3 Find your files
If you’re new to Lightworks it provides on-screen tips; you
can turn them off. Here we have the Log view, which is where you
locate and organise the source material for your project: your
video clips and your audio tracks. When you’re working on a new
project the Project Contents bit will be blank. Click on Local Files
to browse to and import the video clips that you want to use.
4 Choose your video
One of the key reasons for choosing Lightworks is that,
unlike many video editors, it doesn’t just work with one or two
video file formats. It can import pretty much anything, which is a
real boon if you’re pulling in video from compact cameras or
some smartphones. Simply browse to the folder containing your
video and select the clip(s) you plan to use.Jargonbuster!
Frame Rate
How many pictures
(“frames”) you see
per second. Films are
typically 24fps
(frames per second)
but some are as high
as60fps.Colour correction
Adjusting the
settings of a video
clip to make it look
more natural and
blend in with other
clips. Some cameras
tend to oversaturate
video, making it
unnaturallyvivid.VFX
Short for visual
effects, which can be
anything from
special effects to
overlaying text titles.PREVIEW
The video at the
current playback
point. It also tells
you how much time
has elapsed from
the beginning.QUICK TOOLS
These icons provide
access to playback
controls and editing
options, undo/redo
and Record
Voiceover tools.EFFECTS
If you’ve added
visual effects such as
titles, they’ll appear
in this section of the
timeline just above
the video track.VIDEO TRACK
When you add video
to the timeline, it’ll
appear here. Each
clip is a different
colour for quick,
easy identification.AUDIO TRACKS
Not all video has
audio, but if it does,
or you’ve added
some, it’ll appear as
audio tracks below
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