User Guide

CHP. 2 WHAT’S NEW?

Video Preview window

The Video Preview window provides a new option to compensate for non-square pixel aspect ratios. Right-

click the Video Preview window and select

Display Square Pixels to compensate for any spatial distortions

due to non-square pixel aspect ratios. For more information, see Adjusting Video Preview window settings on page

227.

Frame numbering options

Sound Forge 6.0 provides several options for frame numbering on the video strip. For more information, see

Viewing frame numbers on page 226.

Options for saving video files

Sound Forge 6.0 also provides two new options when saving a file with a video stream:

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Stretch video to fill output frame (do not letterbox): Stretches the source video frame if the destination frame

size differs. When this option is turned off, Sound Forge uses letterboxing or pillarboxing to keep the

frame aspect correct.

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Fast video resizing: Speeds the process of saving video. When this option is turned off, video quality

increases slightly, but the time required to save the file can increase dramatically.

For more information, see Saving a video file on page 229.

Rendering preferences

By selecting the Resample source video check box in the Video tab of the Preferences dialog, you can make

Sound Forge interpolate frames when you save a file where the destination frame rate is greater than the

source frame rate. You can also choose an option from the

Deinterlace method drop-down list to determine

how Sound Forge separates the two fields that make up a video frame when you render to a progressive

format. For more information, see Video preferences on page 229.

External monitor preview setup

Previously, Sound Forge scanned for an external monitor each time you opened an AVI file. With Sound

Forge 6, you can designate an external monitor device in the

Video tab of the Preferences dialog. To use this

feature, you must have an OHCI-compliant IEEE-1394 DV interface and a device to convert the DV signal

to video, such as a DV camcorder, deck, or media converter. For more information, see Using an external

monitor on page 227.