Set application paths and resource management.
Paths
- Cache Path: Folder where temporary sessions and layers data are stored. You should not store parmanent files here or in subfolders of this path.
- Max Cache Recovery: How long should data in the cache path should be kept before automatic cleaning.
- Logs Path: Folder where SpectraLayers Pro logs are stored. Logs are useful for debugging.
- Maximum Logs: Maximum number of logs to store. Older logs get deleted.
- Presets Path: Folder where to store layout, shortcuts and tools presets.
- External Edits Path: Folder where to store external edits, such as when calling an external editor or dragging a layer to the host in ARA mode.
- Drag Mode: Define the protocol to transfer layers to the host in ARA mode. VST-XML provides the best interaction, but may not be supported by all hosts.
- VST3 Path: Folder where VST3 plugins are stored.
Miscellaneous
- Clips Grouping: When used in ARA mode, you can choose to group imported clips sharing the same format into a single project (default behavior in SpectraLayers Pro 7 and earlier, best suited for music production) or import each clip into separate SpectraLayers Pro projects (best suited for post production).
- Maximum Recent Projects: Maximum number of projects to show in › See Creating and Opening a Project.
- Maximum History Actions: Maximum number of actions to show in the History Panel.
Include Selection Events: Whether or not to include selection events in the history.
- Realtime Brush Preview Limit: Maximum number of samples a tool can handle for its realtime preview.
- Free Space Warning Limit: Minimum free space on your hard drive (where the cache folder is located) before the application triggers a warning.
- AI Processing Device: (Windows only) Select a GPU to accelerate AI processing. Supported GPUs: NVIDIA GeForce 900 (2015) and higher with at least 6GB VRAM, AMD Radeon RX (2017) and higher with at least 6GB VRAM, Intel Arc (2022) and higher with at least 6GB VRAM
External
You can define up to 1 or 3 external editors, depending on your edition.
- Path to External Editor: Path to an external editor application. See Editing in an External Editor.
- Check Notifications…: Check if there’s any SpectraLayers Pro news or update.
- Check notifications at startup: Automatically check for news or updates.
Reset: Reset system preferences.
