User Guide

Chapter 6: Still Images 91
the background disappears, allowing the video to show
through.
Studio uses the colour of the top-left pixel of the image
to determine the transparent colour. Pixels that match
this colour are not drawn when the image is rendered
over video.
This system works well for still images that have
consistent solid background colours. Sometimes, you
may have to edit the top-left pixel of a bitmapped
image to get the transparency effect you want. Any
image-editing program – Windows Paint, Photoshop,
Paint Shop Pro, and so on – will do the job.
The automatic transparency feature does not apply to
images that are imported into Studio via the Title
Editor. To activate transparency, the image must be
accessed through the Album.
Making a slideshow
If you would like to assemble a quick slideshow of still
images or video clips, you may want to take advantage
of Studio’s Ripple Transitions feature to quickly insert
a chosen transition between each pair of clips or images.
See page 85 for details.
EDITING STILL IMAGES
As with other types of clip, you can trim still images
directly on the Movie Window Timeline, or by using
the Clip properties tool.
See “Trimming on the Timeline using handles” on page
60 for a discussion of the first method. The difference
with a still image clip is that you can extend it to any