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GoPro CineForm Studio Manual
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GoPro, HERO and their respective logos are trademarks of Woodman Labs, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Copyright © 2011. Woodman Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTALLATION! OVERVIEW: WORKING INSIDE THE STUDIO! STEP 1: IMPORT & CONVERT! STEP 2: EDIT! 3 3 7 11
GOPRO CINEFORM STUDIO
GoPro CineForm Studio 1.1 User Manual
INSTALLATION
After verifying that your system meets the requirements to run GoPro CineForm Studio, and downloading the correct installer for your Mac or Windows computer, launch the installer by double-clicking and accept the licensing terms to install the software on your system. (NOTE: The default location the installer chooses will be the most appropriate location based on your system. Do not choose to modify this property unless you are a very experienced user and have a clear reason to do so.)
OVERVIEW: WORKING INSIDE THE STUDIO
GoPro CineForm Studio is divided into two main areas that define a two-step workflow. The first step is to ʻImportʼ your footage and ʻConvertʼ it to a GoPro CineForm file or GoPro CineForm 3D file. The GoPro CineForm file can be adjusted for color and framing in the ʻEditʼ section in Step 2. The adjustments made inside the Edit area of the software are created as “metadata” and saved along with the media file. No actual changes are made to the file and anything you do can be revised, or completely reversed at any time. These nondestructive changes are a feature unique to the GoPro CineForm file type. By converting your footage to GoPro CineForm files, and keeping them in that state while you use your favorite video editing program to cut them together while you make color and framing (and 3D alignment) changes in GoPro CineForm Studio, you keep your options open until the very end of your project. Once your clip is ready, or youʼve edited your GoPro CineForm footage in your video editing software and exported a
!
GoPro, HERO and their respective logos are trademarks of Woodman Labs, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Copyright © 2011. Woodman Labs, Inc. All rights reserved.
!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INSTALLATION! OVERVIEW: WORKING INSIDE THE STUDIO! STEP 1: IMPORT & CONVERT! STEP 2: EDIT! 3 3 7 11
GOPRO CINEFORM STUDIO
GoPro CineForm Studio 1.1 User Manual
INSTALLATION
After verifying that your system meets the requirements to run GoPro CineForm Studio, and downloading the correct installer for your Mac or Windows computer, launch the installer by double-clicking and accept the licensing terms to install the software on your system. (NOTE: The default location the installer chooses will be the most appropriate location based on your system. Do not choose to modify this property unless you are a very experienced user and have a clear reason to do so.)
OVERVIEW: WORKING INSIDE THE STUDIO
GoPro CineForm Studio is divided into two main areas that define a two-step workflow. The first step is to ʻImportʼ your footage and ʻConvertʼ it to a GoPro CineForm file or GoPro CineForm 3D file. The GoPro CineForm file can be adjusted for color and framing in the ʻEditʼ section in Step 2. The adjustments made inside the Edit area of the software are created as “metadata” and saved along with the media file. No actual changes are made to the file and anything you do can be revised, or completely reversed at any time. These nondestructive changes are a feature unique to the GoPro CineForm file type. By converting your footage to GoPro CineForm files, and keeping them in that state while you use your favorite video editing program to cut them together while you make color and framing (and 3D alignment) changes in GoPro CineForm Studio, you keep your options open until the very end of your project. Once your clip is ready, or youʼve edited your GoPro CineForm footage in your video editing software and exported a