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Pinnacle Studio Video Editing software
(with some Avid Liquid snippets)
HOLLYWOOD FX,
LIQUID TRANSITIONS AND EFFECTS
THESE TABLES ARE NOW AVAILABLE AS AN INTERACTIVE WORD FORMAT
FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD IF YOU SO CHOOSE.
My thanks to Stephane Perron (Mister Z on the Pinnacle Web boards)
for pointing out missing tables and bad links.
To download the zipped file RIGHT CLICK HERE and choose 'Save target as'.
Edition is the (very) big brother to Studio, offering virtually all the features
that people ask for in Studio, and then some. It has to be said that the learning
curve is longer and steeper, but in my view, well worth the effort. As a newcomer
to the program, I was overwhelmed with the vast capabilities, not least of which
are the 'transitions and effects' editors. There seems to be a plethora of them -
Note 1:
most effects and transitions can be reversed using an icon below the editor panel
Note 2:
most (if not all) of the effects can be key framed for a gradual change in properties,
or can have key frames disabled for a constant display of the chosen settings
Note 3:
In the Table for each editor, the FIRST column gives the PROPERTY, and the second column gives the CONTROLS available for that property
Click below on the type of Editor you wish to seek out, then Click on the appropriate Table number for details of the selected Editor(s)
INDIVIDUAL REAL TIME EFFECT (Filters) AND TRANSITION EDITORS
INDIVIDUAL CLASSIC EFFECTS AND TRANSITIONS EDITORS
Table 1: 2D Transitions and FX Editors (Real Time CPU, Real Time GPU, & Classic
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Table 2: 3D Transitions and FX Editors (Real Time CPU, Real Time GPU, & Classic
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Accordion GPU
Effect & Transition
Band wipe GPU
Transition
Barn Doors GPU
Transition
Base Colour correction CPU
Effect
Bevel Crystal GPU
Effect
Black & White CPU
Effect
No controls -
Blur CPU
Effect
Brightness & Contrast GPU
Effect
ChromaKeyer YUV CPU
Effect
Clock Wipe GPU
Transition
Cracked Slab GPU
Effect
Crop GPU
Effect
This simply enables a clip to be independently cropped on 1 -
Cross Dissolve GPU
Transition
The only property/control for this is 'Progress'
Curtain GPU
Effect & Transition
Cylinder GPU
Effect
Dissolve CPU
Transition
The only control for this is the progress (amount)
Dissolve through colour
Transition
This is effectively a fade to/from any colour or the alpha channel, with choice of colour or alpha.
Explosion GPU
Effect & Transition
Falling Crystals GPU
Effect
See note
See note
See note
See note
See note
See note
Full Crop GPU
Effect
This is the same as the Crop GPU effect, except that all sides are cropped uniformly by a single adjustment.
Gradient Wipe CPU
Transition
Gradient Wipe with border CPU
Transition
Insert GPU
Transition
See note
Invert CPU
Effect
This effect inverts the Y, CB and CR colour channels (individually or combined) and the alpha channel
See note
Iris Cross GPU
Transition
These all have the same controls -
Iris Diamond GPU
Transition
Iris Round GPU
Transition
Iris Square GPU
Transition
Lens Flare GPU
Effect
Luma Keyer CPU
Effect
Magnify GPU
Effect & Transition
Multishape Crop GPU
Effect
Multishape PIP GPU
Effect
This looks identical to the Multishape Crop in every way to me ... so it uses the same table!
Multishape Spotlight GPU
Effect
Nearly, but not quite, the same as the two above.
Page Curl GPU
Effect & Transition
These two are so similar they share the same Table.
Page Peel GPU
Effect & Transition
Posterize CPU
Effect
Push GPU
Transition
Reflection GPU
Effect
Replicate GPU
Effect & Transition
See note
This seems to be a subset of several other effects -
See note
See note
Roll/Crawl CPU
Effect
Slide GPU
Transition
This simply slides an incoming clip over the outgoing clip, in a choice of 8 directions.
Stained Glass GPU
Effect
Water Drop GPU
Effect & Transition
Water Wave GPU
Effect & Transition
Wipe GPU
Transition
These all have similar properties -
Wipe Radial GPU
Transition
Wipe Wedge GPU
Transition
See note
See note
See note
Colour
This key framed editor is in addition to the overall clip colour adjustments available. See also the RT Base colour corrector
Crawl left centre
Dissolve (Wipe)
Filter
Gradient Wipe
Keying
Roll Up Centre
Wipe
Effect
Effect
The clip simply crawls from right to left completing the journey within the clip length. No editor (so no table). Useful for titling perhaps.
Transition
This is identical to the Wipe Transition -
Effect
Transition
Effect
Effect
The clip simply rolls up on screen from the bottom and off screen at the top. completing the journey within the clip length. No editor (so no table). Useful for titling perhaps.
Effect & Transition
See note
Cross fade
Transition
This simply cross fades two adjacent audio tracks... No editor -
Echo
Effect
The 'Dry' option in these editors switches off the effect temporarily so it can be compared with unchanged audio
Equaliser
Effect
Maximiser
Effect
2d Real Time effects
This Table covers six editors: the three types listed each cover a Transition and an Effects editor, since their Properties and Controls are the same.
A transition can be adjusted in length and must be placed between two clips, both of which must have sufficient leeway
An effect is 'loaded' onto a clip to control its appearance.
Transitions and Effects can use key frames if so desired, to control the degree of property change with time.
2D Classic transition
2D Real Time Transitions and Effects Editors
2D CLASSIC Transitions
and Effects Editors
CPU Editor
GPU Editor
POSITION
Position X
Position Y
POSITION
Horizontal
Vertical
POSITION
Horizontal
Vertical
[Centre Image]
SIZE
Width
Height
SIZE
Horizontal
Vertical
SIZE
Width
Height
[Original size]
[Fit to full size]
BORDER
Width
Height
Softness
Transparency
Border Colour
BORDER
Width
Softness
Colour
BORDER
INSIDE
BORDER
OUTSIDE
Width
Height
Softness
Transparency
Colour settings -
Height
Softness
Transparency
Colour settings -
SHADOW
X offset
Y offset
Transparency
Shadow colour
SHADOW
Offset
Direction
Transparency
SHADOW
X offset
Y offset
Softness
Transparency
Colour
CROPPING
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
CROPPING
Left
Top
Right
Bottom
CROPPING
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
TRANSPARENCY
Transparency
TRANSPARENCY
Transparency
Edge softness
TRANSPARENCY
Transparency
Edge softness
ROTATION
Angle
ROTATION
Angle
Spins
[Clockwise]
[Counter Clockwise]
CORNER CURVE
Corner curve
MIRROR
Flip horizontal
Flip vertical
TRAILING
Frames
Offset
Transparency
[Background]
[Foreground]
X offset
Y offset
Transparency
Shadow colour
3d Real Time effects
This Table covers six editors: the three types listed each cover a Transition and an Effects editor, since their Properties and Controls are the same.
A transition can be adjusted in length and must be placed between two clips, both of which must have sufficient leeway
An effect is 'loaded' onto a clip to control its appearance.
Transitions and Effects can use key frames if so desired, to control the degree of property change with time.
3d Classic Transitions
3D Real Time Transition and Effects Editors
3D CLASSIC Transitions and Effects Editors
CPU
GPU
POSITION
Position X
Position Y
POSITION
Horizontal
Vertical
POSITION
Horizontal
Vertical
Z Position
[Centre Image]
SIZE
Width
Height
SIZE
Horizontal
Vertical
SIZE
Width
Height
[Original size]
[Fit to full size]
BORDER
Width
Height
Softness
Transparency
Border Colour
BORDER
Width
Softness
Colour
BORDER
INSIDE
BORDER
OUTSIDE
Width
Height
Softness
Transparency
Colour settings -
COLOUR, BLEND,
2nd COLOUR,
DIRECTION
Height
Softness
Transparency
Colour settings -
COLOUR, BLEND,
2nd COLOUR,
DIRECTION
SHADOW
SHADOW
Offset
Direction
Transparency
SHADOW
X offset
Y offset
Softness
Transparency
Colour
CROPPING
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
CROPPING
Left
Top
Right
Bottom
CROPPING
Top
Bottom
Left
Right
TRANSPARENCY
Transparency
TRANSPARENCY
Transparency
Edge softness
TRANSPARENCY
Transparency
Edge softness
SHEAR
Shear X
Shear Y
Shear ZX
Shear ZY
CORNER CURVE
Corner curve
SHEAR
X, Y, Zx, ZY
ROTATION
Rotation X
Rotation Y
Rotation Z
Pivot X
Pivot Y
Pivot Z
ROTATION
X
Y
Z
ROTATION
Rotation X, Y, Z
Pivot Points X, Y, Z
Back-
[Flip Horizontal]
[Flip Vertical]
Colour
TRAILING
Frames
Offset
Transparency
[Background]
[