From the View menu, choose Video
Preview to open or close the Video Preview window. This window
shows the video frame at the current cursor or play position.
Click the External
Monitor button to send your video output to the OHCI-compliant,
IEEE-1394 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.
Right-click within the Video Preview window to display a
shortcut menu.
Command
Description
Copy
Frame
Copies the
current frame to the clipboard.
Default
Background
Sets the background
color of the Video Preview window to the default texture.
White
Background
Sets the background
color of the Video Preview window to white.
Black
Background
Sets the background
color of the Video Preview window to black.
Integral
Stretch
When selected,
the Video Preview frame will only be stretched by integral amounts. Turning
this setting on usually provides faster drawing.
Simulate
Device Aspect Ratio
Compensates
for any spatial distortion due to nonsquare pixel aspect
ratios when viewed on a computer monitor.
External
Monitor
Sends your
video output to the IEEE-1394 interface specified on the Video tab of the Preferences dialog.
Passive
Update
Reduces the
overhead needed to update the Video Display window. The Video Display
is updated when the processor is idle.
Show Toolbar
Displays the
Video Preview window toolbar. The toolbar includes buttons to copy the
current frame to the clipboard and send your preview to an external monitor.
Show
Status Bar
Displays the
Video Preview window status bar. The status bar provides you with information
about media and preview frame size and frame rate, as well as the Video
Preview window frame number.
Copy the current frame to the clipboard
to copy the current frame to the Windows
clipboard.
to send your video output to the OHCI-compliant,
IEEE-1394 device specified on the