GoPro Studio 2 User Manual
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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 Importer will import media into a GoPro subfolder in the current user’s Pictures folder. We recommend keeping this as the default location but you are welcome to select a different location if desired. Click on the CHANGE button to manually select a new import destination. USE GOPRO STUDIO TO IM PORT MEDIA FROM YOUR GOPRO CAMERA By default, this option is enabled as indicated by the checkmark in the checkbox. If you would prefer to import your GoPro camera media to the computer using an alternative method, you can opt-out of using the GoPro Studi o Importer by unchecking this checkbox. AFTER IMPORT, SHOW YOUR MEDIA IN GOPRO STUDIO By default, this option is enabled and it causes GoPro Studio application to launch after the import process with your most recently imported photos and videos loaded in the GoPro Studio Import Bin, ready to view and trim. NOTE: Mulitple photos will be loaded into GoPro Studio as timelapse sequences, even if they are not part of a sequence. Use the playback cont rols to manually step through each individual photo. GENERAL TAB The GoPro Studio Importer Preferences Panel 7
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 always want to delete the files after importing, then it’s a good idea to enable this option here. By enabling this option, you will not be prompted whether or not to delete the files after import. CAMERA PREFERENCES The CAM ER A tab is acce ssible by clicking on the camera icon at the top of the Preferences W indow. This is where you assign a folder name for your GoPro camera. After assigning a folder name, the GoPro Studio Importer will use this location for all media imported from this parti cular camera. NOTE: When plugging in a GoPro camera for the first time, if you agree to let GoPro Studio Importer manage the importing of your GoPro camera files, you will be prompted to create a folder for that particular camera. The folder name chos en there is the same as the one that will show here in the CAMERA tab in the GoPro Studio Preferences Window. Exit Clicking Exit closes the pop- up menu and removes the GoPro Studio Importer from the Windows System Tray. CAMERA TAB 8
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 EXPORT work areas. NOTE: The first time you launch GoPro Studio, the Import Tutorial will appear. The Import Tutorial gives you a brief walkthrough of how to use the IMPORT Room. You can step through the tutorial using the NEXT buttons or cancel out of it by clicking the SKIP TUTO RIAL button. Work Area Selection Buttons VIEW & TRIM STEP 1: VIEW & TRIM STEP 2: EDIT EDIT EXPORT STEP 3: EXPORT 9
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 Buttons Conversion List Trim Point Buttons File Name Box Rotate / Flip and Advanced Conversion Settings Buttons Playback Controls Convert All Button Conversion Details Change Directory Button Full-screen Button Import Bin Play-head Player Window Remove Clip Buttons Volume Controls Playback Slider Add to Conversion List Button 10
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 Storyboard Menu Playback Controls Player Window Volume Controls Global Playback Settings Video & Audio Playback Settings Color Correction, Framing & 3D Controls Effect Presets Load Template Button Reset All Settings Button Storyboard Time Indicator 11
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 frame in selected file. The Storyboard becomes grayed out when the Player W indow is being used by clips in the Media Bin. 2. When the Storyboard is selected, the Player W indow will display the contents of the Storyboard. You can use the yellow Storyboard Time Indicator bar to drag to specific locations on the Storyboard. As you do, the Player will update to display the current frame. 3. When an individual clip is selected in the Storyboard, adjusting the IN or OUT point markers will cause the Player Window to display only the selected clip. When this happens, the yellow Storyboard Time Indicator bar on the Storyboard will become grayed out, indicating that only one clip is being used in the Player Window rather than the entire Storyboard. M ore specific information about the Player W indow and Playback Controls can be found throughout the User Manual. Player Window 12
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 13
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 shows a sub-menu listing recently used GoPro Studio projects . • Load Edit Te mplate launches the Edit Template Selection Window. • Export with sub -menu of Export Movie and E xport Image. • Exit closes GoPro Studio. The EDIT menu includes the following commands: • Redo allows you to redo an action after prev iously using the ‘Undo’ command. • Undo allows you to undo the 50 most recent change to the storyboard. • Copy copies Storyboard elements and clip attr ibutes to the W indows clipboard. • Paste pastes Storyboard elements and clip attributes from the Windows clipboard to the Storyboard or S toryboard elements . • Clear Storyboard clear s the Storyboard of all content . • Preferences launches the Preference window (details below) The HELP menu includes the following commands: • Launch Import/Edit Tutorial opens the Import or Edit Room Tutorial . • Device Window opens the Device Window where you can update HERO2, Wi - Fi BacPac TM and W i -Fi Remote product software. ( HERO3 and HERO3+ camera software is updated at gopro.com/update . HERO4 camera software is updated automatically when the camera is plugged into the computer). • GoPro Studio Man ual opens the GoPro Studio User Manual. • Launch Help Page launches your default web browser to the GoPro.com help page . 14
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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 of the following intervals: • 30 Seconds • 1 Minute • 5 Minutes • 15 Minutes • 30 Minutes • 60 Minutes NOTE: The Auto Save feature is turned ON by default and it’s a good idea to keep it enabled. This way, if you ever have a system crash or accidently close GoPro Studio without saving the main project fil e, you can recover your work using the Auto Save project file. The Auto Save project file is s aved in the same folder as the main project file. 15
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual 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. • GoPro H ERO2 camera software is updated by following the steps in the section called, “ Updating Hero2 Camera Firmware ”. • GoPro H ERO3 camera software is updated through our support website at gopro.com/support/product -updates -support . • GoPro H ERO3+ camera software is updated by following the steps in the section called, “ Updating HERO3+ Camera Software ”. • GoPro Hero4 camera software is updated by following the steps in the section called, “ Updating HERO4 Camera Softwar e .” Updating HERO4 Camera Software The following explains how to update the camera software in your GoPro HERO4 camera. In addition to the camera, you’ll need a memory card and a USB cable. Step 1 – Make sure a memory card is plugged into the camera. Step 2 – Turn on the camera. Step 3 – Plug in the USB cable to the compter. Step 4 – Plug the other end of the USB cable into the camera. At this point, if GoPro Studio is installed, it will detect the camera and if there is an update available, it will prompt you to install it . Click the INSTALL UPDATE button to begin the update process. 16