# Player - Video

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* **Number Buffers** - This can adjust the number of memory buffers used for playback
* **Default View**\
  Sets the default display resolution for video or image files in the playback window.
* **Playback Queue**\
  Controls the number of frames preloaded into memory before playback begins, affecting playback smoothness and responsiveness.
* **Swap Interval**\
  Determines whether frame updates are synchronized with the vertical blanking interval (V-Sync) to prevent screen tearing during playback.
* **Drop Frames for Sync**\
  Controls how aggressively Tin Man will drop frames to maintain audio/video synchronization during playback.
* **Clock**\
  Selects the timing source used to regulate playback speed and maintain accurate timing.
* **Use GPU Buffers When Able** \
  Enables storage of RAW video frames directly on the GPU for faster playback performance when supported.
* **Prefer CUDA (Windows Only)**\
  Use NVIDIA CUDA GPU acceleration for ARRIRAW, Blackmagic RAW, Canon RAW, CinemaDNG, and RED RAW formats. When unchecked OpenCL is used - requires app restart.
* **Hide on Deactivate (2nd Display – macOS, Pro Version Only)**\
  When enabled, the Second Display Window will automatically **hide** when Tin Man is no longer the active application and **reappear** when it becomes active again.

  > *Note: This does not affect the Second Display when it is in full-screen mode.*


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