GoPro Studio 2 User Manual
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GoPro Studio 2.0 User Manual for Windows Operating Systems
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................... 1 What is GoPro Studio? ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Learning Resources ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 User Manual ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Readme File ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Online Help and Support ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Installing GoPro Studio .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 UNDERSTANDING THE WORKFLOW ................................................................................................... 4 Using GoPro Studio as a Stand-Alone Application .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Using GoPro Studio with 3rd Party Applications ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Why Convert to the GoPro CineForm Format? .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 THE GOPRO STUDIO IMPORTER ......................................................................................................... 6 Launch GoPro Studio ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 6 About GoPro Studio ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Preferences ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 Exit ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 OVERVIEW OF THE GOPRO STUDIO USER INTERFACE ................................................................... 9 Step 1: VIEW & TRIM .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Step 2: EDIT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 The Player Window’s Three States ...................................................................................................................................................................... 11 Step 3: EXPORT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Menu Commands ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 GoPro Studio Preferences ................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 CAMERA SOFTWARE UPDATES ......................................................................................................... 16 Updating HERO4 Camera Software ........................................................................................................................................................................ 16
Updating HERO3+ Camera Software ...................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Updating HERO3+ and HERO4 Camera Software from a Memory Card Reader .................................................................................................. 19 IMPORTING MEDIA FROM YOUR GOPRO CAMERA ......................................................................... 20 USING GOPRO STUDIO ....................................................................................................................... 22 Step 1: VIEW & TRIM .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22 Creating a New Project ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Importing Source Video Files ............................................................................................................................................................................... 22 Previewing Files in the Player Window ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 Converting Files ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24 Working with Time-Lapse Sequences ................................................................................................................................................................. 30 Step 2: EDIT ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 33 Using GoPro Edit Templates ................................................................................................................................................................................ 34 Creating your Own Edit Using a Blank Template ................................................................................................................................................. 53 Step 3: EXPORT ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 59 Exporting a Movie ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 59 Exporting Still Images .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 61 Updating HERO2 Camera Firmware ....................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Updating your HD HERO2 ................................................................................................................................................................................... 62 Registering Your Wi-Fi BacPac™ ........................................................................................................................................................................ 63 Updating Your Wi-Fi BacPac ............................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Updating Your Wi -Fi Remote ............................................................................................................................................................................... 63 Configuring Your W i-Fi BacPac™ (optional) ........................................................................................................................................................ 64 Troubleshooting Tips ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Advanced Features .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 65 Working with 3D Video Files ................................................................................................................................................................................ 65 Working with Keyframes ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Global Playback Settings in the EDIT Room ....................................................................................................................................................... 71
GoPro CineForm Codec Settings ......................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Moving GoPro CineForm Files to Other Computers ............................................................................................................................................ 79 USING GOPRO STUDIO WITH 3RD PARTY APPLICATIONS ............................................................... 81 Importing GoPro CineForm Files ............................................................................................................................................................................. 81 Working with Files in the Media Bin ......................................................................................................................................................................... 82 Previewing Clips in the Player Window ................................................................................................................................................................ 83 Diverging from the Previous Workflow ..................................................................................................................................................................... 83 Playing Files in W indows Media Player ................................................................................................................................................................... 90 Using GoPro CineForm Files in Other Applications ................................................................................................................................................. 90 Avoiding Re-Transcoding ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 90 Switching Between GoPro Studio and Other Applications .................................................................................................................................. 92 Exporting GoPro CineForm Files ......................................................................................................................................................................... 92 APPENDIX A: KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS............................................................................................. 93 APPENDIX B: GOPRO STUDIO EXPORT PRESETS ........................................................................... 95 APPENDIX B: THE GOPRO CINEFORM CODEC ................................................................................ 97 Compression ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 97 Active Metadata™ Technology Overview .............................................................................................................................................................. 101
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual INTRODUCTION Welcome to GoPro Studi o, a video editing application that makes it easy to create professional -quality videos from your GoPro content. What is GoPro Studio? GoPro Studio makes it easy to import your GoPro media from your camera to your computer and create professional -quality videos. W e’ve taken our most popular GoPro videos and turned them into GoPro Edit Templates that help fast -track you to an incredible edit. The music, edit points, slow -motion effects and more have been dialed— all you have to do is replace our video clips with yours. Or if you want to create edits from scratch, you can do that, too. Trim and mix clips. Add titles, music, audio tracks and m ore. Adjust video playback speeds for ultra slow motion and fast motion—Flux™ makes speed changes super smooth. Plus, view HiLight Tags to quickly find your best clips for more convenient editing. 1 It’s never been easier to make engaging GoPro- style videos to share with the world. GoPro Studio enables you to do the following: • Easily create engaging GoPro- style videos • Automatically import your GoPro media from the camera to your computer via USB connection or microSD card reader • GoPro Edit Templates help fast-track you to an incredible edit by dialing the music, edit points, motion effects and more • Trim, edit and mix video clips • Add titles, music, audio tracks and more • Flux™ enables super smooth ultra slow -motion and fast -motion speed changes • View HiLight Tags to quickly find your best clips for more convenient editing 1 • Fisheye adjustment control • Export video still frames at full resolution • Create videos from Time Lapse photo sequences • Edit immersive 3D videos (requires Dual HERO System 2) • Update your cam era software for the latest features and best performance3 • Automatically sync your camera’s time with your computer’s time 1
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual • Supports GoPro, Canon, Nikon and other constant frame rate H.264 mp4 and .mov 4 formats 1Compatible with HERO4 cameras only. 2Sold separately. 3Compatible with HERO4 and HERO cameras only. 4.mov files are not supported in Windows 8. Learning Resources GoPro offers several ways to help you learn how to use GoPro Studio. There’s the User Manual that you are reading now and an online support website, gopro.com/studiosupport . User Manual The User Manual explains how to use GoPro Studio, giving an overview of the product’s purpose and highlighting its various workflow options. It goes into detail about each and every feature that the software offers, explaining its purpose and usage. It’s a great resource to help you get the most out of your GoPro Studio experience. Readme File The Readme file installs with GoPro Studio and includes release notes for the current and previous versions as well as a list of current known issues. Online Help and Support In addition to the User Manual, further learning materials are available at gopro.com/studiosupport . There you’ll find workflow tutorials and answers to frequently asked questions. If you have a question or issue that you don’t see addressed in the tutorials or FAQ, please contact our support team and we’ll be happy to help answer your questions. 2
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual Installing GoPro Studio GoPro Studio is installed by launching the installer file that can be downloaded from http://shop.gopro.com/softwareandapp . 1. Verify that your computer meets the minimum system requirements for your operating system and hardware. System requirements can be found at http://shop.gopro.com/softwareandapp . 2. After the file has finished downloading, you’ll see the installer file. Double- click on it (it should be called, ‘GoProStudioPC -2.x.x.xxx.exe’, where the x’s are replaced by the specific version and build number). That will launch the Install W izard which will guide you through the installation process . 3. If this is your first time installing GoPro Studio, during the installation process you will be prompted t o install a device driver from Woodman Labs. It is completely safe to install this driver. In fact, we suggest that you check the “ always trust drivers from Woodman Labs” checkbox. This will ensure that your compatible GoPro cameras and accessories will be properly detected by GoPro Studio for product software updates. NOTE: The GoPro Studio installation wizard automatically chooses the most appropriate default install location based on your system. Do not modify the default location unless you are an experienced user. 3
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual UNDERSTANDING THE WORKFLOW There are two wa ys of us ing GoPro Studio. The first way is as a s tand-alone, start -to - finish video editing application. The second way is to use GoPro Studio in tandem with other 3 rd party video editing applications such as Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro and others . This User Manual will discuss each of these workflows in separate chapters . T he two workflows are as follows : Using GoPro Studio as a Stand-Alone Application In this workflow you trim and c onvert your camera source files i nto GoPro CineForm files , then use GoPro Studio to combine clips, add color effects and speed changes , music and titles , all using the built -in storyboard editor (the built -in Edit Templates make this a quick and easy process). Then you export your movie to various formats —YouTube, Vimeo or a high- quality Master file for archival purposes. W ith this workflow, all you need is a compat ible computer and GoPro Studio. Using GoPro Studio with 3rd Party Applications In this advanced workflow, you con vert your camera source files into GoPro CineForm files, use GoPro Studio to add color effects, adjust framing and other settings, then use t hose same GoPro CineForm files in other 3 rd party applications for further editing or processing. T his workflow requires an other video editing or compositing application to be installed on your computer. Some of the popular professional applications are Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere Pro, Apple Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer and Sony Vegas. GoPro CineForm files are also compatible with various consumer -level products , such as iMovie, Adobe P remiere Elements, Sony Movie Studio Platinum and W indows Movie Maker . NOTE : GoPro CineForm files are saved as standard AVI and MOV files so applications that support those file formats should be able to use GoPro CineForm files. 4
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual Why Convert to the GoPro CineForm Format? The first step in any GoPro Studio workflow is to convert your source files into the GoPro CineForm format. T his is very important and t here are several reasons to do this . A ll consumer -level cameras and many professional -level cameras record in highly compressed video formats designed to capture large amounts of data very quickly and save that data onto an SD card or other portable media format in as small a file as possible. This is great for recording large amounts of data onto a s mall space, but these compression formats are not designed nor optimized for maintaining image quality during editing or color correction processes. B ecause these formats are so compressed, they often require an ultra powerful computer to decode (playback) the files without performance degradation (choppy playback or dropped frames) . Because of this, man y professional filmmakers and consumer -level videographers use what is called a Digital Intermediate ( DI). A DI is an exact copy of the data from the original video file saved in a file format that is specifically optimized for higher image quality and fast playback on modern computer systems. This makes for a much better editing experience . The GoPro CineForm format (or codec) is the Digital Intermediate (DI) used in all GoPro Studio workflows and is one of the best in the industry —used by indie filmmakers and Hollywood studios alike . It has been standardized by SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers) as the VC -5 codec. Ultimately, GoPro CineForm files are better for editing than camera source files. They improve on image quality and playback speed, as well as provide the Active Metadata TM architecture required to enable the real -time image development and enhancement features available in GoPro Studio ’s EDIT Room . NOTE: You can learn more about the GoPro CineForm Codec and its Active Metadata TM technology in the APPENDIX section of this U ser Manual. 5
GoPro Studio 2.5 User Manual THE GOPRO STUDIO IMPORTER After GoPro Studio has been installed, a new icon appears in the Windows System Tray (this is the area next to your system clock down in the lower right -hand corner of your screen). This is called the GoPro Studio Importer and it replaces the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer system tray application from previous versions of GoPro Studio. Clicking (or right -clicking) on the system tray icon will reveal a pop- up menu with a list of options. The top half of the window shows the GoPro CineForm Codec Settings which previously existed in the GoPro CineForm Status Viewer system tray application. These advanced settings are discussed later, in the section called, “ GoPro CineForm Codec Settings ”. The bottom half of the window shows the following options: Launch GoPro Studio Clicking on the Launch GoPro Studio option opens the GoPro Studio application. About GoPro Studio Clicking the About option launches the About GoPro Studio window. In this window, you’ll see the exact version and build number of the currently installed version of GoPro Studio as well as a list of the team members who designed and developed GoPro Studio. GoPro Studio Importer GoPro CineForm Codec Settings 6