How to set up background categories
The Background Manager includes every element in a category whose type is Background. The built-in General Background and Stand-in/Photo Double categories are always Background.
Make your own category a background category
- Open the Element Manager and go to Categories.
- Open the category and set Category type to Background.
Its elements now appear in the Background Manager, and the category gets its own row in your background rates. This is how you can track separate types of background, like stand-ins, photo doubles, or special ability background, each with its own rate.
Stand-ins and photo doubles
Stand-in and photo double elements are kept separate from regular background: they're never grouped with other BG, their headcount counts each distinct performer, and their quantities can't be changed from the Background Manager.
Minors
To mark background as minors, check Minor(s) on the element. Minors are grouped separately from adults and can use minor rates if Minor rates is turned on in your background rates.
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