This tutorial explains how to create a short video that scrolls some text
across a background bitmap. To do this, do the following things:
Start MainActor Sequencer
Right-click on the timeline and select Insert Multimedia... from the pop-up menu to display a file dialog. Select a bitmap file in the
file dialog.
Upon opening the bitmap file, the MainActor Sequencer cursor will change and
indicate where the bitmap file will be placed. Move the cursor to the beginning
of the Va track and left-click to place the bitmap file on the timeline.
Move the cursor over the right-hand side of the bitmap object and the cursor
will change to an arrow indicating that you can resize the bitmap object.
Left-click and hold, then drag the frame of the bitmap object until it extends to the
00:05 mark on the timeline, then release the mouse button.
Right-click on the timeline and select Insert Text Object...
In the Text Object Configuration window that appears, type some text and ensure that the Enable Text Motion
box is checked. Depending on how you want the text to scroll, select the
appropriate starting and ending points for the text. Press the Accept Text button.
The cursor will change to indicate that the text object can be dropped on the
timeline. Drop the text object in the V1 overlay track by placing the cursor on
it and left-clicking.
To create a video file, select Export... from the File menu and the Export window will appear. Change the settings to match what you want and then press
the Save... button. A file dialog will appear that allows you to set the name of the file
for your video. Pressing Save in the file dialog will display the Export Progress window which shows the video as it is being rendered.