Using Video software

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About the software on your Sony desktop

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Clip tray

The Clip tray is provided for placing clips to be processed with

 

 

MovieShaker.

 

 

It can contain a movie file, still image and/or sound files.

 

 

 

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Product tray

The Product tray is where you arrange clips to make a movie. In the

 

 

Product tray, you will find the Storyboard Display and the

 

 

Timeline Display.

 

 

On the Storyboard, you can easily arrange scenes and transitions.

 

 

On the Timeline, you can arrange scenes, transitions, background

 

 

music, and narration, and make fine adjustments to the starting/

 

 

ending points and duration of scenes, transitions, background

 

 

music, and narration.

 

 

 

Importing images and sound clips

Before you can create a movie, you need to import the images and sound clips you want to use in your movie.

To import images and sound clips, proceed as follows:1Click the File import button . The Import dialog box appears.2Select the file you want to add.3Click Open.The file is added to the Clip tray.

Importing files over 75 seconds in length may cause MovieShaker to stop responding.

To remove a clip from the Clip tray, drag it from the Clip tray and drop it on the Trash icon . This only removes the clip from the tray, the original file is not deleted.