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Grid
The arranger surface features a frame-exact snap grid. This ensures that video and
image objects snap exactly to the borders of a frame.
The snap stages depend on the frame rate specified in the movie settings ("File ->
Settings -> Movie"). Choose between Europe's conventional frame rate for PAL (25
frames per second) and America's and Japan's conventional frame rate NTSC (29.97
frames per second) or any other manually set frame rate.
When moving an object, the position display indicates at which frame the first image
of the object is shown.
The position is displayed in the form of a
tooltip when moving the object.
It indicates
"Hours:Minutes:Seconds:Frames".
Note: Audio objects may be moved sample-precise. That means that they do not
move along a frame grid if they are not grouped with a video object.
In addition to the constantly active frame grid, an object grid may also be activated.
This ensures that two consecutive objects will seamlessly snap together even if they
are on different tracks. This avoids undesired gaps or overlaps.
The object grid may be activated/deactivated via the magnet symbol in the
lower toolbar.
Preview rendering
You can access the preview rendering options by pressing this button.