MacroSystem Columbus 2 - Manual (Page 13)

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3.6.11 Light
Many Columbus 2 key objects or head objects
are three dimensional (3D). This effect, however,
is only seen clearly if lighting is simulated. In
this submenu, the Use light button allows you
to activate and deactivate lighting. You can also
use the Light button (type of light) to change the
Light direction and Light color.
Note: If the color of the light is not white, all the
objects will be slightly colored by it. So if the
color of some objects appears different to how
you imagined they would look, please check the
lighting settings.
3.6.12 Time
IIn this menu you can use the Route control to
set the duration of the route. The individual Pau-
se times and Transitions are added to this time,
thus resulting in a Total time for the animation.
3.6.13 Camera
This menu is not available in Classic mode.
This is where you can configure how the came-
ra moves in the case of oversized maps. If you
decide to use manual, you will not be able to
change any other settings options here; though
in the Camera detail menu you will be able to
enter a manual camera position for each point.
If you decide on automatic camera movement,
you can use the Camera points function to set
whether the camera should move from key
point to key point (only key points) or whether it
should move to all points.
3.6.14 Map
This menu is only available if you started
Columbus 2 in Image Pool Ext. mode. Here you
have the option of changing the map. After you
click on the Select map button, the image pool
opens and you can select a map from it.
3. Time control
In the top right of the main menus you will see
a slider control that you can use at any time
to specify the point in time at which you want
the current route display to apply. Normally it
should be set to the maximum value (to the far
right) so that the entire route is always visible.
The default setting for the maximum value
is 10 seconds, though this can be changed at
any time using the Route button in the Time
menu (Chapter 3.5). The times stated here do
not include the times needed for transitions or
pauses.
3. Preview
In contrast with other programs, Columbus 2
shows you a full-motion preview in full-screen
mode. The menu bar and the trackball pointer
are not available during the preview, so you can
only prematurely cancel the preview by clicking
on the right trackball button.
Depending on the complexity of the Columbus 2
project and on the system model you are using,
the preview might not be played completely
smoothly. However, the timing will on the whole
be accurate.
You might notice some display inaccuracies
but these will no longer be visible after the
calculations have been performed.