Pinnacle Systems Hollywood FX - 4.5 - Gold User’s Guide

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Release 4.5 For Windows

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LICENSE AGREEMENT.............................................................................................3

Proprietary Property................................................................................................3

License and Prohibitions .........................................................................................3

Prohibited Uses.......................................................................................................4

Term........................................................................................................................4

Limited Warranty.....................................................................................................4

Updates...................................................................................................................5

TABLE OF CONTENTS.............................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................15

What is Hollywood FX?...........................................................................................16

Before You Start......................................................................................................17

Installation for Windows 98, NT 4, Windows 2000................................................18

Customer Support..................................................................................................20

HOST APPLICATIONS.............................................................................................21

Adobe Premiere......................................................................................................22

Changing an Existing Transition.............................................................................23

Avid Media Composer, Xpress, Xpress DV and Symphony.................................24

Adding A Hollywood FX Transition..........................................................................24

Changing an Existing Transition.............................................................................24

Adding A Hollywood FX Filter.................................................................................25

Changing an Existing Filter ....................................................................................25

Adding A Hollywood FX MultiWindow Effect...........................................................26

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TUTORIAL: TRANSITIONS & OPTIONS...............................................................27

Selecting An FX.......................................................................................................28

The Monitor Panel...................................................................................................28

Basic Effect Options...............................................................................................29

Easy Flight Options.................................................................................................29

Easy Lighting ..........................................................................................................30

Easy Options...........................................................................................................31

Render Type..........................................................................................................31

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Antialiasing............................................................................................................31

TUTORIAL: TRANSITION+.....................................................................................33

Selecting the Transition+........................................................................................33

Mapping A Video Clip to Source 3 .........................................................................33

TUTORIAL: MULTIWINDOW FX.............................................................................37

Prepare for the Tutorial..........................................................................................37

Selecting the FX and Setting Options....................................................................38

Using Hold At End...................................................................................................39

TUTORIAL: HOLLYWOOD FX PREMIERE FILTER..........................................41

Prepare for the Tutorial..........................................................................................41

CLUB HOLLYWOOD................................................................................................45

TROUBLESHOOTING .............................................................................................47

PERFORMANCE.......................................................................................................49

CPU Speed, Bus Speed, and Memory...................................................................49

Graphic Card Drivers..............................................................................................49

Preview Performance .............................................................................................50

Final Rendering Performance................................................................................50

ADVANCED TUTORIALS........................................................................................53

TUTORIAL: USING TITLEDEKO WITH HOLLYWOOD FX.................................55

TUTORIAL: ENVELOPES........................................................................................59

TUTORIAL: PATH EDITING....................................................................................63

TUTORIAL: CREATING NEW FX FROM EXISTING FX ......................................69

TUTORIAL: WARP PLUGINS.................................................................................75

TUTORIAL: 3D TEXT GENERATION....................................................................79

TUTORIAL: LIGHTWAVE OBJECT IMPORT .......................................................81

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REFERENCE GUIDE................................................................................................83

THE HOLLYWOOD FX DIALOG.............................................................................85

The Control Panel...................................................................................................87

Move Up/Move Down….........................................................................................88

Rename….............................................................................................................89

Clone….................................................................................................................89

Delete....................................................................................................................90

Save FX….............................................................................................................90

Plugins…...............................................................................................................92

The Monitor Panel...................................................................................................93

Looping Playback Button.......................................................................................94

Single Playback Button..........................................................................................94

Step Buttons..........................................................................................................94

Skip Buttons ..........................................................................................................94

The Preview Slider ................................................................................................94

View Buttons .........................................................................................................94

The Envelope Editor Panel.....................................................................................95

The Buttons Panel..................................................................................................95

Undo......................................................................................................................95

Redo .....................................................................................................................95

Settings.................................................................................................................95

About.....................................................................................................................96

Ok .........................................................................................................................96

Cancel...................................................................................................................96

THE FX CATALOG...................................................................................................97

Organizing FX..........................................................................................................98

BASIC OPTIONS.......................................................................................................99

Easy Flight Controls ...............................................................................................99

Reverse Flight.......................................................................................................99

Flight Path...........................................................................................................100

Rotate Object......................................................................................................100

Easy Lighting Controls.........................................................................................100

Lighting................................................................................................................100

Shadows .............................................................................................................100

Shine...................................................................................................................100

Light Direction.....................................................................................................100

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Easy Options Controls..........................................................................................100

Render ................................................................................................................100

Antialiasing..........................................................................................................101

Motion Blur ..........................................................................................................101

Trails ...................................................................................................................101

Pixel Blending......................................................................................................101

ADVANCED OPTIONS..........................................................................................103

Shadow Controls...................................................................................................103

Shadow Type.......................................................................................................104

Opacity................................................................................................................104

Distance..............................................................................................................104

Softness..............................................................................................................104

Motion Blur Controls.............................................................................................104

Length.................................................................................................................104

Count...................................................................................................................105

Hold Times.............................................................................................................105

Start....................................................................................................................105

End......................................................................................................................105

MEDIA OPTIONS................................................................................................... 107

Media Selection.....................................................................................................108

Select Track........................................................................................................108

Select File ...........................................................................................................108

Preview and Trimming..........................................................................................108

The Preview Slider ..............................................................................................108

In.........................................................................................................................108

Out ......................................................................................................................108

Information............................................................................................................108

Playback Control...................................................................................................109

Interpret...............................................................................................................109

Playback Rate.....................................................................................................109

Direction..............................................................................................................109

End Behavior.......................................................................................................110

Cropping Controls ................................................................................................110

OBJECT OPTIONS................................................................................................ 111

Types of Objects...................................................................................................111

Object Hierarchies.................................................................................................112

Select File…...........................................................................................................112

Positioning Controls.............................................................................................112

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Tool Buttons ........................................................................................................112

The Axis Buttons..................................................................................................113

The Edit Fields.....................................................................................................113

Size To Full..........................................................................................................114

Position To Full....................................................................................................114

Morph & Dissolve..................................................................................................114

Morph..................................................................................................................114

Dissolve..............................................................................................................114

Parent Object ........................................................................................................114

Object Flags..........................................................................................................115

Shadow Cast.......................................................................................................115

Shadow Receive.................................................................................................115

Transition Object .................................................................................................115

SURFACE OPTIONS............................................................................................. 117

Texture Options....................................................................................................117

Media..................................................................................................................117

X, Y, Z Axis Buttons.............................................................................................118

Move, Rotate, Scale............................................................................................118

Width Repeat, Height Repeat..............................................................................118

Reset Values.......................................................................................................118

Color Options........................................................................................................119

Double-Sided.......................................................................................................119

Smooth................................................................................................................119

Base Color..........................................................................................................119

Opacity................................................................................................................119

Shine Color..........................................................................................................119

Shine Spot...........................................................................................................120

Luminosity...........................................................................................................120

THE ENVELOPE EDITOR..................................................................................... 121

The Single Value Envelope...................................................................................121

Multiple Value Envelope .......................................................................................122

The Envelope Window..........................................................................................122

The Current Time Slider.......................................................................................122

The Time Ruler....................................................................................................123

The Transition % Ruler........................................................................................123

The Envelope ......................................................................................................123

The Envelope Buttons..........................................................................................123

Save…................................................................................................................123

Load… ................................................................................................................124

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Remove...............................................................................................................124

Key Type Controls ................................................................................................124

Spline Curve........................................................................................................124

Linear..................................................................................................................124

Value Jump..........................................................................................................124

Keyframe Controls................................................................................................125

Copy…................................................................................................................125

Shift.....................................................................................................................126

Scale...................................................................................................................127

Create.................................................................................................................128

Delete..................................................................................................................128

Previous Key.......................................................................................................129

Next Key..............................................................................................................129

Spline Controls......................................................................................................129

Presets Dropdown...............................................................................................129

Save…................................................................................................................129

Tension...............................................................................................................129

Continuity............................................................................................................129

Bias.....................................................................................................................130

PLUGINS................................................................................................................. 131

Managing Plugins .................................................................................................131

Filter - Blur.............................................................................................................133

Tie Blur Percentage to transition..........................................................................133

Tie the horizontal and vertical together ................................................................133

Direction..............................................................................................................134

Blur Percentage...................................................................................................134

Mix with original percentage.................................................................................134

Blur Type.............................................................................................................134

Blur Channel........................................................................................................134

Filter - Chroma Key...............................................................................................134

Type....................................................................................................................135

Reverse Key.......................................................................................................135

Threshold.............................................................................................................135

Fine Adjust...........................................................................................................135

Filter - Luma Key...................................................................................................135

Reverse Key.......................................................................................................136

Cutoff ..................................................................................................................136

Softness..............................................................................................................136

Filter - Directional Wipe ........................................................................................136

Wipe Direction.....................................................................................................137

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Tie wipe percentage to transition.........................................................................137

Tie direction to light direction...............................................................................137

Enable a border on the wipe ................................................................................137

Border Color........................................................................................................137

Wipe Percentage.................................................................................................137

Softness..............................................................................................................138

Border Size..........................................................................................................138

Filter – Edge Wipe.................................................................................................138

Border Color........................................................................................................138

Tie to transition....................................................................................................138

Enable Borders....................................................................................................139

Wipe Percentage.................................................................................................139

X and Y Offset.....................................................................................................139

Softness..............................................................................................................139

Border Size..........................................................................................................139

Corner Radius .....................................................................................................139

Filter - Gradient Wipe............................................................................................139

Select Gradient....................................................................................................140

Tie transition amount to effect transition..............................................................140

Transition Amount................................................................................................140

Softness..............................................................................................................140

Border Size..........................................................................................................140

Border Color........................................................................................................140

Warp – Advanced Explode ..................................................................................141

Reset ..................................................................................................................141

Time ....................................................................................................................141

Tie Time To Transition.........................................................................................141

Enable Velocity Decay.........................................................................................141

Enable Random Sliders........................................................................................142

Jagged Pieces.....................................................................................................142

Enable Rotation...................................................................................................142

Enable Gravity.....................................................................................................142

Decay Affects Rotation........................................................................................142

Maximum Number of Pieces.................................................................................142

Velocity ...............................................................................................................142

Velocity Decay....................................................................................................142

Rotation of Fragments.........................................................................................143

Gravity Spinner....................................................................................................143

Gravity Slider.......................................................................................................143

Plane of Gravity...................................................................................................143

Warp – Peel...........................................................................................................143

Peel Plane...........................................................................................................144

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Tie Transition Amount to effect transition.............................................................144

Tie peel direction to flight direction.......................................................................144

Peel Instead of Roll .............................................................................................144

Reverse Radius of Peel.......................................................................................144

Percentage of Peel Completed............................................................................144

Radius Of Peel....................................................................................................144

Angle of Peel.......................................................................................................144

Warp – Advanced Ripple......................................................................................145

Height..................................................................................................................145

Tie X and Y frequency together ...........................................................................145

Frequency...........................................................................................................145

Offset (X and Y)...................................................................................................146

Tie Phase to transition.........................................................................................146

Phase..................................................................................................................146

Function..............................................................................................................146

Default Settings...................................................................................................147

Clear all values to 0.0..........................................................................................147

Warp - Twist ..........................................................................................................147

Twist Axis............................................................................................................147

Twist....................................................................................................................147

THE SETTINGS DIALOG...................................................................................... 149

Preview Settings...................................................................................................149

Maximum Resolution............................................................................................150

Preview Type ......................................................................................................150

Antialiasing In Preview.........................................................................................150

Edit Settings..........................................................................................................150

Editing TimeCode ................................................................................................150

Render Performance ............................................................................................151

Render Type........................................................................................................151

Sources Dropdown..............................................................................................151

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Thank you for purchasing Hollywood FX. Hollywood FX gives you an incredible collection of 3D transitions that you 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 Getting Started Guide is provided for Hollywood FX Gold. This guide will provide you the information you need to get started with Hollywood FX in your host application, as well as provide tutorials and reference materials to get you started.

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Hollywood FX is an incredible collection of true 3D transitions and effects that you can quickly use in any video production. Hollywood FX works as an integrated plugin to your non-linear editing software (host application). With Hollywood FX you get easy controls, powerful customization, and great features:

• True 3D. Hollywood FX uses OpenGL to provide hardware accelerated,

high quality 3D rendering.

• Easy To Use. Simply drag-and-drop Hollywood FX into your timeline like

any other transition. The Hollywood FX dialog will appear and you can select a transition and change your options.

• Organized. Transitions are organized into convenient categories with icons

that let you find the transition you want quickly.

• Convenient Control. With every transition you can change the flight

direction, lighting, shadows, shine and antialiasing with the click of your mouse.

• Keyframe Editing. Edit individual object flight paths, and dozens of

parameters with the powerful keyframe editor. Hollywood FX Gold provides incredibly advanced keyframe editing features.

• Create Your Own FX. Completely customize any existing FX or start from

scratch to create entirely new FX.

• Advanced Animation. You have full editing control over the camera, lights,

texturing, and much more.

• 3D Compositing. Hollywood FX Gold includes a complete complement of

plugins for advanced compositing and 3D object warping for amazing results.

• MultiWindow Excitement. Hollywood FX Gold supports unlimited video

sources. Create cubes with different video sources on each side, and much more.

• Expandable. Add new transitions at any time with our Club Volume CD-

ROMs and from Club Hollywood, our Internet effects mall. In addition Hollywood FX Gold can be expanded with image filter and 3D object warping plugins and more. The possibilities are infinite.

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Before getting started with Hollywood FX you should have a good working knowledge of your Windows system. You should be able to use the mouse to select menu options and should understand and be able to use the common controls.

You should also 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.

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 have

additional video channels that 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 “card” flips over.

• MultiWindow These effects are not 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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Before installing Hollywood FX, verify that you have the correct minimum requirements:

• PC compatible with at least a Pentium 166 MHz processor (or compatible

equivalent).

• Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or higher, Windows 98, or Windows

2000.

• 64 MB RAM (more may be required by your video editing software). For

multi-window effects, 128 to 256 MB (or more) is recommended.

• At least 40 MB Hard Disk space.

• 16 or 24 bit display adapter. 3D Accelerator recommended.

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F Insert the Hollywood FX CD into your CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM Welcome dialog will

appear.

F Enter the serial number that came with your software (it can be found on the first page

of this guide or on the CD-ROM sleeve). Enter the serial number exactly as shown, including dashes, then click Ok.

F The Main Installation menu for your software will appear.

F Select Install Hollywood FX. The installer will load, and the Setup Welcome dialog will

appear.

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

F Normally you should accept the default path for installation. Do not select your non-

linear editor’s plug-in path for installation; the installer will automatically install the files needed into your non-linear editor’s folders. Click Next to continue. The Select Host Plugins dialog will appear.

F Click on the checkboxes for any host applications that the installer should search for and

install a Hollywood FX plugin. Click Next to continue. Hollywood FX will be installed on your system.

F At the end of the installation, you will be required to enter your Serial Number. You will

find the serial number on the first page of this Getting Started Guide, or on the paper sleeve that the Hollywood FX CD-ROM was packaged in.

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F After clicking OK, the Licensing Tool will open. This is where you can join Club Hollywood

and get your permanent Keycode.

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

If you have an Internet connection on the system Hollywood FX is installed on, you will also have the option of registering your software and joining Club Hollywood quickly and easily from the Hollywood FX application.

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

For fastest support, point your browser to www.hollywoodfx.com.

Please note Pinnacle Systems cannot provide support for using your video editing software. You should first make sure you fully understand 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.

For drivers, FAQ’s and the latest e-mail support addresses: www.hollywoodfx.com

Email: hfxgoldsupport@pinnaclesys.com

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

Austria & Switzerland = +31-411-619-919 Belgium = 0902-88-101 France = 0836-687-512 Germany = 0190 510 083 or +31 411 619 577 Italy = 02 754 19 604 Netherlands = 0900 202 8 202 Scandinavia = +31 411 619 069 Spain = 91 375 4511 United Kingdom = 0640 701 111

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

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

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

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

menu.

F Drag Hollywood FX 4 from the Transitions window into the Transition track of the

Construction window so that it is between the two video clips (the transition should automatically snap to fill the time between the two clips.

Two video clips ready for a Hollywood FX transition

A Hollywood FX transition in the timeline

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

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

F Now choose the desired effect. For now choose only a 2 source transition.

F Then click OK

F Now render that section of your project to see the results.

The Hollywood FX dialog – FX Catalog where you choose your transition

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

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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.

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Avid’s AVX plugin structure allows for the ultimate in flexibility with Hollywood FX. Hollywood FX can be used as a single image filter, a transition, or for MultiWindow effects directly within the timeline. The following sections describe the process for using Hollywood FX in Avid AVX compatible products.

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

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F Open the Effect Palette (Ctrl-8).

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

F Drag HFX 02 Sources from the right side of the Effect Palette into the timeline,

between the two video clips.

F Once dropped into the timeline, switch to Effect Mode (so that the Effect Editor window

is open, and click on the small button icon to the right of HFX 02 Sources.

Hollywood FX in the Avid Effect Palette

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

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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

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F Switch to Effect Mode.

F Click on the plugin icon in timeline.

F Click on the button icon to the right of HFX 02 Sources in the Effect Editor window.

F Make your changes in the Hollywood FX Selection dialog.

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

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F Open the Effect Palette (Ctrl-8).

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

F Drag HFX 01 Source from the right side of the Effect Palette into the timeline, on top

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 button icon to the right of HFX 01 Source.

Hollywood FX in the Avid Effect Editor

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

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

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

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

F Click on the button icon to the right of HFX 01 Source in the Effect Editor window.

F Make your changes in the Hollywood FX Selection dialog.

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Avid’s nested track capability makes it simple to use Hollywood FX’s MultiWindow effects in your projects.

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F Open the Effect Palette (Ctrl-8).

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

F Drag HFX XX Source which matches the number of sources in the effect you will use

from the right side of the Effect Palette into the timeline, on top of a piece of video in timeline which will serve as the backdrop of the effect. For example, if you wanted to create the Box6srce effect, you would drag the HFX 07 Source effect onto your video clip.

F Once dropped into the timeline, make sure the Effect Editor window is open, and click on

the small button icon to the right of HFX XX Source.

F The Hollywood FX Selection dialog will appear. Select the effect you wish to use and set

any rendering options, then click Ok.

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

F Switch to Source/Record mode or Trim mode, then drag additional video clips into the

nested tracks. The nested track number corresponds to the Source number in HFX.

Hollywood FX in the Avid Effect Editor

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This tutorial will take you through the basics of selecting a Transition FX and setting Effect Options.

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F Set up two video clips in your host application and add Hollywood FX as described in

Getting Started.

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

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The Hollywood FX dialog

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The Hollywood FX dialog is organized into panels. The first panel is the Control panel, which is the central control for working with FX. Selecting items in the Control panel brings up different Item panels on the right side of the dialog. The second panel is the Monitor panel that displays the preview of the current FX. Finally, the Item panel changes to show different options for the selected item in the Control panel.

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When the Hollywood FX dialog is displayed, you 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 page allows you to select one of the many groups of FX. Below the FX Group list are the icons for each FX in the group. For this tutorial you will select an interesting transition called Ball Split. This FX is in the Basic Shape Transitions group.

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F Select 2 – Basic Shape Transitions from the FX Group popup list.

F Click on the Ball Split FX icon.

When you select this FX, hints and tips for that effect appear at the bottom of the FX Catalog panel.

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Whenever you make changes in Hollywood FX, the preview window in the Monitor panel is updated. Try dragging the slider directly below the preview to view different frames of the preview.

You can also play the entire FX once by clicking on the play once button.

You can have the preview play continuously as you work, by depressing the loop play button. Press the loop play button a second time to stop the looping playback.

Jump to the beginning frame of the effect.

Jump to the last frame in the effect.

Step forward one frame.

Step backward one frame.

The other controls on the Monitor panel will be described in later tutorials.

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

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F Click on the Basic Effect Options item in the Control panel.

The Effect Options panel selected

Turn on continuous playback of the preview before we continue.

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F Click on the Loop Play button below the preview window in the Monitor panel.

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You can quickly change the flight path of an object in useful ways using the Easy Flight controls.

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

F Click on the Reverse Flight checkbox to clear it.

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Watch the preview now. You will see that instead of the first video source flying off and revealing the second video source, the second video source will fly on and cover the first video source.

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F Click-and-drag the Flight Path dial so that it reads 45. Watch the preview.

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

F Click-and-drag the Flight Path dial so that it reads 90. Watch the preview.

F Click-and-drag the Flight Path dial so that it reads 0. You can also use the arrow keys to

change the dial by one degree increments.

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

NOTE: Some FX were not designed to be compatible with Easy Flight options. So this feature may be disabled for those effects.

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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.

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F Click on the Shine checkbox to clear it. Notice that the glossy shine disappears.

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

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

F Click on Shine, Shadows, and Lighting to turn back on all of these features.

In addition to being able to control which lighting features are used, you can also control the light direction. By default, light comes from the top center of the 3D “world”. When you adjust the light direction, it automatically adjusts the shine and shadow position as well.

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F Click-and-drag the Light Direction dial so that it reads 90. Watch the preview.

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

F Click-and-drag the Light Direction dial so that it reads 0. You can also use the arrow keys

to change the dial by one degree increments.

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