Creating a new project from the Start Page:

1. Run AVS Video Editor clicking the AVS Video Editor icon at your desktop or go to the Start menu -> Programs -> AVS Media -> AVS Video Editor -> AVS Video Editor.

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   At the Start Page click the New Project button .

   
   

3. The Project Parameters wizard will start. It will suggest that you set the parameters for your project at the very beginning of your work. It is strongly recommended to set project parameters according to the source file parameters or according to your output movie to avoid quality losses.

   
   

   

   
   

   At the first step of the Project Parameters wizard you should enter the file name for your project and set it's location. Click the Browse... button to open the standard windows explorer menu and select the project location. Please take into account that you will get an info message in case a project with the name you typed already exists. After you finished, please click the Next>> button.

   
   

   

   
   

   For DVD creation it'll be the best to select DVD NTSC (720x480; 29.97 fps. 48000 Hz Stereo) or DVD PAL (720x576; 25 fps. 48000 Hz Stereo) preset from the Presets drop-down combo box. If you are new to video editing we'd like you not to change any of the default settings represented in existing presets.

4. Click the Finish button. Now you have created a project and are ready to start Capturing source video from the camera.

To create a new project in the middle of your work with AVS Video Editor please go to the File menu -> Project -> New Project or just press Ctrl+N at your keyboard. After that follow the steps 3-4 described above.

To capture video please make sure that your camera is connected to your computer and all of the necessary drivers are installed. In AVS Video Editor click the Capture button in the Start menu pane. After that AVS Capture Wizard wizard will start. Depending on the video capture device AVS Capture Wizard will look differently.

For example, using a camera as a capture device, you should set the following parameters for video capturing at the Device tab:

1. Select a Video Device from the list of the available video devices. It is the list of devices available in the system. Note, that it's possible to change video device settings clicking the Configure button.
2. Set Video Input.
3. Set Video Standard from the list of available video standards.
4. Select Output size in the drop-down combo box.
5. Note that you can change Frame Rate clicking the appropriate button.
6. To modify audio parameters, first select Audio Device or mute it checking the appropriate check-box and select Audio Input and output Audio Format.

At the Record tab of AVS Capture Wizard you should specify output format settings. Note that you can select between the original or custom format settings. In case you select custom video and audio settings, find out the opportunity to modify video codec parameters clicking the Advanced... button. Here you should also enter the file name for your saved movie and set its location.

At the Schedule tab you can also split the output file by size or by time. Besides, it's possible to set stop capture parameters for your convenience.

To start/pause/stop capturing please use the appropriate buttons. You can visually judge the capturing process with the help of Preview.

After capturing process is complete, click the Next>> button and AVS Capture Wizard will suggest that you import the captured material into AVS Video Editor. For further convenience while editing project you might want to split the imported file into scenes. Each scene will be displayed as a separate clip in the Media Library. For that check the Enable Scene Detection check-box and choose the type of importing video from the list. After you are done, click the Import Media button.

You can visually judge the importing process with the help of Preview. To cancel importing click the Cancel button. You can also see the quantity of scenes found in the imported movie.

Please note that you can simply drag the files to be imported from the Explorer and drop them to the Media Library.

And now you should place the imported videos to the storyboard.

1. To start placing the captured videos to the storyboard please click the Make Video icon in Create Movie menu pane.

After that you will find the Media Library items and the clips present in the highlighted item in the Media Library and the Workspace displayed in the Storyboard mode. Working in this mode you can add or remove video or image clips from your project, change the sequence of clips at storyboard, trim video clips or set the duration of image clips added to your project.

2. To add video clips to the storyboard please use the drag-and-drop method: drag the desired video icon from the Media Library to the Storyboard:

3. To change the sequence of your clips it's convenient to use the Move Left and Move Right buttons. Note that there is an opportunity to use multiselection feature: all of the video clips selected in the Media Library will be added to the Storyboard.

When all of the necessary video clips are added, it's time to create a DVD menu.

For DVD creation AVS Video Editor will suggest you to create a DVD disc menu. In this relation we'd like to draw your attention to the DVD Menu button in Burn Disc menu pane.

There is a number of styles you can select to use for a DVD menu. To select the style you like best please follow the steps below:

1. Select the DVD Menu button in the Burn Disc menu pane.

2. Navigating among styles reflected in the Media Library select the desired style icon.

3. Drag and drop it to the workspace or click the Apply Style button.

4. To preview the DVD menu please use Remote Control Emulator, which is located in the left part of the workspace.

After you finish, everything is ready to go to the final step - DVD burning.

To start burning DVD please click the Burn Disc button in Burn Movie menu pane. Right after that the Save Movie To VCD/SVCD/DVD wizard will start. Your movie will be converted to the DVD format and saved to your hard drive. After that the burning process will start.

Here you should select a Profile from the list of the available DVD Profiles depending on the output quality. Do not forget to select the appropriate DVD Profile (PAL or NTSC) depending on the country you live in. In case you want to include a DVD menu please make sure that the Create DVD Menu check-box is checked. After you finish, please click the Next>> button.

At the next step of the Save Movie To VCD/SVCD/DVD wizard you should enter the file name for your saved movie and set the location. Click the Browse... button to open the standard windows explorer menu and select the movie location. After you are done, click the Start button to start converting your movie into the selected format and burn it to CD. You can visually judge the conversion process with the help of Conversion Preview.

Burning DVD

After the file structure for your movie is created, the disc will be recorded using the internal AVS Video Editor burn engine. You do not need any other additional programs to burn your created discs.

Please make sure that you inserted a DVD±R/RW disc in the drive and select the necessary DVD-drive from the list, in case you have several drives in your system.

After the burning process is over, the DVD will be ejected automatically. Now, you can watch the created movie on a home DVD-player!