You have the perfect clip for your project but you feel like you need to add something, an accessory perhaps or an object to complement your theme. PhotoImpact’s EasyPalette provides you with plenty of path and image objects that you can use as overlays for your video clips.

1. From the EasyPalette, drag the selected object to the workspace.
   
   

   
   

2. Press [F4] and then choose Selected objects from the dialog box that opens. Click and then select Transparency in the PNG Options tab. Click Save As.
   
   

   
   
   

   Repeat the process above to create more objects, When finished, import these objects into VideoStudio and use them as overlays in your video projects.
   
   
3. Open the image or video file where you want to place the object to be used as overlay and then switch to the Overlay Step.
   
   
4. To load the object into the Library, click . In the dialog box that opens, locate the PNG file and click Open.
   
   
5. Drag the object from the Library to the Overlay Track in the Timeline.
   
   Tip: For best results, try sizing your objects to 200 pixels wide or high for DV projects.