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ZoneQ manual

ZoneQ lets you combine images, video, cameras, generated visuals and effects into a live composition. This manual explains the tools you use in Studio and links to editable projects where you can see them in action.

Find what you need

Section titled “Find what you need”
I want to…Start here
Understand how my image is put togetherLayers and the stack
Replace an example’s picture with my camera or videoSources and Project Inputs
Make trails, echoes or a feedback tunnelFeedback
Use one generated image in several placesShared Textures
Play a folder of frames as animationImage sequences
Start from an example or find a playlistHow the library works
Bring useful layers into the project I am editingAdd reusable layers

A first way through Studio

Section titled “A first way through Studio”

Begin with Layers and the stack to understand how a composition builds up. Then read Sources and Project Inputs to use your own media while keeping an effect’s connections.

Try Neon Grade for a small example: replace its source, adjust the exposed controls in the Rack, and watch how each control changes the picture. Save your edited project when you find a result you like.

Learn a feature, then try it

Section titled “Learn a feature, then try it”

Examples accompany the explanations. On the Feedback page, learn what retained frames do, then open Fading Trails and change Retention per second to explore that behavior yourself. The guide identifies the layer and controls to inspect.

Use a complete example as a new editable project, or select its reusable layers when adding to a composition. Your edits belong to your own project.

Explore the examples

Section titled “Explore the examples”

The Examples section contains all 32 project guides, from small techniques to complete compositions: