MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE256Opening files into Video PaintTo get started in Video Paint, you need to open a file into the workspace.You can open existing Video Paint, video or image files. When you open afile, Video Paint allows you to select which frames in the file to open. Thisability to "partially edit" your work speeds up processing time, particularlyfor larger files, as you don’t have to load the many hundreds of framesthat make up a video sequence. (The maximum duration for any file youopen is 30 seconds.)Note:Video Paint automatically converts any file you open into its workspace toTrue Color. If you want to constrain your editing to an indexed-color palette, thenload the palette into the Custom tab of the Color panel, see page 286.To open a video file:1. Click the Open Video File button on the Standard toolbar or File:Open - Video File to open the Open Video File dialog box.2. Click the Duration button to open the Duration dialog box. In thisdialog box, you can preview the file as well as select which frames toopen.Duration dialog box
