System information

b. Select a radio button to indicate when you want to adjust the output to the selected format.
Setting Description
Only when the project
does not match any
available format
Select this radio button if you want to adjust the video only if the
project settings do not match a standard format. For more
information, see "Setting Project Properties" on page 53.
Always Select this radio button if you want to adjust the video output to
the selected format whenever you preview on the external
monitor.
Use this setting when you do not have a preview device that
supports your required project format.
For example, if you're creating a PAL project, but you don't have
a PAL monitor, you could use this setting to preview on an NTSC
monitor.
4. Select the Use 10-bit encoding check box if you're using 10-bit source material and the Pixel format
setting on the Video tab of the Project Properties tab is set to 32-bit floating point.
Enabling 10-bit encoding allows your preview to maintain higher color resolution when previewing
video.
When the check box is not selected, the video preview output will use 8-bit encoding.
5. If audio and video do not play back in synchronization, drag the Sync offset slider to specify a
frame offset to restore synchronization.
This setting affects preview synchronization only. Audio and video synchronization in your
project is unaffected. Depending on your hardware setup, you may need to adjust your
settings. For example, you might need one setting when previewing directly to a monitor and a
slightly higher setting when previewing through a monitor that is connected to a deck.
6. Select the Recompress edited frames check box if you want to recompress edited frames in your
project before previewing. When the check box is cleared, edited frames will not be passed to your
preview device.
7. Select the Display frames in Video Preview window during playback check box if you want to
preview on the external monitor and in the Vegas Pro Video Preview window simultaneously.
When the check box is cleared, video is sent only to the external monitor.
8. Select the Use project output rotation setting check box if you're rendering a rotated project and
want to use the Output rotation setting from the Project Properties dialog for previewing your
project.
When the check box is cleared, the media is rotated according to its Media Properties setting, but
the Video Preview output is unrotated—you can use this setting to proof your project on an
unrotated display.
For more information, see "Creating Rotated Projects" on page 65.
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