1. Position the cursor where you want to create the event.

2. Select the media generator you want to use:

3. From the View menu, choose Media Generators to display the Media Generators window. Select a generator in the left pane. The thumbnail images in the right pane represent each of the existing presets for the selected generator. Hover your mouse pointer over a preset to see an animated example, and drag the preset you want to use to the timeline

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• From the Insert menu, choose Generated Media. The Plug-In Chooser is displayed. Select the plug-in you want to use and click OK.

• The Video Media Generators dialog is displayed.

3. In the Video Media Generators dialog, type values in the Frame size and Length boxes to specify the size and duration of the generated media.

4. Use the controls in the Video Media Generators dialog to adjust the plug-in’s settings.

To create a generated media event quickly, drag a preset thumbnail from the Media Generators tab to the timeline. A new event is created where you drop the thumbnail using the preset’s parameters.

1. Click the Generated Media button on an event. The Video Media Generators dialog is displayed.

   

2. Use the controls in the Video Media Generators dialog to adjust the plug-in’s settings.

3. Click the Match Event Length button to set the length of the generated media to match the length of the event.

4. Click the Media Properties button to edit information about the generated media, such as the frame size, frame rate, field order, pixel aspect, and rotation.

5. Click the Replace Plug-In button to change the media generator for the current event.

6. Use the lower portion of the Video Media Generators dialog to choose a new preset or adjust the plug-in’s settings.

You can duplicate generated media events using copy and paste commands, by holding Ctrl while dragging an event to a new position on the timeline, or by dragging generated media from the Project Media window to the timeline.

When you duplicate a generated media event, a dialog is displayed with two options:

• Create a new copy of the source media: The new event is created using the same settings as the original event. Each event can be edited independently.

• Create a reference to the original media: The new event uses the same source media as the original generated media event. Any change to either event affects both events.

To remove generated media from your project, select the event and press Delete.

If you want to create an animated effect, use the keyframe controller at the bottom of the Video Media Generators dialog to establish distinct settings throughout the duration of the effect.

During playback, intermediate frames are interpolated to create smooth motion. For more information about keyframe animation, click here.

• Checkerboard

• Color Gradient

• Credit Roll

• Noise Texture

• Solid Color

• Test Pattern

• Text

• ProType Titler

• Text (legacy plug-in)

• VideoFactory Text