Operation Manual

Chapter 2: Produce a Movie Disc
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Merge
You can merge multiple clips into a single clip that you may find
easier to work with. Using a single clip allows you to add a single
background music file, or transition effect in a slide show.
Note: You cannot merge video clips with albums.
To merge multiple clips, do this:
1. Click Video clips under the Edit heading.
2. Click the Merge tab.
3. Select a clip, then click to add the clip to the merge list.
Continue to add all the clips you want to merge.
• Use the button to remove clips from the merge list.
• Use the and buttons to reorder the clips, if necessary.
4. Click to merge the clips.
The merged clips appear in the Author pane as one clip.
Note: When you merge video clips, all the video clips will be
transformed to the aspect ratio you have selected for your movie.
Split
You can split a long video clip into two clips for further editing.
To split a clip, do this:
1. Click Video clips under the Edit heading.
2. Click the Split tab.
3. Set the split time/slide (the frame or slide at the position at
which you want to split the clip) by doing one of the following:
• Video clip: Use the slider to seek the split time.
• Album: Use the slider to seek the slide to split after.
4. Click to split the clip.
The split clip appears in the Author pane as two clips.