Assets
The window groups them by type. Each group has a + button that adds an asset of that type, and selecting an asset shows its settings in the Inspector.
An asset is not tied to one place in the show: the same one can be dragged onto a surface, placed as an event in the Sequencer, or set as a surface's default asset.
Asset types
Media you import
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Type |
What it is |
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Image |
A single still frame. This group can also generate one with AI |
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Image Sequence |
A folder of numbered frames played as a clip — the frame-accurate path, uncompressed or NotchLC / HAP |
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Video |
A compressed movie in a container — lighter for long-form playback |
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Audio |
Audio files, including multi-file and surround sets |
Live sources
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Type |
What it is |
|---|---|
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NDI |
Network video sources — every active source on the network appears by itself |
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Capture Input |
Live video from a capture card |
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Spout, Unity |
Shared textures from other applications on the machine |
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Virtual Desktop |
Desktop capture |
Generated and composed
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Type |
What it is |
|---|---|
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Test Images |
Built-in patterns for checking geometry, focus and blending |
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Crop & Combine |
Several assets, or regions of them, composed into one |
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Stereo Container |
A left and right source paired into one stereoscopic asset |
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Pre-Warped Container |
Content that is already warped for projection |
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Notch Block |
Real-time generative graphics with exposed parameters |
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Web |
A web page or URL rendered as content |
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User Interface |
An embedded interface asset |
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Node |
Output of the node graph used as a source |
Organisation and data
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Type |
What it is |
|---|---|
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Asset Folder |
Groups assets together for easier browsing |
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Tracking Calibration |
Tracking-calibration data |
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Playmaker |
Playmaker assets, for installations built around it |
Adding assets
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Click + on the group for the type you want, and browse to the file.
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Or drag files in from the file explorer — dropping them into this window imports them, and dropping them onto the Sequencer imports and places them in one move.
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Composed types are created rather than imported: Create Crop & Combine Asset, Create Stereo Container and Create Pre-Warped Container make an empty one for you to fill.
Common Mistakes
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An image sequence imports as a single image, or the reverse — the dialog that appears at import decides which. It keys on the numbering in the file name.
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A live source is missing from its group — NDI sources appear only while they are being broadcast, and capture inputs only with the card installed.
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Deleting an asset that is still in use — an asset can be referenced by a sequencer event, a surface default and a node at once. Check before removing it.
Related
Import Video & Audio Assets — the import walkthrough, type by type
Inspector — where an asset's properties appear
Sequencer — placing assets as events on a timeline