I was inspired by the Montage Themes and this will allow me to show you, once again, the things that you can accomplish by using these two complimentary programs.

Moreover, as one can not directly import HD clips into the Easy FX Editor, this trick might also enable me use HD video while using the HFX Effect and Easy FX Editor from Studio 12.

I am not about to tell you that my little tinkering can replace the Montage Themes. So quit dreaming but enjoy yourself anyway ..

In "Tip-6 Alter the text and position of text in the transition 191-france", you learned how to change the name of a city and its geographical position. So, if you lived in France, you could adapt the transition to your needs. But not everyone lives in France! So, in this tutorial, we will expand the effect to include all countries as we learn to change the map at the bottom of the transition.

This tips and tricks shows you how to use the "222-compteur2" transition to display the clock from a well-known television series. This transition will actually be applied as a plugin effect and not as a transition between two clips.

This tip and trick tells you how to take advantage of one of the transitions "217-compteur" to display the power of a well-known television series ("24 Twenty-Four"). This transition will actually be applied as a plugin effect and not as a transition between two clips.

The transition at your disposal requires some minor adjustments... Don't hesitate to make the modifications, it isn't difficult! If you have Easy FX Editor (V5 or V6) with the HFX Mega, Plus or Pro version, follow this short tutorial and the size of the selected object will be updated in just a few steps!

So you downloaded the transition 201-pip-inverse and now you would like to modify it.  It is very easy and in this tutorial, we'll show you how!

In this tutorial we will see how we can install and use Hollywood FX V5.1 with Adobe Premiere Pro CS3. It should work with all Adobe Premiere Pro versions.

You already know how to modify the text included in some transitions "Tip-3 Modify "Texthere" for HFX 169". You also know how to modify the envelope parameters "Tuto-5 Creating effects". But in the transition 191-france, if you change the name of a city, it is no longer in the right place on the map of France. So it will be necessary to learn how to change the city's name and move it to the correct place on the map.

Having  two different scenes in one video is possible, by making a PIP (picture in picture). Just follow our tutorial and you will discover that this is an opportunity to showcase your editing in a different way ... Take note that most recent Pinnacle Studio version already include a PIP tool. Nevertheless, it does not include all flexibility allowed by HFX (parametersdes modification, tilting view, key framing, ...). For example, you can add multiple PIP window with this HFX technic....

In the previous three parts of this series you have seen how you can create effects in Hollywood FX and how you can change their appearance. In this last part we look at advanced additions, like warps and filters. And we will also be checking the possibilities with 3D-text, with which we can make titles that are bouncing of your screen.

This Tips & Tricks shows one way to use the "Transition" 201-PIP_Inverse.
It allows you to simulate a shoot made with two cameras and so it give's the illusion that you are operating hi-tech equipment.

In previous tutorials for Hollywood FX, the user interface of the program has been explained. That was necessary to be able to create a simple effect. In this part of the tutorial we go further into the program and look at some advanced functions of Hollywood FX.

Creating your own effect. In the "Tuto-2 General Tutorial", we have looked at the user interface. This overview was necessary in order to find most of the essential functions. It will become very clear when you are using the program. And what better way than to create an effect yourself. In this part we will investigate this possibility.

This "tip and trick" explains how to benefit of one of the #182 transition to make a simple rolling closing credit.

When working with a default Hollywood FX special effect, you will need to save it before modifying for your own personal video use. Here's how.

Here is the procedure to be applied to modify the text in special effect #169-flyofftext.

After having created a special HFX effect or installed a free HFX, you discover that your transitions thumbnails in Studio are black. The following procedure will help you to restore everything.

Effects such as "160-Multi7" or "091-Filmstrip" are called multi-screen transitions. These effects are capable of displaying multiple video clips simultaneously (animated or not). This tutorial will guide you through the setup process, step by step, to include this transition into your own production. A preview of this effect can be viewed by clicking on this link.

After having created an HFX effect or installed a free HFX, you discover that you cannot see your HFX effects listed in Pinnacle Studio (transition list). The following procedure will help you to restore everything.

Lesson 1- Files with .HFZ extension
What to do with these files ?