Ulead MEDIASTUDIO PRO 8.0, User Manual

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CHAPTER 1: GETTING STARTED 39
deleting and copying folders. You can also save the contents of a folder as a gallery
file as well as load the contents from a previously saved gallery file.
Drag and drop
The mouse is a powerful tool in Video Editor. You will find that it is effortless to
drag and drop clips among many parts of the program. Try dragging a clip from
Windows Explorer to the Production Library to organize your project. Then drag
the clip's thumbnail from the Production Library to the Source Window to do a little
trimming. Finally, drag the clip from the Source Window directly to the Timeline for
insertion into your movie.
Viewing Production Library thumbnails
Click in the Production Library Toolbar to open a pop-up menu where you
can choose whether to display clips in Thumbnail, Description, or List View.
The Menu button opens a pop-up menu that provides additional commands for
viewing the properties of a selected thumbnail, as well as editing, deleting, and
customizing the Production Library preferences (this menu can also be accessed by
right-clicking on a thumbnail).
When customizing the preferences, you can choose to control the size of the
thumbnails as well as to display or hide the name below each of the thumbnails. If
you want to maximize the space available for displaying thumbnails, clear the
Show border option.
The Search command allows you to search for particular thumbnails, while the
Sort command allows you to arrange them based on their name, description,
annotation, or date and time.
Adding effects to the Production Library
In the Production Library, you can edit any clip or effect without having to first
insert it into the Timeline. This is a great way to define and save unique attributes
for clips and effects and allows you to expand and customize the Production
Library indefinitely.
To see all the contents of the folders (including subfolders) in a particular
library, click All in the selected library's folder tree.