On the main panel, click the
Advanced button (1) to open the Advanced panel.
- Select Background Effects tab (2).
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- Click the ON/OFF button (3) on this tab to activate it. When the button is red, Background Effects feature is ready for use.
- Go to step 4 if you want to use an effect from VCS's built-in library or the Xmas bg effects you have just installed above.
- If you want to add your own background effects, follow the next two steps.
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Click the Create Group button (4) to add a new group.
The Create a new group dialog box appears, type the group name into the Title textbox, then click OK to finish and close the dialog box.
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The new group will be listed at the end of the Background Effect tree..
Tip: To delete a group from the effect tree, right click it and choose Delete.
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Click the
Add Effects button (5) to add a new effect. The Add a new
Background Effect dialog box appears:
- Select from the
Group dropdown list (6) the group you want to place the new effect in.
- Type the name of the new effect into the
Description field (7).
- Specify the audio file that will be added as the new background effect using the
Browse button (8).
- Click
OK to finish and close the dialog box.
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The new effect will be listed at the end of the selected group in the Background Effect tree..
Tip: To delete an effect in a group, right click it and choose Delete.
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To choose an effect in a group, expand the group by double clicking the group name, then check the check box before the effect name (9). The background effect will be applied right away.
Tip: You can change the volume of the background effect by adjusting the
Volume slider (10).
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