Transition Maker 2 Tutorial - Section 5 Package Your Transitions In Projects
When you have one or more personal transitions, you'll package them into a project file to publish to Movie Maker 2.
The packaging can be as simple as pointing the Project Editor to the new gradient files you made with the Transition Editor. TM2 will take care of the rest.
Or you can do such things as change the background color for the thumbnails.
Tutorial Sections • 1 - Download TM2 • 2 - Install, Register and Review the Main Menu
• 3 - Understanding TM2 Projects and Transitions • 4 - Create Your Transitions
• 5 - Package your transitions into Projects • 6 - Publish your Projects to Movie Maker 2 • 7 - Use Your transitions in Movie Maker 2
5 - Package Your Personal Transitions into Projects
Once you've made a new transition, you need to insert into a project file and then use TM2 to publish the project.
A • Now that the transition or gradient file is saved, use the Project Editor (Project Edit...), which will open the latest version of the A1st project. It'll already have two dog transitions and we'll add the new one.
B • On the third line of the table, first add the pointer to the gradient file by clicking on the column in the table named 'JPEG/PNG/SMPTE'. It will ask you to select the file that you want to use. I'm picking CatA.jpg, the gradient file I just saved. The Project Editor will automatically enter the Transition Name, using the file name.
The Project Editor automatically adds the file name to the table, immediately creates a thumbnail for it, and adds it to the large bar at the top and to the image column in the table. That's all you need to do to get the new gradient into the project.
C • To check the action of any of the transitions in the project, do a single right mouse click on its large thumbnail and the transition will open in a Transition Preview window. This is a great place to check it just before saving the project with the changes.
D • Once your new transition is in the project table and has a thumbnail, you can close the project and move on. Press the 'Close' button at the lower right and say OK to saving the changed project. It's ready for publication.
Move on to the last sections of the tutorial to publish the project and use your transitions in Movie Maker 2.
