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Previewing your settings
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Video encoding requires a lot of computer resources and can take awhile to complete. Exactly how long depends on a number of factors, including the duration, resolution, and complexity of your `Source`, and the settings for making your new video.
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Video encoding requires a lot of computer resources and can take awhile to complete.
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Luckily, HandBrake has a `Preview` feature that allows you to do a test run on a few seconds or minutes of your `Source`, so you can see what your new video will look like without waiting for a complete encode to finish.
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HandBrake's `Preview` feature allows you to perform a test run on a small portion of your `Source`, so you can see what your new video will look like without encoding all of it.
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## Opening the Preview window
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## Opening the Preview window
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At the top of HandBrake's main window, you'll see a toolbar with various buttons.
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At the top of HandBrake's main window, you'll see a toolbar with various buttons.
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Select the `Preview` button to open the `Preview` window.
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## Adjusting Preview settings
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## Adjusting Preview settings
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Move your mouse cursor over the `Preview` window, and some controls will appear.
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Set the starting position by dragging the `Position` control left or right. Choose how many seconds of video you want to encode using the `Duration` control. Longer durations will take more time to encode.
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Set the starting position by dragging the `Position` control left or right, and choose how many seconds of video you want to encode using the `Duration` control.
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When you're satisfied with your starting position and duration, select `Live Preview` and be patient. HandBrake will report its progress while it works. When your `Preview` is ready, it will play automatically. You can use the playback controls to pause, rewind, and replay your `Preview`.
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To create a new `Preview`, select the `×` button to start over. When you're finished previewing your work, you may close the `Preview` window.
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When your `Preview` is ready, it will play automatically. During playback, the Preview controls are updated to let you pause, rewind, and replay. You can also choose which audio tracks is playing and adjust its volume.
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## Next steps
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## Next steps
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