62 Editing in Timeline mode
set a precise time indicator position. The time indicator is also shown in the
Video Preview pane to indicate your playback position during playback.
Video/Image/Audio Clip
A clip is a media element; an "object" you can place on a timeline track. Clips can
also include Computer-Generated (CG) clips (backgrounds, text, and
QuickShapes). It's important to appreciate the difference between clips, tracks
and groups because MoviePlus will allow you to add effects, for instance, to each
or all of them with differing results.
Transitions
A transition is a time-based change between two overlapping video or audio
clips. This change can be a simple fade between clips or for video clips, a more
visually dramatic 3D transition (blinds, flips, rolls), wipes, zoom or spiral
transition. Square-ended transitions are automatic, while triangular-ended
transitions are manual (by dragging the triangular handle). Any transition can
be replaced with a different transition by dragging and dropping a transition
preset onto the clip's blue transition bar.
Keyframes
Keyframes are points along a strip associated with a clip, track, or group's
properties (adjustments, effect, or transition). The keyframe stores your chosen
settings for use at a specific point of time along your timeline. Using more than
one keyframe along a strip, MoviePlus automatically (and gradually) changes
from one keyframe's settings to the next keyframe's settings as time passes
between them. For example, for an opacity adjustment, a keyframe at time zero
with a setting of 0% opacity followed by another keyframe two seconds later with
a setting of 100% would cause a gradual "fade in" effect over a period of two
seconds. The keyframes can have their properties modified in the Properties
pane when selected, and can be moved along the timeline to different points.
Keyframe Strips
If you want to change an adjustment or effect over time, you have to switch on
keyframes for that selected adjustment or effect from the Properties pane (Click
Enable Keyframes). The keyframe strip is displayed directly underneath the clip,
track, or group.
