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Video Editing Software

User Guide for

The
Teachers of the
ESM School District

Compiled by:

Becky Wenner
Secondary Technology Coordinator
ESM High School & Pine Grove Middle School
rwenner@esmschools.org

and

Cyndee Brazill
ESM High School
Computer Lab Teaching Assistant
cbrazill@esmschools.org

Resources: Ulead Users Guide, 2005, BOCES Mini Users Guide,2005, www.manifest-tech.com, 2007
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Introduction

Ulead Video Studio 9 is an easy to use video editing software that allows even the
novice of movie makers to produce a professional project complete with sound, titles,
text, still images, overlays, and transitions. For assisted editing, Video Studio 9 includes
a Movie Wizard for automated movie making, a DV-to-DVD Wizard for transferring
tapes to disc, and automatic music analysis and soundtrack generation.

STEP 1:

Starting a New Movie Project (creating a “Working Folder”)

Before you start, create a new folder in your network account that will hold all your video
files, audio files, and images. This will be known as your “working folder”.

Move any files (video, audio, stills) into this folder so everything you are going to use
within your slide show/movie are being pulled from the same location.

STEP 2 – Open the Program

Welcome Screen

Open the program by double clicking on the desktop icon.

The program starts up with a simple Welcome screen, offering the three main
applications:
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Select one of the video editing modes below that best meets your needs from
quick and easy to a masterpiece production:

DV (digital video)-to-DVD Wizard: allows you to capture video, add a theme

template to it, then burn it into a disc.

Video Studio Movie Wizard: ideal for users who are new to video editing. It
guides you through the movie production process in three quick, easy steps.

VideoStudio Editor: gives you the full editing features of VideoStudio. It

provides you total control over the movie production process, from adding clips,
titles, effects, overlays, and music to making the final movie on disc or other
medium.

Step 3: Select VideoStudio Editor (in order to set your preferences)

Setting Preferences

Project settings determine how your movie project is rendered. Rendering is the
process by which VideoStudio converts raw video, titles, sounds, and effects into a
continuous stream of data, which can be played back in your computer.

Project preferences serve as your template for previewing your movie projects.
Preferences can only be changed while in the Ulead Video Studio Editor mode (not from
the Wizard).

1. From the File menu, choose

Preferences.
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2. When the Preference dialog box opens, do the following under the General Tab:

• Uncheck the Relink Checking

option

• Check the Show message when

inserting first video clip…. option
(this enables a prompt message
when it detects that an inserted
video clip’s properties don’t match
with the current project settings.)

• Check Show startup screen option

(allows you to choose between the
Wizard and VideoStudio Editor
options when program opens)

• Make sure the Use default

transition effect option is selected.
Click the dropdown arrow button to
choose the transition effect (this will automatically place the same
transition between each of your image or video clips.)

• Change the Working folder option to the folder you created in your
network account. Click the dropdown arrow button to navigate to your
network account to choose the folder.

Click on the Edit tab:

• Change the Default inserted image/

clip duration option: specifies the
default clip length for all image clips
and colors that will be added in your
video project. Unit of time is in
seconds.

• Change the Default inserted transition effect duration option: specifies

duration of the transition effect applied to all clips in your video project, in
seconds.
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Click on the Capture Tab:

• Check Press OK to capture: Allows you to press OK to start capturing.

• Check Record directly from CD: Allows you to record an audio track directly
from a CD.

STEP 4: Close program, reopen, and choose Movie Wizard (or choose the
Wizard under Tools from the menu bar)

MOVIE WIZARD

If you are new to video editing or you want to quickly make a movie, you can use the
Movie Wizard to assemble video clips and images, add background music and titles,
then output in the final movie as a video file, burn it into a disc, or further edit the movie
in VideoStudio Editor.

Part 1: Add video and images

Assemble your video and images into a movie

1. Click one of the following buttons to

add video and images to your movie:

Click Capture to import video

footage or images into your
computer directly from your
camera (MAKE SURE TO
HAVE CAMERA
CONNECTED TO THE
COMPUTER BEFORE
SELECTING).

Click Insert Video to add

video files of different formats
such as AVI, MPEG and WMV.

Click Insert Images to add still images. (You can create a photo
slideshow if you choose to only add images).

Click Insert DVD/DV-VR to add video from a DVD-Video/DVD-VR

formatted disc or from your hard drive (network account, etc.)
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Tip: Click Library to open the media library that contains video clips
and still images that come with VideoStudio. Click and drag your
selection to the Media Clip List OR use the Add to Media Clip List
button. You can add your own video or images to the library by clicking
the folder button

Step 5: Using the steps above, insert 4 images or video clips for a practice
movie. If you do not have any files to use in your network account, navigate to
the District Wide Public Drive and use the images in the “Ulead Workshop” folder.

2. The video and image clips that you selected for your movie are added to the
Media Clip List.

Jog Slider Mark In/Mark

Out Handles

Library
Sort Clips

Media Clip Navigation

List Panel

Clock
Button
3. You can rearrange the order of the clips by either dragging them to the desired
sequence or by clicking the Sort Clips button (choose from options window).

4. You can rotate any of the pictures by hitting the rotate buttons.
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5. To preview the clips, select each clip in the Media Clip List and use the Jog
Slider and Navigation Panel buttons. When trimming a clip, drag the Mark-in
and Mark-out handles to select the desired start and end points of the clip.

6. Click the clock button to automatically split video clips into

smaller clips based on their shooting date and time.

7. When finished, click the Next button to continue to Step 2.

Note: Capturing video and images from your camcorder is covered

later in this tutorial – see page

STEP 6: Using the steps above, try your hand at previewing your clips,
rearranging their order, rotating the images, etc.

Part 2: Select a Theme Template

Templates are an easy way to jazz up any movie by applying a theme template that
goes along with your movie content. Each template provides a different theme, which
comes with preset start and ending video clips, transitions, title and background music.

1. Select a theme template from the

Theme template list.

2. Use the drop down arrow to

choose between Home Movies
and Slideshow. Home Movie
templates allow you to create
movies that include both video
and images while Slideshow
templates are used exclusively
for creating image slideshows.
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Time to Save!!

Click , then select save.

Note: If you accessed the movie wizard from within VideoStudio Editor mode, the
above button will not appear and you will have to save from the File Menu when you go
back to the editor.

3. To set the overall length of your movie, click .

For Home Movies, specify the following options in the Duration dialog box:

• Fit to video duration:

Keeps the current movie
duration.

• Fit to background music:

Adjusts the movie duration
to fit into the length of the
background music.
(background music is added
automatically in the second
step of the Movie Wizard).

• Specify duration: Lets you

define a custom duration for
the whole movie.
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For Slideshow templates, specify Smart Pan & Zoom in the settings dialog box.
Smart Pan & Zoom automatically focuses the pan and zoom motion to important
parts of the image like the face.

• Fit to image duration: Trims the

music background to fit the total
duration of the slideshow

• Fit to background music tempo

and duration: Adjusts the duration
of each clip and the total duration of
the slideshow to fit the background
music’s tempo and duration.

5. Click to open the Mark Clips dialog box. Select an image/video

clip then click Must or Optional to specify whether or not to include the clip in
the show.
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4. To replace the title, first select

the present title from the Title
list. Double click the preset text
in the preview pane, and then
type in your text.

5. Click to change
text-formatting options (font,
size, color, etc.)

6. Drag corner handles to resize

text, and drag blue handle to
position shadow.

7. To replace the background

music, click
to open the
Audio options window.

8. Click Add Audio and navigate to the location

of the desired music file. Highlight the music
file and click Open. Click the speaker button
to specify music file settings. Click OK when
finished.

Note: Make sure that your background music is 30 seconds or longer if you want to
fit the video to the music. If the music duration is less than 30 seconds, the music will
not be looped leaving the remaining video without any background music

9. Use the Volume slider to adjust the volume of the background music with respect to
the video’s audio. Dragging the slider to the left increases the volume of the
background music and decreases the volume of the video’s audio.

Load
Remove background
background music
music
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STEP 7: Using the steps above, apply a Theme Template, set the overall length of
the movie, mark a clip (that you do not want to include in the show), replace the
existing title, format the font, and either remove the existing background music,
or replace using one of the provided music CDs.

10. Click Next.

Part 3: Finish (YAHOO!!!)

From the finish window, select how to

output the final movie by clicking on one
of the following three options:

Output your movie as a video file that can be played back on

the computer.

Burn your movie onto a

disc.

Make further edits to your movie using VideoStudio Editor.

Create Video File

1. Choose one of the listed movie templates from the

options window.
• Choose WMV if you want it to be able to be played
on any computer using Windows Media Player.
• For out put on a DVD – choose one of the NTSC
settings.

2. Navigate to the location of where you want to save the movie file, type in a name,
and hit save.

You will now have 2 copies of your movie. One still remaining as a Ulead file allowing
you at anytime to go back and edit and the other as a Windows Media file.
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Step 8: Using the steps above, finalize your movie as a WMV file and save to your
network account.

VIDEO STUDIO EDITOR

VideoStudio Editor provides a step-by-step workflow that makes creating movies simple
and easy.

The User Interface

Step Panel
Menu Bar

Options Panel
Library

Preview
Window

Jog Slider
& Trim
Ripple
Handles
Editing

Insert Media
File button

Track buttons Navigation Panel

Project TimeLine Views

Storyboard View
The fastest and simplest way to add videos and images to your movie
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Timeline View
The most comprehensive display of all the elements in your movie project.

Audio View
Use this view to visually adjust the volume levels of video, voice, and music clips.

Adding Video and Images

There are three ways you can add clips toyour project. If you want to import video from
device, begin by clicking the Capture tab from the Step Panel.

1. In the Capture step, click Capture Video

to import content from your device (camera).
2. Specify Duration, Source, and
Format for capturing, then
select whether to capture video
or save a frame from the
video as a still image
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Another way to add video and images to your project is to add your media clips to the
Library in the Edit step. You will then drag and drop them into the Story Board View.

1. Choose between
Image or Video using
the drop down arrow
(depending on what
file types you want to
add to the library)

2. Click the Load media

button to open a
dialog box for locating
the media clip to
insert in the library.

3. Select the desired file(s).

4. Click Open when you are

finished.

5. To arrange the clips in

the Timeline, simply drag
each clip to the desired
position. (Tip: hold down
the Ctrl button on your
keyboard to allow the
selection of multiple files
at one time).

6. To delete an image simply

select the clip you want to
delete, and hit the delete key on
your keyboard (or right click on
the clip for the delete option)
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The final method for uploading files is to click the Insert

Media File button, located to the left of the Timeline.

1. Click the button.

2. Choose which type of media you want to upload.
3. Navigate to the location of the file.
4. Click open when ready.

Enhancing Movie Content

Add style to each movie component by using Video Filters and the Pan & Zoom effect.

1. Select Video Filter

from the Library,
then apply the
Ghost Motion filter
to the father and
son video by
dragging and
dropping the filter
on top of the video
clip in the Timeline.

2. Click the sailboat thumbnail in the

Timeline then select Pan & Zoom and
choose one of the presets by clicking the
arrow.
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Add Transition Effects

Insert an effect in between clips to create smooth transitions.

1. Select Transition from the

Library and then select Flashback.
Select on of the presets then drag it
to the box between the first and
second clips in the Timeline.

Try experimenting with different effects such as Mask, Film, Stretch, and more and
apply them as the other transitions.

Note: If you set up under preferences a default transition, that transition will
automatically appear in-between each clip when you start inserting them into
the Timeline.

Decorate with Overlays

Add objects and frames to decorate your clips.

1. Switch to Timeline View then

select Decoration: Frame
from the Library.
2. Drag the Turnpage frame
thumbnail to the Overlay Track
in the Timeline then position it
under the sailboat.
3. Right-click the clip in the
Preview Window then select
Fit to Screen so that it covers
the entire video frame.
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4. Trim the Overlay clip to match

the sailboat clip duration by
dragging its handles in the
Timeline.

Add Titles

Add animated titles to your clips or credits to your project.

1. Select Title from the

library.
2. Drag one of the title
thumbnails to the Title
Track, or to create your
own, double-click on the
Preview window and
enter your text.
3. Specify the font type,
size, and color.
4. Use the textbox handles
to reposition and resize.

5. Click the Animation tab and apply a Moving Path effect to

the text.
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Add Music

Add a music soundtrack or voiceover to your project.

1. Select Audio from the

Library, then select an
audio clip and drag it to
the Music Track in the
Timeline.
2. Trim the duration of the
audio clip so that it
matches the duration
of your project

3. Click Fade-in and Fade-out

buttons so that the music
enters and exits smoothly.
Tip: Add customized
music tracks to your
project through the Auto
Music tab or add music
from CDs using the
Import from Audio CD.

Share Your Video

Output your movie project in various ways such as a DVD, video/audio files, online
videos, or DV recordings.

1. Click the Share Tab.

2. Click one of three video

output options listed on
the left. (see attached
handout for complete
description of each
option).