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Страница 2: ... Ulead Systems Inc Ulead the Ulead logo and Ulead VideoStudio are trademarks of Ulead Systems Inc All other product names and any registered and unregistered trademarks mentioned in this manual are used for identification purposes only and remain the exclusive property of their respective owners Sample files Files provided as samples on the program CD can be used for personal demonstrations produc...

Страница 3: ...3 Analog capture card 15 USB port 15 Installing and running VideoStudio 16 Configuring VideoStudio 17 DV IEEE 1394 capture card 17 Analog capture card 18 USB input device 18 Getting around VideoStudio 19 The Options Panel 20 Capture Settings tab 20 Batch Capture tab 20 Video tab 21 Filter tab 22 Edit tab 23 Motion tab 23 Edit tab 24 Animation tab 24 Voiceover tab 25 Music tab 25 The Navigation Pan...

Страница 4: ...ing to MPEG Format 46 Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video 47 Video Capture Property Settings dialog box 50 Capturing TV footage 51 Split by Scene 52 Batch Capture 53 Capturing still images 54 Edit 55 Storyboard Mode 55 Timeline Mode 56 SmartRender and Play Project Clip button 57 Preview Files Manager 58 Inserting a clip into the Timeline 58 Trimming a clip 59 Split by Scene 60 Extract Vi...

Страница 5: ...gether 79 Fade 79 Share 80 Creating and saving a video file 80 Video Save Options 82 Project Playback 86 Creating an audio file 86 Exporting your movie 87 Creating disc 94 Working with Ulead COOL 3D 102 Appendix A Technology Overview 105 SmartRender Technology 105 DV SmartPlay 105 Appendix B Tips and techniques 106 A DV camcorder tips 106 B Video capture and editing tips 106 C Web video tips 107 D...

Страница 6: ...as you navigate through the program and learn basic operating procedures It will familiarize you with the program interface and workflow Most importantly it will provide you with easy to follow procedures for every videoediting task that you need to accomplish Although little experience in actual video production is required from the user to understand this manual it may prove useful to acquire re...

Страница 7: ...onger be played On the other hand the quality of digital video doesn t diminish over time You can play DVs countless times and still expect the quality to be as sharp as it originally was Digitization also extends a video s life span and allows you to enhance its original sound and picture quality Digitizing analog videos is a breeze with VideoStudio wherein data captured from an analog device are...

Страница 8: ...cribed as an enhanced version of VCD It is based on MPEG 2 technology with Variable Bit Rate VBR support The typical running time of an SVCD is about 30 45 minutes Although you could extend this to 70 minutes you will have to compromise sound and image quality SVCDs can be played back on stand alone VCD SVCD players most DVD players and all CD ROM DVD ROM with a DVD SVCD player software DigitalVer...

Страница 9: ...ay images add animated titles sync in a voiceover narration and use background music from your favorite CDs in formats such as WAV and MP3 All these can be done using drag and drop cut and paste or select and apply operations All the tracks in your movie are then organized into a video project file VSP which contains all the video and audio information on how your movie is put together When everyt...

Страница 10: ... and Me also in Windows 2000 and XP if they are installed in FAT 32 formatted drives letting you capture MPEG DV Type 1 and DV Type 2 video files as large as your hard drive will allow Extract Video Sometimes you have a long scene that you want to edit several parts out like a TV show you recorded Rather than repeatedly editing out a bit at a time this tool lets you select all of the sections you ...

Страница 11: ...stomize a video filter at any point in a video clip Enhanced Title Animation VideoStudio provides you with more ways to make your titles come alive Add your favorite captions subtitles popup titles and compose end credits like you find in theatrical films DVD Authoring Wizard By integrating a DVD authoring wizard into VideoStudio you can now create a DVD SVCD or VCD complete with interactive scene...

Страница 12: ...etting up VideoStudio Microsoft Windows 98 SE Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP 800 MHz above CPU speed is recommended 128 MB of RAM 256 MB or above for editing 500 MB of available hard disk space or above 4 GB is recommended best results can be achieved with a 30 GB Ultra DMA 66 7200 rpm hard disk Video for Windows and DirectShow compatible video capture card Windows compatible sound card CD ROM...

Страница 13: ... include the Microsoft DV driver and still support the Texas Instruments DV driver Check that the following devices are working properly 1394 Bus Controller Image Device Microsoft DV Camera and VCR For Microsoft DV driver only Sound video and game controllers 1394 camcorder ForTexas Instruments DV driver only Windows Millennium Edition Me Windows Me fully supports the IEEE 1394 card Check that the...

Страница 14: ...at the following devices are working properly 1394 Bus Controller 61883 Device Class AVC Device Class Brand name DV Camcorder The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE interface card Note In addition to commonly used Texas Instruments and Microsoft DV drivers there are other drivers available Consult your camcorder s manual for suitable drivers Enabling DMA for IDE disks If ...

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

Страница 16: ...Studio Double click the VideoStudio icon on your Windows desktop OR Select the VideoStudio icon from the VideoStudio program group on the Windows Start menu Note If the Setup screen does not appear after loading the CD then you can manually start it by double clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop then double clicking the icon for the CD ROM drive When the CD ROM window opens double click t...

Страница 17: ...e card To check the setup of VideoStudio for DV interface 1 Connect your camcorder to your IEEE 1394 capture card 2 Insert your video tape into the camcorder and switch it on Make sure it is in playback mode usually named VTR or VCR Check your camcorder s manual for specific instructions 3 Click Capture Step and check if your device is displayed in the Options Panel under Source Note When your cam...

Страница 18: ...ep and check if your device is displayed in the Options Panel under Source Note If your capture device supports multiple video sources the Input Source dialog box allows you to select your desired video source such as Composite Tuner or S Video Likewise if you have multiple audio sources this dialog box allows you to select your desired audio source USB input device To check the setup of VideoStud...

Страница 19: ... Options Panel Contains controls buttons and other information that you could use to customize the settings of the selected clip The contents of this panel change depending on the step you are in Library Stores and organizes all of your media clips Navigation Panel Use these buttons to go through a selected clip for precision editing or trimming Preview Window Shows the current clip video filter e...

Страница 20: ...saving your captured video Split by Scene Automatically separates captured video into several files based on changes in recording date and time This feature can be used only when capturing video from a DV camcorder Capture folder Where a copy of your captured file is saved Options Displays a menu allowing you to modify your capture settings Capture Video Transfers video from your source to your ha...

Страница 21: ...by Scene Splits a captured DV AVI file based on the recording date and time or the changes in video content i e motion change camera shifting brightness change etc For an MPEG file this feature can only split video based on changes in video content Extract Video Allows you to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them Current mark in Displays the selected video clip s mark in The M...

Страница 22: ... that have been applied to a clip Remove Deletes previously applied filters from your clip Customize Filter Allows you to specify your preferred settings for your selected filter Effect Options Panel The contents of the Options Panel under the Effect Step varies with the type of transition effect selected Duration Shows the duration of the applied effect on the selected clip in hours minutes secon...

Страница 23: ...in fade out duration Playback Speed Launches the Playback Speed dialog box where you can adjust the pace of your clip The higher the speed the shorter the duration The lower the speed the longer the duration Properties Displays the attributes of a selected clip Motion tab Direction Style Determines the type of movement to be applied to the overlay clip Position Sets the location of the overlay vid...

Страница 24: ... size Line spacing Sets the spacing or leading between lines of text Font style Bold italic and underline Alignment Aligns horizontal text to the left center or right Or aligns vertical text to the top center or bottom Vertical Title Makes the orientation of the title vertical or horizontal Color Click on this to specify your preferred font color Border Shadow Transparency Allows you to add shadow...

Страница 25: ...t the volume level of your audio Fade In Gradually increases the volume of a clip Fade Out Gradually decreases the volume of a clip Properties Displays the attributes of a selected clip Music tab Disc Where you select the CD drive of the songs to be recorded Track Where you select the particular audio track you d like to record Record Selected Track Records the selected audio CD track Play Selecte...

Страница 26: ...umber of ways to export and share a video file A video file can be exported to a Web page converted to an executable greeting card and sent by e mail It can be exported to Ulead DVD VR Wizard for burning to DVD RAM You can also directly output a video file to your DV camcorder and record it onto a DV tape Create Sound File Allows you to save the audio segment of your project as a sound file Durati...

Страница 27: ...r undone by clicking the left button And if you change your mind simply click Redo The Navigation Panel The Navigation Panel is used to preview and edit the clips used in your project Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project Use the Trim Bar and Jog Bar to edit your clips When capturing video the set of buttons will differ Instead of the Navigation Panel device co...

Страница 28: ...meline Mode Insert media files Displays a menu allowing you to place video audio or image clips directly on the project Zoom controls Increase or decrease the number of frames displayed in the Timeline Selected range These color bars represent the trimmed or selected part of a clip or project Time units Represents the timing of the project or clips in hours minutes seconds frames Project scroll co...

Страница 29: ... scene Hold Ctrl or Shift to select multiple clips To add media clips to the Library 1 Click Load media to open a dialog box for locating the media clip to insert in the Library 2 Select the desired file 3 Click Open when you are finished The type of clip you can insert depends on which track you are working on such as Title or Audio Use your mouse to drag and drop single or multiple clips from th...

Страница 30: ...New Custom Folder dialog box and create a new folder Specify a library Folder name and a Description Click OK Click Edit to rename or modify the description of a selected custom folder Click Delete to remove a selected custom folder from the Library 4 Click Close To delete media clips from the Library 1 Select the clip to remove from the Library Then press Del Or Right click the clip in the Librar...

Страница 31: ...file is not the finished movie and can only be opened in VideoStudio It is also possible to have a number of different projects using the same clips The actual process of creating a movie from a project file is performed in the Share Step The File menu The File Menu contains all the settings and commands that you will need to get started In this menu you can choose to create a new project open an ...

Страница 32: ...ered when you preview it Rendering is the process by which VideoStudio converts raw video titles sounds and effects into a continuous stream of data which can be played back in your computer You can modify the project settings in the Project Properties dialog box When you capture or insert your first video clip into the project VideoStudio automatically checks the properties of the clip and your p...

Страница 33: ...n also click File Preferences F6 and select from the available folders in the Working folders drop down list 3 Click OK Capture folder Note A faster way to open an existing project is to click File then select the project you want to open in the Recent file list VideoStudio however cannot open a project that has been moved or removed To open an existing project 1 Click File Open Project or press C...

Страница 34: ...nd more Preferences General tab 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 7 1 Enable undo allows you to define the maximum number of times you can take back an action Values range from 0 99 2 Background color specifies the background color from a group of presets 3 Enable relink checking automatically performs a crosscheck between the clips in the project and their associated source files allowing you to relink the source ...

Страница 35: ...automatically applies a transition effect to all clips in the project 6 Default transition effect allows you to choose the transition effect to be applied to your project 7 Playback method specifies the method to which your project will be played back after editing or trimming You can view your work without rendering by selecting Instant Playback or you can save and render your project at any time...

Страница 36: ...his option to preview clips using the frame size defined in your project properties 4 Default inserted image color clip duration specifies the default clip length for all image clips and colors that will be added in your video project Unit of time for the duration is in seconds 5 Default audio fade in out duration specifies the default duration for fading in and fading out of a video clip s audio ...

Страница 37: ...e format to which your captured still image file will be saved as 4 Image quality determines the display quality of the captured image The higher the quality the bigger the file 5 Image capture deinterlace enables constant image resolution when downloading files as opposed to the progressive image resolution available with interlaced images 6 Stop DV tape when capturing stops enables the DV camcor...

Страница 38: ...s or a partitioned drive If you only have one drive leave the other boxes empty 2 Limit hard disk usage to specifies how much memory you want to allocate just for the Ulead VideoStudio s program If you are only using Ulead VideoStudio and want to optimize the performance select the maximum amount possible If you are using other programs in the background you may want to limit this to half of the m...

Страница 39: ...ore To create a movie template 1 Select File Make Movie Manager 2 Click New then type in a Template name Also select a File format to use for creating movie files 3 Click Edit to open the Template Options dialog box where you can specify your preferred settings for the new template For instance you can select a video frame size codec for compressing video files audio quality and more Notes Movie t...

Страница 40: ...y to your computer s hard disk in the Capture Step Footage from a videotape can be captured as a single file or automatically divided into multiple files This step allows you to record video files and still images See page 42 The Edit Step and the Timeline are the heart of VideoStudio This is where you arrange edit and trim your video clips Video filters can also be applied to your video clips in ...

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

Страница 42: ...ture Capturing video is one of the most demanding tasks you will ever ask of your computer It involves high data rates and requires huge amounts of disk space Here are a few things you can do to ensure success Shut down ALL other programs that are running except Windows Explorer and VideoStudio Remove the Screen Saver to avoid possible interruption Best results can be achieved by using a dedicated...

Страница 43: ...limitations in file size when capturing or rendering video VideoStudio automatically performs seamless capture saving video into a new file every time the maximum allowable file size for a single video file has been reached Seamless capture will be performed only when capturing DV Type 1 or DV Type 2 from DV camcorder or when capturing MPEG video from DV camcorder or analog capture device The maxi...

Страница 44: ...u get to the part of the video you want to record click Capture Video on the Capture Settings Tab in the Options Panel 7 Click Stop Capture or press Esc to stop capturing In a Type 1 AVI the whole DV stream is stored unmodified as one AVI stream In a Type 2 AVI on the other hand the DV stream is split into separate video and audio data which are stored as two streams in the AVI The advantage of Ty...

Страница 45: ...or S video 1 Connect your video source device to your capture card On some cards you may also need to connect the audio cables 2 Open a project and click the Capture Step 3 Select a capture file format DV MPEG or AVI from the Format list 4 Scan your video to search the part to capture 5 When you get to the point you want to record click Capture Video on the Capture Settings Tab in the Options Pane...

Страница 46: ... camcorder straight to MPEG To capture video in MPEG format 1 Connect your camcorder or VCR to your capture card Switch it on and set it to Play or VTR VCR mode Check your device manual for specific instructions 2 In the Capture Step select MPEG from the Format list 3 Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug in will be detected automatically Use this capture plug in when capturing MPEG from a DV camcorder Othe...

Страница 47: ...er straight to Windows Media Video WMV WMV is an extensible file format that handles synchronized multimedia data and supports live content transmission over a wide array of networks Selecting this will automatically convert your video to a WMV file To directly capture to WMV format 1 Connect your DV camcorder to your IEEE 1394 capture card 2 Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode 3 In the...

Страница 48: ... Video to begin recording 6 Click Stop Capture or press Esc to stop capturing Note You also have the option to select a different profile to use for capturing DV video into WMV See the next section for details To select a profile 1 Connect your DV camcorder to your IEEE 1394 capture card 2 Turn your camcorder on and set it to Play mode 3 In the Capture Step select WMV from the Format list 4 Click ...

Страница 49: ...ure Step select WMV from the Format list 4 Click Options Video Capture Property Settings In the dialog box click Select to open Select Profile 5 Under Select Profile click Customize 6 Manage Profiles lists all the available profiles installed in your computer The profiles are categorized into two types System defined profiles and Custom profiles Simply click Edit to modify attributes of a Custom p...

Страница 50: ...e Mono or two Stereo audio input jacks Select Video Tuner forTV input and Video S video for S video input Use software compression is only applicable to files in AVI format Check this if you have a specific compression requirement Click Advanced to specify your preferred software compression 7 Under General Information specify a reference name for the created or edited profile in Name of Profile 8...

Страница 51: ...like to capture footage from Country Region determines the available channels in your place Input type determines the mode of your television input Select Antenna if you re using an antenna to watch television or Cable if your television utilizes a cableTV system Channel is where you enter the channel of the television program you plan to capture footage from Audio input source indicates the curre...

Страница 52: ...e Video Capture Property Settings dialog box To use Split by Scene option in Capture Step 1 Check the Split by Scene option in the Capture Setting Tab in Capture Step 2 Click Capture Video VideoStudio will automatically look for the scenes according to their recording date and time and capture them as separate files Split by Scene It often happens that a single DV tape contains several footage tha...

Страница 53: ...ual for specific instructions 2 Open a project 3 In the Capture Step click the Batch Capture Tab in the Options Panel You can also click the Capture menu arrow and select Batch Capture Note Batch capturing can be achieved only when you are using a DV tape and the IEEE 1394 card for computer connection Note The videotape automatically plays once you click the Batch Capture Tab Rewind or forward you...

Страница 54: ...n and set it to Play or VTR VCR mode Check your device manual for specific instructions 2 Open a new project 3 In the Capture Step click Play in Navigator 4 When you get to the part of the video you want to record click Capture Image on the Capture Settings Tab in the Options Panel 7 Click Capture Video 8 Batch capture starts based on all or selected if any tasks The process stops when the last ta...

Страница 55: ...d that starting out in the Storyboard Mode is the easiest way to get your project rolling Each picture represents an event in your movie an event being a video clip or a transition Thumbnails show at a glance the chronological order of events in your project The duration of each clip is shown at the bottom of each thumbnail You can drag and drop clips to insert and arrange them Transition effects ...

Страница 56: ...e adjusted to give you precise control over trimming and editing Use the Zoom controls or click the Ruler menu to adjust the ruler units Click Fit project in window to see the entire project displayed on one screen If you have a mouse with a scroll button the scroll button can be used to scroll through the timeline Tracks The Timeline is divided horizontally into the Video Overlay Title Voice and ...

Страница 57: ...sing VideoStudio offers you two preview options Instant Playback and High Quality Playback Instant Playback allows you to preview changes in your project without the need to create a temporary preview file High Quality Playback renders a preview file and provides a quick preview right after Click File Preferences In the General Tab select the preview method that you prefer For faster previews you ...

Страница 58: ...tual VSP project 3 Click Delete All to remove all temporary preview files of all VSP projects 4 Click Close Tip Press Ctrl S to quickly save your project from time to time This ensures that all project settings and file links are always updated Inserting a clip into the Timeline To add video clips to the Timeline you can use drag and drop or browse and select depending on where your clips are loca...

Страница 59: ...he Timeline to select it 2 Drag the yellow Trim handles on either side of the clip to change its length The Preview Window reflects the position of the Trim handle in the clip Or click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and enter the desired clip length 3 Other clips in your project automatically reposition themselves according to changes made Trimming a clip The best part of ed...

Страница 60: ...video file and automatically break it down into several clip files The way VideoStudio detects scenes depends on the type of video file In a captured DVI AVI file scenes can be detected in two ways DV Recording Time detects scenes according to their date and time of recording Frame Content detects content changes such as motion change camera shifting brightness change etc and splits them into sepa...

Страница 61: ...ion 5 You may also merge different scenes into a single clip Simply select all the scenes that you want to join together then click Join The plus sign and a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done 6 Click OK to split the video To extract videos 1 Go to the Edit Step and click Extract Video in the Options Panel 2 ...

Страница 62: ...ou make changes you may wish to make a permanent change to the clip and save the edited file Again VideoStudio gives you a margin of safety in that it saves the trimmed video to a new file and does not alter the original file You can press Delete or drag the thumbnail to remove it from the Library or even remove the original file to recover disk space To save select a trimmed clip in the Timeline ...

Страница 63: ...in the Library The folder can be the default Image folder or the one created by yourself Playback Speed You can now modify the playback speed of your videos Set your video in slow motion to emphasize a movement or set it to play at lightning speed and give your movie a comical air Simply adjust the speed attributes for your video clip by clicking Playback Speed under the Options Panel of the Edit ...

Страница 64: ...redits over the top of the color clip and then use a cross fade effect to create smooth transition into your movie You can insert a new color to the Color Library and control its duration just like an image clip Once a color clip has been inserted into the Library you can drag it to the Timeline to put it into your movie project To insert a color clip in the Color Library 1 Select Color from the f...

Страница 65: ...d drop the video filter onto your clip in the Timeline Note The Options Panel automatically switches to the Filter Tab after you drop the video filter onto your clip 5 Click Customize Filter in the Options Panel to customize the attributes of the video filter Available options depend on the selected filter 6 Preview how your clip looks with the video filter applied to it using the Navigator Notes ...

Страница 66: ...te The Options Panel automatically switches to the Filter Tab after you drop the video filter onto your clip 2 Click Customize Filter The dialog box for the video filter opens Note Settings available in the dialog box are different for each video filter 3 In the Original window drag the Jog bar or use the arrows to go to the frame where you d like to change the attributes of your video filter 4 Cl...

Страница 67: ...uence starts with the last key frame and ends with the first key frame To move to the succeeding key frame click Next key frame To move to the key frame prior to the one selected click Previous key frame 7 Adjust the video filter settings according to your preferences 8 Preview the changes you ve made by clicking Play in the Preview window of the dialog box 9 Click OK when finished Tip If the Lock...

Страница 68: ...The Library provides a wide range of preset transitions from cross fades to explosions We will deal with the details of these effects later For now you just need a project with two video clips in it To add a transition 1 Select a category of effects from the Folder list 2 Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library Select and drag an effect to the Timeline roughly between two video clips ...

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

Страница 70: ...ack Inserting video image in the Overlay Track Working in the Overlay Track is similar to working in the Video Track You can drag and drop clips and images color clips are not available in Overlay to arrange their order You can also apply a motion style effect that controls the way the overlay clip blends with the clips in the Video Track To insert a clip to the Overlay Track 1 Select Video Image ...

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

Страница 72: ...the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your video and select the frame you want to add a title to 2 In the Edit Tab in the Options Panel click Create Title or click directly in the Preview Window Note When you attempt to create a new title on a frame that already has a title clip it will be inserted after that title clip 3 Type in your title in the Preview Window and use the style buttons to ...

Страница 73: ...ration by either dragging the handles or entering a duration value on the Edit Tab To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip select the title clip and then click Play Clip or drag the Jog Bar handle Rolling scrolling The most commonly used technique for presenting opening or closing credits is by rolling and scrolling VideoStudio allows you to do just that You can even specify the ...

Страница 74: ... the Type drop down list 3 Select a fading option Cross fade makes the title gradually appear and then disappear 4 Specify a Pause setting No Pause Short Intermediate or Long 3 Specify how to scroll the title by choosing these animation options Start and End units Determine whether the whole title Text moves or parts of the title Character Word or Line scroll one at a time Start and End positions ...

Страница 75: ...reate a new one 2 On the Animation Tab in the Options Panel select Pop up Turn from the Type drop down list Make sure that the Enable Animation option is selected 3 From the Start unit drop down list choose whether to animate the title on a Text Word Line or Character basis 4 Choose a Start position where you want the title to enter the screen If you applied the Turn effect also choose an End posi...

Страница 76: ...t determine the success of your video production VideoStudio s Audio Step allows you to add both narration and music to your project The Audio Step consists of two tracks Voiceover and Music Insert your narrations in the Voice Track and your background music or sound effects on the Music Track You can even access music files from multiple CD ROMs simultaneously Details of the Timeline showing the ...

Страница 77: ...cordingly Use the Windows audio mixer to adjust the volume of the microphone 4 Click Start and begin speaking 5 Press Esc or click Stop Recording Voice to end recording Tip The best way of recording narrations is to do the recording in 10 to 15 second sessions This makes it easier to remove a badly recorded narration and redo it Just select the clip on the Timeline and delete it Adjust Volume leve...

Страница 78: ...line Inserting audio files VideoStudio provides a separate Voice Track and Music Track but you may interchangeably insert voice and music files on either track Click Insert media files Add Audio and choose which track to insert your audio file into The VideoStudio CD also comes with several audio clips ready for you to use Click Load audio to add them to the Library for easy access Trimming audio ...

Страница 79: ...Preferences Quality Duration to set the default audio fade in fade out duration Mixing it together The key to making narrations background music and existing audio of your video clips blend well together is to control the volume of your clips Trim handles beneath the Preview Window You can selectively play only the trimmed portion of the clip by holding Shift then clicking Play Tip You can also tr...

Страница 80: ...rences General and make sure Playback Method is set to High Quality Playback Then switch to Project Mode and click the Play button in the Navigation Panel to preview your project To render a movie 1 Click Create Video File on the Options Panel A selection menu of movie templates then opens 2 To create a movie file using the current project settings select Same as Project Settings Or select one of ...

Страница 81: ...ne representing the selected range should appear on the ruler 3 Click Create Video File in the Options Panel 4 Select a movie template 5 In the Create Video File dialog box enter a file name and then select Preview range instead of Entire project For more information on Video Save Options dialog box and recommendations see page 82 6 Click Save Another method of partially rendering your project is ...

Страница 82: ...our project or the whole thing by selecting Preview range or Entire project Click Play after creating to watch your movie immediately after rendering your project You can of course play your movie at any time after rendering with Windows Media Player Select Perform SmartRender to render only the most recent changes This saves you time and hard disk space Tip To maintain the highest possible qualit...

Страница 83: ...are best used for video to be viewed onTV For computer video a Frame based frame type is commonly used As with Frame size a larger Frame size yields a larger file size Check your captured clip s properties and try to use the same settings AVI Tab From the Compression drop down list choose a codec to use for compressing the video file A codec is a scheme for compressing or decompressing data Select...

Страница 84: ... playback quality VideoStudio automatically detects the best audio format and attributes for rendering your project once you ve selected your preferred type of compression Although you can choose the Audio Format and adjust Attributes it is advised that you use the default audio format and settings to avoid incompatibility problems Advanced Options Click Advanced in the AVI Tab to specify a specif...

Страница 85: ...force the program to re render the project In most cases this option should be left unchecked Select Interleave audio and video to specify the interleave ratio between audio and video data You can set the number of frames under the Pack audio data for every option to specify when the next portion of audio data follows the video data Select Pad frames for CD ROM to standardize the video data struct...

Страница 86: ...ideo project in a separate audio file This is especially useful when you want to use the same sound with another set of images or when you want to convert the audio of a captured live performance into sound files VideoStudio makes it easy for you to create an audio file of your project in MPA RM or WAV format To create an audio file 1 Open your project and click the Share Step 2 Click Create Sound...

Страница 87: ... your movies but there are a few things you need to watch out for A short three minute vacation video can easily take up 60 MB of disk space and many hours of download time But at a reasonable file size viewers can download your movies on the Internet Effective use of video on the Internet requires very high compression ratios that usually result in very low quality movies This means your movie sh...

Страница 88: ...rver you need to change one line of code to reflect the relative links to the associated movie file Sample of a simple hyperlink and ActiveMovie controls when displayed on a Web page ActiveMovie is a small plug in for your Internet browser standard with IE 4 0 or above which your viewers need to install If you choose No the page will be set up with a simple link to the movie 4 Enter a name and loc...

Страница 89: ...as Netscape Mail and Eudora you need to enable their MAPI Messaging Application Programming Interface option To set up Microsoft Outlook Express as your default e mail program 1 Select Tools Options 2 Click the General Tab in the Options dialog box 3 Under Default Messaging Programs click the Make Default button after the This application is NOT the default Mail handler option 4 Click Apply To ena...

Страница 90: ...lect Greeting Card 3 Your video appears in a bounding box in the Multimedia Greeting Card dialog box Double click an image from the Background template to select it 4 Drag the thumbnail to adjust the position Another way is to enter X and Y axis values You can also resize the image using the black controls around the thumbnail or enter Width and Height values directly 5 Enter a file name for the c...

Страница 91: ...hoose an option below and then click Next To record video files onto a new blank formatted DVD RAM disc click New Disc Image To add video files onto an existing disc with some data previously recorded click Open Disc Image and then select the DVD_RTAV folder on the DVD RAM disc in the Browse Folder dialog box To add other files click Add MPEG File and then select the files you want to add in the S...

Страница 92: ...ts of programs recorded in the chronological order 5 In Step 3 if you select a playlist the list is displayed in the lower pane while the upper pane shows all available video clips Here you can add or delete any clip in the playlist Drag and drop is also supported Once you re done click Next 6 Use Select playlist to preview any content as needed Once you re done click Record Notes While recording ...

Страница 93: ... manual for specific instructions 2 Select a compatible DV AVI file from the Library If you want to use a project make sure you have already rendered it using Create Video File 3 Click the Share Step 4 Click Export DV Recording 5 The DV Recording Preview Window dialog box opens Click Next 6 In the DV Recording Record Window dialog box click DV recording to begin recording to the DV camcorder 7 Cli...

Страница 94: ...projects and videos See the following sections for more information To add videos 1 Click Add Video 2 Locate the folder where the videos are and then select one or more video clips you want to add 3 Click Open Navigation controls Jog Bar Set Mark out Mark out Mark in Set Mark in Select this to create an introduction to your movie The first play video is always playbacked first automatically after ...

Страница 95: ... to open this dialog box with the following three options VCD player compliant Ulead VideoStudio uses the VCD 2 0 format when creating VCDs For navigation menus with background music Ulead VideoStudio uses a format that requires variable bit rate VBR decoding However some VCD players do not support VBR decoding and therefore VCDs created in Ulead VideoStudio will not play correctly in these player...

Страница 96: ...tch Note that these small video thumbnails only link to its mother video without generating any additional physical video files So you don t need to worry about the possibility of unexpected file size increase Notes You can create up to 99 chapters for a video clip If the Create menus option is not selected you will be guided to the preview step immediately without creating any menus after clickin...

Страница 97: ...Tips If you want to use Auto your video must be at least one minute long or the video has scene change information If you click Auto and your video is a DV formatted AVI file captured from a DV camcorder Ulead VideoStudio can automatically detect scene changes and add chapters accordingly If the selected video is an MPEG 2 file with scene change information Ulead VideoStudio automatically generate...

Страница 98: ... submenu 1 If you look at Clip 2 it has no chapters assigned to it therefore there is no submenu for Clip 2 Submenu 1 heading Chapter 1 Chapter 1 description Chapter 2 description Chapter 3 description Submenu 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Submenu 2 heading Chapter 1 description Chapter 2 description Submenu 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Main menu Menu heading Clip 1 Clip 3 Clip 2 Clip 1 description Clip 2 descri...

Страница 99: ... will be used as the menu heading and the text description respectively If you don t want to show the menu heading or the text description simply delete it 4 To change a menu layout use the Menu template list and select another preset 5 You can also click to use your own background image or click to use your background music 6 When you re done click Next to preview the movie Jog Bar Before After ...

Страница 100: ...as well as select the folder where you want to output video files or a disc image file Tip Before actual disc burning starts make sure the disc in the correct format has already inserted into the disc burner To output your movie 1 Enter a volume name up to 32 characters for the output disc 2 In Output settings select one or more tasks you want to do For example select the recording format that bes...

Страница 101: ...rive 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 the Output Advanced Settings dialog box such as Include personal folder to disc will not be available If DVD Video fast editable is selected keep in mind that there is a 30MB file size limitation for menus background audio...

Страница 102: ...e you want Next click Open 3 The COOL 3D file is now in the Library You can drag it to the Timeline or storyboard as a video clip or an overlay Notes You can load a COOL 3D file from the presets available in the Ulead VideoStudio Library or your own custom made one created from within Ulead COOL 3D A COOL 3D project file c3d is not available for viewing in the Preview Window of Ulead VideoStudio H...

Страница 103: ...to create other types of objects 5 In Animation Toolbar decide the total number of frames you need For fast rendering select a number less than 50 Also select a proper frame rate which is shown in frames per second fps For NTSC TV select 29 97 select 25 for PAL TV 6 Again in Animation Toolbar enter the frame number in Current Frame or drag the timeline control to the frame you want to add a 3D eff...

Страница 104: ... Last frame Current frame 7 Drag the text in the edit window in the way you want as a 3D title or drag a text effect from EasyPalette Click Play in the Navigation Toolbar to preview the result as needed 8 When you re done select File Save As to save it as a COOL 3D c3d file or select File Create Video File to save it as a video file ...

Страница 105: ...been added it renders out 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 ...

Страница 106: ...V camcorder Capturing video using 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 vi...

Страница 107: ... can be installed and used in Windows 95 However running the program in Windows 95 is not recommended since unexpected problems are most probable to occur Please use VideoStudio with Windows 98 Second Edition or other newer editions of Windows Power on the camcorder to reestablish connection Camcorders may automatically shut down to save power as such losing the connection between the camcorder an...

Страница 108: ...ontrol in the Settings and Commands menu and click the Options button A Device Control Options dialog box then appears Here you can fine tune the control settings so that your camcorder and VideoStudio can work together more closely in the way that you like Note Failure to locate the correct timecode may lead to unexpected problems such as noise or delays during capturing or recording back to the ...

Страница 109: ... Paste Ctrl A Select all characters in the on screen edit mode Ctrl X Cut selected characters in the on screen edit mode Del Delete F6 Preferences F1 Help Page Up Scroll up the Timeline Page Down Scroll down the Timeline Left Go to the previous clip in the Timeline If you pressed Tab to make the Trim Bar or Jog Bar active use the Left arrow key to move to the previous frame ...

Страница 110: ... Bar When the left Trim Bar handle is active pressing Tab switches to the right handle ESC Stop capturing recording rendering or close a dialog box without making any changes If you pressed Tab to activate and toggle between the Trim Bar and Jog Bar you can press Esc to deactivate the Trim Bar Jog Bar Shift Click Select multiple clips in the same track To select multiple clips in the Library Shift...

Страница 111: ...raphic is 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 o...

Страница 112: ...by removing redundant data Nearly all digital video is compressed in some way 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 ...

Страница 113: ...V is that it can be copied from your camcorder to your computer and then back 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 m...

Страница 114: ...A single image in a movie Frame Rate The number of frames per second in a video NTSC 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...

Страница 115: ...ct is composed of many effects filters titles etc and you re playing it in a slow PC then drop frames may occur If Instant Playback results in drop frames then use High Quality Playback to preview a project Key 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 exampl...

Страница 116: ... program where it is linked Mark In Out Points in a clip that have been marked for editing and trimming purposes A section can be selected from a longer clip by setting its beginning Mark in and ending Mark out MP3 Abbreviation of MPEG Audio Layer 3 MP3 is an audio compression technology that produces near CD audio quality at a very small file size making it transfer quickly over the Internet MPEG...

Страница 117: ... China Thailand and some other Asian places which has a frame rate of 25 fps There are other differences In the world of DV and DVD NTSC has the video resolution of 720x480 pixels while PAL has 720x576 pixels Overlay These are the superimposed video or image clips over existing clips in your project Plug ins Plug ins are utilities that add more functions and effects to a program In Ulead VideoStud...

Страница 118: ...n MPEG 1 or MPEG 2 file scenes are separated into files based on content changes Seamless Capture As a workaround to the 4 GB capture file size limitation in Windows systems that use the FAT 32 file system such as Windows 98 and Windows Me Ulead VideoStudio automatically saves captured video as a new file when this limitation has been reached This method known as seamless capture allows the captur...

Страница 119: ...he timeline Streaming This is a relatively new Internet technology that allows large files to be played as they are being downloaded Streaming is commonly used for large video and audio files SVCD Super Video CD SVCD is commonly described as an enhanced version of VCD It is based on MPEG 2 technology with Variable Bit Rate VBR support The typical running time of an SVCD is about 30 45 minutes Alth...

Страница 120: ... VideoStudio there are a large variety of special transitions available and they are called Effects Trim The process of editing or cropping a movie clip Computer video can be trimmed frame by frame VCD 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 pl...

Страница 121: ...pturing analog video 45 DV video 43 image 37 63 MPEG 46 still images 54 TV footage 51 VFW 43 Windows Media Format selecting a profile 48 Windows Media Video 47 Capturing video analog capture 18 Batch capture 53 Checklist 42 seamless DV MPEG capture 43 USB device 18 Video Capture Property Settings 50 Windows Media Video 47 Chapter adding editing 96 automatically generating 97 removing 97 Clip displ...

Страница 122: ...8 Effects creating 68 customizing 69 drag and drop 69 Electronic greeting cards 90 Exporting DV recording 93 DVD R 91 DVD RAM DVD VR 91 e mail 89 electronic greeting cards 90 Web page 87 Extracting videos 61 F Fade in out 36 Fading in out background music 79 titles 74 FAT 32 43 File menu 31 FireWire 43 G Getting started 31 H Hard disk 42 Hard disk usage 38 HTML 87 88 I IEEE 1394 card DV capture 17...

Страница 123: ...ons Panel Music tab 25 Voiceover tab 25 Audio Step 77 mixing 79 Capture Options Panel Batch Capture tab 20 Capture Settings tab 20 Edit Options Panel Filter tab 22 Video tab 21 Effect Options Panel 22 Effect Step 69 Motion Tab 71 Overlay Options Panel Edit tab 23 Motion tab 23 Overlay Step 71 Share Options Panel 26 Title Options Panel Animation tab 24 Edit tab 24 Outputting 100 Overlay COOL 3D 102...

Страница 124: ...o Tab 82 Saving trimmed clips 62 Saving a video file 80 Scene changes 97 Scene detection 52 Scrolling 73 Seamless capturing 43 Selecting a profile 48 Setting preferences 34 Setting up analog capture 18 Setting up DV capture 17 Setting up USB device 18 Share Step 26 41 80 SmartRender 32 57 81 82 105 SP mode 42 Speed 63 Split by Scene 60 Split by scene 52 Storyboard mode 55 SVCD 94 System requiremen...

Страница 125: ... 59 with the Trim Bar 59 Trimming clips 59 Troubleshooting 107 TV system 50 TV tuner 51 U Ulead VideoStudio user interface 19 USB capture 18 User interface 19 V VCD 94 VFW 43 Video Capture Property Settings 50 Video filters 65 Voiceover narration 76 Volume 76 Volume name 100 W Web video 107 Windows Media Format 48 Windows Media Video 47 107 WMV 47 48 Working folder 35 ...

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