Setting a Minimum Duration for a Scene

Introduction

The duration of a scene is determined by three factors:

• the length of the voice-over narration
• the length of the video asset (if it is played to the end)
• the time it takes to play the scene animation as defined in the layout

The longest duration (of the 3 mentioned above) determines the length of the scene. For example:

There may be cases, however, where you would like to overwrite the default scene duration with a minimum duration. If, for example, there is a lot of on-screen text for viewers to read, you may want to increase the scene duration so that there is enough time to complete reading all of it.

Continuing the example above:

25 seconds is the maximum duration that can be set for a scene.

Setting a Minimum Duration for a Scene

1.	Open the relevant video in the Studio.
2.	From the scene line-up, select the relevant scene.
3.	Set the minimum duration using either of the following access points:
	Scene Line-up Preview Window a. Hover over the scene thumbnail and then click the three-dot Actions menu.   b. Select Minimum Duration.   c. Enter the value, in seconds, for the minimum scene duration. ▶ You can also use the slider to set the value. ▶ If required, you can add a maximum of one digit after the decimal point (e.g. 16.5).   d. Close the dialog window to save the setting.     The menu option is updated with the minimum duration that was set.   a. Click the preview button in the workspace.   b. Make sure that This Scene is selected.   c. Click the Minimum scene duration icon at the top of the page.   d. Enter the value, in seconds, for the minimum scene duration. ▶ You can also use the slider to set the value. ▶ If required, you can add a maximum of one digit after the decimal point (e.g. 16.5).   e. Close the dialog window to save the setting.     The minimum duration that was set is displayed in the preview window.     Click the X in the upper right corner to close the preview window.
	An icon is added to the scene thumbnail in the line-up to indicate that a minimum duration has been set for this scene. Hovering over the icon displays the scene duration.