NCH Software VideoPad Video Editor This user guide has been created for use with VideoPad Video Editor Version 10.xx ©NCH Software Technical Support If you have difficulties using VideoPad Video Editor please read the applicable topic before requesting support. If your problem is not covered in this user guide please view the up-to-date VideoPad Video Editor Online Technical Support at www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/support.html. If that does not solve your problem, you can contact us using the technical support contacts listed on that page. Software Suggestions If you have any suggestions for improvements to VideoPad Video Editor, or suggestions for other related software that you might need, please post it on our Suggestions page at www.nch.com.au/suggestions/index.html. Many of our software projects have been undertaken after suggestions from users like you. You get a free upgrade if we follow your suggestion. VideoPad Video Editor Contents About VideoPad.............................................................................................................................. 6 Getting Started................................................................................................................................ 7 How To........................................................................................................................................... 8 Dropbox.......................................................................................................................................... 9 Flickr............................................................................................................................................... 10 Google Drive................................................................................................................................... 11 YouTube......................................................................................................................................... 12 Vimeo............................................................................................................................................. 13 NCH Software Suite....................................................................................................................... 14 Software License Terms................................................................................................................. 15 Concepts Projects.......................................................................................................................................... 18 Bins and Folders............................................................................................................................. 19 Clips............................................................................................................................................... 21 Sequences...................................................................................................................................... 22 Tracks............................................................................................................................................. 23 User Interface Main Window.................................................................................................................................. 25 Clip Bins......................................................................................................................................... 27 Clip / Sequence Preview................................................................................................................ 29 Effects Window............................................................................................................................... 33 Dockable Windows......................................................................................................................... 35 Keyboard Short-Cuts...................................................................................................................... 37 Video Tutorials................................................................................................................................ 42 Media Files and Other Content Loading or Creating Clips ............................................................................................................... 43 Capturing Screenshots................................................................................................................... 46 Capturing Video.............................................................................................................................. 47 Screen Recording........................................................................................................................... 50 About 3D / Stereoscopic Media...................................................................................................... 52 NCH Sound Effect Library.............................................................................................................. 53 NCH Clipart Library ........................................................................................................................ 54 Subtitles.......................................................................................................................................... 55 Speech To Text.............................................................................................................................. 57 Editing Batch Video Editing........................................................................................................................ 58 Editing in an External Editor........................................................................................................... 59 Timeline and Storyboard Modes.................................................................................................... 60 1 Adding Clips to a Sequence........................................................................................................... 62 Moving Clips................................................................................................................................... 64 Trimming and Splitting Clips........................................................................................................... 65 Linked and Grouped Clips.............................................................................................................. 70 Bookmarks...................................................................................................................................... 71 Volume Levels................................................................................................................................ 72 Finalize a Project Previewing a Project....................................................................................................................... 74 Saving a Video................................................................................................................................ 75 Sharing a Video.............................................................................................................................. 78 Burning a Video.............................................................................................................................. 79 Lossless Export.............................................................................................................................. 80 Export All Sequences..................................................................................................................... 81 Adding DVD Chapters.................................................................................................................... 82 Backing Up or Moving a Project to Another Computer................................................................... 83 How To Remove a Section from Sequence................................................................................................. 84 Save a Single Frame...................................................................................................................... 85 Watermark Image or Picture-in-Picture Video................................................................................ 87 Blue or Green Screen Chroma Keying........................................................................................... 88 Remove Advertisements................................................................................................................ 89 Create Scrolling Credits or News Ticker......................................................................................... 90 Tools Audio Beat Detection...................................................................................................................... 91 Surround Sound Editor................................................................................................................... 92 Effects and Transitions Video Effects................................................................................................................................... 94 Effect Masking................................................................................................................................ 95 Auto Levels..................................................................................................................................... 96 Balloons.........................................................................................................................................