New Features Guide
First English edition for MediaStudio Pro 6.5, August 2001 © 1992-2001, Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form without the express written permission of Ulead Systems, Inc.
Table of Contents MediaStudio Pro 6.5 .......................................................................................... 3 Video Capture ................................................................................................................... 4 Capture Plug and Play ................................................................................................................. 4 Seamless DV Capture ...........................................................................................
MediaStudio Pro 6.5 is also optimized to create peak performance when working with CPUs like Intel Pentium III & IV as well as AMD 3DNow!. The latest Windows Media streaming format is supported too. Other improvements include a new Fade to Black transition effect, direct Ulead VideoStudio project file import, enhanced smart rendering, resizable trim window, and many more. Check out the following sections for more details. Video Capture The Video Capture program is the launching pad of your project.
Seamless DV Capture When using the DirectShow driver, the maximum file size is 4 GB under the FAT 32 file system in your hard drive. Yet, you can go beyond this limitation when using Windows 2000 and Windows NT with a NTFS formatted hard drive partition that allows a file size to exceed 4 GB. Seamless capture gets around this 4 GB file size limitation. Once a DV AVI file reaches 4 GB, the remaining video is automatically saved as an another file.
Video Editor The Video Editor program is the mixing plate of a project. It is where video, sound, titles, and effects are put together and saved as a file. This version of Video Editor is a significant upgrade from its predecessor in MediaStudio Pro 6.0. Enjoy using its new features and take advantage of improved support for the latest hardware and software products. Instant Playback MediaStudio Pro 6.5 now features instant playback using its own video rendering engine.
Voice Over In the case of documentaries and presentation videos, narration often helps viewers understand and appreciate the movie’s content. This is why MediaStudio Pro 6.5 now offers a voice over function to meet the voice-over requirements of narrated videos. The Voice Over function allows you to incorporate narration and voice overs into your videos using five easy steps. To insert a voice over: 1. Use the Preview bar to determine the section of the video where you want to add your narration.
Extracting Extra Audio Tracks MediaStudio Pro 6.5 provides users with a way to extract extra audio clips from video files to standalone audio files. Video Editor allows you to use multiple audio clips for your projects. For a video file with multiple audio clips, only the first audio clip can be used. MediaStudio Pro 6.5 has added a new button, Tracks, in the Insert Video File dialog box that allows you to extract audio files from a video that contains multiple audio clips.
Using the Storyboard The Production Library stores everything needed to create a movie. This includes transitions, filters, and other special effects that come with the program. Captured video clips are also placed here. They are categorized by subject and represented by small thumbnail pictures. Video Editor’s new Storyboard folder allows you to view, arrange, and overlap video clips from different tracks before inserting them into the Timeline. Using the Storyboard function: 1.
Using Split by Scene on DV Video Clips Split by Scene allows you to separate scenes in your DV video clip into several clips. This function is very useful when wanting to insert transition effects between segments in a single DV video clip. It can be accessed in three different locations: Insert Video File dialog box, rightclick pop-up menu in the Production Library, and in the right-click menu on the Timeline. To use Split by Scene: 1. Select the DV video clip then access the Split by Scene function.
Title Rolling with Shadow Attribute In video projects, opening and closing credits are often presented using rolling or scrolling text. Title text can be formatted in Video Editor by applying color, outline, transparency, and other attributes. MediaStudio Pro 6.5 now allows users to create rolling text with shadows. To create rolling text with shadow: 1. Select Insert: Title Clip to open the Insert Title Clip dialog box. 2. Type the text in the Title text window. Enable rolling option Shadow option 3.
Cutting in the Source Window You can now use the Source window to cut your video clips. Video Editor gives you two options on how you can cut your video clips: Cut by Position and Cut by Cue. Cut by Position slices the video clip based on the position of the Jog bar. Cut by Cue slices the video clip based on the cue positions. Cut options Jog bar Source window MPEG VBR Encoding MediaStudio Pro 6.
Full Support for Types 1 & 2 DV Codecs Microsoft defines two methods of storing DV video data in AVI files, type 1 and type 2. Accordingly, Video Editor fully supports both DirectShow and VFW codec for DV type 1 and type 2 format. For OHCI complaint IEEE-1394 capture cards, select the DV Video Encoder type 1 codec in the Compression tab in the Video Save Options dialog box. Support for Software-based MJPEG Codec MediaStudio Pro 6.5 comes with the Microsoft Direct X 8.
