Canon vb-s900f Manual

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[Background] and [Playback Options] are 

unavailable.

You can place a video window anywhere in the viewing 

area.

You can arrange video windows according to a grid.

„ Change the Layout Background Image

You can select an image for the layout background.

• The image that you specify as the background will be 

registered to the [Background] list in the layout properties.

• To disable backgrounds, select [(None)] in the [Background] 

list of the layout properties.

„ Display a Grid

You can display a grid consisting of dots or solid lines in 

the viewing area of the Viewer. The video window has a 

neat and tidy appearance because it is displayed 

according to the grid. When a solid grid is displayed, the 

size of the video window can be adjusted to the grid.

• [None]

Do not display a grid. You can put the video window 

where you like.

• [Alignment]

Display a dotted grid. You can put the video window 

adjusted to the position of the dots.

• [160x120] / [320x240] / [640x480]

Display a solid grid with the specified size.

• [Custom]

Displays the [Custom Grid] dialog box.

If the video receive size and video display size have a different 

aspect ratio, black bands may be displayed along the left/right 

edges or top/bottom edges of the video. To set a video window 

with 16:9 aspect ratio, set a custom grid where [16:9] is specified 
for [Aspect Ratio].

Selecting [Custom] as a grid type displays the [Custom 

Grid] dialog box, where you can configure the size of the 

grid.

(1) [Aspect Ratio]

Specify the aspect ratio of the grid frame ([4:3] or 

[16:9]).

(2) [Horizontal] and [Vertical]

Specify the number of horizontal and vertical pixels in 

the grid frame.

Changing the value for one of the items changes the 

value in the other box to maintain a constant aspect 

ratio.

(3) [OK] and [Cancel]

Close the dialog box.

Using a custom grid may increase the load on the CPU.

Click [OK] to close the dialog box.

Following the above steps does not automatically save the 

layout. Be sure to enter a name and save the new layout after 

configuring it.

Click [Layouts] > [Organize Layouts] to display the 
[Organize Layouts and Layout Sequences] dialog box.

Click the layout for which you want to specify a 
background, and click [Properties] to display the 

properties of the layout.

Click [Browse] for [Background].

Specify the image file to use as the background, and 
click [Open].

Click [Grids] on the toolbar.

Select the type of grid.

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