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User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. August 2004
English edition for Ulead VideoToolBox 2 Home Edition, August 2004. © 1992-2004 Ulead Systems, Inc.
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Table of Contents
Welcome to Ulead Video ToolBox .............5
What's new .......................................................5 System requirements ........................................5 Supported file formats .......................................5 Installing Video ToolBox ....................................6 User interface ....................................................6 Navigation Panel ................................................ 7 File menu ......................................................... 8 Convert menu ................................................... 8 Help menu ........................................................ 8 Creating a video file ..........................................9 Step 1: Determine video output setting. ............. 10 Step 2: Add/Edit media clip ............................... 10
Inserting clips into your project ................................11 Capturing digital video ............................................11 Capturing analog video ...........................................12 Capturing still images .............................................13 Trimming a clip ......................................................13 Multi-trim Video .....................................................14 Creating an image slideshow ...................................16 Rotating an image ..................................................16 Rearranging the position of the clips .........................16
Step 3: Choose a style ..................................... 16
Selecting a movie style ...........................................16 Changing the transition effect ..................................17 Editing text ...........................................................17 Changing the background music ...............................18
Step 4: Create Video File .................................. 19
Appendix .................................................20
Dialog boxes ....................................................20
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Batch Convert ................................................. 20 Preferences ..................................................... 21 Video and Audio Capture Property Settings ......... 22 Video Save Options .......................................... 25
Advanced Options .................................................. 29
Index ...................................................... 30
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Welcome to Ulead Video ToolBox
Ulead Video ToolBox allows you to capture and edit video and output them to various formats so you can view the video on a computer. Video ToolBox's guided workflow lets you easily capture, edit and export video. Capture video from various sources such as a DV camcorder then edit it by selecting from various movie styles, trimming, adding text, and more. After editing, save them to formats such as MPEG-4, WMV, and more.
Note: Different video formats are supported depending on region or product version.
What's new
· · · Designed for Home User-friendly design, so there are simple, taskfocused wizards for most common tasks. Batch Conversion Save time by converting a series of videos into any supported format, without the need for a separate application. Auto-Enhancement Auto-adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast of videos and photos.
System requirements
· · · · · · · Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP 128MB of RAM (256MB or more recommended) 200MB of available hard drive space for program installation 2GB+ hard drive space for video capture and editing Windows-compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW Windows compatible sound card
Supported file formats
Import
· · · Video: 3GPP, ASF, AVI, DVD (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM), MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV Audio: AC-3, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AU, MP3, WAV, MPA, MP4, WMA Image: BMP, CLP, CUR, DCS, EPS, FPX, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, PCD, PCT, PCX, PIC, PNG, PSD, PXR, RAS, RLE, SCT, SHG, TGA, TIF, WMF
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Export
· Video: DV AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and WMV. 3GPP and 3GPP2 are supported in Batch Convert mode.
Installing Video ToolBox
To install Video ToolBox, insert the disc into the disc drive then click Install on the setup screen and follow the instructions.
User interface
1 Visit Ulead Web site Click to launch your Web browser and connect to the Ulead Web site. 2 File menu Select to open a menu where you can save your project file and set project preferences. (See "File menu" on page 8). 3 Convert menu Click to open a menu where you can convert multiple video files that have different formats to a single format.
ULEAD VIDEO TOOLBOX 2 HOME EDITION USER GUIDE 7 4 Help menu Click to open a menu where you can access the help file and view product information. 5 Options Panel Displays controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to customize the project. The contents of this panel change depending on the step you are in and the selected project element. 6 Step buttons Click to go to the next or previous step. 7 Media Clip List Displays the clips, transition effects and text that are used in the project. Click to remove the clip from the Media Clip List or click the selected clip's properties. to view
8 Step Panel Displays buttons that correspond to the different video editing steps. 9 Preview Window Displays the video playback here. 10Navigation Panel Displays buttons for playback and trimming clips.
Navigation Panel
1 Trim Bar Drag the ends of the bar to trim clips. 2 Mark-in Click to mark the current position of the Jog Bar as the start of the clip. 3 Home Returns to the starting frame. 4 Play Plays, pauses or resumes the playback of the project. 5 Mark-out Click to mark the current position of the Jog Bar as the end of the clip. 6 Jog Bar Allows you to scrub through the project or clip.
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File menu
· New Select to create a new project. Video ToolBox prompts you to save the current project before creating the new project. Open Select to open a previously saved Video ToolBox project (VTP). Save Saves the current project using the same file name. Save As Allows you to save the project file using another file name or path. Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box where you can set capture options and set the frequency to check for updates on the Ulead Web site. (See "Preferences" on page 21).
· · · ·
Convert menu
· Batch Convert Opens the Batch Convert dialog box where you can choose multiple video files in different file formats and convert them to a single video file format. (See "Batch Convert" on page 20).
Help menu
· · Ulead Video ToolBox Help Opens the online help. About Ulead Video ToolBox Displays product and copyright information.
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Creating a video file
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Step 1: Determine video output setting.
Select a video format and quality option.
Tip: Please read the Description to view the properties of the video format or the mobile carrier you selected.
Step 2: Add/Edit media clip
Select the type of media you want to add or capture then edit the media clip. Add media clip Options Panel Insert Video Allows you to add a video file to the project. Insert Image Allows you to add an image file to the project. Insert DVD/DVD-VR Allows you to add video from a DVD-Video or DVD-VR formatted disc to the project.
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Capture Digital Video Opens a dialog box where you can capture video from a digital source (e.g. DV camcorder). Capture Analog Video Opens a dialog box where you can capture video from an analog source (e.g. TV tuner card). Edit media clip Options Panel Multi-trim Video (Video only) Allows you to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them. (See "Multi-trim Video" on page 14). Split Video (Video only) Cuts the selected clip into two. To cut, position the Jog Bar to where you want the first clip to end and the second one to start, and then click this button. (See "Trimming a clip" on page 13). Rotate (Image only) Click to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. Auto-enhance Select to automatically adjust hue, saturation, brightness, and contrast of the clip.
Inserting clips into your project
Insert video, image and DVD/DVD-VR video into the project's Media Clip List. To insert a clip, just click the button of the media clip you want to insert then in the dialog box that opens, locate the file and click Open/OK.
Note: Video ToolBox can only import DVD videos from non-copyprotected DVD discs or folders.
Capturing digital video
Video ToolBox lets you capture video from DV devices such as DV camcorders. Video ToolBox automatically saves the captured video in the DV AVI format.
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To capture digital video: 1. Click Capture Digital Video 2. Click Toggle Display . .
3. Specify a Capture folder in which to save video files. 4. Click Options to open a menu for customizing more capture settings. The available options in the menu depends on the selected capture plug-in. 5. Use the Navigation Panel to scan your video to search the part to capture. The device control must be properly set up to be able to control the DV camcorder. To set up the device control, click Options and select Select Device Control. In the dialog box, select the device control to use in Current device. 6. When you locate the start of the section that you want to capture, click Capture Video to start capturing. 7. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. 8. Click OK.
Capturing analog video
When footage is captured from analog sources such as VHS, Video8, or TV, it is converted to a digital format that can be read and stored by the computer. Video ToolBox automatically saves the captured video in the DV AVI format. To capture analog video: 1. Click Capture Analog Video 2. Click Toggle Display . .
3. Specify a Capture folder in which to save video files. 4. Capture Video to start capturing. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. 5. Click OK.
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Capturing still images
In addition to capturing video, Video ToolBox also allows you to capture still images. Images are saved in JPEG format and the size depends on the source video's frame size. To capture still images: 1. Depending on your device, click Capture Digital Video or Capture Analog Video. 2. If yo ...
