Display Preferences |
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Use the Display tab in the Preferences dialog to specify options for adjusting the appearance of the Sound Forge window. To display this tab, choose Preferences from the Options menu and click the Display tab.
Choose a zoom ratio from the Normal zoom ratio drop-down list to specify the default horizontal magnification. This magnification level is used when you load a sound file, create a new window, or use the Zoom Normal command.
High values show more data, and small values show more detail.
Drag the Default sound file window height slider to specify the default data window height for a sound file. This magnification level is used when you load a sound file or create a new window.
Drag the Default video strip height slider to specify the default height of the video strip when you open an AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved) file.
The color preferences section allows you set a custom color for a variety of graphics within Sound Forge. Each graphic has a default color or you can set a custom color by checking the Custom box and setting the component Red, Green, and Blue of each color.
For each mode of opening sound files, Normal, Direct, and Read Only, you can assign a different color for data window graphics.
Choose a screen element from the Color preference for drop-down list.
Set the color of the selected item:
Click the Custom radio button and drag the Red, Green, and Blue sliders to adjust the color.
Click the Default radio button to restore a custom color the default setting.
Click the OK button.
Item |
Description |
Normal: Data Left |
Specifies the color used to draw left-channel or mono wave data in a normally opened data window. |
Normal: Data Left Selected |
Specifies the color used to draw selected left-channel or mono wave data in a normally opened data window. |
Normal: Data Right |
Specifies the color used to draw right-channel wave data in a normally opened data window. |
Normal: Data Right Selected |
Specifies the color used to draw selected right-channel wave data in a normally opened data window. |
Normal: Window Background |
Specifies the color used to draw the background of a normally opened data window. |
Normal: Selected Background |
Specifies the color used to draw the background of selected data in a normally opened data window. |
Normal: Center Line |
Specifies the color used to draw the center line of the wave axis in a normally opened data window. |
Normal: -6.0 dB Line |
Specifies the color used to draw the line at half volume for the wave axis in a normally opened data window. |
Normal: Play Cursor |
Specifies the color of the cursor which is drawn while playing a file in a normally opened data window. |
Direct: Data Left |
Specifies the color used to draw left-channel or mono wave data in a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: Data Left Selected |
Specifies the color used to draw selected left-channel or mono wave data in a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: Data Right |
Specifies the color used to draw right-channel wave data in a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: Data Right Selected |
Specifies the color used to draw selected right-channel wave data in a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: Window Background |
Specifies the color used to draw the background of a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: Selected Background |
Specifies the color used to draw the background of selected data in a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: Center Line |
Specifies the color used to draw the center line of the wave axis in a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: -6.0 dB Line |
Specifies the color used to draw the line at half volume for the wave axis in a direct-mode data window. |
Direct: Play Cursor |
Specifies the color of the cursor which is drawn while playing a file in a direct-mode data window. |
Read Only: Data Left |
Specifies the color used to draw left-channel or mono wave data in a read-only data window. |
Read Only: Data Left Selected |
Specifies the color used to draw selected left-channel or mono wave data in a read-only data window. |
Read Only: Data Right |
Specifies the color used to draw right-channel wave data in a read-only data window. |
Read Only: Data Right Selected |
Specifies the color used to draw selected right-channel wave data in a read-only data window. |
Read Only: Window Background |
Specifies the color used to draw the background of a read-only data window. |
Read Only: Selected Background |
Specifies the color used to draw the background of selected data in a read-only data window. |
Read Only: Center Line |
Specifies the color used to draw the center line of the wave axis in a read-only data window. |
Read Only: -6.0 dB Line |
Specifies the color used to draw the line at half volume for the wave axis in a read-only data window. |
Read Only: Play Cursor |
Specifies the color of the cursor which is drawn while playing a file in a read-only data window. |
Regions: Marker |
Specifies the color used to display marker tags on the data window Time Ruler. |
Regions: Section |
Specifies the color used to display region tags on the data window Time Ruler. |
Sample Loop: Sustaining |
Specifies the color used to display sustaining loop tags on the data window Time Ruler. |
Sample Loop: Release |
Specifies the color used to display release loop tags on the data window Time Ruler. |
Record Prepared |
Specifies the color used in the Record dialog to indicate Record Prepared status. |
Record Pre-roll |
Specifies the color used in the Record dialog to indicate record pre-roll status. |
Record Recording |
Specifies the color used in the Record dialog to indicate recording status. |
Graph Axis |
Specifies the color used to display an axis in a graph such as in Paragraphic EQ. |
Graph Fill |
Specifies the color used to display a filled graph, such as in Paragraphic EQ. |
Graph Fill Alternate |
Specifies the color used when displaying multiple filled graphs such as in Multi-Band Dynamics. |
Envelope Axis |
Specifies the color used when displaying the axis of envelope controls. |
Envelope Highlight |
Specifies the color used when displaying a highlight in envelope controls. |
Regions: Command Marker |
Specifies the color used to display command marker tags in the data window Time Ruler. |