New show creation

Now it is time to launch Kinetic Designer.

• Create a new show by clicking on New.
• Name it “Start Project 1” and save it inside the subfolder 01_SHOW we just created.

Kinetic Designer is designed to control V-Node media-servers.

• In the V-Nodes tab click the + to add a V-Node to the project.
• Rename it “VN01” and assign it the color red.
  

At this point, the V-Node does not know which content it will receive and play and has no render surface to output to.

• In the Render Surfaces tab click the + to add a Render Surface, name it “RenderSurface VN01” and assign it the color red.
• The default size for a Render Surface is 1920×1080. This is exactly the size of our media so we’ll keep it.
• In the V-Nodes tab, select the VN01 and in it’s property tab assign it’s Surface to RenderSurface VN01

*It is good practice to always attribute clear names to your Show, your V-Nodes, your Render Surfaces etc. It makes the setup more clear for everyone, including yourself.
It is also good practice to use the same colors for matching V-Nodes and Render Surfaces. This will help you keep a clear view on larger setups.

!If you are using a real V-Node machine : you will need to toggle the concerned V-Node(s) to Online to be able to add a V-Node, a Render Surface, an Output, or Media.