Lightworks v11.1 Quick Start

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Toolbar Shortcut Keys

Click the Preferences icon to

review or change shortcut key

assignments.

See Shortcut Keys .

Record

Import

Edit Viewer

Search Tool

Playout

Export

Keep Tools Topmost

Preferences

Exit Project

Open a Bin

To select Avid or Final

Cut Pro key shortcuts,

click Import.

Import Preferences

box opens:

Select required Preferences file and click OK .

Click to move

up one folder .

Click to view or change

current Key shortcuts .

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Lightworks\Preferences

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Lightworks\Preferences

Win 7

Win XP

OS

Default Locations for Preferences Files

Location


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Importing Clips

Importing Clips

Click the Import icon to open the Select Files to Import dialog box .

Formats or Rates

shown in RED denote

clip is not compatible

(see note).

Click to import selected items.

(Option): Type filename name directly

into text box.

Click Cogs icon for Ingest /

Transcoding options .

Click to select items.

Hold down SHIFT or

Ctrl key to select

multiple items.

Click to select List or

Tiles format.

Click for drop down

list of shortcuts,

drives, etc.

Type new name here and

press Enter.

Text changes from BLUEto GREEN, denoting Bin is

now permanent and can

be searched.

A new ( temporary) Bin opens:

Clips with incompatible(frame)rates may be

playable in a new project set to the sameframerate as the clip.

Incompatible video formats may requireadditional Codecs to be installed.

Project Bi n


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Playing Clips

Click to toggle between

List or Tiles View.

Double-click thumbnail

List or Tile view) to open

Clip in Source Viewer

Source Viewer

End of Clip

Forward one Frame

Start of Clip

Back one Frame

Play / Pause

Playback Control s

Click to open Filecard

(see Logging ).

Click to open Timeline .

Timeline

Play Source Viewer contents using Playback Controls

at bottom of screen.

Hover mouse over Thumbnail

(Tile View only) to revealshort menu.

Open Viewer

Timeline

Filecar

Project Bin (List View)

Project Bin (Til e View)


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Basic Recording

Basic Recording

Click the Record icon to open the Record Tool.

Select the recording device you want from the dropdown l ist, or select Add new device.

Select Compressionmethod.

Select file format.

Click to configure

Device.

Select video format.

Select a destination.

Select Recording Type.

Record Tool expands to showVideo Display area.

Audio Level meters

(Analogue channelsonly)

Video source

Use transport control buttons to positiontape a few seconds before desired In point.

Ensure Video and Genlock

indicators are GREEN

Click to start recording.

Label changes to End.

Click End or to stopand save recording.

During Manual recording, each clip

is placed in a Bin named after thetape ID.

At start of recording, a Filecardopens (see Logging).

You must have a compatible video source available,

e.g. a deck or camera connected to the IEEE 1394(Firewire) port of your PC.

Click Standby again after recording has

stopped.

Disconnect the deck or camera after youhave fin ished recording.

Click when finished.


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Logging

Filecards are created during recording. You can add information(Metadata) to Filecards whi le you are recording.

Select a text box in the Filecard and type the information you want.

Open Clip in Source Viewer,

and click on Filecard button .

Fields marked withcannot be changed.

To modify a Filecard when you are not recording :

Text entered here appears below Clip thumbnail.

Click here to open folder

containing origina l Clip.

Click to close.

You can also add information directly into the Project Bin (List View).


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Editing Clips

Editing Clips

Using the Playback Controls, stop the Clip at

the position where you want your edit to end .

Click the OUT button next to the Playback

Controls.

The portion between the IN and OUT points is

now selected.

Using the Playback Controls, stop the Clip at

the position where you want your edit to start .

Click the IN button next to the Playback

Controls.

(Playback marker changes from RED to BLUE.)

Double-click thumbnail (List or Tile

view) to open Clip in Source Viewer

Source Viewer

Project Bin

Use the Playback Controls at bottom of screen to move

through the clip , and to mark IN and OUT points .


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Building the Storyline

Click button at bottom of screen (or press v on keyboard).

The marked portion appears in the record viewer and in the Timelin.

Click the Edi t icon to open an (empty) Edit window and Timeline.

Click on the viewer containing your clip

or subclip.

Move the frame marker to the place you want to insert the new cl ip.

Opening an Edit Window

Adding More Content

Select the next clip for the Storyboard

and open in a Source Viewer.

Click button at bottom of screen (or press v on keyboard).

The new clip appears in the record viewer and in the Timeline.

Repeat for each clip you wish to appear in the Storyline.


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Export

Export

Click the Export icon - or drag onto clip , shot or edit.

The Export dia log box opens.

To change folder, click to openExport Destination dialog box.

Click to select new clip, shot or edit from drop

down list.

Click to open Export Format dialog box.

Select required format (editlists, media files or camera

formats).

Type name for output file (or

leave as Automatic).

Click to start Export.

Progress window opens.

Progress Bar and Time

Remaining Counter.

Click to open foldercontaining exported file.

Export Complete


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Further Reading

For detailed information on how to use Lightworks, please refer to the EditShare Lightworks UserGuide, which may be downloaded from www.lwks.com. There are also some video tutorials toassist you at www.lwks.com/videotutorials.

Technical Support

For assistance beyond this document and that provided in your Lightworks documentation, if youhave purchased a support agreement, contact EditShare Technical Support [email protected]. Have the exact version number of your Lightworks implementationready.

EditShare strongly recommends that you purchase a support agreement; if you do not have asupport agreement, a per-incident rate may be available.

You can also seek support by visiting the Lightworks forum at www.lwks.com/forum