Item

Description

External monitor device

Choose a device from the drop-down list to configure an IEEE-1394 device for use with an external

 

monitor. Sound Forge will send your video output to this device when you click the External Monitor

 

button ( ) in the Video Preview window.

 

More information on this device are displayed in the Details pane.

 

You can make additional preview playback adjustments near the bottom of the Video tab once you’ve

 

selected an external monitor device:

 

• If necessary, you can adjust the video to display properly on your external monitor. Choose the

 

desired format from the drop-down list.

 

• If audio and video do not play back in synchronization, drag the Sync offset slider to specify a frame

 

offset to restore synchronization.

 

 

Details

Displays information about the device selected in the External monitor drop-down list.

 

 

If project format is invalid for DV

If your source media does not conform to DV standards, choose a setting from the drop-down list. The

output, conform to the following

video is adjusted to display properly on your external monitor.

 

 

Sync offset (frames)

If your audio is not synchronized with your external monitor, you can configure an offset for your

 

hardware. Drag the slider to synchronize audio and video.

 

This setting affects synchronization for previewing on an external monitor. Audio and video

 

synchronization in the Sound Forge workspace is not affected.

 

 

VST Effects tab

The VST Effects tab allows you to specify where your VST plug-ins are installed.

Item

Description

Default VST search folder

This is the folder in which the application looks for VST effects during startup.

 

 

Alternate VST search folder 1

Enter a path in the edit box or click Browse to indicate where the application can find VST effects.

 

 

Alternate VST search folder 2

Enter a path in the edit box or click Browse to indicate where the application can find VST effects.

 

 

Select VST effects to be available as

Lists the VST effects that are currently available. Select a VST effect’s check box to make it available for

audio plug-ins

use as a plug-in.

 

Note: When you use a VST plug-in, the software will lock it for the remainder of your session. A lock is

 

displayed next to the check box to indicate that the plug-in cannot be removed until you close and

 

restart the application.

 

 

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