NCH Software VideoPad Video Editor

NCH Software VideoPad Video Editor

This user guide has been created for use with VideoPad Video Editor Version 16.xx

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Contents

About VideoPad.............................................................................................................................. 6 Getting Started................................................................................................................................ 7 How To... ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Dropbox.......................................................................................................................................... 9 Flickr............................................................................................................................................... 10 Google Drive................................................................................................................................... 11 Microsoft OneDrive ......................................................................................................................... 12 YouTube......................................................................................................................................... 13 Vimeo............................................................................................................................................. 14 NCH Software Suite ....................................................................................................................... 15 Google Authorization Process on Windows XP and Vista.............................................................. 16 Software License Terms................................................................................................................. 17

Concepts

Projects .......................................................................................................................................... 20

Bins and Folders............................................................................................................................. 21 Clips ............................................................................................................................................... 23 Sequences...................................................................................................................................... 24 Tracks............................................................................................................................................. 25

User Interface

Main Window.................................................................................................................................. 27

Clip Bins......................................................................................................................................... 29 Clip / Sequence Preview ................................................................................................................ 31 Effects Window ............................................................................................................................... 35 Dockable Windows......................................................................................................................... 37 Keyboard Shortcuts........................................................................................................................ 39 Video Tutorials................................................................................................................................ 44

Media Files and Other Content

Loading or Creating Clips ............................................................................................................... 45

Capturing Screenshots................................................................................................................... 48 Capturing Video .............................................................................................................................. 49 Screen Recording ........................................................................................................................... 52 About 360 Media............................................................................................................................. 54 About 3D / Stereoscopic Media ...................................................................................................... 55 NCH Sound Effect Library.............................................................................................................. 56 NCH Clipart Library ........................................................................................................................ 57 Subtitles.......................................................................................................................................... 58 Transcript Editor............................................................................................................................. 60 Speech To Text.............................................................................................................................. 61 Text To Speech.............................................................................................................................. 62

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Sync Audio...................................................................................................................................... 63

Editing

Batch Video Editing........................................................................................................................ 64

Editing in an External Editor........................................................................................................... 65 Timeline and Storyboard Modes .................................................................................................... 66 Adding Clips to a Sequence........................................................................................................... 68 Moving Clips................................................................................................................................... 70 Trimming and Splitting Clips........................................................................................................... 71 Linked and Grouped Clips .............................................................................................................. 76 Bookmarks...................................................................................................................................... 77 Volume Levels................................................................................................................................ 78

Finalize a Project

Previewing a Project....................................................................................................................... 79

Saving a Video................................................................................................................................ 80 Sharing a Video.............................................................................................................................. 83 Burning a Video.............................................................................................................................. 84 Lossless Export.............................................................................................................................. 85 Export All Sequences..................................................................................................................... 86 Adding DVD Chapters.................................................................................................................... 87 Backing Up or Moving a Project to Another Computer................................................................... 88

How To

Remove a Section from Sequence................................................................................................. 89

Save a Single Frame...................................................................................................................... 90 Watermark Image or Picture-in-Picture Video................................................................................ 92 Blue or Green Screen Chroma Keying........................................................................................... 93 Remove Advertisements ................................................................................................................ 94 Create Scrolling Credits or News Ticker......................................................................................... 95

Tools

Effect Masking................................................................................................................................ 96

Animating Video Effects ................................................................................................................. 97 Custom Effect Chains..................................................................................................................... 100 Video Stabilization.......................................................................................................................... 101 Auto Ducking .................................................................................................................................. 103 Audio Fade Points.......................................................................................................................... 104 Equalizer......................................................................................................................................... 106 Surround Sound Editor................................................................................................................... 109

Effects and Transitions

Video Effects................................................................................................................................... 111

Audio Effects................................................................................................................................... 112 Transitions...................................................................................................................................... 115 VirtualDub Video Effect Plugins ..................................................................................................... 117

Effects - Motion and Transforms

Crop................................................................................................................................................ 118

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Zoom.............................................................................................................................................. 119 Mirror.............................................................................................................................................. 120 Motion............................................................................................................................................. 121 Motion Blur...................................................................................................................................... 122 Pan & Zoom.................................................................................................................................... 123 Place in 360 .................................................................................................................................... 124 Position........................................................................................................................................... 125 Reverse .......................................................................................................................................... 126 Rotate............................................................................................................................................. 127 Rotate and Flip............................................................................................................................... 128 Flip................................................................................................................................................. 129 Scale .............................................................................................................................................. 130 Shake............................................................................................................................................. 131 Speed Change................................................................................................................................ 132 Split Screen .................................................................................................................................... 134 View in 360..................................................................................................................................... 135 Wrap............................................................................................................................................... 136

Effects - Aspect Ratio Transforms

Crop to Aspect Ratio ...................................................................................................................... 137

Letterbox to Aspect Ratio............................................................................................................... 138 Stretch to Aspect Ratio................................................................................................................... 139

Effects - Blending and Color Correction

Auto Levels..................................................................................................................................... 140

Color Adjustments.......................................................................................................................... 141 Color Boost..................................................................................................................................... 142 Color Curves................................................................................................................................... 143 Color Lookup Table........................................................................................................................ 144 Exposure......................................................................................................................................... 145 Green Screen ................................................................................................................................. 146 Hue................................................................................................................................................. 147 Saturation ....................................................................................................................................... 148 Temperature................................................................................................................................... 149 Transparency.................................................................................................................................. 150

Effects - Filters

Blur................................................................................................................................................. 151

Circular Blur.................................................................................................................................... 152 Directional Blur............................................................................................................................... 153 Radial Blur...................................................................................................................................... 154 Amber............................................................................................................................................. 155 Aqua............................................................................................................................................... 156 Black and White.............................................................................................................................. 157 Censor............................................................................................................................................ 158 Electric............................................................................................................................................ 159 Glitch.............................................................................................................................................. 160 Hue Cycle....................................................................................................................................... 161 Negative......................................................................................................................................... 162 Night Vision..................................................................................................................................... 163

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