Operation Manual

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Working with project properties
A large range of formats and various types of media files are supported. Some settings in a project’s properties are simply
informational details about the project, while others control how your project is handled and its output. If you have multiple
projects, the settings used for each project are stored. These settings can be saved as templates for future use.
To view and modify project properties, choose Properties from the File menu. The Project Properties dialog has five tabs: Video,
Audio, Ruler, Summary, and Audio CD. An overview of each tab and its settings follows.
Video tab
This tab allows you to set different characteristics the project uses to handle the video. Also, this tab displays information about the
video contained in your project.
For more information, see Modifying project video properties on page 284.
Audio tab
Use the Audio tab to change the data format of the current project.
Item Description
Master bus mode Choose Stereo from the drop-down list to create a two-channel stereo project.
Choose 5.1 Surround if you want to perform advanced 5.1-channel mixing. For more
information about working with 5.1 surround projects, see
Working with 5.1 Surround on
page 249.
Number of stereo busses Enter the number of stereo busses for the project. For more information about working
with busses, see
Using audio bus tracks on page 161.
Sample rate (Hz) Choose a sample rate from the drop-down list or enter your own rate. The sample rate
range is 2,000
Hz to 96,000 Hz. Higher sample rates result in better quality sound, but
also mean larger audio files.
Bit depth Select a setting from the drop-down list to specify the number of bits used to store
each sample. Higher values will increase the quality of playback and any recordings
that you make.
Resample and stretch quality Choose a setting from the drop-down list to determine the accuracy with which audio
files will be resampled to match your project settings.
The Resample and stretch quality setting also determines the quality of processing
when time-stretching audio events.