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Double-click in the Video Preview window to select the full window, or drag again to replace the
existing selection.
Showing the video at the cursor position and the contents of the clipboard
1.
Position the cursor on the timeline and click the Copy Snapshot button in the Video Preview
window to copy a frame to the clipboard.
2. Position the cursor at another point on the timeline.
3.
Click the down arrow next to the Split-Screen View button and choose Clipboard from the
menu.
4.
Select the Split-Screen View button .
5. Choose a preset selection or drag in the Video Preview section to create a selection. This selection
will display the contents of the clipboard. In the following example, the snowscape is the current
cursor position, and the kayak paddler was copied to the clipboard.
Double-click in the Video Preview window to select the full window, or drag again to replace the
existing selection.
Changing the selection for displaying split-screen previews
Click the down arrow next to the Split-Screen View button and choose Select Right Half, Select Left
Half, or Select All to indicate which portion of the Video Preview Window you want to use to display
unprocessed video or the contents of the clipboard.
When the Split-Screen View button is selected, the cursor is displayed as a . Drag a rectangle in the
Video Preview window to create a custom selection.
Using Dynamic RAM Previews
When your project includes compositing and complex video effects, you may not be able to preview your
project at its full frame rate.
If you prefer not to prerender your project, you can dedicate a portion of your RAM to cache video frames
that cannot be rendered in real time.
PREVIEWING YOUR PROJECT473