Link to sequence?

[Dave66]

Hi,

 

I have download VideoPad 2.41 (believe it's a trial of Professional) and have put together an 11 minute video, which is made up of video & still images. I am using the overlay feature to add descriptions to various video and still images. My problem is that I'm now finding that I need to either add some more stills or change (normally extend) the length of time a still image is displayed. This naturally changes the position of subsequent clips in the time line but it also I am finding that the while the video/still clips shift on the timeline, the related overlays are not moving with them.

 

I thought I had the solution when I spotted that if I right click on the overlay text I get the option "Link to sequence" I assumed that this meant it would be linked/tied to the video/still clip and if the video/still clip moved in the timeline that the overlay text would move with it, but this does not seem to be the case. Could somebody tell me if "link to sequence" is supposed to work the way I had assumed or if there is a way to link overlays to a video clip so that they move together.

 

As far as I can see, this the only thing I don't like about VideoPad, I am finding this one particular item to be a huge pain.

 

Thanks

 

Dave

[Dave66]

My aplogies, if I link the text, it is moving if I either lengthen or shorten an existing clip. However it seems if I insert a blank clip that the text is not moving with the existing clips.

[Nationalsolo]

Hi

 

If you have linked your overlay text with the clip/image on the sequence line, it will move with its' associated clip if other clips/images/blanks are inserted into the sequence.

If, however you have dragged the "linked" overlay to reajust its position it will become "unlinked" and will then get left behind if its companion clip is displaced or moved.

 

Nat