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NLE

Non Linear Editing. Conventional editing on a VCR is necessarily linear because you must access clips on a video tape in order. Computer editing can be done in any order that is convenient.

Streaming

This is a relatively new Internet technology that allows large files to be played as they are being downloaded. Streaming is commonly used for large video and audio files.

NTSC/PAL

NTSC is the video standard in North America, Japan, Taiwan, and some other regions. Its frame rate is 29.97 fps. PAL is common in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, China, Thailand, and some other Asian places, which has a frame rate of 25 fps. There are other differences. In the world of DV and DVD, NTSC has the video resolution of 720x480 pixels, while PAL has 720x576 pixels.

Plug-ins

Plug-ins are small utilities in a program that add special functions or effects. In Ulead VideoStudio, there are a few output functions that let you send videos by e-mail, create Web pages or send multimedia greeting cards.

Project File

In VideoStudio, a project file (*.VSP) contains the required information to link all associated image, audio, and video files. You need to open a project file first before starting video-editing in VideoStudio.

Render

Rendering is the process of making a finished movie from the source files in a project.

SmartRender

SmartRender technology renders only project changes, eliminating the need to re-render whole projects and enabling fast previewing.

Source

The source or origin of your media, usually a camcorder or VCR. Audio CDs are great sources for music clips.

Storyboard

A storyboard is a visual representation of your movie. Individual clips are represented as image thumbnails on the timeline.

Template

A work pattern in a software program. It includes predefined formats and settings to save user’s efforts and reduce risks of making mistakes.

Timecode

The timecode of a video file is a numerical way of representing the position in a video. Timecodes can be used to make very accurate edits.

Timeline

The timeline is a graphic representation of your movie in chronological order. The relative size of clips on the timeline gives you an accurate idea of the length of your media clips.

Title

A title can be a movie title, a caption or credit. Any text, image, or video file that overlays in your movie can be referred to as titles.

Transition Effect

A transition is a method of sequencing between two video clips, like fading from one into another. In Ulead VideoStudio, there are a large variety of special transitions available, and they are called Effects.

Trim

The process of editing or cropping a movie clip. Computer video can be trimmed frame by frame.

Video Filters

A video filter is a method of changing the appearance of a video clip, like mosaic and ripple.

Voiceover

The narration of a video or movie is commonly called the voiceover. This is most notable in documentaries such as nature shows.

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