This document provides instructions for various tasks in video editing software, including importing photos and videos, arranging clips to create a story, applying transitions between clips, adding titles, using effects, and motion tracking to follow an object with additional graphics. Key steps include connecting a camera or card reader, selecting files to import, dragging clips into the timeline in the desired order, choosing cross-dissolve or dip to black/white transitions and adjusting the duration, adding titles and adjusting font size and positioning, applying film looks and color effects, defining an object for motion tracking and adding graphics that will move with the tracked object.
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1. How to importphotosandvideosfroma camera
ConnectUSB
Import– camera or card reader
Selectdevice tab – selectyourdevice
Delete options –selectaftercopying,verifyanddelete originals
To bringthemin – selectgetmedia
Arrangingclipsina movie
Firstlyunderstandfootage/clipstocreate the story
Drag filesinthe place indicated
Make itclear that the clipsare startingfrom the beginningandfollowingoninorderto the
end
Make itcohesive
Drag each clipintothe order youwant
To findfeaturesgoontoexpertandontoprojectassets
Drag and drop featuresintothe timeline
To trim feature clickonthe endredline & drag it tothe certaintime youwant
Applyingtransitions
Go to transitionsbutton
Crossdissolve,diptoblackanddipto white are the most professional/standard
Drag and drop the transitionintothe breakbetweenthe separate clips
Transitionadjustmenttabgivesdurationtime–adjustto the time youwant
Trim framessothe transitionmovesinthe action of the firstand secondclip
In the space betweenclips gotothe actionbar – selecttransitions –acts a shortcut
Expertmode – more transitions – categoriesof transitionsinthe transitionbar
Drag and drop transitions
To delete justselecttransitionanddelete
Addingtitles
Selecttitle andtextbar
General bar – selectothercategories
Drag and drop intotimelinelikeavideo
Wait forthe cursor toget ridof the box
Go to adjustments –selectblackarrow tool – selectalignbuttontoput itwhere youdesire
Go to fontbar – choose your desiredfont –clicksize bar andchange itto the size youwant
Grab endof clipif you wantto trimthe time
Rightclickchoose ‘fade inand out’tab to introduce the textandendthe text
Drag and place it intothe timelinewhere youwantitinyourvideo
HD templates –implementoverfootage–sectionabove yourfootage
Effects
Selectactionbar or effectsbar
Selectfilmlooksbar
Drag the effectontoyourfootage
Adjustbuttononyour right – opencoloursettingstochoose more options –adjustthe bars
to yourliking
2. MotionTracking
Selectcliptomake it active
Selecttoolsbutton – go to motiontrackingoptions
Selectobjecttotrack – drag box to define objecttotrack – use handlestoresize
Clicktrack objectbutton
Yellow rectangle appears –pressplaytomonitor
Addgraphic button – add textbutton – place where youwantit, addtextand pressdone
You can see the graphicmovingwhenthe objectismoving
Go to organisertab anddrag footage ontothe trackedobject
Pressshifttoenhance the size
Clickdone