Learn Pretend Your Way

Pretend Tutorials on YouTube

A variety of videos ranging from installation and overviews to quick looks and how-to's.

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The Pretend User Guide

A complete review of all things Pretend, arranged simply by usage and available online.

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Manage Your Subscription

Frequently Asked Questions

• How do I switch my Pretend subscription to another machine?
  Select Pretend/Deregister in the top menu of the Pretend app. Then download Pretend on the other Mac machine and log in with your email and password.
• What are Story Groups?
  Story Groups are story-related containers in the library, like shows, scenes, or shots. Shows contain scenes, scenes contain shots, and shots contain video/audio clips. They can also hold anything related to that group, like pictures or pdfs. Plus, they are also timelines where you can assemble your movie. See Growing a Story in the Pretend User Guide to learn more.

Pretend Releases & Notes

• Pretend 1.1 - Minor Release (25 July 2022)

  New Features

  •  Timeline: added Transitions in video editing! New transitions include Cross-Dissolve, Dip to Color, Fade In and Fade Out. For more info: https://allenglennedwards.com/doc/PretendDoc.html#transitions

  Improvements

  •  Accounts: added Google logins.

• Pretend 1.0.2 - Minor Release (15 September 2021)

  Fixes

  •  Timeline: fix rounding and precision issues with time values; better handling of frame rates

  •  Library: fix occasional crash when switching from large group to small group in icon view

  •  Export: fix reported duration of selection

• Pretend 1.0.1 - Minor Release (21 July 2021)

  Improvements

  •  Timeline: added SHIFT-B hotkey to show/hide Parent Bar

  •  Rendering: blending improvements

  Fixes

  •  Timeline: option-drag now creates valid copies of clips

  •  Library: drag & drop multiple clips within library no longer randomly hides some clips

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