User manual

CHAPTER 4
Windows Menus
24 Catalyst® V3 Media Server User Manual
Full Screen Display On/Off turns the full screen display mode on and off. The hot key to
turn on full screen display for Output 1 is A, and the hot key to turn it off is S.
The small monitor image displays the current resolution, screen refresh, and bit depth of
the attached monitor is. If a second monitor is not hooked up it will say
No Screen.
Layer Panel
When using a DMX console to control a Catalyst Layer, all settings within the Layer panel
will automatically adjust in real time to reflect the current DMX values sent from a
lighting console.
With the DMX In panels turned off, Preset programming allows the user to set values in
each of this panel’s tabs, see
Creating a Preset on page 144
The Solo function allows activates only the selected layer and all others are ignored. This
test function can be used to isolate one Layer from the others. Clicking the Solo button
will activate or de-activate the
Solo function
The far left portion of the Layer Panel displays a thumbnail (if available) of the currently
selected media for the layer.
Each Layer can be named by clicking on the Layer Name field, typing in a name and
pressing ENTER. This function is primarily for personal organization purposes.
See the following for more information about parameters displayed in the layer panels:
• File tab fields —Chapter 6: Media Playback on page 41.
• Position tab fields — Chapter 7: Movement and Size on page 47.
• Color tab fields — Chapter 8: Intensity and Color on page 55, and Chapter 9: Strobing
and Trails on page 89.
• FX tab fields — Chapter 10: Visual Effects on page 91, and Chapter 11: Keystone and
Shutters on page 117.
On/Off button
Output Windows Full Screen Display
Display Config
Aliasing
Solo Button
Media Thumbnail
Layer Name field
Active Button