Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X5? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Minimum system requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Recommended system specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Project Timeline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Storyboard View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Timeline View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Digital TV or DVB-T video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 TV footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 DV Quick Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Importing from digital media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Creating stop motion animations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Title Safe Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Editing titles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Modifying text attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Applying animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Applying title effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Graphic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working with Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Trimming Overlay clips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Repositioning the current Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Resizing an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Distorting an Overlay clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Applying motion to an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 The Share Step Options Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Creating video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Creating 3D video files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 Creating HTML5 video files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Creating sound files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Others . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173 Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Scanning for scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Applying templates and burning to DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Welcome Thank you for purchasing Corel® VideoStudio® Pro, the video-editing software that lets you produce professional-looking videos, regardless of your skill level. Corel VideoStudio Pro provides a complete set of tools for capturing, importing, and editing video and other media, and for sharing your final production on a DVD or Blu-ray Disc™, mobile devices, or the Web. The availability of features depends on the version of the software you have.
Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro Corel VideoStudio Pro guides you step-by-step through the process of capturing, editing, and sharing videos. The application also offers more than a hundred transitions, professional titling capabilities, and simple tools for creating soundtracks. To produce a video, you must capture or import footage from a camcorder or another video source.
What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X5? Corel VideoStudio Pro X5 provides you with advanced features that support the latest video editing technologies, making it possible to create home movies with ease. • Screen capture — You can now capture mouse movements and other actions on your computer screen by using the Active Screen Capture option. This is a great way to make presentations that require the visual environment of your computer. It is perfect for producing training and demo videos.
each file, which can be used as individual media clips in the Video, Background and Overlay tracks. For more information, see “Adding photos” on page 59. • Optional Paste Attributes — To improve media clip customization in your video, you can now select media clip attributes that you want to apply to other clips in the Timeline. For more information, see “Copying and pasting media clip attributes” on page 94.
System requirements For optimal performance of Corel VideoStudio Pro, make sure that your system meets the recommended specifications. Minimum system requirements • Intel® Core™ Duo 1.83-GHz Processor or AMD® Dual Core 2.
Supported input/output devices • 1394 FireWire® cards for use with DV, D8, or HDV™ camcorders • USB Video Class (UVC) DV • Support for OHCI Compliant IEEE-1394 • Analog capture cards for analog camcorders (VFW and WDM support for Windows XP and Broadcast Driver Architecture support for Windows Vista and Windows 7) • Analog and digital TV capture device (Broadcast Driver Architecture support) • Camcorders that record to internal memory, memory card, DVD disc or hard drive • USB capture devices, PC cameras, w
2 Click the Performance tab and select the following options under Editing Process and File Creation: • Enable Hardware Decoder acceleration — enhances editing performance and improves clip and project playback by using video graphics acceleration technologies of the computer’s available hardware • 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.
drive where the installation disc is inserted. When the DVD-ROM window appears, double-click the Setup icon. 3 In addition to Corel VideoStudio Pro, the following programs and drivers are automatically installed: • DirectX® 2007 • Microsoft® Visual C++® 2005 Redistributable Package • Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable Package • SmartSound® • Adobe® Flash® Player To uninstall Corel VideoStudio Pro 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Control Panel. 2 Click the Add or Remove Programs icon.
To quit the application • Click the Close button window. in the upper-right corner of the application Accessing the Corel Guide The Corel Guide provides the most up-to-date information and content for your application. You can find tips and tricks, download new styles and content for your projects, explore new ways to share your photos and videos, and access the latest updates for your application.
tool or command, you can type keywords to display a list of relevant topics. You can also press F1 to launch the Help. Preparing for video capture and editing Video capture and editing are tasks that require a lot of computer resources. Your computer must be properly set up to ensure successful capturing and smooth video editing. Below are some tips on how to prepare and optimize your computer for capturing and editing.
The Corel Guide provides you with information about registering your Corel products. You can also check the Knowledgebase articles on how to register your Corel products. To access registration information in the Corel Guide 1 Click the Help and product information button 2 In the Corel Guide, click the Product information and preferences button . , and choose Register now from the menu. Updating the application You can check for and install product updates.
Corel Support Services Corel Support Services can provide you with prompt and accurate information about product features, specifications, pricing, availability, services, and technical support options. For the most current information on available support and professional services for your Corel product, please visit the Corel Software Support page of your region. About Corel Corel is one of the world’s top software companies, with more than 100 million active users in over 75 countries.
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor Corel VideoStudio Pro provides a hands-on workflow to produce professional-looking videos, giving you the freedom to customize all the elements in your video project. This section introduces you to the Corel VideoStudio Pro application window and workspace tools and briefly explains the steps involved in creating a movie.
Workspace The new workspace is designed to provide you with a better editing experience. You can now customize the size of the program window and change the size and position of the elements on your screen for full control of your editing environment. Each panel bahaves like an independent window that can be modified according to your editing preferences. This is very useful when you are using large displays or dual monitors.
Part Description 4 — Library Panel Contains the Media Library, Media Filters and Options Panel. 5 — Timeline Panel Contains the Toolbar and Project Timeline. 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, resize each panel. You can also drag the panel outside the main application window into the second display area for dual-monitor setups.
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. To load a custom workspace layout • Click Settings > Layout Settings > Switch to and choose Default or one of the custom settings you have saved.
Step Panel Corel VideoStudio Pro simplifies the process of creating movies into three simple steps. Click the buttons in the Step Panel to switch between steps. Media clips can be recorded or imported directly to your computer's hard drive in the Capture Step. This step allows you to capture and import video, photo, and audio clips. The Edit Step and the Timeline are the heart of Corel VideoStudio Pro, where you can arrange, edit, trim and add effects to your video clips.
Preview Window and Navigation Panel The Navigation Panel provides buttons for playback and for precision trimming of clips. Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project. Use the Trim Markers and Scrubber to edit your clips. In the Capture Step, this panel also acts as the device control for the DV or HDV camcorder. 1 15 2 14 3 4 13 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Part Description 1 — Preview Window Shows the current project or clip being played.
Part Description 4 — Project/Clip Mode Specifies a preview of the entire project or of a selected clip only. 5 — Play Plays, pauses, or resumes the current project or a selected clip. 6 — Home Returns to the starting segment or cue. 7 — Previous Moves to the previous frame. 8 — Next Moves to the next frame. 9 — End Moves to the end segment or cue. 10 — Repeat Loops playback. 11 — System Volume Lets you adjust the volume of your computer's speakers by dragging a slider.
Toolbar The toolbar provides easy access to many editing commands. You can change your project view, zoom in and out on the Project Timeline, and launch different tools that can help you edit efficiently. 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 10 Part Description 1 — Storyboard View Displays your media thumbnails in chronological order. 2 — Timeline View Lets you perform frame-accurate editing of your clips on separate tracks, add and position other elements such as titles, overlays, voice-over and music.
Part Description 8 — Zoom Controls Lets you adjust your view of the Project Timeline by using the zoom slider and buttons. 9 — Fit Project in Timeline Window Adjusts your project view to fit the entire span of your Timeline. 10 — Project Duration Shows the duration of the project. Project Timeline The Project Timeline is where you assemble the media clips for your video project. Two types of views are displayed in the Project 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. Each thumbnail in the storyboard represents a photo, video clip, or a transition. Thumbnails are shown in the order in which they appear in your project, and you can drag thumbnails to rearrange them. The duration of each clip is shown at the bottom of each thumbnail.
3 2 1 9 4 5 10a 6 11a 12 13 14 7 8 Corel VideoStudio Pro Timeline 1 3 2 9 4 5 10b 6 11b 12 13 14 7 8 Corel VideoStudio Pro Timeline in HTML5 Mode Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 23
Part Description 1 — Show All Visible Tracks Displays all tracks in your project. 2 — Track Manager Lets you manage the tracks visible in the Project Timeline. 3 — Selected range Displays a color bar that represents the trimmed or selected part of a project. 4 — Add / Remove Chapter or Cue Lets you set chapter or cue points in your movie. 5 — Enable / Disable Ripple Editing Locks or unlocks tracks of any movement while you insert clips. 6 — Track buttons Lets you select individual tracks.
Part Description 11b — Overlay Tracks (HTML5 Mode) Contains overlay clips, which can be photo, graphic, or color clips. 12 — Title Track Contains title clips. 13 — Voice Track Contains voice-over clips. 14 — Music Track Contains music clips from audio files. To move between tracks, click the track buttons. You can use the mouse wheel to scroll through the Project Timeline. Right-click on any track button and choose Select all media to select all media clips that are in the track.
Library The Library is a storage depot for everything you need to create a movie: video clips, photos, instant project templates, transitions, titles, filters, color clips, and audio files. 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 the Trim markers. Hold [Ctrl] or [Shift] to select multiple clips.
Adding and deleting media clips in the Library 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. 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 the link of the files in your library • 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.
To tag video and photo clips as 3D 1 Right-click 3D files imported into the Library or the Timeline and choose Tag as 3D from the right-click menu. The 3D Settings dialog box is displayed. 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.
TV sets because of lower bandwidth usage. Choose between the Left-Right and Right-Left formats. • Over-Under — delivers 3D content by splitting the vertical resolution of each frame for the left and right eye. The higher count of horizontal pixels makes this option more suitable for displaying panning motion. Choose between the Left-Right and Right-Left formats. • Multiview Video Coding (MVC) — generates a high-definition twoview (stereoscopic) video or a multi-view 3D video.
To save your title as a preset • Right-click the title clip in the Timeline and click Add to My Favorites. This way, you can easily change the text by dragging it from My Favorites in the Library back onto the Title Track while still maintaining the attributes of the title clip. Sorting clips in the Library by using Media Filters There are different ways to sort your media clips according to classifications and views.
To show or hide media clips • Click one or more of the following buttons: • Show / Hide Videos • Show / Hide Photos • Show / Hide Audio Files You can also use the icons in the Media Library to display media clips, transitions, titles, graphics and filters. Thumbnail Views Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to adjust the size of thumbnails for easier access to the different media clips in the Library.
Starting a new movie project Corel VideoStudio Pro 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.
Creating new projects When you start Corel VideoStudio Pro, it automatically opens a new project and lets you start creating your movie. New projects are always based on the default settings of the application. You can also create HTML5 projects that you can post on the Web. 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 open an existing project • Click File > Open Project [Ctrl + O].
Note: You can also drag the template thumbnail to the Timeline. To create an Instant Project template 1 Open the video project that you want to save as a template. 2 Click File > Export as template. 3 Click Yes when prompted to save your project. 4 Enter a File name, Subject and Description. 5 Browse for the folder where you want to save your template and click Save. 6 In the Export project as template dialog box, move the slider to display the thumbnail that you want to use for the template.
Setting your preferences Customize your working environment by using the Preferences dialog box. You can specify a working folder for saving files, set undo levels, choose preferred settings for program behavior, enable Smart Proxy, choose the default transition effect for your project and more. To set program preferences • Click Settings > Preferences or press F6 to launch the Preferences dialog box. The Corel VideoStudio Pro Timeline allows 30P (30 frames per second) editing by default.
Adding clips There are a number of ways to add clips to your project. To add clips • Do one of the following: • Capture video clips from a video source. The video clips are inserted into the Video track. • Drag clips from the Library to the appropriate tracks. • Drag clips from File Explorer to the appropriate tracks. • In the Library, right-click on the thumbnail, select Insert To and choose the track where you want to insert the media file.
Setting a preview range You may choose to play only a part of your project. The selected range of frames to preview is referred to as the preview range, and it is marked as a colored bar in the Ruler Panel. To play the preview area only 1 Use the Trim Markers or the Mark-in/out buttons to select the preview range. 2 To preview the selected range, select what you want to preview (Project or Clip), then click Play. To preview the entire clip, hold [Shift], then click Play.
To redo the last undone action • Click the Redo button in 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. Showing and hiding grid lines You can use grid lines to guide you when repositioning or resizing photos and videos. You can also use grid lines to line up titles in your movie.
Saving projects To save your project • Click File > Save [Ctrl + S]. Note: Corel VideoStudio Pro 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. 2 Choose Automatic save interval: and specify the time interval between saves. Note: This setting is set at 10 minutes by default. Save your project frequently to avoid accidental loss of work.
Capture Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you capture or import video from DVD-video, DVD-VR, 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.
The Capture Step Options Panel In the Capture Step, Corel VideoStudio Pro displays the Library and the Capture Options Panel where different media capture and import methods are available. The table below discusses the options in the Capture Step. Click Capture Video to capture video footage and photos from your camcorder into your computer. Click DV Quick Scan to scan your DV tape and select the scenes you want to add to your movie.
3 Select your capture device from the Source drop-down list. 4 Select a file format to use for saving your captured video from the Format drop-down list. Browse the folder location where the files will be saved under Capture folder. Note: Click Options to customize capture settings specific to your video device. 5 Scan your video to search the part for capture. Note: If you are capturing video from a DV or HDV camcorder, use the Navigation Panel to play your video tape.
• Options — Displays a menu allowing you to modify your capture settings. • Capture Video — Transfers video from your source to your hard drive. • Take a Snapshot — Captures the displayed video frame as a photo. Direct video capture to MPEG format Corel VideoStudio Pro supports real-time capture from DV, analog, or any video source to MPEG-2 format. To capture video in MPEG-2 format 1 In Source, choose your video source.
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.
High Definition Video (HDV) You can capture high definition video using the following methods: • For HDV camcorders, use the Capture video feature. • For AVCHD and Blu-ray Disc devices, use Import from Digital Media. To capture video from an HDV camcorder 1 Connect your HDV camcorder to your computer’s IEEE-1394 port using the IEEE-1394 cable. 2 Turn on your camcorder and switch it to Play/Edit mode and make sure that your HDV camcorder is switched to HDV mode.
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.
TV footage Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to capture TV footage through a TV tuner. Capture a segment of your favorite television show on regular TV or cable then save it in your hard drive in AVI or MPEG. To capture TV footage 1 Select your TV tuner device from the Source drop-down list. 2 Click Options > Video Properties to open the Video properties dialog box. If needed, adjust the settings accordingly.
Importing from digital media You can import DVD/DVD-VR, AVCHD, BDMV video and photos from a disc, hard drive, memory card, digital camcorders and DSLRs into Corel VideoStudio Pro. To import digital media 1 Click Capture Step then click Import from Digital Media. 2 Click Select Import Source Folders and browse for folders that contain your digital media and click OK. 3 Click Start and the Import from Digital Media dialog box appears. 4 Choose the media clips you want to import and click Start import.
3 In Import Destination, select Insert to Timeline or select Add video date information as title. 4 Choose Entire video to import the timecode of video file to appear as a title spanning the entire duration of the video. Choose Duration to import the timecode as a title within a specified duration. Click OK to apply the settings. Note: You can apply the same settings for all video files for importing. Click the Apply this setting and never ask me again box or press [F6] to turn on the settings.
4 Select where you want you stop motion project to be stored by choosing an existing Library folder from the drop-down menu in Save to Library. Note: You can also create a new Library folder when you click Add a new folder. To capture images 1 Connect your capture device (webcam / DV/HDV camcorder) to your computer. 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.
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. Note: Stop motion animation projects created in Corel VideoStudio Pro are in Ulead Image Sequence (*uisx) format. 2 Click Open to activate the project. To import images into a stop motion animation project 1 Connect your DSLR to your computer. 2 Click Import and browse for the photos that you want to include in your stop motion animation projects. 3 Click Open.
Creating screen capture videos Record computer actions and mouse movement by using the screen capture feature in Corel VideoStudio Pro. 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. To open the Active Screen capture window • Click Screen Capture in the Capture Step Options Panel to launch the Screen Capture toolbar.
Part Description 1 — Capture area frame Specifies the display area to capture. 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.
4 In Audio Settings > Voice, do one of the following: • Click Enable voice recording to record a voice-over. Click the Sound Check button to test your voice input. • Click Disable voice recording to disable voice-over recording. 5 Enable or disable System audio and adjust the slider to your preference. 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.
3 Click Start / Resume Recording to start the screen capture. All activities inside the specified capture area are recorded. Screen capture starts after the countdown. Note: You can press F10 to stop and F11 to pause or resume the screen capture. 4 Click Stop Recording to finish your screen capture. The screen capture is added to the Library and the custom folder that you have specified and can be imported into the Corel VideoStudio Pro Timeline.
Edit The Edit Step is where you put together all the elements of your project. You can select videos, instant project templates, transitions, titles, graphics, effects, and audio clips from the Library and add them to the Timeline. Using the Options Panel, you can further customize the attributes of each element that you use.
Working with clips Videos, photos and audio clips are the foundation of your project and manipulating them is the most important skill you can master. 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.
Adding photos Photo clips are added to the Video Track the same way as video clips. Before you start adding photos to your project, determine the photo size that you want for all your photos. By default, Corel VideoStudio Pro adjusts the size to keep the photo’s aspect ratio. Corel PaintShop Pro PSPIMAGE files (*.pspimage) are now supported in Corel VideoStudio Pro. PSPIMAGE files that are imported into the Library have a multiple layer indicator so you can distinguish them from other types of media clips.
You can also drag the file directly into the Timeline and the program will automatically add the layers to separate tracks. To insert a flattened image, hold down [Shift] and dragging the file. Color Color clips are usually added as backgrounds and are useful for titles. Adding of color clips on the Video Track follows the same procedure as that of video and image clips. For more information about adding color clips, see “Adding Color Clips” on page 88.
2 In New clip duration, specify a set duration for your video clip. Note: If you want to maintain the original duration of your clip, do not change the original value. 3 In Frame Frequency, specify the number of frames to be removed at regular intervals during video playback. Note: A higher value entered in Frame Frequency will produce a more noticeable time-lapse effect on your video. Otherwise, maintain the value at 0 to retain all frames in your video clip.
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 entire video clip. 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.
Reversing video playback You can reverse the playback of video clips. To reverse video playback • Click Reverse video in the Options Panel. Replacing media clips Media clips in the Timeline can be replaced in its current position. When you replace a clip, the attributes of the original clip are applied to the new clip. To replace a clip 1 In the Timeline, right-click the media clips you want to replace. 2 Choose Replace clip from the right-click menu.
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].
4 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.
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. Split by Scene Use the Split by Scene feature in the Edit Step to detect different scenes in a video file and automatically break it down into several clip files.
To use Split by Scene on a DV AVI or MPEG file 1 Go to the Edit Step and select a captured DV AVI file or an MPEG file on the Timeline. 2 Click Split by Scene button the Scenes dialog box. 3 Choose your preferred scan method (DV Recording Time Scan or Frame Content). 4 Click Options. In the Scene Scanning Sensitivity dialog box, drag the slider to set the Sensitivity level. A higher value means more precision in the scene detection. 5 Click OK. 6 Click Scan.
Multi-trimming your video The Multi-trim Video feature is another method for breaking down a clip into multiple segments. While Split by Scene is automatically done by the program, Multi-trim Video gives you complete control over the clips you wish to extract, making it even easier to include only the scenes you want. 1 2 3 4 Part Description 1 - Timeline zoom Drag up and down to sub-divide a video clip into frames per second.
To trim a video file into multiple clips 1 Go to the Edit Step and select the clip that you want to trim. 2 Double click the clip to open the Options Panel. 3 Click Multi-trim Video in the Options Panel. 4 View the whole clip first by clicking Play to determine how you want to mark segments in the Multi-trim Video dialog box. 5 Choose the number of frames to display by dragging the Timeline zoom. You can choose to display the smallest subdivision of one frame per second.
Navigation controls in the Multi-trim Video dialog box [F5] [F6] 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. Plays a preview of the final trimmed video. Plays the video file. Hold [Shift] then click to play only the selected segments. Moves to the start or end frame of a trimmed segment. Moves to the previous/next frame in the video.
The Edit Step Options Panel The Options Panel in the Edit Step allows you to modify the media, transitions, titles, graphics, animation, and filters that you add to the Timeline. The elements that you use in your project or effects that you apply to your clips can be modified or fine tuned in the Attribute tab. 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.
• Fade-in/out — Gradually increases/decreases the volume of the clip for a smooth transition. Select Settings > Preferences > Edit to set the fade-in/out duration. • Rotate — Rotates the video clip. • Color Correction — Allows you to adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, and gamma of the video clip. You can also adjust the White balance of the video or photo clip or make auto tone adjustments.
• Resampling Option — Lets you modify a photo’s aspect ratio when a transition or effect is applied. • Pan & Zoom — Applies the Pan & Zoom effect to the current image. • Presets — Provides various Pan & Zoom presets. Choose a preset from the drop-down list. • Customize — Allows you to define how to pan and zoom the current image. Color: Color tab • Duration — Sets the duration of the selected color clip. • Color Picker — Click the color box to adjust the color.
• Direction/Style — Allows you to set the direction and style of entry/ exit of the clip. This can be set to static, top/bottom, left/right, topleft/top-right, bottom-left/bottom-right. As for the style, you can set direction of entry/exit of clips through: Rotate before/after pause duration and Fade in/out motion effect. • Distort clip — Allows you to modify the size and proportions of the clip. • Show grid lines — Select to display the grid lines.
Assets and Effects Video and photo files, transitions, titles, graphics, filters, and audio files are common elements in a movie production. The Library Panel provides quick access to these elements. Clicking a button in the Library Panel displays a specific media type or effect in the Library. Media The Media Library displays a selection of photos, videos and audio in the Library. These elements can be added to the corresponding tracks.
Video format support: Input: AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, HDV, AVCHD, M2T, MPEG-4, M4V, H.264, QuickTime®, Windows Media® Format, MOD (JVC MOD File Format), M2TS, TOD, BDMV, 3GPP, 3GPP2, DVR-MS, FLI, FLC, FLX, SWF, DivX®*, RM*, UIS, UISX, WebM Output: DVAVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, QuickTime, Windows Media Format, 3GP, 3GP2, AVCHD, BDMV, FLI, FLC, FLX, RM*, DivX*, UIS, UISX, WebM *Drivers need to be installed to enable this option.
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. There are 16 types of transitions in the Library. For every type, you choose a specific preset effect by using the thumbnails.
in your project, drag the new transition onto the transition thumbnail for replacement in the Storyboard View or Timeline View. • Overlap two clips in the Timeline. To add a transition automatically 1 Select Settings > Preferences > Edit, then select Automatically add transition effect. 2 Choose a transition effect from the Default transition effect dropdown menu. 3 The default transition is added automatically between clips.
To customize a preset transition 1 Double-click a transition effect in the Timeline. 2 Modify the attributes or behavior of the transition in the Options Panel. To delete a transition • Click on the transition to be removed and press [Delete]. • Right-click on the transition and select Delete. • Drag to separate two clips with transition effect. Adding transitions to My Favorites You can collect your favorite transitions from different categories and save them in the My Favorites folder.
Titles Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you create professional-looking titles, complete with special effects, in minutes. While a picture may be worth a thousand words, the text in your video production (i.e., subtitles, opening and closing credits, etc.) adds to the clarity of your movie. Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to add text either in multiple text boxes or in a single text box.
You can add multiple titles and modify the attributes of each title. Title clips can be placed on both Title and Video 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 Title Track. 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.
Saving your titles to My Favorites in the Library If you still intend to use the title you have created for other projects, it is recommended that you save to My Favorites in the Library. You can drag a title to the Library to save it or right-click the title clip in the Timeline and click Add to My Favorites. The Title Safe Area It is recommended to keep your text within the title safe area. The title safe area is the rectangular white outline on the Preview Window.
Editing titles To edit titles 1 Select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview Window to enable title editing. 2 Modify the properties of the title clip by using the different options in the Edit and Attribute tabs of the Options Panel. To adjust the duration of title clips • Do one of the following: • Drag the handles of the clip • Enter a Duration value in the Edit tab.
You can apply preset styles to your title by clicking the Title Style Preset button. A text backdrop superimposes your text on an ellipse, rounded rectangle, curve-edged rectangle and a rectangle color bar. To add a text backdrop 1 Click the Customize text backdrop attributes button Text Backdrop dialog box. 2 Choose a solid background bar or shapes that fit with text. 3 Choose the color of your backdrop. Use a solid or gradient color and set the transparency.
To modify text border, transparency, and add shadows • Click the Border/Shadow/Transparency button in the Options Panel and set attributes using the Border/Shadow/Transparency dialog box. To rotate text in the Preview Window 1 Select a text to display the yellow and purple handles in the Preview Window. 2 Click and drag a purple handle to the position you want. Note: You can also rotate text using the Options Panel.
4 In some animation effects, you can drag the Pause duration handles to specify how long the text will pause after it enters and before it exits the screen. Pause duration handles Applying title effects 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 title filters to the current text 1 Click Filter and choose Title Effects in the Gallery drop-down menu.
Graphic The Graphic Library contains color clips, objects, frames and flash animation. Adding Color Clips Color clips are solid colored backgrounds. You can use the preset color clips or create new color clips in the Library. For example, you can insert a black color clip as background for end credits. To select a color clip in the Color Library 1 Select Graphic from the Library Panel and choose Color from the Library drop-down list.
Adding Objects or Frames Add decorative objects or frames to your videos as Overlay clips. To add an object or frame 1 Select Graphic in the Library. 2 From the drop-down list, you can choose to add Object or Frame. 3 Select an object or frame and drag it onto the Overlay Track in the Timeline. 4 Click the Attribute tab to resize and reposition the object or frame. Note: You can also resize an object by double-clicking it on the Preview Window and dragging the yellow handles.
Adding Flash animations Give more life to your videos by adding Flash animations as Overlay clips. To add a Flash animation 1 From the drop-down list in the Graphic Library, select Flash Animation. 2 Select a Flash animation then drag it onto the Overlay Track. 3 Click the Options button. 4 In the Attribute tab, customize your Flash Animation. Customizing objects, frames and animations Use the various options available in the Edit and Attribute tabs to customize your object and frame.
To apply a video filter to a photo or video clip in the Video Track 1 Click Filter in the Library to display the thumbnails of various filter samples. 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. 4 Click Customize Filter in the Attribute tab of the Options Panel to customize the attributes of the video filter. Available options depend on the selected filter.
Key frame settings Corel VideoStudio Pro 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.
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 . • Click Reverse key frames to reverse the sequence of key frames on the Timeline such that the sequence starts with the last key frame and ends with the first key frame. • To move to the succeeding key frame, click Go to next key frame .
Audio Sounds are one of the elements that determine the success of your video production. Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to add both narration and music to your project. The Audio feature in Corel VideoStudio Pro consists of two tracks: Voice and Music. You can insert narration on the Voice Track and background music or sound effects on the Music Track. For more information on working with audio files, see Adding audio files, Adding voice-over narration, and Adding background music.
Taking snapshots in the Edit Step You can take a photo snapshot in the Edit Step by selecting a specific frame on the Timeline and saving it as an image file. To capture photos 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 Select a video clip in your project. 4 Drag the Scrubber to the frame you want to capture. 5 Click Edit > Take a Snapshot.
Ripple Editing Ripple Editing allows you to insert or remove clips while automatically moving other clips (including empty spaces) accordingly, to make room for it on the Timeline. Ripple editing begins after the insertion point. Use this mode to maintain the original synchronization of tracks when inserting or deleting clips. This feature is useful when you want other titles or tracks to play along with a particular moment in the video.
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 Enable/Disable Ripple Editing to activate the panel, then select the corresponding box for each track where you want to apply Ripple Editing. 2 Drag the clip to insert from the Library to the desired position on the Timeline. 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 in removing clips.
Editing with Smart Proxy The main purpose of the Smart Proxy feature is to have a more fluid editing experience when working with large, high resolution video files. When you edit and preview your project, proxy files will be used as substitutes for their large video source counterparts. This feature works especially for handling video footage shot in HD, which can take up a lot of your computer’s resources to process. Whereas when you render a video file, the original video source files will be used.
In the case of HDV and AVCHD files, Smart Proxy is automatically activated during capture and use of these files in your project. Once Smart Proxy is enabled, proxy files will automatically be created and used in your project whenever you insert video files into the Timeline. To view the list of video files to be generated as proxy files 1 Go to Settings > Smart Proxy Manager > Smart Proxy Queue Manager. 2 Select the files you want to include in your queue. 3 Click OK.
Adjusting color and brightness Adjust color and brightness settings of photos and video on the Timeline by clicking Color Correction in the Options Panel. To adjust color and brightness 1 Select the video or image clip to enhance on the Timeline. 2 Drag the sliders to adjust the Hue, Saturation, Brightness, Contrast or Gamma of the clip. 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.
• Temperature — Allows you to specify color temperature of light sources in Kelvin (K). Lower values indicate Tungsten, Fluorescent and Daylight scenarios while Cloudy, Shade and Overcast fall under high color temperature. To adjust White balance 1 Select an video or photo on the Timeline or the Library. 2 In the Video or Photo tab of the Edit Step Options Panel, click Color Correction. 3 Check the White balance option box. 4 Determine how you want to identify the white point.
Note: Click the White balance drop-down arrow to display more color adjustments you can use. Select either Vivid Color or Normal Color for the color intensity. As for the level of sensitivity of White balance, you can choose any of the following options: Weaker, Normal and Stronger. Adjusting tones To adjust the tone quality of your video or image clips • Click Color Correction in the Edit Step Options Panel and select Auto Tone Adjustment.
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. 2 In the Pan and Zoom dialog box, the crosshairs in the Original Window represent the key frames in the image clip where settings can be customized to produce the pan and zoom effect.
Preview Image 4 Zoom in on the area by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio. Preview Original 5 Drag crosshairs of the End key frame to your desired final point. Original Preview 6 Click the Play button to preview the effect. 7 Click OK to apply the effect to the image. 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. Resizing and distorting clips To resize or distort a clip 1 Select a clip in the Video Track then click the Attribute tab in the Options Panel. 2 Check the Distort clip option box.
Adding cues and chapters Adding cues and chapters helps you to navigate through a project and allows you to place comments on your Timeline. These cue and chapter marks are used mainly as project guides or disc menu chapters and interactive links in HTML5 projects. Cue points serve as markers that help in lining up media clips in a project. Chapter points specify disc menu chapters or hyperlinks. To add project cues 1 Click the Chapter/Cue Menu. 2 Click Cue Point.
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.
3 To edit a chapter, click on a chapter point and drag to a new position. 4 To rename a chapter, double click a chapter point and enter a new chapter name. Click OK. To remove chapters and cues, drag the markers outside the Timeline ruler and release the mouse button. You can also drag the Timeline ruler to a chapter or cue point and click Add/Remove Chapter Point or Add/Remove Cue Point. You can also drag the Timeline slider to the desired chapter point position in your project.
Another alternative is to use the Mask & Chroma Key function in Corel VideoStudio Pro to make a specific color on an image transparent. Adding clips to the Overlay Track Drag media files to the Overlay Track on the Timeline to add them as overlay clips for your project. To add a clip to the Overlay Track 1 In the Library, select the media folder that contains the Overlay clip that you want to add to your project. 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 Multiple Tracks” on page 111. 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. Adding Multiple Tracks You can insert media files on more than one Overlay Track for added impact in your movie.
You can add up to one Video track, 20 Overlay tracks, two Title tracks, one Voice track and three Music tracks. In an HTML5 project, you can add up to three Background tracks, 18 Overlay tracks, two Title tracks, one Voice track and three Music tracks. Working with 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 or add objects and frames to your video.
• In Timeline View, click on the Overlay clip and click Options. In the Attribute tab, click Alignment Options and choose from a menu of position options. Resizing an Overlay clip 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.
Distorting an 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.
motion to the Overlay clip, drag the Trim markers to set the Pause duration. Enhancing Overlay clips Applying transparency, border, chroma key, and filters can enhance your Overlay clips. To apply transparency to an Overlay clip 1 In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key. 2 Drag the Transparency slider to set the opacity of the Overlay clip. To add a border to an Overlay clip 1 In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key.
Chroma keying an Overlay clip Chroma keying makes a particular color in a clip transparent and shows the clip in the Video Track as background. To specify Chroma Key settings to the current Overlay clip 1 Click Mask & Chroma Key in the Attribute tab. 2 Click Apply Overlay Options, then choose Chroma Key from the Type drop-down list. 3 In the Similarity option, use the eye dropper tool to pick the color to be rendered as transparent in the Preview Window.
Without Chroma Key With Chroma Key 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-down 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. Note: You can use any image file for a mask. If your mask is not in the required 8-bit bitmap format, Corel VideoStudio Pro automatically converts the mask. You can use programs such as Corel PaintShop Pro and CorelDRAW to create an image mask.
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 3 — Brush Panel choose from a wide array of paint media, brush/tool tips, and transparency 4 — Color Palette allows you to choose or specify color using the Windows Color Picker or Corel Color Picker.
Painting Creator control buttons and sliders New / Clear Button — Launches a new canvas or Preview Window. Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons — Allows you to zoom in and zoom out your view of the painting. Actual Size — Reverts your canvas or Preview Window to its actual size. Background image button and slider — Clicking on the Background Image button allows you to use images as reference for your painting and control its transparency through the slider.
Start recording / Snapshot button — Records your painting session or adds your painting to the Painting Library. 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. Preference setting button — Launches the Preferences dialog box.
Painting Creator modes There are two modes of Painting Creator for you to choose from. To choose between Painting Creator modes • Click one of the following buttons: • Animation mode — lets you record entire painting sessions and embed your output in the Timeline. • Still mode — lets you create image files using different sets of tools just like any digital imaging program. Note: By default, Painting Creator will launch in Animation mode.
To paint a still image • Using the different sets of brushes and colors, paint your still image on the canvas or Preview Window and click Snapshot when finished. Note: Your painting will automatically be saved in the Painting Creator Library. 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.
To specify your brush settings 1 Click on the Settings button . 2 Modify the brush properties to achieve your desired brush stroke effect. Note: Options vary for each painting tool. 3 Click OK. Working with Audio Sounds are one of the elements that determine the success of your video production. Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to add music, narration, and sound effects to your project. The Audio feature in Corel VideoStudio Pro consists of four tracks.
Adding voice-over narration Documentaries, news and travel features often use narrations to help the audience understand what is going on in the video. Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to record your own narration. To add voice-over narration 1 Move the scrubber to the section of the video where you want to insert your voice-over. 2 In Timeline view, click the Record/Capture Option button and select Voice-over. The Adjust Volume dialog box appears. Note: You cannot record over an existing clip.
Importing music from an audio CD You can import music tracks from an audio CD. Corel VideoStudio Pro copies the CDA audio file then saves it in your hard drive as a WAV file. To import music from an audio CD 1 In Timeline view, click the click Import from audio CD. Record/Capture Option button and 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.
To add third-party music 1 Click Auto Music in the Toolbar. 2 Select how the program will search for music files in Scope. 3 Select the Filter and Filter to determine the classification and genre of the music to be used in your project. 4 Select the music to use under Music. 5 Select a Variation of the selected music. Click Play Selected Music to play back the music with the variation applied. 6 Click Add to Timeline and set the volume level of the audio clip.
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 use click the Mark-in / Mark-out buttons. To split the audio clip • Click the Split Clip button 128 to split the clip.
Stretching audio duration The time stretch feature allows you to stretch an audio clip to match video duration without distorting its pitch. Normally, stretching audio clips to fit the project results in a distorted sound. The time stretch 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.
Fade-in/out Background music that starts and ends gradually is commonly used to create smooth transitions. To apply fade effects to your audio clips • Click the Fade-in and Fade-out buttons. Audio view 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 • Click the Sound Mixer button in the Toolbar. Note: If you are in 5.
Adjusting stereo channels In stereo files (two channels), a single waveform represents the left and right channels. To use stereo mode 1 Go to Settings and disable or uncheck Enable 5.1 Surround in the menu. 2 Click the Sound Mixer button 3 Click on the Music Track. 4 Click Play in the Options Panel. 5 Click the music note symbol in the center of the Surround Sound Mixer and adjust depending on your preferred sound position.
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, Sub-woofer, 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 and enable or check Enable 5.
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.
Applying audio filters Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to apply filters to your audio clips in the Music and Voice Tracks. To apply audio filters 1 Click on an audio clip and open the Options Panel. 2 In the Music & Voice tab, click Audio Filter. 3 In the Available filters list, select the desired audio filters and click Add. The Audio Filter dialog box appears. Note: An audio filter can be customized if the Options button is enabled.
Share Share your project in a format that is suitable for your audience or purpose. You can export your rendered movie as a video file, burn your project as an AVCHD, DVD and BDMV disc complete with menus, export to mobile devices or upload directly to your Vimeo®, YouTube™, Facebook® or Flickr® accounts.
smartphone, Nokia mobile phone, Windows Mobile-based device and an SD (Secure Digital) card. • Project Playback — Clears the screen and displays the whole project or a selected segment against a black background. It can also output to tape if you have a VGA to a TV converter, camcorder, or a video recorder connected to your system. It also lets you manually control the output device when recording. • DV Recording — Lets you record a selected video file onto a DV tape by using a DV camcorder.
To create a video file of the entire project 1 Click the Create Video File button in the Share Options Panel. A pop-up menu appears that shows several options for creating a video file. 2 Select a preset movie template. You can choose an output format or one of the following options: • Same as First Video Clip — Applies the settings of the first video clip in the Video Track. • Same as Project Settings — Applies the settings of the current project.
Press the Esc key to abort the rendering process. Click the Pause/Play button on the progress bar to pause and resume the rendering process. You can also enable playback while rendering or stop the preview to reduce rendering time. To create a video file of the preview range 1 Make sure that no clip is selected by clicking on the Timeline or by clicking Project in the Preview Window. 2 Select a preview range using the Trim Markers.
3 Click the Create Video File button 4 Select a movie template. in the Options Panel. 5 In the Create Video File dialog box, click Options. 6 In the Options dialog box, select Preview range and click OK. 7 Enter a file name and click Save. Optimizing MPEG video settings MPEG Optimizer makes creating and rendering movies in MPEG format a lot faster. It analyzes and finds the best MPEG settings or the Optimal project settings profile to use and maintains the quality of your project.
To use MPEG Optimizer 1 In the Share Step Options Panel, click the Create Video File button and select MPEG Optimizer. Note: MPEG Optimizer is automatically enabled when an MPEG movie template is selected. To stop showing the MPEG Optimizer dialog box when selecting MPEG movie templates, deselect Show MPEG Optimizer dialog box in the General tab of Preferences. 2 The MPEG Optimizer dialog box appears.
Creating 3D video files Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you create 3D movies or convert regular 2D video into 3D video files. With the help of this feature and compatible 3D gadgets, you can enjoy 3D video popping out of your screen in just a few easy steps. To create 3D video files 1 In the Share Step Options Panel, click the Create Video File button 2 Choose the video format from the submenu. and select 3D. The Create Video File dialog box appears.
Creating HTML5 video files Output your projects to the HTML5 format complete with hyperlinks and chapters. This video format is compatible with browsers that support the HTML5 technology like Google Chrome 12, Internet Explorer 9 and Mozilla Firefox 7 and later versions. It is also supported on the Safari browser for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices. You can only make HTML5 videos if you are working on an HTML5 project. For more information, see “Creating new projects” on page 34.
Creating sound files Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to save the audio track of your video project as a separate audio file. This is especially useful when you want to use the same sound with another set of images, or when you want to convert the audio of a captured live performance into sound files. Corel VideoStudio Pro makes it easy for you to create an audio file of your project in M4A, OGG, WAV or WMA format.
Jog Slider Change display aspect ratio Navigation Panel Mark-in Mark-out Media Clip List Project Settings Settings and options 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. Imported videos are automatically adjusted to the correct aspect ratio (as specified in the Disc Templates Manager dialog box), and are letterboxed or pillarboxed to fit the correct aspect ratio.
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 project 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. You can create up to 99 chapters for a video clip.
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. To create or edit chapters linked to a video clip 1 Select a video in the Media Clip List. 2 Click Add/Edit Chapter. 3 Drag the Jog Slider to move to a scene that you want to set as a chapter point, and click Add Chapter. You can also click Auto Add Chapters to let VideoStudio Pro automatically select 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 Pro, you can create disc menus by applying menu templates and editing them to suit the requirements of your projects. To edit a menu template, choose options in the Edit tab or click menu objects in the Preview Window. You can also add new texts, decorations and note menus. Customized templates can then be saved as new menu templates.
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 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. 2 In the Gallery tab, click the menu template thumbnail to apply it.
2 In the Open Image File or the Open Video File dialog box, choose the image file or the video to use. To edit text style in menus 1 Right-click a text object in the Preview Window and select Font Attributes. 2 Modify text attributes in the Font dialog box. Clicking Font Settings in the Edit tab also opens the Font dialog box. 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.
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. To use the grid lines as reference when dragging the menu objects, right-click the Preview Window and select Show Grid Line.
• 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. • Space Evenly Horizontally — Moves all selected objects (except left/ right most objects) horizontally to even horizontal space. This menu item is only available when more than three objects are selected.
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 show the menu thumbnail numbers • Click Advanced Settings in the Edit tab and select Show Thumbnail Number. To create a menu template: 1 Click Customize in the Edit tab of the 2 Menu & Preview page. The Customize Menu dialog box appears.
also be launched by right-clicking the text and selecting Font Attributes. To add button sounds for advanced menus • Click the Set the button sound button in the Edit tab and choose from a menu of options for selecting or deleting audio files. Previewing Now, it's time to see how your movie looks before you burn it onto a disc. Simply move the mouse and click Play to watch your movie and test the menu on your computer.
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.
• Recording format — Select DVD-Video format to use the DVD industry standard. To quickly re-edit your disc without copying the file to the hard drive, select DVD-Video (fast re-editable) which still complies with the industry standard and has very high compatibility when working with set-top home DVD players and computer DVDROM. Select DVD+VR for DVD players supporting this format. • Create DVD folders — This option is only enabled when the video file being created is a DVD-Video.
• Required space — Serves as a reference when you burn your projects. These indicators help determine if you have sufficient space to successfully burn your project onto the disc. • Required/Available hard disk space — Displays the space needed by the project and the available hard drive space. • Required/Available disc space — Displays the space needed to fit the video file on the disc and the space that is available for use. To burn your movie onto a disc 1 Click Next after you preview your project.
Copying a disc image file A disc image file is a single file that has captured the entire contents and file structure of a disc. Creating a disc image file on your computer allows you to archive the source disc contents for backup or future burning. You will need sufficient space on your computer to store the disc image file. To copy a disc image file: 1 Insert a blank disc into your disc burner. 2 Click Tools > Burn from Disc Image (ISO). The disc copying dialog box is displayed.
Creating disc labels Create and print disc labels, case covers, and inserts in Corel VideoStudio Pro. 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.
• Add Icon — Adds an icon to the label. • Playlist — Opens the Add/Edit Playlist Information dialog box to allow you to add information on the label such as the album title, artist name, as well as date. • Clear content — Removes all objects and background from the disc layout. This is useful when starting over with your design. Other options • Show/Hide Disc — Shows/hides the outline of the disc for better alignment of images or text.
Project Playback Project Playback is used to output your entire project or part of it to a DV camcorder. This also gives you an actual size preview of your movie using the entire screen of either a PC or TV monitor. You can only output your project on a DV camcorder if your project is using a DV AVI template. How your video is played back will depend on the Playback method option that you selected in Preferences.
5 In the Project Playback - Record Window dialog box, use the Navigation Panel to go to the section of the DV tape where to start recording. Note: Click Transmit to device unit for preview to preview your project on the DV camcorder’s LCD monitor. 6 Click Record. After you are done recording your project to the DV camcorder, click Finish. Note: Before recording a video file back to your DV camcorder, make sure the video is saved with the correct codec.
Note: Click Transmit to device unit for preview to preview your project on the HDV camcorder’s LCD monitor. 7 Click Record. After recording your project to the HDV camcorder, click Finish. Uploading to the Web Share your video projects online by uploading your videos to Vimeo, YouTube (in 2D and 3D formats), Facebook and Flickr. You can access your accounts from within Corel VideoStudio Pro.
8 Click Done when uploading is completed. This launches the Vimeo web page where you can check out the recently uploaded video file. To upload 2D and 3D videos to YouTube 1 Select a video file or clip from the Library. 2 In the Share Step, click the Upload to Web button and click YouTube or YouTube 3D. A pop-up menu will appear. 3 If you have already saved your video file, select Browse for a file to upload to locate the video from the file directory.
To upload your video to Facebook 1 In the Share Step, click the Upload to Web button Facebook. A pop-up menu will appear. and click 2 If you have already saved your video file, select Browse for a file to upload to locate the video from the file directory. If you have not saved your video, select from the list of video qualities. Your video will be saved following the quality settings you selected. 3 Choose a video file or clip from the directory folder and click Open.
saved your video, select from the list of video qualities. Your video will be saved following the quality settings you selected. 3 Choose a video file or clip from the directory folder and click Open. This will launch the Log in to Flickr window. 4 Enter your e-mail address and password for your Yahoo! Mail account and click Sign in. 5 Enter your username for your Flickr account and click OK, I’LL AUTHORIZE IT.
To create movie templates 1 Click Settings > Make Movie Templates Manager. The Make Movie Templates Manager dialog box opens. 2 Click New. In the New Template dialog box, select the File format and type in a Template name. Click OK. 3 In the Template Options dialog box, set the options you want in the General and Compression tabs. Note: The available options in the tabs will depend on the type of file format of the template. 4 Click OK.
Appendix A: Shortcuts This section contains the following topics: • Menu command shortcuts • Step Panel shortcuts • Navigation Panel shortcuts • Timeline shortcuts • Multi-trim Video shortcuts • Layout settings shortcuts • Screen capture shortcuts • Others 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 P
Del Delete F1 Help Step Panel shortcuts Alt + C Go to Capture Step Alt + E Go to Edit Step Alt + F Go to Effect in the Gallery list Alt + O Go to Media in the Gallery list Alt + T Go to Title in the Gallery list Alt + S Go to Share Step Navigation Panel shortcuts F3 Set mark-in F4 Set mark-out Ctrl + P Play/Pause Space Play/Pause Shift + Play button Play the currently selected clip Home Return to the starting segment or cue Ctrl + H Home End Move to the end segment or cue Ctr
Ctrl + I Split Video 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 Left-arrow key to move to the previous frame. Right If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to make the Trim Handles or Scrubber active, use the Right-arrow key to move to the next frame.
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.
Layout settings shortcuts F7 Switch to Default Ctrl + 1 Switch to Custom #1 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 Others ESC Stop capturing, recording, rendering, or close a dialog box without making any changes.
Appendix B: 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-to-DVD 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 re-scan 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.
4 In the Begin tab of the Edit Template Title dialog box, double-click the text that you want to modify. You can also modify attributes such as font, color or shadow settings. 5 Click the End tab to modify the text. Click OK. 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.
Glossary 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. In video, the two most common aspect ratios are 4:3 and 16:9 for Standard definition (SD) and High definition (HD) Widescreen video formats.
Clip A short section or part of a movie. A clip can be audio, video, still images or a title. Codec A special algorithm or program that is used to process video. The origin of the word is compression/decompression or coder/decoder. Color Clip A simple background color used in a movie. It is often used for titles and credits since they stand out clearly against the solid color.
DV Digital Video with a capital "D" and a capital "V" stands for a very specific format of video, just like VHS or High-8. This format can be understood (played back, recorded) by DV camcorders and your computer, if you have the proper hardware and software. DV can be copied from your camcorder to your computer, and then back to your camcorder (after editing, of course) without any loss of quality.
Footage A length of recorded film intended for use in a larger project. Frame A single image in a movie. Frame Rate The number of frames per second in a video. NTSC video is commonly 29.97 frames per second (fps) while PAL has 25 fps, but smaller video files can be created on the computer by using lower frame rates. 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.
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.
MPEG-4 A video and audio compression format that is commonly used in mobile devices and video streaming in the Internet that provides high-quality videos at lower data rates. NLE Non-Linear Editing. In the past, conventional editing on a VCR was necessarily linear because of the need to access clips on a video tape in order. Computer editing can be done in any order that is convenient. Noise Noise may be found in audio and video.
Profile A profile covers various attributes for a Windows Media Format file such as bit rate, number and type of streams, compression quality, frame size and so on. Project File In Corel VideoStudio Pro, a project file (*.VSP) contains the required information to link all associated image, audio, and video files. With Corel VideoStudio Pro, you must open a project file before you can edit a video. Render Rendering is the process of making a finished movie from the source files in a project.
Storyboard A Storyboard is a visual representation of your movie. Individual clips are represented as image thumbnails on the Timeline. Streaming Allows large files to be played as they are being downloaded. Streaming is commonly used for large video and audio files that are made available on the Internet through video-sharing Web sites. Template A work pattern in a software program. They are predefined formats and settings to serve as guides in making projects.
Video Filters A video filter is a method of changing the appearance of a video clip, like mosaic and ripple. It can be used as a corrective measure by compensating for shooting errors and can also be creative by achieving a certain effect to video. Voice-over The narration of a video or movie is commonly called the voice-over. This is most notable in documentary films.
Index Numerics 2D to 3D 141 3D Applying selected transition effect to all clips 79 Attribute tab 74 3D media 58 Audio filters 134 creating 141 Auto Add Chapters 147 60P/50P editing 36 B A Background Track 24 Add / Remove Chapter or Cue 24 Batch Convert 100 Adding audio files 124 clips to your project 37 third-party music 126 Blu-ray Disc 179 Border 115 Burn whole tape 176 Burning Adding transitions to My Favorites 80 Adding/Editing chapters 146 Adjusting color and brightness 101 Analog video 4
Chroma Key 116 disc burning 143 Color creating 143 Color tab 74 Color clips 88 Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel 45 copying discs 158 Corel Corporation 12 Corel Guide 9 Create Disc 135 Create HTML5 File 135 disc image files 158 Distorting an Overlay clip 114 Duplicating an audio channel 133 DV 45 DV Quick Scan 48 DV Recording 136 DVB-T video 46 Create Sound File 135 E Create Video File 135 Edit Title 177 Creating 34 Editing text 84 HTML project 34 movie project 34 selection
G K Glossary 179 Key frame 92 Graphic 88 H L learning the application 9 Help system 9 Hardware acceleration 6 decoder 7 Library 26 encoder 7 optimization 7 HDV Recording 136 Help system 9 High Definition Videos 46 HTML5 Background Track 25 M Make Movie Templates Manager 166 Mark-in/out 19 Mask & Chroma Key 115 Mask Frame 117 Menu Bar 17 I Mixing audio tracks 130 Importing digital media 49 Instant Playback 37 Instant Project 34 Instant project templates 34 Instant timecode tip 66 ISO 158 Index
N Preview Window 18 Navigation Panel 18 Previewing 154 New HTML5 project 34 Project Playback 136 New project 34 Project Properties 36 Normalize audio 156 Project Timeline 21 O Q Opening an existing project 34 quitting the application 8 Options Panel 25 Overlay Tracks 24, 25 P R registering Corel products 10 Rendering 33 Painting Creator Modes 122 Repositioning the current Overlay clip 112 Panning & Zooming 103 Resizing an Overlay clip 113 Pause Duration 114 Resizing and distorting clip
Saving creating 35 Smart Package 40 importing 35 Trimmed clips 71 opening 34 Scene detection 176 Text Backdrop 85 screen capture 53 The Mask transition 80 Shortcuts 169 Time-lapse 60 Shuttle Slider 45 Timeline View 22 Split Audio 73 Title safe area 83 Split by scene 43, 44 Title Track 25 starting the application 8 Toolbar 20 Step Panel 17 Transparency 115 stop motion 50 Trim Markers 18 configuring capture settings 51 project settings 50 creating 50 importing images 52 opening 52 Stor
Voice Track 25 W Working with Overlay clips 112 workspace 14 194 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide
Corel® VideoStudio® Pro X5 User Guide © 2012 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, CorelDRAW, DESIGNER, Digital Studio, Painter, PaintShop Pro, Ulead, VideoStudio Pro, WinDVD, WinZip, WordPerfect Office, the Corel logo, and the Corel balloon logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation and/or its subsidiaries.
