Ulead VIDEO TOOLBOX 2 HOME EDITION User manual

User Guide

Ulead Systems, Inc.

August 2004

English edition for Ulead VideoToolBox 2 Home Edition, August 2004.

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Table of Contents

Welcome to Ulead Video ToolBox .............5

What’s new .......................................................5

System requirements ........................................5

Supported file formats .......................................5

Installing Video ToolBox ....................................6

User interface ....................................................6

Navigation Panel ................................................ 7

File menu ......................................................... 8

Convert menu ................................................... 8

Help menu ........................................................ 8

Creating a video file ..........................................9

Step 1: Determine video output setting. ............. 10

Step 2: Add/Edit media clip ............................... 10

Inserting clips into your project ................................11

Capturing digital video ............................................11

Capturing analog video ...........................................12

Capturing still images .............................................13

Trimming a clip ......................................................13

Multi-trim Video .....................................................14

Creating an image slideshow ...................................16

Rotating an image ..................................................16

Rearranging the position of the clips .........................16

Step 3: Choose a style ..................................... 16

Selecting a movie style ...........................................16

Changing the transition effect ..................................17

Editing text ...........................................................17

Changing the background music ...............................18

Step 4: Create Video File .................................. 19

Appendix .................................................20

Dialog boxes ....................................................20

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Batch Convert ................................................. 20

Preferences ..................................................... 21

Video and Audio Capture Property Settings ......... 22

Video Save Options .......................................... 25

Advanced Options ..................................................29

Index ...................................................... 30

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Welcome to Ulead Video ToolBox

Ulead Video ToolBox allows you to capture and edit video and

output them to various formats so you can view the video on a

computer. Video ToolBox’s guided workflow lets you easily capture,

edit and export video. Capture video from various sources such as a

DV camcorder then edit it by selecting from various movie styles,

trimming, adding text, and more. After editing, save them to

formats such as MPEG-4, WMV, and more.

What’s new

•Designed for Home User-friendly design, so there are simple, task-

focused wizards for most common tasks.

•Batch Conversion Save time by converting a series of videos into any

supported format, without the need for a separate application.

•Auto-Enhancement Auto-adjust the hue, saturation, brightness, and

contrast of videos and photos.

System requirements

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and XP

• 128MB of RAM (256MB or more recommended)

• 200MB of available hard drive space for program installation

• 2GB+ hard drive space for video capture and editing

• Windows-compatible display with at least 1024x768 resolution

• CD-ROM, CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW

• Windows compatible sound card

Supported file formats

Import

•Video: 3GPP, ASF, AVI, DVD (DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM),

MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV

•Audio: AC-3, AIF, AIFC, AIFF, AU, MP3, WAV, MPA, MP4, WMA

•Image: BMP, CLP, CUR, DCS, EPS, FPX, GIF, ICO, IFF, IMG, JPG, PCD,

PCT, PCX, PIC, PNG, PSD, PXR, RAS, RLE, SCT, SHG, TGA, TIF, WMF

Note: Different video formats are supported depending on region or

product version.

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Export

•Video: DV AVI, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and WMV. 3GPP and 3GPP2

are supported in Batch Convert mode.

Installing Video ToolBox

To install Video ToolBox, insert the disc into the disc drive then click

Install on the setup screen and follow the instructions.

User interface

1 Visit Ulead Web site

Click to launch your Web browser and connect to the Ulead Web site.

2Filemenu

Select to open a menu where you can save your project file and set

project preferences. (See “File menu” on page 8).

3Convertmenu

Click to open a menu where you can convert multiple video files that

have different formats to a single format.

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4Helpmenu

Click to open a menu where you can access the help file and view product

information.

5 Options Panel

Displays controls, buttons, and other information that you can use to

customize the project. The contents of this panel change depending on

the step you are in and the selected project element.

6 Step buttons

Click to go to the next or previous step.

7 Media Clip List

Displays the clips, transition effects and text that are used in the project.

Click to remove the clip from the Media Clip List or click to view

the selected clip’s properties.

8 Step Panel

Displays buttons that correspond to the different video editing steps.

9PreviewWindow

Displays the video playback here.

10Navigation Panel

Displays buttons for playback and trimming clips.

Navigation Panel

1TrimBar

Drag the ends of the bar to trim clips.

2Mark-in

Click to mark the current position of the Jog Bar as the start of the clip.

3Home

Returns to the starting frame.

4Play

Plays, pauses or resumes the playback of the project.

5Mark-out

Click to mark the current position of the Jog Bar as the end of the clip.

6JogBar

Allows you to scrub through the project or clip.

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File menu

•New Select to create a new project. Video

ToolBox prompts you to save the current project

before creating the new project.

•Open Select to open a previously saved Video

ToolBox project (VTP).

•Save Saves the current project using the same

file name.

•Save As Allows you to save the project file using another file name or

path.

•Preferences Opens the Preferences dialog box where you can set

capture options and set the frequency to check for updates on the Ulead

Web site. (See “Preferences” on page 21).

Convert menu

•Batch Convert Opens the Batch Convert dialog box where you can

choose multiple video files in different file formats and convert them to a

single video file format. (See “Batch Convert” on page 20).

Help menu

•Ulead Video ToolBox Help Opens the

online help.

•About Ulead Video ToolBox Displays

product and copyright information.

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Creating a video file

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Step 1: Determine video output setting.

Select a video format and quality option.

Step 2: Add/Edit media clip

Select the type of media you want to add or capture then edit the

media clip.

Add media clip Options Panel

Tip: Please read the Description to view the properties of the video

format or the mobile carrier you selected.

Insert Video Allows you to add a video file to the

project.

Insert Image Allows you to add an image file to the

project.

Insert DVD/DVD-VR Allows you to add video from a

DVD-Video or DVD-VR formatted disc to the project.

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