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The Video Scenes section
This is where the editing process really begins – in the Video Scenes section of the Album with your video files. In a typical production, your first step will probably be to drag some scenes from the Album down into the Movie Window.
In the Album, scenes are displayed in the order in which they were created. This order cannot be changed, since it is determined by the underlying capture file, but scenes can be added to your movie in any order you choose. Similarly, while you can’t trim (edit) Album scenes, you can use any desired portion of a scene when it appears as a clip in your movie.
Files mode and Scenes mode
Choosing a particular video scene to use in a movie is a two-step process. First, you must select the video file containing the required scene by browsing for it on a storage device – usually a hard drive – attached to your system. Second, you choose the scene you want from amongst those the selected file contains.
Show all files (left button), Show all scenes (right button)
To browse for a video file in the Video Scenes section of the Album, select the Files at the bottom of the Album page.
Browse folders and video files on your computer by selecting Files mode in the Video Scenes section of the Album. Double-click a video file or select the Scenes button to switch into Scenes mode.
There are three view options (icon, details, thumbnail view), and Pinnacle VideoSpin provides several methods of accessing these options:
· Through commands on the View menu.
· Through the right-button context menu on the Album page.
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Through the pop-up menu button that appears when you click the View button at the bottom of the Album page.
Interface features
The Video Scenes section offers several special interface features:
· Scenes that have been added to the Movie Window are distinguished in the Album by a green checkmark.
· To see how a particular Album scene is used in your current project, use the Album Ø Find Scene in Project menu command. Pinnacle VideoSpin highlights any clips in the Movie Window that originate in the selected scene (or scenes).
Nearly all menu commands that apply to scenes are available both on the main Album menu, and on the pop-up menu that appears when you right-click a selected scene.
Summary of operations
Because of its central role, the Video Scenes section of the Album provides an extensive set of operations. These are covered in the following topics:
ð Displaying scene and file information
