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21<h1 id="EFFECT">Displaying Effects</h1>
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25<a href="#display"    >Displaying Effects</a><br>
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27<a href="#effect_mode">Effect Mode</a><br>
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29<a href="#control"    >Effect Mode Operations</a><br>
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31<a href="#restriction">Limitations</a><br>
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37<h2><a name="display"   >Displaying Effects</a></h2>
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39		<p>Currently, the following operations are possible through the combined use of Viewer and CreativeStudio.</p>
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41		<h3>Preview Effects Loaded to CreativeStudio</h3>
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43		<p>By communicating with CreativeStudio you can preview effects that have been loaded to CreativeStudio.</p>
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45		<p></p>
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47		<center><IMG src="./images/eff_image.gif" border="0"></center>
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51		<h3>Use Binary Files Saved by CreativeStudio</h3>
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53		<p>In File Selection mode, specify and load a binary file( a <CODE>bcmdl </CODE>file).</P>
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55		<P>To read how to save <CODE>bcmdl </CODE>files, see the CreativeStudio manual.</p>
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57		<h2><a name="effect_mode"   >Effect Mode</a></h2>
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59		<p>
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66In Effect mode, you can check the content of effects loaded in Viewer and play back animations.
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74<h3><a name="view"       >Screen Information</a></h3>
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78The Effect mode displays the following information.
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84<center><IMG src="./images/eff.gif" border="0"></center>
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86		<BR>
87		<ol class="ui">
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89			<li>Processing time
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91			<p><img src="./images/eff_process.gif" border="0"></p>
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93			<p>The CPU and GPU loads for processing of effects is displayed digitally.</p>
94			<p>The unit is percentage points. This is the equivalent of the value displayed in the Processing Meter.</p>
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96				<p>CPU:　 The relative amount of time spent for animating and rendering, up through the completed sending of data to the GPU.</p>
97				<p>Calc：　 Time spent for animating.</p>
98				<p>Draw：　 Time spent for rendering.</p>
99				<p>GPU:　 Time from start to finish of rendering.</p>
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102			<li>Looped Playback Settings
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104			<p>Shows whether the feature has been enabled for looped playback of particles in certain frames.</p>
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106			<p><IMG src="./images/eff_loop.gif" border="0"></p>
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108			<li>Resource information
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110			<p><IMG src="./images/eff_resources.gif" border="0"></p>
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112			<p><B>Particle </B>indicates the number of particles. <B>Max Particle</B> indicates the maximum number of particles.</p>
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114			<p>For details, see the documentation relating to effects.</p>
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116			<li>Frame Count
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118			<p><img src="images/eff_frame.gif" border="0"></p>
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120			<p>The number on the right indicates the frames being looped. The number on the left indicates the current frame count.</p>
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122			<p>The value in parenthesis indicates the rate at which the playback of frames advances in one step.</p>
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124			<li>Emitter shape
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126			<p><img src="images/eff_shape.gif" border="0"></p>
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128			<p>translucent polygons indicate the emitter shape in the range of created particles.</p>
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130			<p></p>
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132		<h3><a name="control"    >Effect Mode Operations</a></h3>
133		<P>The following operations can be performed in Effect Mode:</P>
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135<h4>Unit controller</h4>
136    <p class="label">Camera / Other Operations</p>
137    <p><u>Camera/other operations are the same as the operations in 3D Mode, so see <a href="../g3d/index.html#control">this document</a>. </u></p>
138    <p></p>
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140<p class="label">Animation Operations</p>
141<TABLE class="explain" border="1">
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144      <TD>Key Operations</TD>
145      <TD>Description</TD>
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150      <TD>A Button</TD>
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152      Starts/stops playback of all displayed model/scene animations.
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156      <TD>B Button</TD>
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158      Stops all model or scene animations being displayed and resets to frame 0.
159      </TD>
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162      <TD>R Button + +Control Pad</TD>
163      <TD>
164      Forwards the animation frame (right) <BR> Accelerates/decelerates the animation playback rate (up/down).<BR>
165      </TD>
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168      <TD>R Button & B Button</TD>
169      <TD>
170      Toggles show/hide emitter shape.<BR>
171      </TD>
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173  </TBODY>
174</TABLE>
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176<p class="label">Particle Operations</p>
177<TABLE class="explain" border="1">
178  <THEAD>
179    <TR>
180      <TD>Key Operations</TD>
181      <TD>Description</TD>
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186      <TD>R Button + +Control Pad left</TD>
187      <TD>Switches on/off the loop setting for particle playback.</TD>
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190      <TD>R Button & X/Y Button</TD>
191      <TD>Increases/decreases the frames of looped particle playback. Each press of button increases/decreases number by 10 frames.</TD>
192    </TR>
193  </TBODY>
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196    <h4>Debug Pad</h4>
197    <p class="label">Camera / Other Operations</p>
198    <p><u>Camera/other operations are the same as the operations in 3D Mode, so see <a href="../g3d/index.html#control">this document</a>. </u></p>
199    <p></p>
200<p class="label">Animation Operations</p>
201<TABLE class="explain" border="1">
202  <THEAD>
203    <TR>
204      <TD>Key Operations</TD>
205      <TD>Description</TD>
206    </TR>
207  </THEAD>
208  <TBODY>
209    <TR>
210      <TD>A Button</TD>
211      <TD>
212      Starts/stops playback of all displayed model/scene animations.
213      </TD>
214    </TR>
215    <TR>
216      <TD>B Button</TD>
217      <TD>
218      Stops all model or scene animations being displayed and resets to frame 0.
219      </TD>
220    </TR>
221    <TR>
222      <TD>ZR Button + +Control Pad</TD>
223      <TD>
224      Forwards the animation frame (right) <BR> Accelerates/decelerates the animation playback rate (up/down).<BR>
225      </TD>
226    </TR>
227    <TR>
228      <TD>R Button & B Button</TD>
229      <TD>
230      Toggles show/hide emitter shape.<BR>
231      </TD>
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234  </TBODY>
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237<p class="label">Particle Operations</p>
238<TABLE class="explain" border="1">
239  <THEAD>
240    <TR>
241      <TD>Key Operations</TD>
242      <TD>Description</TD>
243    </TR>
244  </THEAD>
245  <TBODY>
246    <TR>
247      <TD>ZR Button + +Control Pad left</TD>
248      <TD>Switches on/off the loop setting for particle playback.</TD>
249    </TR>
250    <TR>
251      <TD>ZR Button & X/Y Button</TD>
252      <TD>Increases/decreases the frames of looped particle playback. Each press of button increases/decreases number by 10 frames.</TD>
253    </TR>
254  </TBODY>
255</TABLE>
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257		<h2><a name="restriction">Limitations</a></h2>
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259<P>The processing becomes slightly larger when you use <CODE>nw::gfx::ParticleSetIsBufferFlushEnabledSetter</CODE> to flush the particle rendering.</P>
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