timeline and select the paste button. Assuming no In/Out points are
defined on the timeline this performs a cut and paste operation.
-Most editing operations are listed in the Edit pulldown. Some of
+Most editing operations are listed in the \textit{Edit} pulldown. Some of
them have a button on the program control toolbar as well as a
keyboard shortcut. The keyboard shortcut is in parenthesis here.
To simply get started, perform the following operations which are
useful for working in a drag and drop editing session. First load
-your media by using the main menu File pulldown and choose
+your media by using the main menu \textit{File} pulldown and choose
\textit{Load files}; make sure the insertion mode is set to
\textit{Create new resources only}. This loads the files into the
Resources window.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Create some video and audio tracks on the timeline using
- the Video and Audio pulldowns.
+ the \textit{Video} and \textit{Audio} pulldowns.
\item Open the Media folder in the Resources window. Make sure
the necessary tracks are armed and drag a media file from the
Resources window to the timeline. If the media has video, drag it
affected by the drag and drop operation will move to the right. This
will cause loss of synchronization. To restore it, disarm the tracks
affected by the drag and drop operation, highlight the just dropped
- edit and paste silence over it using the Edit pulldown,
+ edit and paste silence over it using the \textit{Edit} pulldown,
\textit{Paste Silence}.
\end{itemize}
selected area.
In/Out points can be used to perform Cut and Paste operations in
-Drag and Drop mode as well as in Cut and Paste mode. Use the Edit
+Drag and Drop mode as well as in Cut and Paste mode. Use the \textit{Edit}
pulldown to view the list and their keyboard shortcuts.
In addition if you attempt to paste edits consisting of more tracks
than what is available at that location it will not allowed.
-Attaching transitions to multiple selected edits via the Video or
-Audio pulldowns is also available. The new transitions are attached
+Attaching transitions to multiple selected edits via the \textit{Video} or
+\textit{Audio} pulldowns is also available. The new transitions are attached
at the start of the edits, and will replace any existing attached
transitions. As a side note, when in drag and drop mode the end
transition does not drag.
ready to see what is used or unused.
\item Make sure you are in any of the Preview modes in the
Resources window; you enable the mode using the pulldown to the left
- of the word Search. The option looks like this \quad
+ of the word \textit{Search}. The option looks like this \quad
\includegraphics[height=\baselineskip]{fullplay.png}.
\item Middle mouse click on a thumbnail in the Resources window and
a popup occurs of that media with a white colored bar at the top