Studio

Plinthos Studio has everything you need to create custom Content using the elements in your Plinthos Kits. Your custom Content can be used with your Snippets, Signage or exported directly to video for use in social media.

NOTE

Plinthos Studio is not yet available for mobile devices. While the URL is openable, the interface will not scale into a usable state.

Controls

The Plinthos Studio interface is comprised of three main sections: Shot controls, Sequence controls and the preview pane.

Shot controls

The Shot controls are located on the left hand side of the Studio interface.

Descriptions of the controls from top to bottom are as follows:

Stage

The currently selected Stage can be changed from here.

Shot

The currently selected Shot can be changed from here.

Shot Key

The Key of the currently selected Shot.

Shot Properties

Various properties of the selected Shot are displayed here as icons. Hovering over the icons displays what they represent. These properties are coded into the bespoke Shots by Plinth Digital. Saving copies of the Shot will generally not carry these properties over.

Button tray

• Save Copy - Saves a copy of the current Shot in its current form. This is how new Shots are created.
• Save - Saves the state of the current Shot. This button is disabled when a core shot is selected. Copies can always be saved, however.
• Delete - Deletes the current Shot. This cannot be undone!

Frame

Controls for setting the framing of your Shots.

Scene

Controls for altering the entire Stage environment (including things like fog, world orientation, rotation speed etc).

Camera

Controls for altering the camera position, angle, target etc.

Background

Controls for altering the Stage background.

TIP

Some Stages use large Motifs to create more advanced and dynamic background effects. Altering these background objects is managed from the Motifs submenu.

Lights

Controls for altering the lights of the selected Stage.

Motifs

Controls for altering the Motifs in the selected Stage. Active Motifs appear at the top of the list and inactive Motifs appear at the bottom of the list with their icons greyed out.

Effects

Controls for altering the post-processing effects applied to the Stage.

Reactions

Lists buttons that activate Stage Reactions (if there are any calibrated).

Bindings

Controls for directly setting the state of Bindings.

Working with Shots

Shots cannot be created from scratch - instead, new Shots are saved as alterations of existing Shots.

Choose an existing Shot as a starting point and make adjustments to it using the controls in the left hand pane. When you're satisfied with how it looks, click Save Copy.

You will then see this dialog:

Enter a unique Shot name and Shot Key and click Save.

Your new Shot will now appear under the "User Shots" subheading in the shots menu. It is also available immediately for use with Signage or Snippets.

Your shot can also be used with your Snippets using its key in the same way that any other Shot is used.

Working with Sequences