3D Projectors

In this panel you have access to the complete list of projectors of the scene.
Thanks to the toolbar you can add a projector, search by name and delete the selected projectors.
In addition, you can activate or deactivate a projector by clicking directly on the “power” button next to its name.

The more actions button in the toolbar allows you to import or export the complete list of your projectors in CSV format (readable by any spreadsheet program such as Excel).
The import file format is:

• 1 line by projector. All parameters are separated by ,
• projname,resolutionx,resolutiony,lumens,throwratio,horizntalshift,verticalshift,positionx,positiony,positionz,yaw,pitch,roll
  e.g:
  
  

The export file format is:

• the name of the projector
• the position (x,y,z)
• the orientation (yaw,pitch,roll)
• the aspect ratio
• the pixel resolution
• the throw ratio
• lens shifts (vertical and horizontal)
• the power in lumens
• the stack count
• the brand
• the series
• the precise model
• the name of the lens
  e.g.
  
  

Settings

The projector has many parameters:

!Warning! The more projectors you have enabled, the more it impacts the performance of the software.

!Warning! The rotations are cumulative, it is possible that according to certain angles the axes of rotation are confused (gimbal lock). To remedy this, a parent node must be created to separate the rotations.

!Warning! “Shadow resolution” impacts the performance of the software.

Luma fade & black level

basic projection	luma fade
simulate black level	simulate black level + luma fade

Shadow resolution

256

4096

Database

Kinetic includes piXap’s database of projectors and lenses to perform your implantation simulations.

To use it you just have to activate the option “use database”, a window will open and you will be able to choose the brand, the model and the lens according to your project.

example of database selection

Once your projector is set up you can change the lens or change the whole projector at any time.

quick access to the lens

Projections

Kinetic rendersurfaces and the outputs of the VNodes can be used as projected textures in projectors.
To do this you must drag and drop a rendersurface (or output) from its panel into the source field of the projector.

By doing this you have the possibility to play any content (video, image, live,…) directly projected into your 3D scene.

Drag and drop in a timeline

You can drag and drop any projector from your scene into one of the timelines. This will then create a rendering layer from that projector’s point of view.

Drag and drop in a graph

You can drag and drop any projector from your scene into a graph. You will then have access to the different values of the projector, in read or write mode.