ChamSys
MagicHD User Manual
Version 1.6.5.0
6 Text Layer
The text layer displays the contents of the chosen text file over the top of the other media layers.
The DMX parameters for the layer allow you to control the following features.
Text is displayed in a rectangular window, which by default occupies the whole screen. The colour
of the window background, and its transparency, can be altered, giving control over the contrast and
visibility of the text, when viewed over media.
The Text Layer expects media in the form of .txt files. When adding your own media, only this type
of file will be converted. Although text files traditionally use just the ASCII character set, MagicHD
can read and display extended characters if they are present in the text file.
For details of the Text Layer personality, refer to section 9.3. For details of the DMX parameters,
refer to section 9.5.
6.1 Intensity
Intensity is used to fade the layer into, or out of, the output. As the layer's intensity reduces, the text
will become less visible.
6.2 Position
Position controls where the centre of the text layer appears in the output.
6.3 Scale
Scale magnifies or reduces the size of the text layer in the output.
If position and scale are set to something other than full screen, the result is a text “window”
appearing over the media layers. The chosen text is sized to fit this window. If the resulting text
overflows the window, it is clipped (but can be scrolled). If it is smaller than the window, the
window is shrunk to fit, rather than leaving a large area of unoccupied background. These examples
show this in action. Note that in every case the text window was set to the same size .
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