Inside the box is a thin red line. This line is the mid point detector which detects the separation
between stereo audio channels. When mono sound is detected during audio extraction, the
mid point detector disappears and the guides will adjust automatically to suit the width of the
mono optical track.
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If you need a closer inspection of the audio scan area guides, you can
zoom into the viewer and move the viewer position up or down, and left or
right. Simply choose the amount of zoom from the sizing options at the top
left corner of the viewer, then click and drag the viewer with your mouse or
track pad.
When 'show audio scan area' setting is turned on, the audio area guides will be visible so
you can see exactly what information is being used and monitor the extraction process.
Override audio scan area
This setting provides sliders for adjusting the horizontal and vertical positioning, width, and
height of the audio scan area guides.
These settings include:
Left and Width:
the frame, you can simply adjust the 'left' slider to move the guide box to the right.
Normally, this will happen automatically if you have the corresponding film type
selected, but the setting gives you more flexibility for adjustments if you need
it. Similarly, the 'width' setting is used to adjust the width of the scan area.
These are helpful tools for making subtle adjustments to the side edges of the guide box
if there are unwanted elements inside the film's optical audio area. This can happen due
to perforation wear and tear, or varying print qualities, and can sometimes interfere with
the quality of the audio extraction. You can help avoid this by making a subtle movement
to the side edges to keep the stray elements outside of the guide box.
Top:
This setting adjusts the vertical position of the guide box.
If your film type is such that audio appears on the right side of
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