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Chapter 18: Presets .....................................................................................143
Creating a Preset ............................................................................................................ 144
Catalyst Control Window ........................................................................................... 144
Editing DMX Values in the Layer Panels ................................................................. 144
File Tab Settings ..................................................................................................... 145
Position Tab Settings ............................................................................................. 146
Color Tab Settings .................................................................................................. 147
FX Tab Settings ...................................................................................................... 148
Setting DMX Values in the Library Preset Tab ........................................................ 148
Naming the Preset ...................................................................................................... 149
Editing a Preset .......................................................................................................... 149
Storing a Preset .............................................................................................................. 150
Preset Window Buttons .............................................................................................. 151
Setting Crossfade Path and Fade Time ..................................................................... 152
Triggering Presets .......................................................................................................... 153
Triggering with a Keyboard, Mouse or Touchscreen .............................................. 153
Triggering Presets with a Single DMX Channel ...................................................... 154
Triggering Presets with Midi Show Control ............................................................. 154
Chapter 19: Custom Content .......................................................................157
Content Requirements ................................................................................................... 157
Maximum Image Size ................................................................................................ 157
Interlaced Images ....................................................................................................... 157
Rendering Content ..................................................................................................... 158
The Basics of Content Creation ............................................................................. 158
Recommended CODECs ........................................................................................ 158
Perceived Brightness .............................................................................................. 160
Installing Libraries and Files ......................................................................................... 161
Creating a New Library Folder .................................................................................. 161
Adding New Files to a Library Folder ....................................................................... 162
Chapter 20: Diagnostic Displays .................................................................163
Hotkeys ........................................................................................................................... 163
Displays ........................................................................................................................... 163
Catalyst Version .......................................................................................................... 163
This Computer ............................................................................................................ 164
DMX Input Channels ................................................................................................. 165
USB CIB DMX Input .................................................................................................. 165
ArtNet DMX Input ...................................................................................................... 166
Statistics ...................................................................................................................... 167
Playbacks .................................................................................................................... 168
Color FX Preview ....................................................................................................... 169
Geometry FX Preview ................................................................................................ 170
File Preview Library ................................................................................................... 171
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