Overlay and Tracks?

marcusdeman wrote on 7/3/2023, 4:15 PM

Hello,

I'm currently using Movie Studio 2023. In the past when using Movie Edit Pro I was able to add an overlay on top of a video by placing it on a higher track than the video.

However, now when I do this the overlay (in this case an image) is covered by the video and thus not visible.

Is this a bug or a new feature? If it is a new feature how can I make the overlay to appear in front of the video?

 

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browj2 wrote on 7/3/2023, 4:48 PM

@marcusdeman

Hi,

In the past when using Movie Edit Pro I was able to add an overlay on top of a video by placing it on a higher track than the video.

No, you never could. It is the other way round - you put the overlay on a higher numbered track, not a track higher on the screen than the video. The background goes on the lowest numbered track, that is, track 1; the overlay goes on track 2 or higher.

See my tutorials on Size, Position, Rotation.

This one has examples:

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marcusdeman wrote on 7/4/2023, 1:37 AM

Hi John,

Thank you for the quick reply and after moving the overlay downwards it is indeed how I wanted it to have it.


Thanks!