Viz Artist User Guide
Version 5.0 | Published December 20, 2022 ©
Control Buttons
This section contains information on the Controls Buttons, which include the Play and the On Air buttons.
Animation Controls
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Clapper Board: Shows or hides the Director Control Panel window.
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Back: Jumps to the beginning of the animation in the scene.
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Play: Starts the animation of the scene.
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Stop: Stops the animation of the scene.
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Continue: Continues the animation after it stopped at a stop point.
Preview Controls
Shows or hides the VGA Preview window (only available on machines with video cards). The keyboard shortcut for activating or deactivating this window is SHIFT + BACKSPACE. The state of the VGA Preview window depends on how the Render preview default setting in the Video Output section of Viz Config is configured:
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Show Preview: Switches the preview render window on/off.
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Full-Screen Preview: Uses a full-screen window for preview.
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Full-Screen Output: Switches the display to use for full-screen previews.
Note: Preview is always enabled on Viz Artist machines without a video card.
Tools
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Unreal Engine Controls: Shows or hides the Unreal Control Buttons.
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Performance Editor: Shows or hides the Performance Editor.
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System Information: Shows or hides the On Air Information window.