This section contains information on the Controls Buttons, which include the Play and the On Air buttons.

Animation Controls

  • Back: Jumps to the beginning of the animation in the scene.

  • Play: Starts the animation of the scene.

  • Stop: Stops the animation of the scene.

  • Continue: Continues the animation after it stopped at a stop point.

  • Clapper Board: Shows or hides the Director Control Panel window.

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:

  • Show Preview: Switches the preview render window on/off.

  • Full-Screen Preview: Uses a full-screen window for preview.

  • Full-Screen Output: Switches the display to use for full-screen previews.

Note: Preview needs to be licensed.

Tools

  • Unreal Engine Controls: Shows or hides the Unreal Control Buttons.

  • Performance Editor: Shows or hides the Performance Editor.

  • System Information: Shows or hides the On Air Information window.

  • Video Output: Shows the editor for Sync options on SDI and IP boards.