How to Create a Thumbnail Contact Sheet from a Video using MovieBriefs.

For videographers, writers and other editorial production staff creating a contact sheet from all or part of a movie can be an effective way to summarize the visuals within a clip.

Using MovieBriefs to create movie contact sheets is easy.

Step 1: Create a new MovieBriefs project.

MovieBriefs projects contain a video file reference along with descriptions for each movie thumbnail sheet you create. To create a project, click the Create New Project button on the Welcome Screen or select File > New from the menubar.

Step 2: Select a source video.

When a project is created, you will be asked to select a video file to use. A preview of the selected file will appear in the top left corner of the document window, above the segment handles and the Summary Tray.

Step 3: Select the video segment to summarize .

Adjust the segment handles below the preview to specify the video segment to summarize. Click the Update button to create a movie thumbnail sheet. Click the Save button to store the summary in the Tray

Step 4: Export, Share or start a Slide Show.

Once you have created a movie thumbnail sheet, you can save it to disk by clicking the Export button on the toolbar or select File > Export Summary… from the menubar. .

To share a summary with internet services like Facebook and Twitter, click the Share button on the toolbar or select File > Share Summary… from the menubar. .

To start a slide show using the individual images from the movie thumbnail sheet, click the Slide Show button on the toolbar or select File > Start Slide Show from the menubar

Step 5: Save your project.

MovieBriefs projects are stored in a .moviebriefs file. To save a project, select the File > Save option from the menubar.

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