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4.
If you choose to use the Custom Template dialog to customize your rendering template, leave all settings at their default
values except for the Bit rate control. The default Bit rate setting should work for most applications.
5.
To save the rendered file to your camera, you’ll need to use the software that was supplied with your camera.
Adding media to the timeline
Media files can be added to your project from the Explorer or Project Media windows by double-clicking them or by dragging them.
Either method places the media file in an event in its entirety in the timeline.
Dragging a media file to the timeline
You can create a new track by dragging a media file to a blank area on the timeline and dropping it in place. Tracks can contain
multiple events, so you can place different events next to each other on a track.
1.
Locate a media file in the Explorer or Project Media window.
2.
Drag the media file to the timeline.
An event for the media file appears where you released the mouse.
Dragging multiple media files to the timeline
1.
Select multiple media files in the Explorer or Project Media window. Select a range of adjacent media files by pressing Shift and
clicking the first and last files in the range or select files that are not adjacent by pressing Ctrl and clicking individual files.
2.
Right-click and drag the files to the timeline.
3.
When you release the mouse, a shortcut menu appears. Select a placement option from the menu.
• Add Across Time
• Add Across Tracks
• Add As Takes
You will see one event on the track. The other events are listed as takes “beneath” the topmost event.
For more information, see Using takes as alternate versions of events on page 108.
• Video Only and Audio Only allow you to isolate either the video or audio, and add that stream from a multimedia file
either across tracks, across time, or as takes.
Note:
Video and audio events cannot be placed on the same track.
Tip:
A left-click drag-and-drop automatically inserts files across time. However, you can cycle through placement modes by right-
clicking (without releasing the left mouse button) while performing the drag-and-drop operation.