Instruction Manual

222 Controlling Playback
Video Playback, Import, and Export
To Adjust the SMPTE Time
1. Move the Now time to the place where you want SMPTE time to be
either 00:00:00:00, or a number you can enter.
2. Use the Transport-Set Timecode At Now command to open the Set
Timecode At Now TIme dialog.
3. If you want to set SMPTE time to 00:00:00:00 (the dialog’s default
value) at the current Now time, click OK to close the dialog. If you want
to set SMPTE time to some other value at the current Now time, type
that value into the SMPTE/MTC Time field, and click OK to close the
dialog.
To Choose a Frame Rate
1. Use the Options-Project command to open the Project Options dialog.
2. On the Clock tab, under Timecode Format, choose the frame rate you
want from the six choices, and then click OK (for more information, see
SMPTE/MIDI Time Code Synchronization).
To Set the Video Display Format
Right-click in the Video view and choose an option from the Stretch
Options menu:
To do this… Do this…
Select a time format Choose MBT, SMPTE, Frames or
None
Change font or font color Choose Font and select new font
characteristics
Turn off the time display Choose None