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The StoryBoard screen occupies the bottom third of the screen. It has four
horizontal bands that represent “tracks”. The top track, which is a little larger
than the other three, is a StoryBoard where you place video Clips. This is how
you put a story together — determine which video Clips you want to use in
your program, then drag and drop them on the StoryBoard in chronological
order. The second track receives your Graphics. Audio Clips, like music,
sound effects or voice over, can be added to the third and fourth timeline
tracks.
You may have noticed that the StoryBoard area has a tab labeled StoryBoard
#1. The arrows on either side of this label allow you to select a different
StoryBoard — you can have up to six StoryBoards in progress at one time.
You can also name your StoryBoards. Hold your pointer over the StoryBoard
tab and click with the right mouse button and select Details. In the very
middle of the Details screen, right at the top is the name field. Click within
the name field, and use your keyboard to change the name to Exercise. Press
the Enter key after you’ve changed the name, and the tab that was labeled
StoryBoard #1 now reads Exercise. Click on the StoryBoard tab (now labeled
Exercise) to close the Details screen.
Start your show by fading up from black. Point your mouse into the black
space above the word Black in the Clips Bin. Click once. The border around
the Black clip glows orange to indicate that it is selected for action. Drag the
Black clip down to the first track in the StoryBoard screen and release it.
See how the Black clip snapped to the left side of the Video Clips track? Drag
the two Clips down to the same track. Even if you don’t place them directly
next to the Clips that are already there, they snap into place. Your screen
should now look like the picture below.
