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Stagetool Documentation PDF

This document provides instructions for installing and using the stageTool 1.3 Pixel Mapping Script in Adobe After Effects. The script allows users to divide video content into LED screen slices and export files for playback on LED screens. Key features include setting slice resolution and position, adding negative tiles to remove parts of slices, and exporting output for use in Resolume.

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Stagetool Documentation PDF

This document provides instructions for installing and using the stageTool 1.3 Pixel Mapping Script in Adobe After Effects. The script allows users to divide video content into LED screen slices and export files for playback on LED screens. Key features include setting slice resolution and position, adding negative tiles to remove parts of slices, and exporting output for use in Resolume.

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////// DOCUMENTS //////

stageTool 1.3 Pixel Mapping Script by Tobias van Bladel.

////// INSTALL DIRECTORY //////

Move the JSXBIN file to:

WINDOWS: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects [version]\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI


Panels

MAC: Applications/Adobe After Effects [version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels

////// AE PREFERENCES //////

Make sure to Enable 'Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network' In your After Effects Preferences.

////// SCREEN TAB //////

- ID: Name of the project and reference to the event.

- Input Resolution: The resolution of your input composition.

- Create Input: Creates the input composition and all project files.

- Output Resolution: The resolution of your output composition.

////// SLICE TAB //////

- Refresh Targets: Refresh your output targets.

- Target: The target output composition in which the slice will be placed.

- Tile Size: Resolution of the LED tiles (pitch).

- Resolution: Resolution of the LED slice.

- Position: Position of the LED slice.

- Name: Name of the slice.

- Color: Color of the slice.


- Logo: Select your logo file.

- Negatives: Enable 'Negative Tiles' for this slice.

Negative tiles can remove tiles from an existing slice (only works
on the last slice created).

- Create Slice: Create slice with the above settings.

- Create Virtual Slice: Create a slice with the above resolution settings, without visual
feedback.

- Delete Slice: Delete slice at source, and delete parented text layers.

////// NEGATIVES TAB //////

- Row: Specify the row in which you want to remove your tiles.

- Count: Specify how many tiles you want to remove.

- First: Specify how many tiles you want to skip in that row.

- Direction: Direction of the row.(Horizontal or vertical).

- Create Negative: Create the negative tiles. (Removes specified tiles).

- Mirror H': Mirror removed tiles horizontally.

- Mirror V': Mirror removed tiles vertically.

- Remove Mirror: Remove mirrored tiles.


////// EXPORT TAB //////

- Name: Name of the output files.

- Path: Export Directory.

- XML: Export XML for Resolume (Only works for Res Arena 5 & 6).

- Input: Export Input composition screenshot.

- Output: Export Output composition screenshot

- Mask: Export Input composition mask screenshot.

////// EXTRA //////

- Dragged rectangle masks will be exported to Resolume as corresponding masks (Only works for
rectangle masks).

- Adjust the slice properties simply by adjusting the slice effects in the input composition.

////// CONTACT //////

- Mail: [email protected]

- Twitter: gamos-productions @gamos_prod

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