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Editing properties for an audio file
The following settings are available for audio files.
Editing properties for a video file
The following settings are available for video files:
Tip: You can also view the properties for the media file associated with an event. Right-click the event, choose Properties from the
shortcut menu, and click the Media tab.
Item Description
File name Displays the current media file name and location.
Tape name This can be used to display the name of the tape from which you recorded the audio.
The name can be edited here or in the corresponding field in the Edit Details window.
Stream If a file contains multiple streams, you can use this control to select the stream for
which you want view properties.
Attributes Displays the file’s sample rate, bit-depth, number of channels, and length.
Format Displays the compression format of the file.
Tip: You can also view the properties for the media file associated with an event. Right-click the event, choose Properties from the
shortcut menu, and click the Media tab.
Item Description
File name Displays the current media file name and location.
Tape name This can be used to display the name of the tape from which you captured the video.
The name can be edited here or in the corresponding field in the Edit Details window.
Use timecode in file Select this radio button to accept the default timecode settings.
Use custom timecode Select this radio button to specify a beginning value for the timecode.
Stream If a file contains multiple streams, you can use this control to select the stream for
which you want view properties.
Attributes Displays the frame size, in pixels (x,y). color depth, and length of the file.
Format Displays the compression format of the file.
Field order Choose a setting from the drop-down list to change the field order of the file. Consult
your capture/video output card’s manual for the proper field order.
• None (progressive scan): Select this option when viewing the video on a
computer. This option ignores interlacing.
• Upper field first: Select this option (also called odd or field A) for video that will be
viewed on a television.
• Lower field first: Select this option (also called even or field B) for DV output or if
Upper field first produces jittery or shaky output or if your hardware manual
specifies lower field first.
Pixel aspect ratio Choose a setting from the drop-down list to change the pixel aspect of the file. This
setting will depend on your capture/video output card. Consult your capture/video
output card’s manual for the proper settings.