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Pinnacle Studio 18
own video projects and slideshows. We will see in this video, how to use it
and its main important features.
Above, you have three different workspaces:
Organize
under a blue color;
yellow; groups of files, called
all your
Edit
is used to create Discs and DVDs, we will see this in a future video.
All the main features of this software are inside the
On top and on the left, you have the
sample media files, media you imported, and all effects and transitions
ready to use. This is simply like the
hover the
menu met in
in the bottom right corner. More on the right, you have the
Preview
you select a media file there, you can use the preview
At the bottom you have the
In between, you have some quick buttons we will see during this full guide.
First of all, you need to import your files on your project. To start a new
project, just go to
computer. In this case, check all files you want to import, then go to
to import from: you can capture from a cam, import from a disc, or from your
computer. In this case, check all files you want to import, then go to
Import
Files imported are inside a temporary collection called
the future, you can find these imported files inside
list. Each group of photo is defined by their
It may be useful to create your own collection of media files, for example
for the project you are going to build. Simply select all files
CTRL down
Just when files are inside the
project. Simply click and drag files on the main timeline below.
If you need more sample audio files, you can try
the
If you need to
All files inside your timeline are called
them:
If you want to know how to add and manage
the related video in this guide.
Each clip is shown with its
Of course, photos won't have any sound waveform, and music won't have any
thumbnail. Plus, each has its own color, depending on its kind.
are under a green color,
and
Tracks
You can manage these very easily. The
to hide or mute the track, which means to disable visible frames or sound
of all clips inside such track. If you click on the
will lock the track: you will still hear and watch its clips, but you can't
modify any of them, until you unlock the track again.
If you right-click on a track, you can
new ones.
You can
you use your mouse wheel while
to check each of your
Let's see how to work with your clips. You can
dragging it. Your pointer will turn to a
another track. If you
them all together. You can
from the internal side.
a fixed duration in time, you will simply add blank parts inside, muted
and with black frames
You can apply
clip. These are used to make a clip appear and disappear.
If you want to know how to apply
this guide.
When you stretch or apply transitions in this way,
the clip itself
you will simply edit the
following one.
You can
To
and
button
To
with your actions, use the
It is very important the
different tracks, the preview shows the clips that stay on the upper track.
To move tracks up and down, simply click and drag them from the left.
While you work on your project, check the
The preview has a
shows the media file selected from the
in the
timeline, where the
timeline to drag it and, if you want to be more precise, just use your mouse
wheel. Use
Also the player below the preview has a
change the
Loop Play
You can also play in
Escape key
Clips just added in the timeline may show a
in order to have a fluid preview of it.
Important is also to track the
a
risk
icon on top. This shows
regulate the
You have other important buttons, above the tracks list. Click on
Settings
Check out our following video to know how to apply
The next button lets you check your projects with
Navigator
The
their same
seeing in the timeline. If you move or stretch it, the timeline follows.
Once your project is done,
Pinnacle video projects are saved as
if you want to make changes.
But if you want to
above the
You have lots of ways to export:
to burn all inside a DVD;
to export for consoles. In each of these, check out the
and all details. On the right, you can also check the
and change the
orange markers
When you are done, just click on
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