Setting the Real-Time Playback Preference

 
 
 

In a Player view or in the fullscreen Player, you can set a Player preference that determines whether real-time playback has priority over a playback that includes every frame or vice-versa. Real-time playback is also influenced by the hardware on which you are running Composite, and the load on that machine at the time you perform the playback.

Note

You can set the real-time playback preference for the fullscreen Player only if you entered it through a Player view.

To set real-time playback preferences:

  1. In the Player view or fullscreen Player, middle-click or press the tilde key (~) to display the Gate UI and go through the south gate.
  2. In the Player options, select the Playback tab and locate the Frame Rate area.
  3. Set the real-time playback preference.

    Play All Frames Select this button to play every frame, regardless of the impact on real-time playback. Deselect to have the Player view drop frames if necessary to perform playback as close to real-time as possible.

    Note

    A busy cursor appears in the lower-left corner of the Player when Composite is processing the composition during playback.

  4. If you want the Player to stop playing if a tool is dropped into the dependency graph, select the Stop on Drop button.