Click the input field to enter a project name.

Set the destination to save projects. To change the destination, click [...] and select a folder.

Check [Create folder with project name] to create a folder with the project name in the destination folder.

Display registered project presets in a list. Double-click the icon to open a new project file with the selected project preset setting.

Check this item to change the detailed project preset settings (rendering format, and the number of tracks and so on) and create a new project file. The settings of the existing project preset will not be changed.

Changing Project Settings Temporarily to Create a New Project

If you use the restricted user profile, the detailed settings of a project preset cannot be changed.

Display the settings of the project preset selected in [Presets List].

Display a list of commonly used video formats. From this list, select a video format that suits the export environment.

Display a list of commonly used audio formats. From this list, select an audio format that suits the export environment.

Click this button for detailed settings.

Click the expand button to customize detailed settings based on the format selected in [Video Preset] and [Audio Preset]. You cannot change the items displayed in gray.

Select a frame size from the list.

Select [Custom] to enter a setting value in pixel. (The width must be a multiple number of 4. The maximum value is 4096×2160 pixel.)

Select an aspect ratio from the list.

Select a frame rate from the list.

For interlace, a field order can be selected.

Select the channel to be exported (color channel/alpha channel) from the list. Select [YCbCr] to export only color channel. Select [YCbCr + Alpha] to export both color channel and alpha channel.

Select a video quantization bitrate from the list.

This setting is only available for a frame rate of 24p or 23.98p. Select a convert format to convert a 23.98p video to a 59.94i or 59.94p video signal. [Pulldown(2-3-2-3)] enables a smooth playback, but is not appropriate for re-editing. Select this item for the final export. [Advanced pulldown(2-3-3-2)] does not provide a smooth playback. Select this item to create a temporary file to edit.

For 3D editing, select [Enable]. The stereoscopic edit mode is set.

Stereoscopic Edit Workflow

Select an audio sampling rate from the list.

Select the number of audio channels from the list.

Select an audio quantization bitrate from the list.

Select the default codec to be used for rendering and file export during editing. RGB, UYVY, YUY2, RGBA and v210 are uncompressed AVI.

For some codec, the rendering quality can be configured by clicking [Detail].

Detailed Settings for Codec

Enter the ratio when you use overscan. The value range is between “0” and “20”. If you do not use overscan, enter “0”.

Set the audio reference level. If you switch the display of the [Audio Mixer] dialog box to a VU meter, a scale with the specified audio reference level at “0” is displayed.

Select a resampling method when transforming video with the layouter.

Video Layout

Default settings for creating a sequence.

Enter the start timecode of the timeline.

When NTSC has been selected for the project setting, select either drop frame or non drop frame timecode display.

Set the length of the timeline by entering a number when the final total length is fixed. When the project exceeds this length, the color of the timeline section that is over the limit change.

Default settings of a number of tracks and a channel map for creating new projects or sequence.

Set the number of tracks in which you place clips.

You can add or delete any tracks after opening a project.

In the [Audio Channel Map] dialog box, configure the audio output channel of each track.

Configuring Audio Channel Map

Check this item to export a clip of a raw source without re-encoding. Output speed is fast.

Select an image quality.

Select quality from the list. The higher the quality, the more time it takes to be encoded.

Select a bitrate type.

[CBR] sets a fixed transfer rate, allocating a fixed number of bits during the encoding process. Select a bitrate from the [Average(bps)] list. You can also enter a value directly.

[VBR] sets a variable transfer rate, altering the number of assigned bits according to the complexity of the movement or image quality. Compared with [CBR], the media volume can be used more efficiently, and this enables more consistent image quality overall. Select a bitrate from the [Average(bps)] and [Maximum(bps)] lists. You can also enter a value directly.

For interlace, a field order can be selected.

Select a YUV pixel format from the list.

Select a profile & level. If [Chroma Format] is [4:2:0] and [4:2:2], the profile will be set to Main Profile and 422Profile, respectively. The level for SD image quality will be Main Level, and the level for HD image quality will be High Level. The profile & level changes according to the format selected in [Chroma Format].

For MPEG, a certain number of frames is considered as a group, and operations such as compression/enlargement and cut editing are performed on a GOP basis. A GOP comprises “I frame”, “P frame” and “B frame”. The I frame allows images to be reproduced independently, the P frame is for recording and reproducing only the differences with the preceding image, and the B frame reproduces images from the differences in the preceding and following images. Select I, P and B frame patterns of the GOP from the list. Normally, select [IBBP].

[I-Frame Only] is comprised of only I-pictures. Editing is made easier, but the amount of data increases in size.

Set the number of frames included in a group.

Check this item to complete information within each GOP. Although the amount of data increases, the video can be re-edited using software that supports GOP-based editing. Normally, leave this item unchecked.

Check this item to export a clip of a raw source without re-encoding. This increases the output speed.

Select a bitrate type.

[CBR] sets a fixed transfer rate, allocating a fixed number of bits during the encoding process. Select a bitrate from the [Average] list. You can also enter a value directly.

[VBR] sets a variable transfer rate, altering the number of assigned bits according to the complexity of the movement or image quality. Compared with [CBR], the media volume can be used more efficiently, and this enables more consistent image quality overall. Select a bitrate from the [Average] and [Max] lists. You can also enter a value directly.

Select quality from the list. The higher the quality, the more time it takes to be encoded.

For interlace, a field order can be selected.

For MPEG, a certain number of frames is considered as a group, and operations such as compression/enlargement and cut editing are performed on a GOP basis. A GOP comprises “I frame”, “P frame” and “B frame”; the I frame allows images to be reproduced independently, the P frame is for recording and reproducing only the differences with the preceding image, and the B frame reproduces images from the differences in the preceding and following images. Select I, P and B frame patterns of the GOP from the list. Normally, select [IBBP].

[I-Frame Only] is comprised of only I-pictures. Editing is made easier, but the amount of data increases in size.

Set the number of frames included in a group.

Check this item to complete information within each GOP. Although the amount of data increases, the video can be re-edited using software that supports GOP-based editing. Normally, leave this item unchecked.

Select a YUV pixel format from the list.

Select a profile & level. If [Chroma Format] is [4:2:0] and [4:2:2], the profile will be set to Main Profile and 422Profile, respectively. The level for SD image quality will be Main Level, and the level for HD image quality will be High Level. The profile & level changes according to the format selected in [Chroma Format].

Select a bitrate from the list.

Check this item to export a clip of a raw source without re-encoding. Output speed is fast.

If the frame rate of the export format is 23.98p, segment encode is not available.

Select the quality of the part to be re-encoded from the list. The higher the quality, the more time it takes to be encoded.