Procedure
- Open the Devices Menu and select “Device Setup...” to open the Device Setup dialog, and select the Video Player page.
- In the Active column, activate the checkbox for the device that you want to use for playing back video.
All devices in your system that are capable of playing back video are listed. The Onscreen Window device serves for playing back the video file on your computer monitor.
- From the pop-up menu in the Format column, select an output format.
For the Onscreen Window output, only a “fixed” format is available. For the other output devices, you can select different output formats for playback depending on the device.
- Adjust the Offset setting to compensate for processing delays.
Due to delays while processing video, the video image may not match with the audio in Cubase. By using the Offset parameter, you can compensate for this effect. The Offset value indicates how many milliseconds the video will be delivered earlier in order to compensate for the processing time of the video material. Each hardware setup can have different processing delays, so you must try out different values to determine which value is appropriate.
Note The Offset value can be set individually for each output device. It is saved globally for each output device and is independent of the project.
The offset is only used during playback. It is defeated in stop and scrub mode so that you always see the correct video frame.
After completing this task
If the quality of the video image is not a critical factor or if you are experiencing performance problems, try lowering the value on the Video Quality pop-up menu. Although higher quality settings make the video display sharper and smoother, they also lead to an increased processor load.
