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Updates to documentation of Profiles... some Raffi edits/feedback.
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.. image:: images/quick-start-drop-files.jpg
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.. _file_menu_ref:
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File Menu
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To view the file menu, right click on a file (in the **Project Files** panel). Here are the actions you can use from the

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1080p 30fps, switch to that profile before you begin editing your project. For a full list of included profiles
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see :ref:`profile_list_ref`.
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**Tip:** To quickly select a profile, you can right-click on any file in your **Project Files**, and select the
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:guilabel:`Choose Profile` option (see :ref:`file_menu_ref`).
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.. image:: images/profiles.jpg
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== ================== ============
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2 Selected Profile Click on the desired profile, and then the :guilabel:`OK` button. You can also double click a profile to select it.
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3 Filtered Count Count of filtered profiles
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4 Accept Profile Click the :guilabel:`OK` button to switch to the selected profile.
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5 Context Menu Right click on any row to :guilabel:`Set as Default Profile`, :guilabel:`Duplicate`, :guilabel:`Edit`, or :guilabel:`Delete` profiles. Note: Only custom, duplicated profiles can be edited or deleted.
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5 Context Menu Right click on any row to :guilabel:`Set as Default Profile` or :guilabel:`Duplicate` a profile. Duplicated and custom profiles also include an :guilabel:`Edit` and :guilabel:`Delete` option. **Note**: *The current profile can not be deleted*.
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== ================== ============
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.. _profiles_editor_ref:
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Edit/Duplicate Profile
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Right-click on any profile in OpenShot and choose :guilabel:`Duplicate` or :guilabel:`Edit` to open up the **Profile Editor**.
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This screen allows you to duplicate existing built-in profiles or edit any custom profiles. You can edit the description,
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resolution, frame rate, aspect ratio, and pixel ratio.
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To create a custom profile, right-click on any profile in OpenShot and choose :guilabel:`Duplicate` to open up the Profile Editor.
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Custom profiles also include an :guilabel:`Edit` and :guilabel:`Delete` option, if you need to customize them further. You can edit
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the description, resolution, frame rate, aspect ratio, and pixel ratio of the custom profile. **NOTE**: *It is important that
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each custom profile has a unique profile name*.
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The custom profiles are saved in the ``~/.openshot_qt/profiles/`` or ``C:\Users\USERNAME\.openshot_qt\profiles`` folder.
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3 **Width** The horizontal resolution (in pixels) of the video.
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4 **Height** The vertical resolution (in pixels) of the video.
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5 **Frame Rate** The frame rate of the video (frames per second).
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6 **Aspect Ratio** The display aspect ratio of the video (automatically calculated from width/height and pixel ratio.
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6 **Aspect Ratio** The display aspect ratio of the video (automatically calculated from width/height and pixel ratio).
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7 **Pixel Ratio** The aspect ratio of each pixel in the video. A ratio of 1:1 means square pixels (default).
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8 **Interlaced** Whether the video is interlaced (Yes) or progressive (No).
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== =================== ===================================================================

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