Add a Video Object In Objects and Animation click on the Add Video Icon and choose a Video Clip to add to the Slide. Choose to Optimise if asked. Alternatively Optimize/Convert the File before adding to the Slide. Resize the Video as required - default size is “Fit to Slide”

The duration of the Video Clip will not alter the Slide Duration The Video Clip has a “Zero Key Frame” and will start playing at that time To delay the start of the Video Clip use the “Offset” Parameter in the Properties Tab Key Frames can then be used to “Fade In” and/or “Fade Out” the Video at the appropriate times If the Video Duration is shorter than Slide Duration it will stop at the Video Duration Time If the Video Duration is longer than Slide Duration the Video Clip will stop playing at the end of the next Slide Transition To adjust the End Time for the Video Clip use the “Duration” Parameter in the Properties Tab For more information - Video Clip Properties

Adding the Audio of a Video Clip to an Audio Track

The Audio of a Video Clip can be added to an Audio Track and the Envelope can then be applied to it. Add the Video Clip and then, in Objects and Animation/Properties Tab, Mute the Audio of the Video Clip. To add the Audio of the Video Clip to a Track go to Project Options / Audio Tab and Add a Track and then Add Audio File. In the bottom right corner of the browser change the “Audio Files” drop-down type to “Video Files” and navigate to your Video Clips Folder. Select your Video Clip and click on OPEN. Click OK in Project Options to see the Audio of the Video Clip in its Track. Adjust the start of the Audio to coincide with the start of the Video Clip. The envelope of the Audio of the Video Clip can then be adjusted as required in its Audio Track.

Playing a Video over Multiple Slides

A Video Clip can be made to play over multiple slides as the background for still images or vice versa If “Master Video Track” is chosen for the first occurance, the Video Clip can be made to play into the next Slide(s) until the End of Video Duration is reached

The same Video Clip is then added to subsequent Slides and “Linked” to the Master Video Track (see below) Animation of the Video Clip can then be added across multiple Slides