Ulead MEDIASTUDIO PRO 6.0, User Manual

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MEDIASTUDIO PRO USER GUIDE 34
Previewing your work
Previews are an important aspect of any video project as they allow you
to see how your work is developing. The process of creating a movie or a
preview is called rendering and, depending on the speed of your computer,
this can take some time. MediaStudio Pro is a sophisticated piece of engi-
neering, and by previewing often, you can actually speed up the rendering
process. The details of the preview are determined by your Project set-
tings, so it is important to make sure those are set up correctly.
Previewing takes place in the Preview window. You can use the controls
there to play, rewind, fast-forward or step through your movie. It is often
the case that you will only want to preview a small portion of your movie,
like the transition effect you just added on the previous page.
To perform a partial preview:
1.
Click Window: Preview Window if the Preview window is not already
open.
2.
Click on the Trim bar. Then, drag the handles on either side of the Trim
bar to set the duration of the preview.
3. Click the Play the Preview Range button.
Performing a partial preview. Notice that the preview range is
represented as a blue line both within the Preview window and
at the top of the Timeline.