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Display Preferences: Other
Environment: Allow ‘All Objects’ layer option
A layer, showing every Object in your Environment, is accessible from the Layer menu
in the Environment. If this checkbox is not selected, the “All Objects” layer will not be
available.
Matrix Background Colors: Background Type
These radio buttons allow you to select a Dark or Light Matrix editor background color.
By default, a Light color scheme is selected.
Matrix Background Colors: Matrix Color Setup Panel
The Matrix Editor (see “Display” on page 324) features a grid that follows the pattern of
the keyboard keys shown on the left hand side. The colors of the Matrix window grid,
background, lines, and so on can be adjusted for both the “Light” and “Dark”
Background views with the parameters in this recessed panel.
• White Keys: Double-click on the color swatch to launch the Mac OS X Colors applet.
Select or determine the desired color for the grid lines aligned with the white
keyboard keys.
• Black Keys: As above, for the black keyboard keys.
• C, D, E Key Brightness: This slider allows you to intensify the brightness of these
specific keys in all octaves, making transposition easier by providing a consistent
reference point.
• Bar Lines/Dotted: As with the White and Black Keys options, you can select a color for
the bar lines. The Dotted checkbox will change the appearance of the solid bar line
to a dotted line.
• Beat Lines/Dotted: As above for beat lines.
• Division Lines/Dotted: As above for division lines.
• Reset: This button resets all user changes to default values.
Score Preferences
The Score Preferences are described in detail in the Score chapter (see “Score
Preferences” on page 423).
Video Preferences
Adjustments: Video to Song
A global setting for fine tuning the start point of a movie.
Video Song Settings
This button launches the Video Song Settings window.