User`s manual

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Introduction to Video Editing
As with video capture, the hardware that was previously needed to
edit video was very expensive. Today’s PC market has lowered the cost of
very powerful computers that are very capable of editing and producing
home videos. Or course, the faster and more robust your computer is, the
faster and easier it is to edit video.
The first thing to understand when delving into video editing is that
video takes up a lot of hard drive space. If you have a small hard drive, be
prepared to delete every project after you finish it in order to free up space
for your next project. Most new computers should have enough space to
edit and save many projects without any problem. Also, the bigger your
project, the more space is needed.
The video editing application is the key to editing video. Many
applications on the market are very simple and easy to use. Others are
geared toward the more advanced users and provide many advanced
features. One thing to remember when purchasing video editing software is
that the cheaper the price, the less features it will include and the easier it
should be to use. The more expensive software will include more features
and will be much harder to learn and operate. Choose the software that will
give you the features you need but won’t sacrifice ease of use.
Video editing software enables you to cut and paste pieces or whole
parts of a video file into a timeline. The timeline shows the logical flow of
your video. Most video editing software allows you to add text and
transitions to your video. When finished, you can save the video to a file or
output the video to an external video device like a TV, VCR or camcorder.