Notes on 3.0 Interface Editor (referenced from the Korsakow manual which can be found here)

• What is a Korsakow Interface? Korsakow interfaces are the layouts the viewer sees when a Korsakow film plays in the web browser. These essentially comprise of a SNU and Preview widgets.
• The Default Interface: three small Preview widgets evenly spaced under one large SNU widget. This doesn’t necessarily have to be changed, but can be if the filmmaker wants to achieve visual variety, or to make the appearance of their Korsakow films an integral part of their storytelling.

How to access the Interface Editor:

• either double-click on an existing Interface in the Korsakow application main window (this is good for editing an existing interface);
• or, click on the ‘New Interface’ icon in the bottom righthand corner of the Korsakow application main window.

• A Korsakow film can have as many interfaces as there are SNUs.
• These are designed in the Interface Editor and then assigned while SNUifying: simply select the appropriate interface using the pulldown menu in the SNU Editor.

• Remember that interfaces can be shared with other Korsakow users via File > Import > Shared Interface and File > Export > Shared Interface.

• In the interface editor, the stage is an adjustable grid, and a righthand column has two tabs: Tools and Settings. This stage simulates a browser window.

• Items that appear on the stage are called Widgets.
• Widgets can be dragged onto the stage from the Widgets palette in the Tools tab.
• Unwanted Widgets can be highlighted with a single click and then deleted using the Delete key on the keyboard, or the red Delete button in the Tools tab.
• Widgets can be moved around by clicking and dragging anywhere inside them. These will snap to the grid.

• Snapping can be temporarily suspended by holding the ‘ALT’ key (Windows) or Option key (Mac) while dragging.
• Widgets can be resized by clicking and dragging their corners. These will snap to the grid. Snapping can be temporarily suspended by holding the ‘ALT’ key (Windows) or Option key (Mac) while resizing.
• By default, resizing enforces the aspect ratio the widget had before you started resizing. This can also be suspended while resizing by holding the SHIFT key (Mac and Windows).
• All the widgets on the stage can be selected together by using CTRL+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac).
• Widgets can be made to overlap one another, either partially or completely. The order of the layers can be controlled using the Arrange options in the Tools tab.

Interface grid:

Final k film outcome:

The videos and thumbnails are aligned to the far left of each widget, hence why the main SNU doesn’t appear to be in the centre. Therefore, ratios are very important in achieving certain designs.