User manual PINNACLE HOLLYWOOD FX V5

[. . . ] Hollywood FX User's Guide Release 5. 0 Plus for Edition - Revision A - English Pinnacle Systems, Inc. 280 North Bernardo Avenue Mountain View, CA 94943 ii Hollywood FX User's Guide Table Of Contents CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 What is Hollywood FX?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Hollywood FX levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Select Accelerated OpenGL from the Preview-Render Engine menu to speed up your preview display. If you encounter problems with the preview after enabling on-screen rendering, you should immediately return to Preview menu Render Engine and select the Software engine. Notice: It is recommended that you to test these rendering changes using the Easy FX editor, which you can launch from the Start Menu. Setup ­ Time Code This menu will allow you to select the timecode settings for the format you are working with (e. g. It also is where you can select the percent option, which although not required can make working with Envelopes easier. · Percent: When selected, the timecode is simply a percent of the total time. · SMPTE 24 fps: This option is used primarily for film editing at 24 frames per second. Time is shown in the format HH:MM:SS:ff. 72 Hollywood FX User's Guide · SMPTE 25 fps: This option is used primarily on · · · · · PAL editing systems for editing video at 25 frames per second. SMPTE 30 fps drop-frame (NTSC 29. 97): This is used for standard NTSC editing, where specific frame numbers are dropped to maintain the NTSC 29. 97 frame frame. SMPTE 30 fps non drop-frame: This option is used when you want to edit at 30 frames per second without worrying about the NTSC 29. 97 fps timing. Number of Samples: This timecode simply displays sequential frame numbers. The format is FF + ff where FF is feet and ff is frames. Help ­ Help Topics This menu will allow you to display the Help Topics dialog to search the resource database. Register/Upgrades & Add-Ons If you haven't yet registered and entered your permanent keycode, you can select this to display the registration information dialog, and register online instantly, or enter a keycode you received after registering from another system. If you have already Chapter 9: Menus and panels 73 registered, click on this button to find out about upgrade options. Technical Support This will allow you to go directly to Pinnacle's Tech support forums if you have an Internet connection. About The About dialog displays the version number, serial number, and machine ID of your Hollywood FX. You can also quickly connect to Pinnacle Online through the Internet from the About dialog. The FX Tree panel The FX Tree panel is the central control for the Hollywood FX window. It lists all of the options, objects, surfaces, and media for the current effect. When you click on one of these items, the Properties Panel above changes to show the options for the selected item. 74 Hollywood FX User's Guide The FX Tree panel FX Tree Advanced Features PRO The FX Tree panel has some advanced features in Hollywood FX PRO: the main camera controls and the lighting controls. Camera controls The camera controls allow you to actually rotate the camera 360 degrees around, making it possible to create a new look for any effect. Another use of the camera controls would be to fly the camera into an object, rather than flying the object to the camera. For instance, you might have several objects rotating in the middle of the screen, but want to give the illusion of all of them moving in one direction. Chapter 9: Menus and panels 75 Instead of having to animate the multiple objects, you can simply animate the camera. Camera controls and Monitor set to quadview to see adjustments. Lighting controls Adding another light and using its controls can be done either from the Item Menu or from within the Album Tree. [. . . ] You acknowledge and agree that in order to protect the integrity of certain third party content, Pinnacle and/or its licensors may provide for Software security related updates that will be automatically downloaded and installed on your computer. Such security related updates may impair the Software (and any other software on your computer which specifically depends on the Software) including disabling your ability to copy and/or play "secure" content, i. e. In such an event, Pinnacle and/or its licensors shall use reasonable efforts to promptly post notices on Pinnacle's web site explaining the security update and providing instructions to end-users for obtaining new versions or further updates of the Software that restore access to secure content and related features. This License shall be effective upon installation of the Software and shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) your failure to comply with any term of this License; (b) return, 152 Hollywood FX User's Guide destruction or deletion of all copies of the Software in your possession or (c) transfer of the Software and this License to another party in accordance with Section 1(d). [. . . ]