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40 VIDEO EDITOR
To modify and add an effect:
1. Select the thumbnail.
2. Right-click the thumbnail and click the Edit command on the pop-up menu.
3. Specify the attributes in the dialog box for that thumbnail.
4. Click the Add button. Enter a name below the thumbnail and click OK.
Preferences
The Preferences dialog box (double–click the Status Bar or click File:
Preferences [F6]) provides options for customizing certain aspects of Video
Editor's behavior. Understanding these options will improve the way you work as
well as help optimize Video Editor for each project.
Preferences dialog box: General tab
• Enable undo specifies the maximum levels of undo/redo allowed by Video Editor (up
to 99). As Video Editor allocates more memory for each level of undo/redo, you may
find that too high a level adversely affects performance. In such cases, restrict the
level to 3-4 only. You can, of course, choose not to have undo/redo to maximize
performance, but any editing done will be final.
• Number of recently opened files specifies how many file names are stored in the
Recent History list found on the File menu.
• Return to the first frame after playing returns any sequence in the Source and
Preview windows to the first frame after it has been played (like a CD player). When
left cleared, the sequence stops on the last frame in the sequence after playing (like
coming to the end of a tape in a VCR).
• Use temporary file when creating 8-bit optimized palettes uses a temporary
file whenever you create an optimized palette for Indexed-Color video. This option
speeds up the creation process significantly and should be selected whenever you
plan on creating Indexed-Color video files.
• Display Options dialog box opens the Options dialog box for any video filter,
transition effect, audio filter, or moving path dropped directly into the Timeline from
the Production Library.
• Display data rate warning message halts the creation process of any video file
once it exceeds the specified data rate. Leave this cleared if the data rate is not
important or you are creating video files unattended and do not want the creation
process to be stopped.
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