Using video tracks

A video track in a movie is a standard structure for holding visual data, such as digitized video. It consists of a number of sequential pixel images that play back at a certain speed (called the frame rate and expressed in frames per second) to give the viewer the visual impression of motion.

You add a video track to your movie by dragging a Video Track icon from the QuickTime set  of the Objects palette into the track list area of the Timeline Editor. (See Adding tracks to movies.) When you select a file for the Video Track icon, you can choose either of the following:

• A video track from another movie. If the movie contains more than one video track, GoLive adds the first video track only (or other visible track) in the movie. The first track of a movie file is positioned at the top of the track list in the Timeline Editor. However, don't confuse the first video track with the top-most layer (called layer 1) in the movie, which is placed at the bottom of the track list.
• An animated GIF file. GoLive automatically converts the file to a video track, which you can then play faster or slower by setting the track duration in the Video Track Inspector.

For information on setting the video track properties in the Video Track Inspector, see Setting the basic track and sample properties.