Display content for Video Mapping

Learn some tips anout how to display content for Video Mapping

Select the Signal Monitor

You can choose the Signal Monitor (Content, Test Pattern, Black or White) directly in the Stage Processor of the Video Projector in the Pipeline Editor .
If you select Content, the Stage Processor directly displays the right Content Map on the right Surface .

Understand the Stage Simulation Stage rendering options

If you have a Surface e in between the Video Projector and another Surface ,
you can see that the Stage Simulation Stage rendering options simulates the shade.
This way, you can notice what areas can be covered by your Video Projector in real life and which areas can’t:

Customize the Workspaces

When you’re creating content for a Video Mapping project, it can be useful not only to see the Content Map you’re working on, but also to see in real time what it would look like in the real space.
For this purpose, the UI is highly customizable, allowing you, for example, to split the Viewport to see both at the same time:

Real-time edition

When you edit anything in the Show content that affects one of the Content Map used in the Stage ,
you’ll be able to see the changes in real time in the Stage simulation,
which is very handy for getting an immediate idea of what it will look like on site right from the content creation stage.