Today in class we had to learn about importing, exporting, editing, and dumping your footage. First we discussed the basics, like the procedure we have to go through in order to check out the equipment. Next we discussed of importing the footage to the computer. Basically, when you get on the computer look for a app called “pinnacle studio.” You’ll need to click on that, but before you do that make sure to stick your SD card into the SD card reader, anyways it’s important to remember that only one person from your group needs to log on. After you acknowledge that, leave the screen how it is, minimize it and put the SD card into the USB. It’s important that you make a folder on the desktop because without the folder all your footage could be lost. Next, label the folder then move all your footage to the folder. When your SD card is pulled from the computer then all your information will be gone, that’s why you have to make sure that you’ve saved all your footage to that folder. Then bring up the SD card, and check DCIM for footage, it should be based on the camera. Highlight everything on the DCIM and put it into the folder, after that you may take the SD card and return it to the bag, then the assigned area. When you take footage from a camera and put it on your computer it’s called “Dump.” Every camera bag comes with a USB, so you can also dump at home or upload to your google drive, but it’s recommended that you should still dump it at school.
Next we discussed importing, it’s important for us to import footage from the desktop to pinnacle studios. To do this you’d have to click on import, look for your newly saved folder (make sure it says my computer) and click the “t” sign for it to drop down. Then after you do this, it’ll scan for media, pinnacle studios usually takes time to load so clicking it multiple time will crash the computer. Everything with a yellow check will be imported, it’s best to import your media. Next, hit import, it goes very fast this time. Whatever the orange box is on is what you’re working on; after you do this click on edit. In that section is where all your raw footage is, once you drag it into the bottom part, it’ll be able to edit. The titles are on the top of the page and the music is located on the bottom. Next you have to take your media and drag into the editing bar thing, make sure not to click anything until it’s green. There’s a red bar with a triangle, when you drag it it’ll show the video. You can also see the video by clicking play button or the space bar. To cut, move to before you want to cut it, click razor blade, it will split the footage in half, then it’ll form a yellow box around it. Then the footage will be deleted; if you made a mistake you can still find the footage at the top.
To add a transition, right click. Make sure there’s a orange box, open a fix editor, go into transitions. Standard transitions will be located at the top. You can make the footage still, dark, and/or artsy, plus there are many more features. Hit the “t” to put font sizes, or add stuff from the internet. Type in what you want then click “ok”. Next, move the title to the first track, then it will pop up before it. Click on actual title then it brings it up, by doing this you’d be able to add music the same way you import stuff. To add music, it has to be an mp3, the you can add it to folder; in order to get rid of it click sound button off or go to the footage that you want in right click detach audio. If there’s a mistake use the back button to save and go to export, located next to import, in settings it should be a MPEX4, go to the best quality. Next, you have to hit start export, go to desktop, name it, then hit the save. Save it as a doc, when your in pinnacle studios. Also for voiceovers, detach sound from video, film yourself doing it, import film the same way and then detach audio. Next go to file, save as, name, then put into the folder, hit save.
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