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204 9. Video Layers

Working with Video

Layers are just layers, so you can think of a video as an image layer that does
a little something extra. While that layer is present on the slide, the video
will play.

When we talk about video in ProShow, we’re also talking about animations.
ProShow supports animations like animated GIF files that are found all over
the Web and in many clip-art packages. Everything you see here about
working with video also applies to animations.
Adding video to your show uses the exact same method you already use to
add images.

To Add Video to a Show
1. Use the Folder List to open a folder which contains your video.

2. Select the video in the File List.

3. Drag & drop the video into the Slide List to create a new slide.
You can also use the same keyboard shortcuts to add video to existing
slides. For example, hold CTRL on the keyboard and drag the video to a
slide to add it as a layer to that slide.

Using Video Files

ProShow will directly import almost all video files you want to use in your
show. It’s a simple process of dragging and dropping the video into your
show and letting ProShow do the rest.

There are some cases where you may want to use an alternative method for
importing video files. If that’s the case, you can find a more detailed
explanation of codecs and how video files work in Chapter 20.