Editing your digital video content
DVgate
software enables you to combine your captured video clips into a single movie. You can also trim the beginning
and end of each clip, so you only include the scenes you want.
1.
Click
Start
and then click
All Programs
.
2.
Point to
DVgate
and click
DVgate Assemble.
3.
Click
ADD
.
4.
In the
ADD
dialog box, select the video clip files you want to include in your combined movie, and click
Open
.
To select multiple clips:
Hold down the
Ctrl
key while clicking on several files. Your selected clips appear
in the
Assemble
list in the
DVgate Assemble
window.
5.
In the
Assemble
list, clips are combined in the order they appear starting from the first clip.
To rearrange the clip order:
Drag clips to different positions in the list.
To remove a clip from the list:
Click to select a clip, and then click
DELETE
.
To copy a clip:
1.
Click to select a clip.
2.
Click
Copy
on the
Edit
menu, and then click the location on the list where you want the copy to
be placed.
3.
Click
Insert
on the
Edit
menu.
To trim your video clips:
1.
Double-click a clip. The clip opens in the
DVgate Assemble
-
Clip
window.
2.
Drag the slider in the middle of the window to the point in the clip where your chosen scene
begins.
3.
Click
BEGIN
.
4.
Drag the slider to the point in the clip where your chosen scene ends.
5.
Click
END
.
6.
Click
OK
to save your changes and close
DVgate Assemble
-
Clip
window.
6.
When you have set the order of your clips and trimmed them to include only the scenes you want, you can
preview the entire finished movie by clicking
PREVIEW ALL
in the DVgate main window.
7.
Click
OUTPUT ALL
to save your finished movie to your hard disk drive.
8.
Select a file destination for your movie, type a file name, and then click
Save
.
If you intend to export your movie to your DV device later, be sure to select
AVI file (*.avi)
in the
Save as type
box
before saving your movie.
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