Duration and Frame Rate Default Values
After setting the composition Frame rate, you will find parameters for its duration:
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Duration is represented by a Time Parameter.
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The default duration of a new composition is 30 seconds.
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This defaut value is defined in the preferences, accessible through the cogwheel icon at the top-right corner of the interface, in the Default Values > Composition Defaults section.
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You can also set the default FPS for subsequent compositions in this section.
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Managing Format Presets in Preferences
You can add a new Format to the list in the Formats section of the preferences menu:
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Each format is characterized by:
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A name
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A width value
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A height value
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A Pixel Aspect value (different than 1.0 for anamorphic formats)
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Adding and Renaming Formats
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To add a new format, click on the Add button.
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Rename the format by double-clicking on its name and setting its values.
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Close the preferences window by clicking outside of it.
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Now the newly created format will appear on the format list.
Inspecting Image Size
You can check the size of imported images by double-clicking on them to display them in the Viewer:
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Double-clicking on Lights.png shows it's in HD(1920x1080) format. If the image size matches a preset, its name will be used automatically
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Double-clicking on the QuickTime animation Net.mov shows its dimensions as 150 pixels wide by 150 pixels high.
Summary
This section went over how to:
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Set the composition format
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Add new formats to the list of presets
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Inspect the formats of imported images