How do I save a PiP I've made as a template?

jaymay22

Member Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia. Joined: Aug 27, 2009 07:18 Messages: 143 Offline

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Sep 07, 2013 02:05

Hi there,

Hope someone can spare time from the new CL PD 12 to help me, still new to 11!

I've managed to create a nice start to my video, with the screen quartered and playing 4 clips simultaneously, with music and a title with animation. I really like it. So much, that I wanted to save the idea for the next one, I might start all my home movies like this...maybe...

But when I click 'save as' in Modify, it tells me I can't save it as a template with video clips in it.

I've looked EVERYWHERE! I can't find how to either
a) remove the video clips, but keep the 4 spots in position so clips could be dropped in, or
b) start from scratch, making the 4 positions, but without using videos.

I can see other templates with the vacant checkered background, but I don't know how to do that.

Attached see my pip design in the screenshot. It's simple, but works well, and looks effective with the 4 videos all playing simultaneously. I thought I would keep it to use, maybe even upload it.

How?? to save one I made in my timeline, or to make from scratch without video?


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Jenny

RobAC

Contributor Joined: Mar 09, 2013 18:20 Messages: 406 Offline

Sep 07, 2013 09:55

The best thing I have found is to save multiple Template .pds project files you can use in the future.

It's the same as when you save any final work edit project you have done, except it's an outline or template you want to use in the future for other projects.

Click File>Save Project As

Now enter your location and title- for example "Four Square PIP"
It will be saved as Four Square PIP.pds

You can now open this and add / delete to your hearts content.

For future reference I strongly suggest you have a look at this Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAOnn8g0C_o

more can be found here: http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/29377.page

Rob
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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Sep 07, 2013 13:03

Hi Jenny -

A while back, a very similar question came up in a different forum. It was along the same lines of making a "user generated template", where the user could just substitute files. It's the kind of idea that could easily apply to your video wall idea...

RobAC's suggestion about saving the "Intro" project will work for you - up to a point. You'd still need to resize & reposition each video in your "wall".

Here's something that might be of use to you. It's a template that's not really a template. I made it to help out the OP so it doesn't exactly do what you want. I'm sure the idea could be adapted.

http://www.mediafire.com/?ai0402g707el2dc

Once you download it, check out the ReadMe file which explains all.

I'll test how it works with video files.

Cheers - Tony

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ynotfish

Senior Contributor Location: N.S.W. Australia Joined: May 08, 2009 02:06 Messages: 9977 Offline

Sep 07, 2013 14:40

Jenny -

The good news is - it's doable.

Here are the steps I took:
1. Create Intro sequence (4 videos with title)
- the 4 videos are named Video_001, Video_002, Video_003, Video_004
2. File > Export > Pack Project
- this packed project becomes the "template"
3. In packed project folder, substitute the 4 video with different ones
- also named Video_001, Video_002, Video_003, Video_004
4. Open project
- same sequence, different videos

Here is the packed project and the substitute files http://www.mediafire.com/?o708oog7uia4j5b

N.B. It will only go smoothly if all video files are in the same format e.g. MTS. I used WMVs just to keep the file size down.

Cheers - Tony
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