Apple Logic Express 9 - Manual (Page 1254)

Video Preferences in Logic Express
Video preferences (such as how Logic Express handles video memory, video hardware
settings, and timing adjustments) consist of the following parameters:
To open Video preferences
Do one of the following:
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Choose Logic Express > Preferences > Video (or use the Open Video Preferences key
command).
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Click the Preferences button in the Arrange toolbar, then choose Video from the pop-up
menu.
• Video to Project slider: A global setting for fine-tuning the start point of a movie.
• External Video to Project slider: The same setting as above, but for external FireWire
video devices. This setting compensates for the latency of the video hardware in use,
if applicable.
• Cache Resolution pop-up menu: Resolution of the thumbnails kept in the temporary
internal memory (cache). Higher resolutions display more detail, but take up more
space in the cache.
• Maximum Cache Size slider: Amount of memory reserved for the thumbnail cache. Forty
Megabytes is recommended for medium resolution. For higher resolutions use a higher
value. This section of reserved memory will only be occupied when actual movie data
is displayed.
• “Release output device in background” checkbox: Select this checkbox to release the
chosen output device (set in the Video project settings), when it is not being used in
Logic Express.
• Video Project Settings button: Click to open the Video Project Settings window.
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