Project Properties Dialog Box

The Project Properties dialog box lets you change the property settings in your project.

Settings Tab

In the Settings tab, you can define the project naming scheme and start time for the current project.

Parameter	Description
Title Info	Project Title: By default, the Project Name already appears is this field if no project title was entered during the creation of this project. The Project Name is the name of the Storyboard Pro project file. The Project Title is the title that will appear in all PDF renders. They can, and often should, be the same. NOTE Special characters (!"/$) cannot be used for project names because they interfere with the operating system. However, they can be used in the project title.
	Project Subtitle: The name of the project subtitle which appears in the proper places in all PDF renders.
	Project Episode: The episode number. If you want the word “Episode” to appear next to the number, you must include it in the field as well. The information entered in this field will appear after the Project Subtitle in all PDF renders.
	Project Copyright: The copyright date. This can be the month and year or just the year. This information will appear at the bottom of the page in all PDF renders.
	Project Start Time: This time is important when generating an EDL (Editing Decision List) of your project. EDLs are generally used by third party editing software, such as Final Cut Pro. The EDL determines how the panels of your project are distributed in the timeline of the third party software. The numerical value you enter in this field also appears as the start time in the Timeline view.
	Film Size: When working on a 3D scene, the film size determines the focal length of the camera. You should use the same value as that used in the 3D software used to create the 3D elements. A value of 1.417 is equivalent to 35mm film.
Metrics	Project Field Chart: Sets the field standard for the project.
3D Models	Default Scale Factor: The default scale factor to apply to a 3D model when it is imported into your project. You can enter a decimal value between 0 and 1 to make newly imported 3D models appear smaller than their original size, or a decimal value greater than 1 to make 3D models appear bigger than their original size.
Colour Space	Colour SpaceThe colour space that each layer will be converted to before all elements in the scene are composited together along with your scene's effects. The following colour spaces are available for your project: No Colour Space Management:No colour space conversion will be done in the entire project, even if you set the colour space for your drawing layers or for rendering your scene. ACES2065-1: An ACES linear colour space that uses the AP0 colour primaries and is intended for image file interchange. ACEScg: An ACES linear colour space that uses the AP1 colour primaries and is intended for CGI rendering and compositing. Linear Rec.709 (sRGB): The colour space that uses the same primaries and white point as sRGB and Rec. 709, but with no gamma transfer curve applied to the colour values. Linear Rec. 2020: A colour space used for Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV). It has a complex gamma transfer curve and primaries that cover more of the human-perceivable colour space than other colour spaces, especially in the area of human-perceivable greens. Linear P3-D65: The same as Display P3, except with no gamma transfer curve. This colour space is useful for compositing intermediary images that are meant to be rendered in Display P3. Display P3: A colour space commonly used for digital projection. It has the same primaries as DCI-P3, the same white point as sRGB and the same gamma transfer curve as sRGB. Rec. 709: The colour space used for HDTV. It has the same primaries and white point as sRGB, but has a different gamma transfer curve. Rec. 709 2.4: The same colour space as Rec. 709 or sRGB, except with a gamma transfer curve of 2.4 (per ITU-R BT.1886). This colour space exists because some editing systems use a gamma transfer curve of 2.4 instead of the standard gamma curve for Rec. 709. Rec. 2020: A colour space used for Ultra High Definition TV (UHDTV). It has a complex gamma transfer curve and primaries that cover more of the human-perceivable colour space than other colour spaces, especially in the area of human-perceivable greens. Rec. 2020 2.4: The same colour space as Rec. 2020, except with a simple gamma transfer curve of 2.4 (per ITU-R BT.1886). This colour space exists because some editing systems use a gamma transfer curve of 2.4 instead of the standard gamma curve for Rec. 2020. sRGB: A colour space typically used for standard computer monitors. It has the same primaries and white point as Rec. 709, but has a different gamma transfer curve.

Project Resolution Tab

In the Project Resolution tab, you can define the project resolution, aspect ratio, field of view and frame rate for the current project:

Parameter	Description
Resolution	Lets you define the project resolution. Your project resolution should match the format of the production for which you are creating the storyboard.
	HDTV: High Definition Television delivers a higher quality image than standard television because it has twice the standard number of scanning lines per frame. To take advantage of the superior quality, your output device must be compatible with HDTV technology to make this resolution setting useful.
	HDTV_Vertical: The "vertical resolution" of HDTV_Vertical refers to how the drawing grid is fit into the camera frame. When working with 12 or 16 field drawing grids, the grid is a different aspect ratio from the camera frame. When you fit vertically, you fit the grid with the top and bottom of the camera frame. NOTE The HDTV_Vertical format is ideal when importing images into an HD project.
	Mobile_Horizontal:
	Mobile_Vertical:
	Game_512:
	film-1.33: Applies to a wide screen film format that conforms to the standard 4:3 pixel aspect ratio.
	film-1.66: Applies to a wide screen film format that conforms to the 16:9 pixel aspect ratio in which the pixel's width is greater than its height.
	film-1.66_Vertical: This is essentially the same as film-1.66. Refers to how the drawing grid is fit into the camera frame. When working with 12 or 16 field drawing grids, the grid is a different aspect ratio from the camera frame. When you fit vertically, you fit the grid with the top and bottom of the camera frame. NOTE The film-1.66_Vertical view is ideal for importing images into film projects.
	NTSC: The standard analog television broadcasting system that was used in most of the Americas, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Burma, and some Pacific island nations and territories. It conformed to the North American standards on how rectangular pixels were displayed for computer and television screens. This format has been replaced in most regions with HDTV.
	PAL: An analog television encoding system that was used in broadcast television systems in large parts of the world, such as Western Europe, Asia, Australia, most of Africa and some North American countries. This resolution worked best with the European format for television and computer screens, as the rectangular pixels are displayed at a different orientation. This format has been replaced in most regions with HDTV.
	Low: This format is ideal for videos destined for the web, where size and fast download of a video file might take precedence over quality.
Resolution	Width: The width of the project, in pixels.
	Height: The height of the project, in pixels.
	Aspect Ratio: The aspect ratio describes the number of pixels wide the project is divided by the height. Storyboard Pro always works with square pixels. An aspect ratio of 1:1 indicates that the camera frame is square, and has the same number of pixels defining the width as it does defining the height. The aspect ratio is defined automatically when you enter values for the width and height of the camera frame.
Field of View	Defines how the camera frame fits with the drawing grid in your scene. When working in 3D, a different custom FOV might be more common, so this can be set here as the default FOV for the scenes in your project. The FOV can be adjusted for individual 3D scenes, in order to switch out the camera lens.
	Horizontal Fit: Fits the drawing grid to the width of the camera frame.
	Vertical Fit: Fits the drawing grid with the top and bottom of the camera frame.
Frame Rate	Lets you set the frame rate for the project. The higher the frame rate, for example 30 fps, the smoother your animation will look, but the heavier it will be. The lower the frame rate, for example 12 fps, the choppier your animation may look, but the lighter it will be.

Bitmap Resolution Tab

In the Bitmap Resolution tab, you can define the default resolution for textured brushes in vector drawing layers, as well as the default size and resolution of canvases for bitmap drawing layers.

NOTE This will not affect the pixel density and canvas size of existing drawings in your project.

Parameter	Description
Project Resolution	The project resolution of the project, displayed for reference.
Default Texture Pixel Density for Vector Layers
Pixel Density	Determines the amount of pixels to store in textured brush strokes for each pixel that displays when the drawing is not zoomed in or scaled up. For example, at 100%, zooming in or scaling up textured brush strokes will make them lose texture quality. If set to 200%, textured brush strokes can be zoomed in or scaled up until they're twice their original size without losing picture quality.
Default Canvas Size & Pixel Density for Bitmap Layers
Width	The default width of the canvas when creating a bitmap drawing layer. The percentage is relative to the width of the project. Its default value, 200%, makes the width of the canvas twice the width of the stage.
Height	The default height of the canvas when creating a bitmap drawing layer. The percentage is relative to the height of the project. Its default value, 200%, makes the height of the canvas twice the height of the stage.
Lock/Unlock	When enabled, changing either the Width or the Height property will update the other property to preserve their proportions.
Pixel Density	Determines the amount of pixels to store for each pixel that displays on the screen when the drawing is not zoomed in or scaled up. For example, at 100%, zooming in or scaling up a bitmap drawing will make it lose picture quality. If set to 200%, bitmap drawings can be zoomed in or scaled up until they're twice their original size without losing picture quality.

Naming Tab

In the Naming tab, all options affect the Panel window. The changes you make in this tab override your Storyboard Pro preferences and affect the current project only. Your default preferences remain in effect for any new projects you create.

Parameter	Description
Override Naming Preference for this Project	When selected, current preferences for this project are overridden, and all the options on this tab become active.
Scene/Sequence Naming Rules	Automatically Add Leading Zeros to Names: Automatically adds a zero before the scene or sequence name.
	Increment Name By:
	Incremental Naming on Copy:
	Min. Number of Characters: Determines the minimum number of characters the scene names will contain when using leading zeros.
	Resolution Suffix: Lets you set the suffix pattern to use when a suffix is added to a new scene when the name is already in use. You can choose the punctuation mark preceding the suffix from the first drop-down menu:None: Suffix appears immediately following the name of the scene. For example: 12A._: Suffix appears after an underscore. For example: 12_A..: Suffix appears after a period. For example: 12.A.You can choose which type of suffix to use:Auto: Uses an upper case alphabetical suffix. Once the suffix reaches Z, it will start again at A, preceeded by a number. Example: 12_A, 12_B, (...), 12_1A, 12_1B, and so on.Numerical: Uses a numerical suffix. For example: 12_1, 12_2, and so on.Uppercase: Uses an upper case alphabetical suffix. For example: 12_A, 12_B, and so on.Lowercase: Uses a lower case alphabetical suffix. For example: 12_a, 12_b, and so on.
	Reset Scene Name on New Sequence: By default, this option is enabled. Whenever you create a new sequence, the scene naming scheme is reset. For example, the naming will be as follows: Seq 1, Scene 1, Seq 1, Scene 2, Seq 2, Scene 1. When disabled, the scene number always increments. For example, Seq 1, Scene 1, Seq 1, Scene 2, Seq 2, Scene 3.
	Allow Custom Panel Names: Activates the Panel field so you can enter in a custom name for all panels.
	Display Total Number of Panels in Panel Name: Displays a counter at the end of the Panel field which indicates the total number of panels in the selected panel’s scene.
	Enable Acts: Displays the Act field, along with the Act number.
	Panel Auto-increment Rule: By default, panel names are named using numbers. This preference allows you to select a different naming rule, most of which use letters instead: 1, 2, 3... : Uses decimal numbers composed of Arabic numerals to name panels. A ... Z, AA ... ZZ, AAA ... ZZZ, AAAA ... : This is a positional letter-based notation, which means it works similarly to decimal numbers, except it uses letters instead of Arabic numerals, making the panel numbers use base 26 instead of base 10. For example, panels 1 through 26 are named using single letters from A to Z, after that comes AA, then AB, and so on until AZ, and after that comes BA, BB, etc. A ... Z, ZA ... ZZ, ZAA ... ZZZ, ZAAA ... : This notation uses two different logics: After the first time the panel names cycle through the whole alphabet, a single Z is added at the beginning of the panel names, and subsequent panels are named ZA to ZZ. Every letter after that first Z make up a 26-based number in positional notation, just like the previous option. Therefore, panels 1 through 26 are named using single letters from A to Z, then after that comes ZA, ZB, and so on until ZZ, and after that comes ZAA, ZAB, and so on until ZAZ, and after that comes ZBA, ZBB, etc. In summary, the first Z is essentially an exceptional notation that means 26, while the other letters constitute a number in base 26 positional notation. A ... Z, ZA ... ZZ, ZZA ... ZZZ, ZZZA ... : Each time the panel names cycle through the alphabet, a Z is added at the beginning of the panel's name and the last letter in the name cycles from Z back to A. The Zs at the beginning of the notation accumulate, meaning that the amount of Zs at the beginning of the panel's name indicates the amount of time panel names have cycled through the whole alphabet. In summary, the value of this notation is equal to the sum of each letter's position in the alphabet. A ... Z, ZA ... ZZ, 2ZA ... 2ZZ, 3ZA ... : Each time the panel names reach Z, a Z is added at the beginning of the panel's name and the last letter in the name cycles back to A. Those Zs accumulate. However, when more than one Z is present at the beginning of the panel's name, they are notated by a number followed by the letter Z, instead of by multiple Zs. Hence, the number preceding the Z at the beginning of the panel's name indicates the amount of times panel names have cycled through the whole alphabet. In summary, the value of this notation is equal to 26 × the number preceding the first Z added to the position of the last letter in the alphabet.
	Resolution Suffix: Lets you set the suffix pattern to use when a suffix is added to a new scene when the name is already in use. You can choose the punctuation mark preceding the suffix from the first drop-down menu:None: Suffix appears immediately following the name of the scene. For example: 12A._: Suffix appears after an underscore. For example: 12_A..: Suffix appears after a period. For example: 12.A.You can choose which type of suffix to use:Auto: Uses an upper case alphabetical suffix. Once the suffix reaches Z, it will start again at A, preceeded by a number. Example: 12_A, 12_B, (...), 12_1A, 12_1B, and so on.Numerical: Uses a numerical suffix. For example: 12_1, 12_2, and so on.Uppercase: Uses an upper case alphabetical suffix. For example: 12_A, 12_B, and so on.Lowercase: Uses a lower case alphabetical suffix. For example: 12_a, 12_b, and so on.