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Adding clips to your project
The Timeline is the heart of Video Editor. This is where you put video,
audio, and other media files that will make up your movie. Daunting at first
glance, it is amazingly easy to use. You can also see how long each video/
audio segment is and how it relates to other parts of your project.
To insert files into the Timeline:
Click the Insert Video button on the Timeline toolbar to open the
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Insert Video File dialog box.
Browse for a video file (clip). There are a number of sample files on the
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MediaStudio Pro CD or use a file you have previously captured.
Click Open.
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Move your cursor to the beginning of the Va track and click.
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How your Timeline should look
Try repeating the above procedure with another video clip, this time
inserting it into the Vb track just below the first clip. Any material placed in
lower tracks appears over, or on top of, clips placed in the higher tracks.
Therefore, if you make the clip in Vb overlap Va, the material on the Va track
will be partly or totally hidden. This is an important concept, because clips
will often overlap to create overlays, titles, and transition effects.
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