PIXERA's user interface consists of five main areas:

1 - Tab Selection and Preferences Pane

2 - Selection Pane

3 - Workspace

4 - Inspector

5 - Timeline Pane

The interface is flexible. Panes can be resized as needed or detached and moved to other screens. For more information, check out Window Pane Management.

1 - Tab Selection and Preferences Pane

On the top left of the interface you can find the four Tabs: Screens, Mapping, Compositing and Control, with the currently active mode highlighted in yellow. Clicking on one changes the tools and resources available to you in order to accomplish a certain part of the workflow. For more details, see:

•  Screens Mode Overview
• Mapping Mode Overview
• Compositing Mode Overview
• Control Basic Overview

In the top right corner of the User Interface are the controls: Turn Auto Save On/Off, Save Current Project, Open Existing Project and Settings.

Auto Save settings are found by clicking on the Settings Icon, Project and twirling down the Auto Save section.

2 - Selection Pane

The selection pane, in all four Tabs, is generally where resources are kept. There is a Change Layout button always present in the bottom right corner which allows for Window Pane Management. There's often a search field available at the top of many of the tabs in the different modes. 

In the Screens Tab

When in the Screen's mode, you have access to items you may need to build out the virtual counterpart to your set up in the physical world. You can add Cameras, Displays, LED Panels and Lights. The Project Tab shows a list of all objects you've placed into the workspace. For more information, please see Screens Selection Pane.

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Library:

1 - Import Screen Model
2 - Remove Selected Screens
3 - Add Folder
4 - Collapse Folder
5 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Project:

1 - Remove Selected
2 - Collapse Folders
3 - Change Layout

In the Mapping Tab

When in the Mapping Tab, Library shows a comprehensive list of projectors to import into the workspace. Project shows projectors, screens, displays etc. that have already been imported into the workspace and their associated mapping and feed related properties. See Mapping Mode Overview, Output Mapping and Content Mapping. Live shows a list of local inputs and outputs, as well as those of servers which have Presence running.

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Library:

1 - Collapse Folders
2 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Project:

1 - Remove Selected 
2 - Update all usage presets from the current update source
3 - Update all live systems from their usage preset
4 - Collapse Folders
5 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Live:

1 - Toggle On-Screen Statistics
2 - Toggle Output Identification
3 - Activate All Assigned Outputs
4 - Deactivate All Assigned Outputs
5 - Toggle Freeze Outputs
6 - Filter Live Systems
7 - Add Live System From Template
8 - Remove Selected
9 - Refresh Live System Listing
10 - Collapse Folders
11 - Change Layout

In the Compositing Tab

When in the compositing tab, resources shows all compositing resources imported into the project, as well as a selection of standard content and utilities, as well as effects that can be applied to layers and clips. Timelines shows the timelines currently in the project and their associated controls - see Multiple Timelines for more information. Screen Groups allows you to set which screens appear in which groups, and add and remove screen groups themselves. 

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Resources:

1 - Add Resource from File
2 - Add Text Resource
3 - Add Color Resource
4 - Add Web Browser Resource
5 - Add Compositing Resource
6 - Add Layer Reference Resource
7 - Add Multi Resource
8 - Add Live Input Resource
9 - Remove Selected Resources
10 - Add Folder
11 - Layout (Toggle List/Matrix, Toggle Icon Height, Collapse Folders)
12 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Timelines:

1 - Add Timeline
2 - Toggle Solo Preview of Selected Timelines
3 - Export Selected Timeline
4 - Remove Selected Timeline
5 - Toggle Icon Height
6 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Screen Groups:

1 - Add New Screen Group
2 - Remove Selected Screen Group
3 - Collapse Folders
4 - Change Layout

In the Control Tab

In the Control Tab, the Selection Pane shows a Library of Modules that can be used to facilitate interaction with external devices and the PIXERA API. Project shows Modules that can been used in the workspace and Live shows Modules available on local and remote PIXERA instances. There's also a Timeline tab here for easy reference to content that's being played out.

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Library:

1 - Import Module
2 - Remove Selected
3 - Collapse Folders
4 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Project:

1 - Multi User
2 - Remove Selected
3 - Collapse Folders
4 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Live:

1 - Refresh Live Project Listing
2 - Collapse Folders
3 - Change Layout

Buttons at the bottom of the Selection Pane in Timelines:

1 - Add Timeline
2 - Toggle Solo Preview of Selected Timelines
3 - Export Selected Timeline
4 - Remove Selected Timeline
5 - Toggle Icon Height
6 - Change Layout

3 - Workspace

The central part of the GUI is the Workspace, where you can interact with various aspects of your project. In the Screens, Mapping and compositing tabs, it represents the 3D scenery of the project including all screens, LED screens, projectors and 3D objects (which could be projection surfaces or stage props). It is also where Inner Compositing can be performed via the ‘Dive into current screen’ button. The content placed and composed on any surface will be rendered in real-time in the Workspace.

In certain parts of the software like warping, have a button at the top of the inspector to move those controls into the workspace, allowing for easier control.

In the Control Tab, this is where you will choose, arrange and connect the modules you need for your show control setup.

Please see the following articles for more detail on using the Workspace:

• Workspace Tools Overview
• Workspace Navigation
• Selecting Objects
• Moving Objects
• Scaling Objects
• Rotating Objects
• Snapping
• Locking movement to a single axis.

4 - Inspector

The inspector field shows the properties for the object you have selected. Seen here while clicking between a display and a projection screen, the available fields controls and sub-tabs vary hugely during a workflow.  

5 - Timeline

The Timeline is the interface for arranging and sequencing content and designing your show. Here you will interact with all the timelines you've created in the Selection Pane. There are a number of tools available, as well as a Change Layout button on the top right, where you can detach the timeline and move it to another monitor. For more detail, please read Timeline Overview.

PIXERA 25.3 INTER 8  | 14. August 2025 | B.C.