MAGNIFICENT!!!!! I've had 13 for over 4 years now but only ever learned a few basic functions and stopped using it for over 2 years. I'm now making gaming vids for UA-cam and have forced myself to get a bit more in depth. I learned a LOT from this one vid. In fact, I'm going to have to watch it again and take notes. Then I'll move on to your subsequent vids (I assume you have some!!!!). Thanks from Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This is an incredibly complicated and difficult program, but your video is really appreciated. It's going to require many many viewings of it. Thank you for all your hard work on this tutorial, Zen.
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Excellent video!! Thank you for taking the time to do this video for novices like me. I just got the program yesterday and after watching this video I feel like I've got a good foundation. I watched some of the shorter "beginner" videos from other UA-camrs but they were not nearly as helpful as yours because you rightly assumed that the viewer knew nothing and you took your time. By the time I was midway through the video I paused and subscribed because I knew I had stumbled onto the right channel. Can't wait to view your other tutorials!
Greatest video editing tutorial of all time dude. Seriously, thank you so much haha. I've been listening to every second of this video and I feel like I learned so much. Can't wait to watch your other vids!
But i was having problems, i could't import to the timeline, i tried mp3 and mov, and the program said that didn't know what the problem was, have you experienced that?
it was mov's but then i converted to mp3, yes o did downloaded quicktime, and it seems that the program can't see that the quicktime its already instaled. Because it keeps asking me to download it.
LOL i mispelled that, i did converted to mp4 and not to mp3 LOL. But i did un-install the quicktime, know its working fine. Thank you dude, i will continue watching your videos.
can you have more than 1 text box. so e.g put text in the top left then 1 second later put text in the bottom right (while still having text in the top left
Man you are a legend, Thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos for us, Now I can start making some classier videos than with movie maker, I can tell there is so much to learn about this program, Subbed and liked.
I was looking for a decent program to use, an you sold me on this one! You made it easy to understand and no complicated jibber jabber. Awesome vid! Thanks!!
I stumbled upon this video while trying to figure out how to maintain one audio track (an interview) while varying the video tracks (pictures and video of what the interviewee is referencing). While I did find what I was looking for, I learned TONS. Thank you for providing tutorials on how to you Sony Moving Studio Platinum 13. Much appreciated!
This video has been an awesome resource for me who is starting to do video editing using the same software. Great tutorial! Looking forward to watching your other tutorial videos.
Thank you very much for making this video. Tonight I ordered this program,, when it arrives I will come back and watch this again. Your directions are super clear. I can't wait to try this out. Have a good night.
Thanks for posting this video. I just got this to help edit videos for my UA-cam channel, and this made it much easier to understand step by step. Seriously.
Just got this program and I'm coming off the basic windows movie maker. This was very helpful and makes me feel more confident in starting this new tool. I'm so glad you commented on the preview video being choppy. I was so nervous that all my videos were showing up terrible lol thanks for making this!
Thank you so much! When I bought Platinum 13, I couldn't find the selection tool and thought it was missing since I used the demo of Platinum 12 before.
This helped me SO MUCH! I've had this editor for awhile but I never thought I was getting as much out of it as I could. Thanks for the informative video!
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES THANK YOU!!!! I have always edited with Window's Movie Maker but found it troubled at best. I bought (a BIG investment for me) this program, opened it up and had a heart attack!!!! You have helped SOOOO much!!!! Did I mention I was grateful? THANK YOU!!!!
thank you so much for the awesome video. I've been using Vegas for about 6 years and you just showed me some important stuff that will save me a lot of time. for example, double clicking to put points on an audio event so I can decrease/increase the volume within the track. using "D" to switch between tool s. ripple is awesome, that's gonna save me years. I've been moving split clips one at a time, sometimes 50 split clips when I think I'm finished and find a gap at the beginning of the project.thank you so much, Matt
Thanks for this, it makes the prospect of using this software a little less daunting. Your review makes it easy to understand and intuitive. Well done!
Hey man this helped me a lot. I have 2 questions is there a way to glue clips together? and can I make the video brighter so I can see better with dark footage? Thanks!!
1. Gluing clips together is what "rendering" is for - that is the whole point of video editing. You edit your videos and then render a new video from all the pieces, which turns it into a new video. 2. In the Video FX tab is Brightness & Contrast - apply this effect and increase the brightness.
Thanks for the video. I wasn't sure if Movie Studio would be suitable or if I needed Vegas. After watching this video I can see that Movie Studio will do everything that I want and a lot more.
You can`t imagine how much helpful this your video!! You are just awsome , i am not a pro, not a beginner either, it was really easy to understand ! Thank you so much for this great tutorial!!
Thank you. This has been a huge help. I have Platinum 13 on it's way from Amazon and this gives me huge jumpstart at understanding how it works. On my way to watch more of your vids!!! Subbed.
***** Thank you!! The web site is much easier to navigate. Thank you for sharing all of this information. I haven't received my copy of Platinum yet but it did look pretty intimidating until I saw you explain some of it.
Thank you. I might be getting this program in a few weeks and this tutorial taught me the few basic thing that i wouldnt have figured out on my own. Thanks ☺
i remember having a free trial to Sony Vegas a few years back, and i just discovered this!... this is basically a much cheaper version of Sony Vegas! :D
Great Tutorials... I have just moved to Sony Movie Studio Platinum 13 from Pinnacle to try and reduce the issues that I was having with Studio 17 so I have a lot of learning to catch up with the different was Sony does things... So loads of thanks to you for making the transition a little more painless... Keep up the great work you are doing. I really appreciate the time you must have to put in to make these available. Cheers.
Is this like a simplified version of Sony Vegas? I've been using the Sony Vegas free trial and I absolutely love it. I don't mind the complexity of it. Would you recommend this program to a moderate user? Is it a very simple type of editor or can it be a moderate to advance? because I checked the price for it and it's not NEARLY as bad as Sony Vegas' price and it looks like it gets the job done just as good as Sony Vegas does.
hi, i sold my imac and build my self a game pc, so now i was looking for a new editting program, you made me choose this one , thanx and realy good vid.
So grateful for your help! My son bought this months ago and I couldn't figure it out, so I continued using the UA-cam editor. That also took a lot for me to figure out and now that it's going away, I feel like I really have to use this one. I tried moving clips around and it made them overlap. So annoyed I can't figure out that stuff on my own, so I'm sure I'll be watching this video repeatedly. Thank you! :-D Liked and subscribed.
Same here i was using AVS had so many bugs the program kept closing, however got my money back from them, been thinking about which program 2 get as with Ryan u convined me as well lol x
Thanks for a great tutorial. I recently purchased a SONY PXW-70 and am a fairly experienced Adobe Premier Pro user who refuses to pay for CC, so I bought Movie Studio Platinum 13. I was getting frustrated with making the transition but this video helped significantly. I look forward to more of your tutorials. G'Day.
Hi, thanks to you, I'm learning about Sony MovieStudio Platinum 13. Right now I own the Corel videoStudio Pro X6 ultimate. I'd like to hear your opinion comparing these 2.
Telmo Gama Olá Telmo. Estou a aprender edicão de video no studio movie platinium 13. Tenho dúvidas. Como separar imagem do audio e colocar oráculos/legenda.
Ana Martins Olá Ana, Acabei desistindo de tentar aprender o Movie Studio Platinium. Quando a Corel lançou a nova versão, o VideoStudio Pro X7 Ultimate, acabei comprando e fiquei satisfeito com os novos recursos. Eu recomendaria você buscar aqui no UA-cam por Video aulas relacionadas ao seu Movie Studio Platinium ou até mesmo tentar no Mercado Livre, pois lá vai encontrar video aulas também. Espero ter ajudado. Abs. Telmo.
Ana Martins Olá Ana, bem, prá mim que já usei e uso o Corel deste a versão X3, X4, X5, X6 e o X7, me sinto bem familiarizado com o interface desse editor e o acho bem fácil e prático para trabalhar com ele. Lembrando que nunca fiz nenhum curso quando começei a usar o Corel. Começei assistindo vários tutoriais desde a época do X3 e fui aprendendo pouco a pouco. Não fiz a atualização para o X8 porque essa última versão não aceita instalar alguns plugins da NewblueFx que comprei desde a versão X4. Sendo assim, para o que eu uso, me satisfaz a versão X7 Ultimate. Antes de comprar seria bom você assisitir vários videos tutoriais básicos, e tem bastante aqui no youtube, ou também baixar o demo para testar e tentar aprender. Se você se adaptar vai poder usufruir desse editor Corel. Experimente.
Good info buddy, I have watched this video about 40 times by going back and viewing things that I have forgot about. I would be great if you did more vids about movie studio...
+James Owens I'm doing the same thing James. I think I spent 2-3 hours watching the video(since I went over and over it) and working on my video. I watch a few minutes put it on pause then try to work on mine. I have A LONG way to go before I learn high quality videos but it's fun to learn...I almost gave up when I first tried to figure out the software on my own then I found his wonderful tutorial by Movie Studio Zen.
Great tutorial, thanks! What is the best way to dissect a long video into multiple shorter videos. I've started doing some long videos and there are allot of long undesirable segments. Would much rather have shorts clips I want to keep.
Which of your videos has the directions on how to get all the small clips together so I can disable resample switch all at once. I think that fixed my blurry problem that I've been asking you about...It looks good so far after I rendered. Now I'm uploading to UA-cam. We'll see. I'm crossing my fingers. I am HIGHLY recommending you to everyone I know as the master of editing :) You are the BEST teacher out there. Thank you!!! Melody :)
I freaking love you man, Had a video job i had to finish and i borrowed my buddy's computer because mine got busted up on the job site. Needless to say he had this program and not the one i am used to. Also needless to say i will be buying this program soon for my replacement computer LOL. I was able to watch this video and learn enough to get started making my video. You are a life saver, and you made it easy to follow along. Thanks man :D you rock!!!
I'm looking for the software to burn blu-rays. Would you recommend this? Is it better than Nero? Also when it comes to burning the disc, are there lots of menu options that you can create?. Thank you for your vlogs
Movie Studio Platinum comes with a separate program called DVD Architect, which is a proper DVD and Blu-ray disc authoring program. I would suggest you look at the newer Vegas Movie Studio 14 Platinum, which comes with the pro version of DVD Architect now! Yes it is better than Nero. v14 is 25% off at the moment. You need Platinum or Suite version to get DVD Architect: goo.gl/XQHe4C
+Movie Studio Zen I just started to look at my movie studio plat and I'm already frustrated. I was just looking at the different media generator options under the advanced setting. I'm not sure what I clicked on. I thought I was clicking on a little picture from that area. A little area popped up and I quickly x it out. Now there's no media generation option under advanced. The area with pictures of different clouds or colored page option for example. It's gone. Is there a way to restore it? I quickly clicked undo at the time and it didn't fix it.
I have a question: Let's say I want to upgrade from Sony Vegas 7 to Sony Movie Studio 13, but in the possible event that I upgrade from Windows 7 (which I'm currently using) to Windows 10 in the future. Which is a better installation option? Installation by Disc, or Installation by Download? i.e. - Which variation of installation should I go with if I ever had to re-install the program onto another computer?
I haven't bought a physical copy of a program for many years. Download versions of Movie Studio are identical to disc versions. You can save the Installation File and use it more than once to install on different computers. I do not recommend Movie Studio 13, because it is too basic and cannot be customised. You should get Movie Studio Platinum 13 or Movie Studio Suite 13. You can buy at discounted upgrade price via this link by entering your Vegas 7 serial number. goo.gl/vWGjKx
Thanks for answering! Though I think I'll buy it without upgrading Vegas 7 since my copy of Vegas is actually pirated and I'd rather getting something a little more "legitimate" that's affordable. Also is Movie Studio Platinum an actual version of the same program, or is it just a bundle/package deal? I'd rather get just the software rather than it and a bunch of extra stuff that I don't see myself using.
Movie Studio Platinum is a different program to Movie Studio 13. Movie Studio versions are completely different to Vegas Pro versions. I have plenty of reviews and articles about this on YT and my website.
Hey, really good video. I just wanted to say that I think it's great you actually take the time to reply to people's comments and answer their questions. I just watched this, and I may have missed it, I am pretty ADD, but did you mention how to separate audio from video tracks? Like say, if I wanted to take a piece of audio from one clip and place it over another.
At minute 21 I did what you said and when I double click everything turns blue and the dots don't appear like yours. :( What did I forget to do? Again, thank you for answering my questions. I'm going step by step trying to learn this software. I have the very basics down but I want to learn how to use all of the features. I know it will take some practice but it gets frustrating when I follow directions and it doesn't work. I'm sure I must have to click or unclick something to get it to work. I really would LOVE to be able to lower or higher the music or audio volume up and down like that. That woud give me so much mroe control. Thank you :) Melody
I've been using this software for about a month or so. I am getting the hand of it BUT on occassion when I add media (video) it is "green" and I can't see myself to edit. I can hear the volume. For example, today I just played Runescape with my son and used Scrreencast-o-matic to screen capture. It looks good on my computer file. It is recorded in MP4. I tried adding this file to edit it into Sony and as I said...I can't see us....the screen is green and only our voices and the music from Runescape. How can I fix this? Thank you.
***** Thank you so much. I appreciate your help. Screencast-o-matic put it into an .mp4 format... but like you said, maybe they added something to it. I paid $15 to use it for the year because the free version would not record the audio on the video game I was playing :( Is OBS free? I wish I would have known this first before I paid the $15. I will check out OBS. Hopefully, I wont have this problem wtih them. Thank you!
Hello, I have 2 questions please. Before I purchased Movie Studio I was taking videos in the portrait mode. Now that I have movie studio I realized I should have been filming in landscape. Is there anyway to adjust these videos so they play in landscape? The second question is I have one video that filmed very dark. Is there anyway in movie studio to make this video lighter? I have only had this program for 2 or 3 days so I have not been able to do all the tutorials yet but these are very special videos to me. I am now watching The Beginners Guide How to and it has already taught me so much. Thank you for your help.
VERY straight forward. Very informative. Very helpful. Very well-spoken. Thank you very much, good sir. Your tutorials are invaluable to someone like me who hasn't ever used this before. So thank you, again! :)
Hey, Derek! Found your excellent tutorial for Movie Studio 13 Platinum. I just got my software a week or so ago and wasn't really getting too much out of the tutorials included with the software. So glad I found your tutorials. I'm watching it slowly and constantly pausing it so that I can go into my software and replicate what your are demonstrating or teaching. So far, so good! Thanks for the great infomration and your engaging presentational style! Love it! One quick question for you that you may or may not be able to answer. I record HD video with a Panasonic video camera that records in .mt2s files. By experimenting with my converter software and importing some sample video clips into the editing software and then uploading them to UA-cam, I have found (I think!) that to get the best results, I need to convert those .mt2s files to .mpeg files and then import the .mpeg files into Movie Studio 13. Then, once finished editing, I used Moive Studio 13 and saved the .mpeg files as .mp4 files before uploading them to UA-cam. Any thoughts on that? If you address this issue later on in one of your tutorial vids, just let me know and I'll go find it. I'm still working my way through this introductory tutorial video of yours at the moment.
STOP doing what you have just described!!!! Converting your video files that many times, is a terrible idea and will cause quality loss. You should be importing and editing with the original files from your camera and rendering once to Mainconcept AVC/AAC.
Derek, I looked around in the Movie Studio Platinum software and saw where it showed how to import my .mt2s files (which are AVCHD files, I guess) into the software directly from my camera. I don't understand what you meant when you said "render once to Mainconcept AVC/ACC." Is that a separate program I need to run my edited .mt2s files through once I'm done editing them in Movie Studio Platinum?
Derek, I did some more looking around in Movie Studio 13 Platinum and found how to render my .mt2s files to Mainconcept AVC/ACC as you suggested. I uploaded a test clip to UA-cam and it looks okay. My older desktop computer's video card has a problem playing the video in 1080p (always have had this problem), but it has no problems playing it in 720p. Being that more and more views are coming from mobile devices rather than desktops, I'm not too worried about this aspect anyway. The clip looked great on my mobile device. Can you give me any tips or hints on the process I just described? I'm glad that I no longer have to reformat the .mt2s files to .mpeg files and then save as .mp4 files. You're right -- doing those three steps degrades the quality of the video. Let me know if there is anything else I should be aware of. Thanks!
"Can you give me any tips or hints on the process I just described?" Do you have a specific question? I do have a tutorial that shows how to render a video, but it sounds like you already know what to do now. Everything you need to know is my tutorials - I never skip any important steps. ua-cam.com/video/p4YrvmO40ic/v-deo.html
Hi, Zen! I'm done with my project editing and ready to "make a movie" out of this, the format I'm trying to get my video on is HD DVD, from the Render option which one should I use? I want to make sure that my DVD plays on any device thou. Thank you in advance.
HD video is not supported on DVD. DVD only supports Standard Definition video. If you want to burn full HD video to disc, you need to burn a Blu-ray disc instead.
Thanks for a great tutorial. I'm new to video editing & haven't found a really good tutorial until I saw this. I think I'll buy the product now on the basis that I have a good source of information on how to use it. Many thanks.
Movie Studio versions do not come with masking tool. If you can't afford Vegas Pro 16, I recommend the free Hitfilm Express, which does come with a masking tool.
To give you a good idea of what I'm looking for, I'm currently using Sony Vegas 7 on my Windows 7, and I'm looking to upgrade for my gaming laptop's Windows 10. I'm looking for a program that has a masking tool, and can make multiple video and audio layers like Vegas. I've considered getting the Adobe CC, but after hearing that all the addons for it (After Effects in particular) need to be paid for individually AND monthly as well, that's what's making me avoid it. Do you have any good recommendations? Preferably no higher than $150. I'm willing to get a lesser version of Vegas Pro as well (as long as it's at a decent price...)
At minute 19:16 you mentioned the handles to bring down but I don't have them. How do I get handles. Thank you :) You are a LIFE saver. You must be the BEST editing tutor EVER. Thank you :) Melody
Hello. You're videos are very helpful. Thank you. I have a question tho. The MS13 suite or platinum states it comes with Hitfilm plug-ins. I can't seem to find more information on this. Hitfilm has stand alone software. Is the plug-in for MS13 the same as the stand alone software? Can you please provide more information on Hitfilm for MS13? How does it work and can it do what the stand alone Hitfilm can? Thank you.
Thanks for all this info I feel like I bought the right software. Very informative and extremely helpful. Thanks. Oh if I get it working I'll leave credit to you in the info link. Thanks
MAGNIFICENT!!!!! I've had 13 for over 4 years now but only ever learned a few basic functions and stopped using it for over 2 years. I'm now making gaming vids for UA-cam and have forced myself to get a bit more in depth. I learned a LOT from this one vid. In fact, I'm going to have to watch it again and take notes. Then I'll move on to your subsequent vids (I assume you have some!!!!). Thanks from Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Thank you :) I haven't made any new tutorials for a long time, but that is about to change from next week!
One of the best tutorials I've ever seen -- clear, not too fast or slow, not too advanced or too dumbed-down -- I learned a LOT. Great job. Thanks!!
Thanks :)
This is an incredibly complicated and difficult program, but your video is really appreciated. It's going to require many many viewings of it. Thank you for all your hard work on this tutorial, Zen.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks a ton - saved hours of me standing, yelling and gesturing at my computer - your a good man Charley Brown
:)
Hey, you know what'd be helpful? If you left timestamps in the description, because I only care how to do a transition.
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Excellent video...clear, concise, no wasted time...very professional. Great stuff, thank you, subscribed!
Thanks :)
Excellent video!! Thank you for taking the time to do this video for novices like me. I just got the program yesterday and after watching this video I feel like I've got a good foundation. I watched some of the shorter "beginner" videos from other UA-camrs but they were not nearly as helpful as yours because you rightly assumed that the viewer knew nothing and you took your time. By the time I was midway through the video I paused and subscribed because I knew I had stumbled onto the right channel. Can't wait to view your other tutorials!
Thanks very much for your great feedback !
Thank you for this upload. Coming from Windows Live Movie Maker, I was in shock. Freaked out is a good term. Cheers!
Yeah, he did a fantastic job on explaining things. Best I've seen yet! I have Vegas studio 9, but all his info seemed to work on my version too.
Greatest video editing tutorial of all time dude. Seriously, thank you so much haha. I've been listening to every second of this video and I feel like I learned so much. Can't wait to watch your other vids!
I'm glad to hear you're feeling like your old self again Derek. Thanks for another great tutorial.
great tutorial, love it really helpful. ;D
But i was having problems, i could't import to the timeline, i tried mp3 and mov, and the program said that didn't know what the problem was, have you experienced that?
the error persists, dude thx for the help.
it was mov's but then i converted to mp3, yes o did downloaded quicktime, and it seems that the program can't see that the quicktime its already instaled. Because it keeps asking me to download it.
LOL i mispelled that, i did converted to mp4 and not to mp3 LOL. But i did un-install the quicktime, know its working fine. Thank you dude, i will continue watching your videos.
watched all of this. i have the program and will hopefully be getting a chance to use it soon.
thank you for posting!
Cheers :)
can you have more than 1 text box. so e.g put text in the top left then 1 second later put text in the bottom right (while still having text in the top left
Man you are a legend, Thanks so much for taking the time to make these videos for us, Now I can start making some classier videos than with movie maker, I can tell there is so much to learn about this program, Subbed and liked.
***** Your right, I'm getting the hang of it but can tell there is still so much to learn.
I was looking for a decent program to use, an you sold me on this one! You made it easy to understand and no complicated jibber jabber. Awesome vid! Thanks!!
I stumbled upon this video while trying to figure out how to maintain one audio track (an interview) while varying the video tracks (pictures and video of what the interviewee is referencing). While I did find what I was looking for, I learned TONS. Thank you for providing tutorials on how to you Sony Moving Studio Platinum 13. Much appreciated!
This video has been an awesome resource for me who is starting to do video editing using the same software. Great tutorial! Looking forward to watching your other tutorial videos.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much for making this video. Tonight I ordered this program,, when it arrives I will come back and watch this again. Your directions are super clear. I can't wait to try this out. Have a good night.
Cool :)
hey Zen, do you think movie studio better than Cyberlink power director Deluxe ?
Thanks Zen, appreciate :-)
Thanks for posting this video. I just got this to help edit videos for my UA-cam channel, and this made it much easier to understand step by step. Seriously.
I'm getting this software soon and am very grateful for this comprehensive beginners' guide! I'll surely come back to it!
Just got this program and I'm coming off the basic windows movie maker. This was very helpful and makes me feel more confident in starting this new tool. I'm so glad you commented on the preview video being choppy. I was so nervous that all my videos were showing up terrible lol thanks for making this!
Thank you so much! When I bought Platinum 13, I couldn't find the selection tool and thought it was missing since I used the demo of Platinum 12 before.
Thanks Professor. From now on, it's official. You made me love Vegas. You are a great teacher, I am going to discard Premiere for a while.
Cheers :)
This helped me SO MUCH! I've had this editor for awhile but I never thought I was getting as much out of it as I could. Thanks for the informative video!
Cool :)
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES THANK YOU!!!! I have always edited with Window's Movie Maker but found it troubled at best. I bought (a BIG investment for me) this program, opened it up and had a heart attack!!!! You have helped SOOOO much!!!! Did I mention I was grateful? THANK YOU!!!!
Cheers :)
thank you so much for the awesome video. I've been using Vegas for about 6 years and you just showed me some important stuff that will save me a lot of time. for example, double clicking to put points on an audio event so I can decrease/increase the volume within the track. using "D" to switch between tool s.
ripple is awesome, that's gonna save me years. I've been moving split clips one at a time, sometimes 50 split clips when I think I'm finished and find a gap at the beginning of the project.thank you so much,
Matt
Cheers :)
Thank you for this video. You have saved me many hours of frustration!!! I appreciate the pace and the attention to detail. Great Tut!!
Thanks for this, it makes the prospect of using this software a little less daunting. Your review makes it easy to understand and intuitive. Well done!
Hey man this helped me a lot. I have 2 questions
is there a way to glue clips together?
and can I make the video brighter so I can see better with dark footage?
Thanks!!
1. Gluing clips together is what "rendering" is for - that is the whole point of video editing. You edit your videos and then render a new video from all the pieces, which turns it into a new video.
2. In the Video FX tab is Brightness & Contrast - apply this effect and increase the brightness.
I recently switched to Sony Movie Studio Platinum 13 and found this video very helpful. Thanks.
Thanks for the video. I wasn't sure if Movie Studio would be suitable or if I needed Vegas. After watching this video I can see that Movie Studio will do everything that I want and a lot more.
This video was more helpful to me than the Sony video tutorials I took when I bought Media Studio 13. Thank you - very helpful :)
Best Guide for Movie Studio i could find really good and easy explanations
You can`t imagine how much helpful this your video!! You are just awsome , i am not a pro, not a beginner either, it was really easy to understand ! Thank you so much for this great tutorial!!
Thank you :)
Thank you. This has been a huge help. I have Platinum 13 on it's way from Amazon and this gives me huge jumpstart at understanding how it works. On my way to watch more of your vids!!! Subbed.
***** Thank you!! The web site is much easier to navigate. Thank you for sharing all of this information. I haven't received my copy of Platinum yet but it did look pretty intimidating until I saw you explain some of it.
Thank you. I might be getting this program in a few weeks and this tutorial taught me the few basic thing that i wouldnt have figured out on my own. Thanks ☺
i remember having a free trial to Sony Vegas a few years back, and i just discovered this!...
this is basically a much cheaper version of Sony Vegas! :D
Great Tutorials... I have just moved to Sony Movie Studio Platinum 13 from Pinnacle to try and reduce the issues that I was having with Studio 17 so I have a lot of learning to catch up with the different was Sony does things... So loads of thanks to you for making the transition a little more painless... Keep up the great work you are doing. I really appreciate the time you must have to put in to make these available. Cheers.
Is this like a simplified version of Sony Vegas? I've been using the Sony Vegas free trial and I absolutely love it. I don't mind the complexity of it. Would you recommend this program to a moderate user? Is it a very simple type of editor or can it be a moderate to advance? because I checked the price for it and it's not NEARLY as bad as Sony Vegas' price and it looks like it gets the job done just as good as Sony Vegas does.
I've just ordered this software and this is a wonderfully informative tutorial. Thank you
Cheers :)
hi, i sold my imac and build my self a game pc, so now i was looking for a new editting program, you made me choose this one , thanx and realy good vid.
Thanks for your video and for making it slow. with all details,well done.
So grateful for your help! My son bought this months ago and I couldn't figure it out, so I continued using the UA-cam editor. That also took a lot for me to figure out and now that it's going away, I feel like I really have to use this one. I tried moving clips around and it made them overlap. So annoyed I can't figure out that stuff on my own, so I'm sure I'll be watching this video repeatedly. Thank you! :-D Liked and subscribed.
Cheers :)
Good tutorial. Your videos convinced me to go with Movie Studio 13.
Thank you. Just what I did. Suite is sweet.
Same here i was using AVS had so many bugs the program kept closing, however got my money back from them, been thinking about which program 2 get as with Ryan u convined me as well lol x
Thank you Movie Studio Zen for the basic tutorial. Great step by step explaination.
Cheers :)
Thanks for a great tutorial. I recently purchased a SONY PXW-70 and am a fairly experienced Adobe Premier Pro user who refuses to pay for CC, so I bought Movie Studio Platinum 13. I was getting frustrated with making the transition but this video helped significantly. I look forward to more of your tutorials. G'Day.
Thanks :)
You are my go to guy for this stuff. Thank you for the great tutorials!
Hi, thanks to you, I'm learning about Sony MovieStudio Platinum 13. Right now I own the Corel videoStudio Pro X6 ultimate. I'd like to hear your opinion comparing these 2.
Telmo Gama Olá Telmo. Estou a aprender edicão de video no studio movie platinium 13. Tenho dúvidas. Como separar imagem do audio e colocar oráculos/legenda.
Ana Martins Olá Ana, Acabei desistindo de tentar aprender o Movie Studio Platinium. Quando a Corel lançou a nova versão, o VideoStudio Pro X7 Ultimate, acabei comprando e fiquei satisfeito com os novos recursos. Eu recomendaria você buscar aqui no UA-cam por Video aulas relacionadas ao seu Movie Studio Platinium ou até mesmo tentar no Mercado Livre, pois lá vai encontrar video aulas também. Espero ter ajudado. Abs. Telmo.
Telmo Gama Olá, Telmo. Recomendaria o VideoStudio Pro X7 Ultimate ou prox8 para iniciantes na edição de video? É simples de trabalhar ou difícil?
Ana Martins Olá Ana, bem, prá mim que já usei e uso o Corel deste a versão X3, X4, X5, X6 e o X7, me sinto bem familiarizado com o interface desse editor e o acho bem fácil e prático para trabalhar com ele. Lembrando que nunca fiz nenhum curso quando começei a usar o Corel. Começei assistindo vários tutoriais desde a época do X3 e fui aprendendo pouco a pouco. Não fiz a atualização para o X8 porque essa última versão não aceita instalar alguns plugins da NewblueFx que comprei desde a versão X4. Sendo assim, para o que eu uso, me satisfaz a versão X7 Ultimate. Antes de comprar seria bom você assisitir vários videos tutoriais básicos, e tem bastante aqui no youtube, ou também baixar o demo para testar e tentar aprender. Se você se adaptar vai poder usufruir desse editor Corel. Experimente.
How wonderful, thanks for your time. Got the software recently it's nice to see someone guiding me through.
Thank you :)
Thank you,I got this for Xmas and was like "oh this is so different from my other one" but seriously this is helpful! Thank you for uploading this :)
Good info buddy, I have watched this video about 40 times by going back and viewing things that I have forgot about. I would be great if you did more vids about movie studio...
+James Owens I'm doing the same thing James. I think I spent 2-3 hours watching the video(since I went over and over it) and working on my video. I watch a few minutes put it on pause then try to work on mine. I have A LONG way to go before I learn high quality videos but it's fun to learn...I almost gave up when I first tried to figure out the software on my own then I found his wonderful tutorial by Movie Studio Zen.
Thanks for showing me getting this software this Thursday :) I watched the whole video, liked it and subscribed
Cheers :)
Movie Studio Zen I still am wondering when I look at the time when it says 6min it's says 10 hours how do I change that
Top effort!!! Well Done!! Better than any Sony tutorials! Thank you so much!
Thank you so much, I've been trying for over a month to get different videos at the same time, but i never got it right. Thank you!!
Cheers :)
Great tutorial, thanks!
What is the best way to dissect a long video into multiple shorter videos. I've started doing some long videos and there are allot of long undesirable segments. Would much rather have shorts clips I want to keep.
Thank you for this tutorial.
Excellent. Thought I knew all the basics and still learned a few tricks.
Thank you for the easy to follow tutorial! I'm new to editting and it helped me a lot.
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Which of your videos has the directions on how to get all the small clips together so I can disable resample switch all at once. I think that fixed my blurry problem that I've been asking you about...It looks good so far after I rendered. Now I'm uploading to UA-cam. We'll see. I'm crossing my fingers. I am HIGHLY recommending you to everyone I know as the master of editing :) You are the BEST teacher out there. Thank you!!! Melody :)
***** Thank you!! I really appreciate it :) Melody
I freaking love you man, Had a video job i had to finish and i borrowed my buddy's computer because mine got busted up on the job site. Needless to say he had this program and not the one i am used to. Also needless to say i will be buying this program soon for my replacement computer LOL. I was able to watch this video and learn enough to get started making my video. You are a life saver, and you made it easy to follow along. Thanks man :D you rock!!!
I was like a deer in the headlights when first looking at the layout for the video controls. Now i understand what is where.
I'm looking for the software to burn blu-rays. Would you recommend this? Is it better than Nero? Also when it comes to burning the disc, are there lots of menu options that you can create?. Thank you for your vlogs
Movie Studio Platinum comes with a separate program called DVD Architect, which is a proper DVD and Blu-ray disc authoring program. I would suggest you look at the newer Vegas Movie Studio 14 Platinum, which comes with the pro version of DVD Architect now! Yes it is better than Nero.
v14 is 25% off at the moment.
You need Platinum or Suite version to get DVD Architect:
goo.gl/XQHe4C
Thank you. I've had loads of problem with Nero and was looking for something else
Excellent introduction!!! Your videos make this powerful program much easier to use. Thanks.
This was a great intro and got me on my way to making great videos. Just what I was looking for!
I JUST purchased this today! Through the link on your site! I'm excited to see new tutorials!
+Movie Studio Zen I just started to look at my movie studio plat and I'm already frustrated. I was just looking at the different media generator options under the advanced setting. I'm not sure what I clicked on. I thought I was clicking on a little picture from that area. A little area popped up and I quickly x it out. Now there's no media generation option under advanced. The area with pictures of different clouds or colored page option for example. It's gone. Is there a way to restore it? I quickly clicked undo at the time and it didn't fix it.
***** Thank you for responding and for helping us.
I have a question:
Let's say I want to upgrade from Sony Vegas 7 to Sony Movie Studio 13, but in the possible event that I upgrade from Windows 7 (which I'm currently using) to Windows 10 in the future. Which is a better installation option? Installation by Disc, or Installation by Download?
i.e. - Which variation of installation should I go with if I ever had to re-install the program onto another computer?
I haven't bought a physical copy of a program for many years. Download versions of Movie Studio are identical to disc versions. You can save the Installation File and use it more than once to install on different computers.
I do not recommend Movie Studio 13, because it is too basic and cannot be customised. You should get Movie Studio Platinum 13 or Movie Studio Suite 13. You can buy at discounted upgrade price via this link by entering your Vegas 7 serial number.
goo.gl/vWGjKx
Thanks for answering! Though I think I'll buy it without upgrading Vegas 7 since my copy of Vegas is actually pirated and I'd rather getting something a little more "legitimate" that's affordable.
Also is Movie Studio Platinum an actual version of the same program, or is it just a bundle/package deal? I'd rather get just the software rather than it and a bunch of extra stuff that I don't see myself using.
Movie Studio Platinum is a different program to Movie Studio 13.
Movie Studio versions are completely different to Vegas Pro versions.
I have plenty of reviews and articles about this on YT and my website.
switching from video star on my iPad to this, was quite nervous to switch onto a computer but this tutorial is definitely going to help!
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This is a really helpful Video, I've come back a few times now to learn new things.
Hey, really good video. I just wanted to say that I think it's great you actually take the time to reply to people's comments and answer their questions. I just watched this, and I may have missed it, I am pretty ADD, but did you mention how to separate audio from video tracks? Like say, if I wanted to take a piece of audio from one clip and place it over another.
At minute 21 I did what you said and when I double click everything turns blue and the dots don't appear like yours. :( What did I forget to do? Again, thank you for answering my questions. I'm going step by step trying to learn this software. I have the very basics down but I want to learn how to use all of the features. I know it will take some practice but it gets frustrating when I follow directions and it doesn't work. I'm sure I must have to click or unclick something to get it to work. I really would LOVE to be able to lower or higher the music or audio volume up and down like that. That woud give me so much mroe control. Thank you :) Melody
Thanks for the tutorial, it was a great help in me getting started in using my new editing program for my channel :D
Cheers from the North!
Says the channel with no content :P
Thanks :)
This video helped me a lot.
Thank you!
This video was really helpful. I learned a lot and I'v already watched other beginner tutorials Thanks you.
This video convinced me to buy this program and allready teached me how to use it. Thanks!
Cool !
Make sure to check out my website for more in-depth knowledge on learning program.
www.moviestudiozen.com/
Thank you for such a clear and concise explanation!
Cheers :)
Very good tutorial. I actually learned quite a bit. Even a lot of new stuff, and I have been using SMS since Ver. 9. Thank you.
Great Tutorial. I'm new to this, and I'm excited to watch more of your videos.
I've been using this software for about a month or so. I am getting the hand of it BUT on occassion when I add media (video) it is "green" and I can't see myself to edit. I can hear the volume. For example, today I just played Runescape with my son and used Scrreencast-o-matic to screen capture. It looks good on my computer file. It is recorded in MP4. I tried adding this file to edit it into Sony and as I said...I can't see us....the screen is green and only our voices and the music from Runescape. How can I fix this? Thank you.
***** Thank you so much. I appreciate your help. Screencast-o-matic put it into an .mp4 format... but like you said, maybe they added something to it. I paid $15 to use it for the year because the free version would not record the audio on the video game I was playing :( Is OBS free? I wish I would have known this first before I paid the $15. I will check out OBS. Hopefully, I wont have this problem wtih them. Thank you!
***** Wow! Thank you. I learn so much from people like you. I REALLY appreciate it. I'll be looking forward to your new video. Thank you.
Thank you Derek very easy video to follow and understand. Good Job!
Hello, I have 2 questions please. Before I purchased Movie Studio I was taking videos in the portrait mode. Now that I have movie studio I realized I should have been filming in landscape. Is there anyway to adjust these videos so they play in landscape? The second question is I have one video that filmed very dark. Is there anyway in movie studio to make this video lighter? I have only had this program for 2 or 3 days so I have not been able to do all the tutorials yet but these are very special videos to me. I am now watching The Beginners Guide How to and it has already taught me so much. Thank you for your help.
Outstanding Tutorial!!
Really appreciate your video. Your tutorial really helped me with producing my first video. Thanks again, have a great day!
VERY straight forward. Very informative. Very helpful. Very well-spoken. Thank you very much, good sir. Your tutorials are invaluable to someone like me who hasn't ever used this before. So thank you, again! :)
Thank you :)
I agree. I know you already said thank you, but we again thank you too.
Hey, Derek! Found your excellent tutorial for Movie Studio 13 Platinum. I just got my software a week or so ago and wasn't really getting too much out of the tutorials included with the software. So glad I found your tutorials. I'm watching it slowly and constantly pausing it so that I can go into my software and replicate what your are demonstrating or teaching. So far, so good! Thanks for the great infomration and your engaging presentational style! Love it! One quick question for you that you may or may not be able to answer. I record HD video with a Panasonic video camera that records in .mt2s files. By experimenting with my converter software and importing some sample video clips into the editing software and then uploading them to UA-cam, I have found (I think!) that to get the best results, I need to convert those .mt2s files to .mpeg files and then import the .mpeg files into Movie Studio 13. Then, once finished editing, I used Moive Studio 13 and saved the .mpeg files as .mp4 files before uploading them to UA-cam. Any thoughts on that? If you address this issue later on in one of your tutorial vids, just let me know and I'll go find it. I'm still working my way through this introductory tutorial video of yours at the moment.
STOP doing what you have just described!!!!
Converting your video files that many times, is a terrible idea and will cause quality loss.
You should be importing and editing with the original files from your camera and rendering once to Mainconcept AVC/AAC.
Derek, I looked around in the Movie Studio Platinum software and saw where it showed how to import my .mt2s files (which are AVCHD files, I guess) into the software directly from my camera. I don't understand what you meant when you said "render once to Mainconcept AVC/ACC." Is that a separate program I need to run my edited .mt2s files through once I'm done editing them in Movie Studio Platinum?
Derek, I did some more looking around in Movie Studio 13 Platinum and found how to render my .mt2s files to Mainconcept AVC/ACC as you suggested. I uploaded a test clip to UA-cam and it looks okay. My older desktop computer's video card has a problem playing the video in 1080p (always have had this problem), but it has no problems playing it in 720p. Being that more and more views are coming from mobile devices rather than desktops, I'm not too worried about this aspect anyway. The clip looked great on my mobile device. Can you give me any tips or hints on the process I just described? I'm glad that I no longer have to reformat the .mt2s files to .mpeg files and then save as .mp4 files. You're right -- doing those three steps degrades the quality of the video. Let me know if there is anything else I should be aware of. Thanks!
"Can you give me any tips or hints on the process I just described?"
Do you have a specific question?
I do have a tutorial that shows how to render a video, but it sounds like you already know what to do now. Everything you need to know is my tutorials - I never skip any important steps.
ua-cam.com/video/p4YrvmO40ic/v-deo.html
I was using Movie Maker, and I had some trouble because I couldn't edit the audio separately. Thanks for the tutorial!
***** Yeah that's what I am getting xD
Thanks very much for taking the time to post your very helpful videos!
Cheers :)
Hi which 1s ur second video ???
***** haha too funny! :D
Thank you much . It helped me a lot as beginner....
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Hi, Zen! I'm done with my project editing and ready to "make a movie" out of this, the format I'm trying to get my video on is HD DVD, from the Render option which one should I use? I want to make sure that my DVD plays on any device thou. Thank you in advance.
HD video is not supported on DVD.
DVD only supports Standard Definition video.
If you want to burn full HD video to disc, you need to burn a Blu-ray disc instead.
Thanks for a great tutorial. I'm new to video editing & haven't found a really good tutorial until I saw this. I think I'll buy the product now on the basis that I have a good source of information on how to use it. Many thanks.
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Does Movie Studio 13 also come with the Masking tool as well?
Movie Studio versions do not come with masking tool.
If you can't afford Vegas Pro 16, I recommend the free Hitfilm Express, which does come with a masking tool.
Can you make multiple layers in Hitfilm(4)? Express as well?
To give you a good idea of what I'm looking for, I'm currently using Sony Vegas 7 on my Windows 7, and I'm looking to upgrade for my gaming laptop's Windows 10. I'm looking for a program that has a masking tool, and can make multiple video and audio layers like Vegas. I've considered getting the Adobe CC, but after hearing that all the addons for it (After Effects in particular) need to be paid for individually AND monthly as well, that's what's making me avoid it.
Do you have any good recommendations? Preferably no higher than $150. I'm willing to get a lesser version of Vegas Pro as well (as long as it's at a decent price...)
how to make video in 60 frame rate?
This is awesome!!!! So much helpful information for beginners like myself!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!
At minute 19:16 you mentioned the handles to bring down but I don't have them. How do I get handles. Thank you :) You are a LIFE saver. You must be the BEST editing tutor EVER. Thank you :) Melody
***** Sorry I didn't mention..but I I do have the Platinum.version. I did what you said.
Hello. You're videos are very helpful. Thank you.
I have a question tho. The MS13 suite or platinum states it comes with Hitfilm plug-ins.
I can't seem to find more information on this. Hitfilm has stand alone software. Is the plug-in for MS13 the same as the stand alone software?
Can you please provide more information on Hitfilm for MS13? How does it work and can it do what the stand alone Hitfilm can?
Thank you.
Thank you very much! Looking forward to using this software, and now I don't feel overwhelmed. Much appreciated!
***** Interms of quality will i see a difference if burn a blu ray home video with this or CyberLinkPower2Go?
thank you soooo sooo much for making this movie!
You're welcome :)
Buying this from Amazon today and this video will help out so much. Thank you.
***** Not yet I haven't. I just want to upload some gaming videos. Would Suite still benefit me more?
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Thanks!
Thanks for all this info I feel like I bought the right software. Very informative and extremely helpful. Thanks. Oh if I get it working I'll leave credit to you in the info link. Thanks