Pictures

Click on Options in the function bar below the main menu and select Project Options - Pictures on the left. Here you can make various settings for your project:

Pictures

For Thumbnail size enter the picture size for display in timeline, in the Media Pool and on tab Preview. Here you only need to enter the value for the long side of the picture, the other one is specified through the aspect ratio.

The thumbnails should not be excessively large, as they are also used for the objects in the timeline. During playback all visible images on one timeline page need to be loaded at once when changing over to the next page. This could slow down the computer and cause the presentation to become jerky if the thumbnails are too big.

Under Lightbox size you specify the size the fields are to be displayed in lightbox view. Pictures in these fields are always displayed with a correct aspect ratio.

The settings for the lightbox size are not saved along with the project but are global settings!

Aspect ratio for light box dissolves

This is the place to influence test dissolve displays on the light box, which are displayed in the timeline window.

Display pictures correctly ...displays all pictures at their correct aspect ratio and, if applicable, with a black border.
Use from first picture ...adjusts the format to that of the first picture. So, in case of differing aspect ratios the pictures will be distorted accordingly.
Fill timeline editor area ...uses the whole timeline area for display of the picture independent of the aspect ratio. If applicable, the pictures are distorted.

Settings for new objects

Here you can specify whether Screen field clipping is to be enabled for new picture objects.

Enable Screen field clipping only ...position and rotation affect insert and picture; zoom affects the picture only.
Enable screen field clipping and Lock clip area ...the insert is not changed; all the parameters affect the picture only.