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<spanclass="anchor"id="line-1"></span><pclass="line862">The <ahref="./FXEditor.html">FXEditor</a> can be started from the console with the <strong>editfx</strong> command. You can also start it via the command line by adding the <strong>+editfx</strong> parameter. Be aware that you must be in windowed mode to run the <ahref="./FXEditor.html">FXEditor</a>. <spanclass="anchor"id="line-2"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-3"></span><pclass="line862">The <ahref="./FXEditor.html">FXEditor</a> contains 3 main areas: <spanclass="anchor"id="line-4"></span><ul><li><pclass="line891"><strong><ahref="./Basic_FX_file_structure.html">Segments:</a></strong> When an effect is loaded the segments section will show you all of the segments in the current effect. <spanclass="anchor"id="line-5"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-6"></span></li><liclass="gap"><pclass="line891"><strong><ahref="./The_Properties_of_a_segment.html">Properties:</a></strong> Contains many sub-tabs that control the properties of a segment. <spanclass="anchor"id="line-7"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-8"></span></li><liclass="gap"><pclass="line891"><strong><ahref="./Notes_about_Envelopes/Tables.html">Graph:</a></strong> Displays visually any table envelopes applied to things such as color, alpha, etc over the lifetime of the segment. <spanclass="anchor"id="line-9"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-10"></span></li></ul><pclass="line867"><imgclass="attachment"src="fx_overview.jpg"title="attachment:fx_overview.jpg"/><spanclass="anchor"id="line-11"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-12"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-13"></span><pclass="line862">Within the <ahref="./Basic_FX_file_structure.html">Segments</a> window is where new segments are created,removed and ordered. By right clicking inside this region and clicking Insert, new FX segments can be added. <spanclass="anchor"id="line-14"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-15"></span><pclass="line862">Information on the <strong>Properties</strong> window can be found in the <ahref="./The_Properties_of_a_segment.html">The Properties of a segment</a>, while information on the <strong>Graph</strong> window can be found in the <ahref="./Notes_about_Envelopes/Tables.html">Notes about Envelopes/Tables</a>. <spanclass="anchor"id="line-16"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-17"></span><pclass="line867"><strong>Edit</strong> allows adjustment of Segments, while <strong>View</strong> adjusts what windows within the <ahref="./FXEditor.html">FXEditor</a> are visible. There are also Tools usefull for reloading materials, playing and placing effects. The upper right section of the FX Editor is the <strong>Scale</strong> viewer. This is to temporarily set your system quality to Ultra, High, Medium or Low. This is to preview effects using segment <ahref="./FXEditor_Tab_-_Emitter.html#detailfactor">Scalability, Detail Factor</a>. <spanclass="anchor"id="line-18"></span><spanclass="anchor"id="line-19"></span><pclass="line862">It is usefull to bind keys to play effects one time and looping. These keys will play the currently selected effect file in the <ahref="./FXEditor.html">FXEditor</a>. The binds are as follows: <spanclass="anchor"id="line-20"></span><pre>Bind <key> editfx_play
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