*WOW!* While I can get these results in Studio 18 Ultimate, 21 Ultimate makes is soooo easy, by incorporating these controls in the preview window! Also, you bring up the real reason many of us semi pro's shoot in 4k, and why professionals shoot on 8k. It makes 1080p post production sooo easy! To be able to crop, pan, and zoom, with little to no loss, is the *BEST!* And most used *"Secret"* to professional editing.
I'm an amateur moving from Studio 10 (which I loved) to studio 21. One question I don't see in any of the tutorials is the feature that allows you to capture jpg's from video still in this package. Thanks in advance.
hey - i've just bought pinnacle studio 26 and am struggling to pan & zoom. the first issue seems to be the aspect/ratio in which the images are imported and the aspect of view on the timeline but i don't really see how these work. when i try and pan & zoom the red and green boxes disappear off the edges of the viewing pane and don't seem to do what i need. also, i can't see the whole image - the top seems to be already cropped off? can you help?
Maliek, you sure are trying to convince me to get PS21U. While this can be done manually in 19U, it is a pain and this 21U version makes it so simple, or as you say easy peasy! I occasionally use C&Z for close ups of the fishing action. I don't use it often - if used too frequently I feel it would detract from the content. Keep 'em coming. Many, many thanks. And, Merry Christmas!
Excellent tut. Question 1: Is the loss of resolution the same if we use the “Zoom” function? Question 2: About still photos, is there one format better than others when it gets to zooming? I know the larger the original resolution/file size is a determinant but which format? Thanks and “Keep on keeping on.” Bill
The loss of resolution is the same using the Zoom function. I recommend using jpeg and PNG with Pinnacle Studio but neither will produce better results when it comes to zooming.
I am trying to make a video with one video clip in the background and a series of changing clips in the foreground bottom right-hand corner as you showed in this video. Cropping the clips and overlaying them is easy enough, but I have about 20 clips that I want to apply the exact same cropping and resizing to. I know I can go through and change the numbers in the properties tab of each clip so they're all the same, but is there any way to do this quicker with so many clips?
Can you edit and export in square and vertical formats with pinnacle studio? ie for instagram square video format and Instagram Story vertical format. Cheers!
I have a video taken in portrait mode that I want to crop to 1080 x 1080 or any other square size for INTAGRAM is there a way to do that in Studio 21? By the way I love your videos!!
Hi Maliek, First of all I want to thank you for all this Great useful Videos, I have a question: Can we use Bluff Titler with Pinnacle as a plug in or add on, if yes please tel me how, Thanks again Maliek
Another useful video. I recently attempted a crop and resize on some photos I was using in a video. On one of these photos I did a zoom in which looked fine on the Pinnacle player, but when I attempted to export it as a DVD the photo remained the correct width and filled across the screen but was squashed vertically in to the centre of the screen. Any idea from the above brief description what happened. Keep up the great work. Denis
Not really sure what happened since it only happened to one image. Was the resolution of that image different than the resolution of the other images? What is the resolution of your timeline? DVDs are SD so the resolution is lower and could cause resolution conflicts based on your timeline and/or the clips being used in the timeline.
Pinnacle Studio 26 Ultimate here. How to crop to a spesific aspect ratio? I want to crop to portrait mode to post to instagram. I have 27 clips in my video and I have to individually crop every clip and without the ability to see if the aspect ratio is correct. All of my clips are now slightly in different sizes and that's the best I can do. And don't know if it will fit Instagram either. Any advices?
I have Pinnacle studio 23 ultimate and this is not working for me for some reason. I recorded some stuff on my Samsung 6 Edge and when I do it on the timeline, it looks like it works but when I go full screen I still see the black bars on the side. What am I doing wrong?
Hello Maliek, I am having hard time using this software Pinnacle studio 21. All, I want is a simple act please help me here. I have a short video that I want to split in half. The first half has to be deleted and the rest half has to be saved and then posted somewhere. I tried so many times but with out success. Can you please provide steps for that. I was using Microsoft Video editor which was so easy to use but this one is not user friendly. Thanks
I cant see the video in my preview screen. well I can, but only the top left corner of it and no matter what I do I cant get the entire video into the preview screen! i tried all this it didn't work, just makes what is there, smaller
Thanks so much for your videos, I really enjoy them. I was just wondering, I am trying to make a timelapse video with pictures (ofcourse) and everything works except that there are black boxes beside every frame. And as you show in the timelapse tutorial in pinnacle 19 it's easy getting them out with resizing and then copy the effects. But this doesn't work for me in pinnacle studio 21, do you have a video of this showing it on pinnacle studio 21? Would be super awesome!
Hi Maliek. Your channel helped convincing me to buy PS21U a few days ago. Unfortunately it doesn't work (yet). It crashes as soon as I try to view any MP4 or MTS file. "NGStudio stopped working". I am in contact with customer support now. Maybe you can post an episode about how tot tackle things when PS21U doesn't work? The info I found is either not helpfull or is made for older versions. Nothing simular to the steps customer support is suggesting me to take. I'm not out of the woods, yet. The only "Pinnacle love" for me is coming from the help desk. They are really pro-active and helpfull. But, knowing how much time and effort go into a project, I can use all reassurance I can find to convince me PS21U is still the right choice for me ..
Hello Maliek, nice tutorial again, as always. I learn a lot and love it! I own a Sony FDR-AX53 (4K and HD). So far I didn't anything in 4K, however cropping 4K to 1080p was one reason to buy this marvelous camera. My question is: can keyframes be used while cropping? In your original clip the boat is moving forward and backward within the image. You crop a certain image, however then the boat may disapear from the image in playing the whole cropped clip. Can using keyframes prevent that?
Bert S you can do this in Properties. Left mouse click on clip on timeline, click on Editor and go to work. Just make sure to enable Keyframes (clicking on the little diamond).
Using your canoe example, let's say you want to be zoomed in on the canoe the whole time, but the canoe starts off on the far left of the original footage but ends up on the far right. Is there a way to key frame it so it smoothly moves across staying zoomed in on the canoe?
It seems I might be able to do the same with pan and zoom.... with that thought why would I want to use crop and resize vs pan and zoom if I will resize to a full window
Hi Maliek Sorry to go off topic, but do you know if ColorFast still works with PS21? I know version 2 does not, but I can't get the legacy version to show up in my software. Love your work...
Hi I have Pinnacle Studio 19 I have recorded a video in 16: 9 which I would like to convert to 1: 1 (ie square) to FB and Insta. I can make a crop, but then I end up with black on the right and left of the picture. If I just change the aspect ratio, the picture is "squeezed" together. What do I do? : - / Thank you in advance for your help
Maliq, Can you tell me if there is a way to import the Red Giant effects from Avid Studio into Pinnacle 21? Very nice videos I have watched many of your videos and they help a lot.
David Trevathan unless you have PS17U and then PS18U, you can not. AS is a 32bit program and the RG effects have to be "bridged" (which happens when you have PS17U installed and then install PS18U) for 64bit Pinnacle. I have every version from Avid Studio to PS21U, so it was easy to just copy and paste RG from PS18U to 19U, 20U and now, 21U. One or two (I forget) RG effects do not transfer over to 64bit and Particular is painfully slow in 64bit. It works better in Avid Studio.
Good Day sir, love your videos and I'm running into something you may have had experience with. I'm adding a .png graphic into a project. When I preview the graphic via the library, it fits perfectly. When I add it to the project, it cuts off a small part of the graphic on the right side, almost as if it doesn't fit in the window. Have you seen this before and found a way to correct, or do I need to physically shrink the graphic?
Question about zooming and cropping within a montage...I'm using a montage that came with 21 Ultimate called Multilayer Mix Animation 2 verticle. The 2 images that are vertical are zoomed & cropped by the software, but I would like to adjust that so the correct part of the image shows. I can not figure out how to do this withing the editor. Any help is greatly appreciated. Suggestions?
I haven't found a way to do this yet. You can crop the video but the output is based on the export settings. If you customize the export settings for Instagram (example: 1000 x 1000) the video will be distorted.
you motivated me to get Pinnacle ultimate 21 at best buy- for only 90$, finally in the game and said goodbye and retired Studio 17, hoping this will improve the quality of my vids.
Hey this is terrific. I never even considered doing this. You make learning so much fun and using Pinnacle much easier these day. Love all your work.
I always enjoy your videos on how to do things in Pinnacle Studio Ultimate!! Wish I had an photographic memory so I could remember all you put out.
Thanks!
How can I convert HD to a 1:1 aspect ratio for IG?
Thanks Maliek. Great tutorial. Gave me ideas on how to make several PIP in one video. Looks easier using crop and resize.
Yes, a ton easier to do it this way.
"Maliek . . . Maliek . . . he's our man, if he cant do it -- nobody can !!!" This PS21 Ultimate function simplifies a much used feature. Thank You.
LOL! Yes, this makes things much easier.
I am digging your videos. You make it easy to learn.....Thank you so much!!! Drive on Soldier
Hi Maliek, thank you for great video's, and i have a question: How to crop a video for Instagram and export it 1080 x 1080 ?
Thanks so much for these videos that are really helping out my multi media presentation that I'm putting together as i write this. You the man!
*WOW!* While I can get these results in Studio 18 Ultimate, 21 Ultimate makes is soooo easy, by incorporating these controls in the preview window!
Also, you bring up the real reason many of us semi pro's shoot in 4k, and why professionals shoot on 8k.
It makes 1080p post production sooo easy! To be able to crop, pan, and zoom, with little to no loss, is the *BEST!* And most used *"Secret"* to professional editing.
A lot of pros shoot at 4K!!
As always you are such a STAR! Thanks so much!
I'm an amateur moving from Studio 10 (which I loved) to studio 21. One question I don't see in any of the tutorials is the feature that allows you to capture jpg's from video still in this package. Thanks in advance.
Is it possible to resize multiple images on the timeline simultaneously, as opposed to resizing one at a time?
Late night upload??? It's crazy, because I'm up watching it. Great job, for looking out for the people, who can't fall asleep. LOL!!! My manz...
HA! I like that one!!!
Always SOOOO helpful. Thanks!
love your programs man - you make this fun!
Thanks man as always and yop I use that crop already and I can't believe how easy is to do that in this brilliant software
You're welcome!
Can this be used to remove black bars from the tops and bottoms of the video?
Thanks now I can resize and edit my videos
hey - i've just bought pinnacle studio 26 and am struggling to pan & zoom. the first issue seems to be the aspect/ratio in which the images are imported and the aspect of view on the timeline but i don't really see how these work. when i try and pan & zoom the red and green boxes disappear off the edges of the viewing pane and don't seem to do what i need. also, i can't see the whole image - the top seems to be already cropped off? can you help?
Video captured in 4:3 cannot be cropped into 16:9 to get rid of the black lines. What's the trick?
Maliek, you sure are trying to convince me to get PS21U. While this can be done manually in 19U, it is a pain and this 21U version makes it so simple, or as you say easy peasy!
I occasionally use C&Z for close ups of the fishing action. I don't use it often - if used too frequently I feel it would detract from the content.
Keep 'em coming. Many, many thanks. And, Merry Christmas!
Just showing everyone the features. 😃 Yeah, you don't want to over use this or any other effect.
Excellent tut. Question 1: Is the loss of resolution the same if we use the “Zoom” function?
Question 2: About still photos, is there one format better than others when it gets to zooming? I know the larger the original resolution/file size is a determinant but which format?
Thanks and “Keep on keeping on.”
Bill
The loss of resolution is the same using the Zoom function.
I recommend using jpeg and PNG with Pinnacle Studio but neither will produce better results when it comes to zooming.
how do iget my rendered video to fill the screen as oposed to looking like a box with black borders?
Is there a way to do this effect while the video is playing? in other words can my videos crop and resize while the playing in my timeline?
I am trying to make a video with one video clip in the background and a series of changing clips in the foreground bottom right-hand corner as you showed in this video. Cropping the clips and overlaying them is easy enough, but I have about 20 clips that I want to apply the exact same cropping and resizing to. I know I can go through and change the numbers in the properties tab of each clip so they're all the same, but is there any way to do this quicker with so many clips?
Can you edit and export in square and vertical formats with pinnacle studio? ie for instagram square video format and Instagram Story vertical format. Cheers!
I have a video taken in portrait mode that I want to crop to 1080 x 1080 or any other square size for INTAGRAM is there a way to do that in Studio 21? By the way I love your videos!!
Hi Maliek, First of all I want to thank you for all this Great useful Videos, I have a question: Can we use Bluff Titler with Pinnacle as a plug in or add on, if yes please tel me how, Thanks again Maliek
It can't be use as a plugin or add on. You can use the files you create with it in Pinnacle Studio.
Thanks
Another useful video. I recently attempted a crop and resize on some photos I was using in a video. On one of these photos I did a zoom in which looked fine on the Pinnacle player, but when I attempted to export it as a DVD the photo remained the correct width and filled across the screen but was squashed vertically in to the centre of the screen. Any idea from the above brief description what happened.
Keep up the great work. Denis
Not really sure what happened since it only happened to one image. Was the resolution of that image different than the resolution of the other images? What is the resolution of your timeline? DVDs are SD so the resolution is lower and could cause resolution conflicts based on your timeline and/or the clips being used in the timeline.
Thanks Maliek
Pinnacle Studio 26 Ultimate here. How to crop to a spesific aspect ratio? I want to crop to portrait mode to post to instagram. I have 27 clips in my video and I have to individually crop every clip and without the ability to see if the aspect ratio is correct. All of my clips are now slightly in different sizes and that's the best I can do. And don't know if it will fit Instagram either. Any advices?
I have Pinnacle studio 23 ultimate and this is not working for me for some reason. I recorded some stuff on my Samsung 6 Edge and when I do it on the timeline, it looks like it works but when I go full screen I still see the black bars on the side. What am I doing wrong?
Hello Maliek, I am having hard time using this software Pinnacle studio 21. All, I want is a simple act please help me here. I have a short video that I want to split in half. The first half has to be deleted and the rest half has to be saved and then posted somewhere. I tried so many times but with out success. Can you please provide steps for that. I was using Microsoft Video editor which was so easy to use but this one is not user friendly. Thanks
I cant see the video in my preview screen. well I can, but only the top left corner of it and no matter what I do I cant get the entire video into the preview screen! i tried all this it didn't work, just makes what is there, smaller
Thank you this helped a lot
Thanks so much for your videos, I really enjoy them. I was just wondering, I am trying to make a timelapse video with pictures (ofcourse) and everything works except that there are black boxes beside every frame. And as you show in the timelapse tutorial in pinnacle 19 it's easy getting them out with resizing and then copy the effects. But this doesn't work for me in pinnacle studio 21, do you have a video of this showing it on pinnacle studio 21? Would be super awesome!
Yes, perfect, quick explanation, thank you - hit the sub button.
Hi Maliek. Your channel helped convincing me to buy PS21U a few days ago. Unfortunately it doesn't work (yet). It crashes as soon as I try to view any MP4 or MTS file. "NGStudio stopped working". I am in contact with customer support now. Maybe you can post an episode about how tot tackle things when PS21U doesn't work? The info I found is either not helpfull or is made for older versions. Nothing simular to the steps customer support is suggesting me to take. I'm not out of the woods, yet. The only "Pinnacle love" for me is coming from the help desk. They are really pro-active and helpfull. But, knowing how much time and effort go into a project, I can use all reassurance I can find to convince me PS21U is still the right choice for me
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is it possible to have 2 different aspect ratios for 2 different parts in a video, like, can I switch from standard to widescreen in a single video?
Hello Maliek, nice tutorial again, as always. I learn a lot and love it!
I own a Sony FDR-AX53 (4K and HD). So far I didn't anything in 4K, however cropping 4K to 1080p was one reason to buy this marvelous camera. My question is: can keyframes be used while cropping? In your original clip the boat is moving forward and backward within the image. You crop a certain image, however then the boat may disapear from the image in playing the whole cropped clip. Can using keyframes prevent that?
Bert S you can do this in Properties. Left mouse click on clip on timeline, click on Editor and go to work. Just make sure to enable Keyframes (clicking on the little diamond).
Ditto!
Anthony Pierre, Thanks for your advise; I will practise it.
Enjoyed this!
I enjoy Your instruction: Keep it up.
Using your canoe example, let's say you want to be zoomed in on the canoe the whole time, but the canoe starts off on the far left of the original footage but ends up on the far right. Is there a way to key frame it so it smoothly moves across staying zoomed in on the canoe?
Yes, use the 2D Editor Advanced effect to crop and move.
It seems I might be able to do the same with pan and zoom.... with that thought why would I want to use crop and resize vs pan and zoom if I will resize to a full window
Preference, no other reason.
Hi Maliek
Sorry to go off topic, but do you know if ColorFast still works with PS21? I know version 2 does not, but I can't get the legacy version to show up in my software.
Love your work...
Sorry I don't know if it works with PS21 or not. 😞
Hi
I have Pinnacle Studio 19
I have recorded a video in 16: 9 which I would like to convert to 1: 1 (ie square) to FB and Insta.
I can make a crop, but then I end up with black on the right and left of the picture. If I just change the aspect ratio, the picture is "squeezed" together.
What do I do? : - /
Thank you in advance for your help
Can I take a picture that is in portrait mode and adjust in pinnacle 20 so that the picture fills the entire frame?
Very helpful thank you and please teach how to add cinematic effects to video... The video should look like same as movie... Please teach.
I need help. When I do a smart movie the pictures are to big on the screen and I don’t know what ratio it needs to be on. They are just regular images
DUDE. Thanks so much.
Maliq, Can you tell me if there is a way to import the Red Giant effects from Avid Studio into Pinnacle 21? Very nice videos I have watched many of your videos and they help a lot.
David Trevathan unless you have PS17U and then PS18U, you can not. AS is a 32bit program and the RG effects have to be "bridged" (which happens when you have PS17U installed and then install PS18U) for 64bit Pinnacle. I have every version from Avid Studio to PS21U, so it was easy to just copy and paste RG from PS18U to 19U, 20U and now, 21U. One or two (I forget) RG effects do not transfer over to 64bit and Particular is painfully slow in 64bit. It works better in Avid Studio.
Ditto. Thanks for helping out Tony P! You da man!
Good Day sir, love your videos and I'm running into something you may have had experience with. I'm adding a .png graphic into a project. When I preview the graphic via the library, it fits perfectly. When I add it to the project, it cuts off a small part of the graphic on the right side, almost as if it doesn't fit in the window. Have you seen this before and found a way to correct, or do I need to physically shrink the graphic?
I want to see how to make vertical videos
Question about zooming and cropping within a montage...I'm using a montage that came with 21 Ultimate called Multilayer Mix Animation 2 verticle. The 2 images that are vertical are zoomed & cropped by the software, but I would like to adjust that so the correct part of the image shows. I can not figure out how to do this withing the editor. Any help is greatly appreciated. Suggestions?
(Control Panel > Project Settings > Montage Scaling) You can select between crop, fit, and none. Select Fit and the entire clip/image will be visible.
PinnacleStudioPro EXACTLY what I needed! Thank you!
Great, thanks it helps👍
Blu-ray burning, when you upgrade from pinnacle 20 to 21 do you have to purchase the blu ray burning again?
You should not have to. Check with Corel Support before purchasing to be sure.
What about resizing videos for Instagram. I would like my HD quality videos to meet the instagram video settings, but without losing that quality.
I'm trying to do the same. I need to export square videos.
Thank you
Hi Malik excuse me how can I crop my VIDEO to make fit in INSTAGRAM?
I haven't found a way to do this yet. You can crop the video but the output is based on the export settings. If you customize the export settings for Instagram (example: 1000 x 1000) the video will be distorted.
I will be cropping videos and photos
Thanks for the shout out keep up the helpful videos will return the shout out.Thanks
No problem. Keep up the good work!
Both
Video 😎
Yeah, that didn't work for me..
Well dang it
why does every youtuber need to pretend he is a "ultrafunny cool guy" and not being himself. ugh...
you motivated me to get Pinnacle ultimate 21 at best buy- for only 90$, finally in the game and said goodbye and retired Studio 17, hoping this will improve the quality of my vids.