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Video Content


You can import from QuickTime compatible files.

Videos sold online (on iTunes Store, for instance) can be protected. This protection can prevent you from importing video frames. Right-click on the movie in iTunes and choose Get Info. If the movie is protected, the Kind property in the Summary tab will indicate "Protected MPEG-4 video file".

 

Importing from Video Files

  1. Open the Import tab in the Source panel.

  2. Choose Video Files in the pop-up menu, and select a folder containing video files. Click Import. Their thumbnails and textual information will appear in the Source panel.

  3. Drag a movie thumbnail to the canvas.

  4. Scrub through the movie in the pop-up video player to find an appropriate frame. Click Place to add the picture to your design.

 

Importing from iTunes

  1. Open the Import tab in the Source panel.

  2. Choose iTunes in the Video section in the pop-up menu. In the import dialog, select the movies you wish to import and click Import. Their thumbnails and textual information will appear in the Source panel.

  3. Drag a movie thumbnail to the canvas.

  4. Scrub through the movie in the pop-up video player to find an appropriate frame. Click Place to add the picture to your design.

 

Importing from iPhoto

  1. Open the Import tab in the Source panel.

  2. Choose iPhoto in the Video section in the pop-up menu. In the import dialog, select the movies you wish to import and click Import. Their thumbnails and textual information will appear in the Source panel.

  3. Drag a movie thumbnail to the canvas.

  4. Scrub through the movie in the pop-up video player to find an appropriate frame. Click Place to add the picture to your design.

 

Importing from iDVD

From iDVD projects, Disc Cover can import:



To import from an iDVD project:

  1. Open the Import tab in the Source panel.

  2. Choose iDVD in the pop-up menu.

  3. Select an iDVD project. The imported information will appear in the Source panel.

  4. Drag imported images or text to your document. To capture a video frame, use the pop-up video player.

Note: If you drag text from the Source panel onto existing text, the new text will replace the old one. A blue frame indicates that text in the text box will be replaced.

 


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