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Customizing the Composer Window and Monitors
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Customizing the Composer Window and Monitors
The Composer window is central to the editing process, providing all the essential controls for
viewing, tracking, marking, and editing source and record footage. The Composer window
includes the Source and Record monitors.
All monitors in your Avid editing application use a display aspect ratio that matches the aspect
ratio for the project. For HD projects, this is always 16:9. For SD projects, it is either 4:3 or 16:9.
For more information, see “Changing the Aspect Ratio for a Project” on page 597.
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To view 16:9 footage on a Client monitor, you need an HD monitor or a 16:9 compatible
full-screen NTSC or PAL monitor.
Composer window with monitors using 4:3 aspect ratio
Use the Composer Settings dialog box and the menus within the Composer window to configure
various displays and functions. For information on all Composer settings, see “Composer
Settings” on page 1367.
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Illustrations of the Composer window in this chapter show two button rows, two information
rows, and the Center Duration display. You can set this display on the Window tab of the
Composer Settings dialog box.