The Carbon Settings Panel allows dynamic controls for multiple performance and visual settings. The panel can be opened by going to the Carbon Menu, and selecting “Carbon Settings”

Note: A checkbox on the left of each parameter is required to override the project default.

Performance/Quality

Light

Allows control of a light’s footprint parameters.

Footprint Resolution	Adjusts the overall resolution of the footprint. Will affect gobo sharpness and update speed.
Enable Multi Instance Footprint	Enables the casting of light from multi-instance fixtures. Can cause a big performance hit.
Multi Instance Light Quality	Option between “Fast” and “Quality” light footprint options.

Shadow

Control the quality of a light’s shadow.

Enable All Shadows

Enable or disable shadows on all fixtures

Shadow Resolution

Note: Overriding the global Shadow Resolution does not work with ray-traced shadows.

Single Instance Shadow Resolution	Overrides the shadow resolution of all single instance fixtures.
Multi Instance Shadow Resolution	Overrides the shadow resolution of all multi instance fixtures.

Beams

Beam Density

Adjusts the amount of fog and smoke effects visible in beams.

Beam Quality

Single Instance Lights	Adjusts the resolution of the ray march for single instance fixtures with no complex gobos.
Multi Instance Lights	Adjusts the resolution of the ray march for multi instance fixtures.
Aerial Gobos	Adjusts the resolution of the ray march for single instance fixtures that have complex gobos.

Zoom Attenuation

Single Instance Zoom Attenuation	Adjusts the maximum light beam length as zoom angle increases for single instance fixtures.
Multi Instance Zoom Attenuation	Adjusts the maximum light beam length as zoom angle increases for multi instance fixtures.

Smoke Texture

Enables a complex smoke effect in light beams that creates a cloudy, hazy look.

Smoke Scale	Adjusts the size of the smoke effect across the beams.
Smoke Uniformity	Adjusts the uniformity/transparency of the smoke effect.
Smoke Speed	Controls the speed of the smoke effect on all three axis.

Camera

Quick macro button that adds a PostProcessVolume into the scene with our recommended calibrated exposure levels.