Playback Controls
Play, pause, seek to the previous or next frame, or go the start or end of the clip / sequence. Loop: allow to play in a repeat mode without stopping. Playback Speed Change: change video/audio playback speed.
Title Editing (Title clip preview only)
Click on the Edit button to show title clip settings popup window. Click outside the popup window to dismiss the Edit window.
Text Content (Text clip preview only)
The text that is rendered to the frame when this clip is visible.
Note: Text clips on a sequence will use the same text as the corresponding clip in the bins.
Blank Clip Color (Blank clip preview only)
Click to select the blank clip's fill color.
Note: Blank clips on a sequence will use the same color as the corresponding clip in the bins.
Current Position
Displays the current position of the cursor. Click to seek to a specified position.
Start / End time (Video and audio clip preview only)
Used to trim clips / sequences. Click to set a new Start or End time.
See: Trimming and Splitting Clips
Duration (Title, image, text, and blank clip preview only)
Click to change the duration of the clip.
Animation Duration (Title clip preview only)
Click to change the animation duration of the clip.
View (Video Track clips in Clip Preview only)
Select the dropdown to switch what is displayed for track clips, or click the button to cycle through the options.
- Clip Only - Display just the track clip.
- Clip + Background - Display the track clip and all clips below it in the sequence.
- Sequence - Display all tracks, even if they cover the selected track.
Place on Sequence (Clip preview only)
Adds a clip from a clip bin to the current sequence through the following options:
- Add on Sequence at Start
- Add on Sequence at Cursor
- Add on Sequence at End
- Add on Sequence as Overlay at Cursor
Note: This control is only available if the selected clip is in a clip bin.
3D Options
When you click the dropdown menu, you will be presented with several stereoscopic layouts that images and video are commonly arranged by to preserve left and right eye information. Selecting one of these options will reload the clip preview to show one frame (left or right) from the source that you are trying to preview, allowing it to be viewed correctly.
360
Toggling this button On and Off, Enables and Disables the view's 360 degree preview mode.
While this mode is enabled, click and drag the mouse cursor wihin the preview window to change the view's rotation angle.
Split Clip(s) (All clips, Clip preview and Sequence preview)
Split a clip at the current position on the current sequence into multiple clips. Can operate on selected clip(s), all video clips, all audio clips, all tracks or specific audio/video track.
See: Trimming and Splitting Clips
Unlink / Relink (Sound and Video clips that were originally linked, Clip preview)
Unlinks or Re-links a pair of Audio and Video clips.
See: Linked and Grouped Clips
Aspect Ratio (Sequence previews only)
When you click the dropdown menu, you will be able to change ascpect ratio of all tracks.
Zoom In / Out
Changes how much of the clip/sequence is visible on the timeline. Zoom in for more accuracy when seeking, placing start / end time, etc. Zoom out to see more of the clip / sequence in the timeline.
Maximize
This button allows you to launch a full screen preview of the clip or sequence preview windows.