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Tabular array Of Contents

LICENSE Understanding........................................................	3
Table OF CONTENTS ........................................................	v
INTRODUCTION..................................................................	ix
What is Hollywood FX?..................................................................	9
Hollywood FX Levels...................................................................	10
Before You Start..........................................................................	xi
Installing Hollywood FX...............................................................	12
Licensing and Registration..........................................................	13
Customer Back up.......................................................................	14
GETTING STARTED ..........................................................	fifteen
Acme Studio...........................................................................	sixteen
Pinnacle Edition and Liquid .........................................................	19
Adobe Premiere ..........................................................................	22
Avid AVX ....................................................................................	25
TUTORIALS .....................................................................	29
Transitions & Options..................................................................	29
Transition+ .................................................................................	33
MultiWindow FX ..........................................................................	35
Top ONLINE ...........................................................	39
TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................	41
PERFORMANCE ...............................................................	43
CPU Speed, Motorbus Speed, and Memory ...........................................	43
Graphic Card Drivers...................................................................	43
Preview Operation ..................................................................	43
Final Rendering Performance.......................................................	44
ADVANCED TUTORIALS....................................................	45
Keyframe Editing with Envelopes Plus PRO ......................................	45
Flight Path Editing Plus PRO ...........................................................	49
Creating New FX from Existing FX PRO .........................................	54
Warp Plugins PRO ........................................................................	59

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Hollywood FX User's Guide

3D Text Generation PRO ...............................................................	62
REFERENCE GUIDE ..........................................................	63
THE HOLLYWOOD FX DIALOG ...........................................	65
The Hollywood FX Dialog ............................................................	65
The Control Console.......................................................................	66
The Monitor Console ......................................................................	71
The Item Panel............................................................................	73
The Envelope Editor Panel Plus PRO ...............................................	73
The Buttons Panel......................................................................	73
THE FX CATALOG.............................................................	75
Organizing FX ............................................................................	75
BASIC OPTIONS ...............................................................	77
Easy Flight Controls ...................................................................	77
Like shooting fish in a barrel Lighting Controls ...............................................................	78
Easy Options Controls ................................................................	78
ADVANCED OPTIONS PLUS PRO .............................................	81
Shadow Controls ........................................................................	81
Trail Count.................................................................................	82
Motility Blur Controls...................................................................	82
Concur Times.................................................................................	82
MEDIA OPTIONS ...............................................................	85
Media Selection..........................................................................	85
Preview and Trimming Plus PRO .....................................................	86
Information ................................................................................	86
Playback Control........................................................................	86
Cropping Controls Plus PRO ...........................................................	87
OBJECT OPTIONS PLUS PRO ..................................................	89
Object Hierarchies......................................................................	89
Select File…...............................................................................	xc
Positioning Controls ...................................................................	xc
Morph & Deliquesce .......................................................................	91
Parent Object .............................................................................	92
Object Flags...............................................................................	92
SURFACE OPTIONS PLUS PRO ...............................................	93

Table Of Contents

Texture Options ..........................................................................	93
Color Options .............................................................................	94
THE ENVELOPE EDITOR PLUS PRO .........................................	97
The Single Value Envelope ..........................................................	97
Multiple Value Envelope ..............................................................	98
The Envelope Window.................................................................	98
The Envelope Buttons .................................................................	99
Fundamental Type Controls.....................................................................	100
Keyframe Controls ....................................................................	100
Spline Controls .........................................................................	104
PLUGINS PRO ..................................................................	105
Managing Plugins......................................................................	105
Filter - Mistiness................................................................................	107
Filter - Chroma Key ...................................................................	108
Filter - Luma Fundamental.......................................................................	109
Filter - Directional Wipe .............................................................	110
Filter – Edge Wipe.....................................................................	111
Filter - Gradient Wipe.................................................................	112
Warp – AlphaParticles ...............................................................	113
Warp – Displacement Map..........................................................	115
Warp – Explode.........................................................................	116
Warp – Peel...............................................................................	118
Warp – PolyShrink.....................................................................	120
Warp – Ripple ...........................................................................	121
Warp – Swirl .............................................................................	123
Warp - Twist..............................................................................	124
Consign HFZ PRO ............................................................	125
IMPORT 3D PRO ...............................................................	127
3D TEXT PRO ...................................................................	129
THE SETTINGS DIALOG ..................................................	131
Preview Settings .......................................................................	131
Edit Settings.............................................................................	132
Render Performance..................................................................	133

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Introduction

Thanks for purchasing Hollywood FX. Hollywood FX gives you an incredible collection of 3D transitions that you tin can quickly add to your video productions, and customize completely for your needs. This chapter will introduce you to Hollywood FX, provide instructions for installation and give contact information for customer support.

This is a general guide to using Hollywood FX. If you received Hollywood FX every bit part of a complete Pinnacle Systems' solution, and so yous should kickoff read the Hollywood FX affiliate in the guide that came with that solution.

What is Hollywood FX?

Hollywood FX is an incredible collection of real 3D transitions and effects that you can add to any video production. Hollywood FX works as an integrated plugin to your video editing software (host application). Hollywood FX is:

∙ Existent 3D. Hollywood FX uses OpenGL to provide hardware accelerated, high quality 3D rendering.

∙ Like shooting fish in a barrel To Use. Simply drag-and-driblet Hollywood FX into your timeline similar any other transition. The Hollywood FX dialog will appear and you tin select a transition, alter your options, or customize an effect.

∙ Organized. Transitions are organized into convenient categories with icons that permit you find the transition you want quickly.

∙ Convenient. With every transition you tin can change the flight direction, lighting, shadows, shine and antialiasing with the click of your mouse.

∙ MultiWindow Excitement. Hollywood FX supports unlimited video sources to create multi-layer 3D composites. Create cubes with different video sources on each side, and much more.

∙ Expandable. Additional theme packs of 3D transitions are available through Pinnacle Online at hollywoodfx.pinnaclesys.com, and Hollywood FX PRO lets you share your own creations with other users.

Plus PRO

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Hollywood FX Levels

At that place are iii levels of Hollywood FX:

∙ Basic. Includes 100 transitions and simple control over flying direction, lighting, shadows shine, motion blur, trails, and antialiasing (Basic for Superlative Studio includes 16 sample transitions and limited control).

∙ Plus. Enables 188 boosted transitions (288 total) plus advanced control over lighting, light direction, shadows, shine, move blur, trails, antialiasing and more. Plus lets you customize whatever transition with full keyframe editing of flying paths, object shape (morphing) and transparency of objects.

∙ PRO. Enables 96 additional transitions (384 total) and gives you consummate command over all 3D rendering options. Pro provides a consummate suite of 3D tools to create your own 3D transitions and furnishings:

o Complete keyframe editing of all object, surface, light and camera attributes in a full 3D editing environment.

o Includes a suite of prototype filters including: Blurs, Directional Wipe, Edge Wipe, Gradient Wipe and Luma and Chroma key.

o Includes a powerful suite of 3D warp plugins including: Alpha Particles, Displace, Explode, Peel, PolyShrink, Swirl and Twirl.

o Adds an incredible 3D text generator that lets you create amazing 3D text wing-ons.

o Import your own 3D objects (Lightwave 5 format) to create completely unique 3D effects.

o Share your customized effects with others by exporting a simple self-installing compressed file that contains the effect and all objects and images needed for that effect.

Y'all can easily and instantly upgrade between these levels over the Cyberspace at Pinnacle Online or purchased packaged upgrades from your video reseller.

This is a consummate guide for all levels of Hollywood FX. Sections and features that are available in Plus and Pro are marked with and features are merely bachelor in Pro are marked with PRO .

Introduction

Before You Beginning

Before getting started with Hollywood FX you lot should have a good working knowledge of your Windows organization. You should exist able to apply the mouse to select menu options and should empathize and be able to apply the mutual controls.

You should too be thoroughly familiar with your video editing software. You should be able to use clips in the timeline and understand how to add and modify transitions and filters.

Throughout this document we use the term FX to refer to the transitions and effects in Hollywood FX. This term generically describes the following types of transitions and effects:

∙ Transition. These are standard A-B transitions, where one video source transitions into a second.

∙ Transition+. These are also A-B transitions; however, they may take additional video channels that tin can be mapped with video. For example, the FlipOver FX features the first video source flipping over like a card to reveal the second video source. There is a third video source that is visible in the background as the "carte" flips over.

∙ MultiWindow. These effects are non transitions at all. Instead, windows of video may fly on or off the screen into various positions while playing your video.

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Installing Hollywood FX

If Hollywood FX was included in a Tiptop Systems' solution, it will be installed automatically with that production, and you can skip this section.

Before installing Hollywood FX, verify that you have the correct minimum requirements:

∙ PC uniform computer with at least a 300 MHz (Intel Celeron/Pentium II, or AMD Duron/Athlon grade processor)

∙ Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000, or Windows XP.

∙ 64 MB RAM (more may be required by your video editing software). For multi-window furnishings, 128 to 256 MB (or more) is recommended.

∙ At least 200 MB Hard Deejay space.

∙ 16 or 24 bit display adapter. 3D OpenGL accelerator recommended.

· To install Hollywood FX:

F Insert the Hollywood FX CD into your CD-ROM drive. The Main Installation menu for your software will appear.

F Select Install Hollywood FX. The Language Selection dialog will announced.

F Select your preferred language then click Ok. The Serial Number dialog will appear.

F Enter the serial number that came with your software (information technology normally can exist plant on the first page of this guide or on the CD-ROM sleeve). Enter the serial number exactly as shown, including dashes, and then click

Ok.

F Click Next to continue. The Setup Path dialog will appear.

F Normally you lot should have the default path for installation. Do not select your not-linear editor'due south plug-in path for installation; the installer will automatically install the files needed into your non-linear editor'south folders. Click Next to continue. Hollywood FX will be installed on your system.

F After installation, the LicenseTool dialog volition appear. You have the option to register online immediately (come across Licensing and Registration).

F After installation, you may be required to restart your organisation.

Introduction

Licensing and Registration

The License Tool

Registering your software gives you admission to of import benefits including current updates, back up, upgrade promotions, and information on exciting new products from Pinnacle Systems.

Hollywood FX Bones and Plus do not require registration, only volition continue to remind you until y'all have registered your software.

Hollywood FX PRO is copy protected, and users must register within 90 days to continue using the software.

When you annals a Hollywood FX product, you will receive a permanent keycode that fully enables Hollywood FX on a particular computer and stops the registration reminders.

You tin register from any Internet-enabled reckoner by connecting to hollywoodfx.pinnaclesys.com. If you exercise non accept your own Internetenabled computer, you can register from any estimator that is continued to the Internet (from a Library or Internet café for example).

If you reformat your system drive and reinstall the operating system or movement Hollywood FX to a new figurer, you will need to get a new permanent keycode, which you can exercise speedily at hollywoodfx.pinnaclesys.com.

Hollywood FX User's Guide

Customer Support

Pinnacle Systems is dedicated to providing the best products and the best customer support.

For fastest support, point your browser to

world wide web.pinnaclesys.com/back up.

Delight note Summit Systems cannot provide support for using your nonPinnacle video editing software. Y'all should first make sure you lot fully sympathize the operation of your other software before calling. You should also look through the Readme file and the Troubleshooting section of this guide before contacting customer support.

Instant Online Back up: www.pinnaclesys.com/support

Phone (North & Southward America): 1-317-577-8788

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Getting Started

This chapter provides quick-start documentation for each video editor (host application) that Hollywood FX plugs into. For each host awarding, the bones process is described for adding and modifying Hollywood FX transitions and filters, as well as hints and tips specific to that video editor. After reading the section describing your video editor, you should go on to the tutorials in the following chapter.

Hollywood FX User's Guide

Pinnacle Studio

Hollywood FX transitions can be applied between video clips and titles within Pinnacle Studio 7 and higher.

Adding a Hollywood FX Transition

To apply Hollywood FX, first set up two video sources into the storyboard.

Two video clips ready with a Hollywood FX transition in the storyboard

· To add a transition to the storyboard or timeline:

F Make certain the Transitions tab in the Album is visible.

F Select the Hollywood FX For Studio group from the drop downwardly menu.

F Drag the desired transition to the storyboard or timeline between the ii video clips.

The Hollywood FX for Studio transition group

Changing a Hollywood FX Transition

· To reverse or edit a transition:

F Go to the desired transition in the storyboard.

F Double-click on the transition block. The Transition Toolbox should appear.

Getting Started

F You can quickly reverse the direction by checking the Reverse check box.

F You can also type in a specific duration for the effect.

F If you have Hollywood FX Plus or PRO, you will see the Edit button. When you lot click the Edit button, the Hollywood FX dialog will appear, letting you lot cull a specific transition, and change options for your transition.

The Studio Transition Toolbox where you can edit your choice.

Using Hollywood FX With Titles

You tin can apply Hollywood FX to fly titles on and off over video and creating incredible results.

· To prepare:

F Starting time a new projection

F Switch to timeline view in Studio.

F Add a video prune to the Video track on the timeline.

F Now drag a title from the Album into the Championship rails, and adjust the kickoff and end time of the championship then that it starts slightly afterwards the video starts and ends before the video ends.

The title and video ready for Hollywood FX

· Make the title Wing On

F Make sure the Transitions tab in the Album is visible.

F Select the Hollywood FX For Studio group from the dropdown card.

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F Drag BAS-Page Peel from the album (when you lot stop the mouse pointer over an icon, the effect name will appear) into the timeline at the beginning of the title.

F Adjust the length of the transition as desired.

Hollywood FX flies the title on

· Make the title Fly Off

F Shut the toolbox if it is nevertheless open.

F From the Hollywood FX For Studio group in the Transition Anthology, drag and drop PLS-Warp into the timeline at the terminate of the title.

Hollywood FX flies the title off

Notes

Hollywood FX Basic for Studio includes the 16 effects in the Hollywood FX For Studio upshot group. The additional HFX effect groups comprise effects that are available past upgrading to Plus and Pro. You can try out these furnishings, but each one is rendered with a watermark that indicates which level of HFX is needed to fully use that effect. You can instantly upgrade to Plus or Pro through Pinnacle Online at hollywoodfx.pinnaclesys.com. When you practice and then, the watermarks will be removed.

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Getting Started

Summit Edition and Liquid

The Hollywood FX effects can be found under PlugIn Transition FX and Plugin Prune Fx folders nether the Edition.FX tab in the Project window.

Adding a Hollywood Transition

Earlier calculation a Hollywood FX transition, set up two video sources on the A and B tracks of the timeline, then that there is some overlap between the two video clips.

· To add a transition to the timeline:

F Click on the Edition.FX tab in the Project window, then double-click on the Plugin Transition FX folder, and the Pinnacle group.

F Drag Hollywood FX from the Projection window into the timeline, betwixt the two video clips.

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A Hollywood FX Transition in the timeline

F Double-click on the transition block or Right-click on the transition and choose the Edit... control from the popup menu.

F The Hollywood FX dialog will appear, letting you choose a specific transition, and change options for your transition.

Irresolute an Existing HFX Transition

You can modify a transition that is already in the timeline, changing the selected effect or any options at any fourth dimension.

· To change an existing transition in the timeline:

F Double-click on the transition block or Right-click on the transition and choose the Edit... command from the popup menu.

F The Hollywood FX dialog will announced, letting you lot choose a specific transition, and change options for your transition.

Using Hollywood FX Every bit a Filter

Hollywood FX can also be used as a filter on a graphic, championship, or video clip. Hollywood FX is great for flying on or off titles over video.

· Set up video and a graphic:

F Showtime a new sequence and elevate a video clip into the first video track.

F Select a title, and elevate that same championship 3 (3) times into the timeline, on the video track immediately higher up the video clip you dragged into the beginning rails.

The start copy of	The last copy of
the title will wing on	the title volition fly
over the video prune.	offscreen.

The second copy of the championship will simply be overlayed on the video clip.

The Timeline, set for a Hollywood FX Filter

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· Fly on the title with Hollywood FX:

F In the Project window, click on the Edition.FX tab, then double-click on the Plug In Prune Fx folder.

F Drag the Hollywood FX 4.half dozen Filter from the Project window into the timeline on top of the first copy of the championship.

Click on this icon to display the Hollywood FX dialog.

Hollywood FX Filter added to start title clip

F Double-click on the asterisk (*) icon on the championship clip to display the Hollywood FX dialog.

F Click on the Domino consequence in the kickoff row of the FX Catalog.

F Click on Basic Options in the Control console on the left.

F Bank check the Reverse Flying checkbox (this will make the upshot fly on instead of fly off).

F Click Ok to close the Hollywood FX dialog.

Afterwards background rendering is complete, yous can playback the sequence and encounter the title fly on with the effect selected.

· Fly off with Hollywood FX:

F Drag the Hollywood FX 4.half-dozen Filter from the Project window into the timeline on meridian of the last copy of the title.

F Double-click on the asterisk (*) icon on the championship clip to display the Hollywood FX dialog.

F Select the Dive Off effect from the first row of the FX Catalog.

F Click Ok to close the Hollywood FX dialog.

When background rendering is complete, you can playback the sequence, and you will now run into the championship fly on, concord, then fly off.

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Hollywood FX User's Guide

Adobe Premiere

Hollywood FX appears in the Acme Folder in Adobe Premiere. If it does not appear encounter Troubleshooting for more information.

Adding a New HFX Transition

Before adding a Hollywood FX transition, fix ii video sources on the A and B tracks of the timeline, so that there is some overlap between the ii video clips.

Two video clips set for a Hollywood FX transition

· To add together a transition to the timeline:

F Make sure the Transitions window is visible. If not, select Transitions from the Windows card.

F Drag Hollywood FX from the Transitions window into the Transition rail of the Construction window and so that it is betwixt the two video clips (the transition should automatically snap to fill the time between the two clips.

A Hollywood FX transition in the timeline

F Double-click on the transition block. The Hollywood FX dialog should appear.

Getting Started

The Hollywood FX dialog lets you lot choose a specific transition, and alter options for your transition (and volition be described in full particular later).

F Click on Dive Off in the start row of icons in the FX Catalog.

F Click Ok to close the Hollywood FX dialog.

F Render that department of your project in Premiere to run across the results.

Changing an Existing Transition

Yous can modify a transition that is already in the timeline, changing the selected gradient or any options.

· To change a transition in the timeline:

F Double-click on the representation of the transition in the Transition track to display the Hollywood FX dialog.

F Make your changes in the Hollywood FX dialog then click Ok to close.

Using Hollywood FX Every bit a Filter

Another way to employ Hollywood FX is every bit a Filter. As a filter you tin perform multi-layer transitions within Premieres timeline. One great utilise of Hollywood FX as a filter is to utilise it to wing titles around over video clips and other transitions.

· To prepare for the tutorial:

F Start a new projection.

F Place a video clip on Video 1A

F Create a title and identify two copies of it in Video ii as shown in the moving-picture show below.

Ii copies of the title placed to a higher place the video clip

F Right-click on the 2nd title in the timeline and select Video Options- >Transparency from the popup menu.

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F In the Transparency Settings dialog change the key blazon to Alpha Channel, click Ok.

Premiere'due south Transparency Dialog

F From the Video Tab, elevate and drop the Hollywood FX 4.6 filter onto

the second title.

The Hollywood FX 4.6 filter

F Now click the Setup button next to the Hollywood FX in the Effect Control panel (the name of the specific effect selected will be listed); the Hollywood FX dialog will appear.

Access to the Hollywood FX dialog from the Issue Controls palette

F Click on the Domino effect in the first row of icons in the FX Catalog.

F Click Ok to shut Hollywood FX.

F Relieve and render the Premiere project to see the results.

Getting Started

Avid AVX

Avid's AVX plugin structure allows for flexibility with Hollywood FX. Hollywood FX can exist used equally a unmarried paradigm filter, a transition, or for MultiWindow effects direct within the timeline. The following sections describe the process for using Hollywood FX in Avid AVX compatible products.

Adding A Hollywood FX Transition

To add together a Hollywood FX transition to the Gorging timeline, beginning add two video sources that you want to transition between, and trim as necessary to create time for the transition.

· To add together a transition to the timeline:

F Open up the Effect Palette (Ctrl-viii).

F Select the Pinnacle Hollywood FX group from the left side of the Effect Palette.

F Drag 02 Sources – Transition from the right side of the Event Palette into the timeline, between the two video clips.

F One time dropped into the timeline, switch to Effect Way (so that the Effect Editor window is open, and click on the modest button icon to the left of

02 Sources - Transition.

Hollywood FX in the Avid Effect Palette

The Hollywood FX dialog will announced, letting you choose a specific FX, and set the options for rendering that FX.

Changing an Existing Transition

You can modify a transition that is already in the timeline, changing the selected FX or any options.

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A Hollywood FX transition in the Avid Timeline

· To alter a transition in the timeline:

F Switch to Effect Mode.

F Click on the plugin icon in timeline.

F Click on the button to the left of 02 Sources - Transition in the Effect Editor window.

F Make your changes in the Hollywood FX Selection dialog.

Click here to display the

Hollywood FX dialog.

Hollywood FX in the Avid Effect Editor

Adding A Hollywood FX Filter

Hollywood FX can besides be used as a filter for a single video source in Gorging AVX compatible products.

· To add together a filter to the timeline:

F Open the Effect Palette (Ctrl-8).

F Select the Peak Hollywood FX group from the left side of the Issue Palette.

F Drag 01 Source - Filter from the correct side of the Event Palette into the timeline, on tiptop of the video you wish to filter.

F Once dropped into the timeline, make sure the Effect Editor window is open, and click on the small push button icon to the left of 01 Source - Filter.

The Hollywood FX dialog volition appear, letting you choose a specific FX, and set the options for rendering that FX .

Changing an Existing Filter

You can modify a filter that is already in the timeline, irresolute the selected FX or any options.

· To change a filter in the timeline:

F Switch to Effect Mode (opening the Issue Editor window).

F Click on the plug icon that represents the filter in the timeline.

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F Click on the button to the left of 01 Source - Filter in the Issue Editor window.

F Make your changes in the Hollywood FX Selection dialog.

Adding A Hollywood FX MultiWindow Consequence

Gorging'due south nested runway capability makes it simple to use Hollywood FX's MultiWindow furnishings in your projects.

· To add a MultiWindow to the timeline:

F Open up the Upshot Palette (Ctrl-8).

F Select the Pinnacle Hollywood FX group from the left side of the Event Palette.

F Elevate Xx Source - MultiWindow which matches the number of sources in the effect you lot will use from the right side of the Effect Palette into the timeline, on peak of a piece of video in timeline which will serve as the properties of the effect. For example, if you wanted to create the Box6srce consequence, you would drag the 07 Source effect onto your video clip.

F Once dropped into the timeline, brand certain the Effect Editor window is open, and click on the small button icon to the left of 20 Source - MultiWindow.

F The Hollywood FX Selection dialog volition appear. Select the effect y'all wish to use and fix any rendering options, then click Ok.

F Next, double-click on the plugin icon in the timeline to open the nested tracks.

F Switch to Source/Tape mode or Trim mode, then drag additional video clips into the nested tracks. The nested rails number corresponds to the Source number in HFX.

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Tutorials

Transitions & Options

This tutorial volition accept you through the basics of selecting a Transition FX and setting Outcome Options.

· To prepare for this tutorial:

F Set two video clips in your host application and add Hollywood FX every bit described in Getting Started.

F When the Hollywood FX dialog appears, you are set up to begin.

The Hollywood FX dialog

The Hollywood FX dialog is organized into panels. The first panel is the Control panel, which is the central command for working with FX. Selecting items in the Control console brings upwards unlike Item panels on the right side of the dialog. The 2nd panel is the Monitor panel that displays the preview of the electric current FX. Finally, the Particular console changes to bear witness different options for the selected item in the Command panel.

Selecting An FX

When the Hollywood FX dialog is displayed, you lot will immediately see the FX Catalog (this is displayed when the current FX name is selected in the Control panel). The FX Catalog has two major controls. The FX Group popup list at the top of the folio allows you lot to select i of the many groups of FX. Below the FX Group listing are the icons for each FX in the group. For this tutorial you will select an interesting transition called Brawl Split. This FX is in the Basic Shape Transitions grouping.

· To select the Ball Split FX:

F Select Basic Shapes from the FX Group popup listing.

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F Click on the Ball Split FX icon.

When you lot select this FX, hints and tips for that effect announced at the bottom of the FX Catalog console.

The Monitor Panel

Whenever you make changes in Hollywood FX, the preview window in the Monitor panel is updated. Attempt dragging the slider straight below the preview to view unlike frames of the preview.

Press loop play to
preview continuously as		Jump to the
you piece of work.		Jump to the
Printing again to stop		last frame
Printing again to stop
preview.	Stride	Footstep forward
Play entire FX	Stride	Footstep forward
preview once.	backward	one frame
Jump to offset	i frame
frame.

· To turn on continuous playback of the preview:

F Click on the Loop Play push button beneath the preview window in the Monitor console.

Basic Issue Options

Hollywood FX gives you lot quick and easy command over many FX options. You can create new and heady results without having to re-keyframe the entire FX.

· To view the Basic Effect Options:

F Click on the Basic Event Options item in the Command panel.

The Effect Options panel selected

Easy Flight Options

Yous can rapidly change the flying path of an object in useful ways using the Like shooting fish in a barrel Flight controls.

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· Opposite Flying:

F Click on the Reverse Flight checkbox. Lookout the changes in the preview.

F Click on the Opposite Flight checkbox to clear information technology.

Sentry the preview now. You will see that instead of the first video source flight off and revealing the second video source, the second video source volition fly on and comprehend the beginning video source.

· Flight Path:

F Click-and-elevate the Flight Path punch and so that it reads 45. Spotter the preview.

F Click on the Rotate Object checkbox so information technology is checked. Watch the preview.

F Click-and-drag the Flight Path dial so that it reads ninety. Lookout the preview.

F Click-and-elevate the Flying Path dial so that information technology reads 0. Yous tin can besides utilise the arrow keys to change the punch past one degree increments.

The Flight Path dial rotates the entire flying path of the 3D objects in the FX, giving you a different consequence quickly and easily. When you change the Flight Path, it does not rotate the object itself. Checking the Rotate Object checkbox will crusade the object itself to rotate and "follow" the new path.

Note: Some FX were non designed to exist uniform with Easy Flight options. Then this feature may be disabled for those effects.

Like shooting fish in a barrel Lighting

Lighting, shadows and shine add incredible 3D realism to an FX. By default all of these features are turned on. Try turning them off to see the difference it makes.

· To turn off Lighting, Shadows, and Polish.

F Click on the Smoothen checkbox to clear it. Find that the sleeky polish disappears.

F Click on the Shadows checkbox to clear it. Notice that the shadow disappears.

F Click on the Lighting checkbox to clear it. Discover that the 3D ball is no longer shaded.

F Click on Smoothen, Shadows, and Lighting to plough back on all of these features.

In add-on to beingness able to control which lighting features are used, you tin can also control the calorie-free management. By default, light comes from the acme eye of the 3D "world". When you lot suit the light direction, it automatically adjusts the shine and shadow position every bit well.

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F Click-and-elevate the Light Direction punch then that information technology reads 90. Scout the preview.

F Click-and-drag the Light Direction dial so that it reads 180. Lookout man the preview.

F Click-and-drag the Light Direction punch and then that it reads 0. You can besides use the arrow keys to change the dial by one degree increments.

Changing the light direction to 180 degrees gives a very unique, almost sinister advent.

Easy Options

The Easy Options controls let you adjust special rendering features of the 3D engine.

Render Type

Normally objects with curves are rendered with smooth surfaces. You tin can apply the Render Type to change to faceted or wire surfaces.

· Render Type:

F Click on the Flat radio button nether Render. Notice that the object no longer appears smoothen.

F Click on the Wire radio button under Render. Notice that the object is now rendered equally a wireframe rather than a solid object.

F Click on the Smoothen radio push button nether Render to return to smoothen solid rendering.

Antialiasing

Because of the low resolution of video, precipitous edged 3D effects will frequently exhibit blocky stairstepping along the edges of objects. Antialiasing eliminates much of this problem. Hollywood FX includes three methods of antialiasing (however the preview generally just displays edge antialiasing.

· Antialiasing:

F Click on Spider web/CD under Antialiasing and notice how the edges of the 3D ball are smoothed.

F Click on Video nether Antialiasing to switch to scene antialiasing. This by and large will non change the preview, but during last rendering full Scene antialiasing volition be used.

The additional checkboxes and avant-garde shadow controls are described in more detail in the Reference Chapter.

When you are prepare, click Ok in the Hollywood FX dialog to get out, and then return your project to see the results.

Tutorials

Transition+

In the previous tutorial you worked with a Transition FX which had simply two video sources. In this tutorial you will use a Transition+ FX that performs a transition, but has boosted video sources yous can use.

NOTICE: Avid AVX users will want to follow the directions in the Host Applications section for setting up Transition+, since Avid provides special features for Transition+.

When yous are finished with this tutorial, yous volition know:

∙ How to use a Transition+ FX with extra video sources.

∙ Y'all will also learn some of the features on the Settings dialog.

· To gear up for this tutorial:

F Gear up two video clips in your host application and add Hollywood FX every bit described in Getting Started, creating a ii 2d transition.

F When the Hollywood FX dialog appears, you are ready to begin.

Selecting the Transition+

· To select the transition:

F Select Wipes and Fades from the FX Group popup list at the summit of the page.

F Click on the FlipOver icon.

F Click the Play Once preview button on the Monitor.

Sentinel the preview. Notice that while the video is flipping over, y'all can see black in the background. There is a properties that is currently non visible, because no video source has been mapped to it. We will now map that threerd video source.

Mapping A Video Clip to Source iii

Now add a video prune to Source three so that the background is no longer black.

· To add a video clip to Source three:

F Click on the Host Video three media detail in the Control panel.

F Click on the Select File button in the Media Options console.

F Using the file requester, select a video clip to utilize for Source three.

F Click on the Play Once button in the Monitor window.

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You have selected a new video source and should be able to run into information technology in the groundwork equally Source 1 flips over to Source two. You should also brand sure the field interpretation is right for this video.

· To change field Interpretation:

F Click on the Translate popup, and select the proper field interpretation for your video. For most video capture cards you will select Interlaced

– Upper Offset or Interlaced – Lower Outset.

While correct estimation is not important in the preview, information technology will be of import for last rendering. If interpretation is non ready correctly, the video in the background volition playback incorrectly (it will jitter rather than playing smoothly).

The Media Options panel selected, field interpret shown

From now on, when you select a video file, the Interpret value will be defaulted to the last selection selected. Y'all will just need to change Translate if you select a single epitome file, or video captured using a different video carte du jour.

Tutorials

MultiWindow FX

The final type of FX in Hollywood FX is the MultiWindow FX. MultiWindow FX practise not perform a transition from ane video source to some other. Instead, they characteristic multiple video windows that wing on or off screen in various ways. For this tutorial nosotros will apply the Flip four result and we will reverse it, and so that we have four video windows that fly on, and play over a backdrop.

NOTICE: Avid AVX users will desire to follow the directions in the Host Applications section for setting up MultiWindow FX, since Avid provides special features for MultiWindow FX.

When you are finished with this tutorial, yous should know:

∙ How to select video sources for a MultiWindow FX.

∙ How to apply Concord at Start and Agree at End.

Prepare for the Tutorial

MultiWindow FX are designed differently from Transitions. In a MultiWindow FX, the Source A video from the host application is always used as the backdrop video. This makes information technology easy to layout the timeline so that y'all can have the backdrop video continue before or after the FX.

· To prepare for the tutorial:

F Start a new project.

F Place the video yous desire to use as the backdrop on y'all're A video track, and so that information technology starts at the starting time of the projection, and runs for about five seconds.

F Identify a 2nd video source on the B video track, so that it starts near one 2nd into the project, and has a elapsing of about three seconds.

F Insert a Hollywood FX transition betwixt the two clips so that the transition is from A to B.

This video will exist the backdrop for the FX.

This video volition be mapped to the pinnacle left video window.

The Hollywood FX transition in Premiere, ready for a MultiWindow FX

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Selecting the FX and Setting Options

For this tutorial, you volition select an effect called Flip four, where four video sources fly off over a backdrop video. We desire the video sources to fly on, so we volition opposite the FX.

· Selecting the Flip four FX and setting options:

F Select Multiwindow Effects from the FX Group popup menu.

F Select Flip iv from the FX icons.

F Click on the Event Options particular in the Control console.

F Click on the Reverse checkbox.

F Click on the Play One time button in the Monitor panel.

Find that the A video source plays in the background, and the B video source is mapped to the tiptop left video window. We volition now select video clips for the three remaining video windows.

· To map the additional video sources:

F Click on the Host Video 3 media detail in the Control panel.

F Click on Select File in the Media Options panel.

F Select a video prune using the file requester.

F Click on the Play One time button to come across the preview with the new video source.

F Click on the Host Video 4 media item in the Control panel.

F Click on Select File in the Media Options console.

F Select a video clip using the file requester.

F Click on the Host Video five media particular in the Control console.

F Select a video prune using the file requester.

F Click on the Play Once button in the Monitor console to run into the preview.

Because you fix up the default Interpret value in the previous tutorial, you should not have to change it for each video source you lot selected above.

Using Hold At End Pl 50 us PRO

The way the FX is currently fix upward, the four video windows will fly on screen, and every bit presently as the last one is on screen, the FX volition end, and all of the video windows will disappear. Instead of this, we would like the video windows to remain on screen for a longer time while they play video. The Advanced Options panel has ii sliders, Hold at Start and Hold at End, that permit you lot to quickly alter the amount of fourth dimension spent on the first and last frame of the FX. This is exactly what we need.

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The last position will hold for the final thirty% of the total fourth dimension

Agree Time controls and how it affects the timeline

· To change the Concur at Terminate:

F Click on the Advanced Options item in the Control panel.

F Drag the Terminate slider (nether Agree Times) to 30%.

F Click the Play One time button in the Monitor panel to meet the preview.

Now all of the video windows will fly on during the start 70% of the full FX time, and will agree at their final position for the last xxx% of the full time.

Now exit the Hollywood FX dialog and render the FX to see the last results.

Pinnacle Online

When you lot register Hollywood FX online to get your permanent keycode, you lot will also receive a userid and countersign for Pinnacle Online, where you can buy and instantly download upgrades and addition packs of FX.

To use Peak Online y'all will demand a web browser (like Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher), and a connection to the Internet. Merely connect to http://hollywoodfx.pinnaclesys.com. Follow the instructions there to admission and employ your Pinnacle Online account.