Roxio DVDit Pro HD, User Manual

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Chapter 5 Creating and editing movie titles
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Saving a video frame as an image file
While previewing a movie, you can export any frame from the video as an image file that
you can then edit in a graphics application or import into DVDit Pro HD.
To save the frame currently displayed in the Preview window:
1. Click the Grab Frame (camera) button at the end of the preview controls.
2. In the Save Picture As dialog box, type a name for the image, choose a file type, and
click Save. By default, DVDit Pro HD saves images in your “My Pictures” folder.
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DVDit Pro HD automatically imports saved image files into the images section of the
Palette.
Trimming movies
Unwanted material can be trimmed easily from the beginning and end of a movie with no
effect on the imported source files. You trim movies in the Preview window, and you can
also see the effect of trimming in the Timeline window. Trimming affects all tracks
simultaneously; tracks are trimmed even if they are locked or empty.
To trim a movie:
1. Double-click the movie in the Project window. The movie appears in the Preview
window.
2. To trim the beginning of the movie, do one of the following:
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Drag the green Start Trim Point marker to the desired position on the Preview
window’s timeline.
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Enter a timecode in the In Point box. The Start Trim Point marker jumps to the
frame at that timecode.
3. To trim the end of the movie, do one of the following:
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Drag the red End Trim Point marker to the desired position on the Preview
window’s timeline.
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Enter a timecode in the Out Point box. The End Trim Point marker jumps to the
frame at that timecode.
As you trim a movie, its video, audio, and subtitle tracks become shorter in the Timeline
window. You can change the trim points or restore trimmed material as often as necessary.
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