To start creating a new project you should import the source material to AVS Video Editor first. For that please use the Start menu pane. You can import a single file or multiple files in a folder. When you import a source file, it remains in the same location from where it was imported. AVS Video Editor does not store an actual copy of the source file; instead, a clip that refers to the original source file is created and appears in the Media Library. After you import files into your Media Library, don't move, rename, or delete the original source files. If the source file is deleted, it must be placed to your computer and then imported again.

If you import a video file you can choose the option to detect scenes. A new scene is created each time an entirely different frame is detected in the video file. If you don't use scenes detection, the file you import will appear as one clip.

You can create your movie by importing files of any supported file formats into AVS Video Editor, which are: