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Create a background layer for an entire shot or scene

Create a background layer for an entire shot or scene - Storyboard Pro Tutorial

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Create a background layer for an entire shot or scene

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- [Instructor] In Storyboard Pro version 6 and above, we can now have a background image that resides under and separate from our panels and shots in a scene. So to do this, first thing we need to do is create a video track. I have a couple on this project already, but let's go ahead and create a new one real fast. I'm gonna go to Storyboard, New, Video Track. V1 is the new one that I just created. I'm going to move that down below my drawings, and I'm gonna use my Move Track Down button. If you don't see, you get to that by going to Windows, Toolbars. Make sure Clips and Tracks is selected. So I'll move it once, twice. Let's see, where is it? Oh, it's still above. Now, another way I can do it to move it underneath the drawings, I can right-click on it and click Move Track Down. So where did V1 go? There it is. All right, so I'm gonna rename this, BG, so it's obvious what's going on. Then I need to bring a background drawing in. Now, I sketched out this background right here. Let's…

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