Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack Corel
Go to page of 182
.
.
Contents i Contents Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 What’s new in Corel V ideoStudio Pro X4? . . . . . . . .
ii Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Preview Window and Navigation Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Toolbar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Project Timeline. . . . . . . . . . .
Contents iii Digital TV or DVB-T video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Analog video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 TV footage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
iv Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Modifying text attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Applying animation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Applying title effects . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents v Distorting an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Applying motion to an Overlay clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Enhancing Overlay clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
vi Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Create disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Assembling files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Adding and Editing chapters . . . . . .
Welcome 1 We l c o m e Thank you for purch asing Corel ® VideoStudio ® Pro, the video-editing software that lets y ou produce professional-loo king videos, regardles s of your skill level.
2 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Introducing Corel VideoStudio Pro Corel VideoStu dio Pro guides yo u step-by-step through the process o f capturing, editing, and sharing videos. The application also offers more than a hundred transitions, profession al titling capabilities, and simple tools for creating soundtracks.
Welcome 3 What’s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X4? Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 provides you with adva nced features that support the latest in vi deo editing technologies, making it possible t o create home movies with ease.
4 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide • Time-lapse and Strobe Effects — Achieve T ime-lapse and S trobe effects on your vid eos and photos with ju st a few tweaks on frame settings.
Welcome 5 • Minimum display resolution: 1024 × 768 • Win dows-compat ible sound ca rd • Windows-compatible Blu-ray Di sc™ Burner (for Blu-ray Disc an d DVD output) • Hard drive: SA T A 7200.
6 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Hardware acceleration Depending on your hardware specific ations, Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you optimize the p erformance of your syst em through h ardware acceleration.
Welcome 7 T o install Corel VideoStudio Pro 1 Insert the Corel VideoStu dio Pro DVD into your DVD-ROM drive. 2 When the Setup screen appears, fo llow the instructio ns to install Corel VideoS tudio Pro on your computer .
8 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Starting and quitting the applicat ion Y ou can start Corel Vide oStudio Pro fr om the Windows desk top or Start menu, and quit the pr ogram from the application window . T o start the application • Double-clic k the Corel VideoS tudio Pro X4 icon on the Windows desktop.
Welcome 9 Learning how to use the application Y ou can learn how to u se Corel VideoStudio Pro in various ways: by searching the Help, by acce ssing the tips and tricks in the Corel Guide, or by exploring the Corel Web site (www .corel.com). T o use the Help 1 On the application window , click the Help and product information button .
10 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Preparing for video capture and editing Video capture an d editing are tasks tha t require a lo t of comput er resources. Y our computer must be prop erly set up to ensur e successful capturing and smooth video editing.
Welcome 11 T o access registration info rmation in the Corel Guide 1 Click the Help and product information button . 2 In the Corel Guide , click the Product information and preference s button , and choose Register now from the menu. Updati ng the applica tion Y ou can check for and install product up dates.
12 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Corel Support Services Corel Support Se rvices can provide yo u with prompt an d accurate information about product features, specifications, pricing, availability , services, and te chnical support options.
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 13 Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor Corel VideoStudio Pro pro vides a hands-on workflow to p roduce professional- looking videos, giving y ou the liberty to c ustomize all the elements in yo ur video pr oject.
14 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Wor k s p a ce The new worksp ace is designed fo r a better editing expe rience. Y ou can now change the size and position of the elements on your screen.
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 15 • 4 — Library P anel Contains the Media Library , Media Filters and Options P anel . • 5 — Timeline P a nel Contains the T oolbar and Project Timeline . To m o v e a p a n e l • Double-click th e top-left corner of the Player Panel , Timeline Panel or Library Panel .
16 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o 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 do cking position to sn ap the panel in plac e. T o save a custom workspace layout • Click Settings > Layout Settings > Save to and click a Custom option.
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 17 Step P anel Corel VideoStudio Pr o simplifies the process of creating movies into three simple steps. Click the buttons in the Step P anel to s witch between st eps.
18 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Preview Window an d Navigation P a nel The Navigation P anel provid es buttons for playback an d for precision trimming of clips. Use the Navigation Controls to move around a selected clip or your project. Us e the Tr i m M a r k e r s and Scrubber to e dit your clips.
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 19 Specifies a preview of the entire pr oject or of a s elected clip only . •5 — P l a y Plays, pauses, or re sumes the curre nt project or a selec ted clip. •6 — H o m e Returns to the starting segment or cue. •7 — P r e v i o u s Moves to the previous frame.
20 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide To o l b a r The toolbar allows you to easily access buttons fo r editing. Y ou can also change your projec t view , zoom in and out on the Project Timeline, and launch different tools that can help you edit efficiently .
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 21 • 8 — Auto Music Launches the Au to Music Opti ons Panel for adding Smartsou nd background music to your project in a variety of styles and moods and you can set the music to matc h t he duration o f your project .
22 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Storyboard View The fastest a nd simplest way to orga nize photos and video c lips in a project is to use the Stor yboard View .
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 23 • 1 — Show All Visible T racks Displays all tracks in your project. • 2 — T rack Manager Lets you manage the tracks visible in the Projec t Timeline. • 3 — Selected range Displays a colo r bar that represents the trimmed or select ed part of a project.
24 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide • 12 — Title T rack Contains title clips. • 13 — V oice T rack Contains voice-over clips. • 14 — Music T rack Contains music clips from audio file s. To move between tracks, click th e track buttons. You can use the mouse wheel to scroll thro ugh the Project Timeline.
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 25 Library The Library is a storage de pot for everything you need to create a movie: video clips, photo s, 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 by Scene.
26 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 2 Click Import Media Files to locate your files. 3 Select all files you want to import. 4 Click Open . Click Browse from the Library P anel to open the File Explorer where you can dr ag and drop files t o the Library or Timeline directly.
Corel VideoStudio Pro Editor 27 Back up your Library to avoid lo sing important lib rary in formation and media clips. This action will create a backup of the virtual media files information of your current library in the directory you will specify.
28 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o show or hid e media cli ps • Click one or more of the following buttons: • Show / Hide Videos • Show / Hide Photos • Show / Hide Audio Files You can also us e the icons in t he Media Library to display media clips, transition s, titles, graphics and filt ers.
Starting a new movie project 29 Starting a new movie project When you start Core l VideoStudio Pro, it automatically opens a new project and le ts you start cr eating your mo vie. New project s are always based on the default sett in gs of the application.
30 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Using Instant Project templates Corel VideoStudio Pro has sample project templates that can help acquaint you with the the applicati on's tasks and fe atures. Y ou can also use the Instant Project templat es to cr eate your video project or crea te your own custom te mplates.
Starting a new movie project 31 T o import project templates 1 Click Import a project te mplate and browse for the template file that you have crea ted. 2 Click OK . Y our template will be imported into the Custom category . Setting your preferences Customize the program's working environment through th e Preferences dialog box.
32 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide When customiz ing proj ect settings, it is recommended that you make the settings the same as the attributes of the video footage that will be captured to avoid distorting the video images and have smooth playbac k without jumping frames.
Starting a new movie project 33 Previewing The Play button in the Navigation Panel serves two purposes: for playback of your entire project or a selected clip.
34 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o play the preview area only 1 Use the Tr i m M a r k e r s or the Mark-in/out buttons to select the preview range. 2 T o preview the selected range, s elect what you wan t to preview ( Project or Clip ), then click Play .
Starting a new movie project 35 Click to adjust grid line settings. Saving proje cts T o save your project • Click File > Save [Ctrl + S] . Note: Corel VideoStudio Pro projec t f iles are saved in *.vsp file format. T o automatically save your work 1 Click Settings > Preferences and click the General tab.
36 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Saving projects by using Sm art P ackage P ackaging a video proje ct is useful if you want to back up your work or transfer your files for sharing or for editing in a laptop or another computer .
Capture 37 Capture Corel VideoS tudio Pro lets y ou captur e or import vide o from DVD-video, DVD- VR, AVCHD™, BDMV discs includ ing camco rders that record on memory cards, internal memory of discs, DV or HDV camcorders, mobile devices, as well as analog and digital TV capture devices.
38 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide The Capture Step Options P anel In the Capture Step , Corel VideoStudio Pro displays the Library and the Capture Opt ions P anel where different m edia capture an d import methods are available. The table below disc usses the opt ions in the C apture Step.
Capture 39 3 Select your capture d evice from the Source d rop-down list. 4 Select a file format to use f or saving your captured video f rom the Fo rm at drop-down list. Browse the fo lder location where the files will be saved under Capture folder .
40 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide • Options — Displays a menu allowing you to modify your c apture settings. • Capture Video — T ransfers video f rom your source to you r hard drive. • T ake a Snapshot — Captures the displaye d video frame as a photo.
Capture 41 Digital Video (DV) T o capture Digital Video (DV) in its native format, se lect DV from the For m at list in the Options Panel. This sa ves the captured video as a DV A VI file (.
42 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide High Definition Video (HDV) Y ou can captu re high definit ion video using t he following meth ods: • For HDV camcorders, use the Capture video feature. • F or A VCHD and Blu-ray Disc device s, use Import fro m Digital Media .
Capture 43 Note: DVB- T channels are not automatically scan ned. Make sure to manually scan the channels first before capturing . 6 Click Capture Video . 7 Click Ye s when prompted if you want to start capt uring and automatically recovering DVB-T video.
44 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide TV footage Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to capture TV footage thr ough a TV tuner . Capture a segment of your favorite television show on regular T V or cable th en save it in your hard dr ive in A VI or MPEG. To c a p t u r e T V f o o t a g e 1 Select your TV tuner device from the Source drop-down list.
Capture 45 Importing from d igital media Y ou can import DVD/D VD- VR, AVCHD, BDMV video and photos from a disc, hard drive, memory card, digi tal camcorders and DSLRs into Corel VideoStudio Pro. T o import digital media 1 Click Capture Step the n click Import from Dig ital Media .
46 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 3 Click Start and the Import from Digital Media dialog box app ears. 4 Choose the media clip s you want to import and click Start import .
Capture 47 Importing from mobile devices Y ou can import media clips from yo ur mobile device s lik e Nokia and Wi ndows Mobile ® -based pho nes, and PSP to y our project. Y ou can also use this feature to impo rt from memory cards, digital still camera s and DSLRs.
48 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o trim v ideo clips before inserting into your project 1 Select the clip you want to trim and click to preview the clip. 2 At the bottom of the dialog box, drag the Scru bber until you locate the point in the video clip that yo u want to set as th e start of th e clip.
Capture 49 4 Select where you want you st op motion pro ject to be st ored by choosing an existin g Library folder from th e drop-down menu in Save to Library .
50 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o 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 projec ts created in Corel V ideoStudio Pro are in Ulead Image Sequence (*uisx) format.
Edit 51 Edit The Edit Step is w here you put t ogether all the e lements of your project. Y ou can selec t videos, trans itions, titles, g raphics, effect s, and audio clip s from the Library an d add them to your Timeline. Using the Options P anel, you can furthe r customize the attributes of each e lement that you use.
52 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Wo rking with clips Clips whether audio, video, or ph otos are th e foundati on of your pr oject and manipulating them is the mo st important skill you can master .
Edit 53 Color Color clips are us ually added a s backgrounds and are usefu l for titles. Adding of color clips on the Video T r ack follows the same proc edure as that of video and image clips. F or more information about adding c olor clips, see “ A dding Co lor Clips” on page 79.
54 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 3 In Fr am e Fr eq u en c y , specify th e number of fr ames to be remo ved at regular intervals duri ng video p layback. Note: A higher value entered in Fr a me Frequency will produce a more noticeable time-lapse effe ct on yo ur video.
Edit 55 Note: F or example, you enter a value of 1 in K eep and 3 in Drop. This means that it will follow the interval to reta in one frame and remove three frames for the entire video clip. 4 In Fr am e d ur a ti o n , specify th e exposure ti me for each fram e.
56 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide If the value of Frame Freque ncy is more than 1 and clip duration is the same, Strobe effect will be produced. If the value of Frame Frequency is more th an 1 and clip duration is s hortened, Time- lapse effect will be produced.
Edit 57 To r e p l a c e a c l i p 1 In the Timeline, right-click the me dia clips you w ant to replace. 2 Choose Replace clip from the right-click menu. The Replace/relink clip dialog box appears. 3 Browse for the replacement media clips and click Op en .
58 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T rimming a clip The best par t of editing you r movie on your co mputer is the ea se with which you can split and trim yo ur clips with fra m e accuracy . T o spl it a clip into two 1 In Storyboard View or Timeline View , select the clip you want to split.
Edit 59 4 T o preview the trimme d clip only , press [Shift + Space] or hold [Shift] and click the Play button. Note: Y ou can also use zoom contr ols to display each frame o f your video on the Timeline and trim one frame a t a time. The Scroll Bar makes navigating through your project quicker an d easier .
60 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o 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 P a nel and enter the desired clip le ngth. Note: Changes made in the v ideo Duration box only affect the Mark-out point.
Edit 61 T o use Split by Scene on a DV A VI or MPEG file 1 Go to the Edit Step and select a captured DV A VI file or an MPEG file on the Timeline. 2 Click Split by Scene button in the Option s Panel. This will open the Scenes dialog box. 3 Choose your preferred scan method ( DV Recording Tim e Scan or Fra m e C o nt e n t ).
62 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Multi-trimming your video The Multi-trim Video featur e is another method for brea king down a clip into multiple segments.
Edit 63 T o 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 O ptions P anel. 3 Click Multi-trim Video in the Options P anel . 4 View the whol e clip first by clicking Play to determine how you want to mark segments in the Multi-trim Video dialog box.
64 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Saving trimmed clips Fre quently , when you make changes (i .e., after auto-spli tting clips using Split by Scene, e xtracti ng clips using Multi-trim Video, or manually trimming clips), you may wish to ma ke a perma nent change to the clip and save the edited file.
Edit 65 The Edit Step Opti ons Panel The Options Pa nel in the Edit Step allows you to modify the media, transitions, titles, graphics, animatio n, and filters that you add to th e Timeline. The elements that you use in your pro ject or effec ts that yo u apply to you r clips can be modif ied or fine tuned in the Attribute tab.
66 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide • Rotate — Rotates th e video clip. • Color Correction — Allows you to adjust the hue , saturation , brightness, co ntrast, and gamma of the video clip. Y ou can also adjust the White balance of the vi deo or photo clip o r make auto tone adjustments.
Edit 67 • Presets — Provides var ious P an & Zoom presets. Choo se a preset from the drop-d own list. • Customize — Allows you t o define how to pan and zoom the current image. Color: Color tab • Duration — Sets the duration of the selected color clip.
68 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide • Distort clip — Allows you to modify the size and proportions of the clip. • Show grid lines — Select to display the gr id lines. Click to open a dialog box where you can specif y settings for the grid lines.
Edit 69 Video format s upport: Input: A VI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, HDV , A VCHD, M2T , MPEG-4, M4V , H.264, QuickTime®, Windows Media® F orm at, MOD (JVC MOD File Format), M2TS, TOD, BDMV , 3GPP , 3GPP2, DVR-MS, FLI, FLC, FLX, SWF , DivX®*, RM*, UIS, UISX Output: DV AVI, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.
70 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T ransitions T ransitions can help your movie s witch smoothly from one scene to the next. They can be ap plied to single c lips or in between clips on all tracks in the Timeline. Ef fective use of this feature can add a professional touch to your movie.
Edit 71 thumbnail for replacement in th e Storyboard View or Time line View . • Overlap two clips in the Timeline. T o add a transition automatically 1 Select Settings > Preferences > Edit, th en select Automatically add transition effect. 2 Choose a t ransition effec t from the Default transition effect drop- down menu.
72 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o customize a preset transition 1 Double-click a transition effect in the Timeline. 2 Modify the at tributes or behav ior of the tra nsition in the O ptions Pa ne l . T o delete a transition • Click on the transition to be removed and press [Delete] .
Edit 73 Title s Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you create profess ional-looking titles, complete with special ef fects, in m inutes. While a p icture may b e worth a thousand word s, the text in your video pr oduction (i.e., subtitles, opening and closing cre dits, etc.
74 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide You can add multiple ti tles and modify the attributes of each title. Title clips can be plac ed on both Title and Vid eo tracks. T o add a preset title to your project 1 Click Title in the Library P anel. 2 Drag and drop the preset text onto the Title T rack.
Edit 75 The Title Safe Area It is recommende d to keep your text within the title safe area. The title safe area is th e rectangular wh ite outlin e on the Preview Window . Keeping the text within the bounds of the title safe area will make sure the title does not get c ut off at the edges.
76 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Modifying text attributes Modify the attributes of yo u r t e x t , s u c h a s f o n t f a ce, style, size, and more, by using the available sett ings in the Edit tab of the Title Library . Click Title in the Library then go to the Edit tab to apply options available for modifying text attributes.
Edit 77 3 Choose the color of your backdr op. Use a solid or gradient color and set the transparency . T o modify text border , transparency , and add shadows • Click the Border/Shadow/T ransparency button in the Options P anel and set attributes using the Border/Shadow/T ransparency dialog box.
78 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Applying animation Apply motion to your te xt using ti tle animation to ols, such as Fade, Moving P ath, and Drop. T o apply animation to the current text 1 In the Attribute tab, select Animation and Apply .
Edit 79 Note: By default, the filter applied to a clip is always replaced with the new filte r dragged onto the clip. In the Attrib ute tab of the Options P anel, clear Replace last filter to apply multip le filters to a single title.
80 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 3 T o add a color that is not in the Li brary , click the color box beside the color picker . Here, you can select a color either fr om Corel Color Picker or the Windows C olor Picker . 4 Set the Duration of the color clip in the Options P anel.
Edit 81 Adding Flash animations Give more life to your videos by ad di ng Flash animations as Overlay clips. T o add a Flash animation 1 From the d rop-down list in the Graphic Library , s elect Flash Animation . 2 Select a Flash animation then drag it onto the Overlay T rack .
82 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o apply a video filter to a photo or video clip in the Video T rack 1 Click Filter in the Library to display the thumbnails of variou s filter samples. 2 Select the clip in th e Time line then choo se the video filter from thumbnails shown in the Library .
Edit 83 Key frame settings Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to cu stomize video filters in a variety of ways, such as by adding key frames to your clips.
84 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to add mo re key frames to your clip. 6 Use the Timeline controls to edit or to go to a key frame in the clip.
Edit 85 Audio Sounds are o ne of the elem ents that determ ine the succes s of your vide o 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: Voi c e and Music .
86 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Ripple Editing Ripple Editing allows you to insert or re move clips while automatically moving other c lips (includ ing empty spaces ) accordingly , to make room for it on the Timeline. Ripple editing begins after the in sertion point.
Edit 87 Timeline after a clip is i nserted in the Video T rack with Ripple Editin g enabled on some tracks. Clips on the tracks with Ripple Editing enabl ed move when a new clip is inser ted to maintain o riginal synchr onization.
88 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Proxy files are lower reso lution working copies of video files. They are reduced in resolution or co mpression bit rate -- to speed up editing of high definition files such as HDV an d A VCHD. Proxy files are s ource- dependent rather than pro ject-depe ndent.
Edit 89 T o view the list of video files to be generated as proxy files 1 Go to Settings > Smart P roxy Mana ger > Smart Proxy Queue Manager . 2 Select the files you want to include in your queue. 3 Click OK . Converting multiple files Batch Convert allows you to convert a la rge number of files to ano ther format in seq uence.
90 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o adjust color and brightness 1 Select the video or image clip to enhance on the Timeline. 2 Drag the sliders to adjust the Hue , Saturatio n , Brightness , Contrast or Gamma of the clip. 3 Watch the Preview Window to see how the new settings affe ct the image.
Edit 91 T o adjust White balance 1 Select an image or video clip on the Timeline or the Library . 2 In the Video tab of the Edit Step Options Panel, click Color Correction . 3 Check the White balance option box. 4 Determine how you want to ident ify the white po int.
92 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Adjusting tones T o adjust the tone quality of your video or image clips • Click Color Correction in the Edit Step Options P anel and select Auto T one Adjustment .
Edit 93 Y ou can custo mize a pan and zo om effect. The pro cedure below s hows an example of how to start zoomed in on a subject, then pan and zoom out to show the wh ole image. T o customize pan and zoom ef fect 1 In the Photo tab, select Cust omize under Pan & Zoom .
94 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 4 Zoom in on t he area by minim izing the mar quee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio . 5 Drag cros shairs of the End key frame to y our desired fina l point. 6 Click the Play button to previe w the effect. 7 Click OK to apply the effect to the image.
Edit 95 Resizing and distorting clips T o resize or distort a clip 1 Select a clip in the Vi deo T rack then click the Attribute tab in th e Options P anel. 2 Check the Distort clip option box. The yellow handles will appear . Do the followin g steps: • Drag yellow hand les at the corners to resize the clip proportionally ( A ).
96 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Adding cues and chapters Adding cues and cha pters helps you to navigate through your project, allowing you to plac e comments on y our Timeline. The se cue and chap ter marks are also used for DVD production. T o add project cues 1 Click the Chapter/Cue Menu .
Edit 97 4 Repeat Step 3 to ad d more cue points. Note: Y ou can also use the Cue P oint Manager when adding cue points. Select Add and spe cify the timeco de and name of cue for easy identification. Click OK and then Close . T o add chapters 1 Make sure that the Chapter Po int is selected in the Chapter/Cue Menu .
98 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Working with Overlays Another fe ature under the Edit Step is the application of overlay e ffects . This allows you to add overlay clips to combine with your vid eos in the Video T rack. Y ou can also use an overlay clip to create a picture-wi thin-a- picture effect.
Edit 99 2 Drag the media file from the Li brary to the Overlay T rack on the Timeline . Note: T o add more tracks, right-click the Overlay T rack. The T rack Manager will open. Y ou can also us e color clips as Overlay clips. 3 T o customize the Over lay clip, click the Attri bute tab.
100 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Adding Multiple T racks Y ou can also insert media files on an other Overlay T rack for added impact for your mo vie. Y ou can either show or h ide these Overlay T racks in your project. T o open the T rack Manager 1 Click Tr a c k M a n a g e r in the T oolbar to open the T r ack Manager d ialog box.
Edit 101 T rimming Overlay clips Y ou trim a clip in the Overlay T rack the same way you tr im a clip in the Video T rack. T o split a clip in the Video and Overlay T racks 1 Click Project as the Play mode and drag the slider to the part yo u want to cu t.
102 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Resizing an Overlay clip T o resi ze an Overlay clip • In the Preview Window , drag the handles on th e Overlay clip to resize it. Note: If you drag the yellow corner ha ndle, it will keep the aspect ratio when you resize th e clip.
Edit 103 When you selec t the green no de, th e cursor becomes a smaller arrow with a small black box at its tail. Hold [Shift] while dragging the green nodes to keep the dis tortion within the outline box of the curren t clip.
104 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Enhancing Overlay clips Applying transp arency , border , chroma key , and filters can enhance you r Overlay clips. T o apply transparency to an Overlay clip 1 In the Attribute tab, click Mask & Chroma Key . 2 Drag the T ransparency slider to set the opacit y of the Ov erlay clip.
Edit 105 Chroma keying an Overlay clip Chroma keying makes a particular color in a clip tran sparent and shows the clip in the V ideo T rack as background. T o specify Chroma Key settings to the current Overlay clip 1 Click Mask & Chroma Key in the Attribute tab.
106 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Adding a mask frame Adding a mask or a matte to an overlay clip applies a shape around it tha t you can rende r opaque or transparent. T o add a mask frame 1 Click Mask & Chroma Key in the Attribute tab. 2 Click Apply Overlay Options t hen choose Mask F rame from the Ty p e drop-down lis t.
Edit 107 P ainting images and animations using P ainting Creator P ainting Creator is a feature of Core l VideoStudio Pro that allows you to record painting, drawing, or writing st rokes as an animation to use as an overlay effect. T o launch the P ainting Creator dialog box • Click To o l s > P ainting Creator .
108 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide • 3 — Brush Panel Choose from a wide array of paint media, brus h/tool tips, and transparency . • 4 — Color P alette Allows you to ch oose or specif y color using the Windows Color Picker or Corel Colo r Picker .
Edit 109 Undo Button — Allows you to undo and redo actions in Still and Animation modes. Redo button — Allows you to undo and redo actions in Still and Animation modes. Start recording / Snapshot button — Records your painting session or adds your painting to the Painting Library .
110 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide P ainting Creator modes There are two modes o f P ainting Creator for yo u to choose from . T o choose between P ainting Creator mode s • Click one of the following buttons: • Animation mode — lets you record en tire painting sessions and embed y our output in the Timeline.
Edit 111 T o paint a still image • Using the different sets of brushe s and colors, paint your still image on the ca nvas or Pre view W indow a nd click Snapshot when finished. Note: Y our painting will automatically be saved in the Painting Creator Library .
112 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o specify your brush settings 1 Click on the Settings bu tton . 2 Modify the brus h properties to ach ieve your desired brush stroke effect. Note: Options vary for each painting tool. 3 Click OK . Working with Audio Sounds are one of the elements t hat determine the su ccess of your video production.
Edit 113 Adding voice-over narration Documentaries, n ews and travel features of ten use narrations to he lp the audience unde rstand what is going on in the video.
114 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Importing music from an audio CD Y ou 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 W A V file. T o import musi c from an audio CD 1 In Timeline view , click the Record/Capture Option button and click Import from audio CD .
Edit 115 T o add third-party music 1 Click Auto Music in the T oolbar . 2 Select how the program will search for music files in Scope . 3 Select the Li brary from where to import the music. 4 Select the music to use under Music . 5 Select a Va r i a t i o n of the selected music.
116 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T rimming and cutting audio clips After recording voice and music, you can easily trim your a udio clips in the Timeline. To t r i m a u d i o c l i p s • Do one of the follo wing: • Drag a handle, either from the beginning or end, to shorten a clip.
Edit 117 Stretching audio duration The time stretc h feature allow s you to stretc h an audio clip to match video duration without d istorting it s pitch. Normally , stretching audio clips to fit the project results in a di storted sound. The time stretch feature will make the audio clip sound like it is just played in a slower tempo.
118 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Fade-in/out Background music that starts and en ds gradually is commonly used to create smooth transitions. T o ap ply fade effect s to your audio clip s • Click the Fad e -i n and F ade-out buttons.
Edit 119 Adjusting stereo channels In stereo file s (two cha nnels) , a single waveform represents the left and right channels. T o use stereo mode 1 Go to Settings and disable or u ncheck Enable 5.1 Surround in the menu. 2 Click the Sound Mixer button in the toolbar .
120 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Mixing Surround Sound All audio channels in Surround Sound ha ve a set of simila r controls that you will find in the stereo configuration of this pa nel, plus a few more specific controls. • Six-channel VU Me ter — Front Lef t, Front Right, Center , Sub-woofer , Surround Left, Surround Right.
Edit 121 Duplicating an audio channel Audio files somet imes separate the vo cal sound from the background audio and put th em in differen t chan nels. Duplicating an audio channel allows you to mute the o ther channel. T o duplicate an audi o cha nnel, click the Sound Mixer button in the toolbar .
122 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Applying audio filters Corel VideoStudio Pro allows you to appl y filters to your audio clips in the Music and Vo i c e T racks. T o apply audio filters 1 Click on an audio clip and open the Options P anel . 2 In the Music & V oice tab, click Audio Filter .
Share 123 Share Share your p roject in a form at that is suitable for y our audience or purpose. Y ou can export your rendere d movie as a video file, bur n your project as an A VCHD, DVD and BDMV disc complete with me nus, export to mobile devices or upload directly to your Vimeo ® , Y ouT ube™, Fac e bo ok ® or Flickr ® accounts.
124 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide • Project Play back — Clears the screen and displays the whole project or a selected s egment against a black backgrou nd. It can also output to tape if you have a VGA to a TV converter , camcord er , or a video recorder conn ected to your sys tem.
Share 125 2 T o create a movie file using the current project settings, se lect Same as Project Settings . Or , select one of the preset movie tem plates. These temp lates let you create a movie file that is suitab le for the W eb or for output to DV , DVD, WMV , and MPEG-4.
126 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Y ou can also render your p roject partially . SmartRender technolo gy saves time when generating previews by rendering only the pa rts that have been modified from your last ren der operation. You can click Pau s e on the progress bar to stop rendering, and you can resume wh enever you are re ady.
Share 127 Note: An orange line representing t he selected range s hould appear on the Timeline ruler . 3 Click the Create Video File button in the Options Panel. 4 Select a movie template. 5 In the Create Video File dialog box, click Options . 6 In the Options dialog box, select Preview rang e and click OK .
128 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide To u s e M P E G O p t i m i z e r 1 In the Share St ep Options Panel, click the Create Video File button and select MPEG Optimiz er . Note: MPEG Optimizer is automatica lly enabled wh en an MPEG movie template is select ed.
Share 129 Convertin g 2D video files to 3D Corel VideoStudio Pro lets you convert regula r 2D video into 3D video files. Through this featur e and with the help of a few gadge ts, you can enjoy 3D video popping out of yo ur screen in just a f ew easy steps.
130 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Create sound file Corel VideoStu dio Pro allows you to save the audio t rack of your video project as a separate audio file. This is especially us eful when you want to use the same so und with another set o f images, or when y ou want to convert the aud io of a captured live perf ormance into so und files.
Share 131 Your entire VideoStud io project can be brought into the Create Disc dialog box for burning, even if you have not saved it as a *.vsp file. Imported video s are automatically adjusted to the c orrect aspect ratio (as specified in the Disc Te mplates Manager dialog box), and are letterboxed or pillarboxed to fit the correct aspect ratio.
132 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Assembling files Y ou can import videos or VideoStudio project files (*.vsp) that you want to include in your final movie. To a d d v i d e o s 1 Click Add video files . Locate the folder wher e the videos are stored .
Share 133 You can trim video clips and Vide oStudio project by us ing the Jog Slider, mark-in/ou t, and navigation cont rols. Trimming a vid eo gives you the f reedom to precis ely edit the video length. Adding and Editing chapters This feature is available only when the Create menu option is selected.
134 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide When you are c reating a disc wit h only one VideoSt udio project or one video c lip, do not selec t Us e first clip as in troducto ry video if you want to create menus. T o create or edit chapters linked to a video clip 1 Select a video in the Media Clip List .
Share 135 Creating selection menus Corel VideoStu dio includes a set of menu te mplates for yo u to create your menus and subme nus. These menus pr ovide an interactive scree n from which your aud ience can ch oose which vi deo to watch.
136 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Previewing N o w, i t ' s t i m e t o s e e h o w y o u r m o v i e l o o k s b e f o r e y o u b u r n i t o n t o a d i s c . Simply move the mouse and click Play to watch your movie and test the menu on your co mputer .
Share 137 T o burn your movie onto a disc 1 Click Next after you pre view your project. 2 Click Show mor e output options and enable one or mo re of the following options: • Create DVD folders — Creat es DVD folders similar to a disc output in a specified location.
138 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 3 Click More settings for burning . The Burning Options dialog box appears. Define additional burner and output settings and click OK . 4 Click Burn to start the burning process. Click OK when prompted that the tas k is done.
Share 139 • Create disc image — Select this option if you plan to burn the video file several times. By select ing this option, you don 't have to generate the file again when you want to bur n the same video file. • Normalize audio — Different video clips may have different au dio recording levels when created .
140 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o export to a mobile device 1 Select a video clip from the Library . 2 Click the Export to Mobile Device bu tton and select the video property . 3 In the Save dialog box, type the file name and click th e device where to export your movie.
Share 141 Project Playback Project Playba ck i s u s e d t o o u t p u t y o u r e n t i r e p r o j e c t o r p a r t o f i t t o a D V c a m c o r d e r . T h i s a l s o g i v e s y o u a n a c t u a l s i z e p r e v i e w o f y o u r m o v i e u s i n g the entire screen of either a PC or TV monitor .
142 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 5 In the Project Playback - Record Window dialog bo x, use the Navigation Panel to go to the section of the DV tape w here to start recording. Note: Click T ransmit to device unit for preview to p review your project on the DV camco rder’s LCD monito r .
Share 143 Note: Click T ransmit to device unit for preview to preview you r project on th e HDV camcorde r’s LCD monitor . 7 Click Record . After recording your proj ect to th e HDV camcorde r , click Finish .
144 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 8 Click Done when uploading is complete d. T his launches th e Vimeo web page whe re you can ch eck out the rece ntly uploaded video file. T o upload 2D and 3D videos to Y o uT ube 1 Select a video file or clip from the Library .
Share 145 T o upload your video to F acebook 1 In the Share step, clic k the Upload to Web button and click F acebook . A pop-up menu will appear . 2 If you have alread y saved your video file, se lect Browse for a file to upload to locate the video from the file directory .
146 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide saved your video, se lect from the list of video qualities. Y our video will be saved following the qu ality settings you selected. 3 Choose a video f ile or clip from the direct ory folder and click Open . This will launch the Log in to Flickr window .
Share 147 T o create movie templates 1 Click Settings > Make Movie T emplates Manager . The Make Movie Te m p l a t e s M a n a g e r dialog box opens. 2 Click New . In the New T emplate dialog box, select the File format and type in a T emplate name .
Appendix A: Shortcuts 149 Appendix A : Shortcuts This section contains the following topics: • Menu comma nd shortcu ts • Step P anel shortcuts • Navigation P anel shortcuts • Timeline shortcu.
150 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Step P anel shortcuts Navigation 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.
Appendix A: Shortcuts 151 Timeline shortcuts T ab T oggle between the T rim Handles and Scrubber . Enter When the left T rim Handle is active, pressing [T ab] or [Enter] switches to the right handle. Left If you pressed [T ab] or [Enter] to make the T rim Handles or Scrubber active, use the Lef t-arrow key to move to the previous frame.
152 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Multi-trim Video shortcuts + / - Zoom in/out. Ctrl + Right Scroll forward. Ctrl + Left Scroll backward. Ctrl + Up / Pa ge U p Scroll up. Ctrl + Down / Pa ge D o w n Scroll down. Home Move to the start of t he Timeline.
Appendix A: Shortcuts 153 Layout settings shortcuts Others F7 Switch to Default Ctrl + 1 Switch to Custom #1 Ctrl + 2 Switch to Custom #2 Ctrl + 3 Switch to Custom #3 Alt + 1 S ave to Custom #1 Alt + 2 S ave to Custom #2 Alt + 3 S ave to Custom #3 ESC S top capturing, recording, rendering, or cl ose a dialog box without making any changes.
.
Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard 155 Appendix B: DV -to-DVD Wizard Using the DV -to-DVD Wizard , you can capture vide o from FireWire- enabled DV and HDV tape camcorders, ad d a theme tem plate, and the n burn to DVD. This vide o-editing mode pr ovides a fast and direct way to transfer your videos to a DVD.
156 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide T o burn the whole tape 1 Select Burn wh ole tape and then specify the tape duration un der Duration. 2 Click Next to apply the template and burn to DVD. T o use scene detection 1 After selecting Scene detectio n , choose whether to scan the tape from the Beginning or Current po sition.
Appendix B: DV-to-DVD Wizard 157 3 In the Story board View , select eac h scene that yo u want to include in your movie, and click Mark Scene . 4 Click Next . Note: T o sav e and import the scanned file without having to re-scan it, click the Options bu tton and select Save DV Quick Scan Digest .
158 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 4 In the Begin tab of t he Edit T emplate Title dialog box, double-click the text that you want to modify . Y ou can also modify attributes such as font, color or shadow s ettings. 5 Click the End tab to modify the text.
Gloss ary 159 Glossary Aspect Ratio The relationship of wid th to height for a given image or gra phic. Keeping or maintaining the aspect ratio refers to the process of maintaining size relationships when either the widt h or height of a n image or graphic is changed.
160 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 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 vid eo. The origin of the word is co mpression/ dec ompression or co der/ dec oder.
Gloss ary 161 DV Digital Video with a capital "D" and a ca pital "V" stands for a very specific format of vi deo, just like VHS or Hi gh-8. This format can be understood (played back, rec orded) by DV ca mcorders and you r computer, if you have the proper hardware and soft ware.
162 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide 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 seco nd in a video.
Gloss ary 163 Key frame A specific frame in a clip that is flagged for special editing or other activities in order to co ntrol the flow, playba ck or other char acteristics of the completed animation.
164 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide MPEG-4 A video and au dio compressi on format that is commonly used in mobile devices and video streaming in the In ternet that provides high-quality videos at lower data rates.
Gloss ary 165 Profile A profile covers variou s attributes for a Windows Media Format file such as bit rate, number and type of stre ams, co mpression quality , frame size and so on. Project File In Corel VideoStu dio Pro, a project file (* .VSP) contains the re quired information to link all associated image, audio, and video files.
166 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Storyboard A Storyboa rd is a visua l representat ion of your movie. Individ ual clips are represented as image thum bnails on the Timeline. Streaming Allows large files to be played as they are being do wn loaded.
Gloss ary 167 Video Filters A video filter is a method of ch anging the appearance of a video clip, like mosaic and ripp le. It can be used as a corrective mea sure by compensa ting for shootin g errors and c an also be c reative by achi eving a certain effec t to video.
.
Index 169 Index Numerics 2D to 3D 129 A ActiveMovie 143 Add / Remove Chapter or Cue 23 Adding audio files 112 clips to your project 32 third-party music 114 Adding transitions to My Favorites 72 Addin.
170 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide Color clips 79 Controlling the DV camcorder with the Navigation Panel 41 Corel Corporation 12 Corel Guide 8 Create Disc 123 Create Sound File 123 Create Video File.
Index 171 H HDV Recording 124 Help system 9 High Definition Videos 42 I Importing digital media 45 Importing from Mobile Devices 47 Instant Playback 33 Instant Project 30 Instant project templates 30 .
172 Corel VideoStudio Pro User Guide P Painting Creator Modes 110 Panning & Zooming 92 Pause Duration 103 Photo Photo tab 66 Photos 52 Play Mode 18 Playback speed 53 Preset text 74 Preview range 3.
Index 173 Step Panel 17 stop motion 48 configuring capture settings 49 project settings 48 creating 48 importing images 50 opening 50 Storyboard View 22 Stretching audio duration 117 System Volume 19 .
.
Corel® VideoStudio® Pr o X4 User Guide © 2011 Corel Corporation . All rights re served. Corel, CorelDRAW , DESIGNE R, Digital Studio, Painter , PaintShop Photo, Ulead, VideoStu dio, W inDVD, W inZi.
An important point after buying a device Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Corel VideoStudio Pro X4 License Media Pack along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
