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Hi VP will not export your project as an audio file from the Export Video tab on the toolbar. There is no option for this. It only exports video. If you want to export (to your PC) an audio file of your project..... Click the Sequence bin tab Right Click the Sequence image in the bin. Select Save Sequence Audio as a new File This will create a .wav audio file that will appear in the Audio clip bin. It will also create a .wav audio file of your complete project in the PC folder that is set up in Options/Disk/Captured audio If you specifically want an mp3 then use NCH Switch to convert it. (or a third party audio converter.) Nat

Hi If your version shows the audio classification and you see no reason to use it then you can turn the feature off from your computer's registry settings. Nat

Hi You should normally wait until caching has completed. The green bar usually extends to the end of the sequence. To ensure that you you don't lose anything Save your work by clicking the down-arrow right of the tab labelled Save Project and then select Save Project File As giving it a name you can recognize. This will save a vpj file of that name in the selected folder. Clicking the vpj file will reload your work. You might also step back through your edits by clicking the Undo arrow repeatedly on the top toolbar. This might get you back to a point where the sequence played OK. Once there do a Save Project As and you at least will have something to reload. Nat

Hi Do this. It MIGHT just help. Assuming you have no outstanding projects. Open VP Select Options/Disc Click Clear unused cache files. VP usually then posts a message to say that the cache is cleared out and the amount removed. If on the other hand you opened and cleared the cache files manually by selecting all and deleting them, they usually end up in the waste bin. So clear (MT) the waste bin if you did that. Nat

Hi Shouldn't crash...Worked OK here in VP 10.56. However, try here... https://pngtree.com/free-arrows-png On my demo it was just a matter of using the vertical scale parameter. The image, made in a third party graphics prog was big enough to do this. Check the font size for your Wingdings 3 arrow. It may have started off too small. Here is a Wingdings 3 "h" This gives a vertical arrow (in this demo) Use the text editor font size to scale it up. Remember the Clip Preview screen is the video image size and you can judge roughly the size you need. Try around 100 - 120. You can always scale it down to nothing. Place on the overlay track with the main image below it on Track 1. In fact this arrow may be a bit big at 120 and too wide so use Scale to reduce it to a suitable size. Presumably it will start very short and possibly small. Now use position so the end starts in the correct place and set keyframe 1 with the cursor at the start of the clip. This is the starting length (scale) and position for the arrow. Like this... M Move the effects cursor to the right. (end of the clip) and scale the arrow up vertically until it about the correct length and Position it so it starts correctly and fits where you want it to. You may have to reduce the width a bit with Scale as this alters during the scaling up. Check the appearance and position at the end of the clip and when it looks OK set the second keyframe.... This is the idea. A lot depends on the image chosen for the arrow....A simple line might actually be better as you can keep the width from expanding as it scales up. Anyway.......(I haven't stopped it at the end) ss.mp4 For a vertical line use a Capital i in Arial set at font size 100. Keep the width stable using the horizontal scale. The barbs on an arrow will not be there to present a problem. For a horizontal line just rotate the capital i. Experiment a bit. Nat

Hi Yes..Wingdings would be OK. The image would obviousy be text but that shouldn't be a problem Furthermore you could choose a variety of directions. (just alter the scale to horizontal.) Here's one using the jpg again with green screen to remove the white background to the red arrow...with the arrow stopping using a screen copy of the last frame. zz.mp4 Lots of possibilities. Nat

Hi It is possible but would work best if you had an image of the type of arrow you want. This should be made (or downloaded from the web) Here is an example of a lengthening arrow using one of the VP library arrow images.. arrow.mp4 This image was placed over a blank yellow clip. There are two effects applied.. Scale where only the vertical scale was altered between small at the start of the clip (keyframe 1) and lengthened at the end. (keyframe 2) Position where the tail of the arrow is fixed at the bottom of the screen (keyframe 1) and also at this position at the end of the clip (Keyframe 2) The reason that Position needs to used is that Scale enlarges the arrow up and down from the centre. Position keeps the tail at the bottom of the screen. Obviously a better arrow is needed for this and it should have a transparent background (usually a png) but equally a monochrome background jpg arrow could be used, the background being made transparent with the green screen effect. if you want the arrow to stop for a moment at the end then either add a screen capture of the last frame or set the end keyframe before the end of the main clip and then another with the same parameters at the end of the clip. aa.mp4 In your case position would be used to fix the arrow tail at the required edge of the material..... Nat

Hi Matt Hang in there!. ".......PNG, as it has a transparent background. I run it at the bottom of the screen after the intro and I introduce the show. The first time I used it, it was fine. The FX on the menu bar worked and I could apply video effects to it. Now that button is disabled and the FX button in the bottom left corner only shows image effects, not video effects. I can only add image effects, which I don't want to do, and I can add fade in and fade out effects. I need the video effects. The image was on the timeline........" According to your post (above) you have your png already on the timeline, so FORGET THE TABS ON THE TOOLBAR they are for clips/images/audio selections that are made directly to the clips in the different bins. As your image is already on the timeline... Click the FX box on the png on the timeline only. THIS WILL OPEN THE EFFECTS LIST. "....the FX button in the bottom left corner only shows image effects, not video effects......." Where does VP say this? The FX box opens the list of effects there is no distinction. They can be used on images or video clips. It comprises all the effects available. Don't be confused. Anything added to the timeline (whether image or video) is considered a Video clip. Your png is now a video clip of a specific duration. Clicking the FX box on the png clip opens the list of effects. You should not think of them as relating to either image or video. Nat

Hi ITS You seem to be giving up without a fight. ".......The FX button on the overlay takes me to image effects........" That is as it should be.......The overlay IS an image (isn't it?) Image effects is what you are after isn't it? You get the effects list up....yes? (Borate has also asked this.) As mentioned above, the Image effects list and Video effects list are one and the same. Once placed on the timeline the FX box will be present, and whether on a Video clip or an Image clip it will take you to the SAME effects list. Are you saying that this is not happening? If you click the clips/images whilst they are still in the bin you will highlight one or other of the tool bar tabs depending on whether its an image or a video you have selected. From those tabs (whichever is lit up) you can apply effects to the bin clip. Those tabs are apparently linked to the bins....Video file bin....Image bin...Audio file bin. That's why only one highlights..it depends on what bin file type you selected. Now, are you saying that the highlighted tab on the toolbar doesn't bring up the effects list? So.....".....The FX button on the overlay takes me to image effects......" Where were you expecting it to take you? A png is an image. If clicked in the bin the Image effect tab is highlighted. A Video clip is a video if clicked in the bin the Video effect tab is highlighted. Nat

Hi Borate "......but your PNG is no different than any other....." Exactly. Once on the timeline the png FX box is there. But is In The Studio seeing that? My point was the toolbar options highlight depending on what selection is made from the bin clips...whether image or Video. Once on the timeline both clip types have the FX box displayed. My other point was that In The Studio might have been confused between the two options on the toolbar and didn't realize that the Video effects and the Image effects tabs bring up identical effect choices. Nat

Hi Still not sure what you have done.... However, follow this through as either you are getting mixed up with your FX selection or something is not right.... This is a transparent png image loaded to VP (in bin) and then dragged and dropped on Video Track 1. It has the FX box as it should and the Home toolbar shows the Video Effects tab active. The Image Effects tab remains inactive until you select the image in the bin..... (Note here it has been selected.)... Going this route the Video effects tab is not active... In effect both routes lead to the SAME effects selection screen.... Selecting from the image bin will active Image effects tab. Selecting from the Video bin will activate Video effects tab Selecting either an Image or a Video clip from the Timeline is normally done using the FX box You may be getting confused with this.The fact it is a png is irrelevant. Check this out and come back. Nat

Hi Yes that is odd. I take it that the image was something like a jpg and it was on the timeline? If this was so then it should display the FX box at the left end and the Video effects tab on the top Home toolbar should be lit up....... Even with nothing else added a text or title image would display the FX box when added to the timeline.. .......and the Video Effects tab would again be lit. Your image WAS on the timeline??? Share as Borate describes. Nat

Hi A video effect has to be applied to a selected video (or image). Until you have a video (or an image) loaded to VP the option remains greyed out. When you say that you added a "little image of the name of the show" you presumably added a Text file or a Title file. Once these are added to the timeline they appear there with an FX box and the Video Effects option on the toolbar will now be active. Clicking either the FX or the toolbar option will bring up the effects window. Note that a text file will be automatically added to Track 2 at the cursor position if a video clip is already on Track 1. If this is not the case then the text file remains in the image bin. The first time you did this you probably already had a clip or image on the timeline, in which case the FX options would have been active. Can't say why your project did not save but (although you may know this already) remember that VP saves a .vpj file not your created video. Check your PC for a .vpj file. The vpj file is a text file that when run will open VP and tell it how to recreate your work at the point where you saved it. Nat

Hi ".......I don't know what version it is....." The version of VP you are using is shown at the bottom left of the main screen.... It also appears when VP opens at the start on the Flash screen...... This also should display when "About Video Pad" is clicked. The behavior you describe is certainly not normal and as far as I know has not been reported previously. The version number of your install, the hardware you are using and an upload to a file sharing site of a short video (i.e. the video/image files+the vpj file - use Borate,s instructions) that shows the effect you are seeing will allow someone on the forum to check if it is possibly caused by the file types being used, your hardware or a program bug. Nat

Hi Sorry, I've never seen "render the video destroyed" message. At what point does this message appear? Clip preview will just preview the clip you have selected, so seeing the whole clip in this window is normal. Sequence preview should play the whole timeline. I suggest you go into options and set up dual displays. You may then be able to pinpoint which clips don't play Place cursor on a particular clip and click that clip on the timeline. It will now show in both displays. Play the Clip preview screen. Both previews should then play together up to the end of the selected clip. How many tracks are you using? Using Save Project As regularly, giving an incremental name each time should allow you to return to the last working edited version in which case you will lose little in the event of problem. As Borate says you need to share the project when someone can take a look and check it out. Most people find the application quite OK. Bugs do occur as with any complex software but are quickly sorted out or a reason found. Nat

Hi Clicking on cursor LINE or grabbing and dragging the cursor LINE will invoke the blue zone with its options. (You will also see a double headed arrow when you hover over the cursor LINE.) If you simply want to move the cursor to a different position grab and drag it by the red block at the top or click the dark area above the track (the drag and drop new clip area) at the required position or click the time track at the required position .The cursor will move to that position. If you know the precise time point then enter it into the time box below the sequence preview window and the cursor line will move there. Nat

Hi "....but the suggested aspect ratio of 1:5 is far too small for the background image..." You state the background image is 2508 x 1672 pixels.. This is an AR of 2508/1672 = 1.5 As mentioned above you need to Crop to 16:9 or use Crop to Aspect ratio (set at 16:9) as Borate suggests or Zoom to 16:9 and adjust the rectangle. This will make the background image match the 1920 x 1080 (16:9) clip. Nat

Hi Your background image has an AR of 1.5 it needs to be 1.77 As such it will not cover the clip. If you don't mind losing a little of the image use a Zoom effect with an AR set to 16:9 and adjust the rectangle to show the best area of the image. This will make it the same AR as your video clip. It will then cover the clip correctly. The other way might be to use Scale effect to widen the horizontal aspect relative to the height of the image. This will, in effect distort it however. Try Zoom first. As you can see above the image in the bin image has transparent areas on each side. When used, Zoom will effectively remove these at the expense of some height. Nat

Hi You can add effects like rotation to the text in the image clip bin. If you Copy/Paste this text back into the clip bin as explained above, the effects are copied as well. If you then alter the text (re-edit it) The edited text will retain the effects. The original remains unaltered. If you want a "template" of your basic text just create it VP on its own and then Save Project As giving it a name you can recognize like "texts" This will save a vpj project file of just your text(s) If you want then to use them in a new project then do: Menu/File/Import Clips from Another Project. Navigate to and Open your saved vpj file (vpj.texts ) and your text clips that you created will be added to the new project for you to use. Nat

Hi Load the clip Apply a zoom effect with two keyframes to the left clip. Start area and end area. Make the end area to finish at the end of the clip. It will look a bit like this depending on the exact positions of the rectangles chosen. Add the transition between the clips The first clip will zoom in (speed dependent on the clip length) and it will transition into the next clip as the zoom finishes. Untitled.mp4 Nat

Hi The "bin" is the area where your stored/loaded clips appear. (Top left of the GUI.) It lists the Videos, Audio,and images that you can drag to the timeline. When you can create a text it will appear in the image "bin" If you click that text image you can Copy/Paste it back into the bin. It will appear to be identical but in fact it is a different text image which you can now edit in the text editor under the clip preview window.. This won't change your first text. In this way you can create any number of text images all slightly different. Nat

Hi If you don't want a black border then.... Original... Exported result... Simply use Zoom with 50 50.. Note that in order to fill the frame use AR of 16:9. A 1000 x 1000 pixel image (square) will have a border on each side before you start. If you want to just have the bottom right hand corner fill the export frame then use zoom*** with the AR set to 1:1. (16:9 will stretch the image) You will still have a border to each side in the GUI but you can export at a selected AR. *** VP version 10.56 has a zoom bug that doesn't scale correctly horizontally if 1:1 is chosen but it works correctly with Pan and Zoom. This may have been corrected in later versions. e.g. Nat

Hi Is this what you want?.... Original frame... Exported result...... If this is what you are after then simply Add clip to timeline Crop (in this case) 50 50 Position -25 -25 Nat

Hi What did you see in the Sequence preview window when you previewed your project? Nat

Hi If you know the original location of the file you moved...(check the location and name VP is trying to search,) Copy/Paste the moved file back to that location and then run the vpj file again. If the file name has not changed then it should load OK this time. Worth a try. Nat