Settings & Preferences
One Settings & Preferences window contains OGraf Studio, Template Set and Template scopes. Search the category list by name or setting keywords, then choose a matching page. The scope heading identifies whether you are changing this user's Studio setup, the open set or the active template.
| Scope | Open it from | Changes and storage |
|---|---|---|
| OGraf Studio | File → Preferences | Workspace startup, preset and detached-window reopening preferences save immediately in this user's profile. They are independent of .ogs documents. |
| Template Set | The gear in the Templates pane | Output, data transitions, canvas/snapping and inheritance defaults are staged. Apply updates the open set; OK applies and closes. Save the set .ogs to keep them on disk. |
| Template | Template Settings… in a template's context menu or in Properties | Output/timing, background, canvas and guides use the same controls as composition Properties. Changes apply immediately and are undoable. Save the template or set .ogs to keep them on disk. |
Studio preferences and Template edits do not wait for Apply. Closing the window does not undo those immediate changes; use Undo for template authoring edits. Unapplied Template Set changes remain a draft while switching scopes and are discarded when the window is closed. Opening Preferences does not create a template set.
OGraf Studio → Plugins manages installed versions, enabled state, trust and the default chart provider. Shader Packs 1 and 2, Broadcast Motion and Chart.js are included offline and enabled on fresh installations. Included versions can be disabled and remain installed. The Plugins pane browses their templates; its Add and management buttons open this same preferences page. Template Set → Plugins and Template → Plugins list exact saved requirements and usage. Installing a new version never automatically changes existing template pins or object options.
Starting a canvas or source crop temporarily hides Settings so you can adjust the crop on the canvas. Apply or Cancel restores the window and retains any pending Template Set draft.
Template Set defaults cover canvas size, frame rate, background, render modes, data-change fades, safe-area displays, rulers, snapping, grid spacing and canvas bounds. They affect every inheriting template's main composition and new or inserted templates. Resolution changes respect layer constraints and preserve animation frames and easing. Media and audio templates retain their required real-time profile.
Under Template Set → Template inheritance, uncheck a template to keep custom settings or
choose Enable inheritance for all templates. Properties also offers Use template set defaults when editing a composition.
Inherited fields remain editable. Their Inherited badge identifies the Template Set source;
editing a field creates an Overridden value for that property only. Click Inherited to pin
the current value without changing it, or Reset to follow the set again. Other properties keep
inheriting. Whole-template opt-out remains available.
Each template keeps its own guides and timeline folders. Defaults and inheritance choices are saved
in set .ogs documents, legacy .ogp files and autosaves.
Coordinated exports require all states to use the same effective output width/height and frame rate, including any canvas crop. Template overrides remain editable; resolve incompatible output settings before exporting a coordinated package. Standalone template saves and exports include their resolved settings and resources.