Display data

Click on Options in the tool bar below the main menu and, on the left, select Project Options - Display data. Here you can make a few settings for automatic display data creation:

Pictures

Create thumbnails ...creates the small preview pictures for display in Media Pool and Timeline objects when function Media Pool - Create display data is performed. When you disable this option creation of display data is accelerated as the thumbnails are created automatically anyway when they need to be displayed.

By clicking in the selection box you can choose, whether display data are to be created for all pictures in the Media Pool or only for the pictures used in the timeline.

Video

By clicking in the selection box you can choose, when display data or intermediate display data are to be created for videos. The following options are available:

When adding files ...display and intermediate data are created when the videos are added to the Media Pool.
When used in timeline ...display data and intermediated data are created when the videos are placed in the timeline.
No automatic creation ...display and intermediate video data are not created automatically. Creation must be initiated manually, e.g. by right-clicking a video file in the Media Pool, a video object in the timeline (special functions) or via the repair button in the messages list. See also Creating display data for media files.

Additionally, the following options are available:

Create/use additional higher resolution for HD videos ...creates additional display data at higher quality for HD videos thus ensuring very high preview quality. This setting is only appropriate if your computer has enough performance power and the higher storage capacity is irrelevant.

Create display data automatically ...enables automatic creation of display and intermediate data in the Properties dialog of the videos added to the Media Pool. If the checkbox is not checked creation of data must be initiated manually.

Display data are only created if no video files are yet available. I.e. if you want to replace old display data by new ones you need to delete the old display data beforehand. See Deleting display data.
Display data for audio are automatically created for all the audio files located in the Media Pool.

Folder for display and intermediate data (global setting)

Here you can enter a central folder for storing all future display and intermediate video data.

A central folder has the advantage that all display data are stored in one location only instead of in the corresponding media folders. However, there are certain risks connected to this:

If the project is located on an external hard disk and you connect it to a different computer the project cannot be presented because the display data are missing.
If different external hard disks are logged on to the computer using the same drive letter, there may be problems in assigning the display data or they may even be overwritten. Only if the external hard drive is only run using the same drive letter will display data be assigned without any problems.

This is how you enable a central folder for display and intermediate video data:

Place a checkmark, click and enter the corresponding folder. Choose a fast drive for this folder which has enough storage capacity.