Using Split by Scene
Use the Split by Scene feature in the Edit workspace to detect different scenes in a video file and automatically break it down into several clip files.
The way Corel VideoStudio detects scenes depends on the type of video file. In a captured DV AVI file, scenes can be detected in two ways:
• DV Recording Time Scan detects scenes according to their shooting date and time.
• Frame Content detects content changes, such as motion change, camera shifting, brightness change, etc., and splits them into separate files.
In an MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 file, scenes can only be detected based on content changes (i.e., by Frame Content).
To use Split by Scene on a DV AVI or MPEG file
1 In the Edit workspace, select a captured DV AVI file or an MPEG file on the Timeline.
2 Click
Options and click the
Split by Scene button
in the
Options panel. This will open the
Scenes dialog box.
3 Choose your preferred scan method (DV Recording Time Scan or Frame Content).
4 Click Options. In the Scene Scanning Sensitivity dialog box, drag the slider to set the Sensitivity level. A higher value means more precision in the scene detection.
5 Click OK.
6 Click Scan. Corel VideoStudio then scans through the video file and lists all the detected scenes.
You may merge some of the detected scenes into a single clip. Simply select all the scenes that you want to join together then click Join. The plus sign (+) and a number indicates how many scenes are merged into that particular clip. Click Split to undo any Join actions that you have done.
7 Click OK to split the video.