Toolbar buttons

Shortcut menu

Background

Status bar

Copying a frame to the clipboard

The Copy Frame toolbar button in the Video Preview window allows you to copy the current frame to the Windows® clipboard.

Using toolbar buttons

The toolbar allows you to access two commonly used functions of the Video Preview window.

Button Description

Copies the current frame to the

Windows clipboard.

Sends the preview to an external monitor.

Using the shortcut menu

Right-click anywhere in the Video Preview window to display a shortcut menu with Video Preview window options.

Item

Description

 

 

Copy Frame

Copies the current frame to the Windows clipboard.

 

 

Default Background

Sets the background color of the Video Preview window to the default

 

color.

 

 

Black Background

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

 

 

White Background

Sets the background color of the Video Preview window to white.

 

 

External Monitor

Sends the preview to an external monitor.

 

 

Display Square Pixels

Compensates for any spatial distortions due to non-square pixel aspect

 

ratios.

 

 

Display at Media Size

Displays video at the native resolution, clipping if necessary.

 

 

Show Toolbar

Toggles the display of the Video Preview window toolbar.

 

 

Show Status Bar

Toggles the display of the Video Preview window status bar.

 

 

Viewing the status bar

Right-click the Video Preview window and choose Show Status Bar from the shortcut menu to view the status bar. The status bar shows the video’s frame size, frame rate, and display size.

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