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  • Page 1 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back...
  • Page 2 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back First English edition for Ulead VideoStudio version 7.0, January 2003. © 1992-2003 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 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Table of Contents The big picture ..............7 Analog vs. Digital ................7 DVD, VCD, and SVCD ................. 8 How VideoStudio works ..............9 What’s New ............... 10 System requirements ............12 Hardware checkup before using VideoStudio ....... 12 DV IEEE 1394 capture card ..............

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Getting started ..............31 The File menu ................... 31 Creating a new project ..............32 Setting your preferences ..............34 Preferences: General tab ..............34 Preferences: Quality & Duration tab ............. 36 Preferences: Capture tab ..............37 Preferences: Preview tab ..............
  • Page 5 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Title ....................72 Creating text titles .................. 72 Fading in & out ..................74 Other title animation effects ..............75 Audio ....................76 Creating voiceover narration ..............76 Adding background music ..............77 Inserting audio files ................
  • Page 6 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Thank you for purchasing VideoStudio 7, the video editing software that allows even beginners to come up with professional-looking movies. It provides you with a complete set of tools to cut, mix, run clips, add special effects, and do almost anything digitally possible with your work.
  • Page 7 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back The big picture Digital video editing used to be dominated only by professionals. Advances in technology, however, made it possible for almost anyone to create desktop video productions even at home. Analog vs. Digital With repeated use, the magnetic tape used in High-8, 8 mm, VHS, and S-VHS becomes prone to wear and tear.
  • Page 8 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back DVD, VCD, and SVCD There are several factors to consider in choosing an output format for your project. These include your desired output quality, target playback device, and viewing screen size, among others. Here are the advantages and disadvantages that picking each output format entails: •...
  • Page 9 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back How VideoStudio works VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm so that editing tasks remain uncomplicated from start to finish. VideoStudio also offers more than a hundred transition effects, professional titling capabilities and simple soundtrack creation tools. Learn in seconds, create in minutes.
  • Page 10 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back What’s New Take advantage of VideoStudio’s latest features and enhancements: • Windows Media Format Now you can capture directly from an analog source or DV camcorder straight to Windows Media Video (WMV) format. You can also directly insert Windows Media Format clips into a timeline for editing.
  • Page 11 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • New Video Filters Five new filters are being added to VideoStudio’s already huge selection, expanding your ability to give your video a creative flair like (like making your video look like an old movie with the Old Film effect).
  • Page 12 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back System requirements Video demands a lot from your computer. When setting up your system for video editing, the basic factors to consider are the size and speed of your hard drive, RAM, and processor. These determine how much video you can store and how quickly you can process or render your files.
  • Page 13 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back DV IEEE 1394 capture card 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 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Windows XP Windows XP fully supports IEEE 1394 and is also the only PC O/S that offers wireless access to cameras and other devices over a network. On a wireless IEEE 802.11 home network, attach an IEEE 1394-enabled laptop to a Windows XP-based PC and instantly access all other connected devices.
  • Page 15 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Analog capture card Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP supports analog capture cards. Remember to turn on the camcorder or VCR and connect it to your computer. Then check that the following devices are working properly: •...
  • Page 16 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Installing and running VideoStudio To install VideoStudio: 1. Place 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- VideoStudio installation screen...
  • Page 17 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Configuring VideoStudio 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 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Analog capture card To check the setup of VideoStudio for analog interface: 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.

  • Page 19: Library

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Getting around VideoStudio The VideoStudio interface has been designed to make the sometimes complicated task of editing movies on your PC intuitive and enjoyable. This illustration shows the major components of the program. The next few pages will detail each component’s specific features and functions.

  • Page 20: Capture Options Panel

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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. Information in each tab vary, depending on the selected clip.

  • Page 21: Edit Options Panel

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • Current mark-in: Displays the selected video clip’s mark-in. The Mark-in is the point where you want your clip to begin. • Task list: Displays the mark-in and mark-out of the clips you’ve selected from your video for batch capturing.

  • Page 22: Filter Tab

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • Properties: Displays information about the currently selected clip. • Save Trimmed Video: Applies any trimming modifications to a clip and saves it to a new video file. • Save as Still Image: Saves the displayed video frame as an image file (*.jpg or *.bmp).

  • Page 23: Motion Tab

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Overlay Options Panel Edit tab • Duration: Displays the duration of the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can adjust the duration by changing the timecode values. • Clip volume: Allows you to adjust the volume of the audio segment of your video.

  • Page 24: Title Options Panel

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Title Options Panel Edit tab • Create/Update Title: What you click to enter a title on an underlying video. • Duration: Displays the duration of the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can adjust the duration by changing the timecode values.
  • Page 25 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • End position: Denotes the trail from where the motion of the title will end. • Pause: Applies a break between the start and end direction of the animation. • Enable Animation: Enables or disables animation on the title clip.
  • Page 26 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • Duration: Displays the duration of the audio track in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can also pre-set the length of the recording by entering the desired duration. • Clip volume: Adjusts the volume level of the recorded clip.
  • Page 27 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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 Bar and Jog Bar to edit your clips.
  • Page 28 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Timeline: The VideoStudio Work Area This work area allows you to more precisely orchestrate the flow of your movie. It consists of separate tracks for your video, title, music, and voice clips. It likewise has a ruler that shows the current time-scale for determining clip and project length.
  • Page 29 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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.
  • Page 30 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back To delete media clips from the Library: 1. Select the clip to remove from the Library. Then, press [Del]. Right-click the clip in the Library and select Delete . 2. When prompted, verify Note: Deleting source files from whether you also want to delete your hard disk permanently removes...
  • Page 31 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Getting started VideoStudio gives you much room to explore your options and experiment by letting you work with Project files (*.VSP). Since all changes (i.e. cuts, edits, transition effects, etc.) are saved in the project file, you can freely edit the clips in a project without having to worry about ruining your source files.
  • Page 32 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Creating a new project When you run VideoStudio, it automatically opens a new project and lets you start composing your video production. If this is your first time to use VideoStudio, the new project uses VideoStudio’s initial default settings.
  • Page 33 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back You can also begin by creating an empty project file using New Project. To create a new project using New Project: 1. Click File: New Project or simply press [Ctrl + N]. 2. Click Capture folder under the Capture Settings Tab of the Options Panel to select a Capture folder...

  • Page 34: Setting Your Preferences

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Setting your preferences The Preferences dialog box is where you can tweak the VideoStudio program to fit your needs. To invoke this, click File: Preferences. Set the playback method, tune the quality of previews, specify your captured image file’s format, and more.

  • Page 35: Playback Method

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 4 Show message when inserting first video clip into Timeline enables VideoStudio to prompt a message when it detects that an inserted video clip’s properties do not match with the current project settings. When you capture or insert your first video clip into the project, VideoStudio automatically checks the properties of the clip and your project.
  • Page 36 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Preferences: Quality & Duration tab 1 Resampling quality specifies the quality for all effects and clips. A higher quality results in better video reproduction but takes longer to render. Choose Best if you are preparing for final output. Choose Fair for fastest operation.

  • Page 37: Preferences: Capture Tab

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Preferences: Capture tab 1 Enable press OK to capture allows you to press OK to start capturing. 2 Record directly from CD allows you to record an audio track directly from a CD. 3 Captured still image save format specifies the format to which your captured still image file will be saved as.

  • Page 38: Preferences: Preview Tab

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Preferences: Preview tab 1 Specify additional folders for preview files indicates which folder Ulead VideoStudio can use to save preview files. The folder shown is the folder specified in the SET TEMP statement of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Specify other folders if you have additional drives or a partitioned drive.

  • Page 39: Creating Movie Templates

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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 40: Steps To Create Your Movie

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Steps to create your movie 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 41 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back No movie would be complete without opening and closing titles. You can design and animate your text title in any Windows True Type font, color and size, or choose from various presets in the Library. page 72.

  • Page 42: Checklist For Successful Video Capture

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Capture The process of transferring video from your camcorder or other video sources to your computer is called capturing. When everything is ready to go, the video feed from your source device should be visible in the Preview Window.

  • Page 43: Seamless Dv And Mpeg Capture

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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.
  • Page 44 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back In a Type-1 AVI, the whole DV stream is stored unmodified as one AVI stream. In a Type-2 AVI, on the other hand, the DV stream is split into separate video and audio data, which are stored as two streams in the AVI.
  • Page 45 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Capturing analog video To capture video using an analog capture card with audio/video jacks or S-video: 1. Connect your video source device to your capture card. On some cards, you may also need to connect the audio cables.

  • Page 46: Direct Video Capturing To Mpeg Format

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Direct video capturing to MPEG Format Capturing video directly from your camcorder straight to MPEG format is one of the most exciting developments in computer video. Capture straight to MPEG-1 or MPEG-2, depending on your needs and skip the task of having to capture in other formats only to convert it later.

  • Page 47: Direct Video Capturing To Windows Media Video

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back capture in the MPEG Settings dialog box and set other attributes. If you are capturing from a USB device or analog source, also select Video Capture Property Settings from the Options menu to specify the desired frame size.
  • Page 48 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 5. Go to the Navigator and click Play. Click Capture Video to Note: You also have the option to select a different profile to use for begin recording. capturing DV video into WMV. See 6.
  • Page 49 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Editing and customizing a video profile Profile Selection lists all the profiles available in your system. You can use the Manage Profile to edit, create, remove, and duplicate a profile. System-defined profiles cannot be edited. However, You can create a customized one base from it.
  • Page 50 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 7. Under General Information, specify a reference name for the created or edited profile in Name of Profile. 8. Select the media types supported by the profile in Media types. 9. Under Output, you may choose to allow the profile to compress the video file or not.

  • Page 51: Capturing Tv Footage

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • Video quality slider is only applicable to files in MPEG format. It determines the caliber of your video. Drag the slider to the left to decrease the quality and to the right to increase the quality. The slider is highly dependent on the CPU.
  • Page 52 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back tab. In this case, we’d like to use ATI Rage Theater Video Capture. 4. Select the appropriate video format from the Format drop- down list. In this example, we shall use AVI. 5. Click Options: Video Capture Property Settings to invoke the Video Capture Property Settings dialog box.
  • Page 53 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Batch Capture Overburdened by immense amounts of footage to capture from your DV tape? You can get peace of mind through VideoStudio’s Batch Capture. This feature captures only the video clips you want with just one click and saves you a considerable amount of time.
  • Page 54 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 7. Click Capture Video. Note: It is up to you whether to click Stop before starting Batch 8. Batch capture starts based on capture. However, if you need to all or selected (if any) tasks. modify some tasks, click Stop first The process stops when the last to help VideoStudio prioritize...
  • Page 55 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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, extract or split video, and adjust a clip’s playback speed.
  • Page 56 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Furthermore, there is a small screen at the bottom of the window where you can preview a selected clip. Timeline Mode The Timeline Mode allows you to fine tune effects and perform frame-accurate trimming and editing. The Timeline Mode shows exactly when and where events in your story occur based on the position of clips in each track.

  • Page 57: Smartrender And Play Project/Clip Button

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back SmartRender and Play Project/Clip button SmartRender technology allows “changes-only” rendering which eliminates the need to re-render entire video sequences when only slight changes have been made. This is especially useful for rendering across transitions, title sequences, or to check the timing of audio clips in relation to the associated video.

  • Page 58: Preview Files Manager

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Preview Files Manager Use Preview Files Manager to free hard disk space occupied by temporary preview files used in your project. To delete temporary preview files: 1. Click File: Preview Files Manager to invoke the Preview Files Manager dialog box.

  • Page 59: Trimming A Clip

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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. To trim a clip from the Timeline: 1.

  • Page 60: Split By Scene

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back For precise control, 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 / out points can also be set by pressing [F3] and [F4], respectively.

  • Page 61: Extract Video

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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. 5. You may also merge different scenes into a single clip.

  • Page 62: Saving Trimmed Clips

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 4. Drag the Jog Bar again to the frame that you want to use as that clip’s last. Click End. 5. Do steps 3 and 4 repeatedly until you have marked all the wanted or unwanted segments.

  • Page 63: Playback Speed

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Playback Speed You can now 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.

  • Page 64: Using Color Clips

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 4. Click Save as Still Image in the Options Panel. The new image file is saved to the hard disk and is represented as a thumbnail in the image folder you assigned. Using color clips Color clips are simply solid colored backgrounds that are useful for titles and transitions.

  • Page 65: Using Video Filters

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Using video filters Video filters are effects which 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 Timeline: 1.

  • Page 66: Key Frame Settings

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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.
  • Page 67 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 6. Use the Timeline controls to edit or to go to a key frame in the clip. • To delete a key frame, click Delete key frame Add key frame Remove key frame. •...

  • Page 68: Effect

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Transition effects offer creative ways to shift 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 to suit a specific purpose.

  • Page 69: Customizing Effects

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Drag and drop transition effects right onto the tracks in both Storyboard Mode and Timeline Mode. Customizing effects 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 70: Overlay

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back The Overlay Step provides an additional track where you can place videos and images to enhance introductions and credits. An alpha- channel is automatically applied to clips placed in this track for transparency. By using an animation style such as fade-in and fade- out, you can interweave two clips, one in the Video Track and another in the Overlay Track, in one timeline.
  • Page 71 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 2. Click the Motion Tab, and apply a motion style to create a blending effect between the selected clip and the clip simultaneously running in the Video Track. To make Overlay clips with transparent backgrounds, you can create a 32-bit alpha channel AVI or Image file with an alpha channel.

  • Page 72: Title

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back While a picture may be worth a thousand words, the text in your video production (i.e., subtitles, opening and closing credits, etc.) adds up to the clarity and comprehensibility of your movie. With VideoStudio’s Title Step, create professional-looking titles, complete with special effects, in minutes.

  • Page 73: Preview Window

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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 74 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 3. Specify how to scroll the title by choosing these animation options: • Start and End units Determine whether the whole title (Text) moves, or parts of the title (Character, Word, or Line) scroll one at a time. •...

  • Page 75: Other Title Animation Effects

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Other title animation effects Give your title more pep by making it pop-up or turn across the screen. The Pop-up and Turn effects are ideal to use in opening credits. To apply a pop-up/turn effect: 1.

  • Page 76: Audio

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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: Voiceover and Music. Insert your narrations in the Voice Track and your background music or sound effects on the Music Track.

  • Page 77: Adding Background Music

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 3. Speak into the microphone and check if the meter responds accordingly. Use the Windows audio mixer to adjust the volume of the microphone. 4. Click Start and begin speaking. 5. Press [Esc] or click Stop Adjust Volume level meter Recording Voice to end recording.

  • Page 78: Inserting Audio Files

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 4. Click Play Selected Track to listen to the selected song track. When you are ready to record the song track into the Timeline, click Record Selected Track. The red circle of the Record button turns 5.

  • Page 79: Mixing It Together

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • Drag the trim handles in the Trim Bar. Trim handles beneath the Preview Window Tip: You can also trim a clip in the Library by using the Trim Bar. You can selectively play only the trimmed portion of the clip by holding [Shift] then clicking Play.

  • Page 80: Share

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Render your project into a video file format that is suitable for your audience or purpose. Then, export the rendered video file as a Web page, multimedia greeting card, or send it to a friend by e-mail. All these and more can be done in VideoStudio’s Share Step.
  • Page 81 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back You can also render your project partially. SmartRender allows “changes only” rendering, eliminating the need to re-render an entire video sequence when slight modifications have been made. To render partially: 1. Click the ruler on top of the Timeline to make sure no clip is selected.

  • Page 82: Video Save Options

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Video Save Options In the Share Step, you can apply a different format and new set of attributes when saving a movie file. Click Share: Create Video File - Custom to display the Create Video File dialog box. Here, select Options.
  • Page 83 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back General Tab • 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 high quality videos but with a corresponding increase in the...
  • Page 84 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back This setting determines how many key frames the compression method uses. The more key frames used, the larger the resulting file. If your video contains fast motion and many changing scenes, you need to set this number to a higher value to retain accurate reproduction.
  • Page 85 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back You can set the level of Tolerance to make the data vary a little. Tolerance is acceptable percentage of difference between a specified data rate and the data rate of the compressed data. •...

  • Page 86: Project Playback

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Project Playback 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. Click Project Playback in the Options Panel of the Share Step.

  • Page 87: Exporting Your Movie

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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. Posting your video on a Web page The Internet is an exciting place to share your movies, but there are a few things you need to watch out for.
  • Page 88 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 3. In the prompting message, choose how the video file will be played back from the Web page. ActiveMovie is a small plug-in for your Internet browser (standard with IE 4.0 or above) which your viewers need to install.
  • Page 89 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Sending a movie by e-mail 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 90 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Electronic greeting cards Share your video with friends and relatives by creating multimedia greeting cards. VideoStudio packs the movie into an executable (*.exe) file that automatically plays the video. In addition, you can even display your video using your choice of background.
  • Page 91 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Exporting videos to Ulead DVD-VR Wizard You can record or add your videos to the device that supports DVD-RAM (using the DVD-VR format) or DVD-R. To export videos to Ulead DVD-VR Wizard: 1. Select thumbnail(s) from the Video Library using [Shift] or [Ctrl] and the mouse click.
  • Page 92 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 3. Select a playlist. (You can also add or delete a list as needed.) If you select All, all video clips are in its original chronological order. Once you’re done, click Next. 4. In Step 3, if you select All you can select multiple neighboring clips for combination, or divide a clip.
  • Page 93 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Recording back to a DV camcorder The most exciting thing about DV is that it can be copied from your camcorder to your computer, and then back to your camcorder (after editing) without any loss of quality. VideoStudio offers comprehensive support for DV in all of its manifestations on the market.

  • Page 94: Creating Disc

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Creating disc This is the place where you can output your project (together with other VideoStudio projects or video as needed) to create VCD, SVCD, or DVD. First, choose an output format. Second, decide whether you want to add other projects and videos.
  • Page 95 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 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 96 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Project settings Use this for advanced MPEG output settings: • MPEG properties for file conversion Displays detailed information about the selected video setting. • Change MPEG Settings Select the type of video setting of your project. Select Custom- ize to personalize video settings.
  • Page 97 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back To create or edit chapters linked to a video clip: 1. Select a video in the Media clip list. 2. Click Add/Edit Chapters. 3. Click Auto to let Ulead VideoStudio help you select chapters (such as at fixed intervals), or drag the Jog Bar to move to a scene as the first frame...
  • Page 98 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Setup menus At this step, you can create the main menu and submenus. They provide a list of interactive thumbnail-styled options displayed on a screen for your movie viewer to choose from. Ulead VideoStudio includes a set of menu templates to best fit the purpose of each menu.
  • Page 99 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Note: If you skip Step 2, “My Title” and the thumbnail name will be used as the menu heading and the text description respectively. If you don’t want to show the menu heading or the text description, simply delete it. 3.
  • Page 100 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Preview your movie Now, it’s time to see how your movie looks like before you burn it onto a disc. Simply move the mouse and click Play to watch your movie and test the menu selection on your computer. Use the navigation controls here as you would on a standard remote control of a home DVD player.
  • Page 101 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 3. Select a disc burner and make settings (such as the recording speed) compatible with your output disc format. 4. Click Output. 5. The burning progress bar shows you the burning status. Once it is done, click Close.

  • Page 102: Working With Ulead Cool 3D

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Working with Ulead COOL 3D You can directly load a Ulead COOL 3D project file into Ulead VideoStudio library, and then use it as a video clip or an overlay in your VideoStudio project. This gives you more power, flexibility, and creativity in 3D animation for your video editing.
  • Page 103 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back The following section shows you briefly how you can create a COOL 3D project file in Ulead COOL 3D. For details, please refer to the user guide (available as a PDF file on your Ulead VideoStudio To create a COOL 3D file: 1.
  • Page 104 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Drag the bar to move between frames. Frames per second Number of frames Current frame 7. Drag the text in the edit window in the way you want as a 3D title, or drag a text effect from EasyPalette.

  • Page 105: Appendix A. Technology Overview

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Appendix A. Technology Overview SmartRender Technology Speed is usually one of the primary concerns of users when editing videos. While working on a video project, usually, you will want to preview the project as you edit, and it can be quite discouraging if you have to wait a long time to see the results of your work.

  • Page 106: Appendix B. Tips And Techniques

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Appendix B. Tips and techniques A. DV camcorder tips • Format the DV tape before shooting video. Formatting a DV tape is desirable for batch capture and for accurately locating timecodes. Formatting here means to record a “blank” video from start to end without interruption.

  • Page 107: C. Web Video Tips

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back C. Web video tips • Use a smaller frame size for movie files intended for the Web. A one-minute video clip, which is captured in its native DV AVI format from a DV camcorder, takes about 200MB of disk space. If you have such a large-size captured clip inserted in your project, it will also take much time to render the project into a movie file.
  • Page 108 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back • If VideoStudio cannot control the DV camcorder... If VideoStudio cannot control your DV camcorder and locate specific timecodes accurately, go to the Select Device Control (in the Settings and Commands menu) and click the Options button. A Device Control Options dialog box then appears.
  • Page 109 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Ctrl+N Create a new project Ctrl+O Open a project Ctrl+S Save a project Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+Y Redo Ctrl+C Copy Ctrl+V Paste Ctrl+A Select all characters in the on-screen edit mode Ctrl+X Cut selected characters in the on-screen edit mode Delete Preferences...
  • Page 110 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Right Go to the next clip in the Timeline. If you pressed [Tab] to make the Trim Bar or Jog Bar active, use the Right-arrow key to move to the next frame. Go to the previous step Down Go to the next step Set mark-in...
  • Page 111 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Analog A signal that is not digital. Most VCRs, radio/television broadcasting, AV in/out, S-VIDEO, and stereos are analog. Computers are digital, dealing in ones and zeros. Information from an analog source must be digitized to be used on a computer.
  • Page 112 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Codec COmpress and DECompress. All video on a computer uses a special algorithm or program to process video. This program is called a codec. Color Clip A simple background color used in a movie. It is often used for titles and credits since they stand out clearly against the solid color.
  • Page 113 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back DNLE Digital Non-Linear Editing is a method of combining and editing multiple video clips to produce a finished product. DNLE offers random access to all source materials and all portions on the master tape at all times during the editing process.
  • Page 114 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Fade A transition effect where the clip gradually disappears or appears. In video, the picture would gradually change to or from a solid color; for audio, the transition would be from full volume to complete silence or vice-versa.
  • Page 115 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit organization that sets and reviews standards for the electronics industry. IEEE-1394 A standard that allows high-speed serial connections between the computer and a DV camcorder, VCR or any kind of digital audio/ video device.
  • Page 116 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Linear Editing Traditional editing done on a flatbed where the source film is fed in one side, marked, cut, and spliced, and then fed out the other end. It’s called linear because tape must be edited in the order it’s presented (as opposed to non-linear editing).
  • Page 117 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Non Linear Editing. Conventional editing on a VCR is necessarily linear because you must access clips on a video tape in order. Computer editing can be done in any order that is convenient. Noise Small audible or visual discrepancies that adversely affect audio and video files which have been recorded or captured incorrectly or with...
  • Page 118 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Project File In VideoStudio, a project file (*.VSP) contains the required information to link all associated image, audio, and video files. You need to open a project file first before starting video-editing in VideoStudio.
  • Page 119 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Split by Scene This feature automatically splits up different scenes into individual files. In Ulead VideoStudio, the way scenes are detected depends on which step you are in. In the Capture Step, Split by Scene detects individual scenes based on the original footage’s recording date and time.
  • Page 120 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Timeline The timeline is a graphic representation of your movie in chronological order. The relative size of clips on the timeline gives you an accurate idea of the length of your media clips. Title A title can be a movie title, a caption or credit.

  • Page 121: Index

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back 4GB limitation 43 VFW 43 Windows Media Format selecting a profile 48 Windows Media Video 47 ActiveMovie 88 Capturing video Adding analog capture 18 text titles 72 Batch capture 53 transition effects 68 Checklist 42 Analog capture 15, 18 seamless DV &...

  • Page 122: Getting Started

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back text titles 72 electronic greeting cards 90 video files 80, 81, 82 Web page 87 voiceover narration 76 Extracting videos 61 Creating discs DVD/VCD/SVCD 91 Fade in/out 36 Fading in/out Deinterlace 37 background music 79 Disc titles 74 creating 94...

  • Page 123: Video Tab

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Audio Step 77 mixing 79 Jog Bar 96, 97 Capture Options Panel Batch Capture tab 20 Capture Settings tab 20 Edit Options Panel Key frames 66 Filter tab 22 setting 66 Video tab 21 Effect Options Panel 22 Effect Step 69 Library...

  • Page 124: System Requirements

    VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Profile Scrolling 73 editing & customizing 49 Seamless capturing 43 selecting 48 Selecting Project a profile 48 creating a new project 32, 33 Setting opening an existing project 33 preferences 34 Play Project button 57 Setting up analog capture properties 32 Project Playback 86...
  • Page 125 VIDEOSTUDIO HELP Table of Contents Index Back Transition effects creating 68 customizing 69 drag and drop 69 Trim Bar 59 Trimming audio clips 78 video 96 video clips 59 with the Trim Bar 59 Trimming clips 59 Troubleshooting 107 TV system 50 TV tuner 51 Ulead VideoStudio user interface 19...

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