The default resolution is 1/2.
You can switch the playback resolution as often as you like, using the Select Playback
Resolution menu on the Source Monitor and Program Monitor panels.
Some lower resolutions are available only when working with particular media types. For other
media types, the work of converting the image to lower resolution might be more than the work
saved by not playing full resolution because not all codecs can be played back at a lower
resolution efficiently.
Tip
If you are working with a particularly powerful computer, you may want to turn on High
Quality Playback, in the monitor Settings menu, which maximizes preview playback
quality, particularly for compressed media like H.264 video, graphics, and stills, at the
expense of playback performance.Getting timecode information
At the bottom left of the Source Monitor, a timecode display shows the current position of the
playhead in hours, minutes, seconds, and frames (00:00:00:00), according to the clip’s
timecode. For example, 00:15:10:01 is 0 hours, 15 minutes, 10 seconds, and 1 frame. Clip
timecode will rarely begin at 00:00:00:00, so you should not count on this number to assess
the duration of a clip.
At the bottom right of the Source Monitor, a timecode display shows the duration of your clip.
By default, this shows the whole clip duration, but later you’ll add special In and Out marks to
make a partial selection. When you do, that duration shown will change accordingly.
In and Out marks are simple to use: Click the Mark In button to set the beginning of the part
of a clip you want, and click the Mark Out button to set the end of the part of a clip you want.
You’ll learn more about this in Lesson 5, “Mastering the Essentials of Video Editing.”
Displaying safe margins
Television monitors often crop the edges of the picture to achieve a clean edge. Open the
Settings menu at the bottom of the Source Monitor and choose Safe Margins to display
useful white outlines over the image.