GoPro Studio 2 User Manual

GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 
Preferences 
 
Clicking the  Preferences  option launches the  GoPro Studio Importer Preferences 
Window, where you will see two tabs at the top, which separate the two preference 
panels  – General  and Camera.   
 
GENERAL PREFERENCES  
 
The GENERAL  tab is indicated by the gear icon at the top of the Preferences Window 
and it contains the following GoPro Studio Importer settings.  
 
IMPORT MEDIA FROM GOPRO CAMERAS TO THIS LOCATION  
 
By default, the GoPro Studio...

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AUTOMATICALLY SYNC COMPUTER TIME AND DATE WITH CAMERA 
 
By default, this option is enabled and it causes your GoPro camera (when connected) to 
sync the date and time with your computer. It ’s good to keep this option enabled as it 
ensures your GoPro camera always has the correct time.  
 
AUTOMATICALLY DELETE MEDIA FROM YOUR GOPRO CAMERA AFTER 
IMPORT  
 
By default, this option not selected and it is okay to leave it unchecked, however, if you 
know that you will...

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OVERVIEW OF THE GOPRO STUDIO 
USER INTERFACE  
 
The  GoPro Studio  application consists of three main  workflow steps: 
 
•  Step 1:  VIEW & TRIM  
•   Step 2: EDIT  
•   Step 3: EXPORT  
 
Each of these steps is  accomplished  using three different work areas  in the user 
interface.  When you launch GoPro Studio,  VIEW  & TRIM is the active work area. The 
Work Area Selection buttons at the top of the user interface allow you to switch between 
the  VIEW & TRIM , EDIT and...

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Step 1: VIEW & TRIM 
 
The VIEW & TRIM  work area, or “ VIEW & TRIM Room ”,  is where y ou view  your source 
files,  select  initial trim points  using your best footage  and choose  advanced conversion 
settings.  You  then  add your source files to a conversion list for batch processing into 
GoPro CineForm files. If you have not converted any of your source files into GoPro 
CineForm files, this is where you should start.  
 
 
Menu 
Import Button 
Work Area Selection...

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Step 2: EDIT 
 
The EDIT  work area, or “EDIT Room”,  is where you do further trimming, combine multiple 
videos on a storyboard and add  effects, music and titles. If you have  already converted 
your source files to GoPro CineForm files, click the STEP 2 EDIT button at the top of the 
user interface  to switch to the  EDIT Room . 
Work Area Selection Buttons 
Add Media Button 
Add Title Button 
Media Bin 
Remove Clip Buttons 
Trim, Split and Clip Navigation Controls...

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The Player Window’s Three States  
 
In the  EDIT Room, the Player Window is used to playback your files and clips. The Player 
Window displays the contents of the Media Bin, the complete Storyboard as well as 
individual clips on the Storyboard.   
 
The Player Window has three different  states whic h are determined by the area of focus 
in the  EDIT Room  work area.  
  1.  When a file or clip is selected in the Media Bin, the Player Window will display 
the  current...

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Step 3: EXPORT 
 
The EXPORT  work area, or “EXPORT Win dow”, is where you export your  movie to a new 
file, ready to share with the world.  Here you’ll be able to choose from a variety of preset 
export formats or create your own custom export s etting. W hen you  are done editing your 
project in the EDIT Room, click the STEP 3 EXPORT button to launch the  EXPORT 
Window . 
   
Export Presets 
Export Settings 
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Menu Commands  
 
The menu at the top of the  VIEW & TRIM and the EDIT w ork areas is comprised of three 
main  menus , FILE , EDIT  and  HELP.   
 
The  FILE  menu includes the following commands:  
 
•  New  Project  creates a new GoPro Studio project . 
•   Open Project  opens a n existing GoPro Studio project . 
•   Save Project s aves the current GoPro Studio  project. 
•   Save Project As  saves the current GoPro  Studio project  with a new name.  
•   Recent Projects...

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GoPro Studio Preferences 
 
The GoPro Studio  Preferences panel can be accessed via the  Edit menu. In the 
Preferences panel, you can enable or disable the Auto Save Project feature. When 
enabled, the Auto Save feature periodically saves a back -up file of the current project.  
 
In addition to being able to turn Auto Save ON or OFF, you can also choose the time 
interval that GoPro Studio will use for automatically saving the back -up project file. You 
have the choice...

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CAMERA SOFTWARE UPDATES  
  
As a company, GoPro is always innovating and always improving the features in our 
cameras. One of the ways we do this is by releasing periodic  camera software updates.  
These provide camera performance enhancements, bugs fix and new features. GoPro 
Studio makes it easy to install these software  updates onto your GoPro cameras.  
 
Refer to the list below to know which update method is right for your particular GoPro 
HERO  camera model....