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USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB Instant DVD User’s Guide Rev. 3 www.adstech.com Technical Support: 562.926.4338 Technical Support Hours: M-F 8am-5pm, PST USBAV700Cover.p65 6/4/2002, 12:20 PM 44 ...
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ADS Technologies North America Office 12627 Hidden Creek Way Cerritos, CA, 90703 Phone: 562.926.1928 Technical Support: 562.926.4338 Technical Support Hours: M-F 8am-5pm PST Fax: 562.926.0518 European Office Shannon Industrial Estate Shannon Co. Clare, Ireland Phone: +353.61.702042 www.adstech.com USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USB USBAV70 ...
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Copyright Notice The USB Instant DVD is an innovative, hassle-free device that is designed to let you edit and archive your home movies easily. ADS Technologies respects the rights of copyright owners and asks that you do the same. The Copy Right Act gives owners of copyrights the exclusive right to reproduce and prepare derivative works as well as ...
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2 USB INST ANT DVD USER GUIDE Ulead VIdeoSudio 6: The big picture ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 An introduction to digital video .................................................................. ...
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3 USB INST ANT DVD USER GUIDE Exporting your movie ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 81 Burning DVD/VCD/SVCD ............................................................ ...
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4 USB INST ANT DVD USER GUIDE Instant DVD Overview Instant DVD is a fun and easy way to get DVD, SVCD and VCD video into your Windows PC so you can edit or archive your home movies. Instant DVD then lets you publish the video to CD or DVD disk or publish to the Internet or send the video back to a VCR or camcorder for distribution on Tape. All the ...
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5 USB INST ANT DVD USER GUIDE Three Ways to Capture Video CAPWIZ: BASIC VIDEO CAPTURE & PL A YBACK This is fastest and easiest way to capture MPEG-1 (VCD) or MPEG-2 (SVCD, DVD) video on your PC. Use the Wizard screens to verify your video connections and video and audio format. Use CapWiz to quickly capture video or send MPEG video back to a VC ...
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6 USB INST ANT DVD USER GUIDE Burn a VCD or DVD movie to disk VIDEO STUDIO: DVD-WIZ ARD A T THE FINISH STEP To use the DVD-Wizard you first save your movie into VCD, SVCD or DVD format and then the DVD-Plug-in will appear and allow you to quickly and easily author and burn your movie to disk. If all you want to do is capture and burn you can skip a ...
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7 USB INST ANT DVD USER GUIDE Create Video and Send Back to Tape While Instant DVD was created to allow you to easily publish your home movies to CD or DVD disk, we did not forget the fact that many users would still like to record finished movies on video tape or preview on a TV before publishing to disk. Instant DVD includes two applications that ...
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8 USB INST ANT DVD USER GUIDE Create VCD or DVD Slideshow Single Step Capture & Burn a CD or DVD disk DVD PICTURE SHOW: CREA TE CUSTOM PHOTO SLIDESHOWS ON CD OR DVD You can create custom backgrounds and menus allowing you to put multiple slideshows on a single disk. You can even add music to your slideshows to create a multimedia experience. DV ...
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9 USB INST ANT DVD INST ALLA TION USB Instant DVD Installation Guide Getting Started 1. Check USB Instant DVD Contents Hardware: (A) USB Instant DVD device (B) 5 VDC Power supply (C) 6 ft. USB Cable (D) 6 ft. A/V In cable (RCA video and Audio to RCA video and 3.5 mm stereo) (E) 6 ft. 3.5 mm male to 3.5 mm male stereo audio cable (F) 9 ft. Audio out ...
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10 USB INST ANT DVD INST ALLA TION In this section we will connect all audio and video cables that you will use to capture audio and video and then send audio and video back to a TV or VCR for viewing or recording. 2. Wire It Up! 1. Connect your video source (VHS, DVD, Laser Disc Player, TV. etc.) to your USB Instant DVD. Connect your (D) 6 ft. A/V ...
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11 USB INST ANT DVD INST ALLA TION 2. Wire It Up! (cont’d) 2. Connect your USB Instant DVD Audio to the Sound Card on your PC. This will send Audio from your USB Instant DVD to your PC. 3. Connect your USB Instant DVD to your TV or VCR. This will send cap- tured or edited video back to your TV or VCR for viewing or recording. Connect (G) RCA cabl ...
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12 USB INST ANT DVD INST ALLA TION Connect the Right and Left RCA jacks of the (F) 9 ft. Audio out to TV/VCR cable to the Audio Inputs on your TV or VCR. Connect the 3.5mm stereo jack to the Line Out or Speaker jack on your sound card. I f you do not have a “Line Out” jack you can connect this cable to your “Speaker Jack”. Then you can plug ...
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13 USB INST ANT DVD INST ALLA TION 3. Plug It In & Install Device Drivers and Software In this section you will Connect USB Instant DVD to your PC and Install Software Drivers. Please read through this section first, then go back and follow these step by step instructions to connect your USB Instant DVD and install device drivers and software a ...
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14 USB INST ANT DVD INST ALLA TION Check Contents - Wire it Up! - Plug It In! - Install Optimize System - Verify Installation - Set Audio Mixer - Installation Summary 4. Optimize System For Best Performance Optimize System For Best Performance Set your VGA Resolution 1024 X 768 is the optimal resolution for viewing video at full resolution. DVD vid ...
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15 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP 5. Verify Hardware Installation Check Device Manager to verify that the USB Instant DVD hardware is recognized by Windows and is properly installed. Win98, Win98SE, WinME : 1.) Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2.) In Control Panel, click System. 3.) Click Device Manager tab. 4.) Double click the Imaging Device h ...
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16 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP 6. Windows Audio Mixer Settings Windows Audio Mixer Settings USB Instant DVD uses your computer sound card to record and playback the audio portion of your video recordings. You need to set up your audio mixers to properly capture the audio. Volume/ Play Control Mixer 1.) Click “Mute” on the Line-In Mixer. If Lin ...
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17 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP By now you should have completed the following: 1.) Made all of the Audio and Video connections between Instant DVD and your Audio/Video equipment. 2.) Connected Instant DVD to the Power Supply and USB Port on your PC. 3.) Installed USB drivers and verified the device is properly installed 4.) Installed all necessary ...
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18 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard Step One : Open Cap Wiz. Click the Cap Wiz icon on your Desktop Or Click “Start” -> “Programs” -> “ADS Tech Instant DVD” and click on “Capwiz” Choose worldwide video standard based on country For more information on these standards, click on “Learn more about wor ...
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19 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP USB Instant DVD Capture Wizard (cont’d) Step Three : Create file name and select file location Step Four : Choose video format and click Finish. For more information on these MPEG, click on “Learn more about video formats” CapWiz manual.p65 6/4/2002, 12:22 PM 19 ...
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20 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Step 5: If you chose MPEG-2 format you will see Step 5. Here you choose the MPEG-2 audio format you wish to capture. Choose MPEG-1 Layer 2 if you want to create a file comaptible with Video Studio, DVD Movie Factory or DVD WorkShop from Ulead. Choose LPCM if you plan to create a DVD disk using MyDVD. Ready: Now you a ...
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21 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Step Six : Press Play on your video source (VCR, DVD player, etc.). Then in Cap Wiz, click the Preview button. After a 2 second delay, you will see your video in the preview window. Step Seven : Click Record button to begin capturing video to your PC. Click Stop to stop recording. The filename will appear in the Play ...
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22 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Using Capture Wizard Video Capture/Playback tool for the first time: You have just completed the Wizard screens to ensure that you have connected your video cables, selected your video format and now you are ready to capture video. Application Icons The icons at the top of the CapWiz screen allow you to easily jump f ...
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23 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Playback Captured Video Playback on the computer screen: This is the default setting. Video will be played back at the resolution it was captured in. 1.) Click on the file name in the Playback List Box. 2.) Click the ? button to begin playback. 3.) To Stop Playback, Click the Stop button Playback to TV or VCR: If you ...
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24 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Menu Options Brightness/Color Here you can make changes to Brightness, Color, Saturation, Hue and Chroma. 1. Move the slider 2. Click the associated button to “SET” your adjustment; i.e. Slide the Brightness slider then Click the Brightness button to set. 3. You will see the change in about 2 seconds. The setting ...
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25 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP A udio/Video Delay Parameters We have worked hard to ensure that audio and video are in synch, but it is hard to predict everyone’s system configuration and timing. If the audio and video are not in synch you can adjust the timing here. Note: 1. Make adjustments with No Video Playing 2. Make small adjustments. 3 Ch ...
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26 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Menu Options: Options The Options menus provide the widest variety of selections in customizing your use of the Capture Wizard application: Click the Options button at the top of the interface to view the Options drop down menu. Show Splash - If there is a check mark next to this an “ADS” splash screen will appea ...
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27 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Menu Options: Advanced There are several advanced features accessible through this menu. Audio - In the Wizard screens, if you selected MPEG-2 for the video capture format, you were given the opportunity to select 48 KHz MPEG-1 Layer 2 or 48 KHz LPCM audio format. The Advanced Audio Options allows you to confirm your ...
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28 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Menu Options: Advanced Split Stream Audio Some DVD authoring programs require the audio and video to be separate elementary streams. Click the box to enable this feature. When you capture video two (2) separate files will be created. Audio file will have the .mpa extension Video file will have the .mpv extension Clic ...
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29 CAPTURE WIZARD STEP-BY -STEP Menu Options: Help About The About box so you can check the version number you are running and it will also display the amount of disk space available on your C: drive. Help Using CapWiz This will bring up an Adobe Acrobat file that will display this CapWiz manual. System Info This will bring up a dialog box with all ...
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30 CAPTURE WIZARD FEA TURES Brightness: To adjust brightness, slide control bar and click Brightness button Contrast: To adjust contrast, slide on control bar and click Contrast button Saturation: To adjust saturation, slide on control bar and click Saturation button Hue: To adjust hue, slide on control bar and click Hue button Chroma: To adjust ch ...
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31 CAPTURE WIZARD FEA TURES USB Instant DVD Wizard Features (cont’d) NTSC countries Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil*, British Indian Ocean Territory, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica,Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Greenland*, Grenada, Guam,Guatemala, Guy ...
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32 SER VICE AND W ARRANTY Service and Warranty: Service: If you require assistance with the installation, operation, or application of your ADS Technologies, Inc. product there are several options available to you as described in the technical support section of this manual. The ADS Technologies technical support and customer service staff can aid ...
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33 SER VICE AND W ARRANTY Warranty : This ADS Technologies, Inc. product comes with a One (1) year hardware warranty. ADS Technologies, Inc. (ADS) warrants this product against defects in material and workmanship for a period of One (1) year from the date of original purchase from ADS or an authorized ADS dealer. This warranty applies only to the o ...
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34 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Ulead VideoStudio 6 Quick Start Start Capturing Video with Video Studio in 5 Easy Steps Before Starting with Video Studio 6 we trust that you have already used the Capture Wizard and captured some video so you know that you have Instant DVD connected properly and that you can capture video 1. Start Video Studio 6 2. Click ...
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Abridged USB Instant DVD edition for Ulead VideoStudio version 6.0, May 2002 © 1992-2002 Ulead Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or storing in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in ...
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Table of Contents Ulead VideoStudio6 Quick Start .......................................................................... 34 The big picture ....................................................................................................... 38 An introduction to digital video ................................................................... ...
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Effect .................................................................................................................. 64 Creating effects ............................................................................................................................. 64 Customizing effects ........................................................... ...
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38 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The big picture Digital video editing used to be dominated only by professionals . Advances in technology, however, made it possible for almost anyone to create desktop video productions even at home. As personal computers become increasingly powerful, video editing software also become smarter. Ulead VideoStudio puts you ...
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THE BIG PICTURE 39 An introduction to MPEG The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) defined a series of standards for compressing or reducing the file size of video to make it easier for computers to handle. VideoStudio allows you to work with both MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 formats to create VCD and DVD movies with amazing frame- accurate technology. MPEG-1 ...
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40 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 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. VideoStudio breaks u ...
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CONFIGURING VIDEOSTUDIO 41 To install VideoStudio: 1. Place the Instant DVD CD into your CD-ROM drive. Click on the Video Studio icon to load the Video Studio Installation screen. 2. When the Setup screen appears, follow the instructions to install VideoStudio onto your computer. Note: If the Setup screen does not appear after loading the CD, then ...
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42 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Configuring VideoStudio Camcorders, VCRs, and VCD/DVD players are common sources of video footage. To ensure a smooth interaction between these video sources and your computer, make sure that the settings of VideoStudio are configured properly depending on the capture device you are using. Check that your device is listed ...
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GETTING AROUND VIDEOSTUDIO 43 Getting around VideoStudio The VideoStudio interface has been designed to make the sometimes complicated task of editing movies on your PC intuitive and enjoyable. The illustration on this page shows an overview of the entire program, while the next few pages detail more specific features. Track buttons Each activates ...
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44 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE ToolTips Place the mouse over a button or object to display a balloon which identifies the item. Zoom controls Increase or decrease the number of frames displayed in the Timeline. Selected range These color bars represent the trimmed or selected part of a clip or project. Trim handle Click and drag to trim a clip. Time uni ...
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GETTING AROUND VIDEOSTUDIO 45 Settings and Commands This button pops up a menu that contains many useful tools such as online Help and Preferences. You can also setup Device control and Capture plug-in from here. Navigator buttons These can be used to move around a project or a selected clip. See page 22 . Trash Can Drag and drop clips here to dele ...
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46 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Home Returns to the starting point of a project, clip, or selected area. Previous Moves to the preceding point of a project, clip, or selected area. Next Moves to the point right after the present point of a project, clip, or selected area. End Moves to the ending point of a project, clip, or selected area. Repeat Plays a ...
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GETTING AROUND VIDEOSTUDIO 47 Load media allows you to locate the clip you want to add to the Library. To add media clips to the Library: 1. Click Load media to open a dialog box for locating the media clip to insert in the Library. 2. Select the desired file. 3. Click Open when you are finished. Note: You can also drag and drop files from Windows ...
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48 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Steps to create your movie VideoStudio is laid out in a step-by-step format, following the items on the Menu Bar at the top of the program, from left to right. Click a step on the Menu Bar to move directly to it. The step you are currently in is highlighted in yellow. It is not necessary to work through every step every ti ...
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START 49 Note: • When moving between steps, VideoStudio Guide - a real-time online Help - is displayed to give you quick reference and tips. You can enable or disable it in the Preferences dialog box which you can access by clicking Settings and Commands : Preferences or by pressing [F6] . • Since video rendering usually requires large hard dis ...
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50 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Creating a new project When you run VideoStudio, it automatically opens a new project and lets you start composing your video production. If this is your first time to use VideoStudio, the new project uses VideoStudio’s initial default settings. Otherwise, the new project reuses the project settings which you have last u ...
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START 51 You can also begin by creating an empty project file using New Project . To create a new project using New Project: 1. Click New Project in the Options Panel or the Start menu arrow and select New Project . 2. Click Browse to select a working folder where all your captured/project files will be located. You can also click Settings and Comm ...
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52 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Selecting a template Templates provide settings that can get you started as quickly as possible. When choosing a template, first know the attributes of the sources you are going to use in the project. Video sources can be already existing video files in your hard drive or still to be captured scenes from your capturing dev ...
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CAPTURE 53 Capture The process of transferring video from your camcorder or other video sources to your computer is called capturing. When everything is ready to go, the video feed from your source device should be visible in the Preview Window. If your card supports a television monitor, you should also be able to watch your video on it. Checklist ...
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54 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To capture video in MPEG format: 1. Connect your camcorder or VCR to your Instant DVD. Switch it on and set it to Play (or VTR / VCR) mode. Check your device manual for specific instructions. 2. In the Capture Step , be sure MPEG is selected from the Format list. 3. Instant DVD Capture Plug-in will be detected automaticall ...
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CAPTURE 55 Capturing still images In addition to video, VideoStudio also allows you to capture still images. The image format can be BMP or JPEG, and the size spends on its source video. To choose your image format, click Settings and Commands : Preferences . In the Preferences dialog box click the Capture Tab and set the format. With Instant DVD, ...
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56 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Storyboard A storyboard is an outline for a movie. It contains a chronological order of the events that occur in your story. The bottom half of the VideoStudio interface is simply an electronic storyboard. You can edit your project either in the Storyboard Mode or Timeline Mode . Click Minimize to switch back to the normal ...
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STORYBOARD 57 Timeline Mode The Timeline Mode allows you to fine tune effects and perform frame accurate trimming and editing. The Timeline Mode shows exactly when and where events in your story occur based on the position of clips in each track. Clips are simply dragged from the Library to the Timeline . They are displayed here as short sequences. ...
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58 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE The Options Panel In the Storyboard Step, the Options Panel contains the Video and Filter Tabs. The Video Tab shown below is displayed when a video clip is selected. Here, you can monitor the length of your clip, control its volume, save a trimmed clip as a new file, or save a selected frame as an image file. In the Video ...
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STORYBOARD 59 SmartRender and Play Project button SmartRender technology allows “changes-only” rendering which eliminates the need to re- render entire video sequences when only slight changes have been made. This is especially useful for rendering across transitions, title sequences, or to check the timing of audio clips in relation to the ass ...
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60 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Preview Files Manager Use Preview Files Manager to free hard disk space occupied by temporary preview files used in your project. To delete temporary preview files: 1. Click Settings and Commands: Preview Files Manager to display the Preview Files Manager dialog box. You can also click Preview Files Manager in the Start St ...
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STORYBOARD 61 For precise control, click on a Trim handle, hold it, and use the left or right arrow keys on your keyboard to trim one frame at a time. Check the Video mark in / out timecodes in the Options Panel to monitor your trimming. The Mark in / out points can also be set by pressing [F3] and [F4] , respectively. You can also use Zoom control ...
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62 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To create multiple copies of a single clip: 1. Select a clip from the Library. 2. Click and drag a Trim handle to set the trim position. 3. Click Apply . 4. Click Load video to reinsert the original video file into the Library. Therefore, there are now two copies of a single clip in the Library. Repeat steps 1 to 4 to add ...
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STORYBOARD 63 Capturing still images in the Storyboard Step A still image can be captured in the Storyboard Step by selecting a specific frame in the Timeline and saving it as an image file. In this manner, possible distortions are avoided since the image is not acquired from a running video, unlike in the Capture Step. To capture still images: 1. ...
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64 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE To add a transition: 1. Select a category of effects from the Folder list. 2. Scroll through the effects thumbnails in the Library. Select and drag an effect to the Timeline , roughly between two video clips. Drop your effect and it will snap into place. You can only drag and drop one clip at a time. Effect Transition effe ...
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EFFECT 65 Customizing effects If you’ve tried a few simple transitions as outlined on the previous page, you really have mastered all you need to know. VideoStudio pretty much takes care of all the details to make your transitions smooth and professional. You can, however, further customize your effects after adding them to your project. The Opti ...
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66 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Overlay The Overlay Step provides an additional track where you can place videos and images to enhance introductions and credits. An alpha-channel is automatically applied to clips placed in this track for transparency. By using an animation style such as fade-in and fade-out, you can interweave two clips, one in the Story ...
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OVERLAY 67 Note: Settings here can be applied to the whole clip or just part of it. Note : These settings are applied to the whole clip. Customizing overlays Fine tune the attributes and behavior of your overlay clips in the Options Panel . Duration Sets the length of time of the overlay clip. You can also modify the duration by using the two yello ...
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68 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Duration Sets the length of time for the title clip. You can also modify the duration by using the two yellow Trim handles on the Timeline. Alignment Aligns horizontal text to the left, center, or right. Or, aligns vertical text to the top, center, or bottom. Font style Bold, italic and underline. Line spacing Sets the spa ...
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OVERLAY 69 Creating text titles Titles determine best what your production is all about. They can be used throughout your project as opening and closing credits, introduction to chapter points, scene captions, and many more. VideoStudio ensures that creating your title clips is as easy as clicking a few buttons and dragging a few clips. To add a te ...
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70 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE When entering a text title, a faint rectangle is visible in the Preview Window. This is the Title safe area , and it is the recommended maximum size for your text. Along with the rectangle, you should see a blinking cursor that indicates the starting point for text entry. When entering text, you can press [Backspace] to co ...
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TITLE 71 Rolling & scrolling One of the most common and effective techniques for presenting closing credits is the rolling or scrolling credits. With VideoStudio, this is simply a matter of specifying a direction and a duration for your text. After you have entered some text and inserted it in the Timeline , click the title clip you have create ...
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72 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Putting it all together To create a long list of credits in a production, it is necessary to insert a series of title clips into the Timeline. To create extended credits: 1. Start by creating one clip with multiple lines of text. 2. Drag a copy of the Title clip from the Timeline to the Library . This is the easiest way to ...
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AUDIO 73 Audio Audio in the form of music, running narration, and even a sound effect is a critical part of any video project. VideoStudio provides you with the tools to make sure your audio is as great and easy to prepare as working with video. The Audio Step consists of two tracks: Voiceover and Music . Insert your narrations in the Voice Track a ...
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74 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Music Tab Voiceover Tab Play/Stop Plays the selected audio CD track. Clicking it again stops playback. Duration Sets the length of time of the narration clip. You can also modify the duration by moving the two yellow Trim handles on the Timeline. Video mark in / out Displays the start / end point of a narration clip after ...
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FINISH 75 Tip: Having the same settings for source video files and project saves on rendering time whenever you use Play Project and select High Quality Preview . However, the best arrangement is to use the same format and settings for source video (both captured and inserted), project, and movie template. Finish In the Finish Step , you can render ...
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76 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Video clip with selected preview area in red Sometimes, you just need to render a part of your project for a quick preview. This is usually done when fine tuning effects, titles, and synchronizing audio in your projects. VideoStudio lets you select a portion or range of your project to render as a preview video. To render ...
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FINISH 77 Tip: To maintain the highest possible quality and keep render times to a minimum, it is best to create your video using the same properties as when they were captured. Thus, you will need to check your captured clip’s properties from time to time when choosing Video save options. To do this, right-click the clip and select Properties . ...
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78 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE MPEG-1 file for VCD A VCD is simply a special version of a CD- ROM. The exciting thing about this format is that it can be read by CD-ROMs, VCD players, or even DVD players. Just about any format: AVI, MPEG-1, or MPEG-2, can be played back on a computer. When you want to create a VCD file, how- ever, you need to use a spec ...
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FINISH 79 MPEG-2 file for DVD MPEG-2 is used on DVDs and digital satellite television and yields highly compressed files of extremely high quality. MPEG-2 files are captured at full broadcast resolution. NTSC MPEG-2 (DVD) is 704 x 480 pixels, while PAL MPEG-2 (DVD) is 704 x 576 pixels. Thus, MPEG-2 files results in bigger file sizes compared to MPE ...
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80 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Creating an audio file Sometimes, you want to save the audio track of your captured clips or entire video project in a separate audio file. This is especially useful when you want to use the same sound with another set of images, or when you want to convert the audio of a captured live performance into sound files. VideoSt ...
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EXPORTING YOUR MOVIE 81 To burn your DVD/VCD/SVCD title in Ulead DVD Wizard: 1. Launch Ulead DVD Wizard either in the Storyboard Step or Finish Step . In the Storyboard Step , click the Video Tab in the Options Panel . Then click Export and select Ulead DVD Wizard . In the Finish Step , click Export in the Options Panel and select Ulead DVD Wizard ...
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82 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE 3. Select scenes to use in the scene selection menu in the Add Scenes dialog box. Use the preview buttons to browse for scenes and click Add to place them in the Scenes list . You can select up to 99 scenes. Select Locate scene frames to search for I-frames only. Select Add introduction video to insert a video clip that wi ...
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SHORTCUTS 83 Recording back to a camcorder or VCR The most exciting thing about Instant DVD is the ability to send your edited movies back to your camcorder or VCR in excellent quality. To record a movie to your camcorder or VCR: 1. Turn on your camcorder and set it to Play mode (or VTR / VCR mode). See your camcorder’s manual for specific instru ...
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84 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Shortcuts Use the following keyboard shortcuts to perform commonly used operations. Start Step [Ctrl + N] Starts a new video project [Ctrl + O] Displays the Open dialog box Finish Step [Ctrl + S] Saves the current project using the same project name and overwrites the existing one. Settings and Commands [F6] Displays the P ...
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GLOSSARY 85 Need more help? For technical support on VideoStudio, visit the following Web sites: America http://support.ulead.com/ Germany http://www.ulead.de/tech/tech.htm Japan http://www.ulead.co.jp/tech/tech.htm Taiwan http://www.ulead.com.tw/tech/tech.htm VS6-D.p65 6/4/2002, 12:23 PM 85 ...
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ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD - page 88
86 VIDEOSTUDIO USER GUIDE Glossary Analog A signal that is not digital. Most VCRs, radio/ television broadcasting, AV in/out, S-VIDEO, and stereos are analog. Computers are digital, dealing in ones and zeros. Information from an analog source must be digitized to be used on a computer. Capture The recording of video or images to a computer hard dis ...
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ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD - page 89
INDEX 87 NLE Non Linear Editing. Conventional editing on a VCR is necessarily linear because you must access clips on a video tape in order. Computer editing can be done in any order that is convenient. NTSC/PAL NTSC is the video standard in North America, Japan, Taiwan, and some other regions. Its frame rate is 29.97 fps. PAL is common in Europe, ...
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ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD - page 90
88 MYDVD 3.5 USER GUIDE MYDVD 3.5 USER GUIDE MyDVD.p65 6/4/2002, 12:24 PM 88 ...
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ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD - page 91
89 MYDVD 3.5 USER GUIDE MyDVD: Get Started CD-R/RW Discs VCD on CD : 60-70 minutes of MPEG-1 video DVD on CD * - 30-40 minutes of MPEG-2 (DVD) video on CD. DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW Discs DVD - Up to 2 hours of DVD audio and video on a 4.7 GB DVD disk. Select from Good, Better or Best Quality video setting. The higher the quality, the smaller amount of ...
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ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD - page 92
90 MYDVD 3.5 USER GUIDE Video Capture from Instant DVD This application allows you to capture and burn either VCD (CD-ROM) or DVD (CD-ROM or DVD disk) movies. You select the type of video you wish to publish, select the background template and either import video or capture video from Instant DVD. Once you have updated the template and button text ...
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ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD - page 93
91 MYDVD 3.5 USER GUIDE Single Step Capture and Burn a CD or DVD disk MyDVD – Direct to Disk – The Direct to Disk capability in MyDVD allows you to easily set up a one step capture and burn sequence. This is the simplest way to archive your video tape collection to CD or DVD. Select Direct to Disk when the MyDVD application is started. You must ...
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ADS Technologies USB Instant DVD - page 94
92 USB INST ANT DVD HELPFUL HINTS USB Instant DVD Helpful Hints: What is the minimum VGA setting? Recommended screen resolution is 1024 x 768 or higher. This resolution will allow you to properly display the full resolution MPEG-2 video which is 704 x 480 (NTSC) or 704 x 576 (PAL). Color depth can be set to 16 bit or higher depending upon Graphic c ...
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