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Design
decoration
Under "Decoration" you will find tons of choices for pepping up your movie. You will find various
categories of decorative objects which serve to orient you during selection.
All you need to do is click the corresponding element and you can start playback by pressing the space
bar.
Filmstrips:
With the start and end markers in the filmstrip you can specify at which point you wish the decoration to
appear and when it should finish.
Size/Position:
Here you can open an editor to set the size and position of the decoration.
Double arrows:
A category usually contains more elements than can be seen at first. Use the double arrows to switch to
the previous and next pages of each category.
Magnetic objects
Decorative elements in the Media Pool ("Design -> Decorations") can easily be linked to videos.
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First, select the decorative element, position it exactly, and then set the desired size.
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Next, define the size of the element
and click "Follow object".
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Then sketch a frame over the moving
image section, e.g. over the head of
a person.
Upright-format effects
Here you can select individual effects that are especially made for vertically formatted photos.
Hint:
This option does not appear for photos in horizontal format.
Background
MAGIX Xtreme PhotoStory on CD & DVD 8 deluxe provides diverse backgrounds that can be used
in many different ways. Simply drag & drop the desired background at the position you want.
Intros/Outros:
These are beginning and end scenes for films with various themes.
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