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Ladyofpayne: /* Creating a Stage */

2014-07-23T13:37:50Z

‎Creating a Stage

Sunjammer: /* Camera properties */

2012-02-17T13:07:04Z

‎Camera properties

Sunjammer: Adding heading so TOC is better placed, reformatting images

2012-02-17T12:52:28Z

Adding heading so TOC is better placed, reformatting images

Kelamor: Add languages bar

2011-10-27T22:45:47Z

Add languages bar

BryanDerksen: /* Place properties */ links

2010-03-13T00:11:26Z

‎Place properties: links

Eshme at 19:43, 3 February 2010

2010-02-03T19:43:55Z

BryanDerksen: category

2010-02-03T18:13:13Z

BryanDerksen: {{Resource palette}}

2010-01-25T18:29:30Z

BryanDerksen: category

2009-07-03T21:11:27Z

BryanDerksen: /* Using a stage */

2009-07-03T21:11:06Z

‎Using a stage

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 * Defining the stages borders. This will be used to prevent creatures from stepping into the stage. (Otherwise we'll have to manually prevent creatures from walking in, and that's very likely to fail).
 * Saving the stage object as a one defined structure. The main aspect that defines the stage is the number of NPC actors involved, but there may be more than one template for the same number of NPCs actors.
 == Using a Stage ==

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 * "Simple" adjustment just adjusts the camera up or down based on the average change in height between all its look at targets.
 * "Over-the-shoulder" adjustment adjusts the height based on the looking from place, and the angle based on the primary looking at place.
-* "Terrain" isn't mentioned in the tooltip!!
+* "Terrain" {{undocumented}}
 }}
 {{inspector row|Looking At (Primary)| The primary place that this camera is looking at. This is used by both over-the-shoulder and simple look at. It is also used when applying depth of field. }}

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 Stages are used in [[conversation]]s that take place in a predefined location. They are like the direction of a stage play, allowing the activities of the conversation's participants and the positioning of the camera to be controlled while the lines are being spoken.
-The default The "face to face" conversations will occur whenever a stage isn't specified for the conversation
+The default The "face to face" conversations will occur whenever a stage is not specified for the conversation.
 A stage '''template''' can be created using DA's stage editor. The setup includes the following:
 * Setting the player's position (position includes also initial orientation)
 * Setting party members' positions
 * Placing one or more cameras overlooking the stage
 * Defining the focal length and clipping plane of the camera
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 * Saving the stage object as a one defined structure. The main aspect that defines the stage is the number of NPC actors involved, but there may be more than one template for the same number of NPCs actors.
-[[Image:Stage tutorial 1.png|600px|thumb|center|A simple stage with two places and one camera]]
+== Using a Stage ==
 The stage then appears in the toolset in the stage palette and can be placed inside an area. The user orients the stage and gives it a tag. In the toolset, it should be possible to view placed objects in and around the stage area.
 The user then adjusts the following setting on the stage <b>instance</b>:
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 == The stage in the game ==
 Whenever the player clicks on a character to initiate dialog and the initiated dialog is associated with a stage, the game immediately snaps all actors into their positions (with a possible quick fade, we'll first try with no fade), and might turn some of them invisible, if they are inactive.
 The game also cleans up the stage area from any other objects that might be inside at the moment by turning them invisible for the duration of the dialog (optional: we may not allow path-finding into stages at all). Then, the game plays each dialog line with the camera that was automatically associated by the toolset.
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 === What is a functional shot? ===
 A functional shot is a cinematic procedure that may be attached to a single dialog line. This cinematic procedure has parameters, including at least the participating actor/s. The functional shots are used to display small sections of cinematics that might happen several times during the game. For example: shaking hands, drawing weapons etc'.
 The functional shots are also used to control actors getting in and out of stages. For example: we'll have a functional shot called ‘1 actor enters dialog' and when running, it will communicate with the staging system to make the actor visible and use one of the stage cameras to display the actor coming into the stage.
 Functional shots should also be used to override the automatic camera selection of the staging system. For example: if the user wants to change a camera's orientation or zoom level.
 === Creating a functional shot ===
 Functional shots can be created inside DA's cutscene editor tool. In it, the user creates the cutscene and specifies what aspects of the cutscene should be a parameter:
 * All actors are considered parameters always. The user should only number the actors.
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 === Using a functional shot ===
 Functional shots appear in their own palette in the toolset.
 The user first selects the name of the functional shot, and then selects the parameters. The toolset automatically picks the speaker as actor #1 and the listener as actor #2, but the user may change these selections. Note that a placeable may also be an actor.
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 ==Stage properties==
 {{inspector start}}
 {{inspector section|General}}
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 ==Camera properties==
 {{inspector start}}
 {{inspector section|General}}
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 {{inspector section|Camera Adjustment}}
-{{inspector row|Look At Type| The type of look at adjustment. "None" means that no camera adjustment will be performed (the primary look at target is still used by DOF.) "Simple" adjustment just adjusts the camera up or down based on the average change in height between all its look at targets. "Over-the-shoulder" adjustment adjusts the height based on the looking from place, and the angle based on the primary looking at place. !!"Terrain" isn't mentioned in the tooltip!!}}
+{{inspector row|Look At Type| The type of look at adjustment:
 {{inspector row|Looking At (Primary)| The primary place that this camera is looking at. This is used by both over-the-shoulder and simple look at. It is also used when applying depth of field. }}
 {{inspector row|Looking At (Secondary)| A list of all places being looked at. This is only used by simple look at. }}

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	[[Category:Stages]]		[[Category:Stages]]
	[[Category:Conversations]]		[[Category:Conversations]]
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		+	{{languages}}

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 {{inspector section|Cameras}}
-{{inspector row|Close Up Camera| This camera will be used for automatic close-up shoots of actors standing on this place. }}
+{{inspector row|Close Up Camera| This camera will be used for automatic close-up shoots of actors standing on this place. See [[Process camera for line]]}}
-{{inspector row|Default Camera| This camera will be used by default to look at actors standing on this place.}}
+{{inspector row|Default Camera| This camera will be used by default to look at actors standing on this place. See [[Process camera for line]]}}
-{{inspector row|Wide Camera| This camera will be used for automatic wide shots of actors standing on this place. }}
+{{inspector row|Wide Camera| This camera will be used for automatic wide shots of actors standing on this place. See [[Process camera for line]]}}
 {{inspector section|Location}}

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	Stages are used in [[conversation]]s that take place in a predefined location. They are like the direction of a stage play, allowing the activities of the conversation's participants and the positioning of the camera to be controlled while the lines are being spoken.		Stages are used in [[conversation]]s that take place in a predefined location. They are like the direction of a stage play, allowing the activities of the conversation's participants and the positioning of the camera to be controlled while the lines are being spoken.

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 The default The "face to face" conversations will occur whenever a stage isn't specified for the conversation
-A stage <b>template</b> can be created using DA’s cutscene editor. The setup includes the following:
+A stage '''template''' can be created using DA's stage editor. The setup includes the following:
-* Setting the player’s position (position includes also initial orientation)
+* Setting the player's position (position includes also initial orientation)
-* Setting all NPC actors’ positions
+* Setting all NPC actors' positions
-* Setting party members’ positions
+* Setting party members' positions
 * Placing one or more cameras overlooking the stage
 * Defining the focal length and clipping plane of the camera
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 * Ability to define/import/edit functional shots (see below) for a stage.
 * Ability to compensate cameras procedurally, for varying heights from speaker to listener, to account for racial height difference and terrain differences.
-* Defining the stages borders. This will be used to prevent creatures from stepping into the stage. (Otherwise we’ll have to manually prevent creatures from walking in, and that’s very likely to fail).
+* Defining the stages borders. This will be used to prevent creatures from stepping into the stage. (Otherwise we'll have to manually prevent creatures from walking in, and that's very likely to fail).
 * Saving the stage object as a one defined structure. The main aspect that defines the stage is the number of NPC actors involved, but there may be more than one template for the same number of NPCs actors.
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 === What is a functional shot? ===
-A functional shot is a cinematic procedure that may be attached to a single dialog line. This cinematic procedure has parameters, including at least the participating actor/s. The functional shots are used to display small sections of cinematics that might happen several times during the game. For example: shaking hands, drawing weapons etc’.
+A functional shot is a cinematic procedure that may be attached to a single dialog line. This cinematic procedure has parameters, including at least the participating actor/s. The functional shots are used to display small sections of cinematics that might happen several times during the game. For example: shaking hands, drawing weapons etc'.
-The functional shots are also used to control actors getting in and out of stages. For example: we’ll have a functional shot called ‘1 actor enters dialog’ and when running, it will communicate with the staging system to make the actor visible and use one of the stage cameras to display the actor coming into the stage.
+The functional shots are also used to control actors getting in and out of stages. For example: we'll have a functional shot called ‘1 actor enters dialog' and when running, it will communicate with the staging system to make the actor visible and use one of the stage cameras to display the actor coming into the stage.
-Functional shots should also be used to override the automatic camera selection of the staging system. For example: if the user wants to change a camera’s orientation or zoom level.
+Functional shots should also be used to override the automatic camera selection of the staging system. For example: if the user wants to change a camera's orientation or zoom level.
 === Creating a functional shot ===
-Functional shots can be created inside DA’s cutscene editor tool. In it, the user creates the cutscene and specifies what aspects of the cutscene should be a parameter:
+Functional shots can be created inside DA's cutscene editor tool. In it, the user creates the cutscene and specifies what aspects of the cutscene should be a parameter:
 * All actors are considered parameters always. The user should only number the actors.
 * Camera: when flagged as a parameter, the toolset selects a stage camera instead when the functional shot is selected for a line. There can be only 1 camera parameter per functional shot.
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 [[Category:Stages]]

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	Stages are used in [[conversation]]s that take place in a predefined location. They are like the direction of a stage play, allowing the activities of the conversation's participants and the positioning of the camera to be controlled while the lines are being spoken.		Stages are used in [[conversation]]s that take place in a predefined location. They are like the direction of a stage play, allowing the activities of the conversation's participants and the positioning of the camera to be controlled while the lines are being spoken.

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	{{inspector row\|Source\| The source object to display in this place for visualization. This property is for visualization only; it is not used beyond the stage editor. }}		{{inspector row\|Source\| The source object to display in this place for visualization. This property is for visualization only; it is not used beyond the stage editor. }}
	{{inspector end}}		{{inspector end}}
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		+	[[Category:Stages]]

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 The stage then appears in the toolset in the stage palette and can be placed inside an area. The user orients the stage and gives it a tag. In the toolset, it should be possible to view placed objects in and around the stage area.
-[[Image:Stage tutorial 2.png|The above stage placed using the [[area]] editor. Note how one of the places overlaps the NPC assigned to it, so that the NPC won't suddenly move to a new position when the stage is used.]]
+[[Image:Stage tutorial 2.png|thumb|300px|center|The above stage placed using the [[area]] editor. Note how one of the places overlaps the NPC assigned to it, so that the NPC won't suddenly move to a new position when the stage is used.]]
 The user then adjusts the following setting on the stage <b>instance</b>: