Adding a screen field

Screen fields are components of a screen window. They are used for the output of picture or video tracks. For one screen any number of screen fields of different sizes and at different locations can be created.

In the Media Pool click on the plus sign in front of category Screens and select the corresponding screen following which the screen fields will appear on the right.
Right-click the corresponding screen and select Add field. Following this, a new screen field is created.
Link up the new screen field with a track by dragging the new screen field from the Media Pool and dropping it onto the track head of the appropriate track. Following this, the name of the linked-up screen field is displayed in the track head.

Note: Alternatively, you can create a new track by dragging and dropping the empty screen field into the empty area below the timeline tracks.

Usually, the screen field is created at the same size as the screen. The corresponding size, aspect ratio and location of the screen field can be defined in the Media Pool by clicking the corresponding fields and entering the new values. As an alternative, these values can also be entered graphically via the mouse, which is usually much easier. See Adjusting screen field size and position. For numerical entry, the Media Pool offers the following options:
Entry of the size as a Zoom value as a percentage of the screen size. Depending on whether the aspect ratio is larger or smaller than that of the screen, the zoom value refers to the screen width or height.
Entry of the Aspect ratio as a quotient, e.g. 1.5 or, alternatively, as a ratio, e.g. 16/9 or 16:9.
Alternative entry of the size in pixels in columns Width and Height.
Entry of the position as a percentage of the screen size in the columns X position and Y position. The reference points are always the centers of screen and screen field. Positive values shift the screen field to the right or to the top, while negative values shift the screen field to the left or to the bottom.

For the screen field to be able to display something, the tracks must be configured for output on this screen field. See Picture tracks and Video tracks.
If you want to duplicate a screen field, you right-click the screen field to be duplicated and select Add field.
Please bear in mind that images may be displayed at a smaller size than the screen field if the image aspect ratio deviates from the screen field aspect ratio. See also Screen field properties.