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The Perspective Views section handles the appearance of the perspective view in both a normal and stereoscopic project.
— Near Plane/Far Plane: These values set the nearest and furthest point any object can get to or from the camera before it is clipped. The minimum setting is 0.05. Setting Near Plane too low and Far Plane too far results in loss of depth precision in the viewer.
— Eye Separation/Convergence/Stereo Mode: This group of settings defines the defaults when stereo is turned on in the 3D Viewer.
Orthographic Views
Similar to the Perspective Views, the Orthographic Views (front, top, right, and left views) section sets the nearest and furthest point any object can get to or from the viewer before clipping occurs.
Fit to View
The Fit to View section has two value fields that manage how much empty space is left around objects in the viewer when the F key is pressed.
— Fit Selection: Fit Selection determines the empty space when one or more objects are selected and the F key is pressed.
— Fit All: Fit All determines the empty space when you press F with no objects selected.
Default Lights
These three settings control the default light setup in the 3D Viewer.
The default ambient light is used when lighting is turned on and you have not added a light to the scene. The directional light moves with the camera, so if the directional light is set to “upper left,” the light appears to come from the upper-left side of the image/camera.
AVI
The AVI preference is only available in Fusion Studio on Windows. It configures the default AVI codec settings when you select AVI as the rendering file format in the Saver node.
— Compressor: This drop-down menu displays the AVI codecs available from your computer. Fusion tests each codec when the application opens; therefore, some codecs may not be available if the tests indicate that they are unsuitable for use within Fusion.
— Quality: This slider determines the amount of compression to be used by the codec. Higher values produce clearer images but larger files. Not all codecs support the Quality setting.
— Key Frame Every X Frames: When checked, the codec creates keyframes at specified intervals. Keyframes are not compressed in conjunction with previous frames and are, therefore, quicker to seek within the resulting movie. Not all codecs support the keyframe setting.
— Limit Data Rate To X KB/Second: When checked, the data rates of the rendered file are limited to the amount specified. Not all codecs support this option. Enter the data rate used to limit the AVI in kilobytes (kB) per second, if applicable. This control does not affect the file unless the Limit Data Rate To option is selected.