Choosing a Status Format

Options Menu

From the Options menu, choose Status Format and choose a setting from the submenu to specify the format Sound Forge will use to display the time ruler, cursor position, and selection. A check mark is displayed next to the selected format.

Right-click the time ruler and choose a format from the shortcut menu.

Option

Description

Samples

This option displays the time ruler in samples.

Time

This option displays the time ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds.

Seconds

This option displays the time ruler in seconds.

Time & Frames

This option displays the time ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 15 frames per second.

Absolute Frames

This option displays the time ruler in total frames from the beginning of the project with a frame rate of 15 frames per second.

Measures & Beats

This option displays the time ruler in measures:beats.quarter-beats.

SMPTE Non-Drop

This option displays the time ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 30 frames per second.

SMPTE Drop

This option displays the time ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 30 frames per second with dropped frames.

SMPTE EBU

This option displays the time ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 25 frames per second for the European Broadcasting Union.

SMPTE Film Sync

This option displays the time ruler in hours:minutes:seconds.frames with a frame rate of 24 frames per second.