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Before you start
- Abbreviations and conventions
- Buttons, menus, dialog boxes and windows
- Help and Tooltips
- Finding your version information
- Upgrading
Using Pinnacle Studio
- The Welcome tab
- The Import tab
- The Export tab
- The Edit tab
- Creating your first movie in Edit
- Editing media and assets
- Overlays
  - To add an animated overlay or other overlay graphic to a project
- Pinnacle Studio Projects
  - To work with project notes
The Library
- What can you find in the Library?
  - To open the Library
- Instant gratification: SmartMovie
- Understanding the Library
- The Navigator
- Project Bins
- Projects
- Collections
- Favorites
  - To mark content as Favorite
- Managing Library assets
- The Library Browser
- Thumbnails and details
- Optional indicators and controls
- The Library preview
  - 3D viewing mode switcher
- Choosing what to display in the Library
- Tags
- Video scene detection
  - Removing scenes
- Correcting media
- SmartMovie
Edit
- Edit tab components
- The Editor panel
- Using keyframes
  - To use keyframes in the keyframe area
- Previewing edits in the Player
  - Disc editing
  - Slideshow productions
- The Project Timeline
  - Timeline fundamentals
  - The Timeline Navigator
  - The Storyboard
  - Navigating in the Storyboard
  - Editing with the Storyboard
  - Zoom level of the timeline
  - Resizing panels
  - Resizing tracks
- The Timeline toolbar
  - Customizing the toolbar
  - Timeline settings
  - Disc Editor
  - Audio mixer
  - ScoreFitter
  - Title
  - 3D Title Editor
  - Voice-over
  - Audio Ducking
  - Multi-Camera Editor
  - Track Transparency
  - Motion Tracking
  - Split Screen
  - Mark In, Mark Out, Clear
  - Razor blade (Split Clips)
  - Trashcan
  - Snapshot
  - Markers
  - Selection tool
  - Slip tool
  - Slide tool
  - Roll tool
  - Stretch tool
  - Trim mode
  - Dynamic length transitions
  - Magnetic snapping
  - Audio scrubbing
  - Editing mode
  - Using the Alt key to override the editing mode
- Markers
- 3-point and 4-point editing
  - To add clips by using 3-point editing
  - To add clips by using 4-point editing
- The timeline track header
  - Default track
  - Locking
  - Storyboard link
  - Track name
  - Video and audio monitoring
  - Additional track functions
- Editing Movies
  - Project settings
  - Establishing tracks
  - Adding clips to the timeline
  - Live editing preview
  - Advanced drag-and-drop
  - Filling a gap
  - Inserting clips
  - Inserting with split
  - Replacing a clip
  - Sending to the timeline
  - Sending from the Player
- Title Editors, ScoreFitter, voice-over
- Deleting clips
- Clip operations
  - Selecting
  - Multiple selection with keyboard and mouse
  - Grouping and ungrouping clips
  - Adjusting
  - Scaling
- Rotating video
  - To rotate a video clip by 90 degree increments
  - To rotate a video clip by any degree
- Camera properties
- Trimming video
  - A rule for staying in sync
  - Opening trim points
  - The Trim Editor
  - Editing modes for trimming
  - Trimming the beginning of a clip
  - Trimming the end of the clip
  - Trimming gaps
  - Trim both
  - Over-trimming
  - Slip trim
  - Slide trim
  - Monitoring trim points
  - Moving and copying
- Using Slip, Slide, Roll, or Stretch tools on the Timeline
  - To use the Slip tool to adjust clips in the Timeline
  - To use the Slide tool to adjust clips in the Timeline
  - To use the Roll tool to adjust clips in the Timeline
  - To use the Stretch tool to adjust clips in the Timeline
- Using the Clipboard
  - From the Library
  - From the timeline
  - Effects on the Clipboard
  - Transitions on the Clipboard
- Controlling speed with Time Remapping
  - To vary the speed of a video by using Time Remapping
  - To change the speed of an entire clip by using Time Remapping
  - To reverse a clip by using Time Remapping
- Using Time Freeze to freeze frames
  - To create a freeze frame effect by using Time Freeze
  - To delete a freeze frame
- Movies within movies (nested projects)
  - To create a nested project from clips in the Timeline
  - To edit a nested project in the Timeline
  - To add a project from the Library to the current project
- Picture-in-Picture (PIP)
  - To scale or crop a video clip for a picture-in-picture (PIP) effect
- Track Transparency
  - To use Track Transparency mode
- Blend Modes
  - To apply a blend mode to a clip
- Transitions
  - To apply a default dissolve transition
  - To apply a transition from the Library
  - To apply a fade in or fade out transition
  - To apply multiple transitions
  - To remove one or more transitions from the Timeline
  - To replace a transition on the Timeline
  - To copy and paste transitions
  - To change default transition settings
- Morph Transitions
  - To edit a Morph Transition
- Seamless Transitions (Ultimate)
  - To apply a Seamless Transition
- Clip effects
- Clip context menus
Corrections
- Correcting Library media
  - To apply corrections to Library media
  - To remove corrections from Library media
- Correcting timeline media
  - View options
- Correcting photos
- Correcting video
  - Adjustments
  - Snapshot
- Stabilize
  - To stabilize movement in a video clip
- Wide-angle Lens Correction
  - To correct wide-angle lens distortion
- Correcting audio
Color correction and color grading
- Using the Color controls
  - To access color correction and color grading controls
  - To apply a LUT Profile
- Tone Curve
  - To adjust color and tone with Tone Curve
- HSL Tuning
  - To adjust color with HSL Tuning
- Color Wheel
  - To adjust the tone or color of a clip with the Color Wheel
- Video scopes
  - To display a video scope
  - To use Selective Vectorscope to display and correct skin tone
Effects
- Corrections versus effects
- About effects
  - To choose and apply an effect
  - To remove effects
- Effect compositions
  - To save a combination of effects as an FX Composition
- Real-time vs. rendered effects
- The Settings
  - Modifying parameters
  - Working with keyframes for effect settings
- Video and photo effects
  - Effects and stereoscopic 3D
- Green screen chroma key effects
  - To create a chroma key effect
- Selective Color
  - To apply the Selective Color effect
- Transition In and Transition Out
- Pan-and-zoom
- 360 Video
Masks and Motion Tracking
- Understanding masks in Pinnacle Studio
- Shape masks
- Using a Shape mask to edit specific areas
  - To create a Shape mask
  - To edit a shape mask from frame-to-frame
- Using a mask panel to create a 3D effect
  - To create a Panel mask
- Using face detection for mask tracking
  - To apply a mask that uses face detection for motion tracking
- Using object detection for mask tracking
  - To use object detection for mask tracking
- Motion Tracking
  - To track and mask an element in a video
  - To track an element in a video with a title or object
Montages and Templates
- Template basics
  - To use a template
- Montage templates
  - Montage in your project
  - Montage backgrounds
- Montage clips on the timeline
  - Trimming Montage clips
  - Transitions and effects
- Anatomy of a montage template
- Montage editing
- Using the Montage Editor
  - Interior trimming of Montage clips
  - Working with drop zones
- Split screen video templates
  - To choose and fill a split screen template
  - To create a split screen template
- My Templates: Saving a movie as a template
  - To convert a movie project to a template
  - To choose and fill a movie template from My Templates
Titles
- About titles
- Title panel components
- Accessing the Title panel
  - To access the Title panel
  - To close Correction mode for Library title editing
- Creating simple titles
  - To create a simple title
- Creating composite titles with layers
  - To create title layers
  - To edit title layers
- Saving and loading titles
  - To save a title as a preset
  - To load a saved title
- Look presets
  - To apply a Look preset
- Title Motion
  - To add motion to a title
  - To add motion with Legacy Presets
- Creating and editing titles
- Background settings
- Look settings
  - Working with detail layers
- Title preview
  - Layer operations available in the preview
- Text and text settings
- Titles and stereoscopic 3D
- Working with the Layer List
Sound and music
- Audio features of Pinnacle Studio
- Editing audio
- Detach audio
  - To separate the audio from a video clip
- Channel mixer
  - Waveform graph and frequency spectrum
- Audio Corrections
- Audio effects
- Audio on the timeline
- Timeline audio functions
- ScoreFitter background music
- The Voice-over tool
  - Additional controls
- Using Audio Ducking to automatically adjust volume
  - To apply Audio Ducking
  - To remove Audio Ducking
Disc projects
- MyDVD disc projects
  - To create a disc project
  - To add chapter markers to a disc project
- Author tab (legacy)
- Menu templates (legacy Author tab)
- Disc menus (legacy Author tab)
- Adding disc menus (legacy Author tab)
- Previewing disc menus (legacy Author tab)
  - Link indicators
- Menu editing on the timeline
- Timeline menu markers (legacy Author tab)
- Authoring tools (legacy Author tab)
  - Timeline editing of chapter and return markers
- The Chapter Wizard (legacy Author tab)
  - Why use the Chapter Wizard?
  - Using the Chapter Wizard
- The Menu Editor (legacy Author tab)
  - Starting the editor
  - The button cycle
- Menu buttons (legacy Author tab)
- The Disc Simulator (legacy Author tab)
The Importer
- Using the Importer
  - Importing stereoscopic 3D content
- Import sources
- The Mode area
- Compression settings for Capture Video
  - To choose Capture Video compression settings
- Scene detection settings for Capture Video
  - To choose scene detection settings
- File name for imported files
- Selecting assets for import
  - Import from file
- Selecting files for Import
- Customizing the browser
- Scan for assets
- Import from DV or HDV camera (Capture Video)
- Import from analog sources
  - To capture from an analog source:
  - To capture for a specified duration:
- Import from DVD or Blu-ray Disc
  - To import from a disc
- Import from digital cameras
- Stop motion
  - To create a stop motion project
- Snapshot
  - Using the Image Tray
  - Importing the frames
- MultiCam Capture
  - To use MultiCam Capture in Pinnacle Studio
The Exporter
- Exporting your project
  - To export from the Export tab
- Export options and settings
  - Preparing your movie for output
  - Create between markers
- Output to disc or memory card
  - SD card, Memory Stick and Built-In Media
- Output to file (Format or Extension)
- Output to a device
- Output to MyDVD
  - To export to a MyDVD file
- Export to animated GIF
  - To export to an animated GIF
- Exporting movies with transparency to alpha channel video
  - To export to an alpha channel video
Setup and preferences
- About the Control Panel
  - To open and navigate the Control Panel
- Legacy Options
  - Watchfolders
  - Legacy Authoring Mode
- Audio Device Setup
- Event Log settings
- Export and Preview settings in the Control Panel
- Import settings in the Control Panel
- Keyboard shortcut settings
- Project Settings in the Control Panel
- Startup Page settings
- Storage Locations settings
- Reset and Backup settings
- Restore Purchase in the Control Panel
  - To restore purchases made in Pinnacle Studio
MultiCam Capture Lite
- Starting a screen capture project
  - To open the Screen Capture window
  - Workspace
- Recording your screen
  - To configure your video
  - To record your screen capture
Multi-Camera Editing
- The Multi-Camera Editor workspace
  - Toolbar, playback, and other controls
- Basic steps in multi-camera editing
- Importing video and audio clips into the Multi-Camera Editor
  - To import video clips into the Multi-Camera Editor
- Synchronizing video and audio clips in multi-camera projects
  - To synchronize video and audio clips in the Multi-Camera Editor
- Choosing an audio source for your multi-camera project
  - To choose an audio source for your multi-camera project
- Editing multiple clips to create a multi-camera compilation
- Adding picture-in-picture (PIP) in the Multi-Camera Editor
  - To add a picture-in-picture (PIP) effect to your multi-camera project
- Managing multi-camera source files
  - To add, remove or manage clips with the Source Manager
- Saving and exporting your multi-camera project
  - To save your multi-camera project
- Using Smart Proxy for a faster, smoother editing experience
3D Title Editor
- 3D Title Editor workspace
- Creating and editing 3D titles
  - To create a 3D title
- 3D objects
  - To add a 3D object
Appendix A: Troubleshooting
- Contacting support
- Forums
- Compatibility with past content
- Capture hardware compatibility
  - Supported hardware
  - Unsupported hardware
- Serial number information
  - General troubleshooting
Appendix B: Videography
- Creating a shooting plan
- Editing a video project
- Rules of thumb for video editing
- Soundtrack production
- Giving your project a title
Appendix C: Keyboard shortcuts
- General shortcuts
- Library shortcuts
- Playing and transport shortcuts
- Importer shortcuts
- Edit tab shortcuts
- Editor shortcuts
- Title Editor shortcuts
Appendix D: The installation manager
- Before you begin installing
- Upgrade Installation
- Launching the Installation Manager
- Registration
- Supporting installations
- The installation Welcome Screen
- Common controls
- Installing plugs-ins and bonus content
- System requirements