Status Preferences |
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Use the Status tab in the Preferences dialog to specify preferences for displaying information in the status bar. To display this tab, choose Preferences from the Options menu and click the Status tab.
Choose a format from the drop-down list to specify the SMPTE type used when selecting a SMPTE format option from the Status Bar shortcut menu:
Non-Drop 30 FPS: Calculates status values using 30 frames per second SMPTE code.
Drop 29.97 FPS: Calculates status values using 29.97 frames per second SMPTE code. This is accomplished by dropping two frames every minute except for minutes 00, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50.
EBU 25 FPS: Calculates status values using 25 frames per second SMPTE code. This format is the European Broadcast Union time code.
Film Sync 24 FPS: Calculates status values using 24 frame per second SMPTE code. This format is for standard 24 fps film media.
Choose a format from the Default SMPTE format drop-down list to specify the time format (Time or Seconds) used when selecting the Time option from the Status Bar shortcut menu.
In the Default frames per second box, specify the default frame rate used to calculate frame values.
Frame values are useful when trying to synchronize sound with animation. Most animation players specify a playback frame rate at which video frames are shown to the user. If you are using an animation that has a frame rate of 15.0 frames per second, you would set the frame rate to 15.0. When status values are shown by Sound Forge, they will be shown in values of frames. This allows you to find the frame to which a given point in the sound file corresponds.
In the Default beats per measure, specify the number of beats in each measure for displaying in measures and beats. For example, 2/4 time would have two beats per measure.
In the Default beats per minute, specify the number of beats per minute, i.e. the tempo of a song for displaying lengths.
In the RMS level scan time box, specify the amount of sound data surrounding the cursor used to calculate the RMS level in the Levels toolbar.
In the Peak level scan time box, specify the amount of sound data surrounding the cursor used when searching for a peak level to display in the Levels toolbar.
Choose a setting from the Display format for SMPTE code drop-down list to specify how SMPTE values will be formatted for display.