Inserting Duplicate Frames Into a Movie

You can insert a new frame into a movie. When you do this, the new frame is added immediately after the selected frame. If you use this feature, you are essentially creating a link to the image of the frame in front of it. This means that the image for the new frame will automatically be updated if the image of the frame in front of it changes. If you move the new frame to a different location, its image will be updated according to whatever frame now precedes it.

How to Insert a Frame Into a Movie

  1. In the Frames window pane, select the frame that will precede the new frame.
  2. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

    • Ribbon Select Frame > Duplicate.

    • Local Toolbar Click .
    • Right-Click In the Frames window pane, right-click the frame and from the context menu, select Frame.

    The new frame is added after the selected frame

  3. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note You can also insert frames by recording or capturing new frames. See Recording New Frames and Capturing New Frames.

Note You can also insert Microsoft PowerPoint slides into a movie. See Inserting PowerPoint Slides Into a Movie.

What’s Next?

If necessary, you can continue enhancing the movie. Otherwise, you can finalize the movie by building and distributing it. See Editing a Movie and Building Movie Output Using the Interface.