Honest Technology Claymation Studio 2.0 manual

honestech Claymation S tudio 2.0 User Guide[...]

2. honestech End User Licen se A greement IMPORT ANT : READ THE FOLL OW ING TER MS AND CONDIT IONS CAREFULL Y BEFORE CONT INUING THIS INST ALLA TION. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE W ITH THESE TERMS AND COND ITIONS, PR OMPTL Y REMOVE THE SOFTWARE FROM YOUR COMPUTER AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING THE DOCUMENT A TION, TO Y OUR SUPPLIER AND YOUR MONEY W ILL [...]

3. Claymation Stud io 2.0 5. Limited Warranty a. Licensor does not warrant that the fun ctions contained in th e Licensed Pro duct and Hardwar e will meet License e’s requirements or that the opera tion of the Software and H ardware will be uninterrupted or error-free. Lic ensor does warrant th at the media on which the Software is furnished and [...]

4. h onestech T able of Content s End User Licen se Agreement .................................................................................................. 2 T able of Content s ..................................................................................................................... 4 1. About hones tech Claymation S t udio 2 .0 ..[...]

5. Claymation Stud io 2.0 6. S toryboard ................................................................................................................. 29 6.1. Add Image Fra me(s) ..................................................................................... 29 6.2. Cut Frame(s) ............................................................[...]

6. h onestech 1. About honestech Claymation S tudio 2.0 1.1. What is Cla ymation Studio? With honestech Clay mation S tudio, you can easily create stop-motio n video. Capture images using a digi tal camera, w ebcam or DV ca mcorder and add backgro und images, audio, and musi c to create your ow n stop-m otion mov ies. Capturing images is ea sier an[...]

7. Claymation Stud io 2.0 2. Installation and Un -installation of honestech Claymation Studio 2 .0 Note: T o optimize per formance of the product and your computer , defragmenti ng the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) prior to inst alling honestech Claymat ion S tudio software is reco mmended . Also, if there is any se curity sof tware on your PC tha t may bl[...]

8. h onestech 2.1.4. The following welco me screen will appear . Click [Next >] to continue. 2.1.5. End-User License Agreement will appear as show n below , read the agreement and if you accept the agreement, click [Ne xt ] to c ontinue .[...]

9. Claymation Stud io 2.0 2.1.6. Choose Destination Location screen will appear as s hown below . A ccept the default or change the installation location by c licking change. W hen your are r eady t o install Claymation S tudio, click [Next >] to continue. 2.1.7. Select Program Folder screen will be display ed ne xt. A ccept the default folder o[...]

10 . ho nestech 2.1.8. The Setup status screen will appear as shown below . This step occurs automatically . 2.1.9. W indows Media Runti me Setup window will appear , click [Y es] to continue. 2.1.10. W indows Me dia User License Agre ement will appear , click [Y es] to continue .[...]

11 . Claymation S tudio 2.0 2.1.1 1. Files will install auto m atic ally and the following completion window will appear . Click [OK] to finish Windows Media Runti m e Setup . Note: The installation for Windows Media Format 9 is NOT neces sary for Windows Vista systems. Y ou will see this step only on Windo ws XP systems. 2.1.12. Claymation S tudio[...]

12 . ho nestech 2.2. Uninstalling honestech Cla ymation Studio 2 .0 2.2.1. Uninstall honestech Claymation S tudio 2.0 using its own uninstallation file or the A dd or Remove Progra ms in the Control Panel . 2.2.1.1. T o uninstall using the uninsta llation file: from the task bar , go to Start  All Programs  honestech C laymation Studio 2 .0 a[...]

13 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 2.2.2. The unin stallation is in progress. Please wait for completion.[...]

14 . ho nestech 3 . Program In terface 3.1. Menu 1. Menu options  Manage projects (new , open and save/save as)  Create output  Settings 2. Help Button  Help Button provide s helpful infor mation on certa in features and ho w to use them. i. Click on the He lp Button button ( ).[...]

15 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 ii. Move your mouse cur sor over any tab or button you w ish to know more abou t. If the Help Button is appli cable, the mouse cursor will change to . iii. Click on the tab or button, and an infor mation window will pop up describing the specific featur e and how to use it. 3. Help 4. Minimize 5. Maximize 6. Close 3.2. V[...]

16 . ho nestech 4. Audio A. Preview captured frames B. Open and view background images C. Manual chro ma key section adju stm ent D. Mask option 3.4. Storyboard 1. Organize captured frames 2. A djust thu mbnmail size 3. E dit frames ( cut, copy and pa ste) 4. A dd audio 5. Add text and titles[...]

17 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 4. Managing Projects 4 .1 . What is a project? A project file is a small reference file that points the program to y our Claymation c ontent (pictures, audio recordings, t itles etc.), typically saved elsew here on your c omputer . A project file will not contain your actual wor k, but instead indicates which files are n[...]

18 . ho nestech 4.4 . Save Project 1. Click and select Save Project … to save the current pro ject. (Hot -key : Ctrl+S , Ctrl+ Shift+N) 2. If you want to save the project unde r a different name, select Save Proj ect As… . Then, select a folder , name your pr oject, and click Save .[...]

19 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 5. Capture 5.1. Select Camer a Device 1. Click and selec t Settings . The Settings wind ow w ill open up as shown below . A. Camera Device : select a ca mera from the list of ava ilable devices. a. Your camera m ust alrea dy be connected to your PC and installed properly . Please refer to the installation manu al for you[...]

20 . ho nestech 5.2. Camera Setup Y ou can use various too ls available here to help you create/modi fy your figures. The view screen will sw itch to capture mode . 1. Click to access camera option s. A. Capture Device  : adjust the brigh tness  : flip image horizontally (mirror image)  : flip image ver tically  : return to default set [...]

21 . Claymation Stud io 2.0  : Turn the grid feature of/off C. Key Draw ing : Make a sketch in th e Capture wind ow  : Freehand d raw ing  : Line drawing  : Show/Hide key draw ing lines  : Erase key dra wing lines  : Select the color and thickiness of the line s[...]

22 . ho nestech 5.3. Capture Images 1. Click to switch the view screen in to capture mode.  : Switch to capture mode – the display screen will show the imag e from the camera.  : Switch to preview mode – the dis play screen w ill show the image from the storyboa rd. 2. Place your figure in front of t he c amera. You will see your figure/o[...]

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24 . ho nestech 5. 4. Auto Capt ure Auto capture allows you to a utomatically capture images of your figure at a pre-defined time interval without m anually cl icking on the capture button. The display screen will switch to capture mode.  : Displays the auto-capture speed.  : Define auto-capture speed (i. e. Auto m atically capture a frame ev[...]

25 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 2. Click / to switch the chroma on/ off. 3. Click on the display screen to select the chroma key color u sing the mouse pointer ( ). 4. : The “+” indicate s t he selected color , and the box indicates the tolerance range. Y ou c hange the color tha t you w ant to use as the chroma key color here. 5. : Adjust the colo[...]

26 . ho nestech 7. How to apply chro ma key to impor ted images: A. Click . B. Browse and loca te the image file(s) y ou want to add to the S toryboard. C. The selected im age will be shown in the display screen. It will say “Imported Image” on the top left corner. D. Click tab. E. Click to browse and sele ct background i m age. F. Click to add[...]

27 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 5.6. Rotoscope If you need help in setting up your figure, the "Rotoscope " option allow s you to view a still photo on top of your clay figure. You can use this feature to line up the i mages , th en capture a frame using the button. 1. Click to access rotoscope op tions. 2. Click / to switch rotoscope on /off[...]

28 . ho nestech 5.7. Review your frames You can review your work before you create the final output. If you don ’ t like any of the frames you hav e created, you can go back and edit your w ork. A. Select one of the three options to change the thumbnail view ing mode. 1. Click to switch the view sc reen into preview mode. 2. Click to play the fra[...]

29 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 6. Sto r y board Y ou can manage your frames in the story board. 6.1. Add Image Frame(s) 1. Click , or right- click on the S torybo ard window. 2. Select “ Import Image File(s) ” from the context men u. 3. Browse and locate the image file(s) yo u want to add to the Storyboard . The selected image(s) will appe ar in t[...]

30 . ho nestech 6.2 . Cut Frame(s) 1. Select the frame( s) in the S toryboa rd you wish to cut, and righ t -click on the m. 2. Select “ Cut Frame(s) ” from the con text menu (Hot -key: Ctrl + X). 6.3. Copy Fram e(s) 1. Select the frame( s) in the S toryboa rd you wish to copy and righ t -click on the m. 2. Select “ Copy Frame(s) ” from the [...]

31 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 6.5. Mov e Frames 1. Select the frame( s) in the S toryboa rd you wish to mov e. 2. Click and hold, then drag the frame( s) to a different location. 3. Release your mouse button, and the frame will drop into the new location. Note: Intro/Ending title frames can not be moved to di fferent location . 6.6. Delete F rame(s) [...]

32 . ho nestech 6 .7 . Insert Blank F rame(s) 1. Select the frame in the S toryboard you wish to insert a blank frame before and right- click on it. 2. Select “ Insert Blank Frame ” from the con text menu. 3. Select a color for the blank fra m e being inserted . 4. The blank fra m e w ill be inserted right before the selected fra me.[...]

33 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 6.8. A dd Intro /Ending C redits 1. Select “ A dd Intro T itle ” or “ Add Ending T itle ” from the contex t menu. 2. Enter tex t onto the dialogue scree n. D B A C a) Move the text location within the frame/window by clicking on t he text and dragging. b) Enter text her e. Click to change the font and size. c) Se[...]

34 . ho nestech 7. Audio Recording 7 .1. Record A ud io Record audio for voice-overs, sound effe cts, etc. .. 1. Select the frame in the S toryboar d you w ish t o record audio f or , and r ight-click on it. 2. Select “ Record aud io ” from the contex t m enu. 3. Audio recording w ill begin af ter a 3 second count down. 4. When the recording be[...]

35 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 7.2. Delete Audio Delete audio recording s from your p roject/storyboard. 1. Select the frame in the Story board you wish to delete audio files f rom and right-click on it. 2. Select “ Delete A udio ” from the contex t m enu. 3. The audio clip w ill be removed fro m the S toryboard.[...]

36 . ho nestech 7.3. A dd B ackground M usic Add background music to enhance yo ur animation. 1. Click to access audio option s. 2. Click to browse and sele ct an audio file you w ant to add. 3. T he selected audio f ile will become the background music for your stop motion video .[...]

37 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 8. Creating Output Create video ou tput in the format of your choi ce. 1. Click and select Output . 2. Select output video format: WMV , A VI or M PEG . 3. Output For m ats:  WMV ( W indow s Media Vi deo)  A VI  MPEG (MPEG1 /MPEG2)[...]

38 . ho nestech 8.1. WM V Format Settings 1. Select a W MV profile of yo ur choice. Other related settings will be a vailable based on the profile you select. 2. Click [OK] to cre ate the video output in WMV format.  WMV Profiles  Each profile contain s th e information on the audio/vide o codec: video output size, audio sampling rate, bitrat[...]

39 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 Note : For detai led instruction s on the Profile Mana ger , please refer to the help menu in the W indows Media En coder .  Video Set tings  Video : supports bo th NTSC and P AL formats.  Resolution: video resolution (horiz ontal line s X vertical lines)  Frame rate: number of fra mes played per second . [...]

40 . ho nestech 8.2. A VI Form at Settings 1. Under “ V ideo Setting ” tab: A. Resolution: selec t output video res olution B. Frame Rate: select the output frame rate. This is different fro m the frame rate for capturing. 2. Click on “ Codec Se tting ” tab A. Video: i) . Video codec:  Select a video code c from the list of availab le co[...]

41 . Claymation Stud io 2.0  A lower v alue will result in higher v ideo quality , but it will increase the output file size B. Audio: i) A udio codec :  Select an audio codec from the list of available codecs on y our PC. ii) Format: adjust audio quality setting s. Note : Please contact the codec manufacturer/develop or refer to their user m[...]

42 . ho nestech 8.3. MPEG Format Setting s 1. Under “ V ideo Setting ” tab: A. TYPE: select MP EG1 or MPEG2. B. Resolution: selec t video resolution i) MPEG1: 320x240 m ax ii) MPEG2: 720x 480 or 720x5 76 C. Frame rate: nu m ber of fra mes to be created for each second of p layback. i) Recommended settings (1) For North Amer ican users, NTSC set[...]

43 . Claymation Stud io 2.0 D. Select “ Quality ” i) A higher quality setting will result in better video quality , but it will increase the ouput file size. 2. Under “ Audio Se tting ” tab: A. Sample rate: sele ct the number of samples per second taken fro m audio signal B. Bit rate: selec t the number of bit s processed per second.[...]

44 . ho nestech 9. Hot-keys  Ctrl + E : Import image file(s)  Ctrl + C : Copy  Ctrl + V : Paste  Ctrl + X : Cut  [Del] key : Delete frame(s)  [Ho m e] key : Select the first frame  [End] key : Select the last frame  [< ] key : Select the previous fra me  [ >] key : Select the next frame  Ctrl + G : Find specific [...]

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