Preferences
Preferences are global settings that configure the behavior of Chromatik. Items in the Project section are saved with the current project file. The rest are global and stored on a per-machine basis, persisting when you close and re-open Chromatik.
Open the Preferences menu by pressing ⌘ , or clicking the wrench icon in the Settings Toolbar.
Display
Zoom
Scales the UI up to a maximum 200% factor. When using a high-density display, values less than 100% are permitted. Zoom may also be changed by pressing ⌘+ + ⌘-. ⌘0 resets the zoom to 100%.
Theme
Toggles between the Default dark or a Light UI theme.
Show Help Messages
Whether to show the contextual help bar along the bottom of the application window. May be toggled with ⇧?.
Project
Default Clip Time-Base
Chooses whether new clips use timing based upon Tempo (beats, bars) or Absolute (minutes, seconds, millis).
Create Snapshot on New Clips
Whether new Clips are created with a Clip Snapshot by default.
Auto-Mute New Channels
Whether new channels have Auto-Mute enabled.
Focus Behavior
Focus Channel on Cue
When active, anytime that the Cue control for a channel is activated, the channel is also automatically given UI and control surface focus.
Auto-Focus Active Pattern
Similar to the above, automatically changes UI + control surface focus on a channel when the active pattern changes, whether due to a manual change or an auto-cycle rotation.
Output
Send Cue to Live Output
When active, Cue selection impacts not just the Preview Window but also the live network output. The Cue buttons in the UI are relabeled Live in this case.
Tools
Enable Project Scheduler
If active, an additional Schedule button is shown in the Project Toolbar. A Schedule specifies a list of projects that are automatically opened at a particular time of day, with an optional fade-out.
Schedule files can be saved and restored. They use the .lxs file extension. If the scheduler is enabled and active, it will continue to operate automatically every time the Chromatik application opens. This can be useful for permanent installations where Chromatik starts automatically anytime the machine is booted.
Chromatik Log File
Use the button to view the current console log output file.
License
License information is shown here, including the licensed user and version of the license.
Note that the license version does not necessarily correspond to the version of the application. For instance, version 1.0.0 licenses are still valid for Chromatik 1.1.0.