The main menu at the top of the main window provides easy access to functions and workflows:

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A brief description of the main menu sections is listed below. For certain menu items, a more detailed explanation can be found later in this chapter.

File

Option	Function
Open Show...	Show a directory panel to open a TrioShow.
Open External Playlist...	Show a directory panel to open an external playlist.
New Page View...	Add a new pageview.
New Show Playlist...	Add a new playlist.
Configuration	Show the Configuration window where you configure Trio.
Show Properties	View and configure properties for a TrioShow.
Import Viz Engine Archive...	Import Viz Engine Archive (.via) files from disk and re-import any affected templates in the current show.
Import Show Archive...	Import a TrioShow(.trioshow file) from disk.
Export Show Archive...	Export Show to disk as .trioshow file.
Export Selected Pages Archive...	Export Show with only selected pages including associated items, see Export Selected Pages Archive.
Slave Mode	Set Trio in Slave Mode, see Slave Mode.
Quit	Quit Trio.

Page

Option	Function
Save	Save the current page you're working on.
Save As...	Save the current page you're working on with a new name.
Rename...	Rename the current page you're working on.
Change Template...	Change the template for a page.
Refresh Linked Data	Asynchronously refresh the data for a page linked to a feed.
Reimport	Reimport the template design for a page.
Delete	Delete the currently selected page. You will be asked for confirmation.
Delete All	Delete all pages. You'll be asked to confirm.
Save to XML...	Save page to an XML-file on disk.
Load from XML...	Load page from an XML-file on disk.
Print/Save Snapshot...	Take a Snapshot, which can be printed or saved to disk.
Move to Number...	Move page to a specific number.
Move with Offset...	Move page with offset.
Copy to Number...	Copy page to a specific number.
Copy with Offset...	Copy page with offset.

Playout

Option	Function
Take	Performs a direct take on the selected page.
Pause	Pauses the current element.
Continue	Continues the animation on the selected page, or any page that is loaded in the same transition logic layer as the selected page.
Out	Takes out the selected page, or any page that is loaded in the same transition logic layer as the selected page. Hard cut.
Cue	Prepares the clip for playout so the first frame is ready in the player.
Cue Append	Prepares the clip for playout. The clip will start automatically when the current clip ends.
Take and Read Next	Takes the current element and reads the next one.
Cleanup Channels	Cleans up the renderers (Viz Engines) currently in use by the open show. Asks for confirmation. This frees up renderer memory and realtime capacity. See Cleanup Channels.
Initialize Show on Channels	Loads the selected show on the program and preview renderers. See Initialize Channels.
Initialize Show on Local Preview	Loads the selected show on the Preview renderers. See Initialize Channels.
Update on Program	Updates on Program renderer without reloading or rerunning animations. Only for Transition Logic scenes.
Update on External Preview	Updates on External Preview renderer without reloading or rerunning animations. Only for Transition Logic scenes.
Clear Program	Takes out the scene on Program renderer, but does not clean up the renderer (scenes will remain in memory).
Clear external Preview	Takes out the scene on Preview renderer, but does not clean up the renderer (scenes will remain in memory).
Start Scroll	See Scroll Control.
Stop Scroll	See Scroll Control.
Continue Scroll	See Scroll Control.
Arm Current	See Arm and Fire.
Arm Selected	See Arm and Fire.
Unarm Current	See Arm and Fire.
Unarm All	See Arm and Fire.
Fire All	See Arm and Fire.

View

Option	Function
Export Mode	Toggle. Enable Trio to operate in export mode.
Tabfields	Toggle. Enable tabfields.
Commands	Show the command window. In this window you can execute Viz Trio macros and commands using a command-line (cli) interface.
Errors	Show the error message window.
Running Carousels	Show the task window where all running tasks in the active profile will be displayed.
Refresh Thumbnails	Force refresh of all thumbnails.
Restore Default Layout	Stacks and docks the main windows (Templates, Page List and Tab Fields) and cascades all other window in undocked mode.

Tools

Option	Function
Viz Artist	Switch to Viz Artist. Trio will keep running. While in Artist, click the Trio button to return to Trio again. See Viz Artist Mode.
TimeCode Monitor	Start the TimeCode Monitor. See TimeCode Monitor.
Datacenter	Start the Datacenter application. See Datacenter in Viz Trio.

Help

Option	Function
View Help	Show help and documentation.
Legal Notices	Information about third-party code libraries.
Trio Licensing	Opens the Trio license dialog box.
About...	Displays which Viz Trio version and build that has been installed on your machine (essential information to attach when reporting issues to Vizrt), Credits and Legal Notices.

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