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The World’s Top Tips for

Pinnacle Studio Video Editing software

(with some Avid Liquid snippets)












Studio Editing Tips index page 

(covers all Studio systems, except where stated)

Note: This page grew so large, it has now been split into further pages.

to help reduce download times. The topics covered are listed in the table below:

simply click on the required topic to link to the appropriate page.

See the HFX Pages for further Editing tips and tricks available with HFX Plus and HFX Pro 

WHEN EDITING...

  • Don't go mad with transitions: watch a film and see just how few transitions are actually used - and how simple they are the majority of the time.
  • Use the sound lines to fade the sounds in and out - especially at transitions. 
  • Save frequently whilst editing ... even the best programs can fail at times. Sod's Law states it happens when you have most to lose.
  • If using Studio 400, remember that some VCRs don't like short recording periods- ie, short clips. It is (probably) something to do with a clash between the PAUSE delay time and/or the time taken for the machine to physically start and come to a halt.   If you find shortish clips are not coming out the way you want - try to determine the minimum length that works every time, then make sure that you never have clips less than that length.  The usual recommendation in such circumstances is 6 seconds.  However, not all VCRs exhibit this behaviour - try yours by seeing how it responds to short clips: some VCRs can happily record clips as short as 4 frames long - making various trick effects possible.