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You can also set the volume of a video clip to smoothly decrease over time by applying
a fade-out. Adding a fade-out to a video clip helps prevent an abrupt transition from the
audio in the video clip to the audio clip in the slideshow’s main audio track.
To add a fade-out to a video clip
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In the Selected Slides pane of the Slideshow Editor, specify the duration of the fade-out,
in seconds, using the Fade Out slider and value slider.
You can specify the volume of the audio clip in the main audio track or turn it off
completely when a video clip is playing.
To adjust the volume of the audio clip in the main audio track while a video clip is
playing
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In the Selected Slides pane of the Slideshow Editor, make sure the “Reduce volume of
main track to” checkbox is selected, then drag the slider to the left to decrease the volume,
or to the right to increase it. You can also click the left or right arrow in the value slider
to change the volume, or drag in the value field.
To mute the volume of the audio clip in the main audio track while a video clip is
playing
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In the Selected Slides pane of the Slideshow Editor, make sure the “Reduce volume of
main track to” checkbox is selected, then set the slider to 0%.
Applying a Photo Effect to Individual Slides
You can apply an effect, such as a sepia tint, to a selection of slides in your slideshow.
To apply a photo effect to a specific slide or group of slides
1 Select an image or group of images in the Browser.
2 If the Selected Slides pane is not shown in the Slideshow Editor, click the Selected Slides
button, then choose an effect from the “Photo effect” pop-up menu.
Make sure this checkbox
is selected.
The effect is applied to the selected slides. Deselect the “Photo effect” checkbox to turn
the effect off.
709Chapter 21 Creating Slideshow Presentations