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Status Bar

The status bar, which appears in both the Edit and Dialogue workspaces at the bottom of the interface, includes the following:

Control

Action

Install/Update scripts

Updates or installs Photoshop, Storyboard Pro, Maya, and TVPaint scripts, installs the Flix 5 executable launchers and updates the local Flix 5 version to the master location version.

Install Photoshop scripts

Install SBP scripts

Install TVPaint scripts

Install Maya scripts

Install Flix 5 Launchers

Update the current Flix version

Note:  The Update the current Flix version plug-in is only relevant to remote users and studios.

Server Status

Shows whether the server is running or not.

Resync service

Shows whether Flix 5 is busy syncing files over to the master studio locations, remote studio locations, and remote user locations.

Connect Users

Allows other users to join a channel to view your sequence in real-time and make notes on panels.

View Mode

Toggles View and Edit modes. View is primarily used for reviewing sequences.

Help

Opens the Flix 5 Project Browser from where you can access the Help section to find Flix 5 guides, video tutorials, online resources, and About Flix information.

You can also directly contact support from the Help section.

A loading progress message is also displayed on the status bar. For instance, when switching between workspaces, the message Processing is shown.

In the center of the status bar, information is provided about all the panels in your sequence. This includes the total number of panels and frames in the sequence, and the panel ID of the panel that's currently selected. In the case where multiple panels are selected, the number of panels selected is displayed instead of the panel ID.