Overview
Scenes are the building blocks that comprise your video. Their purpose is to deliver a message that supports the video you're creating while bringing your content to life.
Inside the SundaySky Studio, you'll find a rich scene template library from which you can pick scenes that match your messaging needs. Once you have chosen a scene template to present or explain a topic, you can start configuring the scene placeholders with your unique content. Placeholders are populated with text, media assets, and narration. Finally, the theme that you select determines the visual packaging and animation of the scene.
| Scene Template Before Configuration | Scene After Configuration |
Adding a Scene
| 1. | Open the relevant video in the Studio. |
| 2. | In the scene line-up, select the scene after which you want to add a new one. |
| 3. | On the scene thumbnail, click the Options menu and then select + Add scene. ▶ Alternatively, you can click the plus sign at the end of the scene line-up. |
| 4. | Browse the Scene Template Library to find the scene that best matches your needs. ▶ To learn more about scene templates (including specific recommendations for usage), see Choosing a Scene Template and Working with Scene Layouts. |
| 5. | Once you find the scene template that you want to use, select the thumbnail and then click Add at the bottom of the window. |
| The new scene is added to the line-up. | |
Scene Line-up
As you select scenes, they are added to the scene line-up, just below the Workspace.
The scene line-up provides you with a global overview of the video's flow. While you work on an individual scene, the thumbnails in the line-up always remain visible.
The scene line-up is also used to reorder scenes in the video through a drag-and-drop action.
Renaming a Scene
When a new scene is added, its default name is Scene [x]. It is recommended to change the default scene name (e.g., Scene 1) to a meaningful name that reflects the topic of the scene. A meaningful name will help you to identify the scene more quickly but more importantly, this is the name that is used for reporting and dashboard purposes as well as for the chapter menu. Note that titles in the chapter menu are limited to 50 characters.
| 1. | From the scene line-up, select the relevant scene. |
| 2. | Access the Scene info action in either of the following ways: |
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| 3. | Enter a new name for the scene. |
| 4. | (Optional) Enter notes to provide additional information regarding the scene. ▶ Notes are for internal use only. |
| 5. | Click anywhere outside the Scene info dialog window to close the window. |
| The scene is renamed. | |