Opening Media Files
The first step in editing is to open your media files in the Collections Window. The files that you open are listed under the Media File tab. The view of the Media File list can be changed to Small Icon, Large Icon, List, Thumbnail or Detail by selecting the desired view from the Views menu. When in the Detail view, the Media File also shows information about the listed files.
Media Files can be brought into the Media File list by three different ways:
Individually Adding Files
The first method of bringing in the media files is by individually selecting them and opening them. To do so:
- Select Open File from the File menu. The Open File button on the toolbar or the shortcut key Ctrl+I can also be used.
- Select Video Files, Audio Files, Image Files or All Supported Media Files from Files of Type.
- Navigate to the desired folder and select all the files that are to be added to the Media Files list and click Open.
The selected files are verified and opened one by one and listed in the Media File list. Media files can be previewed by selecting them. The preview is displayed in the Instant Preview on the top left corner of the Collections Window. File information related to the selected media file is also displayed along side the Instant Preview.
More operations can also be carried out on the Media Files list:
- To remove a file from the list, select the file to be closed and click Close File from the File Menu. The selected file can also be closed by right-clicking it and then selecting Close from the context menu.
- To preview a file in the default media player, select the file to be previewed and select Preview from the File Menu. The selected file can also be previewed by right-clicking it and selecting Preview from the context menu. The shortcut key Ctrl+W can also be used.
Opening Projects
Media files can be brought into the media File List and into the timeline by opening an existing project. To do so:
- Select Open Project from the File menu. The Open Project button from the toolbar or the shortcut key Ctrl+O can also be used.
- Navigate to the desired folder and select the project file to be opened and click Open.
All the files in the selected project are verified and opened one by one and listed in the Media File list. The Timeline is then recreated.
Video Edit Magic Express does not distinguish between files added individually and files belonging to a project. Once a project is opened, more media files can be opened by adding them individually.
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Adding from the Capture Utility
Media files can also be added by the capture utility. The capture utility, invoked by selecting Tools > Capture, has options to add snaps and captured files from external devices to the Media File tab in the Collections Window. Once added to the Media Files list, captured files can be worked upon like normal files.
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