User manual ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO 10

User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. March 2006 C28-1A0-110-0A0001 English edition for Ulead® VideoStudio® 10, March 2006. © 1992-2006 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 ICI Library © 1991­1992 C-Cube Microsystems. All rights reserved. Ulead and the Ulead Systems logo are registered trademarks and Ulead VideoStudio is a trademark of Ulead Systems, Inc. Intel, Pentium and MMX are registered trademarks and/or trademarks of Intel Corporation. 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Connecting a video camera to the computer DV or Digital 8 camcorder . . . . . . . . . Sony HDV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . Analog video sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . USB camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preparation for video capturing and editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 .9 .9 .13 .13 .18 .19 .20 .20 .22 .22 .23 .26 .29 .30 .30 .31 .32 .33 .34 .37 .38 .40 .41 .42 .42 .42 .44 .44 .44 .45 .46 .46 .47 .49 .50 .50 .52 .52 .52 .53 .54 Getting started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 DV-to-DVD Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1: Scan for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Apply a theme template and burn to DVD Movie Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1: Add video and images . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 2: Select a template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 3: Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VideoStudio Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The user interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Step Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Project Timeline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Starting a new movie project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting your preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting project properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undoing and redoing actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Showing and hiding grid lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving your project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seamless DV and MPEG capture . . The Capture Step Options Panel . . Capturing video . . . . . . . . . . . . . Digital Video (DV) . . . . . . . . . High Definition Videos . . . . . . Digital TV DVB-T video . . . . . Analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . Capturing TV footage . . . . . . DV Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . Importing from DVD/DVD-VR . Importing from Mobile Devices Direct video capturing to MPEG ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... .. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 4 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video Selecting a profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing and customizing a video profile . . . . . . Capturing still images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Edit Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . Adding clips to the Video Track . . . . . . . Video clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Color clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimming a clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Saving trimmed clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ripple Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding chapters using Chapter Point Bar Enabling Smart Proxy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Converting multiple files . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting color and brightness . . . . . . . Playback Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reversing video playback . . . . . . . . . . . Capturing still images in the Edit Step . . Split by Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-trimming your video . . . . . . . . . . . Using Ad-Zapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Applying video filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Key frame settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pan & Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resizing and distorting clips . . . . . . . . . Adding transitions . . . . . . . . The Effect Step Options Panel The Album transition . . . . . . The Flashback transition . . . . The Mask transitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 55 56 58 59 60 61 61 61 62 64 64 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 70 72 72 74 76 78 79 80 81 83 84 86 87 92 93 94 Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Adding clips to the Overlay Track Multiple overlay tracks . . . . The Overlay Step Options Panel . Adding Objects or Frames . . . . . Adding Flash animations . . . . . . Adding text . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying text attributes . . . The Title Step Options Panel Applying animation . . . . . . Animation effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 . 95 . 98 . 99 100 100 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 5 The Audio Step Options Panel . . . . . . . Adding voiceover narration . . . . . . . . . Adding background music . . . . . . . . . Importing music from an audio CD Adding audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimming and cutting audio clips . . . . . Stretching audio duration . . . . . . . . . . Fade-in/out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mixing audio tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Clip Volume Control . . . Using the Surround Sound Mixer . Duplicating an audio channel . . . . Volume rubber banding . . . . . . . . Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 . 105 . 106 . 106 . 107 . 107 . 108 . 109 . 109 . 109 . 110 . 111 . 112 . 113 . 114 . 115 . 116 . 118 . 119 . 120 . 121 . 123 . 124 . 126 . 128 . 128 . 129 . 129 . 130 . 131 . 132 . 132 . 133 . 134 . 134 . 135 . 135 . 136 . 137 . 138 . 138 . 138 . 139 . 139 . 140 . 140 . 140 Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 The Share Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating movie templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating and saving a video file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burning a DVD, VCD, SVCD or HD DVD . . . . . . . . . Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding/Editing chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating selection menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Previewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . Project Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exporting your movie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Export to Mobile Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output video file to a different medium . . . . . . Posting your video on a Web page . . . . . . . . . Sending a movie by e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic greeting cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting your video as your Movie Screen Saver Creating an audio file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recording back to a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clip menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tools menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Help menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dialog boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advanced Settings (DV-to-DVD Wizard) Audio Save Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Batch Convert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Border/Shadow/Transparency . . . . . . Capture Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change Capture Plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . Burning Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix A: Menus and dialog boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 6 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Preferences: File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preferences (Create Disc) . . . . . . . . . . . . Preview Playback Options . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project Settings (Create Disc) . . . . . . . . . Preview Files Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Select Device Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video and Audio Capture Property Settings Video Color Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video Save Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menu command shortcuts Step Panel shortcuts . . . . Navigation Panel shortcuts Timeline shortcuts . . . . . . Multi-trim Video shortcuts . Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 145 146 147 147 147 148 148 149 150 150 153 153 154 155 155 156 157 158 158 159 159 Appendix B: Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .153 Appendix C: Technology Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .157 Analog vs. Digital . . . . . . . . . HD Technology . . . . . . . . . . SmartRender Technology . . . DV SmartPlay . . . . . . . . . . . DVD, VCD, SVCD and HD DVD Appendix D: System tweaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 Enabling DMA for IDE disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 Disabling Write-Behind Caching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 Setting the Paging File size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Appendix E. Tips and techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167 Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .178 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 7 Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio Thank you for purchasing VideoStudio, the video editing software that allows even beginners to produce professional-looking movies. VideoStudio provides you with a complete set of tools to capture videos, edit them, and share your final production on CD, DVD, HD DVD, or the Web. Note: The availability of features depends on the VideoStudio version you have. How VideoStudio works VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm that lets you easily capture, edit, and share your video. VideoStudio also offers more than a hundred transition effects, professional titling capabilities and simple soundtrack creation tools. Learn in seconds, create in minutes. To make a movie production, first capture footage from a camcorder or another video source. You can then trim the captured videos, arrange their order, apply transitions, and add overlays, animated titles, voiceover narration, and background music. These elements are organized in separate tracks. Changes to one track do not affect other tracks. Components of a project as displayed in Timeline View A movie production is in the form of a VideoStudio project file (*.VSP), which contains information on the path location of the clips and how the movie has been put together. After you have finished your movie production, you can burn it to a VCD, DVD, HD DVD or record the movie back to your camcorder. You can also output your movie as a video file for playback on the computer. VideoStudio uses 8 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE the information in the video project file to combine all the elements in your movie into a video file. This process is called rendering. Installing and running VideoStudio The VideoStudio CD has an auto-run feature that automatically starts up the installation. Back up your projects and media files first before installing the new version of VideoStudio. To install VideoStudio: 1. Insert the VideoStudio CD into your CD-ROM drive. 2. When the Setup screen appears, follow the instructions to install VideoStudio on your computer. Note: If the Setup screen does not appear after loading the CD, then you can manually start it by double-clicking the My Computer icon on your desktop, then double-clicking the icon for the CD-ROM drive. When the CD-ROM window opens, double-click the Setup icon. 3. In addition to VideoStudio, these programs and drivers will be automatically installed: · QuickTime · SmartSound · Windows Media Format To run VideoStudio: · Double-click the VideoStudio icon on your Windows desktop. OR, · Select the VideoStudio icon from the VideoStudio program group on the Windows Start menu. · DirectX · Indeo ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 9 Setting up your computer Before you can start making movie projects using your own video footage, you first need to capture video from your video camera into your computer. Your computer needs to be equipped with the proper capture card or interface port for connecting your video camera and for capturing video to your computer. Since capturing and video editing require a lot of computer resources, your computer must also be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth editing of your videos. Installing a capture card If your capture card is a PCI-based card, install the card on your computer by inserting it in an available PCI slot on the computer's motherboard. Connecting a video camera to the computer The type of capture card or interface port that you will need to connect your video camera to your computer depends on the type of video camera you have. DV or Digital 8 camcorder If you are using a DV (Digital Video) or Digital 8 camcorder, you will need an IEEE1394 interface on your computer. Some newer computers already have built-in IEEE-1394 ports. If you do not have them on your computer, install an IEEE-1394 card. 10 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 6-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a desktop computer 4-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a notebook computer Connecting the camcorder to the IEEE-1394 interface Use an IEEE-1394 cable to connect your digital camcorder to the IEEE-1394 port. Before purchasing one, check first the pin connectors used on your camcorder and your computer. Most DV and Digital 8 camcorders have a 4-pin connector, whereas desktop computers that come with IEEE-1394 ports or installed with IEEE-1394 cards usually have 6-pin connectors. The IEEE-1394 cable that is required for desktop computers is a 4-pin to 6-pin cable. Most notebook computers have 4-pin connectors which require a 4-pin to 4-pin cable. Connecting the IEEE-1394 cable to the DV camcorder ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 11 Connecting a 4-pin to 6-pin IEEE-1394 cable to a desktop computer Connecting a 4-pin to 4-pin IEEE-1394 cable to a notebook computer Checking the hardware setup After connecting your digital camcorder to the computer, check if the device is detected by your Windows system. If you installed an IEEE-1394 card on your computer, check also if the card is detected. To check if the IEEE-1394 card and digital camcorder are detected: 1. Insert your video tape into the camcorder and switch it on. Make sure it is in playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). Check your camcorder's manual for specific instructions. 2. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager. 3. Make sure the following device names are listed in the Device Manager. 12 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Under Windows XP or Windows Me: · 1394 Bus Controller · DV Camcorder (The brand name depends on the DV camcorder connected to the IEEE-1394 interface.) Under Windows 2000: · 1394 Bus Controller · Image Device: Microsoft DV Camera and VCR (For Microsoft DV driver only.) · Sound, video and game controllers: 1394 camcorder (For Texas Instruments Windows XP: Device Manager DV driver only.) Windows XP: Device Manager Windows 2000: Device Manager 4. If your digital camcorder has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture Step and check if your camcorder is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel. Note: In addition to commonly used Texas Instruments and Microsoft DV drivers, there are other drivers available. Consult your camcorder's manual for suitable drivers. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 13 Sony HDV camcorder If you have connected your Sony HDV camcorder before to your computer, check the Device Manager to see if your camcorder is detected as a DV device or AV/C tape device (see image below). If the camcorder is detected as an AV/C tape device, you can capture HDV footage. HDV Mode Analog video sources VHS, S-VHS, Video-8, and Hi8 camcorders and VCRs are examples of analog video sources. To capture video from analog sources, you will need to install an analog capture card in your computer. Conventional broadcast television is also an analog source. To capture TV footage, you need to have a TV tuner card installed in your computer. 14 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Note: TV capture cards provide S-Video/Composite inputs and a TV tuner, which can be used to capture both video and TV footage. Connecting the video device to the analog capture card To connect your video device to the analog capture card, use either an S-Video or RCA Composite cable depending on your device's video output. If your video device has both types of output, use the S-Video connection for higher video quality captures. S-Video cable Connecting the S-Video source to the capture card If you want to use the Composite output of your video device, connect the yellow plugs of the Composite cable to the video output of your video device and the video input port of the analog capture card. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 15 Composite cable Connecting the Composite video source to the capture card Most higher-end analog capture cards do not have the Composite/S-Video input ports crowded on the side of the cards. Instead, these cards come with an external breakout box that provide all the video input ports at the front of the box. Video devices can be connected to the capture card more easily through the breakout box. Breakout box Connecting a TV antenna to the tuner card A tuner card has a TV antenna input just like the regular television monitor. Plug your TV antenna to the TV connector of the tuner card. 16 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE TV antenna cable Connecting TV antenna to the tuner card Note: When purchasing a tuner card, make sure you acquire one that provides the correct TV system (NTSC or PAL) for your region. Connecting the capture or tuner card to the sound card Most capture and tuner cards only allow video capture. To preview the audio from your video device or TV and to capture the audio into your computer, you need to connect the audio output of the capture or tuner card to the sound card's Line In port. The required cables for connecting to the sound card are different for each type of video source: Line-in and audio cables for S-Video S-Video connection ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 17 Line-in and audio cables for Composite video Composite video connection Line-in cable for TV tuner card TV tuner connection Line-in cable for high-end TV capture card High-end TV capture card connection 18 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Checking the hardware setup After connecting your analog source to the capture or tuner card, check if the card is detected by your Windows system. To check if the capture or tuner card is detected: 1. If you are using a video device such as a camcorder as your source, insert your videotape into the video device and switch it on. Make sure it is in the playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). 2. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager. 3. In the Device Manager, double-click Sound, video and game controllers. Check if your capture or tuner card is listed in this folder. 4. If your capture or tuner card has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture Step and check if your capture or tuner card is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel. Note: If your capture device supports multiple video sources, the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box allows you to select your desired video source such as Composite, Tuner, or S-Video. Likewise, if you have multiple audio sources, this dialog box allows you to select your desired audio source. USB camera To capture live video and still images from a USB camera, connect the camera to an available USB port on your computer. USB cameras may require installation of a device driver, depending on the Windows version you are using. For information on how to install your USB camera, refer to its accompanying manual. After properly installing your USB camera, check if it is detected by your Windows system. To check if the USB camera is detected: 1. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager. 2. In the Device Manager, double-click Imaging devices. Check if your USB camera is listed in this folder. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 19 3. If your USB camera has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture Step and check if your USB camera is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel. Preparation for video capturing and editing Capturing and video editing are tasks that require a lot of computer resources. Your computer must be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth video editing. Below are some tips on how to prepare your digital camcorder and optimize your computer for capturing and editing. · For better workability of DV Quick Scan and camcorder device control, correct timecode on the DV tape is a must. To do this, before shooting your video, use the standard playback (SP) mode and shoot a blank video (for example, leaving the lens cover on while recording) without interruption from start to end of a tape. · It is recommended that you close all other applications when working with VideoStudio. You should also turn off any automatically-launched software like screen savers to avoid possible interruptions while capturing. · If you have two hard drives in your system, it is recommended that you install VideoStudio to your system drive (usually C:) and store captured videos in your other drive (usually D:). The choice of what hard disk to use is also crucial. Using a dedicated video hard drive, preferably with Ultra-DMA/66 7200 rpm and 30GB free space, is recommended. · Make sure DMA is enabled for your hard disk. · Disable Write-Behind Caching on the hard drive used for video capture. · Increase the Paging File (Swap File) size to twice your amount of RAM. 20 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Getting started When you run VideoStudio, a startup screen appears which allows you to choose between the following video editing modes: · VideoStudio Editor gives you the full editing features of VideoStudio. It provides you total control over the movie production process, from adding clips, titles, effects, overlays, and music to making the final movie on disc or other medium. · Movie Wizard is ideal for users who are new to video editing. It guides you through the movie production process in three quick, easy steps. · DV-to-DVD Wizard allows you to capture video, add a theme template to it, then burn it onto a disc. Tip: Select 16:9 to use widescreen for your project. DV-to-DVD Wizard Use the DV-to-DVD Wizard to easily create a movie from the content of your DV tape then burn it onto a disc. Step 1: Scan for scenes Scan the DV tape and select the scenes you want to add to your movie. 1. Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the device. Set it to Play (or VTR/VCR) mode. 2. Select a recording device under DV Device. 3. Click the Capture format arrow to select a file format for captured videos. 4. Specify whether to burn all videos of the tape (Burn whole tape) or scan your DV tape (Scene detection). To burn whole tape: 1. Select Burn whole tape and then specify the tape duration under Duration. 2. Click Next to apply template and burn onto DVD. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 21 To use Scene detection: 1. After selecting Scene detention, choose whether to scan the tape From beginning or From current position. · From beginning: Scans the tape for scenes from the beginning. VideoStudio will automatically rewind the tape if the tape position is not in the beginning. · From current position: Scans the tape for scenes from the current tape position. 2. Specify the scan speed, then click Start Scan to begin scanning the DV device for scenes. Scenes are video segments that are distinguished by shooting date and time. Storyboard 3. In the Storyboard, choose the scenes you want to include in your movie. To do this, select a scene then click Mark Scene. 22 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Click Next to go to the next step. Tips: · Click and select Save DV Quick Scan Digest to save scanned file and import without having to scan again or Save DV Quick Scan Digest as HTML to manage large number of tapes by printing this HTML file and attaching it with your tapes. Step 2: Apply a theme template and burn to DVD 1. Specify a Volume name and Recording format for your movie. Note: If you have more than one burner installed in your computer or the default drive is not a burner, specify the burner you want to use in the Advanced Settings dialog box. 2. Select a theme template from one of the available presets to apply to your movie then select its output video quality. 3. Click to burn your movie file to disc. Tip: If you see at the bottom of the dialog box that the movie is too big to fit onto a DVD, click Fit & Burn. Movie Wizard If you are new to video editing or you want to quickly make a movie, you can use the VideoStudio Movie Wizard to assemble video clips and images, add background music and titles, then output the final movie as a video file, burn it onto a disc, or further edit the movie in VideoStudio Editor. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 23 Step 1: Add video and images Assemble your video and images into a movie. To add video and images: 1. Click one the following buttons to add video and images to your movie. Click Capture to import video footage or images into your computer. Click Insert Video to add video files of different formats such as AVI, MPEG, and WMV. Click Insert Image to add still images. (You can create a photo slideshow if you choose to only add images.) Click Insert DVD/DVD-VR to add video from a DVD-Video/DVD-VR formatted disc or from your hard drive. Click Import from Mobile Devices to add video from MS Windowsrecognized devices. Tip: Click Library to open the media library that contains media clips that come with VideoStudio. To import your own video or image files to the Library, click . 2. If you selected multiple clips, the Change Clip Sequence dialog box will appear where you can arrange the order of the clips. Drag the clips to the desired sequence then click OK. 3. The video and image clips that you selected for your movie will be added to the Media Clip List. Right-click a clip to open a menu with more options. 24 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Jog Slider Library Mark-in/ Mark-out handles Media Clip List Navigation Panel Tip: You can also arrange clips in the Media Clip List by dragging them to the desired sequence. 4. To preview the clips, select each clip in the Media Clip List and use the Jog Slider and Navigation Panel buttons. When trimming a clip, drag the Mark-in and Mark-out handles to select the desired start and end points of the clip. 5. Click Click to retrieve lost data from captured videos. to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them to the Media Clip List. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 25 Click to automatically split video clips into smaller clips based on their shooting date and time. You can also click Name or Date. to sort clips in the Media Clip List according to their To capture video and images: 1. Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the device. Set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode. 2. Check if your camcorder is selected in the Source list. 3. Click the Capture tab in the VideoStudio Movie Wizard. 4. Select the video file format to use for saving captured video files from the Format list. Specify the Capture folder in which to save the files. 5. Choose Split by Scene to separate scenes in your DV video clip into several clips based on frame content or shooting date and time. Note: Click Options to customize capture settings specific to your video device. 6. Play the videotape in your camcorder, and position the tape on the part of the video where to start capturing. Tip: If you are capturing video from a DV or HDV camcorder, use the Navigation Panel to play your videotape. 7. Click Capture Video to start capturing. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. 8. To capture a still image from the video footage, pause the video on the desired image then click Capture Image. 9. Click Enable/Disable Audio Preview to play or stop DV audio preview while capturing. 26 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Step 2: Select a template Select a movie template to apply to your project. Each template provides a different theme which comes with preset start and ending video clips, transitions, title and background music. Notes: · To save your project, click then select Save. · If you accessed VideoStudio Movie Wizard from within VideoStudio Editor, the above button will not appear and you will have to save from the File Menu when you go back to the editor. To apply a Theme template: 1. Select a theme template from the Theme template list. Home Movies templates allow you to create movies that include both video and images while Slideshow templates are used exclusively for creating image slideshows. 2. To set the overall length of your movie, click . For Home Movies, specify the following options in the Duration dialog box: · Fit to video duration: Keeps the current movie duration. · Fit to background music: Adjusts the movie duration to fit into the length of the background music. (The background music is added to your movie in the second step of the Movie Wizard.) · Specify duration: Lets you define a custom duration for the whole movie. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 27 For Slideshow templates, specify Smart Pan & Zoom in the Settings dialog box. Smart Pan & Zoom automatically focuses the pan and zoom motion to important parts of the image like the face. · Fit to image duration: Trims the music background to fit the total duration of the slideshow. Tip: Select Keep Previous to use the image duration you set in the previous page of the Movie Wizard. · Fit to background music tempo and duration: Adjusts the duration of each clip and the total duration of the slideshow to fit the background music's tempo and duration. · Fit to background music tempo: Adjusts the duration of each clip to fit the background music's tempo. 3. For Home Movies, click to open the Mark Clips dialog box. Select a clip then click Must or Optional to specify whether or not to include the clip in the show. 28 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Note: Click Auto to let the program decide which clips to retain or exclude. 4. To replace the title, first select the preset title from the Title list. Double-click the preset text in the Preview Window, then type in your text. Double-click to edit text Drag corner to resize text Drag to position shadow 5. Click to change text formatting. In the Text Properties dialog box, select a font type, size and color for the text, and set the desired shadow color and transparency. 6. To replace the background music, click Locate and select the desired music file. Click to specify music file settings. to open the Audio Options window. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 29 Note: Make sure that your background music is 30 seconds or longer if you want to fit the video to the music. If the music duration is less than 30 seconds, the music will not be looped leaving the remaining video without any background music. 7. Use the Volume slider to adjust the volume of the background music with respect to the video's audio. Dragging the slider to the left increases the volume of the background music and decreases the volume of the video's audio. Remove Background Music Load Background Music 8. Click Next. Note: If you opened the VideoStudio Wizard within VideoStudio Editor, clicking Next will skip the last step and directly insert the clips onto the Timeline in the VideoStudio Editor. Step 3: Finish Select how to output the final movie: Click Create Video File to output your movie as a video file that can be played back on the computer. Click Create Disc to burn your movie onto a disc. Click Edit in Ulead VideoStudio Editor to make further edits to your movie using VideoStudio Editor. 30 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE VideoStudio Editor VideoStudio Editor provides a step-by-step workflow that makes creating movies simple and easy. This section introduces you to the VideoStudio Editor interface and briefly explains the steps involved in creating a movie. Refer to the succeeding chapters for more in-depth information on each step. The user interface 1 2 8 3 7 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 Step Panel Contains buttons that correspond to the different steps in video editing. Menu Bar Contains menus that provide different set of commands. Preview Window Shows the current clip, video filter, effect, or title. Navigation Panel Provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. In the Capture Step, this also acts as the device control for the DV or HDV camcorder. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 31 5 6 7 Toolbar Contains buttons for switching between three project views and other quick settings. Project Timeline Displays all the clips, titles, and effects included in your project. Options Panel Contains controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to customize the settings of the selected clip. The contents of this panel change depending on the step you are in. Library Stores and organizes all of your media clips. 8 Note: To change the user interface layout, click Preferences: UI Layout. The Step Panel VideoStudio simplifies the process of creating movies into seven simple steps. Click the buttons in the Step Panel to switch between steps. Once a project is opened in VideoStudio, video can be recorded directly to your computer's hard disk in the Capture Step. Footage from a videotape can be captured as a single file or automatically divided into multiple files. This step allows you to capture video and still images. The Edit Step and the Timeline are the heart of VideoStudio. This is where you arrange, edit, and trim your video clips. Video filters can also be applied to your video clips in this step. The Effect Step lets you add transitions between video clips in your project. Choose from the variety of transition effects in the Library. The Overlay Step allows you to superimpose multiple clips over another to create a picture-in-picture effect. 32 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE No movie would be complete without opening titles, captions and closing credits. In the Title Step, you can create animated text titles or choose from various presets in the Library. Background music sets the mood of your movie. The Audio Step lets you select and record music files from one or several CD-ROM drives attached to your computer. You can also dub over your video in this step. When your movie is complete, you can create a video file for sharing on the Web or output the movie on tape, DVD, or CD in the Share Step. Note: These steps do not necessarily need to be followed in the order that they are presented. The Menu Bar The Menu Bar provides various commands for customizing VideoStudio, opening and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more. The Navigation Panel The Navigation Panel is used to preview and edit the clips used in your project. Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project. Use the Trim Handles and Jog Slider to edit your clips. When capturing video from a DV or HDV camcorder, the Navigation Controls are used for device control. Use these buttons to control your DV or HDV camcorder or any other DV device. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 33 11 12 10 13 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 Play Mode Select whether you want to preview your project or only the selected clip. Home Returns to the starting frame. Next Moves to the next frame. Repeat Loops playback. 4 6 8 Play Plays, pauses or resumes the current project or a selected clip. Previous Moves to the previous frame. End Moves to the end frame. System Volume Click and drag the slider to adjust the volume of your computer's speakers. 3 5 7 9 Timecode 10 Mark-in/out Allows you to directly jump to a part of Use these buttons to set a preview range in your project or selected clip by specifying the project, or to mark the start and end the exact timecode. points where to trim a clip. 12 Trim Handles 11 Jog Slider Allows you to set a preview range in the Allows you to scrub through the project or project or trim a clip. clip. 13 Cut Clip Cuts the selected clip into two. Position the Jog Slider to where you want the first clip to end and the second one to start, then click this button. 14 Enlarge Preview Window Click to increase the size of the Preview Window. You can only preview, not edit, your clips when the Preview Window is enlarged. The Toolbar The toolbar allows you to easily access buttons for editing. You can change your project view or zoom your project timeline by adjusting your Timeline ruler. Click 34 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Smart Proxy Manager to speed up editing of your HD videos and other large source files. Or use the Overlay Track Manager to add more overlay tracks. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Storyboard View Shows image thumbnails of your movie on the timeline. Audio View Shows the audio waveform view, allowing you to visually adjust the volume levels of your video clips, narration or background music. Fit Project in Timeline Window Zooms in or out to display all the project's clips on the Timeline. Undo Lets you undo a previous function. Smart Proxy Manager Creates working copies of your HD videos with lower resolution. 2 Timeline View Allows you to perform frame-accurate editing of your clips. Zoom controls Allows you to change the timecode increments in the Timeline ruler. 3 4 5 6 Insert media files Displays a menu allowing you to place video, audio or image clips directly on the project. Redo Allows you to redo an undone function. 7 9 8 10 Batch Convert Converts multiple video files to one video format. 11 Overlay Track Manager 12 Enable/Disable 5.1 Surround Allows you to create multiple overlay tracks. Enables you to create 5.1 Surround audio tracks. The Project Timeline The project timeline at the lower part of the VideoStudio Editor window is where you assemble your movie project. There are three types of views for displaying the project timeline: Storyboard, Timeline and Audio View. Click the buttons at the left side of the toolbar to switch between different views. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 35 Storyboard View Storyboard View is the fastest and simplest way to add video clips to your movie. Each thumbnail in the storyboard represents an event in you movie, an event being a video clip or a transition. Thumbnails show at a glance the chronological order of events in your project. The duration of each clip is shown at the bottom of each thumbnail. You can drag and drop video clips to insert and arrange them. Transition effects can be inserted between video clips. A selected video clip can be trimmed in the Preview Window. Click Enlarge to maximize the storyboard display. With a larger workspace, you can arrange video clips and apply transitions more easily. Furthermore, there is a small screen at the bottom of the window where you can preview clips. 36 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Timeline View Timeline View gives you the most comprehensive display of the elements in your movie project. It divides a project into a separate tracks for video, overlay, title, voice and music. 1 2 3 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 4 5 1 Chapter Point Bar Click to set chapter points in your movie. 2 Ripple Editing Enable/Disable Ripple Editing. When enabled, allows you to select which tracks to apply it to. Timeline scroll control Enable/disable scrolling along the Timeline when previewing a clip that extends beyond the current view. Selected range This color bar represents the trimmed or selected part of a clip or project. Video Track Contains video/image/color clips and transitions. 3 Track buttons Click the buttons to switch between different tracks. Project scroll controls Use the left and right buttons or drag the Scroll Bar to move around your project. 4 5 6 7 8 Timeline ruler Displays the project's timecode increments in hours: minutes:seconds.frames, which helps you determine clip and project length. 9 Overlay track 10 Title Track Contains overlay clips, which can be video, Contains title clips. image or color clips. 12 Music Track Contains music clips from audio files. 11 Voice Track Contains voiceover clips. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 37 To switch to different tracks: · Click a Step button in the Step Panel that corresponds to the track. · Click the Track buttons. · Double-click the desired track, or click a clip on the track. Tips: · The wheel mouse can be used to scroll through the Timeline. · When the pointer is over the Zoom Controls or Timeline ruler, you can use the wheel to zoom in and out of the Timeline. Audio View Audio View allows you to visually adjust the volume levels of video, voice and music clips. Volume rubber band Clips that contain audio are displayed with a volume rubber band that you can click and drag to adjust their volume. The Options Panel The Options Panel changes depending on the program's mode and the step or track you are working on. The Options Panel may contain one or two tabs. The controls and options in each tab vary, depending on the selected clip. 38 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Library The Library is a storage depot for everything you need to create a movie: video clips, video filters, audio clips, still images, transition effects, music files, titles and color clips. These are collectively known as media clips. Tips: · You can print images directly from the library. Right-click the image to print then select Print Image and select an image size. · Right-click the image then select Print Options to specify print alignment and borders. To add media clips to the Library: 1. Click Load media to open a dialog box for locating the media clip to insert in the Library. Load media allows you to locate the clip you want to add to the Library. 2. Select the desired file. 3. Click Open when you are finished. Note: You can also drag and drop files from Windows Explorer straight to the Library. Right-click a clip in the Library to view the clip's properties as well as copy, delete, or split by scene. Hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple clips. ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 39 To delete media clips from the Library: 1. Select the clip to remove from the Library, then press [Delete]. Or, right-click the clip in the Library and select Delete. 2. When prompted, verify whether you want to delete the thumbnail from the Library. Sorting clips in the Library To arrange clips in the Library, click in the Library to open the Options menu, then select Sort by Name or Sort by Date. The way video clips are sorted by date depends on the file format. DV AVI files (i.e., AVI files captured from DV camcorders) will be arranged by order of the shooting date and time of the footage. Other video file formats will be sorted by order of file date. Notes: · You can also right-click on the Library then select the desired sorting type in the Sort By submenu. · To toggle between ascending and descending order, select Sort by Name or Sort by Date again. Library Manager