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Composite cable

Connecting the Composite video source to the capture card
Most higher-end analog capture cards do not have the Composite/S-Video input ports crowded on the side of the cards. Instead, these cards come with an external breakout box that provide all the video input ports at the front of the box. Video devices can be connected to the capture card more easily through the breakout box.

Breakout box

Connecting a TV antenna to the tuner card
A tuner card has a TV antenna input just like the regular television monitor. Plug your TV antenna to the TV connector of the tuner card.

TV antenna cable

Connecting TV antenna to the tuner card
Note: When purchasing a tuner card, make sure you acquire one that provides the correct TV system (NTSC or PAL) for your region.
Connecting the capture or tuner card to the sound card
Most capture and tuner cards only allow video capture. To preview the audio from your video device or TV and to capture the audio into your computer, you need to connect the audio output of the capture or tuner card to the sound card's Line In port. The required cables for connecting to the sound card are different for each type of video source:
Line-in and audio cables for S-Video S-Video connection
Line-in and audio cables for Composite video Composite video connection
Line-in cable for TV tuner card

TV tuner connection

Line-in cable for high-end TV capture card
High-end TV capture card connection
After connecting your analog source to the capture or tuner card, check if the card is detected by your Windows system. To check if the capture or tuner card is detected: 1. If you are using a video device such as a camcorder as your source, insert your videotape into the video device and switch it on. Make sure it is in the playback mode (usually named VTR or VCR). 2. Open the Control Panel, then open System: Hardware - Device Manager. 3. In the Device Manager, double-click Sound, video and game controllers. Check if your capture or tuner card is listed in this folder. 4. If your capture or tuner card has been detected properly, it will be listed as a source device in VideoStudio's Options Panel. In VideoStudio, select the Capture Step and check if your capture or tuner card is displayed under the Source list in the Options Panel.
Note: If your capture device supports multiple video sources, the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box allows you to select your desired video source such as Composite, Tuner, or S-Video. Likewise, if you have multiple audio sources, this dialog box allows you to select your desired audio source.

Trim handles

Mark-in/ Mark-out
3. Click Play Clip to preview the trimmed clip.
Tip: You can also use Zoom controls to display each frame of your video in 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 in the Timeline to select it. 2. Drag the yellow Trim handles on either side of the clip to change its length. The Preview Window reflects the position of the Trim handle in the clip. Or, click the timecode in the Duration box in the Options Panel and enter the desired clip length

Duration

Trim Handles
3. Other clips in your project automatically reposition themselves according to changes made.
Note: Changes made in the video Duration box only affect the Mark-out point. The Mark-in point remains unchanged.

Saving trimmed clips

Frequently, when you make changes (i.e., after auto-splitting clips using Split by Scene, extracting clips using Multi-trim Video, or manually trimming clips), you may wish to make a permanent change to the clip and save the edited file. VideoStudio gives you a margin of safety in that it saves the trimmed video to a new file and does not alter the original file. To save, select a trimmed clip in the Storyboard, Timeline or the Library and select Clip: Save Trimmed Video.

Ripple Editing

Ripple Editing allows you to insert clips while automatically moving other clips (including empty spaces) aside, to make room for it on the Timeline. Use this mode to maintain the original track synchronizations when inserting additional clips.
Ripple Editing is enabled for the tracks where content is inserted.
A color clip is inserted before the original clip and all clips where Ripple Editing is applied shift accordingly
To insert clips in Ripple Editing mode: 1. Click 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 can be applied from any of the three project views.
Ripple Editing also works when removing clips. In the example below, Overlay and Title tracks maintain their position relative to the video after the clip in the middle has been removed.

a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done. 8. Click OK to split the video.
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 for you to manage your project.
Timeline zoom Drag up and down to sub-divide a video clip into frames per second.
AccuCut Timeline Scan a video clip frame by frame for accurate mark-in and mark-out positions. Shuttle Slider Preview the clip at different playback speeds.
Jog Wheel 4 Use to scroll to different parts of the clip.
To trim a video file into multiple clips: 1. Go to the Edit Step and click Multi-trim Video in the Options Panel.
2. In the Multi-trim Video dialog box, view the whole clip first by clicking determine how you want to mark segments.
3. 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. 4. Drag the Jog Slider until you get to the part of the video that you want to use as the beginning frame of the first segment. Click Start.
5. Drag the Jog Slider again, this time, to the point where you want the segment to end. Click End.
6. Do steps 4 and 5 repeatedly until you have marked all the segments you want kept or removed.
Tips: To mark segments, you can also press [F3] and [F4] while playing the video. Click Invert Selection to toggle between marking segments that you want to
retain or marking segments that you want taken out from the clip.
7. Click OK when finished. The video segments that you kept are then inserted onto the Timeline.
Navigation controls in the Multi-trim Video dialog box:
Reverses or advances through the video in fixed increments. By default, these buttons move up or down through the video in [F5] [F6] increments of 25 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.

Pan & Zoom

Pan & Zoom is applied to still images, and it emulates the pan and zoom effect of a video camera. To apply this effect to an image, select an image clip in the Timeline, then select Pan & Zoom and click Customize Pan & Zoom.
Note: Pan & Zoom cannot be applied to masked images.
In the Pan & Zoom dialog box, the crosshairs
in the Image Window represent
the key frames in the image clip where settings can be customized to produce the pan and zoom effect. When customizing each key frame, use the Image Window to focus on an area or to pan the image; use the Options tab settings to customize the zooming effect. The procedure below shows an example of how to first zoom in on a subject, then pan and zoom out to show the whole image.
To apply Pan & Zoom: 1. Drag the Start key frame, represented by a crosshair in the Image Window, to the subject that you want to focus.

Preview

2. Zoom in on the subject by minimizing the marquee box or by increasing the Zoom ratio.
3. Drag the crosshair of the End key frame to your desired final point.

4. Click

to preview the effect.
5. Click OK to apply the effect to the image.
Click the Anchor boxes to move the marquee box at fixed positions in the Image 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 click to select a color on the Image Window.
Resizing and distorting clips
To resize or distort a clip: 1. Select a clip in the Timeline then select the Attribute tab under the Options Panel. 2. Select Distort clip then drag any of the following handles: Yellow handles at the corners to resize the clip proportionally (A). Yellow handles at the sides to resize without maintaining proportions (B). Green handles at the corners to skew the clip (C).

Effect

Transition effects make your movie smoothly change from one scene to the next. They are applied between clips in the Video Track and their attributes can be modified in the Options Panel. Effective use of this feature can add a professional touch to your movie.

Adding transitions

The Library provides a wide range of preset transitions from crossfades to explosions that you can add to your project.
You can add transitions either in Storyboard View or Timeline View.
Note: By default, you need to manually add transitions to your project. If you want VideoStudio to automatically add transitions between clips, select File: Preferences - General then select Use default transition effect. This saves you time in selecting transitions, especially when you are creating a slideshow project that contains images only, since transitions are randomly chosen from the Library and automatically added between images.

4. Repeat step 3 to add more sets of text.
If you switch to Single title before adding to the Timeline the multiple text that you entered, only the selected text or the first text that you typed in (when no text box is selected) will be retained. The other text boxes will be removed and the Text backdrop option will be disabled. To add a single title: 1. In the Options Panel, select Single title. 2. Use the buttons in the Navigation Panel to scan your movie and select the frame where you want to add the title. Double-click the Preview Window and type in your text.
3. In the Options Panel, set the Line spacing. 4. When you are done typing the text, click the Timeline to add the text to your project. It is recommended to keep your text within the title safe area. The title safe area is the rectangular box on the Preview Window. By keeping the text within the bounds of the title safe area, the whole text will not be truncated when viewed on a TV screen. You can display or hide the title safe area by selecting File: Preferences - General tab - Display title safe area in Preview Window. To edit the text: For single titles, select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview Window.
For multiple titles, select the title clip on the Title Track and click the Preview Window then click the text that you want to edit.
Notes: Once a title clip has been inserted onto the Timeline, you can adjust its duration by either dragging the handles of the clip, or entering a Duration value in the Options Panel. To see how the title appears on the underlying video clip, select the title clip and then click Play Trimmed Clip or drag the Jog Slider.
Tip: When you are creating multiple title clips that share the same attributes such as font type and style, it is a good rule of thumb to store one copy of your title clip in the Library. (Just drag and drop the title clip from the Timeline into the Library.) This way, you can easily duplicate the title clip (by dragging it from the Library back onto the Title Track) and then change the title.
To add preset text to your project: The Library contains various preset text that you can use for your projects. To use these preset text, select Title in the Library Folder list then drag the preset text onto the Title Track. To insert subtitles to your project: You can also use your own movie subtitle files for your project. To insert your own, click Open Subtitle File. In the Open dialog box, locate the file you want to use and click Open. To save text files: Saving movie subtitles allows you to reuse them in the future. Click Save Subtitle File to open the Save As dialog box. Locate where to save your movie subtitle and click Save.

Applying animation

Apply motion to your text with VideoStudios text animation tools such as Fade, Moving Path, and Drop. To apply animation to the current text: 1. In the Animation tab, select Apply Animation. 2. Select the animation category to use in Type. 3. Select a preset animation from the box under Type.
Tip: Click to open a dialog box where you can specify animation attributes.
4. Drag the Pause duration handles to specify how long the text will pause after it enters and before it exits the screen.

Animation effects

Drop dialog box
Accelerate: Select to start animating the next unit of the title clip before the current unit exits the screen. Unit: Determines how the title appears in the scene: Text: The whole title appears in the scene. Character: The title appears in the scene one character at a time. Word: The title appears in the scene one word at a time. Line: A line of text appears in the scene one at a time.

Fade dialog box

Unit: Determines how the title appears in the scene. Text: The whole title appears in the scene. Character: The title appears in the scene one character at a time. Word: The title appears in the scene one word at a time. Line: A line of text appears in the scene one at a time.
Pause: Applies a break in between the start and end direction of the animation. Select No Pause to make the animation run seamlessly. Fade style: Fade-in: Makes the title gradually appear. Fade-out: Makes the title gradually disappear. Cross-fade: Makes the title gradually appear when it enters the scene and disappear as it exits the scene.

Fly dialog box

Accelerate: Select to start animating the next unit of the title clip before the current unit exits the screen. Start/End unit: Determines how the title appears in the scene: Text: The whole title appears in the scene. Character: The title appears in the scene one character at a time. Word: The title appears in the scene one word at a time. Line: A line of text appears in the scene one at a time.
Pause: Applies a break in between the start and end direction of the animation. Select No Pause to make the animation run seamlessly. Enter/Exit: Denotes the trail from where the motion of the title will start and end. Click the center button to make the title static.

Moving Path

Pop-up dialog box

Posting your video on a Web page
The Internet is another medium where you can share your movies but there are a few things you need to take into consideration. A short three minute video can take up 60MB of disk space and will take many hours to download. However, at reasonable file sizes, viewers can download your movies from the Internet. Creating video for the Internet requires proper use of video format and compression to produce good quality but small file size video files. After you have created a movie that is suitable for posting to the Internet, VideoStudio can assist with the task of coding the HTML document. To export your video onto a Web page: 1. Select a video clip from the Library. 2. Click Output video file to a different medium and select Web Page.
3. A message will appear asking if you want to use Microsoft ActiveMovie control or not.
ActiveMovie is a small plug-in for your Internet browser (standard with IE 4.0 or above) which your viewers need to install. If you choose No, the page will be set up with a simple link to the movie. 4. Enter a name and location for the new HTML file. 5. Click OK.
Your default browser will open, displaying your page. When you upload this page to your Web server, you need to change one line of code to reflect the relative links to the associated movie file.

With Activemovie control

Without Activemovie control
Sending a movie by e-mail
When you select E-mail, VideoStudio automatically opens your default e-mail client and inserts the selected video clip into a new message as an attachment. Enter the necessary infomation in the fields then click Send. If your e-mail program was not previously configured as the default e-mail client, follow the instructions below to set up your e-mail program. In MAPI-compliant programs such as Netscape Mail and Eudora, you need to enable their MAPI (Messaging Application Programming Interface) option. To set up Microsoft Outlook Express as your default e-mail program: 1. In Outlook Express, select Tools: Options. 2. Click the General Tab in the Options dialog box. 3. Under Default Messaging Programs, click the Make Default button after the This application is NOT the default Mail handler option. 4. Click Apply. To enable MAPI in Netscape Mail: 1. In Netscape Mail, select Edit: Preferences.

Audio Save Options

Ulead VideoStudio tab
Entire project: Creates an audio file containing the whole project. Preview range: Creates an audio file containing only the range you have marked in the Timeline. Play after creating it: Select to play the audio file after the file has been created.

Compression tab

Format: Click to open the Audio Format dialog box where you can change the audio characteristics. Attributes: Select from the drop-down list of audio characteristics to use for saving.

Batch Convert

Batch Convert List: Displays the video files to be converted. The size, type, date modified and path of the video files are also displayed. Add: Opens the Batch Convert dialog box where you can select the files you want to convert. Remove: Deletes the selected file from the Batch Convert List. Remove All: Deletes all the files in the Batch Convert List. Save in folder: Click Browse to select a folder where to save the converted video files. Save as type: Select to what file format to convert the video files. Convert: Starts the conversion process. Cancel: Closes the dialog box without converting the video files. Options: Opens the Video Save Options dialog box where you can define save and compression settings for the selected file format.
Border/Shadow/Transparency

Border tab

Transparent text: Select to create an transparent effect for your text. Outer stroke border: Select to create an outer stroke border for your text. Border width: Specify the thickness of the border. Line color: Click to select a color for the border. Text transparency: Set the transparency of the text. The higher the value the more transparent the text. Soft edge: Make the border blend smoothly with the background. The higher the value the more the border blends with the background.

Shadow tab

Shadow type: Select the type of shadow to apply to your text. The availability of the options below depends on the type of shadow: X: Sets the horizontal distance between the text and shadow. Y: Sets the vertical distance between the object and shadow. Color: Click to select the color of the shadow. Transparency: Set the transparency of the text. The higher the value the more transparent the shadow. Soft edge: Make the border blend smoothly with the background. The higher the value the more the shadow blends with the background.

Capture Options

Capture audio: Select to capture the audio when capturing from an analog device. Capture to Library: Select to put the captured video into the Library. Force to use preview mode: Select to improve captured video quality when capturing in SVCD or DVD format. This is only available if your analog capture card supports this feature. Capture frame rate: Select what frame rate to use when capturing the video. The higher the frame rate, the smoother the video will be. Display Source Volume Panel when capturing: Select to open the Source Volume Panel when capturing analog videos. You can use this panel to adjust the sound volume of the analog source during capture.

Change Capture Plug-in

Current capture plug-in: Allows you to choose a capture plug-in for the driver that comes with the capture device installed on your computer. Capture plug-ins are programs that come with Ulead VideoStudio. They allow VideoStudio to communicate with your video camera. Description: Displays a brief description of the selected capture plug-in.

Burning Options

Disc burner Specify the settings for your burning device.
Drive Select the disc burner to use in recording the video file. Speed Select the recording speed to use in burning the video file. Files to include on disc Choose additional items that you want to include on the disc. Copyright information Select to include the Ulead VideoStudio copyright text. Personal folder Select to include any other folders on the disc. Advanced settings Lets you adjust more disc burning settings. Test before recording: Select to simulate first (it does not actually burn yet) the CD/DVD burning of the video file. This will help you check if the system speed is enough to send data to the CD/DVD writing device at a specified recording speed. After the simulated burning, actual burning then starts. Clear to burn the disc without performing a test. Buffer underrun protection: Select to use this technology when burning your video file. This technology helps eliminate the buffer underrun problem. Availability of this technology depends on the disc burner you use. Restart DVD+RW background format: Select to format the DVD+RW before recording. Enabling this option will prolong the recording process but will ensure a successful burn. This is recommended when you are using the DVD+RW disc for the first time.
Note: By default, this option is not selected to ensure maximum compatibility.
Do not close disc: Select this function to create a multi-session disc for CDR/CD-RW/DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R.

Preferences: File menu

General tab
Undo: Allows you to define the maximum number of times you can take back an action. Values range from 0-99. Background color: Specifies the background color to use for clips. Relink checking: Automatically performs a crosscheck between the clips in the project and their associated source files, allowing you to relink the source
files to the clips. This is important when the file in the Library is moved to another folder location. Show message when inserting first video clip into Timeline: Enables VideoStudio to prompt a message when it detects that an inserted video clip's properties do not match with the current project settings. When you capture or insert your first video clip into the project, VideoStudio automatically checks the properties of the clip and your project. If properties such as file format, frame size, etc. are not identical, VideoStudio displays a message and gives you the option to have the project settings automatically adjusted to match the clip's properties. Changing the project settings allows VideoStudio to perform SmartRender. Show startup screen: Select to open the startup screen every time you launch VideoStudio. This startup screen allows you to choose either to open DV-to-DVD Wizard, VideoStudio Movie Wizard, or VideoStudio Editor. Display title safe area in Preview Window: Select to show the title safe area in the Preview Window when creating titles. The title safe area is a rectangular box on the Preview Window. Make sure that your text is within the title safe area to ensure that your entire text is properly displayed on the TV screen. Use default transition effect: Automatically adds a transition effect between clips when new clips are added to the Video Track. Default transition effect: Allows you to choose the transition effect to be automatically applied to your project. Playback method: Choose a method for previewing projects: Instant Playback allows you to quickly preview changes in your project without the need to create a temporary preview file, however, playback may be jerky depending on your computer resources. High Quality Playback renders your project as a temporary preview file then plays this preview file. Playback is smoother in High Quality Playback mode, but rendering your project for the first time in this mode may take a long time to complete depending on the size of your project and computer resources. In High Quality Playback mode, VideoStudio uses SmartRender technology which renders only the changes you made such as transitions, titles and effects, and eliminates re-rendering the entire project. SmartRender saves time when generating previews.

Capture tab

Press OK to capture: Allows you to press OK to start capturing. Record directly from CD: Allows you to record an audio track directly from a CD. Captured still image save format: Specifies the format to which your captured still image file will be saved as. Image quality: Determines the display quality of the captured image. The higher the quality, the bigger the file. Image capture deinterlace: Enables constant image resolution when downloading files, as opposed to the progressive image resolution available with interlaced images. Stop DV tape when capturing stops: Enables the DV camcorder to automatically stop the tape playback after a video capture process is complete. Allow access to capture devices settings: If you need to customize particular capture settings of your capture device, select this option. When this option is selected, the Video and Audio Capture Property Settings dialog box will no longer be available. In its place, several dialog boxes containing capture settings for the capture device will be made available. Show drop frame information: Select to display how many frames were dropped during video capture. Show Recover DVB-T Video warning before capturing: Select to enable VideoStudio to prompt if recovering DVB-T video files is needed when capturing.

Preview tab

Specify additional folders for preview files: Indicates which folder Ulead VideoStudio can use to save preview files. The folder shown is the folder specified in the SET TEMP statement of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Specify other folders if you have additional drives or a partitioned drive. If you only have one drive, leave the other boxes empty. Limit hard disk usage to: Specifies how much memory you want to allocate just for the Ulead VideoStudio's program. If you are only using Ulead VideoStudio and want to optimize the performance, select the maximum amount possible. If you are using other programs in the background, you may want to limit this to half of the maximum file size. If left cleared, Ulead VideoStudio uses your systems memory management to control the use and distribution of memory.

Smart Proxy

Enable Smart Proxy: Automatically creates proxy files whenever a video source file is inserted into the Timeline. Create proxy when video size is (or above): Allows you to set the condition as to when proxy files will be generated. If the frame size of a video source file is the same or is higher than the chosen frame size here, a proxy file will be created for the video file. Proxy folder: Sets the folder location to store proxy files. Video proxy options: Indicate the settings to be used in generating proxy files. To change the proxy file format or other settings, click Template to choose a template that already contains predefined settings, or click Options to tweak detailed settings.

AVI tab

Compression: Shows the available compression schemes. A no compression option is also available. Quality: Drag the slider to control the compression of a file. Configure: Click for additional compression options. Key frame for every _ Frames: Specify the distance between "key" frames used by the compression scheme. Data type: Select from the list of available data types of the currently selected video compression scheme. Use common palette: Select the color palette to use for saving the video.
Load: Click to load a previously saved color palette. Audio: Click to open the Audio Format dialog box where you can change the audio characteristics. Advanced: Click to open the Advanced Options dialog box where you can specify additional settings for your saved video.

Advanced Options

Target playback drive: Specify the data rate of your storage device. Check data rate: Select to compare the data rate of the compressed file to the selected Target Playback Drive. Change this rate to more closely match the data rate of the target storage device. Tolerance: Specify the acceptable percentage of difference on the specified data rate and the data rate of the compressed file. Recompress: Select this option to force the program to re-render (recompress) the project. In most cases, you should leave this option unchecked. Interleave audio and video: Select to be able to specify the interleave ratio between the audio and video data. Pack audio data for every _ Frames: Specify when the next portion of audio data follows the video data. Pad frames for CD-ROM: Select to help make your CD-ROM more efficient in playback by standardizing the video data structure when saving.

Appendix B: Shortcuts

Menu command shortcuts
Ctrl + N Ctrl + O Ctrl + S Alt + Enter F6 Ctrl + Z Ctrl + Y Ctrl + C Ctrl + V Del F1 Create a new project Open a project Save a project Project Properties Preferences Undo Redo Copy Paste Delete Help

Step Panel shortcuts

Alt + C Alt + E Alt + F Alt + O Alt + T Alt + A Alt + S Up Down Go to Capture Step Go to Edit Step Go to Effect Step Go to Overlay Step Go to Title Step Go to Audio Step Go to Share Step Go to the previous step Go to the next step
Navigation Panel shortcuts
F3 F4 Ctrl + 1 Ctrl + 2 Ctrl + P Shift + Play button Ctrl + H Ctrl + E Ctrl + U Ctrl + T Ctrl + R Ctrl + L Ctrl + I Tab ; Enter Left Set mark-in Set mark-out Switch to Project mode Switch to Clip mode Play/Pause Play the currently selected clip Home End Previous frame Next frame Repeat System Volume Split Video Toggle between the Trim Handles and Jog Slider. When the left Trim Handle is active, pressing [Tab] or [Enter] switches to the right handle. If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to make the Trim Handles or Jog Slider active, use the Left-arrow key to move to the previous frame. If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to make the Trim Handles or Jog Slider active, use the Right-arrow key to move to the next frame. If you pressed [Tab] or [Enter] to activate and toggle between the Trim Handles and Jog Slider, you can press [Esc] to deactivate the Trim Handles /Jog Slider.

SmartRender Technology

Speed is usually one of the primary concerns of users when editing videos. While working on a video project, usually, you will want to preview the project as you edit, and it can be quite discouraging if you have to wait a long time to see the results of your work. Ulead VideoStudio's SmartRender feature makes previewing and creating movies a lot faster. When you preview your video project for the first time, VideoStudio 'renders' the project by creating a temporary preview file on your hard disk which combines the video, image, and audio clips with the special effects which you applied to them. The SmartRender feature detects any changes in your project, and if there are no changes, instantly plays back the preview file. If there are changes (for instance, when titles, video filters or transition effects have been added), it renders out only the edited portions, making render times much shorter and faster. The SmartRender feature also skips re-rendering when the properties of the captured video are consistent with the project settings. It only renders your project
the first time you inserted your captured video clips. When you add more captured video clips, VideoStudio directly plays back the project without rendering. In addition to previewing your video files, Ulead VideoStudio gives you an option to instantly preview your project without creating temporary files. With the Instant Playback option, you can play the entire project without having to wait then preview it immediately.

DV SmartPlay

Ulead VideoStudio's DV SmartPlay feature plays a video project directly from the Timeline out to a DV/D8 camcorder without rendering a movie file. It also lets you view your project on an external TV monitor if your IEEE-1394 capture card supports such monitor connection. While you are viewing your project on a DV/D8 camcorder, you can simultaneously record the project to the videotape by pressing Record on your camcorder.
DVD, VCD, SVCD and HD DVD
There are several factors to consider in choosing an output format for your project. These include your desired output quality, target playback device, and viewing screen size, among others. Here are the advantages and disadvantages that picking each output format entails: Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is popular in video production because of its quality. Not only does it guarantee superb audio and video quality, it can also hold several times more data than VCDs and SVCDs. DVDs make use of the MPEG-2 format, which has a much bigger file size than MPEG-1, and can likewise be produced as single or dual-sided, and single and dual-layered. They can be played on standalone DVD players or on the DVD-ROM drive of your PC. Video Compact Disc (VCD) is a special version of a CD-ROM that uses the MPEG1 format. The quality of the exported movie is almost the same, but usually better than VHS tape-based movies. A VCD can be played back on a CD-ROM drive, VCD player, and even on a DVD player. Super Video CD (SVCD) is commonly described as an enhanced version of VCD. It is based on MPEG-2 technology with Variable Bit Rate (VBR) support. The typical

A storyboard is a visual representation of your movie. Individual clips are represented as image thumbnails on the timeline.

Streaming

This is a relatively new Internet technology that allows large files to be played as they are being downloaded. Streaming is commonly used for large video and audio files.
Super Video CD (SVCD) is commonly described as an enhanced version of VCD. It is based on MPEG-2 technology with Variable Bit Rate (VBR) support. The typical running time of an SVCD is about 30-45 minutes. Although you could extend this to 70 minutes, you will have to compromise sound and image quality. SVCDs can be played back on stand-alone VCD/SVCD players, most DVD players, and all CDROM/DVD-ROM with a DVD/SVCD player software.

Template

A work pattern in a software program. It includes predefined formats and settings to save user's efforts and reduce risks of making mistakes.

Timecode

The timecode of a video file is a numerical way of representing the position in a video. Timecodes can be used to make very accurate edits.

Timeline

The timeline is a graphic representation of your movie in chronological order. The relative size of clips on the timeline gives you an accurate idea of the length of your media clips.
A title can be a movie title, a caption or credit. Any text, image, or video file that overlays in your movie can be referred to as titles.

Transition Effect

A transition is a method of sequencing between two video clips, like fading from one into another. In Ulead VideoStudio, there are a large variety of special transitions available, and they are called Effects.
The process of editing or cropping a movie clip. Computer video can be trimmed frame by frame.
Video Compact Disc (VCD) is a special version of a CD-ROM that uses the MPEG1 format. The quality of the exported movie is almost the same, but usually better than VHS tape-based movies. A VCD can be played back on a CD-ROM drive, VCD player, and even on a DVD player.

Video Filters

A video filter is a method of changing the appearance of a video clip, like mosaic and ripple.