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9. Video Layers

Slideshows Aren’t Just for Images

Photo/Video Fusion and Hybrid Photography are buzz terms for an
extremely popular visual media trend that can be seen just about
everywhere these days. The basic concept is to blend traditional
photography with videography in order to create still photo/video hybrids.
The final product combines the high quality of still images with the life and
action that video can provide. Basically, it's making a show that features the
best of both worlds.

This concept is nothing to be scared of. In fact, these kinds of shows are
quite easy to make. As you read in the previous chapter, ProShow works
with layers and layers are interchangeable. It doesn't matter if a layer is an
image or a video -ProShow works the same way. The tools you use to work
with your images are the same tools you use to include video in your shows.

Here’s the fundamental rule to remember about videos:

• ProShow treats video in your show like any other layer. You can
move it, change it, apply edits to it, and use all other effects like
you would with any other layer (save just a select few).
Understanding this rule makes it much easier to work with video in your
show. Remember that ProShow really only cares about layers. It doesn’t
matter what’s in that layer – image or video.
Since ProShow treats video just like other content, you can do some pretty
creative things. You can apply motion or adjustment effects to video. You
can have multiple videos visible at the same time. You can use video as a
mask (see Chapter 16 for information about Masking). You can even use
video with Slide Styles.