Video Explainer (04_VEGFR_23)

Click the play icon to watch this video. Subtitles are available – Click the settings cog at the bottom right for options. You can also watch this video full-screen by clicking the full-screen icon at the bottom right.

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The main steps in this video

1: Open the previous project

2: Add a text title

  • Right click on an empty area of the existing video track and select ‘Insert video track’. This creates a new, second, empty video track to use for the text title
  • Move the playhead to where you’d like the title text to appear. Right click on the new video track and select ‘Insert text media’.
  • Edit the dummy text to be ‘Spring has Sprung’ and adjust the font, font size and colour as needed.
  • Move and resize the text in the preview window. When you’re happy, close down the ‘media generator’ pop-up window.
  • The text media behaves just like a video clip, so you can move it and apply fades in the same way.

3: Import background music

  • Go the the ‘freemusicarchive’ website to select and download a free music track. Note you will usually need a PAID license to use a music track if you will be publishing your video online.
  • Drag and drop the downloaded music file onto the timeline. An audio track will automatically be created for it.
  • The music asset behaves in exactly the same way as a video clip or text asset. You can move it, edit it and apply fades as required.