Introduction
This document discusses the STUDIO control panel's features.
By default, the STUDIO control panel features are turned off:
Show Studio View
On the LEDWALLS control board, head to the STUDIO control panel, and turn on Show Studio:
Show Studio displays the virtual LED Walls as an overlay on the video input's image. This is useful to ensure the correct fitment of the virtual and physical LED Walls.
Free Camera View
On the LEDWALLS control board, head to the STUDIO control panel, and turn on Free Camera View:
The Free Camera view shows your virtual LED wall setup in the virtual studio space. You can move around freely with the mouse or pan with the arrow keys of your keyboard. Also, you can see the current position of your tracked camera.
NOTE: To learn more about mouse control options, please refer to the following document:
Camera Mover Mouse Control
Adjustable Parameters
Select the STUDIO control panel, and head over to the Pin Values panel. You should see the following pins:
Schem Opacity
Schem Opacity defines the opacity level (transparency) of the overlay displaying the virtual LED Walls in Show Studio View mode.
Its minimum value is 0 (the virtual LED Walls are completely transparent/invisible).
Its maximum value is 1 (the virtual LED Walls are completely opaque, thus covering entirely the video input).
Works only when Show Studio is turned on.
Reset Free Cam
Triggering the Reset Free Cam pin places the Free Camera at the origin of the virtual space.
Works only when Free Camera is turned on.
Floor Size
Floor Size defines the area of the virtual grid displayed in both Show Studio and Free Camera views.
It uses meters for measurement. Its default value is 20 meters by 20 meters.
Preview Mode
Free Camera offers three different Preview Modes.
Checker
NOTE: Screenshot displaying the virtual LED Wall with a checker pattern, with the virtual camera (the studio camera's virtual counterpart) and the Floor Zero (the origin of the virtual space) in the foreground.
In Checker mode, Free Camera displays the virtual LED Wall with a checker pattern.
Checker - Frustum Highlighted
NOTE: Screenshot displaying the virtual LED Wall with a checker pattern highlighting the FRUSTUM area (brighter area at the center), with the virtual camera (the studio camera's virtual counterpart), and the Floor Zero (the origin of the virtual space) in the foreground.
In Checker - Frustum Highlighted mode, Free Camera displays the virtual LED Wall with a checker pattern.
Final
NOTE: Screenshot displaying the virtual LED Wall with the Final LED Wall output, with the virtual camera (the studio camera's virtual counterpart), and the Floor Zero (the origin of the virtual space) in the foreground.
In Final mode, Free Camera displays the virtual LED Wall with the live Final output.
Global Transform
Global Transform (short for Transformation) adjusts the transformation (position and rotation) of all the virtual LED walls at the same time (displayed in Free Camera view).
It is useful when the tracking system's origin point changes for any reason after the virtual and physical LED Walls' fitting has already been done. Adjusting the Global Transform pin allows for a quick refitting of the virtual and physical LED Walls.
Show Floor Zero
NOTE: Screenshot highlighting Floor Zero in the foreground.
Show Floor Zero highlights the origin of the virtual space displayed in Free Camera mode.
Its default value is ON.
When turned OFF, the origin of the virtual space is still visible, but not highlighted.
Show Cameras
NOTE: Screenshot highlighting a virtual camera at the center.
Show Cameras displays the virtual cameras (the studio cameras' virtual counterparts) in the virtual space displayed in Free Camera mode.
Its default value is ON.
Show Cam Height
NOTE: Screenshot highlighting the current height of the camera displayed above the virtual camera.
Show Cam Height displays the virtual cameras' height (expressed in meters) over the top of the virtual cameras.
Its default value is OFF.
NOTE: When Show Camera is OFF and Show Cam Height is ON, it is displayed over the position where the virtual camera should be displayed.
Show Cam Frustum
NOTE: Screenshot displaying the virtual camera's Field-of-View (red frame).
Show Cam Frustum displays the virtual cameras' Field-of-View with a red framework.
Its default value is OFF.
Show Fill Position
Show Fill Position displays the current position of the FILL.
As Fill is mainly used as an ambient light source and reflections to light the talent, its ideal position coincides with the talent's position in the studio setup.
Its default value is ON.
Its default position is the same as the selected camera's position.
NOTE: To adjust the FILL's position, please refer to the following document:
FILL Adjustments
Show Ext Aux Mask
Show Ext Aux Mask displays the External Auxiliary Mask in the virtual space.
Its default value is ON.
Markers Visible
Markers Visible defines whether Markers are displayed only in the Studio (virtual space) or in the Studio and the Scene (virtual studio scene) as well.
When Marker Amount is set to 0, no marker will be displayed.
Marker Amount
Marker Amount defines the number of markers displayed.
When Marker Amount is set to 1 or higher, additional pins will appear to adjust the marker(s) parameters.
