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AUDIO EDITOR: CHAPTER ONE
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A waveform at Actual view
Changing the view of a waveform
Whenever you open an audio file, the waveform is displayed entirely
within the edit window. If you change the magnification of the window,
the view of the waveform changes, and parts of the waveform may be
hidden by the window frame. To change your current view, drag on the
Global View panel in the Overview strip. This reveals those portions of
the waveform previously hidden. To return to viewing the entire waveform
in the edit window, click View: Fit In Window
. (To view the
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waveform at 1x, click View: Actual View.)
Note: If you have created a selection area, you can fit the selection to the edit
window by clicking on the Fit Selection In Window button on the Toolbar.
Controlling the display and time unit of waveforms
In the Preferences dialog box (see page 315), you can determine the detail
with which Audio Editor displays waveforms, choosing between a precise
scan and a quick scan. Precise scans produce a very detailed waveform,
but take longer to redraw. On the other hand, Quick scans produce a
slightly less accurate waveform, but are much quicker at redrawing. In
most cases, the Quick scan option is more than adequate for editing at the
seconds level. (In the same dialog box, you can also change the units
used to indicate time along the bottom of the edit window. You can choose
from M:S:ms, SMPTE or as samples.)
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