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Changing the Video Preview settings

The Video Preview window can be configured in a number of ways to make it more useful. The Video Preview window can be used on a separate monitor (if your video hardware supports this feature), docked at the bottom of the workspace, or floated freely on the screen.

You can quickly access settings for the Video Preview window using the shortcut menu. Right-click the Video Preview window to adjust the following options:

Option

Description

Copy frame

Copies the contents of the frame to Windows Clipboard.

Default

Sets the Video Preview window background color to the system default color.

background

Black background Sets the Video Preview window background color to black.

White

Sets the Video Preview window background color to white.

background

 

 

 

Integral stretch

When selected, the Video Preview frame will only be stretched by integral amounts. Turning

 

this setting on usually provides faster drawing.

Display square

Compensates for any spatial distortion due to non-square pixel aspect ratios when viewed on a

pixels

computer monitor.

 

 

External monitor

Sends the preview out to an external monitor. This only functions if your hardware

 

supports this feature. If you have not configured your external monitor settings,

 

clicking this button displays the Video tab of the Preferences dialog, allowing you to

 

choose your external monitor device.

 

Important: Sound Forge automatically adds pulldown when you preview 24p video on

 

an external monitor.

 

Note: This option is available only in the full version of Sound Forge.

Passive Update

Reduces the overhead needed to update the Video Display window. The Video Display is

 

updated when the processor is idle.

 

 

Show Toolbar

Toggles the display of the toolbar at the top of the window.

Show Status Bar

Toggles the information display at the bottom of the window.

Resizing the Video Preview

Double-click the title bar of the Video Preview window to automatically resize the window to fit the current video file. Double-click the title bar again to resize the window to half its previous size. This smaller size window allows for faster video frame previewing.

Using an external monitor

Sound Forge provides the option of viewing video on an external monitor. To use this feature, you must have an OHCI-compliant IEEE-1394 DV interface and a device to convert the DV signal to video, such as a DV camcorder, deck, or media converter.

Note: Sound Forge automatically adds pulldown when you preview 24p video on an external monitor.

1.From the Options menu, choose Preferences and click the Video tab.

Click the External Monitor button () on the Video Preview window.

2.From the External monitor device drop-down list, select the appropriate device.

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