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Working with Media

Gareth Casey Updated by Gareth Casey

The Media Panel is located down the left side of th Project Editor and is where you will find all of the media that can be added to your project.

Finding Media

Using the tabs down the left side of the Media panel, you can access libraries of stock videos, images and audio or import your own, as well as find a selection of shapes and pre-made template elements. Videos and images can be found in the Stock tab and music can be found in the Audio tab.

Any videos, images and audio that you import or videos that you record using the Recorder will be added to the My Files tab.

See Exploring Media to learn more about the different types of media that can be found in the Media Panel.

Adding Media

When you have found something that you want to add, you can add it to your project by simply dragging and dropping it on to either the Video Canvas or Timeline to add a media object.

To the Video Canvas

If the media is dropped on to the Video Canvas, the object will appear in the exact spot on the canvas where it was dropped and an object will appear on the Timeline beginning at the current frame. The new object will appear on top of all existing objects and a new track will be created onthe TImeline to hold it, if there isn't one already.

To the Timeline

If the media is dropped on to the Timeline, the object will begin at whatever time it was dropped on and the object that appears on the canvas will be added at the default position in the center of the canvas.

If there are objects already on the Timeline, you can make the new object appear on top of the existing object by dropping it into a track above the existing object or behind it by dropping into a track below it. If tracks don't already exist above or below the existing object, a new one will be created to hold the new object.

Customizing Media

The first thing that you will probably want to do to any media that you add is set the size and position of it on the Video Canvas and set the start time and duration on the Timeline

On the Video Canvas

Any object can be moved by simply clicking and dragging it to a new position on the canvas and it can also be resized by clicking and dragging the corners of the object.

When resizing by dragging the corner, the proportions of the object will be locked so it will always increase in height and width together.

For Videos and Images, clicking and dragging on the edges of the object will allow you to crop the image down. For all other types of media, dragging the edge will simply change the size of the object in that single direction rather than changing the height and width together.

Objects can also be moved forwards and backwards relative to other objects by right clicking on the object and selecting from Bring Forward, Bring to Front, Send Backwards and Send to Back.

On the Timeline

The time when an object is displayed can be adjusted by dragging the object forwards or backwards along the time line

The duration of an object can then be adjusted by hovering the mouse cursor over either end of the timeline object and clicking and dragging to extend of shorten it.

Alternatively, the Split option can be used to split a single object into 2 smaller objects. The split will be made at the current frame.

In the Style Panel

When an object is selected on either the Canvas or the Timeline, it's style properties will appear in the Style Panel. The specific style options vary depending on the type of media but will include things like Opacity, Color and Fades.

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