User Interface Preferences

 
 
 

Colour

Background field
Displays the background brightness value. Editable
Brightness field
Displays the brightness of interface elements such as buttons and fields. Editable.
Contrast field
Displays the contrast of interface elements such as buttons and fields. Editable.

On-Screen Widgets

On-screen Keyboard button
Enable to have the on-screen keyboard appear when you enter text in a field.
Calculator Placement box
Select where the calculator appears when you click in a numeric field.

Display

Clip Information box
Select to display frames or timecodes in frame marking controls, the timebar, segments, and the fields below the timeline.
Bold Font button
Enable bold fonts on buttons.

Auto Key Button Look

Auto Key look box
Select whether to apply a Classic (grey) or Coloured (yellow) look to the Auto Key button.

Thumbnail View

Snap to Grid button
Enable to snap thumbnails to a grid. The grid becomes visible when this button is enabled.
Grid Size field
Enter a value in pixels for the size of the boxes that make the grid.
Thumbnail Height field
Enter a default value in pixels for the height of thumbnails displayed in the Thumbnail view. All new thumbnails are generated at this height. Existing ones are unchanged.

Tooltips

Auto Display button
Enable to automatically display tooltips. If disabled, you can still display tooltips for selected buttons using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+W.
Hover field
Displays the amount of time you must position the mouse over the object before the tooltip displays (in seconds). Editable.
Duration field
Displays the amount of time that the tooltip is visible (in seconds). Editable.

Reels

Friction field
Displays a value that represents how much the reels scroll after you release your mouse/pen. Increase the value to limit the amount the reel scrolls after you release the mouse/pen.
Reels Orientation box
Select a horizontal or vertical orientation for the reels.
Reverse button
Enable to reserve the order that clips appear on the reels.
Clip Spacing field
Enter a value to control the padding between clips on the reels.
Number of Default Reels field
Enter a value for the default number of reels that appear in the Reels view.

Gestural Workflow

Swipe Bars button
Click to enable swipe bars that you can use to switch views in different areas of your product.
Layout Selection Overlay button
Click to enable the menu overlay in the Timeline view. You can use the menu overlay to change what is displayed in the Timeline view.