The Video Track

Video will always be added to the top track in the track list. Depending on your horizontal zoom level, each frame displayed in the video track may represent multiple frames from the source video. As you zoom in, marks will be displayed to represent each frame, and you can zoom further to view individual frames.

TIP You can also add a still image (.bmp, .jpg, or .png format) to the video track.

Add or replace a video file Closed

Use the Explorer window to find the file you want to use, and then add it to the timeline by double-clicking it or dragging it into the timeline. The video will be placed in the top track, and if the file has an audio track, the audio will be placed as a one-shot in the timeline.

If your project already contains a video track, you will be prompted to replace the existing video if you open another video file.

Show or hide the video trackClosed

From the View menu, choose Show Video Track to toggle the display of the video track in your Acid project.

Turning the command off does not remove the video track from your project.

TIP Right-click the video track and choose Hide Video Track from the shortcut menu.

Remove the video track Closed

Right-click anywhere in the video track and choose Remove Video from the shortcut menu. The video track is deleted, but the audio is preserved.

Remove the video's audio Closed

Right-click the audio track in the track list and choose Delete Track from the shortcut menu. The audio track is deleted, but the video is preserved.

Move or trim video Closed

If you want to maintain the video event's length but change when it plays within your project, drag the event to a new location on the timeline.

If you want to change the length of the event or change its starting and ending points, drag either end of the event. For more information about trimming events, see Adjusting an Event's Length.

Change frame numbering Closed

You can display frame numbers in the event for each frame in the video track.

To change the numbering format (or turn off frame numbering), select the Video tab in the Preferences dialog and choose a setting from the Show source frame numbers on event thumbnails as drop-down list.