Hello,

I thought that a short summary of useful tutorials / tips & tricks / FAQ related to Pinnacle Studio might be useful (like the one for HFX):

• Pinnacle Studio FAQ
• Pinnacle Studio tutorials, tips & tricks
• Various manuals / User Guides
• Studio path and tools
• Pinnacle Studio 14 installation
• Plugins installation for Studio 14 (batch to be used for plugins importation: TransPlug-S12-S14)
  

Useful tips & tricks:

• Another title style "Typewriter"
  
• Create invisible chapters in Studio
  
• Thumbnails with buttons by Tiwa
  
• Blend in a still photo with a video that fits in the scene
  
• Custom buttons by Tiwa
  
• Add an explosive effect into your video
  
• Interactive Menu with iFoEdit
  
• Camera Flash (Flashbulb in a video)
  
• Preview two videos simultaneously with Studio
  
• Import YouTube videos into Studio: Video transcoding with VirtualDub
  
• TV effect
  
• Special FX: Video cloning
  
• Ripples
  
• Apply the parameters of a clip to several other clips
  
• Simulating rain
• Simulating snow
• Removing double-codec entry in Studio
  
• Preservation of movies to a DVD
  
• Where everything goes wrong...
  
• Graphic card - better comprehension
  
• Closing credits - Star Wars
• Trimming two clips at the same time
  
• Selective coloring
  

 

General tutorials:

• Organising your Studio 12 Interface
  
• Multiple video tracks with Pinnacle Studio (more than 3, yes it's possible...)
  
• A simulation of a Montage Theme
  
• Saving a personnalized menu
  
• How to use the voice over function in Studio
  
• Position of crawling title in Studio
  
• Using transparency in Studio
• Using a frame around your video
• From one menu to another menu in a video film
  
• Make your own menu button
  

 

Specific tutorials:

• Using an animated GIF in Studio
  
• Use Virtual Dub filters in Studio
  
• Create transparent areas in still images with GIMP
  
• StarAcademy Video Effect
  
• A guy / A girl
  
• Handling layers with GIMP
  
• DVD Menu: using Eye Scream Factory content in Studio
  
• Clean up a video with Virtual Dub and DeLogo (removing a logo)
  
• How to implement a play all script using IFOEdit
  
• Restore SmartSound in Pinnacle Studio
  
• Convert CD music to wav file
  
• IrfanView - batch image conversion

 

Graffiti Tutorials:

• Creating a detailled scrolling credit
  
• Flaming text with Graffiti
  
• Graffiti: creation of a detailed customised title
  
• Graffiti spotlight effect
  
• Graffiti movement
  
• Typewritter effect
  
• The beginning
  

 

Magic Bullet Looks

• Overview of Magic Bullet Looks 

 

proDAD products tutorials

• Depth Study of Adorage: Mixer tab
  
• Depth Study of Adorage: Video tab
  
• Mirroring effects with VitaScene
  
• proDAD Heroglyph RAPID --> FREE !
  
• How to install a Creative Pack within Heroglyph
  
• How to update Heroglyph
  
• VitaScene: the magic trunk
  
• VitaScene: the beginning
  
• Handwriting with Heroglyph
  
• Heroglyph: general idea
  
• Heroglyph: typewriter effect
  
• Adorage first visit
  
• Heroglyph installation / registration
  

 

Do not hesitate to tell me if other interesting tutorials / tips & tricks need to be added. We can add everything needed. I will also update this list/post on a regular basis.

We have more and more requests for new tutorials, and we have plenty of ideas... But we would need some good will to help us (right now, we would need someone who has a good written english, to "fine tune" some articles - already translated from french to english, but we need to adjust english - if you are interested, please get in touch through our contact page - Thanks ).

DV

Pinned! Welcome back DV!

Bump, while not pinned yet.

Thanks for informing me. It might have not worked the 1st time around. Pinned again.

I just added a new tips & tricks:

Import YouTube videos into Studio: Video transcoding with VirtualDub

DV FX 

[Discover the tutorial : "Preview Two Videos Simultaneously with Studio"]

Added:

proDAD products tutorials

• Heroglyph installation / registration

 

i've been trying to find out how to do this forever. how do you make a "white flash" transition with pinnacle studio ultimate 12? im pretty sure they should let you do this without any fancy plugins.

speculosity:

i've been trying to find out how to do this forever. how do you make a "white flash" transition with pinnacle studio ultimate 12? im pretty sure they should let you do this without any fancy plugins.

I am not sure that your question is related to this thread, and I do not understand the question. Could you please post a new thread ???

DV FX 

Listing updated: Flash Photo / Adorage first visit / Saving a menu / Heroglyph Typewritter / Heroglyph general idea

DV FX

Listing updated

• Multiple video tracks with Pinnacle Studio (more than 3, yes it's possible...)

• A simulation of a Montage Theme

• Add an explosive effect into your video
  
• Interactive Menu with iFoEdit

These guys at Declic just keep plugging along! I get the emails and take a look at what is new there. They offer new ideas and ways of accomplishing things that might not be thought of. Great, awesome site!

Tony P:

These guys at Declic just keep plugging along! I get the emails and take a look at what is new there. They offer new ideas and ways of accomplishing things that might not be thought of. Great, awesome site!

Thanks a lot Tony. I only see your post right now, I was a little bit busy and away from forum.... I am BACK !!!

DV FX

Please find below the update of this thread... Sorry for being so far away so long... Should not happen again !!...

Pinnacle Studio tutorials:

Clean up a video with Virtual Dub and DeLogo (removing a logo)

Custom buttons by Tiwa 

Organising your Studio 12 Interface

Blend in a still photo with a video that fits in the scene

Thumbnails with buttons by Tiwa

DVD Menu: using Eye Scream Factory content in Studio

Handling layers with GIMP

A guy / A girl

Star Academy Video Effect

Create transparent areas in still images with GIMP

 

proDAD tutorials / Boris Graffiti tutorials :

Handwriting with Heroglyph

VitaScene: the beginning

VitaScene: the magic trunk

Graffiti spotlight effect

Graffiti: creation of a detailed customised title

Flaming text with Graffiti

 DV FX

Declic_Video:

Please find below the update of this thread... Sorry for being so far away so long... Should not happen again !!...

Pinnacle Studio tutorials:

Clean up a video with Virtual Dub and DeLogo (removing a logo)

Custom buttons by Tiwa 

Organising your Studio 12 Interface

Blend in a still photo with a video that fits in the scene

Thumbnails with buttons by Tiwa

DVD Menu: using Eye Scream Factory content in Studio

Handling layers with GIMP

A guy / A girl

Star Academy Video Effect

Create transparent areas in still images with GIMP

 

proDAD tutorials / Boris Graffiti tutorials :

Handwriting with Heroglyph

VitaScene: the beginning

VitaScene: the magic trunk

Graffiti spotlight effect

Graffiti: creation of a detailed customised title

Flaming text with Graffiti

 DV FX

MARC P

Can you add this Thread to the LIST OF STICKIES. Thanks

Many thanks again to Declic, for Posting this Thread & continuing to Update it.

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Many thanks again to Declic, for Posting this Thread & continuing to Update it.

You are welcome colour, I am very pleased that you always follow my post and have a very good knowledge of what can be found on our website, that helps you to give some links to useful tutorials for some specific questions.  It's also a pleasure for me to give all informations regarding Pinnacle Studio to anybody interested (if some of you are not already subscribed to our newsletter, do not hesitate to do so... No spam, no stupid email, just pure Studio information, and for free !)

Listing Updated:

Create invisible chapters in Studio 

DV FX

colour:

Declic_Video:

Please find below the update of this thread... Sorry for being so far away so long... Should not happen again !!...

Pinnacle Studio tutorials:

Clean up a video with Virtual Dub and DeLogo (removing a logo)

Custom buttons by Tiwa 

Organising your Studio 12 Interface

Blend in a still photo with a video that fits in the scene

Thumbnails with buttons by Tiwa

DVD Menu: using Eye Scream Factory content in Studio

Handling layers with GIMP

A guy / A girl

Star Academy Video Effect

Create transparent areas in still images with GIMP

 

proDAD tutorials / Boris Graffiti tutorials :

Handwriting with Heroglyph

VitaScene: the beginning

VitaScene: the magic trunk

Graffiti spotlight effect

Graffiti: creation of a detailed customised title

Flaming text with Graffiti

 DV FX

MARC P

Can you add this Thread to the LIST OF STICKIES. Thanks

Many thanks again to Declic, for Posting this Thread & continuing to Update it.

On it.

Updated post:

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• How to install a Creative Pack within Heroglyph

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• How to update Heroglyph

I take the opportunity to inform you that proDAD just launch new Creative Pack and a Heroglyph Patch. New Creative Pack are just amazing, on my side I find the Creative Pack Volume 5 amazing (look to the first demonstration video !!)
More informations and demonstration video: proDAD Creative Pack Volume 3/4/5

DV FX

Updated post:

Mirroring effects with VitaScene

proDAD Heroglyph RAPID --> FREE !

 

Yesterday I went to the suggested website and clicked the download for the free Heroglyph Rapid. I filled out he registration form, submitted and got the message that I would receive something in my email. As of now, nothing has showed up.

Thanks,
Don

They showed up this morning. I successfully downloaded and installed them.

 Don

updated post:

Depth Study of Adorage: Video tabs

 

DV FX

PS: we managed to obtain discounts on 2 products:

• BluffTitler -10% Here is what you can do with BluffTitler: Vidéo 1, Vidéo 2, Vidéo 3
• Eye Scream Factory DVD Art Volume III (67% discount)
  

I downloaded and installed the free Rapid file. Adorage Filter shows up in my Studio ver 12U effects list and the filters seem to work, but when I finish selecting a filter and click OK, the effect is applied to my video clip, but it has the Pinnacle logo.

What do I need to do to make this free effect work?  I'm also getting the icon to allow me to purchase these effects.

Don

Listing updated:

• Pinnacle Studio 14 installation
  

• Plugins installation for Studio 14 (please take note, a batch file, created by Le Papy in collaboration with Francis57 can be used for plugins importation: TransPlug-S12-S14)

• Another title style "Typewriter"

• Depth Study of Adorage: Mixer tab 

• Creating a detailled scrolling credit
  

• Use Virtual Dub filters in Studio

• Using an animated GIF in Studio

 

DV FX
PS: As explained to Jol33 in another thread, BluffTitler 10% discount promotion is ending end of this month ! There is so much things to do with the free BluffTitler templated that for the moment, it's enough for me (I did not had time to test the new Dpack). There are plenty of free templates, ready to be used with BluffTitler (have a look to the gallery). It's very simple, everything which is displayed in the gallery is free and can be used immediately !!! I recently needed some introduction for Disney, and I found what I need, pretty cool and very nice (much better than everything else, and everything I could imagine - Have a look to the result or this one as well, you can customize everything, it's useful immediately)! So if you want to have your own copy, the BluffTitler 10% discount is ending 1st November, in few days....

 

PS Bis: Cuartetto, could you please open a specific thread ? Thanks in advance.