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Ulead Systems, Inc.
March 2006

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  • Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. March 2006...
  • Page 2 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. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement, which is included with the product.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Getting started 5 Movie Wizard 5 Step 1: Add video and images......5 Step 2: Select a template .
  • Page 4 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Audio ..........37 Adding voiceover narration .

  • Page 5: Getting Started

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Getting started When you run VideoStudio, a startup screen appears which allows you to choose between the following video editing modes: • VideoStudio Editor gives you the full editing features of VideoStudio. • Movie Wizard is ideal for users who are new to video editing.

  • Page 6: Step 2: Select A Template

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Jog Slider Mark-in/ Mark-out handles Library Media Navigation Clip Panel List Step 2: Select a 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.

  • Page 7: Step 3: Finish

    Click Create Video File to output your movie as a video file that can be played back on the computer. Click Create Disc to burn your movie onto a disc. 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.

  • Page 8: The User Interface

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The user interface Step Panel Menu Bar Preview Window Navigation Panel Toolbar Project Timeline Options Panel Library Note: To change the user interface layout, click Preferences: UI Layout. The Toolbar The toolbar allows you to easily access buttons for editing.

  • Page 9: Starting A New Movie Project

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Storyboard View Storyboard View is the fastest and simplest way to add video clips to your movie. 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.

  • Page 10: Setting Project Properties

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 11: Capture

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Capture 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.

  • Page 12: Dv Quick Scan

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 13: Edit

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Edit The Edit Step is where you arrange, edit and trim the video clips used in your project. 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.
  • Page 14 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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 to set the cutting point more precisely.

  • Page 15: Saving Trimmed Clips

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Drag the yellow Trim handles on either side of the clip to change its length. Or, click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and enter the desired clip length Duration Trim Handles 3.

  • Page 16: Adding Chapters Using Chapter Point Bar

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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: 1. Click Ripple Editing to activate the panel, then select the corresponding box for each track where you want to apply Ripple Editing.

  • Page 17: Playback Speed

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Select an output folder in Save in folder. 4. In Save as type, choose your desired output type. 5. Click Convert. 6. The result is shown in the Task Report dialog box. Click OK to finish.

  • Page 18: Multi-Trimming Your Video

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Click Split by Scene in the Options Panel. This will open the Scenes dialog box. 3. Choose your preferred scan method (DV Recording Time Scan or Frame Content). 4. Click Options. In the Scene Scanning Sensitivity dialog box, drag the slider to set the Sensitivity level.
  • Page 19 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Timeline zoom AccuCut Timeline Drag up and down to sub-divide a video Scan a video clip frame by frame for clip into frames per second. accurate mark-in and mark-out positions. Jog Wheel Shuttle Slider Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.

  • Page 20: Applying Video Filters

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. 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. 5. Drag the Jog Slider again, this time, to the point where you want the segment to end.

  • Page 21: Key Frame Settings

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Key frame settings 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.

  • Page 22: Pan & Zoom

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 23 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To apply Pan & Zoom: 1. Drag the Start key frame, represented by a crosshair in the Image Window, to the subject that you want to focus. Image Preview 2. Zoom in on the subject by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio.

  • Page 24: Effect

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 25 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library. Select and drag an effect to the Timeline, roughly between two video clips. Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You can only drag and drop one clip at a time.

  • Page 26: Overlay

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 27 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.
  • Page 28 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 29 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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 drag a yellow corner handle, it will keep the aspect ratio when you resize the clip.

  • Page 30: Adding Objects Or Frames

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To apply a filter to the current overlay clip: You can apply video filters to your overlay clips. For more details on how to apply, you can refer to Edit: Applying video filters. 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.
  • Page 31 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Select a Flash animation then drag it onto the Overlay Track on the Timeline. 3. Click the Attribute tab to resize and reposition the object/frame. To customize the current object, frame, or Flash animation: Use the various options available in the Edit and Attribute tabs to customize your object and frame.

  • Page 32: Title

    Adding text Ulead VideoStudio allows you to add text either in multiple text boxes or in a single text box. Using multiple text boxes gives you the flexibility to position the different words of your text anywhere on the video frame and allows you to arrange the stacking order of the text.
  • Page 33 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE If you switch to Single title before adding to the Timeline the multiple text that you entered, only the selected text or the first text that you typed in (when no text box is selected) will be retained. The other text boxes will be removed and the Text backdrop option will be disabled.
  • Page 34 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • For multiple titles, select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview Window then click the text that you want to edit. Notes: • Once a title clip has been inserted onto the Timeline, you can adjust its duration by either dragging the handles of the clip, or entering a Duration value in the Options Panel.

  • Page 35: Modifying Text Attributes

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Modifying text attributes Modify the attributes of your text, such as font face, style, size, and more, by using the available settings in the Options Panel. More options allow you to set the style and alignment, apply a Border, Shadow and Transparency and add a Text backdrop to your text.

  • Page 36: Applying Animation

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Applying animation Apply motion to your text with VideoStudio’s text animation tools such as Fade, Moving Path, and Drop. To apply animation to the current text: 1. In the Animation tab, select Apply Animation. 2. Select the animation category to use in Type.

  • Page 37: Ulead Videostudio User Guide

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Audio Sounds are one of the elements that determine the success of your video production. VideoStudio's Audio Step allows you to add both narration and music to your project. The Audio Step consists of two tracks: Voice and Music. Insert your narrations on the Voice Track and your background music or sound effects on the Music Track.

  • Page 38: Adding Background Music

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Adding background music Set the tone of your movie with the background music of your choice. VideoStudio can record and convert song tracks from your CD into WAV files and then insert them onto the Timeline.

  • Page 39: Adding Audio Files

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Adding audio files VideoStudio provides a separate Voice Track and Music Track but you may interchangeably insert voice and music files on either track. To insert, click and select Insert Audio. Choose which track to insert your audio file.

  • Page 40: Stretching Audio Duration

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tip: To play the trimmed portion of the clip, click Play Trimmed Clip. Note: VideoStudio also has an Auto-trim function. When you insert an audio clip between two existing clips in the Timeline, it will automatically be trimmed to fit the available space.

  • Page 41: Fade-In/Out

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Fade-in/out Background music that starts and ends gradually is commonly used to create smooth transitions. For each of your music clips, you can click to fade- in and fade-out the volume at the start and end of the clip.

  • Page 42: Duplicating An Audio Channel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Duplicating an audio channel Audio files sometimes separate the vocal sound from the background audio and put them in different channels. Duplicating an audio channel allows you to mute the other channel. For example, the voice is on the left audio channel and the background music on the right.

  • Page 43: Applying Audio Filters

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Drag the key frame upwards/downwards to increase/decrease the volume level at this point of the clip. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more key frames to the rubber band and to adjust the volume level.

  • Page 44: Share

    Creating movie templates Movie templates contain settings which define how to create the final movie file. By using the preset movie templates provided by Ulead VideoStudio, or by creating your own templates in the Make Movie Manager, you can have multiple variations of your final movie.

  • Page 45: Creating And Saving A Video File

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Click OK. Notes: • Movie templates will appear in a selection menu when you click Create Video File in the Share Step. If you do not want to use a movie template, you can select Custom from the pop-up menu.
  • Page 46 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. To create a movie file using the current project settings, select Same as Project Settings. Or, select one of the preset movie templates. These templates let you create a movie file that is suitable for the Web or for output to DVD, SVCD or VCD.

  • Page 47: Burning A Dvd, Vcd Or Svcd

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Select a movie template. 5. In the Create Video File dialog box, click Options. In the Options dialog box, select Preview range. Click OK. 6. Enter a file name and click Save. Another method of partially rendering your project is to click Play-Project while holding down the [Shift] key.

  • Page 48: Assembling Files

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Mark-in Media Clip List Jog Slider Settings and options Mark-in/-out Navigation Panel Project Settings Change display Mark-out aspect ratio Assembling files Import videos or VideoStudio project files (VSP) you want to include in your final movie.
  • Page 49 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Click Open. Notes: • You can add video formats such as AVI, QuickTime, and MPEG files. You can also add VCD video (DAT) files. • After a video clip is added to the Media Clip List, sometimes you may see a black thumbnail.

  • Page 50: Adding/Editing Chapters

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Adding/Editing chapters This feature is only available when the Create menu option is selected. By adding chapters, you can create submenus linked to their associated video clip. Represented as a video thumbnail in a submenu, each chapter is like a bookmark for a video clip.

  • Page 51: Creating Selection Menus

    DV camcorder, Ulead VideoStudio can automatically detect scene changes and add chapters accordingly. • If the selected video is an MPEG-2 file with scene change information, Ulead VideoStudio automatically generates these chapters for you when you click Auto Add Chapters.
  • Page 52 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE In this example, Clip 1 has three chapters so when you click the Clip 1 video thumbnail, it will jump to submenu #1. If you look at Clip 2, it has no chapters assigned to it so when you click Clip 2, the video will start playing from the beginning.

  • Page 53: Previewing

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tips: • Select Motion Menu to enable motion attributes to the selected menu template. • Click Layout Settings to specify whether to apply layout to all pages of the menu, reset the page, or reset all pages of the menu.
  • Page 54 3. Click Burning Options to define additional burner and output settings. 4. Click Burn to start the burning process. 5. After successfully burning your disc, a dialog box appears from which you can select the next step. • Close prompts you to save your work and close Ulead VideoStudio.
  • Page 55 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Burning options • Disc burner Specify the settings for your burning device. • Label Enter a volume name of up to 32 characters onto the CD/DVD. • Drive Select the disc burner that you want to use to burn the video file.

  • Page 56: Project Playback

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Required/Available hard disk space Displays the space needed by the working folder of the project and the space available for use in the hard drive. Required/Available disc space Displays the space needed to fit the video file in the disc and the space that is available for use.
  • Page 57 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. In the Project Playback - Options dialog box, select Use device control then click Next. Note: If you only want to output the preview range of your project to the DV camcorder, select Preview range.

  • Page 58: Exporting Your Movie

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tip: Click Transmit to device unit for preview to preview your project on the DV camcorder’s LCD monitor. 5. Click Record. When recording is complete, click Finish. Exporting your movie VideoStudio provides you with a number of ways to export and share your movie, which will be discussed in the following sections.
  • Page 59 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE reasonable file sizes, viewers can download your movies from the Internet. Creating video for the Internet requires proper use of video format and compression to produce good quality but small file size video files. After you have created a movie that is suitable for posting to the Internet, VideoStudio can assist with the task of coding the HTML document.

  • Page 60: Sending A Movie By E-Mail

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Your default browser will open, displaying your page. 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. With Activemovie control...

  • Page 61: Electronic Greeting Cards

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Select Mail & Newsgroups in the Category list. 3. Select Use Netscape Messenger from MAPI-based applications. 4. Click OK. To enable MAPI in Eudora: 1. In Eudora, select Tools: Options. 2. Select MAPI in the Category list.

  • Page 62: Setting Your Video As Your Movie Screen Saver

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The background templates that are provided with VideoStudio are JPEG image files. You can create your own templates in any graphics editor, or even use still frames captured from your movies. To use your own backgrounds, search for images using Browse next to the Background template file name entry box.

  • Page 63: Recording Back To A Dv Camcorder

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 5. Enter a file name and click Save. Recording back to a DV camcorder After editing your project and creating a video file, VideoStudio allows you to record the video to your DV camcorder. You can only record a video that is using DV AVI format to your DV camcorder.

  • Page 64: Index

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Index ActiveMovie 59 Capture Step 11 Adding 10 Capturing 11 audio files analog video background music Digital Video (DV) chapters Chapter Point Bar 16 clips to Overlay Track Chroma Key 28 clips to the Video Track...
  • Page 65 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE DV Quick Scan 12 DVD/DVD-VR 12 Pan & Zoom 22 Playback Speed 17 Previewing 10 Edit in Ulead VideoStudio Editor 7 Project Playback 56 Editing 13 Project Properties 10 chapters (Create Disc) Edit Step text Rearranging stacking order for titles...
  • Page 66 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Trimming 13 audio clips Trim Bar Trim handles Video clips 13 Video filter 20 applying to overlay clip key frame Video Track 13 VideoStudio Editor 5 project timeline toolbar user interface Volume rubber banding 42...

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