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To preview the file before adding it to your project, click the Play button.
Note:
If you have the Auto play check box selected, your file will automatically begin previewing when you select it.
4.
Click Open. The file is opened and a data window containing the waveform appears.
Using the Explorer window
In addition to using the Explorer window for locating, previewing, and opening media, you can drag files or regions from the Explorer
window to an open data window to paste or mix the data. Click the right mouse button while dragging to toggle mix, paste, and CD
track drag-and-drop modes. You can also extract audio from a CD.
Previewing media
The Explorer window allows you to easily preview files before you open them. The Explorer window has a mini-transport bar with Start
Preview, Stop Preview, and Auto Preview buttons (
). When you preview a file, its stream is sent to the channel meters on the
main workspace (for audio files) or to the Video Preview window (for video files).
Note:
To preview video files, you must have the Video Preview window open. To display the Video Preview window, choose Video
Preview from the View menu.
1.
Select a file in the Explorer window.
2.
Click the Start Preview button ( ) to listen to the file.
3.
Click the Stop Preview button ( ) or select a different file to stop previewing the file.
Tip:
To automatically preview selected files, click the Auto Preview button ( ) on the Explorer window’s transport bar.
Opening media
To open a media file into a new data window from the Explorer window, double-click the file. To open a media file in a specific data
window, drag the media file from the Explorer window to the data window.
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