Ulead VIDEOSTUDIO 11, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Guide InterVideo Digital Technology Corporation March 2007 ...

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Page 3: ...g and editing 19 The VideoStudio Launcher 20 DV to DVD Wizard 20 Step 1 Scan for scenes 20 Step 2 Apply a theme template and burn to DVD 22 Movie Wizard 23 Step 1 Add video and images 23 Step 2 Select a template 25 Step 3 Finish 28 VideoStudio Editor 28 The user interface 29 Starting a new movie project 38 Setting your preferences 38 Setting project properties 39 Adding clips 39 Previewing 39 Sett...

Page 4: ...uring still images in the Edit Step 60 Ripple Editing 61 Enabling Smart Proxy 62 Converting multiple files 63 Enhancing clips 63 Adjusting color and brightness 63 Adjusting White balance 63 Adjusting tones 65 Applying video filters 65 Pan Zoom 67 Resizing and distorting clips 69 Adding cues and chapters 70 Effect 72 The Effect Step Options Panel 72 Adding transitions 73 The Album transition 74 The...

Page 5: ... animations 86 Customizing the current object frame or Flash animation 87 Title 88 The Title Step Options Panel 88 Adding text 89 Adding preset text to your project 90 Inserting subtitles to your project 91 Editing text 92 Modifying text attributes 92 Rearranging the stacking order for multiple titles 93 Repositioning a text in a multiple title clip 93 Rotating text 93 Applying animation 93 Animat...

Page 6: ... Export to Mobile Device 121 Output video file to a different medium 121 Posting your video on a Web page 121 Sending a movie by e mail 122 Electronic greeting cards 123 Setting your video as your Movie Screen Saver 124 Creating an audio file 125 Recording back to a DV camcorder 125 Recording back to an HDV camcorder 126 Sharing your videos online 127 Appendix A Menus and dialog boxes 128 Menus 12...

Page 7: ...ommand shortcuts 144 Step Panel shortcuts 144 Navigation Panel shortcuts 144 Timeline shortcuts 145 Multi trim Video shortcuts 146 Others 146 Appendix C Technology Overview 147 Analog vs Digital 147 HD Technology 147 SmartRender Technology 148 DV SmartPlay 148 DVD VCD SVCD and HD DVD 148 Appendix D System tweaks 150 Enabling DMA for IDE disks 150 Disabling Write Behind Caching 151 Setting the Pagi...

Page 8: ...order or another video source You can then trim the captured videos arrange their order apply transitions and add overlays animated titles voiceover narration and background music These elements are organized in separate tracks Changes to one track do not affect other tracks A movie production is in the form of a VideoStudio project file VSP which contains information on the path location of the c...

Page 9: ...ng VideoStudio contains a sample finished project that lets you have a general overview of most of the features that are available in the program This sample project also lets you experiment and get a general feel of how to use VideoStudio Select Sample Project from the VideoStudio program group on the Windows Start menu ...

Page 10: ...or surround sound support recommended Windows compatible CD ROM for installation Non Proxy HDV editing Intel Pentium 4 3 0 GHz or higher with Hyper Threading technology Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack2 for HDV camcorder support recommended 1 GB of RAM 2GB or more recommended 16X PCI ExpressTM display adapter Input Output Device Support 1394 FireWire cards for use with DV D8 HDV AVCHD camcorders ...

Page 11: ...the card on your computer by inserting it in an available PCI slot on the computer s motherboard Connecting a video camera to the computer Use an IEEE 1394 cable to connect your digital camcorder to the IEEE 1394 port Before purchasing one check first the pin connectors used on your camcorder and your computer Most DV and Digital 8 camcorders have a 4 pin connector whereas desktop computers that c...

Page 12: ...IDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 12 Connecting the IEEE 1394 cable to the DV camcorder Connecting a 4 pin to 6 pin IEEE 1394 cable to a desktop computer Connecting a 4 pin to 4 pin IEEE 1394 cable to a notebook computer ...

Page 13: ...the Control Panel then open System Hardware Device Manager 3 Make sure the following device names are listed in the Device Manager Under Windows XP 1394 Bus Controller Brand name DV Camcorder The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE 1394 interface 4 If your digital camcorder has been detected properly it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio s Options Panel In Vi...

Page 14: ...ed in this folder 3 If your USB camera has been detected properly it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio s Options Panel In VideoStudio select the Capture Step and check if your USB camera is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel Connecting a Digital TV To capture digital television broadcasts you need to install a Digital TV capture card or a digital TV adapter Check t...

Page 15: ...s of output use the S Video connection for higher video quality captures If you want to use the Composite output of your video device connect the yellow plugs of the Composite cable to the video output of your video device and the video input port of the analog capture card Note TV capture cards provide S Video Composite inputs and a TV tuner which can be used to capture both video and TV footage ...

Page 16: ... the capture card more easily through the breakout box Connecting a TV antenna to the tuner card A tuner card has a TV antenna input just like the regular television monitor Plug your TV antenna to the TV connector of the tuner card Note When purchasing a tuner card make sure you acquire one that provides the correct TV system NTSC or PAL for your region Composite cable Connecting the Composite vi...

Page 17: ...device or TV and to capture the audio into your computer you need to connect the audio output of the capture or tuner card to the sound card s Line In port The required cables for connecting to the sound card are different for each type of video source Line in and audio cables for S Video S Video connection Line in and audio cables for Composite video Composite video connection ...

Page 18: ... appears follow the instructions to install VideoStudio on your computer 3 In addition to VideoStudio these programs and drivers will be automatically installed Note If the Setup screen does not appear after loading the CD then you can manually start it by double clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop then double clicking the icon for the CD ROM drive When the CD ROM window opens double cli...

Page 19: ...ode and shoot a blank video for example leaving the lens cover on while recording without interruption from start to end of a tape It is recommended that you close all other applications when working with VideoStudio You should also turn off any automatically launched software like screen savers to avoid possible interruptions while capturing If you have two hard drives in your system it is recomm...

Page 20: ... for captured videos 4 Specify whether to burn all videos of the tape Burn whole tape or scan your DV tape Scene detection To burn whole tape 1 Select Burn whole tape and then specify the tape duration under Duration 2 Click Next to apply template and burn onto DVD VideoStudio Editor gives you the full editing features of VideoStudio It provides you total control over the movie production process ...

Page 21: ...e tape if the tape position is not in the beginning Current position Scans the tape for scenes from the current tape position 2 Specify the scan speed then click Start Scan to begin scanning the DV device for scenes Scenes are video segments that are distinguished by shooting date and time 3 In the Storyboard choose the scenes you want to include in your movie To do this select a scene then click ...

Page 22: ...og box double click the text to modify You can also modify its attributes like font color or shadow settings 5 Click the End tab to modify its text Click OK Tip Click and select Save DV Quick Scan Digest to save scanned file and import without having to scan again or Save DV Quick Scan Digest as HTML to manage large number of tapes by printing this HTML file and attaching it with your tapes Note I...

Page 23: ...ages into a movie To add video and images 1 Click one the following buttons to add video and images to your movie Tip If you see at the bottom of the dialog box that the movie is too big to fit onto a DVD click Fit Burn Click Capture to import video footage or images into your computer Click Insert Video to add video files of different formats such as AVI MPEG and WMV Click Insert Image to add sti...

Page 24: ...e options 4 To preview the clips select each clip in the Media Clip List and use the Jog Slider and Navigation Panel buttons When trimming a clip drag the Mark in and Mark out handles to select the desired start and end points of the clip 5 Click to retrieve lost data from captured videos Click to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them to the Media Clip List Tip You can also ar...

Page 25: ...to several clips based on frame content or shooting date and time 6 Play the videotape in your camcorder and position the tape on the part of the video where to start capturing 7 Click Capture Video to start capturing Click Stop Capture or press Esc to stop capturing 8 To capture a still image from the video footage pause the video on the desired image then click Capture Image 9 Click Enable Disab...

Page 26: ...he image like the face Fit to image duration Trims the music background to fit the total duration of the slideshow Notes To save your project click then select Save If you accessed VideoStudio Movie Wizard from within VideoStudio Editor the above button will not appear and you will have to save from the File Menu when you go back to the editor Fit to video duration Keeps the current movie duration...

Page 27: ...w 4 To replace the title first select the preset title from the Title list Double click the preset text in the Preview Window and then type in your text 5 Click to change text formatting In the Text Properties dialog box select a font type size and color for the text and set the desired shadow color and transparency 6 To replace the background music click to open the Audio Options window Locate an...

Page 28: ...ovie Refer to the succeeding chapters for more in depth information on each step Note Make sure that your background music is 30 seconds or longer if you want to fit the video to the music If the music duration is less than 30 seconds the music will not be looped leaving the remaining video without any background music Note If you opened the VideoStudio Movie Wizard within VideoStudio Editor click...

Page 29: ...his also acts as the device control for the DV or HDV camcorder 5 Toolbar Contains buttons for switching between three project views and other quick settings 6 Project Timeline Displays all the clips titles and effects included in your project 7 Options Panel Contains controls buttons and other information that you can use to customize the settings of the selected clip The contents of this panel c...

Page 30: ...lips Video filters can also be applied to your video clips in this step The Effect Step lets you add transitions between video clips in your project Choose from the variety of transition effects in the Library The Overlay Step allows you to superimpose multiple clips over another to create a picture in picture effect No movie would be complete without opening titles captions and closing credits In...

Page 31: ... the next frame 6 End Moves to the end frame 7 Repeat Loops playback 8 System Volume Click and drag the slider to adjust the volume of your computer s speakers 9 Timecode Allows you to directly jump to a part of your project or selected clip by specifying the exact timecode 10 Jog Slider Allows you to scrub through the project or clip 11 Mark in out Use these buttons to set a preview range in the ...

Page 32: ...visually adjust the volume levels of your video clips narration or background music 4 Zoom controls Allows you to change the timecode increments in the Timeline ruler 5 Fit Project in Timeline Window Zooms in or out to display all the project s clips on the Timeline 6 Insert media files Displays a menu allowing you to place video audio or image clips directly on the project 7 Undo Lets you undo a ...

Page 33: ...workspace you can arrange video clips and apply transitions without having to scroll down to locate different tracks Storyboard View Storyboard View is the fastest and simplest way to add video clips to your movie Each thumbnail in the storyboard represents an event in you movie an event being a video clip or a transition Thumbnails show at a glance the chronological Click to enlarge Storyboard Vi...

Page 34: ... for video overlay title voice and music 1 Add Remove Chapter Cue Point Click to set chapter or cue points in your movie 2 Ripple Editing Enable Disable Ripple Editing When enabled allows you to select which tracks to apply it to 3 Track buttons Click the buttons to switch between different tracks 4 Timeline scroll control Enable disable scrolling along the Timeline when previewing a clip that ext...

Page 35: ...king on The Options Panel may contain one or two tabs The controls and options in each tab vary depending on the selected clip 7 Timeline ruler Displays the project s timecode increments in hours minutes seconds frames which helps you determine clip and project length 8 Video Track Contains video image color clips and transitions 9 Overlay Tracks Contains overlay clips which can be video image or ...

Page 36: ...ip to remove from the Library then press Delete Or right click the clip in the Library and select Delete 2 When prompted verify whether you want to delete the thumbnail from the Library Tips You can print images directly from the Library Right click the image to print then select Print Image and select an image size Right click the image then select Print Options to specify print alignment and bor...

Page 37: ... box You can also click the Folder arrow and select Library Manager from the drop down list 2 Select a media type from the Available custom folders list 3 Click New to display the New Custom Folder dialog box and create a new folder Specify a Library Folder name and a Description Click OK Click Edit to rename or modify the description of a selected custom folder Click Delete to remove a selected c...

Page 38: ...properties of the clip and your project If properties such as file format frame size etc are not identical VideoStudio automatically adjusts the project settings to match the clip s properties Changing the project settings to conform with clip properties allows VideoStudio to perform the SmartRender function Setting your preferences Customize the program s working environment through the Preferenc...

Page 39: ...ore accurate previews of your final movie Adding clips There are three ways you can do to add clips to your project Capture video clips from a video source The video clips will be inserted onto the Video Track Drag clips from the Library onto the correct tracks Click to directly insert media files to the different tracks Previewing The Play button in the Navigation Panel serves two purposes for pl...

Page 40: ...e selected range of frames to preview is referred to as the preview range and it is marked as a red bar in the Ruler Panel To play the preview area only 1 Use the Trim Handles or the Mark in out buttons to select the preview range The Preview range mark in and Preview range mark out timecodes will then be displayed in the Options Panel 2 To preview the selected range select what you want to previe...

Page 41: ...aved in VSP file format To automatically save your work select File Preferences General then select Automatically save project every and specify the time interval between saves To open an existing project select File Open Project Ctrl O To create a new project again select File New Project Ctrl N Saving project as Smart Package Packaging a video project is useful if you want to back up your work o...

Page 42: ...matically performs seamless capture saving video into a new file every time the maximum allowable file size for a single video file has been reached Seamless capture will be performed only when capturing DV Type 1 or DV Type 2 from DV camcorder or when capturing MPEG video from DV and HDV camcorder or analog capture device The maximum captured file size per video file is 4 GB in Windows operating ...

Page 43: ...folder in which to save video files 6 Click Options to open a menu for customizing more capture settings 7 Scan your video to search the part to capture 8 When you get to the part of the video that you want to capture click Capture Video to start capturing 9 If you specified a capture duration wait for the capture to complete Otherwise click Stop Capture or press Esc to stop capturing Capture Vide...

Page 44: ...VI DV AVI type 1 and type 2 When capturing DV click Options in the Options Panel and select Video Properties to open a menu In the Current Profile choose whether to capture DV as DV type 1 or DV type 2 DV is a data stream that itself contains video and audio With DV Type 1 the video and audio channels are stored unmodified as a single interleaved stream in the AVI file With DV Type 2 the video and...

Page 45: ...or DVB T video Before capturing have the DVB T source connected via a compatible capture card installed on your computer first To capture DVB T video 1 Click the Capture Step then click Capture Video 2 In the Capture Step Options Panel select Digital TV Source from the Source list 3 Click Options and select Video Properties 4 In Channel List click Start Scan to start scanning for channels Note For...

Page 46: ...ring choose the desired file format to use for saving the captured video in the Options Panel s Format list Click Options then select Capture Options to choose how you want footage to be captured To specify the type of video source you are capturing from click Options then select Video Properties In the dialog box that opens you can customize the following capture settings In the Input Source tab ...

Page 47: ... shot at different times VideoStudio saves you the hassle of having to capture the segments one by one then save them as separate files The Split by scene feature will do that job for you To use Split by scene option in Capture Step 1 Select the Split by scene option in the Options Panel 2 Click Capture Video VideoStudio will automatically look for the scenes according to their shooting date and t...

Page 48: ...ect a DVD Title dialog box opens 2 Locate the DVD drive that contains the video files and click Import 3 In the Import DVD window select which DVD tracks to import in Label Use the preview screen to view the selected tracks to import 4 Click Import to finish All imported videos will be added to the thumbnail list in the Library Note Click Import DVD Folder to search your hard drive for the video f...

Page 49: ...e where you want to import files from in Device 3 Click the type of media file you want to add Click to display all your media files in the device 4 Select the media file and click OK 5 You can also trim your video clips before you insert them to your project To trim video clips before inserting to project 1 Select the clip you want to trim and click for preview of the clip 2 At the bottom of the ...

Page 50: ...mat list to capture MPEG files that are intended for playback on the computer or for sharing on the Web You can also capture VCD SVCD or DVD ready MPEG files that can be burnt onto disc by selecting one of these formats from the Format list 2 Click Options and select Video Properties In the dialog box that opens select a profile in the Current Profile dropdown menu When MPEG is selected in Format ...

Page 51: ...to set the fade in out duration Rotate Rotates the video clip Color Correction Allows you to adjust the hue saturation brightness contrast and gamma of the video clip You can also adjust the White balance of the video or image clip or make auto tone adjustments Playback Speed Launches the Playback Speed dialog box where you can adjust the pace of your clip Reverse video Plays the video backward Sa...

Page 52: ...ip Click or to arrange the order of the filters click to remove a filter Presets Provides various filter presets Choose a preset from the drop down list Customize Filter Allows you to define how a filter transitions throughout the clip Distort clip Allows you to modify the size and proportions of the clip Show grid lines Select to display the grid lines Click to open a dialog box where you can spe...

Page 53: ...ult to Fit to project size Color clips Color clips are solid colored backgrounds that are useful for titles For example insert a black color clip as background for end credits You can use the preset color clips or create new color clips in the Library To select a color clip in the Color Library 1 Select Color from the Library drop down menu 2 Choose your desired color displayed in the Library and ...

Page 54: ...peed attributes for your video clip by clicking Playback Speed under the Options Panel of the Edit Step Drag the slider according to your preferences i e slow normal or fast or enter a value The higher the value you set the faster the playback of your clip Values range from 10 1000 You can also specify a set duration for the clip in Time stretch Click Preview to view the results of your settings t...

Page 55: ...int where you want to cut the clip 3 Click to cut the clip into two clips To remove one of these clips select the unwanted clip and press Delete To trim a clip with the Trim Handles 1 Select a clip on the Storyboard or Timeline 2 Click and drag the Trim handles to set the Mark in Mark out points on the clip For more precise trimming click on a Trim handle hold it and use the left or right arrow ke...

Page 56: ...VideoStudio detects scenes depends on the type of video file In a captured DV AVI file scenes can be detected in two ways DV Recording Time Scan detects scenes according to their shooting date and time Frame Content detects content changes such as motion change camera shifting brightness change etc and splits them into separate files In an MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 file scenes can only be detected based on...

Page 57: ...Scanning Sensitivity dialog box drag the slider to set the Sensitivity level A higher value means more precision in the scene detection 5 Click OK 6 Click Scan VideoStudio then scans through the video file and lists all the detected scenes 7 You may merge some of the detected scenes into a single clip Simply select all the scenes that you want to join together then click Join The plus sign and a n...

Page 58: ...y clicking Play to determine how you want to mark segments in the Multi trim Video dialog box 3 Choose the number of frames to display by dragging the Timeline zoom You can choose to display the smallest subdivision of one frame per second 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 1 Timeline zoom Drag u...

Page 59: ...hat are identified as commercials Tips To mark segments you can also press F3 and F4 while playing the video Click Invert Selection to toggle between marking segments that you want to retain or marking segments that you want taken out from the clip Quick search interval allows you to set a fixed interval between frames and browse through the movie using the set value Navigation controls in the Mul...

Page 60: ...as a desktop screen saver Select a video file in the Library and click Choose the type of output for your video Capturing still images in the Edit Step A still image can be captured in the Edit Step by selecting a specific frame in the Timeline and saving it as an image file In this manner possible distortions are avoided since the image is not acquired from a running video unlike in the Capture S...

Page 61: ...clip to insert from the Library to the desired position on the Timeline As soon as the new clip is in place all clips where Ripple Editing is applied will shift accordingly while maintaining their track positions relative to one another Ripple Editing also works when removing clips In the example below Overlay and Title Tracks maintain their position relative to the video after the clip in the mid...

Page 62: ...mode or when you render a video file the original video source files will be used To enable the creation of proxy files go to File Preferences Smart Proxy then select the Enable Smart Proxy option In the Smart Proxy tab of the Preferences dialog box you can set the condition when proxy files need to be generated and choose a proxy file format Or you can also click in the toolbar and select Enable ...

Page 63: ...ess Adjust color and brightness settings of images and video in the Timeline by clicking Color Correction in the Options Panel To adjust color and brightness 1 Select the video or image clip to enhance in the Timeline 2 Drag the sliders to the right to intensify the Hue Saturation Brightness Contrast or Gamma of the clip 3 Watch the Preview Window to see how the new settings are affecting the imag...

Page 64: ...de and Overcast fall under high color temperature To adjust White balance 1 Select an image or video clip in the Timeline or the Library 2 In the Edit Step Options Panel click Color Correction 3 Select White balance 4 Determine how you want to identify the white point Choose among the different options Auto Pick color White balance presets or Temperature 5 If you have selected Pick color choose Sh...

Page 65: ...compressed videos DeSnow removes visible and dynamic snowy noise patterns in videos captured from sources with poor TV signals or video clips usually taken under low lighting conditions or by cameras with high ISO values Anti shake allows you to correct or stabilize sub standard videos due to camera shake To apply a video filter to a clip video or image in the Video Track 1 Select a clip in the Ti...

Page 66: ... a clip in the Timeline 2 Click Customize Filter The dialog box for the video filter opens 3 In the Key frame controls drag the Jog Slider or use the arrows to go to the frame where you d like to change the attributes of your video filter 4 Click Add key frame to set that frame as a key frame in the clip You can adjust the video filter settings for that particular frame Note When there is more tha...

Page 67: ...x 9 Click OK when finished Pan Zoom Pan Zoom is applied to still images and it emulates the pan and zoom effect of a video camera To apply this effect to an image select an image clip in the Timeline then select Pan Zoom and click Customize Pan Zoom In the Pan Zoom dialog box the crosshairs in the Image Window represent the key frames in the image clip where settings can be customized to produce t...

Page 68: ... whole image 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 2 Zoom in on the subject by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio 3 Drag the crosshair of the End key frame to your desired final point Image Preview Image Preview Image Preview ...

Page 69: ...ners to resize the clip proportionally A Yellow handles at the sides to resize without maintaining proportions B Green handles at the corners to skew the clip C Tips Click the Anchor boxes to move the marquee box at fixed positions in the Image Window To zoom in or out of a fixed area without panning the image select No panning To include a fade in out effect increase the Transparency The image wi...

Page 70: ... click the bar below the Timeline ruler Notice that blue arrow icon was added Another step of adding cue points is to drag the Timeline slider to the desired cue point position in your project Click the Add Remove Cue Point 4 Repeat Step 3 to add more cue points Tip You can also use the Cue Point Manager when adding cue points Select Add and specify the timecode and name of cue for easy identifica...

Page 71: ...ag the Timeline slider to the desired chapter point position in your project Click the Add Remove Chapter Point 3 To edit a chapter click on a chapter point you want to edit and drag to a new position 4 To rename double click a chapter point and then enter a new chapter name Click OK Note To remove chapters and cues simply drag the markers outside the Timeline ruler and then drop Or you can also d...

Page 72: ...rol of exactly how your transitions will behave in your movie Duration Shows the duration of the applied effect on the selected clip in hours minutes seconds frames You can adjust the duration by changing the timecode values Border Determines the thickness of the border Enter 0 to remove the border Color Determines the hue of the transition effect s border or flap Soft edge Specifies how well you ...

Page 73: ...ry onto the transition thumbnail to be replaced on the Storyboard or Timeline Note By default you need to manually add transitions to your project If you want VideoStudio to automatically add transitions between clips select File Preferences Edit then select Use default transition effect This saves you time in selecting transitions especially when you are creating a slideshow project that contains...

Page 74: ...ustom album cover then import your own cover image 5 Click the Background and Shadow tab To change the background of the album select a preset from Background templates or select Custom background then import your own background image To add a shadow select Shadow Set the shadow position by adjusting the X offset and Y offset values To make the shadow look softer increase Soft edge 6 Click the Pag...

Page 75: ... soft edge of the mask Halo brightness Set the intensity of the light Halo size Set the coverage of the light Contrast Set the color contrast between the two clips Middle flash Adds an element of light to the dissolving mask Inverse Reverses the effect of the mask The Mask transitions Different patterns or objects such as shapes leaves balls and more can be used in transition effects by rendering ...

Page 76: ...f the Mask Sync Clip Matches the motion of the clip to the motion of the mask Inverse Reverses the effect of the mask Rotation Specify how many degrees the mask will rotate Fade level Set the thickness of the soft edge of the mask Size Set the size of the mask Interval Specify the distance between each copy of the mask Path Select how the mask will move during the transition Apply on Select whethe...

Page 77: ... to all clips You can apply a transition effect to all clips without having to manually drag the effect to the Timeline Select a transition effect in the Library and click Select Apply current effect to whole project or you can right click on the transition effect and select the same option To insert randomly selected transition effects select Apply random effect s to whole project ...

Page 78: ...Options Displays various commands you can apply to the Overlay clip Replace last filter Allows the last filter applied to a clip to be replaced when you drag a new filter onto the clip Clear this option if you want to add multiple filters to your clips Applied filters Lists the video filters that were applied to a clip Click or to arrange the order of the filters Delete filter Removes the selected...

Page 79: ...y the color range of a selected color s pixels that will be rendered as transparent Click the Color Box then select the color that will be rendered as transparent Click to select a color in the Overlay clip Crop Removes unwanted borders from your Overlay clip Set how much of the clip s Height and Width you want cropped Goes back to the previous Options Panel Adding clips to the Overlay Track Drag ...

Page 80: ...play Tips To insert a media file directly to the Overlay Track right click the Overlay Track and select the type of file you want to add The file will not be added into the Library You can also use color clips as Overlay clips Tips To make Overlay clips with transparent backgrounds you can create a 32 bit alpha channel AVI video file or an image file with an alpha channel You can use an animation ...

Page 81: ...you want to cut Click Repositioning the current Overlay clip Click to select the Overlay clip in the Timeline After clicking the Attribute tab drag the Overlay clip to the desired area on the Preview Window It is recommended that you keep the Overlay clip within the title safe area You can also click Options in the Attribute tab to open a menu where you can automatically place the Overlay clip in ...

Page 82: ...en nodes to distort the Overlay clip Applying motion to the Overlay clip After clicking the Attribute tab select where the Overlay clip will Enter and Exit the screen under Direction Style Click a specific arrow as to where you want your clip to enter and exit in your movie Note When you resize or distort the Overlay clip then go back to the Edit tab the clip will appear to have resized back to it...

Page 83: ...Chroma Keying an Overlay clip Chroma key is a popular technique that makes a particular color in a clip transparent to be able to show underlying clips objects or layers Usually Chroma Key is used as special effects in movies or a TV program s weather forecast 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 ...

Page 84: ...he new settings are affecting the image Adding a mask frame Masking is a powerful method to control your clips transparency A mask or a matte as it is also called is simply a black and white image you can use in your projects to define which areas of your video become transparent and which remain opaque Tip Drag the Similarity slider to specify the color range of the selected color that will be re...

Page 85: ...rt a mask frame first create a mask for your project Click and browse for the image file Adding a border In the Attribute tab click Mask Chroma Key to go to the Overlay Options Panel Drag the Border slider to set the thickness of the border of the Overlay clip Set the color of the border by clicking the Color Box beside the slider Applying a filter to the Overlay clip You can apply video filters t...

Page 86: ...ts or frames for your videos as Overlay clips To add an object or frame 1 In the Library select Decoration Object Frame in the Gallery list 2 Select an object frame then drag it onto the Overlay Track on the Timeline 3 Click the Attribute tab to resize and reposition the object frame Adding Flash animations Give more life to your videos by adding Flash animations as Overlay clips To add a Flash an...

Page 87: ... Customizing the current object frame or Flash animation Use the various options available in the Edit and Attribute tabs to customize your object and frame You can add animation apply transparency resize the object or frame and more ...

Page 88: ...ied angle and direction clockwise or counter clockwise of the text Multiple titles Select to use multiple text boxes for your text Single title Select to use a single text box for your text This is automatically selected when opening a project file from older versions of VideoStudio Text backdrop Select to apply a horizontal color bar as background for your text Click to use a solid or gradient co...

Page 89: ...to add the title 3 Double click the Preview Window and type in your text Click outside the text box when you are done typing To add another set of text double click again on the Preview Window 4 Repeat step 3 to add more sets of text 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...

Page 90: ...view Window By keeping the text within the bounds of the title safe area the whole text will not be truncated when viewed on a TV screen You can display or hide the title safe area by selecting File Preferences General tab Display title safe area in Preview Window Adding preset text to your project The Library contains various preset text that you can use for your projects To use these preset text...

Page 91: ...tion to vertical Saving subtitle files Saving movie subtitles allows you to reuse them in the future Click Save Subtitle File to open the Save As dialog box Locate where to save your movie subtitle and click Save Note To open subtitles with non English characters select the appropriate option in Language Notes Movie subtitles will automatically be saved as utf files To save subtitles in foreign la...

Page 92: ...me Click to open the Text Backdrop dialog box to select whether to use a solid or gradient color and to set the transparency of the text backdrop 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 To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip select the titl...

Page 93: ...review Window click and drag a purple handle to the position you want You can also specify a value in Rotate by degree of the Options Panel to apply a more precise angle of rotation 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 a...

Page 94: ... one at a time Fade dialog box Unit Determines how the title appears in the scene Text The whole title appears in the scene Character The title appears in the scene one character at a time Word The title appears in the scene one word at a time Line A line of text appears in the scene one at a time Pause Applies a break in between the start and end direction of the animation Select No Pause to make...

Page 95: ...e the animation run seamlessly Enter Exit Denotes the trail from where the motion of the title will start and end Click the center button to make the title static Moving Path Pop up dialog box Character Base Displays the applied font face in the Preview window Unit Determines how the title appears in the scene Text The whole title appears in the scene Character The title appears in the scene one c...

Page 96: ...direction of the animation Select No Pause to make the animation run seamlessly Zoom dialog box Show title Select to display the title at the end of the animation Unit Determines how the title appears in the scene Text The whole title appears in the scene Character The title appears in the scene one character at a time Word The title appears in the scene one word at a time Line A line of text appe...

Page 97: ...e volume of the clip Fade out Gradually decreases the volume of the clip Record Voice Opens the Adjust Volume dialog box where you can first test the volume of your microphone Click Start to start recording VideoStudio creates a new clip to the right of the existing audio in the Voice Track on the Timeline This changes into Stop during the recording process Import from Audio CD Opens a dialog box ...

Page 98: ...y trims the audio clip to fit the empty space based on the Jog Slider position SmartSound Quicktracks Opens a dialog box where you can view information and manage the SmartSound Library 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 ...

Page 99: ...usic by importing from an audio CD VideoStudio copies the CDA audio file then saves it in your hard drive as a WAV file To import music from an audio CD 1 Click Import from Audio CD in the Music Voice tab to open the Rip CD Audio dialog box To check if the disc is detected see to it that Audio drive is enabled 2 Select the tracks to be imported in the Track List 3 Click Browse and select the desti...

Page 100: ...line Using the Clip Volume Control Trimming and cutting audio clips After recording voice and music you can easily trim your audio clips on the Timeline There are two ways to trim audio clips On the Timeline a selected audio clip has two yellow handles that can be used for trimming Just grab a handle either from the beginning or end and drag it to shorten a clip Note Auto Music Maker utilizes the ...

Page 101: ...ture will make the audio clip sound like it is just played in a slower tempo To stretch the duration of an audio clip 1 Click the Music Voice tab in the Options Panel 2 Click Playback Speed to open the Playback Speed dialog box Tip You can also trim a clip in the Library by using the Trim handles Tip To play the trimmed portion of the clip click Play Trimmed Clip Note VideoStudio also has an Auto ...

Page 102: ...tions Panel Surround Sound Mixer or Audio View Using the Surround Sound Mixer Unlike stereo stream that carries only two audio channels Surround Sound has five separate audio channels encoded into one file which is delivered to five speakers and one sub woofer frequency effect The Surround Sound Mixer has all the controls to position sounds around the listener outputting audio through the 5 1 conf...

Page 103: ...ht or left depending on your preferred sound position 4 Drag Volume to adjust the volume level of the audio Mixing Surround Sound All audio channels in Surround Sound have a set of similar controls that you will find in the stereo configuration of this panel plus a few more specific controls Six channel VU Meter Front Left Front Right Center Sub woofer Surround Left Surround Right Center controls ...

Page 104: ...he right channel it will mute the vocal part of the song leaving the background music to play To duplicate an audio channel select Duplicate audio channel in the Attribute tab in the Options Panel then select which audio channel to duplicate Volume rubber banding The volume rubber band is the horizontal line in the middle of the track and can only be seen when you are in Audio View You can use the...

Page 105: ...his 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 Applying audio filters VideoStudio allows you to apply filters such as Amplify Hiss Reduction Long Echo Normalize Pitch Shift Remove Noise Reverb Stadium Vocal Reduction and Volume Leveling to your audio clips in the Music and Voice Tracks You can only apply audio filters when you ...

Page 106: ...In the Options Panel click Audio Filter This opens the Audio Filter dialog box In the Available filters list select the desired audio filters and click Add 4 Click OK Note An audio filter can be customized if the Options button is enabled Click Options to open a dialog box where you can define the settings for the particular audio filter ...

Page 107: ...lows you to burn your project in HD DVD DVD SVCD or VCD format Export to Mobile Device A video file can be exported to other external devices such as PSP Windows mobile based devices SD Secure Digital cards and Ulead DVD VR Wizard for burning to DVD RAM You can only export your project after you have created a video file Project Playback Clears the screen and displays the whole project or a select...

Page 108: ... box set the options you want in the General and AVI Compression tabs 4 Click OK Optimizing MPEG videos VideoStudio s MPEG Optimizer makes creating and rendering movies in MPEG format a lot faster It analyzes and finds the best MPEG settings or the Optimal project settings profile to use for your project In doing so it saves time by keeping your project s original segments with settings compatible...

Page 109: ...d read the information specified in the dialog box especially the Optimal project settings profile 3 Click Accept Creating and saving a video file Before rendering your entire project into a movie file select File Save or Save As to save it first as a VideoStudio project file VSP This allows you to return to your project anytime and make edits If you want to preview your project before creating a ...

Page 110: ...b or for output to DVD SVCD or VCD You can also use the settings of the first video clip in the Video Track by selecting Same as First Video Clip 3 Enter the desired file name for your movie and click Save The movie file will then be saved and placed in the Video Library Note You can click Pause in the Progress bar to stop rendering and continue it when you re ready Note To check current project s...

Page 111: ...ints respectively 3 Click Create Video File in the Options Panel 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 You don t have to be in the Share Step to do this The sel...

Page 112: ...s and videos See the following sections for more information Notes Your entire VideoStudio project can be brought into the Create Disc dialog box for burning even if you did not save it first as a VSP file Video will be adjusted to the correct aspect ratio as specified in the Disc Templates Manager dialog box and automatically letterboxed or pillarboxed to fit the correct aspect ratio Jog Slider M...

Page 113: ...Open You can trim a video and VideoStudio project using the Jog Slider mark in out and navigation controls Trimming a video gives you the freedom to precisely edit the video length 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 This is because the fi...

Page 114: ...t chapters linked to a video clip 1 Select a video in the Media Clip List 2 Click Add Edit Chapter 3 Drag the Jog Slider to move to a scene to set it as a chapter then click Add Chapter Or click Auto Add Chapters to let VideoStudio automatically select chapters Notes You can create up to 99 chapters for a video clip If the Create menu option is not selected you will be guided to the preview step i...

Page 115: ...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 Tips If you want to use Auto Add Chapters your video must be at least one minute long or the video has scene change information If you click Auto Add Chapters and your video is a DV formatted AVI file captured from a D...

Page 116: ...ng background image music or audio and by modifying font properties 5 When you re done click Preview to preview the movie Note If you do not modify My Title and the thumbnail descriptions or skip Step 2 there will be no menu heading and thumbnail text in the final output Tips Select Motion Menu to enable motion attributes to the selected menu template Click Layout Settings to specify whether to ap...

Page 117: ...our movie onto a disc create a DVD folder structure on your hard drive so you can play the DVD movie on your computer or create a disc image file of your movie to save on your hard drive To burn your movie onto a disc 1 Click Next after you preview your project 2 Click Show more output options to show other output options Select Create DVD folders to create folders for your project and specify the...

Page 118: ...ut copying the file to the hard disk select DVD Video fast re editable which still complies with the industry standard and has very high compatibility when working with set top home DVD players and computer DVD ROM Select DVD VR for DVD players supporting this format Create DVD folders This option is only enabled when the video file being created is a DVD Video The files created are in preparation...

Page 119: ...ck is used to output your entire project or part of it to a DV camcorder This also gives you an actual size preview of your movie using the entire screen of either a PC or TV monitor You can only output your project on a DV camcorder if your project is using a DV AVI template How your video is played back will depend on the Playback method option that you selected in Preferences To play back your ...

Page 120: ...e control then click Next 4 In the Project Playback Device Control dialog box use the Navigation Panel to go to the section of the DV tape where to start recording your project 5 Click Record When recording is complete click Finish Note If you only want to output the preview range of your project to the DV camcorder select Preview range Tip Click Transmit to device unit for preview to preview your...

Page 121: ...ideo file to a different medium The Output the video file to a different medium is only allowed after you create a final video file of your project or you select a video file that is in the Library You cannot export project files Posting your video on a Web page The Internet is another medium where you can share your movies but there are a few things you need to take into consideration A short thr...

Page 122: ... the page will be set up with a simple link to the movie 4 Enter a name and location for the new HTML file 5 Click OK 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 Sending a movie by e mail When you select E mail VideoStudio automatically opens your defa...

Page 123: ...Click Apply To enable MAPI in Netscape Mail 1 In Netscape Mail select Edit Preferences 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 3 Select Always under Use Eudora MAPI server Electronic greeting cards Share your video with friends a...

Page 124: ...s 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 Setting your video as your Movie Screen Saver Personalize your desktop computer by creating your own video file then settin...

Page 125: ... Audio Save Options dialog box 4 Fine tune your audio attributes and click OK 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 To record a movie to your DV camcorder 1 Turn your camcorder...

Page 126: ...ideo File dialog box 4 VideoStudio renders the project When done HDV Recording Preview Window dialog box opens You can preview the video file here 5 Click Next to start recording 6 In the Project Playback Record Window dialog box use the Navigation Panel to go to the section of the DV tape where to start recording 7 Click Record After you are done recording your project to the DV camcorder click F...

Page 127: ...line click the Share tab 2 In the Options Panel click Share Video Online 3 Select a template quality for your project 4 Specify a file name and then click Save 5 A Ulead upload wizard appears Login to your Neptune account if you are already a member 6 Enter a title for your video Click Next 7 Click View Video Online Note If you already have a video file rendered in your hard disk select Browse for...

Page 128: ...t and compile it in a specified folder Project Properties Displays the Project Properties dialog box that includes information about the currently opened file Here you can also edit the project file template attributes Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box where you can customize the Ulead VideoStudio working environment Relink Displays the Relink dialog box prompting you to relink the curr...

Page 129: ...you want to apply a different music background to a specific video clip Fade in Gradually increases the volume of a clip from zero to full volume Fade out Gradually decreases the volume of a clip from full volume to zero Cut Clip Cuts a video or audio clip in two With a clip selected move the Jog Slider under the Preview Window to select the point where you want to cut the clip Multi trim Video Op...

Page 130: ...u to capture videos from a DV camcorder then burn them onto a video disc VideoStudio Movie Wizard Opens the Movie Wizard that allows you to quickly create a movie Create Disc Allows you to output your project together with other VideoStudio projects or videos to create VCD SVCD DVD and HD DVD Select Device Control Opens a dialog box where you can set up device control This will allow you to contro...

Page 131: ...ter Point Manager Sets chapter points in your movie Cue Point Manager Sets cue points in your movie Help menu Ulead VideoStudio Help Displays general program help about Ulead VideoStudio Online Registration This opens your browser to the Ulead VideoStudio Online Registration page This allows you to instantly register your product and entitles you to full technical support upgrade prices special of...

Page 132: ...ed for the aspect ratio of computer monitors while the non square pixel is best used for viewing on a TV screen Remember to take into account which medium will be your primary mode of display Template music volume Drag the slider to specify the volume level to use for the background music of DVD menus Drive Select a disc burner drive Burning speed Select the rate on which to burn the disc Audio Sa...

Page 133: ... Outer stroke border Select to create an outer stroke border for your text Border width Specify the thickness of the border Line color Click to select a color for the border Text transparency Set the transparency of the text The higher the value the more transparent the text Soft edge Make the border blend smoothly with the background The higher the value the more the border blends with the backgr...

Page 134: ... plug in Burning Options Disc burner Specify the settings for your burning device Drive Select the disc burner to use in recording the video file Speed Select the recording speed to use in burning the video file Files to include on disc Choose additional items that you want to include on the disc Copyright information Select to include the Ulead VideoStudio copyright text Personal folder Select to...

Page 135: ...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 If properties such as file format frame size etc are not identical Video...

Page 136: ...represented by its file name on the Timeline Or you can select Thumbnail and file name to have your clip represented by its corresponding thumbnail and file name Working folder Allows you to select the folder you want to save your finished projects and captured clips Instant Playback target Select where to play back your project If you have a dual head display card you can play back your project o...

Page 137: ...ip s audio Value entered here will be the amount of time it will take for the volume to reach the normal level for fading in or the base for fading out Use default transition effect Automatically adds a transition effect between clips when new clips are added to the Video Track Default inserted transition effect duration Specifies duration of the transition effect applied to all clips in your vide...

Page 138: ...ecifies how much memory you want to allocate just for the Ulead VideoStudio s program If you are only using Ulead VideoStudio and want to optimize the performance select the maximum amount possible If you are using other programs in the background you may want to limit this to half of the maximum file size If left cleared Ulead VideoStudio uses your systems memory management to control the use and...

Page 139: ...all confirmation dialog boxes Select to have the confirmation boxes appear even after the Do not show again oprtion is selected TV system Select the type of your TV system NTSC or PAL Max 30MB menus for set top DVD VR recorder Select to set the maximum file size for DVD menus to 30MB to make the DVD compatible with set top DVD DVD VR recorders Working Folder Allows you to select the folder you wan...

Page 140: ...project file such as file size and duration Project template properties Displays the video file format and other attributes used by the project Edit file format Select the video format you are going to use to create your final movie Click Edit to open the Project Options dialog box where you can customize compression and audio settings for the selected file format Project Options Ulead VideoStudio...

Page 141: ...puter playback you should save your work as frame based Frame size Select the size of the frame or define your own for the video file Display aspect ratio Select from a list of supported pixel aspect ratios By applying the correct aspect ratio images appear properly when previewed thus avoiding distorted motion and transparency on images AVI tab Compression Shows the available compression schemes ...

Page 142: ...zing the video data structure when saving Project Settings Create Disc MPEG properties for file conversion Displays detailed information about the selected video setting Change MPEG Settings Click to open a menu where you can select a disc template for the selected file format Click Customize to define video save settings such as compression and frame rate Display aspect ratio Select the output di...

Page 143: ... temporary files of all VideoStudio project files from your computer Hard disk Displays the available free space of the selected hard drive Select Device Control Current device Select the appropriate capture driver from the drop down list to be used by VideoStudio in communicating with your device Timecode offset Specify a value to adjust the discrepancy between the actual playing time of your dev...

Page 144: ...oject Ctrl S Save a project Alt Enter Project Properties F6 Preferences Ctrl Z Undo Ctrl Y Redo Ctrl C Copy Ctrl V Paste Del Delete F1 Help Alt C Go to Capture Step Alt E Go to Edit Step Alt F Go to Effect Step Alt O Go to Overlay Step Alt T Go to Title Step Alt A Go to Audio Step Alt S Go to Share Step Up Go to the previous step Down Go to the next step F3 Set mark in ...

Page 145: ...dles or Jog Slider active use the Left arrow key to move to the previous frame Right If you pressed Tab or Enter to make the Trim Han dles or Jog Slider active use the Right arrow key to move to the next frame ESC If you pressed Tab or Enter to activate and toggle between the Trim Handles and Jog Slider you can press Esc to deactivate the Trim Handles Jog Slider Ctrl A Select all clips in the Time...

Page 146: ...et mark in F4 Set mark out F5 Go backward in the clip F6 Go forward in the clip Esc Cancel ESC Stop capturing recording rendering or close a dialog box without making any changes If you switched to Full Screen Preview press Esc to change back to the VideoStudio Editor interface Double click a tran sition in the Effects Library Double clicking a transition in the Library automatically in serts it i...

Page 147: ...DV users are by definition concerned with picture quality VideoStudio allows you to work with high definition videos just as you would with DV batch capture edit apply filters and transitions then output to various formats such as SD HD or WMV HD for Web sharing After you have connected an HDV camcorder and properly set up the device for capturing VideoStudio will automatically set the capture plu...

Page 148: ...captured video are consistent with the project settings It only renders your project the first time you inserted your captured video clips When you add more captured video clips VideoStudio directly plays back the project without rendering In addition to previewing your video files Ulead VideoStudio gives you an option to instantly preview your project without creating temporary files With the Ins...

Page 149: ...d single and dual layered They can be played on stand alone DVD players or on the DVD ROM drive of your PC Video Compact Disc VCD is a special version of a CD ROM that uses the MPEG 1 format The quality of the exported movie is almost the same but usually better than VHS tape based movies A VCD can be played back on a CD ROM drive VCD player and even on a DVD player Super Video CD SVCD is commonly...

Page 150: ...from the system s main memory without passing through the CPU Open the Control Panel s System program and in the Device Manager enable DMA Direct Memory Access for all the hard disks in the primary and secondary IDE channels that will be used for capturing video DMA avoids possible drop frame problems when you are capturing video In Windows XP ...

Page 151: ...ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 151 Disabling Write Behind Caching Disable Write Behind Caching on the hard drive used for video capture In Windows XP ...

Page 152: ... the Paging File size Change the values of your Paging File Swap File size Set the minimum and maximum to twice your amount of RAM For instance if you have 256MB of RAM set both your minimum and maximum paging file limits to 512 In Windows XP ...

Page 153: ...ntend to record your finished project back to the videotape using an analog capture card with S video output yields better video quality B 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 p...

Page 154: ...dio and once again allows the program to properly detect capture devices If VideoStudio cannot control the DV camcorder If VideoStudio cannot control your DV camcorder and locate specific timecodes accurately select Tools Select Device Control and click the Options button A Device Control Options dialog box then appears Here you can fine tune the control settings so that your camcorder and VideoSt...

Page 155: ...cifically for the Microsoft Windows environment Capture The recording of video or images to a computer hard disk Capture Plug ins These are utilities integrated with Ulead VideoStudio that allow the program to recognize capture devices and automatically detect them when they are connected to the computer Clip A short section or part of a movie A clip can be audio video still images or a title Code...

Page 156: ...verting analog input to a digital form so that it can be used by the computer 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 Driver A software program that controls the connection between a specific de...

Page 157: ... is usually converted into a format that is recognizable by the receiving application The original file remains unchanged 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 FireWire A standard interface used for connecting di...

Page 158: ...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 Devices conforming to this standard are capable of transmitting digital data at 100 megabits per second at the least Instant Playback Allows you to view the entire project without rendering It instantly plays all the clips in the Preview Wind...

Page 159: ... the size of the resulting file Linking offers another advantage in that the original file can be modified in its original program and the changes will automatically be reflected in the program where it is linked Mark In Out Points in a clip that have been marked for editing and trimming purposes A section can be selected from a longer clip by setting its beginning Mark in and ending Mark out MP3 ...

Page 160: ...deo or image clips over existing clips in your project Plug ins Plug ins are utilities that add more functions and effects to a program In Ulead VideoStudio plug ins have made it possible for the program to automatically recognize capture devices as well as output videos for different purposes such as for e mail Web page video greeting cards and DV recording Profile A Profile covers various attrib...

Page 161: ...000 and Windows XP that are installed using the NTFS file system do not have the 4 GB limitation SmartRender SmartRender technology renders only project changes eliminating the need to re render whole projects and enabling fast previewing 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...

Page 162: ... very accurate edits 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 Any text image or video file that overlays in your movie can be referred to as titles Transition Effect A transition is a method of s...

Page 163: ...o Filters A video filter is a method of changing the appearance of a video clip like mosaic and ripple Voiceover The narration of a video or movie is commonly called the voiceover This is most notable in documentaries such as nature shows ...

Page 164: ...ndom effects to whole project 77 Applying motion to the Overlay clip 82 Attribute tab 52 Audio filters 105 Audio Step 97 Audio Step Options Panel 97 Audio View 35 Auto Add Chapters 114 Auto Music tab 97 Auto trim 101 AVCHD 49 B Batch Convert 63 130 Border 85 Burn whole tape 20 Burning 112 Burning your project onto a disc 117 C Capture Step 42 Capture Step Options Panel 43 Capture Video 43 Capture ...

Page 165: ...134 Change Capture Plug in 134 Flip Album 74 Pan Zoom 67 Preferences 135 Preferences Create Disc 139 Preferences File menu 135 Preview Files Manager 143 Preview Playback Options 140 Project Options 140 Project Properties 140 Project Settings Create Disc 142 Select Device Control 143 Digital TV 45 Direct Memory Access 150 Direct video capturing to MPEG for mat 50 Distorting an Overlay clip 82 Dupli...

Page 166: ...alling and running VideoStudio 18 Instant Playback 39 K Key frame 66 L Library 36 Library Manager 37 131 M Make Movie Templates Manager 108 131 Mark in out 31 Mask Chroma Key 78 85 Mask Frame 84 Menu Bar 30 Merge CF 59 Mixing audio tracks 102 Modifying text attributes 92 Movie templates 108 Movie Wizard 20 23 MPEG Optimizer 108 MPEG 1 50 MPEG 2 50 Multiple Overlay tracks 80 Multiple titles 88 Mult...

Page 167: ...Rotating text 93 S Save DV Quick Scan Digest 22 Save DV Quick Scan Digest as HTML 22 Saving 41 Smart Package 41 subtitle files 91 Trimmed clips 60 Scene detection 21 Seamless capture 42 Select Device Control 130 Setting project properties 39 Setting up your computer 11 Setting your preferences 38 Share Step 107 Share Step Options Panel 107 Share Video Online 107 Shortcuts 144 Shuttle Slider 45 Sin...

Page 168: ...leshooting 153 TV footage 47 U Undoing and redoing actions 40 Using the same attributes for differ ent Overlay clips 86 V VCD 149 VCD player compliant 139 Vertical text 88 Video clips 52 Video date information 23 Video filter 65 key frame 66 Video tab 51 Video Track 35 39 VideoStudio Editor 20 28 user interface 29 VideoStudio Launcher 20 VideoStudio menus 128 Clip 129 Edit 129 File 128 Help 131 To...