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LAYERS (WHERE?)
The first thing to do when trying to define media behaviour is to tell the Martin Lighting
Director where you would like the definition to be applicable. This is done by drawing
regions in a layer in the map editor. Often it is desirable to have a single behaviour be
enabled over the entire stage, as in the examples in chapter 4. For those cases draw
one single large region that covers the whole tracking area. Other times it is necessary
to divide the stage into smaller zones each with their own specific media behaviour. In
those cases drawing several layers may be necessary.
Drawing and moving regions
You may draw a layer in the map editor using the “Region tool”, which is represented
by a pencil icon. This tool draws rectangular regions, —a layer can be made up of up to
32 of these regions. Select the tool and drag the mouse pointer over the map editor,
while pressing the left mouse button, to create a square or a rectangle. As you drag the
mouse, the coordinate display will change to show you the width and length in
centimetres of the rectangle you are drawing. When the mouse button is released, the
coordinate display reverts to showing absolute coordinates. You have now created a
region.
If you want to move the region to a different location within the map editor, you may
choose the "Selection tool", represented by the hand icon. With this tool you can
select and drag any region to any place in the map editor. As a shortcut, you may press
the right mouse button to cycle through the available editor tools.
Resizing regions
You may resize a previously defined region by selecting it with the Selection tool and
dragging the mouse over any of its four corners. Please note that resizing your areas
will also resize your media behaviour curves, if any (media behaviour curves are
described later in this chapter).
Deleting regions
You can delete regions in two ways: select the “Delete region” tool, represented by a
large X, and click on the region that you want to delete, or highlight the region using
the "Selection tool" and press the delete or backspace key on your keyboard.
Zooming the editor
The MLD lets you zoom in on any area of the map editor to do precise work. Click on
the “zoom-in” tool, represented by a magnifying glass with a plus sign, and select the
area you want to zoom into. With the tool selected, drag the mouse pointer over the
map editor, while pressing the left mouse button, to create a square or a rectangle; the
editor will zoom into that rectangle when you release the mouse button.
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