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EDIUS and general editing techniques tutorials

This page will be used to publish tutorials on video editing techniques. Since probably most of the people that visit this page are editing with Edius, the focus will be on this application.

PS. If you use Windows Media Player, then these files are best viewed in Full Screen Mode (hit ALT+ENTER)

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General and EDIUS all versions

tutorial 1: basic information on wipes

file size:          5,55 MB

length:             07:25

video size:      1280 x 1024

codec:             Windows Media Video 9

This tutorial explains the basic principle of wipes. What is a wipe and how can you predict what a wipe will look like in the actual program if you've only seen the bitmap? What do you need to keep in mind if you want to create you own custom wipes for Edius? What color depth do you need, which dimensions etc. etc.

PS this tutorial is best viewed as “full screen” because of the resolution (1280 x 1024)

EDIUS all versions

tutorial 2: constrained title roll

file size:          5,60 MB

length:             06:18

video size:      720 x 530

codec:             Windows Media Video 9

One Canopus forum member was wondering how one can make a vertical title roll that only shows up in a predefined area in the picture. He came up with a solution that needed 3 Alpha Mattes. In this tutorial I will show you an easy way of achieving this. All you need is two video tracks, one title track and one temporary rendered file. You can even use a nice soft border with or without a color. The original forum thread can be read here:

original forum thread

 

EDIUS all versions

tutorial 3: advanced wipes

file size:          5,67 MB

length:            05:13

video size:      720 x 576

codec:              Windows Media Video 9

In this tutorial a more advanced way of using wipes is demonstrated. Have you ever wondered how you can have a Picture-in-Picture image fly BEHIND a persons head, or have an envelope slide into a mailbox, or have a CD-rom disc that flies into the CD-ROM player. So this is not a regular PIP that vanishes into a distant pixel, but a image that is for instance reduced to 20 percent of its original size and that slides into a non visible "hole" in your picture. This effect is too difficult to describe in words, that's why I created this tutorial. Once you have studied this, just let yourself be inspired to create your own custom effects. The beauty of this is that it's all done with a simple wipe.

EDIUS all versions

tutorial 4: traveling line

file size:          2,58 MB

length:            03:28

video size:      780 x 820

codec:              Windows Media Video 9

Does this sound familiar? After your holiday you want to show your friends a video that displays the route that you’ve traveled on a map of the country.  This tutorial will show you how easy it is to create this.

 

EDIUS all versions

tutorial 5: Starwars opening title

file size:          3,63 MB

length:            05:42

video size:      780 x 820

codec:              Windows Media Video 9

You’ve probably seen it, the opening title of Starwars. The title is rotated on the X-axis, it start below and slowly rolls up in excessive perspective and vanishes into a point in the distance.

This tutorial will explain how you can create an effect that sort of looks like this. Not quite, but then again I only used the basic functionality of Edius, so no Xplode Pro or something.

 

Useful files:

Unfortunately Canopus didn’t supply these basic patterns with Edius and Rex/Storm Edit. Feel free to use them.

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You can use these bitmaps in any application that supports greyscale “Alpha” source files.

Don’t forget to use the reverse option in your editing application if you want the pattern to move in opposite direction.

Diag. UL to LR.bmp ; basic pattern from Upper Left to Lower Right

Diag. UR to LL.bmp ; basic pattern from Upper Right to Lower Left

Down-up.bmp ; basic pattern moving from lower to upper part of image

 

Up-down.bmp ; basic pattern moving from upper to lower part of image

 

Lamel 1-Horiz.bmp ; Opens up the image from the centre with a horizontal band

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