Video Doesn't Show in Motion Effect Overlay

MisterMegatron

I just upgraded to Video Pad v4.48. Everything is nicer except for one thing in particular. I have an image I want to specifically overlay onto a video, but when I open the motion effect, I can't see the video in the background. Because of this, I have to wildly guess where the image goes and continually readjust the image because I can't see the video in the background. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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There's a few steps involved in doing this:

Place the image on a track above the video you want to overlay (See http://help.nchsoftware.com/help/en/videopad/win/editing_addingclips.html if you're unsure how to do so)
Making sure that the image clip on the timeline is selected, go to the Clip Preview
If you have View->Show Dual Previews unticked (the default) click on the Clip Preview tab to select it.

[*]Select the "View" dropdown button and choose "Clip + Background"

You should now be able to see the clip and the clip it's overlaying onto, while editing the effects at the same time.

If you have any further problems don't hesitate to reply.

MisterMegatron

I don't have the "Clip + Background" in the drop-down of the View tab

c_major_2

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Having placed your video clip onto Video Track 1 and your overlay image on Video track 2, move the red cursor line on the Timeline track so it cuts the overlay image as well as the Video clip and you should now see the overlay. You may or may not see the main video beneath as this depends on the size of the overlay image which may simply obscure it all.

Now click the FX button on the Video Track 2 Image thumbnail, as NADWW suggests. Open your effects list with the green cross and select the Motion effect.

This will place the preview screen in Clip Preview. and you will see the position guides on the preview image.

Note: You must be in Clip Preview to see the View button.

Click the down arrow on the View button and you will (should) have three choices shown in the drop down menu. The middle one is Clip + Background. This is is hown on C-Major's image. Select this option.

Now when you adjust the overlay image in the Clip preview window to set up your initial image position you will see the Main track video clip revealed beneath as the image is moved to one side.

Nat

MisterMegatron

Lol, I was looking at the View tab at the top instead of that one. Everything works now, so thanks to both of you for helping me out!