Video Preview Shortcut Menu

This shortcut menu is displayed when you right-click the Video Preview window. The commands on this menu are listed below.

Command

Function

Copy

Copies the current frame to the clipboard as a bitmap.

White Background

Displays the backgrounds of the Video Preview window and Video Strip in white.

Black Background

Displays the backgrounds of the Video Preview window and Video Strip in black.

Default Background

Displays the default backgrounds of the Video Preview window and Video Strip.

Stretch to Window

Each Video Preview frame is stretched to fit exactly into the Video Preview window. This mode is generally the slowest because resizing a frame by nonintegral fractions requires many calculations.

Integral Stretch

When selected the Video Preview frame will only be stretched by integral amounts. This is usually the fastest mode.

Preserve Aspect

When selected, the original aspect ratio (horizontal vs. vertical size) of the video will be preserved.

External Monitor

When selected, the video preview is sent to an external video monitor. Your video card must support this feature in order to use it.

Passive Update

When selected, the Video Display will only be updated when the processor is idle, which in slower computers is much less frequent. This will help to keep the audio from skipping when a computer can’t update video frames fast enough.