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Ulead Systems, Inc.
November 2001

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  • Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. November 2001...
  • Page 2 First English edition for Ulead VideoStudio version 6.0, November 2001. © 1992-2002 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    An introduction to digital video ..................6 Key features of DV ......................7 Analog to digital ......................7 An introduction to MPEG ....................8 MPEG-1 ..........................8 MPEG-2 ..........................8 How VideoStudio works ....................9 DV IEEE 1394 capture card ..................13 Analog capture card .....................
  • Page 4 Inserting a clip into the Timeline ..................42 Trimming a clip ......................... 43 Working with clips ......................44 Capturing still images in the Storyboard Step ..............46 Using color clips ....................... 46 Using video filters ......................47 Effect ........................... 49 Creating effects .........................
  • Page 5 Finish ........................... 64 Creating and saving a video file ..................64 Video Save Options ......................66 Creating a DVD / VCD / SVCD Title .................. 71 Project Playback ........................ 71 Creating an audio file ....................... 71 Burning DVD/VCD/SVCD ..................... 72 Compressing video for the Web ........................
  • Page 6 Ulead VideoStudio puts you at the cutting edge of video technology by providing a complete set of tools to cut, mix, run titles, add special effects, and do almost anything digitally possible with your work. Even novices achieve professional results as VideoStudio turns the complex process of video editing into a simple and fun affair.

  • Page 7: Analog Capture Card

    CD quality audio. Digital video data can be controlled and manipulated more accurately than analog signals. This makes it easier for you to apply modifications, transitions, and special effects to specific segments or even to a single frame.
  • Page 8 Also known as the White Book standard, MPEG-1 gives you VHS quality video which you can burn to a CD and play back using a regular CD player. Popularly known as the VCD format, MPEG-1 enables more than 70 minutes of good quality video and audio to be stored on a single CD-ROM disc.
  • Page 9 CDs in formats such as WAV and MP3. All these can be done using drag-and-drop, cut-and-paste, or select-and-apply operations. All the tracks in your movie are then orga- nized into a video project file (*.VSP), which...
  • Page 10 Preview Window can even be enlarged to let you analyze color, texture, or motion in greater detail while making full use of display space even at a resolution of 1024 x 768 or higher. • MPEG capture from IEEE 1394 - Capture MPEG directly from your DV camcorder with the IEEE 1394 interface.
  • Page 11 Enhanced title motions - A wide range of motion style presets in the Animation Library folder allows you to produce an impressive choreography of eye-catching titles to match the look and feel of your video. • Video and image overlays - Put together dynamic compositions of overlapping videos and images.
  • Page 12 These determine how much video you can store and how quickly you can process or render your files. If you can afford a bigger hard drive, higher RAM, and faster chip, go with it. Just remember that technology is changing so rapidly and by evaluating first the kind of video editing projects you plan to do, you can better determine the setup that works best for you.
  • Page 13 The following Windows operating systems support the IEEE 1394 capture card. Always remember to turn on your DV camcorder or VCR connected to the IEEE 1394 interface so that it can be detected as image device or sound, video and game controller.
  • Page 14 Settings Tab. In Windows 2000, the DMA option is hidden but it is always enabled. DMA avoids possible drop frame problems later when you are capturing video. 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.
  • Page 15 These devices include digital cameras, Webcams, and just about every computer peripheral. Since Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP fully support USB, installing the driver for this device is quick and easy too. Check that the following device is working properly: •...
  • Page 16 When the CD-ROM window opens, double- click the Setup icon. VideoStudio installation screen Please install also the following applications, because they are very important in making digital video work well on your computer. The installation program will walk you through installing: •...
  • Page 17 Camcorders, VCRs, and VCD/DVD players are common sources of video footage. To ensure a smooth interaction between these video sources and your computer, make sure that the settings of VideoStudio are configured properly depending on the capture device you are using.

  • Page 18: Usb Port

    1. Connect your camcorder, VCR, or other video source device to your analog capture card. 2. Insert your videotape into the capture 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.

  • Page 19: The Library

    The VideoStudio interface has been designed to make the sometimes complicated task of editing movies on your PC intuitive and enjoyable. The illustration on this page shows an overview of the entire program, while the next few pages detail more specific features.
  • Page 20 Use the left and right Timeline Mode. clips directly on the project. buttons or grab the Scroll Bar to move around your project. ToolTips Place the mouse over a button or object to display a balloon which identifies the item.
  • Page 21 GETTING AROUND VIDEOSTUDIO 21 Navigator buttons These can be used to move around a project or a selected clip. See page 22. Save Project Displays the Save As dialog box to save the VSP file in a folder of your choice.
  • Page 22 Instant Preview for a quick preview without rendering. To render your project, choose High Quality Preview. Play Clip Click to play a video or audio clip. Hold down System Volume Click and drag the slider to the [Shift] to play only the selected duration adjust the volume of a clip’s...
  • Page 23 GETTING AROUND VIDEOSTUDIO 23 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.

  • Page 24: Library Manager

    To delete media clips from the Library: 1. Select the clip to remove from the Library. 2. Drag the selected clip to the Trash Can or press [Delete]. You can also right click the clip in the Library and select Delete .

  • Page 25: Start

    VideoStudio is laid out in a step-by-step format, following the items on the Menu Bar at the top of the program, from left to right. Click a step on the Menu Bar to move directly to it. The step you are currently in is highlighted in yellow.
  • Page 26 • When moving between steps, VideoStudio Guide - a real-time online Help - is displayed to give you quick reference and tips. You can enable or disable it in the Preferences dialog box which you can access by clicking Settings and Commands: Preferences or by pressing [F6].
  • Page 27 START 27 The Start Step is where you create a new project file (*.VSP), or open an existing project. A project file is a small file used by VideoStudio to store all of the information about your movie such as clips used, trimming information, duration of movie, size of frames, and type of movie to make.
  • Page 28 *.VSP files under your assigned folder or drive. 3. Click Open. Note: A faster way to open an existing project is to click it in the Recent file list. VideoStudio, however, cannot open a project that has been moved or removed.
  • Page 29 Templates provide settings that can get you started as quickly as possible. When choosing a template, first know the attributes of the sources you are going to use in the project. Video sources can be already existing video files in your hard drive or still to be captured scenes from your capturing device.
  • Page 30 Internet. VideoStudio also allows you to create new templates with your custom settings. This means you can set precise values for frame rate, frame size, video data rate, audio bit rate, compres- sion, and other attributes. To create a new template: 1.

  • Page 31: Batch Capture

    For better manipulation of batch capture 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.
  • Page 32 Tips: • Capture menu items are grayed out in the Playback Mode. If this happens in the Capture Mode, check if your video capture devices are correctly installed. • A delay in capture may be due to the confirmation dialog box or connection between devices.
  • Page 33 And with the much smaller size of MPEG files, you save on hard disk space. Both the IEEE 1394 and analog capture cards support direct capturing of MPEG video. Note: This feature is only available if the analog capture card supports RGB 24 or YUV capture. (Please see the manual of your capture card.) To capture video in MPEG format: 1.
  • Page 34 This feature is useful when you have several video sessions recorded on the same DV tape at different times and you want to separate them into different clips or files. You can divide footage during capture or after being captured.
  • Page 35 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.
  • Page 36 To Batch capture, simply watch the video. At any time, press [F3] to mark in the task and [F4] to mark out. Press [F3] and [F4] as often as required. Note: Batch capturing can be achieved only when you are using a DV tape and the IEEE 1394 card for computer connection.

  • Page 37: Storyboard

    A report is displayed for your reference. Note: It is up to you whether to click Stop before starting Batch capture. However, if you need to modify some tasks, click Stop first to help VideoStudio prioritize...

  • Page 38: Storyboard Mode

    38 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE A storyboard is an outline for a movie. It contains a chronological order of the events that occur in your story. The bottom half of the VideoStudio interface is simply an electronic storyboard. You can edit your project either in the Storyboard Mode or Timeline Mode.
  • Page 39 Use the Zoom controls or click the Ruler menu to adjust the ruler units. Click Fit in window to see the entire project displayed on one screen. If you have a mouse with a scroll button, the scroll button can be used to scroll through the timeline.

  • Page 40: The Options Panel

    Here, you can monitor the length of your clip, control its volume, save a trimmed clip as a new file, or save a selected frame as an image file. In the Video Tab, you can also export video clips in various media. When you click the Filter Tab, the Options Panel displays the list of video filters which have been applied to a selected video clip and allows you to modify filter settings.
  • Page 41 This is especially useful for rendering across transitions, title sequences, or to check the timing of audio clips in relation to the associated video. It is advisable that projects are rendered regularly to reduce overall render times.

  • Page 42: Preview Files Manager

    VSP projects. 4. Click Close. Tip: Press [Ctrl + S] to quickly save your project from time to time. This ensures that all project settings and file links are always updated. To add video clips to the Timeline, you can use drag and drop or browse and select, depending on where your clips are located.
  • Page 43 STORYBOARD 43 The best part of editing your movie on your computer is the ease with which you can snip and trim with frame by frame accuracy. To trim a clip from the Timeline: 1. Click a clip in the Timeline to select it.
  • Page 44 Options Panel to the selected clip. Your original video file can be used as a source for creating a number of different clips in the Library. This type of editing allows you to trim different segments of a video file without affecting its source file.
  • Page 45 Again, VideoStudio gives you a margin of safety in that it saves the trimmed video to a new file and does not alter the original file. You can press [Delete] or drag the thumbnail to remove it from the Library, or even remove the original file to recover disk space.

  • Page 46: Effect

    You can insert a new color to the Color Library and control its duration just like an image clip. Once a color clip has been inserted into the Library, you can drag it to the Timeline to put it into your movie project.
  • Page 47 Filters are applied over each frame in a clip. By specifying the different start and end values, you can control the intensity and speed of a filter as it moves from the first frame to the last.
  • Page 48 Clicking Options displays a dialog box which allows you to fine tune your filter. Advanced options can be applied to the first and the last frames only in a video clip. So, drag the slider to either of these two points to adjust.
  • Page 49 The Library provides a wide range of preset transitions from cross fades to explosions. We will deal with the details of these effects later. For now, you just need a project with two video clips in it. To add a transition: 1.
  • Page 50 If you’ve tried a few simple transitions as outlined on the previous page, you really have mastered all you need to know. VideoStudio pretty much takes care of all the details to make your transitions smooth and professional. You can, however, further customize your effects after adding them to your project.

  • Page 51: Overlay

    You can even have three separate clips playing simultaneously by adding a clip in the Title Track. Working in the Overlay Track is similar to working in the Storyboard Track. You can drag and drop clips and images (color clips are not available in Overlay) to arrange their order. You can also apply a motion style effect, that controls the way the overlay clip “blends”...

  • Page 52: Audio

    AVI or Image file with an alpha channel. You can further achieve your desired effects by using the Motion Tab. Here, you can apply motion styles, set the position of your clip on the screen, magnify or reduce it, and control its transparency level.
  • Page 53 TITLE 53 While a picture may be worth a thousand words, text effects in your video productions add clarity and comprehensibility. Besides, what production-quality movie would be complete without opening and closing credits? With VideoStudio’s Title Step, professional-looking titles complete with animation effects can be done in minutes. Use these settings to create the look of your selected title.
  • Page 54 Titles determine best what your production is all about. They can be used throughout your project as opening and closing credits, introduction to chapter points, scene captions, and many more. VideoStudio ensures that creating your title clips is as easy as clicking a few buttons and dragging a few clips.
  • Page 55 TITLE 55 When entering a text title, a faint rectangle is visible in the Preview Window. This is the Title safe area, and it is the recommended maximum size for your text. Along with the rectangle, you should see a blinking cursor that indicates the starting point for text entry.
  • Page 56 With VideoStudio, this is simply a matter of specifying a direction and a duration for your text. After you have entered some text and inserted it in the Timeline, click the title clip you have created and click the Animation Tab.
  • Page 57 4. Specify a Pause setting (No Pause, Short, Medium, or Long). 5. Click Apply. To create a long list of credits in a production, it is necessary to insert a series of title clips into the Timeline. To create extended credits: 1.
  • Page 58 Note: You’ll end up with a number of separate, sequential title clips in the Timeline. Try adding a small space between clips for a brief pause. Anyway you do it, test your titles to ensure that they are readable in the final version of your movie.
  • Page 59 AUDIO 59 Record Duration Starts the narration recording Sets the length of time of the process. Clicking it again stops narration clip. You can also recording. modify the duration by moving the two yellow Trim handles on the Timeline. Record with Preview Plays the video clip when you click Record.
  • Page 60 Otherwise, the Record function is disabled. Adjust Volume level meter The easiest method of recording a narration for a video is to record in short ten or fifteen second sessions. This allows you to prepare what you are going to say more easily and to quickly fix mistakes.
  • Page 61 The source of this music can be any CD in your collection. To use the audio from a CD in your movie, you first have to record the music you want with your computer. This creates a WAV file, which is the digital audio data from your CD.
  • Page 62 VideoStudio has two separate sound tracks, one for voice and one for music. If you captured your video with sound, then in fact, you also have a third sound track that is included with the video file. This really gives you a lot of creative freedom. Vacation shots, scenery and nature videos, and movies of parties all lend themselves very well to music video style productions.
  • Page 63 Note: VideoStudio provides a separate Voice Track and Music Track which you can edit separately and then mix together. You can insert any Windows audio file onto either track. Music clips can be inserted on the Voice Track and voiceover clips can be inserted on the Music Track.

  • Page 64: Finish

    Click Play Project and select High Quality Preview to save or render your project at any time. But if you want to save your project as a new file with the same properties, you need to click the Finish Step and click Save Project in the Options Panel.

  • Page 65: Video Save Options

    FINISH 65 Sometimes, you just need to render a part of your project for a quick preview. This is usually done when fine tuning effects, titles, and synchronizing audio in your projects. VideoStudio lets you select a portion or range of your project to render as a preview video.
  • Page 66 Tip: To maintain the highest possible quality and keep render times to a minimum, it is best to create your video using the same properties as when they were captured. Thus, you will need to check your captured clip’s properties from time to time when choosing Video save options.
  • Page 67 FINISH 67 If you have a sound track/s in your project, select Audio and Video for the Data track. Frame rate can be set anywhere between 15 and 30 frames per second. Higher frame rates result in better quality, but larger file sizes.
  • Page 68 You can set the Tolerance to let the data vary a little, otherwise VideoStudio will stop and warn you if the data rate is too high. It may well be impossible to compress 640x480 at 30 fps video down to a data rate of 150 KBps, but this depends on your video (e.g.
  • Page 69 DVD Wizard to write (burn) the CD on your CD writer. Simply follow the instructions to write your movie to the correct location on the CD. Keep in mind that the quality of your blank CD can affect the quality of your final...
  • Page 70 MPEG-2 format, perform frame-accurate editing, and create a final movie in the same format. You can further use the Ulead DVD Wizard to create a DVD that can be played directly on a home DVD player or your PC’s DVD-ROM.

  • Page 71: Creating A Dvd / Vcd / Svcd Title

    MPEG video file. Project Playback is used to output your entire project or part of it to a DV camcorder or a video monitor. This also gives you a full screen preview of your movie either on a PC or TV monitor.

  • Page 72: Electronic Greeting Cards

    DVD/VCD/SVCD, send it as an e-mail attachment, upload it to your Web page, convert it to an electronic greeting card, and even record it back to your camcorder or VCR. Exporting the output can be done by clicking Export in either the Storyboard Step or Finish Step.
  • Page 73 Click Next. 4. Browse and select the DVD / VCD / SVCD compliant file you want to use for your introduction video in the Add Introduction Video dialog box.
  • Page 74 74 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Internet is an exciting place to share your movies, but there are a few things you need to watch out for. A short three minute vacation video can easily take up 60 MB of disk space and many hours of download time.
  • Page 75 HTML document. Your default browser now opens, show- ing how your page looks. You can, of course, enhance this page by using your favorite HTML editor or even Windows NotePad. When you upload this page to your Web server, you need to change one line of code to reflect the relative links to the associated movie file.
  • Page 76 When you select E-mail, VideoStudio automatically opens your default e-mail client and inserts the selected video clip into a new message as an attachment. As with regular e-mail, enter a recipient, a subject and a message and then send your message.
  • Page 77 The background templates that are provided with VideoStudio are JPG image files. You can create your own templates in any graphics editor, or even use still frames captured from your movies. To do this, search for images using Browse next to the Background template file...
  • Page 78 DV Recording - Record Window dialog box Note: Before recording a video file back to your DV camcorder, make sure the video is saved with the correct codec. For example, the codec DV Video Encoder - Type 1 usually works well for most NTSC DV camcorders. You can select...
  • Page 79 Copies the selected clip on the timeline or Library [Ctrl + V] Pastes the copied clip into the Library. You can only paste a clip to a media type library similar to it. (e.g. image clip to image library) Pressing [Ctrl] while...
  • Page 80 80 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE For technical support on VideoStudio, visit the following Web sites: America http://support.ulead.com/ Germany http://www.ulead.de/tech/tech.htm Japan http://www.ulead.co.jp/tech/tech.htm Taiwan http://www.ulead.com.tw/tech/tech.htm...
  • Page 81 Clip computer by using lower frame rates, like 15 fps A short section or part of a movie. A clip can be (not suitable for VCD or DVD). audio, video, still images or a title.
  • Page 82 Title Project File A title can be a movie title, a caption or credit. Any In VideoStudio, a project file (*.VSP) contains the text, image, or video file that overlays in your movie required information to link all associated image, can be referred to as titles.
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