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184 VIDEO EDITOR

File menu

Edit menu

View menu

Ctrl + N

Starts a new video project.

Ctrl + O

Displays the Open dialog box.

Ctrl + W

Closes the current project file without exiting Video Editor.

Ctrl + S

Saves an existing video file.

Alt + Enter

Displays the Project Settings dialog box.

Displays the Preferences dialog box.

Ctrl + Q

Exits Video Editor.

Ctrl + Z

Undoes the last command.

Ctrl + Y

Reapplies the last undone command.

Ctrl + X

Cuts the selection area onto the clipboard.

Ctrl + C

Copies the selection area onto the clipboard.

Ctrl + V

Pastes the clipboard contents.

Del

Deletes the selected area

Ctrl + L

Selects all clips in the Timeline.

Ctrl + B

Deselects any selection area.

Invokes the selected clip's associated program.

Zooms in.

Zooms out.

Toggles between the current and previous view.

Summary of Contents for MEDIASTUDIO PRO 8.0 - SMART COMPOSITOR...

Page 1: ...User Guide Ulead Systems Inc September 2005 P N C22 180 110 0A0001...

Page 2: ...ks of Adobe Systems Incorporated QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks used under license QuickTime is registered in the U S and other countries All other product names and any registered an...

Page 3: ...ersonalizing the workspace 21 Saving the layout 22 Setting up a video project 22 Creating a new video project 22 Opening an existing project 24 Customizing a video project 25 Project Options dialog bo...

Page 4: ...iles 50 Inserting soundtracks from third party music 50 Inserting Video Editor projects 51 Push Away insertion 51 Working with tracks 52 Single track editing 52 Adding or deleting tracks 52 The Track...

Page 5: ...a frame 68 Setting field options for video clips 69 Working with cues 71 Placing project cues 71 Placing clip cues 72 Placing chapter cues 73 Locating clips 73 Locating an empty time slot 74 Trimming...

Page 6: ...s in dialog boxes 103 Effects Manager 105 Previewing the applied effects 106 Editing in the Preview Window 107 Organizing effects 108 Overlay 109 Overlay Options dialog box 110 Overlay key types 111 U...

Page 7: ...eal time 143 Chapter 6 Dolby Digital 5 1 Surround Sound 145 Working with Dolby Digital 5 1 in Video Editor 146 Surround sound hardware requirements 146 Setting up surround sound projects 146 Mixing Do...

Page 8: ...173 Smart Package 174 Smart Relink 175 Converting files 175 Smart Check Convert 176 Batch Convert 176 Using the Quick Command Panel 177 Chapter 9 Integration with Ulead Products 179 VideoStudio projec...

Page 9: ...Capturing Video 209 Tips for capturing video 210 Before capturing 211 Enabling device control 211 Choosing a capture plug in 212 Capturing video 213 Capture options 215 Capturing video from a DV camc...

Page 10: ...243 Tips for determining audio quality 244 Preferences 245 Chapter 2 Editing Audio Files 247 Working with selections 248 Making selections 248 Creating precise selections 249 Clearing audio data 249 I...

Page 11: ...ory 269 Launching DVD MovieFactory 269 Start Project 269 Add Media 270 Adding Editing chapters 271 Export selected clips 272 Setup Preferences Project Settings and other options 273 Settings and optio...

Page 12: ...288 Preferences 288 Create Disc 289 Introduction to the workspace 289 Adding video files 290 Editing programs 290 Protecting programs 290 Playlist 291 Setting the name for a program playlist or entry...

Page 13: ...gital video enthusiasts Built around a powerful suite of versatile and high performance programs MediaStudio Pro is the first choice for anyone wanting to work with video MediaStudio Pro offers Real t...

Page 14: ...he information required to master MediaStudio Pro is in the manual and online help These are the primary sources of information The MediaStudio Pro Web site www ulead com msp runme htm also has a numb...

Page 15: ...t the CD and then automatically run the installation program If the automatic detection feature is turned off use Windows Explorer to run the SETUP EXE program directly from your CD ROM drive Follow t...

Page 16: ...asiest method to run another MediaStudio Pro program is by using the Switch menu located on the right of the Menu Bar Readme In the fast paced world of software changes occur almost daily While we hav...

Page 17: ...PART I VIDEO EDITOR...

Page 18: ...saving the workspace You will also learn how to capture video directly in Video Editor manage your media using the Production Library and use some of the basic program functions This chapter includes...

Page 19: ...t The other windows in the Video Editor workspace such as the Preview Window and Effects Manager are there to help you in the editing process 7 Timeline Window 8 Track buttons Lock Hide and Solo butto...

Page 20: ...roject Open a project file Save a Video Editor project Show and edit Project Settings Cut a clip from a project Copy a clip from a project Paste a clip into the Timeline Find the next clip in a projec...

Page 21: ...ke it floating or docked Insert Image File Insert Voice File Insert Audio File Insert Video File Zoom Clip Selection Stitch Trim Overwrite Trim Normal Trim Insert Title Clip Insert Color Clip Insert S...

Page 22: ...its associated clips are referred to as a video project which is saved as a DVP Digital Video Project file When you save a video project Video Editor only saves the positions and attributes of the cl...

Page 23: ...tated description are displayed on the right side of the dialog box You can choose one of the following templates DV for editing and producing standard DV DV 16 9 for editing or producing widescreen 1...

Page 24: ...ard drive or from a network select File Open or click on the Standard Toolbar Locate your project folder choose the project file to load and click Open For a more detailed explanation of setting up a...

Page 25: ...bs and then specify the television standard you are using such as NTSC or PAL the frame rate and the frame size Project Options dialog box As mentioned earlier the Project Options dialog box gives you...

Page 26: ...tab has all the video and audio compression controls One thing to remember in dealing with compression and data rate is output file size To minimize the size of your rendered projects compress your f...

Page 27: ...u render a video file the original video source files will be used See Previewing your work on page 88 to know more on playback modes To enable the creation of proxy files click in the Timeline Toolba...

Page 28: ...ind three tools for capturing footage in the Capture menu Video Capture Batch Capture and Scan DV Tape Before you start capturing with these tools make sure you have your capture card installed in you...

Page 29: ...the Capture format list 5 In the Capture Settings tab set your preferences for performing the capture Capture method Choose to auto capture with specified duration auto capture with no time limit or...

Page 30: ...ring on page 226 under Part II Video Capture Scan DV Tape Scan DV Tape quickly scans an entire DV tape and automatically detects scenes based on the recording date and time that is based on stops and...

Page 31: ...templates that you can easily customize with your own video clips titles audio clips and effects Basically you will only need to complete two stages in Smart Compositor before inserting a movie segme...

Page 32: ...elements in a template in greater detail 1 Expand the Tree View then select clips to be replaced or effects to be customized 3 Click Save if you want to save your changes as a new template 4 Click In...

Page 33: ...le from the Media Library and drop it onto the first thumbnail in the Storyboard 5 To append another clip drag your video or image file from the Media Library and drop it onto the placeholder that is...

Page 34: ...replace the other default title clips with your own text To enable or disable filters 1 Click on the small triangle icon next to the Filter item to expand its tree view and to see the media clips that...

Page 35: ...Path Clip 1 3 To resize the clip dimensions change the width and height settings 4 Specify the initial clip position before the moving path effect starts by setting the X and Y coordinates 5 Specify t...

Page 36: ...pictures If the Production Library is not yet open in the program select Window Production Library or click on the Panel Manager to open it Placing clips into the Production Library To share clips am...

Page 37: ...uction Library you want to use into the Storyboard folder 3 Arrange the sequence of the images or video clips by dragging them to the desired positions 4 Select all the images or video files then righ...

Page 38: ...e folder in the Project Tray tab You can drag the timelines in this folder to other parts of your project For details on nested timelines see Creating nested timelines on page 56 Working with folders...

Page 39: ...nal commands for viewing the properties of a selected thumbnail as well as editing deleting and customizing the Production Library preferences this menu can also be accessed by right clicking on a thu...

Page 40: ...l be final Number of recently opened files specifies how many file names are stored in the Recent History list found on the File menu Return to the first frame after playing returns any sequence in th...

Page 41: ...9999 frames Check Ulead s Web site at start of every _ day s automatically checks Ulead Web site at a specified number of days interval for product news and updates Temporary folder defines the folder...

Page 42: ...your video to fill out the entire frame without keeping the aspect ratio Keep aspect ratio with letterbox fits the entire video into the Preview Window while Keep aspect ratio no letterbox keeps the v...

Page 43: ...t this to about half If left clear Video Editor uses your system s memory management to control the use and distribution of memory Preferences dialog box Smart Proxy tab Enable video proxy automatical...

Page 44: ...44 VIDEO EDITOR...

Page 45: ...step the real work occurs on the Timeline As the name implies the Timeline is a chronological workspace that allows you to visually lay out your clips transitions and overlays This chapter includes th...

Page 46: ...Flash files If you choose a video file that contains both video and audio data the clips are placed in both the video and audio tracks these clips remain connected to maintain synchronicity You can se...

Page 47: ...Audio Tracks dialog box will appear 4 A list of all available tracks will appear in the Audio Tracks window Select the file you want to extract by clicking on it 5 Determine the file name audio file t...

Page 48: ...er Select audio file folder click the ellipsis button to choose a folder where to save the voiceover file 6 Click Start to begin recording your voice Press ESC to stop recording Make sure the Project...

Page 49: ...ertain types of effects You can set key frames to create impressive gradient effects with each frame of the clip gradually shifting from one color to the next To insert a color clip 1 Click the Insert...

Page 50: ...e lets you easily create composer quality soundtracks from royalty free music and use them as background music in your project You can have different tempos or musical instrument variations per music...

Page 51: ...in the timeline you can treat it as any other ordinary video clip For details on what operations can be applied to virtual clips see Working with virtual clips on page 57 If you prefer to have the DV...

Page 52: ...cks Depending on the scale of your project you can add or remove tracks in the Timeline To do so right click on the leftmost area of a track to open a menu You can then choose whether to add or remove...

Page 53: ...orm Thumbnail or Filename modes Filmstrip and Waveform modes display clips graphically video clips as frames audio clips as waveforms allowing you to see the entire contents of a clip While the graphi...

Page 54: ...choose the preferred time unit to do your editing You can also select Zoom In Out single Frame Fit In Window or Previous Zoom to toggle between the previous zoom ratio and the current one Drag the Ti...

Page 55: ...while editing in the General Timeline mode to select short clips and to see all the clips in your project In the Summary Timeline mode you get an overall picture of the whole project similar to a sto...

Page 56: ...p the whole timeline as a single virtual clip and insert it into the Main Timeline To insert a nested timeline into the Main Timeline you can While in the main project timeline right click on the Main...

Page 57: ...tab for you to edit its contents Working with virtual clips Virtual clips have the same editing attributes as ordinary video clips All tools applicable to video clips can be used with virtual clips s...

Page 58: ...ke normal video clips however there are some limitations when working with virtual clips in the Source Window Shuttle playback is not supported The Export Video submenu is disabled The VU Meter is not...

Page 59: ...is all about This is the heart of Video Editor This chapter includes the following sections Making selections in the Timeline Working with clips Working with cues Locating clips Trimming clips Multi t...

Page 60: ...racks in the Timeline You can select individual clips by clicking them Once you have selected a clip you can move it or drag on its borders to trim the clip To select all the clips in a particular tra...

Page 61: ...n area Click OK to automatically create a selection marquee over the specified area of the Timeline Using the Track Selection Tool The Track Selection Tool is useful when you want to select entire tra...

Page 62: ...ly one activated or simply solo Grouping clips As your project becomes more and more complex it may be useful to group some clips together so that they may be moved around as a unit To group clips 1 S...

Page 63: ...above actions you will have to click on the location where you want to paste the clip Pasting attributes Sometimes you may want to paste only the attributes Video Filters Audio Filters Overlay Options...

Page 64: ...the corresponding audio track Video1 with Audio1 Video2 with Audio2 and the two clips are locked together as a unit To delete or move either of the clips separately the two must first be split This i...

Page 65: ...eed up or slow down the clips On the technical side it s important to know that every media clip has a certain playback speed expressed in frame rate Let s assume you have a video clip with a normal s...

Page 66: ...Timeline Toolbar 2 Click drag on any edge of a clip to either left or right Another way to retime your clip is by entering numerical values for speed duration or variable speed in the Speed dialog box...

Page 67: ...pletely transparent meaning that you won t even notice it called Smart Relink If you have moved your files to another drive or folder but have basically maintained their positions relative to one anot...

Page 68: ...o Editor this is done by selecting Clip Freeze Frame To freeze a frame during playback 1 Select a clip and then split the audio from the video see Splitting the audio from video clips on page 64 2 Rig...

Page 69: ...the beginning of the clip up to and including the frame itself and then resume normal playback Freeze after frame When the clip is played back it will playback normally until it comes to the designate...

Page 70: ...Deinterlace option This helps combine the two fields into one frame For frame based video that you are editing as field based select the Flicker reduction option to help Video Editor create the two f...

Page 71: ...ues used only in projects that will be exported for DVD authoring in programs like Ulead DVD MovieFactory Placing project cues You can place cues either directly on the cue bar or in the Preview Windo...

Page 72: ...ediately below the clip These cues cannot be named but can be used as navigation points in the Source Window by clicking the Next Previous Edit Point buttons To place clip cues using the Source Window...

Page 73: ...pter point cue bar Click on this bar to set more chapter points A green triangle indicator appears as you add a chapter point To remove a Chapter point drag the triangle icon all the way to the left L...

Page 74: ...k Search Find Empty Time Slots to find these Trimming clips Trimming and editing clips is the basis of making movies There are a number of convenient methods for doing this in Video Editor Each of the...

Page 75: ...ss F4 4 Click Apply in the Source Window You can also use the Source Window to cut your video clips Video Editor gives you two options on how you can cut your video clips Cut by Position and Cut by Cu...

Page 76: ...ted to the trimmed duration that was set in the Preview Window To set a preview range in the Preview Window 1 Open the Preview Window 2 Drag the little triangle trim handle on the left end to the desi...

Page 77: ...the clip Cutting a clip breaks the clip at the pointer position creating two separate clips that you can then move around the Timeline If you place two previously cut clips back in their original pos...

Page 78: ...le free clip slot Overwrite allows you to trim a clip so that it extends over a neighboring clip thereby replacing the overlapped portion with the new clip if you then trim the clip back it will still...

Page 79: ...rt Trim In the dialog box that opens you can select the clip or clips that you want to permanently alter Multi trim Video Sometimes marking only the start and the end points to trim a clip just isn t...

Page 80: ...he segments you want kept or removed 6 Click OK when finished The video segments that you kept are then inserted onto the Timeline To mark segments you can also press F3 and F4 while playing the video...

Page 81: ...join or split videos if needed 4 When done select the Open scenes recording cuts as multiple clips option 5 Click OK The file will then be split into multiple clips according to different scenes Each...

Page 82: ...e select a file to insert and hold down the SHIFT key while placing the clip on the Timeline When this file is dropped on the Timeline it will push all downstream clips in a single track out of the wa...

Page 83: ...line while the third is being inserted After insertion the third clip gets overlaid over the two neighbors without shifting them Inserting a clip into a full Timeline Ripple In this example the third...

Page 84: ...Click the Insert Video File button 3 In the Insert Video dialog box select the clip you want to insert 4 Click the Open button 5 Press and hold the SHIFT key while clicking in the middle of the clip o...

Page 85: ...Standard Toolbar or by using the Window Source Window command Once a clip is opened you can use the menu list to select any other clip which you have previously opened in the Source Window listed by t...

Page 86: ...lays only the trim area from Mark in to Mark out portion 3 Play from the current position to Mark out Pause plays the clip from the cur rent position of the Playback slider to the Mark out point 4 Pre...

Page 87: ...or Trim handle To trim an audio clip 1 Place the red vertical line where you want to begin the trim selection area 2 Click the Mark in button The unselected area changes to a blue waveform on a gray...

Page 88: ...n also preview the output there The Preview Window itself is very similar to the Source Window Where the Source Window is used to view trim and add cues to individual clips the Preview Window is used...

Page 89: ...er it when over the Preview bar A blue bar in the Preview Window indicates the period for preview Drag the edges of the white Preview bar in the Timeline or the little triangle icons in the Preview Wi...

Page 90: ...nly when a segment s complexity level is above the performance level you set The Performance Level you set should be relative to your CPU speed You may also force a particular segment to be rendered t...

Page 91: ...the external monitor type you have you can preview your work in the target display devices you choose This feature is useful when you want to preview your work in the device where you will actually p...

Page 92: ...eview range and then click OK Performing scrub previews You can instantly preview your video on the fly at any time This is known as scrubbing and is the quickest way to get an idea of how your projec...

Page 93: ...files The files that are created for the preview if high quality playback is selected are saved in a temporary folder that can be set from File Preferences on the Preview tab Preview files can take u...

Page 94: ...94 VIDEO EDITOR...

Page 95: ...io Pro has it all Let your creativity run wild as you learn about the most fun and exciting features of Video Editor This chapter includes the following sections Using transition effects Using key fra...

Page 96: ...hen they overlap a default transition clip will be automatically added to the overlapped region The amount of overlap determines the effect duration which will automatically adjust when you readjust t...

Page 97: ...nuances to your transition with the Key Frame Controller Each effect has slightly different controls Refer to the next section for details Customizing a transition There are a number of options avail...

Page 98: ...results in Video Edi tor s Preview and or an external monitor 14 Transition degree specifies the degree of completion at the current frame 15 X and Y indicate the coordinates for the starting point of...

Page 99: ...and a description Click OK Commonly used transitions While Video Editor has dozens and dozens of different transition effects to choose from the jump cut with no transition and the crossfade are proba...

Page 100: ...tle time for the effect to be created by your computer This is called rendering time To see your transition effect without rendering your project use the Instant Play function see Instant Play on page...

Page 101: ...the light Contrast Set the color contrast between the two clips Middle flash Adds an element of light to the dissolving mask Inverse Reverses the effect of the mask The Mask transitions Different pat...

Page 102: ...ving mask Apply on Select whether to apply the mask on the before or after clip Audio transitions Transition effects are primarily for video In Video Editor s File Preferences Edit you can specify how...

Page 103: ...All of the effects in Video Editor can be controlled with frame by frame precision using key frames As an example the procedure below uses the Circle Wipe transition effect dialog box to create a cus...

Page 104: ...utton To move a key frame To move any key frame just drag it to a new location Since key frames are chronological in nature it is impossible to drag a key frame beyond a neighboring key frame on eithe...

Page 105: ...effective medium for working with keyframes and effects The Effects Manager is subdivided into three primary areas Effects List shows various effects you applied to your clip video and audio filters...

Page 106: ...ue back to 5 again 10 Mark in the playback range at frame 1 then mark it out at 8 seconds 11 Preview the 8 second range and notice how the blur value animates through the clip This is just a simple ex...

Page 107: ...ip right in the Preview Window To animate a Moving Path of a clip in Preview Window 1 Open Preview Window and Effects Manager so they are both in your workspace 2 Apply Moving Path effect to your clip...

Page 108: ...ips as well as on screen controls in other video effects can all be animated in the same fashion Organizing effects Once you set up your key frames on one effect you can add more effects to the clip a...

Page 109: ...track and line it up underneath the clip in the Video2 track 3 Click Clip Overlay Options This command can also be selected from the right click pop up menu The Overlay Options dialog box opens 4 Fro...

Page 110: ...Overlay preview window 5 Type specifies the method used for choosing which part of the image is transparent 6 Mask selects whether to use a video or image file as the source for the overlay 7 Color R...

Page 111: ...the Opacity of the effect Mixed based types can also be easily identified as they work on the entire clip and you cannot specify a key color in the Overlay clip of the preview window This is a rather...

Page 112: ...eview box If the blue screen is not totally replaced by the underlying clip increase the Similarity value 7 Click OK and preview the clip Understanding Alpha Channels One of the most powerful methods...

Page 113: ...affected The Y axis thumbtacks represent the possible changes you can make to the grays of the original clip The X axis thumbtacks work similarly except they restrict you to changing only the midtone...

Page 114: ...es in your video project 2 Draw an area where you want the video to appear such as a circle or a square 3 Fill this area with a solid color like blue and then fill the background with a contrasting co...

Page 115: ...e Using Grayscale mattes in this way gives you much greater control over how clips merge and blend with each other To use a Grayscale matte just load a black and white matte like you would an image ma...

Page 116: ...e applied to in your video Click OK to return to the Video Filter dialog box 5 Click OK The Video Filters dialog box closes and the filter is applied to the clip If you regularly use the same filter y...

Page 117: ...particular filter dialog box All of the filter dialog boxes contain the Original clip window the Preview window and the Add button Video Filter Options dialog box Monochrome Like many other effects vi...

Page 118: ...l matte to a video filter When you apply a video filter it affects the entire frame of a video clip There may be times however when you would prefer it to only affect a certain portion of the clip suc...

Page 119: ...ontrol the degree of the effect You can also choose to invert the area being affected by selecting the Invert option 5 Click OK to return to the Video Filters dialog box Region dialog box 1 Mask windo...

Page 120: ...cessing your shots you still need to adjust a number of settings on your video equipment Sometimes there is no time for that so the footage gets either under or overexposed has bad color representatio...

Page 121: ...the Timeline select a clip on which the filter will be applied 2 Click Clip Video Filters 3 In Video Filters dialog box select Color Correction from Available filters to the left 4 Click Add then clic...

Page 122: ...ction is ready You can color correct it as described earlier in the manual correction procedure Color correcting with the HSL wheel As an alternative to the Levels you might find it a lot more suitabl...

Page 123: ...cting with Curves Editing curves is the most straight forward color correction approach It allows you to directly remap the tonal values in the video or any channel of the video The most important thi...

Page 124: ...ween the clips For example you can have one clip zigzag its way across another and spin away into the distance Moving paths can be applied to any clip in the video overlay tracks and are most commonly...

Page 125: ...window magnifying the Motion Control window 4 Restore changes the clip s dimensions back to its original size 5 Actual Image replaces the preview clip in the Motion Control window with thumb nails of...

Page 126: ...the frame window 11 Speed determines the speed of the preview 12 Play performs a preview of the moving path 13 Preview Playback Options opens a dialog box where you can specify where to preview the fi...

Page 127: ...pear within this frame then it will not be seen in the resulting video sequence The Reference box allows you to change the position of the control point within the sample clip thereby controlling whic...

Page 128: ...window within the Effects Manager In the Preview Window drag on the clip surrounded by the green squares position the clip where you want it to begin the movement 6 Click the Play button to preview t...

Page 129: ...o the desired value 3 Use the handles in the Distortion box to slant the clip to create perspective effects 4 Click the Play button to preview Click OK to apply Creating 3D moving paths Creating a 3D...

Page 130: ...o control the speed of a moving path by adjusting the distance between key frames To change the direction of a moving path 1 Drag and drop the 2D Basic thumbnail from the Moving Path gallery onto a cl...

Page 131: ...a moving path attribute to the image file that you have just inserted the image file will be stretched to fit the dimensions of your project To maintain the original size of your image you have to ch...

Page 132: ...OK The Audio Filters dialog box closes and the filter is applied to the clip Filling the left or right audio channel With the Fill Left and Fill Right audio filters you can copy audio from one channel...

Page 133: ...an be altered with any of the transformations and effects from MediaStudio arsenal To create a title clip 1 Place any clip video image or color into the Video1 track This is the background for your ti...

Page 134: ...ick on your text in the text editing area then click on any of the preset thumbnails from the window below 6 Specify the format for the text in the Font tab Settings here affect the whole text in the...

Page 135: ...le and save titles as a file Background color allows you to choose a solid color or transparency for background Transparency sets background transparent Solid choose a fully opaque color from the box...

Page 136: ...s color lines on the text preview window Alignment positions text to either the center of the text preview window or one of its corners Preview window 1 Preview window displays a preview of the title...

Page 137: ...width of your text in the Preview window exceeds the frame size you need to reduce the size of the font or add a new line To start a new line press ENTER If you want to load a title from a text file...

Page 138: ...138 VIDEO EDITOR...

Page 139: ...ING Video Editor features a professional way of audio processing through the Audio Mixing Panel This chapter includes the following sections Audio Mixing Panel Grouping audio tracks Modifying volume i...

Page 140: ...e For more information see Grouping audio tracks on page 142 Audio Mixing Panel controls Play Pause plays all the audio clips in the Timeline instantly Once pressed the button changes to Pause If you...

Page 141: ...layed on the left side of the Decibel indicator It displays how loud or silent an audio clip is If the meter reaches the peak level and changes to Red color it is recommended to lower the volume fader...

Page 142: ...e tracks share one audio setting by grouping them together We call this the Mixing down process Instead of adjusting the audio settings of a track and then playing again to modify other tracks here yo...

Page 143: ...apply the automation process 5 Click Options Auto Write on the upper right side of the Audio Mixing Panel Select one of the following modes Select Default to edit the saved volume level and Pan Balan...

Page 144: ...odified positions 6 Click Play in the Audio Mixing Panel to begin recording Click Repeat to play the program continuously or click Play the Preview Range to hear your selected part of the track 7 Drag...

Page 145: ...ivers a whole lot more realism to your living room It has five separate audio channels encoded into one WAV or WMA stream delivered to five speakers and one sub woofer This chapter includes the follow...

Page 146: ...ound system Speaker setup option Six speakers L R front speakers L R rear speakers center dialogue speaker and one subwoofer Refer to your sound card manufacturer s documentation for the proper setup...

Page 147: ...nd finalize the change Having your project ready for surround sound you can start working with audio tracks and mixing your audio If you now open the Audio Mixing Panel you will see 5 1 controls repla...

Page 148: ...ct LFE Rear Left RL Rear Right RR Center volume control controls the amount of output sound from the center speaker Low Frequency Effect LFE volume control controls the amount of low frequency sound o...

Page 149: ...Repeat the step in the Audio 2 pan window dragging the dot to upper center 7 Do the same in Audio 3 putting the dot in the upper right corner 8 Click the Play button to stream the mix Notice how the s...

Page 150: ...the Dolby Surround channels may seem an overkill for a simple video job but if you go further than that consider separate recording an option Creating a surround sound audio file After you are done m...

Page 151: ...export the rendered video file for DVD authoring before burning it as a DVD SVCD or VCD This chapter includes the following sections Creating a video file Creating HDV or HD video files Creating a VCD...

Page 152: ...in step 4 that suits your needs click the Options button to open the Video Save Options dialog box to specify your own attributes for encoding the video file This can be a complicated process See Det...

Page 153: ...ter using a software player that supports playback of HDV or HD formatted videos To create an HDV or HD encoded MPEG 2 file 1 Select File Create Video File 2 In Save as type select MPEG in the list 3...

Page 154: ...lect File Create Video File 2 In the Create Video File dialog box select Windows Media Video from the Save as type list 3 Click Template then select a WMV HD profile such as Ulead WMV HD 720 24p to us...

Page 155: ...kes the file available for Internet viewing 6 Select the streaming method to be used from the drop down list This determines how the video file will be delivered over the Internet Fast Start Uses HTTP...

Page 156: ...Options dialog box 7 Click OK 8 Enter a File name for your Windows Media Video movie and click Save Determining your video save options The properties that you specify when saving a video file determi...

Page 157: ...he frame size of a video without having to resize the actual frames This is important as resizing frames resamples the original video resulting in distortion and loss of quality The downside though is...

Page 158: ...d data rate In this tab you are given the option of choosing the variable bit rate VBR encoding method This method produces better picture quality with a smaller file size There are eight MPEG subsets...

Page 159: ...ght To perform a batch video file creation 1 Click File Create Multiple Files to open the Create Multiple Files dialog box 2 Click the Add button In the Open dialog box select the project file DVP or...

Page 160: ...edia type list select NTSC VCD or PAL VCD depending on your TV standard 6 Click OK Enter a name and click Save to render your movie After rendering a VCD ready MPEG 1 file import this file into Ulead...

Page 161: ...D DiskRecorder DVD VR from the File Export menu to burn a disc For details on how to use these bundled software see More Programs on page 268 Creating a DVD DVD stands for digital video disc or digita...

Page 162: ...lick File Create Audio File to open the Create Audio File dialog box 2 Select the drive and folder where you want to save the file and select the file type you want to create from the Save as type lis...

Page 163: ...Click File Create Video File 2 Select Ulead Image Sequence Files UIS and the drive and folder where you want to save the frames of the video 3 Enter a File name 4 Click the Options button to view or...

Page 164: ...t the video file that you want to analyze and then click Analysis The Data Rate Analysis window details the various attributes of the file and shows a graph indicating the size of each frame in the vi...

Page 165: ...oject to a DV or HDV HD camcorder you must first render it as a DV AVI or HDV HD encoded MPEG 2 file Select File Export DVD Recording to record your file to a camcorder To record a movie to your DV or...

Page 166: ...or directly to the DV camcorder If your display card supports two output devices aside from DV camcorder use it to preview the filter effect by selecting Dual Head Device on the External playback devi...

Page 167: ...s of your clips in the Timeline as well as the different effects and transitions used When preparing an EDL it is important that you contact your post production house to determine the format they use...

Page 168: ...st timecode 1 Click Clip Post Timecode to open the Post Timecode dialog box 2 Type the name of your source video in the Reel name entry box for example Wedding 1 3 Specify the appropriate time to star...

Page 169: ...ut an avi file to video tape 1 Click File Print To Tape Video File to open the Select Video File dialog box 2 Locate and select the file you want to output and then click the Options button The Print...

Page 170: ...t is not necessary to use MediaStudio Pro to send your video back to tape There are many dozens of different kinds of capture boards and each comes with its own software for capturing and recording to...

Page 171: ...AM using DVD VR format or DVD R To export your videos to DVD MovieFactory 1 Select File Export DVD Authoring to export a rendered video file 2 The Select Video File dialog box will appear Select the f...

Page 172: ...172 VIDEO EDITOR...

Page 173: ...also get very complicated especially if a project needs to be shared for collaboration among video editors To easily manage projects and optimize the workflow Video Editor offers a host of smart tool...

Page 174: ...s Archival package but will exclude smart trimmed clip files Smart trimmed package will back up all the media source files used in the main project timeline and smart trimmed clip files 2 Options In t...

Page 175: ...a new folder or hard drive Smart Relink will find all of the files after you relink just one provided the relative directory structure has remained the same Converting files There are many cases where...

Page 176: ...Non optimized file list 2 Select a file to see which of its properties are inconsistent with the project s settings 3 Select the files you want to convert Use the SHIFT and CTRL keys to select multip...

Page 177: ...mands to appear in custom and cache areas The custom area displays commands you specifically insert into the panel while the cache area automatically tracks the last commands you have used Selecting t...

Page 178: ...OK to finish You can give a menu command an alias by selecting it and then typing in a new name in the Alias entry box For example Video Editor File Preferences can be written as VE Pref This is usef...

Page 179: ...edia from other Ulead software packages can be easily imported into MediaStudio Pro Video Editor The output media from Video Editor can also be easily exported to other Ulead software such as VideoStu...

Page 180: ...aphics creation There are endless possibilities of using it in conjunction with Media Studio Pro You can use PhotoImpact to create slideshows backgrounds for movie opening titles retouch still photogr...

Page 181: ...king about 3D is beyond the scope of this book but you can create great looking 3D text and logo elements for use in your video productions There are three ways to export a MediaStudio Pro compatible...

Page 182: ...Adjust Soft Edge and Transparency sliders to desired values 3 Click OK or press Enter Edge fringing or so called aliasing of the images may spoil your composite To avoid jagged looking edges watch out...

Page 183: ...g to go through the menus In this chapter shortcuts are grouped as follows File menu Edit menu View menu Search menu Clip menu Help menu Using the Shift key Using the Ctrl key Double clicking Preview...

Page 184: ...e Preferences dialog box Ctrl Q Exits Video Editor Ctrl Z Undoes the last command Ctrl Y Reapplies the last undone command Ctrl X Cuts the selection area onto the clipboard Ctrl C Copies the selection...

Page 185: ...l M Displays the Moving Path Options dialog box Ctrl I Splits a clip into separate video from audio clips F1 Starts the online help Shift while inserting a clip in the middle of another clip Splits ex...

Page 186: ...le bar of the Timeline Window Docks the Timeline into the Video Editor workspace Other Title bars Dock or float the window Info section in the Status bar Displays the Preferences dialog box Enter K Pl...

Page 187: ...ndow only Ctrl 2 Activates the Preview Window Ctrl 3 Activates the Source Window J Displays the previous frame L Displays the next frame C while selecting a clip Allows you to select a clip using the...

Page 188: ...Zooms out Ctrl I Separates the audio track from a video clip Ctrl 1 Activates the Timeline Window Shift Up Down arrows Displays all the video tracks in the Timeline Alt Up Down arrows Displays all th...

Page 189: ...o 8 0 Shift 1 Change speed range to 4 0 Shift 2 Change speed range to 2 0 Shift 3 Change speed range to 1 0 Shift 4 Change speed range to 0 5 Shift 5 Change speed range to 1 0 Shift 6 Change speed ran...

Page 190: ...ge J Increases by one half the current play speed range Tab Toggle between Thumbnail View and List View Shift or Ctrl arrow key Select multiple clips F11 Add selected clips to Source Window F10 Open m...

Page 191: ...right Move frame to the right Shift Ctrl Arrow Left Move keyframe to the left Shift Ctrl Arrow right Move keyframe to the right Up Down arrows Adjusts the volume Left Right arrows Moves the selected c...

Page 192: ...o the Source Window Shift F11 Moves the inserted clip from the Source Window to the Timeline Window specified by the indicator position If the Timeline is occupied the clips cannot be inserted Ctrl F1...

Page 193: ...PART II VIDEO CAPTURE...

Page 194: ...different sources such as HDV or DV camcorders as well as DVDs TVs or VCRs Once captured you can then play back those files or take them into Video Editor to start constructing your own video project...

Page 195: ...SB port If you do not have a video source installed you can still use Video Capture to play back existing video files Once you have your video source connected and playing the video automatically appe...

Page 196: ...Capture Video Source MPEG Settings Capture To File Capture To Clipboard Save As Open Video Display Audio Format Video Format Capture Properties Scan DV Tape Select Capture Template Rewind Forward Prev...

Page 197: ...an IEEE 1394 card on your computer check also if the card is detected To check if the IEEE 1394 card and digital camcorder are detected 1 Insert your video tape into the camcorder and switch it on Ma...

Page 198: ...R PD1 JVC GR PD1EK After connecting your HDV camcorder to the IEEE 1394 port check whether or not your camcorder or deck has been properly detected by your computer by following the guidelines below I...

Page 199: ...he camcorder is detected as a DV device you can capture DV footage If the camcorder is detected as an AV C tape device you can capture HDV footage JVC HD camcorder If you have connected your JVC HD ca...

Page 200: ...200 VIDEO CAPTURE DV mode MPEG 2 mode...

Page 201: ...rder is detected 4 Switch off your camcorder and unplug the camcorder from the computer 5 Turn on your camcorder Flip open the camcorder s LCD monitor to reveal the camera panel In the camera panel sw...

Page 202: ...eo window of Video Capture If this does not happen then you need to tune Video Capture to your video source To do this click Setup Video Source The Video Source dialog box opens with various options t...

Page 203: ...ice Control and Capture Plug in for you to be able to control your device using the Navigation Bar and capture video To view existing or captured video simply switch to Playback mode by clicking the P...

Page 204: ...lting video file To define audio input 1 Click the Audio Format button on the Standard Toolbar or Setup Audio Format to open the Audio Format dialog box This command is disabled when your PC has no so...

Page 205: ...device such as a computer monitor or a television set If your video source does not have test pattern generation capability then you will be unable to accurately calibrate your display You can howeve...

Page 206: ...or values such as hue saturation brightness and contrast It is important to keep both dialog boxes open so that any changes in the Setup dialog box can be reflected in the Color Calibration dialog box...

Page 207: ...you to adjust the contrast color and position of any video displayed from an external video source The Video Display button on the Standard toolbar and the Setup Video Display or Setup Video Source co...

Page 208: ...frame number in the Status bar as it is being displayed When clear only the starting frame number is shown Display capture options before capturing opens the Capture Video Dialog box every time you c...

Page 209: ...is can be made up of several minutes of video or simply individual frames that you want to incorporate into the project you are working on This chapter includes the following sections Tips for capturi...

Page 210: ...you have two hard drives in your system it is recommended that you install MediaStudio Pro to your system drive usually C and store captured videos in your other drive usually D The choice of what har...

Page 211: ...to define more parameters for the selected device control driver Visit Ulead s web side to know more about recommended settings for different device control drivers Once device control has been enable...

Page 212: ...ich include the following Ulead DirectShow Capture Plug in for capturing DV You can also use this plug in to capture analog video or TV footage in AVI format Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug in for capturi...

Page 213: ...eo Capture s Navigation Bar for playback Whereas if you have an analog source use the playback controls on the device The video should appear in the video window of Video Capture If it does not check...

Page 214: ...e saved as capt0001 capt0002 and so on 8 Select the Save to Production Library option to save your captures to the Production Library s Media Library 9 Click the Advanced tab to see more settings and...

Page 215: ...are dropped displays a report after capturing whenever the specified dropped frame threshold has been met For general capturing specify 10 If you frequently get dropped frames try capturing at a lower...

Page 216: ...the captured video as a DV AVI file AVI Also select Setup DV Type or click Properties in the Advanced tab of the Capture Video dialog box then choose whether to capture DV as DV type 1 or DV type 2 W...

Page 217: ...Video Editor SmartRender is a technology that permits changes only rendering This means that whenever you preview your edits or create a video file only the clips which have been altered will be rend...

Page 218: ...ty Settings or click Properties in the Advanced tab of the Capture Video dialog box Select Customize then click Advanced 5 In the MPEG Settings dialog box select User Defined 1 or User Defined 2 from...

Page 219: ...eo 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 Windo...

Page 220: ...le on page 220 for details 5 To capture video follow the steps in To capture a video sequence on page 213 Selecting a profile The quality of a WMV file depends on the profile it is using A Profile cov...

Page 221: ...r the WMV file 7 Choose the remaining options according to your preference then click OK 8 Click Close in the Manage Profiles dialog box 9 Click OK in the Select Profile dialog box About dropped frame...

Page 222: ...ce In the program a camera shutter beep is available as a reminder Also there are three output destinations Production Library Image File and Clipboard Also a Jog bar is also available to make capturi...

Page 223: ...n Sequence settings The capture engine will capture a frame based on the set interval time Select Capture duration and set how long you want the capturing process to last Click OK to accept the settin...

Page 224: ...in the dialog box You may choose one of the following Scan from beginning Rewinds the tape to the beginning of the tape and starts to scan This method can be used to scan a new tape Scan from current...

Page 225: ...use the default Capture file directory for saving capture files or change it to your desired folder Specify a Capture file name 10 Click the Scene Information tab 11 Click Start to begin scanning the...

Page 226: ...k video sequences and capture them 1 Connect your camcorder to the computer See Preparation on page 197 for details Turn the device on and set it to VCR or VTR mode 2 Select Capture Batch Capture 3 Cl...

Page 227: ...l start from 01 02 10 15 and will end at 01 04 10 15 You can trim out unnecessary frames later when you are editing 6 Specify a Capture file name During batch capture the captured files will be named...

Page 228: ...ach time and is very helpful for creating high resolution files to replace low resolution files you may have been using for editing To import and edit a batch list 1 To load an existing batch file or...

Page 229: ...want to capture by marking those frames and creating a batch list You also need to indicate a file to save the marked sequences to as well as provide a name for your reel or video source This is espec...

Page 230: ...video attributes in the General Advanced and Compression tabs 6 Click OK The Video Save Options dialog box closes and you return to the Save Video File dialog box 7 Click OK The dialog box closes and...

Page 231: ...many shortcuts that allow you to access commands and open dialog boxes without having to go through the menus In this chapter shortcuts are grouped as follows File menu Control menu View menu Capture...

Page 232: ...forward through the video clip Moves back a single frame Moves forward a single frame Home Goes to the first frame of the video clip End Goes to the last frame of the video clip Shift F Goes to a spec...

Page 233: ...e board F5 Displays the Video Capture dialog box Ctrl C Captures a single frame to the clipboard F8 Captures a single frame to a file F1 Displays the contents for Video Capture Help Double click Statu...

Page 234: ...234 VIDEO CAPTURE...

Page 235: ...PART III AUDIO EDITOR...

Page 236: ...Audio Editor is the MediaStudio Pro program that gives you command over your soundtrack With it you can play record and edit the audio components of your video project with drag and drop ease and a c...

Page 237: ...ndow as a waveform This waveform represents the various positive and negative peaks that a natural sound wave makes If it is a mono file single channel only one waveform is present while stereo files...

Page 238: ...rip Navigation Bar Fit Selection in Window Run Mixer Program Previous Cue Switch View Add a Cue Next Cue Mark In Mark Out Zoom Slider Selection area Active waveform View box Record Previous Mark In Ma...

Page 239: ...etter the audio reproduction the downside is increased file size 3 Select the number of channels to use from the Channels group box 4 Select the Sample size you want to use from the Sample size group...

Page 240: ...erties click Edit Convert To In the dialog box that opens you can choose to change the sampling rate channels and sample size according to your needs Once you click OK the dialog box closes and the wa...

Page 241: ...return to viewing the entire waveform in the edit window click View Fit In Window CTRL 1 To view the waveform at 1x click View Actual View CTRL A In Audio Editor it is possible to zoom down to the sa...

Page 242: ...t takes longer to redraw On the other hand Quick scan produces a slightly less accurate waveform but is much quicker at redrawing In most cases the Quick scan option is more than adequate for editing...

Page 243: ...ar sound from your computer s speakers then it is a good connection 2 Run your audio mixing program by clicking the Run Mixer Program button on the Toolbar or click Control Run Mixer CTRL M To use the...

Page 244: ...brary folder of the Video Editor Production Library so you can access it right away when using Video Editor Tips for determining audio quality Generally it is quite straight forward to determine the p...

Page 245: ...ys time in samples per second For example if your sampling rate is 11 025 KHz then the waveform shows 11 025 sample points per second Waveform display controls the detail with which Audio Editor draws...

Page 246: ...246 AUDIO EDITOR...

Page 247: ...hancing audio tracks for your audio and video projects become greatly simplified and significantly easier With a number of advanced audio effects and enhancements Audio Editor will soon have you creat...

Page 248: ...d like to select This method is very useful for creating selections as your ear can hear the sound more clearly than your eyes can see it Drag on the waveform in the Overview Strip This can only be do...

Page 249: ...ing and ending positions for the area your cursor currently spans which depending on your zoom level may be the same or different The lower box for stereo files there will be two one for each channel...

Page 250: ...box which allows you to combine waveforms by adjusting their relative amplitudes A 100 mix means that the data is mixed at equal amounts Lowering the mix for one reduces its amplification while incre...

Page 251: ...of impact between two cars in a high speed chase To place a cue 1 Click on the area in the waveform where you want to place a cue You may want to zoom in for a more accurate placement 2 Click the Add...

Page 252: ...between them easily by clicking the Previous Cue Next Cue buttons on the Toolbar or click Control Previous Cue and Next Cue Shift Tab Tab If you want to go to a specific cue click Control Go To Cue Ct...

Page 253: ...hat they share a similar audio level especially if they were recorded at different levels To change the audio level of a file 1 Click Effect Amplify to open the Amplify dialog box 2 Specify the percen...

Page 254: ...ng file This can be either 8 bit or 16 bit The more bits the better the quality of the recording but the greater the size of the audio file If you need to reduce file size but still want to maintain a...

Page 255: ...ed to the waveform at the cursor s position increasing the length of the audio file accordingly To remove silence click Edit Trim Silence In the Trim Silence dialog box that opens you can specify to r...

Page 256: ...oint 0 on the amplitude scale Most of the time this doesn t adversely affect the overall quality of your tracks as the differences are minute However you may encounter some files whose baselines vary...

Page 257: ...ogether you may want to remove one of the files from the mixture For example you may be preparing an audio project for a client and after having created a master file they decide they want to remove t...

Page 258: ...you want to give your audio a smooth or rolling start and finish To perform a fade click Effect Fade to open the Fade dialog box A Fade graph allows you to control how the fade is performed offering a...

Page 259: ...ion accordingly Performing a stereo pan If you have a stereo file you can pan the audio so that it sounds as if the audio moves from one speaker to the other creating a surround sound effect To do thi...

Page 260: ...sound as if you are in a canyon or at a baseball game To create an echo quickly click either one of the Echo commands available in the Effect menu Or to customize one of those commands click Effect E...

Page 261: ...This opens the Cross Fade dialog box which allows you to select the file you want to blend with You can only cross fade between files with the same properties Select the file to cross fade with from t...

Page 262: ...your sound files These plug ins provide a platform for creating dynamic audio files DirectX Audio goes beyond the 16 channel limitation and allows any number of audio tracks to be played simultaneous...

Page 263: ...shortcuts that allow you to access commands and open dialog boxes without having to go through the menus In this chapter shortcuts are grouped as follows File menu Edit menu Control menu View menu Wi...

Page 264: ...udio Editor Ctrl Z Undoes the last command Ctrl X Cuts the selection area onto the clipboard Ctrl C Copies a waveform or selection area onto the clipboard Ctrl V Pastes the clipboard contents Del Dele...

Page 265: ...next cue Ctrl G Displays the Go To Cue dialog box Ctrl A Displays the actual view of the waveform Zooms in on the waveform Zooms out on the waveform Ctrl 1 Fits the entire waveform in the window Ctrl...

Page 266: ...ormation box Double click Sample Information box Displays the Wave Information dialog box Double click Status Bar Displays the Preferences dialog box Esc Closes dialog boxes without making changes Alt...

Page 267: ...PART IV MORE PROGRAMS...

Page 268: ...arate programs that you can access inside MediaStudio Pro DVD MovieFactory allows you to author DVD VCD and SVCD to discs while the DVD DiskRecorder enables you to add or record videos to a device tha...

Page 269: ...vieFactory Select the files and click Open By default DVD MovieFactory creates a DVD disc project and immediately brings your video files to the Add Media step If you want to create a VCD or SVCD disc...

Page 270: ...To add a video project file to your project 1 Click New Project DVD Next to switch from the Start project page to Add media dialog 2 Click Add media in the Add Edit Media page to launch the Open Vide...

Page 271: ...o clip will immediately jump to the first scene of that chapter and start the playback This feature gives your viewers the freedom to choose a particular part of the movie to watch Note that these sma...

Page 272: ...hange information DVD MovieFactory automatically detects each scene change and generates it as a chapter when you click Auto Add Chapters Use Remove Chapter or Remove All Chapters to delete unwanted c...

Page 273: ...Settings and other options Setup options for your projects in DVD MovieFactory can be accessed using the buttons on the lower left corner of the program Settings and options Use the options in this m...

Page 274: ...on dialog boxes Select to have the confirmation boxes appear even after the Do not show again option is selected Max 30MB menus for set top DVD VR recorder Select to set the maximum file size for DVD...

Page 275: ...tting Change MPEG Settings Select the type of video setting for your project Select Customize to personalize video settings Display aspect ratio Select the output display of your project Do not conver...

Page 276: ...play and edit the content using DVD MovieFactory s playback controls and editing tools You can change the output format of your current project anytime by selecting the desired output format in Outpu...

Page 277: ...click a thumbnail in the Media Clip list to display a context menu that gives you access to more options Change Thumbnail Changes the current thumbnail display Reset Thumbnail Restores the original th...

Page 278: ...og Slider to move to the point where the clip will end then click or press F4 4 Click Play or press Space to view the trimmed video Setup menus Create main menus and submenus in this step These menus...

Page 279: ...ark as shown at the lower right corner of its thumbnail You can see the result when you are previewing the project later When Motion menu is selected the movie will use the beginning part of the video...

Page 280: ...enu click Next to go to the Preview page To create your own menu template 1 Click Customize in the Setup Menu page to open the Customize Menu dialog box 2 Select a menu template to modify in Customize...

Page 281: ...the objects are within the TV safe area defined by a border with red dotted lines Other right click menu commands include Reset Restores the original layout of the menu page Keep Aspect Ratio Proporti...

Page 282: ...on menu or background video in menus select Preview motion menu to the see their behaviors 2 Click Play to watch your video project and test the menu selection on your computer Use the navigation cont...

Page 283: ...ur project and specify their location 3 Select Create disc image file to make an ISO image file of the DVD for later use 4 Select Normalize audio to make sure that irregular audio levels during playba...

Page 284: ...is only enabled when the video file being created is a DVD Video The files created are in preparation for burning the video file to a DVD This also allows the user to view the finished DVD file on the...

Page 285: ...tions dialog box determine how your discs are burned Disc burner Specify the settings for your burning device Drive Select the disc burner to use in recording the video file Speed Select the recording...

Page 286: ...are using Restart DVD RW background format Select to format the DVD RW before recording Enabling this option will prolong the recording process but will ensure a successful burn This is recommended wh...

Page 287: ...ntel Pentium III 800 MHz CPU or higher Pentium IV 2 4 GHz recommended Microsoft Windows 98 SE 2000 Me or XP 128MB of RAM 256MB RAM or higher recommended 200MB of available HDD space for program instal...

Page 288: ...back duration is defined from the mark in point to the mark out point Preferences The Preferences dialog box lets you determine most of the program settings To open the Preferences dialog box click Se...

Page 289: ...easy way to add or edit programs by adding video files into your DVD VR disc project Introduction to the workspace 1 Add video files Use it to add videos 2 Preview Window Use this to view your videos...

Page 290: ...clips Adding video files You can add video files of different formats such as AVI MPEG WMV and others to your movie To add a video file to your project 1 Click Add video files to select video file s U...

Page 291: ...drag and drop programs to a playlist 4 To add more playlists or programs repeat steps 2 to 4 5 You can use Ctrl or Shift to select multiple programs from Program list and drag them to the Playlist en...

Page 292: ...export the slideshow to separate bitmap image files Note You can decide which audio channels to export by adjusting the audio export mode on the General tab of the Preferences dialog box To export vi...

Page 293: ...see Edit Disc on page 294 To burn your disc 1 Choose a video from Select a video to preview and use navigation controls to preview your movie 2 Click Burning Options and specify the following setting...

Page 294: ...sh page Formatting a disc A DVD VR disc must be formatted using the UDF Universal Disc Format 2 0 format for rewritable discs To format a disc click and then click OK to start Protecting a disc To ens...

Page 295: ...cess marks bad sectors to improve future writing reliability On DVD RW burners that support DRT DM Distributed Real Time Defect Management the certification process also moves the data in the recovera...

Page 296: ...296 MORE PROGRAMS...

Page 297: ...INDEX...

Page 298: ...log video tape 169 animate a Moving Path 107 animate a transition 103 animate a video filter 118 Animation Gallery 134 Anti aliasing 134 136 Anti flicker filter 274 Apple QuickTime 155 Apply 86 Applyi...

Page 299: ...uring video from a DV camcorder 216 Capturing video from an HDV HD camcorder 217 Capturing videos 290 Center volume control 148 Certifying a disc 295 Changing audio properties 240 Changing pitch 254 C...

Page 300: ...57 Cross Fade 261 Crossfade 99 cross fade 102 Cue Manager 72 Cues 251 Current device list 165 Current Position 87 Current position 86 Curves 123 customize a transition 98 Cut 63 cut a clip 77 Cut by C...

Page 301: ...120 Enhance shadow 121 Enhancing sound 253 Enhancing your video 278 Entry point 288 Exponential fade 261 Exporting video or image files 292 External Monitor 98 External playback device 166 External pr...

Page 302: ...Hinted Streaming 155 HSL 121 HSL wheel 122 Hue 121 Hue Shift 123 Hue shift 123 Hypertext Transfer Protocol 155 I Image capture deinterlace 208 image clips 49 image matte 114 image sequence 50 163 Imp...

Page 303: ...277 Media Pool 37 Media Source 69 Media type list 161 Menu 39 Menu button 86 Microsoft s Advanced Streaming format 155 Midtones 121 Mix 250 Mixer program 245 Mixer Volume 140 Mixer Volume Device Contr...

Page 304: ...110 Playing audio files 239 Playlist 288 291 post timecode 168 Pre allocate the capture file 215 Precise scan 242 precise trimming 75 Preferences 40 208 245 273 288 Preview 282 preview files 93 Previ...

Page 305: ...250 Replace With 49 Resample quality 274 Resizing the program window 204 Resonance 261 Reverse command 67 Reversing a file 260 Reversing the frames 67 Rewind 140 Ripple Editing 46 82 Ripple Editing ex...

Page 306: ...ture Step 213 split videos 81 Splitting the audio 64 Stadium 261 Standard toolbar 20 Start control point 125 Start Time 73 stereo 237 stereo pan 259 Storyboard 37 Straight to Disc 270 286 stretch mode...

Page 307: ...40 Unlinked Clips 67 Unlock track 52 Use Split dialog box for capture settings 208 Using cues with Video Editor 252 V Variable bit rate 218 VCD 160 VCD player compliant 274 VCD ready MPEG 1 160 Vector...

Page 308: ...308 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO Working with tracks 52 workspace 19 X X Axis unit 245 Z Zooming 240 Zooming in out 54...

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