie templates ............................................125

Creating and saving a video file ....................................126

Burning a DVD, VCD or SVCD .......................................128

Assembling files ....................................................129

Adding/Editing chapters .........................................131

Creating selection menus .......................................132

Previewing ..........................................................134

Burning your project onto a disc .............................135

Project Playback .........................................................136

Exporting your movie ..................................................138

Exporting videos to Ulead DVD DiskRecorder ............139

Posting your video on a Web page ...........................141

Sending a movie by e-mail .....................................142

Electronic greeting cards ........................................143

Setting your video as your desktop screen saver .......144

Creating an audio file ..................................................145

Recording back to a DV camcorder ..........................145

Appendix A: Menus and dialog boxes ...................... 148

Menus .......................................................................148

File menu ............................................................148

Edit menu ............................................................149

Clip menu ............................................................150

Tools menu ..........................................................151

Help menu ...........................................................152

Dialog boxes ..............................................................153

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Advanced Options ................................................153

Advanced Settings (DV-to-DVD Wizard) ..................154

Audio Save Options ...............................................155

Batch Convert ......................................................156

Border/Shadow/Transparency ................................157

Capture Options ...................................................158

Change Capture Plug-in .........................................159

Output Options .....................................................160

Preferences: File menu ..........................................161

Preferences (Create Disc) .....................................167

Preview Playback Options ......................................168

Project Properties .................................................169

Project Options ....................................................170

Project Settings (Create Disc) ................................170

Preview Files Manager ...........................................171

Select Device Control ............................................172

Video and Audio Capture Property Settings ..............173

Video Color Manager .............................................175

Video Save Options ...............................................176

Appendix B: Shortcuts .............................................182

Menu command shortcuts ...........................................182

Step Panel shortcuts ...................................................182

Navigation Panel shortcuts ...........................................183

Timeline shortcuts ......................................................184

Multi-trim Video shortcuts ............................................184

Others ......................................................................185

Appendix C: Technology Overview ........................... 186

Analog vs. Digital .......................................................186

SmartRender Technology .............................................187

DV SmartPlay ............................................................187

DVD, VCD, and SVCD ..................................................188

Appendix D: System tweaks .................................... 189

Enabling DMA for IDE disks ..........................................189

Disabling Write-Behind Caching ....................................192

Setting the Paging File size ..........................................195

Appendix E. Tips and techniques .............................198

Glossary ................................................................... 201

Index ........................................................................ 211

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Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio

Thank you for purchasing VideoStudio, the video editing software that allows even beginners to produce professional-looking movies. VideoStudio provides you with a complete set of tools to capture videos, edit them, and share your final production on tape, DVD, CD, or the Web.

How VideoStudio works

VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm that lets you easily capture, edit, and share your video. VideoStudio also offers more than a hundred transition effects, professional titling capabilities and simple soundtrack creation tools. Learn in seconds, create in minutes.

To make a movie production, first capture footage from a camcorder or another video source. You can then trim the captured videos, arrange their order, apply transitions, and add overlays, animated titles, voiceover narration, and background music. These elements are organized in separate tracks. Changes to one track do not affect other tracks.

Components of a project as displayed in Timeline View

A movie production is in the form of a VideoStudio project file (*.VSP), which contains information on the path location of the clips and how the movie has been put together. After you have finished your movie production, you can burn it to a DVD, VCD or SVCD or record the movie back to your camcorder. You can also output your movie as a video file for playback on the computer.

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VideoStudio uses the information in the video project file to combine all the elements in your movie into a video file. This process is called rendering.

Installing and running VideoStudio

The VideoStudio CD has an autorun feature that automatically starts up the installation.

Back up your projects and media files first before installing the new version of VideoStudio.

To install VideoStudio:

1. Insert the VideoStudio CD into your CD-ROM drive.

2. When the Setup screen appears, follow the instructions to install VideoStudio onto your computer.

Note: If the Setup screen does not appear after loading the CD, then you can manually start it by double-clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop, then double-clicking the icon for the CD-ROM drive. When the CD-ROM window opens, double-click the Setup icon.

3. In addition to VideoStudio, these programs and drivers will be automatically installed:

•QuickTime

• SmartSound

• Windows Media Format

•DirectX

• Sony MicroMV

•Indeo

To run VideoStudio:

• Double-click the VideoStudio icon on your Windows desktop.

OR,

• Select the VideoStudio icon from the VideoStudio program

group on the Windows Start menu.

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Setting up your computer

Before you can start making movie projects using your own video footage, you first need to capture video from your video camera into your computer. Your computer needs to be equipped with the proper capture card or interface port for connecting your video camera and for capturing video to your computer. Since capturing and video editing require a lot of computer resources, your computer must also be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth editing of your videos.

Installing a capture card

If your capture card is a PCI-based card, install the card on your computer by inserting it in an available PCI slot on the computer’s motherboard.

Connecting a video camera to the computer

The type of capture card or interface port that you will need to connect your video camera to your computer depends on the type of video camera you have.

DV or Digital 8 camcorder

If you are using a DV (Digital Video) or Digital 8 camcorder, you will need an IEEE-1394 interface on your computer. Some newer computers already have built-in IEEE-1394 ports. If you do not have them on your computer, install an IEEE-1394 card.

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6-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a desktop computer

4-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a notebook computer

Connecting the camcorder to the IEEE-1394 interface

Use an IEEE-1394 cable to connect your digital camcorder to the IEEE-1394 port. Before purchasing one, check first the pin connectors used on your camcorder and your computer. Most DV and Digital 8 camcorders have a 4-pin connector, whereas desktop computers that come with IEEE-1394 ports or installed with IEEE1394 cards usually have 6-pin connectors. The IEEE-1394 cable that is required for desktop computers is a 4-pin to 6-pin cable. Most notebook computers have 4-pin connectors which require a 4pin to 4-pin cable.

Connecting the IEEE-1394 cable to the DV camcorder

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Connecting a 4-pin to 6-pin IEEE-1394 cable to a desktop computer

Connecting a 4-pin to 4-pin IEEE-1394 cable to a notebook computer

Checking the hardware setup

After connecting your digital camcorder to the computer, check if the device is detected by your Windows system. If you installed an IEEE-1394 card on your computer, check also if the card is detected.

To check if the IEEE-1394 card and digital camcorder are detected:

1. Insert your video tape into the camcorder and switch it on. Make sure it is in playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). Check your camcorder's manual for specific instructions.

2. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager.

3. Make sure the following device names are listed in the Device Manager.

Under Windows XP or Windows Me:

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• 1394 Bus Controller

• <Brand name> DV Camcorder (The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE-1394 interface.)

Under Windows 2000 or Windows 98SE:

• 1394 Bus Controller

• Image Device: Microsoft DV Camera and VCR (For Microsoft DV driver only.)

• Sound, video and game controllers: 1394 camcorder (For Texas Instruments DV driver only.)

Windows XP: Device Manager Windows 2000: Device Manager

Note: In addition to commonly used Texas Instruments and Microsoft DV drivers, there are other drivers available. Consult your camcorder's manual for suitable drivers.

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4. If your digital camcorder has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture Step and check if your camcorder is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel.

Analog video sources

VHS, S-VHS, Video-8, and Hi8 camcorders and VCRs are examples of analog video sources. To capture video from analog sources, you will need to install an analog capture card in your computer. (See

“Installing a capture card” on page 9).

Conventional broadcast television is also an analog source. To capture TV footage, you need to have a TV tuner card installed in your computer.

Note: TV capture cards provide S-Video/Composite inputs and a TV

tuner, which can be used to capture both video and TV footage.

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Connecting the video device to the analog capture card

To connect your video device to the analog capture card, use either an S-Video or RCA Composite cable depending on your device's video output. If your video device has both types of output, use the S-Video connection for higher video quality captures.

S-Video cable

Connecting the S-Video source to the capture card

If you want to use the Composite output of your video device, connect the yellow plugs of the Composite cable to the video output of your video device and the video input port of the analog capture card.

Composite cable

Connecting the Composite video source to the capture card

Most higher-end analog capture cards do not have the Composite/ S-Video input ports crowded on the side of the cards. Instead, these cards come with an external breakout box that provide all the video input ports at the front of the box. Video devices can be

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connected to the capture card more easily through the breakout box.

Breakout box

Connecting a TV antenna to the tuner card

A tuner card has a TV antenna input just like the regular television monitor. Plug your TV antenna to the TV connector of the tuner card.

TV antenna cable

Connecting TV antenna to the tuner card

Note: When purchasing a tuner card, make sure you acquire one that provides the correct TV system (NTSC or PAL) for your region.

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Connecting the capture or tuner card to the sound card

Most capture and tuner cards only allow video capture. To preview the audio from your video device or TV and to capture the audio into your computer, you need to connect the audio output of the capture or tuner card to the sound card's Line In port. The required cables for connecting to the sound card are different for each type of video source:

Line-in and audio cables for S-Video

S-Video connection

Line-in and audio cables for Composite video

Composite video connection

Line-in cable for TV tuner card

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TV tuner connection

Line-in cable for high-end TV capture card

High-end TV capture card connection

Checking the hardware setup

After connecting your analog source to the capture or tuner card, check if the card is detected by your Windows system.

To check if the capture or tuner card is detected:

1. If you are using a video device such as a camcorder as your source, insert your videotape into the video device and switch it on. Make sure it is in the playback mode (usually named VTR or

VCR). See your machine's manual for specific instructions.

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2. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager.

3. In the Device Manager, double-click Sound, video and game controllers. Check if your capture or tuner card is listed in this folder.

4. If your capture or tuner card has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture Step and check if your capture or tuner card is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel.

Note: If your capture device supports multiple video sources, the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box allows

you to select your desired video source such as Composite, Tuner, or S-Video. Likewise, if you have multiple audio sources, this dialog box allows you to select your desired audio source. (See “Video and

Audio Capture Property Settings” on page 173).

USB camera

To capture live video and still images from a USB camera, connect the camera to an available USB port on your computer.

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USB ports

Connecting a USB camera

USB cameras may require installation of a device driver, depending on the Windows version you are using. For information on how to install your USB camera, refer to its accompanying manual.

After properly installing your USB camera, check if it is detected by your Windows system.

To check if the USB camera is detected:

1. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager.

2. In the Device Manager, double-click Imaging devices. Check if your USB camera is listed in this folder.

3. If your USB camera has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture Step and check if your USB camera is displayed under the Source list in the Options

Panel.

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Preparation for video capturing and editing

Capturing and video editing are tasks that require a lot of computer resources. Your computer must be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth video editing. Below are some tips on how to prepare your digital camcorder and optimize your computer for capturing and editing.

• For better workability of DV Quick Scan and camcorder device control, correct timecode on the DV tape is a must. To do this, before shooting your video, use the standard playback (SP) mode and shoot a blank video (for example, leaving the lens cover on while recording) without interruption from start to end of a tape.

• It is recommended that you close all other applications when working with VideoStudio. You should also turn off any automatically-launched software like screen savers to avoid possible interruptions while capturing.

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

The choice of what hard disk to use is also crucial. Using a dedicated video hard drive, preferably with Ultra-DMA/66 7200 rpm and 30GB free space, is recommended.

•Make sure DMA is enabled for your hard disk. (See “Enabling

DMA for IDE disks” on page 189).

• Disable Write-Behind Caching on the hard drive used for video capture. (See “Disabling Write-Behind Caching” on page 192).

• Increase the Paging File (Swap File) size to twice your amount of RAM. (See “Setting the Paging File size” on page 195).

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Getting started

When you run VideoStudio, a startup screen appears which allows you to choose between the following video editing modes:

• DV-to-DVD Wizard allows you to capture video, add a theme template to it, then burn it onto a disc.

• VideoStudio Movie Wizard is ideal for users who are new to video editing. It guides you through the movie production process in three quick, easy steps.

• VideoStudio Editor gives you the full editing features of VideoStudio. It provides you total control over the movie production process, from adding clips, titles, effects, overlays, and music to making the final movie on disc or other medium.

Tip: Click to use widescreen 16:9 format for your project.

DV-to-DVD Wizard

Use the DV-to-DVD Wizard to easily create a movie from the content of your DV tape then burn it onto a disc.

Step 1: Scan for scenes

Scan the DV tape and select the scenes you want to add to your movie.

1. Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the device. Set it to Play (or VTR/VCR) mode.

2. Select a recording device under DV Device and specify whether to scan From beginning or From current position.

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• From beginning: Scans the tape for scenes from the beginning. VideoStudio will automatically rewind the tape if the tape position is not in the beginning.

• From current position: Scans the tape for scenes from the current tape position.

3. Specify the scan speed, then click Start Scan to begin scanning the DV device for scenes. Scenes are video segments that are distinguished by shooting date and time.

4. In the Storyboard, choose the scenes you want to include in your movie. To do this, select a scene then click Mark Scene.

5. Click Next to go to the next step.

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Tips:

• After VideoStudio scans for scenes on your device, you can preview

them by selecting a scene then clicking . Use the controls on

the Preview window to navigate through the selected scene

•Hold [Ctrl] while clicking the mouse to select multiple scenes.

Step 2: Apply a theme template and burn to DVD

1. Specify a Volume name and Recording format for your movie.

Note:

If you have more than one burner installed in your computer or the default drive is not a burner, specify the burner you want to use in the Advanced Settings dialog box.

2. Select a theme template from one of the available presets to apply to your movie then select its output video quality.

3. Click to burn your movie file to disc.

Tip: if you see at the bottom of the dialog box that the movie is

too big to fit onto a DVD, click Fit & Burn.

Movie Wizard

If you are new to video editing or you want to quickly make a movie, you can use the VideoStudio Movie Wizard to assemble

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video clips and images, add background music and titles, then output the final movie as a video file, burn it onto a disc, or further edit the movie in VideoStudio Editor.

Step 1: Add video and images

Assemble your video and images into a movie.

To add video and images:

1. Click one the following buttons to add video and images to your movie.

Click Capture to import video footage or images into your computer. (See “To capture video and images:” on

page 26).

Click Insert Video to add video files of different formats such as AVI, MPEG, and WMV.

Click Insert Image to add still images. (You can create a photo slideshow if you choose to only add images.)

Click Insert DVD/DVD-VR to add video from a DVDVideo/DVD-VR formatted disc or from your hard drive.

Tip: Click Library to open the media library that contains media clips that come with VideoStudio. To import your own video or image files to the Library,

click .

2. If you selected multiple clips, the Change Clip Sequence dialog box will appear where you can arrange the order of the clips.

Drag the clips to the desired sequence then click OK.

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3. The video and image clips that you selected for your movie will be added to the Media Clip List. Right-clcik a clip to open a menu with more options.

Tip: You can also arrange clips in the Media Clip List by dragging them to the desired sequence.

4. To preview the clips, select each clip in the Media Clip List and use the Jog Slider and Navigation Panel buttons. When trimming a clip, drag the Mark-in and Mark-out handles to select the desired start and end points of the clip.

5. Click to automatically split video clips into smaller clips based on their shooting date and time.

You can also click to sort clips in the Media Clip List according

to their Name or Date.

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To capture video and images:

1. Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the device. Set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode.

2. Check if your camcorder is selected in the Source list.

3. Click the Capture tab in the VideoStudio Movie Wizard.

4. Select the video file format to use for saving captured video files from the

Format list. Specify the Capture folder in which to save the files.

Note: Click Options to customize

capture settings specific to your video device. For details, see “Capturing

video” on page 51.

5. Play the videotape in your camcorder, and position the tape on the part of the video where to start capturing.

Tip: If you are capturing video from a DV camcorder, use the Navigation Panel to play your videotape.

6. Click Capture Video to start capturing. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing.

7. To capture a still image from the video footage, pause the video on the desired image then click Capture Image.

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Step 2: Select a template

Select a movie template to apply to your project. Each template provides a different theme which comes with preset start and

ending video clips, transitions, title and background music.

Notes:

• To save your project, click then select Save.

• If you accessed VideoStudio Movie Wizard from within VideoStudio Editor, the above button will not appear and you will have to save from the File Menu when you go back to the editor.

To apply a Theme template:

1. Select a theme template from the Theme template list. Home Movies templates allow you to create movies that include both

video and images while Slideshow templates are used exclusively for creating image slideshows.

2. To set the overall length of your movie, click .

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For Home Movies, specify the following options in the Duration dialog box:

• Fit to video duration: Keeps the current movie duration.

• Fit to background music: Adjusts the movie duration to fit into the length of the background music. (The background music is added to your movie in the second step of the Movie Wizard.)

• Specify duration: Lets you define a custom duration for the whole movie.

For Slideshow templates, specify Smart Pan & Zoom in the Settings dialog box. Smart Pan & Zoom automatically focuses the pan and zoom motion to important parts of the image like the face.

• Fit to image duration: Trims the music background to fit the total duration of the slideshow.

Tip: Select Keep Previous to use the image duration you set in the previous page of the Movie Wizard.

• Fit to background music tempo and duration: Adjusts the duration of each clip and the total duration of the slideshow to fit the background music's tempo and duration.

• Fit to background music tempo: Adjusts the duration of each clip to fit the background music's tempo.

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3. Click to open the Mark Clips dialog box. Select a clip then click Must or Optional to specify whether or not to include the

clip in the show.

Note: For Home Movies, click Auto to let the program decide which clips to retain or exclude.

4. To replace the title, first select the preset title from the Title list. Double-click the preset text in the Preview Window, then type in your text.

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5. Click to change text formatting.

In the Text Properties dialog box, select a font type, size and color for the text, and set the desired shadow color and transparency.

6. To replace the background music, click to open the Audio Options window. Locate and select the desired music file.

Click to specify music file settings.

Note: Make sure that your background music is 30 seconds or longer if you want to fit the video to the music. If the music duration is less than 30 seconds, the music will not be looped leaving the remaining video without any background music.

7. Use the Volume slider to adjust the volume of the background music with respect to the video's audio. Dragging the slider to the left increases the volume of the background music and decreases the volume of the video's audio.

Remove Background Music

Load Background Music

8. Click Next.

Note: If you opened the VideoStudio Wizard within VideoStudio Editor, clicking Next will skip the last step and directly insert the clips onto the Timeline in the VideoStudio Editor.

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Step 3: Finish

Select how to output the final movie:

Click Create Video File to outp ut your m ovie as a vide o file that can be played back on the computer.

Click Create Disc to burn your movie onto a disc. (For details, see “Burning a DVD, VCD or SVCD” on page 128).

Click Edit in Ulead VideoStudio Editor to make further edits to your movie using VideoStudio Editor.

VideoStudio Editor

VideoStudio Editor provides a step-by-step workflow that makes creating movies simple and easy.

This section introduces you to the VideoStudio Editor interface and briefly explains the steps involved in creating a movie. Refer to the succeeding chapters for more in-depth information on each step.

The user interface

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1 Step Panel

Contains buttons that correspond to the different steps in video editing.

2Menu Bar

Contains menus that provide different set of commands.

3 Options Panel

Contains controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to customize the settings of the selected clip. The contents of this panel change depending on the step you are in.

4Preview Window

Shows the current clip, video filter, effect, or title.

5 Navigation Panel

Provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. In the

Capture Step, this also acts as the device control for the DV camcorder.

6Library

Stores and organizes all of your media clips.

7Timeline

Displays all the clips, titles, and effects included in your project.

The Step Panel

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

Once a project is opened in VideoStudio, video can be recorded directly to your computer's hard disk in the Capture Step. Footage from a videotape can be captured as a single file or automatically divided into multiple files. This step allows you to capture video and still images. (See “Capture”

on page 50).

The Edit Step and the Timeline are the heart of VideoStudio. This is where you arrange, edit, and trim your video clips. Video filters can also be applied to your video clips in this step.

(See “Edit” on page 65).

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The Effect Step lets you add transitions between video clips in your project. Choose from the variety of transition effects in the Library. (See “Effect” on

page 86).

No movie would be complete without opening titles, captions and closing credits. In the Title Step, you can create animated text titles or choose from various presets in the Library. (See

“Title” on page 103).

When your movie is complete, you can create a video file for sharing on the Web or output the movie on tape, DVD, or CD in the Share Step. (See “Share” on

page 124).

The Overlay Step allows you to superimpose one clip over another to create a picture-inpicture effect. (See “Overlay”

on page 94).

Background music sets the mood of your movie. The Audio Step lets you select and record music files from one or several CD-ROM drives attached to your computer. You can also dub over your video in this step. (See “Audio” on

page 112).

Note: These steps do not necessarily need to be followed in the order that they are presented.

The Menu Bar

The Menu Bar provides various commands

for customizing VideoStudio, opening and saving movie projects, working with

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individual clips, and more. For details on each command, see

“Appendix A: Menus and dialog boxes” on page 148.

The Options Panel

The Options Panel changes depending on the program's mode and the step or track you are working on. The Options Panel may

contain one or two tabs. The controls and options in each tab vary, depending on the selected clip.

See the Options Panel sections in the succeeding chapters for details.

The Navigation Panel

The Navigation Panel is used to preview and edit the clips used in your project. Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project. Use the Trim Handles and Jog Slider to edit your clips.

When capturing video from a DV camcorder, the Navigation Controls are used for device control. Use these buttons to control your DV camcorder or any other DV device. (See “Controlling the

DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel” on page 55).

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1Play Mode

Select whether you want to preview your project or only the selected clip.

3Home

Returns to the starting frame.

5Next

Moves to the next frame.

7 Repeat

Loops playback.

9Timecode

Allows you to directly jump to a part of your project or selected clip by specifying the exact timecode.

11 Jog Slider

Allows you to scrub through the project or clip.

13 Cut Clip

Cuts the selected clip into two. Position the Jog Slider to where you want the first clip to end and the second one to start, then click this button.

2Play

Plays, pauses or resumes the current project or a selected clip.

4Previous

Moves to the previous frame.

6End

Moves to the end frame.

8 System Volume

Click and drag the slider to adjust the volume of your computer's speakers.

10 Mark-in/out

Use these buttons to set a preview range in the project, or to mark the start and end points where to trim a clip.

12 Trim Handles

Allows you to set a preview range in the project or trim a clip.

14 Enlarge Preview Window

Click to increase the size of the Preview Window. You can only preview, not edit, your clips when the Preview Window is enlarged.

The project timeline

The project timeline at the lower part of the VideoStudio Editor window is where you assemble your movie project.

There are three types of views for displaying the project timeline: Storyboard, Timeline, and Audio View. Click the buttons at the left side of the project timeline to switch between different views.

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Storyboard View

Storyboard View is the fastest and simplest way to add video clips to your movie. Each thumbnail in the storyboard represents an event in your movie, an event being a video clip or a transition. Thumbnails show at a glance the chronological order of events in your project. The duration of each clip is shown at the bottom of each thumbnail.

You can drag and drop video clips to insert and arrange them. Transition effects can be inserted between video clips. A selected video clip can be trimmed in the Preview Window. (See “Trimming a

clip” on page 70).

Click Enlarge to maximize the storyboard display. With a larger workspace, you can arrange video clips and apply transitions more easily. Furthermore, there is a small screen at the bottom of the window where you can preview clips.

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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. Timeline View allows you to perform frame-accurate editing of your clips.

1Zoom controls

Allows you to change the timecode increments in the Timeline ruler

3 Track buttons

Click the buttons to switch between the different tracks.

2Ripple Editing

Enable/Disable Ripple Editing. When enabled, allows you to select which tracks to apply it to.

4 Insert media files

Displays a menu allowing you to place video, audio or image clips directly on the project.

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5 Timeline scroll control

Enable/Disable scrolling along the Timeline when previewing a clip that extends beyond the current view.

7 Selected range

This color bar represents the trimmed or selected part of a clip or project.

9Video Track

Contains video/image/color clips and transitions.

11 Title Track

Contains title clips.

13 Music Track

Contains music clips from audio files.

6 Project scroll controls

Use the left and right buttons or drag the Scroll Bar to move around your project.

8 Timeline ruler

Displays the project's timecode increments in hours:minutes: seconds.frames, which helps you determine clip and project length.

10 Overlay Track

Contains overlay clips, which can be video, image or color clips.

12 Voice Track

Contains voiceover clips.

14 Fit Project in Timeline Window

Zooms in or out to display all the project’s clips on the Timeline.

To switch to different tracks:

• Click a Step button in the Step Panel that corresponds to

the track.

• Click the Track buttons.

• Double-click the desired track, or click a clip on the track.

Tips:

• The wheel mouse can be used to scroll through the Timeline.

• When the pointer is over the Zoom Controls or Timeline ruler, you can use the wheel to zoom in and out of the Timeline.

Audio View

Audio View allows you to visually adjust the volume levels of video, voice and music clips.

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Clips that contain audio are displayed with a volume rubber band that you can click and drag to adjust their volume. For details, see

“Volume rubber banding” on page 121.

In Audio View, the Options Panel also displays the Audio Mixing Panel that can be used to adjust the volume levels of the Video, Overlay, Voice, and Music Tracks. For details, see “Using the Audio

Mixing Panel” on page 120.

The Library

The Library is a storage depot for everything you need to create a movie: video clips, video filters, audio clips, still images, transition effects, music files, titles and color clips. These are collectively known as media clips.

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Tips:

• You can print images directly from the library. Right-click the image to print then select Print Image and select an image size.

• Right-click the image then select Print Options to specify print alignment and borders.

To add media clips to the Library:

1. Click Load media to open a dialog box for locating the media clip to insert in the Library.

Load media allows you to locate the clip you want to add to the Library.

2. Select the desired file.

3. Click Open when you are finished.

Note: You can also drag and drop files from Windows Explorer straight to the Library.

Right-click a clip in the Library to view the clip's properties as well as co

delete, or split by scene.

Hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple clips.

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To delete media clips from the Library:

1. Select the clip to remove from the Library, then press [Delete].

Or, right-click the clip in the Library and select Delete.

2. When prompted, verify whether you also want to delete the source file from your hard disk.

Sorting clips in the Library

To arrange clips in the Library, click in the Library to open the Options menu,

then select Sort by Name or Sort by Date.

The way video clips are sorted by date depends on the file format. DV AVI files (i.e., AVI files captured from DV camcorders) will be arranged by order of the shooting date and time of the footage. Other video file formats will be sorted by order of file date.

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Notes:

• You can also right-click on the Library then select the desired sorting type in the Sort By submenu.

• To toggle between ascending and descending order, select Sort by Name or Sort by Date again.

Library Manager

The Library Manager organizes your custom Library folders. These folders help you store and manage all kinds of media files.

To use the Library Manager:

1. Click Tools: Library Manager to launch the Library Manager dialog box. You can also click the Folder arrow and select Library Manager from the drop-down list.

The Folder arrow button

2. Select a media type from the Available custom folders list.

3. Click New to display the New Custom Folder dialog box and create a new folder. Specify a library Folder name and a Description. Click OK.

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Click Edit to rename or modify the description of a selected custom folder.

Click Delete to remove a selected custom folder from the Library.

4. Click Close.

Starting a new movie project

When you run VideoStudio, it automatically opens a new project and lets you start composing your movie production. A new project always uses VideoStudio's default settings. To check what these settings are, click File: Project Properties.

Project settings determine how your movie project is rendered when you preview it. Rendering is the process by which VideoStudio converts raw video, titles, sounds, and effects into a continuous stream of data which can be played back in your computer. You can modify the project settings in the Project Properties dialog box. For details, see “Project Properties” on

page 169.

When you capture or insert your first video clip into the project, VideoStudio automatically checks the properties of the clip and your project. If properties such as file format, frame size, etc. are not identical, VideoStudio automatically adjusts the project settings to match the clip's properties. Changing the project settings to conform with clip properties allows VideoStudio to perform the SmartRender function. For information on SmartRender, see

“SmartRender Technology” on page 187.

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Tip:

The above message box lets you change the project properties to be the same as the first video clip inserted into the Timeline. To toggle between displaying and not displaying the message box, select or clear Show message when inserting first video clip into the Timeline in the Preferences dialog box. (See “Preferences: File

menu” on page 161).

Setting your preferences

Customize the program's working environment through the Preferences dialog box. You can specify a working folder for saving files, set undo levels, choose preferred settings for program behavior, and more. To open the Preferences dialog box, select File: Preferences [F6]. For details, see “Preferences: File menu”

on page 161.

VideoStudio contains a sample finished project that lets you have a general overview of most of the features that are available in the program. This sample project also lets you experiment and get a general feel of how to use VideoStudio. You can find the sample project in C:\Program Files\Ulead Systems\Ulead VideoStudio

9.0\Samples\Sample-NTSC.VSP/Sample-PAL.VSP.

Setting project properties

Project Properties serve as your template for previewing your movie projects. The project settings in the Project Properties dialog box determine the appearance and quality of a project when it is previewed on-screen. To customize project settings, select File: Project Properties.

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When customizing project settings, it is recommended that you make the settings the same as the attributes of the video footage that will be captured to avoid distorting the video images and have smooth playback without jumping frames.

When you customize project properties to be the same as the desired output settings for your project (for instance, setting project properties to DVD settings if you will output the project to a DVD disc), you can have more accurate previews of your final movie.

Adding clips

There are three ways you can do to add clips to your project:

• Capture video clips from a video source. The video clips will be inserted onto the Video Track.

• Drag clips from the Library onto the correct tracks.

• Click to directly insert media files to the different tracks.

Previewing

The Play button in the Navigation Panel serves two purposes: for playback of your entire project or a selected clip. To play back, 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. VideoStudio offers you two preview options: Instant Playback and High

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Quality Playback. Select File: Preferences - General, then choose the preview method that you prefer.

Instant Playback allows you to quickly preview changes in your project without the need to create a temporary preview file, however, playback may be jerky depending on your computer resources. High Quality Playback renders your project as a temporary preview file then plays this preview file. Playback is smoother in High Quality Playback mode, but rendering your project for the first time in this mode may take a long time to complete depending on the size of your project and computer resources.

Note: When Perform non-square pixel rendering is selected in the Project Options dialog box (opened from Project Properties dialog box), Instant Playback performance may be affected if computer resources are insufficient. (See “Preferences (Create Disc)” on

page 167).

In High Quality Playback mode, VideoStudio uses SmartRender technology which renders only the changes you made such as transitions, titles and effects, and eliminates re-rendering the entire project. SmartRender saves time when generating previews.

Setting a preview range

For faster previews, you may choose to play only a part of your project. The selected range of frames to preview is referred to as

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the preview range, and it is marked as a red bar in the Ruler Panel.

To play the preview area only:

1. Use the Trim Handles or the Mark-in/out buttons to select the preview range.

The Preview range mark-in and Preview range mark-out timecodes will then be displayed in the Options Panel.

2. To preview the selected range, select what you want to preview (Project or Clip), then click Play. To preview the entire clip, hold [Shift], then click Play.

Undoing and redoing actions

You can undo or redo the last set of actions that you performed while working on your movie by clicking

Undo [Ctrl+Z] or Redo [Ctrl+Y] above the Options Panel.

Showing and

hiding grid lines

You can use grid lines to guide you when repositioning or resizing images and videos or when adding titles to your movie.

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• To show grid lines in the Edit and Overlay steps, select a clip in the Timeline then select the Attribute tab. Select Distort clip then select Show grid lines.

• To show grid lines in the Title step, select Show grid lines in the Edit tab.

Tip: Click to adjust grid line settings.

Saving your project

While composing your movie project, select File: Save [Ctrl + S] to frequently save your project and avoid accidental loss of your work. VideoStudio project files are saved in .VSP file format.

To automatically save your work, select File: Preferences then select Auto save duration and specify the time interval between saves.

To open an existing project, select File: Open Project [Ctrl + O]. To create a new project again, select File: New Project [Ctrl + N].

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Capture

The bulk of video work involves working with raw footage. Transferring footage from a source device to the computer involves a process called capturing.

When capturing, video data is transferred from a source (usually a video camera) through a capture card to the computer’s hard drive.

Seamless DV and MPEG capture

VideoStudio runs on Windows operating systems and is subject to limitations in file size when capturing or rendering video. VideoStudio automatically performs seamless capture, saving video into a new file every time the maximum allowable file size for a single video file has been reached.

Seamless capture will be performed only when capturing DV Type-1 or DV Type-2 (from DV camcorder), or when capturing MPEG video (from DV camcorder or analog capture device). The maximum captured file size per video file is 4 GB in Windows operating systems (such as Windows 98 SE and Me) that use the FAT 32 partition file system. Captured video data in excess of 4 GB are automatically saved to a new file. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP which can use the NTFS file system, there is no limit in the captured file size.

Seamless capture is not available in VFW (Video For Windows) capture.

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Note: VideoStudio automatically detects your file system and performs seamless capture only in a FAT 32 partition file system.

The Capture Step Options Panel

The Capture Step Options Panel consists of three options: Capture

Video, Import from DVD/DVDVR, and DV Quick Scan.

Capturing video

VideoStudio lets you capture video from DV camcorders, analog camcorders, VCRs, and television. The steps on how to capture is similar for all types of video sources except for the available capture settings in the Capture Video Options Panel that can be selected for each type of source.

Note: If you have not yet prepared your video device and computer for capturing, see “Setting up your computer” on page 9 for guidelines on how to set them up.

Capture Video Options Panel

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

• Source: Displays the detected capture device and lists other capture devices installed in your computer.

• Format: Where you select a file format for saving your captured video.

• Split by scene: Automatically separates captured video into several files based on changes in shooting date and time. (This feature can be used only when capturing video from a DV camcorder.)

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• Capture folder: Where a copy of your captured file is saved.

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

• Capture Video: Transfers video from your source to your hard disk.

• Capture Image: Captures the displayed video frame as an image.

• Disable Audio Preview: Disables audio preview on the computer while capturing DV.

If the audio sounds choppy, there may be a problem with previewing audio on your computer during DV capture. This does not affect the audio capture quality. If this happens, click Disable Audio Preview to mute the audio while capturing.

To capture video:

1. Click the Capture Step then click Capture Video.

2. To specify a capture duration, enter the values in the Duration box in the Options Panel.

3. Select your capture device from the Source list.

4. Select a file format to use for saving your captured video from the Format list.

5. Specify a Capture folder in which to save video files.

6. Click Options to open a menu for customizing more capture settings.

7. Scan your video to search the part to capture.

8. When you get to the part of the video that you want to capture, click Capture Video to start capturing.

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9. If you specified a capture duration, wait for the capture to complete. Otherwise, click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing.

Notes:

• When your camcorder is in Record mode (usually named CAMERA or MOVIE), you can capture live video.

• The available settings in the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box vary, depending on the capture file format that you have chosen. (See “Video and Audio Capture Property

Settings” on page 173).

Digital Video (DV)

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

Note: You can also use the DV Quick Scan option to capture DV

video. (See “DV Quick Scan” on page 59).

DV AVI type-1 and type-2

When capturing DV, click Options in the Options Panel to open a menu, then select DV Type in the menu and choose whether to capture DV as DV type-1 or DV type-2.

DV is a data stream that itself contains video and audio. With DV Type-1, the video and audio channels are stored unmodified as a single, interleaved stream in the AVI file. With DV Type-2 (which is

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the default), the video and audio channels are stored as two separate streams in the AVI file.

The advantage of Type-1 is that the DV data does not need to be processed, and is stored in its exact original format. The advantage of Type-2 is that it is compatible with video software that is not specially written to recognize and process Type-1 files.

Note: To preview audio on the computer while capturing DV, click

Enable Audio Preview in the Options Panel.

If the audio sounds choppy, there may be a problem with previewing audio on your computer during DV capture. This does not affect the

audio capture quality. If this happens, click Disable Audio

Preview to mute the audio.

Split by scene

It often happens that a single DV tape contains several footage that were shot at different times. VideoStudio saves you the hassle of having to capture the segments one by one then save them as separate files. The Split by scene feature will do that job for you.

To use Split by scene option in Capture Step:

1. Select the Split by scene option in the Options Panel.

2. Click Capture Video. VideoStudio will automatically look for the scenes according to their shooting date and time and capture them as separate files.

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Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel

When capturing from a DV camcorder, use the Navigation Panel to scan your footage and locate the scenes you want to capture.

1 Shuttle Control

Drag the Shuttle Control to move forward and back through the footage at variable speeds. This is a quick way to find scenes you are looking for in your video.

3Stop

Stops playing the DV tape.

5Preview Frame

Moves one frame back.

7Forward

Fast forwards the DV tape.

2Play

Plays/Pauses the DV tape.

4Rewind

Rewinds the DV tape.

6Next Frame

Advances one frame forward.

8 System Volume

Click and drag the slider to adjust the volume of your computer speakers.

Analog video

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

Click Options then select Capture Options to choose how you want footage to be captured. (See “Capture Options” on page 158).

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To specify the type of video source you are capturing from, click

Options then select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box that opens, you can customize the

following capture settings:

•In the Source tab, choose whether you are capturing NTSC,

PAL, or SECAM video and select the Input source (Tuner, S- Video, or Composite).

•In the Color tab, you can fine tune the video source to ensure

good quality captures.

•In the Capture tab, set the frame size and compression

method to use for saving the captured video.

For more information on the dialog box, see “Video and Audio

Capture Property Settings” on page 173.

Adjusting source volume

VideoStudio has a Source Volume Panel that allows you to adjust the sound volume of the analog source during capture. To use this panel, click Options, select Capture Options, then select Display Source Volume Panel while capturing.

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Note: The Source Volume Panel is not available when you are capturing from an analog device that has no audio source or a DV device.

To ensure that the sound volume of captured videos is clear, test capturing a short video first and use the Source Volume Panel to adjust the volume level of the analog source while capturing.

After fine tuning the volume, you can start capturing footage from your analog device. Use the controls on your analog device to scan your videotape and locate the footage that you want to capture.

Tip: A delay in capture may be due to the confirmation dialog box or connection between devices. It is better to rewind your tape to an earlier point before the actual footage you want to capture and just trim the video later.

Capturing TV footage

VideoStudio allows you to capture TV footage through a TV tuner. Capture a segment of your favorite television show on regular TV or cable then save it in your hard drive in AVI, MPEG, or Windows Media Format.

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Before capturing, you need to choose the following settings in the Options Panel:

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

2. In the TV channel box, specify the channel number from which to capture.

3. Click Options: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings to open the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box. Check if the Video Input source, TV system, and Audio Input source are set correctly. If not, adjust the settings accordingly.

Click the Channel tab to choose Antenna or Cable TV, scan available channels in your region, and more.

For details on this dialog box, see “Video and Audio Capture

Property Settings” on page 173.

Importing from DVD/DVD-VR

You can import DVD/DVD-VR formatted video from a disc or from your hard drive into VideoStudio.

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To import from DVD/DVD-VR:

1. Click the Capture Step then click Import from DVD/DVD-VR.

2. Specify the location of the DVD folder in the Browse for folder window then click OK.

3. In the Import DVD window, select which DVD tracks to import in Label. Use the preview screen to view the selected tracks to import.

4. Click Import to finish. All imported videos will be added to the thumbnail list in the Library.

DV Quick Scan

Use this option to scan a DV device for scenes to import. To use DV Quick Scan, refer to the first step in the DV-to-DVD Wizard

section. (See “Step 1: Scan for scenes” on page 21).

Direct video capturing to MPEG format

VideoStudio supports real-time capturing from DV, analog, or any video source to MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats. Capturing straight to MPEG saves hard drive space as its file size is smaller compared with DV AVI.

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To capture video in MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 format:

•In the Options Panel, select MPEG from the Format list to

capture MPEG files that are intended for playback on the computer or for sharing on the Web.

You can also capture VCD, SVCD or DVD-ready MPEG files that can be burnt onto disc by selecting one of these formats from the Format list.

Note: The Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in will be automatically detected. If your capture device does not support this plug-in, you need to manually select this plug-in the Change Capture Plug-in dialog box. (See “Change Capture Plug-in” on

page 159).

• Click Options and select Video and Audio Capture

Property Settings. In the dialog box that opens, click the Capture tab then click Advanced. The MPEG Settings

dialog box then appears in which you can customize attributes for the MPEG file.

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Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video

Now you can capture directly from an analog source or DV camcorder straight to Windows Media Video (WMV). WMV is an extensible file format that handles synchronized multimedia data and supports "live content" transmission over a wide array of networks. To directly capture to WMV format, select WMV from the Format list.

Selecting a profile

The quality of a WMV file depends on the profile it is using. A Profile covers various attributes for a Windows Media Format file such as bit rate, number and type of streams, compression quality, frame size and so on. When capturing a video directly to WMV format, VideoStudio uses the default profile to complete the capturing process. You also have the option to select other profiles to attain preferred captured file quality.

To select a profile:

1. Click Options: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box, click Select to open Select Profile.

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2. Select the profile you want to use for capturing. Click OK.

Editing and customizing a video profile

Profile Selection lists all the profiles available in your system. You can use the Manage Profiles to edit, create, remove, and duplicate a profile.

System-defined profiles cannot be edited. However, You can create a customized one base from it. A Custom profile can be edited by clicking Edit and changing specific profile attributes.

You can also create a new profile by clicking New. This will launch a task wizard that will guide you in creating your profile.

To edit and customize a profile:

1. Click Options: Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box, click Select to open Select Profile.

2. Under Select Profile, click Customize.

3. Manage Profiles lists all the available profiles installed in your computer. The profiles are categorized into two types: System-

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defined profiles and Custom profiles. Simply click Edit to modify attributes of a Custom profile.

Note: System-defined profiles cannot be edited directly. You

must create a copy before editing the corresponding attributes. To do this, select a system defined profile and then click Copy. Select the created copy of the profile and then click Edit to modify the attributes. Clicking Edit invokes Edit Profile. It will guide you in specifying your preferred attributes.

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4. Under General Information, specify a reference name for the created or edited profile in Name of Profile.

5. Select the media types supported by the profile in Media types.

6. Under Output, you may choose to allow the profile to compress the video file or not. Enter a brief description of the profile under Description. Click Next.

Capturing still images

In addition to video, VideoStudio also allows you to capture still images. The image format can be BMP or JPEG, and the size depends on its source video. To choose your image format, click

File: Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box click the Capture tab and set the format.

To capture still images:

1. If you are capturing from a DV camcorder, click Play in the Navigation Panel to play your videotape.

If you are capturing from an analog device, press the Play button on your device to play your videotape.

2. When you see the image you want to capture, click Capture Image in the Options Panel.

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Edit

The Edit Step is where you arrange, edit and trim the video clips used in your project. In this step, you can apply fade-in/fade-out effects to the existing audio of a video clip, multi-trim or split video, and adjust a clip's playback speed. You can also choose from a wide selection of video filters to apply to your clips.

Adding clips to the Video Track

You only work on the Video Track when you are in the Edit Step. On the Video Track, you can insert three types of clips: video, image and color clips.

Video clips

There are several ways of inserting video clips on the Video Track:

• Select a clip in the Library and drag and drop it to the Video Track. Multiple clips can be selected by pressing [Shift] or [Ctrl].

• Right-click a clip in the Library then select Insert To: Video Track.

• Select one or more video files in Windows Explorer then drag and drop to the Video Track.

• To insert a clip from a file folder directly to the Video Track,

click Insert Media Files located to the left of the

Timeline.

Notes:

• Aside from video files, you can also add video from DVD or DVD-VR formatted discs.

•Use the Fade-in/out buttons to make the audio of the video clips in your project smoothly fade from one clip to the next.

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Images

The ways of adding still images to the Video Track are the same as when adding video clips. (See “Video clips” on page 65).

Before you start adding images to your project, determine first the image size that you want for all your images. By default, VideoStudio adjusts the size to keep the image’s aspect ratio. To make the size of all inserted images the same as your project’s frame size, select

resampling option default to Fit to project size.

File: Preferences - Edit then change the Image

Color clips

Color clips are solid colored backgrounds that are useful for titles. For example, insert a black color clip as background for end credits. You can use the preset color clips or create new color clips in the Library.

To create a color clip in the Color Library:

1. Select Color from the Library drop-down menu.

Click Load color to open the New Color Clip dialog box. Here, click the color box to select a color either from the Ulead

Color Picker or the Windows Color Picker

2. Adjust the RGB values.

3. Click OK.

Once a color clip has been created in the Library, you can drag it to the Video Track to add it into your movie project. Set the Duration of the color clip in the Options Panel.

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The Edit Step Options Panel

The Edit Step Options Panel allows you to edit the video, image and color clips that you added to the Video Track. Video filters that you applied to your clips can be fine tuned in the Attribute tab.

Video tab

• 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 File: Preferences - Edit to set the fade-in/ out duration.

• Rotate: Rotates the video clip.

• Reverse video: Plays the video backward.

• Color Correction Allows you to adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, and gamma of the video clip.

• Playback Speed: Launches the Playback Speed dialog box where you can adjust the pace of your clip.

• Save as Still Image Saves the current frame as a new image file and places it in the Image Library. All enhancements made to the file are discarded before saving.

• Split Audio Allows you to separate the audio from a video file and place it on the Voice Track.

• Split by Scene: Splits a captured DV AVI file based on the shooting date and time, or the changes in video content (i.e., motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc.). For an MPEG file, this feature can only split video based on changes in video content.

• Multi-trim Video: Allows you to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them.

Image tab

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

• Rotate: Rotates the image clip.

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• Color Correction Allows you to adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, and gamma of the image.

• Resampling option: Sets how image size is adjusted. There are two options: Keep aspect ratio maintains the relative width and height of the current image; Fit to project size makes the size of the current image the same as the project’s frame size.

• Pan & Zoom: Applies the Pan & Zoom effect to the current image. (See “Pan &

Zoom” on page 80).

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

• Customize: Allows you to define how to pan and zoom the current image.

Color tab

• Duration: Sets the duration of the selected color clip.

• Color: Click the color box to adjust the color.

Attribute tab

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

• Applied filters: Lists the video filters

that were applied to a clip. Click or

to arrange the order of the filters;

click to remove a filter.

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

• Customize Filter: Allows you to define how a filter transitions throughout the clip.

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

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• Show grid lines: Select to display the grid lines. Click to open a

dialog box where you can specify settings for the grid lines.

Split by Scene

Use the Split by Scene feature in the Edit Step to detect different scenes in a video file and automatically break it down into several clip files.

The way VideoStudio detects scenes depends on the type of video file. In a captured DVI AVI file, scenes can be detected in two ways:

• DV Recording Time Scan detects scenes according to their shooting date and time.

• Frame Content detects content changes, such as motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc., and splits them into separate video files.

In an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file, scenes can only be detected based on content changes (i.e., by Frame Content).

To use Split by Scene on a DV AVI or MPEG file:

1. Go to the Edit Step and select a captured DV AVI file or an MPEG file in the Timeline.

2. Click Split by Scene in the Options Panel. This will open the

Scenes dialog box.

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3. Choose your preferred scan method (DV Recording Time Scan or Frame Content).

4. Click Options. In the Scene Scanning Sensitivity dialog box, drag the slider to set the Sensitivity level. A higher value means more precision in the scene detection.

Click OK.

5. Click Scan. VideoStudio then scans through the video file and lists all the detected scenes.

6. You may merge some of the detected scenes into a single clip. Simply select all the scenes that you want to join together then click Join. The plus sign (+) and a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done.

7. Click OK to split the video.

Trimming a clip

The best part of editing your movie on your computer is the ease with which you can snip and trim your work with frame by frame accuracy. There are three ways of trimming a clip:

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To split a clip into two:

1. Select the clip you want to split on the Storyboard or Timeline.

2. Drag the Jog Slider to the point where you want to cut the clip.

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

3. Click Cut Clip to cut the clip into two clips. To remove one

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

To trim a clip with the Trim Handles:

1. Select a clip on the Storyboard or Timeline.

2. Click and drag the Trim handles to set the Mark-in/Mark-out points on the clip.

For more precise trimming, click on a Trim handle, hold it, and use the left or right arrow keys on your keyboard to trim one frame at a time. The Mark-in/Mark-out points can also be set by pressing [F3] and [F4], respectively.

3. Click Play Clip to preview the trimmed clip.

Tip: You can also use Zoom controls to display each frame of your

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

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To trim a clip directly on the Timeline:

1. Click a clip in the Timeline to select it.

2. Drag the yellow Trim handles on either side of the clip to change its length. The Preview Window reflects the position of the Trim handle in the clip.

Or, click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and enter the desired clip length.

3. Other clips in your project automatically reposition themselves according to changes made.

Note: Changes made in the video Duration box only affect the Mark-out point. The Mark-in point remains unchanged.

Multi-trim Video

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

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1Jog Wheel

Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.

2 Shuttle Slider

Preview the clip at different playback speeds.

To trim a video file into multiple clips:

1. Go to the Edit Step and click Multi-trim Video in the Options Panel.

2. In the Multi-trim Video dialog box, view the whole clip first by

clicking to determine how you want to mark segments.

3. Drag the Jog Slider until you get to the part of the video that you want to use as the beginning frame of the first segment.

Click Start.

4. Drag the Jog Slider again, this time, to the point where you

want the segment to end. Click End.

5. Do steps 3 and 4 repeatedly until you have marked all the segments you want kept or removed.

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Tips:

• To mark segments, you can also press [F3] and [F4] while playing the video.

•Click Invert Selection to toggle between marking segments that you want to retain or marking segments that you

want taken out from the clip.

6. Click OK when finished. The video segments that you kept are then inserted onto the Timeline.

Navigation controls in the Multi-trim Video dialog box:

Reverses or advances through the video in fixed increments. By default, these buttons move up or down through the video in increments of 25 seconds.

Plays a preview of the final trimmed video.

Plays the video file. Hold [Shift] then click to play only the selected segments.

Moves to the start or end frame of a trimmed segment.

Moves to the previous/next frame in the video.

[F5] [F6]

Saving trimmed clips

Frequently, when you make changes (i.e., after auto-splitting clips using Split by Scene, extracting clips using Multi-trim Video, or manually trimming clips), you may wish to make a permanent change to the clip and save the edited file. VideoStudio gives you a

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margin of safety in that it saves the trimmed video to a new file and does not alter the original file.

To save, select a trimmed clip in the Storyboard, Timeline or the Library and select Clip: Save Trimmed Video.

Ripple Editing

Ripple Editing allows you to insert clips while automatically moving other clips (including empty spaces) aside, to make room for it on the Timeline. Use this mode to maintain the original track synchronizations when inserting additional clips.

Ripple Editing is enabled for the tracks where content is inserted.

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A color clip is inserted before the original clip and all clips where Ripple

Editing is applied shift accordingly.

To insert clips in Ripple Editing mode:

7. Click Ripple Editing to activate the panel, then select the corresponding box for each track where you want to apply Ripple Editing.

8. Drag the 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 can be applied from any of the three project views.

Ripple Editing also works when removing clips. In the example below, Overlay and Title tracks maintain their position relative to the video after

the clip in the middle has been removed.

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Adjusting color and brightness

Adjust color and brightness settings of images and video in the Timeline by clicking Color Correction in the Options Panel.

Reversing video playback

Reverse the playback of the video by clicking Reverse Video in the Options

Panel.

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. Simply adjust the speed attributes for your video clip by clicking Playback Speed under the Options Panel of the Edit Step. Drag the slider according to your preferences (i.e., slow, normal or fast), or enter a value. The higher the value you set, the faster the playback of your clip. (Values range from 10-1000%). You can also specify a set

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duration for the clip in Time stretch. Click Preview to view the

results of your settings then click OK when finished.

Tips:

•Hold [Shift] then drag the end of the clip on the Timeline to change the playback speed.

• The black arrow means you are trimming or extending the clip, while the white arrow means that you are changing the playback speed..

Resizing and distorting clips

To resize or distort a clip:

1. Select a clip in the Timeline then select the Attribute tab under the Options Panel.

2. Select Distort clip then drag any of the following handles:

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• Yellow handles at the corners to resize the clip proportionally (A).

• Yellow handles at the sides to resize without maintaining proportions (B).

• Green handles at the corners to skew the clip (C).

Capturing still images in the Edit Step

A still image can be captured in the Edit Step by selecting a specific frame in the Timeline and saving it as an image file. In this manner, possible distortions are avoided since the image is not acquired from a running video, unlike in the Capture Step.

To capture still images:

1. Select File: Preferences Capture. Choose Bitmap or JPEG as the Captured still image save format. If you

selected JPEG, also set the Image quality.

2. Select a video clip in your project.

3. Drag the Jog Slider to the frame you want to capture.

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4. Switch to an image folder in the Library. The folder can be the default Image folder, or the one created by yourself.

5. Select Clip: Save as Still Image. The new image file is saved to the hard disk and is represented as a thumbnail in the image folder you assigned.

Pan & Zoom

Pan & Zoom is applied to still images, and it emulates the pan and zoom effect of a video camera. To apply this effect to an image, select an image clip in the Timeline, then select Pan & Zoom and click Customize Pan & Zoom.

Note: Pan & Zoom cannot be applied to masked images.

In the Pan & Zoom dialog box, the Start, Middle and End tabs

and the crosshairs in the Image Window represent the three points (or key frames) in the image clip where settings can be customized to produce the pan and zoom effect. When customizing

each key frame, use the Image Window to focus on an area or to pan the image; use the tab settings to customize the zooming effect.

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The procedure below shows an example of how to first zoom in on a subject, then pan and zoom out to show the whole image.

To apply Pan & Zoom:

1. Drag the Start key frame, represented by the left crosshair in the Image Window, to the subject you want to focus.

2. Zoom in on the subject by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio.

3. Set the Pause time to the amount of time to stay on the subject before panning and zooming out.

4. Click the End tab. Drag the End key frame, represented by the right crosshair in the Image Window, to the center of the image. Zoom out to show the whole image by enlarging the marquee box or by setting the Zoom ratio to the lowest value.

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5. Click to preview the effect.

6. Click OK to apply the effect to the image.

Tips:

• Click the Anchor boxes to move the marquee box at fixed positions in the Image Window.

• To zoom in or out of a fixed area without panning the image, select No panning.

• To include a fade-in/out effect, increase the Transparency. The image will fade to the Background color. Click the color box to

choose a background color, or click to select a color on the Image Window.

Applying video filters

Video filters are effects that you can apply to clips in order to change their style or appearance. For example, you can improve the color balance of a clip, or make it look like a painting.

To apply a video filter to a clip (video or image) in the Video Track:

1. Select a clip in the Timeline.

2. Click the Filter tab in the Options Panel.

3. Choose a video filter from the Video Filter folder in the Library to apply to your clip (by clicking the thumbnail).

4. Drag and drop the video filter onto your clip in the Video Track.

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Note: By default, the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with the new filter dragged onto the clip. Clear Replace last filter to apply multiple filters to a single clip. VideoStudio allows you to apply a maximum of five filters to a single clip.

5. Click Customize Filter in the Options Panel to customize the attributes of the video filter. Available options depend on the selected filter.

6. Preview how your clip looks with the video filter applied to it using the Navigator.

Notes: When there is more than one video filter applied to a clip, you can change the order of filters by clicking or . Changing the order of the video filters will have drastic effects on your clip.

Key frame settings

VideoStudio allows you to customize video filters in a variety of ways. One way is by adding key frames to your clips. Key frames are frames in a clip where you can specify a different attribute or behavior for your video filter. This gives you the flexibility to determine how your video filter will look like at any point in a clip.

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To set key frames for your clips:

1. Drag and drop a video filter from the Library onto a clip in the Timeline.

2. Click Customize Filter. The dialog box for the video filter opens.

Note: Settings available in the dialog box are different for each video filter.

3. In the Key frame controls, drag the Jog Slider or use the arrows to go to the frame where you'd like to change the attributes of your video filter.

Note: You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out of the Timeline Control bar for precise placement of key frames.

4. Click Add key frame to set that frame as a key frame in the clip. You can adjust the video filter settings for that particular frame.

Note: A diamond-shaped mark on the Timeline Control bar will appear. This indicates the frame is a key frame in the clip.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more key frames to your clip.

6. Use the Timeline controls to edit or to go to a key frame in the clip.

• To delete a key frame, click Remove key frame .

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• Click Reverse key frames to reverse the sequence of key frames in the Timeline such that the sequence starts with the last key frame and ends with the first key frame.

• To move to the succeeding key frame, click Go to next key

frame .

• To move to the key frame prior to the one selected, click Go

to previous key frame .

7. Adjust the video filter settings according to your preferences.

8. Preview the changes you've made by clicking Play in the Preview Window of the dialog box.

9. Click OK when finished.

Tip: You can preview the clip with applied video filter on VideoStudio’s Preview Window or an external device such as a TV monitor or DV camcorder.

Click , then click to open the Preview Playback Options dialog box where you can choose the display medium. (See “Preview

Playback Options” on page 168).

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Effect

Transition effects make your movie smoothly change from one scene to the next. They are applied between clips in the Video Track and their attributes can be modified in the Options Panel. Effective use of this feature can add a professional touch to your movie.

Adding transitions

The Library provides a wide range of preset transitions from crossfades to explosions that you can add to your project.

Note: By default, you need to manually add transitions to your project. If you want VideoStudio to automatically add transitions between clips when you add clips to the Video Track, select File: Preferences - General then select Use default transition effect. This saves you time in selecting transitions, especially when you are creating a slideshow project that contains images only, since transitions are randomly chosen from the Library and automatically added between images.

You can add

transitions either in Storyboard View or Timeline View.

To add a transition:

1. Click the Effect Step, then select one of the categories of transitions from the Folders list.

2. Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library. Select and drag an effect to the Timeline, roughly between two video clips.

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Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You can only drag and drop one clip at a time.

Tip: Double-clicking a transition in the Library automatically inserts it into the first empty transition slot between two clips. Repeating this process will insert a transition into the next empty transition slot.

To replace a transition in your project, drag the new transition from the Library onto the transition thumbnail to be replaced on the Storyboard or Timeline.

The Effect Step Options Panel

VideoStudio pretty much takes care of all the details to make your transitions smooth and professional. You can, however, further customize your transitions after adding them to your project. The Effect Step Options Panel displays the settings of your selected transition so that you can change their various parameters. This gives you complete control of exactly how your transitions will behave in your movie.

Note: The attributes in the Options Panel vary depending on the type of transition effect that is selected and applied to your project.

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• Duration: Shows the duration of the applied effect on the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can adjust the duration by changing the timecode values.

• Border: Determines the thickness of the border. Enter 0 to remove the border.

• Color: Determines the hue of the transition effect's border or flap.

• Soft edge: Specifies how well you want the transition effect to blend with the clips. A Strong soft edge results in a less pronounced transition, thus creating a smooth progression from one clip to another. This option works best for irregular shapes and angles.

• Direction: Specifies the direction of a transition effect. (This is only applicable to some of the transition effects.)

The Album transition

One of the transitions you will find in the Library is the Album transition. Album simulates the turning pages similar to that of flipping photo album pages. You can choose from a variety of album layouts, change the album cover, background, size, and position, and more.

To apply the Album transition:

1. Click the Effect Step then select Album from the Library.

Apply one of the preset transitions by dragging a transition thumbnail in between two clips on the Video Track.

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2. Click Customize to open the Flip-Album dialog box.

3. In the Layout section, choose the desired look for the album.

4. In the Album tab, set the album’s Size, Position and Orientation.

To change the album cover, select a preset from Album cover templates, or select Custom album cover then import your

own cover image.

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5. Click the Background and Shadow tab.

To change the background of the album, select a preset from Background templates, or select Custom background then import your own background image.

To add a shadow, select Shadow. Set the shadow position by adjusting the X-offset and Y-offset values. To make the shadow look softer, increase Soft edge.

Note: To change the shadow color, click the color box and choose the desired color.

6. Click the Page A tab. Customize the first page of the album.

To change the image on the page, select a preset from Album page templates, or select Custom album page then import your own image.

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To adjust the size and position of the clip on the page, adjust the Size, X, and Y values.

7. Click the Page B tab. Customize the second page of the album.

Follow step 6 to make adjustments.

8. Use the slider and buttons below the Preview Window in the dialog box to preview the results.

9. Click OK to apply the adjustments.

The Flashback transition

You can use the Flashback transition to simulate a flashback or introduce a dream sequence for the next scene. Light is added to the dissolving scenes to create a dreamy effect.

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The Flashback transition contains the following options:

• Fade level: Set the thickness of the soft edge of the mask.

• Halo brightness: Set the intensity of the light.

• Halo size: Set the coverage of the light.

• Contrast: Set the the color contrast between the two clips.

• Middle flash: Adds an element of light to the dissolving mask.

• Inverse: Reverses the effect of the mask.

The Mask transitions

Different patterns or objects such as shapes, leaves, balls, and more can be used in transition effects by rendering them as masks. You can select from preset masks or import a BMP file and use it as a mask for your transition.

MaskA

MaskB

MaskC

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Mask transition options

The Mask transitions contain the following options. The availability of the option depends on the type of mask selected.

• Rotation: Specify how many degrees the mask will rotate.

• Fade level: Set the thickness of the soft edge of the mask.

• Size: Set the size of the mask.

• Sync Clip: Matches the motion of the clip to the motion of the mask.

• Inverse: Reverses the effect of the mask.

• X/Y Opposite: Reverses the path direction of the Mask.

• Mask: Select a preset template to use as mask for the transition.

• Current: Click to open a dialog box where you can browse BPMP files to use as the transition’s mask.

• Interval: Specify the distance between each copy of the mask.

• Path: Select how the mask will move during the transition.

• Middle flash: Adds an element of light to the dissolving mask.

• Apply on: Select whether to apply the mask on the before or after clip.

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Overlay

The Overlay Step allows you to add overlay clips to combine with your videos in the Video Track. Use an overlay clip to create a picture-in-picture effect or add a lower-third graphic to create more professional-looking movie productions.

Adding clips to the Overlay Track

Drag media files to the Overlay Track on the Timeline to add them as overlay clips for your project.

To add a clip to the Overlay Track:

1. In the Library, select the media folder that contains the overlay clip that you want to add to your project.

Tip: To load media files into the Library, click

. In the dialog box that opens, locate the

media file and click Open.

2. Drag the media file from the Library to the Overlay Track on the Timeline.

Tips:

• To insert a media file directly to the Overlay Track, right-click the Overlay Track and select the type of file you want to add. The file will not be added into the Library.

• You can also use color clips as overlay clips.

3. Customize the overlay clip using the options available in the Edit tab. (See “Edit tab” on page 99).

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4. Click the Attribute tab. The overlay clip is then resized to a preset size and positioned at the center. Use the options in the Attribute tab to apply motion to the overlay clip, add filters, resize and reposition the clip, and more. (See “Attribute tab” on

page 99).

Tips:

• To make overlay clips with transparent backgrounds, you can create a 32-bit alpha channel AVI video file or an image file with an alpha channel. You can use an animation program such as Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio or an image editing program such as Ulead PhotoImpact to create these video and image files.

• Another alternative is to use VideoStudio’s Chroma Key function to mask a specific color on an image.

To apply motion to the current overlay clip:

In the Attribute tab, select where the overlay clip will Enter and Exit the screen under Direction/Style.

Tip: If you applied motion to the overlay clip, drag the Trim handles to set how long the overlay clip will pause in the designated

area before exiting the screen.

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Pause Duration

To apply transparency to the current overlay clip:

In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key to go to the Overlay Options Panel. Drag the Transparency

slider to set the opacity of the overlay clip.

To specify Chroma Key settings to the current overlay clip:

1. Click Mask & Chroma Key in the Attribute tab to go to the Overlay Options Panel.

2. Select Apply Overlay Options then Chroma Key in Type.

3. Click the Color Box then select the color to be rendered as transparent.

Without Chroma Key With Chroma Key

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To add a border around the current overlay clip:

In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key to go to the Overlay Options Panel. Drag the Border slider

to set the thickness of the border of the overlay clip. Set the color of the border by clicking the Color Box beside the slider.

To resize the current overlay clip:

In the Attribute tab, drag a handle on the overlay clip on the Preview Window to resize it. If you a drag a yellow corner handle, it will keep the aspect ratio when you resize the clip.

It is recommended that you keep the overlay clip within the title safe area.

(See “General tab” on page 161).

You can also right-click the overlay clip on the Preview Window to open a menu where you can resize the overlay clip to keep the aspect ratio, revert it to the default size, use the original size of the overlay clip, or resize it to occupy the entire screen.

The Keep Aspect Ratio option resizes the overlay clip based on the width or height, depending on which is longer in length, of the overlay clip.

onger side

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Note: When you resize or distort the overlay clip then go back to the Edit tab, the clip will appear to have resized back to its original size.

This is only for editing purposes, the overlay clip retains its properties.

To distort the current overlay clip:

Each corner of the marquee of the overlay clip have green nodes which you can use to distort the overlay clip. Drag the green nodes to distort the overlay clip.

Tip: Hold [Shift] while dragging the green nodes to keep the distortion within the current clips’s marquee.

To reposition the current overlay clip:

In the Attribute tab, drag the overlay clip to the desired area on the Preview Window.

You can also right-click the overlay clip on the Preview Window to open a menu where you can automatically place the overlay clip in a preset position on the video. It is recommended that you keep the overlay clip within the title safe area.

To apply a filter to the current overlay clip:

You can apply video filters to your overlay clips. To learn how to apply, (See “Applying video filters” on page 82).

To use the same attributes for different overlay clips:

You can use the attributes (size and position) of one overlay clip and apply it to a different overlay clip on your movie project. To apply the same attributes, first right-click the source overlay clip

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then select Copy Attributes. Next, right-click the target overlay clip then select Paste Attributes.

Tips:

• Select then click on a color in the image that will be rendered as transparent.

•Drag the Similarity Slider to specify the color range of the selected color that will be rendered as transparent.

The Overlay Step Options Panel

There are two tabs in the Overlay Step Options Panel: Edit tab and Attribute tab.

Edit tab

The Edit tab allows you to customize properties such as clip duration, playback speed, and audio properties of the overlay clip. The available options in this tab will depend on the selected overlay clip. (See “The Edit Step Options Panel” on page 67).

Video

Image/Decoration Color

Attribute tab

The Attribute tab allows you to apply motion, transparency, filters and border to the overlay clip.

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

• Applied filters: Lists the video filters that were applied to a clip. Click or to

arrange the order of the filters; click to remove a filter.

• Delete selected filter: Removes the selected filter from the overlay clip.

• Presets: Opens a menu where you can select a preset for the selected filter to apply to the overlay clip.

• Customize Filter: Opens a dialog box where you can define settings and options for the selected filter.

• Direction/Style: Determines the type of movement to be applied to the overlay clip.

Enter/Exit: Set the directions in which the clip will enter and leave the screen.

Fade-in/Fade-out: Select to gradually increase or decrease the transparency of the clip when it enters or leaves the screen.

• Mask & Chroma Key: Opens the Overlay Options Panel where you can specify the transparency and overlay options to be applied to the overlay clip.

: Goes back to the previous Options

Panel. Transparency: Sets the opacity of the clip.

Drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the transparency.

Border: Enter a value to set the thickness of the border. Click the Color Box to select the border color.

Apply overlay options: Select to specify how transparent section of the overlay clip will be rendered.

Type: Select whether to apply preset masks on an overlay clip or specify a color to be rendered as transparent.

Similarity: Specify the color range of a selected color’s pixels that will be rendered as transparent. Click the Color Box then select the color

Ulead VIDEO STUDIO 9 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio

How VideoStudio works

Installing and running VideoStudio

Setting up your computer

Installing a capture card

Connecting a video camera to the computer

Preparation for video capturing and editing

Getting started

DV-to-DVD Wizard

Movie Wizard

VideoStudio Editor

Starting a new movie project

Capture

Seamless DV and MPEG capture

The Capture Step Options Panel

Capturing video

Capturing still images

Edit

Adding clips to the Video Track

The Edit Step Options Panel

Split by Scene

Trimming a clip

Multi-trim Video

Saving trimmed clips

Ripple Editing

Adjusting color and brightness

Reversing video playback

Playback Speed

Resizing and distorting clips

Capturing still images in the Edit Step

Pan & Zoom

Applying video filters

Effect

Adding transitions

The Effect Step Options Panel

The Album transition

The Flashback transition

The Mask transitions

Overlay

Adding clips to the Overlay Track

The Overlay Step Options Panel