Operation Manual

206 Pinnacle Studio 9
Review the video scenes in your movie and decide
where you want the voice-over to begin and end. When
you are ready, open the Voice-over tool. Note that the
recording lamp – the dark rectangle in the upper left of
the above illustration – is not lit.
Select your starting point on the Movie Window
Timeline. You may do this by selecting a clip, playing
the movie and stopping it at the desired point, or by
moving the Timeline scrubber.
Position the microphone for use and try speaking a test
phrase to check your recording level (see “Voice-over
level” below). When you are satisfied, click the Record
button (which toggles to a Stop button). Wait for a few
moments as the recording lamp first signals STAND BY
then steps through a 3-2-1 countdown.
When the recording lamp signals RECORDING, and the
movie begins to play back in the Player, perform your
narration.
Finally, click the Stop button. The lamp goes out, and
the voice-over clip is automatically placed on the sound
effects and voice-overs track. Review the clip by
selecting it then clicking the Play button.
Voice-over level
The record level for a voice-
over clip is set when you create
the voice-over and cannot be
changed thereafter. However,
you can adjust the playback
volume at any time. The record