Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User Guide

1 Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User GuideContentsiContentsQuick start.. 1 Welcome .. 9 What s new in Corel VideoStudio Pro X7? .. 9 System requirements .. 11 Hardware acceleration.. 12 Preparing for video editing .. 13 Installing and uninstalling the application .. 14 Starting and quitting the application .. 15 Updating the application.. 16 Corel Support Services .. 16 About Corel .. 16 Learning resources .. 17 Documentation conventions .. 17 Using the Help system .. 18 Corel VideoStudio Pro X7 User Guide PDF .. 19 Understanding VideoStudio terminology .. 19 Learning with video tutorials .

2 19 Using Web-based resources.. 20 Workspace tour .. 21 Exploring the workspaces .. 21 Switching between workspaces.. 26 Using the Player panel .. 27 Using the toolbar .. 29 Customizing the workspace.. 31 Capture and import.. 35 Using the Options panel in the Capture workspace .. 35iiCorel VideoStudio Pro User GuideCapturing videos and photos .. 36 Capturing digital video (DV) .. 40 Using DV Quick Scan.. 40 Capturing analog video .. 41 Importing from digital media .. 42 Scanning and splitting scenes .. 43 Project basics .. 45 Creating new projects .. 45 Using Instant Project templates.

3 46 Setting project properties .. 48 Creating custom profiles .. 49 Editing with Smart Proxy .. 50 Previewing your project or clips .. 52 Undoing and redoing actions .. 53 Showing and hiding grid lines .. 54 Saving projects .. 54 Saving projects by using Smart Package.. 55 Adding cues and chapters .. 55 Organize and find media .. 59 Using the Library.. 59 Sorting clips in the Library by using media filters .. 63 Resizing thumbnails .. 64 Tagging files as 3D .. 65 Timeline .. 67 Switching between Timeline views .. 67 Showing and hiding tracks .. 71 Adding and swapping tracks.

4 71 Using Ripple Editing .. 73 Edit media .. 75 Using the Options panel in the Edit workspace .. 75 Converting multiple files .. 79 ContentsiiiAdding video clips.. 80 Adding photos .. 80 Modifying video playback speed .. 82 Replacing media clips .. 86 Trimming a clip .. 87 Using Split by Scene .. 90 Trimming video into multiple clips .. 91 Saving trimmed clips .. 94 Taking a snapshot from a video clip.. 94 Enhancing clips .. 95 Adjusting white balance .. 96 Applying pan and zoom effect .. 98 Transitions.. 101 Adding transitions.. 101 Saving and deleting transitions.

5 104 Titles and subtitles .. 105 Using the Title Safe area .. 105 Adding titles using the Library .. 106 Adding titles with the Subtitle Editor .. 107 Formatting text .. 111 Applying text effects and animation .. 114 Graphics .. 117 Adding color clips .. 117 Adding color patterns .. 118 Adding backgrounds .. 118 Adding objects or frames .. 119 Adding Flash animations .. 120 Customizing objects, frames, and animations .. 120 Video filters .. 121 Applying filters .. 121 Marking filters as favorites.. 123ivCorel VideoStudio Pro User GuideApplying multiple filters.

6 124 Customizing filters .. 124 Overlay clips .. 127 Adding clips to overlay tracks .. 127 Adjusting overlay clips.. 128 Combining Overlay clips to create an Ultra HD (4K) video .. 130 Applying motion to an overlay clip .. 131 Enhancing overlay clips .. 132 Chroma keying an overlay clip .. 133 Adding a mask frame .. 134 Motion tracking .. 135 Tracking motion of video objects.. 135 Matching motion to a tracking path .. 141 Customizing motion .. 148 Tracking paths .. 153 Adjusting tracking paths .. 153 Using objects on tracking paths .. 156 Using the Path Library.

7 159 Audio .. 161 Adding audio files.. 162 Splitting an audio track from a video clip.. 163 Using Auto Music .. 164 Using the Clip Volume Control .. 165 Trimming and cutting audio clips .. 165 Stretching audio duration .. 166 Applying fade-in/out .. 167 Using the Sound Mixer .. 167 Adjusting stereo channels .. 168 Using the Surround Sound Mixer.. 169 Mixing Surround Sound .. 169 Duplicating an audio channel .. 170 ContentsvApplying audio filters .. 171 Painting Creator .. 173 Working with Painter Creator .. 173 Switching between Painting Creator modes.

8 176 Creating images and animations .. 177 FastFlick.. 179 Creating a FastFlick project .. 179 Selecting a template (FastFlick) .. 180 Adding media clips (FastFlick) .. 180 Editing titles (FastFlick) .. 181 Adding music (FastFlick) .. 182 Applying Pan & Zoom effects (FastFlick) .. 183 Setting movie duration (FastFlick) .. 184 Saving to video files for computer playback (FastFlick) .. 184 Uploading to the Web (FastFlick) .. 185 Editing your movie in VideoStudio (FastFlick) .. 186 Screen capture .. 187 Starting a screen capture project .. 187 Recording your screen.

9 188 Stop motion animation .. 191 Creating a Stop Motion project .. 191 Capturing stop motion images in Corel VideoStudio .. 193 Using the DSLR Enlarged Mode .. 194 Save and share .. 197 Choosing a sharing option .. 197 Saving to video files for computer playback .. 198 Saving to video files for mobile devices .. 200 Saving HTML5 video files .. 201 Uploading to the Web.. 204 Creating 3D video files.. 206viCorel VideoStudio Pro User GuideCreating video files from part of a project (trimmed) .. 207 Creating sound files .. 208 Working with custom profiles in the Share workspace.

10 209 Burn discs .. 211 Saving a project to disc .. 211 Assembling files .. 214 Adding and editing chapters .. 215 Editing a menu template.. 218 Creating advanced menus .. 221 Previewing your movie and menu before burning .. 223 Burning your project onto a disc .. 223 Copying a disc image file.. 226 Creating disc labels .. 227 Shortcuts .. 229 Menu command shortcuts .. 229 Workspace shortcuts.. 230 Navigation area shortcuts .. 230 Timeline shortcuts .. 232 Multi-trim Video shortcuts .. 233 Layout settings shortcuts.. 233 Screen capture shortcuts .. 233 Other Shortcuts.