Intermediate Editing Skills in Pinnacle

Intermediate Video Editing : 

Intermediate Video Editing Produced by Rob Westlands For Javea Computer Club Video Editing Group

Points covered : 

Points covered Capturing………. DV, MPEG, Preview, what/why? Adding Music… What files, tracks, manipulating. Adding Effects……A close look at what/how and why Creating Menus… Give your disc that “Professional” look

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The Capture Interface in Pinnacle Select capture mode Camcorder controls Capture progress

Capturing Options : 

Capturing Options DV Full Quality Uses 200mb per minute of movie! Captures high quality video MPEG Takes less space than DV full quality Slower in and back out to movie Low= VCD, Medium = SVCD, High= DVD Preview Dramatically reduces the hard drive space needed Excellent for small Hard Drives Must re-connect the Camera when rendering and movie making

Capturing Summary : 

Capturing Summary If short of Hard Drive space, use Preview quality, it’s slower but has the same effect as DV full quality in the end. If you want to retain a quality file (.avi) for future editing or copying use DV Full Quality If you want to get the job done and burn to Disc use MPEG

Adding Music to your Movie : 

Adding Music to your Movie Points to Cover Selecting your Music Sources File types, file sizes and conversion tools Adding multiple clips to work seamlessly

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Use Toolbox

Selecting the right choice : 

Selecting the right choice Good background music in your movie enhances the whole viewing experience. Take time to consider the effect you are creating with music. Select appropriate tracks

Sources : 

Sources “Smartsound” Pinnacle’s own Your own (or someone else’s) CD library Stock Backgrounds (www.royaltyfreemusic.com) Buy from the internet e.g. itunes or all4mp3

File Types, Sizes and Conversion tools : 

File Types, Sizes and Conversion tools Pinnacle will only accept the following file types…..WAV, MP3 or AVI. But, you may want to use a MIDI or WMA file so what do you do? Search “Google” for Free music file converters E.g. (www.nch.com/au) Note; 4 minute .WAV = 45mb file 4 minute .MP3 = 4mb

Adding Multiple Clips : 

Adding Multiple Clips There are 3 sound tracks on Pinnacle timeline…I.E. Background (shows as a microphone) Recorder (shows as a speaker) Music (shows as a Clef) You can add music to all of these and then manipulate the tracks to overlap creating a seamless music background. For example…..see next slide

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Track 1 Note fade Track 2 Note overlapping Track 3

Summary : 

Summary Take time in choosing your music Do not be limited by your Audio files Getting the right files may take time Where possible use space saving mp3 files Be aware of all the tracks you can use Use pointer control for lead in/out

Video Effects : 

Video Effects Points Covered Cleaning Style Overlay Fun Colour Time

Cleaning Effect : 

Cleaning Effect Works like “white balance” Adjusts brightness May cause some “noise” (a grainy effect on your film)

Style Effects : 

Style Effects Blur……Blur faces/body parts like on TV Emboss…used in dream/drug sequences Mosaic… similar to above or in quiz Old Film …B/W or Sepia, has a vertical grain Stained Glass….. Select and use controls

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Use slider control to increase/decrease effect

Overlay Effects : 

Overlay Effects Picture in Picture Use in simultaneous actions News type movies or narrations Chroma Keying Add something/someone new to film Add Ghosts!

Fun Effects : 

Fun Effects Lens Flare Create moving glowing spheres Magnify Magnify specific areas of clip Motion Blur Give the impression of Speed Noise Create a “snowy” effect Pan & Zoom Not just for stills Water Drop Wet Weekend Fun Water Wave Ditto

Colour Effects : 

Colour Effects Black & White Colour Correction Invert Posterise Sepia Fades colour to pure B/W Gives you control of colour Adjusts the colour pixels Lets you control the Pixels Gives that “olde world” effect

Time Effects : 

Time Effects Speed Strobe Speed up to give the impression of “hurry” or “getting things done quickly” Slow down to give a “laid back” approach. Also good for minimising effect of poor camera work. Produces a “Jerky” effect

Effects Summary : 

Effects Summary Do not “overload” your work with effects Use the “effects” to effect An “effect” must add value to your movie Some “effects” can improve poor camera-work Experiment with combinations

Creating Menus : 

Creating Menus Points to Cover Why do you need them? How to create them in Pinnacle How to personalise them

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Create Menu