To preview on a monitor via a DV camera or deck:
1
Choose Project > Project Settings > General, and click the Playback Settings button.
2
For Video Playback, check Play Video on DV Hardware if you want to preview video
through the DV device to a television monitor. Video still appears in the Program view, but
may look staggered. Leave the option unchecked to view video in the Monitor window
only.
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For Audio Playback, choose the options you want:
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Play Audio on DV Hardware previews audio through the DV device to
external speakers only.
•
Play Audio on Audio Hardware plays the audio through the computer’s hardware and
speakers. This includes external speakers connected to your computer’s sound card
only.
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Play Audio on Audio Hardware While Scrubbing, when checked, plays the audio
through the computer’s hardware when you drag the current-time indicator in the
Timeline window, use the Program view’s jog disk or shuttle slider, or drag its currenttime
indicator.
4
For Real-Time Effects, choose an option:
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Playback on DV Hardware and Desktop displays real-time playback on both the
computer’s monitor and through a DV device to a television monitor.
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Playback on Desktop Only displays real-time playback on the computer’s monitor only.
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For Export to Tape, choose an option:
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Play Audio on DV Hardware plays audio through the DV device when exporting.
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Play Audio on Audio Hardware plays audio through the computer’s hardware and
speakers during export.
There can be a slight delay between the playback on the desktop and the playback on
a television via a camcorder/VCR. If the video and audio seem out of sync, try to
preview both video and audio through the same device.
Working with preview files
When you render previews, Adobe Premiere Pro creates files on your hard disk. These
preview files contain the results of any effects that Adobe Premiere Pro processed during
a
preview. If you preview the same work area more than once without making any changes,
Adobe Premiere Pro instantly plays back the preview files instead of processing the
sequence again. Similarly, preview files can save time when you export the final video
program by using the processed effects already stored. Adobe Premiere Pro stores the
preview files in a folder you can specify.
To further save time, Adobe Premiere Pro maintains existing preview files whenever
possible. Preview files move along with their associated segment of a sequence as you
edit your project. When a segment of a sequence is changed, Adobe Premiere Pro
automatically trims the corresponding preview file, saving the remaining unchanged
segment.
To specify the disk location for preview files:
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Choose Edit > Preferences > Scratch Disks.
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For the Video Previews and Audio Previews menus, choose locations for video and
audio preview files, respectively.
The disk you choose must be large and fast enough to support video playback, so choose
a hard disk attached to your computer, not a network drive. Also, because Adobe Premiere
Pro must be able to locate the preview files when you open a project, avoid specifying
