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ADOBE GOLIVE CS2

User Guide

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“To add or remove tracks” on page 532

Setting picture properties and importing picture track images

After you add the picture track, you set picture properties, and then import your picture images. Each image you

import becomes a picture sample. When you first add the picture track, GoLive automatically creates the first picture

sample as a default image that contains a simple white color and has a duration equivalent to the movie’s duration.

You can either keep or edit the default picture sample at the beginning of your slide show, or delete it after importing

your own images.

To set picture properties and import images into a picture track

1 Select the picture track in the Timeline Editor, and then display the Slideshow tab of the Picture Track Inspector.

2 In the Slideshow tab, set the following options before importing the images:

Slideshow Time Interval Sets the duration of time that each image is displayed in the slide show. This option only

affects the new images you insert after you set this option.

Loop Specifies the number of times the sequence of images loops.

Use Transition Effect Adds a visual transition between one image and the next. Click Select to select a transition

effect, and then set effect options.

Duration Set the duration of time for the selected transition effect by dragging the Duration slider or by entering a

time in the Duration box.

3 In the Images tab of the Picture Track Inspector, set the following options, if necessary:

Images Constrain Proportion Scales an image to the track’s dimensions while preserving its aspect ratio.

Background Color Sets the background color for the imported images.

4 In the Timeline Editor, position the time cursor in the picture track where you want to insert the images. For

example, if you want to insert the images after the last picture sample, position the time cursor after the end time of

the last picture sample.

Note: To avoid changing the duration of an existing picture sample, position the time cursor before the start time or after

the end time of the existing picture sample.

5 In the Images tab of the Picture Track Inspector, select the Insert Images option.

6 Click the Import button, navigate to the folder containing the images, and select the images in the order you want

them added as picture samples in the picture track and displayed in the slide show.

7 Click Add or Add All to add the images to the list, and then click Done.

8 In the Compression Settings dialog box, select an image compressor and a color depth from the pop-up menus.

9 To change the quality of the compression, drag the Quality slider. The preview area to the right shows how the

settings affect the image.

10 Click OK.