Adding videos
To add video files to your movie production:
1Select the Add Video button in the video/ pictures area. The Add Pictures window opens.
2Browse the folders on your hard disk drive to select existing video files for your movie:
■Add up to three video files.
■Select multiple video files by pressing and holding Ctrl on your keyboard while selecting the files.
3Adjust the order of the video files by selecting and then dragging and dropping the file. Select the clip, and click the Trash Can icon to remove a video clip from the production.
4You can mark specific scenes in a video clip to include or leave out of your final movie with the magicMoments feature in muvee autoProducer.
To select video scenes with magicMoments:
a Select a video file in the Select Video/ Pictures window, and then click the magicMoments button. The magicMoments window opens.
b Click the Play button to start viewing the video.
cUse the magicMoment controls to mark video scenes to include and exclude:
■Click and hold down the green thumbs- up button to mark scenes that must be included in the movie.
■Click and hold down the red thumbs- down button to mark scenes that must be left out of the movie.
■Click or hold down the gray thumb button to undo 1 second of a selected scene. Press the Shift key on the keyboard, and then click the scene to undo scenes that were marked with the
■Click or hold down the arrow buttons to navigate backward and forward through the video footage.
Video footage left unmarked is still analyzed when you make the movie and may be included in the final version of the movie.
For best results with the production of your movie:
■Keep each magicMoment to less than 10 seconds.
■Keep the total duration of magicMoments to less than 50 percent of the duration of your movie. It is recommended to select only a few scenes.
dClick OK when you finish marking scenes. The window closes. Note that the video clip is marked on the
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