System information
Converting a crossfade or transition to a cut
1. Click to position the cursor within the transition.
2. Hold Ctrl while pressing the / key on your numeric keypad.
The transition is converted to a cut, using the Cut-to-overlap conversion settings on the Editing tab
of the Preferences dialog to determine where the cut occurs. For more information, see "Preferences
- Editing Tab" on page 601.
Learning more about a specific transition
The video plug-ins that are installed on your system will vary depending on the version of the software that
you are using.
For more information about each transition, click the Plug-In Help button in the Video Event FXwindow to
access online help.
Adding Generated Media to Your Project
From the Insert menu, choose Generated Media to create an event using a media generator plug-in. Media
generators can be used to create backgrounds, text, and textures in your project.
Double-click the title bar of the Video Media Generators window to resize it for the current plug-in.
Adding a generated media event
1. Position the cursor where you want to create the event.
2. Select the media generator you want to use:
n From the View menu, choose Media Generators to display the Media Generators window.
Select a generator in the left pane. The thumbnail images in the right pane represent each of
the existing presets for the selected generator. Hover your mouse pointer over a preset to see
an animated example, and drag the preset you want to use to the timeline.
n From the Insert menu, choose Generated Media. The Plug-In Chooser is displayed. Select
the plug-in you want to use and click OK.
The Video Media Generators dialog is displayed.
3. In the Video Media Generators dialog, type values in the Frame size and Length boxes to specify
the size and duration of the generated media.
4. Use the controls in the Video Media Generators dialog to adjust the plug-in's settings. For more
information, see "The Media Generators Window" on page 47.
To create a generated media event quickly, drag a preset thumbnail from the Media Generators tab to
the timeline. A new event is created where you drop the thumbnail using the preset's parameters.
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