Operation Manual

Making FastFlick templates 221
Rules
1 Segments: Ensure that the elements in a segment do not cross
between segments.
2 Placeholders: You must have at least one placeholder in your
template.
3 Audio: Use only Music Track #1 for template audio. Audio files
are the only elements that can extend beyond a single segment
(for example, you can have one song that extends the entire
length of your template project).
4 Titles: Use only Title Track #1 for titles
5 Transitions: Use transitions only at the end of segments that are
not the first or last segment in your template. Although technically
transitions bridge segments, think of a transition as belonging to
the media that comes before it.
6 Group: If you want user media to appear in more than one
position, you must assign a matching
Group number to the
placeholders. For example, the same piece of user media can be
used in an intro overlay and in the main part of a slideshow if you
assign the same
Group number attribute to the corresponding
placeholders.
The rules above are basic rules that will get you started—there are
some exceptions. For inspiration and to gain a better understanding of
what different attribute settings can do, open existing FastFlick
templates in VideoStudio and review the attribute settings for the
elements.