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Layer thumbnails, Input Clip Preview Background, and then choose either Original Source or Alpha Grid.

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You can view the Input Monitor with its original, unkeyed background or with the checkerboard alpha background. To switch between these display modes, choose View > Input Clip Preview Background, and then choose either Original Source or Alpha Grid. A white rectangle in the Input Preview Monitor and Output Preview Monitor identifies the action-safe area. Content outside this area may not be visible if the output movie is viewed on a television. To show or hide the action-safe overlay, choose View > Safe Area Overlay or press Alt+S. For more information, see "Magnifying and repositioning the view in the monitors" on page 33. Layer thumbnails The small images to the right of the Input Preview Monitor are thumbnail images of the sources assigned to each layer. Clicking a thumbnail for a layer makes it the active layer. If there are multiple insets or overlay layers, you can select among them by using the list above the thumbnail. You can assign a source to a layer by dragging the source to the appropriate thumbnail image. Thumbnail graphics: If no image icon is present, you will see the following symbols representing the available actions for the current set: This layer requires a source for the current set, but none is currently assigned. This layer is available for the current set, but no source is currently assigned. No source can be assigned with the current set. LED icons next to the thumbnails: The status of each layer is indicated by a light next to the layer's thumbnail image. Bright (lit) green : Layer is the active layer. Dark (unlit) green : Layer has content assigned, but is not the active layer. Yellow : Layer is optional and has no source content assigned. Red : Layer is not used in this session. User interface 29

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You can view the Input Monitor with its original, unkeyed background or with the
checkerboard alpha background. To switch between these display modes, choose View >
Input Clip Preview Background, and then choose either Original Source or Alpha Grid.
A white rectangle in the Input Preview Monitor and Output Preview Monitor identifies the
action-safe area. Content outside this area may not be visible if the output movie is viewed on
a television. To show or hide the action-safe overlay, choose View > Safe Area Overlay or press
Alt+S.
For more information, see
“Magnifying and repositioning the view in the monitors”
on page 33
.
Layer thumbnails
The small images to the right of the Input Preview Monitor are thumbnail images of the
sources assigned to each layer. Clicking a thumbnail for a layer makes it the active layer. If
there are multiple insets or overlay layers, you can select among them by using the list above
the thumbnail. You can assign a source to a layer by dragging the source to the appropriate
thumbnail image.
Thumbnail graphics:
If no image icon is present, you will see the following symbols
representing the available actions for the current set:
LED icons next to the thumbnails:
The status of each layer is indicated by a light next to the
layer’s thumbnail image.
Bright (lit) green
: Layer is the active layer.
Dark (unlit) green
: Layer has content assigned, but is not the active layer.
Yellow
: Layer is optional and has no source content assigned.
Red
: Layer is not used in this session.
This layer requires a source for the current set, but none is currently assigned.
This layer is available for the current set, but no source is currently assigned.
No source can be assigned with the current set.