Reference Guide

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Video playback, import, and export
Controlling playback
To adjust the SMPTE time
1. Move the Now time to the place where you want SMPTE time to be either 00:00:00:00, or a
number you can enter.
2. Use the Project > Set Timecode At Now command to open the Set Timecode At Now Time
dialog box.
3. If you want to set SMPTE time to 00:00:00:00 (the dialog’s default value) at the current Now time,
click OK to close the dialog box. If you want to set SMPTE time to some other value at the
current Now time, type that value into the SMPTE/MTC Time field, and click OK to close the
dialog box.
To choose a frame rate
Do one of the following:
•Go to Edit > Preferences > Project - Clock and choose the frame rate you want from the six
choices, then click OK.
• In the Control Bar’s Sync module, click the Timecode Format list and select the desired format.
For more information, see “SMPTE/MIDI time code synchronization” on page 1162).
To set the Video display format
Right-click in the Video view and choose an option from the Stretch Options menu:
SONAR adjusts the video display according to the selected option. The stretch option is used to
recalculate the video display size whenever you resize the Video view.
To set the background color
• Right-click in the Video view and choose a color option from the Background Color menu.
To do this Do this
Display the video in its original size Choose Original Size
Stretch the video to fill the Video view Choose Stretch to Window
Stretch the video as much as possible while preserving the
original aspect ratio
Choose Preserve Aspect Ratio
Make the video display as large as possible, but only enlarge by
integral multiples
Choose Integral Stretch
Display the video in full screen mode Choose Full Screen
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