Revised – Jan. 26, 2010 Table of Contents PART I (Getting Started) ................................................................................................................1 1 About This Manual .............................................................................................................3 2 Introduction .......................................................................................................................5 2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................5 2.2 System Requirements ................................................................................................5 2.3 Installation .................................................................................................................6 2.4 Registration ................................................................................................................8 3 SpeedEDIT Basics .............................................................................................................11 3.1 Online Help ..............................................................................................................12 3.2 Dual Pane Interface ..................................................................................................12 3.3 Video Previews .........................................................................................................16 3.4 The Filebin ...............................................................................................................19 3.5 Cut, Copy, Paste, and Delete ....................................................................................30 3.6 Deck Controls ...........................................................................................................33 3.7 Capturing Clips .........................................................................................................37 3.8 The Storyboard ........................................................................................................39 3.9 Timeline Editing .......................................................................................................44 3.10 Creating a Still Frame ...............................................................................................63 3.11 Transitions & DVEs ...................................................................................................64 3.12 Effects ......................................................................................................................68 3.13 The Trim Bay ............................................................................................................71 3.14 Render .....................................................................................................................75 3.15 IEEE 1394 Output .....................................................................................................87 3.16 Send to Tape ............................................................................................................88 PART II (Advanced) .....................................................................................................................91 4 Project Settings ................................................................................................................93 4.1 Resolution ................................................................................................................94 4.2 Aspect Ratios ...........................................................................................................95 4.3 Pixel Aspect ..............................................................................................................96 4.4 Fielding and Framerates ...........................................................................................98 4.5 Using Project Presets.............................................................................................. 100 i 5 Clip Properties And Inherit.............................................................................................. 101 5.1 Clip Properties Panel .............................................................................................. 101 5.2 The Video Tab ........................................................................................................ 102 5.3 Video Control Tree ................................................................................................. 109 5.4 The Audio Tab ........................................................................................................ 109 5.5 The All Tab ............................................................................................................. 113 5.6 Inherit .................................................................................................................... 115 6 Tool Shed ....................................................................................................................... 117 6.1 Tool Shed Examples ............................................................................................... 119 7 Sub-Projects ................................................................................................................... 125 7.1 Creating a Sub-Project ............................................................................................ 125 7.2 Sub-Projects in the Storyboard ............................................................................... 125 7.3 Sub-Projects in the Timeline ................................................................................... 127 8 Asset Instances .............................................................................................................. 129 8.1 Practical Instancing ................................................................................................ 129 9 Spreadsheet ................................................................................................................... 133 10 File Menu ................................................................................................................... 137 10.1 Save and Save As .................................................................................................... 137 10.2 TMPGenc Support .................................................................................................. 139 10.3 Capture .................................................................................................................. 140 10.4 Voice Over ............................................................................................................. 140 10.5 Render ................................................................................................................... 141 10.6 Render Still ............................................................................................................. 141 10.7 Import EDL ............................................................................................................. 142 10.8 Export EDL .............................................................................................................. 142 10.9 Export Chapter Marks ............................................................................................ 147 11 Windows, View and Output ........................................................................................ 149 11.1 Windows Menu ...................................................................................................... 149 11.2 View Menu ............................................................................................................. 157 11.3 Output Menu ......................................................................................................... 157 12 The Control Tree ......................................................................................................... 159 12.1 Overview ................................................................................................................ 160 12.2 Layer Settings ......................................................................................................... 161 ii 12.3 Layer Fading ........................................................................................................... 164 12.4 3D Position ............................................................................................................. 165 12.5 3D Rotation ............................................................................................................ 166 12.6 Size ........................................................................................................................ 169 12.7 Cropping ................................................................................................................ 170 12.8 Colored Border ....................................................................................................... 171 12.9 Edges ..................................................................................................................... 173 12.10 Shadows ............................................................................................................. 174 12.11 Blur .................................................................................................................... 176 12.12 Color Correction ................................................................................................. 177 12.13 The Master