Pinnacle Studio Independent Learning Activity Samuel Levinson

A. Pinnacle Studio Video Editing Software For this learning activity, I e plored Pinnacle Studio video editing software. !hrough e perience with Pinnacle Studio, I learned how to edit videos that may "e used for professional presentations, including teaching. I have #nowledge in editing videos, including how to add music and titles, and more advanced editing s#ills such as adding a digital "ac#ground. $igital videos are valua"le to distance learning classrooms, in that an instructor may record a lecture and share the video with their class to view online. Videos may "e created to teach a variety of su"%ects, and with the proper editing software, a video will "e of higher &uality and without technical distractions.

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I learned editing techni&ues that may "e used in ma#ing a professional video. )ere are some editing tips to use when editing a professional &uality video with Pinnacle Studio*

!itles may "e added to a video "y placing the video in the timeline, dou"le,clic#ing on the video, and then clic#ing the -!. icon. !hese titles may "e placed at any point in the video, and users have the option to place te t within the video through a title overlay.

Video clips may "e split, and the clip can "e moved or deleted, in order to create a "etter video. For e ample, if there are any scenes where the camera is sha#ing, or if there is a pause, the video may "e changed "y trimming part of the video or splitting

the clip. !his also allows the user to place the ending of the video at the "eginning. + /ith the video timeline, users may also place multiple videos into the timeline, in order to com"ine multiple videos into one presentation. !he overlay trac# in Pinnacle Studio0s video time line also allows for picture,in,picture videos. For e ample, one may "e addressing the camera in speech, and have a second video playing simultaneously in the corner. + !here is a music icon that allows users to add music to their video. 1usic from one0s own li"rary may "e added, and there is also music provided "y Pinnacle. + !o add transitions to a video, Pinnacle allows for many options. !his allows one to change topics in a video, with a clear change in the video. + If the user would li#e to add images to their video, pictures from the computer may "e added to the video timeline. + Another option is to edit the video using the video overlay. In addition to the picture, in,picture a"ilities, one may use green screen technology 2or chroma #ey3 to place a digital "ac#ground "ehind a person in the video. For e ample, one could create a PowerPoint, and use slides from the PowerPoint as their "ac#ground, while the individual in the video spea#s.

4. Applying Video Editing to $istance Learning $igital videos created "y instructors, and edited with Pinnacle Studio, may "e used to teach via distance learning. Videos may "e created and shared with students online, in order to provide a lecture, or to e plain a concept. A lecture from an instructor that would previously only "e possi"le in a traditional classroom may "e translated into

distance learning "y providing students with a video. !he video may also serve as narration for another presentation, such as a PowerPoint. $. Pros and 4ons of 5sing Pinnacle Studio Pros*

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Edit videos to create professional &uality video for sharing with students. 5se chroma #ey to place a digital "ac#ground in your video. Video may "e easily shared "y uploading to a we"site such as 6outu"e.com and sharing the lin# with students.

!raditional classroom lectures may "e recorded and edited so they may "e shared with those in a distance learning setting.

Allows individuals to ta#e film footage that is less than ideal and edit the footage into a professional &uality video.

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It may ta#e time to understand and learn all of the features availa"le from Pinnacle Studio editing software.

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Software may "e e pensive, depending on where it is purchased. $epending on the user0s s#ill in video editing, it may "e time consuming to edit a video.

E. 1y information on Pinnacle Studio is written "ased on my own e periences.

F. E ample of Pinnacle Studio 6ou may view a video I created with Pinnacle Studio "y visiting the following lin#* https*77www.youtu"e.com7watch8v9:;$IPmmI<%=