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Video playback, import, and export
Controlling Playback
To set the Video display format
Right-click in the Video view and choose an option from the Stretch Options menu:
SONAR adjusts the video display according to the selected option. The stretch option is used to
recalculate the video display size whenever you resize the Video view.
To set the background color
• Right-click in the Video view and choose a color option from the Background Color menu.
To set the Start and Trim times
1. Right-click in the Video view and choose Video Properties.
2. Set options as described in the table:
SONAR synchronizes the video to the project according to the specified Start and Trim times.
See also:
To do this Do this
Display the video in its original size Choose Original Size
Stretch the video to fill the Video view Choose Stretch to Window
Stretch the video as much as possible while preserving the
original aspect ratio
Choose Preserve Aspect Ratio
Make the video display as large as possible, but only enlarge by
integral multiples
Choose Integral Stretch
Display the video in full screen mode Choose Full Screen
Table 41.
Option What it means
Start Time The time in your SONAR project at which you want the video file to start playing
Trim-in Time The time in the video file at which you want video playback to start
Trim-out Time The time in the video file at which you want video playback to stop
Table 42.
Note: The project’s video file is saved in the project by reference only, the actual video data
remains in the original file. Video data is not saved in bundle files, so it must be backed up on
its own.