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Learn to use the time cursor - many operations can be performed using this
Hover over an item to see a tooltip describing the item
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Go to the View->Toolbars menu to turn on the Utility toolbar
Clicking on an item's tooltip shows a preview of the item
Use the brightness, contrast and gamma effects to compensate for video clips in different lighting conditions
Use the left and right cursor keys to move back/forward one frame
Use the J, K and L keys to review a section of the project
Right click over the video preview and choose "Save as bitmap" to save the current frame out to a bitmap file
Use the up and down cursor keys to move the next/previous item
You can capture video clips straight to EditStudio's timeline using Pure Motion Capture
You can change the project background from a checkerboard using the Tools->Options dialog
For good video style hints, watch TV!
Use the Home and End keys to move the start and end of your project
You can minimize the height of a layer by double-clicking on the divider line below the layer in the layer bar
Use scrap layers (Layer Properties dialog) to store media clips for later use
The split tool is useful for quickly extracting clips from video and/or audio layer items
You can add and remove time from any time control by using a "+" or "-" before the time. For example, if the control is showing "0h 10m 30s 000" you can enter "+30s" and it will show "0h 11m 00s 000"
For groovy text effects, try layering one text effect on top of other text effect items
Toppings provide a useful way of adding effects to a layer item without taking up valuable screen space
The "clock" wipe transition is good for representing the passage of time
DonÆt let gremlins near water or sunlight
Try to avoid using a lot of different transition types in one project, unless you are making a pop video!
If you are creating movies for the web, use QuickTime - this has better support on different computer platforms
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You can use the chroma key effect to overlay a bitmap onto a video clip to "frame" the video clip
The layer item Transform dialog can be used to adjust the rate at which clips are replayed.
Blurring a layer item below a text effect can increase the impact of the text
The horizontal slide transition can be used to produce a "barn door" effect. This is particularly effective when coupled with a suitable sound effect
Add a small amount of feathering to a transition to remove the unnatural sharp join between the two video clips
Use scrap layers (Layers Properties dialog) to temporarily disable a layer and speed up previewing or rendering
Muting the audio by pressing the audio mute button below the video preview can sometimes speed up the playing back of the video
The tint effect, when the level is turned down low can be used to give the video a warm (yellow) or cold (blue) feel
If your PC has 128MB or more of RAM, increasing the frame cache can significantly speed up the screen redraw. Choose Tools->Options to change the frame cache size.
