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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.

  • The default duration of a new composition is 30 seconds.

  • 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.

  • 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:

    • A name

    • A width value

    • A height value

    • A Pixel Aspect value (different than 1.0 for anamorphic formats)

  • Adding and Renaming Formats

    • To add a new format, click on the Add button.

    • Rename the format by double-clicking on its name and setting its values.

    • Close the preferences window by clicking outside of it.

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:

  • 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

  • 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:

  • Set the composition format

  • Add new formats to the list of presets

  • Inspect the formats of imported images