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Getting started
- Welcome to prismWhat projection mapping is, what prism does and what you need.
- Your first showThe first-start guide: from an empty room to a show on the beat.
- Projectors and outputsOpen the projector window, go fullscreen, identify, wireless projectors.
- Pair your phone and scanLet your phone and projector measure the room.
- What do you want to map?Pick the objects from your scan.
- Simple and AdvancedWhat each mode shows and how to switch.
- Flash safetyThe flash limit and photosensitivity.
- Align the whole sceneCorrect the whole picture at once.
- Several projectorsMore than one projector, soft edges and trims.
- Projects, saving and backupsKeep your work safe, move it to another computer and understand where it lives.
- Your data and AIWhat stays in your browser, what is sent when you ask for AI, and what a server operator can retain.
- Compatibility and limitsPrepare the browser, computer and connection you will actually use at the venue.
- What prism can doThe current feature map for release 2026.09.29.1. Historical design documents are not the product reference.
Hands-on lessons
- First projection without a phoneMake a coloured panel follow one flat object. Allow about ten minutes, plus time to position your projector.
- A show to one songPut a song and a lighting change on one timeline. The included original practice rhythm has a steady 120 BPM beat.
- Map a real boxTurn a box into three different illuminated faces. The example teaches the controls; the final fit must be made on your own physical object.
Designing
- The canvasViews, zoom, selecting, moving and undo.
- ShapesQuads, triangles, circles, polygons and lines.
- Draw and PenFreehand drawing, points and Bézier curves.
- MasksCut holes and hide parts of surfaces.
- Surfaces list and groupsOrder, hide, lock and group surfaces.
- Blend modesMultiply, Screen, Add and more, on surfaces and groups.
- LayersStack several looks on one surface.
- Position, fit and input mappingWhich part of a picture lands where.
- Mesh warpingBend a surface to fit curved objects.
- 3D objectsMap real boxes and pyramids as one solid object.
Music, control and shows
- Sound and tempoWhere the sound comes from, the Sound panel, the beat and the tempo.
- React to the musicLooks' Audio settings, Pulse with the music and audio automation.
- AutomationLFOs, the music and random values on any setting; the Response block.
- MIDI, OSC, keys and triggersRun the show from MIDI controllers, OSC apps, the keyboard and triggers.
- Scenes and cuesSave looks, build the GO order and play your show.
- Edit cuesThe red recording mode: put settings into scenes and cues.
- The timelineAnimate settings over time, on the beat.
- Show modeRun the show: GO, the pads, Blackout and tips for live use.
- Keyboard shortcutsEvery shortcut in one place.
- TroubleshootingCommon problems and how to fix them.
- Before a showA short technical check, followed by the rehearsal that software cannot do for you.
For operators
- Server setupFor the person running the prism server. If someone else hosts prism for you, give them this page rather than entering keys into the studio.
- Release notesChanges to the studio and manual, with a release identifier you can include in a support report.