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2 From the Projects box that appears, select the project from which you want to copy the setups.
About the Graphics Rendering Bit Depth
Depending on your system, you can specify the bit depth for images rendered by the graphics card. The bit
depth affects the quality of the resulting clip. The images can be rendered with 8-bit or 16-bit FP precision.
As a rule, if you are working with mixed resolutions and some clips are higher than 8-bit, you should select
16-bit FP graphics display. Even if you work only with 8-bit images, you can get better rendered results with
16-bit FP graphics rendering when transparencies, blending, and gradients are part of your effect. 16-bit FP
graphics rendering produces better results but takes longer.
Also, if your output is ultimately an 8-bit format, having the best possible quality immediately prior to
output produces the best results.
About the Project Configuration Template
Each project has a project configuration file. When you load a project, its project configuration file is read.
Information in the project configuration file determines settings such as graphics monitor refresh rate,
default time code, and default frame rate for playback.
A project's configuration file is created based on a project configuration file template. The template specifies
project settings typically associated with the project's default resolution.
When you select a resolution, a project configuration template appears in the Configuration Template box.
The project configuration file primarily defines the display environment, and in no way restricts you from
working with clips of another resolution.
Setting Proxy Management Options
Proxies are low-resolution copies of high-resolution clips. Using proxies increases playback performance and
responsiveness, especially when working with large files.
All projects are proxy capable, in that they support on demand proxies. At any point, for any media, you
can generate proxies. Hence, there is no option to enable or disable proxy generation. You do, however,
have proxy management options to specify how and when proxies are generated for clips used in the project.
For more information on On Demand Proxies, see:
Working with On Demand Proxies (page 29).
Set proxy management options:
1 If you want proxy generation to be the default option in your project, enable the Generate Proxies as
Default button.
NOTE You can generate proxies on demand for any media in your project at any time, even if this button
is not enabled. This simply makes it the default option at project creation.
2 Select Proxy 1/2, Proxy 1/4, or Proxy 1/8 to set the fraction of resolution to be displayed by proxies.
NOTE Proxies maintain the same aspect ratio as their full-resolution sources.
3 Set the minimal width criteria for generating proxies by entering a value in the Conditional Proxy
Width field. For example, enter 1280 to generate proxies only for clips with a width of 1280 pixels or
greater.
4 From the Proxy Quality box, set the viewing quality of the proxy image.
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