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Viewing clip information in the Project window


    At the top of a Project or Bin window is the thumbnail viewer, which you can use to preview individual clips. This viewer uses the first frame of a clip as the icon or poster frame; this frame is used when the Project window is set to Icon View or Thumbnail View--it is also used as the sample frame for the Title window (see Importing a sample frame). You can change the poster frame to any frame in the clip.

To view a clip and its information in the Project window:

  1. Select the clip in the Project window. Premiere displays the clip's information beside the thumbnail viewer in the upper left corner of the Project window.
  2. Note: The average data rate is displayed for all video clips. This information is useful for analog video because maintaining a consistent data rate for all clips in a project results in smoother playback from the Timeline.

  3. View the clip by pressing the Play button (Play button) on the thumbnail viewer. Press Play again to stop playback.
  4. Select List View, if necessary, and expand or scroll along the right side of the window to see all of the columns of information.
  5. Choose Clip > Properties.

To change the poster (icon) frame for a clip:

  1. Select the clip in a Project window.
  2. Press the Play button (Play button) or drag the play slider on the thumbnail viewer in the upper left corner of the Project window until the frame you want is displayed.
  3. Click the Set Poster Frame button (Set Poster Frame button).