Storyboard Menu
The Storyboard menu lets you work with panels, scenes, sequences and transitions. You can also record annotations, track changes, and view and edit the project properties.
‣ | At the top of the interface, select Storyboard. |
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New Panel |
Creates a new panel after the current panel. |
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New Panel Before |
Creates a new panel before the current panel. |
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New Scene |
Creates a new scene after the current scene. |
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New Scene Before |
Creates a new scene before the current scene. |
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New Scene from Selected Panels |
Creates a new scene from the selected panels. |
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New Sequence |
Creates a new sequence from the selected scenes. |
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New Sequence from Selection |
Creates a new sequence from one or more selected scenes in the Thumbnails or Timeline view. Your selection becomes a new sequence. If this is the first sequence added to your project, all scenes before or next to it will be combined as sequences as well, and the sequence markers will be displayed in the Thumbnails or Timeline views. If your selection was part of an existing sequence, it will be split accordingly. NOTE: A single scene cannot be split into two or more different sequences, unless you split the scene first.
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Start New Act |
Starts a new act in a sequence. Once you have enabled acts in your storyboard project, it indicates that your storyboard is composed of a single long act. You must break it in several smaller acts. Before splitting a project into acts, you must to define the starting panel for each act in your story. |
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Smart Add Panel |
Creates a new panel that contains elements from another panel. |
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Duplicate Selected Panels |
Lets you duplicate selected panels when you need to create an exact copy of an existing one. |
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Delete Panel |
Deletes a selected panel. Note that it is impossible to have an empty project as there is a minimum of one panel. |
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Rename Panel |
Lets you rename one or more panels simultaenously. By default, the rename panels option is locked. You must unlock this option in the Preferences dialog box before you can rename panels. |
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Rename Scene |
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Rename Sequence |
Lets you rename a sequence. Once you start adding sequences to your project, the Sequence field will become visible in the Panel view, allowing you to view the selected sequence's name and edit it if needed. |
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Lock Scene and Panel Names |
Locks scene and panel names. |
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Unlock Scene and Panel Names |
Unlocks scene and panel names. |
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Lock Scene Duration |
Locks the duration of all scenes in your project. This ensures that the current length of every scene is preserved when adding, duplicating, or deleting panels. |
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Split Panel at Current Frame |
Splits the current panel in two, resulting in two identical panels generated from the original. All elements, including layers, will be in both panels. Each panel’s length is determined by the position of the red playhead when you perform the operation. |
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Move Panel In to Current Frame |
Lets you adjust the duration and position of a panel by moving its in and out points to a specific frame determined by the position of the red playhead. NOTE: Note that the frame you specify must be contained within the current position of the panel you want to change the in or out point of.
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Move Panel Out to Current Frame |
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Add Frame to Panel |
Lets you adjust the duration of a panel one frame at a time. NOTE: By default, when changing the duration of a panel, the position of existing Camera and Layer keyframes in the panel are adjusted to the new duration of a panel. However, since the position of keyframes is always in whole frames, they might not get adjusted as expected when adjusting the duration of a panel one frame at a time. This behavior cannot be changed for Layer keyframes.
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Remove Frame from Panel | ||||||||||
Split Current Scene |
Lets you split the current scene in two or break it into three parts. When you split a scene, it is divided before the current panel by default. NOTE: You can change this in your preferences so that when you split a scene, it is broken into three parts and the selected panel is isolated.
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Split Current Sequence |
Separates a sequence in two. |
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Join Selected Sequence |
Joins two selected sequences. |
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Join Selected Acts |
Joins selected acts. Once an act has been split, it is possible to join acts at any time. |
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Add Marker |
Creates a new timeline marker at the current frame. | |||||||||
Edit Marker |
Allows you to change the colour and to add a note to the currently selected timeline marker. | |||||||||
Delete Marker |
Deletes the currently selected timeline marker. | |||||||||
Delete All Markers |
Deletes all timeline markers in the project. | |||||||||
Go to Next Marker |
Moves the timeline cursor to the next marker in the project. | |||||||||
Go to Previous Marker |
Moves the timeline cursor to the previous marker in the project. | |||||||||
Track Changes |
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Auto Tracking Mode |
Lets you automatically detect any changes in your project, and adds a visual notification in the Thumbnails and Timeline views. |
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Track Change by Date |
Lets you track changes by date. If a storyboard becomes very large, it may be easier to track changes made on a specific date. Opens the Search by Date dialog box which contains options to help you track changes even more efficiently. |
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Validate Changes |
When you use the Auto Tracking Mode feature, you can use the Validate Changes option to follow up on these changes. Lets you follow up on changes made to your project when using Auto Tracking Mode. |
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Add Snapshot |
Lets you add snapshot markers to specify which frames in a panel will be visible in a PDF file you export. By default, only the first frame of each panel is visible in the PDF file you export. Sometimes, you may need to display a specific frame or several frames from a panel. |
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Change Panel Duration |
Lets you modify the duration of a selected panel. |
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Add Transition |
Lets you add a transition between scenes. Once the transition is created, you can customize it. |
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Delete Transition |
Removes a selected transition. |
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Delete Transition Duration |
Lets you modify the duration of a selected transition. |
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Enable 3D for Current Scene |
Converts a selected scene to 3D which lets you move and rotate 2D and 3D layers in 3D space. Even if you do not have 3D objects in your scene, you can still move 2D objects along the Z-axis to create a multiplane effect. A 3D scene will also allow a camera to be moved in 3D space using the Camera tool. NOTE: Converting a scene to 3D applies only to the selected scene, not the entire project.
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Reset Scene to 2D |
Storyboard Pro lets you reset a scene to 2D. When you do so, the following happens:
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Record Voice Annotation |
Lets you record a voice annotation. You will need a microphone correctly connected to your computer and Storyboard Pro. After the voice annotation has been recorded, the Voice Annotations section indicates the total number of annotations, displaying the order of the current voice annotation in the sequence and the total number of voice annotations associated with the panel. As you record voice annotations, they accumulate in sequence without being overwritten. You can select and play back any of the annotations. |
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Properties |
Opens the Project Properties dialog box where you can change the property settings in your project. |