Ulead VIDEO TOOLBOX 2 HOME EDITION User Manual
User Guide
Ulead Systems, Inc.
August 2004
English edition for Ulead VideoToolBox 2 Home Edition, August 2004.
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Table of Contents
Welcome to Ulead Video ToolBox .............5
What’s new .......................................................5
System requirements ........................................5
Supported file formats .......................................5
Installing Video ToolBox ....................................6
User interface ....................................................6
Navigation Panel ................................................ 7
File menu ......................................................... 8
Convert menu ................................................... 8
Help menu ........................................................ 8
Creating a video file ..........................................9
Step 1: Determine video output setting. ............. 10
Step 2: Add/Edit media clip ............................... 10
Inserting clips into your project ................................11
Capturing digital video ............................................11
Capturing analog video ...........................................12
Capturing still images .............................................13
Trimming a clip ......................................................13
Multi-trim Video .....................................................14
Creating an image slideshow ...................................16
Rotating an image ..................................................16
Rearranging the position of the clips .........................16
Step 3: Choose a style ..................................... 16
Selecting a movie style ...........................................16
Changing the transition effect ..................................17
Editing text ...........................................................17
Changing the background music ...............................18
Step 4: Create Video File .................................. 19
Appendix .................................................20
Dialog boxes ....................................................20
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Batch Convert ................................................. 20
Preferences ..................................................... 21
Video and Audio Capture Property Settings ......... 22
Video Save Options .......................................... 25
Advanced Options ..................................................29
Index ...................................................... 30
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Welcome to Ulead Video ToolBox
Ulead Video ToolBox allows you to capture and edit video and
output them to various formats so you can view the video on a
computer. Video ToolBox’s guided workflow lets you easily capture,
edit and export video. Capture video from various sources such as a
DV camcorder then edit it by selecting from various movie styles,
trimming, adding text, and more. After editing, save them to
formats such as MPEG-4, WMV, and more.
What’s new
• Designed for Home User-friendly design, so there are simple, taskfocused wizards for most common tasks.
• Batch Conversion Save time by converting a series of videos into any
supported format, without the need for a separate application.
• Auto-Enhancement Auto-adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, and
contrast of videos and photos.
System requirements
• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP
• 128MB of RAM (256MB or more recommended)
• 200MB of available hard drive space for program installation
• 2GB+ hard drive space for video capture and editing
• Windows-compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution
• CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW
• Windows compatible sound card
Supported file formats
Import
• Video: 3GPP, ASF, AVI, DVD (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM),
MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV
• Audio: AC-3, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AU, MP3, WAV, MPA, MP4, WMA
• Image: BMP, CLP, CUR, DCS, EPS, FPX, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, PCD,
PCT, PCX, PIC, PNG, PSD, PXR, RAS, RLE, SCT, SHG, TGA, TIF, WMF
Note: Different video formats are supported depending on region or
product version.
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Export
• Video: DV AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and WMV. 3GPP and 3GPP2
are supported in Batch Convert mode.
Installing Video ToolBox
To install Video ToolBox, insert the disc into the disc drive then click
Install on the setup screen and follow the instructions.
User interface
1 Visit Ulead Web site
Click to launch your Web browser and connect to the Ulead Web site.
2File menu
Select to open a menu where you can save your project file and set
project preferences. (See “File menu” on page 8).
3Convert menu
Click to open a menu where you can convert multiple video files that
have different formats to a single format.
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4Help menu
Click to open a menu where you can access the help file and view product
information.
5 Options Panel
Displays controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to
customize the project. The contents of this panel change depending on
the step you are in and the selected project element.
6 Step buttons
Click to go to the next or previous step.
7 Media Clip List
Displays the clips, transition effects and text that are used in the project.
Click to remove the clip from the Media Clip List or click to view
the selected clip’s properties.
8 Step Panel
Displays buttons that correspond to the different video editing steps.
9Preview Window
Displays the video playback here.
10Navigation Panel
Displays buttons for playback and trimming clips.
Navigation Panel
1Trim Bar
Drag the ends of the bar to trim clips.
2Mark-in
Click to mark the current position of the Jog Bar as the start of the clip.
3Home
Returns to the starting frame.
4Play
Plays, pauses or resumes the playback of the project.
5Mark-out
Click to mark the current position of the Jog Bar as the end of the clip.
6Jog Bar
Allows you to scrub through the project or clip.
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File menu
• New Select to create a new project. Video
ToolBox prompts you to save the current project
before creating the new project.
• Open Select to open a previously saved Video
ToolBox project (VTP).
• Save Saves the current project using the same
file name.
• Save As Allows you to save the project file using another file name or
path.
• Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box where you can set
capture options and set the frequency to check for updates on the Ulead
Web site. (See “Preferences” on page 21).
Convert menu
• Batch Convert Opens the Batch Convert dialog box where you can
choose multiple video files in different file formats and convert them to a
single video file format. (See “Batch Convert” on page 20).
Help menu
• Ulead Video ToolBox Help Opens the
online help.
• About Ulead Video ToolBox Displays
product and copyright information.
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Creating a video file
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