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The big picture

Digital video editing used to be dominated only by professionals. Advances in technology, however, made it possible for almost anyone to create desktop video productions even at home. As personal computers become increasingly powerful, video editing software also become smarter.

Ulead VideoStudio puts you at the cutting edge of video technology by providing a complete set of tools to cut, mix, run titles, add special effects, and do almost anything digitally possible with your work. Even novices achieve professional results as VideoStudio turns the complex process of video editing into a simple and fun affair.

An introduction to digital video

Tens of millions of camcorders and personal computers have been sold around the world and video capture cards serve as the connec- tion between the two. These cards allow the transfer of video data from the camcorder to the computer hard disk.

The introduction of the IEEE 1394 interface technology also known as FireWire or i.Link and the emergence of a generation of entirely digital camcorders and a new format to emerged - digital video (DV).

VideoStudio fully supports digital video (DV) editing and puts all the advantages of working with this format in your hands.

DVcamcordersare compact and simple tooperate

VideoStudio lets you output your video projects in a wide rangeofstoragemedia

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