The Browser Zone; The Mixing Zone; Deck Zones (A And B) - Numark NuVJ Reference Manual

The Browser Zone

The browser zone provides various tree views for picking content and effects needed to build your
performance. The zone contains four tabs that access Files, Effects, Sources, and the Library. To
use any of these, simply drag and drop an element from the browser onto a cell. Additionally, you
can also drag and drop elements to any of the preview windows: If you drag to one of the deck
preview windows, the element will replace the visual or effect on the cell that is currently playing.
If you drag an element to the master preview, it will set the background clip or the master effect.
Under the browser zone, you can find a file filter box that lets you select which files are going to be
visible in the file browser. The default is to show all compatible files (videos, pictures and flash
files) but you may wish to change it to show only pictures, only movies, only flash files or display
all files present on your hard drive.
Under the filter there is also a trash icon. This icon can be used to remove visuals and effects from
cells by simply drag and dropping the cell or the effect icon of the cell to the trash icon.

The Mixing Zone

The mixing zone contains all the information related to deck content and preview, as well as the
mixing slider and master effect. The leftmost column is Deck A, the rightmost is Deck B and the
center is the Mixing and Master Effect Zone.

Deck Zones (A and B):

Each deck contains the following elements from top to bottom:
The Deck Preview: Shows the cell output from the deck. You can drag and drop
elements from the browser directly to the Deck preview, which will replace the visual or
effect on the cell currently playing.
Deck Controls: Contain the elements which allow you to control bank selection, deck
playback speed, and set latch, auto and sync modes. See 'Deck Playback Control' in the
'Introduction to the Software" section of this manual for more information about these
controls.
Deck Effect Parameters: Allows altering the effect parameters of the cell currently
playing. Please note that these modifications are only temporary: as soon as a new cell
is triggered, the effect parameter values are reset to the value defined in the cell's
parameter panel. If you wish to copy the current effect parameters to the cell's default
parameters so they are used next time you trigger the cell, simply press down on the
[BANK] button of the deck.
Cells: In the lower part of the Deck, you see the nine cells of the selected bank. Drag
and drop any file, effect or source from the browser to a cell to alter its content. Cell
will show a snapshot of the clip it has been assigned to as well as a few informative
icons as follows:
A cell in gray scale, surrounded by a red outline means the cell is
currently playing in the Deck. A pencil icon in the top left corner
means the cell is selected for edition and that its parameters are
visible in the cell parameter panel. It also means it is the current
target for any copy/paste operation. To select a cell, click the cell
either with the left mouse button (in which case the cell will be
triggered and selected for edition) or with the right mouse button
(in which case the cell will be selected but not triggered).
The icon on the lower right means the cell has an effect applied on it. The one on the
left of it means the cell has non-default copying and masking modes.
You can drag and drop visuals and effect between cells cell. To drag a clip from one cell
to another, simply click in the image area and drag it to another cell. To drag an effect
from one cell to the other, drag the effect icon from one cell to another.
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