Apple DVD Studio Pro 4 - Manual (Page 218)

• Square Pixels and Rectangular Pixels: You can choose to switch between viewing assets
with square pixels or scaled to the video aspect ratio (either 4:3 or 16:9). See
Understanding Pixel Differences in Graphics and Video for more information. You can
also press P to toggle the pixel display type.
• Show Single Field: This setting optimizes playback when using field-based video sources.
This is especially important with video that has fast motion because it will reduce the
motion artifacts. However, selecting Show Single Field with frame-based video sources
results in reduced resolution (edges may appear jagged). This setting only affects how
the assets appear in the Viewer and does not change the actual assets themselves.
Note: Anamorphic still assets will preview as 4:3 assets.
Asset Inspector
When you select an asset in the Assets tab, the Asset Inspector appears.
The Asset Inspector shows general information about the selected asset. The only
information you can edit is the asset’s name as it appears in DVD Studio Pro.
Video assets include a thumbnail image and a scrubber so you can scrub through the
video. Still assets also include a thumbnail image.
218 Chapter 11 Importing and Managing Assets