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# Identifying Dropped Frames

As you play clips, the positioner in the image window time bar changes colours if frames are dropped. The colours indicate the following.

Colour: | Indicates:
--- | ---
Yellow | Real-time playback with no dropped frames.
Orange | Real-time playback with no dropped frames of soft-imported clips.
Green/Blue | Alternating dropped frames. Green indicates the first and subsequent alternating dropped frame.
Red/White | Alternating occurrences of dropped audio. Red indicates the first occurrence.