Grass Valley Xstudio Vertigo Suite v.4.10 - Manual (Page 60)

Xstudio User Manual 3-25
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Properties Browser
The P ROPERTIES B ROWSER lists the current property settings for an object selected on the
canvas, a selected group of objects, or for the canvas itself. Editing the properties allows
you to change the appearance and behavior of the objects placed on the canvas, or the
canvas itself.
While some properties are common to all object types, others are specific to the type of
object that is selected on the canvas or to the canvas itself. As such, the Properties Browser
only lists those properties that are relevant to the currently selected object.
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If an object has both a control side and scene side, you can only access the properties for one
side at a time.
Figure 3-5 shows that the Properties Browser’s user interface mainly groups the properties
into thematic categories. For example, properties that define the aesthetics of a text object
are grouped under the A
PPEARANCE category.
Figure 3-5. Properties Browser user interface
Each property listed in the Properties Browser has a settings text box to the right of the
property’s name, which displays the property’s current setting. Editing these settings allows
you to change the appearance or behavior of the objects or the canvas. Depending on the
type of property setting, clicking in the property’s settings text box allows you to enter a
setting value directly in the text box, select from a drop-down list , or click a browse
button
to open a dialog box for selecting a setting.
The following sections provide information and instructions for using the Properties Browser
to change the appearance and behavior of objects and/or the canvas:
•
“Setting the canvas’ properties” on page 4-3
• “Working with scene objects” on page 6-1
• “Working with control objects” on page 8-1
While “Appendix C - Xstudio properties” on page 15-1 provides an alphabetical listing and
descriptions for each of the properties associated with the Xstudio objects and canvas.
Property categories
Properties Property settings