User manual ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO 8

User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. September 2005 P/N: C22-180-110-0A0001 First edition for Ulead® MediaStudio Pro® 8, September 2005. © 1992-2005 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 All rights reserved. Ulead, the Ulead Systems logo, and MediaStudio are registered trademarks of Ulead Systems, Inc. Intel, Pentium and MMX are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Intel Corporation. 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........................................................ 16 Readme .............................................................................. 16 PA R T I : V I D E O E D I T O R Chapter 1: Getting Started ............................................... 18 Understanding the workspace ............................................ 19 Standard Toolbar .............................................................20 Panel Manager ................................................................20 Timeline Toolbar ..............................................................21 Personalizing the workspace ..............................................21 Saving the layout ............................................................22 Setting up a video project .................................................. 22 Creating a new video project .............................................22 Opening an existing project ..............................................24 Customizing a video project ..............................................25 Project Options dialog box ................................................. 25 Saving project settings as a template .................................. 27 Enabling Smart Proxy .......................................................27 Saving a video project ......................................................27 Capturing video .................................................................. 28 Video Capture .................................................................28 Batch Capture .................................................................30 Scan DV Tape ..................................................................30 Creating project segments in Smart Compositor ................ 31 Using the Production Library .............................................. 36 Placing clips into the Production Library ..............................36 4 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO Using the Storyboard ....................................................... 37 Nested timelines ............................................................. 38 Working with folders ........................................................ 38 Drag and drop ................................................................ 39 Viewing Production Library thumbnails ............................... 39 Adding effects to the Production Library ............................. 39 Preferences ........................................................................ 40 Chapter 2: Working with the Timeline ..............................45 Inserting clips .................................................................... 46 Inserting video, audio and image clips ................................ 46 Extracting extra audio tracks ..............................................47 Inserting voiceover .......................................................... 47 Inserting title, color, and silence clips ................................. 49 Inserting Ulead video file types .........................................49 Inserting UIS files ........................................................... 50 Inserting soundtracks from third-party music ...................... 50 Inserting Video Editor projects .......................................... 51 Push Away insertion ........................................................ 51 Working with tracks ........................................................... 52 Single-track editing ......................................................... 52 Adding or deleting tracks .................................................. 52 The Track buttons ........................................................... 52 Determining the visibility of clips ....................................... 53 Displaying clips on the Timeline ......................................... 53 Zooming in/out of the Timeline ......................................... 54 General Timeline and Summary Timeline ............................ 54 Creating nested timelines ................................................... 56 Inserting nested timelines ................................................ 56 Editing a timeline ............................................................ 57 Working with virtual clips .................................................. 57 Viewing virtual clips in the Source Window .......................... 58 Adding virtual clips to the Production Library .......................58 Chapter 3: Editing .............................................................59 Making selections in the Timeline ....................................... 60 Using the Clip Selection Tool ............................................ 60 TABLE OF CONTENTS 5 Using the Time Selection Tool ...........................................61 Using the Track Selection Tool ..........................................61 Using the Track buttons ....................................................62 Grouping clips .................................................................62 Working with clips .............................................................. 63 Pasting attributes ............................................................63 Aligning clips ...................................................................64 Splitting the audio from video clips ....................................64 Changing the volume of clips .............................................65 Changing the speed of clips ..............................................65 Reversing the frames of a clip ...........................................67 Relinking clips .................................................................67 Calibrating video clips ......................................................68 Freezing a frame .............................................................68 Setting field options for video clips .....................................69 Working with cues .............................................................. 71 Placing project cues .........................................................71 Placing clip cues ..............................................................72 Placing chapter cues .......................................................73 Locating clips ..................................................................... 73 Locating an empty time slot ..............................................74 Trimming clips .................................................................... 74 Trimming in the Source Window ........................................75 Trimming in the Preview Window ........................................ 76 Using the Trim Window ....................................................76 Using the Scissors Tool to trim clips ..................................77 Defining trim options ........................................................78 Smart Trim .....................................................................79 Multi-trim Video ................................................................. 79 Split by Scene ..................................................................... 81 Ripple Editing ..................................................................... 82 Ripple Editing examples ....................................................83 Inserting clips into the middle of an existing clip ..................84 Using the Source Window ................................................... 85 Previewing your work ........................................................ 88 Previewing ......................................................................89 6 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO Instant Play ................................................................... 90 Using DV SmartPlay ......................................................... 92 Performing scrub previews ................................................ 92 Previewing on an external device ....................................... 93 Managing preview files ..................................................... 93 Chapter 4: Adding Effects and Titles .................................95 Using transition effects ...................................................... 96 Transition effects basics .................................................... 96 Customizing a transition ................................................... 97 Commonly used transitions ............................................... 99 The Flashback transition ................................................. 100 The Mask transitions ...................................................... 101 Mask transition options ....................................................102 Audio transitions ........................................................... 102 Using key frame controls in dialog boxes ......................... 103 Effects Manager ............................................................... 105 Previewing the applied effects ......................................... 106 Editing in the Preview Window ......................................... 107 Organizing effects ......................................................... 108 Overlay ............................................................................. 109 Overlay Options dialog box ............................................. 110 Overlay key types .......................................................... 111 Understanding Alpha Channels ........................................ 112 Using Gamma correction ................................................ 113 Working with mattes ...................................................... 114 Creating image and video mattes ......................................114 Using Grayscale mattes ...................................................115 Applying video filters ....................................................... 115 Applying a regional matte to a video filter ......................... 118 Video enhancement filters ................................................120 Enhance Lighting Tool ................................................... 120 Color Correction Tool .................................................... 121 Color correcting selected regions ................................... 122 Color correcting with the HSL wheel ............................... 122 Color correcting with Curves .......................................... 123 Global filters ................................................................. 124 Creating a moving path .................................................... 124 TABLE OF CONTENTS 7 Moving Path dialog box ................................................... 125 Creating 3D moving paths .............................................. 129 Managing key frames on a moving path ............................ 130 Inserting an image with moving path attributes ................. 131 Applying audio filters ....................................................... 131 Filling the left or right audio channel ................................ 132 Removing vocals ........................................................... 133 Creating titles ................................................................... 133 Insert Title Clip dialog box .............................................. 135 Chapter 5: Audio Mixing ................................................. 139 Audio Mixing Panel ........................................................... 140 Grouping audio tracks .................................................... 142 Modifying volume in real-time ......................................... 143 Chapter 6: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound ................. 145 Working with Dolby Digital 5.1 in Video Editor .................................................................. 146 Surround sound hardware requirements ........................... 146 Setting up surround sound projects .................................. 146 Mixing Dolby Surround ................................................... 147 Creating a surround sound audio file ................................ 150 Chapter 7: Creating and Exporting Final Video ............... 151 Creating a video file ......................................................... 152 Creating MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 files ..................................... 153 Creating HDV or HD video files ......................................... 153 Creating WMV HD files ................................................... 154 Creating WMV/ QuickTime streaming file .......................... 155 Determining your video save options ................................ 156 Performing a batch video creation .................................... 159 Creating a VCD ................................................................. 160 Creating an SVCD ............................................................. 160 Creating a DVD ................................................................. 161 Creating an audio file ....................................................... 162 Creating an image sequence ............................................. 163 8 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO Analyzing a video file's data rate ...................................... 164 Recording to a digital video camcorder ............................ 165 External preview ........................................................... 166 Creating an Edit Decision List (EDL) file ........................... 167 Posting timecode ........................................................... 168 Outputting to analog video tape ....................................... 169 Exporting to Ulead DVD MovieFactory and Ulead DVD DiskRecorder .................................................................... 171 Chapter 8: Managing Video Projects ...............................173 Smart Package ................................................................. 174 Smart Relink .................................................................... 175 Converting files ................................................................ 175 Smart Check & Convert .................................................. 176 Batch Convert ............................................................... 176 Using the Quick Command Panel ...................................... 177 Chapter 9: Integration with Ulead Products ...................179 VideoStudio project files .................................................. 180 PhotoImpact UFO files ..................................................... 180 Importing masks from PhotoImpact ................................ 180 COOL 3D Production Studio files ...................................... 181 Chapter 10: Shortcuts .....................................................183 PA R T I I : V I D E O C A P T U R E Chapter 1: Getting started ............................................. 194 Understanding the basics ................................................. 195 Standard Toolbar .......................................................... 196 Navigation Bar .............................................................. 196 Preparation ...................................................................... 197 Connecting a DV or Digital 8 camcorder ............................ 197 Connecting an HDV camcorder ........................................ 198 Sony HDV camcorder .......................................................199 JVC HD camcorder ..........................................................199 TABLE OF CONTENTS 9 Connecting an analog video source .................................. 202 Connecting a USB camera ............................................... 203 Previewing video from your video source .......................... 203 Setting preview options .................................................. 203 Resizing the program window .......................................... 204 Defining audio input when capturing analog video .............. 204 Improving video signal when capturing analog video ....... 205 Calibrating your display .................................................. 205 Typical calibration settings ............................................... 207 Adjusting color with your video capture board ................... 207 Preferences ...................................................................... 208 Chapter 2: Capturing Video ............................................. 209 Tips for capturing video .................................................... 210 Before capturing ............................................................... 211 Enabling device control ................................................... 211 Choosing a capture plug-in ............................................. 212 Capturing video ................................................................ 213 Capture options ............................................................. 215 Capturing video from a DV camcorder .............................. 216 Capturing video from an HDV/HD camcorder ..................... 217 Direct MPEG capturing from a DV camcorder ..................... 218 Seamless DV and MPEG capture ...................................... 219 Direct WMV capturing ..................................................... 220 Selecting a profile .......................................................... 220 Editing and customizing a video profile .............................. 221 About dropped frames .................................................... 221 Capturing single frames .................................................. 222 Capturing a sequence of still frames ................................. 223 Capture history ............................................................. 223 Scanning a DV tape .......................................................... 224 Batch capturing ................................................................ 226 Importing and editing a batch list .................................... 228 Changing a file's properties .............................................. 229 Chapter 3: Shortcuts ...................................................... 231 10 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO PA R T I I I : A U D I O E D I T O R Chapter 1: Getting Started ............................................. 236 Understanding the basics ................................................. 237 Playing audio files ......................................................... 239 Creating a new audio file ................................................ 239 Saving files ................................................................... 239 Saving files to a video ..................................................... 240 Changing audio properties .............................................. 240 Zooming ...................................................................... 240 Changing the view of a waveform ......................................241 Controlling the display and time unit of waveforms ..............242 Recording sound .............................................................. 243 Tips for determining audio quality .................................... 244 Preferences ...................................................................... 245 Chapter 2: Editing Audio Files .........................................247 Working with selections ................................................... 248 Making selections .......................................................... 248 Creating precise selections ............................................. 249 Clearing audio data ....................................................... 249 Inserting audio data ...................................................... 250 Working with cues ........................................................... 251 Managing cues .............................................................. 252 Using cues with Video Editor ........................................... 252 Enhancing sound .............................................................. 253 Changing the audio level ................................................ 253 Changing pitch .............................................................. 254 Quantizing a waveform .................................................. 254 Working with silence ...................................................... 255 Removing background noise ........................................... 255 Muting a waveform .........................................................256 Calibrating files recorded from different sources ................ 256 Mixing tracks .................................................................... 257 Removing a mixed track ................................................. 257 Applying special effects .................................................... 258 Performing a fade .......................................................... 258 TABLE OF CONTENTS 11 Changing speed ............................................................. 259 Performing a stereo pan ................................................. 259 Reversing a file ............................................................. 260 Performing an echo ........................................................ 260 Performing a cross fade .................................................. 261 Using DirectX Audio plug-ins ........................................... 262 Chapter 3: Shortcuts ...................................................... 263 PA R T I V : M O R E P R O G R A M S Ulead DVD MovieFactory ................................................ 269 Launching DVD MovieFactory ........................................... 269 Start Project ..................................................................... 269 Add Media ........................................................................ 270 Adding/Editing chapters .................................................. 271 Export selected clips ...................................................... 272 Setup Preferences, Project Settings and other options ..... 273 Settings and options ..................................................... 273 Preferences ................................................................... 273 Project settings ............................................................ 275 16:9 DVD ...................................................................... 276 Play and edit media .......................................................... 276 The right-click menu ...................................................... 277 Trimming a video .......................................................... 278 Setup menus .................................................................... 278 Manipulating objects ...................................................... 281 Displayed thumbnail and text style .................................. 281 Layout settings ............................................................. 282 Preview ............................................................................ 282 Burn ................................................................................. 283 Burning options ............................................................. 284 The Burning Options dialog box ....................................... 285 Ulead DVD DiskRecorder ............................................... 287 System requirements ....................................................... 287 12 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO Hardware checkup and configuration ............................... 287 Running DVD DiskRecorder .............................................. 287 Important terms to know ................................................. 288 Preferences ...................................................................... 288 Create Disc ....................................................................... 289 Introduction to the workspace ......................................... 289 Adding video files .......................................................... 290 Editing programs ........................................................... 290 Protecting programs ...................................................... 290 Playlist ......................................................................... 291 Setting the name for a program, playlist, or entry point ...... 291 Exporting video or image files ......................................... 292 Burning your disc .......................................................... 293 Edit Disc ........................................................................... 294 Formatting a disc .......................................................... 294 Protecting a disc ............................................................ 294 Certifying a disc ............................................................ 295 INDEX Index ............................................................................... 298 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 Real-time MPEG capture, Real-time preview and Realtime output. With intuitive controls and seamless integration, creating video has never been easier or more accessible. 14 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO Getting started If you ever worked with digital video before, you can start working in MediaStudio Pro right away. The program is equally intuitive for both - the novice users and professionals. The fastest way to learn the program is direct interaction with its tools. The more advanced features, however, are not on the surface and you might well refer to the manual for particular answers on specific questions. There are several sources of information that will help you explore the broad range of MediaStudio Pro features: the manual, online help, and the MediaStudio Pro Web site that contains tutorials and a host of other useful informative content. All the information required to master MediaStudio Pro is in the manual and online help. These are the primary sources of information. The MediaStudio Pro Web site (www.ulead.com/msp/runme.htm) also has a number of resources you will find useful. The Web-based learning center has excellent tutorials that will guide you through the program in a brief and intense way. Spending a few hours on the tutorial page (http://www.ulead.com/learning/msp.htm) will empower you with an intimate knowledge of MediaStudio Pro tools. 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. WELCOME TO MEDIASTUDIO PRO 15 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. 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. Follow the installation program instructions. While the program is installing files, a window will appear, displaying information about MediaStudio Pro and the installation status. If you want to browse the contents of the MediaStudio Pro CD, run AUTOEXEC.EXE found in the Setup folder from your CD-ROM drive. 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 \Driver 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 MediaStudio Pro 8 User Guide.PDF that is in the \Document folder of the CD. You can then view the user guide. 16 ULEAD MEDIASTUDIO PRO Running the programs To run the MediaStudio Pro programs, click on the desired program in the Start: Programs - Ulead MediaStudio Pro 8 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. Readme In the fast paced world of software, changes occur 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 Readme file installed in the Ulead MediaStudio Pro program folder to find out about the latest notes, drivers, and troubleshooting tips. PART I: VIDEO EDITOR 1 GETTING STARTED This chapter introduces the Video Editor user interface, beginning with a walkthrough of the workspace and its various components, followed by ways on customizing and saving the workspace. You will also learn how to capture video directly in Video Editor, manage your media using the Production Library, and use some of the basic program functions. This chapter includes the following sections: Understanding the workspace Setting up a video project Capturing video Creating project segments in Smart Compositor Using the Production Library Preferences CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 19 Understanding the workspace The Timeline Window is where you assemble and edit your video project. It is laid out horizontally and composed of several independent layers or 'tracks.' These tracks hold the clips that make up a video project. The other windows in the Video Editor workspace, such as the Preview Window and Effects Manager, are there to help you in the editing process. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 11 Timeline Window Track buttons; Lock, Hide and Solo buttons 9 Video clip in the video track 10 Transition effect clip 11 Audio clip in the audio track 7 8 Standard Toolbar Panel Manager Effects Manager Production Library and Project Tray Source Window and Preview Window Timeline Toolbar 20 VIDEO EDITOR Standard Toolbar Create a new project Open a project file Save a Video Editor project Create a video file Show and edit Project Settings Cut a clip from a project Copy a clip from a project Paste a clip into the Timeline Help Open Ulead Home page Find the next clip in a project Find a clip in a project Redo an undone function Undo a previous action Panel Manager The Panel Manager allows you to show or hide the different windows in the workspace. You may dock it beside or below the Standard Toolbar, or float it anywhere in the workspace as a separate toolbar panel. Quick Command Panel Source Window Preview Window Audio Mixing Panel Production Library Effect Manager Dock/Float Timeline Window Layout Template