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Inspectors
Properties Inspector overview
Properties section
• Properties header bar. Click to show/hide the Properties section.
• Clip Name. Use this field to assign a name to the selected clip. The name of a clip is used in the
Track view and Event List view. You can assign any name to help you remember the contents of
the clip.
• Time Format. Use the list to specify in which format to display the selected clip’s Start time and
Length. The options are as follows:
• MBT. Display the clip’s Start and Length properties in M:B:T (Measure: Beat:Tick) format.
• Samples. Display the clip’s Start and Length properties in number of samples format.
• HMSF. Display the clip’s Start and Length properties in H:M:S:F (Hour:
Minute:Second:Frame) format.
• Seconds. Display the clip’s Start and Length properties in number of seconds format.
• Start. Use this field to move the selected clip forward or backward in the track by setting a new
start time.
• Length. This field displays the length of the selected clip.
• Snap Offset (audio clips only). The Snap Offset field is for audio clips only. Snap offsets allow
you to set a point other than the beginning of a clip as the “snap” point used by the Snap to Grid.
A snap offset is the number of samples from the beginning of the clip. Snap offsets affect all edits
that obey the Snap to Grid setting. Clips without a snap offset always align at the very beginning
of a clip. For more information, see “Snap offsets” on page 347.
• Original Time. The Original Time property stores and shows the original SMPTE time stamp
associated with the clip. This is the SMPTE time stamp at which the clip was recorded or imported
into the project. The Original Time property can not be edited. See “To revert clip(s) to original
time stamp” on page 335.
• Time Base. Choose one of the two options in this section to control what happens to a locked
clip when you change the tempo:
• Musical (M:B:T). If the clip is set to the Musical time base, the clip’s M:B:T position stays
constant, and its Absolute position shifts.
• Absolute. If the clip is set to the Absolute time base, its Absolute position stays constant, and
its M:B:T position shifts.
• Mute. Mutes the clip.
Note: You cannot set a snap offset for a Groove clip.