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Screen Shot (More)
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This is what you get in the More version of this window (you use the More button to show it).
3D Bouncing Ball Visuals
Choose how to show the 3D Bounce visuals...
How to hide or show the tempo dial
Select from the Sky & Tempo Dial drop list
How to hide the sea
Choose from the Sea As drop list in More version of this window or in 3D Sea and Sky - Image or Animation (Ctrl + 235)
How to show the 3D bouncing balls from different points of view
To adjust the point of view, hold the ALT or CAPS LOCK keys down and then use the mouse to click and drag.
Use the LEFT BUTTON to TURN. Use RIGHT mouse button to MOVE. Use BOTH together and drag up or down to ZOOM in or out.
To adjust the point of view by larger amounts, hold down the CONTROL key or SHIFT key or BOTH KEYS as you move the mouse.
It's CONTROL to turn or move three times faster, SHIFT to turn or more twice as fast, BOTH KEYSheld down for six times faster.
You can also use the mouse scroll wheel, if you have a scroll wheel mouse, to zoom.
Drum Preset
Set 3D window up with Drum Stick like visuals
Conducting Preset
Set the 3D window up with just a white baton - especially useful for the conducting patterns
Standard Preset
Set 3D window up with the preset visuals - a large bouncing ball with stick
Show DISK SPLASH in 3D
The splash is a flat disk shape which spreads out from the bounce hit position
Show RIPPLE SPLASH in 3D
Shows a ripple effect - an ever widening circle spreading out away from the bounce position
Add SHADOWS
The shadows may help you to see the bounce moment more exactly
Shows the shadows even when set to BATON ONLY or to the Prism or Cylinder baton - the shadows will be in the shape of the number, word or bouncing ball you get when the ball is visible
Baton or drum stick style
You can unselect this to show just the bouncing balls, or numbers etc. without the baton
Prism or Cylinder baton
Shows a cylinder for the bouncing balls, a prism for the bouncing Polys, and for the other options similarly - as an extruded shape
BATON ONLY (hide bouncing balls)
Just the BATON (cone shaped) WITHOUT the bouncing balls, words, numbers or shapes
PURE WHITE
Use this if you want the bouncing balls, baton etc. to be pure white
Conductor's view
Shows everything from the conductor's point of view - so reverses LEFT and RIGHT and in 3D shows the baton from conductor's point of view...
Can also be affected by the Bounce Right to Left first in Bounce Patterns (Ctrl + 227) - which can also be labelled Bounce Anti-clockwise - or "Mirror conducting" depending on your choce for the Bounces.
The mirroring option reverses LEFT and RIGHT but makes no difference to the baton.
If you have both switched on, then same effect as both switched off - except for baton reversed in 3D - gives conductor's view on mirror conducting (e.g. with left hand).
Transparent balls
You can set how transparent it is in the More version of 3D Bouncing Ball Visuals (Ctrl + 226)
LABELS
Shows the dots the balls bounce on - and also any labels such as beat numbers
Show bar number
Shows bar reached to left of the bouncing balls (may be out of frame if horizontal scale is large)
BLOCKS, PARTS STRIPS ETC
Show the beats for each part as blocks below the bouncing balls display - you can use this to skip beats, accent beats and so on with left and right clicks...
How to use the blocks
The blocks can be used to accent or skip individual beats or to adjust the timings or volumes of the beats.
For more information hover the mouse over any of the blocks.
Blocks needed to show Parts Adjustments
Various rectangles, diamonds, ovals and triangles will appear to left and right of the blocks. Hover the mouse over each shape to see what it does.
Bounce Preferences (Ctrl + 220)
Includes: SYNCHRONISE BOUNCES WITH SOUND - configure LEFT MIDDLE AND RIGHT MOUSE CLICKS on the bouncing balls display - KEYBOARD TAPS AND SHORTCUTS - and other options for the bouncing balls.
Side view..
Shows the bouncing balls from the side, similar to the 2D view - this is the preset. TIP: you can also use ALT or CAPS LOCK with click and drag to adjust the view...
How to show the 3D bouncing balls from different points of view
To adjust the point of view, hold the ALT or CAPS LOCK keys down and then use the mouse to click and drag.
Use the LEFT BUTTON to TURN. Use RIGHT mouse button to MOVE. Use BOTH together and drag up or down to ZOOM in or out.
To adjust the point of view by larger amounts, hold down the CONTROL key or SHIFT key or BOTH KEYS as you move the mouse.
It's CONTROL to turn or move three times faster, SHIFT to turn or more twice as fast, BOTH KEYSheld down for six times faster.
You can also use the mouse scroll wheel, if you have a scroll wheel mouse, to zoom.
End view..
Show the bouncing balls from one end, from above, tempo dial hidden. TIP: you can also use ALT or CAPS LOCK with click and drag to adjust the view...
How to show the 3D bouncing balls from different points of view
To adjust the point of view, hold the ALT or CAPS LOCK keys down and then use the mouse to click and drag.
Use the LEFT BUTTON to TURN. Use RIGHT mouse button to MOVE. Use BOTH together and drag up or down to ZOOM in or out.
To adjust the point of view by larger amounts, hold down the CONTROL key or SHIFT key or BOTH KEYS as you move the mouse.
It's CONTROL to turn or move three times faster, SHIFT to turn or more twice as fast, BOTH KEYSheld down for six times faster.
You can also use the mouse scroll wheel, if you have a scroll wheel mouse, to zoom.
From Above..
Shows the bouncing balls from almost vertically above, tempo dial hidden. TIP: you can also use ALT or CAPS LOCK with click and drag to adjust the view...
How to show the 3D bouncing balls from different points of view
To adjust the point of view, hold the ALT or CAPS LOCK keys down and then use the mouse to click and drag.
Use the LEFT BUTTON to TURN. Use RIGHT mouse button to MOVE. Use BOTH together and drag up or down to ZOOM in or out.
To adjust the point of view by larger amounts, hold down the CONTROL key or SHIFT key or BOTH KEYS as you move the mouse.
It's CONTROL to turn or move three times faster, SHIFT to turn or more twice as fast, BOTH KEYSheld down for six times faster.
You can also use the mouse scroll wheel, if you have a scroll wheel mouse, to zoom.
Other End view..
Show the bouncing balls from the other end, and almost edge on, with tempo dial visible. TIP: you can also use ALT or CAPS LOCK with click and drag to adjust the view...
How to show the 3D bouncing balls from different points of view
To adjust the point of view, hold the ALT or CAPS LOCK keys down and then use the mouse to click and drag.
Use the LEFT BUTTON to TURN. Use RIGHT mouse button to MOVE. Use BOTH together and drag up or down to ZOOM in or out.
To adjust the point of view by larger amounts, hold down the CONTROL key or SHIFT key or BOTH KEYS as you move the mouse.
It's CONTROL to turn or move three times faster, SHIFT to turn or more twice as fast, BOTH KEYSheld down for six times faster.
You can also use the mouse scroll wheel, if you have a scroll wheel mouse, to zoom.
Parts each
TIP: if you want the balls to bounce separately each in a different section of the display, set this to 1.
step across by
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down on Sphere slices to adjust all the numbers in one go.
Sea - DROP LIST
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down on Sphere slices to adjust all the numbers in one go.
3D Sea and Sky - Image or Animation (Ctrl + 235)
Choose how to show the sea, sky, and bouncing balls for the 3D Bouncing Balls window. Also whether to show the TEMPO DIAL. Shortcut to change sea or sky: DRAG an image or animation from Windows Explorer and DROP it into the sky or sea in the 3D Bouncing Balls window...
If you want a tempo dial choose one of the options with a tempo dial in the Sky As drop list.
Fade in distance (or fog)
Fades the sea in the distance to give a sense of depth - similar to the way colours look faded in the distance...
Normally things in the distance are faded, lighter in colour, and bluer in colour. To simulate that effect, you can fade the sea to pale blue, or white.
You can set what colour to fade to in Colours (Ctrl + 7) under Bouncing Ball colours. You can configure how the fading works in the More (several times) version of 3D Bouncing Ball Visuals (Ctrl + 226).
TECHY NOTE
Technically this works by applying the OpenGL fog option - either linear or exponential fog.
Field of View
LEAVE THIS AT 45 DEGREES if unsure...
When you have a narrower field of view then it's like looking at the scene through a telescope or binoculars.
The scene was designed around a field of view of 45 so if you change this you need to adjust other parameters such as the sea dimensions, the position of the first strip, the height of the bounces and so on to fit it comfortably within the window.
Geometrical style play buttons
Shows play and pause buttons as simple geometrical shapes - for some reason also makes sky paler and the bright white specular reflection on the splash larger - haven't quite figured out why that happens
Sphere slices
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down HERE to adjust all the numbers in one go.
Stacks
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down on Sphere slices to adjust all the numbers in one go.
Cylinder slices
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down on Sphere slices to adjust all the numbers in one go.
Stacks
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down on Sphere slices to adjust all the numbers in one go.
Disk slices
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down on Sphere slices to adjust all the numbers in one go.
Stacks
You can use Ctrl + click and drag up / down or Ctrl + Page up / down on Sphere slices to adjust all the numbers in one go.
Tempo Dial
Shows the tempo dial. There's a bare bones tempo dial option in 3D Bouncing Ball Visuals (Ctrl + 226) if you prefer that
3D Bouncing Balls - Image or Animation (Ctrl + 239)
Add textures to the 3D bouncing balls, batons, numbers etc - or animated textures - or change the materials or lighting
3D Bouncing Balls, Drum stick or Conductor's baton (Ctrl + 224)
Show in 3D as drum sticks, conductor's batons, or bouncing balls...
For options for the 3D visuals, see 3D Bouncing Ball Visuals (Ctrl + 226)
Detailed Scene with Textured Sea
More detailed version of the 3D scene for faster computers with 3D graphics acceleration...
Shows batons, bouncing ball etc as 3D shapes.
Also shows the sea, with textures, and shows the detailed tempo dial. Shows the words "silenced" or "hidden"for silenced and hidden parts.
Also increases the resolution of curved shapes (disks, spheres etc) in 3D.
Fast Scene
This gives smoother animations on some computers, especially netbooks with integrated graphics and no 3D acceleration...
Shows batons, bouncing ball etc as 2D shapes bouncing in 3D.
This makes a big difference for computers with integrated graphics with no 3D graphics acceleration - such as some netbooks.
Also hides the sea, switches off any textures, and shows the bare bones tempo dial. Doesn't show words "silenced" or "hidden"for silenced and hidden parts.
Also reduces the resolution of curved shapes (disks, spheres etc) in 3D.
For more about ways the software is optimised for computers without 3D graphics acceleration, see:
2D shapes in 3D scene
Shows 2D shapes bouncing in the 3D scene - smoother animations on some computers...
Shows batons as triangles, balls as disks, and numbers also as 2D shapes, though bouncing in 3D
This makes a big difference for computers with integrated graphics with no 3D graphics acceleration - such as some netbooks.
For more optimisations see the Fast Scene button in 3D Bouncing Ball Visuals (Ctrl + 226)
For more about ways the software is optimised for computers without 3D graphics acceleration, see:
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