Operation Manual

Chapter 10: Still images 181
replacing the video. The transparent area of the image
must be defined by means of an alpha channel.
Making a slideshow
If you would like to assemble a quick slideshow of still
images or video clips, you may want to take advantage
of Studio’s Ripple Transition feature to quickly insert a
chosen transition between each pair of clips or images.
See page 175 for details.
Applying effects
Most of Studio’s plug-in video effects can be applied to
still images. (The exceptions are effects like Speed that
only make sense for moving video.) See “Using video
effects” on page 125 for detailed information.
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EDITING STILL IMAGES
As with other types of clip, you can trim still images
directly on the Movie Window Timeline, or by using
the Clip properties tool.
See “Trimming on the Timeline using handles” on page
89 for a discussion of the first method. The difference
with a still image clip is that you can extend it to any