Canon EOS C500 PL - Manual (Page 7)

Playing Back and Developing Clips
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IMPORTANT
Your computer’s performance can affect the playback quality. In certain cases, you may notice some of
the following anomalies.
- Playback is not smooth and frames are dropped.
- The displayed time code does not match the actual frame being displayed.
- Parts of the screen freeze or take longer to be refreshed.
NOTES
• You can play back RAW clips shot with Canon digital cinema cameras.
• When the input focus* is on the playback position slider in the preview panel, you can press the
space key or K key to start/stop the playback.
* “Input focus” refers to the window or item that can receive keyboard input from the user.
Changing the way video is displayed
You can change how video is displayed in the video display area.
Click View > Desired option.
Options
Fit to Preview Area Displays the entire video so that the entire picture is visible.
Display at 100% Displays the video at actual size. As such, only a portion of the
video will be displayed. A display area graphic will appear to the
right of the playback position slider indicating what portion is
being displayed. You can use the mouse to drag the picture in
the video display area to change what is being displayed.
Video display area
Time code Total duration of the
clip
Playback position
slider
Playback controls
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COP
Y