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n If you want to display a dedicated video monitor in the Trimmer window, right-click the media file
in the Trimmer window and select Show Video Monitor. When the video monitor is on, you can -
click the media file in the Trimmer window and select Show Video Frames to show or hide video
frames in the Trimmer timeline.
n If you want to display the Trimmer cursor position on an external monitor, select the Trimmer on
External Monitor button .
If external monitor is enabled for the Trimmer and the Video Preview window, focus will determine
which source is sent to the external monitor: click in the Trimmer window to send its video to your
external monitor; click the timeline or track list to send its video to your external monitor.
If Show Video Frames is selected, press Ctrl+Shift+Up to give more space to the video and
Ctrl+Shift+Down to give more space to the audio. You can also right-click the audio or video timeline
and choose Video Height Larger, Audio Height Larger, or Video and Audio Equal Height from the
shortcut menu.
Choosing multichannel/multistream audio options
When you're working with multichannel or multistream audio in the Trimmer, you can choose whether you
want to add multichannel/multistream audio to the timeline when creating events.
Right-click the audio waveform in the Trimmer and select Use All Streams and Channels to allow Vegas
Pro to determine which audio streams and channels to use:
n When using surround AC3 or Windows Media, the stereo downmix stream will be used when adding
media to a stereo project. When adding media to a 5.1 surround project, the surround stream will be
used.
n In other cases, all streams and all channels will be added to the timeline.
When Use All Streams and Channels is not selected, only the stream and channels displayed in the
Trimmer will be added to the timeline.
When the Import stereo as dual mono check box is selected on the General tab of the Preferences
dialog, two-channel audio files will be added to the timeline as separate mono audio events on
separate tracks. For more information, see "Preferences - General Tab" on page 576.
The audio events are grouped, and tracks that are created by adding media will be panned hard left and
hard right. You can right-click the waveform in the Trimmer, choose Channels, and then choose a
command from the submenu to choose which channel is used for that event.
Moving frame by frame in the Trimmer window
As you navigate through a video file in the Trimmer, the exact frame that the cursor is over in time is
displayed as in a thumbnail image under the cursor. When using the left and right arrow keys, this allows
you to edit with frame accuracy.
You can also click the Previous Frame and Next Frame buttons to navigate frames in the Trimmer
window.
Click and hold the Previous Frame and Next Frame buttons to move the cursor multiple frames.
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