Option

Description

Timestep

The timestep is displayed in the upper left corner of the video window.  Select Timestep to display the timestep label on or off.  Additional text such as time units can be added to the Timestep label from the Time Scales dialog box on the Animation Controls panel.  When animating the video image, the Timestep label is updated.

Frame number

The current frame number can be displayed in the upper left corner of the video window. Select Frame Number to display the frame number on or off.  When animating the video image, the Frame Number label is updated.

Display file name

The current filename can be displayed in the upper left corner of the video window.  Select Display Filename to display the filename on or off.

Location

From the drop-down menu, select the location where you want to display the timestep, frame number, and file name.  Options include Upper left, Upper right, Lower left, and Lower right.

Font

Click the Font icon to change the font style, size, and color.

Background Color

By default, the video window background is black.  This window can be set to any color.  On printouts, the background is always white.

Foreground Color

You can change the color of the timestep, frame number, and display filename labels using the foreground color palette.

Blank out tolerance

If Blank out tolerance is selected, the video frame is only displayed if the difference between the time of the current frame and the time of the page is less than the tolerance.

If Blank out tolerance is not selected, the current video frame is always displayed.

Video Enhancements

The following settings can be edited to enhance your video file.  Enter a value directly into the data field or use the slider bar to change the value.

Note Significant processing power is required to perform video enhancement operations such as brightness, contrast, gamma correction, and edge enhancement. Depending on the resolution of your video, you may notice a performance decrease when these enhancements are active. Of the video enhancement operations, Edge Enhancement is the most CPU-intensive and Gamma correction is the least CPU-intensive.

Brightness

Change the brightness of your media file.

Contrast

Adjust the contrast to see the difference between the lightest and darkest parts of the media file.

Gamma

Gamma refers to the degree of contrast in your media file.  Enter a value or drag the slider to set the brightness of mid-tones without affecting highlights and shadows.

Edge Enhancements

When selected, this option finds and displays the edges in the media file.