Pinnacle Studio for iPad 2.0 User Guide
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1. 1 Connect the iPad to the computer via the iPad s USB cable Normally iTunes will start up on its own launch it manually if it does not You should see your iPad listed in the left hand column of the iTunes window 2 Click Photos at the top of the window Summary Info Apps Musk Movies TVShows Podcasts MunesU Books gt M Sync Photos from My Pictures 157 photos All folders J Selected folders amp include videos 3 Check the Include videos box and any other options you would like to apply 4 Click Music at the top of the 1Tunes window and select the music you want to import if any 5 Click Apply Upon your Apply command iTunes will start the synchronize operation Your videos will be transferred to the iPad along with any photo albums and music you have chosen Appendix B Importing with iTunes 49 The next time you start Pinnacle Studio for iPad the Rebuild Library option will be offered See Updating the Library on page 6 for details When this happens tap Yes to put your newly imported media into the Library 50 Pinnacle Studio for iPad About this Guide 2 Adding Library content to movie 19 Adding media to the Library 7 App overview 2 Audio 42 Sync start with video 43 Automatic Transitions setting 7 Clip properties 16 Clips Organizing 25 Pre trimming 23 Splitting 29 Composite 26 Durations default of photos Titles and Transitions 7 Edit Page Overview 92. Other Projects Page functions At the top right of the Projects Page are two icons that control global functions Help Tapping the help icon opens this Guide Global settings The neighboring gear icon opens the Global Settings panel with several options that will apply from now on when you are editing any of your cy Pinnacle Studio for iPad projects not just the one you are currently working on Here you can choose the durations assigned by default to photos Titles and Transitions when they are first added to a project since these assets have no secede sree predetermined length On installation the default Photo Duration 4 00 seconds durations are four seconds for both photos and Titles i and one second for Transitions Tite Duration 4 00 seconds g Transition Duration 1 00 seconds Add Transitions automatically If you would like Pinnacle Studio for iPad to automatically insert dissolve EESE Transitions between your photos or video segments as you add them to the Movie Editor turn on the Automatic Transitions setting This is handy when you want to quickly throw together a slideshow or highlight reel Rebuild Media Library Credits Updating the Library If you have added video music or photos to your iPad you can make them accessible to the Library by allowing it to rebuild Open the Global Settings panel using the gear icon as just described then tap Rebuild Media Library at the bottom of the panel
3. Rebuilding may take up to several minutes if there is a wealth of new material Automatic checks for new media are performed when certain events occur such as re opening the app You will be invited to approve a Library rebuild if any uncatalogued media are found The manual Rebuild Media Library operation 1s provided so that you can update the Library at other times if required 6 Pinnacle Studio for iPad CHAPTER 3 The Edit Page The Edit Page in Pinnacle Studio for iPad is dedicated to the creative process of assembling your movie project from the raw materials present in the Library Everything you will need is gathered in this one place Browse your available media bring together your video footage photos and soundtrack in the Movie Editor then add finishing touches like Titles and Transitions Returning to the Projects Page If you want to switch to the Projects Page to create rename or delete a project or for one of its other functions tap the home icon in the upper left corner of the Edit Page Photos Our Garden m a a IE f 7 RSR vo IF costly zom 220 a OT as My lh N net Sa es oki 2 Zz Ds E Ss a e ee ig w p gt i P 4 a fad a r od a ie J9 A eee Previewing a project clip on the Edit Page When you leave the Edit Page either by switching to the Projects Page or by closing Pinnacle Studio the project you were working on is automatically saved Wh
4. Role in Pinnacle Studio 3 Export Overview 46 To Box 47 To Facebook 47 To Pinnacle Studio for PC 49 To Video File 48 To YouTube 47 Via email 48 Full screen preview 12 Gestures 51 Getting acquainted 1 Global settings 7 Importing with iTunes 54 Introduction 1 iPad screen orientation 3 iTunes 54 Landscape view iPad screen 3 Library 18 Adding content to movie 19 Audio 43 Building 18 Capturing video and photos 18 Organization of 10 Rebuilding 7 Role on Edit Page 10 Sections 20 Master settings 7 Montages 35 Customizing 36 Movie Editor 12 Adding Library content 19 Clip properties 16 Index Index Controls 14 Pan and zoom 16 Role in Edit Page 3 Storyboard 13 Storyboard vs Timeline 12 Timeline 14 Overview of app 2 Pan and zoom 16 Picture in picture 26 Playhead 33 Portrait view iPad screen 3 Precision Trimmer 30 Details 33 Roll trim 32 Trimming Transitions 40 Pre trimming 23 Gestures 24 Preview Full screen 12 Overview 11 Sources 12 Projects Export to Pinnacle Studio for PC 49 New 5 Opening renaming deleting 6 Sharing 6 Projects Page Other functions 7 Overview 5 Role in Pinnacle Studio 2 Razor blade split clip tool 29 Rebuilding the Library 7 Roll trim 32 Screen orientation 3 Settings Automatic Transitions 7 Default durations 7 Rebuild Library 7 Sharing movies 6 46 Storyboard 25 Adding clips 25 Introduced 13 vs Timeline 1
5. Done if you change your mind When you add frames to a clip you are drawing from your source material When there is no further source material available the corresponding trim button is grayed Precision Trimmer asii Precision Trimmer frame counters The Precision Trimmer s frame counters show the relative amount by which the cut point of each clip has moved since the trimmer was opened Trimming the left clip rightwards lengthens the clip by delaying the cut Trimming the right clip rightwards in contrast shortens the clip by moving the cut point further into the clip this action trims away the early frames Trimming leftwards has the opposite effect in both cases The Playhead The vertical orange line that indicates the location of the current preview frame on the Timeline is called the Playhead Tapping an unselected clip in the Storyboard will place the first frame of the clip at the Playhead ready for previewing Tapping an unselected clip in the Timeline repositions the Playhead at the nearest end of the clip When you touch and hold a clip then drag it horizontally to reposition it on the Timeline the Playhead moves along with it and the Preview lets you monitor the existing content at each possible drop location The Timescale The Timescale is the expandable ruler that runs along the bottom of the Timeline The ruler is marked in hours minutes seconds and frames and shows the relative Chapter 6 Th
6. Preview the same icon will also be displayed on the upper left corner of the clip s Storyboard thumbnail The more clips there are in your movie that require rendering the longer the rendering process will take Intensive computation is often required to generate the video frames 2 4 Rendering takes time to complete but it can be postponed as long as you are willing to put up with a jerky preview Rather than respond immediately when the gears icon appears you may sometimes prefer to hold off If you want to do any precise trimming on a clip that requires rendering it is advisable to complete the rendering process first When you are ready to initiate rendering tap the gears icon 24 Pinnacle Studio for iPad CHAPTER 6 The Timeline No matter how great your photos and raw video footage may be assembling them into an enjoyable viewing experience will almost certainly take some editing In Pinnacle Studio for iPad your main editing environment is the Movie Editor and especially the video track of the Timeline Please see Chapter 9 Audio for coverage of the Timeline audio tracks In the Timeline s video track the length of the clip corresponds to its duration in the movie The Storyboard and the video track both contain exactly the same sequence of clips The position and length of a clip on the video track visually conveys its start time and duration in the movie relative to the Timescale Expanding the Timescale ma
7. material Some of the supplied Montages combine several photo or video clips in elaborate transition sequences others serve as title animations for which you supply the captions Tap the montage icon to access this section then tap the individual thumbnails to select and preview See Chapter 7 Montages for more details Titles Tap the title icon to open this Library section of static and animated title layouts which you can customize with your own text right on the Preview For further information please see Titles on page 36 Pre trimming media items Depending on your editing style at times you may want to work with clips that are very short compared to the source footage Since it is generally easier to trim and position small clips on the Timeline than large ones you can often save time by making use of the Library s pre trimming tool before adding such an item to your movie To pre trim a clip 1 Select the item in the Library to load it into the Preview 2 Touch and hold then drag the orange mark in and mark out handles to the left and right to set the trimmed boundaries of your clip The set mark Chapter 4 The Library 19 buttons on either side of the p ay button will bring the appropriate handle to the current position of the scrubber 3 When you are satisfied with the pre trim drag the clip directly from the Preview to its desired location in the Movie Editor Bike Rally Pre trimming precisely
8. media assets without disturbing your creative flow and make them immediately available to the Library record audio and video or take photos while working on the Edit Page Chapter 4 The Library 15 To capture video and photos in Pinnacle Studio 1 Tap the red record button on the left edge of the Library The iPad camera opens and the Studio display is replaced by the camera s through the lens view 2 Select the video or still camera on the camera in the same way as if you had launched it from outside Pinnacle Studio for iPad Record or take a snapshot You should ordinarily keep the iPad in its landscape orientation so that the recorded picture will fit the screen format of the Preview 3 Once the video or photo capture is complete select Use on the camera to open the newly recorded media in the Camera Roll album of the Library Adding Library content to your movie Each clip that you include in your project derives from an item in the Library Tap any thumbnail in the Library to select the item for previewing A double tap on any thumbnail adds it to the Movie Editor as a new clip Clips with visual material will land on the Storyboard and the video track of the Timeline at the Playhead position Audio clips are placed to the right of the Playhead on the uppermost audio track that has sufficient space Another way to bring an asset into your production from the Library is to touch and hold then drag the thumbnail to any desi
9. operation If you choose this option the clip 22 Pinnacle Studio for iPad being dropped appears in the Preview as a rectangle inset within the target clip Touch and hold the inset to drag it within the preview frame or adjust its size with pinch gestures Use two fingers simultaneously to rotate the inset The picture in picture feature supports one inset frame only Dragging a new video or picture onto an existing picture in picture clip opens a pop up that enables you to select whether to replace the containing clip or the inset Picture in picture The inset photo is ready for positioning and resizing on the video clip Composite is offered when a Montage or a Title is dropped onto a video or photo or when a video or photo is dropped onto a Title Dropping a video or photo onto a Montage clip rather than vice versa activates the Montage editor The effect is to add the video or photo clip as the Title background or as the contents of the first Montage slot as applicable Please see Titles on page 36 and Chapter 8 Montages for additional details on those topics Chapter 5 The Storyboard 23 Rendering needed to realize special effects like Transitions Montages and picture in picture Smooth and accurate preview of clips that employ such effects will not be available until this rendering process has been completed When a clip requires rendering the gears icon will be highlighted in the control bar under the
10. tap the clip on the Timeline and use the Audio Properties panel See Properties on page 14 for details Voice overs Recording a voice over is an easy way to add the ultimate personal touch of your own voice to the soundtrack of an Pinnacle Studio for iPad project Of course you are not limited to voice alone but can use the voice over feature to record any live sound you are able and willing to perform for your iPad microphone Unlike other types of audio you can use in a movie voice overs do not come from the Library Instead you use the voice over tool in the Movie Editor to initiate recording Chapter 9 Audio 39 To record a voice over 1 Scrub through your project until the Playhead is at the place where you want the voice over to begin 2 Tap the microphone icon to open the voice over tool The rest of the screen will dim until your recording is complete and the tool has been dismissed 3 The arrow shaped voice over tool appears on the audio track that the voice over will be assigned to If there is not sufficient room on the default track for the material you want to record touch and hold then drag the tool to another track or tap the track selector at the end of the tool to cycle through the tracks Once recording starts the track cannot be changed 4 Tap the red record button on the tool to start the three second countdown to recording When you tap the record button the Playhead jum
11. 2 Contents iii CHAPTER 8 Transitions and Titles FD RATISTELOI SS sects eset tue deine dahon aO E cated tbcutn destained FETA ES EEEE EEE E AE Ue coah ta tnt ama athe CHAPTER 9 Audio Library a dio eian iae eiaa CHAPTER 10 Exporting APPENDIX A Touch screen gestures APPENDIX B Importing with iTunes Index 34 hak EEEE EE E 34 E E EA 36 38 ia e e 39 41 46 49 51 Pinnacle Studio for iPad CHAPTER 1 Getting acquainted Welcome to Pinnacle Studio for iPad an app that lets you use your iPad to transform videos photos and music into multimedia experiences that are both easy to make and easy to share Pinnacle Studio for iPad is designed to take full advantage of your device s touch screen A convenient summary of the touch gestures used in the app can be found in Appendix A Touch screen gestures Bike Rally Kittens AIeENS My First Apple Pie Our Garden The Projects Page in Pinnacle Studio for iPad with four existing projects listed The second has been highlighted by tapping its name or thumbnail and is ready for other operations Tip Current Pinnacle Studio for iPad system requirements and other information can be found on the Pinnacle website A collection of free tutorial videos is available on YouTube You are also invited to join our Pinnacle Studio community on Facebook Chapter 1 Getting acquainted About this Guide The rest of this introductory chapter provid
12. 2 Timeline 29 Introduced 14 vs Storyboard 12 Timescale 34 Titles 40 Tools Precision Trimmer 30 51 Razor blade split clip 29 And the Precision Trimmer 40 Trimming 29 Trimming Touch screen gestures 51 Precision Trimmer 30 Transferring projects Tools 29 from Avid Studio for iPad 5 Trim handles 30 Transitions 38 Voice overs 43 Adding automatically 7 52 Pinnacle Studio for iPad
13. 36 Pinnacle Studio for iPad You can drop a Title anywhere in your project that you think it will be effective not only at the beginning or end If you drop the Title thumbnail onto the Storyboard but not on an existing clip the Title text will be displayed against a solid black background If you instead drop the Title upon a video or photo in your project as though attempting to replace it a pop up will appear bearing a single option Composite Tap on it to create a composite clip in which the target video or photo appears as the Title s background tapping elsewhere cancels Once they have been combined the media clip and the Title clip are treated as a single merged clip within your project A stylized T on the Storyboard thumbnail signifies such a clip If you wish to set a different background on the Title drag the new media onto the Title or vice versa and confirm the Composite operation iine This method can also be used to add a background to a Title that does not already have one Editing a Title To customize the text of a Title in your project either single tap the Title s text frame in the Preview or double tap the Title thumbnail on the Storyboard then tap inside the text box in the Title Properties pop up Use the iPad s on screen keyboard to enter your text then tap the Keyboard key at the bottom right to dismiss it To change the styling of your text double tap the Title thumbnail on the Storyboard to brin
14. Movie Editor clips double tapping opens a clip properties panel for the item It can also be used to quickly add media from the Library to the Movie Editor Touch and hold then drag To touch and hold a Library or Movie Editor thumbnail put your finger on the item and pause a moment until it responds by detaching from the primary interface to become a floating icon under your finger This begins the drag gesture as you transfer the clip by sliding your finger across the screen then lifting off at the destination Other interface items such as trim handles scrubbers and sliders also respond to this combination of gestures 46 Pinnacle Studio for iPad Pinch In and Pinch Out To make a pinch in or pinch out gesture slide your thumb and forefinger towards or away from each other while maintaining contact with the screen Use this gesture to zoom the Timeline in and out and to resize elements in Titles and picture in picture clips Swipe The swipe gesture 1s accomplished by sliding a single finger along the screen to indicate a direction then D lifting off to complete the motion The gesture can be repeated as needed for purposes such as scrolling through lists Important uses for the swipe gesture in Pinnacle Studio for iPad include pre trimming scrubbing on the Timeline and navigating in the Storyboard the Library and the Projects list During pre trimming swipe with one finger to add or remove a single f
15. Pinnacle Studio for iPad USER GUIDE Version 2 0 A pinnacle Legal Notices This guide is copyrighted by Corel Corporation with all rights reserved Under copyright laws this guide may not be duplicated in whole or in part without the written consent of Corel Corporation Corel and Pinnacle are trademarks or registered trademarks of Corel Corporation This product and user guide include intellectual property including trademarks owned registered and or licensed by from respective third parties Use of this product is subject to the acceptance of the license agreements included in this product Product features specifications system requirements and availability are subject to change without notice Documentation Author Nick Sullivan AHA Text Services Pinnacle 280 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View CA 94043 USA For company and product information visit us on the web at www pinnaclesys com Technical Support USA Visit the Online Support Center at www pinnaclesys com support or log into our support forum at www forums pinnaclesys com forums ii Pinnacle Studio for iPad Contents CHAPTER 1 Getting acquainted 1 Meet Pinnacle Studio for TPAC eccatscts utsentain dian teccaetuaateiane ted oles tate Ratacsctvtecens 2 CHAPTER 2 The Projects Page 4 Transferring projects from Avid Studio for iPad ceccceecceeseceseeeesteeeeneeesaes 4 IPEGJECU MAMA De MEM asics ch an ers a Eek S EEE EE ibaa EE E ERE
16. ailed coverage of this topic Movie Editor controls Some operations in the Pinnacle Studio for iPad Movie Editor are performed directly in the Storyboard or on the Timeline but the controls in the header bar apply regardless of which area you are working in They are Voice over This is the tool to use if you want to add a voice over clip to any part of your movie For more information see Voice overs on page 39 i the Timeline or Storyboard except those that use the pan and zoom or picture in picture features This tool is useful for quickly removing part of a clip or for dividing a clip to insert other material Razor blade This tool lets you split any video photo or audio clip on To split a clip scrub the Timeline until the Playhead reaches the location at which you want to make a cut then tap the razor blade icon When a single cut can potentially affect multiple tracks the tool pops up a toolbar for selecting either a single track or All Tracks as the target of the cut Buttons are provided only for those tracks with clips straddling the current position of the Playhead 12 Pinnacle Studio for iPad 144 m All Tracks To cut only the video track tap Video Audio tracks are signified by a musical note and I 2 or 3 Tap the number of the track you want to cut To cut all the tracks at once tap All Tracks Trash can As usual tapping the trash can icon deletes the selected clip JEE It does not ask fo
17. arily within the limits of the source material 38 Pinnacle Studio for iPad Voice over clips are not to be found in your Library since they pertain only to the production in progress Instead you record a voice over clip directly in the Movie Editor For details please see Voice overs on page 39 Unlike the video track audio tracks do not have to be continuous Audio clips can be freely placed on any audio track even on top of other clips in which case the dropped clip replaces the portions of any existing clips with which it would overlap Library audio Along with any audio recorded with your movie s video clips the songs and sound effects in the Library form the basis for your project s sound design Audition a tune or sound effect by tapping it and then tapping the Play button in Preview Touch and hold any asset you want to use then drag it onto a blank area on any of the three audio tracks in the Timeline area of the Movie Editor If you want the start of the audio to be synchronized with the beginning of a particular clip drag the audio thumbnail onto the clip s thumbnail on the Storyboard Sounds can also be pre trimmed if necessary using the same interface as for visual clips This can be very helpful when you require only a short sound bite from a much longer song or recorded speech For details on pre trimming please see page 19 To set the volume of an audio clip or have it fade in or fade out double
18. c and any other items you wish to use in your movie Tap the thumbnail of any Library item to display the 8 Pinnacle Studio for iPad item in the Preview where you can also pre trim it if desired before bringing it into your project Touch and hold any Library thumbnail until it responds by highlighting then drag it straight into the Movie Editor to become part of your production The Preview The Preview occupies the top right of the screen in landscape view In portrait view it fills nearly the entire upper half of the screen Bike Rally Project video plays in the Preview landscape view The Preview lets you screen material either from the Library or from your current project In most cases Pinnacle Studio for iPad automatically selects the appropriate source but the source icons at the top left of the Preview not only indicate which source is being previewed but also let you switch between the Library and the project by tapping if required Library Preview Tap any item in the Library to see or hear its content and the Library s source icon will highlight The Preview for most kinds of material all but photos includes both a set of transport controls for navigating through the item and a pre trimming tool see page 19 for paring away excess material prior to bringing the item into the Movie Editor Project Preview With the Movie Editor as its source the Preview always displays the video frame corresponding
19. d be inserted If you drop the new thumbnail right on top of an existing one however special commands come into play This action pops up a tool bar that lets you proceed in several possible ways ji i Replace use new length Replace keep length Picture in Picture Ji ka LES Dropping one Storyboard thumbnail exactly onto another opens a pop up with applicable tools The two replace operations shown in the illustration are offered when the clip being dropped has a different length than the target clip Both operations result in the target clip being replaced by the dropped one Replace use new length leaves the dropped clip at its original length The starting times of clips to the right on the video track are adjusted accordingly Audio clips are not automatically adjusted however and may need hand editing to restore synchronization with the video Replace keep length maintains the synchronization of audio tracks with the video track by fitting the new clip exactly into the time slot to be vacated by the old one The new clip is either truncated or extended as required Combining clips In addition to the replacement options just discussed which apply to all clip types except Transitions the further operations Picture in Picture and Composite are provided for particular combinations of clip types Picture in Picture applies to any combination of video and photo clips regardless of which is the target of the drop
20. e Audio Fade Out clip and a pair of sliders for increasing the Fade In r and Fade Out timing of the clip from its default of zero Title clips have their own version of the Properties panel 14 Pinnacle Studio for iPad CHAPTER 4 The Library The Library contains all the videos photographs and music you have stored on your iPad In addition to those media assets the Library also includes a trove of supplied Transitions Montage sequences Titles and sound effects to dramatically expand the creative possibilities at your fingertips Building the Library Each time you launch Pinnacle Studio for iPad it performs a check to determine whether any of the videos photos or music in your iPad have not yet been added to the Library catalog If new media are found you will be given the opportunity to rebuild the Library The time required for this operation varies with the amount and type of material involved A button to start a Library rebuild manually is provided on the Global Settings panel on the Projects Page Video Events Albums 4 00 mj 55 11 24 1 06 1 03 When the iPad is in portrait view the Library is displayed across the full width of the bottom of the screen To use media from other devices in Pinnacle Studio you must import the files to your iPad and then rebuild the Library See Appendix B Importing with iTunes for details Media recording in Pinnacle Studio for iPad To create new
21. e Timeline 29 timing of events from 00 00 00 00 at the start of your movie through to its total duration The position of the Playhead defines the current Preview location for the Movie Editor During normal playback the Timescale scrolls from right to left across the Playhead whose location is also reflected in the timecode readout at the top of the screen to the right of the source icons Controlling the Timescale To close up or expand the Timescale use horizontal pinch in and pinch out gestures either on the Timescale itself or on blank areas of the Timeline With a little persistence you can pinch out the Timescale until individual frame numbers appear To get a bird s eye view of your project double tap the Timescale or any vacant region of the Timeline The Timeline zooms out to reveal your whole production on a single screen Double tapping again restores the Timeline to its prior zoom level 30 Pinnacle Studio for iPad CHAPTER 7 Montages Montages in Pinnacle Studio for iPad are supplied motion graphics templates with spaces provided for your own media Think of using a Montage when you need an instant title sequence or a dramatic transition The Montages section of the Library offers a selection of Montages designed to serve a variety of purposes The static thumbnails in the Library cannot show all facets of a Montage so it is worth while to preview the different themes in full as you are getting to know th
22. e collection Our Garden The Montages section of the Library left side with one of the Neon Montage sequences Selected for previewing If you add this Montage to your project you will assign your own media to the rectangular area labeled 1 and your own text to the title area The preview of a Montage in the Library uses numbered rectangles to indicate the screen locations of the slots for your own media Your own videos and photos can be used in these places if you add the Montage to your project In many Montages with multiple slots the higher numbered slots are off screen at the start of the animation and can only be observed during preview Montages with titles work especially well in the opening and closing sections of your movie The Aerodynamic Neon and Tribute themes all include Montages that you can customize with your own text Chapter 7 Montages 31 Customizing a Montage After you have added a Montage clip to the Movie Editor you are ready to furnish it with your own media as described below If the Montage incorporates a Title double tap it on the Storyboard to bring up the Title s Properties editor Our Garden After a Montage has been added to the Storyboard it can be filled in with visuals from the Library or from the Storyboard itself Some Montages include a title and provide a special slot for entering the text One way to fill the customization slots in a Montage is to scrub throu
23. e transition between each pair of neighboring clips that you add from then on While you are there make sure that the default Transition time is less than the duration of your photos in the project Transitions and the Precision Trimmer The oop mode of the Precision Trimmer can be particularly helpful when a Transition is involved Regardless of the length of the Transition the preview loop will play from a few frames before the Transition begins to a few frames after it completes The Precision Trimmer controls let you add or subtract frames from each of the participating clips to optimize the transition For more on using the Precision Trimmer please see page 26 Titles Titles in Pinnacle Studio for iPad are supplied text overlays that you can customize with your own words and styling Titles have their own section in the Library where they are divided into two groups Standard Titles which are static and Motion Titles which incorporate built in animations such as fades and fly in and fly away effects Tap the thumbnail of any Title in the Library to see it play in the Preview Any of the supplied Titles can serve as the basis for the Titles in your productions Simply touch and hold the thumbnail of your chosen Title and drag it into the Movie Editor A Titles Our Garden m Motion Tittes g Aa Aaaajjaa lea jaajaa Standard Titles na da jaa E W Previewing an item in the Titles section of the Library
24. en you reopen the project on another occasion you can pick up from exactly where you left off Chapter 3 The Edit Page 7 The Library The Library is a storehouse for the media clips and other assets that are available for your productions The first time you use Pinnacle Studio for iPad the app will request permission to build the Library from the media already stored on your device All the videos photos and music present on your iPad will become accessible through the Library as raw material for your movie projects Another method of bringing in new material is to make it yourself You can use your iPad to record photos video and audio from within the Pinnacle Studio app by tapping the record button on the left side of the Library Once recorded new media items are immediately available for use For full coverage of the Library please see Chapter 4 The Library For information on using Apple s iTunes to build your Library please see Appendix B Importing with iTunes Organization of the Library Materials in the Library are organized by type with videos in one section photos in another and so on Select which section to view by tapping one of the six media type buttons along the left edge of the Library See Inside the Library on page 16 for a description of the purpose and use of each section Events Albums Browsing the Video section of the Library Browse the Library sections for videos photos musi
25. ently Asked Questions document to help you get started 4 Pinnacle Studio for iPad Project management The main business of the Projects Page is to let you access and manage your projects The tool buttons in the header bar of the page let you create rename share or delete your project They also provide access to help and master settings The first tool button which creates a new project was described above PY aI O D a My First Apple Pie Tools on the header bar of the Projects Page let you perform operations on the selected project The rename delete duplicate and share tools work on the currently selected project the one highlighted in the projects list To select a project tap either its thumbnail or its name virtual keyboard so that you can enter a new name for the selected Rename Tapping the rename icon in the header bar opens the iPad project Tap OK to save Duplicate Tap the duplicate icon to copy an existing project Give the m duplicate project a name and tap OK to save Share Tap the share icon when you are ready to send your movie out z into the world This opens the menu of options described in Chapter 10 Exporting The share icon is also available on the Edit Page operation cannot be reversed so you will also have to tap Yes in a pop up Delete Tap the trash can icon to delete the selected project This confirmation window before it is carried out Chapter 2 The Projects Page 5
26. es a very quick tour of Pinnacle Studio for 1Pad The later chapters cover the app area by area starting with Chapter 2 The Projects Page The core of the Guide is the sequence of editing chapters from Chapter 3 The Edit Page through Chapter 9 Audio These cover every aspect of constructing your movie from gathering the raw materials to adding Transitions Titles and other finishing touches When you are ready to share the result Chapter 10 Exporting explains how to make your work available to others Meet Pinnacle Studio for iPad Pinnacle Studio for iPad divides its controls into two screens or pages the Projects Page for starting and managing projects and the Edit Page where the creative action of movie making takes place The Projects Page The primary role of the Projects Page is the creation and management of your movie projects Opening a project existing or new takes you to the Edit Page introduced below which is where yov ll spend most of your time with the app However you will need to return to the Projects Page in order to e Start a new project e Switch to editing a different project e Rename or delete a project The Projects Page is also the location of several administrative functions such as adjusting global settings rebuilding the Library from your available media and opening the documentation See Chapter 2 The Projects Page for details 2 Pinnacle Studio for iPad The Edit Page This i
27. far as needed Although some clips such as Titles and photos can be made arbitrarily long media like video and audio cannot exceed the boundaries of the underlying source material in the Library The trim handles are labeled with arrows that show whether trimming is possible in both horizontal directions or in only one direction To trim touch and hold one of the trim handles and drag to shorten or lengthen the clip As you continue to trim the Preview shows the video frame at the current trim point When there is no media remaining the trim handle will not allow you to make the clip longer The Precision Trimmer The Precision Trimmer lets you make frame accurate trimming adjustments to clips on the video track while previewing the frames on both sides of the cut simultaneously This lets you fine tune your cuts to any desired degree The tool also has a roll trim mode that lets you adjust the exact position of a cut without otherwise affecting the timing of the production 26 Pinnacle Studio for iPad The trimmer lets you adjust only one edge of either clip the edge that is at the cut When the left clip is selected trimming will affect its out time with the right clip it is the in time During a roll trim both are modified Precision Trimmer I4 ES D Ea GE oa 2 ay E Ca ey T E The Precision Trimmer The clip on the left has been selected for trimming Frames can be added or subtracted 1 or 10 at a time using sw
28. g up Title Properties Enter your choices of font size and color using the provided controls If necessary choose one of the Fit options to best match the background video Ri or photo to the screen size of your movie Tap Done rina when you are satisfied with your changes Size After a Title has been added to your project or edited the clip will require rendering before it can be previewed smoothly Chapter 8 Transitions and Titles 37 CHAPTER 9 Audio The audio track of any video you use in your Pinnacle Studio for iPad movie projects provides a starting point for building up the soundtrack for your production A palette of other possibilities including musical performances sound effects and voice over clips can also be employed to design build and individualize the sonic side of your production As with most resources your movies might require the Library is the place to look for audio media You will find both the songs you have stored on your iPad and many supplied sound effects Dragging an item of either type onto a vacant spot on one of the Timeline audio tracks will make it part of your movie s soundtrack A caption on the clip identifies the name of the Library asset from which it derives Chickens Cow Artists Playlists Clips for songs voice overs and sound effects are represented in green on the Timeline audio tracks The trim handles on the selected clip allow its length to be adjusted arbitr
29. gh it in the Preview until a slot you want to fill appears on screen Then simply drag your video or photo from the Library or the Storyboard onto the slot in the Preview Continue scrubbing through the Montage until you have filled all the slots The other way to fill slots in a Montage sequence especially one with which you are already familiar is to drag a photograph or video onto the Montage thumbnail on the Storyboard A pop up box with numbers will appear over the Montage Tap one of the numbers to place your video or photo into the corresponding slot 32 Pinnacle Studio for iPad Dragging a video or photo onto a Montage thumbnail bottom center on the Storyboard opens a pop up box showing the current contents of each available slot Rendering Montages Although a Montage sequence always requires rendering before it will preview smoothly there is no problem with postponing rendering until you are ready for precision editing Chapter 7 Montages 33 CHAPTER 8 Transitions and Titles The Library in Pinnacle Studio for iPad includes collections of Titles and Transitions Both can be used to add polish to your movies and imprint them with your personal style Transitions have special traits that set them apart from other Library resources For example although you introduce Transitions into your production in the usual way by double tapping in the Library or by dragging from the Library into the Movie Editor the
30. he selected clip or clips by 1 frame or 10 frames in either direction As you trim the number of frames by which you have moved the cut point is displayed briefly on the Preview At the same time the clip s duration as displayed on its Storyboard thumbnail is updated and the clip is shortened or lengthened in the Timeline to reflect the change Looping To preview the cut at playback speed tap the loop icon in the trimmer s transport control group A short segment around the trim point begins looping without pause Tap the loop icon again to return to trimming cy Edit nearby cuts When you are satisfied with the cut you have been working on you can switch to a neighboring one by means of the previous cut and next cut buttons at either end of the control bar below the Previews Tap Done or double tap a blank spot in the Movie Editor to close the Precision Trimmer Note The Storyboard and the Timeline are inactive while you are using the Precision Trimmer except that you can select either clip for trimming by tapping its Movie Editor thumbnail 28 Pinnacle Studio for iPad A closer look at the Precision Trimmer When you launch the Precision Trimmer the frame counter at the top of each Preview is set to zero If during a trimming session you decide you would like to start over or return the clips to their original state use the trim buttons to return each Preview to zero You can also undo the trim after tapping
31. her output options the Pinnacle Studio for PC button exports the project itself in a form that can be re opened for further editing by the desktop version of Pinnacle Studio The bias VN ODON sited ale vache i its media to a single file that can single self contained project file that is created Export To Pinnacle Studio for PC includes all the assets from Pinnacle Studio for iTunes iPad that are needed to continue the project on your PC Box You have the option to transfer the project iCloud using iTunes Box or iCloud To transfer the project with iTunes Cancel Connect your iPad to iTunes on the PC In iTunes select your device then locate Apps among the buttons along the top Click on Apps which opens a page that includes the heading File Sharing Among the sharing sources listed you should see Pinnacle Studio Click it for a list that should include the project you just exported as a file with the extension axmp Select this then click Save to To transfer the project with Box Tap the Box button and complete the registration to create an account If you already have a Box account enter your user name or email address and your password You will then proceed to the upload panel which is preconfigured with the project title and a file destination You can override these manually if you wish before tapping the Start button After the transfer completes the project archive will be available f
32. in the top corners of the Preview Chapter 3 The Edit Page 13 Tip Now that your clip is using the pan and zoom feature you will see and can adjust the Start Position and End Position buttons whenever the clip is selected during editing When you begin editing a custom pan and zoom the Start Position button is highlighted Use drag and pinch gestures to set the position pan and magnification zoom of your image as you want them for the beginning of the pan and zoom animation The cross hairs at the center of the green sizing frame indicate the center of the photo Tap End Position and repeat the procedure to set up the final frame of your pan and zoom motion Editing a pan and zoom clip The green sizing frame shows the start setting the red frame shows the setting at the end of the clip Performing any pan and zoom edit means that the clip will need to be rendered before a smooth preview is possible For information on rendering please see page 24 Properties To access a pop up panel of property settings for a clip double tap it in the Storyboard or Timeline The set of properties displayed on the Properties panel depends on the media type Video and photo clips let you choose from three methods Nohane 100 of adjusting the aspect ratio of the source material to that of the movie no change stretch to fit and fit to screen Audio clips and video clips with audio eeina provide a slider for adjusting the volume level of th
33. ipe gestures on the Preview or by tapping the trim buttons Using the Precision Trimmer To launch the Precision Trimmer either e Double tap a clip whose left edge you would like to adjust then tap Trim in the pop up Properties panel The first frame of the clip as currently trimmed is displayed in the Precision Trimmer beside the final frame from its left hand neighbor or e Select a clip and tap either of its trim handles The clip and its left hand or right hand neighbor depending on which handle you tapped open side by side in the Precision Trimmer The outgoing clip is displayed in the left hand Preview while the incoming clip appears on the right If either Preview is black the corresponding clip may require rendering before it will show properly Roll trim You can choose to trim just one of the clips at a time by tapping its Preview or both together by tapping the roll trim icon between the Preview panes In a roll trim the total trimmed length of the two clips is held constant so Chapter 6 The Timeline 27 that lengthening the left hand clip shortens the one on the right by an exactly equal amount and vice versa The Precision Trimmer controls showing the Roll trim top right Previous cut left and Loop bottom right icons in addition to the central trimming group Trim buttons The buttons that control the trim are located below the center of the trimmer Use these to trim the edge of t
34. kes it easier to work with the clip when you are adjusting its duration with the trimming tools Trimming tools The source video you bring in from the Library can rarely be used exactly as is Even if you pre trimmed the clip when adding it to your production you may well choose to make further adjustments using the Timeline s trimming tools as editing progresses Keep in mind that any trimming you perform affects only the clips in your project the source media in the Library are not changed The razor blade may be used to split a clip so that another clip can be inserted at that point on the video track In Preview the first clip would be seen in two parts Chapter 6 The Timeline 25 with the inserted clip between them The razor blade can also be used to quickly shorten a clip Clips can be shortened and lengthened right on the Timeline using the trim handles as described below Another tool the Precision Trimmer gives you frame accurate trimming on both sides of a cut within one interface and also provides roll trim capability Trimming with the trim handles The orange trim handles that extend down from the sides of the currently selected clip on the Timeline let you lengthen or shorten your clips with a single gesture Before you trim select the clip you want to manipulate by tapping it in the Timeline or Storyboard The clip will highlight in both locations For more accurate trimming expand pinch out the Timescale as
35. lel tracks positioned over an expandable ruler called the Timescale use pinch gestures to control the ruler s magnification level The uppermost track is the video track whose contents correspond exactly to those of the Storyboard Whereas Storyboard thumbnails always have a fixed width however the position and size of Timeline clips is determined by their screen time in the movie as represented on the Timescale If the video clip has a built in audio track that is indicated by a volume graph overlaid on the clip box The lower three tracks of the Timeline are for audio Audio clips music sound effects and voice overs can be positioned on any of these as desired Chapter 3 The Edit Page 11 The Timeline consists of four tracks only the uppermost of which is for video A graph of the clip volume is shown both on all audio clips and on video clips with integral audio The Playhead is a vertical orange line whose position on the Timescale specifies the current frame for the Movie Editor Preview Dragging the Timeline past the Playhead allows you to scrub freely through your movie Suitably adjusting both the expansion level of the Timescale and the speed with which you drag can help make scrubbing more efficient By giving you an interactive graphical representation of your project the Timeline excels when it comes to positioning and trimming clips as precisely as your movie requires Please see Chapter 6 The Timeline for det
36. lien 5 Other Projects Page functions s sssssseossesssessrosesesseesseessesseesseesseessessressresseesseesse 6 CHAPTER 3 The Edit Page 7 TRS MEAG ae steer sank eenaa i beds a n a beatncbencsnadt We cheaneateteests 8 DG ETS VG W iecstes cenit e tea eves eee etah a e Renewable ati tench me angen 9 The Movie Editor ssscccocgasvsste eco enn dh eter ee E N 10 Movie Editor controls 5 ccydesiasixcetsretscunicvaya vw dananueyvcwinnbay Qesad velvet tendemaps Bane medtenniyes 12 Other Movie Editor features Ses ayres a aces transac stisnsteraies eu sh Sas osu each ncn and ccanion stele 13 CHAPTER 4 The Library 15 Building the Librar yass eeren a r daedh ea iN 15 Adding Library content to your MOViE ss ssssssssssessereseessrresseesseesressressressresseesee 16 TSI the Library oceni irarri E adic a E E NLE a 16 Pre trimming media items os 00h os cxenecteaaatoasvaiwhutacesvatuhons Cristaal age tuateenadbantucgniescans 19 CHAPTER 5 The Storyboard 21 Dragging on the Storyboard 2 tnseciee cnercheandis Soactandidues Laan tus ee oe ema nade Soe Bee 22 Rendering mson ce onsaa cesta Chena A deena ta praucane O A E Made O 24 CHAPTER 6 The Timeline 25 TAMH TOO lS e araa e aea E A aE Ae EET Ee TEETE E 25 The Precision JRE UAAISE soo troo O e N p 26 Fhe PIB VGA iesirea tie beta ge vent A AA E A a E A ET a 29 Phe Timescale eese E R E A E AERA E AE AER 29 CHAPTER 7 Montages 31 G stomizing Montage 05d cos evorssatasanacnvanteua ESEE EE EErEE ATEN AREEN S 3
37. lips The Storyboard shines when it comes to adding and arranging the visual material of your movie by dragging thumbnails For quickly organizing your project it is generally easier to work in the Storyboard than the Timeline When you are ready to add an item from the Library to your movie either double tap it or touch and hold then drag it onto the Storyboard Double tapping causes the clip to position itself at the Playhead dragging lets you position it as you please Once added a Storyboard thumbnail can be freely dragged to a new position when you wish to change the ordering of clips Removing an item There are several ways to remove an item from the Storyboard e Replace it by dragging another item on top of it see Dragging on the Storyboard below e Tap the thumbnail to highlight it then tap the trash can icon e Touch and hold the item then drag it out of the Movie Editor Removing an item from a project does not delete it from the Library Chapter 5 The Storyboard 21 Dragging on the Storyboard One strength of the Storyboard is the ease with which you can move clips into and within your production by dragging To rearrange the items on the Storyboard touch and hold a thumbnail then drag it to the new location The Storyboard will scroll horizontally as needed until the desired landing point comes into view As you drag the thumbnail on the Storyboard existing clips move apart to show where the new clip woul
38. n the one case iPhoto or Aperture Event categories in the other then tap one of these to see its video thumbnail page To return to a higher level in the catalog either swipe right on the thumbnails or tap the return link at the top left of the thumbnail page These will take you back step by step to the root level of the Video section Photos Albums A page of photos in the Library This shows the Events collection Like the Faces collection this is available via software such as iPhoto and Aperture and can be imported to the iPad with iTunes Chapter 4 The Library 17 Photos The photo icon provides access to a scrollable page upon which thumbnails for all your iPad photos are displayed As with the Video section just described you can take advantage of various classification techniques for rapidly locating the right material In addition to your iPad Albums the Photos section also supports Events and Faces collections that draw upon those maintained by some Apple software products Music and sound effects Tap the Library s note icon to access the Songs section which lists all the songs currently loaded on your iPad in alphabetical order by song title The list may well be too long to manage easily so various classification methods are supported just as for your videos and photos In this case the Library breaks things down using three tabs e Tap Artists to see an alphabetical list of the recording artists behi
39. nd your music Tap an artist s name for a choice of available songs e Tap Albums for an alphabetical list of all the albums represented in your song collection Tap the alum title for a list of its songs e Tap Playlists to see the playlists you have imported from iTunes Tap a playlist to access its songs A fourth tab Effects contains a battery of supplied sound effects that you can use to enliven your soundtrack Browse in such categories as Animals Classic Foley and Instruments to find the right sounds for your movie Tap the name of the category to open it then tap a listed item to select a sound effect For general coverage of audio in Pinnacle Studio for iPad please see Chapter 9 Audio Transitions A Transition is an animated segue between clips Instead of g an abrupt cut your photo and video clips can dissolve into each other fade from or to black or slide onto and off the screen in various ways To access the Transitions section tap the lightning icon Thumbnails of the Transitions supplied by Pinnacle Studio will appear As with other assets just tap a thumbnail to select and preview Please see Transitions on page 34 for more information 18 Pinnacle Studio for iPad Bike Rally A preview of a slide Transition with the second clip B sliding in from the left over the first clip A Montage Montages are packaged animation templates that are designed to incorporate your own
40. of your movie including the audio clips but scales their widths to their durations This provides a graphical overview of the production that lets you position and trim clips interactively relative to the Timescale In addition to its main video track the Timeline provides three tracks for the audio assets of your production music voice overs and sound effects 10 Pinnacle Studio for iPad The Storyboard The Storyboard shows a separate thumbnail for each video clip photo Title or Montage theme in your movie The thumbnails are all the same size rather than being proportional in width to their durations as on the Timeline The clip duration is displayed in hours minutes seconds and frames in the bottom right corner of each thumbnail Transitions the animated effects often used in movie editing to bridge the passage from one clip to the next are represented on the Storyboard as smaller thumbnails positioned between the main clips If a clip in your movie requires rendering to play smoothly a gears icon will appear in the top left corner of its Storyboard thumbnail Other graphical hints tip you off to certain clip features Title clips have a stylized 7 in the bottom left corner while Transition clips are smaller with a purple border The Storyboard shows the content of your movie For a detailed account of the Storyboard area please see Chapter 5 The Storyboard The Timeline The Timeline consists of four paral
41. or importing in Pinnacle Studio on the PC by selecting Import Pinnacle Studio App Projects on the File menu To transfer the project with iCloud Tap the iCloud button If you have an iCloud account the transfer will begin automatically If there s a problem make sure the iCloud setting called 44 Pinnacle Studio for iPad Documents amp Data is turned on in your iPad s Settings app Tap Settings then iCloud then Documents amp Data After the transfer completes the project archive will be available for importing in Pinnacle Studio on the PC by selecting Import Pinnacle Studio App Projects on the File menu Note If you are using a version of Avid Studio for PC earlier than version 1 1 install the Avid Studio app extender on your PC to import your Pinnacle Studio for iPad projects For more about Pinnacle Studio for PC please visit the Pinnacle website at www pinnaclesys com Chapter 10 Exporting 45 APPENDIX A Touch screen gestures The vocabulary of gestures you use to communicate with Pinnacle Studio for iPad may take a little getting used to if you are unfamiliar with touch screen devices but will quickly become second nature Here s a quick round up of the gestures you ll need to use Tap and double tap A single tap selects an item for further operations and may cause related tools such as trim handles to appear Double tap opens the item or performs its default action In the case of
42. ping it then tap the share icon in the center of the header bar Tapping share in either location opens a menu of export destinations rea E orne NZ e Select whichever option best suits your purpose then follow the on screen directions provided Chapter 10 Exporting 41 Box This option uploads a video of your movie project to your Box account Box is a cloud based file storage and sharing service Tap the Box button and complete the registration to create an account If you already have a Box Fastest 360p account enter your user name or email address nanan HD 720p and your password You will then proceed to the upload panel which is preconfigured with the project title format and file destination 1080p is only available if your iPad supports this format You can override these manually if you wish before tapping the Upload button HD 1080p YouTube This option uploads a video of your movie project directly to your YouTube account When you tap the button a log in panel pops up if required Enter your YouTube user name and password to proceed to the upload panel which is preconfigured with the project title of the movie and other defaults You can override these manually if you wish before tapping the Start button Upload to You Tillie After you tap Start Pinnacle Studio for iPad handles the remaining work of generating and uploading your YouTube movie file Facebook Tap thi
43. ps back three seconds to give you a moment to prepare A red line appears on the Timescale at the point where the voice over recording will begin Playback now commences At the three second mark the voice over tool and the Timescale turn red to indicate that recording is in progress While you record your piece the Preview lets you track the action unfolding on the screen To signal that you are finished recording tap the record button again Play Keep and Cancel buttons now appear on the voice over tool To hear your recording and check how it plays against your visual material tap the Play button If you are satisfied with the voice over tap Keep to use the recording in your movie If you want to re record tap the record button again to start over Tap Cancel to discard the recording and dismiss the voice over tool Your voice over clip appears on the selected audio track labeled Voiceover It does not appear in the Library 40 Pinnacle Studio for iPad CHAPTER 10 Exporting When a movie project has been completed to your satisfaction you need just one thing more an audience Whether you want to share the work with all the hordes of YouTube or just a few selected friends Pinnacle Studio for iPad will get you there in just a few taps of the touch screen To export your current project from the Edit Page tap the share icon in T the top right corner To export from the Projects Page first select a Kes project by tap
44. r approval and any editing changes you have made will be lost The underlying Library material is not affected Gears If your movie requires rendering tap the gears icon Rendering is PA covered at the end of Chapter 5 The Storyboard on page 24 e Undo and Redo These icons let you step forward and back through your recent editing changes To cancel recent edits tap the undo icon on the right above the Storyboard one or more times The redo icon lets you move forward again through your editing history after using undo Sharing your project To export your project from the Edit Page tap the PPS share icon at the top right of the Preview and select one of the available options See Chapter 10 Exporting for details on sharing your project Other Movie Editor features Not all the features of the Movie Editor are accessed through tool buttons The pan and zoom capability is accessed directly in the Preview when screening any photo while a clip s Properties panel is accessed by double tapping the clip a Pan And Zoom d 4 z Pan and zoom Tap any photo in the Storyboard or Timeline to open it for pan and zoom editing in the Preview If at this point you simply tap the Pan And Zoom button at the top right corner of the Preview a default pan and zoom animation is applied starting at full frame then pushing in to a closer view as the clip plays At the same time new buttons labeled Start Position and End Position appear
45. rame or with two fingers to add or remove 10 frames Swipe on the Timeline to move or scrub through your project As you do so the Playhead is engaged and the Preview displays the current frame Swiping on the Storyboard lets you move quickly to different locations in your project without engaging the Playhead To summon the Playhead to a new position tap the corresponding thumbnail in the Storyboard In the Library swipe from left to right to navigate up one level From within a photo album for example you can swipe right to jump back up to the level where all your albums are listed Appendix B Touch screen gestures 47 Rotate For rotate hold your thumb and finger a constant distance apart and rotate your hand either clockwise or counterclockwise from the wrist while maintaining contact with the screen This gesture can be used to rotate items in a Title or picture in picture composition 48 Pinnacle Studio for iPad APPENDIX B Importing with iTunes The iTunes software running on your PC can be used to transfer media from the desktop computer to your iPad You will need to configure your options in iTunes to transfer videos and photos along with your music For other methods of importing media to the Pinnacle Studio for iPad Library see Building the Library on page 15 You can also access media from external devices on your iPad via a Camera Connection Kit sold separately To import media from the PC
46. red location in the project It is usually easiest to drop visual assets like video and photos onto the Storyboard Audio clips can be placed arbitrarily on the audio tracks If you want the start of the audio to be synchronized with the start of a particular visual clip drop the audio onto that clip s Storyboard thumbnail In some circumstances such as when your movie requires only a short segment from a long source video you can simplify your workflow by pre trimming the clip before it arrives in the Movie Editor This variation is described under Pre trimming media items below Inside the Library The Library can potentially hold thousands of individual items Icons down its left side give you access to the six sections into which the assets have been grouped 16 Pinnacle Studio for iPad while horizontal tabs give access to the special collections that some sections provide scrollable page of thumbnails one for each video on the iPad assuming you have recently updated the Library is displayed Tapping a thumbnail selects the video for previewing Videos To access the Video section of the Library tap the film icon A If you have many videos you can save a lot of time by dealing with them systematically The Albums and Events tabs on the thumbnail page provide access to collections that are automatically updated when you import your videos via iTunes Tap a tab to see the groupings it contains user defined Albums i
47. rojects Page Every Pinnacle Studio for iPad movie reflects the final state of a movie project A project starts out as nothing but a name then grows into a unique personal creation as you bring together your source materials and apply the editing tools covered later in this Guide The Projects Page of the app provides simple tools for opening renaming deleting and sharing existing projects see Project management below It also provides access to a handful of additional tools including the Global Settings panel see Other Projects Page functions on page 6 To create a new project 1 Tap the new project icon in the header bar or any unused cell in the an project filmstrip 2 Enter a name for your project and tap OK The Edit Page now opens with your new project loaded and ready for editing To open a project for editing on the Edit Page double tap either the project s filmstrip thumbnail or the neighboring title On your future visits to the Projects Page you will be able to reopen this project for further editing Saving is automatic your latest changes are always preserved just as you last saw them on the Edit Page Transferring projects from Avid Studio for iPad Projects created with Avid Studio for iPad do not automatically appear on the Projects Page of Pinnacle Studio for iPad To transfer projects from Avid Studio you will need to use a third party transfer app such as iExplorer We ve created a Frequ
48. s option to upload a video of your movie to your Facebook page You will be offered the opportunity to create a new account if you do not already have one If this is your first upload to Facebook from Pinnacle Studio for iPad you will be asked to authorize access to your basic Facebook account information so that uploads can be carried out 42 Pinnacle Studio for iPad Once you are logged in to Facebook you can edit your movie s title and description and accept or modify other default settings For instance the default privacy setting is Public but you may make the movie available only to your Friends or even restrict it to personal viewing with Only me When you tap the Start button Pinnacle Studio automatically generates and uploads your movie Video File This option outputs your movie project as a video file for viewing on your iPad Several resolution options are available including 1080p if your iPad supports it The completed video file is placed in the 1iPad s Camera Roll album and can be viewed from the Photo app or from the Library Email This option generates a video file of your project then creates an outgoing email with the file attached The addressee and any text are added by you before you hit Send You must have an email account set up on your device before you can share your movie by email Chapter 10 Exporting 43 Pinnacle Studio for PC Rather than the viewable movie file generated by the ot
49. s the page where you build preview and fine tune your movies The work area is laid out differently see below according to whether your iPad is in portrait view or landscape view but always contains three zones e The Library in which production materials like video footage photos and effects are contained e The Movie Editor which contains those Library materials you have chosen for your current production Here you can freely trim organize and edit the media clips in your project without affecting the Library based originals e The Preview a viewing area with transport controls You can screen either the source material in the Library or the clips that you have created by adding Library materials to your movie Use the iPad in portrait view left for a more detailed preview or in landscape view right to maximize the area available for editing The Movie Editor is the construction site where your movie will be built using the items in your Library as raw materials Your production is presented for editing in two separate but complementary parts called the Storyboard and the Timeline Each visual item in your movie will appear both as a Storyboard thumbnail and as a clip on the Timeline s video track See Chapter 3 The Edit Page for detailed information as well as the further coverage in Chapter 4 The Library Chapter 5 The Storyboard and Chapter 6 The Timeline Chapter 1 Getting acquainted 3 CHAPTER 2 The P
50. to the current position of ES the Timeline Playhead within your movie Tap any clip in the Movie Editor to move the Playhead to the start of the clip and begin previewing The provided transport controls let you navigate to any part of the movie or use a Chapter 3 The Edit Page 9 swipe gesture on the Timeline to scroll scrub through your project To preview your project from the beginning tap the first clip in the Storyboard Full screen view it to the full size of the iPad display Tap the icon again to restore the The full screen icon at the top right of the Preview temporarily enlarges normal Edit Page view The Movie Editor The Movie Editor offers two representations of your project simultaneously In an upper strip called the Storyboard each element on the main video track each video clip photo Transition Title or Montage sequence 1s represented by an icon of fixed size regardless of its duration The Storyboard is ideal for roughing out or reorganizing a project since each clip however short or long is clearly visible and easy to manipulate am 144 gt gt Aea Am mB TEO a os ea The Movie Editor The horizontally scrolling tray of thumbnails at the top is the Storyboard below it the Timeline presents your project on a video track and three audio tracks all synchronized to the Timescale bottom The lower portion of the Movie Editor is called the Timeline It shows all the elements
51. to us a jump to a new location 34 Pinnacle Studio for iPad As with other editorial decisions the way you use Transitions in your movie should reflect your subject matter your intended audience and your personal A T style Keeping all three of these in mind should guide you to effective choices Pushes Remember that although you can a gt g Dp smooth things out with a little Dissolve Slides just about anywhere the more dramatic Push and Slide types should usually be ie CS reserved for a specific need Tap the mn m thumbnail of any Transition in the Library to see it play in the Preview Transitions Basics Adding Transitions To add a Transition to your movie touch and hold its thumbnail in the Library and then drag it to the desired location alongside any clip on the Storyboard Dropping the thumbnail where there is an existing Transition replaces it Our Garden va y aoe Te lt a z k RV In this downward push Transition the incoming clip appears to push the outgoing clip out of the frame Duration of Transitions To adjust the duration of a Transition tap it to display its trim handles in the Timeline Touch and hold a trim handle then drag to set the duration Chapter 8 Transitions and Titles 35 When creating a slide show or video highlight reel you can save time by turning on Automatic Transitions in the Global Settings panel Studio will automatically insert a dissolv
52. with gestures Swiping left with two fingers has added ten frames The trim is confirmed by a pop up 10 in the Preview To pre trim more precisely step through the clip frame by frame using gestures e To scrub ahead swipe left with one finger 1 frame or two fingers 10 frames e To scrub backward swipe right rather than left Gestures can also be used to set a trim point at the current scrubber position e Swipe down with one finger to set the mark in point e Swipe up with one finger or down with two fingers to set the mark out point For ease of manipulation the pre trimmer imposes a minimum screen distance between the mark in and mark out points This feature controls how short the clip can be made in pre trimming It can be further edited once it is part of your movie 20 Pinnacle Studio for iPad CHAPTER 5 The Storyboard The uppermost portion of the Movie Editor is a horizontal tray called the Storyboard in which each visual element in your production is represented by a thumbnail frame Unlike those in the Timeline the thumbnails are identical in size and spacing The clip duration is displayed in the bottom right corner of the thumbnail As noted on page 11 a Storyboard thumbnail may have other indicators that provide additional information about the clip Transitions on the Storyboard are represented as smaller icons between adjacent clips Audio clips do not appear in the Storyboard Adding and organizing c
53. y do not then follow the standard pattern and become independent clips Instead a Transition is represented in the Storyboard as a smaller thumbnail sandwiched between any two clips of other types Titles in Pinnacle Studio for iPad aren t just static title cards The Library contains a set of pre designed Titles some of which motion titles also provide built in animation You can use any of these as the basis for the Titles in your production then customize them in a variety of ways For instance the pop up Title Properties editor provides text style coloring and other tools that you can apply to any Title regardless of its original design Transitions Transitions are animated effects that ease or emphasize the passage from one clip to another By default clips on the Pinnacle Studio for iPad video track cut without ceremony from one to the next the first frame of the incoming clip immediately follows the final frame of the outgoing one A dramatic cut may make a bold statement of its own but Transitions offer the variety and nuance you need to maintain audience interest The set of Transitions supplied in the Pinnacle Studio for iPad Library gives you access to many of the stock moves from the visual language of film Whether we are aware of it or not most of us already understand this language enough that a long dissolve seems natural to express the passage of time and that a fast horizontal wipe can help convey
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