You can toggle back and forth between the storyboard view or the detailed timeline view. You can then switch to the Timeline mode, which shows specifics of audio tracks, video, transitions, etc. The storyboard configuration allows you to roughly assemble your clips into their proper order. The Storyboard is the heart of the editor. After capturing our clips, we moved on to Storyboard. We also had a choice of capturing audio-only, video-only or stills. Here, we were offered a good set of options and choices when capturing, including different video settings, audio settings, etc. As soon as we either created a new project or opened an existing one, we were automatically moved to the Capture screen. When we created a new project, we chose from a list of pre-defined project types or could create a custom one. Start is just like it sounds it’s used to begin a new project or open an existing one. You can click on the selectors from the menu bar at the top of the interface and move between different steps as you want. These steps are not necessarily sequential, but logical choices to use when assembling your video. VideoStudio 5.0 uses eight simple steps to guide editors through the movie-making process: Start, Capture, Storyboard, Effects, Title, Voice, Music and Finish. We viewed the tutorial segments, and then ran the program. They were more like feature demos than functional, guided tutorials, but still useful.

A set of Flash presentations, the tutorials provided an introduction to the VideoStudio 5.0 interface and to the eight-step process the program used. We stepped through a few dialogs, and we were done.Ī tutorial was another installation menu choice. After inserting the CD-ROM, we selected 'Install VideoStudio 5.0' from the on-screen menu. We installed VideoStudio 5.0 onto our test computer, a Celeron 400MHz, 128MB RAM, 10GB hard drive system running Windows 2000 Professional. While not perfect, this product could easily be the new or casual editor’s best friend. Ulead Systems’ new VideoStudio 5.0 retains sufficient functionality while providing a simplified, step-by-step interface. Others don’t simplify enough, and leave the beginning videographer bewildered and lost. Some give up too much functionality in their quest to simplify and end up with a barely usable product. There are several low-priced video editing software packages around.

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