How to Use AVS Video Editor 5

AVS Video Editor 5 is a robust, user friendly program with a full range of features that lets you make your own videos at home. The drag-and-drop editing screen makes it easy to create impressive videos without previous video editing experience. A basic working knowledge of computers is required, but you don’t need to be an expert to use AVS4You.

With AVS Video Editor 5, you can:

  • choose between all kinds of cool video effects and transitions
  • apply text and credits to your video
  • experiment with picture-in-picture or chromakey effects;
  • use an advanced timeline or a storyboard for accurate editing, easy and clear navigation and video effects application;
  • edit videos from HD-cameras quickly and easily – all key formats are supported: HD Video (inc. AVCHD, MPEG-2 HD and WMV HD), TOD, MOD, M2TS;
  • insert one or more audio tracks into your media file
  • mix or trim audio clips
  • record your voice or live music
  • combine audio tracks with video;
  • split video into scenes and delete unnecessary ones;
  • edit videos of practically all formats
  • save movies to AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc.), MP4 (inc. Sony PSP and Apple iPod), WMV, 3GP, 3G2, QuickTime (MOV), DVD, VOB, VRO, MPEG-1, 2, 4, MPG, DAT, MJPEG, Real Video (RM, RMV);
  • save video project for PC, DVD, DivX/Xvid discs, mobile device, Web,
  • upload your collections to PSP, iPod, Archos, Creative Zen Vision, mobile phones, portable DVD players, burn your video collections onto a CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW, DVD-RAM, Double/Dual Layer;
  • Here’s an overview of using AVS4You Video Editor 5:
  • To start AVS4you Video Editor 5, go to your Start button and under All Programs, find AVS4YOU. Choose Video, and then AVS Video Editor.
  • AVS Video Editor will create a new video project for you automatically. If you already have a project that you’re working on, the program will open your most recent project.
  • Set the project and video parameters.
  • Import the media files that you want to include in your movie (videos, audio tracks and images) or you can capture your video from your video camera.
  • Drag the imported or captured video to the Timeline/Storyboard Area. This sets up each video clip in your movie and so you can edit them.
  • Edit your movie by adding transitions between video clips in the Timeline/Storyboard Area.
  • Add video effects to your video and edit them as you like.
  • Add text captions to your movie wherever you like.
  • You might want to add a video overlay effect, dub in a new soundtrack ,or record your own voice from a microphone plugged into your computer.
  • When you are finished editing, you will need to save your video into a file. You can also record it on a DVD or CD, upload it to a hand-held device, or even create a DVD menu for it just like the pros. or record it onto a disc or upload it to a portable device of yours. You can also create a DVD menu for your movie, just like the pros do.