Setting picture properties and importing picture track images

After you add the picture track, use the information in this section to set picture properties and then import your picture images into the picture track. Each image you import becomes a picture sample. When you first add the picture track, GoLive automatically creates the first picture sample as a default image that contains a simple white color and has a duration equivalent to the movie's duration. You can either keep or edit the default picture sample at the beginning of your slide show, or delete it after importing your own images.

To set picture properties and import images into a picture track:

1. Select the picture track in the Timeline Editor and then display the Slideshow tab of the Picture Track Inspector.
2. In the Slideshow tab, set the following options before importing the images:

Slideshow Time Interval

Sets the duration of time that each image is displayed in the slideshow. This option only affects the new images you insert after you set this option.

Loop

Specifies the number of times the sequence of images loops.

Use Transition Effect

Adds a visual transition between one image and the next. Click Select to select a transition effect and then set effect options.

Duration

Set the duration of time for the selected transition effect by dragging the Duration slider or by entering a time in the Duration text box.

3. In the Images tab of the Picture Track Inspector, set the following options if necessary:

Images Constrain Proportion

Scales an image to the track's dimensions while preserving its aspect ratio.

Background Color

Sets the background color for the imported images.

4. In the Timeline Editor, position the time cursor in the picture track where you want to insert the image(s). For example, if you want to insert the image(s) after the last picture sample, position the time cursor after the end time of the last picture sample. To avoid changing the duration of an existing picture sample, position the time cursor before the start time or after the end time of the existing picture sample.
5. In the Images tab of the Picture Track Inspector, select the Insert Images option. Click the Import button, navigate to the folder containing the images, and then select the image(s) in the order you want them added as picture samples in the picture track and displayed in the slideshow. Click Add or Add All to add the image(s) to the list, and then click Done.
6. In the Compression Settings dialog box, select an image compressor and a color depth from the pop-up menus. To change the quality of the compression, drag the Quality slider. The preview pane to the right shows how the settings affect the image. (See Setting compression options.) Click OK.

To replace multiple images in a picture track:

1. Select the picture track in the Timeline Editor and then display the Slideshow tab of the Picture Track Inspector.
2. In the Slideshow tab, change options, if necessary, before importing the images. For example, to change the durations of the new images only, set the Slideshow Time Interval.
3. In the Timeline Editor, position the time cursor at the start time of the first image you want to replace. GoLive replaces images beginning with the first one following the time cursor.
4. In the Images tab of the Picture Track Inspector, select the Replace Images option. Click the Import button, navigate to the folder containing the images, and then select the image(s) in the order you want them to replace the existing images. The number of images you select determines the number that are replaced. For example, if you select four images, then the following four images are replaced. If there are only three existing images following the time cursor, then GoLive creates a new picture sample for the fourth image. If there are ten existing images following the time cursor, then GoLive adds four new images after the time cursor and deletes the remaining six images.
5. Click Add or Add All to add the image(s) to the list, and then click Done.
6. In the Compression Settings dialog box, select an image compressor and a color depth from the pop-up menus, and then click OK.

To replace an image in a picture sample or set individual picture sample properties:

1. In the Timeline Editor, select the picture sample that contains the image you want to replace.
2. In the Picture Sample Inspector, change properties if necessary, and then click Replace. Navigate to the folder containing the replacement image, select the image, and then click Open.
3. In the Compression Settings dialog box, select an image compressor and a color depth from the pop-up menus, and then click OK.