I build a lot of instructional videos by adding assets to a timeline (often PowerPoint slides saved as images but other assets as well) and then add my voice narration one slide at a time*. I also do my post production one slide at a time which includes adding annotations and effects. When finished with Slide X I add the image for Slide X+1 and repeat.
My problem is that the voice narration track goes way up to the highest track I have ever used for an annotation previously in the video. Sometimes I stack a bunch of annotations to create little animated segments so the narration is up in the Track 8, 9, or higher level. I'd really like to keep my narrations down to a consistent track (Track 2). Yes, I can grab them and drag them into place but would really like them to just line up in the same place each time.
Using 9.1 currently.
Thanks.
* I like one narration file per slide image as it makes it much easier to redo a video without redoing the whole thing.
My problem is that the voice narration track goes way up to the highest track I have ever used for an annotation previously in the video. Sometimes I stack a bunch of annotations to create little animated segments so the narration is up in the Track 8, 9, or higher level. I'd really like to keep my narrations down to a consistent track (Track 2). Yes, I can grab them and drag them into place but would really like them to just line up in the same place each time.
Using 9.1 currently.
Thanks.
* I like one narration file per slide image as it makes it much easier to redo a video without redoing the whole thing.
Posted 2 years ago
Thanks, Joe. But it turns out that grouping the annotations doesn't seem to affect where the narration track ends up. I can create Slide 1, add its narration (Track 2), and then add four stacked annotations using tracks 4 - 6. If I group them they flatten visually but the next narration still goes way up in Track 6.
kayakman, Champion
you need to group the stack with whatever is on track 1; then track 2 will become your narration track; be sure and remove any empty tracks
