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Ulead Systems, Inc.
March 2006
C28-1A0-110-0A0001

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  • Page 1 User Guide Ulead Systems, Inc. March 2006 C28-1A0-110-0A0001...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio ......7 How VideoStudio works ........7 Installing and running VideoStudio .
  • Page 4 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video ....55 Selecting a profile ........55 Editing and customizing a video profile .
  • Page 5 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Audio Step Options Panel ....... 104 Adding voiceover narration .
  • Page 6 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Preferences: File menu ....... . 141 Preferences (Create Disc) .

  • Page 7: Welcome To Ulead Videostudio

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 8: Installing And Running Videostudio

    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.

  • Page 9: Setting Up Your Computer

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 10 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 6-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a desktop 4-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a notebook computer 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.
  • Page 11 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 12 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Under Windows XP or Windows Me: • 1394 Bus Controller • <Brand name> 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.) •...

  • Page 13: Sony Hdv Camcorder

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 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.
  • Page 15 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 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.
  • Page 17 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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...

  • Page 18: Usb Camera

    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.

  • Page 19: Preparation For Video Capturing And Editing

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 20: Getting Started

    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.
  • Page 21 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 22: Step 2: Apply A Theme Template And Burn To Dvd

    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.

  • Page 23: Step 1: Add Video And Images

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 24 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Jog Slider Mark-in/ Mark-out handles Library Media Navigation Clip Panel List 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.
  • Page 25 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Click to automatically split video clips into smaller clips based on their shooting date and time. You can also click to sort clips in the Media Clip List according to their Name or Date. To capture video and images: 1.

  • Page 26: Step 2: Select A Template

    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.
  • Page 27 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 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.

  • Page 29: Step 3: Finish

    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.

  • Page 30: Videostudio Editor

    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.

  • Page 31: The Step Panel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 32: The Menu Bar

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE No movie would be complete without Background music sets the mood of your opening titles, captions and closing movie. The Audio Step lets you select credits. In the Title Step, you can and record music files from one or several...

  • Page 33: The Toolbar

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Play Mode Play Select whether you want to preview your Plays, pauses or resumes the current project or only the selected clip. project or a selected clip. Home Previous Returns to the starting frame. Moves to the previous frame.

  • Page 34: The Project Timeline

    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. Storyboard View Timeline View Shows image thumbnails of your movie on Allows you to perform frame-accurate the timeline.
  • Page 35 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.
  • Page 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. Chapter Point Bar Ripple Editing Click to set chapter points in your movie.

  • Page 37: The Options Panel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 38: The Library

    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.
  • Page 39 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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.

  • Page 40: Starting A New Movie Project

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Click New to display the New Custom Folder dialog box and create a new folder. Specify a library Folder name and a Description. Click OK. Click Edit to rename or modify the description of a selected custom folder.

  • Page 41: Setting Your Preferences

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE When you capture or insert your first video clip into the project, VideoStudio automatically checks the properties of the clip and your project. If properties such as file format, frame size, etc. are not identical, VideoStudio automatically adjusts the project settings to match the clip's properties.

  • Page 42: Setting Project Properties

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Setting project properties Project Properties serve as your template for previewing your movie projects. The project settings in the Project Properties dialog box determine the appearance and quality of a project when it is previewed on-screen. To customize project settings, select File: Project Properties.
  • Page 43 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Instant Playback allows you to quickly preview changes in your project without the need to create a temporary preview file, however, playback may be jerky depending on your computer resources. • High Quality Playback renders your project as a temporary preview file then plays this preview file.

  • Page 44: Undoing And Redoing Actions

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Undoing and redoing actions You can undo or redo the last set of actions that you performed while working on your movie by clicking Undo [Ctrl+Z] or Redo [Ctrl+Y] in the toolbar. Showing and hiding grid lines You can use grid lines to guide you when repositioning or resizing images and videos or when adding titles to your movie.

  • Page 45: Capture

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Capture The bulk of video work involves working with raw footage. Transferring footage from a source device to the computer involves a process called capturing. When capturing, video data is transferred from a source (usually a video camera) through a capture card to the computer’s hard drive.

  • Page 46: The Capture Step Options Panel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Capture Step Options Panel The Capture Step Options Panel consists of three options: Capture Video, DV Quick Scan, Import from DVD/DVD-VR and Import from Mobile Device. Capturing video VideoStudio lets you capture video from DV or HDV camcorders, analog camcorders, VCRs, and television.

  • Page 47: Digital Video (Dv)

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To capture video: 1. Click the Capture Step then click Capture Video. 2. To specify a capture duration, enter the values in the Duration box in the Options Panel. 3. Select your capture device from the Source list.
  • Page 48 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE the AVI file. With DV Type-2 (which is the default), the video and audio channels are stored as two separate streams in the AVI file. The advantage of Type-1 is that the DV data does not need to be processed, and is stored in its exact original format.

  • Page 49: High Definition Videos

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Shuttle Slider Drag the Shuttle Slider to move forward and back through the footage at variable speeds. This is a quick way to find scenes you are looking for in your video. High Definition Videos Once you have the HDV plug-in installed, you can import high definition video from your HDV camcorder such as Sony HDR-HC1.

  • Page 50: Digital Tv Dvb-T Video

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Digital TV DVB-T video Before capturing, have the DVB-T source connected via a DVB-T compatible capture card installed on your computer first. To capture DVB-T video: 1. Click the Capture Step then click Capture Video. In the Capture Step Options Panel, select Digital TV Source from the Source list.
  • Page 51 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Click Options then select Capture Options to choose how you want footage to be captured. To specify the type of video source you are capturing from, click Options then select Video and Audio Capture Property Settings. In the dialog box that opens, you can customize the following capture settings: •...

  • Page 52: Capturing Tv Footage

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE After fine tuning the volume, you can start capturing footage from your analog device. Use the controls on your analog device to scan your videotape and locate the footage that you want to capture. Tip: A delay in capture may be due to the confirmation dialog box or connection between devices.

  • Page 53: Importing From Mobile Devices

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Specify the location of the DVD folder in the Browse for folder window then click OK. 4. In the Import DVD window, select which DVD tracks to import in Label. Use the preview screen to view the selected tracks to import.

  • Page 54: Direct Video Capturing To Mpeg Format

    You can also capture VCD, SVCD or DVD-ready MPEG files that can be burnt onto disc by selecting one of these formats from the Format list. Note: The Ulead DSW MPEG Capture Plug-in will be automatically detected. If your capture device does not support this plug-in, you need to manually select this plug-in the Change Capture Plug-in dialog box.

  • Page 55: Ulead Videostudio User Guide

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE MPEG Settings dialog box then appears in which you can customize attributes for the MPEG file. Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video Now you can capture directly from an analog source or DV camcorder straight to Windows Media Video (WMV).

  • Page 56: Editing And Customizing A Video Profile

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Editing and customizing a video profile Profile Selection lists all the profiles available in your system. You can use the Manage Profiles to edit, create, remove, and duplicate a profile. System-defined profiles cannot be edited. However, You can create a customized one base from it.
  • Page 57 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Note: System-defined profiles cannot be edited directly. You must create a copy before editing the corresponding attributes. To do this, select a system defined profile and then click Copy. Select the created copy of the profile and then click Edit to modify the attributes.

  • Page 58: Capturing Still Images

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Under General Information, specify a reference name for the created or edited profile in Name of Profile. 5. Select the media types supported by the profile in Media types. 6. Under Output, you may choose to allow the profile to compress the video file or not.

  • Page 59: Edit

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Edit The Edit Step is where you arrange, edit and trim the video clips used in your project. In this step, you can apply fade-in/fade-out effects to the existing audio of a video clip, multi-trim or split video, and adjust a clip's playback speed. You can also choose from a wide selection of video filters to apply to your clips.

  • Page 60: Adding Clips To The Video Track

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Image tab • Duration: Sets the duration of the selected image clip. • Rotate: Rotates the image clip. • Color Correction: Allows you to adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, and gamma of the image. • Resampling option: Sets how image size is adjusted. There are two options: Keep aspect ratio maintains the relative width and height of the current image;...

  • Page 61: Video Clips

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Video clips There are several ways of inserting video clips on the Video Track: • Select a clip in the Library and drag and drop it to the Video Track. Multiple clips can be selected by pressing [Shift] or [Ctrl].

  • Page 62: Trimming A Clip

    3. To load another color that is not in the Library, click the color box beside the Color Picker. Here, you can select a color either from Ulead Color Picker or the Windows Color Picker. 4. Set the Duration of the color clip in the Options Panel.
  • Page 63 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE For more precise trimming, click on a Trim handle, hold it, and use the left or right arrow keys on your keyboard to trim one frame at a time. The Mark-in/ Mark-out points can also be set by pressing [F3] and [F4], respectively.

  • Page 64: Saving Trimmed Clips

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Saving trimmed clips Frequently, when you make changes (i.e., after auto-splitting clips using Split by Scene, extracting clips using Multi-trim Video, or manually trimming clips), you may wish to make a permanent change to the clip and save the edited file.

  • Page 65: Adding Chapters Using Chapter Point Bar

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To insert clips in Ripple Editing mode: 1. Click Ripple Editing to activate the panel, then select the corresponding box for each track where you want to apply Ripple Editing. 2. Drag the clip to insert from the Library to the desired position on the Timeline.

  • Page 66: Enabling Smart Proxy

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To edit a chapter, click on a chapter pointer you want to edit and drag to a new position. To rename, double click a chapter pointer and then enter a new chapter name. Click OK. To remove, simply drag the pointer outside the timeline ruler and then drop.

  • Page 67: Adjusting Color And Brightness

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To do Batch Convert: 1. Click 2. Click Add and then choose the files you want to convert. 3. Select an output folder in Save in folder. 4. In Save as type, choose your desired output type.

  • Page 68: Reversing Video Playback

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tips: • Hold [Shift] then drag the end of the clip on the Timeline to change the playback speed. • The black arrow means you are trimming or extending the clip, while the white arrow means that you are changing the playback speed.

  • Page 69: Split By Scene

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Switch to an image folder in the Library. The folder can be the default Image folder, or the one created by yourself. 5. Select Clip: Save as Still Image. The new image file is saved to the hard disk and is represented as a thumbnail in the image folder you assigned.

  • Page 70: Multi-Trimming Your Video

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done. 8. Click OK to split the video. Multi-trimming your video The Multi-trim Video feature is another method for breaking down a clip into multiple segments.
  • Page 71 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. In the Multi-trim Video dialog box, view the whole clip first by clicking determine how you want to mark segments. 3. Choose the number of frames to display by dragging the Timeline zoom. You can choose to display the smallest subdivision of one frame per second.

  • Page 72: Using Ad-Zapper

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Using Ad-Zapper VideoStudio lets you search your videos for commercial intervals. Clicking this feature extracts the commercials to the media list. • Program detection sensitivity allows you to control the rate of distinguishing between commercials. • Quick search interval allows you to set a fixed interval between frames and and browse through the movie using the set value.
  • Page 73 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Fish Eye distorts the video to give your audience a feel of looking through a glass ball. Before After Enhance Lighting improves video exposure which is ideal to correct poorly lit videos. Before After To apply a video filter to a clip (video or image) in the Video Track: 1.

  • Page 74: Key Frame Settings

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Note: By default, the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with the new filter dragged onto the clip. Clear Replace last filter to apply multiple filters to a single clip. VideoStudio allows you to apply a maximum of five filters to a single clip.
  • Page 75 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Key frame Controls Note: You can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out of the Timeline Control bar for precise placement of key frames. 4. Click Add key frame to set that frame as a key frame in the clip. You can adjust the video filter settings for that particular frame.

  • Page 76: Pan & Zoom

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tip: You can preview the clip with applied video filter on VideoStudio’s Preview Window or an external device such as a TV monitor or DV camcorder. Click , then click to open the Preview Playback Options dialog box where you can choose the display medium.
  • Page 77 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To apply Pan & Zoom: 1. Drag the Start key frame, represented by a crosshair in the Image Window, to the subject that you want to focus. Image Preview 2. Zoom in on the subject by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio.

  • Page 78: Resizing And Distorting Clips

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Click to preview the effect. 5. Click OK to apply the effect to the image. Tips: • Click the Anchor boxes to move the marquee box at fixed positions in the Image Window. • To zoom in or out of a fixed area without panning the image, select No panning.

  • Page 79: Effect

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Effect Transition effects make your movie smoothly change from one scene to the next. They are applied between clips in the Video Track and their attributes can be modified in the Options Panel. Effective use of this feature can add a professional touch to your movie.

  • Page 80: The Effect Step Options Panel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library. Select and drag an effect to the Timeline, roughly between two video clips. Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You can only drag and drop one clip at a time.

  • Page 81: The Album Transition

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Album transition One of the transitions you will find in the Library is the Album transition. Album simulates the turning pages similar to that of flipping photo album pages. You can choose from a variety of album layouts, change the album cover, background, size, and position, and more.
  • Page 82 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. In the Album tab, set the album’s Size, Position and Orientation. To change the album cover, select a preset from Album cover templates, or select Custom album cover then import your own cover image. 5. Click the Background and Shadow tab.

  • Page 83: The Flashback Transition

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To adjust the size and position of the clip on the page, adjust the Size, X, and Y values. 7. Click the Page B tab. Customize the second page of the album. Follow step 6 to make adjustments.

  • Page 84: The Mask Transitions

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Mask transitions Different patterns or objects such as shapes, leaves, balls, and more can be used in transition effects by rendering them as masks. You can select from preset masks or import a BMP file and use it as a mask for your transition.
  • Page 85 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Mask transition options The Mask transitions contain the following options. The availability of the option depends on the type of mask selected. • Rotation: Specify how many degrees the mask will rotate. • Fade level: Set the thickness of the soft edge of the mask.

  • Page 86: Overlay

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Overlay The Overlay Step allows you to add overlay clips to combine with your videos in the Video Track. Use an overlay clip to create a picture-in-picture effect or add a lower-third graphic to create more professional-looking movie productions.

  • Page 87: Multiple Overlay Tracks

    AVI video file or an image file with an alpha channel. You can use an animation program such as Ulead COOL 3D Production Studio or an image editing program such as Ulead PhotoImpact to create these video and image files.
  • Page 88 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To apply motion to the current overlay clip: In the Attribute tab, select where the overlay clip will Enter and Exit the screen under Direction/Style. Click a specific arrow as to where you want your clip to enter and exit in your movie.
  • Page 89 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Click the Color Box then select the color to be rendered as transparent. Without Chroma Key With Chroma Key Tips: • Select then click on a color in the image that will be rendered as transparent.
  • Page 90 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To resize the current overlay clip: In the Attribute tab, drag a handle on the overlay clip on the Preview Window to resize it. If you drag a yellow corner handle, it will keep the aspect ratio when you resize the clip.
  • Page 91 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To distort the current overlay clip: Each corner of the marquee of the overlay clip have green nodes which you can use to distort the overlay clip. Drag the green nodes to distort the overlay clip.

  • Page 92: The Overlay Step Options Panel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Overlay Step Options Panel There are two tabs in the Overlay Step Options Panel: Edit tab and Attribute tab. Edit tab The Edit tab allows you to customize properties such as clip duration, playback speed, and audio properties of the overlay clip. The available options in this tab will depend on the selected overlay clip.

  • Page 93: Adding Objects Or Frames

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Apply overlay options: Select to specify how transparent section of the overlay clip will be rendered. Type: Select whether to apply preset masks on an overlay clip or specify a color to be rendered as transparent.

  • Page 94: Adding Flash Animations

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Adding Flash animations Give more life to your videos by adding Flash animations as overlay clips. To add a Flash animation: 1. In the Library, select Flash Animation in the Folder list. 2. Select a Flash animation then drag it onto the Overlay Track on the Timeline.

  • Page 95: Title

    Adding text Ulead VideoStudio allows you to add text either in multiple text boxes or in a single text box. Using multiple text boxes gives you the flexibility to position the different words of your text anywhere on the video frame and allows you to arrange the stacking order of the text.
  • Page 96 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE If you switch to Single title before adding to the Timeline the multiple text that you entered, only the selected text or the first text that you typed in (when no text box is selected) will be retained. The other text boxes will be removed and the Text backdrop option will be disabled.
  • Page 97 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • For multiple titles, select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview Window then click the text that you want to edit. Notes: • Once a title clip has been inserted onto the Timeline, you can adjust its duration by either dragging the handles of the clip, or entering a Duration value in the Options Panel.

  • Page 98: Modifying Text Attributes

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Modifying text attributes Modify the attributes of your text, such as font face, style, size, and more, by using the available settings in the Options Panel. More options allow you to set the style and alignment, apply a Border, Shadow and Transparency and add a Text backdrop to your text.

  • Page 99: The Title Step Options Panel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Title Step Options Panel The Title Step Options Panel allows you to modify text properties such as font, size, and color. Edit tab • Duration: Displays the duration of the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can adjust the duration by changing the timecode values.

  • Page 100: Applying Animation

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Applying animation Apply motion to your text with VideoStudio’s text animation tools such as Fade, Moving Path, and Drop. To apply animation to the current text: 1. In the Animation tab, select Apply Animation. 2. Select the animation category to use in Type.
  • Page 101 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Fade dialog box • Unit: Determines how the title appears in the scene. Text: The whole title appears in the scene. Character: The title appears in the scene one character at a time. Word: The title appears in the scene one word at a time.
  • Page 102 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Moving Path Pop-up dialog box • Character Base Displays the applied font face in the Preview window. • Unit: Determines how the title appears in the scene. Text: The whole title appears in the scene. Character: The title appears in the scene one character at a time.
  • Page 103 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Pause: Applies a break in between the start and end direction of the animation. Select No Pause to make the animation run seamlessly. Zoom dialog box • Show Title: Select to display the title at the end of the animation.

  • Page 104: Audio

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Audio Sounds are one of the elements that determine the success of your video production. VideoStudio's Audio Step allows you to add both narration and music to your project. The Audio Step consists of two tracks: Voice and Music. Insert your narrations on the Voice Track and your background music or sound effects on the Music Track.

  • Page 105: Adding Voiceover Narration

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Auto Music tab • Duration: Displays the total duration of the selected music. • Volume: Adjusts the volume level of the selected music. A value of 100 retains the music’s original volume level. • Fade-in: Gradually increases the volume of the music.

  • Page 106: Adding Background Music

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Speak into the microphone and check if the meter responds accordingly. Use the Windows audio mixer to adjust the volume of the microphone. 5. Click Start and begin speaking into the microphone. 6. Press [Esc] or click Stop to stop recording.

  • Page 107: Adding Audio Files

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Select the Library from where to import the music. 4. Under Music, select the music you want to use. 5. Select a Variation of the selected music. Click Play Selected Music to play back the music with the variation applied.

  • Page 108: Stretching Audio Duration

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tip: You can also trim a clip in the Library by using the Trim handles. Aside from trimming, you can also cut audio clips. Drag the Jog Slider to the position where you want to cut the audio clip then click Cut clip based on Jog Slider position.

  • Page 109: Fade-In/Out

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tips: • You can specify how long the clip will play in Time stretch duration. The speed of the clip will automatically adjust to the specified duration. This feature will not trim the clip when you specify a shorter time.

  • Page 110: Using The Surround Sound Mixer

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Using the Surround Sound Mixer Unlike stereo stream that carries only two audio channels, Surround Sound delivers a whole lot more realism to your living room. It has five separate audio channels encoded into one file which is delivered to five speakers and one sub-woofer frequency effect.

  • Page 111: Duplicating An Audio Channel

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Using Surround Sound All audio channels in Surround Sound have a set of similar controls that you will find in the stereo configuration of this panel, plus a few more specific controls. • Six-channel VU Meter Front Left, Front Right, Center, Sub-woofer, Surround Left, Surround Right.

  • Page 112: Volume Rubber Banding

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE channel in the Attribute tab in the Options Panel then select which audio channel to duplicate. Volume rubber banding The volume rubber band is the horizontal line in the middle of the track and can only be seen when you are in Audio View. You can use the rubber band to adjust the volume of the audio track of video clip and the audio clips in the Music and Voice tracks.

  • Page 113: Applying Audio Filters

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Applying audio filters VideoStudio allows you to apply filters such as Amplify, Long Echo, Normalize, Pitch Shift, Remove Noise, Reverb, Stadium and Volume Labeling to your audio clips in the Music and Voice tracks. You can only apply audio filters when you are in Timeline View.

  • Page 114: Share

    Export to Mobile Device: A video file can be exported to other external devices such as PSP, Windows mobile-based devices, SD (Secure Digital) cards and Ulead DVD-VR Wizard for burning to DVD-RAM. You can only export your project after you have created a video file.

  • Page 115: Creating Movie Templates

    Creating movie templates Movie templates contain settings which define how to create the final movie file. By using the preset movie templates provided by Ulead VideoStudio, or by creating your own templates in the Make Movie Manager, you can have multiple variations of your final movie.

  • Page 116: Creating And Saving A Video File

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Creating and saving a video file Before rendering your entire project into a movie file, select File: Save or Save As to save it first as a VideoStudio project file (*.VSP). This allows you to return to your project anytime and make edits.
  • Page 117 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Enter the desired file name for your movie and click Save. The movie file will then be saved and placed in the Video Library. Tip: • To save on rendering time, use the same settings for your source video (e.g.

  • Page 118: Burning A Dvd, Vcd, Svcd Or Hd Dvd

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Burning a DVD, VCD, SVCD or HD DVD Click Create Disc in the Options Panel to output your project (together with other VideoStudio projects or videos) to create a DVD, VCD, SVCD and HD DVD. In the dialog box that opens, first choose an output format. Second, decide whether you want to add other projects and videos.

  • Page 119: Assembling Files

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Assembling files Import videos or VideoStudio project files (VSP) you want to include in your final movie. To add videos: 1. Click Add video files. Locate the folder where the videos are, and then select one or more video clips you want to add.

  • Page 120: Adding/Editing Chapters

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE You can trim a video and VideoStudio project using the Jog Slider, mark-in/out, and navigation controls. Trimming a video gives you the freedom to precisely edit the video length. Tip: You can also add videos from DVD/DVD-VR discs.

  • Page 121: Creating Selection Menus

    DV camcorder, Ulead VideoStudio can automatically detect scene changes and add chapters accordingly. • If the selected video is an MPEG-2 file with scene change information, Ulead VideoStudio automatically generates these chapters for you when you click Auto Add Chapters.
  • Page 122 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Clip 2 Clip 1 Main menu Submenu #1 In this example, Clip 1 has three chapters so when you click the Clip 1 video thumbnail, it will jump to submenu #1. If you look at Clip 2, it has no chapters assigned to it so when you click Clip 2, the video will start playing from the beginning.
  • Page 123 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Click "My Title" to customize the menu heading. You can also click the text description under each video thumbnail for customization. Note: If you do not modify “My Title” and the thumbnail descriptions or skip Step 2, there will be no menu heading and thumbnail text in the final output.

  • Page 124: Burning Your Project Onto A Disc

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Burning your project onto a disc This is the final step in the disc creation process. You can burn your movie onto a disc, create a DVD folder structure on your hard drive so you can play the DVD movie on your computer or create a disc image file of your movie to save on your hard drive.
  • Page 125 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Close prompts you to save your work and close Ulead VideoStudio. Burning options • Disc burner Specify the settings for your burning device. • Label Enter a volume name of up to 32 characters onto the CD/DVD.

  • Page 126: Project Playback

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Required space Use the following indicators as reference when burning your projects. These indicators help determine if you have sufficient space to successfully burn your project onto the disc. Required/Available hard disk space Displays the space needed by the working folder of the project and the space available for use in the hard drive.
  • Page 127 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. In the Project Playback - Options dialog box, select Use device control then click Next. Note: If you only want to output the preview range of your project to the DV camcorder, select Preview range.

  • Page 128: Exporting Your Movie

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Tip: Click Transmit to device unit for preview to preview your project on the DV camcorder’s LCD monitor. 5. Click Record. When recording is complete, click Finish. Exporting your movie VideoStudio provides you with a number of ways to export and share your movie, which will be discussed in the following sections.

  • Page 129: Output Video File To A Different Medium

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 4. Click OK. Output video file to a different medium The Output the video file to a different medium is only allowed after you create a final video file of your project or you select a video file that is in the Library.

  • Page 130: Sending A Movie By E-Mail

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Your default browser will open, displaying your page. When you upload this page to your Web server, you need to change one line of code to reflect the relative links to the associated movie file. With Activemovie control...

  • Page 131: Electronic Greeting Cards

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 2. Select Mail & Newsgroups in the Category list. 3. Select Use Netscape Messenger from MAPI-based applications. 4. Click OK. To enable MAPI in Eudora: 1. In Eudora, select Tools: Options. 2. Select MAPI in the Category list.

  • Page 132: Setting Your Video As Your Movie Screen Saver

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The background templates that are provided with VideoStudio are JPEG image files. You can create your own templates in any graphics editor, or even use still frames captured from your movies. To use your own backgrounds, search for images using Browse next to the Background template file name entry box.

  • Page 133: Recording Back To A Dv Camcorder

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 5. Enter a file name and click Save. Recording back to a DV camcorder After editing your project and creating a video file, VideoStudio allows you to record the video to your DV camcorder. You can only record a video that is using DV AVI format to your DV camcorder.

  • Page 134: Appendix A: Menus And Dialog Boxes

    Menus File menu • New Project: Creates a new Ulead VideoStudio project file. This clears the existing workspace and opens the new project with the specified settings in the New dialog box. If you have an unsaved project opened in the workspace when you click New Project, Ulead VideoStudio prompts you to save the changes first.

  • Page 135: Edit Menu

    Edit menu • Undo: Reverses past actions that you performed on your project. Ulead VideoStudio allows you to go back up to the last 99 actions. The number of steps that you can undo depends on the settings you specify in the File: Preferences - General tab.

  • Page 136: Tools Menu

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Save Trimmed Video: Cuts the selected part according to the Trim Handles and saves it as a new video file. After trimming to a video file, a thumbnail of this new video appears in the Library.

  • Page 137: Help Menu

    Ulead products, and occasionally free downloads. • Product Updates on the Web: Automatically opens your Web browser and leads you to Ulead’s Web site for online registration, easy updates, special offers, and a plethora of tips, tricks, and ideas.

  • Page 138: Dialog Boxes

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Dialog boxes Advanced Settings (DV-to-DVD Wizard) • Disc format: Displays the format of the currently inserted disc. • Delete temp files after burning: Select to delete the temporary files in the working folder after burning. • Working folder: Enter or locate a folder for temporary files.

  • Page 139: Batch Convert

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Compression tab • Format: Click to open the Audio Format dialog box where you can change the audio characteristics. • Attributes: Select from the drop-down list of audio characteristics to use for saving. Batch Convert • Batch Convert List: Displays the video files to be converted. The size, type, date modified and path of the video files are also displayed.

  • Page 140: Capture Options

    • Current capture plug-in: Allows you to choose a capture plug-in for the driver that comes with the capture device installed on your computer. Capture plug-ins are programs that come with Ulead VideoStudio. They allow VideoStudio to communicate with your video camera.

  • Page 141: Ulead Videostudio User Guide

    • Speed Select the recording speed to use in burning the video file. • Files to include on disc Choose additional items that you want to include on the disc. Copyright information Select to include the Ulead VideoStudio copyright text. Personal folder Select to include any other folders on the disc.
  • Page 142 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE files to the clips. This is important when the file in the Library is moved to another folder location. • Show message when inserting first video clip into Timeline: Enables VideoStudio to prompt a message when it detects that an inserted video clip's properties do not match with the current project settings.
  • Page 143 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Clip display mode: Determines the manner to which your video clip will be presented on the Timeline. Select Thumbnail only if you want your clip to be represented by a corresponding thumbnail on the Timeline. Select File name only if you want your clip to be represented by its file name on the Timeline.
  • Page 144 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Image resampling option: Select a method for your image resampling. • Default inserted image/color clip duration: Specifies the default clip length for all image clips and colors that will be added in your video project.

  • Page 145: Preferences (Create Disc)

    VideoStudio and want to optimize the performance, select the maximum amount possible. If you are using other programs in the background, you may want to limit this to half of the maximum file size. If left cleared, Ulead VideoStudio uses your systems memory management to control the use and distribution of memory.

  • Page 146: Preview Playback Options

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE created in Ulead VideoStudio will not play correctly in these players. Select this option to make sure that the VCD created will play in these players. • Anti-flicker filter: Select to apply the anti-flickering filter to the menu pages.

  • Page 147: Project Properties

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • External playback device: Select a device where to preview your clip with the filter applied. You can use a DV camcorder’s LCD monitor or another device such as a TV. If your display card supports two output devices, select Dual Head Device to preview the clip on the other device connected to your display card.

  • Page 148: Preview Files Manager

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Support X-Disc Includes Extended disc (XDVD, XVCD, XSVCD) compatible files to your project. • Two-pass conversion Improves the quality of the output video by analyzing the video data first before encoding. • Treat MPEG audio as non-DVD compliant: This is an option under “Do not convert DVD compliant MPEG files.”...

  • Page 149: Video And Audio Capture Property Settings

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Timecode offset: Specify a value to adjust the discrepancy between the actual playing time of your device and the trimming marks specified in the DV Recording dialog box. If for example you have specified the mark in timecode...

  • Page 150: Video Color Manager

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • TV audio: Select the audio format currently used by the TV. • Channel: Enter the channel of the television program you plan to capture footage from. • Advanced: Click to open the TV Channel Manager dialog box where you can scan for the TV channels available in your region.
  • Page 151 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Perform non-square pixel rendering: Select to perform non-square pixel rendering when previewing your video. Non-square pixel support helps avoid distortion and keeps the real resolution of DV and MPEG-2 content. Generally, the square pixel is suited for the aspect ratio of computer monitors while the non-square pixel is best used for viewing on a TV screen.
  • Page 152 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE • Load: Click to load a previously saved color palette. • Audio: Click to open the Audio Format dialog box where you can change the audio characteristics. • Advanced: Click to open the Advanced Options dialog box where you can specify additional settings for your saved video.

  • Page 153: Appendix B: Shortcuts

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Appendix B: Shortcuts Menu command shortcuts Ctrl + N Create a new project Ctrl + O Open a project Ctrl + S Save a project Alt + Enter Project Properties Preferences Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y...

  • Page 154: Navigation Panel Shortcuts

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Navigation Panel shortcuts Set mark-in Set mark-out Ctrl + 1 Switch to Project mode Ctrl + 2 Switch to Clip mode Ctrl + P Play/Pause Shift + Play button Play the currently selected clip Ctrl + H...

  • Page 155: Timeline Shortcuts

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Timeline shortcuts Ctrl + A • Select all clips in the Timeline. • Single title: Select all characters in the on-screen edit mode. Ctrl + X Single title: Cut selected characters in the on-screen edit mode.

  • Page 156: Others

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Others • Stop capturing, recording, rendering, or close a dialog box without making any changes. • If you switched to Full Screen Preview, press [Esc] to change back to the VideoStudio Editor interface. Double-click a tran-...

  • Page 157: Appendix C: Technology Overview

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Appendix C: Technology Overview Analog vs. Digital With repeated use, the magnetic tape used in High-8, 8 mm, VHS, and S-VHS becomes prone to wear and tear. It gets thinner and thinner until the video could no longer be played.

  • Page 158: Hd Technology

    Ulead VideoStudio's SmartRender feature makes previewing and creating movies a lot faster. When you preview your video project for the first time, VideoStudio...

  • Page 159: Dv Smartplay

    When you add more captured video clips, VideoStudio directly plays back the project without rendering. In addition to previewing your video files, Ulead VideoStudio gives you an option to instantly preview your project without creating temporary files. With the Instant Playback option, you can play the entire project without having to wait then preview it immediately.
  • Page 160 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE running time of an SVCD is about 30-45 minutes. Although you could extend this to 70 minutes, you will have to compromise sound and image quality. SVCDs can be played back on stand-alone VCD/SVCD players, most DVD players, and all CD- ROM/DVD-ROM with a DVD/SVCD player software.

  • Page 161: Appendix D: System Tweaks

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Appendix D: System tweaks Enabling DMA for IDE disks Direct Memory Access (DMA) is a method of transporting data from the system's main memory without passing through the CPU. Open the Control Panel's System program, and in the Device Manager, enable DMA (Direct Memory Access) for all the hard disks (in the primary and secondary IDE channels) that will be used for capturing video.
  • Page 162 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE In Windows 2000:...

  • Page 163: Disabling Write-Behind Caching

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Disabling Write-Behind Caching Disable Write-Behind Caching on the hard drive used for video capture. In Windows XP:...
  • Page 164 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE In Windows 2000:...

  • Page 165: Setting The Paging File Size

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Setting the Paging File size Change the values of your Paging File (Swap File) size. Set the minimum and maximum to twice your amount of RAM. For instance, if you have 256MB of RAM, set both your minimum and maximum paging file limits to 512.
  • Page 166 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE In Windows 2000:...

  • Page 167: Appendix E. Tips And Techniques

    • About Windows Media Video (*.wmv) and RealVideo (*.rm) files Ulead VideoStudio lets you create movies in file formats such as Windows Media Video (*.wmv) and RealNetworks RealVideo (*.rm) formats for streaming over the Internet and for playback on computers. Windows Media...
  • Page 168 (such as noise or delays) during capturing or recording back to the DV camcorder. • If VideoStudio does not work properly... Repair VideoStudio if it does not work properly. To repair VideoStudio, double- click Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel. Select Ulead Video Studio, click Change/Remove, then click Repair.

  • Page 169: Glossary

    Capture The recording of video or images to a computer hard disk. Capture Plug-ins These are utilities integrated with Ulead VideoStudio that allow the program to recognize capture devices and automatically detect them when they are connected to the computer.
  • Page 170 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Compression Making a file smaller by removing redundant data. Nearly all digital video is compressed in some way or another. Compression is achieved through a codec. Data Rate The amount of data per second that is transferred from one part of your computer to another.
  • Page 171 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is popular in video production because of its quality. Not only does it guarantee superb audio and video quality, it can also hold several times more data than VCDs and SVCDs. DVDs make use of the MPEG-2 format, which has a much bigger file size than MPEG-1, and can likewise be produced as single or dual-sided, and single and dual-layered.
  • Page 172 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Frame Size The size of displayed images in video or animation sequences. If an image intended for the sequence is larger or smaller than the current frame size, it must be resized or cropped. Abbreviation for High Definition Video. It is the video recording format that allows for high data compression, and in turn allows for higher picture resolutions.
  • Page 173 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Key frame A specific frame in a clip that is flagged for special editing or other activities in order to control the flow, playback or other characteristics of the completed animation. For example, when applying a video filter, assigning different effect levels on the beginning and end frames shows a change in the appearance of the video from start to end of the video clip.
  • Page 174 These are the superimposed video or image clips over existing clips in your project. Plug-ins Plug-ins are utilities that add more functions and effects to a program. In Ulead VideoStudio, plug-ins have made it possible for the program to automatically recognize capture devices as well as output videos for different purposes such as for e-mail, Web page, video greeting cards, and DV recording.
  • Page 175 Scenes A scene is a series of frames binded by continuity. In Ulead VideoStudio, each scene that is captured using the Split by Scene feature is based on the footage's recording date and time. In a captured DV AVI file, scenes can be separated into several files based on the footage's recording date and time or by changes in the content of the video.
  • Page 176 Transition Effect A transition is a method of sequencing between two video clips, like fading from one into another. In Ulead VideoStudio, there are a large variety of special transitions available, and they are called Effects.
  • Page 177 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Trim The process of editing or cropping a movie clip. Computer video can be trimmed frame by frame. Video Compact Disc (VCD) is a special version of a CD-ROM that uses the MPEG- 1 format. The quality of the exported movie is almost the same, but usually better than VHS tape-based movies.

  • Page 178: Index

    ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Index Numerics Turn Zoom 4 GB limitation 45 Animation tab 99 Anti-shake 72 Applying 72 ActiveMovie 129 audio filters Adding 42 text animation audio files video filters background music Audio filters 113 chapters Audio Step 104...
  • Page 179 Audio Filter Connecting 9 Audio Save Options Audio Save Options - Compres- Analog video sion camcorder to the IEEE-1394 in- Audio Save Options - Ulead Video- terface Studio 4-pin to 4-pin cable Batch Convert 4-pin to 6-pin cable Border/Shadow/Transparency capture or tuner card to the sound...
  • Page 180 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Select Device Control Video and Audio Capture Property Edit in Ulead VideoStudio Editor 29 Settings Editing 56 Capture chapters (Create Disc) Edit Step Channel (TV tuner only) profile (WMV) Source text Video Color Manager Effect Step 79...
  • Page 181 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE High Quality Playback 43 Movie Wizard 20 Home Movies 26 MPEG 54 Multiple overlay tracks 87 Multiple text 95 IEEE-1394 9 Multiple titles 99 Images 61 Multi-trim Video 70 Import from Audio CD 104 Multi-trim Video dialog box 71 Import from Mobile Devices 23 Music &...
  • Page 182 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Perform SmartRender 150 Select Device Control 136 Play Mode 33 Setting your preferences 41 Playback method 142 Share Step 114 Playback Speed 59 Shortcuts 153 Preferences 134 Show startup screen 142 Preferences (Create Disc) 145 Shuttle Slider 49...
  • Page 183 ULEAD VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Title Step 95 Help Toolbar 33 Tools VideoStudio Movie Wizard 136 Transparency 88 Volume rubber banding 112 overlay clip Trim Handles 33 Trim handles 63 WMV 55 Trimming 62 Editing and customizing a video audio clips...
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