Video Preview

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.

Copy the current frame to the clipboardClosed

Click the Copy Frame to Clipboard button to copy the current frame to the Windows clipboard.

TIP If the button is not visible, right-click the Video Preview window and choose Show Toolbar from the shortcut menu.

Preview on an external monitor Closed

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.

For more information about using an external monitor, please see Configuring an External Video Monitor.

TIP If the button is not visible, right-click the Video Preview window and choose Show Toolbar from the shortcut menu.

Change Video Preview window settingsClosed

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.