Cleaning HFX...

Studio 12 was a good opportunity for us to update some of our free Hollywood FX effects, in order to improve their functionality. They are now fully functional with S12. 291 effects are currently available, 85 of them have been rebuilt. We took the opportunity to do a general clean-up and update to our ZIP files (good news, there is a new zip file, for HFX #201 to #250). We strongly suggest that you also clean-up your installed files.

Why ?

If you want to stay up to date with the HFX available on this website, and if you also wish to take the opportunity to clean-up your HFX, take the time to follow our instructions! We will provide all detailled information in this newsletter, so you can erase all "Declic Video HFX" and start fresh from scratch. You will then be able to replace them with the new HFX, rebuilt and ready to go. (fully working with S9, S10, S11 and S12)...

OK, but how ?

First, you will need to work with the following directories:

If you are working with Windows XP :

• Program Files\Pinnacle\Hollywood FX for Studio\6.0\Effects\00 - Declic Video
• Program Files\Pinnacle\Hollywood FX for Studio\6.0\Images\00 - Declic Video
• Program Files\Pinnacle\Hollywood FX for Studio\6.0\Objects\00 - Declic Video

If you are working with Windows Vista :

• Programmes\Pinnacle\Hollywood FX for Studio\6.0\Effects\00 - Declic Video
• Programmes\Pinnacle\Hollywood FX for Studio\6.0\Imagess\00 - Declic Video
• Programmes\Pinnacle\Hollywood FX for Studio\6.0\Objects\00 - Declic Video

Then, follow these steps :

1. close Pinnacle Studio
2. save your directories listed above
   (in case you want to go back to your old HFX)
3. delete the folders listed above (to clean up your hard drive)
4. download the new HFX effects that interest you (either one by one, or using the new ZIP files)
5. if you decide to download the zip files, you will need to extract all of them in a folder first
6. double click on each file you downloaded (take note that if you have downloaded zip files and extracted them, you can select all of them, and pressing enter will install them all in one shot),
7. finally, do not forget to run the new batch file, "Repare-HFX" corresponding to your operating system and your version of Studio (take note that a news Repare HFX batch file is available for Vista x64).

These changes have required a lot of work. But the desire to assist and satisfy our users have provided us with the necessary incentives.