Use the options in the Preferences dialog (Edit > Preferences) to change the default settings in Prelude.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Adding a New Marker Closes a Selected Marker | By default Prelude sets the Out point of a new marker to be the end of the clip. Enable this option if you want to set the Out point of the previously added marker to the frame before the In point of the new marker. When this option is disabled, the new marker is added to a layer above the current layer in the timeline. |
| Stop Playback When a New Marker Is Added | Stops the playback of the movie in the Monitor panel when you add a marker. |
| Double-clicking a Marker Switches to the Marker Panel | Shifts the focus to the Marker panel when you double-click a marker. |
| Timeline Playback Auto-Scrolling |
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| Project Loading Cache | Cache files help improve the opening time of Prelude. You can set preferences for cache files using the options. |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Brightness | Set the brightness by dragging the slider. |
| Marker Colors |
Change the colors assigned to markers. For example, to change the color for Comment, select Comment from the menu, and click the color button to specify the new color. |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Play Audio While Scrubbing |
Deselect this option to disable audio when scrubbing a movie on the timeline. |
Use this option to specify the default audio output device. When you click ASIO Settings, the Audio Hardware Settings dialog box is displayed.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Enable Devices (Windows) |
Determines the connected audio device that is routed into and out of Prelude. If the device is an ASIO device, select the ASIO drivers for the device. If the sound card does not have manufacturer-supplied ASIO drivers, choose SoundMAX Integrated Digital High Definition Audio. To enable a device, be sure to install an up-to-date driver for the device (Windows.) To input more than two stereo channels or monitor 5.1 surround audio, the device driver must comply with the ASIO (Audio Stream Input Output) specification. If it does not comply, only stereo inputs and outputs are available regardless of the number of hardware inputs and outputs that are connected. |
| Default Device (Mac OS) |
Select an input and output device from the Default Device menu. |
| Buffersize | Specifies the size of the buffer, in kilobytes, that Prelude uses for playing audio. |
| Device 32-bit Playback | On the Input tab, check Device 32-bit Recording to record audio in 32-bit samples. On the Output tab, check Device 32-bit Playback to enable 32-bit playback. |
The audio output devices available in your computer appear in the Map Output For menu. To map to a different device on your computer, select the corresponding option from the menu.
When Prelude ingests video and audio in some formats, it processes and caches versions of these items that it can readily access when generating previews.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Save Media Cache Files Next To Originals When Possible |
To store cache files with source files rather than in the media cache folder, select Save Media Cache Files Next To Originals When Possible. Click Browse to specify a location for the files. |
| Media cache database |
A database retains links to each of the cached media files. This media cache database is shared with other applications. Each of these applications can read from and write to the same set of cached media files. If you change the location of the database in any of these applications, the location is updated for the other applications too. Each application can use its own cache folder, but the same database tracks them. |
| Project loading cache |
Project cache helps you save and open projects faster. When you create a project, a corresponding project cache folder is automatically created. This folder is saved in the project cache root folder specified in the project Preferences. Use the options in the dialog to set your preferences for Project cache. |
| Timecode |
Select Start at 00:00:00:00 if you want to reset the timecode in the original clip. Select Media Source if you want to retain the original timecode of the clip. |
| Frame Count |
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| Write XMP ID To Files On Import | The unique ID number is a unique value associated with an asset. It enables the application to recognize a file even if the filename has changed. Each application can use this information to manage cached previews and conformed audio files, preventing additional rendering and conforming. When this option is selected, XMP ID values are written to source files when they are imported into Prelude. If a file already has an XMP ID, then Prelude doesn’t write a new one, and no change is made. Files from recent versions of Adobe applications will, in general, already have an XMP ID. Important: The Write XMP IDs To Files On Import preference only controls whether unique ID values are automatically written to files during import. This preference does not control whether XMP metadata is written to a file under other circumstances, such as when you edit metadata in the Metadata panel. |
In the Memory pane of the Preferences dialog box, you can specify the amount of RAM reserved for other applications and for Prelude. For example, as you reduce the amount of RAM reserved for other applications, the amount of RAM available for Prelude increases.
To maximize available memory, change the Optimize Rendering For preference from Performance to Memory. Change this preference back to Performance when processes in Prelude no longer require memory optimization.
| Option |
Description |
| Default player |
Prelude uses the player to play media from clips and sequences in the monitor. |
| Audio device |
The default audio device that is used for playback. |
| Video device |
A video monitor other than your computer monitor, such as a broadcast monitor. |
| Disable video output when in the background |
Disables video when Prelude is not the active application on your computer. |
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