Playback Settings

Menu Command: Options | Playback Settings

Use Playback Settings to set the audio playback device and video quality when a project is played in VideoMeld.

Playback device
If your computer has more than one audio playback device installed, you can select a specific device from the list. Select a device that supports the number of channels required for the project, as set under Project Settings.

Video preview quality
Sets the height in pixels of the video when played in VideMeld. The width of the video is calcualted automatically based on the aspect ratio in Project Settings. Using large values requires significant processing power and may cause the video to play at a lower, inconsistant frame rate. This setting only affects playback within VideoMeld. When a project is melding to a video file, a different frame rate and resolution may be used.
Frame rate
Sets the number of frames per second for video playback in VideoMeld. Frames may be dropped if your computer is not fast enough to process all the frames in realtime. Frames are not dropped when melding to a video file.
Screen
Sets the preview screen to one of the following:
Image section quality
Sets the maximum height in pixels of image sections played in VideMeld. High resolution photographs require an enormous amount of memory and processing power. This setting reduce the resources required to preview the project, giving a smoother frame rate. The reduced resolution will not be noticeable unless an effect is used to zoom in on part of the image (Crop/Pan/Zoom, Rotate/Scale, etc.). Full resolution is used when melding to a video file.
Time counter
Sets the format for the preview elapsed time display. "None" hides the elapsed time. The time counter is shown during preview only and will not be displayed when melding the project to a file.
Lazy preview
Skips frames that take too long to load. The skipped frames may be blank or the previous frame may be used instead. This improves the overall preview frame rate and makes it faster to start and stop previewing, but the frames shown may be delayed or blank. Frames are never skipped when melding.

See Also
Project Settings