The Media and Effects Libraries

The Media Area provides access to the effects and content that you add to your show. You simply drag and drop the desired icons from these libraries into the Action Area to assemble your shows. Most tabs are for accessing libraries of content that were installed with Vlog It!  You can store your content in the same folders for easy access. We've also provided a tab through which you can browse to any folder on your system and a Favorites library that you can populate with content that you use on a regular basis.

The Libraries

Video Effects Library

The home to the transition and non-transition effects that introduce new graphical content into your vlogs.

Styles Library

This library contains a variety of title graphics, including opening slates and lower thirds, as well as background graphics. These are grouped into folders with a central stylistic look such as Financial, High Tech, and Sports.

Videos Library

Here you'll find the camera icon, which you add wherever you want to record live video within the show. You can also store your video clips in this library.

Graphics Library

This is intended for photographs, computer generated art, scanned images, and other still images, which you can use as media inputs or as backgrounds for keyed video.

Vlog It! supports the following image file formats: .JPG, .PNG, .BMP, .GIF, and .TGA, including 32 bit with transparency.

Audio Library

This is the place for music, sound effects, and other sound recordings. In addition to the ones that come with Vlog It!, you can also use your own audio files in the following standard PC formats: .WAV, .WMA, and .MP3.

Browse Tab

From this tab, you can find and load supported files from anywhere on your computer or network.

Projects Library

This is the default home for your Vlog It! projects, which have an extension of .MSH. This library shows only files with this extension.

Output Library

This is where all your finished output files are saved. (Published videos or web pages.) [The Vlog It! trial version does not have this tab because it does not save your videos to your computer's hard drive; all published videos are uploaded directly to your trial hosting account.]

My Favorites

This is for your personal collection of effects and media sources. To add any file, right-click it and select Add to My Favorites from the popup menu.

Control

What it does

Content Folder drop-down list

Displays the path for current folder. Click the down arrow to view and navigate to other folders.

Back button

Takes you back to the previous folder.

Forward button

Takes you forward one folder.

Up button

Takes you up one folder.

Home button

Takes you to the folder that is set as the home for each Content Library. You can change the home address or revert to the default by right-clicking a blank spot and selecting the appropriate option from the popup menu.