Click the Copy Frame to Clipboard button 
to copy the current frame to the Windows clipboard.
If the button is not visible, right-click the Video Preview window and choose Show Toolbar from the shortcut menu.
Click the External Monitor button 
to send your video output to the OHCI-compliant, IEEE-1394 device specified on the Video tab of the Preferences dialog.
If you have not specified a device, the Video tab will be displayed when you click the External Monitor button.
For more information about using an external monitor, please see Configuring an External Video Monitor.
If the button is not visible, right-click the Video Preview window and choose Show Toolbar from the shortcut menu.
Right-click within the Video Preview window to display a shortcut menu.
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Command |
Description |
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Copy Frame |
Copies the current frame to the clipboard. |
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Default Background |
Sets the background color of the Video Preview window to the default texture. |
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White Background |
Sets the background color of the Video Preview window to white. |
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Black Background |
Sets the background color of the Video Preview window to black. |
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Integral Stretch |
When selected, the Video Preview frame will only be stretched by integral amounts. Turning this setting on usually provides faster drawing. |
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Simulate Device Aspect Ratio |
Compensates for any spatial distortion due to nonsquare pixel aspect ratios when viewed on a computer monitor. |
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External Monitor |
Sends your video output to the IEEE-1394 interface specified on the Video tab of the Preferences dialog. |
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Passive Update |
Reduces the overhead needed to update the Video Display window. The Video Display is updated when the processor is idle. |
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Show Toolbar
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Displays the Video Preview window toolbar. The toolbar includes buttons to copy the current frame to the clipboard and send your preview to an external monitor. |
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Show Status Bar |
Displays the Video Preview window status bar. The status bar provides you with information about media and preview frame size and frame rate, as well as the Video Preview window frame number. |
Video Preview |
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From the View menu, choose Video Preview to open or close the Video Preview window. This window shows the video frame at the current cursor or play position.
What do you want to do?
Copy the current frame to the clipboard
Preview on an external monitor
Change Video Preview window settings
