How to Customize Video in your Show with ProShow Producer?

Customizing Video in your Show

ProShow Producer - How To Add Video to a Show?

Video files have a dedicated section of the Slide Options window which you can use to control how the video is played, make clips, adjust the volume, and more.

To Access the Video Settings

1. Open the Slide Options for a slide which contains video.
2. In the Layers List, select the layer that contains the video clip, and go to the Layer Settings tab.
3. The Video Clip Settings will be on the bottom right side, just above the Ok button.

Note: If you do not have a video layer selected, the Video Clip Settings pane will be hidden.

Using the Video Clip Settings

The options in the Video Clip Settings area allow you to trim your video clip, adjust audio settings and make changes that affect your slide timing.

Let’s begin with options that affect your slide.

Adjusting Video Clip Settings

It’s important to remember that videos play for a set period of time based on how long that video is.  This is not part of your Slide Time.  If your Slide Time is longer than the video, your video might stop before the slide ends.  If the Slide Time is shorter than your video, the slide will end before the whole video can be displayed.

Let's review the settings that affect Slide Time:

• The Length value shows you how long your video clip is, in total. This is so you know exactly how much time that video will take if you want to view the whole thing.  When you create a new slide using a video file the Slide Time will default to the same value as your video.   Remember, total Slide Time also includes Transitions.
• Looping causes the video to play on repeat until the slide comes to an end.  This can be a quick and easy way to make sure your video plays for the whole slide if your slide is longer than the video.  Just check the box to turn on Looping.   You'll find this very handy when using video layers as backgrounds.
• The Slide Time checkbox lets you lock the time of your slide to the length of the video.  If you never want the Slide Time to change beyond what is required to exactly match the video, check this option.
• The Speed option changes the rate at which the video is played.  This can make the video seem faster or slower.  It’s important to remember that changing the speed of a video will disable the video’s sound to prevent it from being distorted.

You also have 3 buttons in the Video Clip Settings pane. These are used to further customize how your video will appear within the slide.

• The Trim button opens the Trim Video window, which we’ll cover in more detail in a moment.   The Trim Video window is used to make shorter clips from your videos when you have longer video clips but only want to feature smaller portions in your slideshow.
• The Preview button plays the video file and shows you how it will look based on the changes you have made to it so far.
• Sync Time will change the time of the slide to match the length of your video.  This option is useful if you want to make sure the Slide Time and video time match, but don’t want to lock the times together.

If your video clips have audio, you'll also find some Volume control options in this pane.  Using the slider, you can mute the volume by moving the marker all the way to the left, or  boost the volume to 200% by moving to the right.  Additionally, you can adjust the Fade In and Fade Out times for the audio within your video clips. 

You  also have the option to override the default show settings for Soundtrack  volume when ProShow detects audio within a video clip.  This can come in handy when you don't need a change in the Soundtrack volume to hear the audio in your video clip.  You can learn more about controlling the music and sounds in your show in Chapter 12.

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