Command Line Switches

2021-DEC-08 Author: Aximmetry

All applications

/quick' - quick launch, skip Startup Configuration
/quiet - quiet launch, no splash screen and skip Startup Configuration
/delay:time - delayed launch, specified in milliseconds
/config - Startup Configuration only
/restoreopt:filename - restore settings from the specified backup (see Manage Settings)
/asio - use ASIO audio input devices instead of DirectX ones

filename - open an xcomp or xshad file
/frame:width,height - set default rendering frame size (see Preferences / Rendering)
/fps:value - set rendering frames per second (see Preferences / Rendering)
/server - enables controlling Composer via HTTP messages (needs Composer run as administrator)
/watch - use Watchdog

filename - load an Performer-specific x* settings file (xsnap, xchmix, xoutmix, xgrpset, xrec etc.)
/skin:name - select a skin
/dense - force dense GUI in touch mode
/nodense - force sparse GUI in mouse mode
/altslots - alternate slot order in matrix layers
/clean - clean launch, no quick banks loaded
/banka:filename, /bankb:filename, ..., /bankh:filename - load bank file into the specified bank
/x...:filename - load a specific type settings file (/xsnap, /xchmix, /xoutmix, /xgrpset, /xrec etc.)
/playrec - play the recording loaded with /xrec
/guicapt - enables to use the GUI image itself as a video source
/slotmode:m - matrix slot preview mode. 0 - always thumbnail only, 1 - thumbnail, if content is inactive, otherwise realtime image, 2 - always realtime image

/frame:width,height - set default rendering frame size (see Preferences / Rendering)
/fps:value - set rendering frames per second (see Preferences / Rendering)
/tuio[:port] - select touch mode using TUIO. Default port is 3333.
/touch - select touch mode using Windows Touch
/nocursor - hide the cursor in mouse mode (in touch mode it’s always hidden)
/bpm:value - set tempo (Beats Per Minute)
/bpmeas:value - set Beats Per Measure
/frblend[:width] - video frame blending is active by default with the specified width. Default width is 100.
/noaudio - do not play audio track of video files
/nowatch - do not use Watchdog

filename - open an xpack file
/install - install the package specified in filename, no confirmations asked, quit afterwards
/uninstall - uninstall the package specified in filename, no confirmations asked, quit afterwards