Dataton WATCHOUT User's Guide

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PRODUCTION
This chapter goes through the steps required to produce a presentation using
WATCHOUT. It assumes that you have already planned the presentation and
produced the source media files, as described in the previous two chapters.
Stage
Adding and Removing
Displays
Arranging Displays
The Stage window allows you to arrange the display areas and provides a
preview of your presentation. Portions of images that appear inside a display
will be shown by that physical display. By arranging displays side by side or
vertically, you can make images span multiple displays.
To add a display to the Stage window, choose “Add Display” on the Stage
menu. This menu item provides a choice of standard display sizes. Once a
display has been added, set its IP address and other settings through its Specifications
dialog box (see “Display Specifications” on page 134).
To remove a display, select the display by clicking it with the mouse so it shows
a bold outline, then choose Clear on the Edit menu.
◆ NOTE: If the “Lock Displays” item on the Stage menu is activated, you can
not select, change or delete displays.
Displays may overlap each other. When they do, images that span multiple
displays will be automatically blended at the edges. Alternatively, displays can
be positioned edge-to-edge, or with a small gap between them, for a videowall
look. By positioning the displays in the Stage window according to the actual
arrangement and separation of the monitors or image areas, images that span
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