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when opening shortcut its main interface
opens showing quick options to either
start with a new project or pick a
recent project on the right all saved in
dot MLT files
to start a new project just specify its
destination folder
it's name
and it's resolution and framerate on
video mode including 4k with 60 frames
per second when clicking on start the
project is created completely empty with
no files on it you can import images
sound files and videos up to 4k
resolution by dragging and dropping
these inside the playlist panel on the
left
all files are listed with their
thumbnail name and duration
the main interface is made by several
panels you can undock move around dock
and close with their cross button
you can reopen these by clicking on the
panels on top
the shortcut workflow is very simple The
Playlist panel on the Left collects all
the media files the timeline at the
bottom is the place where you place and
edit your media files to build your own
video
and the preview shows the result of the
work in progress made on the timeline
let's see how to create a simple video
all the media files imported on the
timeline are shown as blocks called
shots spreading through the time and
collected within rows called tracks
by default a single video track is
created but you can add others by
right-clicking and going to add video or
audio track
if the timeline is too small you can
extend it by dragging from its top edge
video tracks collect images and also
video frames within audio
whereas audio tracks contain just sound
or audio from videos without any visual
content each shot shares useful
thumbnails on images and video frames
and Soundwave forms throughout time or
the audio part
you can zoom in and out on these with
your mouse wheel while holding down the
ctrl or command key
the preview on top shows any media
content in two ways with source you can
playback the media content from the
playlist panel whereas with project you
can check the video in progress on the
timeline where its marker is placed in
time
you can move it where you like
and also use the left and right arrow
keys to move frame-by-frame
on each track you can use the mute
button to mute its audio content
and hide to disable its visual content
if you need
besides the main preview shortcut also
includes several powerful scopes with
the peak meter you can check the volume
level in time showing any excessive
loudness in red color the other scopes
can be found under view scopes and allow
to check the audio spectrum or the video
RGB channels during time now let's see
how to edit on the timeline drag any
shot to move it in time within the same
track or in another one
if any video is moved on an audio track
only its audio part will be used
moreover if you overlap shots within the
same track a crossfade transition is
created which softly moves from the
first shot to the second one in
transparency you can right click on it
and go to properties to edit its kind
and options for both the visual and the
audio part to begin or end with a single
shot
you can add fade transitions by dragging
from its top corners this gradually
changes the opacity and the volume level
of the shot as much slow as the
transition width is
whereas to change the extension of any
shot just click and drag it from its
edges
this cuts part of the original content
in the case of videos and audio files to
block any modification on the shots
within a track just enable its lock
button
when clicking on any shot this gets
selected in red color showing all its
options on the properties panel here
adjust its aspect ratio
it's audio sync
or its metadata
you speed above to change the speed rate
of the shot in order to stretch or
shorten it without affecting its
original content you can cut copy and
paste any selected shot with ctrl or
command on Mac and X C and V
you can also split any shot into by
placing the main marker on it and using
split at playhead
any shot select it and use the backspace
key
if you make any mistake use the undo and
redo buttons on the top
or the history panel on the right
short-cut includes loads of professional
effects inside the filters panel
select the shot interested and use the
plus button to browse inside the effects
list
under video you find filters to apply
basic editing on the shot such as rotate
and scale and size and position to
rotate scale and move it on the preview
other effects are dedicated to color
correction and enhancement such as hue
lightness saturation for light and color
intensity
contrast to adjust contrast
and levels to set blacks and gamma
or advanced color Corrections you can
add white balance to correct the
temperature and color grading to adjust
the RGB colors and brightness levels on
the shadows the mid-tones and the
highlights of the shot
besides these adjustments you can also
apply special effects such as blur
chrome key glow mosaic vertigo
and lens correction to correct lenses
distortion if present
with the filters panel you can also add
2d and 3d pieces of text typing inside
and setting color size extrusion depth
and rotation
in case of 2d text you can also place
and size it directly on the preview
under audio you can balance the stereo
channels correct the audio volume and
apply several audio filters such as
low-pass high-pass bandpass and knotch
correct audio loudness with limiter
compressor and expander and apply
special audio delays with delay and
reverb all the effects applied get
listed above in order and can be turned
on and off with their checkmark on the
left
when selecting any affect you can edit
its properties at the bottom or remove
it definitely with the minus button
on most of the effect properties you can
also enable keyframing to change these
during time when turning on the watch
button the keyframes panel opens at the
bottom showing the envelope for all the
properties getting keyframes
these are rhombus markers placed in time
saving a defined property level so that
by applying several markers throughout
time the property level changes by
following the envelope created
these filters are independent between
one filter and another
when your video is ready you can render
and export it by using the export panel
choose any ready template you like on
the left and go to advanced to check or
edit the video properties in resolution
aspect ratio framerate
codecs and audio sample rate if you need
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