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4.5 Starting Channel Composer
To start Channel Composer, double-click the Channel
Composer icon.
Channel Composer opens. You can now start working with
Projects. Chapter 5 explains the options in this window.
4.6 Setting preferences and customizing Channel Composer
The Channel Composer workspace can easily be customized. One way to do this is by adding or
removing (
View > Windows) windows, or by scaling and repositioning windows (drag and drop). Windows
can also be added together by dragging a window on top of another. Double-click the window's title to
dock and undock windows. Other options to customize Channel Composer include:
Channel Composer >
Preferences
On the toolbar >
Channel Composer > Preferences, you can define
preferences, for:
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Nexos:
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Broadcast Format
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Multi-Sampling Anti Aliasing: use to improve the design's
visual quality on your workstation (remove edge line
roughness and jagged edges). Note that higher sample
rates impact performance of your workstation.
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Players: set the big buffer pool size in MB.
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File:
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Specify the default Project folder.
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Autosave: disable (default) or enable autosave every x
minutes
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History: the number of actions tracked in history.
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Guides: the color of the guides and snap distance.