User manual ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO 7.0

User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. January 2003 First English edition for MediaStudio Pro version 7, January 2003 © 1992­2003, Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc. Software license The software described in this document is furnished under a License Agreement which is included with the product. This Agreement specifies the permitted and prohibited uses of the product. Licenses and trademarks Ulead, Ulead Systems logo, MediaStudio and MediaStudio Pro are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. 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Installing Acrobat Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Running the programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Read Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What's new? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real-time software preview capability in Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Windows Media Format native editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio enhancement and mixing control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Realtime output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rich title feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video capture enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16:9 Widescreen format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scene detection enhancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support Dolby AC-3 encoding and decoding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improved integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sony MICROMV support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Support for Pentium 4 and dual CPUs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enhanced navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD/VCD authoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 21 21 22 22 Tutorials Tutorial 1: Video Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Setting up the DV device control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Tutorial 2: Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 The basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Creating your first video project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Adding clips to your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Working with clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Applying transition effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Previewing your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Artistic and creative techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying a video filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a moving path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the audio level of an audio track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing a transition effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Moving Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Synchronizing audio to video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Auto Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pixel aspect ratio management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording back to a DV device from the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 33 34 35 36 36 37 38 39 40 41 Tutorial 3: Video Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Getting to know Video Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating your first project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with images in an edit window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing your brushes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working over multiple frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying a video filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cloning an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a video matte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing an erase effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing an advanced power duplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating background sets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retouching images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced macros: Creating a laser beam effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced cloning: Disappearing act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 44 45 46 47 49 49 50 51 52 52 53 54 56 57 58 Tutorial 4: CG Infinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Common techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drawing regular shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating and distorting text objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying gradients to your objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manipulating objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a corporate logo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Animating objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 60 61 62 63 64 65 Advanced techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a corporate logo (advanced) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Controlling the timing of multiple objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing fades and distortions over time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 66 67 68 69 Video Capture Chapter 1: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Understanding the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Preparing video for display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capture Plug and Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecting to an analog video source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing video from your video source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting preview options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining audio input when capturing analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Improving video signal when capturing analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calibrating your display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting color with your video capture board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Video Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 76 76 77 77 78 79 79 82 83 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Chapter 2: Capturing video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Tips for capturing good video and audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Getting the right hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Using compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Techniques for improving your video captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Techniques for improving your audio captures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Capturing videos and images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Customizing your capture options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Capturing from a DV camcorder using an IEEE-1394 (FireWire card) interface card . . . . . . . . . 93 Seamless DV Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Controlling the DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Direct MPEG capturing from a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Direct WMV capturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Capturing video based on a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Editing and customizing a video profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Scanning a DV tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Dropped frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Capturing single frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Capturing a sequence of still frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Capture history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Capturing a color palette when capturing analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Changing a file's properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Marking video sequences for capturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Viewing and editing a batch list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Capturing marked video sequences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 Capture plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Video Editor Chapter 1: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Understanding the workplace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Standard toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Timeline toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Working with video projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Creating a new video project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Customizing a video project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Project settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 4:3 and 16:9 display management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Saving a project as a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Saving a video project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Packaging a video project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Smart Relink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Saving the layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Using the Production Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Placing clips into the Production Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Using the Storyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Working with folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Drag and drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Viewing Production Library thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Adding effects to the Production Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Working with the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Inserting clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Inserting video, audio and image clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Voice Over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Extracting extra audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Push Away insertion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting title, color, and silence clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determining the visibility of clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Displaying clips on the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zooming in/out on the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General Timeline and Summary Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Quick Command Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting Ulead video file types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting UIS files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 132 133 134 134 135 136 138 139 139 Converting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smart Check & Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Batch Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 140 141 142 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Chapter 2: Editing clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Making selections in the Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Clip Selection tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Time Selection tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Track Selection tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Track buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grouping clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pasting attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Snapping to clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Splitting the audio from video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the speed of clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reversing the frames of a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Relinking clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calibrating video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Freezing a frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting field options for video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using A/B Roll Editing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing project cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing clip cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locating clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Locating an empty time slot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimming clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimming in the Source window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 150 151 152 152 153 153 154 155 155 155 156 156 156 157 158 159 160 160 161 162 163 163 164 Using the Trim window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Scissors tool to trim clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defining trim options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smart Trim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 165 166 166 Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Ripple Editing examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Automatically trimming an inserted clip (No Ripple) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting a clip into a full Timeline (Ripple) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting clips into the middle of an existing clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Source window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Instant Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using DV SmartPlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing scrub previews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing on an external device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing preview files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168 168 168 169 170 174 175 175 177 178 179 179 180 Chapter 3: Using effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181 Using transition effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transition effects basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing a transition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fade to black . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using key frame controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video overlay effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overlay key types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding Alpha Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Gamma correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating image and video mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using Grayscale mattes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying video filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video filter samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Global filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying a regional matte to a video filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a moving path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating 3D moving paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 182 184 185 187 188 190 192 193 194 195 195 196 197 198 198 200 202 206 Managing key frames on a moving path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Inserting an image with moving path attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the audio level of an audio clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding a soundtrack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 210 210 212 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 Chapter 4: Creating and outputting your files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Creating a movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determining your video save options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cropping video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a batch video creation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Analyzing a video file's data rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an audio file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio Mixing Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grouping audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying volume controls in real time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frame by Frame Audio Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating an image sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 219 222 224 225 227 228 232 233 234 235 Creating an Edit Decision List (EDL) file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236 Posting timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237 Outputting to analog video tape . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Creating a VCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 Creating an SVCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Creating a DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241 Creating MPEG-2 files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Creating WMV/ QuickTime streaming file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Exporting to Ulead DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Exporting to Ulead DVD-VR Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Working with a Digital Video camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 External preview plug-in architecture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248 Video Paint Chapter 1: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Understanding the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with the Filmstrip panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with edit windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Opening files into Video Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting a new Video Paint project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a video or image file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing Cut and Copy operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a paste operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duplicating changes over frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Placing cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing edit windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zooming on an image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Global Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fitting an image in the edit window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with frames in a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duplicating frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replacing frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Video Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252 254 255 255 256 257 258 259 259 260 262 263 263 264 265 265 266 267 267 267 269 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Chapter 2: Painting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Working in different display modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Normal mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruby Mask mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Onionskin mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Source Video mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding the selection marquee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting in the Composite and Paint Layer modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting regularly shaped areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting irregularly shaped areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting an area containing similar colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding to or subtracting from a selection area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 276 276 278 279 280 280 281 281 282 283 284 Moving a selection area marquee (mask) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Color palette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting colors from the Color Picker pop-up menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting colors with the Eyedropper tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loading and saving color tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Painting tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifying Brush panel attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Filling an area with color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transforming selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 285 286 287 288 288 289 290 294 294 Using the Clone tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295 Using the Retouch tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296 Recording macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Applying filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 Previewing your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a flick preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 302 303 304 CG Infinity Chapter 1: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 Understanding the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Understanding objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Starting a new CG Infinity project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 Changing the background of an edit window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 Changing the view of an edit window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Viewing objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 Saving your work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Creating video and image files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Performing Cut and Copy operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313 Performing a paste operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314 Controlling the alignment of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Displaying rulers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Displaying grid and guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315 Aligning objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316 Customizing CG Infinity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 Chapter 2: Working with objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319 Defining an object's style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting your default object style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating text and shape objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Text tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Shape tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Freehand tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Path tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting and transforming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting multiple objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Grouping objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Layering objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Moving objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transforming objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Envelope tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a moving path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the shape of a moving path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the size and style of an object over time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the speed of an object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Timing the movement of objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 323 323 324 325 326 327 328 329 329 329 330 330 331 332 334 335 336 337 338 340 Audio Editor Chapter 1: Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343 Understanding the basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playing audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating a new edit window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing waveforms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dragging-and-dropping to Video Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tips for determining audio quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Audio Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 346 346 347 348 348 350 350 352 353 The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 Chapter 2: Editing audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 Creating selection areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating precise selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Managing cues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clearing audio data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inserting audio data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound sweetening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the audio level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quantizing a waveform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with silence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing background noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calibrating files recorded from different sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixing tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Removing a mixed track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying special effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a stereo pan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reversing a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing an echo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Performing a cross fade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using DirectX Audio and DMO Audio Effect plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The chapter in review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 357 357 358 359 360 361 361 362 363 363 364 365 365 366 367 367 368 369 369 370 371 371 372 More Programs Ulead DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Getting around Ulead DVD MovieFactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376 Which task should you choose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377 Working on a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Add videos or slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capture settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trim a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit video or slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extract video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Replace audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Split a video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 378 379 382 383 384 385 385 Add/Edit chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setup menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preview your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 387 388 389 Ulead DVD-VR Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Step 1: Select a file to export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Add Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 3: Select Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 4: Edit Playlist (All) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 5: Edit Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 6: Playback Simulation and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 391 391 392 392 392 Appendix Background information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 The world of analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside the video signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . How analog video is displayed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The world of digital video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside digital video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with the data rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding the frame rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding the frame size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding data types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Understanding video compression . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aspect Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frame type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DV Type-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DV Type-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WMV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On USB and IEEE-1394 (Firewire) capture cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Tweaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 396 397 397 398 398 399 399 399 400 401 402 402 402 402 403 403 Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 INTRODUCTION 15 Introduction Welcome to MediaStudio Pro Congratulations on purchasing Ulead MediaStudio Pro, the ultimate video editing solution for desktop professionals and digital video enthusiasts. Built around a powerful suite of versatile and high performance programs, MediaStudio Pro is the first choice for anyone wanting to work with video. MediaStudio Pro offers Realtime MPEG Capture, Realtime Preview and Realtime Output. With intuitive controls and seamless integration, creating video has never been easier or more accessible. In this introduction you will learn about: · Using the MediaStudio Pro documentation .............................................. p.16 · Installing MediaStudio Pro on your system .............................................. p.17 · Running MediaStudio Pro programs ......................................................... p.18 · What's new in MediaStudio Pro .................................................................. p.19 16 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Getting started MediaStudio Pro is a high caliber, professional level video editing software suite. More than just a simple video editor, it is truly a complete digital studio, encompassing computer graphics effects, rotoscope animation, and other amazing filters and effects. Acclaimed by industry experts as being the most intuitive and easy to use video editing software around, it is a powerful program that needs ample time to master. Our best advice to you is to begin first by browsing through this manual, then reading the sections you are interested in. Now, you are ready to fire up the program and give it a try. We strongly recommend working through the Tutorials section of this manual and checking out the sample projects found in the Samples folder of MediaStudio Pro before really digging into the advanced stuff. Once the basics are covered, you should be able to begin editing your own movies in just half a day. Help! As you work, you will certainly have many questions that can be quickly answered by accessing the extensive online Help. Hold your mouse over an object in the program that you have a question about and press [F1] on the keyboard. Every item has a help topic associated with it, so this is a surefire way to get instant answers. You can also look at the bottom of these topics (which are usually just simple definitions of the item) and find links to Related Topics. Check the Index of both the Help and the manual to get to topics quickly. The manual We consider the Online Help to be a definitive reference for instant and comprehensive information about every aspect of MediaStudio Pro. It is not meant to be read through as a complete document. The manual, on the other hand, is much more readable but is meant as an introduction and is limited in scope. It contains a broad overview of all of the program modules with detailed step-by-step instructions covering all of the basic functions, clearly outlining the most commonly used tasks. INTRODUCTION 17 More info Once you've played with the program a little and can already edit clips, apply transitions, and add a title or two, you might want to return to the manual for tips, tricks, and ideas. The companion CD has hundreds of samples and additional tutorials. The MediaStudio Pro Web site (www.ulead.com/msp/runme.htm) also has a number of additional resources. There are also a few private Web sites that have great tutorials and sample projects. One of the best is the MediaStudio User's Group, or MUG, at www.mugcentral.com. This is the home base for the MUG mailing list, which you can subscribe to at this site. Everyday, dozens of users, including quite a few video professionals, ask and answer questions in an amazingly useful forum. Installation The MediaStudio Pro installation program runs from within Windows and contains complete instructions to take you through the installation process. To install MediaStudio Pro: 1. Read the license agreement that comes with the MediaStudio Pro package. The license agreement contains important legal requirements that you need to be aware of. If you agree to abide by it, continue with the installation. Note: Please take a moment to fill out the registration card during installation. Becoming a registered user entitles you to product updates and upgrade information, as well as technical support. You can also instantly register online (electronically) after installing the program. 2. Insert the MediaStudio Pro CD into your CD-ROM drive. Windows should detect the CD and then automatically run the installation program. If the automatic detection feature is turned off, use Windows Explorer to run the SETUP.EXE program directly from your CD-ROM drive. 18 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Installing Acrobat Reader An electronic copy of this user guide is also available in the Adobe Acrobat format (PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT - PDF). To view this, first run the AR500ENU.EXE file (in the DRIVERS folder of the first MediaStudio Pro CD) and follow the installation instructions. After successfully installing the Reader program, run the program and click File: Open to open the file MSPMANUAL.PDF. You can then view the user guide online. Running the programs To run the MediaStudio Pro programs, click on the appropriate command in the Start: Programs: Ulead MediaStudio Pro 7 submenu. This submenu may differ depending on the choices you made during installation. If you are already working in any of these programs, the easiest method to run another MediaStudio Pro program is by using the Switch menu, located on the right of the Menu bar. Read Me In the fast paced world of software, change occurs almost daily. While we have tried to keep this manual as up-to-date as possible, there will inevitably be some things that did not make it into the book by press time. Please browse through the Read Me file installed in the MediaStudio Pro directory to find out about the latest notes, drivers, and troubleshooting tips. INTRODUCTION 19 What's new? Capture, edit and create videos like a professional by using the all-improved MediaStudio Pro 7. A comprehensive tool designed to help you create your videos with ease and flexibility. Through its enhanced and added features, you can make movies like those done by professionals. Real-time software preview capability in Video Editor Play back a project in real-time, without waiting to render preview files. Video Editor can render and play back up to five layers of video, filters and transitions in real-time, allowing the user to immediately see the result of an edit, without having to wait for a render. Realtime performance however, depends on the processor's speed and available memory. MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Windows Media Format native editing DVD and SVCD parameters can be difficult to set manually. Using presets, users can quickly and easily create DVD and SVCD compliant files. There are also options for RealMedia and Windows Media Format files for streaming on the Web, and users can create and save their own encoding template for future use. The variety of formats allows the user to deliver to virtually any output device without having to go through intermediate and time consuming transcoding processes. Audio enhancement and mixing control Audio mixing panel allows user to adjust and pan audio volume in real time, while frame by frame audio preview allows much greater and more intuitive control. 20 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Realtime output Output directly from the timeline, either to DV Camcorder, or to TV/VCR with appropriate TV out display card. You don't need to wait for projects to render! Rich title feature The title dialogue box has been made clearer, and special title effects and animations have been added. Together with new coding to improve the image quality of titles, users now have more professional, as well as more eye catching title options at their disposal. Video capture enhancement MediaStudio Pro allows Realtime capture, via FireWire, of a variety of formats such as Native DV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and Windows Media Format. 16:9 Widescreen format Capture, edit, and output in the increasingly popular 16:9 Widescreen format. Scene detection enhancement Scene Detection makes clip preparation and management much faster and easier. Scan an entire DV tape in 5 minutes. Scene detection identifies individual clips and provides a thumbnail list of the entire tape contents. Save as a DV Album which provides a log of the entire tape for future reference. INTRODUCTION 21 Support Dolby AC-3 encoding and decoding Encode and decode Dolby AC-3 audio. Allows users to create sound tracks, especially useful in the creation of DVDs. Improved integration Enhanced titling options include support for Flash animations, integration with Ulead PhotoImpact 8 and Ulead's improved vector based COOL 3D Studio, for the widest range of texture, 3D and movement options in titles and graphic objects. This offers greatly enhanced creativity and usability, especially for 3D titles and objects, filters and effects, and Internet output. These products are not included in MediaStudio Pro Sony MICROMV support Sony's super-small MICROMV camcorders use a proprietary MPEG-2 codec, which MediaStudio Pro allows users to capture, edit, and convert to DVD-ready MPEG-2. MICROMV users have so far had very limited options with editing and output of their video material. MediaStudio Pro is the first full-featured video editor to offer support for this format. Support for Pentium 4 and dual CPUs Media Studio Pro's scaleable architecture takes full advantage of high-speed Pentium 4 and dual CPUs, resulting in significant performance boosts. 22 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Enhanced navigation Summary Timeline tool lets user see entire production at a glance, making it much easier for the user to locate a particular clip or position in the project. This is especially useful for long-form projects. DVD/VCD authoring Ulead DVD MovieFactory LE is included and integrated. This is a complete VCD/DVD authoring package, with templates for backgrounds, menus, etc., including a Runtime player that the user can burn on to disc. Tutorial 1 Video Capture Video Capture is where you'll begin. Hook up your camcorder and you're ready to capture video to your computer for professional editing. MediaStudio Pro supports direct Digital Video (DV), native MPEG capturing, and DV device control, giving you more creative freedom. In this tutorial you will learn about: · Setting up the device control ..................................................................... p.26 · Capturing digital video (DV) ...................................................................... p.26 26 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Setting up the DV device control Control your DV device using the program's Control bar. To set up the DV device control: 1. Connect your DV device using an IEEE-1394 FireWire interface card then turn it ON. Set it to Play or VCR mode. Refer to your camcorder's manual for specific instructions. 2. Run Video Capture. Video Editor will detect your device automatically. 3. To check if Video Editor detected your device correctly, click Setup: Device Control. 4. Click the Current device list in the Device Control dialog box. 5. Select your device. This will vary depending on your hardware (e.g. MS 1394 Device Control). 6. After you have selected your device control, test if you can control your DV device using the Control bar. If you can't control it, go back to the Device Control dialog box and select another device. To capture digital video (DV): 1. Connect your digital capture device (e.g. DV camcorder) to your PC via the IEEE-1394 FireWire interface card. 2. Turn your device ON and set it to Play or VCR mode. 3. Run Video Capture. 4. Click Setup: Switch Capture Plug-in. In the dialog box select a capture plug-in to use from the Current capture plug-in list (e.g. Ulead DirectShow Capture Plug-in). 5. Click Setup: Device Control and set up your device control. (See To set up the DV device control procedure). 6. Click Capture: Video. In the dialog box, select the capture options you want then click OK. To select the capture DV type, click Properties. 7. A dialog box will prompt you to start capturing, click OK when you are ready to capture. 8. Depending on the options you selected in the Capture Video dialog box, you may need to press [ESC] or click the mouse to stop capturing. Tutorial 2 Video Editor Video Editor is where you combine all the elements from the other MediaStudio Pro programs to create a final video production. Here you can insert your files and then arrange them into their playing sequence, adding impressive transition effects, overlays and moving paths as you go. In this tutorial you will learn about: · Creating video projects .............................................................................. p.28 · Working with clips ....................................................................................... p.30 · Adding special effects ................................................................................ p.33 28 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE The basics Video Editor is a rich, professional editing tool. As such, it can take some time to truly master. We're going to try, however, to walk you through the complete process of creating a finished movie as quickly and professionally as possible. Creating your first video project The critical first step to making movies is to create a project. A project is simply a small file that collects and controls the details of your movie. It is not a finished movie, but rather is the workspace where you build your movie. You can save changes to a project and make as many edits as you want without affecting your source material. To create a new project: 1. Run Video Editor. Click File: New. 2. In the New dialog box, select an Existing project template. (You can also open this dialog box at any time by clicking the New button). 3. Click OK. When you save your project, you will save it as a *.DVP file, which can be opened only in MediaStudio Pro. Selecting a project type is a one time event, but it can be a complicated process that depends on what country you are in (PAL or NTSC) and your eventual final movie format (e.g. Streaming Internet Video or DV). If needed, click the Create button in the New dialog box (or File: Project Settings) to customize these settings and save them as a new project template. Please refer to your capture board's manual for specific advice and see pages 118 and 217 for additional information. You can then save this customized information (from any project) as a template by clicking File: Save Project Template. TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 29 Adding clips to your project The Timeline is the heart of Video Editor. This is where you put video, audio, and other media files that will make up your movie. Daunting at first glance, it is amazingly easy to use. You can also see how long each video/ audio segment is and how it relates to other parts of your project. To insert files into the Timeline: 1. Click the Insert Video button on the Timeline toolbar to open the Insert Video File dialog box. 2. Browse for a video file (clip). There are a number of sample files on the MediaStudio Pro CD or use a file you have previously captured. 3. Click Open. 4. Move your cursor to the beginning of the Va track and click. How your Timeline should look Try repeating the above procedure with another video clip, this time inserting it into the Vb track just below the first clip. Any material placed in lower tracks appears over, or on top of, clips placed in the higher tracks. Therefore, if you make the clip in Vb overlap Va, the material on the Va track will be partly or totally hidden. This is an important concept, because clips will often overlap to create overlays, titles, and transition effects. 30 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Working with clips Any media file in a project is referred to as a clip. Clips can be images, videos, sound files, titles or colors. Changing the order of clips or positioning clips on the Timeline is a natural and intuitive process: just dragand-drop. The power of editing video on your computer comes in part from the ability to edit with frame accuracy. Although there are a number of techniques you can use, the following is one of the easiest. To trim a video clip: 1. Select a video clip on the Timeline by clicking on it. 2. Move the cursor to the very right edge of the clip. The cursor should change to a double arrow. 3. Click and drag the edge to the left to trim it. This will shorten the clip in the project and on the Timeline, but will not alter the original source clip in any way. You can use the "-" and "+" keys to zoom in and out for more precise trimming. The Trim window (click Window menu: Trim window) is also an ideal way to accurately trim clips. Trimming a clip using the Trim window TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 31 Applying transition effects Transition effects between scenes in a movie are a ubiquitous part of any video production. Whether you stick with a simple cross-fade or go for any one of the hundred or so fancier special effects, this is sure to be one of the more fun parts of editing. To create a transition effect: 1. Insert one clip into Va and another into Vb. Make sure the clip in Vb overlaps the one in Va by about a second. 2. Go to the Transition Effect folder in the Production Library. (Click Window: Production Library if it is not already visible.) 3. Browse for the transition effect thumbnail you want to use. 4. Drag the effect to the Fx track where the two clips overlap. 5. In the dialog box that opens, set up the details of your effect. In most cases, you may not have to change anything. 6. Click OK. Performing a Flow transition effect between two clips Previewing your work Previews are an important aspect of any video project as they allow you to see how your work is developing. The process of creating a movie or a preview is called rendering and, depending on the speed of your computer, this can take some time. MediaStudio Pro is a sophisticated piece of engineering, and by previewing often, you can actually speed up the rendering process. The details of the preview are determined by your Project settings, so it is important to make sure those are set up correctly. Previewing takes place in the Preview window. You can use the controls there to play, rewind, fast-forward or step through your movie. It is often the case that you will only want to preview a small portion of your movie, 32 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE like the transition effect you just added on the previous page. MediaStudio Pro allows you to view your work without rendering with Instant Playback. When enabled, you can preview the contents of your Timeline in real-time through an external monitor or a DV camcorder, the same time it is playing on your computer monitor. To perform a partial preview: 1. Click Window: Preview Window if the Preview window is not already open. 2. Click on the Trim bar. Then, drag the handles on either side of the Trim bar to set the duration of the preview. 3. Click the Play the Preview Range button. To perform Instant Playback: 1. Select a clip on the Timeline. 2. Click the Preview Window Menu on the bottom right side of the preview window then select Instant Play. 3. Click Play to preview the clip, along with your modifications (i.e. applied video filters, transition effects, etc.) without rendering. Performing a partial preview. Notice that the preview range is represented as a blue line both within the Preview window and at the top of the Timeline. TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 33 Artistic and creative techniques Beyond the everyday work discussed in the previous section, Video Editor also contains a host of remarkable tools you can use either to clean up your video or to create special creative touches. Applying a video filter Video filters are effects which you can apply to clips in order to change their appearance or style. You can improve the color balance of a clip (or remove the color all together) or make the video look like a painting. Filters are applied over each frame in a clip. By specifying different start and end values, you can control the intensity and speed of a filter as it moves from the first frame to the last. To apply a video filter: 1. Select the Video Filter: 2D Mapping gallery from the Production Library and drag-and-drop the Ripple filter onto a clip in the video track of the Timeline. The Ripple dialog box opens. 2. In the Direction group box, select the From center option and in the Frequency group box, select the Medium option. 3. Set the Level slider to 20. (This controls how much of a ripple effect appears at the first frame of the clip.) 4. Click the End key frame and select a level of 360. (This controls how much of a ripple effect appears at the last frame of the clip.) Note: Click the Lock button so you can preview the clip with or without the effect applied to it. 5. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the filter. Applying a Ripple filter to a video clip 34 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Creating a moving path During your video editing work, you will often make use of moving paths to enable video clips to move over another in the background clip. These clips can move in any number of different directions, changing shape and size, and even rotating in three dimensions. To create a moving path: 1. Insert a clip into one of the overlay tracks (V1-V99). 2. From the Production Library, select the Moving Path: 2D Basic gallery. 3. Drag-and-drop the 2D Basic thumbnail onto a clip in a video overlay track of the Timeline. The 2D Basic Moving Path dialog box opens. 4. Adjust the path in the Motion control box. 5. Click the Play button to preview the path. 6. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the moving path. Drag the control points to the position where you want the moving clip to enter (S) and exit (E) the scene. Preview the path animation by clicking the Play button. Performing a 2D Basic moving path TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 35 Changing the audio level of an audio track In Video Editor, you can change an audio track's audio level directly from the Timeline by adjusting its baseline. By changing the audio level of an audio clip from the Timeline, you can quickly perform fade in and out effects as well as temporarily adjust audio levels as you work. To change the audio level of an audio clip: 1. Select the audio clip whose audio level you want to change. 2. Click on the baseline of the clip. A control point is placed on the base line at the cursor position. 3. Drag the control point upward to increase audio level; downward to decrease it. Place additional control points to determine where to start and end your changes. (To remove a control point, drag it off the top or bottom edge of the clip.) Note: Hold down the [SHIFT] key while dragging a control point to view a precise volume indication as a percentage (%) and in decibels (dB). Changing the audio level of an audio clip from the Timeline While you can manually fade clips in and out with the above method, you can automatically cross-fade the audio between two overlapping clips with just three clicks. To cross-fade the audio: 1. Click the Audio Cross-fade button. 2. Click on one of the two overlapping audio clips. 3. Click on the other clip. Two clips with audio cross-fade 36 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Advanced techniques Many effects in MediaStudio Pro can be precisely controlled and animated using key frames. You can set the degree of the effect from the start to the end frame of your clips. MediaStudio Pro then interpolates the effect between the key frames. Customizing a transition effect You can control the transition from one clip to another by adjusting the key frame settings. This allows you to create effects such as wipe, peel, or split screen. Below is an example of how to create a split screen. To create a split screen effect: 1. Insert a clip into Va and another into Vb. 2. From the Transition Effect gallery, click the Slide folder. Then, drag the Side thumbnail to the Fx track. 3. Set the Transition degree to 50% for the Start key frame. 4. Click the End key frame and set the Transition degree to the same value as the Start key frame. Since the key frame settings are the same, there is no animation interpolated between them. 5. Select From Vb to Va. 6. Click OK to apply the effect. Transition effect locked at 50% for the first and last key frames, creating a split screen effect TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 37 Using Moving Paths Moving Paths are invisible lines that an overlay clip can follow during an animation. In the simplest case, a clip can move from a starting key frame position to an ending one. More complex Moving paths can rotate and zoom clips in three dimensions. To create a Picture-in-Picture: 1. Place a clip for the background on the Va track, and the clip to appear as the foreground directly over it in an overlay track (V1). 2. From the Production Library, drag-and-drop the Right Upper thumbnail from the Picture in Picture folder onto the clip in the overlay track. The 2D Basic Moving Path dialog box opens. 3. Click the Keep aspect ratio option and enter a new width value of one-third the size of the original in the Width spin box for both the start and end key frames. 4. Drag the Start control point to the location where you want the overlay video to appear. 5. Click on the End control point. Manually enter the X and Y positions to match the Start control point. Since the key frame settings are the same, there is no animation interpolated between them. 6. Click OK to close the dialog box and apply the path. Creating a video window using a moving path Moving paths can be applied to a video clip. This tool can also be used on image and title clips. 38 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Synchronizing audio to video One essential aspect of audio editing is synchronizing actions and events with sound, such as matching subtitles to dialogue or the crackle of burning wood with a fire. To synchronize audio to video: 1. Click the Display Mode button to open the Timeline Display Mode dialog box. Select the Show cue bar options in both the Video and Audio group boxes and click OK. 2. Insert both the audio and video clips you want to synchronize into the Timeline. 3. Double-click on the audio clip to open it in the Source window. Play back the clip and when you hear the sound you wish to synchronize the video clip to, press [F5]. This places a cue on the cue bar above the waveform. Click the Apply button and then close the Source window. 4. Repeat this procedure to add a cue in the video clip. 5. Click the Next Edit Point button (or press [PAGE DOWN]) repeatedly until the Vertical preview line is lined up with the audio cue. 6. Move the video clip and align the video cue with the audio cue. Click View: Ruler Unit and change the time measurement to have a larger view of the Timeline for easier and more precise lining up of the video and audio cues. Synchronizing audio to video TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 39 Auto Slideshow MediaStudio Pro allows you to use your images in creating a slideshow. You can easily create a mini-presentation using your favorite pictures to appear in sync with your chosen background music. To automatically create a slideshow: 1. Click Import Image File to import images into the Production Library. 2. Load your preferred audio track in the Production Library then dragand-drop it into the timeline. 3. Click Play in the Preview window to listen to the music. Press [F5] to create cues. Doing this will indicate when you want a particular image to appear, in sync with your chosen audio track. 4. Click Production Library: Media Library: Storyboard. Click Import Image File to import the image files you want to use for your slideshow. 5. Right-click on an image in the Storyboard then select Add A/B Roll. The Add to A/B Roll dialog box appears. 6. In Add to A/B Roll, click Overlap then enter the overlap duration in seconds. Check the Use default transition effect option then click Select to invoke the Transition Effect dialog box. 7. Choose your transition effect then click OK. 8. Select Synchronize with cues in the Add to A/B Roll dialog box. 9. Click OK. The slideshow is automatically placed in the Timeline. cues Notice that the images are placed in sync with the cues that you have created. 40 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Pixel aspect ratio management A pixel (picture element) is one point in an image, composed of three dots: red, blue, and green. Monitors display an image by dividing it into thousands/ millions of pixels arranged in rows or columns. They are so close together, they seem to form a single shape. The image's display quality is then dependent on its resolution and the maximum number of pixels it can display. The aspect ratio is the relative horizontal and vertical sizes of an object. If an object has an aspect ratio of 2:1 then it is wider than it is tall. This term also refers to an image's display resolution. For instance, an image with a 800x600 resolution has an aspect ratio of 4:3. The standard aspect ratio for traditional television sets and computer monitors is 4:3 while the aspect ratio for high-definition, wide-screen digital systems is 16:9. To convert 16:9 aspect ratio videos to 4:3 aspect ratio: 1. Open the file with the display aspect ratio of 16:9 in the Production Library then place it on the Timeline. 2. Click File: Project Settings: Edit to open the Project Options dialog box. 3. In the Video Editor tab, select Perform non-square rendering. 4. In the General tab, select 4:3 from the Display aspect ratio drop-down list then click OK. Note: MediaStudio Pro automatically detects the aspect ratio information of your video file if it is available. 5. Click OK to close the Project Settings dialog box. 6. Select the clip in the Timeline then click Clip: Media Source Options. 7. In the dialog box, set the Stretch mode to Keep aspect ratio. Then Click OK. Note: To learn what the options inside the Stretch mode list mean, consult the online help. 8. Preview your file in the Preview window to see how the converted video looks like then select File: Create - Video to create the video file. TUTORIAL TWO: VIDEO EDITOR 41 The left image represents a video with the Stretch mode set to Stretch while the image on the right represents a video with the Stretch mode set to Keep aspect ratio. The video on the left was stretched to fit the screen causing the video to be distorted. The video on the right is using the correct aspect ratio and therefore it is not distorted. Recording back to a DV device from the Timeline MediaStudio Pro allows you to record back to a DV device from the Timeline. This means that you can export the contents of your Timeline directly to a tape using the appropriate output device. In this tutorial, we'll use a DV camcorder. To record back to a DV device from the Timeline: 1. Click File: Project Settings - Edit to open the Project Options dialog box. 2. Select the type of compression you'd like to use from the Compression drop-down list in the AVI tab. 3. Specify the type of data track from the drop-down list under the General tab. If it's just a sound track, select the Audio Only option. If it's all video, select the Video Only option. If it's a combination of both, select the Video and Audio option. 4. Specify the frame type, the frame size, and the display aspect ratio (whether it be 4:3 or 16:9) in the General tab. 5. Specify the TV standard and the number of overlay tracks in the Video Editor tab. 42 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE 6. Set the options according to your preferences (e.g., set the audio format to DV Audio-NTSC/PAL in the Audio Format dropdown list in the AVI tab, etc.) then click OK. 7. Click OK to close the Project Settings dialog box. 8. Connect your DV camcorder to your computer then turn it on. 9. Click File: Select Device Control to make sure that the proper device is connected. Select the appropriate DV device then click OK. 10.Click File: Print to Tape - Timeline then choose whether you'd like to print the entire project or the selected preview range. 11. Click OK to begin recording the contents of your Timeline to your tape. MediaStudio Pro will automatically render your project. 12.When the rendering process is finished, click Record on your DV camcorder. When the program goes through playback, the video will be exported to your DV device. Tutorial 3 Video Paint Video Paint is the program where you add all the effects of your animation and rotoscope individual frames of a video project. With it, you can create such effects as laser blasts, background mattes, and cloned actors and props. In this tutorial you will learn about: · Getting to know Video Paint ...................................................................... p.44 · Common techniques ................................................................................. p.49 · Advanced techniques ................................................................................ p.52 44 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Getting to know Video Paint Video Paint is a special effects animation program that allows you to paint (rotoscope) over the frames in a video. These animations can range from the simple, such as signing your name across an opening title sequence, to the complex, such as painting background sets and removing video noise. Creating your first project In Video Paint, you can create a project from scratch, such as building background sets, or opening an existing video or image file to work on. When opening a video file, you can choose which frames in the sequence to open, rather than having to open several hundreds at one time. This ability to partially edit video can be a great time saver and allows you to perform edits quickly without draining system resources. To open a video file for editing: 1. Click the Open Video File button on the Standard toolbar to open the Open Video File dialog box and select any video file from the Samples folder of your MediaStudio CD. 2. Click the Duration button to open the Duration dialog box. 3. Drag the Preview slider to locate the first frame of the sequence you want to open and click the Mark-In button. Now find the last frame and click the Mark-Out button. (At first, it is best to open just one or two seconds of video until you are more comfortable with how Video Paint works.) When happy with your selection, click OK to return to the Open Video File dialog box. 4. Click Open to open the video as a clip in Video Paint. Each frame of the clip appears in the Filmstrip panel, with the first frame displayed as an image in an edit window. Filmstrip panel TUTORIAL THREE: VIDEO PAINT 45 Working with images in an edit window The edit window displays the image of the currently selected frame in a Video Paint project. Once displayed, you can begin working on the image by selecting or painting over parts of it. At any given time, you will be working in one of two modes: Composite or Paint Layer. Which mode you choose depends on the type of work you are doing as well as the type of effect you want to create. To work on an image in an edit window: 1. Click the Paint tool on the Tool panel and start painting over an image in an edit window. 2. Switch to the Shape Selection tool and then drag over part of the image to select it. As you drag, a selection marquee appears outlining the area included in the selection. When finished, move the selection to a new location on the image. (This selection is now referred to as a floating selection and appears in the Paint Layer.) 3. To better see the Paint Layer, click the No Source Video button on the Standard toolbar. The image disappears from view, leaving only the background film color plus your edits. 4. Click the Normal button on the Standard toolbar to return the image into view and then click the Paint Layer Mode button on the Standard toolbar. 5. Create another selection area, making sure that it includes your edits, and then click the Shrink Mode button on the Attribute toolbar. The selection marquee changes to select only your edits, leaving the underlying image untouched. Creating a selection in Composite Mode (left) and Paint Layer Mode (right) 46 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Customizing your brushes Most of your work in Video Paint will be done with the paint, clone, and retouch tools. Each of these tools has various attributes which determine the way they work as well as how they apply paint. These attributes are specified in the Brush panel and a number of presets can also be selected from various galleries in the Production Library. To create a felt-tip pen brush: 1. Click the Paint tool on the Tool panel and then select the Marker brush from the Attribute toolbar. (If the brush panel does not automatically appear, click the Show/Hide Brush Panel button in the Attribute toolbar.) 2. In the Shape tab of the Brush panel, click the Lock button and then adjust either the vertical or horizontal slider tabs until the Height and Width spin boxes read 7. Once completed, set the Brush Angle to 0 and the Soft Edge to 34. 3. In the Options tab, set the Application method to Pigment, and then click the Freehand button. (Also set the Transparency and the Wet Control both to 0, if not already set.) 4. In the Color tab, right-click the color square and select a color from the available palette or from a color picker. 5. In the Advanced tab, set a Spacing of 5 and then click the Fade Out button and set the fade to 0. The Marker brush has now been customized as a felt-tip pen. 6. Click the Save Options button on the Attribute toolbar and assign a name and Production Library folder to store the new brush. To use the brush again, or any other preset, find its corresponding thumbnail in the Production Library folder and then double-click it. Painting with a customized brush TUTORIAL THREE: VIDEO PAINT 47 Working over multiple frames One of Video Paint's strengths is its ability to allow you to copy edits over multiple frames. For example, you can paint a line and then have that line appear in the same position and at the same size over all frames in the project, or have it progressively appear over each successive frame. The two operations you will use most often to perform these tasks are power duplication and macro recording. To perform a power duplication: 1. Paint over an image in an edit window. 2. Click Edit: Power Duplicate to open the Power Duplicate dialog box. 3. Select the Paint Layer option in the Source group box and the Apply after current frame option in the Apply group box. In the same group box, set the duration to cover the number of frames you want your edits to appear over. (The default is the maximum number of frames in your project.) 4. Click OK to apply your edits over the specified number of frames. (If the number of frames exceeds the value specified in the Clear undo history for multiple frame actions option in the Preferences dialog box, a message box appears indicating that if you continue, all undo history will be discarded to help improve performance.) Duplicating an edit over multiple frames 48 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE To perform and apply a macro: 1. Click the Paint tool on the Tool panel. Select the brush to paint with from the Attribute toolbar and then specify the brush's attributes in the Brush panel. Note: You can only perform macro recording using the Paint and Retouch tools. 2. Click the Recording button on the Attribute toolbar. The edit window is centered in the workspace and a message box appears preparing for recording. 3. Click OK and start painting over an image. When finished, click the Recording button again to end the recording. The Add To Library dialog box opens prompting you to specify the folder and location to store your macro. (You can also give it a name and description.) 4. Click OK. The macro is saved to the proper location and the edits are removed from the edit window. Note: To have the macro play back automatically, select the Play macro after recording option in the Preferences dialog box. 5. Click the Production Library button on the Standard toolbar and locate the folder you saved the macro to. 6. Double-click the thumbnail of the macro to apply it to the active edit window. The Macro Playing Options dialog box opens. 7. Specify the number of frames to apply the macro over in the Number of frames spin box. 8. Click the Progressive option in the Playing method group box to have the macro play back progressively over the specified number of frames. 9. Click OK. The macro plays back over the specified number of frames. Applying a macro progressively over multiple frames TUTORIAL THREE: VIDEO PAINT 49 Common techniques Now that you have the essentials of Video Paint out of the way, let's take a look at some of the more common techniques used to add special effects to a video production. These techniques are the stepping stones to creating Hollywood-style illusions and effects. Applying a video filter The video filters you can apply in Video Paint are the same as those in Video Editor. The difference lies in how you apply them and how to determine which frames within the project are affected. To apply a video filter: 1. Drag over the Preview bar in the Filmstrip panel to select the frames you want to apply the filter to. (If you want to apply the filter to the entire clip, make no selection.) 2. Select the Video Filter: Camera Lens gallery from the Production Library and drag-and-drop the Kaleidoscope filter onto the edit window containing the image you want to apply the effect to. The Kaleidoscope dialog box opens. 3. Drag the View circle on the Original preview image and place it where you want the effect to start. 4. Click on the End key frame and drag the View circle to where you want the effect to end. (You can have the view move over the image in a number of different directions by placing additional key frames and adjusting the view circle's position accordingly.) Note: Click the Lock button to automatically update the Preview window when you change frames in the Original window. 5. Click OK to close the dialog box and place the filter. Applying the Kaleidoscope video filter 50 MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE Cloning an image Cloning is a great way to quickly duplicate an object or feature in one frame and replicate it over other frames in the sequence. For example, you could remove an annoying object by cloning over it with parts of the background, or create the impression of more stars in a night scene by cloning additional stars into the background. To clone an image: 1. Click the Clone tool on the Tool panel and select a brush from the Attribute toolbar. Then, specify the brush's attributes in the Brush panel. (In the Options tab of the Brush panel, click the Absolute button, if it is not already selected.) 2. Move to the image you want to clone. Then whil holding down the [SHIFT] key, click over the object or feature you want to clone. A crosshair pointer appears indicating the area to be cloned. 3. Start painting where you want the object or feature to appear. As you paint, a brush head marquee appears around the crosshair pointer indicating the portions of the image being cloned. 4. Move to another area of the image and click again to clone the same object or feature. Keep repeating this until you have cloned as many objects or features you want. When finished, click Edit: Power Duplicate to apply the exact same edits over other frames in the project. Cloning an image to remove part of the background