Pinnacle Studio lesson blog

  Today in class, our instructor taught us about the editing process. We were  told we would be using a editing software called pinnacle studio, when it came to the films/ media we needed to edit. The instructor made it seem as if it were difficult; however, most of the features within the software were pretty self explanatory. I didn’t really see the purpose of taking notes. They made it seem that there were high stakes when using the software, and warned us about using our own. Apparently if our personal programs were to fail us, our teachers would not be able to help us. Though, upon hearing this my partner and I still dabbled on about how we could use other programs, such as hit film studio, to maximize our editing capabilities. My partner and I are both seniors in high school so we are pressured to do our best, as passing this class is pressured on us the most.

     Though the software its  self seemed easy to master, getting the footage from our cameras to our computers to begin the editing process actually seems confusing. Even though we took notes on this matter it was pretty confusing. In the editing process we learned about the three tracks within pinnacle studio. Each track named “Av” has its own purpose, when it comes to building films. Av 1 would be used for  our film titles, like texts and subtitles that are usually seen in movies. Av 3 would be used for music, and sound. We were told to use this for voice overs as well.Lastly, Av 2 is where we would import- moving our footage into the software- our footage. Within this track is where all the visual editing would take place.

   We learned about basic cuts and editing, and also a little about file formats with our instructor, showing us the difference between mp3s, and mp4s ( that being mp3s are music, and sound, and mp4 being video based files). Though I had a basic understanding about that topic already.  Im looking forward to filming our upcoming assignments, and then editing them to see how the shots come together to make videos, or films. I feel that today’s lesson got me excited for what’s to come. I know that the films my partner and I create will possibly be the best to have ever been created by mere students.