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User Guide
Ulead Systems, Inc.
March 2004

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Страница 1: ...User Guide Ulead Systems Inc March 2004 ...

Страница 2: ...registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Adobe the Adobe logo and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated 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 per...

Страница 3: ...iting 25 Getting started 26 VideoStudio Movie Wizard 26 Step 1 Add video and images 26 Step 2 Select a template 29 Step 3 Finish 32 VideoStudio Editor 33 The user interface 33 The Step Panel 34 The Menu Bar 35 The Options Panel 36 The Navigation Panel 36 The project timeline 37 The Library 41 Starting a new movie project 44 Saving your project 45 Setting your preferences 46 Setting project propert...

Страница 4: ...trim Video 71 Saving trimmed clips 73 Playback Speed 73 Capturing still images in the Edit Step 74 Pan Zoom 75 Applying video filters 77 Key frame settings 79 Effect 81 Adding transitions 81 The Effect Step Options Panel 82 The Album transition 83 Overlay 87 Adding clips to the Overlay Track 87 The Overlay Step Options Panel 91 Adding decorations 92 Title 94 Adding text 94 Modifying text attribute...

Страница 5: ...eo file 114 Burning a DVD VCD or SVCD 116 Assembling files 117 Adding Editing chapters 118 Creating selection menus 120 Previewing 122 Burning your project onto a disc 122 Project Playback 124 Exporting your movie 126 Exporting videos to Ulead DVD VR Wizard 126 Recording back to a DV camcorder 129 Posting your video on a Web page 130 Sending a movie by e mail 131 Electronic greeting cards 132 Crea...

Страница 6: ...56 Video and Audio Capture Property Settings 157 Video Color Manager 159 Video Save Options 160 Appendix B Shortcuts 166 Menu command shortcuts 166 Step Panel shortcuts 166 Navigation Panel shortcuts 167 Timeline shortcuts 168 Multi trim Video shortcuts 168 Others 169 Appendix C Technology Overview 170 Analog vs Digital 170 SmartRender Technology 171 DV SmartPlay 171 DVD VCD and SVCD 172 Appendix ...

Страница 7: ...arn in seconds create in minutes To make a movie production first capture footage from a camcorder or another video source You can then trim the captured videos arrange their order apply transitions and add overlays animated titles voiceover narration and background music These elements are organized in separate tracks Changes to one track do not affect other tracks A movie production is in the fo...

Страница 8: ...ch Convert Batch Convert your video audio and image files to other formats and save valuable time See Batch Convert on page 140 Shuttle Control The new VideoStudio Movie Wizard helps novice users finish stylish movies in only three steps Choose from preset styles such as romantic travel celebration and more See VideoStudio Movie Wizard on page 26 Shuttle Control lets you navigate to exact scenes i...

Страница 9: ... dream like appearance Filters are fully adjustable to match your theme For information on applying video filters see Applying video filters on page 77 Stylize your videos with objects and frames See Adding decorations on page 92 The Album transition simulates leafing through a book full of memories See The Album transition on page 83 Pan and Zoom lets you scan over and gives you a closer view to ...

Страница 10: ...ts own look and animation directly on the screen See Adding text on page 94 Title animations such as Drop Swing and Moving Path give new options in making text move gracefully on the screen directly on the screen See Applying animation on page 99 Add Solid and Gradient Bars behind Titles to increase the visibility of text See Modifying text attributes on page 97 VideoStudio gives more flexibility ...

Страница 11: ...nd of an object moving from left and right See Using the Audio Mixing Panel on page 109 Auto Music Generator Need background music for a scene VideoStudio s Auto Music Generator uses award winning SmartSound technology that provides original tunes to fit perfectly with each scene s mood and duration See Adding background music on page 106 Enhanced DVD authoring wizard DVDs without Pre Rendering ca...

Страница 12: ...hat works best for you The following are the system requirements for VideoStudio Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or higher Microsoft Windows 98 SE ME 2000 XP 256MB of RAM 512MB or above for editing 600MB of available hard drive space for program installation 4 GB hard drive space for video capture and editing Windows compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution Windows compatible sound card CDRO...

Страница 13: ...er Video CD SVCD movie titles Video AVI MPEG 1 MPEG 2 QuickTime WMV FLC FLI FLX UIS WMV Image BMP CLP EPS FPX GIF IFF IMG JPG PCX PNG PSD PXR RAS RLE SCT TGA TIF WMF Audio WAV MPA RM WMA Installing and running VideoStudio Tip Follow the installation instructions of your hardware components carefully especially your capture card and consult the operating manual of your camcorder or capture device T...

Страница 14: ...will auto detect your capture device plug in and specially supported codecs such as MPEG 4 AC 3 3GP DivX from the previous VideoStudio version and integrate them onto VideoStudio 8 However if you installed Ulead VideoStudio 8 then you uninstalled the older version program files and fonts that are used by both versions will also be deleted To install them back to VideoStudio 8 double click Add or R...

Страница 15: ...essful capturing and smooth editing of your videos Installing a capture card If your capture card is a PCI based card install the card on your computer by inserting it in an available PCI slot on the computer s motherboard Connecting a video camera to the computer To connect your video camera to your computer the type of capture card or interface port that you will need depends on the type of vide...

Страница 16: ...connector whereas desktop computers that come with IEEE 1394 ports or installed with IEEE 1394 cards usually have 6 pin connectors The IEEE 1394 cable that is required for desktop computers is a 4 pin to 6 pin cable Most notebook computers have 4 pin connectors which require a 4 pin to 4 pin cable 6 pin IEEE 1394 ports on a desktop computer 4 pin IEEE 1394 ports on a notebook computer Connecting t...

Страница 17: ...ure it is in playback mode usually named VTR or VCR Check your camcorder s manual for specific instructions 2 Open the Control Panel then open System Hardware Device Manager 3 Make sure the following device names are listed in the Device Manager Under Windows XP or Windows Me 1394 Bus Controller Brand name DV Camcorder The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE 1394 interface...

Страница 18: ...o commonly used Texas Instruments and Microsoft DV drivers there are other drivers available Consult your camcorder s manual for suitable drivers 4 If your digital camcorder has been detected properly it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio s Options Panel In VideoStudio select the Capture Step and check if your camcorder is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel ...

Страница 19: ...tage you need to have a TV tuner card installed in your computer Connecting the video device to the analog capture card To connect your video device to the analog capture card use either an S Video or RCA Composite cable depending on your device s video output If your video device has both types of output use the S Video connection for higher video quality captures Note TV capture cards provide S ...

Страница 20: ...S Video input ports crowded on the side of the cards Instead these cards come with an external breakout box that provide all the video input ports at the front of the box Video devices can be connected to the capture card more easily through the breakout box Composite cable Connecting the Composite video source to the capture card Tip If your analog capture card provides S Video input only and you...

Страница 21: ...preview the audio from your video device or TV and to capture the audio into your computer you need to connect the audio output of the capture or tuner card to the sound card s Line In port The required cables for connecting to the sound card are different for each type of video source TV antenna cable Connecting TV antenna to the tuner card Note When purchasing a tuner card make sure you acquire ...

Страница 22: ...O USER GUIDE 22 Line in and audio cables for Composite video Composite video connection Line in cable for TV tuner card TV tuner connection Line in cable for high end TV capture card High end TV capture card connection ...

Страница 23: ... Device Manager double click Sound video and game controllers Check if your capture or tuner card is listed in this folder 4 If your capture or tuner card has been detected properly it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio s Options Panel In VideoStudio select the Capture Step and check if your capture or tuner card is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel Note If your ca...

Страница 24: ...rly installing your USB camera check if it is detected by your Windows system To check if the USB camera is detected USB ports Connecting a USB camera 1 Open the Control Panel then open System Hardware Device Manager 2 In the Device Manager double click Imaging devices Check if your USB camera is listed in this folder 3 If your USB camera has been detected properly it will be listed as a source de...

Страница 25: ...ape It is recommended that you close all other applications when working with VideoStudio You should also turn off any automatically launched software like screen savers to avoid possible interruptions while capturing If you have two hard drives in your system it is recommended that you install VideoStudio to your system drive usually C and store captured videos in your other drive usually D The c...

Страница 26: ... and music to making the final movie on disc or other medium VideoStudio Movie Wizard If you are new to video editing or you want to quickly make a movie you can use the VideoStudio Movie Wizard to assemble video clips and images add background music and titles then output the final movie as a video file burn it onto a disc or further edit the movie in VideoStudio Editor Step 1 Add video and image...

Страница 27: ...e a photo slideshow if you choose to only add images Click Insert DVD DVD VR to add video from a DVD Video or DVD VR formatted disc Tip Click Library to open the media library that contains media clips that come with VideoStudio To import your own video or image files to the Library click 3 If you selected multiple clips the Change Clip Sequence dialog box will appear where you can arrange the ord...

Страница 28: ...ividual clips based on video properties such as color and lighting and automatically remove poorly shot scenes Clips that have long audio pauses in between scenes such as pauses in between dialogues will also be segmented into smaller clips so that they can be blended smoothly to the background music s beat and tempo This option is only available when Split by scene is selected 7 Click Next To cap...

Страница 29: ...till image from the video footage pause the video on the desired image then click Capture Image Step 2 Select a template Select a style template to apply to your movie Each template provides a different theme which comes with preset start and ending video clips transitions title and background music To apply a style template 1 Select a template from the Style template list Note Click Options to cu...

Страница 30: ...n to be adjusted 3 Click to view more options Fit to video duration Keeps the current movie duration Fit to background music Adjusts the movie duration to fit into the length of the background music The background music is added to your movie in the second step of the Movie Wizard Specify duration Lets you define a custom duration for the whole movie ...

Страница 31: ...volume of the background music and decreases the volume of the video s audio 6 To replace the title first select the preset title from the Title list Double click the preset text in the Preview Window then type in your text Note Make sure that your background music is 30 seconds or longer if you want to fit the video to the music If the music duration is less than 30 seconds the music will not be ...

Страница 32: ...u opened the VideoStudio Wizard within VideoStudio Editor clicking Next will skip the last step and directly insert the clips onto the Timeline in the VideoStudio Editor Click Create Video File to output your movie as a video file that can be played back on the computer Click Create Disc to burn your movie onto a disc For details see Burning a DVD VCD or SVCD on page 116 Click Edit in Ulead VideoS...

Страница 33: ...ding chapters for more in depth information on each step The user interface 1 Step Panel Contains buttons that correspond to the different steps in video editing 2 Menu Bar Contains menus that provide different set of commands 3 Options Panel Contains controls buttons and other information that you can use to customize the settings of the selected clip The contents of this panel change depending o...

Страница 34: ...ecorded 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 capture video and still images See Capture on page 49 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...

Страница 35: ...reate animated text titles or choose from various presets in the Library See Title on page 94 Background music sets the mood of your movie The Audio Step 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 Audio on page 103 When your movie is complete you can create a video file for sharing on the Web ...

Страница 36: ...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 from a DV camcorder the Navigation Controls are used for device control Use these buttons to control your DV camcorder or any other DV device See Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigat...

Страница 37: ...ag the slider to adjust the volume of your computer s speakers 9 Timecode Allows you to directly jump to a part of your project or selected clip by specifying the exact timecode 10 Mark in out Use these buttons to set a preview range in the project or to mark the start and end points where to trim a clip 11 Trim Bar Allows you to set a preview range in the project or trim a clip 12 Jog Bar Allows ...

Страница 38: ...r project The duration of each clip is shown at the bottom of each thumbnail You can drag and drop video clips to insert and arrange them Transition effects can be inserted between video clips A selected video clip can be trimmed in the Preview Window See Trimming a clip on page 69 Click Enlarge to maximize the storyboard display With a larger workspace you can arrange video clips and apply transi...

Страница 39: ...ps which can be video image or color clips 4 Title Track Contains title clips 5 Voice Track Contains voiceover clips 6 Music Track Contains music clips recorded from audio CDs or acquired from Auto Music s Library 7 Insert media files Displays a menu allowing you to place video audio or image clips directly on the project 8 Project scroll controls Use the left and right buttons or drag the Scroll ...

Страница 40: ... clips Clips that contain audio are displayed with a volume rubber band that you can click and drag to adjust their volume For details see Volume rubber banding on page 110 11 Zoom controls Increase or decrease the number of frames displayed in the Timeline 12 Fit project in Timeline window Fits the whole project within the Timeline window 13 Zoom to Allows you to change the timecode increments in...

Страница 41: ...ed 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 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 Load media allows you to locate the clip y...

Страница 42: ...elect Delete 2 When prompted verify whether you also want to delete the source file from your hard disk 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 Note Deleting source files from your hard disk permanently removes them from your computer You may not be able to recover them ...

Страница 43: ... These folders help you store and manage all kinds of media files To use the Library Manager 1 Click Tools 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 To arrange clips in the Library click in the Library to open the Options menu then select Sort by Name or Sort by Date Notes You can also right click...

Страница 44: ...your movie production A new project always uses VideoStudio s default settings To check what these settings are click File Project Properties Project settings determine how your movie 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 mo...

Страница 45: ...ge 171 Saving your project Tip To toggle between displaying or not displaying the above message box select or clear Show message when inserting first video clip into the Timeline in the Preferences dialog box While composing your movie project select File Save Ctrl S to frequently save your project and avoid accidental loss of your work VideoStudio project files are saved in VSP file format To ope...

Страница 46: ...ect settings in the Project Properties dialog box determine the appearance and quality of a project when it is previewed on screen To customize project settings select File Project Properties When customizing project settings it is recommended that you make the settings the same as the attributes of the video footage that will be captured to avoid distorting the video images and have smooth playba...

Страница 47: ...nt to preview your work frequently to see how your project is progressing VideoStudio offers you two preview options Instant Playback and High Quality Playback Select File Preferences General then choose the preview method that you prefer Instant Playback allows you to quickly preview changes in your project without the need to create a temporary preview file however playback may be jerky dependin...

Страница 48: ...red to as the preview range and it is marked as a red bar in the Ruler Panel To play the preview area only 1 Use the Trim Bar or the Mark in out buttons to select the preview range The Preview range mark in and Preview range mark out timecodes will then be displayed in the Options Panel 2 To preview the selected range of frames hold Shift select what you want to preview Project or Clip then click ...

Страница 49: ...ms 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 ...

Страница 50: ...stalled 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 shooting 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 ...

Страница 51: ...eo source 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 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 ...

Страница 52: ... settings 8 Scan your video to search the part to capture 9 When you get to the part of the video that you want to capture click Capture Video to start capturing 10 If you specified a capture duration wait for the capture to complete Otherwise click Stop Capture or press Esc to stop capturing Notes When your camcorder is in Record mode usually named CAMERA or MOVIE you can capture live video The a...

Страница 53: ... 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 To capture Digital Video DV in its native format select DV from the Format list in the Options Panel This saves the captured video as a DV AVI file A...

Страница 54: ...g to their shooting date and time and capture them as separate files Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel When capturing from a DV camcorder use the Navigation Panel to scan your footage and locate the scenes you want to capture 1 Shuttle Control Drag the Shuttle Control to move forward and back through the footage at variable speeds This is a quick way to find scenes you are loo...

Страница 55: ...e Capture Options on page 143 To specify the type of video source you are capturing from click Options then select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings In the dialog box that opens you can customize the following capture settings In the Source tab choose whether you are capturing NTSC or PAL video and select the Input source S video or composite In the Color tab you can fine tune the video so...

Страница 56: ...to adjust the volume level of the analog source while capturing After fine tuning the volume you can start capturing footage from your analog device Use the controls on your analog device to scan your videotape and locate the footage that you want to capture Note The Source Volume Panel is not available when you are capturing from an analog device that has no audio source or a DV device Tip A dela...

Страница 57: ...our TV tuner device from the Source drop down list 2 In the TV channel box specify the channel number from which to capture 3 Click Options Video and Audio Capture Property Settings to open the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box Check if the Video Input source TV system and Audio Input source are set correctly If not adjust the settings accordingly Click the Channel tab to choose...

Страница 58: ...er or for sharing on the Web You can also capture VCD SVCD or DVD ready MPEG files that can be burnt onto disc by selecting one of these formats from the Format list Click Options and select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings In the dialog box that opens click the Capture tab then click Advanced The MPEG Settings dialog box then appears in which you can customize attributes for the MPEG fil...

Страница 59: ...ault profile to complete the capturing process You also have the option to select other profiles to attain preferred captured file quality To select a profile 1 Click Options Video and Audio Capture Property Settings In the dialog box click Select to open Select Profile Now you can capture directly from an analog source or DV camcorder straight to Windows Media Video WMV WMV is an extensible file ...

Страница 60: ...ized 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 Click Options Video and Audio Capture Property Settings In the dialog box click Select to open Select Profile 2 Under Select Prof...

Страница 61: ...ned 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 ...

Страница 62: ...starting and end timecodes of each segment by logging them into a capture tasks list After you have marked all the portions that you want simply click a button to start capturing the video clips specified in the list Press F3 and F4 for all the other video segments to mark for capturing To use Batch Capture 1 In the Capture Step click the Batch Capture tab in the Options Panel 2 Mark video segment...

Страница 63: ... 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 If you are capturing from a DV camcorder click Play in the Navigation Panel to play your videotape If yo...

Страница 64: ... three types of clips video image and color clips Video clips There are three alternative ways of inserting video clips to the Video Track Select a clip in the Library and drag and drop it to the Video Track Multiple clips can be selected by pressing Shift or Ctrl Select one or more video files in Windows Explorer then drag and drop to the Video Track To insert a clip from a file folder directly t...

Страница 65: ... to Fit to project size Color clips Color clips are solid colored backgrounds that are useful for titles For example insert a black color clip as background for end credits You can use the preset color clips or create new color clips in the Library To create a color clip in the Color Library 1 Select Color from the Library drop down menu Click Load color to open the New Color Clip dialog box Here ...

Страница 66: ...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 Edit to set the fade in out duratio...

Страница 67: ...t were applied to a clip Click or to arrange the order of the filters click to remove a filter Presets Provides various filter presets Choose a preset from the drop down list Customize Filter Allows you to define how a filter transitions throughout the clip 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...

Страница 68: ...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 open the Scenes dialog box 3 Choose your preferred scan method DV Recording Time or Frame Content 4 Click Options In the Scene Scanning Sensitivity dialog box drag the slider to set the Sensitivity level...

Страница 69: ...merged into that particular clip Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done 7 Click OK to split the video 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 There are three ways of trimming a clip To split a clip into two 1 Select the clip you want to split on the Storyboard or Timeli...

Страница 70: ...set by pressing F3 and F4 respectively 3 Hold down Shift and click Play Clip to preview only the trimmed portion of the clip To trim a clip directly on 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 bo...

Страница 71: ...over the clips you wish to extract making it even easier for you to manage your project To trim a video file into multiple clips 1 Go to the Edit Step and click Multi trim Video in the Options Panel 2 In the Multi trim Video dialog box view the whole clip first by clicking to determine how you want to mark segments If you want to mark segments to retain click Selection Mode then select Retain sele...

Страница 72: ...he video segments that you kept are then inserted onto the Timeline Tip To mark segments you can also press F3 and F4 while playing the video Navigation controls in the Multi trim Video dialog box F5 F6 Reverses or advances through the video in fixed increments By default these buttons move up or down through the video in increments of 25 seconds To change this set the Go back forward button durat...

Страница 73: ...the Storyboard Timeline or the Library and select Clip Save Trimmed Video Playback Speed You can 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 slide...

Страница 74: ...ep To capture still images 1 Select File Preferences Capture Choose Bitmap or JPEG as the Captured still image save format If you selected JPEG also set the Image quality 2 Select a video clip in your project 3 Drag the Jog Bar to the frame you want to capture 4 Switch to an image folder in the Library The folder can be the default Image folder or the one created by yourself 5 Select Clip Save as ...

Страница 75: ...dle and End tabs and the crosshairs in the Image Window represent the three points or key frames in the image clip where settings can be customized to produce the pan and zoom effect When customizing each key frame use the Image Window to focus on an area or to pan the image use the tab settings to customize the zooming effect The procedure below shows an example of how to first zoom in on a subje...

Страница 76: ... minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio 3 Set the Pause time to the amount of time to stay on the subject before panning and zooming out 4 Click the End tab Drag the End key frame represented by the right crosshair in the Image Window to the center of the image Zoom out to show the whole image by enlarging the marquee box or by setting the Zoom ratio to the lowest value ...

Страница 77: ...r boxes to move the marquee box at fixed positions in the Image Window To zoom in or out of a fixed area without panning the image select No panning To include a fade in out effect increase the Transparency The image will fade to the Background color Click the color box to choose a background color or click to select a color on the Image Window 1 Select a clip in the Timeline 2 Click the Filter ta...

Страница 78: ...avigator Note By default the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with the new filter dragged onto the clip Clear Replace last filter to apply multiple filters to a single clip VideoStudio allows you to apply a maximum of five filters to a single clip Notes When there is more than one video filter applied to a clip you can change the order of filters by clicking or Changing the order of the...

Страница 79: ...e Timeline 2 Click Customize Filter The dialog box for the video filter opens 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 You can adjust the video filter settings for that particular frame 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more key frames ...

Страница 80: ... 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 Tips If the Lock icon is at a lock position clicking Play will play the original clip and the clip with the video filter applied to it simultaneously You can preview the clip with applied video filter on VideoStudio s Preview Window or an exter...

Страница 81: ...gories of transitions from the Folders list 2 Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library Select and drag an effect to the Timeline roughly between two video clips You can add transitions either in Storyboard View or Timeline View Note By default you need to manually add transitions to your project If you want VideoStudio to automatically add transitions between clips when you add clips t...

Страница 82: ...urther customize your transitions after adding them to your project The Effect Step Options Panel displays the settings of your selected transition so that you can change their various parameters This gives you complete control of exactly how your transitions will behave in your movie Tip Double clicking a transition in the Library automatically inserts it into the first empty transition slot betw...

Страница 83: ...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 The Album transition One of the transitions you will find in the Library is the Album transition Album simulates the turning pages similar to that of flipping photo album pages You can c...

Страница 84: ...um dialog box 3 In the Layout section choose the desired look for the album 4 In the Album tab set the album s Size Position and Orientation To change the album cover select a preset from Album cover templates or select Custom album cover then import your own cover image ...

Страница 85: ...o add a shadow select Shadow Set the shadow position by adjusting the X offset and Y offset values To make the shadow look softer increase Soft edge 6 Click the Page A tab Customize the first page of the album To change the image on the page select a preset from Album page templates or select Custom album page then import your own image Note To change the shadow color click the color box and choos...

Страница 86: ...lip on the page adjust the Size X and Y values 7 Click the Page B tab Customize the second page of the album Follow step 6 to make adjustments 8 Use the slider and buttons below the Preview Window in the dialog box to preview the results 9 Click OK to apply the adjustments ...

Страница 87: ...e Overlay Track 1 In the Library select the media folder that contains the overlay clip that you want to add to your project 2 Drag the media file from the Library to the Overlay Track on the Timeline 3 Customize the overlay clip using the options available in the Edit tab See Edit tab on page 91 Tip To load media files into the Library click In the dialog box that opens locate the media file and ...

Страница 88: ...ion to the current overlay clip Tip To make overlay clips with transparent backgrounds you can create a 32 bit alpha channel AVI video file or an image file with an alpha channel You can use an animation program such as Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio or an image editing program such as Ulead PhotoImpact to create these video and image files In the Motion Filter tab click the Direction Style box t...

Страница 89: ...otion In the Motion Filter tab enter the thickness value in Border and click the Color box to select the color for the border The higher the border value the thicker the border In the Motion Filter tab drag a handle on the overlay clip on the Preview Window to resize it If you a drag a corner handle it will keep the aspect ratio when you resize the clip In the Options Panel click Fit to Screen to ...

Страница 90: ...fe area To apply a filter to the current overlay clip You can apply video filters to your overlay clips To learn how to apply see Applying video filters on page 77 To use the same attributes for different overlay clips You can use the attributes size and position of one overlay clip and apply it to a different overlay clip on your movie project To apply the same attributes first right click the so...

Страница 91: ...p See The Edit Step Options Panel on page 66 Motion Filter tab The Motion Filter tab allows you to apply motion transparency filters and border to the overlay clip Direction Style Determines the type of movement to be applied to the overlay clip Transparency Sets the opacity of the clip Drag the slider or enter a value to adjust the transparency Border Enter a value to set the thickness of the bor...

Страница 92: ...the selected filter from the overlay clip Presets Opens a menu where you can select a preset for the selected filter to apply to the overlay clip Customize Filter Opens a dialog box where you can define settings and options for the selected filter Adding decorations Add decorative objects or frames for your videos as overlay clips To add an object or frame 1 In the Library select Decoration Object...

Страница 93: ...current object or frame Use the various options available in the Edit and Motion Filter tabs to customize your object and frame You can add animation apply transparency resize the object or frame and more See The Overlay Step Options Panel on page 91 ...

Страница 94: ...x Using multiple text boxes gives you the flexibility to position the different words of your text anywhere on the video frame and allows you to arrange the stacking order of the text Use a single text box when you are creating opening titles and end credits for your projects To add multiple titles 1 In the Options Panel select Multiple titles 2 Use the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your...

Страница 95: ...ingle title 2 Use the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your movie and select the frame where you want to add the title Double click the Preview Window and type in your text 3 In the Options Panel set the Line spacing 4 When you are done typing the text click the Timeline to add the text to your project It is recommended to keep your text within the title safe area The title safe area is the...

Страница 96: ... Notes Once a title clip has been inserted onto the Timeline you can adjust its duration by either dragging the handles of the clip or entering a Duration value in the Options Panel To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip select the title clip and then click Play Clip or drag the Jog Bar Tip When you are creating multiple title clips that share the same attributes such as font ty...

Страница 97: ...cy and Shadow and add a Text backdrop to your text A text backdrop superimposes your text on a horizontal color bar that stretches across the video frame Click to open the Text Backdrop dialog box to select whether to use a solid or gradient color and to set the transparency of the text backdrop To rearrange the stacking order for multiple titles To reposition a text in a multiple title clip In th...

Страница 98: ...ions of VideoStudio Line spacing Sets the spacing or leading between lines of text Vertical text Makes the orientation of the title vertical Animation Enables or disables animation of the title clip Type Where you can select your preferred animation effect for your title Presets Select a preset for the selected animation type to apply to your text More options Toggles between showing and hiding mo...

Страница 99: ...xt See Animation effects on page 99 4 Click OK to apply the animation effect Animation effects Drop dialog box Accelerate Select to start animating the next unit of the title clip before the current unit exits the screen Unit Determines how the title appears in the scene Text The whole title appears in the scene Character The title appears in the scene one character at a time Word The title appear...

Страница 100: ... gradually appear when it enters the scene and disappear as it exits the scene Fly dialog box Accelerate Select to start animating the next unit of the title clip before the current unit exits the screen Start End unit Determines how the title appears in the scene Text The whole title appears in the scene Character The title appears in the scene one character at a time Word The title appears in th...

Страница 101: ...iggered Swing dialog box Pause Applies a break in between the start and end direction of the animation Select No Pause to make the animation run seamlessly Swing degree Select the level of curve applied to the text Enter Exit Denotes the trail from where the motion of the title will start and end Clockwise Select to animate the curve in a clockwise direction Turn dialog box Enter Exit Denotes the ...

Страница 102: ...ow the title appears in the scene Text The whole title appears in the scene Character The title appears in the scene one character at a time Word The title appears in the scene one word at a time Line A line of text appears in the scene one at a time Zoom start Zoom end Enter the title zoom ratio at the start and end of the animation ...

Страница 103: ...cks The Auto Music tab allows you to use third party music tracks for your project Music Voice tab Disc Select the disc drive where the songs you want to record are located Track Where you select the particular audio track you want to record Record Selected Track Records the selected audio CD track Click again to stop recording Play Selected Track Plays the selected audio CD track Click again to s...

Страница 104: ... Select from a variety of musical instruments and tempo to apply to the selected music Play Selected Music Plays back the music with the selected Variation Add to Timeline Inserts the selected track to the Music Track of the Timeline SmartSound Quicktracks Opens a dialog box where you can view information and manage the SmartSound Library Volume Adjusts the volume level of the selected music A val...

Страница 105: ...g into the microphone 6 Press Esc or click Stop to stop 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 Tip The best way to record 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 T...

Страница 106: ...s detected see to it that Disc and Track in the Options Panel are enabled Choose your desired song track from the Track drop down list 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 to stop recording When you load or add an audio track from an audio CD into the Libr...

Страница 107: ...ck the music with the variation applied 5 Set the Volume level then click Add to Timeline Adding 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 Insert Audio and choose which track to insert your audio file The VideoStudio CD also comes with several audio clips ready for you to...

Страница 108: ... handles on the Trim Bar To play only the trimmed portion of the clip hold Shift then click Play Fading in out Tip You can also trim a clip in the Library by using 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 Background music that starts and ends grad...

Страница 109: ...You can only see the Audio Mixing Panel when you are in Audio View See Audio View on page 40 To use the Audio Mixing Panel 1 Click Audio View 2 In the Options Panel click the track whose volume level you want to adjust 3 In the Navigation Panel click Project to switch to Project Mode You can only use the Audio Mixing Panel in this mode 4 Click While the project is playing in the Preview Window dra...

Страница 110: ...io View 2 On the Timeline click the track whose volume level you want to adjust 3 Click a point on the rubber band to add a key frame This allows you to adjust the volume level of the track based on this key frame Tips Click Solo to only play back the audio of the selected track To play back specific tracks click the speaker button beside the track Drag the Pan slider to make the audio only come o...

Страница 111: ...e Music and Voice tracks You can only apply audio filters when are you are in Timeline View See Timeline View on page 39 To apply audio filters 1 Click Timeline View 2 Select the audio clip on which to apply an audio filter 3 In the Options Panel click Audio Filter This opens the Audio Filter dialog box In the Available filters list select the desired audio filters and click Add 4 Click OK Note An...

Страница 112: ...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 y...

Страница 113: ...ile format and type in a Template name Click OK 3 In the Template Options dialog box set the options you want in the General and AVI Compression tabs 4 Click OK Note The available options in the tabs will depend on the type of file format of the template 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 templa...

Страница 114: ...ral tab Playback method To create a video file of the entire project 1 Click Create Video File in 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...

Страница 115: ...elect a movie template 5 In the Create Video File dialog box click Options In the Options dialog box select Preview range For more information on the Video Save Options dialog box and recommendations see Video Save Options on page 160 Click OK 6 Enter a file name and click Save Tips To save on rendering time use the same settings for your source video e g captured video VideoStudio project and mov...

Страница 116: ...ll create a temporary video file under the folder specified in the Preview tab of the Preferences dialog box See Preview tab on page 150 Burning a DVD VCD or SVCD Click Create Disc in the Options Panel to output your project together with other VideoStudio projects or videos to create a VCD SVCD or DVD In the Create Disc dialog box first choose an output format Second decide whether you want to ad...

Страница 117: ...SP file Video will be adjusted to the correct aspect ratio as specified in the Disc Templates Manager dialog box and automatically letterboxed or pillarboxed to fit the correct aspect ratio 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 becau...

Страница 118: ...you want to add 2 Click Open You can trim a video and VideoStudio project using the Jog Bar mark in out and navigation controls 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 adding chapters you can create submenus linked to their associated video clip ...

Страница 119: ...e 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 Or click Auto to let VideoStudio automatically select chapters Tips If you want to use Auto your video must be...

Страница 120: ...deo thumbnail it will jump to submenu 1 If you look at Clip 2 it has no chapters assigned to it so when you click Clip 2 the video will start playing from the beginning To edit menus 1 By default 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 de...

Страница 121: ...o thumbnail click it then drag the Jog Bar to change 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 ...

Страница 122: ...n your computer or create a disc image file of your movie to save on your hard drive 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 Tip As you move between controls a Tool...

Страница 123: ...ou to still use the industrial standard DVD Video format however it will only burn the necessary files you need so you can edit your video content e g menus in the future This option saves time in copying files and hard drive space when you edit the contents of your disc again but may result in your disc not being compatible with some DVD players If DVD Video fast editable is selected options in t...

Страница 124: ...ayback method option that you selected in Preferences See General tab on page 145 To play back your project in actual size 1 In the Options Panel click Project Playback 2 In the Project Playback Options dialog box click Finish To stop the play back press Esc To record your project to a DV camcorder 1 Turn on your DV camcorder and set it to Play VTR VCR mode 2 In the Options Panel click Project Pla...

Страница 125: ...ection of the DV tape where to start recording your project 5 Click Record When recording is complete click Finish Note If you only want to output the preview range of your project to the DV camcorder select Preview range Tip Click Transmit to device unit for preview to preview your project on the DV camcorder s LCD monitor ...

Страница 126: ...you select a video file that is in the Library You cannot export project files Exporting videos to Ulead DVD VR Wizard You can record or add your videos to a device that supports DVD RAM using the DVD VR format or DVD R To export videos to Ulead DVD VR Wizard 1 In the Library select the DVD VR formatted video files you want to export Next click Export and select Ulead DVD VR Wizard 2 The Ulead DVD...

Страница 127: ...r 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 3 Select a playlist You can also add or delete a list as needed If you select All all video clips are arranged in its original chronological order Once you re done click Next Tip If you record your videos on a new DVD RAM disc it must be pre formatted in...

Страница 128: ...ou can add or delete any clip in the playlist Drag and drop is also supported Once you re done click Next 5 Use Select playlist to preview any content as needed Once you re done click Record Note Select Program shows different sets of programs recorded in chronological order All Playlist Notes While recording is in progress all buttons are temporarily disabled When recording is done click Finish t...

Страница 129: ...ual for specific instructions 7 Click Record After you are done recording your project to the DV camcorder click Finish 2 Click the Share Step 3 Select a compatible DV AVI file from the Library 4 Click Export DV Recording 5 The DV Recording Preview Window dialog box opens You can preview the video file here After you are done previewing click Next 6 In the Project Playback Record Window dialog box...

Страница 130: ... HTML document To export your video onto a Web page 1 Select a video clip from the Library 2 Select the Share Step then click Export in the Options Panel and select Web Page 3 A message will appear asking if you want to use Microsoft ActiveMovie control or not 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 ...

Страница 131: ...en click Send 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 In Outlook Express select Tools Op...

Страница 132: ...media 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 2 Select the Share Step then in the Options Panel and select Greeting Card 3 Your video appears in a bounding box in the Multimedia Greeting Card d...

Страница 133: ...he 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 proj...

Страница 134: ...ened in the workspace a message prompts you to save the changes Save Save As Allows you to save your work as a new or existing project file VSP It opens the Save As dialog box where you can assign a file name and location for saving the file Project Properties Displays the Project Properties dialog box that includes information about the currently opened file Here you can also edit the project fil...

Страница 135: ...age prompting you to save your current project Edit menu Undo Reverses past actions that you performed on your project Ulead VideoStudio allows you to go back up to the last 99 actions The number of steps that you can undo depends on the settings you specify in the File Preferences General tab See General tab on page 145 Redo Allows you to reverse up to 99 of the last undo commands you performed T...

Страница 136: ...i trim Video dialog box where you can select useful segments from a video clip and break down the clip into these segments Split by Scene Opens the Scenes dialog box where you can split the video file based on frame content or shooting date This option can also be used for clips in the Library Save Trimmed Video Cuts the selected part according to the handles of the Trim Bar and saves it as a new ...

Страница 137: ...zard that allows you to quickly create a movie See VideoStudio Movie Wizard on page 26 Create Disc Allows you to output your project together with other VideoStudio projects or videos to create VCD SVCD or DVD Select Device Control Opens a dialog box where you can set up device control This will allow you to control your DV device using the Navigation Panel Change Capture Plug in Displays the Chan...

Страница 138: ...ou can select the preview files to delete freeing some of your system resources Library Manager Allows you to create custom media folders in the Library Help menu Ulead VideoStudio Help Displays general program help about Ulead VideoStudio Online Registration This opens your browser to the Ulead VideoStudio Online Registration page This allows you to instantly register your product and entitles yo...

Страница 139: ...roject Preview range Creates an audio file containing only the range you have marked in the Timeline Play after creating Select to play the audio file after the file has been created Format Click to open the Audio Format dialog box where you can change the audio characteristics Attributes Select from the drop down list of audio characteristics to use for saving ...

Страница 140: ... from the Batch Convert List Remove All Deletes all the files in the Batch Convert List Save in folder Click Browse to select a folder where to save the converted video files Save as type Select to what file format to convert the video files Convert Starts the conversion process Cancel Closes the dialog box without converting the video files Options Opens the Video Save Options dialog box where yo...

Страница 141: ...nate the buffer underrun problem Availability of this technology depends on the disc burner you use Format DVD RW 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 when you are using the DVD RW disc for the first time Do not close disc Select to keep the CD DVD open after the burning process Th...

Страница 142: ...nsparency of the text The higher the value the more transparent the text Soft edge Make the border blend smoothly with the background The higher the value the more the border blends with the background Shadow tab Shadow type Select the type of shadow to appy to your text The availability of the options below depends on the type of shadow X Sets the horizontal distance between the text and shadow Y...

Страница 143: ...n capturing from an analog device Capture to Library Select to put the captured video into the Library Force to use preview mode Select to improve captured video quality when capturing in SVCD or DVD format This is only available if your analog capture card supports this feature Capture frame rate Select what frame rate to use when capturing the video The higher the frame rate the smoother the vid...

Страница 144: ...he selected capture plug in Output Advanced Settings Include personal folder to disc Select to include Ulead DVD Runtime Player when you burn your video project onto a disc which you can use to play your movie in your PC Click Settings to change the player s program icon and or skin before you burn it onto the disc Include DVD player Select to include Ulead DVD Runtime Player when you burn your vi...

Страница 145: ...s to the clips This is important when the file in the Library is moved to another folder location 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 ...

Страница 146: ...ose the transition effect to be automatically applied to your project Playback method Choose a method for previewing projects Instant Playback allows you to quickly preview changes in your project without the need to create a temporary preview file however playback may be jerky depending on your computer resources High Quality Playback renders your project as a temporary preview file then plays th...

Страница 147: ...s Instant Playback target Select where to play back your project If you have a dual head display card you can play back your project on both the Preview Window and an external display device Default field order Choose the default field option for the selected video clip whose field option is unknown Field based video stores video data as two distinct fields of information for each frame If your vi...

Страница 148: ...ling 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 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 ...

Страница 149: ... constant image resolution when downloading files as opposed to the progressive image resolution available with interlaced images Stop DV tape when capturing stops Enables the DV camcorder to automatically stop the tape playback after a video capture process is complete Allow access to capture device s settings If you need to customize particular capture settings of your capture device select this...

Страница 150: ...tioned drive If you only have one drive leave the other boxes empty 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 si...

Страница 151: ...he 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 Perform non square pixel rendering Select to perform non square pixel rendering when previewing your video Non square pixel support h...

Страница 152: ...ternal playback device Select a device where to preview your clip with the filter applied You can use a DV camcorder s LCD monitor or another device such as a TV If your display card supports two output devices select Dual Head Device to preview the clip on the other device connected to your display card Options Click to adjust or modify the properties of the selected external playback device Desc...

Страница 153: ... format and other attributes used by the project Edit file format Select the video format you are going to use to create your final movie Click Edit to open the Project Options dialog box where you can customize compression and audio settings for the selected file format Project Options The tabs and settings in this dialog box are the same as the Video Save Options dialog box See Video Save Option...

Страница 154: ...ormat Click Customize to define video save settings such as compression and frame rate Do not convert compliant MPEG files Select to not re render MPEG files that are already compliant to the selected MPEG format Auto repeat when playback ends Select to loop the video after it is done playing back After playback Select whether to play the next clip or go back to the menu after playback ends This o...

Страница 155: ...ct Preview files list Displays VideoStudio project files VSP that you created and saved Delete Click to remove the temporary files of the selected VideoStudio project file from your computer Delete All Click to remove all the temporary files of all VideoStudio project files from your computer Hard disk Displays the available free space of the selected hard drive ...

Страница 156: ...for example you have specified the mark in timecode for capturing and then after the process the captured start frame is the frame before the actual mark in timecode you can then set a value of 4 to correct the timing between the device and your capture board Description Displays additional information about the current device control driver Options Opens a dialog box related to the selected curre...

Страница 157: ...S video input TV system 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 Audio Audio device Select the audio device where you want to capture audio Input source Indicates the current sound input device Should there be any problems with your audio simply check...

Страница 158: ...using an antenna to watch television or Cable if your television utilizes a cable TV system TV audio Select the audio format currently used by the TV Channel Enter the channel of the television program you plan to capture footage from Advanced Click to open the TV Channel Manager dialog box where you can scan for the TV channels available in your region Color tab Please see Video Color Manager on ...

Страница 159: ...ced to specify your preferred software compression Advanced Click to open the Video Compression dialog box where you can customize compression settings Video Color Manager Video Color Manager allows you to adjust the analog source s video properties such as brightness contrast hue and saturation before you capture the video into VideoStudio There are various video property options that you can adj...

Страница 160: ...gnizes if contents are still available for faster rendering process Perform non square pixel rendering Select to perform non square pixel rendering when previewing your video Non square pixel support helps avoid distortion and keeps the real resolution of DV and MPEG 2 content Generally the square pixel is suited for the aspect ratio of computer monitors while the non square pixel is best used for...

Страница 161: ...p when the menu page is viewed on progressive scan devices such as computer monitors or projectors General tab Encoder driver Select the encoder to use to encode the video file Data track Specify whether to create the video file or the video track only or include the audio track Frame rate Specify the frame rate to use for the resulting video file Frame type Select between saving your work as fiel...

Страница 162: ...the DVD VCD or SVCD specifications you should select one of the media types available on the drop down menu Select either NTSC or PAL depending on your region Speed Quality Drag the slider to control the compression of a file Dragging the slider to the right produces a higher quality video but at the expense of fluid motion of the video Dragging the slider to the left produces a fluid motion video...

Страница 163: ...o coding format for DVD Video MPEG video encoding format include audio encoding which use lossy information Linear PCM LPCM is an uncompressed audio format which is similar to CD audio but with higher sampling frequencies and quantisations LPCM s maximum bit rate is 6 144 Mb s which is much higher than MPEG 2 coding LPCM offers high quality but its drawback is that higher data rates leave little b...

Страница 164: ...e Data type Select from the list of available data types of the currently selected video compression scheme Preview Click to open the Preview dialog box to display the quality of the video compression settings Use common palette Select the color palette to use for saving the video Load Click to load a previously saved color palette Audio Click to open the Audio Format dialog box where you can chan...

Страница 165: ...erence on the specified data rate and the data rate of the compressed file Recompress Select this option to force the program to re render recompress the project In most cases you should leave this option unchecked Interleave audio and video Select to be able to specify the interleave ratio between the audio and video data Pack audio data for every _ Frames Specify when the next portion of audio d...

Страница 166: ...Ctrl S Save a project Alt Enter Project Properties F6 Preferences Ctrl Z Undo Ctrl Y Redo Ctrl C Copy Ctrl V Paste Del Delete F1 Help Alt C Go to Capture Step Alt E Go to Edit Step Alt F Go to Effect Step Alt O Go to Overlay Step Alt T Go to Title Step Alt A Go to Audio Step Alt S Go to Share Step Up Go to the previous step Down Go to the next step ...

Страница 167: ...lit Video Tab Enter Toggle between the Trim Bar and Jog Bar When the left Trim Bar handle is active pressing Tab or Enter switches to the right handle Left If you pressed Tab or Enter to make the Trim Bar or Jog Bar active use the Left arrow key to move to the previous frame Right If you pressed Tab or Enter to make the Trim Bar or Jog Bar active use the Right arrow key to move to the next frame E...

Страница 168: ... multiple clips in the Library Shift Click or Ctrl Click the clips Left Select the previous clip in the Timeline Right Select the next clip in the Timeline Zoom in out Page Up Page Down Scroll to the right left Ctrl Down Ctrl Right Scroll forward Ctrl Up Ctrl Left Scroll backward Ctrl Home Move to the start of the Timeline Ctrl End Move to the end of the Timeline Del Delete F3 Set mark in F4 Set m...

Страница 169: ...d to Full Screen Preview press Esc to change back to the VideoStudio Editor interface Double click a tran sition in the Effects Library Double clicking a transition in the Library automatically inserts it into the first empty transition slot between two clips Repeating this process will insert a transition into the next empty transition slot ...

Страница 170: ...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 o...

Страница 171: ...t only the edited portions making render times much shorter and faster The SmartRender feature also skips re rendering when the properties of the captured video are consistent with the project settings It only renders your project the first time you inserted your captured video clips When you add more captured video clips VideoStudio directly plays back the project without rendering In addition to...

Страница 172: ...uced 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 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 ...

Страница 173: ...from the system s main memory without passing through the CPU Open the Control Panel s System program and in the Device Manager enable DMA Direct Memory Access for all the hard disks in the primary and secondary IDE channels that will be used for capturing video DMA avoids possible drop frame problems when you are capturing video In Windows XP ...

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Страница 176: ...ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 176 Disabling Write Behind Caching Disable Write Behind Caching on the hard drive used for video capture In Windows XP ...

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Страница 179: ... the Paging File size Change the values of your Paging File Swap File size Set the minimum and maximum to twice your amount of RAM For instance if you have 256MB of RAM set both your minimum and maximum paging file limits to 512 In Windows XP ...

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Страница 182: ...ing the IEEE 1394 interface card provides loss proof quality After editing your project you can then render your final movie at any file format of your choice If you don t have an IEEE 1394 card or a DV camcorder the second choice is to use an analog capture card If you intend to record your finished project back to the videotape using an analog capture card with S video output yields better video...

Страница 183: ...e timecodes When capturing video or positioning the tape at a particular timecode sometimes VideoStudio may not be able to locate the timecode accurately and may even halt the program itself When this happens you may need to shut down the program Another option is to turn off your camcorder then wait for a few seconds at least six seconds before turning it back on This resets VideoStudio and once ...

Страница 184: ...s changed AVI Audio Video Interleave is a digital video file format designed specifically for the Microsoft Windows environment Batch Capture Allows you to capture only the needed clip segments from a source footage based on the start and ending timecodes which you have defined for each clip To do batch capture your capture card must have device control capabilities Capture The recording of video ...

Страница 185: ...ay or another Compression is achieved through a codec Data Rate The amount of data per second that is transferred from one part of your computer to another In digital video the data rate of your source is very important CD ROMs have lower data rates than hard disks The data rate of the Internet is very low Device Control A software driver that allows programs to control video sources like the camc...

Страница 186: ...ack to your camcorder after editing of course without any loss of quality DVD 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...

Страница 187: ...TSC video is commonly 29 97 frames per second fps but smaller video files can be created on the computer by using lower frame rates like 15 fps not suitable for VCD or DVD Frame Size The size of displayed images in video or animation sequences If an image intended for the sequence is larger or smaller than the current frame size it must be resized or cropped HiColor A 16 bit image data type that c...

Страница 188: ...y frame A specific frame in a clip that is flagged for special editing or other activities in order to control the flow playback or other characteristics of the completed animation For example when applying a video filter assigning different effect levels on the beginning and end frames shows a change in the appearance of the video from start to end of the video clip When creating a video assignin...

Страница 189: ...dio quality at a very small file size making it transfer quickly over the Internet MPEG 1 A standard for video and audio compression used in many products like VCD For NTSC its video resolution is 352x240 pixels at 29 97 fps For PAL it works at 352x288 pixels at 25 fps MPEG 2 A subset of MPEG 1 It s a standard for video and audio compression used in products like DVD For NTSC DVD its video resolut...

Страница 190: ...cognize capture devices as well as output videos for different purposes such as for e mail Web page video greeting cards and DV recording Profile A Profile covers various attributes for a Windows Media Format file such as bit rate number and type of streams compression quality frame size and so on Project File In VideoStudio a project file VSP contains the required information to link all associat...

Страница 191: ...ure device Windows systems such as Windows 2000 and Windows XP that are installed using the NTFS file system do not have the 4 GB limitation SmartRender SmartRender technology renders only project changes eliminating the need to re render whole projects and enabling fast previewing Split by Scene This feature automatically splits up different scenes into individual files In Ulead VideoStudio the w...

Страница 192: ...plate A work pattern in a software program It includes predefined formats and settings to save user s efforts and reduce risks of making mistakes Timecode The timecode of a video file is a numerical way of representing the position in a video Timecodes can be used to make very accurate edits Timeline The timeline is a graphic representation of your movie in chronological order The relative size of...

Страница 193: ...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 Video Filters A video filter is a method of changing the appearance of a video clip like mosaic and ripple Voiceover The narration of a video or movie is commonly called the voiceover This is most notable in documentaries ...

Страница 194: ...r 104 Album 83 Allow access to capture device s settings 149 Analog 170 Analog video 19 55 Animation effects 99 Drop 99 Fade 99 Fly 100 Moving Path 100 Pop up 101 Swing 101 Turn 101 Zoom 102 Applying 77 audio filters 111 text animation 99 video filters 77 Audio filters 111 Audio Mixing Panel 109 Audio Save Options dialog box 139 Audio Step 103 Audio View 40 Auto Edit Options dialog box 28 Auto tri...

Страница 195: ...ardware setup 17 analog capture or tuner card 23 DV 17 USB camera 24 Clip Volume Control 109 Color Effect Step 83 Color clips 65 Connecting 19 capture or tuner card to the sound card 21 TV antenna to the tuner card 21 USB camera 24 video device to the analog capture card 19 Create Audio File 133 Create Disc 112 adding editing chapters 118 assembling files 116 burning onto a disc 122 creating selec...

Страница 196: ...e Plug in 144 Change Clip Sequence 27 Customize Filter 79 Duration 30 Flip Album 84 Multi trim Video 72 New Color Clip 65 OutputAdvancedSettings 144 Pan Zoom 75 Preferences 145 Capture 148 Edit 147 General 145 Preview 150 Preferences Create Disc 151 Preferences File menu 145 Preview Files Manager 155 PreviewPlaybackOptions 152 Project Options 153 Project Properties 153 Project Settings Create Disc...

Страница 197: ...154 Duration dialog box 30 DV 53 DV AVI Type 1 and Type 2 53 DV camcorder 15 DV SmartPlay 171 DV Type 1 53 DV type 2 53 DV D8 camcorder to the IEEE 1394 interface 16 DVD 172 DVD VR compliant 163 E Edit Step 64 Editing 60 chapters Create Disc 118 Edit Step 64 profile WMV 60 text 96 Effect Step 81 Enable Audio Preview 50 Enlarge Preview Window 37 Export 126 DV Recording 129 E mail 131 Greeting Card ...

Страница 198: ...io 90 Keep aspect ratio 66 Key frame 79 L Library 41 sorting clips 43 Library Manager 43 138 M Make Movie Manager 138 Mark in out 37 Mixing audio tracks 109 Modifying 97 Modifying text attributes 97 More options 98 Motion 88 overlay clip 88 Movie templates 112 MPEG 58 Multiple text 94 Multiple titles 98 Multi trim Video 66 71 136 Delete selection 71 Retain selection 71 Multi trim Video dialog box ...

Страница 199: ... test before recording 141 Play Mode 36 Play Selected Tasks 51 Playback method 146 Playback Speed 66 73 Preferences 134 Preferences Create Disc dialog box 151 Preferences dialog box 145 Preview Files Manager dialog box 155 Preview Playback Options dialog box 152 Preview range 39 48 Previewing 47 Profile 59 60 Project Options dialog box 153 Project Playback 124 Project Properties 46 134 Project Pro...

Страница 200: ...ume Panel 56 Specify duration VideoStudio Movie Wizard 30 Speed Quality 162 Split by Scene 136 Split by scene Capture Step 50 54 Split by scene Edit Step 66 67 DV Recording Time 67 Frame Content 68 Split Video 37 69 136 Startup screen 26 Storyboard View 38 Enlarge 38 Super Video CD 172 SVCD 172 System requirements 12 System tweaks 173 System Volume 37 54 System defined profiles 60 T Task list 51 T...

Страница 201: ... Disc 172 Video data rate 162 Video filter 77 applying to a clip in the Video Track 77 applying to overlay clip 90 key frame 79 Video Save Options dialog box 160 Video Track 39 47 64 81 VideoStudio Editor 33 Menu Bar 35 Navigation Panel 36 Options Panel 36 project timeline 37 Step Panel 34 user interface 33 VideoStudio menus 134 Clip 136 Edit 135 File 134 Help 138 Tools 137 VideoStudio Movie Wizar...

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