Displaying Masks and Guides

You can use masks to preview the target of the Player view or the fullscreen Player in different film format aspect ratios. You can use guides to show the frame outline, as well as the safe areas within the frame for titles and action.

To display masks/guides in the Player:

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 Display tab of the Player options, locate the Masks and Guides areas.
   
3. In the Masks area, select the mask you want the Player to display, or select None if you do not want to display a mask. Each mask represents the aspect ratio of a specific film format.

   The Player updates immediately to reflect the mask you select.

4. In the Guides area, enable the guides you want the Player to display.

   The Player updates immediately to reflect the guides you enable or disable.

   Select:	To display the:
   Safe Title	Safe title guide. This guide indicates the area of the frame in which it is safe to place titles and graphics (i.e. in which there is no risk of having titles or graphics cropped by the device on which the shot is viewed). The safe title area is inside the safe action area.
   Safe Action	Safe action guide. This guide indicates the area of the frame within which there is no risk of having any of the image cropped by the device on which the shot is viewed. The safe action area is larger than, and encloses, the safe title area.
   Frame Outline	Frame guide. This guide indicates the edges of the frame.