Ulead VIDEO STUDIO 7 Manual 

Back 2 ◁  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. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement, which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks ICI Library © 1991–1992 C-Cube Microsystems. Ulead Systems, Inc., Ulead, the Ulead logo, and Ulead VideoStudio are trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners. Sample files Files provided as samples on the program CD can be used for personal demonstrations, productions and presentations. No rights are granted for commercial reproduction or redistribution of any sample files. North & South America International Ulead Systems Inc. Ulead Systems, Inc. http://www.ulead.com http://www.ulead.com E-mail: [email protected] http://www.asiapac.ulead.com http://www.ulead.com.tw E-mail: [email protected] Japan China Ulead Systems Inc. Ulead Systems, Inc. http://www.ulead.co.jp http://www.ulead.com.cn E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Germany Ulead Systems GmbH http://www.ulead.de E-mail: [email protected]

Back ◁  3 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 .............................................................. 13 Analog capture card .......................................................................... 15 USB port ............................................................................................ 15 Installing and running VideoStudio ........................................... 16 Configuring VideoStudio ........................................................ 17 DV (IEEE 1394 capture card)............................................................ 17 Analog capture card .......................................................................... 18 USB input device ............................................................................... 18 Getting around VideoStudio .................................................... 19 The Options Panel ............................................................................ 20 Capture Settings tab ..................................................... 20 Batch Capture tab ......................................................... 20 Video tab ...................................................................... 21 Filter tab ........................................................................ 22 Edit tab ......................................................................... 23 Motion tab..................................................................... 23 Edit tab ......................................................................... 24 Animation tab ................................................................ 24 Voiceover tab ................................................................ 25 Music tab ....................................................................... 25 The Navigation Panel ....................................................................... 27 Timeline: The VideoStudio Work Area .............................................. 28 The Library ........................................................................................ 29

Back 4 ◁  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 ..................................................................... 38 Creating movie templates ................................................................ 39 Steps to create your movie ..................................................... 40 Capture.............................................................................................. 42 Checklist for successful video capture ................................................ 42 Seamless DV and MPEG Capture.......................................................... 43 Capturing DV video ................................................................................ 43 Capturing analog video .......................................................................... 45 Direct video capturing to MPEG Format ................................................ 46 Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video ................................. 47 Video Capture Property Settings dialog box ........................................ 50 Capturing TV footage ............................................................................. 51 Split by Scene ......................................................................................... 52 Batch Capture......................................................................................... 53 Capturing still images ............................................................................. 54 Edit ..................................................................................................... 55 Storyboard Mode .................................................................................... 55 Timeline Mode ......................................................................................... 56 SmartRender and Play Project/Clip button ............................................ 57 Preview Files Manager .......................................................................... 58 Inserting a clip into the Timeline............................................................. 58 Trimming a clip ........................................................................................ 59 Split by Scene ......................................................................................... 60 Extract Video .......................................................................................... 61 Saving trimmed clips .............................................................................. 62 Playback Speed ...................................................................................... 63 Capturing still images in the Edit Step .................................................... 63 Using color clips ..................................................................................... 64 Using video filters .................................................................................. 65 Key frame Settings ................................................................................ 66 Effect .................................................................................................. 68 Creating effects ..................................................................................... 68 Customizing effects ............................................................................... 69 Overlay ............................................................................................... 70 Inserting video/image in the Overlay Track........................................... 70

Back ◁  5 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 ................................................................................ 78 Trimming audio clips ............................................................................... 78 Mixing it together .................................................................................... 79 Fade ........................................................................................................ 79 Share ................................................................................................. 80 Creating and saving a video file ............................................................ 80 Video Save Options ............................................................................... 82 Project Playback ..................................................................................... 86 Creating an audio file ............................................................................. 86 Exporting your movie ............................................................................. 87 Creating disc ........................................................................................... 94 Working with Ulead COOL 3D ................................................. 102 Appendix A. Technology Overview ........................................... 105 SmartRender Technology ............................................................... 105 DV SmartPlay .................................................................................. 105 Appendix B. Tips and techniques ............................................. 106 A. DV camcorder tips ...................................................................... 106 B. Video capture and editing tips ................................................... 106 C. Web video tips ............................................................................ 107 D. Troubleshooting tips .................................................................. 107 Shortcuts ......................................................................... 109 Glossary .......................................................................... 111 Index .............................................................................. 121

Back 6 ◁  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. This user guide was produced to assist you as you navigate through the program and learn basic operating procedures. It will familiarize you with the program interface and workflow. Most importantly, it will provide you with easy-to-follow procedures for every videoediting task that you need to accomplish. Although little experience in actual video production is required from the user to understand this manual, it may prove useful to acquire relevant information from other sources, including Ulead’s tutorials on the basic aspects of video. For details, please visit Ulead’s Web site at www.ulead.com. Ulead VideoStudio

Back ◁  7 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. It gets thinner and thinner until the video could no longer be played. On the other hand, the quality of digital video doesn’t diminish over time. You can play DVs countless times and still expect the quality to be as sharp as it originally was. Digitization also extends a video’s life span and allows you to enhance its original sound and picture quality. Digitizing analog videos is a breeze with VideoStudio, wherein data captured from an analog device are automatically converted to digital format. Once digitized, you can edit these footage and output them in any disc format of your choice. Footage can be captured from your analog source and digitized for editing in your PC.

Back 8 ◁  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: • 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 described as an enhanced version of VCD. It is based on MPEG-2 technology with Variable Bit Rate (VBR) support. The typical running time of an SVCD is about 30-45 minutes. Although you could extend this to 70 minutes, you will have to compromise sound and image quality. SVCDs can be played back on stand-alone VCD/SVCD players, most DVD players, and all CD-ROM/DVD-ROM with a DVD/SVCD player software. • Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is popular in video production because of its quality. Not only does it guarantee superb audio and video quality, it can also hold several times more data than VCDs and SVCDs. DVDs make use of the MPEG-2 format, which has a much bigger file size than MPEG-1, and can likewise be produced as single or dual-sided, and single and dual-layered. They can be played on stand-alone DVD players or on the DVD- ROM drive of your PC.

Back ◁  9 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. VideoStudio breaks up your movie into separate tracks, giving you broad creative freedom. Changes to one track do not affect others. After transferring footage from your camcorder, you can arrange scenes, apply special effects, overlay images, add animated titles, sync in a voiceover narration, and use background music from your favorite CDs in formats such as WAV and MP3. All these can be done using drag-and-drop, cut-and-paste, or select-and-apply operations. All the tracks in your movie are then organized into a video project file (*.VSP), which contains all the video and audio information on how your movie is put together. When everything is all set to go, your computer collects all information needed to create your final movie file. This process is called rendering. You can then output and distribute your movie as a DVD/VCD/ SVCD title, streaming Web page video, or an e-mail attachment. You can also record your movie back to your camcorder or VCR. Components of a finished project as displayed in Timeline Mode

Back 10 ◁  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. (WMA, WMV, WMF) • Seamless MPEG Capture VideoStudio overcomes the 4GB video file limitation in Windows 98 and Me (also in Windows 2000 and XP, if they are installed in FAT 32 formatted drives), letting you capture MPEG, DV Type-1, and DV Type-2 video files as large as your hard drive will allow. • Extract Video Sometimes you have a long scene that you want to edit several parts out (like a TV show you recorded). Rather than repeatedly editing out a bit at a time, this tool lets you select all of the sections you want, then extract these segments all at once. • Offline Scene Change Detection In DV AVI and MPEG video, VideoStudio can detect actual scene changes (such as motion changes, camera shifting or lighting changes) and cut the video into separate files.

Back ◁  11 • 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). Also includes Lightning, Lens Flare, Comic and Bubble effects. In addition, video filters are now fully key-frameable. This allows you to customize a video filter at any point in a video clip. • Enhanced Title Animation VideoStudio provides you with more ways to make your titles come alive. Add your favorite captions, subtitles, popup titles, and compose end credits like you find in theatrical films. • DVD Authoring Wizard By integrating a DVD authoring wizard into VideoStudio, you can now create a DVD, SVCD or VCD complete with interactive scene selection menus and background music. • Play Back DV Type-2 Video to DV Camcorder VideoStudio's DV Smart Playback feature now supports DV Type-1 and Type-2 video files. Both types can be played back to a DV camcorder.

Back 12 ◁  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. If you can afford a bigger hard drive, higher RAM, and faster chip, go with it. Just remember that technology is changing so rapidly and by evaluating first the kind of video editing projects you plan to do, you can better determine the setup that works best for you. Following are the system requirements for setting up VideoStudio: • Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows XP • 800 MHz above CPU speed is recommended • 128 MB of RAM (256 MB or above for editing) • 500 MB of available hard disk space or above; 4 GB is recommended (best results can be achieved with a 30 GB Ultra-DMA/66 7200 rpm. hard disk) • Video for Windows and DirectShow compatible video capture card • Windows compatible sound card • CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive Hardware checkup before using VideoStudio To ensure that your video production runs smoothly and trouble- free, click Control Panel: System - Hardware - Device Manager and check if your devices are working properly in accordance with your Operating System (O/S). Tip: Follow the installation instructions of your hardware components carefully, particularly your capture card and consult the operating manual of your camcorder or capture device.

Back ◁  13 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. Windows 98 Second Edition / Windows 2000 Windows 98 Second Edition and Windows 2000 include the Microsoft DV driver and still support the Texas Instruments DV driver. Check that the following devices are working properly: • 1394 Bus Controller • Image Device: Microsoft DV Camera and VCR (For Microsoft DV driver only.) • Sound, video and game controllers: 1394 camcorder (For Texas Instruments DV driver only.) Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Windows Me fully supports the IEEE 1394 card. Check that the following devices are working properly: • 1394 Bus Controller • 61883 Device Class • AVC Device Class • (Brand name) DV Camcorder: The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE interface card.

Back 14 ◁  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. To run VideoStudio under Windows XP, check that the following devices are working properly: • 1394 Bus Controller • 61883 Device Class • AVC Device Class • (Brand name) DV Camcorder: The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE interface card. Note: In addition to commonly used Texas Instruments and Microsoft DV drivers, there are other drivers available. Consult your camcorder’s manual for suitable drivers. Enabling DMA for IDE disks If you use IDE disks in Windows, enable DMA (Direct Memory Access) for all the hard disks that will be used for capturing video. DMA avoids possible drop frame problems when you are capturing video.

Back ◁  15 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: • Sound, video and game controllers USB port The Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector lets you attach a wide array of devices to your computer quickly and easily. These devices include digital cameras, Webcams, and just about every computer peripheral. Since Windows 98, 2000, Me, and XP fully support USB, installing the driver for this device is quick and easy too. Check that the following device is working properly: • Universal serial bus controller

Back 16 ◁  Installing and running VideoStudio Running VideoStudio from Windows Start menu VideoStudio installation screen 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: Skip this step if you already have newer versions of the above supporting applications installed in your PC. To run VideoStudio: • Double-click the VideoStudio icon on your Windows desktop. OR, • Select the VideoStudio icon from the VideoStudio program group on the Windows Start menu. 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-click the Setup icon. Please install also the following applications, because they are very important in making digital video work well on your computer. The installation program will walk you through installing: • QuickTime • Windows Media Format • RealPlayer • Acrobat Reader

Back ◁  17 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. DV (IEEE 1394 capture card) To check the setup of VideoStudio for DV interface: 1. Connect your camcorder to your IEEE 1394 capture card. 2. Insert your video tape into the camcorder and switch it on. Make sure it is in playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). Check your camcorder’s manual for specific instructions. 3. Click Capture Step and check if your device is displayed in the Options Panel under Source. Note: When your camcorder is in Record mode (usually named CAMERA or MOVIE), you can still capture real-time video directly in VideoStudio, even if there’s no video tape inserted.

Back 18 ◁  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. Make sure it is in the playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). See your machine’s manual for specific instructions. 3. Your Capture plug-in will be detected automatically. 4. Click Capture Step and check if your device is displayed in the Options Panel under Source. Note: If your capture device supports multiple video sources, the Input Source dialog box allows you to select your desired video source such as Composite, Tuner, or S-Video. Likewise, if you have multiple audio sources, this dialog box allows you to select your desired audio source. USB input device To check the setup of VideoStudio for USB interface: 1. Connect your video source device to your USB port using a standard USB cable and switch it on. 2. Your Capture plug-in will automatically be detected. 3. Click Capture Step and check if your device is displayed in the Options Panel under Source.

Back ◁  19 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. Options Panel Contains controls, buttons, and other information that you could use to customize the settings of the selected clip. The contents of this panel change depending on the step you are in. Library Stores and organizes all of your media clips. Navigation Panel Use these buttons to go through a selected clip for precision editing or trimming. Preview Window Shows the current clip, video filter, effect, or title. Timeline Displays all the clips, titles, and effects included in your project. Select the media track that contains the clip you want to edit.

Back 20 ◁  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. Capture Options Panel Capture Settings tab • Duration: Sets the length of time for the capture. • Source: Displays the detected capture device and lists other capture device drivers installed in your computer. • Format: Where you select a file format for saving your captured video. • Split by Scene: Automatically separates captured video into several files based on changes in recording date and time. (This feature can be used only when capturing video from a DV camcorder.) • Capture folder: Where a copy of your captured file is saved. • Options: Displays a menu allowing you to modify your capture settings. • Capture Video: Transfers video from your source to your hard disk. • Capture Image: Captures the displayed video frame as an image. Batch Capture tab • Capture Video: Begins the batch capturing process. Batch Capturing allows you to choose DV segments from a tape from a DV device, and capture them all in a single session. • Play Selected Tasks: Plays the selected video clip from the list.

Back ◁  21 Edit Options Panel Video tab • Duration: Displays the duration of the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can trim the selected clip by changing the clip duration. • Clip volume: Allows you to adjust the volume of the audio segment of your video. • Mute: Silences the audio segment of your video without deleting it. • Fade In/Out: Gradually increases/decreases the volume of the clip for a smooth transition. Select File: Preferences - Quality & Duration to set the fade in/fade out duration. • Split by Scene: Splits a captured DV AVI file based on the recording date and time, or the changes in video content (i.e., motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc.). For an MPEG file, this feature can only split video based on changes in video content. • Extract Video: Allows you to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them. • 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. • Delete the selected task(s): Removes the selected task(s). • Deletes all tasks: Removes all tasks on the list. • Modify a task: Changes the timecode of either the starting or the ending point.

Back 22 ◁  • 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). • Export: Provides you with a number of ways to export and share a video file. A video file can be exported to a Web page, converted to an executable greeting card, and sent by e-mail. It can be exported to Ulead DVD-VR Wizard for burning to DVD-RAM. You can also directly output a video file to your DV camcorder and record it onto a DV tape. • Playback Speed: Launches the Playback Speed dialog box where you can adjust the pace of your clip. Filter tab • Applied filters: Displays a list of video filters that have been applied to a clip. • Remove: Deletes previously applied filters from your clip. • Customize Filter: Allows you to specify your preferred settings for your selected filter. Effect Options Panel The contents of the Options Panel under the Effect Step varies with the type of transition effect selected. • 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 want the transition effect to blend with the clips. A Strong soft edge results in a less pronounced transition, thus creating a smooth progression from one clip to another. This option works best for irregular shapes and angles. • Direction: Specifies the direction of a transition effect. (This is only applicable to some of the transition effects.)

Back ◁  23 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. • Mute: Silences the audio segment of your video without deleting it. • Fade In/Out: Gradually increases/ decreases the volume of the clip for a smooth transition. Select File: Preferences - Quality & Duration to set the fade in/ fade out duration. • Playback Speed: Launches the Playback Speed dialog box where you can adjust the pace of your clip. The higher the speed, the shorter the duration. The lower the speed, the longer the duration. • Properties: Displays the attributes of a selected clip. Motion tab • Direction/Style: Determines the type of movement to be applied to the overlay clip. • Position: Sets the location of the overlay video with reference to the window. • Zoom: Determines the size for the overlay clip. Each magnification size in the list is a percent of the original overlay clip’s dimensions. Entering 100 retains its original size. • Transparency: Sets the opacity of the video clip/image. Click the arrow or enter a value to adjust transparency.

Back 24 ◁  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. • Title list: Shows the title clips that you created. To modify a title clip, select it from the drop- down list and click on the Preview Window. • Font face: Where you select your desired font style. • Font size: Where you set your desired font size. • Line spacing: Sets the spacing, or leading, between lines of text. • Font style: Bold, italic and underline. • Alignment: Aligns horizontal text to the left, center, or right. Or, aligns vertical text to the top, center, or bottom. • Vertical Title: Makes the orientation of the title vertical or horizontal. • Color: Click on this to specify your preferred font color. • Border/Shadow/Transparency Allows you to add shadow and border as well as adjust the transparency for your title. Animation tab • Type: Where you can select your preferred animation effect for your title. • Start unit: Determines how the title enters the scene. • Start position: Denotes the trail from where the motion of the title will start. • End unit: Determines how the title exits the scene.

Back ◁  25 Audio Options Panel Voiceover tab • Record Voice: Records audio and creates a new clip to the right of the current position of the Voice Track in the Timeline. This transforms into Stop during the recording process. • Duration: Displays the duration of the recording in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can also pre-set the the length of the recording by entering the desired duration. • Clip volume: Allows you to adjust the volume level of your audio. • Fade In: Gradually increases the volume of a clip. • Fade Out: Gradually decreases the volume of a clip. • Properties: Displays the attributes of a selected clip. Music tab • Disc: Where you select the CD drive of the songs to be recorded. • Track: Where you select the particular audio track you’d like to record. • Record Selected Track: Records the selected audio CD track. • Play Selected Track: Plays the selected audio CD track. • 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.

Back 26 ◁  Share Options Panel • Create Video File: Creates a video file of your project. • Create Disc: Invokes the DVD authoring wizard and allows you to burn your project in DVD, SVCD or VCD format. • Project Playback: Clears the screen and displays the whole project or a selected segment against a black background. It can also output to a videotape if you have a VGA to a TV converter, camcorder, or a video recorder connected to your system. It also allows you to manually control the output device when recording. • Export: Provides you with a number of ways to export and share a video file. A video file can be exported to a Web page, converted to an executable greeting card, and sent by e- mail. It can be exported to Ulead DVD-VR Wizard for burning to DVD-RAM. You can also directly output a video file to your DV camcorder and record it onto a DV tape. • Create Sound File: Allows you to save the audio segment of your project as a sound file. • 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. • Fade In: Gradually increases the volume of the clip. • Fade Out: Gradually decreases the volume of the clip. • Properties: Displays the attributes of a selected clip.

Back ◁  27 Previous Moves to the preceding point of a project, clip, or selected area. Next Moves to the point right after the present point of a project, clip, or selected area. End Moves to the ending point of a project, clip, or selected area. Repeat Plays a project, clip, or selected area continually. Play Click to play a VideoStudio project, video or audio clip. Hold down the [Shift] to play only the selected duration (between Mark in and Mark out) on the Trim Bar. During playback, click the button again to stop. System Volume Click and drag the slider to adjust the volume of a clip’s audio output or music. This adjusts the volume of your speakers at the same time. Home Returns to the starting point of a project, clip, or selected area. Mark-in / out Use to mark the point where you want a clip to start and end. Undo and Redo Any changes you make that you don’t like can be instantly fixed or undone by clicking the left button. And if you change your mind, simply click Redo. 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. When capturing video, the set of buttons will differ. Instead of the Navigation Panel, device control buttons will be shown. Use these buttons to control your DV camcorder or any other video device. Timecode Allows you to directly jump to a part of your project or selected clip by specifying the exact timecode. Split Video Cuts the selected clip into two. Position the Jog Bar to where you want the first clip to end and the second one to start, then click this button. Enlarge Preview Window Click to preview your project or clip on a bigger window. Jog Bar Click and drag these controls to scroll through a clip. The position is shown in the Preview Window’s content. Play mode Select whether you want to preview your entire project or only the selected clip. Trim Bar Used for trimming, editing, and cropping video clips.

Back 28 ◁  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. Storyboard and Timeline Click tabs to switch between Storyboard Mode and Timeline Mode. Insert media files Displays a menu allowing you to place video, audio or image clips directly on the project. Zoom controls Increase or decrease the number of frames displayed in the Timeline. Selected range These color bars represent the trimmed or selected part of a clip or project. Time units Represents the timing of the project or clips in hours:minutes: seconds.frames. Project scroll controls Use the left and right buttons or grab the Scroll Bar to move around your project. Track buttons Each activates a track to edit. Click a button to change the Preview Window and available options accordingly.

Back ◁  29 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. Load media allows you to locate the clip you want to add to the Library. Right-click a clip in the Library to view the clip’s properties as well as copy, delete, or split by scene. Hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple clips. To add media clips to the Library: 1. Click Load media to open a dialog box for locating the media clip to insert in the Library. 2. Select the desired file. 3. Click Open when you are finished. The type of clip you can insert depends on which track you are working on (such as Title or Audio). Use your mouse to drag and drop single or multiple clips from the Library to its destination. To add clips to your project, you can drag and drop clips from the Library to the Timeline whether you are in Timeline Mode or Storyboard Mode. Note: You can also drag and drop files from Windows Explorer straight to the Library.

Back 30 ◁  Library Manager The Library Manager organizes your custom Library folders. These folders help you store and manage all kinds of media files. To use the Library Manager: 1. Click File: Library Manager to launch the Library Manager dialog 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 custom folder from the Library. 4. Click Close. To delete media clips from the Library: 1. Select the clip to remove from the Library. Then, press [Del]. Or, Right-click the clip in the Library and select Delete . 2. When prompted, verify whether you also want to delete the source file from your hard disk. Note: Deleting source files from your hard disk permanently removes them from your computer. You may not be able to recover them. The Folder arrow button

Back ◁  31 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. A project file is not the finished movie and can only be opened in VideoStudio. It is also possible to have a number of different projects using the same clips. The actual process of creating a movie from a project file is performed in the Share Step. The File menu The File Menu contains all the settings and commands that you will need to get started. In this menu, you can choose to create a new project, open an existing project, save your project, edit the project properties, and adjust your preferences. You can also access the Make Movie Manager, Preview Files Manager, and Library Manager.

Back 32 ◁  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. Otherwise, the new project reuses the project settings which you have last used. To check what these settings are, click File: Project Properties. Project settings determine how your video project is rendered when you preview it. Rendering is the process by which VideoStudio converts raw video, titles, sounds, and effects into a continuous stream of data which can be played back in your computer. You can modify the project settings in the Project Properties dialog box. 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, VideoStudio automatically adjusts the project settings to match the clip’s properties. Changing the project settings allows VideoStudio to perform the SmartRender function. See page 57 for more information on SmartRender.

Back ◁  33 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 working folder where all your captured/project files will be located. This will launch the Browse For Folder dialog box. Click Make New Folder to create a new folder. You can also click File: Preferences [F6] and select from the available folders in the Working folders drop-down list. 3. Click OK. Capture folder Note: A faster way to open an existing project is to click File then select the project you want to open in the Recent file list. VideoStudio, however, cannot open a project that has been moved or removed. To open an existing project: 1. Click File: Open Project or press [Ctrl + O]. The Open dialog box will appear, showcasing a list of available folders. 2. Select the project file (*.VSP) you want to open. If you are not sure where the file is, click Browse and then click Scan. This finds all *.VSP files under your assigned folder or drive. 3. Click Open.

Back 34 ◁  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. Preferences: General tab 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 1 Enable undo allows you to define the maximum number of times you can take back an action. Values range from 0-99. 2 Background color specifies the background color from a group of presets. 3 Enable relink checking automatically performs a crosscheck between the clips in the project and their associated source files, allowing you to relink the source files to the clips. This is important when the file in the Library is moved to another folder location.

Back ◁  35 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. If properties such as file format, frame size, etc. are not identical, VideoStudio displays a message and gives you the option to have the project settings automatically adjusted to match the clip’s properties. Changing the project settings allows VideoStudio to perform SmartRender. 5 Use default transition effect enables Default transition effect. It automatically applies a transition effect to all clips in the project. 6 Default transition effect allows you to choose the transition effect to be applied to your project. 7 Playback method specifies the method to which your project will be played back after editing or trimming. You can view your work without rendering by selecting Instant Playback or you can save and render your project at any time by selecting High Quality Playback. 8 Clip display mode determines the manner to which your video clip will be presented on the Timeline. Select Thumbnail only if you want your clip to be represented by a corresponding thumbnail on the Timeline. Select File name only if you want your clip to be 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. 9 Working folder allows you to select the folder you want to save your finished projects into.

Back 36 ◁  Preferences: Quality & Duration tab 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. 2 Image resampling option selects a method for your image resampling. 3 Fit to Preview window using aspect ratio determines how clips are previewed. Select this option to preview clips using the frame size defined in your project properties. 4 Default inserted image/color clip duration specifies the default clip length for all image clips and colors that will be added in your video project. Unit of time for the duration is in seconds. 5 Default audio fade in/out duration specifies the default duration for fading in and fading out of a video clip’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. 6 Default inserted transition effect duration specifies duration of the transition effect applied to all clips in your video project, in seconds.

Back ◁  37 Preferences: Capture tab 1 2 4 3 5 6 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. 4 Image quality determines the display quality of the captured image. The higher the quality, the bigger the file. 5 Image capture deinterlace enables constant image resolution when downloading files, as opposed to the progressive image resolution available with interlaced images. 6 Stop DV tape when capturing stops enables the DV camcorder to automatically stop the tape playback after a video capture process is complete.

Back 38 ◁  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. If you only have one drive, leave the other boxes empty. 2 Limit hard disk usage to specifies 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 distribution of memory. 1 2

Back ◁  39 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. For instance, you can use movie templates that provide High quality outputs for videotape recording and CD-ROMs, and also set up movie templates that give lower quality but acceptable outputs for different purposes, such as Web streaming, e-mail distribution, and more. To create a movie template: 1. Select File: Make Movie Manager. 2. Click New then type in a Template name. Also select a File format to use for creating movie files. 3. Click Edit to open the Template Options dialog box where you can specify your preferred settings for the new template. For instance, you can select a video frame size, codec for compressing video files, audio quality, and more. Notes: • Movie templates will appear in a selection menu when you click Create Video File in the Share Step. If you do not want to use a movie template, you can select Custom from the pop-up menu. This allows you to choose your own settings for creating the final movie or simply use the current project settings. • To modify the settings of a movie template, click the Edit button in the Make Movie Manager dialog box.

Back 40 ◁  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. It is not necessary to work through every step every time, but these steps can serve as a guide to creating a complete movie. These steps do not necessarily need to be followed in the order that they are presented. Once a project is opened in VideoStudio, video can be recorded directly to your computer’s hard disk in the Capture Step. Footage from a videotape can be captured as a single file or automatically divided into multiple files. This step allows you to record video files and still images. See page 42. The Edit Step and the Timeline are the heart of VideoStudio. This is where you arrange, edit, and trim your video clips. Video filters can also be applied to your video clips in this step. See page 55. Transition effects between scenes are fun and easy. Thumbnail animations and drag-and-drop operations put dozens of cool effects at your fingertips. See page 68. This feature allows you to superimpose one clip over another as an added effect to your movie. On top of what you can do using Effects, you can use Overlay feature to add a professional touch to your work. See page 70.

Back ◁  41 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. See page 72. Background music sets the mood of your movie. VideoStudio lets you select and record music files from one or several CD-ROM drives attached to your computer. You can also dub over your video in this step. See page 76. The final cuts have been made and the music has been synchronized with care. Now it’s time to put it all together and make a master copy of your newest movie. See page 80.

Back 42 ◁  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. If your card supports a television monitor, you should also be able to watch your video on it. Once launched, VideoStudio immediately detects the capture settings. If no capture driver is present, you will be led to the Edit step automatically. You need not switch from capture mode to playback mode anymore. Checklist for successful video capture Capturing video is one of the most demanding tasks you will ever ask of your computer. It involves high data rates and requires huge amounts of disk space. Here are a few things you can do to ensure success: • Shut down ALL other programs that are running except Windows Explorer and VideoStudio. Remove the Screen Saver to avoid possible interruption. • Best results can be achieved by using a dedicated video hard disk, preferably with the capabilities of at least Ultra-DMA/66, 7200 rpm and more than 30GB space. • For better manipulation of batch capture and camcorder device control, correct timecode on the DV tape is a must. To do this, before shooting your video, use the standard playback (SP) mode and shoot a blank video (for example, leaving the lens cover on while recording) without interruption from start to end of a tape.

Back ◁  43 Capturing DV video VideoStudio increases your video-editing freedom by not only allowing you to capture digital video, but by giving you the option to save them as DV Type-1 or Type-2 files as well. Now it is very important that you know the differences between the two: DV Type-1 and DV Type-2 DV captured by FireWire (IEEE-1394 capture card) is automatically stored as AVI files (that is, if you did not previously specify a plug-in that will directly capture your digital video to MPEG format). An AVI file usually contains two streams, one video and one audio. DV is a data stream that itself contains video and audio. 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. 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 camcorder or analog capture device). The maximum captured file size per video file is 4 GB in Windows operating systems (such as Windows 98 SE and Me) that use the FAT 32 partition file system. Captured video data in excess of 4 GB are automatically saved to a new file. In Windows 2000, which uses the NTFS file system, there is no limit in the captured file size. Seamless capture is not available in VFW (Video For Windows) capture. Note: VideoStudio automatically detects your file system and performs seamless capture only in a FAT 32 partition file system. The NTFS system does not have the 4GB limitation.

Back 44 ◁  To capture DV video: 1. Connect your camcorder to the IEEE-1394 capture card. Turn it on and set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode. Check your device manual for specific instructions. 2. Open a new project. 3. In the Capture Step, click Options in the Options Panel then select DV Type. 4. In the DV Type dialog box, select the type you prefer and click OK. 5. Click Play in the Navigation Panel. 6. When you get to the part of the video you want to record, click Capture Video on the Capture Settings Tab in the Options Panel. 7. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. 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. The advantage of Type-1 is that the DV data does not need to be processed, and is stored in its exact original format. The advantage of Type-2 is that it is compatible with video software that is not specially written to recognize and process Type-1 files.

Back ◁  45 Tips: • A delay in capture may be due to the confirmation dialog box or connection between devices. It is better to rewind your tape to an earlier point before capturing and just trim the video later. • The normal number of dropped frames is zero. If any frames are dropped, check if the DMA setting is enabled. See page 14. 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. 2. Open a project and click the Capture Step. 3. Select a capture file format (DV, MPEG or AVI) from the Format list. 4. Scan your video to search the part to capture. 5. When you get to the point you want to record, click Capture Video on the Capture Settings Tab in the Options Panel. 6. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. If a confirmation dialog box appears, click OK to start the capture process. To disable this, click File: Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box, click the Capture Tab and clear Enable press OK to capture.

Back 46 ◁  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. And with the much smaller size of MPEG files, you save on hard disk space. With this version of VideoStudio, you can now capture video from an analog device or DV camcorder straight to MPEG. To capture video in MPEG format: 1. Connect your camcorder or VCR to your capture card. Switch it on and set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode. Check your device manual for specific instructions. 2. In the Capture Step, select MPEG from the Format list. 3. Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in will be detected automatically. Use this capture plug-in when capturing MPEG from a DV camcorder. Otherwise, if you have a USB camera or analog capture device which does not support this capture plug-in, click File: Change Capture Plug-in and choose Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in. 4. Click Options and select Video Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box launched, click Advanced. Choose the type of MPEG you would like to

Back ◁  47 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. 5. Click Capture Video to start capturing. 6. Click Stop Capture again or press [Esc] to stop capturing. Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video Now you can capture directly from an analog source or DV camcorder straight to Windows Media Video (WMV). WMV is an extensible file format that handles synchronized multimedia data and supports “live content” transmission over a wide array of networks. Selecting this will automatically convert your video to a WMV file. To directly capture to WMV format: 1. Connect your DV camcorder to your IEEE-1394 capture card. 2. Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode. 3. In the Capture Step, select WMV from the Format list. 4. Click the Capture folder button and browse for the location where you want your captured video to be saved. Note: When acquiring video from an analog source, be sure that the analog capture card you are using supports RGB or YUV capture.

Back 48 ◁  Selecting a profile The quality of a WMV file depends on the profile it is using. A Profile covers various attributes for a Windows Media Format file such as bit rate, number and type of streams, compression quality, frame size and so on. When capturing a video directly to WMV format, VideoStudio uses the default profile to complete the capturing process. You also have the option to select other profiles to attain preferred captured file quality. 5. Go to the Navigator and click Play. Click Capture Video to begin recording. 6. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. Note: You also have the option to select a different profile to use for capturing DV video into WMV. See the next section for details. To select a profile: 1. Connect your DV camcorder to your IEEE-1394 capture card. 2. Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode. 3. In the Capture Step, select WMV from the Format list. 4. Click Options: Video Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box, click Select to open Select Profile. 5. Select the profile you want to use for capturing. The generated WMV file will depend on the profile that you pick. Click OK. Note: When acquiring video from an analog source, be sure that the analog capture card you are using supports RGB or YUV capture.

Back ◁  49 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. A Custom profile can be edited by clicking Edit and changing specific profile attributes. You can also create a new profile by clicking New. This will launch a task wizard that will guide you in creating your profile. To edit and customize a profile: 1. Connect your DV camcorder to your IEEE- 1394 capture card. 2. Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode. 3. In the Capture Step, select WMV from the Format list. 4. Click Options: Video Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box, click Select to open Select Profile. 5. Under Select Profile, click Customize. 6. Manage Profiles lists all the available profiles installed in your computer. The profiles are categorized into two types: System defined profiles and Custom profiles. Simply click Edit to modify attributes of a Custom profile. Note: When acquiring video from an analog source, be sure that the analog capture card you are using supports RGB or YUV capture. Note: System-defined profiles cannot be edited directly. You must create a copy before editing the corresponding attributes. To do this, select a system defined profile and then click Copy. Select the created copy of the profile and then click Edit to modify the attributes. Clicking Edit invokes Edit Profile. It will guide you in specifying your preferred attributes.

Back 50 ◁  Video Capture Property Settings dialog box • TV system is where you specify whether you like to use NTSC or PAL, depending on your region. NTSC is predominant in North America and many Asian countries. PAL is the television standard in Europe and South Pacific. • Input Source determines where your data comes from. Select Video Composite if you have a video input jack and one (Mono) or two (Stereo) audio input jacks. Select Video Tuner for TV input and Video S- video for S-video input. • Use software compression is only applicable to files in AVI format. Check this if you have a specific compression requirement. Click Advanced to specify your preferred software compression. 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. Enter a brief description of the profile under Description. Click Next.

Back ◁  51 Capturing TV footage VideoStudio allows you to capture TV footage with a built-in TV tuner. Capture a segment of your favorite television show on regular TV or cable then save it in your hard drive in AVI, MPEG, or Windows Media Format. • 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. If dropped frames occur when capturing, decrease the quality of your video to reduce CPU loading. • TV tuner is where you specify your location and input type. This is also where you enter the channel of the program that you’d like to capture footage from. • Country/Region determines the available channels in your place. • Input type determines the mode of your television input. Select Antenna if you’re using an antenna to watch television or Cable, if your television utilizes a cable TV system. • Channel is where you enter the channel of the television program you plan to capture footage from. • Audio input source indicates the current sound input device. Should there be any problems with your audio, simply check if you’ve selected the appropriate sound input device from the Audio input source drop- down list. To capture TV footage: 1. Check if your computer has an analog video capture card with a TV input jack. This jack usually uses a TV coaxial cable to input TV signals from either an antenna or a dedicated cable from your CATV supplier. 2. Run VideoStudio and go to the Capture Step. 3. Select the appropriate Video Source from the Source drop- down list on the Capture Settings

Back 52 ◁  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. 6. Check if the Video input, TV tuner, Video format, and Audio input source are correct. If not, adjust the settings accordingly. For instance, you can specify the input source (either antenna or cable) and the channel of your choice under TV tuner in the Video Capture Property Settings dialog box. To use Split by Scene option in Capture Step: 1. Check the Split by Scene option in the Capture Setting Tab in Capture Step. 2. Click Capture Video. VideoStudio will automatically look for the scenes according to their recording date and time and capture them as separate files. Split by Scene It often happens that a single DV tape contains several footage that were 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! Notes: • The available settings vary, based on the video format you choose. • You should be able to hear and see your selected program from the Preview Window. If not, repeat step 5.

Back ◁  53 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. To Batch capture, simply watch the video. At any time, press [F3] to mark in the task and [F4] to mark out. Press [F3] and [F4] as often as required. To use Batch Capture: 1. Switch on your camcorder and set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode. Refer to your camcorder’s manual for specific instructions. 2. Open a project. 3. In the Capture Step, click the Batch Capture Tab in the Options Panel. You can also click the Capture menu arrow and select Batch Capture. Note: Batch capturing can be achieved only when you are using a DV tape and the IEEE-1394 card for computer connection. Note: The videotape automatically plays once you click the Batch Capture Tab. Rewind or forward your videotape first to cue it. 4. When you get to the part of the video you want to record, press [F3]. Then press [F4] to mark out the task. 5. Continue to play the video, and then repeat step 4 as needed. 6. Click Play Selected Tasks to view the selected segments on tape. Click Modify a task to change a marked segment. You can also double-click a task and enter a new timecode.

Back 54 ◁  Capturing still images In addition to video, VideoStudio also allows you to capture still images. The image format can be BMP or JPEG, and the size depends on its source video. To choose your image format, click File: Preferences. In the Preferences dialog box click the Capture Tab and set the format. To capture still images: 1. Connect your camcorder or VCR to your capture card. Switch it on and set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode. Check your device manual for specific instructions. 2. Open a new project. 3. In the Capture Step, click Play in Navigator. 4. When you get to the part of the video you want to record, click Capture Image on the Capture Settings Tab in the Options Panel. 7. Click Capture Video. 8. Batch capture starts based on all or selected (if any) tasks. The process stops when the last task is captured. A report is displayed for your reference. Note: It is up to you whether to click Stop before starting Batch capture. However, if you need to modify some tasks, click Stop first to help VideoStudio prioritize capturing tasks.

Back ◁  55 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. You can also choose from a wide selection of video filters to apply to your clips. VideoStudio lets you edit your project in the Storyboard Mode or Timeline Mode. Storyboard Mode Timeline Mode Storyboard Mode Storyboard Mode is the fastest and simplest way to add clips to your movie. Clips can be moved around by simply dragging them. You may find that starting out in the Storyboard Mode is the easiest way to get your project rolling. Each picture represents an event in your movie, an event being a video clip or a transition. Thumbnails show at a glance the chronological order of events in your project. The duration of each clip is shown at the bottom of each thumbnail. You can drag and drop clips to insert and arrange them. Transition effects can be inserted between clips. Selected clips can be trimmed in the Preview Window. See page 59 for more information on trimming. Larger storyboard display The storyboard display can be maximized to enjoy a bigger workspace. Click Enlarge to divide the entire display area between the storyboard display and the Library. With a larger workspace, you can arrange clips and apply effects and transitions more easily. Larger Storyboard Display

Back 56 ◁  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. Clips are simply dragged from the Library to the Timeline. They are displayed here as short sequences. The length of a clip accurately represents its duration in your project. The ruler units, represented by timecodes, can be adjusted to give you precise control over trimming and editing. Use the Zoom controls or click the Ruler menu to adjust the ruler units. Click Fit project in window to see the entire project displayed on one screen. If you have a mouse with a scroll button, the scroll button can be used to scroll through the timeline. Tracks The Timeline is divided horizontally into the Video, Overlay, Title, Voice, and Music Tracks. Music Video Title Voice The tracks Overlay To switch to different tracks: • Click the Step menu item that corresponds to the track. • Click the track’s icon. • Double-click the track or the clip. Furthermore, there is a small screen at the bottom of the window where you can preview a selected clip.

Back ◁  57 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. It is advisable that projects are rendered regularly to reduce overall render times. The Play button in the Navigation Panel serves two purposes: for playback of your entire project or for a selected clip. Also, while editing, you will want to preview your work frequently to see how your project is progressing. VideoStudio offers you two preview options: Instant Playback and High Quality Playback. Instant Playback allows you to preview changes in your project without the need to create a temporary preview file. High Quality Playback renders a preview file and provides a quick preview right after. Click File: Preferences. In the General Tab, select the preview method that you prefer. For faster previews, you may choose to play only a part of your project. The selected range of frames to preview is referred to as the preview area, and it is marked as a red bar in the Ruler Panel. To play the preview area only: 1. Use the Trim Bar or the Mark in/out buttons to select the preview area. 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 of frames, hold [Shift], select what you want to preview (Project or Clip), then click Play.

Back 58 ◁  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. 2. Select the VSP project under Project file name where the temporary preview files you want to remove are located and click Delete. This removes only the temporary preview files and not the actual VSP project. 3. Click Delete All to remove all temporary preview files of all VSP projects. 4. Click Close. Tip: Press [Ctrl + S] to quickly save your project from time to time. This ensures that all project settings and file links are always updated. Inserting a clip into the Timeline To add video clips to the Timeline, you can use drag and drop or browse and select, depending on where your clips are located. To insert a video clip into the Timeline: • Select a clip in the Library and drag and drop it to the Timeline. Multiple clips can be selected by pressing [Shift] or [Ctrl]. • To insert a clip from a file folder directly to the Timeline, click Insert Media Files located to the left of the Timeline.

Back ◁  59 It is most convenient to use the Trim Bar in adjusting your clips. This is the green bar beneath the Preview Window which represents the selected portion of a clip. If the clip has not been trimmed, the green bar extends along the entire length. To trim a clip with the Trim Bar: 1. Select a clip from the Timeline or the Library. 2. Click and drag a Trim handle to set the trim position. 3. Hold down [Shift] and click Play Clip to selectively play only the trimmed portion of the clip. To trim a clip from the Timeline: 1. Click a clip in the Timeline to select it. 2. Drag the yellow Trim handles on either side of the clip to change its length. The Preview Window reflects the position of the Trim handle in the clip. Or, click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and enter the desired clip length. 3. Other clips in your project automatically reposition themselves according to changes made. 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. Note: Changes made in the Video duration box only affect the Mark out point. The Mark in point remains unchanged. Tip: To split a clip into two, you can use the Jog Bar to set the point where to cut the clip. Then, click Split Video (i.e., the scissors icon). Trim handles

Back 60 ◁  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. You can also use Zoom controls to display each frame of your video in the Timeline and trim one frame at a time. The Scroll Bar makes navigating through your project quicker and easier. A wheel mouse can also be used to scroll, and to zoom by pressing [Ctrl]. Split by Scene Use the Split by Scene feature in the Edit Step to detect different “scenes” in a video file and automatically break it down into several clip files. The way VideoStudio detects scenes depends on the type of video file. In a captured DVI AVI file, scenes can be detected in two ways: • DV Recording Time detects scenes according to their date and time of recording. • Frame Content detects content changes, such as motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc., and splits them into separate video files. In an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file, scenes can only be detected based on content changes (i.e., by Frame Content). To use Split by Scene on a DV AVI or MPEG file: 1. Go to the Edit Step and select a captured DV AVI file or an MPEG file in the Timeline. 2. Click Split by Scene in the Options Panel. This will launch the Scenes dialog box. 3. Choose your preferred scan method (DV Recording Time or Frame Content).

Back ◁  61 Extract Video The Extract Video feature is another method for breaking down a clip into multiple segments. While Split by Scene is automatically done by the program, Extract Video gives you complete control over the clips you wish to extract, making it even easier for you to manage your project. 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. Simply select all the scenes that you want to join together then click Join. The plus sign (+) and a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done. 6. Click OK to split the video. To extract videos: 1. Go to the Edit Step and click Extract Video in the Options Panel. 2. If you will be marking clip segments to be extracted, select the Retain selection option. Otherwise, select the Delete selection option if you will be marking unwanted segments. 3. Drag the Jog Bar until you get to the part of the video that you want to use as the beginning frame of the first clip. Click Start.

Back 62 ◁  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. 6. Click OK when finished. The extracted clips are then inserted into the Timeline. Saving trimmed clips Frequently, when you make changes, you may wish to make a permanent change to the clip and save the edited file. Again, VideoStudio gives you a margin of safety in that it saves the trimmed video to a new file and does not alter the original file. You can press [Delete] or drag the thumbnail to remove it from the Library, or even remove the original file to recover disk space. To save, select a trimmed clip in the Timeline or the Library and click Save Trimmed Video. A list of thumbnails is shown under the preview window. Each thumbnail represents a clip to be extracted.

Back ◁  63 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 Step. To capture still images: 1. Select a clip in your project. 2. Drag the Jog Bar to the frame you want to capture. 3. Switch to an image folder in the Library. The folder can be the default Image folder, or the one created by yourself. 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. Drag the slider according to your preferences (i.e., slow, normal or fast), or enter a value in the spin box. The higher the value you set, the faster the playback of your clip. (Values range from 10-1000%). Click Preview to view the results of your settings then click OK when finished.

Back 64 ◁  Titles set against solid backgrounds are often easier to see than against an image, especially a moving one. 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. For example, black clips can be used for an effective fade to black transition. Place your opening credits over the top of the color clip and then use a cross fade effect to create smooth transition into your movie. You can insert a new color to the Color Library and control its duration just like an image clip. Once a color clip has been inserted into the Library, you can drag it to the Timeline to put it into your movie project. To insert a color clip in the Color Library: 1. Select Color from the folder list or click the Edit menu arrow and select Color. 2. Click Load color to display the New Color Clip dialog box. 3. Here, click the color box to select a color either from the Ulead Color Picker or the Windows Color Picker. 4. Adjust the RGB values if needed. 5. Click OK. 6. Set the Duration of the color clip in the Options Panel.

Back ◁  65 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. Select a clip in the Timeline. 2. Select the Video Filter folder in the Library drop-down menu. 3. Choose a video filter to apply to your clip (by clicking the thumbnail). 4. Drag and drop the video filter onto your clip in the Timeline. Note: The Options Panel automatically switches to the Filter Tab after you drop the video filter onto your clip. 5. Click Customize Filter in the Options Panel to customize the attributes of the video filter. Available options depend on the selected filter. 6. Preview how your clip looks with the video filter applied to it using the Navigator. Notes: • VideoStudio allows you to apply a maximum of five filters to a single clip. • When there is more than one video filter applied to a clip, you can change the order of filters by clicking the Shift up/down video filter buttons. Changing the order of the video filters will have drastic effects on your clip.

Back 66 ◁  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. This gives you the flexibility to determine how your video filter will look like at any point in a clip. To set key frames for your clips: 1. Drag and drop a video filter from the Library onto a clip in the Timeline. Note: The Options Panel automatically switches to the Filter Tab after you drop the video filter onto your clip. 2. Click Customize Filter. The dialog box for the video filter opens. Note: Settings available in the dialog box are different for each video filter. 3. In the Original window, drag the Jog bar 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. Then you can adjust the video filter settings for that particular frame. Note: A diamond-shaped mark on the Timeline Control bar will appear. This indicates the frame is a key frame in the clip. 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more key frames to your clip.

Back ◁  67 Add key frame Delete key frame Jog Bar Reverse Previous key frame Next key frame 6. Use the Timeline controls to edit or to go to a key frame in the clip. • To delete a key frame, click Remove key frame. • Click Reverse to reverse the sequence of key frames in the Timeline such that the sequence starts with the last key frame and ends with the first key frame. • To move to the succeeding key frame, click Next key frame. • To move to the key frame prior to the one selected, click Previous key frame. 7. Adjust the video filter settings according to your preferences. 8. Preview the changes you’ve made by clicking Play in the Preview window of the dialog box. 9. Click OK when finished. Tip: If the Lock icon is at a lock position, pressing Play will play the original clip and the clip with the video filter applied to it simultaneously.

Back 68 ◁  Effect 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. VideoStudio allows you to mix and match a variety of preset effects while editing your project. Effective use of this feature can add a professional touch to your work. Creating effects The Library provides a wide range of preset transitions from cross fades to explosions. We will deal with the details of these effects later. For now, you just need a project with two video clips in it. To add a transition: 1. Select a category of effects from the Folder list. 2. Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library. Select and drag an effect to the Timeline, roughly between two video clips. Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You can only drag and drop one clip at a time. Note: Transitions work the same way in both the Storyboard Mode and Timeline Mode. But you may find it easier to work on transition effects in the Storyboard Mode.

Back ◁  69 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. The Options Panel displays the settings of your selected effects so that you can change their various parameters. This gives you complete control of exactly how your effects will behave in your movie. Drag and drop transition effects right onto the tracks in both Storyboard Mode and Timeline Mode. Split Gate effect Mask effect

Back 70 ◁  Overlay 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. You can even have three separate clips playing simultaneously by adding a clip in the Title Track. Inserting video/image in the Overlay Track Working in the Overlay Track is similar to working in the Video Track. You can drag and drop clips and images (color clips are not available in Overlay) to arrange their order. You can also apply a motion style effect, that controls the way the overlay clip “blends” with the clips in the Video Track. To insert a clip to the Overlay Track: 1. Select Video/Image in the Folder list or click Load video / Load image to browse and select a file. Drag and drop the selected clip from the Library to the Overlay Track in the Timeline. Or, to insert a video or image file directly into the Overlay Track, click the Overlay Track and then click Insert media files: Insert Video / Image. Overlay track

Back ◁  71 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. Note: Just like in the Title Step, the Overlay Step does not support drag and drop of multiple clips. To make Overlay clips with transparent backgrounds, you can create a 32-bit alpha channel AVI or Image file with an alpha channel. You can further achieve your desired effects by using the Motion Tab. Here, you can apply motion styles, set the position of your clip on the screen, magnify or reduce it, and control its transparency level.

Back 72 ◁  Title 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. Creating text titles Titles give the audience an idea of what your movie is all about. Create eye-catching opening and closing credits, chapter introductions, scene captions, etc. To add a text title: 1. Use the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your video and select the frame you want to add a title to. 2. In the Edit Tab in the Options Panel, click Create Title or click directly in the Preview Window. Note: When you attempt to create a new title on a frame that already has a title clip, it will be inserted after that title clip. 3. Type in your title in the Preview Window and use the style buttons to customize fonts. Options are available in the Edit Tab. 4. When you are done typing your text, click Update Title. 5. To add effects to your title, switch to the Animation Tab. Select an effect from the Type drop-down list, and choose from the available options to animate the title. The blue triangle represents the position of the title clip in the Timeline.

Back ◁  73 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. When entering text, you can press [Backspace] to correct mistakes and press [Enter] to start a new line. Move around the text with the arrow keys as needed. To change the attributes of text, first highlight the text by selecting it with your mouse and then make revisions. To modify a text title: • Double-click a title clip in the Title Track. Or, • Select a title clip in the Title Track and then click on the Preview Window. Notes: • Once a title clip has been inserted onto the Timeline, you can adjust its duration by either dragging the handles, or entering a duration value on the Edit Tab. • To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip, select the title clip and then click Play Clip or drag the Jog Bar handle. Rolling & scrolling The most commonly used technique for presenting opening or closing credits is by rolling and scrolling. VideoStudio allows you to do just that. You can even specify the direction and duration of your scrolling or rolling text. To scroll a text title: 1. Select a text title in the Timeline or create a new one. 2. On the Animation Tab in the Options Panel, select Fly from the Type drop-down list. Tip: When you are creating multiple title clips that share the same attributes such as font type and style, it is a good rule of thumb to store one copy of your title clip in the Library. (Just drag and drop the title clip from the Timeline into the Library.) This way, you can easily duplicate the title clip (by dragging it from the Library back onto the Title Track) and then change the title.

Back 74 ◁  Fading in & out Another incredibly useful, easy, and effective method of displaying your titles is to fade your text in from invisible to crisp and clear and then back to invisible again. This works especially well for opening credits with a slow fade, or as captions with a quicker fade. To create fading titles: 1. Select a text title or create a new one. 2. On the Animation Tab in the Options Panel, select Fade from the Type drop-down list. 3. Select a fading option. (Cross- fade makes the title gradually appear and then disappear.) 4. Specify a Pause setting (No Pause, Short, Intermediate, or Long). 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. • Start and End positions Determine from what position the title starts to move in and the final destination where it scrolls out. 4. Specify a Pause setting (No Pause, Short, Intermediate, or Long). This makes the title move into the scene, pause for a moment, and then scroll out of the scene.

Back ◁  75 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. Select a title clip or create a new one. 2. On the Animation Tab in the Options Panel, select Pop up / Turn from the Type drop-down list. Make sure that the Enable Animation option is selected. 3. From the Start unit drop-down list, choose whether to animate the title on a Text, Word, Line, or Character basis. 4. Choose a Start position where you want the title to enter the screen. If you applied the Turn effect, also choose an End position where you want the title to exit the screen. 5. Click Play to preview.

Back 76 ◁  Creating voiceover narration Documentaries and news features often use narrations to help the audience understand what is going on in the video. VideoStudio allows you to create your own narration with crisp and clear results. The red circle of the Record Voice button turns into a black square when recording. To create voiceover narration: 1. Move to the section of the video you want to insert your narration by using the Jog Bar. Audio Sounds are one of the elements that determine the success of your video production. VideoStudio’s Audio Step allows you to add both narration and music to your project. The Audio Step consists of two tracks: Voiceover and Music. Insert your narrations in the Voice Track and your background music or sound effects on the Music Track. You can even access music files from multiple CD-ROMs simultaneously. Details of the Timeline showing the two audio tracks with WAV and MP3 file clips Insert media files Voice Track Music Track Note: You cannot record over an existing clip. When a clip is selected, recording is disabled. Make sure that a clip is not selected by clicking on an empty area on the Timeline. 2. Click Record Voice. The Adjust Volume dialog box appears.

Back ◁  77 Adding background music Set the tone of your movie with the background music of your choice. VideoStudio can record song tracks from your CD into WAV files and then insert them into the Timeline. VideoStudio also supports MP3 files and other popular audio file formats which you can directly insert into the Music Track. CD track information in the Options Panel 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 Recording Voice to end recording. Tip: The best way of recording narrations is to do the recording in 10 to 15-second sessions. This makes it easier to remove a badly recorded narration and redo it. Just select the clip on the Timeline and delete it. Adjust Volume level meter To record music from a CD: 1. Insert an audio CD into your CD drive. 2. Click the Music Tab under the Audio Step. 3. To check if the disc is loaded, see to it that Disc and Track in the Options Panel are enabled. Choose your desired song track from the Track drop- down list.

Back 78 ◁  The red circle of the Record button turns into a black square when recording Play changes to Stop when playing a CD 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. 5. Press [Esc] or click Stop Recording to end recording. Note: You cannot record over an existing clip. When a clip is selected, recording is disabled. Make sure that a clip is not selected by clicking on an empty area on the Timeline. Inserting audio files VideoStudio provides a separate Voice Track and Music Track, but you may interchangeably insert voice and music files on either track. Click Insert media files: Add Audio and choose which track to insert your audio file into. The VideoStudio CD also comes with several audio clips ready for you to use. Click Load audio to add them to the Library for easy access. Trimming audio clips After recording voice and music, you can easily trim your audio clips in the Timeline. There are two ways of trimming audio clips: • From the Timeline, a selected audio clip has two yellow handles that can be used for trimming. Just grab a handle and drag it to shorten a clip, either from the beginning or end. Selected WAV file with Trim handles

Back ◁  79 Fade Background music that starts and ends gradually is commonly used to create smooth transitions. If you record an entire musical piece, this is probably not a problem since most of them have a beginning and ending. However, if you only want to use a portion of a musical piece, you can still seamlessly blend by using Fade in / out in VideoStudio. Volume Sets the volume for the entire length of a clip. Use this control to lower the volume of the audio on a video clip so that your voiceover narration can be heard clearly above the background. Fade in / Fade out Gradually increases / decreases the volume of the clip for a smooth transition. Select File: Preferences - Quality & Duration to set the default audio fade in/fade out duration. Mixing it together The key to making narrations, background music, and existing audio of your video clips blend well together is to control the volume of your clips. Trim handles beneath the Preview Window You can selectively play only the trimmed portion of the clip by holding [Shift] then clicking Play. Tip: You can also trim a clip in the Library by using the Trim Bar. • Drag the trim handles in the Trim Bar. Note: VideoStudio also has an Auto-trim function. When you insert an audio clip between two existing clips in the Timeline, it will automatically be trimmed to fit the available space. You will find the volume control in the Options Panel. Clip volume represents a percentage of the original recorded volume. Values range from 0 to 500%, where 0% completely silences the clip and 100% retains the original recorded volume.

Back 80 ◁  Share 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. A DVD authoring wizard is also integrated in this step, enabling you to directly burn your project as a DVD, SVCD, or VCD. 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 movie file, select File: Preferences - General and make sure Playback Method is set to High Quality Playback. Then switch to Project Mode and click the Play button in the Navigation Panel to preview your project. To render a movie: 1. Click Create Video File on the Options Panel. A selection menu of movie templates then opens. 2. To create a movie file using the current project settings, select Same as Project Settings. Or, select one of the preset movie templates. These templates let you create a movie file that is suitable for the Web or for output to DVD, SVCD or VCD. 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: To check current project settings, select File: Project Properties. To check the saving options provided by a movie template, select File: Make Movie Manager. Tip: To save on rendering time, use the same settings for your source video (e.g. captured video), VideoStudio project, and movie template.

Back ◁  81 To render partially: 1. Click the ruler on top of the Timeline to make sure no clip is selected. 2. Select a preview range using the Trim Bar. Or, drag the blue triangle along the ruler then press [F3] and [F4] to mark the start and end points respectively. 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. Note: A red line representing the selected range should appear on the ruler. 3. Click Create Video File in the Options Panel. 4. Select a movie template. 5. In the Create Video File dialog box, enter a file name and then select Preview range instead of Entire project. (For more information on Video Save Options dialog box and recommendations, see page 82. 6. 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 selected range will be rendered then shown in the Preview Window. Doing this will create a temporary video file under the folder specified in the Preview tab of the Preferences dialog box.

Back 82 ◁  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. This will display the Video Save Options dialog box where you can set your preferences. When selecting an option, always remember to watch out for incompatibility problems. Available options depend on your file format. Ulead VideoStudio Tab • Specify whether you’d like to render a portion of your project or the whole thing by selecting Preview range or Entire project. • Click Play after creating to watch your movie immediately after rendering your project. You can of course play your movie at any time after rendering with Windows Media Player. • Select Perform SmartRender to render only the most recent changes. This saves you time and hard disk space. Tip: To maintain the highest possible quality and keep render times to a minimum, it is best to create your video using the same properties as when they were captured. Thus, you will need to check your captured clip’s properties from time to time when choosing Video save options. To do this, right-click the clip and select Properties. You can also select a video clip and click Properties in the Options Panel.

Back ◁  83 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 file size. • Select a Frame type : Field Order A, Field Order B, or Frame-based. The first two types are best used for video to be viewed on TV. For computer video, a Frame- based frame type is commonly used. • As with Frame size, a larger Frame size yields a larger file size. Check your captured clip’s properties and try to use the same settings. AVI Tab • From the Compression drop- down list, choose a codec to use for compressing the video file. A codec is a scheme for compressing or decompressing data. Select None if you do not want to compress the video. Doing this will result in a higher file size. • Some codecs allow you to set compression Quality. • Some codecs also allow you to adjust the Key frame setting.

Back 84 ◁  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. However, if the video is slow moving, with few drastic changes, a lower setting will yield significant space savings with practically no effect on playback quality. • VideoStudio automatically detects the best audio format and attributes for rendering your project once you’ve selected your preferred type of compression. Although you can choose the Audio Format and adjust Attributes, it is advised that you use the default audio format and settings to avoid incompatibility problems. Advanced Options Click Advanced in the AVI Tab to specify a specific medium for playback. • If you have a Target playback drive in mind now, select it from the list. • Select the Check data rate option to compare the data rate of the rendered video file to the data rate of your selected Target playback drive (in kilobits per second).

Back ◁  85 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. • Select the Recompress option to force the program to re- render the project. In most cases, this option should be left unchecked. • Select Interleave audio and video to specify the interleave ratio between audio and video data. You can set the number of frames under the Pack audio data for every option to specify when the next portion of audio data follows the video data. • Select Pad frames for CD- ROM to standardize the video data structure when saving. This will result in a more efficient CD-ROM playback.

Back 86 ◁  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. Creating an audio file Sometimes, you want to save the audio track of your captured clips or entire video project in a separate audio file. This is especially useful when you want to use the same sound with another set of images, or when you want to convert the audio of a captured live performance into sound files. VideoStudio makes it easy for you to create an audio file of your project in MPA, RM, or WAV format. To create an audio file: 1. Open your project and click the Share Step. 2. Click Create Sound File. 3. From the Save as type list, select the audio format you want to use and select Options to display the Audio Save Options dialog box. 4. Fine tune your audio attributes and click OK. 5. Enter a file name and click Save.

Back ◁  87 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. To export your video on a Web page: 1. Select a video clip from the Library. If you want to use a project, make sure you have already rendered it using Create Video File. 2. Select the Share Step then click Export in the Options Panel and select Web Page. 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. A short three minute vacation video can easily take up 60 MB of disk space and many hours of download time. But at a reasonable file size, viewers can download your movies on the Internet. Effective use of video on the Internet requires very high compression ratios that usually result in very low quality movies. This means your movie should use a small window (320x240 or preferably smaller), low frame rate (15 fps), and radio quality mono audio (8 bit). Videos with a lot of motion or action are not well suited to this medium. After you have created a movie that is suitable for posting to the Internet, VideoStudio can assist with the task of coding the HTML document.

Back 88 ◁  3. In the prompting message, choose how the video file will be played back from the Web page. Your default browser will now 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. Sample of a simple hyperlink and ActiveMovie controls when displayed on a 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. If you choose No, 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.

Back ◁  89 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. If your e-mail program was not previously configured as the default e-mail client, follow the instructions below to set up your e-mail program. In MAPI-compliant programs such as Netscape Mail and Eudora, you need to enable their MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) option. To set up Microsoft Outlook Express as your default e-mail program: 1. Select Tools: Options. 2. Click the General Tab in the Options dialog box. 3. Under Default Messaging Programs, click the Make Default button after the This application is NOT the default Mail handler option. 4. Click Apply. To enable MAPI in Eudora: 1. Select Tools: Options. 2. Select MAPI in the Category list. 3. Select Always under Use Eudora MAPI server. To enable MAPI in Netscape Mail: 1. Select Edit: Preferences. 2. Select Mail & Newsgroups in the Category list. 3. Select Use Netscape Messenger from MAPI-based applications. 4. Click OK.

Back 90 ◁  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. To create a greeting card: 1. Select a video clip from the Library. If you want to use a project, make sure you have already rendered it using Create Video File. 2. Select the Share Step then click Export in the Options Panel and select Greeting Card. 3. Your video appears in a bounding box in the Multimedia Greeting Card dialog box. Double-click an image from the Background template to select it. 4. Drag the thumbnail to adjust the position. Another way is to enter X and Y axis values. You can also resize the image using the black controls around the thumbnail, or enter Width and Height values directly. 5. Enter a file name for the card in the Greeting card file entry box. 6. Click OK to create the card. The background templates that are provided with VideoStudio are JPG image files. You can create your own templates in any graphics editor, or even use still frames captured from your movies. To do this, search for images using Browse next to the Background template file name entry box.

Back ◁  91 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. Next, click Export and select Ulead DVD-VR Wizard. 2. The Ulead DVD-VR Wizard dialog box appears. Choose an option below, and then click Next: • To record video files onto a new blank formatted DVD-RAM disc, click New Disc Image. • To add video files onto an existing disc (with some data previously recorded), click Open Disc Image and then select the “DVD_RTAV” folder on the DVD-RAM disc in the Browse Folder dialog box. • To add other files, click Add MPEG File and then select the files you want to add in the Select Video File dialog box. Next, click Open. Tip: If you record your videos on a new DVD-RAM disc, it must be pre-formatted in the DVD-VR format. After formatting, a “DVD_RTAV" folder is automatically created on the disc.

Back 92 ◁  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. You can also select any clip to preview its content. Once you’re done, click Next. Note: Select Program shows different sets of programs recorded in the chronological order. 5. In Step 3, if you select a playlist, the list is displayed in the lower pane while the upper pane shows all available video clips. Here, you can add or delete any clip in the playlist. (Drag-and-drop is also supported.) Once you’re done, click Next. 6. Use Select playlist to preview any content as needed. Once you’re done, click Record. Notes: • While recording is in progress, all buttons are temporarily grayed out. When recording is done, click Finish to complete the task. • While recording is in progress, you can still cancel recording by pressing [Esc]. By doing so, no files will be recorded onto the disc.

Back ◁  93 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. This includes, but is not limited to, Type-1, Type-2, PAL, NTSC, and even the device control of your camcorder. To record a movie to your DV camcorder: 1. Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode (or VTR / VCR mode). See your camcorder’s manual for specific instructions. 2. Select a compatible DV AVI file from the Library. If you want to use a project, make sure you have already rendered it using Create Video File. 3. Click the Share Step. 4. Click Export: DV Recording. 5. The DV Recording - Preview Window dialog box opens. Click Next. 6. In the DV Recording - Record Window dialog box, click DV recording to begin recording to the DV camcorder. 7. Click Finish. DV Recording - Preview Window dialog box DV Recording - Record Window dialog box Note: Before recording a video file back to your DV camcorder, make sure the video is saved with the correct codec. For example, the codec DV Video Encoder - Type 1 usually works well for most NTSC DV camcorders. You can select it from the Compression Tab in the Video Save Options dialog box.

Back 94 ◁  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. See the following sections for more information. To add videos: 1. Click Add Video. 2. Locate the folder where the videos are, and then select one or more video clips you want to add. 3. Click Open. Navigation controls Jog Bar Set Mark-out Mark-out Mark-in Set Mark-in Select this to create an introduction to your movie. The first play video is always playbacked first automatically after the disc is inserted into a player. Project settings Preferences and templates

Back ◁  95 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 first scene (frame) of this video clip is a black screen. To change it, double-click to select this video clip and move the Jog Bar to the scene you want. Next, right-click the thumbnail and select Change Thumbnail. To add VideoStudio projects: 1. Click Add VideoStudio Project. 2. Locate the folder where the projects are, and then select one or more video projects you want to add. 3. Click Open. Preferences You can press [F6] to open this dialog box with the following three options: • VCD player compliant Ulead VideoStudio uses the VCD 2.0 format when creating VCDs. For navigation menus with background music, Ulead VideoStudio uses a format that requires "variable-bit-rate (VBR)" decoding. However, some VCD players do not support VBR decoding and therefore VCDs created in Ulead VideoStudio will not play correctly in these players. Select this option to make sure that the VCD created will play in these players. • Apply anti-flickering filter Select to apply the anti-flickering filter to the menu pages. The anti-flickering filter reduces the "flickering" that happens when using a television (interlaced display) to view the menu pages. However, this does not help when the menu page is viewed on progressive scan devices such as computer monitors or projectors. • TV system Select the type of your TV system (NTSC or PAL).

Back 96 ◁  Trimming a video You can trim a video using the Jog Bar, mark-in/out, and navigation controls. (See the illustration below.) Trimming a video gives you the freedom to precisely edit the video length. Adding/editing chapters This feature is only available when the Create menus option is selected. By doing so, you can create submenus linked to their associated video clip at the setup menu step later. Represented as a video thumbnail in a submenu, each chapter is like a bookmark for a video clip. Viewers can easily select a chapter then the video clip will immediately jump to the first scene of that chapter and start the playback. This feature is particularly useful when you want to attract your viewers by giving them the freedom to choose a particular part of the movie to watch. Note that these small video thumbnails only link to its “mother” video without generating any additional physical video files. So, you don’t need to worry about the possibility of unexpected file size increase. Notes: • You can create up to 99 chapters for a video clip. • If the Create menus option is not selected, you will be guided to the preview step immediately without creating any menus after clicking Next. • When you are creating a disc with only one VideoStudio project or one video clip, do not select First clip as first play video if you want to create menus. 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. • Do not convert compliant MPEG files Select to retain settings of every MPEG compliant file. • Auto repeat when playback ends Select to automatically replay the video every after playback.

Back ◁  97 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 of a chapter, and then click Add. Tips: • If you want to use Auto, your video must be at least one minute long or the video has scene change information. • If you click Auto and your video is a DV-formatted AVI file captured from a DV camcorder, Ulead VideoStudio can automatically detect scene changes and add chapters accordingly. • If the selected video is an MPEG-2 file with scene change information, Ulead VideoStudio automatically generates these chapters for you when you click Auto. 4. Repeat Step 3 as needed. You can also use Remove or Remove All to delete unwanted chapters. 5. Click OK.

Back 98 ◁  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. To help you better understand the DVD/SVCD/VCD menu structure, see the illustration below. In this example, Clip 1 has three chapters so when you click the Clip 1 video thumbnail, it will jump to submenu #1. If you look at Clip 2, it has no chapters assigned to it therefore there is no submenu for Clip 2. Submenu #1 heading Chapter 1 Chapter 1 description Chapter 2 description Chapter 3 description Submenu #1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Submenu #2 heading Chapter 1 description Chapter 2 description Submenu #2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Main menu Menu heading Clip 1 Clip 3 Clip 2 Clip 1 description Clip 2 description Clip 3 description To edit menus: 1. By default, Ulead VideoStudio automatically makes all required menus for you. Use Currently displayed menu to switch to the menu you want to edit. 2. Click “My Title” to customize the menu heading. You can also click the text description under each video thumbnail for customization.

Back ◁  99 3. To change the image shown on each video thumbnail, click it then drag the Jog Bar to change. 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. 4. To change a menu layout, use the Menu template list and select another preset. 5. You can also click to use your own background image, or click to use your background music. 6. When you’re done, click Next to preview the movie. Jog Bar Before After

Back 100 ◁  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. Output your movie This is the final step before your video disc or output file is ready. Here, you can choose the disc burner, as well as select the folder where you want to output video files or a disc image file. Tip: Before actual disc burning starts, make sure the disc in the correct format has already inserted into the disc burner. To output your movie: 1. Enter a volume name (up to 32 characters) for the output disc. 2. In Output settings, select one or more tasks you want to do. For example, select the recording format that best suits your need. (See the notes on the next page). You can also click Output Advanced Settings if you want to add additional components such as a video disc player or your personal data. Tip: As you move between controls, a ToolTip pops up and tells you its specific function.