Timing, Effects and the Timeline

Set when each object enters and exits, choose entry and exit effects, and control the length of your video.

The timeline along the bottom shows one thumbnail for each second of your video. Click a thumbnail to jump to that second; the panel on the right is headed with the second you're on.

When an object is on screen

Timing: Enter on second and Exit after second, each with an effect and a duration

Select an object and its timing is under TIMING in the panel:

  • Enter on second is the second it appears.
  • Exit after second is the last second it's on screen.

A new object starts at the second you're on, and you can move it anywhere afterwards with these two menus.

Effects

The effect picker: categories on the left and the effects in each on the right

Next to each second is the effect that plays, named by its category and effect, like Pizzazz › Over & out. Clicking it opens the picker: categories down the left — Appear, Pizzazz, Text flow, Slide, Fly, Roll, Zoom, Rotate, Combine, Reveal and Fan across, each with the number of effects in it — and that category's effects beside them. Fade as it moves at the top fades the object in or out while the effect plays.

The last menu in each row is how long the effect takes, from ½s upwards. Exit effects have their own categories, starting with Disappear.

How long the video is

Your video is as long as the last second with something on it, up to 60 seconds. The badge next to the play button shows the length. Trim content and Stretch content in the Tools menu remove or insert seconds in the middle.

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