PIP-Studio tip

[IanPearson]

Below is an explanation of a PIP-Studio application, which was part of a question under a different title question. To enable future users to find this reply in the search function, I have posted it separately. The question was "how do I get a graphic to expand out of a scene."

Answer Use PIP-Studio as follows:-

PIP studio is a transition effect, the PIP can be a still photo or another video scene.

It is best to make both scenes the same length, it makes setting the movement much easier, so if you have a long scene, then split the long scene such that the part you want the PIP to expand into, is the same duration as the PIP scene itself.

Lets say you have a 30s scene and after 10secs you want the PIP to expand from nothing to what ever size you require in 5secs, and stay full size for a further 5secs and then cut back to the original scene, you need to split the 30sec scene into 3 x 10sec clips.

Now prepare your PIP scene (moving or still) which will be 10secs long.

Now place your 3 split sections into the story board and after the second split scene place your PIP scene and add a transition between the second split and your PIP and do the following.

1. Select “PIP-Studio” – “Add” – set the time duration to the full amount 10sec
2. If you have used the program before, remove any settings from the program.
3. Click “Effect” – “OUT” and set this to zero – “IN” set to 5secs.
4. Click “Edit effect”, make sure the box marked PIP is blue and the PIP will appear on the screen with a double arrow in the centre.
5. Click “Insert” to add another way point and use the arrows next to the preview button to go back to the first way point, which will turn green.
6. Click the position button and move the way point to where you want it to grow from and click again.
7. Now click the “Edit” button – “Size” and set the start size of you PIP, it can go to zero if you wish, then click “OK”
8. Use the way point arrows to go to the finish way point and repeat the position and size you require for the final PIP. You can go to full screen size if you wish.
9. Use the preview button to see if this is what you require before clicking “OK” – “OK”. Exit the program and “Create”

If I have done all the steps correctly (I am writing most of this from memory), when you play the story board you will have 10s of scene, followed by a PIP growing from a point on this scene, staying full size for another 5secs and finally cutting back to your main scene for a further 10secs.

I repeat, if you are going to get to know this program, work through the manual examples. There are so many variation on this effect, like making the PIP travel in a curve, by adding more way points, using the alpha effect and many, many more.

Ian

[videojim]

Thanks, Ian! I printed out what you posted before, and am studying what you have written, plus looking at the tutorial in Philpott's 4 (Video Manuals). Hope I can learn something here.

[videojim]

Ian,
I have an image from a previous use of PIP, and don't know how to get rid of it. Also, when I go to effect, and try to set a time, I have also to choose an effect, as hard cuts need no time, so fade is good here?

[IanPearson]

Jim
There are two ways to reset all your PIP settings, the first being my preferred method, albeit the slightly longest. This process is for the single PIP settings, but something similar can be done for the double 1 and double 2 settings.

Make two blank colour scenes of the same length (say 5s), one green and one red, place them in the story board. They don’t have to be blank coloured scenes but, it is easy to see what is happening. The first in the story board will be the main scene and the second the PIP.

1. Select “fx Transitions” – “Add” and set the time duration to max, i.e. 5s.
2. Select “PIP-Studio” – “Launch PIP-Studio” to enter the main PIP screen.
3. Make sure the “PIP” setting is at Single and “Shape” = Rectangle
4. Click “Size” and set this to say 200x160 – click. “Position” and place the PIP somewhere in the centre, say 360x288. Neither of these settings are essential, it’s just to set up in a known or familiar format.
5. Select “Boarder” and set both settings to zero and likewise with the “Shadow”.
6. Click “Effect”, first with the “IN” highlighted, set the “Effect” to Custom, “Fade time” to zero and repeat with the “OUT” highlighted.
7. Next click “”Edit Effect” – make sure the PIP box is highlighted (blue) and first with the “IN” highlighted click the “Delete” button until all the way points have been removed and the bar above the IN/OUT is just one light grey bar. Repeat this with the out button highlighted.
8. This has effectively cleared everything and set up the PIP to a known shape, size, position and with no movement. Click “OK” and “OK” again to go back to the main PIP screen.

However, before starting your new work, click the “Archive” button, click “Save” and in the blank title bar type Default Single – click “OK”. Now in the future whenever you want to reset all your single PIP settings, just go into “Archive” – “Load” – make sure the three selection boxes are check marked, click “OK”, select “Default Singe”, which you have set up and click “OK”.

This way you can in future quickly reset all your PIP settings to your known point.

If you use the PIP double program, you can also set up a “Double 1” and “Double 2” default.

I did at the top say there was another way to clear all the settings. Go into “System Setting” – “Install Product” – “PIP Studio V1” and click “Delete”. You then need to reload this program from your system CD and it will load with the MS default settings. If before you do any work you set up the “Archive” as I described above, you can always revert back to the MS blank settings.

Incidentally, some of the programs do have a default setting button, e.g. BB Bluebox World, but most do not. Where there is no default, I always after reloading the software, go in and set up a default in the “archive” of each program.

Ian

P.S. Although the above will reset all the size, movement, etc, this does not include the two blank coloured boxes, the main scene and PIP scene will always be the two you have applied the transition to, in the story board.