Settings

Modify Project Settings

Use the Project Settings tab to control the various options that exist within TACTIC. Most project settings are defined to work with the widgets that use them and when defined, the "Type" property specifies how the "Value" property is delivered to the widget. The different types of settings are outlined below.

  • String - A single string argument, this may be a true/false to define how a widget is displayed (i.e. hide a specific aspect)

  • Sequence - A sequence of items to choose from for entry (i.e. review|revise|complete)

  • Map - A map is a sequence in which each item has a label and name assignment. This accommodates a separation between what is shown in a drop-down [name] vs what is entered into the database [label] (i.e. rvw:Review|rev:Revise|com:Complete)

Note

The overall items in the sequence or map are separated with a pipe '|' character and the value:label are separated with a Colin ':' character

Most settings are types of "sequences" that appear in TACTIC as a drop-down. For example, the notes_dailies_context setting defines the different kinds of context you can use in entering notes for dailies.

To insert a project setting, click the insert button in the view.

The properties for the project setting search type are listed below:

Description

A description of the purpose of the project settings

Key

This property serves as the 'code' identifier of the setting

Value

The Values for the setting.

Type

The 'type' of data definition of the value data. This tells the widget begin delivered the value how the data should be displayed.

Search Type

A search type to associate the project setting to, this help further filter the settings.

Any widgets that make use of a new project setting not yet defined in TACTIC will prompt the user to insert data for a new project setting.

Commonly Project Setting Examples

This table lists the some commonly used project settings in TACTIC.

key Description Default Value Type
flash_output_format Output format for a Flash project, swf OR mov swf string
fps Frames per second 24 string
handle_texture_dependency Handle texture dependencies when performing a checkin in a 3D application. Accepted values are 'true', 'false', 'optional'. true string
notes_dailies_context Notes context used in the Dailies tab anim|effects|model sequence
shot_hierarchy Shot hierarchy structure. Accepted values are 'episode_sequence' or 'sequence'. sequence string
bin_label Label for a Bin n/a string
bin_type Type of Bin n/a string
web_file_size dimension of the web type file size, e.g. 640x480 640x480 string
thumbnail_protocol The protocol through which the link of a thumbnail is opened. Accepted values are 'file', 'http'. http string
versionless_mode The global setting for copy or symlink for versionless check-ins copy string