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Showing the video at the cursor position and the contents of the clipboard
1.Position the cursor on the timeline and click the Copy Snapshot to copy a frame to the clipboard.
2.Position the cursor at another point on the timeline.
3.Click the down arrow next to the
4.Select the 
).
5.Choose a preset selection or drag in the Video Preview section display the contents of the clipboard.
Tip:
button ( 
) in the Video Preview window
) and choose Clipboard from the menu.
to create a selection. This selection will
Changing the selection for displaying
Click the down arrow next to the 
) and choose Select Right Half, Select Left Half, or Select All to indicate which portion of the Video Preview window you want to use to display unprocessed video or the contents of the clipboard.
When the 
) is selected, the cursor is displayed as a 
. Drag a rectangle in the Video Preview window to create a custom selection.
Identifying safe areas
The Video Preview window displays the entire video frame data. However, most television monitors do not display all of this data. Previewing the video on a television monitor is the only way to verify what frame information will display. You should also note that individual television monitors vary in what they display. While there is no substitute for previewing on a television, safe areas are a good method of estimating the extent of the masking.
1.Click the down arrow next to the Overlays button (
) and choose Safe Areas.
2.Click the Overlays button to toggle the safe areas display on or off. The display shows two areas:
•The safe action area is the frame area that is visible on a television screen.
•The safe title area is a suggested area to limit the extent of titles. It is always smaller than the safe action area.
Tip: To customize safe area sizes, choose Preferences on the |
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Options menu, and on the Video tab, enter the Action safe |
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area and Title safe area values as a percent of the frame size. |
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Safe action | |
Safe title |
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