Hello, I recently lost a project file and tried to get it back by resetting the program to its default settings. I had the preview video lowered to a tiny resolution, I think, so that the program ran smoothly, but now I can't get it back to whatever settings I had it on that made it run fine. I tried right clicking the preview video and setting the resolution to 1/4, but it just makes the video tiny and the program still runs like garbage. It has to think for about 10 seconds after I click a single thing. It's a big project file, yes, but it used to run much better and I don't remember what settings I had that made it run smoothly. What setting allows the video to be lower resolution without actually appearing tiny? I've also tried checking and unchecking the "overloard optimization for realtime playback" option. Please help. I've also checked "reduce resolution" and "reduce framerate" in the upper left video menu. Didn't help either.

I knew right away something was different because when I loaded the new program with the default settings, the video looked really really grainy because there was so much resolution and detail crammed into the tiny preview window. But I can't get back to what it was. 😰

Thanks in advance.