Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Installing Liquid 7

Opening and Closing Liquid

Touring the Interface

Summing Up—Other Interfaces in Liquid

Background Rendering

Rendering a Realtime Effect

Instant Save

Creating Projects

Using Project Templates

Using Project Backups

Customizing the Interface

Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts

Exploring the Project Browser

Customizing the Timeline

Chapter 2 Logging and Digitizing

Digitizing with Liquid

Using the EZ-Capture Tool

Touring the Logging Tool

Working with the Logging Tool

Using the Logging Tool

Using Scene Detection for Long Media Clips

Digitizing Clips from Analog

Logging a Tape

Digitizing Logged Clips

Multicam Capture

Chapter 3 Importing Media Clips

Touring the Import Media Window

Using the Input Wizard

Manually Importing a Media Clip

Dealing with Image Import Problems

Resizing Images

Creating Media Files

Chapter 4 Managing Your Media

Finding Your Media

Working with the Media Drive

Organizing Your Media Drives

Physically Moving Your Media Around

Deleting and Restoring Media Clips

Render Files

Chapter 5 The First Assembly—Storyboarding

The Storyboard Interface

Editing Using the Storyboard

Creating the Storyboard

Previewing the Storyboard Sequence

Trimming Clips in the Storyboard

Other Uses for the Storyboard

Sending to the Timeline

Chapter 6 Fine-Tuning Your Edit

Working with the Timeline

Navigating the Timeline

Using Undo/Redo

Edit Styles Explained

Moving Clips Around the Timeline

Trimming Clips

Cutting Clips

The Source Viewer

Sending a Clip to the Timeline Using the Source Viewer

Replace Edit Function

Creating a Three-Point Edit

Creating a Four-Point Edit

Inserting a Clip: Other Methods

Mapping the Timeline

Adding Markers

Previewing Your Sequence

Chapter 7 Working with Audio

Editing Audio—Concepts and Consequences

Opening the Audio Editor

Understanding Audio Tracks

Showing the Volume Level

Dynamically Adjusting the Audio

Controlling Keyframes

Adjusting the Volume on the Fly

Global Audio Adjustment

Creating a Cross Fade

Using Audio Scrubbing

Trimming Audio Clips

Adding Markers to Audio Clips

Working with SmartSound^®

Activating and Deactivating Audio

Deleting an Audio Track from a Video Clip

Exploring Advanced Audio Techniques

Voice-Over

Using Audio Panning

Applying Audio Filters

Editing a Filter

Keeping Audio and Video in Sync

Working with 5.1 Surround Sound

Chapter 8 Working with Transitions

Understanding Transitions and the Single-Track Edit

Understanding Transition Handles

Adding a Transition

Applying the Default Transition

Changing the Default Transition

Trimming Transitions

Trimming Associated Clips

Editing with Keyframes

Editing a Transition

Working with Parameter Curves

Working Without Keyframes

Working with Classic Transitions

Editing the Classic Transition

Saving a Customized Transition

Using Transitions

Introducing Hollywood Effects

Adding a Preset Hollywood Effects Transition

Editing a Hollywood Effects Transition

Chapter 9 Working with Filters

Using Filters—The Basic Concept

Understanding Clip Undo

Adding a Filter

Applying a Filter in the Project Browser

Adding a Filter to a Timeline Track

Working with the Default Realtime Filters

Applying the Default Classic Filters

Editing a Filter

Controlling Keyframes

Working Without Keyframes

Working with Classic Filters

Saving a Customized Filter

Using Linear (Realtime) and Dynamic Timewarp

Adding a Linear Timewarp Filter

Editing a Linear Timewarp

Adding a Dynamic Timewarp

Editing a Dynamic Timewarp

Using the Dynamic Timewarp

Introducing the Commotion FX Filter

Introducing Hollywood Effects Filters

Chapter 10 Using Title Deko

Introducing Title Deko

Opening Title Deko

Creating a Basic Title

Altering the Text Properties of a Title

Enhancing the Text

Making a Title Move

Saving a Title and Adding It to the Timeline

Editing the Title Again

Advanced Title Deko Techniques

Chapter 11 Color Correction

Introducing the Color Correctors

Applying and Adjusting the RT, Classic, and Commotion Color Correctors

Exploring the Auto Color Corrector

Working with the Color Correction Editor

Legalizing Color

Matching Color

Using the 3-Point Color Balance Tool

Using the Gray Balance Tools

Using the Vector Scope

Adjusting Colors Selectively

Saving a Reference Set

Chapter 12 DVD Authoring

Authoring DVDs with Liquid 7

Preparing the Timeline

Using Sequences

Using Markers

Building Your DVD Menu

Using the DVD Wizard

Adding Links

Previewing Your Menu

Understanding the Export Dialog

The DVD Export Window

Using the Template Editor

Editing a DVD Menu

Changing the Background

Changing and Adding Buttons

Adding a New Page

Adding Animation on a DVD Menu

Animated Buttons

Creating Nested Menus

Alternatives to Creating a DVD

Chapter 13 Exporting the Timeline

Using the Output Wizard

Recording to Tape

Fusing a Sequence

Exporting a Sequence to a Specific File Format

Exporting a Single Frame

Using XSend

Chapter 14 Advanced Techniques

Creating a Sequence

Using and Combining Sequences

Understanding Multicam Editing

Using Subclips

Using Scene Detection to Create Subclips

Using Consolidate

Using Condense

Using Containers

Working with Sub Tracks

The Matte Track

Using Chroma Keying

Appendix Troubleshooting

The Three Basic Suitability Tests

Figuring Out What’s Wrong

Optimizing for NLE

Optimizing Windows XP

Optimizing Hardware

Getting Further Help

Index