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 Post-playhead shadow length: The number of frames in the Timeline after the
playhead covered by the Playhead Shadow, if enabled by choosing View > Show
Playhead Shadow.
 Timeline overlay retains the last performed action: Turn this checkbox on if you want
DaVinci Resolve to always remember the last edit type you used in the Timeline Viewer
Overlay, and highlight it on this Overlay whenever you drag another clip over the
Timeline Viewer to let you know that the last edit you performed is the new default edit
if you drop clips to the left of the overlay.
 Always highlight current clip in the media pool: When turned on, any clips at the
position of the playhead on the Edit or Color pages will be automatically highlighted in
the Media Pool.
 Sync the Master Timeline to the current frame: If you turned on “Automatically match
master timeline with media pool” in the Color settings, then this option lets you make
sure that whenever you open the Master Timeline, the playhead is at the same clip and
frame that it was in the previous Timeline you were working on.
 Show offline reference for timeline gaps: If there’s a missing clip in a conformed
timeline that results in a gap in the Timeline Editor, turning this option on sets
DaVinci Resolve to show the corresponding frames of an “offline reference movie,”
if one has been assigned to that timeline, instead of black. This can be helpful in
emergency situations when you’re missing timeline clips right before a screening
or review session; this feature lets you play or output the missing frames using the
corresponding media from the offline reference movie, instead of outputting black. For
more information on using and assigning Offline Reference Movies, see Chapter 46,
“Preparing Timelines for Import and Comparison.”
 Show offline reference for non-conformed edits: If there’s missing media in a project
that results in an unlinked clip in the Timeline Editor (represented by a red exclamation
point overlay on that clip), turning this option on sets DaVinci Resolve to show the
corresponding frames of an “offline reference movie,” if one has been assigned to
that timeline, instead of black. This can be helpful in emergency situations when
you’re missing source media right before a screening or review session; this feature
lets you play or output the missing frames using the corresponding media from the
offline reference movie, instead of outputting black. For more information on using and
assigning Offline Reference Movies, see Chapter 46, “Preparing Timelines for Import
and Comparison.”
 Use custom safe area overlays: When turned on, displays Action Area and Title Area
fields that let you set a custom percentage for each. The default values are 93% for
Action Area and 90% for Title Area.
 Align audio edits to frame boundaries: When turned on, the In and Out points of audio
clips always align themselves with whole frame boundaries, just like video clips. When
turned off, you can perform subframe audio edits to audio-only clips, or to linked audio
when you’ve suspended linked selection.
NOTE: Even when Align audio edits to frame boundaries is turned off, if linked
selection is on, you’ll be unable to make subframe edits while you’re resizing both the
audio and video of linked clips.
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