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Installing and running VideoStudio .........................13 Setting up your computer .......................................... 15 Installing a capture card .......................................15 Connecting a video camera to the computer ............15 DV or Digital 8 camcorder ....................................... 15 Analog video sources .............................................. 19 USB camera .......................................................... 24 Preparation for video capturing and editing .............25 Getting started ........................................................... 26 VideoStudio Movie Wizard .....................................26 Step 1: Add video and images ................................. 26 Step 2: Select a template ....................................... 29 Step 3: Finish ........................................................ 32 VideoStudio Editor ...............................................33 The The The The The The The user interface ................................................. 33 Step Panel ...................................................... 34 Menu Bar ..................................................... 35 Options Panel ................................................. 36 Navigation Panel .............................................. 36 project timeline ............................................... 37 Library ........................................................... 41 Starting a new movie project .................................44 Saving your project ................................................ 45 Setting your preferences ......................................... 46 Setting project properties ....................................... 46 Adding clips .......................................................... 47 Previewing ............................................................ 47 Capture ...................................................................... 49 Seamless DV and MPEG capture ............................49 The Capture Step Options Panel .............................50 Capturing video ...................................................51 Digital Video (DV) .................................................. 53 Analog video ......................................................... 55 4 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Direct video capturing to MPEG format ......................58 Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video ..........59 Batch Capture ..................................................... 62 Capturing still images ........................................... 63 Edit ............................................................................. 64 Adding clips to the Video Track .............................. 64 Video clips .............................................................64 Images .................................................................65 Color clips .............................................................65 The Edit Step Options Panel .................................. 66 Split by Scene ..................................................... 67 Trimming a clip ................................................... 69 Multi-trim Video .................................................. 71 Saving trimmed clips ............................................ 73 Playback Speed ................................................... 73 Capturing still images in the Edit Step .................... 74 Pan & Zoom ........................................................ 75 Applying video filters ............................................ 77 Key frame settings .................................................79 Effect .......................................................................... 81 Adding transitions ................................................ 81 The Effect Step Options Panel ................................ 82 The Album transition ............................................ 83 Overlay ....................................................................... 87 Adding clips to the Overlay Track ........................... 87 The Overlay Step Options Panel ............................. 91 Adding decorations .............................................. 92 Title ............................................................................ 94 Adding text ......................................................... 94 Modifying text attributes ....................................... 97 The Title Step Options Panel ................................. 98 Applying animation .............................................. 99 Animation effects ...................................................99 Audio ........................................................................103 The Audio Step Options Panel .............................. 103 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 5 Adding voiceover narration .................................. 104 Adding background music ................................... 106 Adding audio files .............................................. 107 Trimming audio clips .......................................... 108 Fading-in/out ................................................... 108 Mixing audio tracks ............................................ 109 Using the Clip Volume Control ................................109 Using the Audio Mixing Panel ..................................109 Volume rubber banding .........................................110 Applying audio filters .......................................... 111 Share ........................................................................ 112 The Share Step Options Panel .............................. 112 Creating movie templates ................................... 112 Creating and saving a video file ........................... 114 Burning a DVD, VCD or SVCD .............................. 116 Assembling files ....................................................117 Adding/Editing chapters .........................................118 Creating selection menus .......................................120 Previewing ..........................................................122 Burning your project onto a disc .............................122 Project Playback ................................................ 124 Exporting your movie ......................................... 126 Exporting videos to Ulead DVD-VR Wizard ................126 Recording back to a DV camcorder ..........................129 Posting your video on a Web page ...........................130 Sending a movie by e-mail .....................................131 Electronic greeting cards ........................................132 Creating an audio file ......................................... 133 Appendix A: Menus and dialog boxes ...................... 134 Menus .............................................................. 134 File menu ............................................................134 Edit menu ............................................................135 Clip menu ............................................................136 Tools menu ..........................................................137 Help menu ...........................................................138 Dialog boxes ..................................................... 139 Audio Save Options ...............................................139 Batch Convert ......................................................140 6 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Burner Advanced Settings ..................................... 141 Border/Shadow/Transparency ................................ 142 Capture Options ................................................... 143 Change Capture Plug-in ......................................... 144 Output Advanced Settings ..................................... 144 Preferences: File menu .......................................... 145 Preferences (Create Disc) ..................................... 151 Preview Playback Options ...................................... 152 Project Properties ................................................. 153 Project Options .................................................... 153 Project Settings (Create Disc) ................................ 154 Preview Files Manager ........................................... 155 Select Device Control ............................................ 156 Video and Audio Capture Property Settings .............. 157 Video Color Manager ............................................. 159 Video Save Options ............................................... 160 Appendix B: Shortcuts .............................................166 Menu command shortcuts .................................. 166 Step Panel shortcuts .......................................... 166 Navigation Panel shortcuts .................................. 167 Timeline shortcuts ............................................. 168 Multi-trim Video shortcuts ................................... 168 Others ............................................................. 169 Appendix C: Technology Overview ...........................170 Analog vs. Digital .............................................. 170 SmartRender Technology .................................... 171 DV SmartPlay .................................................... 171 DVD, VCD, and SVCD ......................................... 172 Appendix D: System tweaks ....................................173 Enabling DMA for IDE disks ................................. 173 Disabling Write-Behind Caching ........................... 176 Setting the Paging File size ................................. 179 Appendix E. Tips and techniques .............................182 Glossary ...................................................................184 Index ........................................................................194 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 7 Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio Thank you for purchasing VideoStudio, the video editing software that allows even beginners to come up with professional-looking movies. It provides you with a complete set of tools to capture videos, edit them, and share your final production on tape, DVD, CD, or the Web. How VideoStudio works VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm so that editing tasks remain uncomplicated from start to ...