Ulead PYRO1394DV User manual

User Guide
Ulead Systems, Inc.
March 2004

English edition for Ulead VideoStudio 8, March 2004.
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Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio .................................... 7
How VideoStudio works ......................................... 7
What's new .......................................................... 8
System requirements ...........................................12
Installing and running VideoStudio .........................13
Setting up your computer .......................................... 15
Installing a capture card .......................................15
Connecting a video camera to the computer ............15
DV or Digital 8 camcorder ....................................... 15
Analog video sources .............................................. 19
USB camera .......................................................... 24
Preparation for video capturing and editing .............25
Getting started ........................................................... 26
VideoStudio Movie Wizard .....................................26
Step 1: Add video and images ................................. 26
Step 2: Select a template ....................................... 29
Step 3: Finish ........................................................ 32
VideoStudio Editor ...............................................33
The user interface ................................................. 33
The Step Panel ...................................................... 34
The Menu Bar ..................................................... 35
The Options Panel ................................................. 36
The Navigation Panel .............................................. 36
The project timeline ............................................... 37
The Library ........................................................... 41
Starting a new movie project .................................44
Saving your project ................................................ 45
Setting your preferences ......................................... 46
Setting project properties ....................................... 46
Adding clips .......................................................... 47
Previewing ............................................................ 47
Capture ...................................................................... 49
Seamless DV and MPEG capture ............................49
The Capture Step Options Panel .............................50
Capturing video ...................................................51
Digital Video (DV) .................................................. 53
Analog video ......................................................... 55

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Direct video capturing to MPEG format ......................58
Direct video capturing to Windows Media Video ..........59
Batch Capture .....................................................62
Capturing still images ...........................................63
Edit .............................................................................64
Adding clips to the Video Track ..............................64
Video clips .............................................................64
Images .................................................................65
Color clips .............................................................65
The Edit Step Options Panel ..................................66
Split by Scene .....................................................67
Trimming a clip ...................................................69
Multi-trim Video ..................................................71
Saving trimmed clips ............................................73
Playback Speed ...................................................73
Capturing still images in the Edit Step ....................74
Pan & Zoom ........................................................75
Applying video filters ............................................77
Key frame settings .................................................79
Effect ..........................................................................81
Adding transitions ................................................81
The Effect Step Options Panel ................................82
The Album transition ............................................83
Overlay .......................................................................87
Adding clips to the Overlay Track ...........................87
The Overlay Step Options Panel .............................91
Adding decorations ..............................................92
Title ............................................................................94
Adding text ......................................................... 94
Modifying text attributes .......................................97
The Title Step Options Panel ................................. 98
Applying animation ..............................................99
Animation effects ...................................................99
Audio ........................................................................103
The Audio Step Options Panel .............................. 103

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Adding voiceover narration .................................. 104
Adding background music ................................... 106
Adding audio files .............................................. 107
Trimming audio clips .......................................... 108
Fading-in/out ................................................... 108
Mixing audio tracks ............................................ 109
Using the Clip Volume Control ................................109
Using the Audio Mixing Panel ..................................109
Volume rubber banding .........................................110
Applying audio filters .......................................... 111
Share ........................................................................ 112
The Share Step Options Panel .............................. 112
Creating movie templates ................................... 112
Creating and saving a video file ........................... 114
Burning a DVD, VCD or SVCD .............................. 116
Assembling files ....................................................117
Adding/Editing chapters .........................................118
Creating selection menus .......................................120
Previewing ..........................................................122
Burning your project onto a disc .............................122
Project Playback ................................................ 124
Exporting your movie ......................................... 126
Exporting videos to Ulead DVD-VR Wizard ................126
Recording back to a DV camcorder ..........................129
Posting your video on a Web page ...........................130
Sending a movie by e-mail .....................................131
Electronic greeting cards ........................................132
Creating an audio file ......................................... 133
Appendix A: Menus and dialog boxes ...................... 134
Menus .............................................................. 134
File menu ............................................................134
Edit menu ............................................................135
Clip menu ............................................................136
Tools menu ..........................................................137
Help menu ...........................................................138
Dialog boxes ..................................................... 139
Audio Save Options ...............................................139
Batch Convert ......................................................140

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Burner Advanced Settings .....................................141
Border/Shadow/Transparency ................................142
Capture Options ...................................................143
Change Capture Plug-in .........................................144
Output Advanced Settings .....................................144
Preferences: File menu .......................................... 145
Preferences (Create Disc) .....................................151
Preview Playback Options ...................................... 152
Project Properties .................................................153
Project Options ....................................................153
Project Settings (Create Disc) ................................154
Preview Files Manager ...........................................155
Select Device Control ............................................ 156
Video and Audio Capture Property Settings .............. 157
Video Color Manager .............................................159
Video Save Options ...............................................160
Appendix B: Shortcuts .............................................166
Menu command shortcuts .................................. 166
Step Panel shortcuts .......................................... 166
Navigation Panel shortcuts .................................. 167
Timeline shortcuts ............................................. 168
Multi-trim Video shortcuts ................................... 168
Others ............................................................. 169
Appendix C: Technology Overview ...........................170
Analog vs. Digital .............................................. 170
SmartRender Technology .................................... 171
DV SmartPlay .................................................... 171
DVD, VCD, and SVCD ......................................... 172
Appendix D: System tweaks ....................................173
Enabling DMA for IDE disks ................................. 173
Disabling Write-Behind Caching ........................... 176
Setting the Paging File size ................................. 179
Appendix E. Tips and techniques .............................182
Glossary ...................................................................184
Index ........................................................................194

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Welcome to Ulead VideoStudio
Thank you for purchasing VideoStudio, the video editing software
that allows even beginners to come up with professional-looking
movies. It provides you with a complete set of tools to capture
videos, edit them, and share your final production on tape, DVD,
CD, or the Web.
How VideoStudio works
VideoStudio follows a step-by-step paradigm so that editing tasks
remain uncomplicated from start to finish. VideoStudio also offers
more than a hundred transition effects, professional titling
capabilities and simple soundtrack creation tools. Learn in seconds,
create in minutes.
To make a movie production, first capture footage from a
camcorder or another video source. You can then trim the captured
videos, arrange their order, apply transitions, and add overlays,
animated titles, voiceover narration, and background music. These
elements are organized in separate tracks. Changes to one track do
not affect other tracks.
A movie production is in the form of a VideoStudio project file
(*.VSP), which contains information on the path location of the
clips and how the movie has been put together. After you have
finished your movie production, you can burn it to a DVD, VCD or
SVCD or record the movie back to your camcorder. You can also
output your movie as a video file for playback on the computer.
Components of a project as displayed in Timeline View

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VideoStudio uses the information in the video project file to
combine all the elements in your movie into a video file. This
process is called rendering.
What's new
Take advantage of VideoStudio's latest features and enhancements:
VideoStudio Movie Wizard
Batch Convert
Batch Convert your video, audio and image files to other formats
and save valuable time. (See “Batch Convert” on page 140).
Shuttle Control
The new VideoStudio Movie
Wizard helps novice users
finish stylish movies in only
three steps. Choose from
preset styles such as
romantic, travel, celebration
and more. (See “VideoStudio
Movie Wizard” on page 26).
Shuttle Control lets you
navigate to exact scenes in
your DV camcorder. (See
“Controlling the DV camcorder
with the Navigation Panel” on
page 54).

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More effects, filters and content
The Auto Exposure filter repairs uneven brightness. Amaze your
viewers with effects like the Duotone Filter for tints on videos –
perfect for creating scene flashbacks – or the Diffuse Glow Filter
for a dream-like appearance. Filters are fully adjustable to match
your theme. (For information on applying video filters, see
“Applying video filters” on page 77).
Stylize your videos with objects and frames. (See “Adding
decorations” on page 92).
The Album transition simulates leafing through a book full of
memories. (See “The Album transition” on page 83).
Pan and Zoom lets you scan over and gives you a closer view to
add more emphasis to your still images. (See “Pan & Zoom” on
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Audio Filters like Audio Normalization, Remove Noise, Amplify,
Long Echo and Stadium, can repair tracks or add special effects.
(See “Applying audio filters” on page 111).
Enhanced Overlay Step
Versatile title design
Easily make informative and eye-catching titles.
•Multiple Text Objects can
be placed anywhere on a
single title clip, each with its
own look and animation,
directly on the screen. (See
“Adding text” on page 94).
•Title animations such as
Drop, Swing, and Moving
Path give new options in
making text move gracefully on the screen. directly on the
screen. (See “Applying animation” on page 99).
•AddSolid and Gradient Bars behind Titles to increase the
visibility of text. (See “Modifying text attributes” on page 97).
VideoStudio gives more flexibility
in using video and image
overlays. You can now apply
filters and special effects on
overlays; and also move and
resize them directly on the
screen. (See “Overlay” on
page 87).