The Preview Monitor in Adobe Rush CC allows you to view your sequence and helps you evaluate what you're creating.
Let's play with the Preview Monitor options.
Grab the blue control button immediately below the monitor image and drag it to the right.
The play head location in the Timeline also moves as you drag.
Notice that the time code location of the play head shows at the bottom left corner of the image, so you can keep track of where you are in the story.
Right next to that, you'll see the current duration of the program you're making.
You can use the standard playback control buttons directly below the image to play the sequence, move the play head a single frame forward or backward, and to make the play head jump to the previous or next clip edit points.
But I prefer to use the Spacebar to start and stop playback.
And I use the arrow keys on my keyboard to move the play head.
Hold your cursor over the playback controls for a moment and tool tips will pop up to show you the keyboard shortcuts.
There is a button on the right just above the Timeline that allows you to adjust the Preview Monitor size, but it's even easier to use the Fullscreen button to make the image fill your screen.
Just press the Full Screen button again and the Timeline will pop back into view.
The Loop Playback button does just what you'd expect.
And looping playback is helpful when previewing content destined for social media channels like Instagram that feature auto looping.
More playback and sequence options are available at the lower right corner of the Preview Monitor image.
Press the three dots to change your frame orientation and playback quality.
Frame orientation simply refers to the height and width of your image.
You can switch between Landscape, Portrait and Square.
The Preview Quality setting can improve or reduce performance on your device.
Higher playback quality requires a more powerful computer.
So, play around with this setting to discover what works best for you.
The Preview Monitor in Rush CC is designed to help you view the video you're creating.
Familiarize yourself with its features and adjust as needed to optimize performance while making movies.
