TIP Video Workshop 200405 Editing with Pinnacle Studio 9 Capturing Basic Editing Advanced Editing Ex

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TIP Video Workshop2004-05Editing with
Pinnacle Studio 9CapturingBasic
EditingAdvanced EditingExporting Projects

• Created by
• Peter Vince
• Toledo High School
• Language Arts/Spanish/Video Production

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Studio 9 Overview

• Studio 9 has three basic interfaces
• The Capture Window
• The Edit Window
• The Make Movie Window
• The Interfaces are accessed by clicking on the
  appropriate tab at the top of the program.

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Studio 9 CaptureConnecting the Camera

• In order to begin editing, you must capture the
  video from the camera to the computer.
• Attach the 4 pin end of the firewire cable to the
  camera.
• Attach the 6 pin (4 pin if you have a laptop) end
  to the computer.

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Studio 9 CaptureThe Capture Interface

• Click on the Capture tab
• The Album will show captured clips
• The Monitor window shows the video that is played
  on the camera while you capture it
• A hard drive monitor window (called the
  Diskometer) shows how much space you have to
  capture to and controls the capture of your video
  to the computer
• The Camera provides VCR controls for the camera.

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Studio 9Capturing Clips Basic Settings

• On the Diskometer select DV Full Quality
  Capture.
• Select Settings
• Click on Capture Source
• Under Scene Detection
• Choose Automatic Based on Video Content.

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Studio 9Capturing Clips Two Methods

• You can capture in two basic ways
• Method One Capture the entire tape
• Click on Start Capture on the Diskometer
• You are prompted to give a file name and location
  for the capture video clips
• Click on Stop Capture when the tape finishes
• Method Two Cue to the shots you want to capture
• Follow the same procedure for full tape capture
• Click Stop Capture at the end of each clip/shot
  you want to capture
• Each Start Capture session creates a new Studio
  9 video filewhich you can name as you see
  fitthe default naming system Studio 9 uses is
  Video 1.avi Video 2.avi, etc

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Studio 9Capture Album

• Once you have captured the tape (or you have
  manually captured the clips you want), you are
  ready to edit.

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Studio 9Getting Started with Editing

• Organization
• Basic Editing
• Transitions
• Titles
• Importing Still Images
• Adding Audio
• Other Basic Tips

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Studio 9Advanced Editing

• Trimming Video Clips
• Insert Editing
• Split Editing
• Video Effects
• Audio Effects
• Frame Grabber

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Studio 9Editing Organization

• Organization is key. Windows and Studio 9 will
  do it for you but . . . You might find it better
  for yourself to have your own organization.
• Within a created project folder,
• create folders for
• Video Clips
• Audio
• Titles and Credits
• Still Images

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Studio 9Basic Editing

• Editing involves choosing the clips you want from
  the album and dragging and dropping them onto
  the timeline.
• The Timeline provides three views
• Storyboard
• Timeline
• List

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Studio 9Editing Timeline Views

• Storyboard
• Shows thumbnails of video clips
• Easiest way to order clipsjust drag and drop in
  the order you want
• easy to reorder clips in a different orderdrag
  and drop again.

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Studio 9Editing Timeline Views

• Timeline
• Shows all tracks
• Video
• Transition
• Title
• Audio
• Original audio (audio from video clip)
• Sound effects/voice over track
• Background music
• Has an expandable/collapsible timescale .

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Studio 9Editing Timeline Views

• List View
• Quickest way to see all clips
• Best for verbal orientation
• Easiest way to see start and end times of clips
  and total project.

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Studio 9Dragging and Dropping Clips

• In either the storyboard or timeline view, to
  begin editing, you simply drag and drop the clips
  you want from the album onto the storyboard
• or timeline.
• The green lines outline the length of the clip
  before it lands on the timeline.

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Studio 9Standard Pre and Post RollOn Every
Project

• Most professional looking projects start and end
  with a leader and a trailer of blank video
  clip.
• The blank video leader/pre-roll and
  trailer/post-roll is the same concept as
  shooting pre-roll and post-roll for every
  shot you doit sets up your project.
• Click here for a recipe to create this blank
  video clip.

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Studio 9TransitionsRules of Thumb

• Rule of Thumb for Transitions
• Transitions add pacing and interest
• Too many different transitions distract from
  content.

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Studio 9Dragging and Dropping Transitions

• Click through transition choices.
• Drag and drop the transition onto the timeline or
  storyboard between the clips you want to connect.

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Studio 9Modifying Transitions

• Select the transition.
• Click on the video toolbox to make changes to
  the transition.
• You can modify
• Duration
• Forward/Reverse.
• Use the VCR controls to view the transition and
  its effects on the two clips you are connecting.

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Studio 9Creating Titles

• Click the T tool on the left side of the
  Album window and choose the title format you
  want.
• An example of the style appears in the monitor
  window.
• Drag and drop the title onto the title track on
  the timeline.
• Double click the title clip to modify the title.
• Highlight the text to change it.

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Studio 9Placing Titles on Tracks

• You can place titles on the video track or on the
  title track
• On the video track, the title will function just
  like a video clip
• On the title track, the title will superimpose
  over the video track that occupies the same space.

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Studio 9Titles Style Variations

• To the right of the title window is the
  pre-formatted style window. Double clicking a
  style pops up a window that shows variations on
  that style.
• The duration setting is above the style variation
  window. Default title length is four seconds.

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Studio 9Titles Text Adjustments

• On the right of the title window, you can change
  the font and the point size, set bold, italicize,
  underline, etc.
• On the bottom tool set, you can add rectangles,
  circles, text, justify, move text, set, kerning,
  leading, skew, etc.

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Studio 9Titles Roll and Crawl

• On the upper right of the title widow you can set
  whether the title will roll (roll up from off
  screen, through the frame, and exit the top of
  the frame) or crawl (go from left to right).
• To add time to the roll or crawl add hard
  returns before and after the text in the title.

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Studio 9 Blank Video

• Create a ten second blank video and save it in a
  general folder for files you may want to reuse in
  multiple projects. Something like General
  Studio 9 Files would work great.
• You will create the blank video clip using the
  Title function of Studio 9.

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Studio 9How to Create Blank Video

• Click on the Title tab.
• Drag and drop any title onto either the video
  track or the title track.
• Double click the title clip to bring up Title
  Creation Interface.
• Delete all text.
• Drag the clip to the video track at the beginning
  of your project.
• Right click on the blank video clip and copy it.
  
• Click on the timescale indicator at the end of
  the project and right click to paste the blank
  video clip at the end of the project.
• The duration of the blank video should be ten to
  fifteen seconds.

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Studio 9Working with Still Images

• You can use still images in two basic waysas a
  still image in the flow of your project and as a
  background for a title.
• But first, you access the still images tab to the
  left of the album.
• Navigate to the appropriate still image folder on
  your hard drive.

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Studio 9Uses for Still Images

• Drag and drop the still image onto the video
  track where it will function just like a video
  clip.
• Drag and drop the sill image onto the title track
  where it will function as a background image for
  whatever title you create.

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Studio 9Other Basic Tips

• Deleting Clips
• Select the clip and press delete.
• Changing the Timescale
• Place the cursor in the yellow Timescale track,
  hold down the left mouse button and drag right to
  expand and left to contract.
• Viewing project in the Monitor Window
• Drag the edit line to where you want to begin
  viewing the project.
• Press the spacebar or the play button on the
  monitor window to start the project.

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Studio 9Trimming Video Clips

• You can trim a video clip in three ways
• With the razor tool on the timeline/storyboard
• By selecting a clip and dragging left or right
• By using the Clip Properties Tool.

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Studio 9Trimming with the Razor Tool

• Position the edit line at the point on a clip you
  want to split the clip into two.
• Click on the razor toola new thumbnail is
  created for the second portion of the clip.
• Select the portion of the now divided clip you
  dont want and hit delete.

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Studio 9Trimming by Dragging

• The easiest way to trim is to select a clip and
  position the cursor at the left or right edge of
  the clip.
• Drag the cursor to the left or right.
• The single arrow you started with at the edge
  becomes a double arrow indicating the clip has
  been trimmed and can be further trimmed or
  returned to a longer length.

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Studio 9Trimming with Clip Properties Tool
Duration

• The most precise way to trim a clip is with the
  Clip Properties Tool
• Select and Double click on a clip
• Position the in and out point sliders to
  where you want the clip to begin and end
• You can play the clip to see if how youve
  trimmed it is what you wantuse loop play
• The trimmed duration is displayed at the top
  right of the clip window.

VCR controls play position
Loop Play
Out Point
In Point
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Studio 9Insert Editing

• Insert editing allows you to uncouple a video
  track from its audio track and insert a
  different video clip above the audio from the
  first clip.
• And Visa-versa you can uncouple an audio track
  from its video track and insert a different
  audio clip below the video from the first clip.

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Studio 9Inserting Video

• Click on the padlock of the audio track for a
  particular video track. The icon turns red and
  the audio is now locked and cant be changed.
• Select the video track and position the edit line
  where you want to divide the clip.
• Click on the razor tool and then delete the
  portion of the video track you dont want.
• Drag and drop a video clip into the opened space
  on the video track. Adjust the clip to fit the
  space using the trimming options.

Open space On video track
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Studio 9Inserting Audio

• Click on the padlock of the video track for a
  particular audio track. The icon turns red and
  the video is now locked and cant be changed.
• Select the audio track and position the edit line
  where you want to divide the clip.
• Click on the razor tool and then delete the
  portion of the audio track you dont want.
• Drag and drop a new audio clip into the opened
  space on the audio track. Adjust the clip to fit
  the space using the trimming options.

Open space on Audio track
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Studio 9Split Editing

• There are two types of Split Editing
• An L-Cut
• the audio from one track overlaps the video from
  the next track.
• A J-Cut
• The video from one track overlaps the audio from
  the next track.

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Studio 9L-Cut

• Select the two clips you want to overlap.
• Trim the left hand clip to where you want its
  audio track to end.
• Lock the audio track.
• Drag the left hand video clip to where you want
  the second video clip to startcheck the audio to
  make sure its where you want the new video to
  start.
• Drag the right hand video clip to butt up against
  the left hand video.
• Unlock the audio track.

Open space On video track
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Studio 9J-Cut

• Select the two clips you want to overlap.
• Trim the right hand clip to where you want its
  audio track to end.
• Lock the audio track.
• Drag the right hand video clip to where you want
  the first video clip to startcheck the audio to
  make sure its where you want the second video to
  start.
• Drag the left hand video clip to butt up against
  the right hand video.
• Unlock the audio track.

Video track with Open space
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Studio 9Video Effects

• Studio 9s video effects are limited but may
  prove interesting to play around with.
• Select a clip.
• Access the Video Toolbox.
• Click on the Effects icon.
• Choose the category of effect you want to apply
  by highlighting the effect and clicking ok.
• Most of the effects listed in the categories are
  locked which is to say you must buy a license
  to use them without Pinnacles (or a third
  partys) logo appearing on the clip.

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Studio 9Time Effects for Video Clips

• One of the most utilized effects is changing the
  speed of a clip.
• Click on Time Effects in the effects category
  window.
• Speed will be listed in Video Effects filters
  list.
• You can adjust the speed of a clip by moving the
  slider or by inputting a number in the speed
  window or by clicking on the presets of normal,
  half, or double speed.
• An icon indicating the effect will by posted on
  the clip.
• Some effects can be eased in and eased out.
  This feature allows you to fade the effect in
  or out. You can set how much time, in seconds
  and frames, you want the fade to take.

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Studio 9Adding Audio

• Audio in Studio 9 consists of three tracks
• The original audio track coupled with the video
  track
• The sound effects and voice over track
• The background music track.
• You can move any audio track to any other audio
  track as you may see need to.

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Studio 9Ripping Music from a CD

• Click on the audio toolbox.
• Click on the rip tool.
• You may have to provide a title for the CD.
• Navigate to the track you want to rip.
• The track is placed right on the Background music
  track.
• You can edit the audio track using the Clip
  Properties window the same way as you can trim a
  video clip.
• Click here for more on audio setup.

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Studio 9Adding Voice Over

• To add voice over, connect a microphone to your
  sound card.
• Click on the Audio Toolbox.
• The Record Window pops up.
• Have your voice over written out, double spaced.
  This prep will make it much easier.
• Click Record and say your say.
• You get a count down, then the edit line passes
  over the timeline. You can say what you want
  right where you want it to sound.
• The voice over will pop right onto the voice over
  track.

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Studio 9Audio Effects

• Audio Effects are accessed much like video
  effects.
• Click on an audio track.
• Click on the Audio Toolbox.
• Choose the Category of Audio Effect you would
  like.
• Studio Audio Effects and VST effects are the
  only ones that dont require a license.

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Studio 9Using the Equalizer

• One of the most useful audio effects is the
  equalizer (which is a VST effect).
• You can adjust each frequency band or choose one
  of the presets.

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Studio 9Volume and Balance Adjustments

• The quickest way to adjust volume on a clip is to
  move the cursor over the clip and click on where
  you want the adjustment to begin. The cursor
  changes to a speaker icon.
• Click and drag the volume line to the level you
  want.
• This technique allows you to adjust volume by the
  individual clip or throughout the complete audio
  track.

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Studio 9Volume/Balance using Clip Properties

• More subtle control can be accessed through the
  Audio Toolbox.
• On the left of the audio toolbox, click on the
  speaker icon to adjust volume and balance.
• The track icons at the top when pressed will mute
  that particular track.
• The round track level indicators allow you to
  change the sound level for an entire track.
• Using the fader slider on the audio scale
  allows you to change the sound level to the right
  of the edit line on the timeline.
• The triangles at the bottom of the audio scale
  allow you to fade a track in and out.

• On the right of the window you see the balance
  controls. You can control the sound position for
  each track separately.

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Studio 9Frame Grabber

• Frame Grabber allows you to take a single frame
  from a clip and use it like a still image. This
  functionality provides you with the ability to
  freeze a frame in the middle of a clip. You can
  also create title backgrounds and menu
  backgrounds for DVD authoring.

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Studio 9Freezing a Frame

• Select a clip.
• Position the edit line where you want to freeze
  the frame.
• Access the Video Toolbox and select the Frame
  Grabber Tool.
• Click Grab and then Save to Disk.
• Click on the Razor tool and cut the clip into
  two shorter clips.
• Go to the Album window and select the Still
  Image Icon. Navigate to the grabbed image you
  saved.

• Drag and drop the image at the edit line.
• You may have to adjust audio settings because the
  grabbed image will contain no audio track.

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Studio 9Rendering

• Rendering means that an effect or change on a
  clip has to be processed. Some effects and
  changes may take a bit of time to complete.
• Studio 9 shows you that it is rendering only
  through a color code on the timescale.
• Yellow means the clips below are good to go.
• The light and darker green on the timescale
  indicate that the particular clip below those
  colors is in the process of being rendered.

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Studio 9Resources

• Ozer, Jan. Pinnacle Studio for Windows.
  Berkeley, CA Peachpit Press, 2004.
• Sullivan, Nick. Studio 9 Professional Quality
  Movie Making. Mountain View, Ca. Pinnacle
  Systems, 2003.

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Studio 9Audio Settings

• When you rip a CD, make sure the input source is
  Digital rip.
• When you do a Voice Over, make sure you set the
  microphone setting to the microphone jack on your
  computer.
• On windows volume control (access through double
  clicking on the speaker icon in the task bar), go
  to the properties under options, then switch to
  recording, click on advanced under the
  microphone, and, finally, click on 1 Mic Boost.

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Studio 9Exporting Completed Projects

• You can export projects in a variety of ways
• Back to tape via your camera
• As a movie that can play on the internet
• As a DVD or VCD (video CD)
• As a file that stays on your computer

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Studio 9Output Settings

• For each type of output, you have the ability to
  set the parameters for the quality, etc. of your
  finished project.
• For most projects, you wont have to mess with
  changes in the default settings.
• However, . . .

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Studio 9Output Settings II

• For Export to tape
• Select Automatically Start and Stop Recording.
• For Export to AVI file
• Leave at the default settings
• For Authoring a DVD
• Choose either
• Video CD
• DVD

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Studio 9Exporting to Tape

• For all export options, you must access the Make
  Movie tab at the top of the Studio 9 interface.
• Click on the Tape option on the left of the
  interface.
• Click on the green Create of the Status window.
• After the project renders, you will be prompted
  to click play on the monitor window to start
  the export process.

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Studio 9Authoring a DVD

• The first part of authoring a DVD is choosing a
  menu template.
• Click on the menu/disk tab on the editing
  interface.
• Several pages of menu templates appear.
• Choose one you like.

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Studio 9Editing Menus

• Drag and drop the menu onto video track of the
  timeline before every clip.
• A menu track opens below the timescale indicator.
• The clip properties window pops up.
• If you want to change the menu layout, click
  Edit Menu.
• Click to select Return after every chapter or
  not depending on how you want the DVD to play.

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Studio 9Editing Menus--Buttons

• You can change the buttons, titles and
  backgrounds on your menu.
• For buttons, click on the button tab, then drag
  and drop your chosen buttons.
• For titles, click on the font tool.
• For backgrounds, do the same.
• You can set the duration for the menu at the top
  right of the menu edit interface.

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Studio 9Setting Chapters

• Chapters allow you to navigate through the videos
  you include on a DVD. Using the buttons and
  thumbnails is what makes a DVD interactive.
• Navigate to the clip where you want a chapter
  to begin.
• Right click on the menu track.
• Select Set Disk Chapter.
• To set a 2nd, 3rd, etc. chapter, click on the
  Chapter window in the clip properties window.
  
• Rule of thumb more than four chapters per menu
  is too many.

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Studio 9Setting ChaptersAnother Method

• Alternately, you can set chapters by
• Navigating the timeline scrubber to the position
  where you want a chapter, then . . .
• Clicking on the set chapter icon in the
  properties window.
• You can delete a chapter by clicking on the
  delete chapter icon (the one with the red line
  through it).

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Studio 9Menu Previews

• Once you set your menus, preview them to see if
  they play the way you want.
• Click on the circled DVD at the bottom right of
  the monitor window.
• The DVD controls pop up
• Main menu
• Previous menu
• Left, right, up, down
• Previous chapter
• Etc.

Main menu
Previous Menu
Previous Chapter
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Studio 9Additional Menu Features

• You can have more than one menu.
• You can link one menu to another.
• You can have motion menus.
• Click on the motion thumbnails option in the
  clip properties window.

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Studio 9Multiple Menus

• For multiple menus, make one of the links on your
  first menu be to the second menu.
• Make one of the links on the second menu return
  to the first menu.
• The second menu should be placed on the timeline
  after all the chapter from the first menu.

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Studio 9Burning the DVD

• After you complete the menu system for your DVD,
  you are set to burn.
• Go to the Edit Interface.
• Go to Settings.
• Set the Burn Options you want
• Burn directly to disc.
• Create disc content to burn later.
• Burn from previously created content.
• Click on Create Disc in the status window.
• Projects take a while to render and then burn.
  Be patient.

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Studio 9Updates to this Tutorial

• This tutorial is available at
• www.lincoln.k12.or.us/toledohs/lcsdtip/studio9/stu
  dio9.htm