Browsers

Image Browser

The Image Browser lets you browse and select images from various sources, like iPhoto, Aperture, Adobe Lightroom, or any Finder folder containing image files. Choose an image source in the popup or table view at the top of the Image Browser, then select some images and drag them to the Storyboard/Timeline or Stage to add them to your slideshow.

Click the Images icon in the Toolbar. The table at the top lists your iPhoto, Aperture, Adobe Lightroom, or any Finder folder containing image files.


- Drag the divider between the Image browser view to collapse the image source table to a popup
menu, which maximizes the space available for the image browser.

- Right-click on the table background to show a context menu with the Add Folder.. . command.
Select it to add any Finder folder that contains image files to the Image Browser. Optionally you can
also drag a folder from the Finder to the table.

- Right-click on a folder that you added before and select Remove Folder from the context menu to
remove the folder. Please note that this will not delete the folder and the images it contains from
your hard disk.

iPhoto albums are a great way to organize images you might want to use for a slideshow.
Choose the album from the table (or popup menu), then select all images in the browser and
drag them to the Storyboard or Timeline.

Live Searching

If you want to search for specific images, type a word into the search field below the Image browser.
Searching works best if your image files have been given a caption in iPhoto or Aperture, which is more descriptive than the filenames assigned by your digital camera.

Get Info

Click on the small Get Info button or choose Get Info from the context menu in the browser to get information about a selected image.

Quick Look

Select an image and press the Quick Look button or press ⌘ Y or choose the Quick Look command from the context menu in the browser to open the Quick Look panel. You can then quickly preview images stepping through them with the arrow keys. Press the Quick Look button or ⌘ Y again to close the Quick Look panel.

Browser View Types


Select to display the images in your browser in icon, list, or combo view (a combination of both icon

Icon Size

Drag the Icon Size slider to enlarge or decrease the size of the image icons displayed in the browser.
This slider is not available in List view.

Movie Browser

The Movie Browser lets you browse and select movies from various sources, like iMovie, or any Finder folder containing QuickTime movie files. Choose a movie source in the popup or table view at the top of the Movie browser, then select a movie and drag it to the Storyboard/Timeline or Stage to add them to your slideshow.

Click the Movies icon in the Toolbar. The table at the top lists your Movie, or any Finder folder containing Quicktime movie files.


- Drag the divider between the Movie browser view to collapse the movie source table to a popup
menu, which maximizes the space available for the movie browser.

- Right-click on the table background to show a context menu with the Add Folder... command.
Select it to add any Finder folder that contain movie files to the Movie browser. Optionally, you can
also drag a folder from the Finder to the table.

- Right-click on a folder that you added and select Remove Folder from the context menu to remove
the folder. Please note that this will not delete the folder and the images it contains from your hard
disk.

- Use the slider below the Movie browser to control the size of the thumbnails.

Live Searching

If you want to search for specific movies, type a filename into the search field below the Movie browser.

Get Info

Click on the small Get Info button or choose Get Info from the context menu in the browser to get information about a selected movie.

Quick Look & Previewing Movies

Select a movie and press the Quick Look button or press ⌘ Y or choose the Quick Look command from the context menu in the browser to open the Quick Look panel. The movie automatically starts playing. Press the Quick Look button or ⌘ Y again to close the Quick Look panel.

Browser View Types

Select to display the movies in your browser in icon, list, or combo view (a combination of both icon and list).

Icon Size

Drag the Icon Size slider to enlarge or decrease the size of the movie icons displayed in the browser. This slider is not available in List view.

Audio Browser

The Audio Browser lets you browse the songs from your iTunes music library, audio files from iLife
Sound Effects, and audio files from any Finder folder you choose to add. Drag songs from the Audio
Browser to the audio track of the Storyboard/Timeline to add them to your slideshow.


DRM protected audio files that were purchased at the iTunes Music Store can be used in your slideshow for live presentations (provided that your computer is authorized to play those audio files). However, Apple prohibits exporting these songs to QuickTime movies. For this reason, those songs will be removed when sharing a slideshow as QuickTime movie, including
DVD or YouTube.



Click the Audio icon in the Toolbar. The popup menu at the top lists your iTunes music library and all iTunes playlists.


- If you drag the divider below this popup down, the popup changes to a scrollable list, which can be more convenient, if the popup grows too long to be usable.

- Select a playlist from the popup or scrollable list to display its songs in the table below.

- To reveal additional columns in the Audio browser, drag the divider between the Stage and the
Sidebar to make the sidebar wider. The additional columns will automatically appear as enough
horizontal space becomes available.

- Resize table columns by clicking and dragging column header separators.

- Click in the header of a table column to sort the list by that column.

Live Searching

Use the search field to search your iTunes Library for a particular song. Enter a part of the song title,
the name of an artist or album. The table will list only those songs matching the search term.

Get Info

Select an audio file from the list and click the Get Info button to display the Audio Info panel.

Previewing Audio

When you play audio by double-clicking an audio file or selecting an audio file and pressing the Play
button an LCD display appears below the Audio Browser which allows you to preview audio files.

- Double-click on a song to start playback. When a song is playing, clicking on a different audio file
is enough to play a different song.

- Click on the Play button to start playing the song. The Play button highlights blue.

- Click on the Play button again to stop playing the song.

- Click and drag the diamond shaped playhead to scrub through the song.Click the time display to cycle through elapsed (default), remaining and total playing time.

Browser View Types

Select to display the audio files in your browser in icon, list, or combo view (a combination of both icon and list).

Icon Size

Drag the Icon Size slider to enlarge or decrease the size of the audio icons displayed in the browser.  This slider is not available in List view.



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