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This chapter gives an overview of all names from parameters within Pandoras Box and their value range. This is of interest when you remote control PB, especially when using commands in Widget Designer where a so called "ParamName" needs to be defined (e.g.: DeviceSetParam)

Please note:
- the name is case sensitive and spaces are important, e.g. "X Scale", not "x scale" or "XScale"
- all lists show the parameter name for the first axis, edge or color. If there is "X Pos", it would be "Y Pos" and "Z Pos" for the other axes; if there is "Keystone R", it would be "Keystone L",
- for effects the entire name consists of the FX name and the FX parameter, both combined with a pipe "|" character (vertical bar) but no spaces before or after the pipe, e.g. "Blur|Mix" or "B&W Add|Invert"
- parameters for particle systems are listed under Particle Layer; if you are using the older workflow with Particle Systems on a Video Layer, see here
- if the value needs to be a decimal value, always use a point "." as separator not a comma "," e.g. "0.5"
- per default, active values are not applied to the parameter instantly or abruptly (0ms) but within 500ms in order to smooth movement. More information can be found in the chapter Device Inspector > "Parameter Value Smoothing".
- in PB, the default setup in the Configuration tab > Unit Management is, that the position values are displayed in pixels but that incoming values (via SDK or Widget Designer, not DMX) are interpreted as generic units. Depending on your needs, you can either display position parameters as generic units or interpret incoming values as pixels. See the linked chapter for more information.

See full description in chapter "Video Layer"
Media	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
Mesh	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
Opacity	0 - 255
Playback Transport	0 or "Stop"
	64 (1-127) or "Play"
	128 or "Pause"
	192 (129-255) or "Loop"
Playback Speed	0-127 = slower 128 = 1:1 Speed 129-255 = faster
Inpoint	0 - 65535
Outpoint	0 - 65535
Volume	0 - 2 (= -96.00 - +6 dB)
X Pos (Y..., Z... for other axes)	-999.999 – +999.999
X Angle	-9999.99 – +9999.99
X Rot Mode	0; 1
X Rot Speed	0 - 655535
X Scale	-999.999 – +999.999
Rot Pivot X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
Scale Pivot X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
Blend Mode	0 - 20
'FXName'\|'FXParameter' (e.g. Blur\|Mix) see FX List for more info
Particle System\|'PSParameter' (e.g. Particle System\|Wind) and Particle System\|Particle Emitter\|'PEParameter' (e.g. Particle System\|Particle Emitter\|Radius) see here for more info about Particles; see below for parameters of Particle Layer

See full description in chapter "Light Layer"
Media	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
Light Intensity	0 - 255
Playback Transport	0 or "Stop"
	64 (1-127) or "Play"
	128 or "Pause"
	192 (127-255) or "Loop"
Playback Speed	0 - 255
Inpoint	0 - 65535
Outpoint	0 - 65535
Light Source X Pos (Y..., Z... for other axes)	-999.999 – +999.999
Light Target X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
Light Color Red (...Green, Blue, Alpha)	0 - 255
Light Angle	0.000° - 180.000°
Light Aspect	0.000 - 20.000
Light Z Roll	-9999.99° – +9999.99°
Near Plane	0 - 65535
Far Plane	0 - 65535
Light Tolerance	0.000 - 1.000
Shadow Softness	0 - 1000
Light Proj. Mode	0; 1

See full description in chapter "FireFly Particles"
Opacity	0 - 255
Playback Transport	0 or "Stop"
	64 (1-127) or "Play"
	128 or "Pause"
	192 (129-255) or "Loop"
X Pos (Y..., Z... for other axes)
Gravity	0.000 - 1000.000
Wind	0.000 - 1000.000
Wind Rot X	0 - 360
Blend Mode	0 - 20
Particle Emitter\|Media	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
Particle Emitter\|Mesh	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
Particle Emitter\|Emitter Type	0 - 6
Particle Emitter\|Particle Alignment	0 - 2
Particle Emitter\|Radius	0 - 100
Particle Emitter\|Length	0 - 100
Particle Emitter\|Angle	0 - 360
Particle Emitter\|Range	0 - 100
Particle Emitter\|X Pos	-999.999 - +999.999
Particle Emitter\|X Angle	-1000° - +1000°
Particle Emitter\|Rot Pivot X Pos	-999.999 - +999.999
Particle Emitter\|Count/Sec	0.000 - 1000.000
Particle Emitter\|Time to Live (Sec)	0.000 - 1000.000
Particle Emitter\|Mass	1.00 - 100.00
Particle Emitter\|Drag	0.000 - 1000.000
Speed, XYZ Scale, XYZ Rot, Color and Particle Opacity	can not be remote controlled via WD

See full description in chapter "Camera Layer"
Proj. Mode	0; 1
Viewpoint X Pos (Y..., Z... for other axes)	-999.999 – +999.999
Target X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
FOV	-180.000 – +180.000
Near Plane	0 - 65535
Far Plane	0 - 65535
Aspect	0.000 - 6.000
X Offset	-999.999 – +999.999
Z Roll	-9999.99 – +9999.99
RtClearColor Red (...Green, Blue, Alpha)	0 - 255

See full description in chapter "Output Layer"
Matrix Patch	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
Camera	via command: ShareLayerTexture
Mesh	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
Opacity	0 - 255
X Pos (Y..., Z... for other axes)	-999.999 – +999.999
X Angle	-9999.99 – +9999.99
X Rot Mode	0; 1
X Rot Speed	0 - 65535
X Scale	-999.999 – +999.999
Rot Pivot X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
Scale Pivot X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
Viewpoint X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
Target X Pos	-999.999 – +999.999
FOV	-180.000 – +180.000
Near Plane	0 - 65535
Far Plane	0 - 65535
Aspect	0.000 - 6.000
X Offset	-999.999 – +999.999
Z Roll	-9999.99 – +9999.99
RtClearColor Red (...Green, Blue, Alpha)	0 - 255
KS L (...R, ...B, ...T)	0 - 65535
KS LR	0 - 65535
Lin X	0 - 65535
SE Media	either file name, or 1 - 255 for Folder ID & 1 - 255 for File ID
SE L	0 - 65535
SE LC	0 - 65535
SE L Marker	0 = no marker 1 - 255 = black, gray, white marker
SE L Width	0 - 255
State	0; 1

PB Parameter List

PB Parameter List

PB Parameter List

Video Layer

Light Layer

Particle Layer

Camera Layer

Output Layer