Glossary

Atlantis Canvas

The name of the Display Window or Canvas. See Canvas.

Atlantis GUI

The name of the Control Window. See Control Window.

Canvas

Or Display Window. The permanent window used by Atlantis to show pictures. The Canvas contains one or more canvas pads in which the pictures are shown.

(See the section called “ 3.2. Canvas”)

Canvas Control (Control Window)

For selection and control of canvas pads.

(See the section called “ 3.1.2. Canvas Control”)

Canvas Pad

A part of the Canvas that shows a picture of a specific event with specific cuts, transformations and interactions applied.

(See the section called “ 3.2.1. Canvas Pads”)

Central Point

Used by the ZMR interaction for zooming and rotation in a canvas window.

(See the section called “ 4.1.1 Central Point”)

Control Window

Permanent window named "Atlantis GUI". The window used by Atlantis for control and management. It contains Menu, Canvas Control, Interaction Control, Parameter Control and Output Display parts.

(See the section called “ 3.1. Control Window”)

Display Window

Or Canvas. See Canvas.

Interaction Control (Control Window)

To select and control interactions.

(See the section called “ 3.1.3. Interaction Control”)

Interactions

The real work! Zoom, move, rotate, select, special transformations, etc.

(See Chapter 4, Interactions)

Menu (Control Window)

To select and print events, to set personal preferences, to get help and to reset Atlantis.

(See the section called “ 3.1.1. Menu”)

Modifier Key

Combinations of a keyboard key and a mouse key, that are used to generate pop-up menus or to perform interactions.

(See the section called “ 3.4. Modifier Keys”)

Output Display (Control Window)

Output area to display information about various topics, e.g. track information, pick information, cuts summary.

(See the section called “ 3.1.5. Output Display”)

Pad, Canvas

See Canvas Pad.

Parameter Control (Control Window)

To view and modify Atlantis parameters.

(See the section called “ 3.1.4. Parameter Control”)

Window, Control

See Control Window.

Window, Display

Or Canvas. See Canvas.

ZMR

Interaction to zoom, move and/or rotate a picture in a canvas pad.

(See the section called “ 4.1 Zoom/Move/Rotate (ZMR)”)