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This is a smallish attempt to improve openshot's sparse documentation (issue #2989). The getting started page only contains an installation description, so name it so. Improve the quick tutorial somewhat (at least according to my taste) but still keep it quick. Improve the start of the "Files" pages somewhat. Make the import files table more consistent by nameing the method in the first column and actually describing them in a full senctence (interpunction) in the 2nd column. Add the actual toolbar button icon image to the table. Similar things for the slice clips table on the clips page.
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.. Copyright (c) 2008-2016 OpenShot Studios, LLC
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(http://www.openshotstudios.com). This file is part of
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OpenShot Video Editor (http://www.openshot.org), an open-source project
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dedicated to delivering high quality video editing and animation solutions
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to the world.
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.. OpenShot Video Editor is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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.. OpenShot Video Editor is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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.. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with OpenShot Library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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.. _quick_tutorial_ref:
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Quick Tutorial
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==============
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Using OpenShot is very easy, and this tutorial will take you through the basics in
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**under 5 minutes**. After this tutorial, you will be able to make a simple photo
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slide-show with music.
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Step 1 – Import media files
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---------------------------
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Before we can begin making a video, we need to import media files into OpenShot. Most video,
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image and music file formats will work. Drag and drop a few videos or images and a music file
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from your Desktop to OpenShot. Be sure to drop the files where the
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arrow in the illustration is pointing to.
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.. image:: images/quick-start-drop-files.jpg
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Alternative methods to add files to your projects are described in the section
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:ref:`import_files_ref`.
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The "Show All", "Video", "Audio", "Image" filters above the added files
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allows you to only see the file types you are interested in.
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Step 2 – Arrange Videos and Photos on Timeline
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----------------------------------------------
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Next, drag each video or photo onto a track in the timeline (as seen in the illustration).
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The timeline represents your final video, so arrange your photos in whatever sequence you want
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them to appear in your video. If you overlap two clips, OpenShot will automatically create a
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smooth fade between them, displayed by blue rounded rectangles between the clips. Remember,
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you can rearrange the clips as many times as needed by simply dragging and dropping them.
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.. image:: images/quick-start-timeline-drop.jpg
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Step 3 – Add Music to Timeline
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------------------------------
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To make our creation more interesting, we need to add some music. Click on the music
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file that you imported in step 1, and drag it onto the timeline. If the song is too long, grab
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the right edge of your music clip, and resize it smaller (that will make it end earlier). You
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could also insert the same file multiple times, if your music is too short.
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.. image:: images/quick-start-music.jpg
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Step 4 – Preview your Project
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------------------------------
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To preview what our video looks & sounds like, click the Play button under the preview window.
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You can also pause, rewind, and fast-forward your video project by clicking the corresponding
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buttons.
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.. image:: images/quick-start-play.jpg
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Step 5 – Export your Video
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---------------------------
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Once you are happy with your project, the next step is to export your video.
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This will convert your OpenShot project into a single video file, which will work on most
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media players (such as VLC) or websites (such as YouTube, Vimeo, etc...).
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Click on the Export Video icon at the top of the screen (or use the **File > Export Video** menu).
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Choose from one of the many preset export options, and click the *Export Video* button.
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.. image:: images/quick-start-export.jpg
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You should now have a basic understanding of how OpenShot works. Importing, Arranging,
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Previewing, and Exporting. Hopefully this tutorial took less than 5 minutes for you to
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complete. Please read the rest of this guide for a more detailed understanding of OpenShot,
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and it's advanced features. Enjoy!
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