WarpNet — Full Reference

The page

WarpNet is served by Producer at http://<producer-ip>:8080/warpnet.html, and is reachable from any browser on the show network. Open it from Producer with Windows → Open WarpNet..., which also shows a QR code for tablets and phones.

The page has four tabs — Deformation, QuickKeys, Patterns, Settings — and a connection indicator in the corner. The connection re-establishes itself automatically after a network interruption or a Producer restart.

Item list

Control	Effect
Search box	Filters the list by name
outputs	Shows or hides the video outputs and their screen parts
media	Shows or hides the media cues shared from Producer
Click an entry	Opens it in the editing area
Dot on the right	Blinds the item — it goes black on stage
P / M	Previous / next item in the list
Space	Blinds or unblinds the selected item

Outputs are listed on their own, as Server name - Output name. Audio outputs are not listed. Media cues appear only after Send to WarpNet in Producer.

Deformation toolbar

Button	Effect
XY	Move the deformation points on stage. This is the normal mode.
UV	Move the texture coordinates: the content slides inside the unchanged geometry.
Soft edges	Adjust the output's soft edges in the same view.
Deformation...	Open the deformation settings (below).

Deformation settings

Field	Values
Mode	None, Keystone, Curve, Bezier
Rows / Columns	Grid resolution. Curve and Bezier only; minimum 3 for Curve, 4 for Bezier.
Reset grid	Puts every point back to its default position

Changing the mode, or ticking Reset grid, discards the current point positions. WarpNet has no undo.

Mouse and touch

Action	Effect
Click a point	Selects it
Ctrl + click a point	Adds it to, or removes it from, the selection
Drag a point	Moves the whole selection
Drag on the background	Rubber-band selection
Ctrl + drag on the background	Adds the enclosed points to the selection
Middle-drag, or Alt + drag	Pans the view
Mouse wheel	Zooms

The editing area is touch-enabled: dragging moves points and panning works with the usual gestures, so a tablet on stage needs no mouse.

Keyboard

Key	Effect
Arrow keys	Move the selected points by one unit
Ctrl + arrows	Move by 10 units
Shift + arrows	Move by 0.2 unit — the fine adjustment
Alt + arrows	Move the selection to the neighbouring point, without moving anything
Ctrl-A	Selects every point
Escape	Deselects everything
F	Fits the item in the view
P / M	Previous / next item
Space	Blinds or unblinds the current item

Patterns tab

Sends a test pattern to the Media Servers. It is the same setting as the pattern list in the MEDIA SERVERS tab of Producer, so changing it here changes it for everybody — see Patterns for what each pattern is for.

Settings tab

Field	Values
Point Shape	None, Point, Cross, Circle, Square
Point Color	Any colour

These control the markers that the Media Servers draw on stage at the positions of the points selected in WarpNet. They apply to this browser only: with several operators connected at once, give each one a distinct colour so that everybody can find their own points on the real screen.

Setting the shape to None turns the on-stage markers off.