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Viewer Preferences and Settings
The default settings for each viewer can be changed using the Viewer panel in the Preferences. The position and size of each floating viewer can also be saved using the Layout menu in the Preferences.
Viewer Settings
It is often preferable to switch between entirely different viewer configurations while working.
For example, while keying, the image may be in the main viewer, and the alpha channel may be in a subview. Viewer settings toward the end of a project may consist of the histogram, vectorscope, and waveform, as well as the image in a view set to Quad view.
Fusion provides the ability to quickly load and save viewer settings to help reduce the amount of effort required to change from one configuration to another.
1 Right-click over the viewer you want to save.
2 From the contextual menu, choose Setting > Save New.
3 Enter a name for the settings and click Save.
1 Right-click over the viewer you want to load a setting into.
2 From the contextual menu, choose Settings > filename.
The viewer can save new defaults and be returned to its defaults using the Load Defaults and the Save Defaults options in the Settings portion of the View contextual menu.
The Viewer Options Menu
The Options menu of the viewer contains several ways you can customize the look and behavior of the viewer. Many of these options are also in the viewer contextual menu.
Show Controls
When onscreen controls are not necessary or are getting in the way of evaluating the image, you can temporarily hide them using the Show Controls option. This option is toggled using Command-K.
Checker Underlay
The Checker Underlay shows a checkerboard beneath transparent pixels to make it easier to identify transparent areas. This is the default option for 2D viewers. Disabling this option replaces the checkerboard with black.
Show Pixel Grid
Enabling this option will show a light black grid that outlines the exact boundaries of pixels in the image when the image is scaled past a certain threshold. The default is Off.