Chapter 3: Edit
3.4Storyboard
The Storyboard is one place where you arrange your video clip components. It serves as the template for video construction. You add a still image or video clip to each spot on the Storyboard. Then, when you save your video, all of the components are combined into a single file. You can then use the file in the Create module as a chapter in a DVD movie. Or, you can just leave it as a
When constructing a video, you can add components by going to the Media, Text, Transitions, and Effects tabs. (The Media tab is where you add still images, video, and audio.) The Storyboard displays the Media and Transitions components that you have added (except for audio). For a more detailed view of everything you are using to make your video, as well as additional editing options, switch to the Timeline (see Section 3.5).
The Storyboard is divided into several large squares, with smaller squares in between. The larger squares are spots that are reserved for still images and video files.
As you add still images or video from the Media tab, the larger squares fill up. As you add transitions from the Transitions tab, the smaller squares fill up.
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