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Creating Media Files
Although it is true that media files need to either be imported or digitized to be used in Liquid Edition, the exceptions are certain types of media you can create in Liquid Edition.These fall into four categories:
- Creating a color clip
- Creating a signal clip
- Creating a DVD menu
- Creating a title
I deal with creating a DVD menu in Chapter 12 and creating a title in Chapter 10, but I detail how to create color and signal clips in the following sections.
Creating a color clip
You'll often create a color clip to function as the background in an effect or to be used for the lead-in to start a video or the lead-out to end it.
To create a color clip
| 1. | Select the Rack you want to create the clip inside, and right-click in the right window of the Project Browser. |
| 2. | From the pop-up menu, select Create > Color Clip (Figure 3.30 ).Figure 3.30. Accessing Create > Color Clip. |
| 3. | On the right side of the box, choose from three settings:Single color : A standard color clip made from the color of your choice (Figure 3.31 ). Figure 3.31. Choosing a single color.[View full size image]  Uses two colors and creates a gradual fade from one color to the next in a straight line from left to right (Figure 3.32 ). Figure 3.32. A linear gradient color clip.[View full size image]  Uses two colors and creates a gradual fade from one color to the next in a circular pattern from the top-left corner (Figure 3.33 ). Figure 3.33. A circular gradient color clip.[View full size image]  |
| 4. | Choose which color you want by clicking the small colored rectangle to bring up the color picker (Figure 3.34 ).Figure 3.34. The color picker tool. |
| 5. | Once you have decided on a color, click the check mark to exit the color picker. |
| 6. | Click the check mark to exit the Color Matte Clip box.A color clip is created in the Rack you have selected.You can insert this new media clip into the Timeline or the Source Viewer and use it just like any other media clip (Figure 3.35 ).Figure 3.35. The Color Clip in the Project Browser. |
Creating a signal clip
The use of a signal clip is somewhat esoteric; all you actually create is a WAV file with a single beep inside it. Some editors use this to give the end of scenes an audio mark or to create an audio queue that they can use as a guide. The rest of us will find its functionality less remarkable.
To create a signal clip
| 1. | Right-click inside the right window of the Project Browser. |
| 2. | From the pop-up menu, select Create > Signal Clip.The signal clip is created inside the Rack you have selected. |
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