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3D Waveform

Read picture position and component level across a rolling 15-second history.

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Did the level change while I watched something else?

Add this view from Add scope > 3D Waveform, then choose the input you want to inspect. Use the pane's i button for its in-app reading guide.

Read this example.

Application-rendered fixed-color RGB-parade fixture. Regular bars clarify level, position and age.
Application-rendered fixed-color RGB-parade fixture. Regular bars clarify level, position and age. Click the image for a larger view.
  1. Each component retains horizontal picture position and vertical signal level.
  2. Upper and lower plateau groups show levels in the generated fixture.
  3. Age labels distinguish current and older distributions. Rotate to follow the depth axis.

Try it yourself.

  1. Open from Add scope or the Waveform cube icon.
  2. Choose Y′ or a fixed-color parade, then compare Overlay with Tiled.
  3. Watch a moving source or change a generated pattern, then Freeze.

Useful controls.

  • Shares the ordered Waveform component catalog and edition rules.
  • Each layer uses 192 horizontal by 128 level bins per component.
  • Drag rotates, wheel zooms, double-click resets. Clear history or source/component changes start fresh.

Adaptive sampling builds up to ten distributions per second. Ordinary Waveform offers current-frame inspection at full input resolution.