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The basics
Video Editor is a rich, professional editing tool. As such, it can take some
time to truly master. We're going to try, however, to walk you through the
complete process of creating a finished movie as quickly and professionally
as possible.
Creating your first video project
The critical first step to making movies is to create a project. A project is
simply a small file that collects and controls the details of your movie. It is
not a finished movie, but rather is the workspace where you build your
movie. You can save changes to a project and make as many edits as you
want without affecting your source material.
To create a new project:
Run Video Editor. Click File: New.
1.
In the New dialog box, select an Existing project template. (You can
2.
also open this dialog box at any time by clicking the New button).
Click OK.
3.
When you save your project, you will save it as a *.DVP file, which can be
opened only in MediaStudio Pro. Selecting a project type is a one time event,
but it can be a complicated process that depends on what country you are in
(PAL or NTSC) and your eventual final movie format (e.g. Streaming
Internet Video or DV). If needed, click the Create button in the New dialog
box (or File: Project Settings) to customize these settings and save them
as a new project template. Please refer to your capture board's manual for
specific advice and see pages 106 and 193 for additional information. You
can then save this customized information (from any project) as a template
by clicking File: Save Project Template.
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