Pixotope Director - Interface
Left side menu
The menu on the left is divided into 3 different views which are based on specific steps in a production:
The START view is used to handle your shows and machine settings
The SETUP view is used for setting up camera and object tracking for your open show
The PRODUCTION view is used for adjusting running levels and also controlling them through your control panels
Learn more about Views - START, SETUP and PRODUCTION
Learn more about Director - keyboard shortcuts
Panels - main area
Via the left side menu you get access to a number of different panels:
Learn more about the panels in the START view at Starting Director
Learn more about the panels in the SETUP view at Setting up a show
Learn more about the panels in the PRODUCTION view at Making adjustments and Creating a custom control panel
Common panels in all views
Help
Documentation
Provides a link to our online documentation at → https://help.pixotope.com and an option to download it as a PDF.
FAQs
Links to our Frequently Asked Questions on → https://support.pixotope.com
Report issue
Links to a form which will create a support ticket.
Status bar/Status panel
The Status bar at the bottom
shows all connected machines and their services
Click the Status bar to show more details. The status panel
shows all running levels
allows you to close and reload levels
allows you to restart and stop services
User menu
The user menu can be accessed by clicking the username in the upper right-hand corner. It provides:
license information:
license type - more information
expiry date
Online/Offline mode - more information
duration
the ability to switch between Online and Offline mode
the ability to switch between license types
access to your user account on Pixotope Cloud
the option to log out
Windows menu
The Windows menu in the upper left-hand corner provides access to:
View options
Privacy Policy
End-User license agreement (EULA)
Subscription agreement
About Director
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