Ulead VideoStudio 9 Manuale utente

User Guide

Ulead Systems, Inc.

March 2005

[Control Number]

English edition for Ulead® VideoStudio™ 9, March 2005.

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Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio .................................... 7

How VideoStudio works .................................................. 7

Installing and running VideoStudio ................................... 8

Setting up your computer ............................................ 9

Installing a capture card ................................................. 9

Connecting a video camera to the computer ...................... 9

DV or Digital 8 camcorder ......................................... 9

Analog video sources .............................................. 13

USB camera .......................................................... 18

Preparation for video capturing and editing ...................... 20

Getting started ........................................................... 21

DV-to-DVD Wizard ....................................................... 21

Step 1: Scan for scenes .......................................... 21

Step 2: Apply a theme template and burn to DVD ...... 23

Movie Wizard ............................................................... 23

Step 1: Add video and images ................................. 24

Step 2: Select a template ....................................... 27

Step 3: Finish ........................................................ 31

VideoStudio Editor ....................................................... 31

The user interface .................................................. 31

The Step Panel ...................................................... 32

The Menu Bar ........................................................ 33

The Options Panel .................................................. 34

The Navigation Panel .............................................. 34

The project timeline ............................................... 35

The Library ........................................................... 39

Starting a new movie project ......................................... 43

Setting your preferences ......................................... 44

Setting project properties ....................................... 44

Adding clips .......................................................... 45

Previewing ............................................................ 45

Undoing and redoing actions ................................... 47

Showing and hiding grid lines .................................. 47

Saving your project ............................................... 48

Capture ...................................................................... 50

Seamless DV and MPEG capture ..................................... 50

The Capture Step Options Panel ..................................... 51

Capturing video ........................................................... 51

Digital Video (DV) .................................................. 53

Analog video ......................................................... 55

Importing from DVD/DVD-VR .................................. 58

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DV Quick Scan .......................................................59

Direct video capturing to MPEG format ......................59

Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video ..........61

Capturing still images ....................................................64

Edit .............................................................................65

Adding clips to the Video Track .......................................65

Video clips .............................................................65

Images .................................................................66

Color clips .............................................................66

The Edit Step Options Panel ...........................................67

Split by Scene ..............................................................69

Trimming a clip ............................................................70

Multi-trim Video ...........................................................72

Saving trimmed clips .....................................................74

Ripple Editing ...............................................................75

Adjusting color and brightness ........................................77

Reversing video playback ...............................................77

Playback Speed ............................................................77

Resizing and distorting clips ...........................................78

Capturing still images in the Edit Step .............................79

Pan & Zoom .................................................................80

Applying video filters .....................................................82

Key frame settings .................................................83

Effect ..........................................................................86

Adding transitions .........................................................86

The Effect Step Options Panel .........................................87

The Album transition .....................................................88

The Flashback transition ................................................91

The Mask transitions .....................................................92

Overlay .......................................................................94

Adding clips to the Overlay Track ....................................94

The Overlay Step Options Panel ......................................99

Adding Objects or Frames ............................................101

Adding Flash animations ..............................................101

Title ..........................................................................103

Adding text ................................................................103

Modifying text attributes ..............................................105

The Title Step Options Panel ........................................ 106

Applying animation ..................................................... 107

Animation effects .................................................108

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Audio ........................................................................ 112

The Audio Step Options Panel .......................................112

Adding voiceover narration ...........................................114

Adding background music ............................................115

Adding and importing music from an audio CD ..........115

Adding audio files .......................................................117

Trimming and cutting audio clips ...................................117

Stretching audio duration .............................................118

Fading-in/out ............................................................119

Mixing audio tracks .....................................................120

Using the Clip Volume Control ................................120

Using the Audio Mixing Panel ..................................120

Duplicating an audio channel ..................................121

Volume rubber banding .........................................121

Applying audio filters ...................................................122

Share ........................................................................ 124

The Share Step Options Panel .......................................124

Creating movie templates ............................................125

Creating and saving a video file ....................................126

Burning a DVD, VCD or SVCD .......................................128

Assembling files ....................................................129

Adding/Editing chapters .........................................131

Creating selection menus .......................................132

Previewing ..........................................................134

Burning your project onto a disc .............................135

Project Playback .........................................................136

Exporting your movie ..................................................138

Exporting videos to Ulead DVD DiskRecorder ............139

Posting your video on a Web page ...........................141

Sending a movie by e-mail .....................................142

Electronic greeting cards ........................................143

Setting your video as your desktop screen saver .......144

Creating an audio file ..................................................145

Recording back to a DV camcorder ..........................145

Appendix A: Menus and dialog boxes ...................... 148

Menus .......................................................................148

File menu ............................................................148

Edit menu ............................................................149

Clip menu ............................................................150

Tools menu ..........................................................151

Help menu ...........................................................152

Dialog boxes ..............................................................153

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Advanced Options ................................................ 153

Advanced Settings (DV-to-DVD Wizard) .................. 154

Audio Save Options ............................................... 155

Batch Convert ......................................................156

Border/Shadow/Transparency ................................157

Capture Options ...................................................158

Change Capture Plug-in ......................................... 159

Output Options .....................................................160

Preferences: File menu .......................................... 161

Preferences (Create Disc) ..................................... 167

Preview Playback Options ...................................... 168

Project Properties .................................................169

Project Options .................................................... 170

Project Settings (Create Disc) ................................170

Preview Files Manager ...........................................171

Select Device Control ............................................ 172

Video and Audio Capture Property Settings .............. 173

Video Color Manager .............................................175

Video Save Options ...............................................176

Appendix B: Shortcuts .............................................182

Menu command shortcuts ........................................... 182

Step Panel shortcuts ................................................... 182

Navigation Panel shortcuts ........................................... 183

Timeline shortcuts ......................................................184

Multi-trim Video shortcuts ............................................ 184

Others ...................................................................... 185

Appendix C: Technology Overview ...........................186

Analog vs. Digital ....................................................... 186

SmartRender Technology .............................................187

DV SmartPlay ............................................................ 187

DVD, VCD, and SVCD ..................................................188

Appendix D: System tweaks ....................................189

Enabling DMA for IDE disks ..........................................189

Disabling Write-Behind Caching ....................................192

Setting the Paging File size .......................................... 195

Appendix E. Tips and techniques .............................198

Glossary ...................................................................201

Index ........................................................................211

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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 tape, DVD,

CD, or the Web.

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.

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 DVD, VCD or

SVCD or record the movie back to your camcorder. You can also

output your movie as a video file for playback on the computer.

Components of a project as displayed in Timeline View

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VideoStudio uses 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

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 onto your computer.

3. In addition to VideoStudio, these programs and drivers will be

automatically installed:

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.

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.

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.

•QuickTime

• SmartSound

• Windows Media Format

•DirectX

• Sony MicroMV

•Indeo

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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 IEEE-1394 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.

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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.

6-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a desktop

computer

4-pin IEEE-1394 ports on a

notebook computer

Connecting the IEEE-1394 cable to the DV camcorder

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