Welcome!

Whether you are new to Serif MoviePlus X5 or an experienced user, these tutorials will help you to get the best out of the program.

The Shooting Guide is designed to help you capture the best raw material that you can. It contains advice about the main aspects of filming your video, from the planning stage, to getting your shots and to the final editing process.

The Timeline Techniques are step-by-step tutorials that will help you to master the fundamental techniques of video editing in MoviePlus X5.

The tutorials are split up into the following sections. Simply click on the section header below, or use the navigation pane on the left, to be taken to the tutorials. Have fun!

Useful icons

Before we get started, here is a quick guide to the icons that you'll find useful along the way.

These give you an estimate of how long the tutorial will take to complete. Some tutorials are longer than others so this should help you put enough time aside to complete a tutorial.

Not sure how hard the tutorial is? Let the pencils guide you. Tutorials are graded between 1 (beginner) - 5 (advanced). This provides a guide to how much MoviePlus experience you need to complete the tutorial. Don't worry though, nothing is impossible and you should always be able to follow the steps!

This is a note. Notes provide useful information about the program or a particular technique.

This is a tip. Our tips provide information that will help you with your projects.

Don't forget to save your work! It's good practice to save often. We'll remind you along the way with these helpful save points.

This is a warning! We don't want to make you panic but when you see this icon, you need to pay attention to the steps as they will be particularly important.