Hello there, welcome to this beginner tutorial for
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Pinnacle Studio is a professional
slideshows or add video effects on clips.
There are three main sections, listed on top:
used to make interactive introductions for CDs and DVDs, we will see it in another
video. The workspace you need to know is the
project. Let's see it. On top, on the left, you have the
fully lists all the files imported and plus all Pinnacle Studio has to offer, such as
effects
how your project is going on. At the bottom there is the
will work and create your video project.
Let's start with the basics. To create a new project, go to
and then to
using the
Pinnacle Studio. To see its full content, hover the hidden
section has its own color, indicating a different content. Blue is for
all the files imported in Pinnacle Studio; violet for full projects saved and done,
under
for advanced tools, including effects and transitions, inside
When you click on a section, this will become
the right. So if you need to see all the imported files, just click on
Use the bar in the right corner to set the
The
whole software window. Inside
source folder
the
The Navigation panel so contains files
import a
computer, any CD or webcam. Then just check the files to import. Otherwise you
can simply click and drag the file to your
added there.
Just after this step
on it. You can use the
bottom you have the
or in reverse. Just make sure to be in
playhead
the
You can add sound files in two other ways. On top of the timeline, you have a
G-clef symbol
can add more songs made available by Pinnacle Studio. Or, if you need to
sound or your voice, click on the
Let's see the
your files. You may have a
track and just named differently to isolate your recorded voice or sound.
Basicly you have two main kinds of files here: the
color, and the
images. Video clips are shown with the respective video
sound
The pieces of text are video clips too, with the only difference that these are
in green color and not in blue.
Pieces of text, images, and videos that don't have sound don't have any waveform
in the bottom half. Sound files will just have the waveform instead.
The
to be in
playhead
instead.
Press
corner to see the preview in
The
shown above others.
a track on the left.
You can change the
are, the bigger the clip sample
may appear. Wait some time to have it completed. In this way a clip is shown
smoothed when you play a preview.
You can add a
a track selecting it and clicking once on its
right-clicking on it.
You can lock a track clicking on the
all, unless you click again on the lock icon to unlock it.
You have then the
and show all the visible clips inside the track. The second one to mute or not all
sound clips inside the track instead.
If you click on the
If you are interested in
guide.
Let's see how to work with the timeline. You can
dragging it throughout the same track or in another one. The pointer will come up
as a
clip. As long as the clip is text or an image, there aren't problems, but
enlong too much videos or sound files, that do have a maximum duration, you may
end up with red zones,
that show no motion, or a flat waveform completely silent.
If you approach the same edges more on top, you will add some
transitions
Pay attention to the
the clip, you will adjust the clip's length.
you will edit the length of the time interval between the two following clips.
use this, for example, to complete
Use
can select more of them
You can cut clips to delete them fast.
You may need to
the
or use the first button from the left, on the centre.
Remember that you can
left arrow below
Let's see how to move through your timeline quickly. If you use the mouse wheel,
you will move the
vertically through your project. If you
and out horizontally.
In case you have to do with complex projects, it is very useful having the
Navigator
By moving and stretching the
particular area you are interested in in no time.
Use the second icon to set the project settings.
To learn how to export videos in
Last step is to
then to
in order to open and edit it in a second time.
Otherwise, if you want to
in the top right corner. The following window, called
you a final preview of your project on the centre. You can decide where to export
using
some other options depending on what chosen in
File
Under
You can choose to save a
Check the
the destination folder clicking on the
are ready, click on
Obviously, depending on the
a little.
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