Search TipsChanging a Project’s Settings
A project's settings are shared between each of the recipes created within that project. These can all be changed from within the Project Settings tab.
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Setting |
Description |
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inTime |
The starting frame number for the timeline. |
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outTime |
The ending frame number for the timeline. |
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currentTime |
The current frame number. |
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timeIncrement |
Changes the frame increment for the move forward and backwards icons in the timeline. |
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katanaSceneName |
The name of the Katana project you have open. If you are working on an unsaved project, this field is blank. |
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resolution |
The default resolution for 2D source files, such as ImageColor. Not used for the rendering of 3D scenes, they use the RenderSettings node instead. |
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plugins |
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asset |
The asset manager to use (defaults to File). |
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fileSequence |
Plug-in to determine how to interpret a file sequence. |
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variables This sub-section is blank if you haven't added any Graph State Variables to your project. Otherwise, the variables and their values are listed. |
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compDefaults > fileIn |
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missingFrames |
How an ImageRead node behaves when a frame is missing. |
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inMode |
What an ImageRead node displays for frames before its first frame. |
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outMode |
What an ImageRead node displays for frames after its last frame. |
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compDefaults |
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useOverscan |
Whether to use overscan when rendering. Overscan is extra pixel information around the main render window. |
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compDefaults > motionBlur |
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shutter |
The open/close time of the shutter, relative to the current frame. Changing the value in the second field is the primary way to control the amount of motion blur applied. |
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numSamples |
Number of motion blur steps to compute and merge. Render times are proportional to this value. |
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views > main |
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| abbreviation |
The abbreviation used for the main view when working with stereo controls in the Monitor tab. |
| uicolor |
Specify the color of UI elements in the Monitor tab when the main view is active. |
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views > left |
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abbreviation |
The abbreviation used for the left view when working with stereo controls in the Monitor tab. |
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uicolor |
Specify the color of UI elements in the Monitor tab when the left view is active. |
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views > right |
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abbreviation |
The abbreviation used for the right view when working with stereo controls in the Monitor tab. |
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uicolor |
Specify the color of UI elements in the Monitor tab when the right view is active. |
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viewerSettings |
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normalsDisplayScale |
Changes the size of normals when displayed in the Viewer tab. |
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proxyCacheSize |
Number of proxy geometry objects to keep in memory. |
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viewerSettings > persp |
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near |
Distance to the near clipping plane for the perspective camera. |
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far |
Distance to the far clipping plane for the perspective camera. |
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viewerSettings > ortho |
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near |
Default distance to the near clipping plane for the orthographic cameras. |
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far |
Default distance to the far clipping plane for the orthographic cameras. |
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orthoWidth |
Default width for the orthographic cameras. |
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viewerSettings > ortho > front |
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near |
Distance to the near clipping plane for the front orthographic camera. |
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far |
Distance to the far clipping plane for the front orthographic camera. |
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orthoWidth |
Distance to the width for the front orthographic camera. |
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viewerSettings > ortho > side |
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near |
Distance to the near clipping plane for the side orthographic camera. |
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far |
Distance to the far clipping plane for the side orthographic camera. |
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orthoWidth |
Distance to the width for the side orthographic camera. |
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viewerSettings > ortho > top |
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near |
Distance to the near clipping plane for the top orthographic camera. |
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far |
Distance to the far clipping plane for the top orthographic camera. |
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orthoWidth |
Distance to the width for the top orthographic camera. |
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monitorSettings |
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overlayColor |
Color to use when displaying alpha overlays. |
