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When you're creating your own graphics for use in a video, consider the following:
Have Visual Communicator scale down, not up
published output (typically 640 x 480 pixels for local playback, and 320 x 240 for web
playback).
32-bit images are treated as titles
Communicator preserves the transparency and treats the image like a transparent title slate.
You can use video clips in your shows. These prerecorded clips are handled differently than
live video recorded within the program:
Video clips can be moved within the show, whereas live video is locked in the position
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where it was recorded.
You can trim a video clip but not live video.
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A video clip's audio track stops playing when the show transitions to another tray, whereas
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the live audio persists even when the live video is not being shown.
The following video formats are supported:
AVI (Audio Video Interleave)
format has several forms, depending on the codec (encoder/decoder) used to record or encode
it. If you encounter any problems with an AVI clip in Visual Communicator, check to see that
you have the necessary codec installed to play it back. Because the resolution of an image
deteriorates with each decompression/compression cycle, for the best results use
uncompressed AVI clips as inputs in your videos.
MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group)
video files.
A format created by Apple® but viewable through a QuickTime player on the
MOV
Windows platform as well.
Trim video clips from the Actions tab or in the Action window. You can trim video and audio
clips but not live video and audio.
As you trim a video clip, remember to leave enough time at the beginning for the Transition
In effect to finish, and enough time at the end so that good content finishes before the
Transition Out effect begins.
Make the resolution at least the size of the
If you use a 32-bit PNG or TGA image, Visual
A Microsoft file format for digital audio and video. This
A standard compressed format for audio and
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