Setting the Image on the Video Screen

Select an image to display on the television, video screen or LED screen. The Vectorworks Spotlight product includes a number of sample images, or you can create your own textures. Textures must use an image color shader with constant reflectivity to display on the video screen (see Creating Textures).

If the Vectorworks file is intended for Exporting in Vision Format , associate a video source with the screen, for video display during visualizations.

To set the video screen image:

1. Select a television, video screen object, blended screen, or LED screen object. From the Object Info palette, click Edit Screen Image or Edit Array Image.

The Edit Screen Image or Edit Array Image dialog box opens.

Click to show/hide the parameters.

Parameter	Description
Screen Image	Select the screen image to display on the television, LED, or video screen from a library or the current file
Image Adjustments	If the selected image does not have the desired size or position in the Preview, adjust its scale or position
Scale	Increases or decreases the image scale
Horizontal Shift	Shifts the image horizontally to the left or right
Vertical Shift	Shifts the image vertically up or down
Tile Image	Repeats the image over the screen; deselect to show only a single instance of the image; does not apply to LED screens
Preview	Displays the screen image at the correct aspect ratio for the video screen
Select Vision Video Source	Opens the Select Vision Video Source dialog box, for Identifying a Video Source for the Vision Program. The video source can consist of either a video file or a capture device. In Vectorworks, the screen displays the selected Screen Image regardless of the video source specified for Vision.

2. If needed, adjust the image scale, and shift the image horizontally or vertically until it appears correctly in the preview, and then click OK.

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Inserting Video Screen Objects

Inserting an LED Screen

Formatting Video Screen Object Labels

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