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Preview Device tab
From the Options menu, choose Preferences and then click the Preview Device tab to configure an external monitor. Your video
will be sent to this device when you click the Preview on External Monitor button ( ) in the Video Preview window.
Stereoscopic 3D mode If you’re working with a stereoscopic 3D project and want to override the project
settings for previewing your stereoscopic 3D project in the Video Preview window,
choose a setting from the Stereoscopic 3D mode drop-down list.
For more information about previewing stereoscopic 3D projects, see Setting up
stereoscopic 3D previews on page 128.
Display take names Select this check box if you want to display take names in the Video Preview window
when editing multicamera video.
Display take numbers Select this check box if you want to display take numbers in the Video Preview
window when editing multicamera video.
Active take indicator Click to display a color picker you can use to choose the color that will be used to
indicate the current take when editing multicamera video.
Click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose any color using
the RGBA or HSLA controls. Click the Change Color Space button (
) to switch
between RGB and HSL color modes, or click the Pick Color from Screen button ( ) to
sample a color from your screen. Click OK to return to the Video tab, and then click OK
to save your preference changes.
Track fade top Determines the color of the fade-to-color envelope when the envelope is dragged
toward the top of the track.
For more information, see Fade-to-color automation (video
only) on page 171.
Click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose any color using
the RGBA or HSLA controls. Click the Change Color Space button (
) to switch
between RGB and HSL color modes, or click the Pick Color from Screen button ( ) to
sample a color from your screen. Click OK to return to the Video tab, and then click OK
to save your preference changes.
Tip: You can set the track fade colors for each video track independently by right-
clicking the track header, choosing Fade Colors, and then choosing Top or Bottom
from the submenu.
Track fade bottom Determines the color of the fade-to-color envelope when the envelope is dragged
toward the bottom of the track.
For more information, see Fade-to-color automation
(video only) on page 171.
Click the color swatch to display a color picker, where you can choose any color using
the RGBA or HSLA controls. Click the Change Color Space button (
) to switch
between RGB and HSL color modes, or click the Pick Color from Screen button ( ) to
sample a color from your screen. Click OK to return to the Video tab, and then click OK
to save your preference changes.
Default All Restores all video preferences to the default settings.
Tips:
• If your project contains complex effects or compositing and you cannot attain full-frame-rate playback, use selective prerendering
to prerender the sections of your project that cannot be rendered in real time.
• If your video preview device supports audio playback (please see the Details box on the Preview Device tab for device status), you
can play your project audio through your video preview device.
First, configure your video preview device, and then click the Audio Device tab and choose Preview Device from the Audio
device type drop-down list.
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