Canon Digital IXUS 500 Quick Start Manual page 341

ADDING MEDIA TO THE STORYBOARD
To add media to the Storyboard:
1. Double-click the component within the album.
Or:
1. Single-click the component within the album.
2. Click the Apply button (it's the arrow beneath the
album).
Don't worry too much about adding your files in a
particular order. You can click and drag them on the
Storyboard at any time to swap positions.
Don't forget that you can add audio to two different audio
tracks! You can overlap simultaneous sound clips and
adjust their volumes to create the perfect blend. If you
need to record audio, you can do so at a later step.
After adding your media, your Storyboard should look something like this:
REMOVING MEDIA FROM THE STORYBOARD
To remove a media component from the Storyboard, click the trashcan icon (
highlighting (clicking) the component you want to remove.
THE PLAYER
Now's a good time to talk about the Player. The Player is the video screen on the right side of
the display. It lets you preview each component on the Storyboard, as well as your entire movie.
The Player has standard playback controls. The slider beneath the preview window shows you
the progress of the video. There are two times listed; the first lists the total time of the clip,
while the second lists the time at the current position.
If you want to preview your entire movie (all of the components on the Storyboard played
together), click the Entire Movie button (
on the Storyboard, click the Active Clip button (
component you want to preview on the Storyboard, then press the Play button.
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). If you want to preview only a specific component
). If you choose the latter, single-click the
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