Resizing the Video Preview window

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

You have 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: Pulldown is automatically added when you preview 24p video on an external monitor.

1.From the Options menu, choose Preferences and click the Video tab (or click the External Monitor button () on the Video Preview window).

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

3.Click Properties and adjust the following settings as needed:

If

Then

Your source media does not conform to DV standards

Choose a setting from the If project format is invalid for DV output, conform to

 

the following drop-down list. The video is automatically adjusted to display

 

properly on your external monitor.

Your audio is not synchronized with your external monitor

You can configure an offset for your hardware. Drag the Sync offset (frames) slider to synchronize audio and video. This setting affects synchronization for previewing on an external monitor only; audio and video synchronization in the file is unaffected.

4.Click Close to close the External Monitor dialog.

5.Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.

Attaching video to an audio file

Once you have edited an audio file to your satisfaction, you can attach it to a video file and save it as a video file.

1.Open the audio file you want to use. For more information, see Getting media files on page 55.

2.From the File menu, choose Attach Video. The Open dialog is displayed.

3.Locate and select a video file you want to attach, and click the Open button to attach the video file.

4.From the View menu, choose File Properties. The File Properties window is displayed.

5.To change the field order setting for the video file, choose an option from the Video field order drop-down list. The options are explained below:

•None (progressive scan) For video to be viewed on a computer monitor.

•Upper field first For output that is jittery or shaky, or if specified by your hardware manual.

•Lower field first For DV output.

6.To change the video’s pixel aspect ratio, choose an option from the Video pixel aspect ratio drop-down list. The pixel aspect ratio should be based on the destination and use of the final media file.

Note: The file must be saved in a video file format to permanently attach the video. For more information, see Saving a video file on page 278.

Detaching video from an audio file

You can detach the video stream from a media file.

1.Open the media file you want to use. For more information, see Getting media files on page 55.

2.From the File menu, choose Detach Video. The video stream is removed, and the video strip is hidden.

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