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Video
Before You Start
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Frame Rates
Cubase is capable of working with different types of video and film frame rates.
RELATED LINKS
Frame rate (speed) on page 566
Video Output Devices
Cubase supports several ways to play back video files.
Viewing video files onscreen in the Video Player window may work just fine for many
applications, but often it is necessary to display video in a large format for viewing
small details and so others involved in the session can also see the video. Cubase
provides the ability to use several types of video output devices to accomplish this.
Multi-Head Video Cards
One of the most common methods is the use of a multi-head video card installed in
the computer.
Multi-head video cards allow you to connect more than one computer monitor to the
card, in some cases up to four. If you direct the video output of Cubase to one of
these outputs, the video file is displayed in full screen mode on a computer monitor
or HD television screen.
NOTE
You can also use more than one video card to achieve the same result.
Different video cards support different types of outputs including standard VGA,
DVI, S-Video, HDMI, and component video. These options allow you to choose the
type of monitor you use for video. HD televisions and digital projectors provide the
largest viewing screens, but a normal computer monitor can function as a very
high-quality video monitor as well.
Dedicated Video Cards
The use of a dedicated video card is also supported in Cubase.
These cards are normally used in video editing systems to capture video to disk and
display it while editing. They usually have a high resolution and take some strain off
the host CPU by providing video compression and decompression processing on
the card.
NOTE
The Decklink cards by Blackmagic Design are automatically recognized by Cubase.
Video will be sent directly to its output.