Based on the basic knowledge learned in the free basic introduction tutorial, we demonstrate some

advanced features related to the Recording and Capturing of Video material in this chapter.

• Introduction to Capturing HDV

• Using Timecode

• Simple Tape Recording

• Recording with In/Out

• Batch-Capture

• Insert Batch List Entries manually

• Restore deleted Clips

• DVD-Video Import

• Import from Blu-Ray

• Capturing via EDIUS Hardware

• Direct-Show Input

• Preview via Edius Hardware

In this chapter we learn about advanced features related to the EDIUS Bin window.

• Introduction to the Bin window

• Modifying the color of multiple clips

• Further Bin views

• Sorting Options

• Sorting manually

• Searching Clips in Bin

• Advanced Search Options

This chapter is about advanced EDIUS timeline features.

• Overlay Options

• Note on Clip Properties

• Basic Features of Using Drag and Drop

• Drag and Drop from the Player-Window

• Drag and Drop with the right Mouse Button

• Short Review on Track Allocation

• Drag and Drop and Track Allocation

• Multiple Audio channels and Track Allocation

• Clip Properties in the timeline

• Inserting several Clip simultaneously

• Moving and Removing Clips

• Zoom and Navigation in the timeline

• Short Review of Trimming using the keyboard

• Trimming with the mouse

• Cutting of Clip Parts

• Cutting via In/Out

• Trimming by Duration

• Creating a new sequence

Subchapter - Advanced Trim Features

Introduction to the trimming mode and presentation of more advanced trim features.

• Introduction of the Trimming Mode

• Trim Editor Basic Features

• Slide Trimming

• Slip Trimming

• Roll Trimming

• Advanced Trim Features with the Mouse

• Optimizing Search Options

• Quick Replacement

Subchapter - Advanced In/Out Features

Presentation of further interesting editing features establishing In/Out points in the timeline.

• In-Point and Position Marker

• Inserting at the In-Point

• Three Point Style Editing Introduction

• Three Point Style Editing via Out-Point

• Practical lesson on Three Point Style Editing

• Three Point Style Editing on a Short Clip

• Four Point Style Editing Introduction

• Four Point Style Editing Examples

• Finding out Keyboard Shortcuts

• Your own Keyboard Short Cuts

• Shifting Clips

• Tip on Keyboard and Jog-Shuttle

• Configuring Jog-Shuttle Layout

• Copying Clips with the Mouse

• Regrouping Clips

In this chapter we will demonstrate advanced features related to the creation of titles using Quick Titler.

• Title Basic Features and Introduction

• Insert Titles via Player Window

• Quick Titler functions in detail

• Using images and logos

• Creating Graphic Objects

• Alignment of Objects

• Using Special Characters

• Animated Roll and Crawl Titles

• Creating Collages

This chapter is about the use and integration of still images and digital photographs.

• Introduction to Still Images

• Export of Still Images

• Creating a Snapshot-Button

• Track-Sync Insertion

• Introduction to Digital Photographs

• Adjusting Photagraphs with the Layouter

• Optimizing the Size of Photographs

This chapter is about basic color correction and the general use of video filters.

• Introduction to Video Filters

• Simple Color Correction

• Applying Video Filter several times

• Saving of custom video filters.

• Simple White Balance

• Order of Filters

• Comparison of Filters

• Saving a Combination of Filters

• Video Filter - Outlook

• Outlook on video filters.

In this chapter we demonstrate how to use the transition effects in video clips.

• Introduction to Transition Effects

• Applying Transitions

• Setting the Transition Length

• Default Transition Length

• Transition with individual Length

• Folder for your own Transitions

• Setting the Default Transition

• Creation of a Black-/Color Transition

This chapter is about audio editing, audio transitions, audio effects and the recording of audio vommentaries.

• Audio Track Basics

• Note on Waveform Display

• Transitions and Audio

• Audio Transitions

• Fading In-/Out of Audio Clips

• Deleting Control Points

• Import of MP3 files

• Setting Clip Volume

• Setting Track Volume

• Setup device for Voice-Over recording

• Voice-Over Recording

• Volume Adjustment for commentary

• Normalizing Volume

• Optimizing speech recordings with izotope VST-PlugIns

• Noise reduction with izotope VST-PlugIns

Chapter 9 - Sequences, Disc Export and Marker (~19min)

This chapter is about sequences and sequence markers.

• Using various Sequences

• Chapter Markers for the Disc Export

• Shifting Chapter Markers

• Several Sequences on one Disc

• Concluding note on Disc Export

VisTitle is an additional software for the creation of attractive title animations and layouts. VisTitle is directly

integrated in the EDIUS user interface and allows easy handling.

• Applying Vistitle Titles

• Quick Editing of Text

• Changing Templates

• Adjusting Template Layout

• Duration and Animation

• Adjusting Size and Layout

• Using HD-Templates

• Adding Animations - adding animations to static titles

• Optimizing Animations

proDAD Mercalli and Vitascene come bundled with EDIUS 6. In this bonus chapter we demonstrate the most

imported basic features of these PlugIns.

• Video Stabilization with Mercalli

• Zoom Stabilization with Mercalli

• Video Transitions with Vitascene

• Setting up Vitascene

• Vitascene used as Title Transition

• Vitascene as Fade In/Out

• Vitascene as Video Effect

• Vitascene as Title Effect

• Vitascene 2 Introduction

I• Vitascene 2 First Look