Navigation
Prism's user interface is organised into three main sections:
Main Menu
In this section it is possible to navigate the application menu, see the Project name, minimize, maximize or close the user interface.
App Logo
Clicking on Prism logo will hide all View Tabs, showing the selected Surface in fullscreen.
File
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| New Project | Resets application state and starts a new project. |
| Save | Saves the current project. |
| Save As | Saves a new / replace project file. |
| Open | Opens a project file. |
| Open Recent | Opens a project from a list of previous projects, sorted by the most recent. |
| Collect All and Save | Saves the current project and collects all media files in use to a folder. |
| Open Project with Collection | Opens a project file and loads all media files saved with it. |
More information found at Projects Management
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Import | Imports either a Bank, Encode List or Regions. |
| Export | Exports either a Bank, Encode List or Regions. |
More information found at Import/Export
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Settings | Navigates to the Settings View. |
Edit
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Undo | Undo the last action. Note: Not all features have Undo actions. |
| Redo | Redo the previous action. Note: Not all features have Redo actions. |
View
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Preview | Open the Preview window for editing bank elements. |
Audio
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Audio Device | Sets the audio device output for Prism. This can also be configured via Settings. |
Video
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Show Grid | Displays a reference grid over the media player / layer preview. |
| Transparency Preview | Toggles on the alpha channel, showing a checkerboard in transparent areas. |
Help
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Manual | Opens the Desktop Manual app. |
| Support | Shows a pop-up with company details. |
| About | Shows a pop-up with information about Prism. |
View Tabs
In this section it is possible to navigate the following app Views:
An underline will give visual feedback of the selected View.
Status Bar
This bar shows the following app informations at a glance.
- App performance metrics - The full performance metrics are shown in the System Info page in Settings.
- Prism release version.
- User interface connection status indicator - red when disconnected, green when connected to the Server.
Multi Selection
It is possible to select multiple elements by:
- Ticking element selection boxes.
- Holding Ctrl button and clicking on elements.
- Clicking on an element then Shift clicking another element to range select.
- Pressing Ctrl-A to select all elements in a list.
When multiple Bank Elements, Layers (in Play View), Regions or Encode List entries have been selected, a Multiple elements selected orange label is shown in the Controls panel and changes will be applied to every selected element.
Any unchanged values in the Controls panel will initially display those of the first selected element.
If Undo and Redo are permitted, all selected elements will be affected.