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Welcome to ACDSee Video Studio 2

Creating and Saving Projects 3

Adding and Removing Media 4

Timeline Tracks 5

Using the Timeline Toolbar 6

Creating Selections 7

Adding Captions to Your Video 8

Adding Voice Recordings to Your Video 9

Adding Audio Control Points 11

Adding Transitions to Your Video 12

Recording Your Screen 13

Options and Configuration 17

Producing and Sharing Your Videos 18

ACDSeeVideo Studio User Guide

Welcome to ACDSee Video Studio

Create, Compose, Produce

ACDSeeVideo Studio is a simple-to-use video editing software that allows you to combine video and audio clips, captions,transitions, annotations, and voice and screen recordings into videos in a variety of output formats. You can customize your videoand audio output parameters, and can even then choose to share them directly to YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.

Produce Videos Among the Most Popular File Formats

Produce videos in all kinds of formats, including MP4, AVI, WMV, MOV, M4V, MKV, and MP3.

Creating and Saving ProjectsWhen you first open ACDSee Video Studio, you can begin adding media right away, without opening a new project. After you havefinished this project, you may wish to begin a new one without closing the application. This is also helpful if you have openedACDSeeVideo Studio to a half-finished project, but want a fresh start.

To Create a New Project:

Go to File | New Project.

To Open an Existing Project:

Go to File | Open Project.

To Open a Recent Project:

Go to File | Recent Projects. Select your desired project from the list of the six most recent projects.

To Save a Project:

To save a project, do one of the following:

Go to File | Save Project, enter a name for your project, and press Save.

To save your project under a new name, go to File | Save Project as.... Enter a name and press Save.

Exit ACDSee Video Studio. If you have not already saved, or have made changes since your last save, you will be asked if youwant to save your project. Select Yes, enter a name, and press Save.

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Adding and Removing MediaYou can add media from your hard drive to the Library pane, and then place it on the Timeline for editing and production.

To Add Media to the Library:

1. To add media to the Library pane, do one of the following:

Go to File | Import media.

Click the Add button at the top right of the Library pane.

2. Browse to and select your media, or press CTRL + click to select specific clips, or CTRL + SHIFT+ drag to select multipleclips.

3. Press Open.

You can alsomove multiple tracks from the Library to the Timeline at once by dragging your cursor over the clips and thendragging them onto the Timeline. Or, you can hold SHIFT while selecting the clips and dragging them onto the Timeline.

To Add Media to the Timeline:

To add media to the Timeline, do one of the following:

1. Right-click the clip you want to add to the Timeline.

2. SelectAdd to Timeline at Playhead from the context menu. Continue this action for all clips you would like to add.

Or:

1. Select the clip you want to add to the Timeline.

2. Drag it onto your desired location on the Timeline.

To Remove Media from the Library Pane:

To remove media from the Library pane, do one of the following:

Right-click the clip you would like to remove. Select Remove from Library from the context menu.

Select the clip and go to Edit | Remove from Library.

To Remove Media from the Timeline:

You can remove an individual clip by right-clicking it on the Timeline and selecting Delete.

To remove all of the clips on the Timeline, go to Edit | Remove All from Timeline.

Timeline TracksOn the Timeline, you can arrange your media to create and edit your video. Only media on the Timeline will be rendered as a video.

Caption Track: All captions that you add via the Captions pane will appear on the Captions Track. Move the captions to thelocation you desire by selecting and dragging.

Video Track: All video that you add to the Timeline will appear on the Video Track. Move the videos around on the VideoTrack by selecting and dragging.

Audio Track: All audio that you add to the Timeline will appear on the Audio Track. Move the audio clips around on theAudio Track by selecting and dragging.

Locking:

You can lock any track to prevent editing or other changes being made to the media on it by pressing the Lock button. To unlock

the track, press the Lock button again.

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Using the Timeline ToolbarThe Timeline Toolbar has a number of functions you can use to edit your video.

Zoom in/Zoom out Zoom in to expand the appearance of your tracks onthe Timeline, allowing for precision editing. Zoomout to condense the appearance of your tracks onthe Timeline, to view your project in its entirety.

Undo Use the Undo button to undo your actions.

Redo Use the Redo button to repeat themost recentactions that you undid.

Split Use the Split button to divide one clip into two ormore clips. This allows you to insert transitions andother clips between two scenes.

Select the clip you want to split and press the Splitbutton.

Cut Use the Cut button to remove unwanted clips orsections of clips. (See Split.) You can then pastethemusing the Paste button. (See Paste.)

Select the clip you want to remove, then press theCut button.

Copy Use the Copy button to duplicate tracks or sectionsof tracks. (See Split.) You can then paste themusing the Paste button. (See Paste.)

Select the clip you want to copy, then press theCopy button.

Paste Use the Paste button to add cut or copied clips toyour desired locations on the Timeline.

After copying or cutting a clip, put the Playheadwhere you want to paste, and press Paste.

Seek to left/rightselection slider

Use the Seek to left selection slider button to findthe start of your selection on the Timeline. Use theSeek to right selection slider button to find the endof your selection on the Timeline. This is useful ifyou are viewing the Timeline zoomed in, or if youare working with a large selection.

Seek to Playhead Use the Seek to Playhead button to find the Playheadon the Timeline. This is useful if you are viewing theTimeline zoomed in.

CUDA GPU acceleration This option will be enabled if your computer has anNVIDIA graphics card that supports CUDA. Theencoding will be processed by your NVIDIAgraphics card, rather than your CPU. This will freeyour CPU up to run other programs quickly duringthe production process and will acceleraterendering, particularly for outputting videos with anH.264 codec. To produce faster, press CUDA.

Copy, Cut, and Paste can also be accessed by right-clicking on the Timeline.

Creating SelectionsYou can produce a section of a video, rather than the entire clip, by creating a segment.

To Create a Selection:

1. With your desired media on the Timeline, pull the green selector to where you want the selection to start. Then pull the redselector to where you want the selection to end.

If the Selection sliders are out of sight, press the Seek to left selection slider button to find the start of your selection.Alternately, press the Seek to right selection slider button to find the end of your selection.

2. Select File | Produce selection as...

3. Configure your production settings in the Production Wizard.

You can also play your selection by placing the Playhead before your selection on the Timeline.

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Adding Captions to Your VideoYou can add captions to your video. This is useful for including information, subtitling, adding comments, and much more.

To Add a Caption to Your Video:

1. Click the Captions tab.

2. On the Captions panel, press Add.

3. In the field, type the text you want to add. The text will be added to the Caption Track on the Timeline. Select the ShowCaption checkbox to see your caption when you preview your video.

The box on the left of the Text field indicates the time that the text will appear. Move the text on the Timeline as

desired.

4. Adjust the Font and Size drop-down menus, as desired.

5. Configure options, such as background color, text alignment, and any bold or italics you want to include.

To bold, italicize, or underline an individual caption, select the text in the Text field and press theBold, Italics, orUnderline button(s).

6. On the Timeline, move or extend the caption by clicking and dragging it on the Caption track.

To ensure that your Caption cannot be altered by accident, click the Lock icon next to Caption Track.

To Remove a Caption from the Timeline:

To remove a caption from the Timeline, do one of the following:

Right-click the caption on the Timeline and select Delete from the context menu.

On the Captions pane, right-click the caption you want to remove and select Delete or Delete all captions.

To Remove All Captions from the Timeline:

Go to Edit | Remove all Captions.

Adding Voice Recordings to Your VideoYou can record your own voice narration or sounds and incorporate them into your video project by adding them to the Timeline.

To Make a Recording:

1. Click the Voice tab.

2. On the Voice pane, select your desired recording device from the drop-down menu.

3. From the Property drop-down menu, select your sample rate and bitrate combination.

Sampling describes the data rate of a sound recording. A higher sample rate allows for higher quality sound,however, it also increases the file size. Bitrate determines how much audio data will go to the speakers per second onplayback. A higher bitrate allows for a higher quality sound, however, it also increases the file size.

4. To begin recording, press theRecord button.

5. To stop recording, press theRecord button again.

6. Enter a name for your clip and press Save when prompted.You will find your recorded clip on the Library pane.

To Add Your Recorded Clip to Your Project:

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1. On the Library pane, right-click your recorded clip.

2. SelectAdd to Timeline at Playhead. Your voice recording will be added to the Audio Track. You can also select and drag.

To ensure that your audio clip cannot be altered by accident, click the Lock icon next to Audio Track.

To Remove an Audio Clip from the Timeline:

Right-click the audio clip on the Timeline and select Delete from the context menu.

Adding Audio Control PointsYou can add audio control points to your audio clips on the Timeline to raise and lower the volume at your desired intervals.

To Raise or Lower the Volume of Your Audio Clip:

1. Add your audio clip to the Timeline.

2. At the beginning of the audio clip on the Timeline, you will see a green dot with a line connecting it to another green dot atthe end of the clip. Select the green line and drag it up to raise the volume, or down to lower the volume.

To Add Audio Control Points to Your Audio Clip:

1. At the location where you would like to add an audio control point, right-click the audio clip and select Add Audio ControlPoint from the context menu.

2. Continue to add as many audio control points as you desire.

3. Select the audio control point (green dot) and drag up to raise the volumeat that point, or drag down to lower the volume atthat point.

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Adding Transitions to Your VideoTransitions are visual effects you can add between the end of one clip and the beginning of another. You can use transitions toindicate changes in your video's narrative.

To Add a Transition:

1. After you have placed two clips on the Timeline, click the Transitions tab.

2. Select the transition you would like to use and drag it to where the two clips meet on the Timeline.

If you add a transition at the end of a single clip, and then try to add the second clip, the transition will only be visibleduring the end of the first clip and will not appear at all in the second.

Recording Your ScreenYou can record your screen and add your recorded clips to the Timeline.

To Make a Recording:

1. On the Library pane, press the Record Screen button.

2. Configure your desired settings on the Recorder Panel. See the Setting the Recorder Panel Options section below.

3. Press the Record button.

4. To stop recording, press F10. (To change this keyboard shortcut, see the Hotkeys section in the table below.)

5. In the Save File dialog, enter a name for your recording and press Save.

6. Find your recorded clip on the Library pane.

During Recording:

You can toggle the Pause/Resume button to start and stop your recording.

To save your recording, press the Save button.

To cancel recording, press the Cancel button.

Setting the Recorder Panel Options:

On the Custom area button, click the drop-down arrow to select the dimensions of your recording area. Or drag the marqueehandles to adjust the recording area to your desired dimensions.

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You can also enter a value in the fields above Dimensions.

Audio recording:

To enable audio recording, leave themicrophone button checked. Select your audio input device from the drop-down menu.

To disable audio recording, select the microphone button.

Voice recording:

To enable or disable system audio, toggle the speaker button next to System Audio, or use the On/Off switch.

Annotations:

To add annotations to your recording, enable the type of annotation you would like to add, as described in the Recording Optionstable below. Then do one of the following:

To add the date and time to your recording, go to Tools | Annotations | Add System Time Stamp.

To add a caption to your recording, go to Tools | Annotations | Add Caption.

To add a watermark to your recording, go to Tools | Annotations | Add Watermark.

Recording OptionsTo set the recording options, go to Tools | Options. On the Options dialog, configure the settings as described below.

General

Record Disable screensaver during recording Temporarily disables your screensaver, which isuseful for longer recordings.

Saving Record to Select the file type you want your recording tosave as.

Output directory You can select the location where you would likethe recorded clip to be placed.

Prompt when saving file When you have finished recording, ACDSee VideoStudio checks that you would like to save it.

Temporarystoragefolder

Temporary files will be stored here by the recorder to assist with the creation of the recording. Theywill be deleted as soon as you save or cancel your recording. To change where the temporary fileswill be stored, press Browse.

Annotation Configure options for annotations. To add an annotation, go to Tools | Annotations | Add [annotation].

SystemTime Stamp

System Stamp Options... Press the System Time Stamp Options...button to configure the options.

Position: Select a square to indicate where onthe screen you would like the date and time toappear.

Text:

Press the Font... button to configure thefont, size, style, and color.Press the Background color... button tochoose the background color to appearbehind your date and time.For no background color, select theTransparent background checkbox.

Preview Displays the date and time as it will appear onyour recording.

Caption Enter the text for your caption.

Prompt before recording When you press theRecord button, ACDSeeVideoStudio will confirm the caption you wouldlike to add.

Caption Options... Press the Caption Options... button toconfigure the options.

Position: Select a square to indicate where onthe screen you would like the caption to appear.

Text:

Press the Font... button to configure thefont, size, style, and color.Press the Background color... button tochoose the background color to appearbehind your caption.For no background color, select theTransparent background checkbox.

Watermark Browse to the file you want to use as your watermark.

Watermark Options... Press theWatermark Options... button toconfigure the options.

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Position: Select a square to indicate where onthe screen you would like the watermark toappear.

Input

Video Screen record frame rate Select the screen record frame rate to determinehow quickly the picture refreshes.

Audio Format Select the audio file format you want yourrecording to save as.

Property Select your sample rate and bitrate combination.

Hotkeys You can set keyboard shortcuts for your recording process.

Hotkeys From the list, select the function you would like to assign a hotkey.

Ctrl + Shift + Alt You can select the checkboxes and/or use thedrop-down menu to indicate what you want yourhotkey(s) to be.

Options and ConfigurationYou can configure options to customize and automate ACDSee Video Studio's functionality.

To Configure Options:

1. Go to Tools | Options.

2. Configure the options as described in the table below.

Options Dialog Box:

General tab

Use GPUacceleration

This option will be enabled if your computer has an NVIDIAgraphics card that supports CUDA. The encoding will beprocessed by your NVIDIA graphics card, rather than yourCPU. This will free your CPU up to run other programsquickly during the production process and will acceleraterendering, particularly for outputting videos with an H.264codec. Select this option to produce faster.

Autosave EnableAutosave

This option will automatically save your projects as often asyou indicate.

Autosaveinterval ...minute(s)

Indicate how often you would like to automatically save.

Defaultduration(seconds)

Caption Time Set how long you would like your captions to last.

Transition Time Set how long you would like your transitions to last.

Temporarystoragefolder

The Temporary Storage Folder stores the media you have in the Library while youare working on your project. The Temporary Storage Folder is cleaned up afteryou save your project, and will empty once you produce the project.

Watermark tab

Enablewatermark

Select this checkbox to include a watermark on your video.

Watermark Browse to find the image you would like to use for yourwatermark.

Position Select a square to indicate your desired position for yourwatermark on the video image.

Opacity Use the slider to change the opacity of your watermark. Bydefault, your watermark is 100 per cent opaque, whichmeans that you cannot see through it. As you reduce theopacity, the watermark becomes more and moretransparent. A watermark with an opacity of zero iscompletely transparent.

3. Press OK.

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Producing and Sharing Your VideosWhen you have finished editing your project, you can use the Produce and Share function to finalize and distribute your videos. Thisfinal stage of the production process creates an output file based on themedia on the Timeline. The media on the Timeline and itsassigned effects and sequence are what define the results you see in your final product.

The production process allows you to choose video and audio parameters for your output file, as well as the option of sharing theoutput to YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter.

You can produce an output file from the entirety of the media on the Timeline or a selection.

To Produce an Output File from All of the Media on the Timeline:

To produce your video, do one of the following:

Press the Produce and Upload button at the top right side of the Timeline.

Go to File | Produce and Upload...

To Produce an Output File from a Selection:

With your selection made on the Timeline, go to File | Produce selection as...

To Configure the Output File:

For sharing to YouTube, see the To Share to YouTube section below.

1. In the Production Wizard, select your desired Output format from the drop-down menu.

2. Click the Detailed Settings button to alter additional video and audio parameters, as described in the table below.

Detailed Settings Dialog Box

Format Select your output format from the drop-down menu.

VideoParameters

Codec Video codec specifies the type of video data compression you would like ACDSee Video Studio touse.

Size Select the video image size.

Bitrate Select the bitrate to determine how much data will go to the screen per second on playback. Ahigher bitrate allows for a higher quality picture, however, it also increases the file size.

Framerate

Select the frame rate to determine how quickly the picture refreshes.

AudioParameters

Codec Codec specifies the type of audio data compression you would like ACDSee Video Studio to use.

Samplerate

Sampling describes the data rate of a sound recording. A higher sample rate allows for higherquality sound, however it also increases the file size.

Channel From the drop-down menu, select 1 to have the same sound come out of the left and rightspeakers, or, 2, to have different sound come out of the left speaker versus the right.

Bitrate Select the bitrate to determine how much audio data will go to the speakers per second onplayback. A higher bitrate allows for a higher quality sound, however, it also increases the filesize.

3. ClickOK.

4. ClickNext.

5. In the Name field, enter a name for your output file.

6. In the Folder field, use the Browse button to find the folder you want your output file to be placed in.

7. Press Finish. Your video will render.

8. Press Finish to return to ACDSee Video Studio.

To Share to YouTube:

You can upload your video content to YouTube to share privately with friends or publicly with the YouTube community.

1. In the Production Wizard, select Share to YouTube from the Output Type drop-down.

2. Configure your settings as described above, then press Next.

3. In the Name field, enter a name for your output file.

4. In the Folder field, use the Browse button to find the folder you want your output file to be placed in.

5. Press Next.

6. Under Upload Video Information, fill in the fields, as described in the table below.

7. Press Upload. Your video will be uploaded to YouTube as soon as the rendering is complete. If you have opted to share yourvideo on Facebook or Twitter, they will now open in your browser and prompt you to enter your username and password.

8. Navigate to YouTube.com to see or share your video.

Upload Video Information:

Account Enter your YouTube user account name. Your user account name will be stored in the drop-down menu.

Delete: Deletes your user account name from the drop-down menu.

Password Enter your YouTube account password.

Title Enter a title for your video.

Description Enter a description of your video.

Category From the drop-down menu, select the category you would like your video to be listed under on YouTube.

Tags Enter tags you would like to assign to your video. These tags will help to determine when your video shows up insearches on YouTube.

Privatecheckbox

Check the Private checkbox if you want your video to be only visible to you.

Share onFacebookcheckbox

Check the Share to Facebook checkbox if you want to share your video on Facebook. After you have uploadedyour video to YouTube, Facebook will open and you will be prompted to enter your Facebook username andpassword.

Share onTwittercheckbox

Check the Share to Twitter checkbox if you want to share your video on Twitter. After you have uploaded yourvideo to YouTube, Twitter will open and you will be prompted to enter your Twitter username and password.

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