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1. 2 Power ON your HD HERO2 camera and connect your Wi Fi BacPac with power ON to the back of your camera Also power ON your Wi Fi Remote With your Wi Fi BacPac attached to your HD HERO2 camera connect your Wi Fi BacPac to your computer via USB make sure to connect through the USB port on Wi Fi BacPac not the USB port on the HD HERO2 camera If another Update Available notice appears you should click the SHOW DETAILS button again to get back to the Device Window Select your Wi Fi BacPac from the list in Device Window in GoPro CineForm Studio and click the REGISTER buiton Fill out and submit the Product Registration web form you are directed to Updating Your Wi Fi BacPac 1 2 Back in the Device Window the list should refresh and show an Update Available for your Wi Fi BacPac Select your Wi Fi BacPac from the list and click the UPDATE button if an update is available a press of the Refresh button may be required for Device Window to update and confirm Product Registration is complete Wait for update process to complete Up to date version will be reflected when Device Window refreshes and your Wi Fi Remote should now show Update Available Updating Your Wi Fi Remote 1 4 After your Wi Fi BacPac has been updated your Wi Fi Remote will show Connected may require a press of the Refresh button at this point while devices reconnect after Wi Fi BacPac update is completed Select your Wi Fi Remote from the
2. FRAMING CONTROLS Framing amp 3D Controls Effect Presets i Reset All Settings Button Storyboard Time Indicator Storyboard Volume Controls Trim Split and Playback Controls Load Template Button Clip Navigation Controls Player Window GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual The Player Window s Three States In the EDIT Room the Player Window is used to playback your files and clips The Player Window displays the contents of the Media Bin the complete Storyboard as well as individual clips on the Storyboard The Player Window has three different states which are determined by the area of focus in the EDIT Room work area 1 When a file or clip is selected in the Media Bin the Player Window will display the current frame in selected file The Storyboard becomes grayed out when the Player Window is being used by clips in the Media Bin 2 When the Storyboard is selected the Player Window will display the contents of the Storyboard You can use the yellow Storyboard Time Indicator bar to drag to specific locations on the Storyboard As you do the Player will update to display the current frame 3 When an individual clip is selected in the Storyboard adjusting the IN or OUT point markers will cause the Player Window to display only the selected clip When this happens the yellow Storyboard Time Indicator bar on the Storyboard will become grayed out indicating that only one clip is being used in the Player Window rather than the e
3. Maintaining extremely high visual fidelity through a rigorous multi generation post production workflow including high bit precision yielding high signal to noise ratio 2 Offering extremely fast performance on Intel architecture CPUs such that multiple streams can be processed in real time without the need for specialized hardware The design characteristics of the GoPro CineForm codec are the following Transform Full frame Wavelet Full frame means the entire image is transformed without breaking the image into blocks which are the basis for DCT style transforms JPEG MPEG AVCHD etc and which provide the ubiquitous artifacts often visible in complex image sequences CineForm s full frame Wavelet transform cannot suffer from these DCT image degradations Chroma Formats and I O Bit Depth 10 bit YUV 12 bit RGB A and 12 bit CineForm RAW Spatial Resolution Unrestricted Bit Rate Variable constant quality Encoder Quality Settings 6 user selectable Symmetry Symmetric similar soeed for encoding and decoding Multi Resolution Decoding Wavelet algorithms offer a valuable feature for use in playback or other post production applications the ability to decode a full resolution image to a lower resolution Specifically the ability to decode to 1 2 or 1 4 resolution in each dimension is allowed while using less CPU load compared to a full resolution decode CineForm software dynamically takes advantage of this chara
4. Vectorscope Waveform GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Additional Global Playback Controls In addition to the PLAY VIEW and EXT DISPLAY options GoPro Studio Premium adds the ability to add advanced monitoring tools and create and use multiple Active Metadata databases to the Global Playback Controls in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room TOOLS The VEW option lets you add visual diagnostic displays overlaid on top of your video for more precise adjustment To turn on the tools overlay do the following 1 Click the ON OFF Toggle button this looks like an eyeball next to the word TOOLS Choose a specific tool from the drop down menu Check the ENABLE checkbox Use the sliders to set the size and opacity levels Use the placement buttons to indicate in which corner of the frame to anchor the overlay a7 ey WAVEFORM The waveform display shows levels for each color channel red green and blue and is particularly useful for analyzing the color balance of your footage the adjustments you make affect each color channel Tone scale is mapped with the brightest point on top and darkest on the bottom HISTOGRAM The histogram display is well known to those who do digital image editing on still photographs The histogram displays the tone scale of an image in component colors horizontally with darkest tones on the left and lightest on the right VECTORSCOPE The role of the vectorscope is to illustrate color hue
5. no adjustments VERTICAL INTERLACED 3D nVidia PAGE FLIP 3D After with 1970s Preset GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual EXTERNAL DISPLAY The EXT DISPLAY external display option determines the video display type for a secondary monitor if you have one connected and offers the following choices e NOT ACTIVE secondary monitor is not used e STANDARD FULLSCREEN displays standard 2D on secondary display used for 2D clips e SIDE BY SIDE displays side by side 3D mode on secondary display used by 3D monitors that support this mode e HORIZONTAL INTERLACED 3D displays horizontal interlaced 3D mode on secondary display used by 3D monitors that support this mode e VERTICAL INTERLACED 3D displays vertical interlaced 3D mode on secondary display used by 3D monitors that support this mode e nVidia PAGE FLIP 3D displays frame sequential 3D mode on secondary display used with nVidia Quadro based display adapters and 3D monitors that support this mode NOTE When working with 2D clips always use the STANDARD FULSCREEN option to playback the contents of the Player Window on a secondary monitor If you d rather not use a secondary monitor at all use the NOT ACTIVE option SPLIT POINT The SPLIT POINT option allows you to easily see the effects of your Active Metadata adjustments made using the clip based Color Correction Framing Controls and Effect Presets by splitting the image into before
6. towards the bottom of the CONVERSION LIST The settings for the original file are shown on the left and the settings for the converted GoPro CineForm file are shown on the right When your clips have been added to the Conversion List click the CONVERT ALL button to start the batch conversion process Once the batch has started you can still add more clips to the conversion list if needed When the conversion is complete click the PROCEED TO STEP 2 button to switch to the EDIT Room 20 GO lt GoPro gt timelapse gt v z Search timelapse Organize v G Open Share with v Slide show fil ie eae Name Date Type Size J 100GOPRO 7 2 201211 59AM_ File folder G Libraries i 101GOPRO 7 2 2012 12 09PM __File folder jh 102GOPRO 7 2 201212 24PM_ File folder j Computer J 103GOPRO 7 2 201211 49AM File folder amp Local Disk C la Media M tu Network b 4 items selected State BR Shared M Date modified 7 2 2012 11 59 AM GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Before moving on to the next chapter lets take a moment to look at the techniques used to convert time lapse sequences into GoPro CineForm files as the import and conversion steps for these source files require some specific considerations Working with Time Lapse Sequences The process for converting time lapse sequences into GoPro CineForm files is similar to one used for converting video files However there are a couple of min
7. uncorrected and after corrected sides The left side of the image is the before view while the right side of the image is the after view The slider lets you choose where that split occurs in the image frame NOTE For normal use you ll want to keep the SPLIT POINT slider all the way to the left This will ensure that you ll be able to see all the Effect Presets Color Correction and Framing adjustments that have been applied to your clips Only use the slider if you want to compare your adjustments to the original file 64 Status Viewer gt m 928 AM Active Metadata 3D Display Type Decoder Settings About Quit Active Metadata applied in lt GoPro Studio and Windows Media Player GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual The GoPro CineForm Status Viewer After installing GoPro Studio you may have noticed a new icon in your Windows System Tray This is the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer If you re not sure what we re referring to the Windows System Tray is the little area down by the system clock and the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer is represented as an icon that resembles the GoPro logo When playing GoPro CineForm files in applications other than GoPro Studio you can use the Status Viewer to determine various decode settings To be more specific the Status Viewer allows you to do the following Enable or Disable Active Metadata adjustments for desktop p
8. E EE E E EE E E A A N 50 EXPONO NO I e e E E E E E E E E T E R A 50 e nek lA uele E EA O P EAE EE E A AE E N IE EE N A I E E E EE N meen 52 E A E E E A E E iw O A E T E E E A A A E A O E E ce a A E ols wes E 53 Ee Ree ETN o EE EE N E E E A O E E A E E E E AE E eee ee ene ee 53 opdam yO Ur AD HERO aerer nme ene e A E E E E eee ee eee E E ee eee eee 53 ROLON TONT AC AC M a S A E E E nes 54 Weealing YOUR WIEFI Bae F AC sareen n E I E E E E E E A A E A E E E 54 Upaatng Your WIRI REMO Essaien e a E E E E E E E AE E E E 54 Configuring Your Wi Fi BacPac Optional ccccssccsssscccsssecesseccssseecssneeesseeessseecssseeessseessseeeesaeessaeeseseeeeeseeeesseeeeeseeeseasecesssecseasecseseeeeueeeseseeeeeseeessaeeess 55 MRGOUMIS SAC STNG TOS epa E E E TA E EEN E EA A E EEE A E E 55 ROVAN CO FS ae NS a E A E E E A EA A AN E E AE E E E A A A EE A E O 56 WORMO WINS D VIG CO FIG Sreo E E E E E E stool desdtoamntecseahusuehcansc 56 WORAN E Vil QING ee E a e e a E E E a E E E 60 Global PlaVvOaCkK Settings nine EDI ROOM x soscseacedeceier iine aE EEEE EES EET OE IEEE EEEE E ET EEEE 62 The GoPro CIMEFORM Status VIEW SM sccccsccnceedncsiedectesvesossars tcvescdticaielastndeszecnsdnddeaniesducsussitaidactiodontadatsietdewnledcussntinidanldeevGalatteid smenddesseiensddantle abtadsnioianasecnesantsetdnenihds 65 Moving GoPro CineForm Files to Other Computers ccccccesccssscesssccsecesseccssecessecesseeessecessecessecssseceseeccaeceseeeeeeceeeceseecese
9. GoPro Studio Professional 83 GoPro Studio Premium GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual GOPRO STUDIO PREMIUM AND GOPRO STUDIO PROFESSIONAL GoPro Studio comes in three versions GoPro Studio free GoPro Studio Premium and GoPro Studio Professional So far this manual has focused on the features common to all three versions of the software The following pageswill provide information about the additional features available in the Premium and Professional versions In addition to all the features described so far GoPro Studio Premium adds the following Within the GoPro Studio application Support for more camera formats in the IMPORT Room AVCHD MVC etc Support for multiple Active Metadata databases Advanced image analysis Tools WORKSPACE CONTROLS Additional 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS Additional IMAGE CONTROLS Additional FRAMING CONTROLS LOOKS CUBE 3D LUT Paste Special Outside the GoPro Studio application Unrestricted spatial resolution encode at resolutions higher than 8k Chroma sampling up to 4 4 4 4 and 12 bit RAW Additional conversion tools that support virtually all other camera formats Conversion tools for DPX TIFF R3D and CinemaDNG file formats Tools for muxing existing CineForm files into Stereo 3D CineForm files HD SDI capture support Windows only More information regarding additional features within GoPro Studio can be found below 84 ON OFF Toggle Button E ENABLE Histogram
10. GoPro Studio to choose the best option for your computer NOTE When you export your storyboard explained later you will be able to choose between several export options none of which are affected by the PLAYBACK setting chosen here This option ONLY affects the playback of files within GoPro Studio s EDIT Room 62 LEFTEYE LEFT EYE RIGHT EYE ANAGLYPH REDCY ANAGLYPH REDCYANBW ANAGLYPH TANOPTIMIZED ANAGLYPH AMBER ANAGLYPH AMBERE BW ANAGLYPH GREER ANAGLYPH GREENMAGE BW LINE INTERLEAVED ONION SKIN DIFFERENCE OVER UNDER SIDE BY SIDE FREE VIEW OpenGL PAGE FLIP 3D GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual 3D VIEW The VIEW option determines the video display type that GoPro Studio s Player Window will use to playback 3D GoPro CineForm files and offers the following choices LEFT EYE displays only the left eye of a 3D clip or the only eye for 2D clips RIGHT EYE displays only the right eye of your 3D clip or the only eye for 2D clips ANAGLYPH RED CYAN displays left and right eye tinted for viewing with RED amp CYAN 3D glasses ANAGLYPH RED CYAN BW displays left and right eye in black amp white and tinted for viewing with RED CYAN 3D glasses ANAGLYPH RED CYAN OPTIMIZED displays left and right eye tinted for optimal viewing with RED CYAN 3D glasses ANAGLYPH AMBER BLUE displays left and right eye tinted for viewing with AMBER BLUE 3D glasses ANAGLYPH AMBER BLUE BW displays left and right eye in black and
11. Insertion Ats Studio Passive Metadat Metadata i a a i ae ey Active Metadata Led GUID l Application End User OEM Source Fields i a Metadata Pees pe Unique Identifier Active Metadata Fields n ee Updates gt CineForm Image Development Subsystem Metadata processing occurs within the CineForm Image Development Subsystem prior to presenting the images to the calling application When a CineForm AVI or MOV file is created active and or passive metadata may be inserted into the file In all cases a Globally Unique Identifier GUID is inserted into the file plus the encoder curve used when the file was created If available Timecode is written into a Passive Metadata field The GUID provides a lookup address into the CineForm Active Metadata Database file used during playback The encoder curve is included to establish the inverse curve necessary to return to linear light upon decode 104 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual The following are a few examples of Active Metadata insertion into GoPro CineForm AVI MOV files e When recording to disk during live capture using a Silicon Imaging camera white balance and 3D LUT information is written into the CineForm RAW file e When performing disk based conversions from RED RSD files white balance information from the RED metadata fields is extracted from the RED SDK and written into the CineForm file YUV RGB or CineForm RAW as Active Metadata e When a stereo 3D CineForm
12. Interleaved Onion Skin Difference Over Under Side By Side Free View GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual 3D Display Type The 3D Display Type sub menu in the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer determines the video display type that 3 party video applications will use to playback 3D GoPro CineForm files similar to the way the VIEW option does this in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room e LEFT EYE displays only the left eye of a 3D clip or the only eye for 2D clips e RIGHT EYE displays only the right eye of your 3D clip or the only eye for 2D clips e ANAGLYPH RED CYAN displays left and right eye tinted for viewing with RED CYAN 3D glasses e ANAGLYPH RED CYAN BW displays left and right eye in black and white and tinted for viewing with RED CYAN 3D glasses e ANAGLYPH RED CYAN OPTIMIZED displays left and right eye tinted for optimal viewing with RED CYAN 3D glasses e ANAGLYPH AMBER BLUE displays left and right eye tinted for viewing with AMBER BLUE 3D glasses e ANAGLYPH AMBER BLUE BW displays left and right eye in black and white and tinted for viewing with AMBER BLUE 3D glasses e ANAGLYPH GREEN MAGENTA displays left and right eye tinted for viewing with GREEN MAGENTA 3D glasses e ANAGLYPH GREEN MAGENTA BW displays both left and right eye in black and white and tinted for viewing with GREEN MAGENTA 3D glasses e LINE INTERLEAVED displays left and right eye by alternating between every other horizontal line used for certain polarized passive 3
13. PLAYBACK VIEW EXT DISPLAY SPLIT POINT PLAYBACK AUTO BEST FULL RES DEFAULT HALF RES DRAFT QUARTER RES GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Global Playback Settings in the EDIT Room While in the EDIT Room please take notice of the GLOBAL PLAYBACK SETTINGS panel found in the upper right hand corner of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room You can expand the size of this panel by clicking and dragging on the grey line that separates this panel from the VIDEO CONTROLS panel just beneath it Its important to recognize that the Global Playback Settings are not the same as the clip based Video and Audio Playback Controls or the clip based Color Correction and Framing Controls which appear just below the Global Playback Settings panel They are different in that the Global Playback Settings affect how ALL GoPro CineForm files are played back or decoded while the clip based controls only affect individual clips We will now look at each of the options in the Global Playback Settings PLAYBACK The PLAYBACK option determines the decode resolution used to playback GoPro CineForm files within the GoPro Studio application and offers the following choices e AUTO e BEST FULL RES e DEFAULT HALF RES e DRAFT QUARTER RES Choose the option that provides the best playback performance for your computer If the files are playing back choppy in the Preview Window change to one of the lower settings or use the AUTO setting to allow
14. Studio project Recent Projects gt e Open Project opens an existing GoPro Studio project e Save Project saves the current GoPro Studio project Load Edit Template Ctrl T e Save Project As saves the current GoPro Studio project with a new name e Recent Projects shows a sub menu listing recently used GoPro Studio projects Bpan e Load Edit Template launches the Edit Template Selection Window e Export with sub menu of Export Movie and Export Image e Exit closes GoPro Studio The EDIT menu includes the following commands mn a e Redo allows you to redo an action after previously using the Undo command e Undo allows you to undo the 50 most recent change to the storyboard Copy Ctrl C e Copy copies Storyboard elements and clip attributes to the Windows clipboard _ ae Paste pastes Storyboard elements and clip attributes from the Windows l clipboard to the Storyboard or Storyboard elements Faste Special Cirl Shift e Clear Storyboard clears the Storyboard of all content Clear Storyboard Hp sis The HELP menu includes the following commands Import Tutorial Be Mle ta sae e Launch Import Edit Tutorial opens the Import or Edit Room Tutorial e Device Window opens the Device Window where you can update HERO2 Wi Fi BacPac and Wi Fi Remote product software HERO3 camera software is ealada j updated at gopro com update e GoPro Studio Manual opens the GoPro Studio User Manual e Launch Help Page launches your def
15. You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the 3D convergence adjustments applied and the original images 78 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Applying Effect Presets In GoPro Studio s EFFECT PRESETS panel you can choose from several pre made PRESETS _ ADD color and vignette effects and apply them to your clips in the Media Bin This is a quick F a F iy and easy way to make your clips look more dynamic Select a clip in the Media Bin and r E r then click on one of the following EFFECT PRESETS to apply it to the clip W P r at E i ae i a 1 Pd ieee e NONE resets all Color Correction and Framing adjustments to their defaults none Protune 1970s e PROTUNE applies a saturation and contrast adjustment to footage shot in the Protune mode in the HD HERO2 and HERO3 making it look more punchy af ea i re ZUN e 1970S applies a warm color effect that simulates film shot in the 1970s a EM a e 4X3 CENTER CROP zooms in on a clip shot with a 4x3 aspect ratio while at PE cropping the top and bottom portions of the image Ax Coke 4x3 to Wide Candy Color e 4X3 TO WIDE applies a combination of framing adjustments to transform a clip Crop shot in 4x3 aspect ratio to a 16 9 image i pa i F yy gt wy e CANDY COLOR applies a highly saturated color effect to the clip i E e DAY FOR NIGHT applies a color effect that simulates footage that was shot at night Day For Night pres Night Vision e HOT DAY app
16. all Color Correction and Framing adjustments to their defaults e PROTUNE applies a saturation and contrast adjustment to footage shot in the Protune mode making it look more punchy applied automatically to Protune Protune F a bax La ve gt i enabled clips l Ar ao Ei O i A e 1970S applies a warm color effect that simulates film shot in the 1970s Pie a e 4X3 CENTER CROP zooms in on a clip shot with a 4x3 aspect ratio while 4x3 Center 4x3 to Wide Candy Color cropping the top and bottom portions of the image Crop e 4X3 TO WIDE applies a combination of framing adjustments to transform a clip i Be ro shot in 4x3 aspect ratio to a 16 9 image r ig bi i 1 7 i A e CANDY COLOR applies a highly saturated color effect to the clip lt a eee ie e DAY FOR NIGHT applies a color effect that simulates footage that was shot at Day For Night HotDay Night Vision night e HOT DAY applies a warm color effect that simulates being close to the sun NIGHT VISION applies a green tint over the image simulating an infrared look that you see when using night vision goggles SEPIA applies a brownish and unsaturated effect to achieve a sepia tone look VIGNETTE LARGE applies a large vignette to the image VIGNETTE MEDIUM applies a medium sized vignette to edges of the image VIGNETTE OFF applies a small vignette to the edges of the image Le P ore a ay Sa i M e SE o Vignette Large Vignette Medium To create your own PRESE
17. all clips in the Media Bin You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the adjustments applied and the original images 75 ON OFF Toggle Button IMAGE CONTROLS EXPOSURE CONTRAST SATURATION SHARPNESS KEYFRAMES DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual IMAGE CONTROLS Select a clip in the Media Bin and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words IMAGE CONTROLS to open the IMAGE CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings e EXPOSURE Use the slider or step controls to adjust the brightness and darkness of the image e CONTRAST Use the slider or step controls to adjust the relative definition between bright and dark areas of the image e SATURATION Use the slider or step controls to adjust the vibrancy of the colors in the image e SHARPNES Use the slider or step controls to adjust the softness and sharpness of the image e KEYFRAMES Use the button to add a white balance keyframe to the clip This locks in the image control settings for the current frame in the clip You can then move the Play head to another location on the Playback Slider to add another keyframe where you can have different image control settings This is a great way to have the image control settings change over the duration of the clip Click on the DEFAULTS button to reset all of the values in the IMAGE CONTROLS panel to their original settings Double click
18. and saturation vs the luminance sometimes referred to as brightness the waveform and histogram displays are intended to measure You ll notice the color targets charted around the clock positions around the display where the display indicates color content in the image As you look at the display color saturation is shown as distance from the center more saturated colors 85 DATABASE Grid Enabled NEW IMPORT BRANCH EXPORT oo F DELETE SIDECAR GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual will show indication closer to the outer edge The hue of the color information is indicated by the clock position and the colored targets indicating the primary red green and blue and secondary magenta cyan and yellow colors reference the positions of each hue GRID The grid display is useful for tracking particular items in the composition of your images and can also be useful for left eye right eye alignment when working with stereo 3D footage The grid spacing is adjusted with the size slider The corner placement buttons do not affect the grid TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the TOOLS overlay ON or OFF for all GoPro CineForm clips You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the TOOLS enabled and disabled DATABASE The DATABASE is where all your Active Metadata adjustments are saved With GoPro Studio Premium you can creat
19. back and forth between your other application and GoPro Studio to make further adjustments and enhancements to the files 5 Export a high quality master file in the other application using the GoPro CineForm codec NOTE Some understanding of your 3rd party applications are required for a portion of this workflow Please refer to the documentation included with those applications where necessary Importing GoPro CineForm Files The process of importing and converting source files in this workflow is the same as if you were using GoPro Studio as a stand alone application so rather than repeat information that was already discussed we ll simply refer you to the chapter Using the IMPORT Room 72 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Working with Files in the Media Bin p GOPROO09 AVI 20 000407 2398 ips SE 1 GOPROOTO AVI i m 2D 00 09 03 63 7398 ips _ GOPROOT1 AVI a T ja 1920 x 1080 20 00 0606 33 2398im Once you ve converted your source files into GoPro CineForm files you re ready to start working with them in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room If you re not already there launch GoPro Studio and go to the EDIT Room NOTE If the Edit Template Selection Window appears select the BLANK TEMPLATE option and then click the CREATE button If you don t see your converted GoPro CineForm files in the Media Bin do the following 1 Click the ADD MEDIA button and browse to the location of your conv
20. been recognized by your computer pou I gi Contact GoPro Support for additional information http gopro com support 55 Advanced Features cen y GOU surf 100M3D R 4 Search 100M3D_R p Organize v Play Play selection Sharewith gt v Hi ees Name 5 Date Type Z 3D_R0001 MP4 5 14 2011 9 13 AM MP4 Video ow Libraries 3D_R0002 MP4 5 14 2011 9 24 AM MP4 Video 3D_R0003 MP4 10 20 2011 4 16 PM MP4 Video Computer Z 3D_R0004 MP4 5 14 2011 9 50 AM MP4 Video amp Local Disk C Z 3D_ROOOS MP4 5 14 2011 9 53 AM MP4 Video Wa Media M 3D_R0006 MP4 5 14 2011 10 00 AM MP4 Video Z 3D_R0007 MP4 5 14 2011 10 05 AM MP4 Video Ga Network 3D_R0008 MP4 5 14 2011 10 11 AM MP4 Video 4 p p ce 15 items selected State B Shared GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Working with 3D Video Files With GoPro Studio you can convert files recorded using a GoPro 3D HERO System into 3D GoPro CineForm files also called Stereo GoPro CineForm files As with converting 2D files there is some preparation required before importing these files into GoPro Studio About the File Structure The GoPro 3D HERO System records video files on two separate SD cards one from the camera representing the LEFT eye and one from the camera representing the RIGHT eye The files from the LEFT camera are saved in a folder called 100S3D_L while the files from the RIGHT camera are saved in a fo
21. file is created the second stream is stored as Active Metadata plus other optional fields GoPro CineForm Studio allows for e Modifying Active Metadata Active Metadata created at source file origination always resides inside the file and can never be modified Modifications to Active Metadata are stored in CineForm s Active Metadata Database file GoPro CineForm Studio allows a user to revert to the source metadata regardless of future metadata modifications within the Studio application e Setting Global Playback controls You can define for playback that all none or only a portion of the Active Metadata should be applied upon decode A couple examples of when this is useful o During editorial with CineForm files the editor may have used Active Metadata color to establish look intent But when rendering from a CineForm file to DPX files a choice might be made to only apply white balance and not apply the color look intent used during editorial with Active Metadata o During 3D playback global playback controls allow the user to choose whether to play a CineForm stereo file as 2D either Left eye or Right eye or as one of four different 3D presentation formats side by side over under field interlace or anaglyph e Defining the rules for applying CineForm s numerous demosaic algorithms for CineForm RAW content during playback or rendering When a calling application requests playback of a CineForm file the Active Metadata processor co
22. list and click UPDATE if one is available Wait for update process to complete which may take a few minutes DO NOT unplug your Wi Fi BacPac or power OFF your HD HERO2 camera during this process NOTE If your Wi Fi Remote is plugged into power during this update process you may have to turn the device OFF for the update process to complete Up to date version will be reflected when Device Window refreshes 54 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Configuring Your Wi Fi BacPac optional 1 Select your Wi Fi BacPac from the list and press CONFIGURE 2 Change the name and password password must be at least 8 ASCII characters 3 Click OK NOTE We highly encourage you to change your password as your Wi Fi BacPac is set to the factory default password goprohero Troubleshooting Tips We recommend unplugging any peripheral devices that may be plugged into your computer including USB hubs and devices external displays or Thunderbolt devices before updating your GoPro devices lf your GoPro devices are not recognized in the Device Window try the following Press the REFRESH bution at the bottom left of Device Window Unplug the device s and power cycle then reconnect device s with power ON Try connecting your device s to a different USB port on your computer Try re launching the GoPro Studio application and or re launching the Device Window Make sure the device drivers have fully installed and the devices have
23. makes it easier for you to know if FX Icon Mute Button Selected Clip your clips are being inserted between other clips or appended to the end of the storyboard 45 Previous Clip Button Decrease Speed Next Clip Button Play Increase Speed Step Backwards Step Forward Loop Clip Insert GOPRO017 eit Indicator a ye T eee eeu n a GOPROO19 Storyboard Time Indicator GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual The Navigation Controls allow you to cycle forward and backwards through each edit point on the Storyboard e Use the Previous Clip button to move to the previous edit point e Use the Next Clip button to move to the next edit point Viewing the Storyboard in the Player Window The same Playback Controls used to playback clips in the Media Bin are used to control playback of the Storyboard e Click on a clip in the Storyboard and then press the PLAY button in the Playback Controls to see all the clips in the Storyboard played back in sequence e The Decrease Speed and Increase Speed buttons can be used to play the video faster or slower e Use the Step Forward and Step Backwards buttons to step through the Storyboard one frame at a time e Press the LOOP button to cause playback to start over from the beginning when the Play head reaches the end of the Storyboard Press it again to turn looping off You can also use the Storyboard Time Indicator the vertical yellow bar to navigate through th
24. on an individual Control to reset only its value Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the IMAGE CONROLS panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the IMAGE CONTROLS adjustments ON or OFF for ALL clips in the Media Bin You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the adjustments applied and the original images 76 ON OFF Toggle Button lt FRAMING CONTROLS ZOOM HORIZONTAL VERTICAL ROTATION H Z00M H OYNAMIC KEYFRAMES FLIP E HORIZONTAL E VERTICAL DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Framing Clips GoPro Studio s FRAMING CONTROLS allow you to change the composition of your clips Select a clip in the Media Bin and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words FRAMING CONTROLS to open the FRAMING CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings e ZOOM Use the slider or step controls to adjust scale of the image e HORIZONTAL Use the slider or step controls to adjust the horizontal location of the image e VERTICAL Use the slider or step controls to adjust the vertical location of the image e ROTATION Use the slider or step controls to slightly rotate the clip clockwise or counter clockwise e H ZOOM Use the slider or step controls to adjust the horizontal scaling of the image e H DYNAMIC Use the slider or step controls to adjust the horizontal stretch point of the image This c
25. seconds of the FADE Click on the DEFAULTS button to reset all of the values in the VIDEO CONTROLS panel to their original settings To reset the value or only one setting double click on the control itself For example to reset the SPEED value double click on the word SPEED Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the VIDEO CONTROLS panel TIP Next to the words VIDEO CONTROLS are two quick shortcut buttons that will adjust the playback speed of a clip Click the 2 button to cause the clip to play at half its current speed Click it a second time to half the speed again Click the X2 button to cause the clip to play at double the current speed 33 Disclosure Triangle gt AUDIO CONTROLS LEVEL dB FADE IN sec FADE OUT sec DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Adjusting Audio Playback Settings If your video clip contains audio as well GoPro Studio lets you adjust certain parameters that will determine how the audio portion will playback on the Storyboard To access these controls select a clip in the Storyboard and then click the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words AUDIO CONTROLS on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room This will open the AUDIO CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings e LEVEL Use the slider or text entry box to select the volume level in dB at which the clip will be played back e FADE IN This setting causes the selected clip to FAD
26. the following clip The number of frames used depends on the duration of the transition The number of frames in the transition cannot exceed the number of frames in the shortest Clip 48 bas B d Sr TH a Ee i is GOPR0017 GOPR0019 GOPRO018 T oe 2 rt mw bm h _ rs e d FX FX man a IN Point Marker OUT Point Marker GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Additional Enhancements You can further enhance the clips on your Storyboard by using the features mentioned in the Using GoPro Edit Templates section of this user manual These include the video and audio playback controls color correction and framing controls and the ability to add color and effect presets titles and audio files For the most part you can refer to the specific instructions mentioned previously but there are a couple of things to note in regards to adding titles and audio files Adding Music When using a GoPro Edit Template one of the Audio Tracks is used up by the template s music soundtrack so you only have one Audio Track available for additional audio files When using a Blank Template however you have the ability to add audio files to either of the two Audio Tracks because there is no existing music soundtrack Adding Titles In addition to being able to add titles to one of the two available Title Tracks when using a Blank Template you can add titles directly to the Video Track as well As you drag a title to t
27. to the following advanced codec settings e Demosaic Type e Filter 422 to 444 e Fast Desktop Playback Let s discuss each of these decoder settings in more detail Demosaic Type When shooting with a RAW single sensor camera like Arri D 20 RED Epic or Blackmagic Cinema Camera the final output quality is impacted significantly by the demosaic algorithm possibly as much as any compression applied The demosaic algorithm is the process that converts the one value per pixel of a raw bayer sensor to the more useful three color primaries per pixel like RGB see Wikipedia article on demosaicing BiLinear Demosaic is a simple fast demosaic filter suitable for real time playback but not suitable for final rendered output During editorial it is helpful to use BiLinear Demosaic because it requires the least CPU resource TIP Think of the progression of Demosaic algorithms between BiLinear and CF Advanced Detail 3 as providing additional sharpening detail in your final output NOTE The Demosaic Type only affects CineForm RAW files CineForm RAW files can only be created from camera RAW source files like you ll get when recording with an Arri D 20 RED EPIC or Blackmagic Cinema Camera in CinemaDNG mode or created at record time using a Silicon Imaging SK 2K Digital Cinema Camera KineRAW S 35 or Cinedeck direct to disk recorder 68 E About GoPro Studio GoOPrO STUDIO _ i Installed Version Available Version 2 0 0 242
28. want to copy the settings to Then select Paste from the EDIT Menu or press Ctrl V on your keyboard oF oe eh Continue pasting these settings on any additional clips by repeating steps 4 and 5 above To apply the same settings to ALL the clips in the Media Bin press Ctrl A to select all the clips and then select Paste from the EDIT Menu 80 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Playing Files in Windows Media Player Active Metadata applied in lt GoPro Studio and Windows Media Player When you re happy with the adjustments that you ve applied to a clip in the Media Bin you can open the file in Windows Media Player to see how it plays there This will demonstrate how the Active Metadata adjustments applied within GoPro Studio affect how a clip plays back in other applications as well 1 Right click on a clip in the Media Bin and then click Open in Explorer 2 Double click on the file in Windows Explorer to launch it in Windows Media Player Notice how the file plays back with the GoPro Studio adjustments applied Other video applications would have required you to export a new version of the clip in order for it to playback in Windows Media Player with color correction and other effects applied The ability to apply these real time color and effects is a unique feature of the GoPro CineForm codec enabled by its Active Metadata architecture Now that you ve seen this in action
29. white and tinted for viewing with AMBER BLUE 3D glasses ANAGLYPH GREEN MAGENTA displays left and right eye tinted for viewing with GREEN MAGENTA 3D glasses ANAGLYPH GREEN MAGENTA BW displays both left and right eye in black and white and tinted for viewing with GREEN MAGENTA 3D glasses LINE INTERLEAVED displays left and right eye by alternating between every other horizontal line used for certain polarized passive 3D displays and polarized glasses ONION SKIN displays left and right eye superimposed together in normal color useful to help align images during convergence adjustments DIFFERENCE displays the differences between the left eye and the right eye useful to help align images during convergence adjustments OVER UNDER displays left and right eye stacked on top of each other and scaled vertically into one frame used by common 3D monitors and televisions SIDE BY SIDE displays left and right eye next to each other scaled horizontally into one frame used by common 3D monitors and television sets FREE VIEW displays left and right eye side by side in normal aspect ratio OpenGL PAGE FLIP 3D displays left and right file with each of their frames being alternated sequentially used with nVidia Quadro based display adapters NOTE When working with 2D clips always use the LEFT EYE option to ensure proper playback 63 NOT ACTIVE STANDARD FULLSCREEN SIDE BY SIDE HORIZONTAL INTERLACED 30 SPLIT POINT Before
30. 33 30 999 frames Time Lapse Icon Frame Count GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Previewing Files in the Player Window After importing your sequence folders you ll see them represented as thumbnails in the Import Bin on the left hand side of GoPro Studio s IMPORT Room There are a couple of things that differentiate these from your video files e The Time lapse icon is shown directly under the thumbnail instead of the video icon e The number of frames is shown rather than a specific frame rate Despite the differences you can still preview a time lapse sequence in the Player Window by selecting it in the Import Bin and using the Playback Controls Trimming Rotating and choosing Conversion Settings Time lapse sequences can be trimmed and flipped in the same way that video files can be but when choosing your advanced conversion settings there are some additional things to consider IMAGE SIZE Time lapse sequences can be recorded using the different shooting modes accessible in the camera menu Each of these modes results in a different resolution You can convert these files using the Source resolution but doing so will result in very large files If the final output of your project is intended for broadcast or uploading to the web consider downscaling the time lapse to 1080p during the conversion process This will create a smaller and more manageable file TIP The benefit to converting the sequence using the source file
31. 700 242 automatically check for updates Update ied Now GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Filter 422 to 444 If you re using 3 party applications that take advantage of the higher color space used in RGB 4 4 4 encoded files you can use the Filter 422 to 444 option in the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer to cause 4 2 2 encoded GoPro CineForm files to be decoded in 4 4 4 color space Since normally 4 4 4 encoded files take up more space on your hard drive this is a great way to save space while still retaining the image quality you would get from an actual 4 4 4 encoded file Fast Desktop Playback On some older or under powered computers you may experience performance issues when attempting to playback GoPro CineForm files especially those at higher resolutions or with a large amount of Active Metadata adjustments applied In situations like this you can use the Fast Desktop Playback in the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer to cause your GoPro CineForm files to playback at half their normal resolution This is a great way to allow you to play back your high quality GoPro CineForm files on systems that don t necessarily meet the minimum system requirements About Clicking the About option in the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer launches the About GoPro Studio window In this window you ll see the currently installed version of GoPro Studio if there is a newer version available that will also be indicated Check the box that says automatica
32. 970x1080 FRAME RATE Source 279 97 fps SPEED UP E FILE FORMAT QUALITY REMEMBER SETTINGS E OK CANCEL IMAGE SIZE MAKE 16 7 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Choosing Advanced Conversion Settings When you select a file for conversion GoPro Studio chooses default conversion settings based on the file s original format You can keep the default settings or customize them to meet specialized needs This section will provide information about the various advanced conversion settings and explain why they are useful in certain situations Click on the ADVANCED SETTINGS button to open the Advanced Settings Window IMAGE SIZE Use the IMAGE SIZE setting to adjust the resolution of the converted clip The source file s resolution is identified by the word Source next to it as shown in the screenshot to the left You can keep the source setting or change it to a different resolution Some reasons to change the resolution are as follows e You shot at a higher resolution than your desired output format e g source was 2 K but your output format is 1080p e You shot at a lower resolution and want to upscale it to a resolution that matches your desired output format Source was 720p 120fps but your output is 1080p 30fps e You shot in a format that uses a 4 3 aspect ratio but your desired output format is 16 9 NOTE In GoPro Studio s EDIT Room you can mix and match resolutions on a single storyboard so it is not cruci
33. CsO0OF Tro S TU DTI O User Manual for Windows Operating Systems TABLE OF CONTENTS E BL Gea e E E nen eerste eae reteset nen eee rete ee nee Tee 1 MV Tee VG EO SCN 2a esses ce daca E E A eee 1 Eee ES SON E E E E E E A ing EE E E EE E a anoaciieis E stan asin EE E A E E sneal oan ab ua E semanas daaaenacaansan eens 2 EEEE E ese A A E atte E A EE A E A A E A A E 2 Peame FIO sorori a ee ear ee E E E 2 Onean ana SUPOT earren A EAE A E AOE EEA E AE AA AAO 2 KEINE PrO UO ee e E EE E E a EE A E A A A doesausameeaaiaeacuee 3 URDE R T REA E a AE G E serea EEEE E E EEE EE EEE 4 Using GoPro Studio as a Stand Alone Application uz caccancastnceasaitotosssansanesasentcnesassatontdaeteoncbayaananeedesenonedensiitadioussaneaneansuntunedatadsnebeseauvessnasamsniaesduecaneaioen tne douseubameengiaeaeues 4 Using GoPro Stadio wih 3 Party AppicatiONS ersen eanais E aaa aeaa OEE Taaa Eea Eae ae Saena eain aia vessaewaddedianadeotagayensbondelons 4 Why Convert to the GoPro CineForm Format ccsssssseesseseeeeeseesseeseeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeess 5 OVERVIEW OF THE USER INTERMFAG es eae ere errr nse ott Ene E AREARE EE EERE NEEE E EEE ERTAS 6 tep VIP OR S CONVERT spesis tanri Eia E E E E EERE EE a A E E 7 6 6 ge Aa D E E E E E O E A A ee en E A A A E a ere 8 Tne Player Window s Three SialES ccs pcs sib ccc seca E EEE EEE EE S 8 D
34. D displays and polarized glasses e ONION SKIN displays left and right eye superimposed together in normal color useful to help align images during convergence adjustments e DIFFERENCE displays the differences between the left eye and the right eye useful to help align images during convergence adjustments e OVER UNDER displays left and right eye stacked on top of each other and scaled vertically into one frame used by common 3D monitors and televisions e SIDE BY SIDE displays left and right eye next to each other and scaled horizontally into one frame used by common 3D monitors and television sets e FREE VIEW displays left and right eye side by side in normal aspect ratio NOTE When working with 2D clips always use the LEFT EYE option to ensure proper playback 67 Active Metadata 3D Display Type Decoder Settings Demosaic Type Auto Filter 422 to 444 Fast Desktop Playback Demosaic Type Auto gt Filter 422 to 444 Fast Desktop Playback Auto switched on usage Bilinear Draft Fastest Matrix 5x5 Good Fast Advanced Smooth Excellent Slow Advanced Detaill Excellent Slower Advanced Detail2 Excellent Slower Advanced Detail3 Excellent Slower Simple Smooth Good Fast Simple Detaill Good Fast Simple Detail2 Good Fast GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Decoder Settings In the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer the Decoder Settings sub menu gives you access
35. E IN from silence Use the Slider or text entry box to select the duration in seconds of the FADE e FADE OUT When used this setting causes the selected clip to FADE OUT to silence Use the slider or text entry box to select the duration in seconds of the FADE Click on the DEFAULTS button to reset all of the values in the AUDIO CONTROLS panel to their original settings To reset the value or only one setting double click on the control itself For example to reset the LEVEL value double click on the word LEVEL Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the AUDIO CONTROLS panel TIP To completely disable the audio from a Video Clip click on the AUDIO MUTE button in the clip s thumbnail 34 ON OFF Toggle Button amp WHITE BALANCE PICK Button DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Color Correcting Clips The underlying Active Metadata architecture used in the GoPro CineForm codec enables you to do real time non destructive image development adjustments to your clips These adjustments affect the overall color and tone of your clips The controls to apply these adjustments are located in the WHITE BALANCE and IMAGE CONTROLS panels on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room WHITE BALANCE Select a clip on the Storyboard and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words WHITE BALANCE to open the WHITE BALANCE panel giving you access to the following settings e TEM
36. Functions 99 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Codec designs are many as are the resulting visual fidelity and CPU requirements that result from various designs As a general rule most codecs have been designed for either acquiring images or video inside a camera JPEG DV DVCPRO AVCHD DNxHD or for distribution MPEG h 264 CineForm has taken a different approach with its compression engine instead designing a compression subsystem specifically optimized for the needs of post production and with the inclusion of many system features There is a codec at the heart of CineForm s compression subsystem but the codec is surrounded by additional processing engines that operate underneath the AVI MOV interface layers through which calling applications access compressed data This allows CineForm s compression subsystem to perform myriad system level features difficult to Encoder Control plus Active Passive Metadata tH Temporal Spatial Source Encoder Transform Engine Input CineForm AVI MOV a Media Storage CineForm Wavelet Codec Temporal Spatial Active Metadata _s Decoder Transform Engine Processor Output CineForm Compression and Image Processing Subsystem otherwise implement CineForm Compression Subsystem Architecture 100 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Following are the major component pieces in a CineForm compression subsystem CineForm Wavelet Codec The design goals for CineForm s codec were 1
37. IGHT EYE ONLY This comes in handy if you need to make color or other adjustments to a single eye in the clip or if you need to flip the image in one of the eyes This is often the case when shooting 3D video with a mirror rig or other dual camera 3D recording system Additional 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS The Professional version of GoPro Studio adds the following additional 3D CONVERGENCE controls e KEYSTONING to adjust camera toe in out e DEPTH TILT to adjust relative depth of primary objects e MASK LEFT and MASK RIGHT to manage edge violations These controls are useful when dealing with 3D content captured using dual camera 3D recording systems 94 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual APPENDIX A KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Import Room Space Right Left Arrow Shift Right Left Arrow Down Up Arrow in import bin CTRL A in import bin I O DEL Home End ALT Enter ESC Edit Room Media Bin Space Right Left Arrow Shift Right Left Arrow Down Up Arrow in edit bin CTRL A in edit bin O Delete Home End J K L ALT Enter ESC Play Pause Step Forward Back one frame Step Forward Back ten frames Next Previous clip in bin Select all clips Set In Point to current frame Set Out point to current frame Remove selected clip s from bin import or conversion Seek to beginning end of clip Full screen video playback Exit full screen video playback Play Pause Step Forward Back one frame Step Forward Back te
38. IX The COLOR MATRIX drop down menu specifies the base color matrix upon which to apply the corrections Most sources will use NEUTRAL but if your source has an existing matrix like with the Silicon Imaging SI 2K SOURCE should be used If you have previously defined a custom color matrix using an older version of CineForm software select CUSTOM to preserve it If you have processed an HD HEROS Silver or HD HEROS Black source file through another application prior to converting it to a GoPro CineForm file you can use the appropriate option here to tell GoPro Studio which matrix to use Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the WORKSPACE panel 88 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Additional Video Playback Controls GoPro Studio Premium adds additional features to the Video Playback Controls which gt VIDEO CONTROLS n enable you to apply Speed Ramping effects to your clips aiii a e KEYFRAMES By using keyframes you can cause the speed of the clip to E REVERSE change over time KEYFRAMES RESET e SPEED MULTIPLIER Use this slider to increase or decrease the overall speed of a clip when keyframes have been applied this control becomes available after SPEED MULT E 3 setting an initial keyframe Here s an example of how you can use these controls to apply a speed ramp effect 1 Select a clip in the Storyboard and select an initial speed for the clip by using the SPEED slider or by typing in a percentage in t
39. Move the Play head or the Storyboard Time Indicator to the location where you would like to insert the new clip 2 Press the SPLIT button to split the clip in two 3 Drag the new clip between the two split clips TIP If you position the Play head at the first frame of a clip clicking the SPLIT button will split the clip in half Adding Transitions When playing back your Storyboard the default transition between two clips is a CUT You have the option however of using a DISSOLVE instead To change the transition from a CUT to a DISSOLVE do the following 1 On the Storyboard click the ADD TRANSITION icon sign between the two clips where you d like to add the dissolve Once added the sign will change to a new icon indicating that it is now a DISSOLVE 2 Move the Storyboard Time Indicator to a couple of seconds behind the transition point and press the PLAY button to see that the new transition has been applied To change the duration of a DISSOLVE click on the Dissolve Icon to select it Then move the Play head to the desired out point on the Playback Slider and press the MARK OUT button or move the OUT Point Marker to a new position on the Playback Slider To remove a DISSOLVE click and drag the Dissolve Icon off the top of the Storyboard or select it and press the DELETE key on your keyboard NOTE Transitions use frames from the end of the first clip and the beginning of
40. NTRAST SATURATION SHARPNESS KEYFRAMES DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual IMAGE CONTROLS Select a clip on the Storyboard and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words IMAGE CONTROLS to open the IMAGE CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings e EXPOSURE Use the slider or step controls to adjust the brightness and darkness of the image e CONTRAST Use the slider or step controls to adjust the relative definition between bright and dark areas of the image e SATURATION Use the slider or step controls to adjust the vibrancy of the colors in the image e SHARPNESS Use the slider or step controls to adjust the softness and sharpness of the image e KEYFRAMES For advanced users the image control settings can be keyframed Use the button to add a white balance keyframe to the clip This locks in the image control settings for the current frame on the Storyboard You can then move the Play head to another location on the Playback Slider to add another keyframe where you can have different image control settings This is a great way to have the image control settings change over the duration of the clip Click on the DEFAULTS button to reset all of the values in the IMAGE CONTROLS panel to their original settings Double click on an individual Control to reset only its value Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the IMAGE CONROLS panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle butto
41. P Use the slider or step controls to adjust the overall temperature of the image e TINT Use the slider or step controls to adjust the overall tint of the image e KEYFRAMES For advanced users the white balance settings can be keyframed Use the button to add a white balance keyframe to the clip This locks in the white balance settings for the current frame on the Storyboard You can then move the Play head to another location on the Playback Slider to add another keyframe where you can have different white balance settings This is a great way to have the white balance settings change over the duration of the clip For a clip with a white element in the scene click on the PICK button and then click on the white element of your image in the Playback Window to have GoPro Studio automatically adjust the white balance based on that element Click on the DEFAULTS button to reset all of the values in the WHITE BALANCE panel to their original settings Double click on an individual Control to reset only its value Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the WHITE BALANCE panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the WHITE BALANCE adjustments ON or OFF for the selected clip on your Storyboard You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the adjustments applied and the original images 35 ON OFF Toggle Button lt IMAGE CONTROLS EXPOSURE CO
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43. PS Exported FPS 23 976 29 97 Native 59 94 Source FPS Exported FPS 100 00 25 00 119 88 29 97 240 00 29 97 Native 97 Vimeo YouTube Custom Native up to 1080 gt 1080 center crop amp scale to 1080 Native up to 1080 gt 1080 center crop amp scale to 1080 User selectable from top 4 Settings above H264 H264 User selectable 1080 15 120 7 1080 8 720 5 Slider 1 50 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Source FPS lt 47 95fps 47 95 47 95 90 00 09 94 User selectable Exported FPS Native 23 976 25 00 29 97 98 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual APPENDIX B THE GOPRO CINEFORM CODEC Compression Video file formats use standard wrappers like AVI QuickTime MOV or MXF to ensure broad playback compatibility with numerous video applications Within the AVI or MOV wrapper the underlying file might be compressed or uncompressed using various codecs all of which guarantee compatibility with a calling application through OS recognized AVI or QuickTime interfaces The primary function of a codec is to ensure that the decoded image best represents the original uncompressed source within the inherent constraints of the chosen codec and the parameters selected during the encode or compression operation Encoder Control tH Source Input Encoder Media Storage Codec AVI MOV MXF Decoder Output Decoder Traditional Codec Encoder Decoder
44. Paste functions are for transferring Color Correction Framing and Preset Effects to other clips However Video and Audio Playback Settings cannot be copied from one clip to another 39 CH 00 03 01 05 d Z m i a ott sa FX m FX a GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Adding Music or Sound Effects To enhance your movie GoPro Studio allows you to add additional audio files to the Storyboard The audio formats currently supported by GoPro Studio are mp3 wav aiff m4a caf To add an audio file you must first import it into the Media Bin 1 Click the ADD MEDIA button at the top of the Media Bin 2 Browse to the location of your audio file 3 Highlight the audio file and click Open After importing an audio file its thumbnail a microphone on a music staff will appear in the Media Bin From here you can add it to your Storyboard by doing the following 1 Scroll through the Media Bin to find the audio file that you d like to add 2 Click and drag the file from the Media Bin to the audio track that does not already contain the Edit Template s music soundtrack 3 Repeat these steps to add additional audio files to the Storyboard As you drag audio files to the Storyboard GoPro Studio uses a green box to indicate the spot where the file will be inserted This makes it easier for you to line up the audio file with other portions of your Storyboard The box will grow or shrink in size depending on the length of
45. RT GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual OVERVIEW OF THE USER INTERFACE The GoPro Studio application consists of three main workflow steps e Step 1 IMPORT amp CONVERT e Step 2 EDIT e Step 3 EXPORT Each of these steps is accomplished using three different work areas in the user interface When you launch GoPro Studio IMPORT amp CONVERT is the active work area The Work Area Selection buttons at the top of the user interface allow you to switch between the IMPORT amp CONVERT EDIT and EXPORT work areas NOTE The first time you launch GoPro Studio the Import Tutorial will appear The Import Tutorial gives you a brief walkthrough of how to use the IMPORT Room You can step through the tutorial using the NEXT buttons or cancel out of it by clicking the SKIP TUTORIAL button YouTube For te best quaity and compantebry wiih YouTube Vimeo For the beet quabty on Veneo Mobile Device Smaller resokson ard fhe sare for motde dewors HD 720p Ranie HO ter playhack on a range of devices HD 1080p Full HD tor playback on the computer or TV Video Length 00 00 07 0 Estimated File Size 7 MB Archive Edit The hegtvest quatery Mle for addinonal editing or archeve Custom Full murual control over all export settange CANCEL STEP 3 EXPORT STEP 2 EDIT GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual The IMPORT amp CONVERT work area or IMPORT Room is where you import your source files sele
46. S 00 00 00 00 10 00 40 18 GOPROO0 MP4 GOPROO0 avi HIGH 1970 x 1080 1920 x 1080 109 94 23 976 NO CONVERT ALL PROCEED GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Selecting a Destination for Converted Files To specify a file name or destination other than the default provided for the converted file use the FILE NAME text box below the Playback Controls and the CHANGE DIRECTORY button TIP Holding down the Ctrl key on your keyboard while clicking on the CHANGE DIRECTORY button will change the SAVE TO location to be the same location as the selected source file Adding Files to the Conversion List Whether or not you ve flipped your file trimmed it changed the conversion settings or renamed it when you re ready to convert it select it in the Import Bin and click the ADD CLIP TO CONVERSION LIST You should now see the file s thumbnail in the CONVERSION LIST Repeat this step for as many clips as you d like to convert TIP You can select multiple clips in the Import Bin and add them to the conversion list all at once To do this hold down the Ctrl or Shift keys while selecting files in the Import Bin or press Ctri A on the keyboard to select all the clips at once With the clips selected click the ADD CLIP TO CONVERSION LIST button To verify that the clips in the Conversion List will be converted with the correct settings click on the little arrowhead to the right of the words CONVERSION DETAILS
47. Storyboard Exporting a Movie To access the Export Window click on a clip on the storyboard to make sure the Storyboard is selected rather than a clip in the Media Bin Then do one of the following e Click on the EXPORT button at the top of GoPro Studio s work area e Select the Export Movie option from the FILE menu e Orclick Ctrl E on your keyboard In the Export Window you can choose from any of the following export options e YouTube creates an average quality mp4 file with a bit rate of 8Mbps e Vimeo creates an above average quality mp4 file with a bit rate of 15Mbps e Mobile Device creates a low quality mp4 file with a bit rate of 2Mbps e HD 720p creates an average quality mp4 file with a 720p frame size and a bit rate of 8Mbps e HD 1080p creates an above average quality mp4 file with a 1080p frame size and a bit rate of 15Mbps e Archive Edit creates a GoPro CineForm AVI or MOV file using user selectable quality level e Custom lets the user choose the format frame size frame rate and quality settings When clicking on the Custom option the previously selected preset s settings become the starting point for customization NOTE The default frame rate for an export is determined by the frame rate used by the majority of the clips on the Storyboard Exporting to frame rates above 30 fps is not 50 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual recommended if you wish to retain compatibility with mode
48. Storyboard e Target Areas You ll need to replace these elements with your own video clips before exporting e Optional Replacement Areas You can optionally replace these with your video clips e Template Titles You can move these to new locations on the storyboard or delete them entirely e Audio This element is locked in place and provides the template s music soundtrack Each of the Target Areas are synced to the music soundtrack and locked in place on the Storyboard While you can t change their duration or position all other aspects frames to show speed color framing etc are under your creative control GoPro Bumper Target Area Optional Target Area Target Area LASER CATS BY WILLIAM WERWATH_VIDEOHELPER FAST VARIED Y Hero3Bu mble2_ 1 3 4 seconds Optional Replace 5 HI d seconds S Sn te F a 4 wa HERY MUSIC VID LFPER William Werwath Videohelper Scroll Bar Template Titles Music Soundtrack 26 Previous Clip Button Decrease Speed Step Forward Next Clip Button Play Increase Speed Step Backwards Loop GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Use the Scroll bar at the bottom of the Storyboard window to access portions of the Storyboard that go past the borders of the Storyboard window The Navigation Controls allow you to cycle forward and backwards through each Edit Template element on the Storyboard e Use the Previous Clip button to move to t
49. T do the following 1 Select a video clip on the Storyboard 2 Use the WHITE BALANCE IMAGE CONTROLS and FRAMING CONTROLS to dial in your own custom look 3 Type a name for the new preset in the text box next to the word PRESET in the PRESET panel 4 Click on the ADD button Press the RESET ALL button to return all of the WHITE BALANCE IMAGE CONTROLS FRAMING CONTROLS and EFFECT PRESETS applied on a clip to their default values Or click and drag the FX icon on the clip s thumbnail off the top of the Storyboard 38 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Copying Settings from One Clip to Another If you re happy with the look of a particular clip and want to apply those same settings to MVI_0575 MVI_0579 another clip you can easily accomplish this by doing the following 1 Click on the FX icon on clip that has the settings you want to copy to other clips 2 Right click on the FX Icon and elect Copy from the context menu that is displayed or press Ctrl C on your keyboard Click on the FX icon on the clip where you want to copy the settings to Right click on the FX Icon and select Paste from the context menu that is displayed or press Ctrl V on your keyboard 5 Continue pasting these settings on any additional clips by repeating steps 4 and 5 above To remove the settings from a clip right click on the FX Icon and select Cut from the context menu that is displayed NOTE The Copy and
50. TE BALANCE and IMAGE CONTROLS panels on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room WHITE BALANCE Select a clip in the Media Bin and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words WHITE BALANCE to open the WHITE BALANCE panel giving you access to the following settings e TEMP Use the slider or step controls to adjust the overall color temperature of the image e TINT Use the slider or step controls to adjust the overall tint of the image e KEYFRAMES Use the button to add a white balance keyframe to the clip This locks in the white balance settings for the current frame in the clip You can then move the Play head to another location on the Playback Slider to add another keyframe where you can have different white balance settings This is a great way to have the white balance settings change over the duration of the clip For a clip with a white element in the scene click on the PICK button and then click on the white element of your image in the Playback Window to have GoPro Studio automatically adjust the white balance based on that element Click on the DEFAULTS button to reset all of the values in the WHITE BALANCE panel to their original settings Double click on an individual Control to reset only its value Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the WHITE BALANCE panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the WHITE BALANCE adjustments ON or OFF for
51. Window GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Paste Special To copy only some of the settings from one clip to another rather than using the Paste command in the EDIT Menu use the Paste Special command Ctrl Shift V This will bring up the PASTE FILTER window where you can choose which settings will be pasted by checking or unchecking the individual settings boxes Fj LAP eae Cora E a cl WL RAahoe Fj Fra m ng Fi X 7 Rotation El Dynamic Stretch Fl Image Controls El Vianette d E as He Fi White Balance Fi Exposure Fi Masks El Contrast E Flips El Saturation FJ Sharpness Fl Look 3D LUT El Lift Ei Gamma Masks Ei Gain 93 GoPro Studio Professional 3D CONTROLS BOTH EYES BOTH EYES LEFT EYE ONLY RIGHT EYE ONLY KEYSTONE DEPTH TILT MASK LEFT MASK RIGHT GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual GoPro Studio Professional contains all the features mentioned so far from GoPro Studio free and GoPro Studio Premium and adds the following professional 3D features e Additional Global Playback Controls e Additional 3D CONVERGENCE Controls Additional Global Playback Controls The Professional version adds the following to the Global Playback Controls to GoPro Studio s EDIT Room 3D CONTROLS The 3D CONTROLS drop down menu lets you choose which eye s will be affected by the Active Metadata adjustments applied in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room You can choose between BOTH EYES LEFT EYE ONLY and R
52. al that you change the image size in the conversion process However if you are planning on taking your converted clips into other applications that don t let you mix resolutions it s a good idea to convert to the resolution that you ll be using in those applications MAKE 16 9 The MAKE 16 9 option appears as a checkbox when you select a new IMAGE SIZE of 1080p or smaller and the source video has a 4 3 aspect ratio When checked it scales and stretches the 4 3 image to fill a 16 9 frame 17 SPEED UP FRAME BLEND MOTION BLUR GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual FRAME RATE Use the FRAME RATE setting to adjust the frame rate of the converted file The source file s frame rate is identified by the word Source showing next to it One reason to change the frame rate is to create a smooth slow motion effect Let s say that you recorded using one of the camera s higher frame rate modes such as 1080p 60 Using the Frame Rate option you could change the frame rate to 30 fos resulting in a converted file that plays in slow motion at half the speed of the original source file Please note that frame rates below 23 976 are meant to be used with Time Lapse sequences so avoid those if you are working with video files We ll discuss more about Time Lapse conversions in the section Working with Time Lapse Sequences NOTE In GoPro Studio s EDIT Room you can mix and match frame rates and change the speed of clips on a sing
53. ame length as the edit points in the Target Area thus causing your clip to be cut short or last too long GoPro Studio helps you get around situations like this by using the following techniques e Moving the SEGMENT SLIDER BAR e Adjusting the speed of the clip Let s look at few situations where you might need to refine your clip in the Target Area SITUATION 1 What if your clip gets cut off before the desired action of the clip is played In order to fix a this you could do the following to slide the clip into place 4 1 Select the clip on the Storyboard by clicking on it A yellow border appears around the thumbnail of the selected clip 2 Click and drag the Segment Slider Bar to the point where the desired action of the clip lies within the yellow area of the Segment Slider Bar or drag the Play head to a new start or end point and click the MARK IN or MARK OUT buttons Segment Slider Bar If the desired action is still too long to fit into the Target Area you can use the VIDEO CONTROLS panel to speed up the clip to make it fit Disclosure Triangle 1 Make sure the clip is still selected on the Storyboard VIDEO CONTROLS x2 2 Click the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words VIDEO CONTROLS on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room SPEED i 3 Using the slider or text entry box increase the speed to the point where the E REVERSE entire desired action of the clip fits into the length of th
54. an also use the Play head on the Playback Slider to navigate through the clip To do this click on the diamond shaped Play head and drag left or right through the Playback Slider While doing this the Player Window will update to show the current frame 14 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Converting Files You can rotate trim and select advanced conversion settings on a file before converting it into a GoPro CineForm File There are different reasons for performing each of these actions as explained below Using the Rotate Flip Option When shooting with a GoPro camera some situations will require you to mount it upside down There is an in camera setting to flip the video during recording which we recommend you use If you forgot to use that option GoPro Studio gives you an easy way to account for this in the converted GoPro CineForm file 1 Select a source file by clicking on it in the Import Bin 2 Click on the ROTATE FLIP button After performing these steps your file will appear right side up in the Playback Window and after the conversion your converted GoPro CineForm file will be right side up as well 15 IN amp OUT Point Locations Unused Portions of File Playback Slider MARK IN Button MARK OUT Button GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Setting Initial Trim Points GoPro Studio lets you trim your source file before converting it to a GoPro CineForm file This is helpful in reducing the size o
55. ange how a clip will look when played back in the Media Bin or Storyboard Keyframes are available in each of the following effect control panels 3D Convergence Controls White Balance Image Controls Framing Controls Video Playback Controls Premium and Professional version only Let s look at a couple of different ways that you can use the KEYRAMES controls to affect the look of your clips EXAMPLE 1 Let s say that you want your clip to gradually change from color to black and white Here s how you would accomplish this effect using KEYFRAMES in the IMAGE CONTROLS panel 1 Select a clip in either the Media Bin or the Storyboard and move the playhead to the beginning of the clip Press the button next to the KEYFRAMES Doing this enables the keyframe feature and adds a new keyframe at the beginning of the clip Move the Play head to a new location on the Playback Slider and the button again to add a new keyframe Now drag the SATURATION slider all the way to the left to change its value to 0 Move the Storyboard Time Indicator to the beginning of the clip and press the PLAY button in the Playback Controls to see your clip gradually change from color to black and white 60 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual EXAMPLE 2 Now let s say that you want the first part of your clip to be in color and then immediately change from color to black and white from one frame to the next Here s how to acco
56. are always performed using floating point arithmetic to preserve color accuracy When decoding from CineForm RAW sources CineForm s demosaic algorithms are performed in real time Active Metadata Processing Engine CineForm s Active Metadata Processor allows numerous non destructive operations to be performed on image frames after decompression including color processing white balance gain offset gamma saturation RGB matrix controls 3D LUTs and more image flip 3D processing and more 102 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Active Metadata Technology Overview Video file formats use standard wrappers like AVI QuickTime MOV or MXF to ensure broad playback compatibility with numerous video applications A calling application requests frames from AVI MOV files which are in turn decoded and presented to the calling application similar to the diagram below Within the AVI or MOV wrapper the underlying file might be compressed or uncompressed using various codecs all of which guarantee compatibility with a calling application through OS recognized AVI or QuickTime interfaces AVI MOV File Va Calling Application Audio e WM QT Player e Premiere Pro After Effects Final Cut Pro Media Composer Etc H gt Video Decode AV1 QT Decoder Traditional request by a calling application to play or decode a compressed file 103 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Using its Active Metadata architecture Cin
57. at normal speed then gradually 89 gt 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS HORIZONTAL VERTICAL SKEW DA00M KEYFRAMES E SWAP ETES Fi AUTO ZOOM DEFAULTS PREFORMATED Standard 2D Frame Y Standard 7D Frame 3D Side by Side 3D Over Under GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual slow down to half speed continue at half speed for the duration of the clip and then gradually speed back up to normal speed when the action is complete You can further change the speed of the clip over time by simply adding more keyframes Use the step controls to cycle through existing keyfames and press the button to remove an existing keyframe If you re happy with the ratio of your speed changes but want to lengthen or shorten the overall duration of the clip you can use the SPEED MULTIPLIER slider or text entry box to increase or decrease the length of the clip without affecting the keyframe locations This will scale the percentages higher or lower depending on whether or not you re increasing or decreasing the value of the SPEED MULTIPLIER Additional 3D CONVERGENCE Controls GoPro Studio Premium adds a few new options to the 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS panel The D ZOOM slider lets you correct for differences in the zoom levels between the left and right camera eyes This is useful if your cameras were not on the same z plane when shooting your footage Additionally you ll find an AUTO ZOOM checkbox In the free version of GoPro Studio this option is use
58. ault folder names recorded in camera Fortunately GoPro Studio lets you manually import and pair these files using the Manual Import option 1 Right click on a blank area of the Import Bin and select Manual Import from the context menu that is displayed This opens the Manual Import Window Use the BROWSE buttons to find the left and right source files The SKIP BACK and SKIP AHEAD buttons can be used to step through the clips frame by frame Use these to compare your left and right images to make sure that they are synced with each other 4 Click the OK button to pair the two clips or click the AUTO PAIR button to pair all of the clips found in the folder locations that you specified for your Left and Right clips After importing your 3D files you ll see the word 3D underneath their thumbnails in the Import Bin This indicates that the files were successfully imported as 3D video files You can now trim them and choose advanced conversion settings in the same way that you can with 2D files 57 ON OFF Toggle Button gt 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS HORIZONTAL VERTICAL SKEW KEYFRAMES E SWAP EYES GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Adjusting 3D Convergence When a 3D clip is selected on the Storyboard the 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS appear in the right hand column of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room These controls allow you to change the feeling of depth and distance in your 3D video clips Select a 3D clip on the Stor
59. ault web browser to the GoPro com help page GoPro Studio Manual 11 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual USING GOPRO STUDIO When starting a new GoPro Studio project there are a few steps to take before launching the GoPro Studio application Transferring Video Files to Your Computer G Qv d Removable Disk DCIM gt 4s Search DCIM Organize v a Open Ft Favorites a Libraries j Computer amp Local Disk C a Removable Disk E J DCM J 100GOPRO J MISC m Media M tu Network 100GOPRO Dat p File folder Share with v Burn New folder Name Date modified J 100GOPRO 1 22 2012 4 43 PM 4 Minutes and 30 Seconds remaining Copying 3 items 6 46 GB from DCIM E DCIM to Media M About 4 Minutes and 30 Seconds remaining Type File folder Y More details j Cancel e modified 1 22 2012 4 43 PM Your GoPro camera records video files in the DCIM directory on your SD card There are two ways to access these files on your computer e Method 1 Connect the camera to your computer using a USB cable then turn the camera ON e Method 2 Remove the SD card from the camera and use an internal or external SD card reader this method requires a microSD card adapter if you use a HEROS camera Once you have mounted your SD card using one of the methods above Windows may try to automatically import the files using the Photo and Video Import Wizard or som
60. ch you can access by selecting Device Window from the HELP menu or by clicking on Ctrl D on your keyboard IMPORTANT NOTE This process is only for updating the HD HERO2 Wi Fi BacPac and Wi Fi Remote To update an original HD HERO click here To update a HEROS click here Getting Started Make sure your HD HERO2 Wi Fi BacPac and Wi Fi Remote are fully charged before beginning update process Make sure your HD HERO2 has an SD card inserted format your SD card using your HD HERO2 camera and take at least one test photo or video before initializing the update process Remove any accessories such as the LCD BacPac or Battery BacPac from your HD HERO2 camera Make sure your GoPro Studio software is up to date For updates go to http cineform com downloads aspx Make sure your computer has an active connection to the internet Updating your HD HERO2 1 OF i oe I Without any BacPac accessories connected power ON your HD HERO2 camera and connect it to your computer via USB Launch the GoPro Studio application An Update Available notice will appear Press the SHOW DETAILS button and this will launch the Device Window Select your HD HERO2 camera from the list and click UPDATE Wait for the Update process to complete camera may beep and lights will flash and when process completes you may disconnect and power OFF your camera 53 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Registering Your Wi Fi BacPac 1
61. control itself For example to reset the LEVEL value double click on the word LEVEL TIP To disable the existing audio from a Video Clip click on the AUDIO MUTE button in the clip s thumbnail This is a good way to keep it from interfering with your new audio file 41 4 2 SS SEP Eas GOPROO17 GOPROO 19 re GOPRUOTE ie ga w a D 3 _ CaN aa ex w MARK OUT Button OUT Point Marker GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Adding Titles To further enhance your movie GoPro Studio lets you add titles to your Storyboard When using a GoPro Edit Template you can add titles to either of the two Title Tracks When adding a title to one of the Title Tracks the title will be Superimposed over the video clip or clips that appear directly above it on the Storyboard To add a title to your Storyboard do the following 1 Click the ADD TITLE button at the top of the Media Bin A thumbnail representing the title will appear in the Media Bin with the word Title on it 2 Nowclick and drag the title from the Media Bin to the Storyboard at the desired location on one of the two Title Tracks As you drag a title to a Title Track on the Storyboard GoPro Studio uses a green box to indicate the spot where the title will be inserted This makes it easier for you to line up the title with other portions of your Storyboard The box will grow or shrink in size depending on the length of the video clips und
62. ct initial trim points using your best footage and choose advanced conversion settings You then add your source files to a conversion list for batch processing into GoPro CineForm files If you have not converted any of your source files into GoPro CineForm files this is where you should start Work Area Selection Buttons pana Menu File Edit Help Correo STUDIO Import Button onw 7 CONVERSION LIST Conversion List Import Bin Player Window Volume Controls Playback Slider CONVERSION DE Full screen Button Play head Conversion Details Remove Clip Buttons Rotate Flip and Advanced Conversion Settings File Name Box Change Directory Button Convert All Button Buttons Trim Point Buttons Playback Controls Add to Conversion List Button Menu Add Media Button Add Title Button Player Window Media Bin Remove Clip Buttons GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual The EDIT work area or EDIT Room is where you do further trimming combine multiple videos on a storyboard and add effects music and titles If you have already converted your source files to GoPro CineForm files click the STEP 2 EDIT button at the top of the user interface to switch to the EDIT Room Work Area Selection Buttons ra File Edit Help COPro STUDIO a D F RES Global Playback Settings j VIDEO CONTROLS 3 Video amp Audio Playback AUDIO CONTROLS WHITE BALANCE settings IMAGE CONTROLS Color Correction
63. cteristic during editorial Performance Function of CPU speed and memory bandwidth but below are representative examples run on a 3 2GHz Intel Corei7 single chip quad core 10 bit 1920x1080 4 2 2 232 fps 12 bit 1920x1080 4 4 4 CineForm 444 104 fps 12 bit 4096x2048 4 4 4 playback at 2K 52 fps 12 bit 4096x2048 4 4 4 playback at 4K 20 fps Relative Performance versus JPEG2000 CineForm compression ranges from around 5X to 10X faster than JPEG2000 Compression performed by CineForm in an hour may take up to 10 hours for JPEG2000 to perform on the same imagery 101 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Visual Quality versus HDCAM SR CineForm visual fidelity routinely exceeds that of the respected HDCAM SR format which is a mainstay in professional production and post production Read additional quality analysis versus HDCAM SR on StEM test footage Visual Quality versus HDV and DVCPRO HD CineForm visual fidelity substantially exceeds that of most camera compression formats such as HDV DVCPRO HD AVCHD etc Temporal Spatial Transform Engine The Transform Engine allows source and output formats to be different than the compressed format in either spatial resolution or chroma format Spatial Transforms CineForm spatial processing is unrestricted and handles all standard resolutions SD HD 2K 4K and beyond Color Space Transforms Color space transforms can move images between RAW 4 2 2 and 4 4 4 chroma in real time Transforms
64. d by default and you don t have the option of disabling it GoPro Studio Premium lets you uncheck this option so that your 3D convergence adjustments don t automatically zoom in to crop any edge areas that become misaligned GoPro Studio Premium also adds the DEFAULTS button which lets you reset all of the values in the 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS panel to their original settings Lastly GoPro Studio Premium adds a PREFORMATTED drop down menu that lets you assign a 3D mode to clips that were recorded in camera using a side by side or over under 3D mode This will cause GoPro Studio to properly recognize these files as 3D thus allowing you to use the 3D Convergence adjustments on them 90 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Additional WHITE BALANCE Controls In addition to the existing TEMP and TINT controls GoPro Studio Premium includes RED GREEN and BLUE sliders to the WHITE BALANCE controls These allow adjust the white balance of the image on a per primary color basis Additional IMAGE CONTROLS In addition to the existing EXPOSURE CONTRAST SATURATION and SHARPNESS controls GoPro Studio includes the following new controls to adjust the chroma and luminance values in your images e GAIN used to adjust highlights e GAMMA used to adjust mid tones e LIFT used to adjust shadows Each of these new controls includes a slider for overall adjustment as well as individual RED GREEN and BLUE sliders to affect the image on a primary c
65. d enhance your converted GoPro CineForm clips In the Edit Room you can e Trim and combine multiple clips on a storyboard e Add transitions e Add music or other audio e Add titles e Change playback speed e Add fade in and fade out effects e Adjust color framing and 3D convergence e Apply preset looks to create dramatic effects on your clips When you first open the EDIT Room the Browse Edit Templates window will appear In this window you re presented with the option to use a blank template or to choose from a list of available Edit Templates In this chapter you ll learn about how to create a movie using one of GoPro Studio s Edit Templates as well as how to create a movie from scratch using a blank template 24 Edit Templates Create Button Thumbnail Title Description Duration amp Number of Clips GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Using GoPro Edit Templates GoPro Edit Templates are based on our most popular GoPro videos and make it easy for you to turn your content into epic GoPro style edits Follow these steps to create a video using an Edit Template 1 Select a GoPro Edit Template from the Browse Edit Templates window 2 The Edit Template then populates the Storyboard complete with sample video clips music and titles 3 Replace the Edit Template content on the Storyboard with your own content 4 Then you re ready to export the Storyboard and share it with the world Se
66. d is a compatible computer and GoPro Studio Using GoPro Studio with 3 Party Applications In this advanced workflow you convert your camera source files into GoPro CineForm files use GoPro Studio to add color effects adjust framing and other settings then use those same GoPro CineForm files in other 3 party applications for further editing or processing This workflow requires another editing or compositing application be installed on your computer Some of the popular professional applications are Adobe After Effects Adobe Premiere Pro Apple Final Cut Pro Avid Media Composer and Sony Vegas GoPro CineForm files are also compatible with various consumer level products such as iMovie Adobe Premiere Elements Sony Movie Studio Platinum and Windows Movie Maker NOTE GoPro CineForm files are saved as standard AVI and MOV files so applications that support those file formats should be able to use GoPro CineForm files GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Why Convert to the GoPro CineForm Format The first step in any GoPro Studio workflow is to convert your source files into the GoPro CineForm format This is very important and there are several reasons to do this All consumer level cameras and many professional level cameras record in highly compressed video formats designed to capture large amounts of data very quickly and save that data onto an SD card or other portable media format in as small a file as possible This is great for record
67. dec as it allows you to customize your files without having to render or export new versions of them 65 Active Metadata 3D Display Type Decoder Settings About Quit 3D Corrections White Balance Primaries Looks 3D LUTs Framing Image Flips Toals Overlay GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Active Metadata With the Status Viewer Icon you can toggle the Active Metadata adjustments on or off so that your files can easily be played in other applications with or without the adjustments that you ve applied in the GoPro Studio s EDIT Room Using the Active Metadata sub menu in the Status Viewer you can enable or disable the following Active Metadata settings 3D Corrections White Balance Primaries image controls Looks 3D LUTs Framing Image Flips Tools Overlay To turn off the adjustments for a particular Active Metadata control simply uncheck it from this sub menu To re enable an adjustment simply re check it NOTE The Tools and Overlay Active Metadata controls only apply to the Premium and Professional versions of GoPro Studio If you are using the free version its best to keep these unchecked 66 Active Metadata H 3D Display Type Decoder Settings About Quit Left Eye Right Eye Anaglyph Red Cyan Anaglyph Red Cyan B W Anaglyph Optimized Dubots Anaglyph Amber Blue Anaglyph Amber Blue B W Anaglyph Green Magenta Anaglyph Green Magenta B W Line
68. e other file import method It is recommended that you cancel out of the Import Wizard and instead use Windows File Explorer to browse to the DCIM folder on your SD card Then copy and paste the video files from the DCIM folder to a location on your computer We suggest creating a specific folder for your GoPro Studio projects NOTE GoPro video files can be quite large and GoPro CineForm files especially 3D files are even larger With this in mind make sure you have plenty of disk space for both your source files and the converted GoPro CineForm files 12 Step 1 IMPORT amp CONVERT File Edit Help New Project CtrleN Open Project Ctrl 0 Save Project Ctrles Save Project As Recent Projects Load Edit Template Ctrl T Export Exit T Open File CSL Di GoPro my project gt 100GOPRO Organize v New folder wr Favorites GOPR0001 MP4 GOPR0002 MP4 G Libraries GOPR0003 MP4 GOPR0004 MP4 1 Computer GOPR0005 MP4 amp System C GOPR0006 MP4 Ta Media M GOPROOO7 MP4 GOPROOOS MP4 hu Network File name iOPR0007 MP4 GOPR0008 MP4 All Supported Sources mp4 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Now that your source files have been copied to your computer you re ready to bring them into GoPro Studio and prepare them for conversion into GoPro CineForm files Creating a New Project Launch GoPro Studio by double clicking o
69. e Storyboard To do this just click on the Storyboard Time Indicator and drag it left or right through the Storyboard Rearranging Clips You can rearrange clips on the Storyboard by clicking and dragging them to new locations Once again a vertical green line indicates the spot where the clip is being moved to You can delete a clip by selecting it and pressing the DELETE key on your keyboard or by dragging it off the top of the Storyboard When you re done rearranging your clips press the PLAY button in the Playback Controls to confirm that the clips are in the desired order If so press Ctrl S to save your project it s a good idea to save your project periodically 46 MARK IN Button Playback Slider IN Point Marker MARK OUT Button OUT Point Marker GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Trimming Clips There will likely be situations where you don t want to use the entire clip on your Storyboard Fortunately GoPro Studio makes it easy for you to trim clips before or after moving them to the Storyboard Trimming Clips in the Media Bin To trim a clip prior to adding it to the Storyboard do the following 1 Select the desired clip in the Media Bin 2 Move the Play head on the Playback Slider to the desired start location of your clip and press the MARK IN buiton to trim the beginning of the clip The yellow IN Point marker will move to this spot on the Playback Slider indicating the new start
70. e Target Area NOTE Some experimentation will likely be required here to get achieve the desired results 31 SPEED 6 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual SITUATION 2 Now let s say that the desired action in your clip fits in the Target Area but there is also an extra portion of the clip playing at the end that you did not wish to include In order to fix this you could use the VIDEO CONTROLS panel to slow down the clip 1 Select the clip on the Storyboard 2 Click the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words VIDEO CONTROLS on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room 3 Using the slider or text entry box decrease the speed to the point where the entire desired action in the video clip fits into the length of the Target Area NOTE Some experimentation will likely be required here to achieve the desired results SITUATION 3 What if your clip is not long enough to fill a Target Area When this happens you will see a red box with an X in it as you hover over a Target Area with your shorter clip In this situation you ll need to select a longer clip for this Target Area and drop this shorter clip onto a shorter Target Area At this point your Storyboard should be looking pretty good and it may actually be ready to export However there are many other enhancements that you can add to your Storyboard and or individual clips to make it even more epic Some of these enhancements are e Applying fades t
71. e and switch between multiple databases This lets you give your clips multiple looks without having to create or render new files The DATABASE controls consist of a drop down menu that lets you choose the current database as well as a group of buttons that perform the following actions e NEW creates a new database and all existing adjustments will be cleared resetting all clips to their original values e BRANCH creates an alternative database based on the current database essentially saving the current database with a new name e DELETE erases the current database from the drop down menu and your computer e IMPORT lets you import a GoPro Studio database file that you exported from another computer e EXPORT lets you export a GoPro Studio database for the purpose of copying it to another computer e SIDECAR creates a companion database for the current clip only allowing you to share that clip with other computers while retaining the Active Metadata adjustments 86 A WORKSPACE INPUT CURVE OUTPUT CURVE SAT CLIP PT COLOR MATRIK Protune Y Protune Y Video Gamma Protune Cineon 75 485 Cineon 75 985 Linear Light Custom Log Custom Gamma Custom Cineon Custom Cineon 85 SI 2K Log R Space DSLR Log 5 Lag Log C GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual WORKSPACE Controls GoPro Studio Premium adds an additional control panel to the right hand side of the EDIT room Select a clip in the Media Bin and then click
72. eForm extends traditional codec only capability into a full featured image development subsystem including e Combining active processing of decoded images with metadata based on user established rules Active processing allows non destructive image development including color White Balance color matrix 3D LUTs etc 3D editorial and playback stream specific information and framing controls e Metadata storage is inside the video essence within user data fields compatible with AVI MOV files e Active Metadata is compatible with all CineForm file types 10 bit YUV 12 bit RGB 12 bit RAW and stereo 3D e Cross platform Win Mac and cross applications compatibility Active Metadata is transparent to a calling application because all Active _ e Pal hae oa J Li T4 Calling Application Active Color Metadata CineForm AVI MOV File WM OT Player White Balance Premiere Pro After Effects Gain Offset Audio Video Decode Active Metadata pa Cut Fro Media Composer Color Matrix Uncompressed Processor Ete 3D LUT 64 x 64 x 64 er ee Cee Active 3D Metadata Video 2 Video Stream CineForm Compressed 3D Convergence Vector E ee Lt Rt Eye i Delta C Source Active Metadata X e Global Controls Active Metadata Other Active Controls Source Insertion ct Encode Curve Toa a a Active Metadata Fields 0 Future Use Passive Metadata Active Metadata Fields 1 Data base GoPro Cine Form r Source
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74. ecting for instances when the left and right camera files got switched during recording Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the 30D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS adjustments ON or OFF for the selected clip on your Storyboard You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the 3D convergence adjustments applied and the original images 58 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Exporting When exporting a 3D file or Storyboard the 3D FORMAT drop down menu appears in the EXPORT Window giving a choice of using the following 3D formats for your exported file Left Eye 2D Side by Side Most 3D TVs Over Under Some 3D TVs Anaglyph 3D on 2D display Current 3D Display Mode Select the option that best meets the needs for your project and distribution outlets and then 1 Browse to the desired folder location and type a filename in the File name box 2 Thenclick SAVE to start the export NOTE Exporting may take a few minutes or even longer depending on the length of your Storyboard and the speed of your computer s processor 59 co EXPOSURE CONTRAST SATURATION SHARPNESS KEYFRAMES IMAGE CONTROLS DEFAULTS Add Keyframe GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Working with Keyframes In GoPro Studio s EDIT Room the KEYFRAMES controls can be used to dynamically ch
75. er which the audio file is being placed To adjust the duration of a title on a Title Track do the following 1 Select the title on the Storyboard You ll know it s selected by the yellow box Surrounding it 2 Click and drag the left or right edges of the yellow box surrounding it to lengthen or shorten the title You can also set a new out point for the title by clicking the MARK OUT Button or moving the OUT Point marker on the playback slider to a new end point To move a title earlier or later in time simply click and drag it to a new location on the Storyboard 42 Title Text Box TITLE PROPERTIES Title FONT SIZE FAILL COLOR STROKE BACKDROP OPACITY BASELINE KERNING PARALLAX 30 FADE IN FADE OUT GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual To change the text in this title do the following 1 Select the title on the Storyboard 2 Type the new text in the TEXT Box in the TITLE PROPERTIES panel on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room The TITLE PROPERTIES panel also lets you adjust the following attributes of your title e FONT Changes the font used in the text e SIZE Adjusts the size of the font used e FILL COLOR Changes the color of the font e STROKE Changes the color style transparency and thickness of the outline on each letter e BACKDROP Changes the background color e OPACITY Changes the transparency of the text e BASELINE Adjusts the line spacing between lines when there are multip
76. erences 3 Inthe Processes panel type in the desired location for the database in the LUTs Path text entry box shared network location or Dropbox folder 4 Close the system preferences 5 Repeat these steps on any other Mac computers on which you wish to have the database shared Now any time you make an adjustment to a GoPro CineForm file in Studio s EDIT Room those adjustments will be applied to the clip on your other computers as well NOTE This technique is only used for GoPro CineForm files whose adjustments have been applied directly in the Media Bin in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room Adjustments made to instances of clips loaded onto the Storyboard use a separate internal database and cannot be moved from one computer to another 71 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual USING GOPRO STUDIO WITH 3 PARTY APPLICATIONS As mentioned in the chapter Understanding the Workflow GoPro Studio can be used as a stand alone application or in tandem with other 3 party applications In this chapter we will discuss the latter workflow using GoPro Studio with other applications The overall process for this workflow is as follows 1 Convert your source files into GoPro CineForm files 2 Apply Image Development and other Active Metadata adjustments to the GoPro CineForm files using GoPro Studio s EDIT Room 3 Take those same GoPro CineForm files without exporting into your other applications for editing 4 Optionally switch
77. erted GoPro CineForm files 2 Highlight the files you wish to import and click Open 3 After the files have loaded into the Media Bin press Ctrl S on your keyboard to save your project Clips loaded into the Media Bin are represented as thumbnails similar to how they look in the Import Bin in the IMPORT Room Along with each thumbnail the following clip details are indicated Filename Image Size Frame rate or Frame Count 2D or 3D Video or Time Lapse Icon Duration You can select different files in the Media Bin by simply clicking on them or by using the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to cycle through them To remove a clip from the Media Bin select the clip you wish to remove and click on the REMOVE CLIP button at the bottom of the Media Bin To remove all clips from the Media Bin click the CLEAR ALL button at the bottom of the Media Bin 73 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Previewing Clips in the Player Window Click on a file in the Media Bin to select it That loads it into the Player Window Now you Decrease cpad Play maceri can use the Playback Controls to playback the clip and view it in the Player Window e Press the PLAY button in the Playback Controls or the SPACEBAR on your keyboard to see the clip playback in the Player Window e The Decrease Speed and Increase Speed buttons can be used to play the video faster or slower e Use the Step Forward and Step Backwards buttons to step throug
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79. f the converted file and it eliminates any unwanted portions of the initial recording from being included in the converted file By using the MARK IN and MARK OUT buttons you can trim the file to include only the portion s of the recording that you actually want to keep Do this to choose your favorite shots and to make your editing experience easier and more fun 1 Select a source file by clicking on it in the Import Bin 2 Move the Play head on the Playback Slider to the desired start point of your clip and press the MARK IN button to trim the beginning of the file 3 Now move the Play head to the desired end point of your clip and press the MARK OUT button to trim the end of the file Clicking on the MARK IN and or MARK OUT buttons will mark your trim points by darkening the unused portions of the file on the Playback Slider To undo your trimming simply move the Play head to a new location and click on the MARK IN or MARK OUT button again Now you can add the file to the Conversion List or set advanced conversion settings TIP If you want to convert multiple portions of the same source file mark the IN and OUT points for the first clip and then add it to the conversion list Then repeat the IN and OUT point marking process to choose new trim points for the second clip and then add the second clip to the conversion list Repeat these steps for as many clips as you would like to make from the original file 16 IMAGE SIZE Source 1
80. h the clip one frame at atime Step Forward Step Backwards Loop e Press the LOOP button to cause playback to start over from the beginning when the Play head reaches the end of the clip You can also use the Play head on the Playback Slider to navigate through the clip To T jj do this just click on the diamond shaped Play head and drag left or right through the Play head Playback Slider Playback Slider Diverging from the Previous Workflow Before we go any further it should be pointed out that this is where the Using GoPro Studio with 3 Party Application workflow diverges from the Using GoPro Studio as a Stand Alone Application workflow Rather than applying color correction framing and other adjustments to your clips on the Storyboard you ll be applying the adjustments to the clips while they are still in the Media Bin In fact the Storyboard is not used at all in this workflow Now that we have cleared that up let s add Active Metadata adjustments to your clips in the Media Bin 74 ON OFF Toggle Button WF WHITE BALANCE PICK Button DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Color Correcting Clips The underlying Active Metadata architecture used in the GoPro CineForm codec enables you to do real time non destructive image development adjustments to your clips These adjustments affect the overall color and tone of your clips The controls to apply these adjustments are located in the WHI
81. he SPEED text entry box For this example just leave it at 100 2 Move the Play head to a new location on the Playback Slider Move it to a location that is a half a second before something cool is about to happen in the clip 3 Press the button to create a keyframe By creating a keyframe you are enabling the keyframe feature This also adds an initial keyframe to the beginning of the clip Keep this keyframe at 100 The clip will play at 100 speed from the beginning of the clip all the way to this newly added keyframe 4 Now move the Play head a half a second forward to the point where the action begins and then use the SPEED slider or text entry box to reduce the speed of the clip to 50 Changing the speed will automatically add a new keyframe to this location in the clip By doing this the portion of the clip between this new keyframe and the previous keyframe will play back with the speed gradually changing from 100 to 50 5 Move the Play head to the point right after the trick and press the button again to lock in the speed at 50 for the duration of the action 6 Move the Play head about a half a second further down the Playback Slider and set the SPEED back to 100 This will automatically add a new keyframe at this location on the clip and ramp the speed from 50 back to normal 100 7 Move the Storyboard Time Indicator to the beginning of the clip and press PLAY in the Playback Controls to watch the clip start
82. he Video Track GoPro Studio uses a vertical green line to indicate the spot where the title will be inserted To adjust the duration of a title on the Video Track select the title and drag the yellow OUT POINT markers on the Playback slider to lengthen or shorten the title To move a title earlier or later in time simply click and drag it to a new location on the Storyboard 49 Step 3 EXPORT YouTube FILEFORMAT H 264 MP4 For the best quality and compatibility with YouTube FRAME SIZE Source 1080p Vimeo FRAME RATE 23 976 24p For the best quality on Vimeo BITRATE Mbps 8 Mobile Device Smaller resolution and file size for mobile devices HD 720p Basic HD for playback on a range of devices HD 1080p Full HD for playback on the computer or TV Archive Edit Video Length 00 00 07 0 The highest quality file for additional editing or archive Estimated File Size 7 MB Se CANCEL EXPORT Full manual control over all export settings GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual When you re done editing your Storyboard and are happy with how it looks you ll want to share it with the world With GoPro Studio you can export your completed Storyboard combining all the video clips titles and audio tracks into a single file using one of the standard export options designed for specific target distribution outlets or you can create your own custom export settings You can also export single frames of your video clips or
83. he previous element e Use the Next Clip button to move to the next element Viewing a GoPro Edit Template in the Player Window Before you begin replacing the GoPro Edit Template content with your own video clips it s a good idea to playback the Storyboard a few times to get a feel for the flow of the Edit Template e Click on aclip in the Storyboard and then drag the Storyboard Time Indicator to the beginning of the Storyboard and press the PLAY button in the Playback Controls or the SPACEBAR on your keyboard to see the all clips played back sequentially e The Decrease Speed and Increase Speed buttons can be used to play the video faster or slower e Use the Step Forward and Step Backwards buttons to step through the Storyboard one frame at a time e Press the LOOP button to cause playback to start over from the beginning when the Play head reaches the end of the Storyboard Tip As you play through the GoPro Edit Template pay particular attention to its use of slow paced scenes and high action scenes This is important because when replacing these Target Areas with your own video clips you ll want to match the energy level of the content you re replacing This will ensure that your edits line up with the existing musical cues in the Edit Template s soundtrack Once you have a good feel for the flow of the GoPro Edit Template you re ready move on to the next section where you ll learn how to replace the Target Areas with your ow
84. ia Bin click the CLEAR ALL button at the bottom of the Media Bin 28 Decrease Speed Play Increase Speed Step Forward Step Backwards Loop Play head Playback Slider GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Click on a clip in the Media Bin to select it That loads it into the Player Window Now you can use the Playback Controls to playback the clip and view it in the Player Window e Press the PLAY button in the Playback Controls or the SPACEBAR on your keyboard to see the clip playback in the Player Window e The Decrease Speed and Increase Speed buttons can be used to play the video faster or slower e Use the Step Forward and Step Backwards buttons to step through the clip one frame at a time e Press the LOOP button to cause playback to automatically start over from the beginning when the Play head has reaches the end of the clip You can also use the Play head on the Playback Slider to navigate through the clip To do this click on the diamond shaped Play head and drag left or right through the Playback Slider NOTE This is called scrubbing 29 MARK IN Button MARK OUT Button GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Replacing Target Areas With Your Video Clips With your video clips loaded in the Media Bin you re ready to start replacing GoPro Edit Template content on the Storyboard using the following steps 1 2 Select the desired clip in the Media Bin Move the Play head on the Playback Slider
85. ing a lot of data onto a small space but these compression formats are not designed nor optimized for maintaining image quality during editing or color correction processes Because these formats are so compressed they often require an ultra powerful computer to decode playback the files without performance degradation choppy playback or dropped frames Because of this many professional filmmakers and consumer level videographers use what is called a Digital Intermediate DI A DI is an exact copy of the data from the Original video file saved in a file format that is specifically optimized for higher image quality and fast playback on modern computer systems This makes for a much better editing experience The GoPro CineForm format or codec is the Digital Intermediate DI used in all GoPro Studio workflows and is one of the best in the industry used by indie filmmakers and Hollywood studios alike Ultimately GoPro CineForm files are better for editing than camera source files They improve on image quality and playback speed as well as provide the Active Metadata architecture required to enable the real time image development and enhancement features available in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room NOTE You can learn more about the GoPro CineForm Codec and its Active Metadata technology in the APPENDIX section of this User Manual IMPORT amp CONVERT EDIT Work Area Selection Buttons STEP 1 IMPORT amp CONVERT EXPO
86. ith the same image size as the source clip or Native size at the highest quality Storyboard CANCEL EXPORT To export a still image do the following s Select a clip in the Media Bin or the Storyboard 2 Click and drag the Play head on the Playback Sider to the desired frame you d like to export 3 Select Export Still Image in the FILE menu 4 Inthe Export Still Image Window select the desired export size and click EXPORT 5 Browse to the desired folder location and type a filename in the File name box 6 Then click SAVE to export the file File Edt Help New Project Ctrl M Open Project Ctrl 0 Save Project Ctrl4 S Save Project As Recent Projects Load Edit Ternplate Ctrl4 T Movie Export b Still Image Exit 52 Working with Devices HD HERO2 Please connect your HD HERO via USB Wi Fi BacPac Please connect your Wi Fi BacPac via USB Wi Fi Remote Please connect your Wi Fi BacPac via USB and power on your Wi Fi Remote FIRMWARE GoPro UPDATE A new firmware update is available for one or more of your GoPro devices Would you like to update it now LATER SHOW DETAILS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual GoPro Studio offers a way for you to update the product software in your HD HERO2 camera Wi Fi BacPac and Wi Fi Remote You can perform these tasks from within the Device Window whi
87. layback Choose the desired 3D Display Type for desktop playback Modify other desktop playback decode settings Check for updates to your GoPro Studio software To view these decode settings in action we will need to load a GoPro CineForm file in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room while simultaneously viewing that same file in Windows Media Player or other application that supports playback of standard AVI or MOV files 1 Select a GoPro CineForm file in the Media Bin in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room 2 Now play that same file in Windows Media Player The file played in Windows Media Player should look the same as the file when played in the Player Window in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room You can right click on the file in the Media Bin and click Reveal in Explorer to quickly find the file on your computer then double click it to play it in Windows Media Player 3 Switch back to GoPro Studio With the file still selected in the Media Bin apply an effect PRESET to the clip such as the 1970s preset The file should now play in GoPro Studio s Player Window with the effect preset applied 4 Once again switch over to Windows Media Player where you should now see the file playing with the same effect preset applied Active Metadata adjustments applied to GoPro CineForm files in the Media Bin of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room affect how the files are played back in other applications as well This is one of the unique features of the GoPro CineForm co
88. lder called 100M3D_R In order for GoPro Studio to convert the files properly you ll need to keep the folders separate just like they are on the SD cards Importing 3D Video Files The process for converting time lapse sequences into GoPro CineForm files is as follows 1 Copy the 100M3D_R and the 100S3D_L folders from the DCIM folder on the SD card to a location on your computer It is very important to place both these folders in the same location For example create a new folder on your computer called My 3D Project and then copy both the LEFT and RIGHT eye camera folders into that same folder In the My 3D Project folder you should see both 100M3D_R and 100S3D_L listed as separate folders 2 Click the IMPORT NEW FILES button and browse to the 100M3D_R folder that contains the files you want to import 3 Highlight the files you want to import and click Open If you used the above method for maintaining the correct file structure GoPro Studio will automatically locate the corresponding files from the 100S3D_L folder and import these files as 3D 4 Press Ctrl S on your keyboard to save the project 56 BROWSE AUTO PAIR GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Manually Importing There may occasionally be times in which you will need to manually import a pair of 3D files This can be the case if your files have been renamed or moved to folders that are not using the def
89. le lines of text e KERNING Adjusts the spacing between letters e PARALLAX Adjusts the closeness or farness of the text in 3D space e FADE IN Changes the Fade In of the Title in seconds e FADE OUT Changes the Fade Out of color use the Title in seconds When a title is selected on the Storyboard you can choose from one of several Title Presets by clicking on a preset thumbnail in the PRESET panel Last but certainly not least to place the title where you want it to appear in horizontal and vertical space in the Player Window do the following 1 Select the title in the Storyboard 2 Click and drag the title in the Player Window to move it to the desired horizontal and vertical location 43 LAL th Le e VITN tne create your Movie from scratch BLANK TEMPLATE GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Creating your Own Edit Using a Blank Template Once you ve mastered the art of using GoPro Edit Templates you might feel the need to get even more creative and create your own edit In the Browse Edit Templates window select the BLANK TEMPLATE option and then click the CREATE button or just click the CANCEL button This will allow you to create your own edit from scratch starting with a blank Storyboard rather than a GoPro Edit Template At this point you should already see your converted GoPro CineForm files in the Media Bin on the left hand side of the work area If you don t see any files in the Media Bin refer
90. le storyboard so it is not crucial that you change the frame rate in the conversion process However if you are planning on taking your converted clips into other applications that don t let you mix frame rates it s a good idea to convert to the frame rate that you ll be using in those applications SPEED UP and FRAME BLEND MOTION BLUR Using the SPEED UP option is a great way to simulate a time lapse look from video files When checking this option a slider and entry box appear Use the slider to select the number of video frames to be skipped or type a number in the box The more frames you skip the more sped up the converted file will be The FRAME BLEND option also appears once you ve checked the Speed Up option Check this option to give your converted file a motion blur effect which is often useful to produce the smoothest time lapse output 18 REMOVE FISHEYE Dx REMEMBER SETTINGS Lx GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual FILE FORMAT GoPro CineForm files can be saved as Windows AVI files or QuickTime MOV files The FILE FORMAT option in the Windows version of GoPro Studio lets you choose which of these format wrappers you would like to save your files into NOTE QuickTime must be installed in order to create QuickTime MOV files TIP If you re not sure which format to choose consider the fact that most Windows applications use AVI files and most Mac applications use MOV files So for most Windows based workflow
91. lecting a GoPro Edit Template The Browse Edit Template window lists the available Edit Templates installed on your computer GoPro Studio installs with three Edit Templates and you can install more by downloading them from the GoPro Edit Template gallery at gopro com 1 If you re not already looking at the Browse Edit Template window make sure you re in GoPro Studio EDIT Room and click on the LOAD TEMPLATE button located directly above the Storyboard or press Ctrl T on your keyboard 2 Browse the Edit Template Selection Window to find the GoPro Edit Template that you would like to use Notice that each Edit Template lists the title artist and song a brief description duration number of clips used and tempo 3 Click on the desired Edit Template to select it and then click the CREATE button NOTE If this ts your first time selecting a GoPro Edit Template the EDIT Tutorial will appear The EDIT Tutorial gives you a brief walkthrough of how to use the Edit Templates in the EDIT Room At this point GoPro Studio should have populated the Storyboard with the Edit Template that you chose 25 Template Details Video Track Title Tracks Audio Tracks Storyboard Time GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Identifying GoPro Edit Template Elements When loaded the GoPro Edit Template places sample content onto the Storyboard consisting of the following elements e GoPro Bumpers These remain at the front and the end of the
92. less you copied the database files as well As an alternative to copying the database files you could share a single database location across multiple computers You can change the database location to a shared network drive or a Dropbox location With a shared database location your GoPro CineForm files will playback with the same Active Metadata adjustments on every system Windows or Mac that is pointing to the shared database To change the database location on a Windows system 1 Download and unzip this file http software gopro com other MoveLU TsAndDatabase zip 2 Then double click on the MoveLUTsAndDatabase vbs file to launch the Move LUT directory script 3 Type in the desired location for the database shared network drive or Dropbox folder and click OK 4 Repeat these steps on any other Windows computers on which you wish to have the database shared 70 dees NLE Pixel Formats License V White Balance V Color Matrix V Gamma V Look Filter 422 to 444 Debayer for 8 bit presentation Automatic Debayer for high precision Automatic LUTs Path Library Application Support CineForm LUTs OK Undo Override Path Library Application Support CineForm oK Undo v Show Stereo Status Menu 2 0 0 207 OK GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual To change the database on a Mac system 1 Launch the Mac System Preferences 2 Click on the GoPro icon in the Other section of the System Pref
93. lies a warm color effect that simulates being close to the sun NIGHT VISION applies a green tint over the image simulating an infrared look that you see when using night vision goggles SEPIA applies a brownish and unsaturated effect to achieve a sepia tone look VIGNETTE LARGE applies a large vignette to the image VIGNETTE MEDIUM applies a medium sized vignette to edges of the image VIGNETTE OFF applies a small vignette to the edges of the image ee re ra a a E gt a Pa pe Vignette Large Vignette Medium To create your own PRESET do the following 1 Select a video clip in the Media Bin 2 Use the WHITE BALANCE IMAGE CONTROLS and FRAMING CONTROLS to dial in your own custom look 3 Type aname for the new preset in the text box next to the word PRESET in the PRESET panel 4 Click on the ADD button Press the RESET ALL button to return all of the WHITE BALANCE IMAGE CONTROLS FRAMING CONTROLS and EFFECT PRESETS applied on a clip to their default values 79 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Copying Settings from One Clip to Another If you re happy with the look of a particular clip and want to apply some or all of the settings to another clip you can easily accomplish this by doing the following 1 Click on clip in the Media Bin that has the settings you want to copy to other clips Then select Copy from the EDIT Menu or press Ctrl C on your keyboard Now click on the clip where you
94. lly check for updates if you would like the taskbar to notify you when a new version becomes available If you opt not to automatically check for updates you can click on the Check Now button to manually check for updates If an update is available click the Update button to launch a web browser taking you to gopro com where you can download the latest version of GoPro Studio 69 a Move LUT directory script Ea You curent path to your LUTs and CineForm color OK database is C Users jake Documents My Dropbox productions LUTs To change this Cancd path please enter the new target below lais GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Moving GoPro CineForm Files to Other Computers As detailed in previous chapters the 3D Color and Framing adjustments applied to converted GoPro CineForm files in GoPro Studio s EDIT Room are accomplished using the GoPro CineForm Codec s Active Metadata technology This Active Metadata is saved in a database file on your computer s hard drive The default location for the database files is C Users Public CineForm LUTs on Windows computers and Macintosh HD Library Application Support CineForm LUTs on Mac computers When your computer plays back a GoPro CineForm file it cross references the database and plays back the file with the settings it finds there If you were to move these files to another computer they will not play with the adjustments applied un
95. location 3 Now move the Play head to the desired end location of your clip and press the MARK OUT button to trim the end of the clip The yellow OUT Point marker will move to this spot on the Playback Slider indicating the new end location 4 Drag the clip to the Storyboard 5 Repeat these steps if you wish to add multiple portions of the same file to the Storyboard TIP Dragging the yellow IN and OUT POINT markers to new locations along the Playback Slider will also trim the IN and OUT points You might find this to be a quicker method for trimming clips Trimming Clips on the Storyboard To trim a clip after it has been added to the Storyboard do the following 1 Select the clip you wish to trim on the Storyboard Move the Play head on the Playback Slider to the desired start location of your clip and press the MARK IN button to trim the beginning of the clip 2 Now move the Play head to the desired end location of your clip and press the MARK OUT button to trim the end of the clip TIP Alternatively you can drag the yellow IN and OUT POINT markers to new locations to set new IN and OUT Points for the clip 47 SPLIT Button Add Transition Icon es GOPRO019 Dissolve Icon GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Splitting Clips After dragging some clips to the Storyboard you may find yourself in a situation where you want to insert a clip in the middle of another clip To do this you can use the SPLIT button 1
96. mooth CF Simple Detail 1 CF Simple Detail 2 SAT CLIP PT COLOR MATRIX NEUTRAL SOURCE HEROS Silver CamRAW to sRGB HERO3 Black CamRAW to sRGB CUSTOM GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual DEMOSAIC TYPE The DEMOSAIC TYPE only appears when CineForm RAW files are selected in the Media Bin or Storyboard and it determines the algorithm used to convert the one value per pixel of a raw bayer sensor to the more useful three color primaries per pixel RGB There are over a hundred different demosaic algorithms available today and although some look more natural than others there is no right or wrong choice Using the DEMOSIAC TYPE you can choose from a variety of different demosaic algorithms Suitable for CineForm RAW encoded files BiLinear Demosaic is a simple fast demosaic filter suitable for real time playback but not suitable for final rendered output During editorial it is helpful to use BiLinear Demosaic because it requires the least CPU resource TIP Think of the progression of Demosaic algorithms between BiLinear and CF Advanced Detail 3 as providing additional sharpening detail in your final output SAT CLIP PT The SATURATION CLIP POINT is used when a combination of Active Metadata adjustments or a specific LUT has driven the clip s color saturation beyond what is supported by your output format Use the Slider or step controls to clip the saturation to the point where the image looks correct COLOR MATR
97. mplish this effect 1 Select a clip in either the Media Bin or the Storyboard and in the IMAGE Play CONTROLS panel use the slider or step controls to set the SATURATION value to the default of 1 You can also double click on the word SATURATION and that will set it to the default value 2 Move the Play head to a new location on the Playback Slider and press the button Unlike Example 1 this time leave the SATURATION value at 1 3 Then use the STEP FORWARD button in the Playback Controls to move forward one frame on the Playback Slider and press the button again Step Forward 4 Now drag the SATURATION slider all the way to the left to change its value to 0 This will automatically add a new keyframe at this location in the clip and apply the new SATURATION value to the remainder of the clip 5 Press the PLAY button to see the clip playback in color at first and then instantly change to black amp white when it reaches the point where you ve changed the SATURATION value In both of these examples you can continue to add more keyframes to further affect the look of your clips Use the step controls to cycle through existing keyfames and press the button to remove an existing keyframe NOTE The above examples demonstrated the use of keyframes in the Image Controls Panel The same techniques can be used in the 3D Convergence White Balance and Framing Controls panels as well 61
98. mputes the final output based on user defined global playback rules plus individual Active Metadata fields 105
99. n video clips 27 p GOPROO009 AVI Tne 20 ODAO z298hs i 1 GOPROOID AVI 2D ce 0009 0363 3398 fps _ GOPROOT1 AVI fe 0002 5438 3 pa s A GOPROO12 AVI a De DOE 1970 x 1080 2D ce 00 06 06 33 2398 ip GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Previewing Clips in the Player Window If you recently converted files in the IMPORT Room and pressed the PROCEED TO STEP 2 button you should see your converted GoPro CineForm files in the Media Bin on the left hand side of the work area If you don t see any files in the Media Bin refer to the steps below 1 Click the ADD MEDIA button and browse to the location of your converted GoPro CineForm files 2 Highlight the files you wish to import and click Open 3 After the files have loaded into the Media Bin press Ctrl S on your keyboard to save your project Clips loaded into the Media Bin are represented as thumbnails similar to how they look in the Import Bin in the IMPORT Room Along with each thumbnail the following clip details are indicated Filename Image Size Frame rate or Frame Count 2D or 3D Video or Time Lapse Icon Duration You can select clips in the Media Bin by clicking on them or by using the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to cycle through them To remove a clip from the Media Bin select the clip you wish to remove and click on the REMOVE CLIP button at the bottom of the Media Bin To remove all clips from the Med
100. n which looks like an eyeball will toggle the IMAGE CONTROLS adjustments ON or OFF for the selected clip on your Storyboard You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the adjustments applied and the original images 36 ON OFF Toggle Button FRAMING CONTROLS ZOOM HORIZONTAL VERTICAL ROTATION H Z00M H OYNAMIC KEYFRAMES FLIP E HORIZONTAL E VERTICAL DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Framing Clips The FRAMING CONTROLS allow you to change the composition of your clips Select a clip on the Storyboard and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words FRAMING CONTROLS to open the FRAMING CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings e ZOOM When you want to get closer to the subject in your video use the slider or step controls to adjust scale of the image e HORIZONTAL Use the slider or step controls to adjust the horizontal location e VERTICAL Use the slider or step controls to adjust the vertical location e ROTATION Use the slider or step controls to slightly rotate the clip e H ZOOM When mixing 4x3 and 16x9 video sources use this slider or step controls to adjust the horizontal scaling of the image e H DYNAMIC Use this slider or step controls to adjust the horizontal stretch point of the image This control is best used in tandem with the H ZOOM control and helps preserve the normal look of people if they have been stretched b
101. n frames Next Previous clip in bin Select all clips Set In Point to current frame Set Out point to current frame Remove selected clip s from edit bin Seek to beginning end of clip Decrease forward play speed increase reverse play speed Stop play Increase forward play speed decrease reverse play speed Full screen video playback Exit full screen video playback 95 Edit Room Storyboard Space Right Left Arrow Shift Right Left Arrow O Delete Page Down Up Insert Home End J K L ALT Enter ESC Play Pause Step Forward Back one frame Step Forward Back ten frames Set In Point to current frame Set Out point to current frame Remove selected element from storyboard Next Previous edit point in storyboard Split Clip Seek to beginning end of storyboard Decrease forward play speed increase reverse play speed Stop play Increase forward play speed decrease reverse play speed Full screen video playback Exit full screen video playback GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual 96 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual APPENDIX B GOPRO STUDIO EXPORT PRESETS The following table presents the particular characteristics of each export preset available in the EXPORT Window PRESET RESOLUTION Mobile HD 720p HD 1080p Archive 640x360 1280x720 1920x1080 Source Export Format Bitrate H264 1 5Mbps H264 lt 30fps 7Mbps gt 30fps 15Mbps H264 15Mbps CineForm Low Medium High Framerate Source F
102. n the GoPro Studio desktop icon NOTE If this ts your first time launching GoPro Studio the Import Tutorial will appear The Import Tutorial gives you a brief walkthrough of how to use the IMPORT Room You can step through the tutorial by using the NEXT buttons or cancel out of it by clicking the SKIP TUTORIAL button Before going any further it s a good idea to save the project and give it a project name 1 Go to the File menu and click Save Project or press Citrl S on your keyboard 2 Browse to the folder where you would like to save your project 3 Type aname for your project in the File name box 4 Click the Save button to create the new project file NOTE Your new GoPro Studio project file will be saved with a GCS file extension Importing Source Video Files To import your video files do the following 1 Click the IMPORT NEW FILES button or right click in the Import Bin and select Import Files and browse to the project folder that contains the files you want to import 2 Highlight the videos you want to import and click Open 3 Press Ctrl S on your keyboard to save the project TIP You can import an entire folder of clips by simply dragging the folder from Windows File Explorer and dropping it onto the Import Bin 13 2D 3D Indicator GO017663 MP4 C as 30 ROO03 MP4 30_LOO03 MP4 GOPRO243_JPG 00 07 07 43 Time Lapse Icon Video Icon PLAY Button Step Backwards Step Forwa
103. ntire Storyboard More specific information about the Player Window and Playback Controls can be found throughout the User Manual Export Presets GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual The EXPORT work area or EXPORT Window is where you export your movie to a new file ready to share with the world Here you ll be able to choose from a variety of preset export formats or create your own custom export setting When you are done editing your project in the EDIT Room click the STEP 3 EXPORT button to launch the EXPORT Window YouTube For the best quality and compatibility with YouTube Vimeo For the best quality on Vimeo Mobile Device Smaller resolution and file size for mobile devices HD 720p Basic HD for playback on a range of devices HD 1080p Full HD for playback on the computer or TV Archive Edit The highest quality file for additional editing or archive Custom Full manual control over all export settings FILEFORMAT H 264 MP4 FRAME SIZE Source 1080p FRAME RATE 23 976 24p expen eerie BITRATE Mbps 8 Video Length 00 00 07 0 Estimated File Size 7 MB 10 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Menu Commands a The menu at the top of the IMPORT amp CONVERT and the EDIT work areas is comprised of three main menus FILE EDIT and HELP New Project Ctrl M ean ali The FILE menu includes the following commands Save Project Ctrl S Save Project As e New Project creates a new GoPro
104. o video and audio clips e Applying color and effect presets to video clips e Adding additional titles or music to the Storyboard The following sections of this user manual explain how to incorporate these additional features into your movie 32 Disclosure Triangle A VIDEO CONTROLS SPEED 4 100 gt E REVERSE FADE IN sec FADE OUT sec l DEFAULTS GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Adjusting Video Playback Settings GoPro Studio lets you adjust certain parameters that determine how your video clip will playback on the Storyboard You can change the speed of a clip or have it fade in or out To access these controls select a clip in the Storyboard and then click the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words VIDEO CONTROLS on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room This will open up the VIDEO CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings e SPEED Use the slider or text entry box to select the speed in percentage at which the clip will be played back 100 is normal speed 50 is half speed etc Clicking the REVERSE checkbox causes the file to play in reverse at the chosen speed e FADE IN When used this setting causes the selected clip to FADE IN from black Use the slider or text entry box to select the duration in seconds of the FADE e FADE OUT When used this setting causes the selected clip to FADE OUT to black Use the slider or text entry box to select the duration in
105. olor by color basis 91 co LOOK CUBE 3D LUT CF Blues CF CandyColor CandyColorCooler CF CoffeeFilter CF Cool CF CoolBleach CF CoolContrast Spee a eee L LON ones GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Additional FRAMING CONTROLS The FRAMING CONTROLS get a facelift in GoPro Studio Premium as well The H DYNAMIC control benefits from a couple of new sub controls to adjust the CENTER point and WIDTH of the horizontal dynamic adjustment These sub conirols appear after you have made an initial adjustment to the HIDYNAMIC control There s also a new VIGNETTE control with WIDTH and LEVEL sub controls These let you add a vignette to your clips The sliders adjust its size edge feathering and opacity level In GoPro Studio Premium the FRAMING CONTROLS also include a MASKING drop down menu which lets you select between any of the following masking options NONE 4 3 3 2 16 9 1 85 1 2 3931 CUSTOM Choosing one of the MASKING options will add black borders to the top and bottom or left and right edges of your clips LOOK CUBE 3DLUT GoPro Studio Premium adds the ability to use various color look up tables to change the character of your images by simulating the color rendition of various film stocks and film processing styles NOTE When you convert files that were shot using the GoPro Protune mode the ProtuneLook LUT is automatically applied to the converted clip 92 veystone Tilt Fl Floating
106. on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words WORKSPACE to open the WORKSPACE panel giving you access to the following settings INPUT CURVE OUTPUT CURVE DEMOSAIC TYPE SAT CLIP PT COLOR MATRIX These controls affect how GoPro Studio handles the luminance and chroma values of your clips Let s look at each of these in a little more detail INPUT CURVE The INPUT CURVE allows you to define the curve applied to the data prior to CineForm encoding Defining the input curve as part of the metadata fields provides information to the CineForm decoder engine such that it knows how to apply the inverse curve to restore to linear light This is useful because it is preferred to apply color processing on linear data not data to which a curve is already applied OUTPUT CURVE The OUTPUT CURVE is independent from the INPUT CURVE and allows you to specify the curve used for presentation The default setting is to use the same curve as the INPUT CURVE Shown at left are other available options The Primaries curve gives you two options as to how your color corrections are applied You can choose linear space or in the space of your output curve This will modify how your corrections are interpreted but it is your preference as to how you would rather work 87 DEMOSAIC TYPE Default Default BiLinear Demosaic Matrix 5x5 Adaptive CF Advanced Smooth CF Advanced Detail 1 CF Advanced Detail 2 CF Advanced Detail 3 CF Simple S
107. ontrol is best used in tandem with the H ZOOM control e KEYFRAMES Use the button to add a framing keyframe to the clip This locks in the framing control settings for the current frame in the clip You can then move the Play head to another location on the Playback Slider to add another keyframe where you can have different framing control settings This is a great way to have the framing control settings change over the duration of the clip e FLIP Use the check boxes to enable or disable horizontal or vertical flipping on the image Click on the DEFAULTS bution to reset all of the values in the FRAMING CONTROLS panel to their original settings Double click on an individual Control to reset only its value Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the FRAMING CONTROLS panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the FRAMING CONTROLS adjustments ON or OFF for all clips in the Media Bin You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the framing adjustments applied and the original images 77 ON OFF Toggle Button gt 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS HORTZONTAL VERTICAL SKEW KEYFRAMES E SWAP EYES GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Adjusting 3D Convergence When a 3D clip is selected in the Media Bin the 3BD CONVERGENCE CONTROLS appear in the right hand column of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room These controls allow you to change the feeling of depth and di
108. or differences in how you go about importing the files and choosing your conversion settings About the File Structure When you record a time lapse on your GoPro camera the images are saved as individual JPG files or frames in a folder called 100GOPRO If your recording contains more than 999 frames the camera breaks the files up into separate folders The second folder will be called 101GOPRO and the third 102GOPRO etc In order for GoPro Studio to convert the files properly you ll need to keep the folders separate just like they are on the SD card Importing Time Lapse Sequences The process for converting time lapse sequences into GoPro CineForm files is as follows 1 Copy the time lapse folders from the DCIM folder on the SD card to a location on your computer We suggest creating a specific folder for your GoPro Studio projects 2 Click the IMPORT NEW FILES button and browse to the folder that contains the time lapse sequences you want to import 3 Highlight the folders you want to import and click Open 4 Press Ctrl S on your keyboard to save the project NOTE You can import an entire folder of frames by simply dragging the folder from Windows Explorer and dropping it onto the Import Bin 21 pm GOPROO09 MP4 ia all oe PEIE 00 00 40 30 5994 fos ir GOPROO 1 JPG Er ar DOr bal Li il 2D 0000 3330 999 frames et GOPR1070 JPG fi ria c_ 3840 x 7080 20 a 00 00
109. ou learn how to use GoPro Studio There s the User Manual that you are reading now and an online support website gopro com studiosupport User Manual The User Manual explains how to use GoPro Studio giving an overview of the product s purpose and highlighting its various workflow options It goes into detail about each and every feature that the software offers explaining its purpose and usage It s a great resource to help you get the most out of your GoPro Studio experience Readme File The Readme file installs with GoPro Studio and includes release notes for the current and previous versions as well as a list of current known issues Online Help and Support In addition to the User Manual further learning materials are available at gopro com studiosupport There you ll find workflow tutorials and answers to frequently asked questions If you have a question or issue that you don t see addressed in the tutorials or FAQ please contact our support team and we ll be happy to help answer your questions GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Installing GoPro Studio GoPro Studio is installed by launching the installer file that can be downloaded from gopro com Welcome to the GoPro Studio 2 0 0 Installer f Pae 1 Verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements for your operating system and hardware System requirements can be found at It is recommended that you close all other applications gopro com befo
110. our clips Then switch back to the 3 party application to see your clips immediately updated with the new look Disabling Timeline Frame Caching Some non linear editing applications use what is called frame caching to improve playback performance When frame caching is employed the Active Metadata adjustments made in GoPro Studio may not appear right away when you play back the file in the 3 party application This is because the 3 party application doesn t realize that the file has changed and therefore plays its frames from the cache rather than re decoding the source file To get around this you can do any or all of the following Disable frame caching if possible Clear the cache if possible Play or scrub through the timeline to flush the cache Change timeline resolution this clears the cache in Adobe Premiere Pro Exporting GoPro CineForm Files When you re done editing in your 3 party application you can export a high quality master GoPro CineForm file The method for doing this will differ from application to application so please refer to the application s own manual for specific instructions NOTE When exporting to the GoPro CineForm codec using 3 party applications there is an encoding limit of 1920 x 1080 resolution with the free version of GoPro Studio This means that if you wish to encode at resolutions higher than 1920 x 1080 using 3 party applications you will need to use GoPro Studio Premium or
111. poser use the Link to AMA option in the Media Composer File menu This will force Media Composer to import the GoPro CineForm files as standard GoPro CineForm QuickTime files rather than re transcode them into AVID s DNxHD format GoPro CineForm AVI files are not supported as of Media Composer 7 Importing Into iMovie When importing GoPro CineForm files into iMovie uncheck the Optimize video option in the Import Movies dialog box This will ensure that your GoPro CineForm files will not be re transcoded into Apple Intermediate files Importing Into Final Cut Pro X When using GoPro CineForm files in Final Cut X project set the following options in the Final Cut Pro X Preferences e Inthe Import Media panel uncheck the Create optimized media option e Inthe Playback panel uncheck the Background render option This will ensure that your GoPro CineForm files will not be re transcoded to Apple Intermediate files NOTE Other applications may require you to perform similar steps to allow your GoPro CineForm files to import normally Please refer to those applications own manuals for specific instructions on how to do so 82 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Switching Between GoPro Studio and Other Applications While using your GoPro CineForm files in other applications at any time you can switch focus back to GoPro Studio s EDIT Room and apply further adjustments to refine the look of y
112. rd Play head Playback Slider Filename Image Size Frame Rate Frame Count GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Previewing Files in the Player Window After importing your files you ll see them represented as thumbnails in the Import Bin on the left hand side of GoPro Studio s IMPORT Room Along with each thumbnail the following file details are indicated Filename Image Size Frame Rate or Frame Count 2D or 3D Video or Time Lapse Icon Duration You can select files in the Import Bin by clicking on them or using the up and down arrow keys on your keyboard to cycle through them To remove a clip from the Import Bin select the clip you wish to remove and click on the REMOVE CLIP button at the bottom of the Import Bin or press the DELETE key on your keyboard To remove all clips from the Import Bin click the CLEAR ALL button at the bottom of the Import Bin You can preview your files in the Player Window by using the Playback Controls e With a clip selected press the PLAY button in the Playback Controls or the SPACEBAR on your keyboard to see the clip playback in the Player Window e Use the Step Forward and Step Backwards buttons to step through the clip one frame at atime NOTE Depending on your computer specifications and the in camera recording format used the files may play back choppy This is to be expected and one of the reasons we will be converting the files into the GoPro CineForm format You c
113. re starting Setup This will make it possible to update relevant system files without having to reboot your computer 2 Download the correct version for your operating system and hardware and make Click Next to continue sure that it is the version for which you are licensed the free version doesn t require a license but the Premium and Professional versions do This wizard will guide you through the installation of GoPro Studio 2 0 0 3 After the file has finished downloading right click on it in Windows Explorer it should be called GoProStudioPC 2 0 x xxx zip where the x s are replaced by the version and build number and select Extract All Windows will then prompt you to choose a location where you d like to unzip the file to Click the Extract button to unzip the file 4 After the downloaded file has been unzipped you ll see the installer file Double click on it it should be called GoProStudioPC 2 x x xxx exe where the x s are TEE replaced by the version and build number That will launch the installer where Would you like to install this device software you will be guided through the rest of the installation process by the installation Name GoPro wizard Publisher Woodman Labs Inc 5 If this is your first time installing GoPro Studio during the installation process you eee eee el eee will be prompted to install a device driver from Woodman Labs It is completely safe to install
114. reate your edits from scratch you can do that too Trim and mix clips Adjust video playback speed for fast or slow motion Add titles music voice over audio tracks and more Plus you can take your GoPro CineForm files into other applications for advanced editing and processing When you re finished editing you can export your movie to a format that s easy to share on YouTube Vimeo and other sites or to a high quality master file that can be used for broadcast outlets or archival purposes GoPro Studio enables you to do the following e Easily create GoPro style videos using GoPro Edit Templates e Mix edit and add effects to any number of clips filmed at different resolutions and frame rates with no visual loss of quality e Export your GoPro Studio projects as h 264 mp4 files at up to 1080p resolution for sharing on YouTube or Vimeo e Export a high quality master file up to 4K resolution in the GoPro CineForm format for broadcast or archival purposes GoPro Studio comes in three editions GoPro Studio available via free download at gopro com GoPro Studio Premium and GoPro Studio Professional The majority of this User Manual focuses on the features common to all three versions The additional features available in the Premium and Professional versions are covered in the chapter GoPro Studio Premium and GoPro Studio Professional Learning Resources GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual GoPro offers several ways to help y
115. rn electronic devices and streaming services Select the export preset that best meets the needs for your project and distribution outlets and then do the following 1 Browse to the desired folder location and type a filename in the File name box 2 Click SAVE to start the export process 3 A progess bar will appear giving you an idea of how long the export will take NOTE Exporting may take a few minutes or even longer depending on the length of your Storyboard and the speed of your computer s processor 51 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Exporting Still Images In addition to being able to export your Storyboard GoPro Studio also lets you export a single frame in JPG format from a clip or the Storyboard This enables you to share Small images from your video clips as though they were still photos Exporting still images out oe i CA EA of GoPro Studio is done using the Export Image Window which can be accessed by Smallest file size for quickest upload selecting the Export Still image command in the FILE menu Medium In the Export Still Image Window you can choose from any of the following export Ideal size for social media sharing options Large e Small creates a file with an image size of 853 x 480 Lange size for viewing on a TV or computer e Medium creates a file with an image size of 1280 x 720 l e Large creates a file with an image size of 1920 x 1080 Actual Size e Actual Size creates a file w
116. s its best to leave this setting at the default AVI format but if you re planning on using these files on a Mac select the MOV format QUALITY The QUALITY setting affects the data rate used in the converted GoPro CineForm file The data rates will always vary based on the complexity image detail in the source file but you can choose whether to use Low Medium or High The default is Medium which will be a very high quality video file You can choose High quality which may or may not end up creating a significant visual quality difference in the image If you know you need to make significant changes to color in a clip the extra quality might be beneficial but it will create a larger file and may take longer to process when you choose to convert Even the Low quality setting is a relatively high quality video file yet takes up less space on your hard drive REMOVE FISHEYE GoPro cameras are famous for their wide angle look This is beneficial if you want your image to have a large field of view FOV However in some situations you might want to reduce the FOV that you get when shooting in one of the camera s wide modes Checking the REMOVE FISHEYE option applies a lens adjustment to the converted GoPro CineForm file giving it a smaller FOV REMEMBER SETTINGS To process future clips in your Import Bin with the same settings check the REMEMBER SETTINGS box before closing the Advanced Settings window 19 CONVERSION DETAIL
117. s resolution is that you can zoom in and pan to specific regions within the larger frame size without degradation of image quality during editing but it will require a faster computer to ensure smooth file playback 22 SPEED UP FRAME BLEND MOTION BLUR GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual FRAME RATE When converting time lapse sequences GoPro Studio sets the default frame rate to 29 97 frames per second So if you have a sequence consisting of 300 frames at 29 97 frames per second your converted clip will play for about 10 seconds If you want the same number of frames to play for a longer span of time change the Frame Rate value to a lower setting NOTE Choosing the exact frame rate prior to conversion is not crucial because you can always speed up or slow down the converted GoPro CineForm clip on the Storyboard in the EDIT Room SPEED UP and FRAME BLEND MOTION BLUR Speeding up a clip is a great way to remove extra frames in a time lapse sequence When checking SPEED UP option a slider and entry box appear Use the slider to select the number of time lapse frames to be skipped or type a number in the box The more frames you skip the more sped up the converted file will be The FRAME BLEND option also appears once you ve checked the SPEED UP option Check this option to give your converted file a motion blur effect 23 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Step 2 EDIT GoPro Studio s EDIT Room allows you to view rearrange an
118. saeeesseceaeeeeeeesaeeeaeeeaeeeeaeeesaeeeaeeesaeeesaesseaeecsaeccsaeeseneeseaseseaseseseeseaseeeseeesgs 94 Additional 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS srira soinaren ar r Esee AEA a EA EEE AEE RE A AEAEE EEE EEA ia Aiaia 94 APPENDIX A KEYBOARD SHOR CUTS aanannnnennnnennnnunnnnnnrrnenrnrsrrnrerrnrnrrrrerrnrerrnrerrnrerrnrnnrnrerrererrnernno 95 APPENDIX B GOPRO STUDIO EXPORT PRESE S ener e ett eee nena tenn rS NERONEN ENENKO E SRE g7 APPENDIX B THE GOPRO CINEFORM CODEC aeeenerte reer ie ene ene een ne eee teen een eae een 99 ONO SSS LON epee ceearae pastes nse tarcsve ata E E tae nit aneai tarps 400 90ceateaicmacisltadbanu encacnedt toe uiadt sacar anaeta dete eraanansevedneoueue nau voaeatadecnnegpeaeaiaer 99 Attive Wierad ata Technology OvervieW cc iassutciesacsioanescomssaesamhsicoaketousausaeeme EAEE acu aiedenuties oles a Kaa NE Ea AE a AREE AATE EE ETONE 103 What is GoPro Studio GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual INTRODUCTION Welcome to GoPro Studio a video editing application that makes it easy to create professional quality videos from your GoPro content GoPro Studio software makes it easier than ever to create professional quality videos with your GoPro content We ve taken our most popular GoPro videos and turned them into GoPro Edit Templates to help fast track you to an incredible edit The music edit points slow motion effects and more have been dialed all you have to do is replace our video clips with yours Or if you want to c
119. stance in your 3D video clips Select a 3D clip in the Media Bin and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS to open the 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings if you don t see the 3D Convergence controls you may also need to look in the Global Playback Settings and change the VIEW to an actual 3D mode such as side by side or anaglyph HORIZONTAL Use the slider or step controls to modify the relative horizontal positioning between the left and right camera views VERTICAL Use the slider or step controls to modify the relative vertical positioning between the left and right camera views SKEW Use the slider or step controls to modify the relative skew or rotational values between the left and right camera views KEYFRAMES Use the button to add a 3D convergence keyframe to the clip This locks in the 3D convergence settings for the current frame in the clip You can then move the Play head to another location on the Playback Slider to add another keyframe where you can have different 3D convergence settings SWAP EYES Use this checkbox to swap the left and right camera views in the selected clip Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the 3BD CONVERGENCE CONTROLS panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS adjustments ON or OFF for all clips in the Media Bin
120. the video clips under which the audio file is being placed TIP Dragging an audio file directly on top of an existing video clip will cause the audio file to start at the same time as that video clip After placing an audio file you can rearrange it by selecting it and dragging it to a new location You can shorten or lengthen the audio file by clicking and dragging its edges You can remove an audio file from the Storyboard by selecting it and pressing the DELETE key on your keyboard or by dragging it off the top of the Storyboard 40 AUDIO PROPERTIES LEVEL dB FADE IN FADE OUT GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual When an audio file is selected on the Storyboard the AUDIO PROPERTIES appear in the Control Panel on the right hand side of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room giving you access to the following settings e LEVEL Use the slider or text entry box to select the volume level in dB at which the clip will be played back e FADE IN When used this setting causes the selected clip to FADE IN from silence Use the slider or text entry box to select the duration in seconds of the FADE e FADE OUT When used this setting causes the selected clip to FADE OUT to silence Use the slider or text entry box to select the duration in seconds of the FADE Click on the RESET ALL button to reset all of the values in the AUDIO PROPERTIES panel to their original settings To reset the value or only one setting double click on the
121. this driver In fact we suggest that you check the always trust a a a R drivers from Woodman Labs checkbox This will ensure that your compatible GoPro cameras and accessories will be properly detected by GoPro Studio for product software updates more on this in the Working with Devices chapter NOTE The GoPro Studio installation wizard automatically chooses the most appropriate default install location based on your system Do not modify the default location unless you are an experienced user GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual UNDERSTANDING THE WORKFLOW There are two ways of using GoPro Studio The first way is as a stand alone start to finish video editing application The second way is to use GoPro Studio in tandem with other 3 party video editing applications such as Adobe After Effects Adobe Premiere Pro Apple Final Cut Pro and others This User Manual will discuss each of these workflows in separate chapters The two workflows are as follows Using GoPro Studio as a Stand Alone Application In this workflow you trim and convert your camera source files into GoPro CineForm files then use GoPro Studio to combine clips add color effects and speed changes music and titles all using the built in storyboard editor the built in Edit Templates make this a quick and easy process Then you export your movie to various formats YouTube Vimeo or a high quality Master file for archival purposes With this workflow all you nee
122. to the desired start location of your clip and press the MARK IN buiton to trim the beginning of the clip The yellow IN Point marker will move to this position on the Playback Slider indicating the new Start location Don t worry about the OUT Point as we will address that later Click and drag the clip to the Storyboard and drop it onto the Target Area you wish to replace a green box will highlight the Target Area indicating that an approved clip replacement is about to occur Optionally click the MUTE button on the clip s thumbnail on the Storyboard to disable sound from the video clip Press Ctrl S to save your project Repeat these steps using the other video clips in your Media Bin or different portions of the same clip until each Target Area on the Storyboard has been replaced After a Target Area has been replaced the target icon is removed and the thumbnail changes to represent the first frame of your video clip At any time during this process you can use the PLAY button to playback the Storyboard in the Player Window 30 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Refining Clips Within Target Areas After replacing all the Target Areas with your own clips and playing back the Storyboard you may discover that some of your clips don t quite fit in the Target Areas where you put them This is actually to be expected as there is usually a pretty good chance that the edit points in your video clip are not the exact s
123. to the instructions in the Previewing Clips in the Player Window section in the previous chapter 44 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Adding Clips to the Storyboard The Storyboard portion of GoPro Studio s EDIT Room allows you to combine multiple clips into one compelling video The Storyboard is located directly underneath the Preview Window and Playback Controls and consists of 1 Video Track 2 Audio Tracks and 2 Title Tracks Title Tracks gt Audio Tracks gt Clips can be added to the Storyboard by doing the following Storyboard Time Indicator 1 Scroll through the Media Bin to find the clip you wish to add 2 Click and drag the clip s thumbnail to the video track on the Storyboard 3 Repeat these steps to add more clips to the Storyboard Clips on Storyboard Clip Insert Indicator 4 Press Ctrl S to save your project N 4 Clips on the Storyboard are represented as thumbnails A yellow border around the thumbnail indicates the selected clip The thumbnails also include GOPROOIT GOPROOTE b oo e Filename mH _ i Tai W ie e FX icon click and drag this off the top of the Storyboard to remove all Color T S E Correction 3D Convergence and Framing adjustments e Audio MUTE Button click on this to toggle audio on and off for the selected clip As you drag video clips to the Storyboard GoPro Studio uses a vertical green line to indicate the spot where the clip will be inserted This
124. using Windows Media Player you can take the next step and import your GoPro CineForm files into other 3 party editing color correction or compositing applications Using GoPro CineForm Files in Other Applications There are many video editing color correction and compositing applications available today GoPro CineForm files are compatible with those that support standard Windows AVI and QuickTime MOV files Avoiding Re Transcoding For most 3 party applications you can use its standard import method to load your GoPro CineForm files into the application Some of these applications however will attempt to re transcode or optimize your video files during the import process This is not necessary with GoPro CineForm files because they are already optimized and if you re transcode them you ll lose the ability to make further adjustments to them in GoPro Studio 81 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Below we ll discuss how to disable or get around the re transcoding process that some specific 3 party applications employ NOTE In some consumer level applications it is impossible to avoid the re transcoding process In these situations the GoPro CineForm workflow ends when you import your GoPro CineForm files into those applications However you will be able to continue using the workflow employed by that particular application Importing Into AVID Media Composer When importing GoPro CineForm MOV files into AVID Media Com
125. y 4x3 to 16x9 conversion e KEYFRAMES For advanced users the framing controls can be keyframed Use the button to add a framing keyframe to the clip This locks in the framing control settings for the current frame You can then move the Play head to another location to add another keyframe where you can have different framing control settings e FLIP Use the check boxes to enable or disable horizontal or vertical flipping on the image Enable both of these options if you shot your scene upside down Click on the DEFAULTS button to reset all of the values in the FRAMING CONTROLS panel to their original settings Double click on an individual Control to reset its value Click on the Disclosure Triangle to close the FRAMING CONTROLS panel TIP Clicking on the ON OFF Toggle button which looks like an eyeball will toggle the FRAMING CONTROLS adjustments ON or OFF for the selected clip on your Storyboard You can use this to quickly switch back and forth between seeing the clips with the framing adjustments applied and the original images 37 GoPro Studio 2 0 User Manual Applying Effect Presets In GoPro Studio s EFFECT PRESETS panel you can choose from several pre made color and vignette effects and apply them to your clips on the storyboard This is a quick and easy way to make your clips look more dynamic Select a clip on the Storyboard and then click on one of the following EFFECT PRESETS to apply it to the clip e NONE resets
126. yboard and then click on the Disclosure Triangle to the left of the words 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS to open the 3D CONVERGENCE CONTROLS panel giving you access to the following settings if you don t see the 3D Convergence controls you may also need to look in the Global Playback Settings and change the VIEW to an actual 3D mode such as side by side or anaglyph e HORIZONTAL Use the slider or step controls to modify the relative horizontal positioning between the left and right camera views influencing how far in or out of the screen objects appear e VERTICAL Use the slider or step controls to modify the relative vertical positioning between the left and right camera views correcting any vertical offset for an easier to view 3D image e SKEW Use the slider or step controls to modify the relative skew or rotational values between the left and right camera views correcting any rotational offset between the left and right cameras for an easier to view 3D image e KEYFRAMES For advanced users the 3D convergence controls can be keyframed Use the button to add a 3D convergence keyframe to the clip This locks in the 3D convergence seitings for the current frame on the Storyboard You can then move the Play head to another location on the Playback Slider to add another keyframe where you can have different 3D convergence settings e SWAP EYES Use this checkbox to swap the left and right camera views in the selected clip corr

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