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Video playback, import, and export
Controlling Playback
To play files from the Play List view
To play back files from the Play List view, follow the instructions in the table.
Video playback, import, and export
Video files play in the Video view in real time as your project plays. You can also view your video on
an external DV device connected to an IEEE 1394 port (“FireWire”).
The File > Import > Video command lets you include the following video file types in your project:
• AVI (also called Video for Windows)
•MPEG
• Windows Media Video
• QuickTime (.mov files only)
The File > Export > Video command lets you export your audio tracks and your imported video as
the following file types:
• AVI (also called Video for Windows)
To do this Do this
Activate the play list
Click in the Play List view toolbar so that the button is pressed. If this
button is not pressed, only a single file will play when you start playback.
Choose the starting song Double-click the file you want to start with. The project is opened and
displayed as usual.
Start playback
Click , choose Transport > Play, or press the SPACEBAR.
Stop playback Choose Transport > Stop, or press the SPACEBAR.
Skip to the next file
Click in the Play List view toolbar.
Loop continuously over the
play list
Click the button in the Play List view toolbar.
Show or hide file name
extensions and folder names
(path)
Click the button to enable or disable the display of folders.
Table 39.
Note: Some .mov and .avi files contain no video. You can’t import these files with the File >
Import > Video command. You must use the File > Import > Audio command instead, and set
the Files of Type field to All Files.