| Adding
Transitions to a VideoWave Production
Once
the video has loaded, press the Play button
to begin.
Adding
Transitions
Once
all of your images are in place in your
production, click on the Play
button in the Preview window
to view the slideshow. Having no transitions
between the slides is called Cuts.
Cuts have their place in many productions,
but to add a little different effect you
can also add transitions between the images
to show a connection from one to the next.
There are several ways to add transitions;
and you can experiment to find the method
with which you are most comfortable.
One way is to drag and drop them from the
Effects Selector's
Transitions panel.
Click
on the Effect Selector
tab in the Docking area (alternately click
on it in the Task Pane).
Click
on the Transitions button,
if it is not already selected. I think there
are about 150 transitions in this panel,
and it is fun to try them out and experiment.
Just keep in mind that the images are what
you want to showcase, not the transitions.
Click
the drop-down arrow and
select a Theme to view
the transitions by category. Themes allow
you some variation and flexibility within
your production, while still maintaining
a cohesive feel, since they are designed
to complement each other.
Click
on the right-pointing green arrow
in the lower right corner of each transition
to preview it. If you want
one particular transition applied throughout
the production, drag and drop it into place
between two images, right click it, and
select Apply Transition to All.
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Some transitions,
(for example, 3D
transitions) will only be available
in Hardware mode.
To
determine if your PC is capable of
rendering in Hardware mode:
Click on Tools >
Options and in the
top of the Options
dialog box, click the Graphics
Test button and let the test
run. If your computer is capable of
Hardware rendering, the radio button
next to Hardware will be selected
for you. If not, Software will be
selected. It's not a good idea to
try to override this setting to enable
otherwise unavailable transitions.
To avoid possible problems, you
may want to set your computer to Software
mode, regardless of the test results. |
To
add varied transitions as a Theme,
click on Apply Transition Theme
in the Task Pane's Add Content
panel. Select one of the themes and click
Yes when VideoWave asks
if you want to Apply to All Transitions.
This gives you random transitions from within
that Theme. You can drag and drop them to
other positions, delete and replace, or
choose a different theme entirely.
To
adjust the duration of a transition,
click on the transition and change the durations
setting in the Preview window.
You
can also add transitions by clicking Add
Transitions in the Add
Content panel of the Task
Pane. Select the transition and
choose how you would like it inserted. This
can be a big help if you decide you want
to apply one particular transition throughout
your entire project.
You
can change how the transition displays by
changing its settings. Select a transition
and then click on the Settings
tab in the Docking Area. Some have different
settings, so play with them to find out
what you like. Change the transitions all
to dissolves by clicking on Apply
Transitions Theme, click on Dissolves
and clicking Yes.
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