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Lightworks v11.5

Quick Start Guide



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License Activation*

License Activation* Creating a Project

Upgrading Your L icense

Create a Lightworks account at www.lwks.com

Install Lightworks and start the application

System Settings panel opens

Click ‘Manage l icenses’ to re-open ‘Activate a Purchased

License’ dialog box

First Time Activation

Lightworks Pro:

Select a license from the dialog boxand click Activate

Click on System Settings box at

bottom left of screen

Enter your user

name and

password

Click to log in

Lightwo rks Free:

Click Cancel

For Offline Activation, see Lightworks Installation and

Activation Guide

*

†

Internet Connection required

Type a name for your Project here

Select Frame Rate

If the frame rate of your

media is unknown,

select ‘Auto’

New projects display

in this panel

Project card opens

Click on

Video tab

From the pop-up, select a project

output rate from the Format list

You can set an output rate that differs from the

project frame rate, e.g. if you want to play out a24-frame project to PAL or NTSC

Click outside the Project card to close it.

At the top-left corner of thescreen, click on the Project name

Click to open selected project

Click to close Project and

return to Project Browser



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Toolbar

Playback Controls

Shortcut Keys

See “Default Keyboard Shortcuts” on page 12

Record

Import

Create a new Edit

Search Tool

Playout

Export

Preferences

Create a new Bin

Create a new Rack

Controls display on each viewer

Click to select optionfor controls

Click to openPreferences dialog box.

Controls display at bottom

of screenControls are notdisplayed

Click Import to select Avid or

Final Cut Pro shortcuts

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 S ettings\All Users\Documents\Lightworks\Preferences

usr/share/lightworks/Preferences

Win 7,8

Win XP

Linux

OS

Default Locations fo r Preferences Files

Location

Click to open

Preferences dialog box



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Bins

Bins

Click to toggle between

List or Tiles View

Five Ways to Create Bins

List View

Tile View

Click to make bin

containing clips

based on search

criteria

Right-click a video tile and select

‘Make Bin of clip references’

Click Cogs icon and

select ‘Make a Bin’

Click to make bin of

imported clips

(see Importing Clips)

Click to create a

new empty bin

List and Tile Views

Type new name for Bin and pressEnter

BLUE Text

GREEN Text

Permanent Bins can be searched

1

23

4 5

Making Bins PermanentClick on Cogs icon,

select Transience >

Transient or Permanent

= Transient

= Permanent



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Importing Clips

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

Formats or Ratesshown in RED denote

clip is not compatible(see note)

Click to import selecteditems

(Option): Type filename name directly

into text box

Click Cogs icon for

Transcoding options

Click individual item to

select

Click for drop down list of

shortcuts, drives, etc.

A new (temporary) Bin opens

Clips with incompatible frame rates may be playable in a new

project set to the same frame rate as the clip

Click tab to select allclips in folder

Transcode Options

File Selection

Incompatible video formats may require additional Codecs to

be installed

SHIFT+Click or Ctrl+Click

to select multiple items

Set Transcode / Copy options



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Playing Clips

Playing Clips

Double-click thumbnail(List or Tile view) to

open Clip in SourceViewer

Source Viewer

End of Clip

Forward one Frame

Start of Clip

Back one Frame

Play / Pause

Playback Contro ls

Click to open Filecard(see Logging)

Click to open Timeline

Timeline

Play Source Viewer content using Playback Controls

on viewer or at bottom of screen

Hover mouse over Thumbnail (Tile

View only) to reveal short menu

Open Viewer

Timeline

Filecard

Bin (List View)

Bin (Tile View)

Play tile using Playback Controls atbottom of screen (if visible) or using

shortcut keys

Default Shor tcuts

- Play backwards

- Pause

- Play forwards

j

k

l



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Logging

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

Open Clip in Source Viewer,

and click on Filecard button.

Fields that cannot bechanged.

Text entered here appears below Clip

thumbnail.

Click here to open folder

containing original Clip.

Click to close.

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

Information about each clip (Metadata) is held in a Filecard

To update a Filecard:



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Making Subclips

Making Subclips

Using the Playback

Controls, stop the Clipat the position where

you want your edit to

end.

Using the Playback

Controls, stop the Clip

at the position you want

your edit to start.

Double-click thumbnail (List or Tileview) to open Clip in Source Viewer

Source Viewer

Project Bin

Use the Playback Controls on viewer to move through the

clip, and to mark IN and OUT points

Click the IN button to

set IN Point (Playbackmarker changes from

RED to BLUE)

Click the OUT button to

set the OUT Point

The portion between

the IN and OUT points

is now selected

- or use Playback Controls at bottom of screen



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Export

Export

Uploading to YouTube

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

The Export dialog box opens

To change folder, click

to open dialog box

Click to select new clip, shot or editfrom drop down list

Click to open Export Format dialogbox

Select required format

(edit lists, media files orcamera formats)

Type name for output file

- or leave as ‘Automatic’

Click to start Export

Progress window opens

Progress Bar andTime RemainingCounter

Click to open folder

containing exportedfile

Export Complete

Tick box

Add tags for yourvideo

Click tostart upload

Type your YouTubelogin details

Alternatively, right-click on Clip andselect ‘Export’



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Default Keyboard Shortcuts

Add Tracks <- backspace

Audio FX F10

Audio Mixer Insert

Back 1 Frame , commaBack 10 Frames m

Backtime \

Bins F5

Clipboard Insert f

Clipboard Replace g

Clipboard Source d

Cue ' apostrophe

Cue Panel F11

Delete x

Empty Cut c

Export F2

File Card F4

Forward 1 Frame . full stop

Forward 10 Frames /

Frame - Left ← Left Arrow

Frame - Right → Right Arrow

Full Screen F12

Import F1

Insert v

Join / Unjoin Tab

Jump - End ; semicolon

Jump Start h

Last Cut a

Last Node ↓ down arrow

Layouts End

Mark All ]Mark In i

Mark Out o

Move Cut u

Next Cut s

Next Node ↑ up arrow

Nudge Backwards - Numlock OFF

Nudge Forwards + Numlock OFF

Pause k

Play Forward l

Play Reverse j

Pop Out Title n

Project Card HomeProjects Delete

Projects Menu Home Numlock OFF

Racks F6

Remove z

Replace b

Rooms Menu End Numlock OFF

Routing FX F7

Search F3

Slide t

Slip y

Stop k

Swap [

Switch Esc

Toggle A1 3

Toggle A2 4

Toggle A3 5

Toggle A4 6

Toggle A5 7

Toggle A6 8

Toggle A7 9

Toggle A8 0

Toggle Play / Pause Space Bar

Toggle V1 1

Toggle V2 2

Transitions F8

Trim In w

Trim Last Out q

Trim Next In r

Trim Out e

Uncue #

Undo / Redo `

Unmark p

Vectorscope PgUp

Visual FX F9

Zoom In =

Zoom Out - minus



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Further Reading

Further Reading

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

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