Hi, I'm using a video as my Base Layer. It's about 4 minutes long. Along the timeline, I would like to add additional text and images. I am able to do this, but it's brutal because every time I hit Stop, the video goes to it's first screen. I need it to stop in the area I am trying to edit so that I can place my items in the necessary spot. Can anyone help?
I've tried: space bar, stopping with the Square button and I've tried clicking the arrow at the top of the timeline.
Is the pause button not working to pause and play the timeline?
Can you add the video seekbar below and watch the seekbar adding cue points at the time spots you want to add the text. Then remove the seekbar and add your text boxes at cue points.
I assume you need to see the video so you can place an object on a specific spot on the video, and I find that with update 9 and 10, clicking on the number scale above the timeline moves the video to that point. It may take a second or two, but it usually works.
The pause and play button on the timeline do work. But the video still jumps back to the first video inpoint when I pause or stop and try to add an element. I have tried stopping by clicking the number scale but it still jumps back when I try to add anything.
I can do that, but I can't see where my text or images are going to be placed on the screen given that the video jumps back to the first shot when I try to work with it. I really appreciate your help. Any additional suggestions. It's really the jumping of the screen away from the slide that I need to work with that is causing the issue.
see if the attached video helps you. I create the text boxes and leave them offstage, then I play the video using the timeline icons. I pause the video and it takes a moment for the 'actual scene' to show as Walt described above, I then place my textbox on the timeline at that playhead point. Continue on for the other text boxes.
I made this video using update 10, but I'm pretty sure 9 works the same way. It is entirely likely that you may not be able to jump to the exact frame you need, but I think you can get close enough to do a little Continuous Approach Designing (trial and error).
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Is the pause button not working to pause and play the timeline?
Can you add the video seekbar below and watch the seekbar adding cue points at the time spots you want to add the text. Then remove the seekbar and add your text boxes at cue points.
I assume you need to see the video so you can place an object on a specific spot on the video, and I find that with update 9 and 10, clicking on the number scale above the timeline moves the video to that point. It may take a second or two, but it usually works.
Otherwise, Wendy's suggestions are what you want.
The pause and play button on the timeline do work. But the video still jumps back to the first video inpoint when I pause or stop and try to add an element. I have tried stopping by clicking the number scale but it still jumps back when I try to add anything.
Why don't you set the cue points in the first instance and then do the adding of text boxes.
I can do that, but I can't see where my text or images are going to be placed on the screen given that the video jumps back to the first shot when I try to work with it. I really appreciate your help. Any additional suggestions. It's really the jumping of the screen away from the slide that I need to work with that is causing the issue.
Hi Allison
see if the attached video helps you. I create the text boxes and leave them offstage, then I play the video using the timeline icons. I pause the video and it takes a moment for the 'actual scene' to show as Walt described above, I then place my textbox on the timeline at that playhead point. Continue on for the other text boxes.
Hope this helps.
I made this video using update 10, but I'm pretty sure 9 works the same way. It is entirely likely that you may not be able to jump to the exact frame you need, but I think you can get close enough to do a little Continuous Approach Designing (trial and error).
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