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Pan & Zoom tab, Orientation In Scene area

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Orientation In Scene area Grid control: This is an interactive control for setting the orientation of the layer plane. For more information, see "Changing the orientation of a layer plane" on page 93. Numeric readouts: You can click in a field and type the desired value. X: Rotates the layer plane around the x axis. Y: Rotates the layer plane around the y axis. Z: Rotates the layer plane around the z axis. Reset: Returns the values to the default settings. For virtual sets, the coordinates for the Input Source, and sometimes for other layers, are predefined. In these cases, the Reset button returns the values to the predefined coordinates, not to 0.00. Pan & Zoom tab Instructions for using the controls on the Pan & Zoom tab are provided in "Panning and zooming" on page 99. Enable: Turns panning and zooming on or off. Pan & Zoom Points: Lists all of the points in order, and displays the time for each point. Selecting a point jumps to the associated frame, displays the programmed region of the image, and displays the x, y, and z coordinates for that position. Add New Point: Inserts a point at the frame currently shown in the Output Preview Monitor. Delete Current Point button: Deletes the selected point. Time: This is an interactive field. If you add a point or select a point, the time for that point is displayed. If you enter a value in this field and press Enter, then the entered value becomes the time for the currently selected point. Set To Preview Time: Changes the time for the currently selected point to the current time in the Output Preview Monitor. Grid control: This is an interactive control that lets you use the mouse to set the framing for the pan and zoom point. X: Sets and displays the horizontal position. Y: Sets and displays the vertical position. Z: Sets and displays the zoom setting. Reset: Returns all of the settings to zero. User interface 41

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User interface
41
Orientation In Scene area
Grid control:
This is an interactive control for setting the orientation of the layer plane. For
more information, see
“Changing the orientation of a layer plane” on page 93
.
Numeric readouts:
You can click in a field and type the desired value.
X:
Rotates the layer plane around the x axis.
Y:
Rotates the layer plane around the y axis.
Z:
Rotates the layer plane around the z axis.
Reset:
Returns the values to the default settings. For virtual sets, the coordinates for the
Input Source, and sometimes for other layers, are predefined. In these cases, the Reset
button returns the values to the predefined coordinates, not to 0.00.
Pan & Zoom tab
Instructions for using the controls on the Pan & Zoom tab are provided in
“Panning and
zooming” on page 99
.
Enable:
Turns panning and zooming on or off.
Pan & Zoom Points:
Lists all of the points in order, and displays the time for each point.
Selecting a point jumps to the associated frame, displays the programmed region of the image,
and displays the x, y, and z coordinates for that position.
Add New Point:
Inserts a point at the frame currently shown in the Output Preview Monitor.
Delete Current Point button:
Deletes the selected point.
Time:
This is an interactive field. If you add a point or select a point, the time for that point is
displayed. If you enter a value in this field and press Enter, then the entered value becomes the
time for the currently selected point.
Set To Preview Time:
Changes the time for the currently selected point to the current time
in the Output Preview Monitor.
Grid control:
This is an interactive control that lets you use the mouse to set the framing for
the pan and zoom point.
X:
Sets and displays the horizontal position.
Y:
Sets and displays the vertical position.
Z:
Sets and displays the zoom setting.
Reset: Returns all of the settings to zero.