Operation Manual

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Editing Dimensions and View Options
Editing Dimensions
The Preview Window displays a preview of how the final video will look produced with the dimen-
sions selected in the Editing Dimensions dialog box.
Click the icon to open the Editing Dimensions dialog box.
Select a dimension for editing your video.
For the best results, choose the size you want your
final video to be.
Choose editing dimensions smaller than the original
recording to automatically add SmartFocus zoom
animations to the timeline.
Editing dimensions of at least 640 x 480 are
required for any video that will have a table of con-
tents (TOC) or quiz.
Background color. Change the color of the canvas. The canvas is the background of
your video. Therefore, the background color appears in the final video whenever it can be
seen in the Preview Window.
Continue with Editing Dimensions.
Magnification View Options
Click the icon to change the magnification level of the video on the canvas.
This does not change the editing dimensions of the video.
Choose Shrink to Fit to view the entire video within the boundaries of the canvas.
When view is magnified, use Pan tool to move the video around within the boundaries of
the canvas.
Preview Window View Options
Toggle Pan View
Turn panning on or off. When zoomed in on the video at a high magnification level, use the
pan option to move the video around within the boundaries of the canvas.
In pan mode, the cursor turns into a hand while hovered on the canvas. Click and drag the
video on the canvas to get a better view.
While in pan mode, the canvas editing features are disabled.
Switch to Full Screen Mode
View the entire canvas in full screen mode.
All editing features are enabled while working in full screen mode.
Press the Esc key on the keyboard to exit full screen mode.
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