Corel® VideoStudio® X9 User Guide
Contents Quick start. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 What’s new in Corel VideoStudio X9? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Supported file formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hardware acceleration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Player panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Using the toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Customizing the workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Capture and import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Capturing videos and photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Resizing thumbnails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Tagging files as 3D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Switching between Timeline views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Showing and hiding tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Adding and swapping tracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Titles and subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Using the Title Safe area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Adding titles using the Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Formatting text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Applying text effects and animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blending overlay clips with the background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 Adding a mask frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Using video masks with overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Motion tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Tracking motion of video objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 Matching motion to a tracking path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying audio filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 Painting Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 Working with Painter Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Switching between Painting Creator modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Creating images and animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Screen capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the DSLR Enlarged Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Multi-Camera Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 The Multi-Camera Editor workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Basic steps in multi-camera editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 Importing video and audio clips into the Multi-Camera Editor . . 235 Synchronizing video and audio clips in multi-camera projects . .
Editing a menu template. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 Creating advanced menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Previewing your movie and menu before burning . . . . . . . . . . . 275 Burning your project onto a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276 Copying a disc image file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279 Creating disc labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quick start If you want to dive into Corel VideoStudio right away, this tutorial will walk you through the key tasks. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to: • Import video clips to the Library • Add your clips and photos • Review and trim your video clips • Add titles • Apply transitions • Add music • Save and share The same basic steps can be applied to create a photo slideshow or any multimedia presentation that includes photos, video clips, and music. For a quick movie, try the FastFlick.
The Library is the source for all your media, including video clips, photos, and music. It also houses templates, transitions, effects, and a variety of other media assets that you can use in your projects. 1 Click the Edit tab at the top of the application window to open the Edit workspace. The Library panel appears in the upper right corner of the application. 2 Create a folder for your project to keep all your videos together by clicking the Add a new folder button . 3 Type a name for the folder.
Add your clips and photos Adding clips and photos to a video project is as easy as dragging thumbnails for the video clips and photos that you want to use from the Library to the Timeline. If you’re looking for a way to get polished results quickly, you can use an Instant Project template. For more information, see “Using Instant Project templates” on page 49. Review and trim your video clips The key to a successful video is to keep it short enough to hold your viewer’s interest.
1 In the Edit workspace, click a video clip in the Timeline. 2 In the Navigation area of the Player panel, click Clip, and click the Play button. 3 After you review the clip, drag the orange Trim Marker from the original starting position to the new starting position. The Scrubber moves to the selected frame and this frame displays in the Preview Window. 1 2 1. Trim Marker (one on each end). 2. Scrubber. 4 Now drag the second Trim Marker from the original end position to the new end position.
Add titles Now let’s add a title. 1 Drag the Scrubber to the position you want. 2 Click the Title button 3 You can type directly in the Preview Window, but the easiest way to get a professional-looking title, is to drag one of the title thumbnails from the Library to the Title track in the Timeline. 4 You can drag the title to any position in the Title track and adjust the duration of the title by dragging the end handles of the clip.
6 The Options panel for titles displays below the thumbnails in the Library. Use any of the controls to format your title text. For example, you can align the text and change the font, size, and color. Apply transitions You can add transitions between clips or between photos. Transitions can be used to fade in or fade out or to dissolve one photo into the next. There are many transition options to choose from.
Add music You can add songs from your computer by dragging a music file from the Library to the Music track. You can also use Auto Music to choose royalty-free music to your project. 1 On the Timeline toolbar, click the Auto Music button 1 In the Auto Music area that displays below the Library thumbnails, experiment with different choices in the drop-lists and click Play selected Music to listen to the selection. 2 To add your selection to the Timeline, click Add to Timeline.
Save and share When you’re finished with your project, you can save it and share it in a variety of ways. For this tutorial, we’ll upload it directly to the Web. Before sharing, it’s important to save a version of your project to the native *.vsp format. This will give you maximum flexibility if you choose to edit your project later or if you want to output it to a different format. 1 Click the Share tab 2 Click File > Save, choose a location from the Save in box, and type a name in the File name box.
Welcome Welcome to Corel VideoStudio, the surprisingly creative video-editing software that lets you produce professional-looking videos, regardless of your skill level. Corel VideoStudio provides a complete set of tools for capturing, editing, and sharing your video, slideshow, and multimedia projects. The availability of features depends on the version of the software you have. For more information, see Compare on http://videostudiopro.com.
• New Multi-Camera Editor — Create professional-looking video compilations from footage of events that have been captured on different cameras, from different angles. The easy multi-view workspace lets you edit on the fly, as the video clips play back simultaneously. With a simple click, you can switch from one video clip to another in the same way a broadcast studio switches from one camera to another to capture a different angle or element of a scene.
• Enhanced motion tracking — Apply a mosaic blur to people or moving objects with more ease and accuracy by setting the MultiPoint tracker in Track Motion to automatically adjust the size and shape of the mosaic blur as the person or object in the video changes angles or moves closer or further from the camera. For more information, see “Tracking motion of video objects” on page 151. • Enhanced Timeline — Stay in the editing flow in the Timeline by using new right-click access to insert and delete tracks.
System requirements For optimal performance of Corel VideoStudio, make sure that your system meets the recommended specifications. Note that some formats and features require specific hardware or software (as indicated). Minimum system requirements • Internet connection required for updates • Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, 64-bit OS highly recommended • Intel Core Duo 1.8 GHz, Core i3 or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2.0 GHz • Intel Core i5 or i7 1.
Supported input/output devices • Import from AVCHD and other file-based camcorders, digital still cameras, mobile devices and discs • Capture from DV, HDV and Digital8 camcorders or VCRs (requires a FireWire port) • Capture from analog camcorders with compatible analog capture card • Capture from USB capture devices, PC cameras, webcams Product specifications are subject to change without notice or obligation. Supported file formats The supported file formats are listed below.
• Device: Apple iPod/iPhone/iPad/TV, Sony PSP/PS3/PS4, Nintendo Wii, Microsoft Xbox compatible formats • Audio: AC3, M4A, OGG, WAV, WMA • Image: BMP, JPG Blu-ray support • Requires purchase of a separate plug-in from within the product • Requires Blu-ray Disc reader and/or burner *MOV, DivX & SWF: QuickTime driver for MOV, DivX codec for DivX and Flash player for SWF are required to enable these formats.
• Enable Hardware Encoder acceleration — improves the rendering time required for producing your movies Note: For optimum performance, VGA cards must support DXVA2 VLD mode with Vertex and Pixel Shader 2.0 or later. If you want the program to automatically detect the hardware acceleration capabilities of your system and determine the optimum settings, select all hardware acceleration options in Performance Optimization, including Enable hardware acceleration optimization.
application. For example, is your playback fast but fuzzy? Or is your playback too slow? The tips below can help you find the right settings in Corel VideoStudio. • Clearer, higher quality playback is available if your computer system meets or exceeds the recommended system requirements. You can work with HD projects and you can preview your project in HD. For more information, see “Setting project properties” on page 51 and “Previewing your project or clips” on page 54.
3 In the Programs and Features window, click Corel VideoStudio X9 in the list of applications. 4 Click Uninstall/Change. 5 Follow the instructions on your screen. Starting and quitting the application You can start Corel VideoStudio from the Windows desktop or Start menu, and quit the program from the application window. To start the application • From the Windows Start menu or Start screen, choose Corel VideoStudio X9. To quit the application • Click the Close button application window.
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Learning resources You can learn how to use Corel VideoStudio in various ways: by searching the Help or the user guide, by accessing video tutorials in the Discovery Center, or by exploring the Corel Web site (www.corel.com).
Convention Description Example A note containing information that is important to the preceding steps. It may describe conditions under which the procedure can be performed. Enable Flatten audio and background video if your browser can only support a single track for audio and video. A tip containing suggestions for performing the preceding steps. It may present alternatives to the steps, or other benefits and uses of the procedure.
2 In the Help window, click one of the following tabs: • Contents — lets you browse through topics in the Help • Search — lets you search the full text of the Help for a particular word or phrase (enclosed in quotation marks). For example, if you are looking for information about a specific tool or command, you can type the name of the tool or command, such as Trimming, to display a list of relevant topics.
You can also visit www.youtube.com/VideoStudioPro for more tutorials. To open the Discovery Center window • Choose Help Video Tutorials. Using Web-based resources From the Corel VideoStudio Help menu and the Corel website, you can access a number of Web pages dedicated to customer support and communities. You can find resources such as downloads, tutorials, tips, newsletters, newsgroups, and other online resources. To access Corel VideoStudio Web resources • Use your Internet browser to go to www.
Workspace tour Corel VideoStudio has three workspaces: Capture, Edit, and Share. These workspaces are based on the key steps in the video-editing process. The customizable workspaces let you rearrange the panels to suit your preferences and ensure that you have everything you need at a glance.
The Capture workspace Media clips can be recorded or imported directly to your computer's hard drive. This step allows you to capture and import video, photo, and audio clips. 1 2 4 3 5 6 The Capture workspace consists of the following components: 1. Menu bar — provides various commands for customizing Corel VideoStudio, opening and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more. 2. Preview Window — shows the current video being played in the Player panel. 3.
4. Navigation area — provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming in the Player panel. 5. Information panel — lets you view information about the files you are working with. 6. Capture Options — displays different media capture and import methods. The Edit workspace When you open Corel VideoStudio Pro, the Edit workspace appears as your default workspace.
1. Menu bar — provides various commands for customizing Corel VideoStudio, opening and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more. 2. Preview Window — shows the current video being played in the Player panel. 3. Library panel — a storage depot for everything you need to create a movie, including sample video, photo, and music clips, and your imported clips. It also includes templates, transitions, titles, graphics, filters, and paths. The Options area opens in the Library panel. 4.
1 2 5 3 4 6 The Share workspace consists of the following components: 1. Menu bar — provides various commands for customizing Corel VideoStudio, opening and saving movie projects, working with individual clips, and more. 2. Preview Window — shows the current video being played in the Player panel. 3. Category selection area — lets you choose between Computer, Device, Web, Disc, and 3D movies output categories. For HTML5 projects, you can choose HTML5 and Corel VideoStudio project. 4.
5. Navigation area — provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming in the Player panel. 6. Information area — lets you view the information about the output location and provides an estimate of the file size. Switching between workspaces Corel VideoStudio simplifies the process of creating movies by organizing the controls you need into three workspaces that correspond to the different steps in the video-editing process.
Using the Player panel The Player panel consists of the Preview window and the Navigation area, which provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. Use the controls in the Navigation area to move around a selected clip or your project. Use the Trim Markers and Scrubber to edit your clips. In the Capture workspace, this panel also acts as the device control for a DV or HDV camcorder. 1 2 The Player panel consists of the 1. Preview Window and the 2.
30 Part Description Play Plays, pauses, or resumes the current project or a selected clip. Home Returns to the starting segment or cue. Previous Moves to the previous frame. Next Moves to the next frame. End Moves to the end segment or cue. Repeat Loops playback. System Volume Lets you adjust the volume of your computer's speakers by dragging a slider. HD Preview Lets you preview high definition clips and projects.
The Play button in the Navigation area serves two purposes: for playback of your entire project or a selected clip. To preview projects or clips • Click Project or Clip, then click Play. While working on your project, you will want to preview your work frequently to see how your project is progressing. Instant Playback allows you to quickly preview changes in your project. Playback quality will be dependent on your computer’s resources. You may choose to play only a part of your project.
32 Part Description Storyboard View Displays your media thumbnails in chronological order. Timeline View Lets you perform frameaccurate editing of your clips on separate tracks, add and position other elements such as titles, overlays, voice-over and music. Undo Undoes the last action. Redo Repeats the last action that was undone. Record/ Capture Option Shows the Record/Capture Option panel, where you can capture videos, import files, record voice-overs and take snapshots.
Part Description Track Motion Launches the Track Motion dialog box, which lets you create tracking paths of particular elements in selected video clips. Subtitle Editor Launches the Subtitle Editor dialog box, which lets you detect and organize segments to easily add titles in selected video clips. Multi-Camera Editor Launches the Multi-Camera Editor and imports any of the selected media. Zoom in and Zoom out Lets you adjust your view of the Timeline by using the zoom slider and buttons.
1 3 2 The main panels are: 1. Player panel — Contains the Preview Window and Navigation area. 2. Timeline panel — Contains the Toolbar and Timeline. 3. Library panel — Contains the media library and the Options area. To move a panel • Double-click the top-left corner of the Player Panel, Timeline Panel or Library Panel. When the panel is active, you can minimize, maximize, or resize each panel.
To customize the size of the program window • You can do one of the following: • Click the Restore button and drag the ends of the program window to the desired size. • Click the Maximize button for full screen editing. To dock a panel 1 Click and hold an active panel. The docking guide appears. 2 Drag your mouse over the docking guide and choose a docking position to snap the panel in place. To save a custom workspace layout • Click Settings > Layout Settings > Save to and click a Custom option.
You can also change the layout settings from the UI Layout tab in Settings > Preferences. To set program preferences • Click Settings > Preferences or press F6 to launch the Preferences dialog box.
Capture and import Corel VideoStudio lets you capture or import video from DVD-video, AVCHD and BDMV discs including camcorders that record on memory cards, internal memory of discs, DV or HDV camcorders, mobile devices, as well as analog and digital TV capture devices.
Click Import from Digital Media to add media clips from a DVD-Video, AVCHD, BDMV formatted disc or from your hard drive. This feature also allows you to import video directly from AVCHD, Blu-ray Disc or DVD camcorders. Click Stop Motion to create instant stop motion animations using captured images from your photos and video capture devices. Click Screen Capture to create screen capture videos that capture all computer actions and elements shown on your screen.
• Capture Video — Transfers video from your source to your hard drive. • Take a Snapshot — Captures the displayed video frame as a photo. To capture video clips and photos from your camcorder 1 Connect your camcorder to your computer and turn on the device. Set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode. 2 In Capture Options Panel, click Capture Video. 3 Select your capture device from the Source drop-list. 4 Select a file format from the Format drop-list.
3 Specify a folder location for your saved files by clicking the Capture Folder button . 4 Click Capture Video to start recording. Click Stop Capture or press [Esc] to stop capturing. 5 To capture a photo while the DSLR is connected to the computer, click Take a snapshot. To capture video from an HDV camcorder 1 Connect your HDV camcorder to your computer’s IEEE-1394 port using the IEEE-1394 cable.
Note: DVB-T channels are not automatically scanned. Make sure to manually scan the channels first before capturing. 6 Click Capture Video. 7 Click Yes when prompted if you want to start capturing and automatically recovering DVB-T video. 8 Follow the remaining steps as described in the procedure for capturing videos. To capture TV footage 1 Select your TV tuner device from the Source drop-list. 2 Click Options > Video Properties to open the Video properties dialog box.
Capturing digital video (DV) To capture Digital Video (DV) in its native format, select DV from the Format list in the Options Panel. This saves the captured video as a DV AVI file (.avi). You can also use the DV Quick Scan option to capture DV video DV AVI Type-1 and Type-2. When capturing DV, click Options in the Options Panel and select Video properties to open a menu. In the Current Profile, choose whether to capture DV as DV Type-1 or DV Type-2.
that can be read and stored by the computer. Before capturing, choose the desired file format to use for saving the captured video in the Options Panel’s Format list. To specify the type of video source you are capturing from 1 In the Capture workspace, click Options and select Video properties.
4 Choose the media clips you want to import and click Start import. All imported videos will be added to the thumbnail list in the Library. To enable timecode retrieval for AVCHD 1 In the Capture workspace, click Import from Digital Media. 2 Select the file location from the Select Import Source Folders list and click Start. 3 Choose the media clips you want to import and click Start import to launch Import Settings.
also choose to enable the same check box on the Capture tab of the Program preferences dialog box. For more information, see “Customizing the workspace” on page 33. Scanning and splitting scenes A single DV tape may contain video that was captured at different times. Corel VideoStudio automatically detects these segments and saves them as separate files. To find scenes in your video • Drag the Shuttle Slider to move forward and back through the footage at variable speeds.
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Project basics Corel VideoStudio combines the video, titles, sounds, and effects in a process called rendering. Project settings determine how your movie project is rendered when you preview it. The output video can then be played back on your computer, burned to disc, or uploaded to the Internet.
You can open previously saved projects and if you’d like to combine several projects, you can add previously saved projects to a new project. To create a new project • Click File >New Project [Ctrl + N]. To create a new HTML5 project • Click File > New HTML5 Project [Ctrl + M]. To create a new FastFlick project 1 Click Tools > FastFlick. 2 From the FastFlick window, click Menu > New Project. For more information, see “FastFlick” on page 207.
If you want to flatten the project to add it to a specific track, press and hold the Shift key before you release the mouse button. Using Instant Project templates Instant Project templates let you fast-track the movie creation process by providing you with pre-assembled movie projects. Simply exchange the placeholder clips and photos with your own media and you’re done. They are also a great way to learn about the components of a movie project.
4 Right-click the template thumbnail and choose the point of insertion in the Timeline between Add at the beginning and Add at the end. The template is added to the Timeline. You can also add a template to your project by dragging the thumbnail to the Timeline. To replace clips, photos, and music in an Instant Project template 1 Drag a clip, photo, or music track from the Library to the appropriate placeholder clip, photo, or music track. 2 Press [Ctrl] and release the mouse button.
To import project templates 1 Click Import a project template and browse for the *.vpt file that you want to import. 2 Click Open. Setting project properties Project Properties serve as your template for 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. The project properties are based on a profile. You can use an existing profile or create a custom profile.
you can have multiple versions of your final movie. For example, you can create profiles that provide high-quality output for DVD and video recording, and you can create profiles that output to smaller, lowerquality files ideal for Web streaming and e-mail distribution. You can also choose profiles and create custom profiles in the Share workspace before you output your movie project. For more information, see “Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace” on page 260.
5 Click the profile you want, and click Close. Using Smart Proxy for a faster, smoother editing experience The main purpose of Smart Proxy is to provide a more fluid editing and previewing experience when working with large, high resolution video files. Smart Proxy creates lower resolution working copies of larger source files. These smaller files are called “proxy” files. Using proxy files speeds up editing of high resolution projects (for example, projects that have HDV and AVCHD source files).
To set the resolution threshold and location for Smart Proxy files 1 Select Settings > Smart Proxy Manager > Settings. 2 In the Smart Proxy dialog box, set a resolution threshold for the creation of proxy files and choose a proxy folder. To manage proxy files 1 Select Settings > Smart Proxy Manager, and choose one of the following options: • Smart Proxy File Manager — Lists the source and proxy files. You can use this manager to delete proxy files you no longer need.
If you have a high definition project (HD), you can enable HD Preview so that you can preview your project with a clearer, higher quality result. The speed depends on your system. To preview a project or clip 1 In the Navigation area of the Player panel, click Project or Clip. 2 Click Play. Note: For Clip, only the currently selected clip plays. If you want to preview a high definition project in full HD, enable the HD Preview button.
Undoing and redoing actions You can undo or redo the last set of actions that you performed while working on your movie. To undo the last action • Click the Undo button on the Toolbar. To redo the last undone action • Click the Redo button on the Toolbar. You can adjust the number of undo levels in the Preferences dialog box. You can also use the keyboard shortcuts [Ctrl + Z] and [Ctrl + Y] to undo and redo actions respectively.
Click to adjust grid line settings. Saving projects You can save projects so that you can edit or complete them later. To protect your work, you can enable automatic saving at regular intervals. To save your project • Click File > Save [Ctrl + S]. Note: Corel VideoStudio project files are saved in *.vsp file format. HTML5 video projects are saved in *.vsh file format. To automatically save your work 1 Click Settings > Preferences and click the General tab.
Saving projects by using Smart Package Packaging a video project is useful if you want to back up your work or transfer your files for sharing or for editing in a laptop or another computer. You can also package your project as a zipped folder or prepare them for online storage using WinZip’s file compression technology that is integrated into the Smart Package feature. To save projects by using Smart Package 1 Click File > Smart Package and choose to pack your project as a folder or Zip file.
2 Click Cue Point. 3 Drag the cursor to where you want to add a cue point and click the bar below the Timeline ruler. Notice that a blue arrow icon is added. Cue points Add/Remove Cue Point Cue points 4 Repeat Step 3 to add more cue points. Note: You can also use the Cue Point Manager when adding cue points. Select Add and specify the timecode and name of cue for easy identification. Click OK and then Close.
You can also add a cue point by dragging the Timeline slider to the desired cue point position in your project and clicking Add/ Remove Cue Point. To add chapters 1 Select Chapter Point in the Chapter/Cue Menu. 2 Drag the cursor where you want to add a chapter and click the bar below the Timeline ruler. Notice that a green arrow icon appears to indicate chapter points in your movie. Chapter points 3 To edit a chapter, click on a chapter point and drag to a new position.
You can also drag the Timeline slider to the desired chapter point position in your project. Click the Add/Remove Chapter Point.
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Organize and find media Organize the media clips in the Library so you can access assets for your projects with ease and speed. You can also import a Library to restore media files and other library information.
Right-click a clip in the Library to view the clip's properties as well as copy, delete, or split clips by scene. You can also trim a clip in the Library by using dragging the Scrubber in the Player panel to set the Mark-in/Mark-out points. Library files that you use in a project are identified by a green check mark in the upper right corner of the thumbnail. For information about supported media formats, see “Supported file formats” on page 13.
• Select multiple media files — press and hold [Ctrl], and then click the thumbnails you want. • Select a sequence of media files — click the first thumbnail in the sequence, press and hold [Shift], and then click the last thumbnail in the sequence. To add media clips to the Library 1 Click Add to create a new library folder where you want to store your media clips.
To automatically locate and restore links to media files • Click File > Relink. A message appears that notifies you about the number of clips that are successfully relinked. Note: If the links to some clips are not restored, you can restore them manually by browsing for the corresponding file on your computer. To export a library 1 Click Settings > Library Manager > Export library and specify a folder location where you want to save your Library. 2 Click OK.
• Sort media by properties such as name, file type, date, and resolution. • View media as thumbnails or as a list that includes details about the files. • Filter media by hiding or showing media by type—photos, videos, and audio To sort media clips • Click the Sort clips in the Library button property in the menu.
To show or hide media clips • Click one or more of the following buttons: • Show / Hide Videos • Show / Hide Photos • Show / Hide Audio Files To change the Library panel view • You can use the icons in the Library panel to display Instant Project templates, transitions, titles, graphics, filters, and tracking paths. Resizing thumbnails Corel VideoStudio allows you to adjust the size of thumbnails for easier access to the different media clips in the Library.
To adjust thumbnail size • Move the slider to the left or right to decrease or increase thumbnail size. Tagging files as 3D In Corel VideoStudio, MVC and MPO clips are automatically detected and tagged as 3D during import. You can also tag 2D clips to simulate the 3D effect when you render the project as a 3D movie. Tagged 3D media clips are marked with 3D for easy identification and to enable the 3D media clip for 3D editing.
2 Choose one of the following options to set the correct format for 3D content: • 2D — the default setting if the selected clip is not recognized as 3D. • Side-by-side — delivers 3D content by splitting the horizontal resolution of each frame for the left and right eye. Side-by-side 3D is widely used by cable channels for delivering content for 3D ready TV sets because of lower bandwidth usage. Choose between the Left-Right and Right-Left formats.
displaying panning motion. Choose between the Left-Right and Right-Left formats. • Multiview Video Coding (MVC) — generates a high-definition two-view (stereoscopic) video or a multi-view 3D video. • Multi-view image — delivers high-quality stereoscopic images such as Multi-Picture Object (MPO) files that are shot using 3D cameras. 3 Click OK. The thumbnail of the media clip in the Library and Timeline now has the 3D tag.
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Timeline The Timeline is where you assemble the media clips for your video project. This section contains the following topics: • Switching between Timeline views • Showing and hiding tracks • Adding and swapping tracks • Using Ripple Editing Switching between Timeline views Two types of views are available in the Timeline: Storyboard View and Timeline View. Storyboard View The fastest and simplest way to organize photos and video clips in a project is to use the Storyboard View.
Corel VideoStudio Storyboard View Timeline View Timeline View gives you the most comprehensive display of the elements in your movie project. It divides a project into separate tracks for video, overlay, title, voice, and music.
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Part Description 5 — Enable / Disable Ripple Editing When enabled, clips maintain their relative positions when a clip is added to the track. For more information, see “Using Ripple Editing” on page 79. 6 — Track buttons Shows / Hides individual tracks. 7 — Automatically scroll Timeline Enables or disables scrolling along the Timeline when you preview a clip that extends beyond the current view.
Right-click on any track button and choose Select all media to select all media clips that are in the track. When the pointer is at the Zoom controls or Timeline ruler, you can use the mouse wheel to zoom in and out of the Timeline. To switch between Storyboard View and Timeline View • Click the buttons at the left side of the Toolbar. Showing and hiding tracks You can show or hide tracks. When tracks are hidden, they do not show during playback or when you render your video.
You can also insert and delete additional overlay, title, and music tracks, as well as swap overlay tracks directly in the Timeline. To add tracks with the Track Manager 1 Click Track Manager on the Toolbar. 2 Specify the number of tracks you want to display from the dropdown list for each track. Click Set as Default to save current settings as defaults for all new projects.
• Delete Track — Removes the track from the Timeline A track of the same type is inserted or the selected track is removed. The menu items listed above appear only if the action is permitted. For example, Delete Track is not available if you have not added optional tracks in the project. Similarly, if you already have the maximum number of tracks for the selected track type, the insert track menu commands do not display.
Original Timeline Timeline after a clip is inserted in the Video Track with Ripple Editing disabled. Only the clips on the Video Track are moved when a new clip is inserted. Timeline after a clip is inserted in the Video Track with Ripple Editing enabled on some tracks. Clips on the tracks with Ripple Editing enabled move when a new clip is inserted to maintain original synchronization.
To insert clips in Ripple Editing mode 1 Click the Enable/Disable Ripple Editing button the panel. 2 Click beside each track where you want to apply Ripple Editing. 3 Drag a clip to insert from the Library to the desired position on the Timeline. As soon as the new clip is in place, all clips where Ripple Editing is applied will shift accordingly while maintaining their track positions relative to one another. Note: Ripple Editing also works when you remove clips.
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Edit media Videos clips, photos and audio clips are the foundation of your project and manipulating them is the most important skill you can master.
the type of media that you select. For example, if you select a video clip, and click Options in the Library panel, two tabs display: Video and Attribute. Video: Video tab • Video Duration — Displays the duration of the selected clip in hours:minutes:seconds:frames. You can trim the selected clip by changing the clip duration. • Clip volume — Allows you to adjust the volume of the audio segment of your video. • Mute — Silences the audio segment of your video without deleting it.
• Reverse video — Plays the video backward. • Split Audio — Allows you to separate the audio from a video file and place it on the Voice Track. • Split by Scene — Splits a captured DV AVI file based on the shooting date and time, or the changes in video content (i.e., motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc.). • Multi-Trim Video — Allows you to choose desired segments from a video file and extract them. • Resampling Option — Allows you to set the aspect ratio for the video.
Attribute tab • Mask & Chroma Key — Allows you to apply overlay options such as mask, chroma key, and transparency. • Alignment Options — Allows you to adjust object position in preview window. Set the option through the Alignment Options pop-up menu. • Replace last filter — Allows the last filter applied to a clip to be replaced when you drag a new filter onto the clip. Clear this option if you want to add multiple filters to your clips.
Converting multiple files Batch Convert allows you to convert a large number of files to another format in sequence. You can also create a profile for performing batch conversions. This allows you to save the batch conversion settings and apply them to future batch conversions. To run a Batch Convert 1 Click File > Batch Convert. 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.
Adding video clips There are several ways of inserting video clips to the Timeline: • Select a clip in the Library and drag it to the Video Track or Overlay Track. Multiple clips can be selected by pressing [Shift]. • Right-click a clip in the Library and select Insert To: Video Track or Insert To: Overlay Track. • Select one or more video files in Windows Explorer and drag them to the Video Track or Overlay Track.
Corel PaintShop Pro PSPIMAGE files (*.pspimage) are supported in Corel VideoStudio. PSPIMAGE files that are imported into the Library have a multiple layer indicator, so you can distinguish them from other types of media clips. To make all inserted photos the same size as the frame size of your project 1 Click Settings > Preferences > Edit. 2 Change the Image resampling option default to Fit to project size. To import PSPIMAGE files into the Timeline 1 Right-click a clip in the Library.
Modifying video playback speed You can modify the playback speed of your videos. Set your video in slow motion to emphasize a movement, or set it to play at lightning speed and give your movie a comical air. You can also use this feature to achieve time-lapse and strobe effects on your videos and photos. To adjust the speed and time-lapse attributes of your video clip 1 In the Edit workspace, click Options, and click Speed/Time-lapse in the Options panel.
4 Drag the Speed slider according to your preferences (i.e., slow, normal or fast), or enter a value. Note: The higher the value you set, the faster the playback of your clip. (Values range from 10-1000%). 5 Click Preview to view the results of your settings. 6 Click OK. To apply Time-lapse/Strobe effects on your photos 1 Click File > Insert Media File to Timeline > Insert Photo for Time-lapse/Strobe. 2 Browse for the photos you want to include in your project and click Open.
Note: For example, you enter a value of 1 in Keep and 3 in Drop. This means that it will follow the interval to retain one frame and remove three frames for the set of photos selected. 4 In Frame duration, specify the exposure time for each frame. 5 Use the playback controls to preview the effect of the frame settings on your photos. 6 Click OK. If the value of Frame Frequency is more than 1 and clip duration is the same, Strobe effect will be produced.
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. To adjust the variable speed attributes of your video clip 1 In the Edit workspace, click Options, and click Variable Speed in the Options panel. 2 Drag the Scrubber to the points where you want to add key frames. 3 Click Add key frame to set the frame as a key frame in the clip.
6 Click OK when finished. You can add variety to your project by modifying the playback speed of a clip at different intervals. Setting the variable speed removes the audio of the video clip. To reverse video playback • Click Reverse video in the Options Panel. Using Freeze Frame You can use Freeze Frame to showcase a specific frame in your video by extending the length of time that frame displays.
When you apply Freeze Frame to a video clip, the clip is automatically split at the freeze point and the frame you choose is inserted as an image file (BMP) and displayed onscreen for the duration that you set. To apply Freeze Frame 1 In the Timeline (Edit workspace), select the video clip that has a frame you want to freeze. 2 Scrub to the frame you want to use. The selected frame displays in the Preview window.
3 Click Edit menu > Freeze Frame. 4 In the Freeze Frame dialog box, set the Duration. Note: If you want to suspend audio on other tracks during the freeze, enable the Split Audio check box. This splits and suspends all audio-related tracks (voice, music, video overlays) for the duration of the freeze. 5 Click OK. Replacing media clips Media clips in the Timeline can be replaced in their current position. When you replace a clip, the attributes of the original clip are applied to the new clip.
Trimming a clip The best part of editing your movie on your computer is the ease with which you can split and trim your clips with frame accuracy. To split a clip into two 1 In Storyboard View or Timeline View, select the clip you want to split. 2 Drag the Scrubber to the point where you want to split the clip. Note: Click 3 or to set the cutting point more precisely. Click to split the clip into two clips. To remove one of these clips, select the unwanted clip and press [Delete].
Trim markers 4 Mark-in/ Mark-out To preview the trimmed clip only, press [Shift + Space] or hold [Shift] and click the Play button. Note: You can also use zoom controls to display each frame of your video on the Timeline and trim one frame at a time. The Scroll Bar makes navigating through your project quicker and easier. A wheel mouse can also be used to scroll, and to zoom by pressing [Ctrl]. To trim a clip directly on the Timeline 1 Click a clip on the Timeline to select it.
Instant timecode tip To trim a clip using the Duration box 1 Click a clip on the Timeline to select it. 2 Click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and enter the desired clip length. Duration Trim markers Note: Changes made in the video Duration box only affect the Mark-out point. The Mark-in point remains unchanged.
Using Split by Scene Use the Split by Scene feature in the Edit workspace to detect different scenes in a video file and automatically break it down into several clip files. The way Corel VideoStudio detects scenes depends on the type of video file. In a captured DV AVI file, scenes can be detected in two ways: • DV Recording Time Scan detects scenes according to their shooting date and time. • Frame Content detects content changes, such as motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc.
Simply select all the scenes that you want to join together then click Join. The plus sign (+) and a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done. 7 Click OK to split the video. Trimming video into multiple clips The Multi-trim Video feature is another method for breaking down a clip into multiple segments.
Part Description 1 — Timeline zoom Drag up and down to sub-divide a video clip into frames per second. 2 — AccuCut Timeline Scan a video clip frame by frame for accurate mark-in and mark-out positions. 3 — Playback Speed Control Preview the clip at different playback speeds. 4 — Jog Wheel Use to scroll to different parts of the clip. To trim a video file into multiple clips 1 In the Edit workspace, select the clip that you want to trim. 2 Double click the clip to open the Options panel.
that you want to retain or marking segments that you want taken out from the clip. Quick search interval allows you to set a fixed interval between frames and browse through the movie using the set value. 9 Click OK when finished. The video segments that you kept are then inserted onto the Timeline. Navigation controls in the Multi-trim Video dialog box Reverses or advances through the video in fixed increments. By default, these buttons move up or down through the video in increments of 15 seconds.
To save a trimmed clip 1 In the Storyboard View, Timeline View, or the Library, select a trimmed clip. 2 Click File > Save Trimmed Video. Taking a snapshot from a video clip You can take a photo snapshot in the Edit workspace by selecting a specific frame on the Timeline and saving it as an image file. To capture photos in the Edit workspace 1 Click Settings > Preferences > Capture. Choose Bitmap or JPEG as the Snapshot format. Note: If you select JPEG, set the Snapshot quality. 2 Click OK.
3 Watch the Preview Window to see how the new settings affect the image. Note: Double-click the appropriate slider to reset the original color setting of the clip. To adjust the tone quality of your video or image clips 1 In the Edit workspace, click Options and click Color Correction in the Options panel. 2 Click Auto Tone Adjustment. Note: You can indicate if you want the clip as Brightest, Brighter, Normal, Darker or Darkest by clicking the Auto Tone Adjustment drop-list.
Adjusting white balance White balance restores the natural color temperature of an image by removing unwanted color casts due to conflicting light sources and incorrect camera settings. For example, an object illuminated with incandescent lights may turn out too reddish or yellowish in an image or video clip. To successfully achieve a natural look, you need to identify a reference point in your image which represents the color white.
6 If you have selected Pick color, choose Show preview to display a preview area in the Options Panel. 7 When you drag your cursor to the Preview area, it will change to an eyedropper icon. 8 Click to identify a reference point in your image which represents the color white. 9 Watch the Preview Window to see how the new settings affect the image. Note: Click the White balance drop-down arrow to display more color adjustments you can use.
Note: You can also apply pan and zoom to a photo by clicking Pan & Zoom in the Photo tab of the Options panel. You can customize a pan and zoom effect. The procedure below shows an example of how to start zoomed in on a subject, then pan and zoom out to show the whole image. To customize pan and zoom effect 1 In the Photo tab, select Customize under Pan & Zoom.
Image Preview 4 Zoom in on the area by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio. 5 Drag crosshairs of the End key frame to your desired final point. Preview Original Original Preview 6 Click the Play button 7 Click OK to apply the effect to the image. to preview the effect. Additional options in the Pan and Zoom dialog box allow you to further customize this effect. Click the Anchor boxes to move the marquee box to fixed positions in the Original Window.
To zoom in or out of a fixed area without panning the image, select No panning. To include a fade-in/out effect, increase the Transparency. The image will fade to the Background color. Click the color box to choose a background color, or use the eye dropper tool to select a color on the Image Window.
Transitions Transitions can help your movie switch smoothly from one scene to the next. They can be applied to single clips or in between clips on all tracks in the Timeline. Effective use of this feature can add a professional touch to your movie. This section contains the following topics: • Adding transitions • Saving and deleting transitions Adding transitions There are 16 types of transitions in the Library. For every type, you choose a specific preset effect by using the thumbnails.
To add a transition • In the Edit workspace, do one of the following: • Click Transitions in the Library and select from various categories of transitions from the drop-list. Scroll through the transitions in the Library. Select and drag an effect between two video clips in the Timeline. Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You can only drag and drop one transition at a time.
2 Under Transition Effect, enable Automatically add transition effect The default transition is added automatically between clips. Note: A default transition is always added automatically between overlapping clips, whether the Automatically add transition effect in Preferences is enabled or not. To add a selected transition to all video track clips 1 Select the thumbnail of the transition.
To further customize transitions, you may also do one of the following: • In Default transition effect duration, enter a value for the number of seconds you want transitions to take place in between clips. • Choose a transition effect from the Default transition effect drop-list. • In Random effects, click the Customize button and select transitions you want to use in your project when transitions are added in between clips.
Titles and subtitles Corel VideoStudio lets you create professional-looking titles, complete with special effects, in minutes. For example, you can add opening and closing credits, captions, or subtitles.
To show or hide the title safe area 1 Click Settings > Preferences. 2 Under the General tab, click Display title safe area on Preview Window. Adding titles using the Library You can add titles when the Title category is active in the Library. You can add one or more simple titles or use presets to add animated titles, such as rolling credits at the end of your movie. You can also save custom presets.
Title clips can be placed on Title, Video, and Overlay tracks. To add a preset title to your project 1 Click Title in the Library panel. 2 Drag and drop the preset text onto the Timeline. Note: You can modify a preset title by double-clicking it on the Preview Window and entering new text. Open the Options Panel to edit the title attributes. To save your title as a My Favorite preset • Right-click a title clip in the Timeline and click Add to My Favorites.
You can also launch the Subtitle Editor dialog box by rightclicking a selected video or audio clip in the Timeline and choosing Subtitle Editor. To add subtitles manually with the Subtitle Editor 1 In the Subtitle Editor dialog box, drag the Scrubber or play the video to the part where you want to add titles. 2 Using the playback controls or manual scrubbing, click the Mark in and Mark out subtitle.
The subtitle segments are added to the Subtitle list. Note: Voice Detection will be activated only if your video clip has audio. For better voice detection results, it is best to use videos with clear speech and less background noise. This feature works best for video tutorials, speeches and video presentations. To import subtitle files using the Subtitle Editor 1 Click the Import subtitle file button files that you want to import. 2 Click Open.
2 You can further customize titles in your project by using the following options: Part Description Delete selected subtitles — Deletes the selected subtitle segment Join subtitles — Merges two or more selected subtitles Time offset — Introduces timing offsets for the entry and exit of subtitle segments Text Options — Launches a separate dialog box where you can customize the font attributes, style and position of subtitles 3 Click OK.
Formatting text You can format your text by changing the font, text alignment, and text direction. For example, the text direction can be set for left-to-right, right-to-left or vertical. You can also add borders and shadows, or rotate the text. Add a text backdrop to superimpose your text on a solid or gradient shape to make it stand out. You can also define how long a title clip appears by adjusting the title clip duration. Text direction is one of many formatting settings for titles.
To rotate text in the Preview Window 1 In the Title Track, double-click a title. 2 In the Preview Window, yellow and purple handles appear around the text. 3 Click and drag a purple handle to the position you want. You can also rotate text using the Options Panel. In the Edit tab, specify a value in Rotate by degree to apply a more precise angle of rotation. To add a text backdrop 1 122 Enable the Text backdrop check box.
2 Click the Customize text backdrop attributes button the Text Backdrop dialog box. 3 Choose the Solid background bar or Fit with text option. to open If you choose Fit with text, choose a shape from the drop-list and set a value in the Enlarge box. 4 In the Color setting area, choose the Solid or Gradient option, and click the color swatch to set the background color.
To apply a title preset 1 Click the Title clip on the Timeline and then double-click the title on the Preview Window. 2 In the Edit tab, click the Title Preset Style drop-list and click a thumbnail to apply the effect. To adjust the duration of title clips • Do one of the following: • In the Timeline, drag the handles of the clip • Select the clip in the Timeline, open the Options Panel, click the Edit tab, and enter a value in the Duration box.
Applying text effects and animation Apply motion to your text using title animation tools, such as Fade, Moving Path, and Drop. You can also apply filters to your text using preset Title Effects such as Bubble, Mosaic, and Ripple. The title filters are in a separate Title Effects category. To apply animation to the current text 1 In the Title Track, double-click a title. 2 In the Options area, click the Attribute tab. 3 Enable the Animation option, and mark the Apply check box.
Note: By default, the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with the new filter dragged onto the clip. In the Attribute tab of the Options Panel, clear Replace last filter to apply multiple filters to a single title. 3 To customize the title filter, in the Options area, click the Attribute tab, and do one of the following: • Click a thumbnail in the drop-list to the left of Customize Filter. • Click Customize Filter. Available options depend on the selected filter.
To convert a moving title to an animated file (UISX) 1 In the Timeline, click a Title track clip that includes moving elements. 2 Right-click the clip and choose Convert to animation. The UISX file is added to the Library (Videos category).
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Graphics The Graphic Library contains color clips, objects, frames and flash animation. This section contains the following topics: • Adding color clips • Adding color patterns • Adding backgrounds • Adding objects or frames • Adding Flash animations • Customizing objects, frames, and animations Adding color clips Color clips are solid colored backgrounds. You can use the preset color clips or create new color clips in the Library.
4 Click the Options tab to set the Duration of the color clip in the Options Panel. Adding color patterns Color patterns are decorative backgrounds. You can use the preset color patterns or add an image that you want to use as a new color pattern in the Library. For example, you can insert a color pattern as a background for a title. To select a pattern clip in the Color Patterns Library 1 Select Graphic from the Library panel and choose Color pattern from the Gallery drop-list.
To select a background clip in the Backgrounds Library 1 Select Graphic from the Library panel and choose Background from the Gallery drop-list. 2 Choose the desired background as displayed in the Library and drag to the Video or Overlay Track. 3 To add a pattern that is not in the Library, click the Add box beside the Gallery drop-list. In the Browse Graphics dialog box, choose the file that you want to add to the Library. 4 Set the Duration of the color clip in the Options Panel.
Object Frame Adding Flash animations Give more life to your videos by adding Flash animations as Overlay clips. To add a Flash animation 1 Select Graphic from the Library panel and choose Flash Animation from the Gallery drop-list. 2 Select a Flash animation from the Library then drag it onto the Overlay Track. 3 Click the Options tab to open the Options Panel. 4 Click the Attribute tab, customize your Flash Animation.
Video filters Video filters are effects that you can apply to clips in order to change their style or appearance. Using filters is a creative way to enhance your clips or correct flaws in your video. For example, you can make a clip look like a painting or improve its color balance.
To apply a video filter to a photo or video clip in the Video Track 1 Click the Filter button in the Library to display the thumbnails of various filter samples. If you want to display the filters in the Library by category, choose a filter category from the Gallery drop-list box. 2 Select the clip in the Timeline then choose the video filter from thumbnails shown in the Library. 3 Drag and drop the video filter onto your clip in the Video Track.
To mark a filter as a favorite 1 Click the in the Library to display the thumbnails of various filter samples. 2 Choose the video filter that you want to mark as a favorite from the thumbnails shown in the Library. 3 Click the Add to My Favorites button My Favorites category. to add the filter to the You can also save specific filter customizations.
Customizing filters Corel VideoStudio allows you to customize video filters in a variety of ways, such as by adding key frames to your clips. Key frames let you specify a different attribute or behavior for your video filter. This gives you the flexibility to determine how your video filter will look at any point in a clip and to vary the intensity of an effect over time. To set key frames for your clips 1 Drag and drop a video filter from the Library onto a clip on the Timeline.
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. Note: A diamond-shaped mark on the Timeline Control bar appears and indicates that the frame is a key frame in the clip. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add more key frames to your clip. 6 Use the Timeline controls to edit or to go to a key frame in the clip. • To delete a key frame, click Remove key frame .
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Overlay clips Adding multiple Overlay Tracks gives you more creative possibilities for your movie. You can superimpose clips over a background video with portions of the overlay being transparent, use a video mask, or add objects and frames to your video and control how they blend with the background.
2 Drag the media file from the Library to the Overlay Track on the Timeline. Note: You can also use color clips as Overlay clips. To add more tracks, see “Adding and swapping tracks” on page 77. 3 To customize the Overlay clip, click the Attribute tab. The Overlay clip is then resized to a preset size and positioned at the center. Use the options in the Attribute tab to apply direction/style to the Overlay clip, add filters, resize and reposition the clip, and more.
• Drag the Overlay clip to the desired area on the Preview Window. It is recommended that you keep the Overlay clip within the title safe area. • In Timeline View, click on the Overlay clip and click Open Options Panel. In the Attribute tab, click Alignment Options and choose from a menu of position options. To resize an Overlay clip • In the Preview Window, drag the handles on the Overlay clip to resize it. Note: If you drag the yellow corner handle, it will keep the aspect ratio when you resize the clip.
This resizes and adjusts the position of the Overlay clip. To distort the Overlay clip • Drag the green nodes at the corners of the outline box that surround the Overlay clip. Dragging the green node distorts an overlay clip. When you select the green node, the cursor becomes a smaller arrow with a small black box at its tail. Hold [Shift] while dragging the green nodes to keep the distortion within the outline box of the current clip.
2 Drag each file from the Library to an Overlay Track on the Timeline. 3 Resize the Overlay clips to make them fit into the Preview Window. 4 Reposition the Overlay clips. For more information, see “Adjusting overlay clips” on page 140. Even if you have not rendered the video, the Ultra HD (4K) video can be imported into a new project as a *.vsp file for easier editing.
2 Click a specific arrow to set where you want your clip to enter and exit in your movie. You can rotate the clip or fade it in and out. Pause duration determines how long your pause will be in the designated area before the clip exits the screen. If you applied motion to the Overlay clip, drag the Trim markers to set the Pause duration. Adjusting the overall transparency of overlay clips You can quickly adjust the overall transparency of an overlay clip to achieve a semi-transparent effect.
Adding borders to overlay clips You can add a border to an overlay clip. For example, you add a white border around an image to make it look more like a photo. To add a border to an Overlay clip 1 In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key. 2 Click the Border arrow keys to set the thickness of the border for the Overlay clip. 3 Click the Border color box located beside the arrow keys to set the color of the border.
• Multiply — multiplies the value of the overlay colors with the underlying colors and divides by 255. The result is darker than the original colors. White has no blend effect; black always blends to black. You can use the Blend/Opacity slider to adjust the transparency. • Add Key — adds the color values of the overlay clip with the values of the underlying colors. You can use the Blend/Opacity slider to adjust the transparency. The settings available depend on the type of key that you choose.
(to the right of the eye dropper tool). The transparency effect appears in the Preview Window.
Adding a mask frame Adding a mask or a matte to an overlay clip applies a shape around it that you can render opaque or transparent. To add a mask frame 1 Click Mask & Chroma Key in the Attribute tab. 2 Click Apply Overlay Options then choose Mask Frame from the Type drop-list. 3 Select a mask frame. 4 Watch the Preview Window to see how the new settings affect the image. 5 To import a mask frame, first create a mask for your project. Click and browse for the image file.
Using video masks with overlay clips A video mask is an animated way to reveal the content of an overlay clip. It is similar to a transition in function. You can apply an existing video mask, create and import your own video mask, or import a thirdparty video mask. A video mask is a creative way to reveal the underlying content. There are many ways to make your own video masks.
2 Click Mask & Chroma Key in the Attribute tab. 3 Click Apply Overlay Options then choose Video Mask from the Type drop-list. 4 Click the Add mask item(s) button want. and browse to the file you You can remove files from the video masks list by clicking the thumbnail for the mask, and clicking the Remove mask item . button You can create a folder for video masks in the default user content folder: ...Documents/Corel VideoStudio Pro/18.0/.
Motion tracking Corel VideoStudio lets you create tracking paths in video clips and track particular elements in your video. Motion Tracking eliminates the multiple and repetitive steps of adding objects into the Timeline and the use of key frames to induce movement.
If you prefer to manually animate overlays and titles to match your main background video, you can use the Customize Motion feature. Motion Tracking interface basics 5 1 6 7 8 2 3 4 Track Motion dialog box Part Description 1 — Tracker Specifies the object being tracked to create the tracking path. This can also appear as an area depending on the selected tracker type.
Part Description 2 — Playback Control Buttons that control video playback. 3 — Timeline Control The Video Timeline along with zoom and track in/out controls. 4 — Tracker Control Buttons and options that let you control the properties of the trackers, tracking paths and matched objects. 5 — Preview Window Shows the current video being played. 6 — Matched object Where the matched object is placed. 7 — Tracking path The path of the motion tracked by the program.
The eye on each tracker indicates its status. When enabled, an open eye appears and the tracker is visible in the Preview Window. When disabled, the closed eye appears and the selected tracker is hidden. Add tracker / Remove tracker — Adds and removes trackers Rename tracker — Renames the active tracker Save to path library — Saves the active paths to the path library.
• Select a video file on the Video Track and click the Track Motion button on the Toolbar. • Click Tools > Track Motion and choose a video file. • Right-click a video clip on the Video Track of the Timeline and choose Track Motion. To track the motion of video objects 1 Click Tools > Track Motion. 2 Browse for the video that you want to use and click Open. This opens the Track Motion dialog box. In this example, a video of a boy walking by the lake is selected.
• Set tracker as point (default) — lets you set a single tracking point. • Set tracker as area — lets you set a fixed tracking area. This gives you a larger sample area but also lets you set the boundaries for a Mosaic blur. You can adjust the shape and size of the tracker by dragging the corner nodes. • Set multi-point tracking — lets you set a dynamic tracking area that adjusts in size and shape as the object moves closer or further from the camera or changes angles.
It is easier to track points or areas in your video that are distinctly in contrast with other video elements. Avoid choosing pixels that may blend with similar pixels in the video. Matching motion to a tracking path Using the Match Motion feature, you can automatically match the motion of overlays and titles with a tracking path to create the effect of one element following another. For example, you can identify a moving person in a video by matching a title name to his tracking path.
Part Description 1 — Playback Control Buttons that control video playback. 2 — Timeline Control The Video Timeline along with zoom controls. 3 — Attribute Panel Defines the Position, Size, Opacity, Rotation, Shadow, Border, Mirror and Ease in/out controls. 4 — Preview Window Shows the current video being played. 5 — Matched object Specifies where the matched object is placed, which can be a title or overlay. This is applicable only in Match Motion.
Match Motion / Customize Motion buttons and options Add keyframe — Adds a keyframe Remove keyframe — Removes a keyframe Go to previous keyframe — Jumps to the previously available keyframe Reverse keyframe — Reverses the current keyframe Move keyframe to the left — Moves the current key frame one step to the left Move keyframe to the right — Moves the current key frame one step to the right Go to next keyframe — Jumps to the next available keyframe Tracker menu — Lets you select the tracker that the matched
Match Motion / Customize Motion right-click menu Match Motion / Customize Motion right-click menu Add key frame Adds a key frame Remove key frame Removes a key frame Keep Aspect Ratio Maintains the width to height ratio when you resize the video clip or overlay object. Reset Distort Reverts to the original aspect ratio after you distort the clip or object. Show object distortion window Displays/hides the object distortion window that controls the orientation of the video clip / overlay object.
To launch the Match Motion dialog box • Right-click an overlay clip on the Timeline and choose Match Motion. To match motion to a tracking path 1 Insert a video with tracking path in the video track. 2 Insert a title clip in the overlay track and adjust its properties to match your project. In this example, the name of the boy in the video is added to the title track. 3 Right-click the title in the title track and select Match Motion. This opens the Match Motion dialog box.
5 Adjust the properties of your title depending on the requirements of your project. Each time you set a value, a key frame is added. In this example, Offset values are adjusted to set the ideal distance between the boy and the title. The Size and Opacity values are also adjusted to make sure that the title is visible and yet a bit transparent. Note: If you need to turn and move the clip around the video, you can set the values under Offset and Rotation.
to start out slowly or slow down as it comes to an end. Drag the slider to control the timing. 6 Play the video to test your animation. When done, click OK. The result of our sample project is shown below. You can tweak the properties of your overlays and titles by using key frames, dragging the tracker and adjusting values in the Match Motion dialog box. To unlink overlay clips from tracking paths • Right-click the overlay clip and select Remove Motion.
4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 Customize Motion dialog box Part Description 1 — Playback Control Buttons that control video playback. 2 — Timeline Control The Video Timeline along with zoom controls. 3 — Attribute Panel Defines the Position, Size, Opacity, Rotation, Shadow, Border, Mirror and Ease in/out controls. 4 — Preview Window Shows the current video being played. 5 — Motion path The path of the motion as manually defined. This is shown only in the Customize Motion dialog box.
Part Description 6 — Object distortion window Controls the orientation of the video clip / overlay object. 7 — Keyframe Control Adds, removes and controls the position / offset of key frames. 8 — Timecode Lets you jump directly to a specific part of the video by specifying the exact timecode. To launch the Customize Motion dialog box • Right-click a video clip on the Timeline and choose Customize Motion.
2 Change the shape of your motion path by dragging line segments and key frame nodes. Note: Key frame nodes are automatically added every time you move to another frame and make a modification. You can also create a key frame node by dragging the scrubber and clicking the Add key frame button 3 . Adjust the properties of your title depending on the requirements of your project. Each time you set a value, a key frame is added.
values under Opacity, Shadow, Border, and Mirror. Clicking the Ease in/Ease out button / allows the motion to start out slowly or slow down as it comes to an end. Drag the slider to control the easing in and out timing. 4 Play the video to test your animation. When done, click OK. If an existing tracking path is customized, existing match motion information in the video will be converted to a generic moving path.
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Tracking paths Corel VideoStudio lets you track specific points or areas to create a moving path. This path represents the location of the selected point or area within the sequence of video frames. Once you have tracking paths, you can choose to add matched objects around the tracker area or blur video elements using the tracker.
5 Click the Track Motion button to retrack the path. The tracker continues tracking using the new key frame position. Adjusting the track points allows you to fine-tune or smoothen the movement of matched objects. To define the tracking path duration 1 Drag the Scrubber to the point where you want to start motion tracking. Click the Track in button 2 . Drag the Scrubber to the point where you want to end motion tracking. Click the Track out button . The tracking path duration is defined.
• Drag the Scrubber to another location and click the Track in button . • Click the Reset button . To show or hide trackers • Click or to show or hide trackers. To add trackers 1 Click the Add a new tracker button to add the second tracker. A new tracker appears on the screen and a new tracker is added to the list. 2 Drag the tracker to the part of the video that you want to track.
In our example, the second tracker is dragged to a stationary fishing ladder on the lake. 3 Click the Track Motion button . If Show tracking path is selected, the paths of both trackers are displayed and the selected tracker is highlighted. In the example, Tracker 1 tracks the boy while Tracker 2 tracks the stationary fishing ladder on the lake. Since the camera is panning to the right, the result shows the path of Tracker 1 moving to the right and the path of Tracker 2 moving to the left. 4 Click OK.
Using objects on tracking paths To add matched objects 1 On the Track Motion window, enable Add matched object. A matched object appears on the Preview Window. 2 Adjust the position of the matched object by doing one of the following: • Choose an option from the Position drop-list. • Drag the matched object marker to your preferred position in the Preview Window. 3 In the Preview Window, drag the corners of the matched object to adjust its size.
6 Browse for the media clip you want from the Library and drag it over the placeholder on the Timeline. While dragging over the placeholder, press [Ctrl] to snap the new media clip into the placeholder’s location and replace the clip. To blur parts of tracked objects 1 In the Track Motion dialog box, click the Apply Mosaic button to enable the mosaic and then click the arrow beside the button to choose a Rectangle or Circle mosaic.
3 Proceed with motion tracking as specified in previous procedures to generate the tracking path. The area of the tracked object will have a mosaic-like effect when you view the video in the Preview Window of the main program. 4 Click OK. In combination with motion tracking, this feature is most useful in blurring out elements that you do not want to show in your video.
Using the Path Library You can add motion behavior to a clip in the main video track or in the overlay track by dragging a preset path from the Path Library to the clip in the Timeline. To save tracking paths in the Track Motion dialog box 1 Select a tracking path name and click the Save to Path Library button . The Save to Path Library dialog box opens. 2 Select the folder location for the path. 3 Click OK. Select Export all visible paths to save all the visible tracking paths.
To export paths from the Path Library 1 Click the Export path button . The Export Path dialog box opens. 2 Click the Browse button 3 Enter a name for the path folder. 4 Click OK. to select the path file. If you export a project using Smart Package, tracking information in the project is also exported and the corresponding path folder is automatically generated in the computer where the smart package is opened. To reset the Path Library • Click Settings > Library Manager > Reset Library.
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Audio Sound is one of the elements that determine the success of your video production. Corel VideoStudio allows you to add music, narration, and sound effects to your project. The Audio feature in Corel VideoStudio consists of four tracks. You can insert narrations on the Voice Track and the background music or sound effects on the Music Track.
Adding audio files You can add audio files to your project in any of the following ways: • Add audio files to the Library from a local or network drive. (Triple Scoop royalty-free music is included in the Library). • Rip audio from CD • Record a voice-over clip • Use Auto Music Note: You can also extract audio from a video file. To add an audio file to the Library • Click the Import Media Files button in your computer.
recorded narration and redo it. To remove, just select the clip on the Timeline and press [Delete]. To import music from an audio CD 1 In Timeline view, click the Record/Capture Option button and click Import from audio CD. The Rip CD Audio dialog box appears. 2 Select the tracks to be imported in the Track List. 3 Click Browse and select the destination folder where the imported files will be saved. 4 Click Rip to start importing the audio tracks.
2 Right-click the music track that you want to “duck” and choose Audio Ducking. 3 In the Audio Ducking dialog box, adjust the following sliders: • Ducking Level — determines the volume decrease. Higher numbers indicate lower volume. • Sensitivity — determines the volume threshold (read from the track above the selected track) required for ducking to occur. You will likely need to readjust the Sensitivity slider to achieve the results you want.
In these examples, the voiceover is the purple track and the music is the blue track. The yellow line in each example indicates when and by how much the volume of the music track is lowered by applying different Sensitivity settings for Audio Ducking: Top = 0, Middle = 2, and Bottom = 30. In this example, a setting of 2 worked best. You can tweak Audio Ducking results manually by dragging, adding, or removing keyframe nodes on the yellow volume line.
To split an audio track from a video clip 1 Select the video clip. 2 Right-click the video clip and select Split Audio. This generates a new audio track. Once you split an audio track from a video clip, you can apply an audio filter to the audio track. For more information, see “Applying audio filters” on page 191. Using Auto Music The Auto Music feature of Corel VideoStudio lets you easily create high-quality sound tracks from the ScoreFitter library of royalty-free music.
Balancing the volume of multiple clips with Normalize Audio Normalize Audio automatically balances the volume level for a group of selected audio and video clips. Whether the audio is are barely audible, or loud and clear, Normalize Audio ensures a consistent volume range across all the clips. The volume levels of the selected clips are analyzed and the volume level of the clips with lower volumes is raised to be consistent with the clip that has the highest volume level.
Trimming and cutting audio clips After recording voice and music, you can easily trim your audio clips in the Timeline. To trim audio clips • Do one of the following: • Drag a handle, either from the beginning or end, to shorten a clip. Note: In the Timeline, a selected audio clip has two handles that can be used for trimming. • Drag the Trim markers. • Move the Scrubber and click the Mark-in / Mark-out buttons. To split the audio clip • Click the Split Clip button to split the clip.
feature will make the audio clip sound like it is just played in a slower tempo. When you stretch an audio clip by 50-150%, the sound will not be distorted however, if stretched below or above that range the sound may be distorted. To stretch the duration of an audio clip 1 Click on an audio clip in the Timeline or Library and open the Options Panel. 2 In the Music & Voice tab panel, click Speed/Time-lapse to open the Speed/Time-lapse dialog box.
Using the Sound Mixer The key to making narrations, background music, and existing audio of your video clips blend well together is to control the relative volume of your clips. To blend the different audio tracks in your project 1 Click the Sound Mixer button on the Toolbar. Note: If the Audio Type is set to 3/2 in the Project Properties Audio Settings, the Surround Sound Mixer is displayed. If the Audio Type is set to 2/0 Stereo mode, the 2-Channel Mixer is displayed.
6 In the Audio Settings area, choose 2/0 (L, R) from the Audio Type drop-list box. 7 Click the Sound Mixer button 8 Click on the Music Track. 9 Click Play in the Options Panel. in the toolbar. 10 Click the music note symbol in the center of the Surround Sound Mixer and adjust depending on your preferred sound position. Note: Moving the note symbol will affect the sound coming from your preferred direction. 11 Drag Volume to adjust the volume level of the audio.
Mixing 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, Subwoofer, Surround Left, Surround Right. • Center — Controls the amount of output sound from the center speaker. • Sub-woofer — Controls the amount of low-frequency sound output. To use Surround Sound mode 1 Go to Settings > Project Properties.
Duplicating an audio channel Audio files sometimes separate the vocal sound from the background audio and put them in different channels. Duplicating an audio channel allows you to mute the other channel. To duplicate an audio channel, click the Sound Mixer button in the toolbar. Click the Attribute tab and select Duplicate audio channel. Choose which audio channel to duplicate this may be Left or Right. In recording voice-overs using the microphone, it will be recorded on one channel only.
3 Drag the audio filter to the Timeline and drop it onto an audio clip or a video clip that includes audio. You can also apply an audio filter from the Options panel when an audio clip is selected. In the Music & Voice tab of the Options panel, click Audio Filter. In the Available filters list, select the desired audio filters and click Add. An audio filter can be customized if the Options button is enabled.
Painting Creator Painting Creator is a feature of Corel VideoStudio that allows you to record painting, drawing, or writing strokes as an animation or still image that can be applied to your project as an overlay effect.
Working with Painter Creator The Painting Creator window contains all the tools you need to record and save your animation or drawing. The table below lists the controls and features in the Painting Creator window. Painting Creator interface basics 1 3 4 2 5 Part Description 1 — Brush Thickness Defines the thickness of your brush tip through a pair of sliders and a preview box. 2 — Canvas / Preview Window The painting area.
Part Description 4 — Color Palette Allows you to choose or specify color using the Windows Color Picker or Corel Color Picker. You can also pick color by clicking the eye dropper. 5 — Gallery Contains thumbnails of the animations and stills that you have created. Painting Creator control buttons and sliders New / Clear Button — Launches a new Canvas / Preview Window. Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons — Allows you to zoom in and zoom out your view of the painting.
Redo button — Lets you undo and redo actions in Still and Animation modes. Start recording / Snapshot button — Records your painting session or adds your painting to the Gallery. The Snapshot button only appears if in Still mode. Play / Stop button — Plays or stops the current painting animation. Enabled only in Animation mode. Delete button — Deletes an animation or image from the library. Change duration button — Changes the duration of the selected clip.
To import animations and images into the Library • In the Painting Creator window, choose the thumbnails you want in the Gallery and click OK. Corel VideoStudio automatically adds your animations and stills to the Library in the currently selected folder. Animations are saved to the *.uvp format and images are saved as *.png files. Switching between Painting Creator modes There are two Painting Creator modes to choose from: Animation mode and Still mode.
images. To get different types of brushstrokes, you can adjust your brush settings. You can also use a reference image as you draw. To record a painting animation 1 Click Start recording. 2 Using the different sets of brushes and colors, paint your still image on the canvas or Preview Window and click Stop recording when finished. Note: Your painting animation will automatically be saved in the Gallery.
Note: Options vary for each painting tool. 3 Click OK. To use a reference image • Click the Background Image Option button and the Background Image Option dialog box appears. Set the following options: • Refer to the default background color — allows you to select a solid background color for your painting or animation. • Current timeline image — uses the video frame currently being displayed on the Timeline.
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Screen capture Record computer actions and mouse movement by using the screen capture feature in Corel VideoStudio. This feature lets you create videos that require visualization in a few easy steps. You can also define the capture area for more emphasis and focus or integrate voice-overs.
Screen Capture toolbar basics 2 1 3 4 Part Description 1 — Capture area frame Specifies the display area to capture. This covers the entire screen by default. 2 — Recording Controls Contains the buttons that control your screen capture. 3 — Capture area frame dimensions Specifies the active program to capture and the exact dimensions of the area to capture in the Width and Height boxes. 4 — Settings (default view) Lets you specify file, audio, display and keyboard shortcut settings.
• Filename — Enter a filename for your project. • Save to — Lets you specify the location where you want to save the video file. • Capture to library — Enable to automatically import your screen capture to the Library and identify the save path in the Library. Note: Screen captures are saved to the Samples folder in the Library by default. Click to add a new folder and change the location where the file is saved. • Format — Choose an option from the available formats in the drop-list.
Note: If the screen capture shortcut keys are in conflict with the program you want to capture, it is recommended that you disable this feature to avoid accidental stops or pauses while recording. 6 In Monitor Settings, choose a display device. Note: The program automatically detects the number of display devices available on your system. Primary monitor is selected by default. To record your screen capture 1 Choose one of the following options: • Full screen — lets you capture the entire screen.
For more information, see “Edit media” on page 83 and “Titles and subtitles” on page 115. To create a high quality video, use the applicable Windows Media Video (WMV) profile in the Share workspace. You can also enable Same as First Video Clip to use the settings of your screen capture recording when rendering your video. For more information, see “Saving to video files for computer playback” on page 248.
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FastFlick Corel offers a fast and easy way to create your own movie. You can quickly put together an impressive project with Corel FastFlick. Just pick a template, add your media clips, and save your movie.
To open an existing FastFlick project • In FastFlick, click the Menu arrow > Open Project. Selecting a template (FastFlick) FastFlick comes with a number of templates that feature different themes. To select a template 1 Click the Select Your Template tab. 2 Select a theme from the drop-list. You can choose to display all themes or select a specific theme from the list. 3 Click a template from the thumbnail list. 4 To preview the template, click the Play button .
To add media clips 1 Click the Add Your Media tab. 2 Click the Add Media button . The Add Media dialog box opens. 3 Select the media files you want to add and click Open. You can also add media by dragging photo and video files from a Windows Explorer folder to the FastFlick window. Editing titles (FastFlick) FastFlick templates have built-in title clips. You can replace the placeholder text with your own text, change the font style and color, and even add effects such as shadow and transparency.
2 Click the Edit Title button or double-click the title on the Preview Window. 3 To change the font style, select a font from the Font drop-list. 4 To change the font color, click the Color button color swatch. and click a You can also launch the Corel Color Picker or the Windows Color Picker by clicking the option from the list. 5 To add a shadow, enable the Shadow check box.
9 To finish editing a title, click outside the text box. Corel VideoStudio offers extended title editing capabilities. To edit titles in Corel VideoStudio after you finish your project in FastFlick, click the Save and Share tab and click Edit in VideoStudio. Adding music (FastFlick) Most of the templates have built-in music that you can keep or replace. You can add your own music, delete music, and change the order of the audio files.
To apply Audio Normalization 1 On the Add Your Media tab, click the Edit Music button 2 Enable the Audio Normalization check box to adjust the volume of each music clip to the same level. . Applying Pan & Zoom effects (FastFlick) Make your movie or slideshow more interesting by adding pan and zoom effects to your photos. FastFlick does the work for you by applying the effect to all the photos in your project.
Saving to video files for computer playback (FastFlick) FastFlick lets you save your movie project to video file formats that you can playback on computers. To create a video file for computer playback 1 On the Save and Share tab, click the Computer button 2 Click one of the following buttons to view and choose the profile for your video: . • AVI • MPEG-2 • AVC/H.264 • MPEG-4 • WMV 3 In the Profile drop-list, choose an option. 4 In the File name box, type a file name.
As with any video upload, the online site usually requires time to post the video after it has been uploaded. Please make sure to abide by the terms of use regarding copyright ownership of video and music as set by YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Vimeo. To upload your video to YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, or Vimeo 1 On the Save and Share tab, click the Upload to Web button . 2 Click one of the following buttons: • YouTube • Facebook • Flickr • Vimeo If you need to sign in, the Log In button appears.
Editing your movie in VideoStudio (FastFlick) FastFlick is designed to help you complete a movie in three easy steps. However, you always have the option to edit your project further in VideoStudio. To edit a movie in VideoStudio • On the Save and Share tab, click Edit in VideoStudio. The project files are automatically placed on the Timeline. After your FastFlick project is imported into VideoStudio, you can continue editing your movie just like any VideoStudio project.
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Making FastFlick templates You can create FastFlick X9 templates in VideoStudio X9. Unlike Instant Project templates, which are essentially previously saved static projects, FastFlick templates are designed to automatically expand or contract according to the number of photos and videos that a user drops into the template. This means a system of rules is required to control what to change, what to keep, and what to repeat.
image or video in the main track (the Music track is the only exception). • Element — an element can be a transition, title, object, or any piece of media. It is a way of describing the individual pieces used to build a template segment. • Attributes — the properties that you assign to template elements that determine their behavior. • Placeholder — an attribute that is assigned to temporary media that will be swapped out for user media.
Each image or video clip added to the main video track creates a segment (indicated by the orange boxes). Each segment can have multiple elements (indicated by the red ovals).
The FastFlick Template Designer dialog box lets you assign attributes to the elements in your template. To open the dialog box, right-click a template element in the Timeline and choose FastFlick Template Designer. Rules for creating FastFlick templates For FastFlick templates to work correctly, you must follow some rules. Because you create the templates in the same workspace that you use for all projects, it’s easy to break the rules without realizing it.
Rules 1 Segments: Ensure that the elements in a segment do not cross between segments. 2 Placeholders: You must have at least one placeholder in your template. 3 Audio: Use only Music Track #1 for template audio. Audio files are the only elements that can extend beyond a single segment (for example, you can have one song that extends the entire length of your template project).
Segment - no element extends beyond video track media except Music. Transitions between middle segments only.
template from scratch because it is a good way to learn the template rules. Reviewing existing FastFlick templates is a good way to get inspiration. In general, FastFlick templates will have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Although technically you can have only one segment in your template, it takes several segments to define a look and feel for a template.
Verify the Template path and Template folder name. If you want the folder name to be different from your file name, type a new name in the Template folder name box. 7 In the Category list, choose a group for your template. 8 Click OK. If you include video clip placeholders in your template, the length of the user video clip will be constrained to the length of the corresponding placeholder clip if an effect filter is applied to the placeholder clip.
Stop motion animation Using captured images from DV/HDV camcorders, webcams or DSLRs, or imported photos, you can create stop motion animations directly in Corel VideoStudio and add them to your video projects.
3 In Capture Folder, specify or browse for the destination folder where you want your clips to be stored. 4 Select where you want your stop motion project to be stored by choosing an existing Library folder from the drop-list in Save to Library. Note: You can also create a new Library folder when you click Add a new folder. To open an existing stop motion animation project 1 Click Open and browse for the stop motion animation project that you want to work on.
Library folders that you specified. To exit Stop Motion • Click Exit to go back to your video project. Capturing stop motion images in Corel VideoStudio To capture images 1 Connect the webcam, DV/HDV camcorder or DSLR to your computer. 2 A message box appears to confirm that you want to use the device. Click OK. 3 If more than one device is connected, select your preferred capture device from the drop-list. 4 Modify any of the Stop motion settings.
To capture images using a webcam or DV/HDV camcorder 1 If you are using a DV/HDV camcorder, switch it to Play/Edit mode and make sure that your DV/HDV camcorder is switched to DV/ HDV mode. 2 In Record mode, move your subject between each capture to show movement in the images. 3 If you are using footage from a DV/HDV camcorder, you can make screen captures during video playback. To capture images using a DSLR 1 When a supported DSLR is connected, the Auto Focus button will be enabled automatically.
1 15 2 14 3 13 4 5 12 6 7 8 9 10 11 Part Description 1 — Mode Displays information on the selected camera mode. 2 — Image quality Lets you set the image size and quality. 3 — Metering mode Lets you set the metering mode by selecting from your camera’s preset options. 4 — White balance Lets you set the white balance by selecting from your camera’s preset options. 5 — Focus indicator Displays information on the selected focus setting.
Part Description 8 — Shutter speed Displays the shutter speed settings of the camera. This will be disabled when the DSLR is in P or Av mode. 9 — ISO Lets you adjust the ISO setting by selecting from your camera’s preset options. 10 — Live view focus guides Lets you adjust the focus area by clicking on the arrows or dragging the focus area box. 11 — Ev Lets you choose the exposure value compensation setting.
Multi-Camera Editing The Multi-Camera Editor lets you create professional-looking video compilations from footage of events that have been captured on different cameras, from different angles. The easy multi-view workspace lets you synchronize the clips and edit on the fly, as the video clips play back simultaneously—up to *six cameras.
The Multi-Camera Editor workspace The image below identifies the main features of the Multi-Camera Editor. Multi-view pane Main Audio Source Sync Type Multi-Camera and PIP tracks Main preview pane Timeline Scrubber Toolbar and playback controls Toolbar, playback, and other controls The controls found in the workspace are listed below.
Main Audio — Lets you select a preferred audio source. For more information, see “Choosing an audio source for your multi-camera project” on page 238. Split Clip — Lets you split a clip into segments. For more information, see “To split a clip in the Multi-Camera Editor” on page 242. Set/Remove Marker — Lets you add markers on the Camera tracks for editing purposes, such as audio synching.
Source Manager — Lets you add and remove clips. For more information, see “Managing multi-camera source files” on page 244. Show/Hide Audio Waveform View — Lets you view the audio waves for Camera and Audio tracks. Lock/Unlock — Appears on individual tracks. Locking tracks is recommended after you synchronize them. Include/Exclude from Synchronization — Lets you determine which tracks are included in the synchronization process.
Basic steps in multi-camera editing The following steps provide a basic overview of the multi-camera editing process. 1 Import the video and audio clips that you want to use into the VideoStudio Library. Typically these are multiple clips that capture the same event, at the same time. 2 Choose the clips in the Library and import them into the MultiCamera Editor. 3 Synchronize the clips across the timeline.
clips from the same event that have been imported to the VideoStudio Library. You can work with up to six video clips at one time and include up to two independent audio clips. To import video clips into the Multi-Camera Editor 1 In the VideoStudio Library, select all the clips you want to use. 2 Do one of the following: • On the timeline toolbar, click the Multi-Camera Editor button . • Right-click a selected clip and choose Multi-Camera Editor.
In some cases you might need to use a combination of the synchronization options, depending on your source footage. To synchronize video and audio clips in the Multi-Camera Editor 1 After importing your clips to the Multi-Camera Editor, choose one of the following options from the Source Sync Type drop-list on the toolbar: • Audio — Click the Sync button next to the drop-list to synchronize the clips in the timeline. Note: Your video clips must include audio to use this option.
Tip: After you synchronize your clips, you can use the Lock on the individual tracks to ensure that the tracks buttons stay synchronized during the editing process. Choosing an audio source for your multi-camera project After you import and synchronize your clips in the Multi-Camera Editor, you can make some decisions about the audio for your project.
• None — No audio is included in the multi-camera project. You can add your audio in VideoStudio, after you leave the MultiCamera Editor. • All Cameras — Plays audio from all clips, simultaneously Tip: If you plan to edit the audio after you exit the MultiCamera Editor, please note that the setting you choose in Main Audio determines what tracks will be available as audio tracks in VideoStudio.
To create a multi-camera compilation 1 With your clips in the Multi-Camera Editor timeline, click the Play button below the main preview pane. Footage from all cameras can be viewed simultaneously in the multi-view pane. 2 To start building your project, as the videos play in the multi-view pane, click the preview for the camera that you want to show. The footage from the selected camera displays in the main preview pane. The multi-view pane appears to the left of the main preview pane.
If you want to adjust the zoom level for the Multi-Camera track, drag the zoom level slider in the lower left corner of the timeline. 4 After you have completed a first pass using the multi-view pane, you can refine the timing for a switch in the Multi-Camera track by playing your project or scrubbing to the position that you want to edit, clicking a camera segment and dragging the edge until the frame where you want the switch to occur appears in the main preview pane.
Tip: You can add black or blank segments to your project. You can change a segment that is already in the MultiCamera track to a black or a blank by right-clicking the segment and choosing Black or Blank. You can apply a transition between a video segment and a Black segment. To add a black or blank segment while playing your project, instead of clicking a camera preview in the multi-view pane, click the Black (B) or Blank (0) swatch to the right of the camera previews.
The image above illustrates the concept of picture-in-picture (PIP). To add a picture-in-picture (PIP) effect to your multicamera project 1 After you create your multi-camera compilation in the MultiCamera track, click the Play button or scrub to the position in the Multi-Camera track where you want to add a PIP effect. 2 In the timeline, click the circle on the PIP track to activate the track. The circle will have a red fill when active 3 .
Managing multi-camera source files You can use the Source Manager to add and remove video and audio clips from tracks in your multi-camera project. You can also view information about the clips, such as the duration of the clip, clip location, and you can lock or unlock tracks. To add, remove or manage clips with the Source Manager 1 In the upper left corner of the timeline, click the Source Manager button 2 .
To save your multi-camera project • Click the OK button at the bottom of the window to save your project to the current name (as indicated in the upper-right corner of the window). This also closes the Multi-Camera Editor. If you want to rename your project, before you exit, click the Settings button , choose Save As, and type a name in the Project name box. Your multi-camera project appears in the VideoStudio Library. To open your multi-camera project (.
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Save and share With your movie project finished, it’s time to save and share it. When you save your project, all the files are combined to create a single video file in a process called rendering. You can save your movie as a video file that can be played on a computer or a mobile device, burn your project to a disc complete with menus, or upload your movie directly to a YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, or Vimeo account.
video files for computer playback” on page 248 and “Creating sound files” on page 259. • Device — Save to a file format that lets you play your movie on mobile devices, game consoles, or cameras. For more information, see “Saving to video files for mobile devices” on page 250. • HTML5 — If you chose File > New HTML5 project at the start of your project or opened an HTML5 project, this output option becomes available in the Share workspace.
clicking File > Save or Save As. This lets you return to your project at any time and make edits. To create a video file for computer playback 1 In the Share workspace, click the Computer button 2 Click one of the following buttons to view and choose the profile for your video: . • AVI • MPEG-2 • AVC/H.264 • MPEG-4 • WMV • MOV • Audio • Custom If you want to use the Project Settings for the video file, enable the Same as Project Settings check box located above the buttons.
• Enable Smart Render — analyzes a video for any previously rendered sections and renders only the new or revised sections. This can reduce rendering time significantly. 7 Click Start. Press the [Esc] key to cancel the rendering process. A progress bar appears when you render a video. You can use the buttons on the progress bar to do the following: • Click the Pause/Play button on the progress bar to pause and resume the rendering process.
• DV — Convert the project to a DV-compatible video file that can be written back to a DV camcorder. Connect your camcorder to the computer, turn your camcorder on, and set it to Play/Edit mode. See your camcorder's manual for specific instructions. • HDV — Convert the project to an HDV-compatible video file that can be written back to an HDV camcorder. Connect your camcorder to the computer, turn your camcorder on, and set it to Play/Edit mode. See your camcorder's manual for specific instructions.
You can also write back to a DV camcorder in the Edit workspace by right-clicking a video clip in the Library and choosing DV Recording. Saving HTML5 video files If you chose File > New HTML5 project at the start of your project, the HTML5 Files output option displays in the Share workspace. HTML5 projects can include hyperlinks and chapters.
• WebM — In the Video format area, mark the WebM format check box if you want to use the WebM format. (Recommended) • Dimensions — Choose the screen resolution and aspect ratio from the drop-list. • Flatten audio and background video — In the Dimensions area, mark this check box if you are not sure if your browser supports more than a single video or audio track. (Recommended) 3 In the Project folder name box, type a name.
A progress bar appears when you render a video. You can use the buttons on the progress bar to do the following: • Click the Pause/Play button on the progress bar to pause and resume the rendering process. • Click the playback button to enable the preview while rendering or stop the preview to reduce rendering time. The rendering progress bar To save an HTML5 project as a Corel VideoStudio Pro project (VSP) 1 In the Share workspace, click the VideoStudio Project button .
The first time you log in from Corel VideoStudio, you are asked to authorize the connection between your online account and Corel VideoStudio. This authorization allows for the exchange of limited information related to the successful upload of your video. As with any video upload, the online site usually requires time to post the video after it has been uploaded. Please make sure to abide by the terms of use regarding copyright ownership of video and music as set by YouTube, Facebook, Flickr, and Vimeo.
• Upload project — you can accept the default settings, or choose a profile from the drop-list. Type a name in the File name box and choose a File location. • Upload file — choose a saved video file from the Open Video File dialog box, and click Open. 5 Set any of the following options: • Create Preview Range Only — renders only the section of video that is selected between the Trim Markers in the Player panel.
To create 3D video files 1 In the Share workspace, click the 3D Movie button 2 Click one of the following buttons: . • MPEG-2 • AVC/H.264 • WMV • MVC 3 In the Profile or Format drop-list, choose an option. If you want to create a custom profile, click the Create Custom Profile button . For more information, see “Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace” on page 260.
Press the [Esc] key to cancel the rendering process. A progress bar appears when you render a video. You can use the buttons on the progress bar to do the following: • Click the Pause/Play button on the progress bar to pause and resume the rendering process. • Click the playback button to enable the preview while rendering or stop the preview to reduce rendering time.
Only the area between the orange Trim Markers is rendered 5 In the bottom-right corner of the Share workspace, click Start. Creating sound files Corel VideoStudio lets you create a sound file from an existing video file. This is especially useful when you want to use the same soundtrack with another set of images, or when you want to convert the audio from a live performance into sound files. Corel VideoStudio makes it easy for you to create an audio file of your project in M4A, OGG, WAV or WMA formats.
• Enable Smart Render — analyzes a video for any previously rendered sections and renders only the new or revised sections. This can reduce rendering time significantly. 6 Click Start. Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace Before you output projects from the Share workspace, you can create and save custom profiles for most video file formats in the Computer and 3D Movie sharing categories—only the Audio and Custom output formats do not support custom profiles.
To edit a custom profile in the Share workspace 1 In the Share workspace, select the output format for which you created the profile, and choose the profile from the Profile droplist. 2 Click the Edit custom profile button 3 In the Edit Profile Options dialog box, change the settings you want and click OK. . To delete a custom profile in the Share workspace 1 In the Share workspace, select the output format for which you created the profile, and choose the profile from the Profile droplist.
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Burn discs Corel VideoStudio lets you burn your projects to a DVD, AVCHD, or Blu-ray disc. Alternatively, you can export your project to an SD card.
1 2 8 3 4 5 6 7 Part Description 1 — Jog Slider Lets you jump to specific scenes. 2 — Mark-in/Markout Sets a preview range in the project, or sets the start and end points for trimming a clip. 3 — Settings and options Lets you access the Preferences dialog box and the Disc Template Manager. 4 — Project Settings Lets you determine how your movie project is rendered when you preview it. 5 — Change display aspect ratio Lets you select between 4:3 and 16:9 aspect ratios.
6 — Navigation panel Provides buttons for playback. 7 — Close button Closes the Create Disc dialog box and opens the Save As dialog box. 8 — Media Clip List Displays the added media clips as thumbnails. Even if you have not saved your VideoStudio Pro project as a *.vsp file, it can be brought into the Create Disc dialog box for burning.
Assembling files You can import videos or VideoStudio Pro project files (*.vsp) that you want to include in your final movie. To add videos 1 Click Add video files. Locate the folder where the videos are stored. Select one or more video clips. 2 Click Open. Note: After a video clip is added to the Media Clip List, you may see a black thumbnail that may be caused by a black first frame of the video clip. To change it, click on the video clip and move the Jog Slider to the scene that you want.
You can trim video clips and VideoStudio Pro projects by using the Jog Slider, Mark-in/out, and navigation controls. Trimming a video gives you the freedom to precisely edit the video length. Adding and editing chapters This feature is available only when the Create menu option is selected. By adding chapters, you can create submenus linked to their associated video clip. When you add chapter points to your VideoStudio project, these are automatically converted to disc menu chapters.
Represented as a video thumbnail in a submenu, each chapter is like a bookmark for a video clip. When viewers click a chapter, the playback of the video will start from the selected chapter. If the Create menu option is not selected, you will be guided to the preview step immediately without creating any menus after clicking Next. When you are creating a disc with only one VideoStudio Pro project or one video clip, do not select Use first clip as introductory video if you want to create menus.
program uses the scene change information to automatically generate chapters. Creating disc menus Disc menus allow viewers to easily navigate through the contents of a disc and easily choose the specific parts of the video to watch. In Corel VideoStudio, you can create disc menus by applying menu templates and editing them to suit the requirements of your projects. To apply a menu template 1 Select Create menu in the 1 Add Media page and click Next. This takes you to the 2 Menu & Preview page.
To add background image or video to menus 1 Click the Set the background button in the Edit tab and choose from a menu of options for selecting an image or a video file to be used as background image or video. 2 In the Open Image File or the Open Video File dialog box, choose the image file or the video to use. To add motion menus 1 Select Motion menu in the Edit tab. 2 Adjust the duration of the video thumbnail by setting the number of seconds in Duration.
Clicking Font Settings in the Edit tab also opens the Font dialog box. To resize, rotate, and distort menu objects • Click the menu object in the Preview Window and drag the handles or nodes. To revert objects to its previous state, right-click on the Preview Window and select Set to 0 Degree Angle or Remove Object Distortion To align a single menu object • Click the menu object in the Preview Window and drag it to the desired position.
• Center Horizontally — Moves all selected objects horizontally to the center of left/rightmost objects. • Center Both — Moves all selected objects to the center of top/ bottom/left/rightmost objects. • Space Evenly Vertically — Moves all selected objects (except top/bottom most objects) vertically to even vertical space. This menu item is only available when more than three objects are selected.
To add menu filters and transition effects 1 Click a menu object in the Preview Window. 2 Choose the filter or effects to apply in the Edit tab. • Moving Path — Applies a predefined motion path to menu objects such as titles, thumbnail buttons, and navigation buttons. • Menu In/Menu Out — Opens selection filters and transition effects. If a menu template has a Menu In effect, its default duration is 20 seconds. Some template menus have sound effects for Menu In and Menu Out transitions.
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 jumps to submenu #1. If you look at Clip 2, it has no chapters assigned to it, so when you click Clip 2, the video starts playing from the beginning. To add a title menu • Click Advanced Settings in the Edit tab and select Add Title Menu. To add chapter menus • Click Advanced Settings in the Edit tab and select Create Chapter Menu.
To create a menu template: 1 Click Customize in the Edit tab of the 2 Menu & Preview page. The Customize Menu dialog box appears. 2 Choose from the following options: • Set the background music — Lets you choose an audio file to be used as background music. • Set the background — Lets you choose an image or a video file to be used as background image or video. • Font Settings — Lets you apply text attributes. • Pan & Zoom — Lets you apply pan and zoom effects.
Burning your project onto a disc This is the final step in the disc creation process. You can burn your movie to a disc, save it to a folder on your hard drive, or create a disc image file so that you can burn the movie at a later time.
Burning options • Disc burner — Specifies the settings for your burning device. • Label — Enables you to enter a volume name for the Blu-ray Disc/ DVD. The label can contain a maximum of 32 characters. • Drive — Selects the disc burner that you want to use to burn the video file. • Copies — Sets the number of disc copies to burn. • Disc type — Displays the output disc format for the current project. • Create to disc — Allows you to directly burn your video project onto a disc.
• Create DVD folders — This option is only enabled when the video file being created is a DVD-Video. The files created are in preparation for burning the video file to an AVCHD or Blu-ray Disc. This also allows the user to view the finished disc folders on the computer using a disc playback software like Corel WinDVD. • Create disc image — Select this option if you plan to burn the video disc several times.
To burn your movie onto a disc 1 Click Next after you preview your project. 2 Click Show more output options and enable one or more of the following options: • Create DVD folders — Creates DVD folders in a specified location. • Create disc image — Creates an ISO image file of the DVD. • Normalize audio — Evens out irregular audio levels during playback. Note: Create disc image is disabled for AVCHD and Blu-ray Disc projects. 3 Click More settings for burning. The Burning Options dialog box appears.
3 In Source disc image file, browse and select your source disc image (*.iso) file. 4 Choose your burner drive in Destination. 5 Click Copy to start copying. Click to set burning preferences. Creating disc labels Create and print disc labels, case covers, and inserts in Corel VideoStudio. You can add and edit images, texts, and icons to complete your layout. To launch the disc label creation dialog box • Click the Print disc label icon at the lower left part of the Create disc dialog box.
General tab The General tab allows you to select a disc label or disc cover template to start with. You can then customize the overall design of the disc label, disc cover, insert, or booklet. The actual dimensions of your media or label in relation to the selected paper size is displayed to serve as your guide. Image tab The Image tab allows you to adjust the properties of your images. Text tab The Text tab allows you to format and adjust the properties of your texts.
Other options • Show/Hide Disc — Shows/hides the outline of the disc for better alignment of images or text. • Show/Hide Grid — Shows/hides gridlines for laying out images and text symmetrically.
Shortcuts This section contains the following topics: • Menu command shortcuts • Workspace shortcuts • Navigation area shortcuts • Timeline shortcuts • Multi-trim Video shortcuts • Layout settings shortcuts • Screen capture shortcuts • Other Shortcuts Menu command shortcuts Ctrl + N Create a new project Ctrl + M Create a new HTML5 project Ctrl + O Open a project Ctrl + S Save a project Alt + Enter Project Properties F6 Preferences Ctrl + Z Undo Ctrl + Y Redo Ctrl + C Copy Ctrl + V Paste
F1 Help Workspace shortcuts Alt + F10 Go to Capture workspace Alt + F11 Go to Edit workspace Alt + F12 Go to Share workspace Navigation area shortcuts F3 Set mark-in F4 Set mark-out L Play/Pause Ctrl + P Play/Pause Space Play/Pause Shift + Play button Play the currently selected clip K Return to the start of clip or project Home Return to the start of clip or project Ctrl + H Return to the start of clip or project End Move to the end segment or cue Ctrl + E End D Previous fram
Tab Toggle between the Trim Handles and Scrubber. Enter When the left Trim Handle is active, pressing [Tab] or [Enter] switches to the right handle. Left If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to make the Trim Handles or Scrubber active, use the Leftarrow key to move to the previous frame. Right If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to make the Trim Handles or Scrubber active, use the Rightarrow key to move to the next frame.
Left Select the previous clip on the Timeline. Right Select the next clip on the Timeline. +/- Zoom in/out. Ctrl + Right Scroll forward. Ctrl + Left Scroll backward. Ctrl + Up / Page Up Scroll up. Ctrl + Down / Page Down Scroll down. Home Move to the start of the Timeline. End Move to the end of the Timeline. Ctrl + H The previous segment. Ctrl + E The next segment.
Ctrl + 2 Switch to Custom #2 Ctrl + 3 Switch to Custom #3 Alt + 1 Save to Custom #1 Alt + 2 Save to Custom #2 Alt + 3 Save to Custom #3 Screen capture shortcuts F10 Stop screen capture F11 Pause / Resume screen capture Other Shortcuts ESC Stop capturing, recording, rendering, or close a dialog box without making any changes. If you switched to Full Screen Preview, press [Esc] to return to the Corel VideoStudio workspace.
DV-to-DVD Wizard Using the DV-to-DVD Wizard, you can capture video from FireWireenabled DV and HDV tape camcorders, add a theme template, and then burn to DVD. This video-editing mode provides a fast and direct way to transfer your videos to a DVD. You can launch the DV-to-DVD Wizard by clicking Tools > DV-toDVD Wizard.
To burn the whole tape 1 Select Burn whole tape and then specify the tape duration under Duration. 2 Click Next to apply the template and burn to DVD. To use scene detection 1 After selecting Scene detection, choose whether to scan the tape from the Beginning or Current position. • Beginning — Scans the tape for scenes from the beginning. The tape will automatically be rewound if the tape position is not in the beginning. • Current position — Scans the tape for scenes from the current tape position.
3 In the Storyboard View, select each scene that you want to include in your movie, and click Mark Scene. 4 Click Next. Note: To save and import the scanned file without having to rescan it, click the Options button and select Save DV Quick Scan Digest. To manage a large number of tapes, click Save DV Quick Scan Digest as HTML. This feature lets you print the HTML file and attach it with your tapes.
6 To mark your video clips with date information, click Add as title in Video date information. Select Entire video if you want the video to appear from beginning to end, or specify the duration. 7 Click the Burn button to burn your movie file to a disc. Note: If the movie is too big to fit onto a DVD, click Fit & Burn.
Glossary Aperture This camera setting measures the size of the opening in the lens. It controls the amount of light that gets into the camera. The aperture setting is measured in f-stops that follow the format f/number. For example, f/22. Aspect Ratio The relationship of width to height for a given image or graphic. Keeping or maintaining the aspect ratio refers to the process of maintaining size relationships when either the width or height of an image or graphic is changed.
layer) discs, offering more than five times the capacity of standard DVDs. Capture The recording of video or images to a computer hard disk. Capture Plug-ins These are utilities integrated with Corel VideoStudio that allow the program to recognize capture devices and automatically detect them when they are connected to the computer. Clip A short section or part of a movie. A clip can be audio, video, still images or a title. Cloud-based storage A remote storage space that can be used for saving files.
The amount of data per second that is transferred from one part of your computer to another. These data rates vary in different types of media. Device Control A software driver that allows programs to control video sources like the camcorder or VCR. DNLE Digital Non-Linear Editing is a method of combining and editing multiple video clips to produce a finished product. DNLE offers random access to all source materials at all times during the editing process.
Effect In Corel VideoStudio, an effect is a special computer generated attribute applied to video clips that alters the appearance and quality of video to achieve a certain look. Ev The acronym stands for Exposure Value or the combination of settings for the aperture, shutter speed and ISO when the camera is in P (Programmed), S or Tv (shutter priority), or Av (aperture priority) mode. Adjusting the Ev can either overexpose or underexpose an image deliberately. Export The process of sharing files.
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. HDV HDV is a format for recording and playback of high-definition video on a DV cassette tape. Announced in 2003 as an affordable high definition format, HDV video supports resolutions up to 1440 × 1080 and is compressed with MPEG-2. HDV audio is compressed using MPEG-1 Layer 2.
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.
combination of both. It creates moving paths that can be used in seamlessly adding 2D and 3D graphics that appear to exist originally when shooting the video clip. MP3 Abbreviation of MPEG Audio Layer-3. MP3 is an audio compression technology that produces near CD audio quality at a very small file size, making it transfer quickly over the Internet. MPEG-2 A standard for video and audio compression used in products like DVD.
Overlay These are 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 Corel 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.
speeds are usually in fractions of a second (1/500, 1/250, 1/125, etc.). Slow shutter speeds are measured as whole numbers (1, 10, 30, etc.). Smart Render Smart Render technology saves time when generating previews by rendering only the parts that have been modified from your last render operation. Split by scene This feature automatically splits up different scenes into individual files. In Corel VideoStudio, the way scenes are detected depends on which step you are in.
idea of the length of your media clips and the relative positions of titles, overlays and audio. Title A title can be a movie title, a caption or credit. Any text that overlays your video can be referred to as a title. Transition Effect A transition is a method of sequencing between two video clips, like fading from one into another. Trim The process of editing or cropping a video clip. Videos can be trimmed frame by frame.
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