Owner's Manual

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[Background] and [Playback Options] are
unavailable.
Place a Video Window
You can place a video window anywhere in the viewing
area.
You can arrange video windows according to a grid.
 Change the Layout Background Image
You can select an image for the layout background.
Note
• The image that you specify as the background will be
registered to the [Background] list in the layout properties.
• To disable backgrounds, select [(None)] in the [Background]
list of the layout properties.
 Display a Grid
You can display a grid consisting of dots or solid lines in
the viewing area of the Viewer. The video window has a
neat and tidy appearance because it is displayed
according to the grid. When a solid grid is displayed, the
size of the video window can be adjusted to the grid.
• [None]
Do not display a grid. You can put the video window
where you like.
• [Alignment]
Display a dotted grid. You can put the video window
adjusted to the position of the dots.
• [160x120] / [320x240] / [640x480]
Display a solid grid with the specified size.
•[Custom]
Displays the [Custom Grid] dialog box.
Note
If the video receive size and video display size have a different
aspect ratio, black bands may be displayed along the left/right
edges or top/bottom edges of the video. To set a video window
with 16:9 aspect ratio, set a custom grid where [16:9] is specified
for [Aspect Ratio].
Configure a Custom Grid
Selecting [Custom] as a grid type displays the [Custom
Grid] dialog box, where you can configure the size of the
grid.
(1) [Aspect Ratio]
Specify the aspect ratio of the grid frame ([4:3] or
[16:9]).
(2) [Horizontal] and [Vertical]
Specify the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in
the grid frame.
Changing the value for one of the items changes the
value in the other box to maintain a constant aspect
ratio.
(3) [OK] and [Cancel]
Close the dialog box.
Note
Using a custom grid may increase the load on the CPU.
3
Click [OK] to close the dialog box.
Important
Following the above steps does not automatically save the
layout. Be sure to enter a name and save the new layout after
configuring it.
1
Click [Layouts] > [Organize Layouts] to display the
[Organize Layouts and Layout Sequences] dialog box.
2
Click the layout for which you want to specify a
background, and click [Properties] to display the
properties of the layout.
3
Click [Browse] for [Background].
4
Specify the image file to use as the background, and
click [Open].
1
Click [Grids] on the toolbar.
2
Select the type of grid.
(2)
(1)
(3)