Locate your Graphics Bin.

Right - click and choose New Item > HD Bars and Tone..

A Bars and Tone generator window will pop up.

Ensure the Width and Height in the Video Settings match your project.

Click OK.

This will generate a Bars & Tone clip in the Graphics Bin.

Please note that any graphic file that is generated in PrP has a default IN and OUT set to 5 seconds (you can extend this longer, if required).

On the timeline hit the 'home' button on the keyboard to place the timeline cursor at the head (the start) of your timeline.

Next, select the Bars & Tone clip in your bin and press the comma key (,) to Insert the clip into your timeline.

OR

Select the Bars & Tone, Right-click and select 'Open in Source Monitor'.

The Bars & Tone clip will open up in the Source Monitor

Press the Insert Button at the bottom of the Source window.

OR

Click and drag the Bars & Tone clip from the Graphics panel and into the Program window.

While dragging press and hold down the Command key.

Cursor and arrows change to indicate Insert.

Drop to Insert the Bars & Tone clip into the Timeline.

Once the clip is on your timeline, you can check it's running length by right clicking on it and looking at the Speed/Duration section of the drop-down menu.

The Speed/Duration window

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