The Video Preview Window |
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The Video Preview window displays a project’s video output at the current cursor position in the timeline.
From the View menu, choose Video Preview to toggle the display of the Video Preview window. Right-click anywhere in the window to display a shortcut menu with Video Preview window options.
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Description |
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Copy Frame |
Copies the current frame to the clipboard. |
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External Monitor |
Sends your video output to the device specified on the Video tab of the Preferences dialog. If you have not specified a device, the Video tab will be displayed when you click the External Monitor button. For more information about using an external monitor, click here. |
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Shortcut Menu |
Default Background |
Sets the background color of the Video window to the default color. |
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Black Background |
Sets the background color of the Video window to black. | |
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White Background |
Sets the background color of the Video window to white. | |
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Simulate Device Aspect Ratio |
Displays square pixels in the Video window even if the current media file is using nonsquare pixels (DV). This switch will turn on/off square/nonsquare interpolation, allowing faster playback and viewing flexibility when drawing video frames to the Video window. | |
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Display at Media Size |
Displays the Video window to match the size of the current media file. | |
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Show Toolbar |
Toggles the display of the Video window toolbar. | |
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Show Status Bar |
Toggles the display of the Video window Status Bar. The status bar displays information about the video’s frame size, frame rate, and current preview size. |
