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1. In Multi Channel Handle Mode the Color Bar also contains all of the multi channel handles for the selected RGB or Position folder Envelope Editor a Zoom in envelope plot area around time Toolbar cursor Zoom out envelope plot area around time cursor Zoom out envelope plot area to include all of the clip Show Envelope Editor Settings window Us Lil LA El Lock plot area so that handles cannot be dragged along the time axis Lock plot area so that handles cannot be dragged along the level value axis Update lamps while editing If the clip is a Level Control clip then each envelope will be directly associated with a lamp channel With this box check Changing the value of the selected handle will in real time set the output level of the associated channel g le Turn off all lamps Snapshot Channels Undo last action w En Snapshot the current channel levels see 9 These are for editing recorded data and will be discussed later see Editing Recorded Data fo li Envelope Editor Fields Curve type Time Value Select Mouse pos Select the default curve type Also sets the curve type for any selected handles The following curve types are supported Step Stair steps from one handle to the next e Linear Connects each handle with a straight line e Spline Connects each handle with a smooth curve Shows time of currently selected handle referenced to t
2. Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized VM Telnet Event Properties VMTelnet Event Properties x General Event Conditions Notes 2 VMTelnetClient Select the telnet client from the list of clients created in the Project Telnet Settings wndow Then enter a command line that will be sent to the telnet server associated with the selected client VM Telnet Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions VM Telnet
3. From this window you can adjust the current envelope or the selected section of it with more precision than the standard curve editing tools Any change of settings is shown immediately in the Envelope Editor All functions of the Envelope Editor are disabled while the Adjust Envelope window is open with the exception of the time cursor and the playback controls This allows you to playback the envelope while changing settings on the fly The Adjust Envelope window will also import previously exported profiles as well as extract a profile from and audio wav file this is often referred to as a Yak function when it is used to extract an audio envelope from a file with dialog which is used to control mouth movements in an animatronics character Adjustments are made by either moving the associated slider or by entering a number directly into the text entry field Settings can be save in a list of presets that can be re used On the right side of selected sliders is a set slider range button R that will open a window to let you set the desired range of the slider Set Gain Slider Range x Min value 10 1 5000 Max value 1000 1 5000 OK Cancel Sliders without a R button have fixed ranges that cannot be changed Adjust Envelope Window Items Descriptions Adjust Level Check this box to enable level adjustment sliders Gain Adjust the amplitude of the envelope by a percentage Offset Adjust the horizontal
4. Lamp Chaser Lamp chasers are very powerful and exciting feature of VenueMagic VenueMagic lets you select from a library of over 100 chaser sequences or you can create your own with VenueMagic s easy to learn can you spare 1 2 minutes chaser sequence development language in the Lamp Chaser Library Lamp Chaser General Properties Lamp Chaser Properties General Setup Channel Order Extemal Control Notes Name Lamp Chaser if Enable playback Lock clip Name Enter the name that will appear on the clip in the timeline window By default this will always be Lamp Chaser Enable playback Check this box to enable playback of the chaser Uncheck it to disable lamp control by this chaser during timeline playback It is checked by default Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Lamp Chaser Setup Properties Lamp Chaser Properties General Setup Channel Order Extemal Control Notes Chaser program Sample O Chaser4_13 4lamps 2beats Dl Chaser4_14 4 lamps beats Dl Chaser4_ 15 4 lamps 7 beats O Chaser4_16 4lamps 4beats Chaser4_1 4 lamps 4 beats O Chaser4_18 4 lamps 4 beats Dl Chaser4_ 15 4 lamps beats los Enable autobeat syne D Advanced Show beat markers Iw Tap Env Ex Speed or rr sed 100 0 mm Carcel tp Chaser program Select a chaser sequence program from Venu
5. selected record channel if any Move selected profile channels back into the profile channel list Also accomplished by dragging Moves a single selected profile channel up down in the record channel list Also accomplished by dragging Move all or selected profile channels to record channels automatically selecting the best match for each based on the channel namesd This setting is used only by the auto populate timeline function The options are Single track imports all channels into a single lamp track Multi tracks imports each channel into its own lamp track Check this box if you wish each fixture channel name to be changed to match the name of the profile channel being imported into it Available only with auto populate timeline function Click this button to select the envelope color of all imported profiles Available only with auto populate timeline function Auto populating a Timeline from a Profile Available in SC and above only You can use a channel data profile to automatically populate a timeline with tracks and level control effects From the main menu select nsert gt Lamp Tracks from Profile After selecting a file to import and setting up the channel mapping in the Load Profile Channels window VenueMagic will automatically perform the following functions 1 Required lamp tracks are added to the timeline either one for each channel or one for all channels depending on what was specifi
6. Audio Library Select how audio library should be copied over e Load default Copy library from original installation into new project e Copy current Copy library from current project into new project e Leave empty Do not copy any library into the new project Note Only links to audio files a copied The files themselves are not copied Importing VenueMagic 2 1 Timelines and Playlists from another Project Opening a timeline created from a project other than the one currently loaded can pose certain complications The timeline may contain fixtures not included in the project or even it the project does contain those fixtures or perhaps similar ones how should substitutions be made Fortunately VenueMagic has a solution for this though it does require a little interaction from the user Start by opening a foreign timeline into your project by selecting File gt Open from the main menu and then selecting the timeline in the file list VenueMagic will first check to see if all of the fixtures referenced in the timeline are included in main fixture library or the user fixture library If some are not VenueMagic will add them to the appropriate library and alert the user with the following window Fixtures Added to Fixture Library x The following fixtures were added to the fixture library Colorkey Generic Generic Click OK to continue Next VenueMagic will show you a list of all of the fixtures referenc
7. Lock track Lock track to changes Track main lamp Adjust the overall level of lamp effects on this track level slider If a lamp track has no fixtures linked to it the lamp icon will appear grayed like this q As soon as a fixture is added to the track it will assume its yellow color f Double click on the icon to bring up the Lamp Track Properties window Lamp Track General Properties Lamp Track Properties General Channels Envelopes Exemal Control Notes Track name an Minis Track Name Enter the track name to be displayed in the track panel Lock track Check box to lock out track to changes Lamp Track Channel Properties Lamp Track Properties l x 2 44 Channels a Accu Spot_Pro Rotating Gobo Accu Spot_Pro Rotating Gobo Accu_Spot_Pro Shutter and Str Accu_Spot_Pro Intemal Progra 3 DimmerRGB RGB E A 0C Channel E A2073 E EL Auto_Spot_150 H a O4Channel_1 l 04Channel_2 J Groups ae Settings The channel tree shows which channels are currently linked to the lamp track It has includes three folders e Channels Contains channels that were added to the track independent of their fixtures Also referred to as orphaned channels e Fixtures Contains fixtures linked to the lamp track e Groups Contains groups linked to the lamp track A single channel fixture or group can be added to as many tracks as you like However it can b
8. Playback alala aA tft lel ml al ajolT 3 ee a Controls a A Audio Level Time Cursor Display Position Display Timeline Toolbar Clip Time Display Shows the length of a selected clip If multiple clips are selected then it shows the time range covered by all selected clips While dragging a clip or clips the display changes color and shows the start time of clip or clips Change the time format in Timeline Options Play Range Bar Slider arrows e Inner bar area The play range bar defines the start and end playtimes for the timeline If auto adjust play range sl is turned on the bar will automatically resize itself to include all clips in the timeline Click and drag the sliders arrows to set it manually Click and drag the inner bar area to move both end points together Any manual movement of the play range bar will turn off auto adjust play range Timeline Scale scale range in the Timeline Options window Change the time format in Timeline Options Timeline Markers Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above Timeline markers can be placed on the timeline scale of a timeline There are two types of timeline markers general and teleprompter Teleprompter markers are for use with the VenueMagic Teleprompter window and are discussed in the following sections Teleprompter Timeline Teleprompter Markers The remainder of this section will be devoted exclusively to general timeline markers Gener
9. Run Timeline Event Properties General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Select timeline Master volume po Master lamp level fioo Name in Cuelist Flashing Play looped E Play one only E Flay as Background Select timeline Master volume Master lamp level Name in Cuelist Play looped Play one only Select a timeline to run when the event triggers This box will only offer timelines that are found in the Timeline folder of the Project Window If this event is setup as a VMNet remote event a selection will not be offered Rather the user will have to enter in the name of the remote timeline manually Enter a value 0 100 for the master volume applied to the timeline during playback Enter a value 0 100 for the master lamp level applied to the timeline during playback Enter the name that will appear in the Cue column of the Cue List while the timeline is being played Check this box to play the timeline in a loop If this box is checked the event will not play the timeline if the same timeline is already playing in the Cue List Play as see Cue Button General Properties Run Timeline Event VMNet Properties Setup VMNet remote event Run Timeline Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes With Send to VMNet remote checked the Run Timeline event is routed to a VMNet server on the network by way of the selected client see VMNet Project VMN
10. warbling effect in the audio output If this is the case for a given timeline then uncheck this box However by doing so you run the risk of lamp effects getting slightly out of sync with the audio usually less that a second If lamp synchronization is not an important issues then disable this feature Playlist Lamp Options Playlist Options Default Clip Options Extemal Control Display Format Playback Audio Lamps Lamp level scaling PO rrr ii Tum off lamps after playback Lamp level scaling Set the lamp brightness level scaling for the playlist 0 100 Turn off lamps after When checked all playlist lamps are set to level zero at the end of playback playback Unchecked lamps remain at last level when playback ends Note only Dimmer and RGB channels are affected by this feature All other channel types will remain unchanged see Fixture Channel Types Playlist Default Clip Properties Playlist Options Display Format Playback Default Clip Options e Remove from start 115 SECS Reset Remove from end SECS le Overlap last clip i secs I Fade in Lenath secs 5 lw Fade out Start offset from end secs 5 Length secs 3 This window sets up the defaults for the properties that come up in a new clip in the Playlist Clip Playback Properties window see Playlist Clip Playback Properties for an explanation of field items Click Reset to restore these settings to their orig
11. 1 2 seconds will restart audio and video at the new time Lamp chasers that are set to sync to the beat tapper or external control will not be affected by external sync clock synching is setup for individual timelines in the Timeline Synching Options window Once setup you can enable synching from the main menu by selecting Timeline gt Enable External Sync or by clicking on the al icon on the toolbar at the bottom of the timeline When synching is enabled the timeline control panel will change to show additional information specific to the type of sync chosen as shown below Additional synching information To start synching click the timeline play button KIL gt gt Play timeline You can also assign a synched timeline to a cue button Synching starts when the cue button is triggered There are no sync settings on the project level External synching of Playlists is not currently supported VenueMagic timelines are can be synched to the following external sync clock sources Beat Tapper Sets the speed of timeline playback using the Beat Tapper based on a specified BPM External Input Setup an external input slider etc to control the speed of playback MIDI Clock Sync to another midi device or application using a MIDI Clock signal MIDI LTC Sync to another midi device or application using the MIDI Linear Time Code signal SMPTE Over Serial Sync to ASCll based SMPTE received over a serial port
12. Add an event track into a timeline AAA Import profile and auto populate timeline Add a silence block into a playlist Lamp Tracks from Profile v Silence k k Add a wait block into a playlist k SS Wait o Located in the toolbar at the bottom of the timeline window Located in the toolbar at the bottom of the playlist window Project Menu Menu item toolbar Description Project Options Set project options Event Menu Menu item toolbar Description Event Scheduler Open event scheduler Event Table Open event table Enable Event Table Enable disable event table operation Reset Event Groups in Resets triggers for all event groups Timeline Menu Shown only when a timeline is shown Menu item toolbar Description Play stop currently shown timeline Enable External Sync Enable disable external synching of the timeline playback Insert Marker Inserts a timeline marker at the current time cursor position Timeline Options Set timeline options Located in the toolbar at the bottom of the timeline window Playlist Menu Shown only when a playlist is shown Menu item toolbar Description Play stop currently shown playlist Play Playlist Options ES Set playlist options Located in the toolbar at the bottom of the playlist window Clips Menu Shown only when a timeline is shown For toolbar buttons see Timeline Toolbar Menu item Descript
13. MIDI Out Event Properties x General Event Conditions Notes MIDI Messages sent in order Ch 1 Pitch Wheel 0 Ad Ch 11 Program Change 1 40 Ch 31 Program Change 4 Pes Song Position 245 MIDI Start up E utt Move down Route to MIDI input MIDI Messages A list of MIDI messages that will be sent out in order when the event is triggered Add Add a message to the list Brings up the Select MIDI Message dialog window Edit Brings up the Select MIDI Message dialog to modify the selected midi message Remove Remove selected message s from the list Move up Move selected message up in the list Move down Move selected message down in the list Route to MIDI input Sends the command to VenueMagic s MIDI input processor in addition to the MIDI output This is useful if you are controlling a MIDI output with a VCS slider and you need the slider to know if an event has sent a message to the same MIDI control MIDI Out Event Select Midi Message Select MIDI Message Message type Program Change Channel 1 Program value E Capture MID Message Cancel Select a MIDI message type in the Message type box The rest of the dialog will modify itself adding or removing fields to allow for appropriate data entry for the selected type Click Capture MIDI Message to bring up the Capture MIDI Message window Capture MIDI Message This window provides a real time displ
14. Type Merge Mode Test Fixture channel list Enter the desired name for the fixture channel or leave it as the default This name can contain only letters numbers or the underscore _ The name must also be unique within the project Manufacturer s name for the fixture not editable Fixture type not editable Click on a channel in the list to select it Then click again in the Channel Name column to change the name When you have finished entering the name press the Enter key See Setting Fixture Channel Names Displays the channel type Not editable See Fixture Channel Types Click on a channel in the list to select it Then click again in the Merge Mode column to activate the merge mode selector Select the desired mode and press Enter See Fixture Channel Merge Modes Dragging this slider will output the DMX level for the selected channel Use this to make sure the fixture hardware is addressed properly Setting Fixture Channel Names Fixture channel names are generally displayed as dot notation in the form fixture channel subchannel The subchannel is optionally used when the library has grouped several channels into one composite channel for convenience see Fixture Channel Types You can change the name of channel in the fixture channel list of the Edit Fixture Settings dialog window This list omits the fixture portion of the channel name displaying it as channel subchannel Again subchan
15. b Navigate through presets sequentially see General Channel Routing External Control 3 Using the Set Routing Group event Unassigned Routes If a channel route is not assigned to a routing groups it will display lt Unassigned gt in the Channel Routing list Unassigned routes are active at all times regardless of the currently selected routing group Projects VenueMagic organizes all of your fixtures groups audio files timelines playlists cue button settings lamp preview settings VCS settings channel routing settings and a number of other settings into projects Think of a project as being basis for your show with each different show being stored in a different project When VenueMagic runs for the first time it automatically creates a project for you and gives it the name Projectr where nis the next available project number From then on VenueMagic will always load the project you were working on when you last exited the program Project Options These options apply specifically to the currently loaded project Project Editor Settings x Prompt before save Save automatically Abandon changes 4 Auto save every 10 mins Export profile file when saving timelines Save on exit Specifies how VenueMagic will deal with unsaved modified files when the application is shut down By default the Prompt before save option is selected which will prompt the user to save unsaved fil
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17. option to bring up the Select Channels window You can also add previews by dragging fixtures and or groups over from the Fixtures and Channel Groups folders in the Project Window Click and drag lamps to rearrange them within the window To set the properties for a specific lamp right click on the lamp and select the Lamp Properties option This will bring up the Lamp Preview Attributes window Multi Channel Lamp Previews Some fixtures contain more than just lamp level channels The may include gobo speed pan tilt and other channels see Fixture Channel Types that do not lend themselves to be displayed as simple lamps The Lamp Preview Window only shows lamp intensity and color as graphical representation Other channels are represented as text as shown below gt X 0 Y 0 Gobo Open Level Blackout DJ Scan 250 EX Multi channel lamp previews are identified by a gold ring O Single channel lamp previews are identified by a silver ring Below is a table of channel types and how they affect a lamp preview Color Wheel Preview lamp shows current color for Color Wheel setting Dimmer Controls lamp intensity Gobo Wheel Current gobo shown as text Motion Current position shown as text Motion PT Current Pan and Tilt positions shown as text Motion XY Current X and Y positions shown as text Reserved Not shown RGB Lamp preview color and intensity derived from combining Red Green and Blue channels Selector Curre
18. see Exporting Text and Formatting to Teleprompter Markers El Opens Teleprompter Settings window Bl Switch teleprompter back into edit mode Exporting Text and Formatting to Teleprompter Markers If you wish to divide up a larger piece of text across multiple teleprompter markers song lyrics are a great example of this the best thing to do is to first load it into the teleprompter editor and then export sections of the text to different markers This is done by first selecting a block of text and then clicking on the B button This will create a new teleprompter marker and copy into it the selected block of text including formatting Teleprompter Settings Window The Teleprompter Settings window lets you setup the display mode behavior of the teleprompter window Teleprompter General Settings Teleprompter Settings X General Extemal Control Left right margin jo Top bottom margin jo 4 W Enable timeline control Vertical Alignment Select the vertical alignment of all text in the teleprompter This will only take effect during display mode Select from top bottom and center Bottom and center alignment works best if the teleprompter contains only a single page of text Left right margin Adjust the left and right margins of the teleprompter Top bottom margin Adjust the top and bottom margins of the teleprompter Show vertical Check this box if you wish the vertical scrollbars to be available duri
19. this field will flash green until Sync Source has reached this value at which time it will remain solid green How MIDI LTC Synching Works When the timeline play button is pressed start waiting for MIDI LTC quarter frame or full frame messages at which time it begins synching to the time code messages If the time code suddenly jumps more than 1 second in either direction the timeline will move to the new time and resume playing Synching to SMPTE over Serial VenueMagic SC and above only VenueMagic timelines can sync to SMPTE time code received in ASCII format over a serial port from a SMPTE reader VenueMagic does not decode audio SMPTE stripes Setup Serial SMPTE x Serial port Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COM28 OK Termination cr a string Reset 022922224 hh Hmm Hs HA Format string Frames sec 30 no drop Start time offset 01 24 24 04 Serial port Select the list of currently available serial communications ports see Serial Port Input Output Format string Defines the ASCII format that VenueMagic expects to receive Once you have determined the output format of your SMPTE reader see Setting Up SMPTE Format Strings to determine what should go in this field To reset format string and termination string to factory defaults click Reset Termination string The character s VenueMagic should look for to indicate a termination This information is available in the manual
20. 100 scrolls it to the last page of text Teleprompter Settings X Extemal Control 4 Enable extemal control Scroll control Incremental F Level Select page Up source Thrane 2 one selected fo Select page down source ON hi one selected fo Select goto top source Thraeth 2 one selected fo mome Timeline Teleprompter Markers Timeline teleprompter markers let you specify formatted text to be displayed in the teleprompter window when timeline playback reaches the marker To add a teleprompter marker right click on the timeline time scale where you would like the timeline to be placed and select Insert Marker gt Teleprompter Insert Marker Teleprompter Select All Markers Marker Settings Goto Marker Link bo Selected lip Unlink Fron Elips This will insert a green diamond shaped teleprompter marker and bring up the Edit Teleprompter Marker window Edit Teleprompter Marker aja ee e ml El This resizable editor functions similarly to the teleprompter window opened in edit mode During timeline playback as the time cursor passes over a marker the text and formatting associated with the marker are sent to the teleprompter overwriting what is currently being displayed The format settings of a new marker are always the settings of the last marker that was edited This makes it easier to maintain consistency in appearance when multiple markers are added conse
21. Compile Results window will show Success followed by the number of characters in the code how many channels are in the sequence and how many periods beats are in the sequence The Chaser Preview Window shows an example of what the chaser will look like Writing Chaser Program Code Writing chaser code is simple First the letters of the alphabet A B C to Z represent lamps This will allow your programs to include up to 26 lamps Letters cannot be skipped In other words if you wish to program a sequence using 4 lamps you must use A B C amp D Cycles and Periods A chaser program represents a repeating sequence called a cycle A cycle is divided segments called periods which are represented by the dash character A chaser program is simply a collection of different lamp patterns for each period in a cycle So a basic chaser that flashes four lamps in sequence one after another will look like this A B C D Suppose you wanted the lamps A and B to be on simultaneously followed by C and B turned on simultaneously Here s the code that would accomplish this AB CD Pretty simple Try to figure out this program A AB ABC ABCD BCD CD D Quarter Periods The forward slash represents 1 4 of a period What do you thing the program below will do Try it note that spaces and carriage returns are ignored A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D Chaser Pulse Width You will notice the even
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23. Event A MIDI Out event will send a stream of MIDI commands out the default MIDI out port see MIDI Device Setup MIDI Out Event General Properties MIDI Out Event Properties AS General Event Conditions Notes Event name Mii Out ip Dae T Up down pointer Trigger on post event start time 4 Enable playback l Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Midi Out event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized
24. Event Trigger Settings Cond state The current state of the trigger condition see Event Conditions TRUE light green b g trigger condition is true FALSE light green b g trigger condition is false Disabled dark gray b g event has been disabled for playback A TRUE value indicates that the all of the condition set in the Event Conditions are true In this state the event has either already triggered or it is waiting for its time to come up This value is not affected by the state of the actual trigger Trig state The current state of the events trigger Waiting dark yellow background event is reset and waiting for the next Triggered light green b g event has triggered and is waiting to be reset Disabled dark gray b g event has been disabled for playback see also Event Trigger Settings Reset Events Click this button to reset all of the selected events with manual mode triggers see Event Trigger Settings Refresh List Updates the list with the currently active events specifically the timeline events Which Events Are Shown Event table and event scheduler events are automatically added to the Event Status list when the window is opened Events that are added to the event table and event scheduler while the Event Status window is opened are automatically added to the list when they are created Timeline events appear in the window when a timeline is activated i e when pl
25. Keys Devices Window This window detects all currently installed X Keys devices and lets you set their Unit ID s By default all X Keys devices are shipped with a Unit ID of O To program a new Unit ID select the desire X keys device and click on the Set Unit ID button to bring up the Set X Keys Unit ID window Set X keys Unit ID e Enter a new Unit ID and click OK If you plug in additional X Keys devices while the Setup X Keys Devices window is opened you must click on Refresh List to display the new devices
26. MIDI based fixtures as easily as it controls DMX based fixtures Bring up the Redirect Fixture Channels window by selecting a virtual fixture in the Setup Virtual Fixtures window and clicking Redirect Redirect Virtual Fixture Channels X Fixture 2000 MIDI_16 CTRL_003 Slider MIDI_16 CTRL 022 Slider3 MIDI_ 16 CTRL_042 Slider4 MIDI_ 12 CTRL_044 lt Slider lt Unassigned gt lt Unassigned gt lt Unassigned gt ik Shown here is a list of all of the channels contained in the selected fixture Select a channel and click Select to bring up the Select MIDI Message window Note that this is the same selection window used by the MIDI Out event After you have assigned all of the desired channels to MIDI messages click OK to return to the Setup Virtual Fixtures window where you will see that the Redirected column of the fixture no reads Yes This indicates that at least one channel in the fixture has been redirected to a MIDI message To un assign the redirection of a channel select the desired channel and then click Clear VMNet Only available for VenueMagic SC and above Some features available in DMX AV and Classic VMNet expands the power of VenueMagic to local area networks providing the following Capabilities Remote running and synching of timelines Remote execution of VenueMagic events Telnet services Interfacing for VM plug ins running on other applications Virtual DJ etc There are t
27. Playback mode Start on trigger Restart trigger Delay start Loop interval Hold resume trigger E Stop timeline E Stop trigger Restart trigger Select the condition that will restart execution of a playlist following and E Stop See Start trigger above for available settings Delay start Specify how many seconds after power up the WEMC1 should wait before starting playback of the playlist This can be specified in seconds or minutes seconds note used to separate minutes from seconds Loop interval Specify the interval at which the playlist is repeated If this value is less than the length of the playlist then playlist will restart immediately after playback Specify time in seconds minutes seconds or hours minites seconds note used to separate values Hold resume Select the trigger that will resume playback of a playlist that has encountered trigger a Wait block E Stop timeline Select the timeline that should run in an emergency stop condition or None of not required For example this is timeline could turn on the house lights and stop the audio playback E Stop trigger Select the condition that will trigger and E Stop see Start trigger for available trigger selections Starting Export Click on Finish and exporting will begin immediately A window will pop up to report of the progress of the export function Export Playlist Exporting Playlist Playlist vol E
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29. Show Html MCi1 Control VenueMagic events can be triggered from several places namely Timelines Event Tracks Event Table Event Scheduler Cue Buttons Serial Control Keeping track of all of these events their sources condition state and trigger state can be a monumental task while developing and debugging a show The Event Status window simplifies this by providing real time updated event status information for all events in the event table active timelines and the event scheduler This color coded list provides useful information about the status of events their conditions and triggers in a manner that is clear and with a little experience easy to understand For convenience the Event Status window can remain open while you are doing other things with your project Event Status List The event status list contains five columns with information as described below Each column can be sorted by clicking on the column header Click on the header multiple times to sort by that column in ascending or descending order Columns Event A description of the event Source Where the event resides Timeline Event Table or Event Scheduler If it resides on a timeline the name of the timeline is included Time to trig For timeline and event scheduler events this column displays the number of seconds before the event is executed on a flashing green background For event table events it shows the update interval for the event see
30. Teleprompter to bring up the VenueMagic Teleprompter window You can also click on the Bl icon on the main toolbar Click the icon again to close the window VenueMagic Teleprompter We the People of the United States in Order to form a more perfect Union establish Justice insure domestic Tranquility provide for the common defence promote the general Welfare and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States and who shall not when elected be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union according to their respective Numbers which shall be determined by adding to the whole This window can be sized and positioned with the mouse Size and position are saved when
31. The Import Fixtures window functions similarly to the Export Fixtures window Import Fixtures X Select fixtures to import Aiweidy uZ Alkalite Equipson Generic irradient Kool Light Leprecon Martin Omnisistem JOOOOOOOO Select All Unselect All Replace older fixtures I If you attempt to import a fixture that is already in your user fixture library it will be ignored If you want the imported fixture to replace the old one check the Replace older fixtures option Event Scheduler VenueMagic DMX AV and above only The Event Scheduler lets you schedule the execution of a VenueMagic event for a specific date and time From the main menu select View gt Event Scheduler top open the Event Scheduler window Events from 05 Apr 20 20 through 06 Apr 20 10 Date Time Event Display options Show Today Show events for Custom Range X From To os apr 2010 06 Apr 2010 I Enable event triggering A rai Triggering options pt J eto mee f eo a cos Event list This Event Scheduler window is divided into three sections 1 The event list shows lists the entered events according to display options and lets you add edit delete copy etc events 2 Display options specify the range of dates for which events are displayed 3 Triggering options specify event triggering behavior Event List The event list shows information about all events in the range specified in the display
32. The interface is Ethernet based so you can run Capture Polar on the same computer or on another computer Since both Capture and VenueMagic require a lot of processor power it is recommended that you run them on separate computers unless you have a lot of memory and processing power Computers running separately need to be connected to the same local area network The Select active visualizer list shows all of the instances of Capture Polar you have registered with your VenueMagic Project and their current status The list columns are Name The name of the registered instance of Capture Status The current status of instance Can be one of the following Closed This instance of capture is currently not running Opening VenueMagic has connected with Capture and is sharing information Opened Connection has been established and Capture is ready for use Error A communications error has occurred Close down Capture and VenueMagic and try again If no instances have been registered this list will be empty To register an instance click Add to bring up the Connect to Visualizer window Esmas suizo Type State Capture 2005 ESG PRESARIO 168 1 This list shows every instance of Capture Polar currently running on the network or on the same computer along with the Type and State information reported back by capture Select the instances you wish to register and click OK Once an instance of Capture has been
33. VMNet Sync Sync to another VenueMagic timeline running as a VMNet Time Code Source on the network Synching to Beat Tapper This allows synching to the VenueMagic beat tapper This is for adjusting the speed of playback only It will not attempt to match the actual position of beats as in Lamp Chasers Beat Tapper Sync Settings Base BPM Beat scaling The base beats per minute from which playback speed is determined For example if this value were set to 120 BPM when the beat tapper shows 240 BPM the timeline would be running at twice normal speed This is an addition scaling factor that can be applied to timeline playback speed after the beat tapper base BPM calculation By default this is 100 which has no effect A value of 50 cuts playback soeed based on the beat tapper and base BPM setting by on half When sync is enabled the timeline control panel adds additional synching information Sync BPM X Base BPM Current value of the beat tapper X is the value in the Beat scaling field above The base beats per minute from which playback speed is determined For example if this value were set to 120 BPM when the beat tapper shows 240 BPM the timeline would be running at twice normal speed Synching to External Input An external input such as a slider control may be used as a playback speed conirol for a timeline External Input Sync Settings External input source Click the Select
34. about the lamp chaser Lamp Chaser Properties General Setup Channel Order Extemal Control Notes e Chaser Notes Lamp Chaser Auto Beat Synchronization Only Available for VenueMagic DMX AV and above A powerful feature of lamp chasers is the ability to automatically synchronize to the beat of music in an audio file This can be done by following these steps 1 Select an audio file from the Audio folder in the Project Window and drag it into an audio track on the timeline It is important the music you select has a clearly distinguishable beat Drag the Lamp Chaser from the Lamp Effects folder in the Project Window into a lamp track Double click on the lamp chaser clip on the timeline to bring up the Lamp Chaser Properties window and select the Setup tab Select a desired chaser program and then check the Enable auto beat sync box Now click OK The chaser clip should now look something like this amp Chaser Chas 10 Unsynched Note the word Unsynched in the chaser clip title bar This tells you that auto beat sync is enabled but the chaser hasn t been synched yet In the timeline identify the start of the beat in the audio file and line up the beginning of the chaser clip to that beat as shown below This tells the beat detector which beat you want to sync to T tt Note you may need to expand the timeline to get a closer view using the RR buttons in the timeline toolbar 6 Now sel
35. box Click the Set Color button to set the color that the envelope will be displayed in the timeline and the Envelope Editor window Lamp Track External Control Properties Lamp Track Properties General Channels Envelopes Extemal Control Notes W Control slider level with extemal device Allow mouse control of slider Extemal source MID1_01_NTOF_016 OK Cancel Help Control slider level Enables the track panel s main lamp level control slider to be with external device controlled by an external source Click the Select button and choose an input source in the Select External Control wndow Allow mouse control When the main lamp level slider is being controlled by an external of slider source it my not make sense to allow the mouse to control it at the same time Uncheck this box to lock out the mouse from controlling the slider Lamp Track Notes Enter notes about the lamp track Lamp Track Properties General Channels Envelopes Extemal Control Notes Controls tombstone lamps Level Control A Level Control lamp effect gives you full control of channel levels in a track by utilizing the Envelope Editor to edit channel level profiles Level Control General Properties Level Control Properties x General Setup Recording Notes Name Level Controll M Enable playback T Lock clip Scale envelopes on resize Name Enter the name that will appear on the clip in the timeline
36. channel data TIME s specifies time in seconds and applies to all channel events that follow x Channel events are of the format channel level 3 List must start with PROFILE START and end with PROFILE END KKEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK PROFILE START 0 0 05257208 i 2 3 0820137 4 Dy 6729 28 963 IME 0 0666667 0 0 0 3 0 323193 T 0 1 2 4 0 5 0 208095 6 99 5909 TIME 041 0 1 2 3 0 716246 4 0 5 0 46194 6799 0921 PROFILE END Synching VenueMagic Timelines to an External Clock Source Available in DMX AV and above only Some features available only in SC VenueMagic can sync a timeline to an external clock source The following items are synched in a frame accurate manner e All lamp tracks e All event track triggers e All audio start and stop times e All video start and stop times VenueMagic will not scale the playback speed of audio or video files Only their stop and start times are affected When an audio or video clip is triggered it will run at real time based on the VenueMagic main clock regardless of what the sync source is doing with the exception of the following 1 If the Hold option is selected in the Timeline Synching Options window audio and video playback for the timeline will hold when the external clock source stops or drops out 2 Random jumps of the sync clock of more than
37. clip into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Set Variable Event Properties Set Variable Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Select variable Select operation Add value Select variable Select operation Play Timeline Num Select a variable from the Variable Table If this event is setup as a VMNet remote event a selection will not be offered Rather the user will have to enter in the name of the remote variable manually Select an operation to perform on the variable The operand field below this one changes based on the selection Choose from the following Set var to value sets the variable equal to the operand Set to value fas Add value to var adds the operand value to the variable Add value f Subtract value to var subtracts the operand value from the variable Subtract value 10 Set var to random value assigns a random value to the variable between Range min and R
38. compound channel such as RGB to a channel that is not same type such as position When you have finished arranging channel replacements to you liking click Finish You will see the message VenueMagic 2 1 x i A Channel replacements will not take effect until after the Lamp P Track Properties window is dosed Close window now Click Yes to close the Lamp Track Channel Properties window and activate the replacement Or click No to activate the changes later when you close the window The important thing to remember is that the changes will not be reflected in the Lamp Track Channel Properties window until after it has been closed It is always recommend that you click Yes to this message Lamp Track Envelope Properties Lamp Track Properties al Channels Envelopes Extemal Control Notes Show Envelopes max 10 4 820im6 a aa ini O Cim C1Open CDim F 1 Purple Mini T2Dim10 T1All i T2Dim10 T Bottom W T2 Dim10 T2Middle T2Dim10 T2Top C T3Dim11 T3Bottom T3Dim11 T3Middle l rm m mi aa Oe M I Draw lamp level lines between clips set Color Select which envelopes in the track are to be shown in the track It the number selected exceeds the maximum specified in the Timeline Options window other envelopes will be deselected starting with the least recently selected envelope If you don t want lamp level lines to be drawn between clips uncheck the Draw lamp levels between clips
39. contain events are marked in bold Showing Events Over Ranges You can a range of dates with the Show events for selector Select Day for a single day in the currently displayed month or Month to show events for the entire month If you select Custom Range you can enter an arbitrary range of dates in the From and To fields below To show events scheduled for today click on the Show Today button Triggering Options Enable event Check this box to enable triggering of scheduled events Uncheck it to triggering prevent events from triggering Auto delete triggered With this box checked events will be cleared from the list as soon as events they are triggered If unchecked triggered events remain listed with their status set to Triggered Triggered events can be copied to a future time but cannot be reset to trigger again Real time Recording and Editing of Channels Only available for VenueMagic DMX AV and above VenueMagic allows you to perform real time recording of DMX MIDI and Joystick inputs You can setup Level Control effects to record input channel levels as they control specific output channels and then play them back later For more information on setting up the record feature see Level Control Setup Recording Properties After you have recorded data you can go back and edit it using the envelope editor The Envelope Editor includes tools for moving stretching dragging smoothing time shifting and more For more in
40. device setup for that universe in the DMX Device Setup window The Description field can be filled with any text up to 255 characters This text is what is displayed in the Description field at the top of the Load Profile Channels window Recording DMX Output Select VenueMagic DMX output as the source if you would like to record DMX output generated by VenueMagic Record DMX X Select source Select record channels Count 4 Default DMX input Ev Magic DMX output 001 ED4038 Selection 002 ED4038 Speed Output bo universe h gt 003 ED4038 RGB Red mE ee 004 ED4038 RGB Green e a E 1038 RGB Blue me 005 ED4038 R GB Bl Description 006 ED4038_1 Selection 007 ED4038_1 Speed 008 ED4038_1 RGB Red 009 ED4038_1 RGB Green 010 ED4038_1 RGB Blue 020 ED2300 Flash Check All Uncheck Al Enter a description for the recorded data up to 255 characters O O O O O O O The Select record channels list will list all of the DMX fixture channels assigned to the current project by name preceded by the associated DMX channel in square brackets i e 001 Check the box next to the channels you wish to record Check the Synch to editor box if you re primarily interested in synching to the playback of a timeline In this mode starting recording will also start playback of the timeline currently being edited at the current position of the time cursor The recorder will
41. fixture types into the copy buffer one after another and the copy buffer will keep track of all of them When you attempt to paste to a fixture the copy buffer is searched and if a matching fixture is found you are given the option of pasting it Envelope groups functions similarly allowing you to paste RGB and Position envelope groups only other RGB and Position envelope groups respectively Editing Recorded Data Only Available for VenueMagic DMX Av and above Then Envelope Editor can also be used to edit recorded channel data see Real time Recording and Editing of Channels Recorded Selected data data al Edit Envelope Level Control E on COLOR palstte15 2 03 RGE om Recorded data OS Blue selected E os AGEZ a A A A A A Ve A Dre coro gt 05 Ace RRA B 10 59 Y i dl ee ee gt cn ea y ps a da HI 9 e OF Cancel Curve editing tools When recorded data is selected in the Envelope Tree the appearance and behavior of the Envelope Editor changes somewhat The first thing you will notice is that the curve editing tools which are normally grayed out are now enabled In order to edit the recorded data you must select a range of data to edit Do this by clicking and the left mouse button somewhere in the plot area and then holding the button down as you drag the mouse cursor to select a range When you have selected the desired range release the mouse button Af
42. for the fixture Fixture channel type Quite often changing the mode in the fixture will also change the channel configuration of the fixture including the number of channels and their purpose The way that VenueMagic deals with multi mode fixtures is by requiring that a separate fixture be added for each mode After adding the mode channel you can edit it to set the mode value Editing Channels To edit a fixture s settings select the fixture and click the Edit button to bring up the Edit Fixture Channel window Edit Fixture Channel Fx Channel name Channel cluster 0 Trace Color HW min val O HW max val 255 Enter a new name for the channel For most of the channel types you will be able to select a trace color by clicking the Trace Color button The trace refers to the lines that are drawn to represent the channel level in a timeline or in the Envelope Editor Trace colors for composite channels are set in the Channel Selection Sub channel Settings list Channel Clusters You can also set the channel s associated channel cluster This value is use used to help determine how a channel should be represented in the Lamp Preview Window When a fixture is dragged into the Lamp Preview Window each cluster will have its own separate lamp This is useful for fixtures such as dimmer packs which control multiple lamps In addition some RGB Lamp fixtures may provide control for several RGB channels each of which wi
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44. music file Auto beat lock Checked by default Uncheck this box to disable the auto beat lock feature of the VenueMagic beat sync function Beat lock margin How far the beat lock function will stray from the predicted beat position to attempt to locate the actual beat Value is a percentage of the calculated beat length Lamp Chaser Library Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above The Lamp Chaser Library provides a quick and easy way to create custom chaser programs VenueMagic provides a simple text based chaser sequence design code that is both powerful and easy to learn Chaser Library Chaser Preview Window Test speed ij Progam code Chaser Program F100 R0 AD ABCD BC F Editor Program Compile Results Window SUCCESS Chas 71 Channek 4 Penode 4 00 cones The following steps summarize the process of creating a chaser program 1 Click the New button under the Chaser program list to add a new chaser program to the list called Lamp Chaser You will note that the new program is selected and in edit mode so that you can type in your own name for the chaser If you wish to change the name at a later time select the program in the list by clicking on it then click on it again to re enter edit mode Click in the Chaser Program Editor and enter code for the chaser program Click on the Compile button to compile and plot the chaser program If there are no errors the Program
45. of the playlist during playback Playlist Display Format Options Playlist Options Default Clip Options Display Format Playback Audio Time Format Hrs Mins Secs Length Mins Secs Time Mins Secs Time remaining Mins Secs Time display format Hrs Mins Secs Select the time display format for each column in the playlist The Time display format box selects the display format for the Playlist Playback Time Display Playlist Playback Options Playlist Options Default Clip Options Extemal Control Display Format Iv Play in a loop Playback a Lamps Time before end 10 Name in Cuelist Playlist Play in aloop Clip end warning Time before end Name in Cuelist Play entire playlist in a loop Check this box to make a clip flash yellow as it approaches the end of its playback time Enter how many seconds before the end of playback the clip should start flashing yellow Enter the name that will appear in the Cue column of the Cue List while the Playlist is being played Playlist Audio Options Playlist Options Volume level Move the slider to set the main volume level for the playlist 0 100 scaling Enable active time When enabled default VenueMagic will actively adjust the playback synchronization speed of currently playing audio clips to make sure that the audio stays in sync with master playlist clock This can in rare situation cause an undesirable
46. of your SMPTE reader For information on how to enter control character see Serial Event Properties Frames sec Select the frame rate mode 24 25 30 and 30 drop VenueMagic does not automatically detect SMPTE frame rates You should set the SMPTE fps mode in the Timeline Options window to the same value Start offset Enter the start offset in hours minutes seconds frames When synching has begun the timeline will not start until this value has been reached Start Test Click this button to test SMPTE input If the SMPTE device is properly connected and sending SMPTE strings and if the Format string and Termination string have been properly set the adjacent time display will display SMPTE code as it is received If VenueMagic encounters a problem decoding the SMPTE string ERROR will appear in this box This usually means that the format or termination string is incorrect It could also mean that the serial connection is not clean Use the Serial Input Monitor to verify that the SMPTE code is being delivered properly When sync is enabled the timeline control panel adds additional synching information AA A Sync Source Start Offset no 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 00 00 00 00 Sync Source Current sync time received from SMPTE reader When the timeline play button is pressed this field will flash green until time code is received at which time it will remain solid green Swnc Source Start Offset 00 00
47. position of the envelope by a level percentage Thresh Adjust zero threshold Any data below this value is zeroed out Level Clipping Check this box to enable level clipping then adjust the High and Low values to cut off the top and bottom of the envelope respectively Adjust Time Check to enable time adjustments Shift f s Shifts envelope in time by the specified frames f or seconds s Select how time is displayed with the Show time in frames checkbox discussed below Scale Scale the time range by the specified percentage Filtering Check to enable filtering Smooth Applies smoothing to envelope Ranges from zero no smoothing to 10 a lot of smoothing Quantize f s Quantizes envelope by sampling the envelope at specified increments of frames seconds and filling the soace between samples with either a line or a step Select Quantize to steps to fill in the space with steps or Quantize to lines to fill it with lines A value of zero disables quantizing Digital Thresholds Check this box to convert envelope into a digital representation of the curve Upper Selects the upper threshold level for digitizing Where the original curve is above this point the output curve goes to 100 Lower Selects the upper threshold level for digitizing Going left to right once the original curve reaches the specified Upper threshold and its output goes to 100 the curve must drop below t
48. should also set the Base BPM for the timeline to the same value see Timeline Options Time signature Enter the time signature associated with the clock top and bottom These settings should match the settings in the MIDI device or application sending the clock You should also set these values for the timeline to the same value see Timeline Options Start beat M B T Enter the start beat in measures beats and ticks When synching has begun the timeline will not start until this neat is reached Sync to Select the type of clock message to sync to MIDI Clock Midi clock signal which is sent by MIDI device at a rate of 24 pulses per quarter note MIDI Tick Syncs to MIDI time tick which is sent by the MIDI device at a rate of 10 milliseconds For most applications the default setting MIDI Clock is used Start sync on Select what starts synching MIDI Start message Most sequencers generate a MIDI Start message before sending Clock messages This allows slave devices to prepare for synching With this option selected VenueMagic will wait for a Start message before it begins synching First MIDI Clock message Some software does not send a MIDI Start first but goes right into sending Clock messages Select this option and VenueMagic will start synching on the first Clock message after the timeline is started The best way to determine the best option for the sync source you re using use the MIDI Monitor to watch wh
49. the list without actually deleting it Value 1 source Click select to bring up the Select External Control window and select a variable to be compared Compare operation Select how the Value 1 is to be compared with Value 2 The choices are Value 1 is exactly equal to Value 2 lt gt Value 1 is not equal to Value 2 lt Value 1 is less than Value 2 gt Value 1 is greater than Value 2 lt Value 1 is less than or equal to Value 2 gt Value 1 is greater than or equal to Value 2 Value 2 If Variable with constant is selected as the comparison type enter a number in this field for Value 2 If Variable with variable is selected another select button will be available for selection of a Value 2 source using the Select External Control window Value 2 source MIDI_0 i NTOF_ 011 Real time Recording of Events VenueMagic will let you record cue button event triggers during playback First setup a cue button to trigger a VenueMagic event and check the Recordable box see Cue Button General Properties Next enable recording for the desired event track by clicking on the Enable real time event recording button Se MIDI Events Ls real time event recording During playback press the cue button and the event will trigger but it will also be automatically dropped onto event track at the current time cursor position 0 00 00 00 De Events Envelopes This section co
50. to record Checked items will appear in the Select channels to record list In this list check those channels you wish to record during timeline playback Unchecked channels will not be recorded but will playback their pre recorded data if any when the timeline is run Selecting Inputs to Control Recorded Channels Perhaps a little clarification is needed at this point The channels you have selected for recording are actually output channels not input channels In the end what we really need to record are the input channels that are controlling the output channels In order to do this we must specify which external input channel is controlling a recordable output channel while it is being recorded Select an output channel in the Select channels to record list and click on the Select Input button This brings up the Select External Control window from which you can select an input channel to control selected output channel While the timeline is recording this will function similarly to the Channel Router in that the each output channel will be controlled directly by the associated input channel Copying Inputs from Channel Routing If you have already setup the Channel Router and would like to use the same inputs for recording click on Match Inputs From Channel Routing This will reassign all of the recording channels to match the inputs currently setup in the channel router If a record channel is not referenced in the Channel Router
51. to the selected group New Group Add a new cue button group Delete Group Delete the selected cue button group Group Bring up the Group Properties dialog window for the selected group Properties Cue Button Group Properties Group Properties Group name FlameLips Set tab color altera Set tab text color Mas button rows fe 4 iW Distribute columns evenly Notes Controls light sequences for fame effects Cancel Group name Enter the group name that will appear in the Cue Button Group tab Set tab color Sets the color of the Cue Button Group tab Also sets the color of the cue button area background Set tab text Sets the color of the Cue Button Group tab text color Size buttons to fit Check this box to make the cue buttons scale themselves to fill the entire length of the cue button area Examples Checked Unchecked Allow multiple Check this box to allow for multiple cue button columns columns Example Max button rows Specified the maximum number of button rows permitted in the cue button area before the rows are split into columns Distribute Check this box to make sure that buttons get distributed evenly This may columns evenly require the last button to be wider than the others Examples Checked Unchecked Notes Insert notes about the group Preloading Cues By default when a cue is triggered either by clicking the cue button or by an external control me
52. will be simultaneously affected by input channel The same will happen if a group or a channel with sub channels is selected See Fixtures Group Builder General Channel Routing External Control Channel Routing External Control X e Enable disable Routing with external control Threshold Select Enable Source 05_1_BTN4 ol Select Disable Source 05_1_BTN4 0 e Enable disable Override with external control Threshold Select Enable Source 05_1_BTN5 fo Select Disable Source 9S 1_BTNS 0 Y Navigate routing groups with external control Next Group Source DS_1BTN6G 0 Prev Group Source DS_LBTN7 0 Last Group Source con You can control general routing and override routing using external controls This is the equivalent of checking un checking the Enable routing and Enable override boxes in the Channel Routing window Enable disable Routing with external control Enable disable Override with external control Navigate routing groups with external control Check this box if you would like enable disable general routing with an external control Input sources and thresholds for enabling and disabling the route can be set independently The Select Enable Source and Select Disable Source buttons will each bring up the Select External Control window for selecting the enable source and the disable source respectively Check this box if you would like enable disable all overr
53. will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Beat Tapper Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes New Beat Tapper BFM 120 New Beat Tapper Enter a new beats per minute value for the beat tapper When the event BPM is triggered the BPM output of the tapper will be set to this value It will remain at this until the user manually taps the beat tapper or another Beat Tapper Event is triggered with a different value See Beat Tapper Control Beat Tapper Event VMNet Properties Set VMNet remote event x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes With Send to VMNet remote checked the Beat Tapper event is routed to a VMNet server on the network by way of the selected client see VMNet Project VMNet Settings and will not be executed on the local computer Beat Tapper Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Beat Tapper Event Notes Enter notes about event Run Timeline Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Beat Tapper Event Notes Serial Port Output Event Only available for DMX AV and above T
54. working properly t does not tell you if you are communicating with your hardware This window lets you setup a UDP communications port for use by VenueMagic Setup UDP Port x Port name UBPPort 192 168 1 104 Host port 6543 Host address Port name Host address Host port Enable input Setup Input Commands fl Test Data input e Enable input Type in any unique name for the port By default it will be the name of the port selected in the Connect using field Enter the computer name or IP address that this port will be communicating with Enter the port number the UDP port will open for sending and receiving Check this box to enable serial input from the selected port Click this button to bring up the Serial Input Commands window Test Click the Test button to make sure you can open your UDP port Note A successful test only tells you the UDP port on your computer is setup and working properly t does not tell you if you are communicating with another computer Serial Input Commands Event Run Timeline Lightning 2 Lightnin Level Control 0 100 Level Control 0 100 Command type Run Haunted Forest Event Run Timeline HF1 Main Timeline H Event Level control COMMAND value Timecode VenueMagic lets you setup serial UDP input commands that will enable an external device to perform the following functions on VenueMagic 1 Trigger an event
55. 00 00 00 00 00 00 Start Offset The start offset entered into the Start offset field above When SMPTE time code is being received this field will flash green until Sync Source has reached this value at which time it will remain solid green How Synching over Serial SMPTE Works Since VenueMagic does not decode audio SMPTE stripes this must be done by an external device such as an ESE SMPTE time code reader The decoded data is output via an RS232 port and received by VenueMagic Synching starts when the timeline play button is pressed If the time code suddenly jumps more than 1 second in either direction the timeline will move to the new time and resume playing Setting Up SMPTE Format Strings VenueMagic uses a simple syntax to define how SMPTE time code should be interpreted Here is a summary 1 Characters inside curly braces i e are interpreted as data using the following codes H Indicates a hours digit The string HH would tell VenueMagic to expect a two digit decimal value that represents SMPTE hours M Indicates a minutes digit The string MMF would tell VenueMagic to expect a two digit decimal value that represents SMPTE minutes S Indicates a seconds digit The string SSP would tell VenueMagic to expect a two digit decimal value that represents SMPTE seconds F Indicates a frame digit The string FF would tell VenueMagic to expect a two digit decimal valu
56. 2 Provide level data available in the Select External Control window Click the Add button to create a new command and then setup the command parameters Command This is the command string that the external device must send to trigger this command Command strings sent by the external device must be terminated with a carriage return character hex 0x0d decimal 13 Command type Select from the following command types e Event Receiving the command triggers a VenueMagic Event e Level Command appears in the Select External Control window e Timecode Currently unsupported Event Commands Setup Command Level control COMMAND value i Timecode Select event Run Timeline hi Setup Ewent Choose a VenueMagic event in the Select event list Click on Setup Event to bring up the properties window for the selected event Level Control Commands f Level control COMMAND value Timecode Min value o Max value 100 Level control commands must be sent by the external device in the form command level lt CR gt Where command is the specified command string and level is a number between Min value and Max value The terminating character lt CR gt hex 0x0d decimal 13 must always be added to the end of the string VenueMagic will scale the full range of Min value to Max value and convert it into the 0 100 values that VenueMagic expects Serial Output Commands All serial output is handled by th
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59. Enter text that will be displayed in the slider label Name Color Click this button to set color of the name text Level Color Click this button to set color of level display text Slider Color Click this button to set the color of the slider background The slider text color will be selected automatically Color Settings Select channel Select a VCS channel that will be controlled by this slider There are a total of 128 slider channels available External control Check this box to control the slider from an external source and then source click Select to bring up the Select External Control window Since the slider itself is available as an external source the external source entered here will also control whatever the slider itself is controlling External control Check this box to enable stepwise slider adjustments In this mode stepwise sliders are adjusted incrementally when specified external input conditions are met Step What percent of change occurs when stepwise control is triggered Select step up Click to bring up the Select External Control window to select the external source control for stepwise increasing the slider level Then set the Threshold value see Understanding Threshold Values Select step down Click to bring up the Select External Control window to select the external source control for stepwise decreasing the slider level Then set the Threshold value appropriately Notes Enter notes with res
60. Event Notes Enter notes about event Reset Event Group Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Event Conditions Event conditions let you specify a set of conditions that must be true for the event to trigger at the specified time This powerful feature gives VenueMagic the ability to make decisions and take actions based on those decisions Multiple conditions can be stringed together General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Enable conditions MW AND 351 BTN1 100 Conditions Lists textual descriptions of conditions 2 column and a Boolean expression 1 column that specifies how the condition will be compared to the result of all the previous conditions Enable conditions Check this box if the condition is to be used If unchecked the conditions is ignored and the event triggers normally Add Add a new condition to the list Brings up the Event Condition Window Edit Edit the selected condition in the list Brings up the Event Condition Window Remove Deletes selected conditions from the list Move up down The position of a condition in the list is important as the conditions are evaluated first to last with each condition evaluated against the result of all prior conditions Clicking these buttons will move the selected event up or down in the list Event Condition Window x Comparison type Variable with constant Cancel Variable with varia
61. Folders hi Lo Haunted Forest 12 14 2009 2 32 File Folder Lo Projects al MyTimelines 12 14 2009 2 32 File Folder Lo Ashley s 5 Lo RGB Chaser Problem 1 23 2010 2 47 PM File Folder J Cedar Cer Simple Haunted House 12 14 2009 2 32 File Folder J Guitarcer Odo sos 1 20 2010 9 35 AM File Folder Y Haloween e vM1Files 12 14 2009 2 32 File Folder Y Haloween FixtureLib vil 2 16 2010 3 48PM VFL File de Hallo Fixturel ih wf 2158 2010 7 42 PM q VenueMagic 2 1 A Successfully exported 1 fixtures to FixtureLibtesti vf Importing Fixtures Import Fistures Export Fietures VenueMagic will allow you to import fixtures from a previously exported file or from the main fixture library that came with your installation of VenueMagic Start by clicking on the mport Fixtures button Select Fixture Import Source The Select Fixture Import Source lets you choose where you will import from Select the first option to import from a previously exported fixture file Select the second option to import from the main fixture library Then click OK Selecting the first option first brings a file selection window from which you may select the file you wish to import fixtures from Once the file has been selected and loaded The mport Fixtures window you will be allowed to choose which fixtures to import Selecting the second option brings up the Import Fixtures window without first asking you to select a file
62. II Text Files VenueMagic can import profiles from and ASCII text file that conforms to a specific format This makes it possible to input show data created by other software This is done by selecting Text File as the file type in the file browser when you are selecting a file to import The text file must adhere to the sample format below Sample VenueMagic ASCIl based Profile File An asterisk as the first character in the line denotes a comment KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK The following two lines must be included xxx FILE VERSION must be 1 0 x xx DESCRIPTION can be anything up to 254 characters kkxkxkxkx xx xkxkxkxk xk xk xkxkxkxkxk xk xkx xkxkxkxkxk xk xkxkxkxk xk xk xkxkxkxkxkxk xkxkxkxkxk kxk xkxkxkxkxkxkxk xkxkxkx kxx xx k FILE VERSION 1 0 DESCRIPTION Export of Lamp Effect Level Control KKEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK x This section associates channel numbers with channel names Channel names can be arbitrary strings channel numbers should be sequential KKEKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKRKK KKK KKK KKKKK KKK KKK KK KKK KKK KKK KK KKK AAA AAA AAA AAA AA CHANNEL 0 BOC Power CHANNEL 1 BOC Dimmer Strobe CHANNEL 2 BOC2 RGB Blue CHANNEL 3 BOC2 RGB Green CHANNEL 4 BOC2 RGB Red CHANNEL 5 BOC2 ServoC Motion CHANNEL 6 BOC2 ServoA Motion OS This sections contains all of the
63. List button in either the Channel Routing or Add Edit Channel Route windows Routing Group list Lists routing groups and associated external control channel if any If no external control channel is selected lt Disabled gt is displayed Add Click this button to add routing group to the list with a default name The Routing Group column for the new group is enabled for editing so you can enter name for the group Change the name for an already added routing group by selecting the group and then clicking in the Routing Group column Remove Click to remove selected routing groups from the list Enable external control Check this box to enable external control of the for group currently selected routing group Next click Select to bring up the Select External Control window select an external input then fill in the appropriate threshold value see Understanding Threshold Values When the selected external input is received with the proper threshold value this group will be selected by the Channel Router Real time Selection of Routing Group Only one routing group can be active at atime There are three ways to select the currently active routing group 1 Manually select a routing group using the routing group selector in the applications main title bar ajaja gt 3 Y Routing Group Selector 2 External control a Activate a specific routing group Enable external control for group checkbox above
64. Locate and select the lyric file using the file browser and click Open In the Teleprompter Formatting window setup the default formatting you would like for the lyrics then click OK Timeline markers are automatically added to the timeline that contain lyrics for the song placed at the proper times relative to the beginning of the audio clip The markers are also linked to the audio clip so that as you drag the clip around the markers will move with it Importing Lyric Teleprompter Formatting Teleprompter Formatting Select Font Horizontal Alignment Preview Select Text Color Text Sample co Setup the default formatting for all teleprompter markers created from importing a lyric file The Preview window gives you a sample of how the text will look Select Font Select Text Color Select BG Color Left right margin Top bottom margin Horizontal Alignment Vertical Alignment Click to bring up the font selector and setup the desire text font Click to bring up the color selector and select the desire text color Click to bring up the color selector and select the desired color for the teleprompter background Adjust the left and right margins of the teleprompter Adjust the top and bottom margins of the teleprompter Select the horizontal alignment of all text in the marker Select from left right and center Select the vertical alignment of all text in the marker Select from top bottom and c
65. Motion PT and Motion XY Channels It the selected fixture channel is Motion PT or Motion XY then the Channel Selection Subchannel Settings window will display the associated subchannels like this P T head subchannels Add Remove Edit t 4 Subchannel Hame Til Til base 14 Position subchannels cannot be added or removed but you can change their trace color by selecting a channel and clicking on Edit Motion PT Fine and Motion XY Fine Channels Motion PT Fine and Motion XY Fine channel types are for channels that control motion using two DMX channels per axis for greater precision As you can see the Channel Selection Subchannel Settings window will show will show all four channels Scan head subchannels Add Remove Edit t 4 Subchannel Hame base U8 Fine Fine base 09 Fine Y Fine base 10 You can set the trace color for the coarse position channels X Y but not for the fine channels XFine YFine The reason for this is that VenueMagic handles the splitting of position values across the coarse and fine channels automatically After you have set them up User Fixture Library window you will not see them anywhere else RGB Channels When and RGB type channel is selected the Channel Selection Subchannel Settings shows the Red Green and Blue subchannels You cannot change the trace color of these subchannels because it is assumed perhaps erroneously but oh well that you will want them to be red green an
66. Net Settings section Once a Telnet client has successful connected to a VMNet Telnet server a list of available event commands can be displayed using the he lp command Typing help followed by one of the listed commands provides a simple description of the functions parameter list Terminate the session by typing exit Sample VMNet Telnet Session E command Prompt 222 Username user Password password VenueMagic Telnet Server UMTelnet gt he lp CUELIST DISLAMPS CUELIST ENALAMPS CUELIST ENDLOOP CUELIST ENDLOOPALL CUELIST CUELIST CUELIST PAUSEALL CUELIST RESUME CUELIST RESUMEALL CUELIST STOP CUELIST STOPALL T UNMUTEALL UNTelnetshelp runtime line RunTimelinet TimelineName NamelnCuelist Volume 6 168 LampLevel 6 16861 Lo op 1 OneOnly 8 1 PlayfAs 6 16 UMTelnet gt help cuelist stop Cuelist 5topt CuelistltemName gt UMTelnet gt exit Terminating Venuemagic Telnet session Connection to host lost Each of above event commands executes the VenueMagic events that the command name suggests The command parameters are named after the settings in individual events The following conventions are followed in the parameter lists e String values are enclosed in quotation marks which should be included in the sent command e Numeric values can be entered with or without the decimal point e Parameter ranges and options are displayed in square brackets The brackets must not be inc
67. Net remote checked the Show HTML event is routed to a VMNet server on the network by way of the selected client see VMNet Project VMNet Settings and will not be executed on the local computer Show HTML Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Show HTML Event Notes Enter notes about event Show Html Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Show HTML Event Notes Set Variable Event The Set Variable Event changes a value of a variable in the Variable Table Set Variable Event General Properties Set Variable Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Event type Set Variable Event name Set Variable arker shape Set Marker Color Up down pointer Trigger on post event start time M Enable playback Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Set Variable event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button Trigger on post event start time Enable playback Lock
68. Properties General Levels Extemal Control Notes Master volume ES lamp level Master volume Sets the master volume of the cue s audio Master lamp level Sets the master lamp level of the cue Cue Button External Control Properties Cue Buttons can be activated and controlled externally by MIDI or by VCS Cue Button Properties X General Levels Etemal Control Notes V Preload cue on extemal source Threshold MIDI_O1_NTON_091 Select B po Threshold MIDLOTNTON TIS Sec A z p Extemal volume control None Trigger level if available Other input None selected Select Trigger level f available Other input MIDI_01_ATCH_097 2 Preload cue on Check this box if you would like the cue associated with this button to be external source preloaded from an external source and then click on Select to bring up the Select External Control window Available only when cueing mode is set to Manual preload in the Cue Button General Properties window See also Preloading Cues Since external controls input percentage values enter into the Threshold field the level the external input will have to send in order to trigger the button See Understanding Threshold Values Trigger cue on Check this box if you would like this cue button to be activated from an external source external source then click on Select to bring up the Select External Control window Si
69. SR Warning You have chosen to delete one or more WEMC1 fixtures q d from the project Click Yes to remove the fixture Clicking No or Cancel will return you to the Setup WEMC1 window Exporting VenueMagic Playlists to the Weigl WEMC1 VenueMagic SC only VenueMagic SC will let you export VenueMagic Playlist s to show files that can be uploaded to the Weigl WEMC1 show control device for standalone operation The Playlist and all associated timelines and audio files are converted into WEMC1 compatible files All files are put into a single folder that can be copied or uploaded to the WEMC1 For more information about WEMC1 show files and standalone operation please consult the WEMC1 manual WEMC1 Playlist Export Settings VenueMagic SC only Sets where and what will be exported WEMC1 Playlist Export Settings X uments Wenue Magic Projects WEMC1 Test Test3 Browse Export e Master sync audio track I Convert audio files Lamp control W Events Time resolution fps 30 Export to path Click Browse and select the folder that all files will be exported to All additional folders will be automatically inside the selected folder Export Select which items are to be exported e Master sync audio track Check this box to export audio from all timelines in playlist Only audio on the master sync audio track will be exported Audio files added directly to the Playlist are always exported see Important Lim
70. Save Project Save currently open project Save Project As NN Save currently open project under a different name Save All Save currently open project and all open timelines and playlists Reports Select from a list of available reports to create Recent Projects Select from a list recently opened projects Exito ExitVenueMagic Edit Menu Menu tem toolbar Description Undo the last change made to a timeline or playlist Redo Redo the last change undone change Delete Delete selected item View Menu Menu item toolbar Description Status Bar Show Hide status bar at the bottom of the screen Project Window Show Hide project window Show Hide beat tapper control Available on when cue control window is shown Cue Control Window Bo Show Hide cue control window T Beat Tapper Virtual Control Surface Show Hide virtual control surface VCS window Lamp Preview Window Show Hide lamp preview window Video Playback Window fi Show Hide video playback window ha HE ala to tacir docked state Properties O a Refers only to clips in timelines and playlists Insert Menu T Timeline P Play list Menu item T Audio Track Video Track ca Lamp Track ka Event Track i ve Add an audio track into a timeline Add a video track into a timeline Add a lamp track into a timeline toolbar Description a Ca bal
71. Selecon 1 2 1 m apped to a 00027 Arena Theatre Fresnel Selecon 1 3 1 d iff erent 00028 Arena Theatre Fresnel Selecon 1 4 1 00029 Arena Theatre Fresnel Selecon 1 5 1 VenueM agic fixture Re map Refresh List NN Click to force remapping Click Refresh List to request an update of available fixtures from Capture Additional Mapping Function The row of buttons beneath the VenueMagic fixture list provides additional mapping functionality Auto map Unmap Unmap All Add to Visualizer Auto map Click this button to automatically map fixtures based on DMX addresses VenueMagic fixtures are mapped to Capture fixtures with the same DMX address VenueMagic fixtures with no matching Capture fixture are left unmapped Unmap Click to un map selected VenueMagic fixtures Unmap All Click to un map all VenueMagic fixtures Add to Click this button if you would like the currently selected Visualizer VenueMagic fixture to be added to Capture Polar s Console Patch window Brings up the Add Fixture to Visualizer window Auto Update Selection Check this box to enable the Auto update selection feature With this feature enabled any fixture selected Select visualizer fixture to map to list a k a the bottom list will automatically be selected in the view windows in Capture Polar Likewise any fixture selected in a Capture Polar view window willow also be selected in the Select visualizer fixture to map to list This feature c
72. Set Variable Value 1 x New value 3 Sects Weigl WEMC1 Operation VenueMagic SC only VenueMagic SC supports the Weigl WEMC1 show control device Communications with the device is over Ethernet only and can be setup in the Supported Devices Setup window as described in Setting up VenueMagic for the WEMC1 VenueMagic SC supports the following functions of the WEMC1 e DMX output e Analog digital servo PWM output e Digital input e Exporting playlists for standalone operation DMX output When installed a WEMC1 looks like a regular DMX output in the DMX Device Setup screen Only a single universe is supported Analog Digital Servo PWM Output When is WEMCt1 is selected for use VenueMagic automatically creates a WEMC1 fixture for the device and adds it to the Fixtures folder in the Project Window This fixture gives you access to all analog digital servo and PWM channels You can add them to tracks groups channel routing etc just as you would any other fixture A digital output is considered OFF if its level is below 50 and ON if its level is 50 or higher Digital Input An installed WEMC1 device will appear in the Select External Control window providing access to 16 digital input channels When the input is OFF the value for that input is 0 When the input is ON its value is 100 Exporting Playlists for Standalone Operation VenueMagic can export a playlist to the WEMC1 for standalone operation See Export
73. Similarly you may rename a subfolder or delete it along with all of its subfolders Items and subfolders in the above mentioned folders may also be dragged into other subfolders Open Files List This pane lists all currently opened project files Right click on a file to bring up a menu with the following selections Show File Close File Reload File Add to Project Brings the file to the front Closes the file Timelines and playlists may make reference to other timelines If changes are made to timeline currently referenced by a currently open timeline or playlist it may be necessary to reload that timeline or playlist If the timeline or playlist is not part of the current project select this to add it This is another way of importing files into the project Copy Project Settings When a new project is created you are given the option of copying over certain settings of last opened project to the new project Copy Project Settings i Fixtures amp Groups if Channel routing W Lamp preview iw VCS Miser Audio Library Load default C Copy current C Leave empty Fixtures amp Groups Copy all fixtures and groups into the new project Channel routing Copy all programmed channel routes Only permitted if Fixtures amp Groups is checked Lamp preview Copy all lamp preview settings Only permitted if Fixtures amp Groups is checked VCS Mixer Copy all settings for the Virtual Control Surface
74. Sound FX pane Enable column check the corresponding box for the desire sound effects to turn them on Inthe Select column select the effects you would like to adjust The settings for that effect will appear in the Settings pane Checking Use Envelope for any setting will enable envelope control of the setting In the Settings pane drag the slider of the desired effect parameter to change it Each parameter is a percentage value 0 100 The best way to learn these parameters is to experiment Click gt to play the sound file once or to play it in a continuous loop During playback you can vary parameters but you cannot enable disable effects Cross Fade back Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above Cross Fade back Overview Use Cross Fade back to extend the length of certain sound clips For example Suppose your show needed 10 minutes of background night noises crickets etc Unfortunately your favorite night noise sound clip is only 20 seconds long A couple solutions to your problem come to mind 1 Make 30 copies of the sound clip and line them up on your track like this Unfortunately your crickets will hiccup every 10 seconds which is very distracting 2 You could stagger the clips across two tracks and cross fade between the clips using envelopes like this rin AAA Clearly this method takes a lot of time and is cumbersome Cross fade back offers a
75. The valid range is from 0 100 Pre scale offset Offset the input by a desired percentage This offset is added to the input signal before the Pre Invert Level Control as Speed In some cases it would be convenient for the input channel to control the speed of something rather than a level For instance suppose you were controlling a moving head with a joystick that snapped back to a zero rest position when you le go of it It would be much more effective if you could use the joystick to control the speed of the head in the desired direction rather than use it to command the position directly You can enable this feature for the input channel by checking the Control as speed box With this enabled for X and Y joystick channels you could route them to the Pan and Tilt channels of a moving head see Channel Routing Now push the joystick forward and watch the Tilt axis of the head start moving Release the joystick and the head stops Push forward harder on the stick and the head moves faster Pull back on the stick and the Tilt axis moves the other direction Similar action occurs on the Pan axis as you move the joystick left and right Try this scale gain A value of 0 leaves the input unchanged 50 would add 50 to the input level before it is multiplied by the gain 50 subtracts 50 The valid range is 100 to 100 Check this box to invert the channel such that 0 scales to 100 and 100 to 0 Inverting is applied after g
76. This list only shows channels curenth not included in the track L Accu_Scan_250 Color Dl Accu_Scan_250 Gobo A ccu_5can_250 Gobo Rotation Dl Accu_Scan_250 Position X Dl Accu_Scan_250 Position Y O Accu Scan_250 Reset Intemal Pro O Accu_Scan_250 Shutter Strobe Dl Accu_Scan_250 Speed of Motion L Accu_Spot_Pro Color O Accu_Spot_Pro Dimmer Intensity Dl Accu Spot_Pro Fixed Gobos Dl Accu Spot Pro Focus Dl Accu Spot_Pro Position Pan L Accu_Spot_Pro Position Pan Fine l Pi Poca Mon Maa Tn ents forthe channel click Finish me C e If a channel was selected to be replaced then the Select Item Replacement wizard will appear as above In the list on the left is the channel you selected to replace On the right is a list of all of the channels that are not currently part of the track Simply check the channel in the list on the right that will replace the selected channel and click Finish You will immediately see the message VenueMagic 2 1 a X y Channel replacements will not take effect until after the Lamp P Track Properties window is dosed Close window now i No Cancel Click Yes to close the Lamp Track Channel Properties window and activate the replacement Or click No to activate the changes later when you close the window The important thing to remember is that the changes will not be reflected in the Lamp Track Channel Properties window until after it has been closed It is always recomm
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78. VenueMagic is exited VenueMagic provides only one teleprompter window that is used by all timelines and projects Fixed vs Dynamic Text Text displayed in the teleprompter window is either fixed or dynamic Fixed text is entered directly into the teleprompter editor see Teleprompter Edit Mode Fixed text is included as part of VenueMagic s global data i e not associated with a project or timeline and is saved automatically when VenueMagic exits It is also automatically loaded into the teleprompter when VenueMagic is run and remains displayed in the window until it is overwritten by dynamic text Dynamic text is sent to the teleprompt by a teleprompt marker in a running timeline A timeline may contain multiple teleprompt markers As the time cursor passes over a marker the text and formatting associated with the marker are sent to the teleprompter overwriting what is currently being displayed Which to Use Fixed text is easier to use but not very flexible Dynamic text is far more flexible because timelines can control what is being displayed in the teleprompter at all times during show playback It should also be noted that the teleprompter is limited to the number of characters it can display If the text you have cannot be accommodated you may have to split it up across multiple teleprompter markers Teleprompter Edit Mode At startup 1 e when VenueMagic is run the teleprompter is put into display mode where text ca
79. Wheel Range Settings Name Gioboz Dimmer tader E Hardware min value 39 Hardware max value AB Name Type in a name for the gobo Dimmer fader See Add Color Wheel Ranges Hardware min value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the bottom of the range inclusively See also Hardware Min Max Value Auto accommodation Hardware max value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the top of the range inclusively See also Hardware Min Max Value Auto accommodation Edit Selector Range Edit Selector Range Settings x Mame Autos ound Mode A immer tader Hardware min value 30 Hardware max value 93 Name Type in a name for the gobo Dimmer fader See Add Color Wheel Ranges Hardware min value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the bottom of the range inclusively See also Hardware Min Max Value Auto accommodation Hardware max value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the top of the range inclusively See also Hardware Min Max Value Auto accommodation Edit Bitfield Bit Edit BitField Range Settings 7 x Name eit Trace Color Cancel Name Enter a name for the bitfield bit Hardware Min Max Value Auto accommodation If you change the hardware min and or max values for a channel range VenueMagic will automatically adjust other ranges to accommodate the ranges you entered to prevent overlap and gaps in the ranges This can often lead to unpredictable results if you e
80. Window This will not change the name of the file itself b The other fields are non editable and are self explanatory Click the a button to play the file Video File Properties Only Available for VenueMagic DMX AV and above This dialog window is displayed when you double click on a video file in the Video Folder of the Project Window Mame vM Demo er 01 Path C Users 4dminDocuments videos M Demo Ver O1 avi Duration 41 22 secs Format Yil video file Size 251 48 MB z E Cancel Name Enter into this field what should be displayed for the video file in the Video Folder of the Project Window This will not change the name of the file itself The other fields are non editable and are self explanatory Click the button to bring up a special Video Playback window with controls for previewing the video Timelines Timelines are at the heart of VenueMagic operation It is here that you produce your show by placing audio clips lamp effect clips and event clips and organizing them into synchronized playback Anyone who has had experience with timeline based video or audio editing software will find VenueMagic timelines simple and intuitive to use In addition your VenueMagic installation includes a number of tutorial videos to help you come up to speed quickly Clip Time Play Range Time Timeline Timeline Display Marker Track Control wN Panels Track Area E
81. a particular type at once Scrub Tracks Check which track types for which timeline scrubbing is enabled Scrub a timeline by moving the timeline cursor while holding the SHIFT key down Playback scrolling Select how the timeline will scroll during playback e Scroll timeline after playback Timeline remains fixed and time cursor moves left to right during playback When playback stops timeline is shifted to include where the time cursor stopped e Do not scroll timeline Timeline remains fixed and time cursor moves left to right during playback When playback stops timeline does not shift Post playback Select time cursor behavior following playback cursor action e Return to last start position Time cursor returns to the position it was at when playback was last started e Return to playrange start Returns the cursor to the beginning of the play range e Remain at stop position Time cursor remains at stopping point after playback Timeline Audio Options Timeline Options if Show audio level graph Volume level Move the slider to set the main volume level for the timeline 0 scaling 100 Show audio level When checked the audio level bar graph at the bottom of the timeline is graph shown Uncheck to hide it Hiding it can improve timeline execution speed and performance Timeline Lamp Options Timeline Options f x Timeline Playback Audio Lamps Extemal Control Synching Securty 4 gt Lamp level s
82. a port from the list select it then click Remove You can enable disable the port by checking un checking the box to the left of the Port name Setup Serial Port This window lets you setup a serial communications port for use by VenueMagic This information is dependent on the hardware you will be communicating with Consult the manual that came with your hardware for the proper serial communications settings Port name Type in any unique name for the port By default it will be the name of the port selected in the Connect using field Connect using Shows a list of all available serial ports on you computer Select the one you would like to use Baudrate Data bits Parity Stop bits Flow control Enable input Setup Input Commands Test Setup UDP Port Select an appropriate baud rate from the list Select the number of data bits required 4 8 Most hardware will require this to be set to 7 or 8 Select the option for parity check If you re unsure leave it at none Select the stop bits 1 1 5 or 2 A value of 1 is most common Select the flow control handshaking mode for communications None is the most common selection Check this box to enable serial input from the selected port Click this button to bring up the Serial Inout Commands window Click the Test button to make sure you can open your serial port Note A successful test only tells you the serial port on your computer is setup and
83. ab Timeline Synching Options Only Available for VenueMagic DMX AV and above Specified features available only in VenueMagic SC and above This window sets up VenueMagic to sync to various external sync sources For more information see Synching VenueMagic Timelines to an External Clock Source x Timeline Playback Audio Lamps Extemal Control Synching Securty_4 gt Syne source Main clockMaster sync track MIDI LTC Hold Sync Source Stop and end of play range Drop out action Broadcast VMNet sync Continue on main clock Continue at last speed Channel f For 55221 Select the source of VenueMagic synching e Main clock Master sync track Select this option to instruct VenueMagic to sync to Its main clock or to the master sync track if one is selected see Master Sync Audio Track e Other Select from the list of available sync source types and click Setup to open the setup window for the selected type see Synching VenueMagic Timelines to an External Clock Source Check this box if you would like the timeline to stop at the end of the play range If left unchecked timeline will wait for sync source to return the time to within the play range and run the timeline starting at that time Select how VenueMagic should handle timeline playback If sync source were to drop out while the timeline is playing e Continue on main clock Timeline continues to p
84. acing it into the Cue List Run Timeline Event General Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Event type Run Timeline Flashing Event name Run Timeline Marker shape E enanas I Trigger on post event start time 4 Enable playback Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Run Timeline event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button Trigger on post event start time Enable playback Lock clip into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Run Timeline Event Properties
85. ack Audio Track Audio Properties Audio Track Properties x General Audio Envelopes Extemal Control Notes Select audio output Primary Sound Driver T Enable track clip sound fx s Reverb Chorus Hanger Gargle Select audio output Available in DMX AV and above only Select an audio output device from a list of those currently installed on your computer All audio clips playing in this track will output it sound to the selected device This setting default to the audio output device selected in the Audio tab of the Setup Devices window Mute track Mutes track during playback Functions identically to the mute button on the track panel Enable track clip Enables sound effects for clips on track The list below allow the sound fx s enabling disabling of individual sound effects for the track By default all of these are checked Audio Track Envelope Properties Audio Track Properties General Audio Envelopes Extemal Control Notes Show Envelopes max 10 Pan Volume Select which envelopes in the track are to be shown in the track It the number selected exceeds the maximum specified in the Timeline Options window other envelopes will be deselected starting with the least recently selected envelope Click the Set Color button to set the color that the envelope will be displayed in the timeline and the Envelope Editor window Audio Track External Control Properties Audio Trac
86. ady Hone 45 1 UPOS Joystick 1 U Asis Position Unavailable None 45 7 WPOS Joystick 1 Y Ass Position Unavailable None 45 1 POV Joystick 1 POY Angle Ready None 45 71 BTN1 Joystick 1 Button 1 Ready More 45 71 BTH2 Joystick 1 Button 2 Ready None J5_1_BTN3 Joystick 1 Button 3 Ready None 45 1 BTN4 Joystick 1 Button 4 Ready Hone J5_7_BTNS amp Joystick 1 Button 5 Ready More 45 7 _EBTHE Joystick 1 Button 6 Ready Hone Input 45 1 BTH Joystick 1 Button 7 Ready None Settings 45 1 BTHE Joystick 1 Button HE Ready More 35 1 BTH9 Joystick 1 Button 9 Ready Mone Clear Input J5_1_ETN10 Joystick 1 Button 10 Ready Hone settings Select input device Select a source device for external input This version of VenueMagic supports e DMX Input see DMX Device Setup VenueMagic DMX AV only MIDI Input see MIDI Device Setup Virtual Sliders Virtual Control Surface VCS Joystick up to 15 VenueMagic Classic and DMX AV only Keyboard key down 100 key up 0 VenueMagic Classic and DMX AV only Other input sources will be included as they become available Device input group Input channels on some devices are divided into groups Select the group that applies Process Data Check this box is you would like to perform additional processing on this input Then click the Setup button to open the Data Processing window This functions differently from nout Channel Settings window in that the settin
87. ain and offset but before scaling out with the Control as speed box unchecked and see what happens The following parameters are available to fine tune the Control as speed feature Sensitivity External ctrl Rest position Threshold Adjusts how sensitive the output speed is to movement in the joystick 100 is for high speeds 1 for very slow If you would like control the Sensitivity parameter using another external input check this box Then click the Select button and select an input and set a threshold value See Selecting External Input Devices Understanding Threshold Values Most joysticks send values that range from 0 100 with a rest position when you let go of the joystick that is technically at 50 Here is were you tell VenueMagic what level is should be interpreted as the rest position The default of 50 should be fine in nearly all cases While is rest position many usually cheaper joysticks tend to chatter This means that they move back and forth between levels even though you are not touching it The Threshold value specifies how far the joystick has to move away from rest position before it is no longer considered at rest The default of 0 5 usually works fine Note Do not confuse this with the threshold value used for triggering as described in Understanding Threshold Values Understanding Threshold Values Some VenueMagic External Control settings require a Threshold value
88. al timeline markers let you mark location in the timeline that you can return to later To insert a marker right click in the timeline scale and select Insert Marker gt General Timeline Marker Settings x Label Drum Solo 1 Set Marker Color Cancel Notes Beginning of first drum solo Brum Solo 1 Beginning of first drum solo Now insert a label and some option notes for the marker You can also select a color for the marker by clicking on Select Marker Color When you move the mouse cursor over the marker it will display the label for about a second followed by the label and the notes together You can also add markers at the current time cursor position by hitting Ctrl M If this is done during playback markers are added without displaying the Timeline Marker Settings window To move to a timeline marker right click in the timeline scale and select Goto Marker E D 5 54 1 Insert Marker Delete Marker Select All Markers Marker Settings Goto Marker Begin Fade out Chorus 1 Drum Salo 1 Verse 1 Verse 2 Linking Markers to Timeline Clips Both general and teleprompter timeline markers can be linked to an audio video lamp control or event clip on the timeline When linked the markers will always follow the clip when moved Follow these steps 1 Select all markers you would like to link to a timeline clip 2 Right click on the timeline click to link to and select Lin
89. al treaties The Software may include security measures designed to control access and prevent unauthorized copying and use You agree not to interfere with any such security components ESG Inc permits you to download install use or otherwise benefit from the functionality or intellectual property of the Software only in accordance with the terms of this EULA Use of any third party material included in the Software may be subject to the terms and conditions typically found in the party s own license agreement 3 COPYRIGHT MUSIC LIBRARY All music included with the Software audio library is copyrighted by ESG Inc It is included in the purchase price and is intended solely for use with the Software and for no other purposes Unauthorized reproduction of music content is strictly prohibited 4 SOUND EFFECTS LIBRARY The sound effects library contains both copyrighted and non copyrighted material It is provided as is solely for convenience and is not included in the purchase price of the product ESG Inc also provides for downloading the sound effects library as a separate component free of charge 5 THIRD PARTY COPYRIGHT This Software may be used to reproduce materials It is licensed to you only for reproduction on non copyrighted materials materials in which you own the copyright or materials you are authorized or legally permitted to reproduce If you are uncertain about your right to copy edit replay or use any material you sho
90. all virtual fixtures that have been created in the User Fixture Library Edit Click Edit to bring up the Edit Fixture Settings window for the selected fixture From here you can rename the fixture and channels as they appear in the Virtual Fixtures list Remove Removes selected fixtures from the list Redirect The redirect features lets you assign virtual fixture channels to actual MIDI messages Select a fixtures with channels you would like to redirect to MIDI then click Redirect to bring up the Redirect Virtual Fixture Channels window Edit Fixture Library A shortcut to open the User Fixture Library for creation of new virtual fixtures Select Fixture List Select Fixture X Dimmer Fack BitField Lamp LightningTriggerChannel Lamp MyFixture Lamp MyVirtualFixture4 Lamp New Fixture Lamp New Virtual Fixture Lamp Virtual GB Lamp virtual GBZ Lists the virtual fixtures that have been created in the User Fixture Library Select the fixtures you would like to add to the Setup Virtual Fixtures window and then select how many copies of each fixture you would like to add Then click OK Redirecting Virtual Fixture Channels to MIDI Virtual fixtures are meant primarily to function as a link between lamp track level control and external inputs see Selecting External Input Devices However they do offer an additional feature that allows them to be redirected to MIDI messages giving VenueMagic the ability seamlessly control
91. also record time information directly from the timeline rather than use its own clock Stopping or pausing recording will also have the same affect on timeline playback Record Controls Actual recording of DMX is managed by the record controls Record Pause and Stop The Record time window shows the current record time in hours minutes seconds hundreths format Record Pause stop Starting Record Recording starts immediately when the Record button is clicked The Record button then turns into the Pause button If Synch to editor is checked the timeline currently in the editor begins playing starting at the last time cursor position When recording starts the Record time is reset to zero turns green and begins running forward to report the current time as it is being recorded in the profile If Synch to editor is selected Record time will not reset to zero but will instead show the current playback time of the timeline currently being edited Pausing Record To pause recording click on the Pause button formerly the Record button This will stop the Record time which starts flashing between gray and green until recording is resumed or stopped The Pause button also turns back into the Record button which can be clicked to resume the recording Stop Record Click the Stop button to stop recording This will bring up a file browser so that you can tell VenueMagic where to store the recorded profile Importing Profiles from ASC
92. amp Preview Window Master Syne Track Label Library Time Display Playlist Track Name Timeline Virtual Control Surface pena Edit Font cone soy Hee Screen Select a VenueMagic window The tem list will be filled items that can be modified Item Select an item to change Edit Font Modify the current font for the selected item as desired Project Notes Various items in VenueMagic include a tab or field to insert notes Enter anything you like into these fields as they are there to help you keep track of you thoughts as you put shows together Timeline Options Timeline Playback Audio Lamps Extemal Control Notes Main timeline controls all lamps directh but uses events to trigger solenoid sequences User Fixture Library VenueMagic Classic and above only VenueMagic s fixture library includes hundreds of fixture profiles from various manufacturers and it is constantly being added to However you may from time to time desire to use a fixture that is not currently part of the installed library VenueMagic s User Fixture Library allows you to enter your own fixture profiles and use them in your projects as easily as you would fixtures from the installed library Profile information for specific fixtures should be available from the fixtures manufacturer and will be required for entering fixtures into the library In the main menu select Tools gt User Fixture Library to bring up the User Fixt
93. an be dragged into the view Strategies for Mapping VenueMagic Fixtures to Capture Polar VenueMagic provides a number of tools and features designed to help simplify the process of using Capture Polar to visually display VenueMagic playback The most time consuming part of this is of course mapping fixtures in the VenueMagic project to the fixtures in the Capture Polar project and vice versa Below are some examples of how the Map Fixtures to Visualizer window can be used to accomplish this in different situations Example 1 Adding VenueMagic fixtures to map to existing Capture fixtures If you already have a completed Capture Polar project that you want to control with VenueMagic follow these steps 1 Print out a list of all the fixtures in the Capture project see Capture Polar manual for more information on how to do this 2 Locate the fixtures in the VenueMagic database and add them to the VenueMagic project see Add Fixtures Note some of the fixtures you need may not be available in the VenueMagic library You may add them yourself using the User Fixture Library or request a fixture from support venuemagic com 3 Use the Map Fixtures to Visualizer window to map VenueMagic fixtures to capture fixtures Example 2 Adding Capture fixtures to map to existing VenueMagic fixtures If you wish to add fixtures to a Capture project to map to an existing VenueMagic there are a couple of approaches Approach 1 Best for large nu
94. an greatly simplify the fixture mapping process DMX Address Patch Matching The Setup Dmx address patch matching group sets up patch matching action that occurs when OK is clicked Select Match VenueMagic to Visualizer and all of the VenueMagic fixture DMX channels will be changed to matched those of the Capture fixtures they are mapped to Again this matching occurs when the window is closed by clicking the OK button It will not continue to match automatically If you do not want DMX address matching select Don t change patching Add Fixture to Visualizer Fixture name ColorSpot 1200 AT M1 What VenueMagic calls the fixture i Manufacturer Robe visualizer equivalent What G apt ure Fixture name ColorSpot 1200 AT cal Is the fixtu re Manufacturer Robe This window lets you assist Capture in adding a fixture to Capture s Console Patch window based on a VenueMagic fixture In the Visualizer equivalent section enter the Capture equivalent of the VenueMagic fixture name and manufacturer displayed in the top section of the window This must be entered exactly as it appears in the Capture fixture library VenueMagic will remember the substitution so that the next time you wish add this fixture to the Console Patch window it will be automatically loaded with the previously entered fixture name and manufacturer equivalent for that fixture Click OK and the fixture is added to Capture s Console Patch window from where it c
95. an identical fixture this task is easy However if the two fixtures are quite different VenueMagic may need some additional help In List 1 you will see a summary of all of the fixture replacements that were assigned in the previous screen Select one of them and List 2 will be populated with VenueMagic s best guest as to how the individual channels should be replaced In most cases VenueMagic will do a pretty good job However if changes need to be made you can click and drag channels on the right side of this list to line them up with different channels on the left This is of course subject to certain rules For more details on how to modify channel replacements see Selecting Track Channel Replacements which functions similarly After you have verified and perhaps corrected channel replacements for channel click Finish Mapping Fixtures to Capture Polar 3D Visualizer Available in Classic and above VenueMagic supports interfacing to the Capture Polar 3D Visualizer versions 2 8 11 and above Before doing this you must setup this feature in the Project Visualizer Settings window If this feature is enabled in the Edition of VenueMagic you are using an additional Visualizer button appears at the bottom of the Add Fixtures window Remove Edit Visualizer Universe 7 y Fixtures 10 Channels 240 Click on this button to open the Map Fixture to Visualizer window Map Fixture to Visualizer Window This window
96. ancel TSDim3 T54Lamp T5Dim4 TS52Lamp TSDimd TS3Lamp TSDim5 TS5Lamp TSDim5 7 S6Larnp TS5pots 757Frornt Copy to FIRST handle Curve type Linear Copy to LAST handle W Copy at time cursor The Snapshot Channel Levels box will list all of the channels controlled by the Level Control Check those channels you wish to snapshot Check the Copy to FIRST handle box if you wish to copy the captured channel values to the first handle in the Level Control s envelope that corresponds to each channel This option is available only to the first Level Control effect on the track In addition to this only channels with the starting source level set to Start level of first lamp effect will be copied Uncheck this box if you do not want to copy any channel values to the first handles Check the Copy to LAST handle box if you wish to copy the captured channel values to the first handle in the Level Control s envelope that corresponds to each channel This option is always available and will copy all channels controlled by the Level Control effect Check the Copy at time cursor box if you wish to insert new handles with the captured channel values at the current time cursor position This option only available if the timeline time cursor is inside the Level Control effect The Curve type box lets you select the curve type that will be associated with the captured points Select from Step Linear and Spline see Envelope Editor
97. and Volume envelopes are at the top level and any configured sound effect envelopes are organized by Effect Effect Channel Example Figures Rule 1 Rule 4 Envelope Plot Area Envelope Curve Envelope Handle The Envelope Plot Area shows the following Desired envelopes and handles when checked in the Envelope Tree Elements of other tracks audio graph envelopes for tracks checked in the Track List Showing other tracks helps you synch the handles in this clip to what s going on in other tracks The Envelope Plot Area allows you to do the following Click and drag an envelope handle to move it with the plot area Double click on an envelope curve to add a point to it Right click on an envelope and select Delete Handle s to delete it Click anywhere in the plot area except on a handle and drag a selector box to select multiple handles Then you can drag them all together If the Update lamps while editing F function is enabled sliding a handle up and down will affect the associated channel in real time Functions only if clip is a Level Control lamp effect Additional rules and considerations A handle cannot be moved beyond the handles before and after it This will be enforced even if multiple handles are selected The first and last handles of a clip cannot be moved horizontally along the time axis The first handle of a Level Control envelope cannot be moved at all This is because it s l
98. ange max Range min jo Range max 100 Set Variable Event VMNet Properties Setup VMNet remote event x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes W Send to VMNet remote With Send to VMNet remote checked the Set Variable event is routed to a VMNet server on the network by way of the selected client see VMNet Project VMNet Settings and will not be executed on the local computer Set Variable Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Set Variable Event Notes Enter notes about event Set Variable Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Set Variable Event notes Set Routing Group Event Changes the current Channel Routing Group Set Routing Group Event General Properties Set Routing Group Event Properties ed General Event YMNet Conditions Notes Event type Set Routing Group Event name Set Routing Group Marker shape E diia Trigger on post event start time e Enable playback T Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Set Routing Group event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a rang
99. apportioned among the several States which may be included within In edit mode the teleprompter window functions as a typical text editor with standard settings and features such as e Text font size and color e Horizontal vertical justification e Horizontal vertical margins e Background color e Cut copy paste text e Import standard txt or formatted rtf text files The teleprompter editor serves two main purposes 1 Editing fixed text see Fixed vs Dynamic Text 2 Editing and exporting dynamic text to timeline teleprompter markers see Exporting Text and Formatting to Teleprompter Markers Edit Mode Toolbar aja se Fejz M BB Below is a Summary of the edit mode toolbar button functions Button Function al Erase editor contents Import text txt or formatted rtf files Note Formatted rtf files can be created by document editors such as WordPad and MS Word Al Standard cut copy and paste functions F Set font of selected text Brings up text font setting window ml Set color of selected text Brings up color selection window P Set editor background color Brings up color selection window Applies teleprompter s current format settings to all teleprompter markers in currently loaded timeline Select horizontal alignment of selected text left center or right H Inserts a teleprompter marker into the currently open timeline at the location of the time cursor
100. at the sync source is doing When sync is enabled the timeline control panel adds additional synching information r A Sync Source MBT Start Offset MBT 1 01 000 3 01 000 0 01 00 87 Sync Source MBT Current sync time based on MIDI clock counts When the timeline play button is pressed this field will flash green until MIDI clock signals are received at which time it will remain solid green sync Source MBT start Offset MBT 1 01 000 1 03 000 Start Offset MBT The start offset entered into the Start offset M B T field above When the MIDI clock signals are being received this field will flash green until the Sync Source has reached this value at which time it will remain solid green How MIDI Clock Synching Works There are essentially five MIDI messages sent by your MIDI device or application that the VenueMagic timeline will respond to Song Position Commands a start position for playback within the song VenueMagic will respond by moving the time cursor to the designated time MIDI Start Indicates that synching is to begin at time 0 Immediately followed by a MIDI Clock message MIDI Stop Indicates that synching is to stop No clock messages are received afterwards until a MIDI Start or MIDI Continue is received MIDI Continue Sent to start synching after a Song Position message is sent Acts the same as MIDI Start except playback is not rest to time 0 Followed immediately by a MIDI Clock messa
101. ause they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Multi Event Event Properties Fin Event Event Propertis General Event Conditions Notes Show sub events in Event Status window I Run Timeline Run Timeline Capture Show 1 Midi Out Midi Qut 1 Msgs Cue List Command Cue List Command Stop all Add Remove Edit tl Adding Removeing and Editing Events in the List Insert events into the event list by clicking Add to bring up the Select Event window Select the desired event click OK then setup the event Events are added to the list show the name of the event in the Event Name column and a brief description of the event settings in the Type column You can change the name of an event by first selecting the eve
102. available only as an external input source From the main menu select Devices gt Variable Table to open the Variable Table window Variable Table i x esrriptig Start Val Redirected Number of timeline to play Counts looping of Attract ti Counts looping of Attracti ti Router preset slider 1 Router preset slider 2 PresetSlider3 Router preset slider 3 To add a variable to the table click Add to create a new variable and bring up the Variable Properties window Variable Properties Window x Variable name PresetSlider 1 Router preset slider 1 Variable name Enter a name top uniquely identify the variable Description An optional description of the variable Startup value Enter the value that will be automatically to the variable when VenueMagic first starts up The variable will retain this value until it is changed by a Set Variable Event or by a Channel Routing Groups changed if the routing group is setup to do so Redirect to Check this box and any value assigned to the variable will be redirected to a MIDI channel Click Select to bring up the Select MIDI Message window This feature is mainly intended to function with the Channel Routing Groups feature As such the number assigned to the variable is expected to be in the range 0 100 and will be re scaled to a value between 0 and 127 before being sent as a MIDI message Virtual Fixtures Only available for VenueMagic SC and above Virtual fixt
103. ay of the most recent MIDI messags received over the default MIDI input device see MIDI Device Setup Capture Midi Message Waiting to capture one of the following MIDI messages Controller Cancel MIDI Start MIDI Stop Monitor Midi Note OF Note On Fitch Wheel Program Change Song Position Channel Laptured No message captured Click OK to capture the currently displayed message and send it back to the Select MIDI Message window Click the Monitor Midi button to bring up the MIDI Monitor window MIDI Out Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions MIDI Out Event Notes Enter notes about event x General Event Conditions Notes Midi Out Event Notes Multi Event Event The Multi Event event executes multiple events at once Multi Event Event General Properties Multi Event Event Propertie eno General Event Conditions Notes Event type IN Event Event name Mutti Event AR Set Mak Color Marker shape _ ina s er Trigger on post event start time 4 Enable playback Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Multi Event event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips bec
104. ayback begins and will remain in the list even after the timeline has become inactive playback stops Events for inactive non playing timelines can be removed from the list by either clicking the Refresh List button or by closing the timeline The Show events from checkboxes filter which event sources are represented Watch Inputs VenueMagic DMX AV and above only Select Tools gt Watch Inputs from the main menu to open the Watch Inputs window Watch Inputs a Ad f x th VARS PresetSlider 1 Set Var zig O n UL o This handy little debugging tool lets you monitor selected external inputs in real time Its operation is really quite simple Click the Add button to bring up the Select External Control window and select an external input The selected input is added to the watch list Click Remove to remove selected items from the list The Edit button brings up the Select External Control window for the selected watch item so that you may change other functions available in that window Changing Variable Table Values If the selected watch item is a Variable Table variable you can click the Set Var button to open the Set Variable Value window From here you can enter a new value to be assigned to the variable For convenience the Event Status window can remain open while you are doing other things with your project Set Variable Value Enter a new value for the selected variable and click OK
105. blank The list displays the fixture model type and the number of channels the fixtures contains Show fixtures for device selects the device the fixture is associated with The available options are DMX Fixture is a DMX fixture Virtual Fixture is a virtual fixture see Virtual Fixtures Adding a Fixture Click the Add button to bring up the Add New Fixture window Add New Fixture x Fixture name MyNewFixture Fixture type Lamp kd Enter a name for the new fixture usually the name given by the fixture s manufacturer and then select a fixture type If you re not certain of the fixtures type leave it at the default Lamp This field is mainly for your benefit and has no effect on how VenueMagic will interpret the fixture Click OK when you re done and the new fixture is added to the list Editing a Fixture To edit the name or type of a fixture already in the list click the Edit button A similar window will appear Edit Fixture Information Fixture names must be unique to the associated manufacturer Removing a Fixture Click the Remove button to remove selected fixtures from the list You may remove a single fixture or multiple fixtures by selecting them in the list Removing a fixture also deletes all associated channels associated with that fixture Copying a Fixture You can copy a fixture along with all of its channels and channel range settings by clicking Copy to bring up the Copy f
106. ble Boolean operation ano Value 1 source Compare operation Value 2 3 A condition is simply a comparison between two numeric values These values can either be a variable and a number or two variables A variable is defined here as any input available in the Select External Control window In the sample window above a condition is setup that is only true after the Variable Table variable AttractCnt1 is greater than or equal to 3 AttractCnt1 was previously setup to be incremented by a Set Variable Event to count the number of times a specific timeline perhaps a looped one was run This condition is true only after the timeline has run or looped 3 or more times Comparison type Select whether the condition comparison is between a variable and a constant or between two variables Boolean operation Once this condition has been evaluated it will be applied to the other conditions in the list The selections are AND Result of true only if this condition is true and the result of all previous conditions in the list is true OR Result is true if this condition is true or the result of all previous conditions in the list is true or both XOR Exclusive OR Same result as OR operation except in the case where both this condition and the result of all previous conditions is true In this case the result is false NOP No operation Selecting this operation is a good way of removing a condition from
107. box Uncheck to show all fixtures for all manufacturers Filter by fixture type Check this to filter the fixture library by fixture type in the adjacent selector box Uncheck to show all fixtures types Main User Library Use these selectors to choose which library is currently displayed in the Fixture Library list Select Main library to display the fixture library that came with the VenueMagic installation Select User library to show fixtures that have been entered into the user fixture library See User Fixture Library Fixtures that were dragged over from the user library are shown displayed as a lighter shade of blue in the Fixture Placement Window Fixture info Displays information about the fixture currently under the mouse cursor Name user selected name Fixture manufacturer name for fixture Type type of fixture Address switch settings Graphical display of the address switch settings for the fixture currently under the mouse cursor Remove button Remove selected fixtures from window Edit button Edit fixture settings see Edit Fixture Settings Show universe Select which DMX universe is currently displayed in the Fixture Placement Window The number of universes available depends on which version of VenueMagic you have installed Fixtures Shows how many fixtures are in the window Channels Shows how many fixture channels are in the window Cut Copy and Pasting Fixtures Common clipboard functions are avai
108. button and chose an external Range min Range max input device to control the timeline playback speed Since external inputs normally return values ranging from 0 100 it is necessary to rescale that range if we desire to adjust the timeline speed to a value greater than 100 Use the Range min and Range max settings to do this Example if Range min were set to 50 and Range max to 100 then the 0 setting on and external input i e if a slider is set to zero position would correspond to 50 playback speed and 100 on the external control would correspond to 200 playback speed When sync is enabled the timeline control panel adds additional synching information Speed Factor 0 00 49 87 Percentage of real time speed timeline is currently running at 100 normal time Synching to MIDI Clock You can sync a VenueMagic timeline to an MIDI device or application that can send MIDI Clock messages Base BPM 120 Cancel Time signature E Top E Bottom Start beat M B T 1 01 000 Sync to Start synch on MIDI Clock 24 ppa MIDI Start message MIDI Tick 10 mSec First MIDI Clock message MIDI input device Select from currently connected MIDI input devices from which to receive the MIDI Clock message Base BPM The base beats per minute for the MIDI Clock message This should match the BPM setting in the MIDI device or application sending the clock You
109. caling Pe l Tum off lamps after playback Lamp level scaling Set the lamp brightness level scaling for the timeline 0 100 Turn off lamps after When checked all timeline lamps are set to level zero at the end of playback playback Unchecked lamps remain at last level when playback ends Note only Dimmer and RGB channels are affected by this feature All other channel types will remain unchanged see Fixture Channel Types Ease in on Check this option to force an ease in period when a playlist is run or playback stop stopped Rather than causing channels levels to jump immediately to Available in the start level of the timeline it will gradually blend from its current levels VenueMagic SC and to the start levels over a specified period above only Ease in time secs Specify the ease in period in seconds Available in VenueMagic SC and above only Timeline External Control Options This dialog window lets you configure a timeline s playback controls to be controlled externally i e MIDI device or VCS Timeline Options Timeline Playback Audio Lamps Extemal Control Notes Threshold MIDI_O1_NTOF_O08 i Trigger Stop on extemal source Threshold MIDI_16_CTRL_054 select 50 lf Trigger Rewind on extemal source Threshold MIDI_12_NTON_054 select 0 Trigger Play on Check this box to enable external control of the timeline s Play button external source Click o
110. channel with multiple subchannels e Fixture channel group e Items with the Y icon cannot be selected This is to prevent duplication of channels within a single track applies to Lamp Tracks only e Checkbox rules for different functions Lamp Tracks Checking the checkbox for any item in the tree will select that item and all child items associated with it Lamp Preview Any item can be selected individually without Window affected the selection of other items Channel Router Only one item at a time can be selected Other items are automatically deselected e The Uncheck All and Show Selected buttons behave accordingly for all functions Group Builder Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above The Group Builder lets you combine multiple fixtures channels and even other groups into a singles group VenueMagic offers a variety of group functions that simplify lamp control for large numbers of channels with similar functions Group Builder Select Fistures Channels in Group z T5Dim3 2 T5Dim Select Groups in Group Group Of All mberll 3 Group List O OS alBluel O AlBushTreeLights O AlLampsU O AlLightsU OA alMinis Os 2AllRedt O a BassBealll TSDimb 2 CDi CDima B2Dimb B1iDim B3Dimb 2 ON Spot_250 2 T2Dimi0 2 B4DIM3 2 T3Dim11 2 T4Dimle 2 O4Channel 2 Mega Flash_DhMox lt PAR_LED Jr z P R_LED Jr 1 Check All Uncheck All Special Control gr
111. cturer The fixture manufacturer Univ Which DMX universe the fixture is associated with Chn The current DMX base address Chns How many DMX channels are in the fixture Mapping Fixtures You can map the fixtures from one list to the other by following these steps 1 Select a VenueMagic fixture in the top list 2 Select a Capture fixture to map to in the bottom list You re done Repeat those steps to map other fixtures The Capture fixture bottom list is color coded to help keep track of how things are mapped Select Visualizer fixture to map to Auto update selection Mapped fixtures ColorSpot 2S00E AT ColorSpot 2500E AT Mapped to currently Arena Theatre Fresnel 1 1 1 00026 Arena Theatre Fresne Selecon 1 2 1 selected 00027 Arena Theatre Fresnel Selecon 1 3 1 00028 Arena Theatre Fresnel Selecon 1 a 1 Ven ueMag ic fixture 00029 Arena Theatre Fresnel Selecon 1 5 1 gt top list A dark green highlight shows Capture fixtures that are currently mapped to other VenueMagic fixtures Light green shows which Capture fixture is mapped to the currently selected VenueMagic fixture Fixture mapping is one two one If you select a Capture fixture that is already mapped to a different VenueMagic fixture the highlight will turn yellow and the mapping will not take place Click Re map to force a re mapping of the selected Capture fixture to the currently selected VenueMagic fixture 00026 Arena Theatre Fresnel
112. cutively You can also apply the format of the currently opened marker to all teleprompter markers in the timeline by clicking on the 5 button see below Below is a summary of the teleprompter marker editor button functions Button Function al Erase editor contents Import text txt or formatted rtf files Note Formatted rtf files can be created by document editors such as WordPad and MS Word Al Standard cut copy and paste functions Set font of selected text Brings up text font setting window Sl Set color of selected text Brings up color selection window Set editor background color Brings up color selection window Applies this marker s current format settings to all teleprompter markers in the timeline yal SL Select horizontal alignment of selected text left center or right Opens Teleprompter Marker Settings window Teleprompter Marker Settings x General Vertical Alignment Top Bottom Center Left right margin jo Top bottom margin fo 4 I Open teleprompter if closed Close teleprompter Vertical Alignment Select the vertical alignment of all text in the marker This will only take effect when sent to the teleprompter during timeline playback Select from top bottom and center Bottom and center alignment works best if the teleprompter displays only a single page of text Left right margin Adjust the left and right margins of t
113. d blue respectively This assignment is made for you automatically Color Wheel Gobo Wheel and Selector Channels For these channel types the function and appearance of the Channel Selection Subchannel Settings window is changed Rather than showing subchannels it now shows DMX level ranges and their associated settings Color wheel selections Add Remove Edit t y Dim Fade Green Magenta Greene Blue Light Blue Red TH rl Melle Adding Level Ranges The best way to add selection ranges to a channel is to do it all at once using the bottom half of the Add Fixture Channel window If done this way the Channel Selection Subchannel Settings window is pre loaded for that channel with HW ranges that are event divided Later you can go back and edit the names and ranges However if you find yourself needing to add another level range then click on the Add button to bring up the Add Range Settings window This window is slightly different for each channel type Add Color Wheel Range Add Color Wheel Range Settings x Mame MyColo Trace Color Dirmmer tader a Colorwheel color CUSTOM Hardware min value 255 Hardware max value a Cancel Name Type in a name for the color Dimmer fader When checked this range acts like a dimmer In other words a lamp effect can vary the level within the range When unchecked only the center point of the range is used by fixture For exam
114. d channel from the recorded channel list simply drag it back over to the profile channel list Click OK to perform the importing Notice that as you drag a profile channel over to the recorded channel list it is removed from the profile channel list This is because you cannot import a single profile channel into more than one record channel The Load Profile Channels window is used with the following import functions Importing to Level Control Effects Profiles can be loaded into selected channels in a level control effect see Level Control Setup Recording Properties Importing to Envelope Editor The Adjust Envelope Window can import profiles directly into envelopes in the Envelope Editor Importing to a Timeline Profiles can be used to auto populate a timeline with profile data with one or multiple channels per track see Auto populating a Timeline from a Profile Not all of the settings in this wndow are available to all import functions The table below lists each button setting a description of its functions and when it is available le le le le le lo 5 Replace channel names Set Envelope Color Moves all profile channels to record channel list in order from top to bottom filling in the unused record channels Move all profile channels back into the profile channel list Moves selected profile channels to record channel list in order from top to bottom filling in the unused record channels starting with the first
115. d on the local computer Set Routing Group Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Set Routing Group Event Notes Enter notes about event Set Routing Group Event Properties F General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Reset Event Group Event Resets all manual mode event triggers of the specified group See Event Trigger Settings Reset Event Group Event General Properties Reset Event Group Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Event type Reset Event Group Event name Reset Event Group Marker shape Trigger on post event start time W Enable playback Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Reset Event Group event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback
116. ddress Add Fixtures Select Fixture DM Channel Mapping Fixture info JV Filter by manufacturer Aiweidy y TT E Filter by fixture type Barral Head y 12345678910 A 4 2025 Moving Head 4 2028 Moving Head 4 2029 Moving Head 4 2068 Moving Head 4 2078 Moving Head 4 2858 Moving Head 4 2869 Moving Head 4 640 RGB Lamp 4 641 RGB Lamp 4 642 RGB Lamp 4 643 RGB Lamp 4 649 RGB Lamp 4 660 LED P64 RGB Lamp 4 661 LED RGB Lamp 4 662 LED RGB Lamp 4 789 Lamp 4 806 Scan Head 4 808 Scan Head 4 816 Scan Head 4 818 Scan Head 4 820 Lamp 4 836 Lamp 4 839 Lamp 4 848 Moving Head Mainlibrary User library Edit Show universe fi Fixtures 7 Channels Now let s review what VenueMagic did while importing the foreign timeline into your project 1 Fixtures used by the timeline were added to your fixture libraries if they didn t already exist 2 You selected fixtures in the current project to replace fixture references in the foreign timeline 3 VenueMagic suggest channel replacements for each fixture replacement which you verified or modified 4 VenueMagic modified foreign timeline with the fixture and channel replacements 5 Fixtures that were not assigned a replacement were added to the project Importing VenueMagic 2 0 Timelines and Playlists from another Project Timelines created in VenueMagic 2 0 cannot be imported with fixture references because they do not include the necessary information in
117. e The higher the slider value the lower the acceleration Try experiment with different setting testing them with the Test slider until you find one that best suits your situation This should not be confused with the ease in out functions associated with the Timeline Lamp Options and the Project Options which are independent and not related to the Calibration window ease in out function Note Please review the VenueMagic End User License Agreement which limits Entertainment Sciences Group Inc s liability with respect to damage to equipment arising out of the use of VenueMagic products Copy and Paste Settings You can copy the settings of a selected channel into another channel by doing the following 1 Select the channel you wish to copy settings from 2 Click the Copy button 3 Select the channels you wish to paste settings to hold down the Cirl key to select multiple channels 4 Click the Paste button Additional Functions Revert Restore calibrations settings for a selected channel to the values it had before being selected Reset Restores calibration settings to their default values of Low 0 Mid 50 and High 100 Filter by Select the channel type to filter the channel list by or select All to chow all channels Zero All Levels Sends a zero level command to all channels Not available in SC Does not affect calibration settings Invert level Tells VenueMagic to invert any level command sent to the sel
118. e added to a specific track only once Furthermore groups in the Group folder cannot contain fixtures also found in the Fixture folder nor can the Fixture folder contain channels already in the Channels folder Put simply There can be no duplicate channels within the same track Fortunately VenueMagic keeps track of all that for you so you don t have to worry about it VenueMagic prevents you from breaking the rules To select remove channels fixtures and groups to be included in the track click on the Select Channels button to bring up the Select Channels window Click the Settings button to show the Lamp Track Channel Settings window You can also add channels fixtures and groups to a lamp track by dragging them over from the Fixtures and Channel Groups folders in the Project Window Lamp Track Channel Settings Lamp Track Channel Settings q x Fixed value Cancel O Current level at timeline start Starting level source Start level of first lamp effect Start level jo Merge mode Default Starting level source Specifies the initial level of a channel in the track when the timeline starts playback from the beginning e Fixed value Channel starts with the level specified in the Start level field e Current level at timeline start Whatever level the lamp is currently at when the timeline begins playback is where it will start This is useful when you want one timeline to continue where another
119. e Serial Port Output Event Event Table Only available for VenueMagic SC and above Open the Event Table window by selecting Events gt Event Table in the main menu Events Disable events when window is dosed Ww Run Timeline Chase 2 Run Timeline Flashing Manual Grp 2 Play Audio Evil Sorcerer mp3 Edge Reset Event Group Level Events in the event table function identically to events in an event track The big difference is that while event track events conditionally trigger at a specific time in a timeline events in the event table will trigger the moment a condition is true You can also setup events in the table to trigger periodically at a specified time interval To add an event to the list click the Add button This will bring up the Select Event window Select the event you would like to add and click OK and the Event Properties window will appear for the selected event Setup the event just as you would an event on a timeline You will notice an additional tab in the Event Properties window that does not appear for events in timelines The Trigger tab is specific to events in the event table and offers for control over how and hoe often an event will trigger see Event Trigger Seitings below The Edit button will bring up the Event Properties window for the selected event The Remove button will remove selected events from the event table Check the Disable events when window is closed box to prevent the ev
120. e of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Set Routing Group Event Properties Set Routing Group Event Properties xX General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Select routing group ll Select the routing group to be selected when this event is triggered If this event is setup as a VMNet remote event a selection will not be offered Rather the user will have to enter in the name of the remote variable manually Set Routing Group Event VMNet Properties Setup VMNet remote event Set Routing Group Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes ox Caca He With Send to VMNet remote checked the Set Routing Group event is routed to a VMNet server on the network by way of the selected client see VMNet Project VMNet Settings and will not be execute
121. e that represents SMPTE frames Identifies a character that can be anything The the string can be anything and should be ignored 2 Characters inside parenthesis i e indicate that this character can be one of several different characters that should be treated the same Example that VenueMagic should expect either a colon semi colon or period 3 All other characters specify what VenueMagic should expect at that position in the string 4 Terminate the format string with the percent character Example The string below would tell VenueMagic to expect two hours digits followed by a colon then two minutes digits a colon and then two seconds digits followed by either a colon semi colon or period This is followed by two frame digits hh mm ss VMNet Synch A VenueMagic timeline can sync to another VenueMagic timeline running on a different computer connected to the internet This feature provides unlimited possibilities as one might guess The timeline to be synched to must first be designated a VMNet Time Code Source by checking the Broadcast VMNet sync box in the Timeline Synching Options window Then setup the timeline to be synched in the VMNet Sync Setup window below VMNet Sync Setup x VMNet sync channel 1 E Start offset 00 00 00 00 VMNet Sync Channel Must be set to the same channel as the source timeline Start Offset The start offset entered into
122. eMagic s library of over 100 sequences Parenthetically to the right of the chaser program name is additional information about the sequence e Nlamps where N is the number of lamps the sequence was designed to accommodate If you have more lamps than specified the sequence will repeat every N lamps e N beats where N is the number of beats in this sequence In other words the sequence will repeat every N beats Sample An animated sample of the currently selected chaser sequence The cell names consist of letter number combinations that specify e Letter A B C etc lamp beat within the sequence e Number 1 2 3 etc repetition of sequence within the track channels Enable auto beat Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above sync Enable the auto beat sync feature for this lamp chaser Checking this box is the first step to automatically synchronizing a lamp chaser to the beat of an audio file see Lamp Chaser Auto Beat Synchronization Advanced Opens the Advanced Auto Sync Settings dialog window button Show beat Displays chaser sequence beat markers on the lamp chaser clip in the markers timeline Even when enabled beat markers will not show if the timeline display time range is too large e Auto beat sync enabled e Auto beat sync disabled Speed Move the slider to set the chaser speed in beats per minute You can also enter a BPM value manually in the adjacent field Active only when Auto b
123. eat sync is not checked e Tap Check this box and the chaser will follow the beat tapped into the Beat Tapper All other speed settings are ignored e Env Checking this box will enable envelope control of the chaser speed The envelope value 0 100 will vary the chaser speed between 0 BPM and the value set in the speed field e Ext Check to enable external control of the speed Behaves similarly to envelope control Once enabled external control must be setup in the Lamp Chaser External Control Properties window Brightness Functions similarly to the Speed setting except brightness control is active regardless of whether Auto beat sync is checked or not Lamp Chaser Channel Order Properties Lamp Chaser Properties x General Setup Channel Order Extemal Control Notes Drag to change channel order D4Channel Level1 Al A2078 Color1 Channel Level BI A2078 Color O4Channel Level3 cl A2078 Position Pan D4Channel Level4 D1 A2078 Position Tilt 02Channel Levell n A2 A2078 Speed D Channel Level B2 A2078 Efect A2078 Prism A2078 Ins A2078 Prism_Rotation A2078 Shutter A2078 Gobo_Rotation A2078 Focus A2078 Gobo1 A2078 Gobo A2078 Color hd If your chaser lamps are flashing out of order you can reorder them by dragging them around the Chaser Channel list For explanation of the codes in the Sequence Seq column see Lamp Chaser Setup Properties If you don t want a channel included in the chaser s
124. eceived data blue MainVolume 45 CR MainLampLevel 100 CR Command sent unTest red Activity monitor Command entry i unTes Send i Pause Clear list Show raw data Close The activity monitor shows data received in blue and commands sent from this window in red To send a command out the serial port click in the command entry field to show the cursor and then enter the command To send the command hit the Enter key or click on the Send button Select port Select the serial port to receive data from Pause Pause the display Clear list Erases the contents of the display Show raw data If unchecked single serial command strings see Serial Inout Commands terminated by a carriage return lt CR gt are displayed on their own line as they are received String is not displayed until lt CR gt is received If checked all data is displayed as received Control characters are shown by their ASCII mnemonic inside square brackets See Serial Event Properties for a list of ASCII mnemonics Send Transmit to the selected serial port the command entered into the command entry field After a command is sent the command entry field is cleared Event Status VenueMagic SC and above only Gl Event status ls eee Oms TRUE Triggered El Passed TRUE Mailing Oms TRUE Triggered Refresh List n H E E ri ri ri Fr ri Tr E ri KI f Tapper BPM Set Variable Snow Htm
125. econds to be displayed in the timeline Tracks per page Enter the number of tracks to display on a page Max envelopes shown per track Auto adjust play range bar Snap to clip edge Snap to grid Grid spacing Sets the maximum number of envelopes that can be displayed in a single track If a track contains many channels gt 50 the screen refresh begins to slow down notably This setting is to reduce clutter on the screen and to speed up screen refresh This number will affect the number of envelopes that can be checked in the Lamp Track Envelope Properties dialog window Enable disable auto adjust play range function for Play Range Bar With this feature enabled clips being dragged will gently snap to the start and end times of other clips on the timeline This makes it much easier to line clips up precisely Enable disable snap to grid feature Enter the desire grid spacing If the time display format is SMPTE this field shows frames Otherwise it shows seconds Timeline Playback Options Timeline Options C Retum to last start position Retum to playrange start Remain at stop position Play in aloop Name in Cue list Play Tracks Play timeline in a loop This is what will be displayed in the Cue column when the timeline is run in the Cue List Check which track types you wish to be active during playback Normally these should all be enabled but it is occasionally desired to disable all tracks of
126. ect None This list show all of the parameters associated with the selected variation type Select the one you wish to modify Parameter value Change the value of the selected parameter by moving the slider or by entering the value directly into the field Set parameter Most of the lamp effects will allow you control certain parameters using with envelope envelopes Check this box to enable envelope control of the selected parameter Ext ctrl Lamp effect parameters can be also be controlled in real time by an external input To enable this check this box then click Select to bring up the Select External Control window Set parameter with envelope F Be eni 5_1_ZPOS Checking this box also disables setting the parameter with an envelope Ending lamp Some lamp effects use a random value generator to create its effect This value means that the final channel level at the end of the clip is unpredictable Set this value 0 100 to force the final channel level to the desire value Lamp Effect Click this button to bring up a help window specific to this lamp effect Help Built in Lamp Effect Channel Order Properties Some lamp effects use the channel sequence number to vary the effect such as in the Pan Wave and Tilt Wave effects This makes channel order important Rearrange the channel order by dragging them in around in this window x General Settings Channel Order Notes Drag to change channel order Dim
127. ect both the chaser clip and the audio clip click on one to select it then click on the other while holding down the CTRL key to select both 7 Right click on the chaser clip and select Sync Chaser BMP This will bring up the Sync Chaser Beat dialog window For now just click OK After a few seconds you should see a message that looks like this VenueMagic 2 0 You are now synched up and ready to go Auto Synching Problems VenueMagic will do the best it can to detect the beat of the selected music and sync to it If the music does not have a clearly distinguishable beat or if the beat is erratic or changing VenueMagic may not get it exactly right It may not be able to find the beat at all in which case you will see the message VenueMagic 2 0 E A Unable to detect beat If VenueMagic has trouble finding the beat you may try some or all of the following 1 Try breaking the music into sections by inserting a different chaser clip for each section This is especially useful for songs that change tempo a lot 00 01 10 13 00 01 45 19 00 Li L i i Li Li 1 Li 1 I i Li 1 1 Li amp Chaser Chaser _17 Synched st 10 Lamp Chaser OF Lamp Chaser Chaser _17 Synched st 52 85 bpon The beat detection function searches for the most prominent beat across the length of the music corresponding to the chaser clip and applies it to the whole chaser clip It will not detect and sync to tempo changes along the same c
128. ected level so that a value of zero corresponds to full on and 100 corresponds to full off Inversion takes place before scaling so that the set min and max levels are not affected Channel Routing Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above Control channels or group of channels from an external source External sources include MIDI input and the Virtual Control Surface VCS Edit Routing Group List Add OM 00 001 _O4Channel Level Default Unassigned gt Edit OMe 00 00 _O4Channel Level Default Unassigned gt OMe 00 003 _O4Channel Levels Default Unassigned gt DM 00 004 _O4Channel Level4 Default Unassigned MIDL O1 CTRL_OOS DJ Spot 250 Position Parn Default SliderB ank2 MIDI 01 CTRL_OO6 42025 Position Pan Default SliderB ank1 MIDI_O2_CTRL_OOS DJ Spot_250 Position Tilt Default SliderB ank2 MIDI O2 ETRL_008 42025 Position Tilt Default SliderB ank1 MIDI O3 ETRL_008 Dw Spot_250 Color Default SliderB ank MIDI 03 ETRL_008 42025 Color Default SliderB ank1 MIDI_O4_CTAL_oog DJ_Spot_250 Gobo Default SliderBank2 nelle osai EA MIDI_04_CTRL_008 42025 Gobo Default SliderBank1 Enable override MIDI OS CTRL_OUS DJ Spot 250 Selection Default SliderB ank q Ctrl MIDI O05 CTRL_OOS 42025 Shutter Default SliderB ank1 MIDI_O5 CTAL_oog 42025 Level Scale SliderBank To add a channel route click on the Add button to bring up the Add Channel Route dialog window Likewise you can remove selected channel s b
129. ed However in this mode the button really serves no purpose except for looks and will remain dark see Preloading Cues Check this box to make the selected file play in a loop With this box checked only one instance of this cue can run in the cue list If this cue is already running in the cue list attempts to cue another instance will be ignored Check this box to make the selected file Automatically start playing when the project is loaded Select how you wish this cue to be played Your choices are essentially background or foreground A background cue plays uninterrupted until it ends or is stopped by the user or an event You can simultaneously play as many background cues as you like A foreground cue plays until another foreground cue with the same number interrupts it and takes its place There are ten foreground cues available numbered 1 through 10 A foreground cue will only interrupt another foreground cue with the same number An additional foreground cue called Foreground All will interrupt any foreground cue regardless of its number Foreground All cues can also be interrupted by any other foreground cue Background cues do not affect foreground cues and vice versa This is what will be displayed in the Cue column when the file is run in the Cue List This will override the Name in Cue list settings in the Timeline Playback Options and Playlist Playback Options windows Cue Button Level Properties Cue Button
130. ed by the foreign timeline that are not included of the current project Add Fixtures From Timeline x The timeline you are loading was created in a project other than the curently loaded project In order to load this timeline Venue Magic will first need to add the fixtures listed below to Universe 1 COLOFbark LED_AGB 2 derrito gee DimmerRGB project click Next MyColorKey My New Focture 1 My New Ficture mn ca mo At this point if all you want to do is add those fixtures to your project simply click on Finish and you re done Suppose however that you don t own some or all of the fixtures in this list and you need to replace them with similar fixtures that you do own If this is the case then click Next and you will see the following Select Item Replacements f x 1 This list shows fixtures in the imported 2 This list shows shows project fodures that timeline that can be replaced by fodures inthis can replace the imported fodure curently project Select a fiture in this list and then selected in the list on the left if you wish to check the fiture or fodures to replace it within import the selected fodure rather than replace the list on the right do not check any replacements C 46HP_LED 3 Channel Mode Auto Spot 150 2 Auto Spot 150 COLORbank_LED_RGB_2 u ee DimmerRGB O Auto S5pot_150 1 MyColorkey8 O COLO Fpalette27 My New Fixture 1 My New Ficture 3 When you have fini
131. ed from the screen as desired by selecting them in the View menu By grabbing the gripper bar they can be moved and docked to any part of the main screen Arrange the toolbars how you like them and VenueMagic will remember their position The toolbars are Project Window Contains all the project folders Also includes the Open File Window Lamp Preview Window Real time display of lamps and other channel information Cue Control Window Contains the cue list and the programmable cue buttons Virtual Control Surface Programmable sliders for controlling a variety of VenueMagic functions VenueMagic also supports two documents types Timelines Layout the performance of combined music sound effects lamp control events etc Playlists Organizes audio files and timelines for sequential playback VenueMagic Main Menu File Edit View Insert Project Events Timeline Clips Devices Tools Help cal B or a seal ay SS 2 15 mm e Ee EES efes Eo Bafes Es The main menu changes depending on which type of document i e timeline or playlist is currently shown The following tables briefly describe the function of each menu option in the main menu If there is an associated button in the toolbar that will also be noted File Menu Menu item toolbar Description New Timeline MM Creeteanewimelins MON a elaine cl Save E OE A Save currently displayed timeline or playlist under a different name
132. ed in the Load Profile Channels window 2 Required fixture channel s are added to new lamp track s 3 A level control effect is added to each new lamp track 4 Profile data is loaded into level control effects as specified in the Load Profile Channels window Recording DMX Input Output Data to a Profile Available in SC and above only VenueMagic will let you record DMX input from and DMX input device or the DMX output from a timeline playback and put it into a profile file In the Main Menu select Tools gt Record DMX to bring up the Record DMX window Recording DMX Input Record DMX X DMXIM_001 DIMXIN_002 M Output to universe fi O omxam_003 DMXIN_004 Synch Eo editor 4 omxim_005 Description M OMIM _o06 Enter a description for the recorded data up C DMxIN_ 007 to 255 characters Comxin_o03 M DMxXIN_oo9 Dormxam_o10 Domximn_ 011 Check All Uncheck All Under Select source select the Default DMX input option to setup recording from the default DMX input into a profile This option is only available if a DMX input has been configured in the DMX Device Setup window Next select the DMX channels you would like to record by checking the corresponding box in the Select record channels list If you wish to route DMX input to its corresponding DMX output channels check the Output to universe box then select the universe you would like to output to Output will be sent to the
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134. eel A special case of the Selector type designed to deal with gobo selection Motion Any channel that deals with a single channel of Motion XY Motion PT Motion XY 16 Motion PT 16 Motion PT Motion 16 Reserved RGB Selector Speed Time Duration Time Interval motion Composite of two motion channels in a scan x y head that can work in coordination with each other to make circles for example Further divided into subchannels X and Y Similar to Motion XY type but deals with pan tilt heads Further divided into subchannels Pan and Tilt Same as Motion XY but takes two DMX channels for higher precision Same as Motion PT but takes two DMX channels for higher precision Similar to Motion XY type but deals with pan tilt heads Further divided into subchannels Pan and Tilt Same as Motion but takes two DMX channels for higher precision For channels that have no purpose but have been reserved by the manufacturer for one reason or another Defines an RGB Red Green Blue composite channel RGB channels are further divided into three the subchannels Red Green and Blue Any channel that uses a range of values to select a lamp function For channels that set the speed of a lamp function For channels that set a time duration for a lamp function For channels that set a time interval for a lamp function Fixture Channel Merge Modes You may wish to control a single fixture channe
135. end that you click Yes to this message Replacing Track Fixtures Select Item Replacements X 1 This list shows the track fiture you selected 2 This list shows project fixtures that can to replace Check the fodure s to replace it replace the track fixture to the left This list with in the list on the right only shows fodures currently not included in the track Accu Scan 250 LI COLORbank_LED Generic DO COLORbank_LED RGB COLORbank_LED RGB_1 OD COLORbank_LED RGB 3 When you have finished selecting replacements for the fixture click Next to fine tune your replacements on the channel level al Next gt Sie Cancel Help If a track fixture was selected to be replaced then the Select Item Replacement wizard appears as above with the selected fixture on the left and a list of available fixtures not currently attached to this track on the right Check the fixture in the list on the right that you wish to replace your selected fixture with and click Next VenueMagic will also allow you to select multiple fixtures to replace a single fixture effecting splitting the fixture up After clicking next the Selecting Channel Replacements window comes up Selecting Track Channel Replacements Select Channel Replacements x 1 The list to the right shows all of the fodure replacements you yuparay selected on the previous page UM Select a replacement to show a list of fodure channel replacem
136. ent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Play Audio Event Properties x General Event Conditions Notes Audio file CA Users Admin Documents WenueMagic Audi Master volume 100 Name in Cuelist Evil Sorcerer Play looped Play one only E Audio file The path of the file that will be played when the event is triggered Click Browse to bring up a file list You can select any selected Wave wav MP3 mp3 Windows Media wma or MIDI mid file The selected file does not have to be included in the Audio folder of the Project Window Master volume Enter a value 0 100 for the master volume applied to the file during playback Name in Cuelist Enter the name that will appear in the Cue column of the Cue List while the audio file is being played Play looped Check this box to play audio file in a loop Play one only If this box is checked the event will not play the audio file if the same file is already playing in the Cue List Play Audio Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Play Audio Event Notes Enter notes about the event Play Audio Event Properties x General Event Conditions Notes Play Audio Event Notes Run Timeline Event The Run Timeline event will execute any timeline that is part of the current project by pl
137. enter Bottom and center alignment works best if the teleprompter displays only a single page of text Debugging Tools MIDI Monitor Real time monitoring and displaying of MIDI data from the default MIDI input device see MIDI Device Setup This window is activated by selecting Tools Monitor MIDI in the main menu bar Monitor Midi Messages Channel 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Midi Message Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Controller Data Field 1 Controller Controller 23 Controller 3 Controller 23 Controller 23 Controller 23 Controller 23 Controller 3 Controller 23 Controller Controller 23 Controller Controller 23 Controller Data Field 2 Pr Pause Clear list Pause Pauses adding of MIDI messages to the list Clear list Clear all MIDI message from the list DMX Output Monitor This window provides real time monitoring of DMX levels being sent out to the default DMX interface Only currently assigned channels are shown Monitor DMX Channels COLOR palette Strobe COLOR palettes RGB1 Red COLOR palette AGB Green COLOR palettes AGB Blue COLOR palettes AGB Red COLOR palette AGB Green COLOR palettes AGB 2 Blue COLOR palettes RGB3 Red COLOR palette RGB3 Green COLOR palette AGB 3 Blue COLOR palettes AGB 4 Red COLOR palette AGB 4 Gree
138. ents in the list below 2 The list below shows how channels within the fodure will be replaced WenueMagic has done the best it can to recommend the best channel replacements You can make changes to this by dragging the channels into the desired order Click Finish when you re done Unassigned channels gt The Select Channel Replacements window shows two lists List 1 on the top shows the selected fixture on the left side and the fixture chosen to replace that fixture in the Select ltem Replacement window on the right If multiple fixtures had been chosen as replacements then there would be a list item for every replacement Click on the replacement item in List 1 and you will notice that List 2 on the bottom is filled with suggested channel replacements across the two fixtures If you don t like VenueMagic s suggestions you can select and drag items on the right side to lined them up with the desired replacements on the right Unused channels on the right are placed below the assigned channels in the section labeled Unassigned channels VenueMagic color codes the items in the list as follows Mapping is across identical channel types For example a channel of type dimmeris mapped to another channel of type dimmer The mapping is across different but technically compatible channels An example of this would be mapping a dimmer channel to a gobo wheel channel Mapping is illegal This occurs when you attempt to map a
139. ents table from activating as soon as the window is closed This will prevent events from triggering unexpectedly The event table can be enabled manually by selecting Events gt Enable Event Table in the main menu When enabled the table will constantly scan through the events triggering them when the specified conditions are valid Select Event Window x Select the type of event to add to the event table Click OK and the properties window for the selected event will come up Event Trigger Settings Event VMNet Conditions Triggering Notes Trigger mode Edge reset when condition goes false Level reset every update interval Manual reset manually by group Update interval ms fioo Trigger group Event table events offer additional flexibility when it comes to how the event is triggered Trigger mode Trigger group The trigger mode is actually more concerned with how an event resets itself after it has been triggered An event is triggered when the specified condition set in the Conditions tab becomes true A triggered event must be reset before it is able to trigger again The following options are available Edge Once an edge trigger has been triggered it can only be reset when whatever condition caused the trigger becomes false For example if an event condition cases the event to trigger when a Virtual Slider goes above 50 the trigger will automatically reset when the slide
140. eplace the fixture curently in this list and then check the fiture orfodures selected in the list on the left to replace it with in the list on the right O 04Channel L 45HP_ LED Par_4CH L 45HP_LED Par_6CH DO 45HP_LED Par_7CH O Accu_Fog_1000 O BitFodure 3 Click Net to fine tune your replacements on the channel level Finish Cancel Help This Select Item Replacement Wizard steps you through the process of replacing a fixture in the Add Fixtures window List 41 on the left shows the fixture selected for replacement List 42 on the right shows all of the fixtures currently included in the Add Fixtures window In List 42 check the fixture you would like to replace the fixture in List 41 and click Next Select Channel Replacements y x 1 The ist to the right shows al ee ER of the fixture replacements you sue reer selected on the previous page eaRussaRan Select a replacement to show a list of fiture channel replacements in the list below 2 The list below shows how channels within the fixture will be replaced VenueMagic has done the best it can to recommend channel replacements You can make changes to this by dragging the channels into the desired order Click Finish when youTe done To be replaced by drag rows to reorder lt Back eee Help In most instances VenueMagic will be able to remap the individual fixture channels automatically If you are replacing a fixture with
141. equence drag it into the Excluded Channels list When a lamp chaser is first added to a lamp track or when more channels are added to the track the chaser will automatically exclude all channels except dimmer and RGB type channels see Fixture Channel Types If you actually wish to include these channel types you will need to drag back into the Chaser Channel list yourself Click the Reorder by DMX Address button to reorder the channels in the lamp chaser by DMX address This is useful if you have rearranged fixtures in the Add Fixtures window and would like to quickly rearrange the chaser s channel order It is also useful if you need a quick way to reset channel ordering to the default Lamp Chaser External Control Properties Lamp Chaser Properties General Setup Channel Order Etemal Control Notes Chaser Speed extemal source MIDI_O1_NTOF_014 Chaser Level extemal control source MIDI_O1_NTOF_041 OK Cancel Help Chaser Speed external External control of lamp chaser Speed function Click Select source button to open Select External Control dialog window External control will scale the chaser speed between 0 bpm and the speed set in the Lamp Chaser Setup Properties window External control of the speed must be also enabled in the same window Chaser Level external Selects external control of chaser lamp level Functions similarly to source Chaser Speed external source above Lamp Chaser Notes Enter notes
142. er it s cumbersome if you want to precisely place multiple handles in multiple envelopes For more sophisticated envelopes VenueMagic provides a graphical envelope editor Open the envelope editor by right clicking on the desired clip and selecting Edit Envelope Envelope Time Plot Area Cursor Plot Scale Track List 4 Edit Envelope Level Control Envelope Tree Color Bar p Cavetpe 144 ac 2 26 79 Bae 0 02 26 79 C Linear Time Range value Select Spine 0 027646 47 97 Gobo Shakes OK Cancel Playback Time Cursor Envelope Control Position Editor Toolbar Envelope Editor Items Envelope Tree Lists all envelopes available to the clip For an understanding of how the tree is organized see Envelope Tree Organization The tree functions as follows e Check the box beside the envelope s you wish to display in the Envelope Plot Area e Checking the box beside a folder will check everything inside the folder as well e Select an envelope to bring it to the front so that you can edit its handles You can also do this by clicking on the envelope curve in the plot area e Select an RGB or Position folder to activate Multi Channel Handle Mode e Select an envelope and click Set Envelope Color to set the color of an envelope curve If the current clip is a Level Control lamp effect then the envelope color will also be the color of the channel level line shown between clips e Click Check All or Uncheck All bu
143. eral models of DMX interfaces Each device has its own set of drivers and control functions Check the device s you are currently using with VenueMagic If you are not using a device leave it unchecked Setup Devices x Audio DMX Midi Supported Devices Select devices you would like to support VM USBDMX 01 Enttec Open DMX USB Enttec DMX USB PRO DMX4ALL Velleman Ke062 L ArtNet O MyDMX DASLight SIUDIG Se al Communications As support for other devices is added to future versions of VenueMagic DMX or non DMX it will appear in this list If a device requires some setup select the device then click the Properties button For information about serial communications see Serial Port Output For more information about the DMX interfaces VenueMagic supports please see our website at www venuemagic com dmxsupport Selecting External Input Devices The Select External Control window is used by all VenueMagic features that require the selection of an external device Select External Control 2 x Select input device Joystick Interface Device input group Joystick 01 Cancel If Process data Pealing 100 Dfiset 0 lt Setup Capture enabled W Select input channel Mame JoystickChammel Status Scaling 45 1_PO5 Joystick 1 Ars Position Ready Hone J5 1 POS Joystick 1 Y Ass Position Ready None Joystick 1 Z Axis Position 0 501 00 45 1 APOS Joystick 1 A Asis Position Re
144. es before shutting down Select Save automatically and changes will be saved on exit with no user interaction With Abandon changes selected any unsaved changes will be abandoned when the application shuts down Auto save every Check this box to activate the auto save feature then select between 1 5 10 30 and 60 minutes Auto save only occurs at the designated interval if no timelines are running Export profile file when Check this box to automatically generate a profile saving timelines file each time a timeline is saved The exported file will have the same path and name as the original but with a vcp extension Project Lamp Settings x Editor Lamps Quality VMNet Notes Ease in Settings The project ease in setting sets how many seconds it will take to execute a Lamp off function Main Menu Devices gt Turn Lamps Off Rather than sending all channels immediately to zero or rest position see Calibrate Lamps you can check the Ease in lamp off commands box and set the Ease in time secs value which will cause channels ease to the zero position over the number of seconds provided Project Quality Settings Only Available for VenueMagic DMX AV and above Project Options j x Editor Lamps Quality VMNet Notes Lamp control quality This setting gives you some control over the VenueMagic update cycles based on the needs of your application High update rates are more prec
145. et Settings and will not be executed on the local computer Run Timeline Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Run Timeline Event Notes Enter notes about event Run Timeline Event Properties i x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Run Timeline Event Notes Set Tapper BPM Event The Set Tapper BPM event will change the current beats per minute of the VenueMagic beat tapper Beat Tapper Event General Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Evert type Set Tapper BPM 120 Event name Set Tapper BPM Marker shape Up down pointer Trigger on post event start time 4 Enable playback T Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case itis a Set Tapper BPM event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event
146. etc will remain in synched the audio on the master sync track Only one at a track can be a master sync track Enable this function for any audio track in the Audio Track General Properties window A master sync track is identified by a different background color and the phrase Master Sync Track located in the track panel under the track name Audio Track Panel The Audio Track panel affects playback and editing of the audio track t Pin track to page Disable audio playback Solo play Lock track Track main volume Pin track to page Click this icon to pin this track to its current location on the page As you scroll the tracks up and down this track will remain fixed Disable audio Click this icon to mute the audio played by this track playback Solo play When enabled only this audio track will be active during playback No other audio track will play Lock track Lock track to changes Track main volume Adjust the volume of audio played on this track Double click on the uae icon or the audio track name to bring up the Audio Track Properties window Audio Track General Properties Audio Track Properties General Audio Envelopes Extemal Control Notes Track name Music Lock track Track name Enter the track name to be displayed in the track panel Master sync track Check this box to make the audio track a master sync audio track Lock track Check this box to lock out any changes to tr
147. evel is set by the last level of the previous clip or if there is no previous clip by the level set in the Lamp Track Channel Settings window Note If the desired envelope does not appear in the plot area make sure that it has been checked in the envelope tree Envelope Editor Multi Channel Handle Mode The Envelope Editor enters Multi Channel Handle Mode whenever an RGB or Position folder is checked and selected in the Envelope Tree In this mode you may add a multi channel handle by right clicking in the color bar and selecting Add Color Handle if an RGB folder is currently selected or Add Position Handle if a Position folder is selected In the following case an RGB folder was selected and a Color Handle was added to the color bar IIED BERENS EOS ARA AI de L J Color Sub handles Color Handle As seen in the figure above adding a single handle to the Co or Bar also added three additional color sub handles to the Red Green and Blue envelopes in the plot area Notice that these handles are triangular shaped rather then the square used by the normal envelope handles Click and slide the color handle left to right and the three sub handles move with it Now click and slide a sub handle in the plot area Note that you can only change its value by moving it up and down You cannot change its time These three sub handles are locked together in the timeline and can only be moved with the sub handle Yo
148. f times Once they have been set to repeat you cannot go back and change the repeat parameters Cut Copy and Paste You can also cut copy and paste selected events using the _cut copy iiia buttons When you paste copied events the event time remains the same however the date will be adjusted relative to the date currently selected in the display options section For example suppose you were to copy two events that occurred on the 15 and 16 day of the month respectively you were to set the display options to show events for the 20 day of the month and click Paste the two events will be pasted to the 20 and 21 days of the month respectively Note you cannot paste events prior to the current date and time Event List Display Options The event list display options lets you select which day or range of days are displayed in the event list II Date select calendar Show Today Show events for Day Display From range Ta 04 Apr 2010 06 Apr 2010 Date Select Calendar In the date select calendar click on the day you would like to display in the list You can also select several days by clicking and dragging the mouse pointer across multiple days EJ April 2010 e Bolded dates contain events Range of selected days As you make your selection the event list is updated with all events scheduled to trigger within the range Use the EN keys to select the displayed month Dates that
149. far better solution With cross fade back the sound clip actually cross fades back onto itself providing smooth transitions It can also be setup in seconds Cross Fade back Setup Double click on your clip on the timeline to bring up the audio clip properties dialog box and select the Audio tab Check the Enable cross fade back box then click on Setup CFB This will bring up the Setup Cross Fade back dialog box Fade out start Fade in end time adjust time adjust Setup Crossfade Back End of clip Start of clip Fade out start time 12 00 Crossfade length 0 00 Fade in end time 0 00 Segment Length fi 2 00 Notice that two clips are displayed one on the top one on the bottom These actually represent the beginning and end of the same clip The two timescales show time relative to their respective clips Click on and slide one of the clips towards the other Notice how they both move together This is how we overlap the clips Next click and slide the Fade out start time adjust arrow You will see the number Fade out start time field change This tells cross fade back function where to start fading out before the end of the clip Likewise you can adjust Fade in end time adjust arrow to setup where the fade in to the clips beginning will end Cross fade bar setup Crosstade Back x ok a _ Cancel Fade out start time i 0 28 Lrosstade length f 2a Fade in end time 1 33 segment Length 110 18 As you sl
150. formation on editing recorded data see Editing Recorded Data Serial UDP Port Input Output Only available for VenueMagic DMX AV and above VenueMagic lets you send customized synchronized messages over any serial communications or over UDP port on a local area network LAN It will also let you specify special input commands to allow external serial or UDP devices to command VenueMagic to send events or act as external control devices From the Supported Devices tab in the Setup Devices window check and select Serial Communications devices list and click the Properties button This will bring up the Serial Port List window Serial Port List Window Use this window to add or edit serial or UDP ports that can be used by VenueMagic Serial Out Events Serial Port List Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COM20 USB Serial Port COM3 USB Serial Port COM22 USB Serial Port COM22 Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COM20 Prolific USB to Serial Comm Port COM20 UDPPort UDP 192 168 1 104 6543 This list does not show all of the serial ports available on you computer Rather it shows only those ports that you have told VenueMagic you want to use To add a serial port to the list click the Add Serial to bring up the Setup Serial Port window To add a UDP port click on Add UDP to brin up the Setup UDP Port window To edit the settings an already added serial port select the port from the list and click Edit To delete
151. ge MIDI Clock Sent by controlling device at a rate of 24 pulses per quarter note VenueMagic uses the BPM and time signature settings to calculate beats measures and ticks As soon as the timeline play button is pressed the time cursor is set to zero and VenueMagic waits for either a Song Position or MIDI Start message at which time it will take the appropriate action as described above Synching to MIDI LTC You can sync a VenueMagic timeline to an MIDI device or application that can send MIDI Linear Time code messages MIDI LTC Sync Setup x MIDI input device Turtle Beach USB MIDI ixi Start offset 00 00 00 00 MIDI input device Select from currently connected MIDI input devices from which to receive the MIDI LTC messages Start offset Enter the start offset in hours minutes seconds frames When synching has begun the timeline will not start until this value has been reached When sync is enabled the timeline control panel adds additional synching information Sync Source eel 00 00 00 00 00 02 00 00 00 01 08 19 Sync Source Current sync time received from MIDI device When the timeline play button is pressed this field will flash green until MIDI timecode signals are received at which time it will remain solid green Sync Source Start Offset 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Start Offset The start offset entered into the Start offset field above When MIDI LTC messages are being received
152. gn DMX Universe window Assign DMX Universe 1 q xj YM USBDMX 0 110019036 USB lt gt Serial WEMC1 192 168 1 51 5555 OpenDmxUsb 0 This window lists all currently connected DMX devices and the number of universes it supports Select the desired device and click OK DMX Input Devices Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above VenueMagic will allow you to select a single installed device that can be used for DMX input Devices that are capable of DMX input are shown in the DMX input devices list Some devices such as the Enttec USB Pro can either do DMX input or output but not both If you have already assigned such a device to a universe in the DMX output universes list it will not be appear in the DMX input devices list unless you first unassigned it Likewise any such device selected in the input list will not be available for assignment to an output Devices capable of doing input and output simultaneously such as ArtNet are available in both lists Only one DMX device may be selected for input DMX input is available in the Selecting External Control window MIDI Device Setup Select the MIDI input and output devices to be used by VenueMagic Only one of each may be selected which will apply across all projects MIDI output is not available in VenueMagic Express setup Devices Audio DMX Midi Supported Devices L Mid Air Supported Devices Setup VenueMagic supports sev
153. gs here are associated with the item using the input rather than the input itself For example if this setting is used for a channel route only that route would be affected by settings Other channel routes that may use the same input are not affected Select input channel Here is listed all available input channels for the selected input device The list column headers adapt themselves to the selected device Pick a channel from the list and click OK Capture enabled Monitors the selected input device for input messages and selects the associated channel in the list When the proper channel is selected click OK Input Settings Brings up the nout Channel Settings window Reset Settings Resets any scaling setup in Input Channel Settings window Select input channel _ lf scaling has been setup for this channel the current settings are list Scaling column displayed here The format is Low Mid High where Low Mid and High are the settings in the Inout Channel Settings If the Invert level setting is enabled the above text will be preceded by the minus sign Low Mia High f no scaling has been setup then column will show the word None Input Channel Data Processing Data Processing X Cancel Scaling 100 Offset 0 Set channel processing for an input channel for a particular item such as a channel route slider control etc The scaling and offset values will modify the inpu
154. gs window offers these merge modes that pertain only to the level commands for a channel sent by the associated track Default HTP highest takes precedence Add Scale Behaves a defined in the Edit Fixture Setting window The highest value among all the sources is output to the channel Adds in the channel level regardless of the merge mode set in the Edit Fixture Setting window scales the final result of all other sources going into the channel Acts somewhat like a master level control for the channel Select Channels Select Channels 3 0 Fotures Accu Fog 1000 DJ Sean 250 EX Accu Spot 300 Electra LED_DMx Mega _Bar_LED Punch LED Pro O RGE OS Red OS Green O Blue gt Color Macro Strobe S peed C Mode C Dimmes Cet SEED 03 Groups a2 Zone os Fone Fixture channel tree This window is used by VenueMagic functions that need the user to select one or more fixtures channels or groups These functions include e Adding channels to Lamp Tracks e Selecting channels to be displayed in the Lamp Preview window e Selecting output channels for the Channel Router The behavior of the Select Channels window adapts to the needs of the function that uses it In general it has two top level folders Fixtures which contain all fixtures channels and Groups which contains all user defined groups The following apply e Icon meanings Lamp fixture Lamp fixture channel or subchannel Fixture
155. haser clip Change the Minimum BPM in the Advanced Auto Sync Settings dialog window This value tells VenueMagic where to look for the most prominent beat This value defaults to 45 bom Many songs will apply a strong beat at the beginning of a rhythmic pattern which could confuse beat detection and give you a very low BMP 10 20 or even lower if this limit is set too low However in some cases the may be the only beat VenueMagic is able to lock onto Try lowering the number in degrees and testing the results You can then speed up the tempo by setting the Multiply by scaling value in the Sync Chaser Beat window In very rare occasions VenueMagic may be able to extract a beat from rhythmic patterns that occur above the actual beat of the song Change the Maximum BPM in the Advanced Auto Sync Settings to a higher value and see what happens You can then slow down the beat by setting the Divide by scaling value in the Sync Chaser Beat window Sometimes VenueMagic is able to identify the tempo BPM of the song but can t quite lock on to the precise beat Try varying the Beat lock margin value in the Advanced Auto Sync Settings window by small amounts ad see if it helps The beat detection functions works in two steps First it identifies a tempo based on the most prominent beat Then it tries to lock on to the strongest audio pulse in the vicinity of where it predicts the actual beat should be This helps adjust for minor usually i
156. he Lower threshold level before it goes back to 0 This effectively introduces a hysteresis effect To eliminate the hysteresis effect always set Upper and Lower to the same value Invert Level Check this box to vertically invert the selected envelope Reverse Time Check to invert the envelope left to right along the time axis Differentiate Performs a differentiation function to produce the derivative of the Original curve If the original curve plots position vs time the new plot will show velocity vs time Bypass Check to bypass all settings The original un modified curve is shown in the Envelope Editor Importing Profiles Import profiles into the currently selected channel of the Envelope Editor by click on mport Audio Profile See Importing Channel Data Profiles Importing Audio Profiles Import envelope of wav audio file directly into the Envelope Editor without first having to create a profile from an audio clip Click on Import Audio File and then select the wav file you would like to import If the wav file contains stereo audio the Import Audio File window will appear i Mix L R Select how you want the profile to be imported Left import just the left channel Right import just the right channel Both import both left and right channels as separate channels in the profile Mix import the sum of the left and right channels into a single profile channel Click Ok and the profile is imported to the envelo
157. he Serial Out event is used to send commands over a serial port to an external hardware devices such as a video controller switcher etc Serial Event General Properties Serial Event Properties a X General Event Conditions Notes Event type Serial Out Event name Marker shape Set Marker Color Up down pointer Trigger on post event start time 4 Enable playback Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Serial event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock t
158. he clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Serial Event Properties x General Event Conditions Notes SWITCH VIDEO 1 2 CRJAUDIO MODE 4 CR Select port Serial output string Select a serial port from the list of ports in the Serial Port List Window Enter a string that is to be output through the selected serial port when the event is triggered Special control characters can be enclosed in square brackets i e either as numerical values hexadecimal values preceded by the character or as ASCII mnemonics see table below Examples PLAYSTART String output 13 Special control character 13 CR SOd Special hex character Od also CR CR ASCII mnemonic ASCII Mnemonics Dec Hex Mnem Dec Hex Mnem 09 TAB 24 19 EM Oa LF 26 ia SUB Ob WI 27 1b ESC Od CR 29 td JGS e SO 30 te RS Serial Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Serial Event Notes Enter notes about event Serial Event Properties gy x General Event Conditions Notes Serial Event Notes Show HTML Event The Show HTML Event will open close a window for displaying HTML from a URL and HTML file or HTML text Only one HTML window can be shown at a time Show HTML Event General Properties Show Html Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Event type Show Html Event name Show Ht
159. he plot scale Changes as handle is dragged For precise time settings enter a time value into the field and hit Enter Enter the value in one of the following formats e seconds e mins secs e hours mins secs e hours mins secs frames SMPTE The value will automatically be converted the current time display format as set in the Envelope Editor Settings window Value of currently selected handle You can also enter a value into the field and hit Enter For envelopes associated with channels that select between multiple settings see Fixture Channel Types shows the current selection based on the handle value You can select a setting in this box which will cause the handle to move to the center of the selection range Current time value position of the mouse within the plot area Envelope Tree Organization The Envelope Tree of the Envelope Editor is organized according to the following rules see figures below for an example 1 If the associated clip as Level Control lamp effect clip then envelopes are organized by Fixture Channel Sub channel 2 Ifthe clip is built in lamp effect and some of the parameters have been configured to be set by envelope see Built in Lamp Effect Settings Properties then the envelopes are organized by Fixture Channel Sub channel Variation Type Parameter 3 For Lamp Chaser clips all envelopes are inside a folder called Chaser 4 For audio clips the Pan
160. he teleprompter Top bottom margin Adjust the top and bottom margins of the teleprompter Open teleprompter if Check this box and the teleprompter window will be automatically closed opened if not opened already when this marker is reached If unchecked the teleprompter will remain closed if already closed and the marker text will not be displayed Close teleprompter Check this box if you which this marker to close the teleprompter window Linking Teleprompt Markers to Clips see Linking Markers to Timeline Clips Importing Lyric LRC Files The teleprompter window is particularly useful for displaying lyrics to a song during playback Teleprompter markers can be placed at specific locations on the timeline to make sure the correct lyrics are shown as the song plays An alternative to manually adding teleprompter markers for each line of the lyrics VenueMagic will allow you import standard Lyric LRC files Lyric files are available from a variety of sources including the internet and include not only the lyrics for a particular song but also timestamps that specify where in the song different lines of lyrics should go If you have a lyric file for a particular song for which you have an audio file VenueMagic can import the lyrics using the following steps S Add the audio clip for your song to a timeline audio track see Audio Tracks Right click on the audio clip and select Import Lyrics This will open a file browser
161. ide routing with an external control Selecting external control is identical to selecting for general routing above Check this box if you would like to enable routing group navigation Then setup external control for source each of the following functions Next Group causes the activation of the next routing group in the list relative to the currently active group Previous Group causes the selection of the previous routing group in the list Last Group causes the activation the routing group that was active just before the currently active group was selected For instance if group A is selected followed by group C the Last Group function will restore A as the active group Channel Routing Groups Only Available for VenueMagic DMX AV and above lx Channel Routing Groups Routing Group External Control Add SliderBank1 IE SliderB ank2 Slider ank3 S 1 BTN14 Remove J J5_1_BTN15 Or I Enable external control for group Select Threshold 50 Cancel tp Channel routing groups enable you to enable disable multiple channels routes at a time This has many applications the most obvious of which is setting up slider banks where a limited set of sliders can control an unlimited number of channels simply by changing the slider bank The Channel Routing Groups window manages the routing groups available in a project Itis accessed by clicking on the Edit Routing Group
162. ide the time adjust arrows you will also see the number in the Cross fade length field change This is the actual period of time in seconds that the cross fade back will occur over Once you are happy with the cross fade length you move the start and end times together by clicking and sliding the Cross fade bar Test the cross fade back by clicking on the play gt button You can also change the scale of the display area using the al and lt buttons Setting up cross fade back may seem a little tricky at first Play with it a little and you will get good at it in no time Now close the Setup Cross Fade back and the audio clip properties dialog box Then resize the length of you clip Notice how you can make it any length now You will also see that cross fade lines have been added to show where cross fade back will take place Cross fade lines A A 020 jt pil Pr Adu AE dd il HS i CCAA LT Jil MM i hi lj HNN Jil Hie CON a Ma a Tene ene nt TT ith adai TT TT AD ui l AUU OA AN AUN ai ic fli i PANAN Audio Clip Notes Enter notes about the audio clip Audio Clip Properties Exporting Audio Clip Profiles VenueMagic SC and above only VenueMagic will let you extract a rough audio envelope to a profile file that can later be loaded into a Level Control lamp effect The overall effect is similar to the Audio Link lamp effect but you have the added flexibility of being able to edit the audio profile in the Envelope Edito
163. igger Stop on Identical in operation to the Trigger Pause on external source function external source Beat Tapper Control The Cue Control Window is also home to the Beat Tapper control As the name of this control implies it is used to establish a beat which is used to control the speed of Lamp Chaser effects that have been setup to follow it see Lamp Chaser Setup Properties To show the Beat Tapper control go to the main menu and select View gt Beat Tapper The Beat Tapper control will appear between the cue button are and the cue list Beat Tapper control There are three ways to tap in a beat 1 Tap in the beat by clicking with the left mouse button in the flashing BEAT TAP lamp on the Cue Control Window 2 Tap on the letter T key on your keyboard 3 Tap onan external midi controller key see Beat Tapper Settings Beat Tapper Settings Window Right click on the Beat Tapper control and select Beat Tapper Settings to bring up the Beat Tapper Settings window Beat Tapper Settings Scaling No scaling f Multiply by C Divide by Show BPR Iw Align to tap 4 Minimum tap BPM i M Use external tap source Threshold MIDI_O1 _NTON_O5 Scaling You can scale the beat before it gets to the Lamp Chaser effects This affects the chasers only while the flashing of the Beat Tapper control is unaffected e No scaling Do not perform any scaling of the tapped in beat e Multiply by Mult
164. il to comply with any of the terms and conditions herein and you shall promptly destroy all copies of the Software and associated documentation you possess Furthermore ESG Inc shall have the sole and exclusive right to immediately terminate this EULA and revoke your license to use the Software should you fail to perform any obligation required under this EULA or engage in activity that ESG Inc deems harmful to its well being This EULA takes effect upon your installation of the Software and remains effective until terminated The termination of this license does not limit other rights ESG Inc may have by law 17 COMPLETE AGREEMENT This is the entire EULA between ESG Inc and you relating to the Software and it Supersedes any prior representations discussions undertakings warranties communications or advertising relating to the Software VenueMagic Main Screen Main Menu Project Timeline Lamp Preview amp Toolbar Window Window CC Oe ee ee a O _______AA A ac s aa aO 4 TI cn gt AAA Ja ud RAT A Open File Window Cue Control Play List Window OF pe pet Dee fee Dee oe sroveg cias ss ins Aa Stent Time Cig Tae goog a Dw gt Virtual Control Surface VCS ba j Toolbar gripper The above figures show the elements of the VenueMagic main screen These elements fall into o x two categories toolbars and documents Toolbars can be added or remov
165. ill replace another you must also make sure that the individual channels in the fixture are replaced properly If you are replace a fixture with an identical fixture this task is easy However if the two fixtures are not the same VenueMagic may need some additional help In List 1 you will see a summary of all of the fixture replacements that were assigned in the previous screen Select one of them and List 2 will be populated with VenueMagic s best guest as to how the individual channels should be replaced In most cases VenueMagic will do a pretty good job However if changes need to be made you can click and drag channels on the right side of this list to line them up with different channels on the left This is of course subject to certain rules For more details on how to modify channel replacements see Selecting Track Channel Replacements which functions similarly After you have verified and perhaps corrected channel replacements for channel click Finish VenueMagic will then request that save the foreign timeline under a different name so that the timeline under the old name will belong to its original project If you do not wish to change the name just save it with the same name in Save As file window Now if you look at the Add Fixtures window you will notice that the new added fixtures have been assigned addresses and are displayed in a different color They will remain in this color until they are move to a different a
166. immer DMx_00_002 a 5 E Ea D4Channel Level3 Dimmer DMx_00_003 D4Channel Leveld Dimmer DM gt _00_004 4641 Strobe Dimmer DM _00_073 A641 RGB Red AGB Red DMx_00_074 4641 RGB Green RGB Green DM _00_075 4641 AGB Blue AGB Blue DMx_00_076 4640 Strobe_Light Dimmer DM gt lt _00_105 p A640 Dimmer Dimmer DM _00_106 4640 Color_Macro Dimmer Dmx _00_107 A640 RGB Red AGB Red DMx_00_108 4640 RGB Green RGB Green DM gt lt _00_109 s A640 RGB Blue AGB Blue DMx_00_110 g A640 Speed Speed DM _00_111 s 42858 Shutter Selector Dmx_00_112 A2858 Level Dimmer DMX 00113 y 6 4 2858 Color Color Wheel Dm lt _00_114 2858 Position Pan Pan DMX 00115 Low Midiv High Rest Enable Y tr Copy Paste Revert Reset Filter by fan z Invert level Calibrating Lamp Settings When setting up and programming lamps for a show there are a few things that should be kept in mind e It is not wise to frequently turn lamps on and off because it wears out the filament much faster reducing the life of the bulb The best thing to do is to select an off level that is still on but at a very low level e Itis unnecessary to run a lamp at 100 when a lower level is sufficient This also improves bulb life e Bulbs are usually non linear meaning that setting a level of 50 does not appear to turn the light on half brightness Use the Low Med and High to compensate for each of the above issues Use the Low and High sliders to set
167. inal values Playlist External Control Options This dialog window lets you configure a Playlist s playback controls to be controlled externally i e MIDI device or VCS Playlist Options Display Format Playback Default Clip Options if Trigger Play on extemal source MIDI_01_NTON_OO6 l Trigger Stop on extemal source MIDI_09_ATCH_103 I Trigger Move Next on extemal source Threshold MIDI_15_NTOF_070 Seed 50 e Trigger Move Previous on extemal source Threshold MIDI_13 CTRL_112 E Trigger Play on Check this box to enable external control of the Playlist s Play button external source Click on the adjacent Select button and choose an input source in the Select External Control window Since external controls input percentage values enter into the Threshold field the level the external input will have to send in order to trigger the button See Understanding Threshold Values Trigger Stop on Identical in operation to the Trigger Play on external source function external source Trigger Move Next Identical in operation to the Trigger Play on external source function on external source Trigger Move Identical in operation to the Trigger Play on external source function Previous on external source Playlist Notes Enter notes about Playlist Playlist Options Playlist Clips Double click on a clip item in the Playback List to bring up the Clip Properties window Playlist Clip General Properties Cli
168. ing VenueMagic Playlists to the Weigl WEMC1 Setting up VenueMagic for the WEMC1 To setup VenueMagic to use the WEMC1 you must first check the Weigl WEMC1 box in the Supported Devices Setup window Then click on Properties to bring up the Setup WEMC1 window Setup WEMC1 X Detected WEMC1 devices OK ores r WEMC1 1 192 168 1 160 2 20 Dake This window lists all WEMC1 devices that have been detected on the Ethernet connection Check the WEMC1 you wish to install for use You can also select a WEMC1 on the list and click Info WEMC1 Information x Eh Serial 25129 Ah A po HW Ver 1 08 SW Ver 1 29 IP Addr 192 168 1 160 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 MAC Addr 00 04 43 25 74 0D Port 1 5555 Port 2 5556 Port 3 5557 Port 4 22202 Please consult the WEMC1 manual for the meaning of this information Creating a WEMC1 Fixture After you have selected a WEMC1 device close the Setup Devices window by clicking OK If there does not yet exist a fixture for that WEMC1 VenueMagic will show the message VenueMagic 2 1 x Click Yes and a Fixture will be created for the WEMC1 device that was installed in the Setup WEMC1 screen This fixture will then be added to the Fixture folder of the Project Window Uninstalling a WEMC1 You can uninstall a WEMC1 by un checking it in the Setup WEMC1 window When the Setup Devices window is closed you will see the following message venuemagicza x
169. ion Split Clips at Cursor Splits selected clips at the time cursor position Edit Envelopes Open the envelope editor for the selected clip Record Channels Enables Disables channel recording Clip Properties Set properties for selected clip Devices Menu Menu item toolbar Description Virtual Fixtures Open Setup Virtual Fixtures window Variable Table Open Variable Table window Setup Channel Routing Setup channel routing Enable Channel Routing Enable disable channel routing Turn Off Lamps Turn off all lamps Only affects dimmable lamps Reset DMX Control Resets DMX interfaces in case of a malfunction Setup Devices ea Select audio DMX and MIDI devices see Device Setup Enable External Inputs Enable input from external input devices MIDI VCS etc Enable Device EJ Enable communications with DMX devices Communication etc Tools Menu Menu item toolbar Description Appearance Settings Show Appearance Settings window Calibrate Lamps EG Show Calibrate Lamps window Chaser Library User Fixture Library Monitor MIDI Input Monitor DMX Input Show the Monitor MIDI Input window Monitor DMX Output Show the DMX Output Monitor window a L_ a Monitor Serial Input Show the Monitor Serial Input window Show the Watch Inputs window Show the Events Status window Record DMX Show the Record DMX window Watch Input
170. iply tapped in beat by the specified amount to make the beat faster e Divide by Divide tapped in beat the specified amount to make the beat slower Note Scaling the chaser beat will have no effect on the actual tempo of the music Show BMP Check this box to show the current un scaled BPM in the beat tapper control Align to tap With this box checked lamp chasers will align their beats to be in sync with the tapped in beat If unchecked the speed the chaser will match the tapped in beat but their synching will not be lined up Minimum BPM Enter the minimum BPM that would normally be tapped in Beats tapped in entered in slower than this will be ignored Use external tap Check this box to allow tapping to be done from an external MIDI source source Click on Select to bring up the Select External Control window Enter into the Threshold field the level the external input will have to send in order to trigger the button See Understanding Threshold Values Lamp Preview Window The Lamp Preview Window helps you get an idea of how your show may look during playback by displaying a graphical representation of selected fixtures in your project Activate the Lamp Preview Window by selecting View in the VenueMagic main menu Pa n E p o E o Gobo Open MO DJ Scan 250 EX GB1 MBL RGB2 MBP Dimmer VIBP RGB3 MBP RGB6 Select Lamp Preview Right click anywhere in the Lamp Preview Window and select the Select Lamps
171. is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Reset Event Group Event Properties Reset Event Group Event Properties ma i Select the event group to reset or reset all groups by checking the Reset all groups box Reset Event Group Event VMNet Properties Setup VMNet remote event With Send to VMNet remote checked the Set Router Preset event is routed to a VMNet server on the network by way of the selected client see VMNet Project VMNet Settings and will not be executed on the local computer Reset Event Group Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Reset Event Group Event Notes Enter notes about event Reset Event Group Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes VM Telnet Event Sends telnet messages through selected telnet client See VMNet Telnet Clients VM Telnet Event General Properties x General Event Conditions Notes Event type VMTelnet Event name vm Telnet Marker shape _ Up d isc or Trigger on post event start time e Enable playback l Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a VMTelnet event
172. ise but limit the number of channels and the level of timeline complexity that can be controlled accurately at that rate Low settings will handle more channels and greater complexity but at the expense of lower accuracy The Medium setting is a compromise between the two The best way to determine a proper setting is to pick the one you desire and then observe the Cycle Load gauge at the bottom right of the application window If it starts to drift into the red zone while you re timelines are running then you should probably select a lower quality Lamp preview quality Similar to the Lamp control quality this lets you set the accuracy of the Lamp Previews If too many lamps in the preview screens are updating at a fast rate it could impact the overall performance of VenueMagic Project VMNet Settings Only Available for VenueMagic SC and above Some features available in DMX AV Project Options x Editor Lamps Quality VMNet Notes V Enable VMNet server Setup Name Server Status Ready C MyClient2 ESG3 No server C MyClient3 ESG4 Closed Enable VMNet server Check this box to enable the VMNet Server Click Setup to open the VMNet Server Settings window VMNet Clients This is a list of VMNet clients that have been created for the project To create anew VM Client click the Add button Add Click this button to add a new VMNet Client This will open the VMNet Client Settings window Ed
173. it Opens the VMNet Client Settings window for the currently selected client Remove Click to remove selected clients from the VMNet Clients list For more information on VMNet servers and clients see VMNet VMNet Server Settings This window sets up the VMNet server VMNet Server Settings rj Accept events V Accept sync V Enable plug in services Pass code 0 Port Accept events Accept sync Enable plugin services Pass code Port Check this box to enable the VMNet Server to process remote event execution messages sent by VMNet clients Check this box to enable the VMNet Server to process time code messages sent by a VMNet Time Code Source Check this box so the VMNet server will process messages from a VenueMagic plug in running on another application Enter in a VMNet Pass code Can be a number from 0 to 2147483648 See VMNet Pass Codes IP port address of the server This is an advanced setting and in nearly every case should be left at its default value The only time is should be changed is if there is a conflict with another application using the same port which is unlikely Consult your network administrator if this is a problem VMNet Client Settings Setup VMNet Client VMNet Client Settings Client name Name used by VenueMagic features to identify client Server name The name or IP address of a VMNet server Click the l button to bring up the Available VMNet Servers
174. it is left alone Note in Channel Routing multiple inputs can affect a single output channel Recording does not allow this If multiple inputs are found for the record channel you will be prompted to select the desired one from a list Importing Profiles into Level Control Channels Import previously exported profiles into channels by selecting the channels to be imported to in the Select channels to record list and then clicking Import Profile Select the profile file and click OK to bring up the Load Profile Channels window which will have populated the record channel list with the channels selected in the Select channels to record list Recording Channels Check the Enable recording box to enable recording for this clip When you close the Level Control Properties window you will find that the Level Control clip title bar has changed colors to red and the clip title now includes Record ENABLED You can also enable recording by right clicking on the clip and selecting Record Channels Or you can click on the had button in the timeline toolbar This will enable recording for all selected Level Control Clips as long as recording has been setup for each of them When you run the timeline the title text changes to include Record WAITING AAA As soon as recording is triggered see Level Control Record Triagering Properties the clip s appearance changes to Now run the timeline Recording of the selected channe
175. itations on Exporting VenueMagic Audio e Convert audio files Audio files must be converted into the OGG format to run on the WEMC1 This takes time to do and it doesn t make sense to convert them every time you export if the audio files haven t changed You can uncheck this box to suppress re conversion only if there have been no audio changes in the Playlist or any of the Playlists timelines e Lamp control Check this box to export all lamp control tracks in all timelines in the Playlist e Events Check this box to export all timeline Event tracks Only Run Timeline and WEMC1 Control events are exported All others are ignored Time resolution fps Enter the desired time resolution in frames per second Will accept any value between 0 1 and 100 The default of 30 fps is sufficient for nearly all applications Click Next to bring up the WEMC1 Playlist Playback Settings window WEMC1 Playlist Playback Settings VenueMagic SC only WEMC1 Playlist Playback Settings X Start trigger Default timeline Hold resume trigger E Stop timeline E Stop trigger lt Back Conca _ Playback Mode There are two ways that the WEMC1 can run the exported playlist e Start on trigger mode WEMC1 waits for the specified trigger to start playing the playlist A default timeline can be setup to play continuously in a loop until the trigger is activated e Continuous loop on power up mode On power up WEMC1 1 begins runs playlis
176. ited since this Playlist was last loaded then after saving the timeline file reload the Playlist by right clicking on the Playlist in the Open Files List and select Reload file Current playback time relative to the start of the clip Time remaining Current time remaining in the playback of this clip Status The current playback status of the clip Can be one of the following Playback Controls Waiting Item is waiting to be played Fading in Item is fading in Fading out ltem is fading out Playing Item playing Paused Item has been paused Next up ltem is next in line to be played Done Item has completed playing Play pause timeline from current playback gt position Hot key SPACEBAR Stop playback and reset playback position to the beginning of the playlist Move to the beginning of the currently playing dd item If playback is less than 2 seconds into the song moves to the beginning of the previous item gt gt Move to the beginning of the next item Playlist Toolbar Show Playlist Options dialog window Show Clip Properties dialog window el Insert a Silence Block into the Playback list K1 Insert a Wait Block into the Playback list Playback Position Control Drag this slider to position playback of currently playing clip Playlist Playback Time Display Displays the current playback position of the Playlist Playlist Audio Level Display Graphically shows the audio levels
177. ixture window Copy Focture Acrobat 7CH x Copy to manufacturer Martin How many copies 1 First select the manufacturer you would like to copy the fixture to By default the current manufacturer is selected This feature is convenient because several manufacturers may carry the same fixtures under a different name Next select how man copies of the fixture you would like to make Fixture Channels List Channels ee E dit Copy Ordering Shutter Selector base 00 O Reflector Selector base 01 0 Gobo Gobo Wheel base U 0 Position Motion PT see below 0 Speed Selector base 05 0 Speed_Coloraiobo Dimmer baze 06 U This list shows all of channels associated with the selected fixture From here you can add remove edit and copy channels within the fixture You can also adjust the DMX channel ordering The list includes the following columns Adding Channels Click on the Add button to bring up the Add Fixture Channel window Add Fixture Channel E _ Channel base name Level Ghannel Selections First select a channel type from the Fixture channel type list This is not an arbitrary selection like the fixture type VenueMagic uses this very important setting do decide how the channel should behave in different lamp effects For a detailed explanation of fixture channel types see Fixture Channel Types Next select how many channels of this type you would like to add and enter a base name fo
178. k Properties General Audio Envelopes Extemal Control Notes We Control slider level with extemal device we Allow mouse control of slider Extemal source MID1_01_NTOF_017 Control slider level Enables the track panel s main volume slider to be controlled by an with external device external source Click the Select button and choose an input source in the Select External Control window Allow mouse control When the main volume slider is being controlled by an external of slider source it my not make sense to allow the mouse to control it at the same time Uncheck this box to lock out the mouse from controlling the slider Audio Track Notes This window lets you enter notes about the audio track Audio Track Properties General Audio Envelopes External Control Notes Audio Track Notes Audio Clip Properties Audio Clip General Properties Audio Clip Properties General Audio Notes Clip name MySong mp3 C Documents and Settings Owner My Documents Clip name Enter the name that will appear on the clip in the timeline window By default this is the name of the audio file associated with the clip Path Shows the complete path of the audio file not editable Enable playback Check this box to enable playback of the clip Uncheck it to mute the clip during playback It is checked by default Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or
179. k to Selected Markers Similarly you first select a clip then right click on a marker and select Link to Selected Clip Unlink a single marker linked to a clip by right clicking on the marker and selecting Unlink from Clip Unlink all markers linked to a clip by right clicking on the clip and selecting Unlink from All Markers Time Cursor Marks the current playback position Click the cursor handle to drag the cursor across the timeline There are several options for how the time cursor will behave during and after playback They are set in the Timeline Options window Time Cursor Position Display Displays the current position of the time cursor Change the time format in Timeline Options Timeline Audio Level Display Graphically shows the audio levels of the timeline during playback Timeline Toolbar tal tal Increase decrease the track sizes This results in changing the number of tracks displayed This can also be done by holding the Ctrl key down and moving the mouse wheel El al Zoom in out the timeline time scale Expands from the timeline origin lu Zoom in out the timeline time scale Expands around the current time cursor position You can also hold the Shift key down and turn the mouse wheel to zoom in out around the mouse cursor Adjust timeline zoom to include all clips and the play range Adjust timeline zoom to encompass the selected clips Loop playback on off Shift timeline to include the time cur
180. king on it or select multiple timelines by clicking while holding down the CTRL key The buttons function as follows Resume playback must be paused Pause playback Stop playback and remove cue s from the list Take looped cues out of looping mode so that they will stop and be removed from the list when they have finished current playback Global Mute Lamp out Controls Even though these buttons appear on the Cue List Pane their affect is global Mute audio in all currently playing timelines playlists and audio files Disable all lamps Cue List External Control Provides for external control of Cue List Controls Cue List External Control i Trigger Pause on external source Threshold MICI OT NTOF_O08 Select 50 i Trigger Resume on external source Threshold MICI OT NTOM_O44 select 50 i Trigger Stop on external source Threshold MIDI O9 ATCH O15 50 0k Cancel Trigger Pause on Check this box to enable external control of the cue list s Pause all external source button Click on the adjacent Select button and choose an input source in the Select External Control window Since external controls input percentage values enter into the Threshold field the level the external input will have to send in order to trigger the button See Understanding Threshold Values Trigger Resume on Identical in operation to the Trigger Pause on external source function external source Tr
181. l Surface VCS The Virtual Control Surface is a collection of sliders that you can use to control anything that gives you the option of external control Activate the VCS from the VenueMagic main menu by selecting View Virtual Control Surface VCS Group Tabs VCS Master Level Sliders IL VCS Slider Area Slider Label Slider Value slider Control Right clicking anywhere in the VCS Slider Area to bring up the VCS pup up menu Paste Delete Cut Delete selected slider and place a copy of it into the copy buffer Copy Place a copy of the selected slider into the copy buffer Paste Paste the slider in the copy buffer inserting it before the selected slider Delete Delete selected slider without first copying it into the copy buffer New Slider Add a new slider to the current VCS slider group New Group Add a new VCS slider group Note VenueMagic Express only allows one slider group Slider Bring up the VCS Slider Properties window Properties You can also click in a slider s label area and drag the slider around to reorganize the window VCS Slider Properties 21x Channel name Yellow Mame Color Select channel ves 001 Level Color Slider Color e External control stepwise Step 20 Select step up source Threshold KB_KEY_A so Select step down source Threshold 3 KB_KEY_2 50 Notes Master level control of all yellow lamps Cancel Channel name
182. l from several sources at once For example you can add the same channel to multiple lamp tracks in a timeline or in different timelines and simultaneously run multiple lamp effects on the same channel VenueMagic will merge or mix all of the sources into the channel according to preset merge mode The merge mode for each channel maybe set in the Edit Fixture Setting window to one of the following Add All sources are added together before output to the channel Average HTP highest takes precedence All sources are added together and the resulting value is divided by the number of sources before output to the channel The highest value among all the sources is output to the channel In addition the Channel Router offers the following merge modes that pertain only to level commands it sends Default HTP highest takes precedence Add Scale Override Behaves a defined in the Edit Fixture Seiting window The highest value among all the sources is output to the channel Adds in the Channel Router level regardless of the merge mode set in the Edit Fixture Setting window Scales the final result of all other sources going into the channel Acts somewhat like a master level control for the channel Takes complete control of channel s No other source will affect it If more than one route is set to Override for the same channel the results will be unpredictable The Lamp Track Channel Seitin
183. lable from a pop up menu To cut or copy select the desired fixtures right click on one of the selected fixtures and select Cut or Copy To paste copied fixtures right click on a channel and select Paste Remapping Fixtures Available in DMX AV and above A powerful and unique feature available to VenueMagic fixtures is the ability to substitute one fixture for another This is particularly useful in situations such as when a moving head breaks down at the last minute just before a show and the replacement head is a completely different brand with a completely different channel mapping Procedure 1 Inthe Add Fixtures window select a replacement fixture from the Fixture Library and drag onto any empty channel range in the Fixture Placement Window 2 Right click on the fixture you wish to replace and select Remap 3 Follow the instructions on the Select Item Replacements wizard Upon completion of the remapping procedure VenueMagic will have mapped all references to the original fixture including lamp tracks lamp effects channel routing channel groups etc to the replacement fixture You are now free to delete the original replaced fixture and move the new replacement fixture to take its place in the DMX map Is desired Select Item Replacement Wizard Select Item Replacements X 1 This list shows project fitures that have 2 This list shows project fodures that are been selected for remapping Select a fiture available to r
184. layback Fast reverse slewing dd Not in playback Move to start of play range Hot key HOME while not in playback only During playback Fast forward slewing bi Not in playback Move to end of play range Hot key END while not in playback only During playback neither clips nor tracks can be moved or edited Also some of the toolbar buttons will be disabled See also Timeline External Control Options Timeline Options Timeline Options x Timeline Playback Audio Lamps Extemal Control Synching Securty 4 Time display format C Secs Auto adjust play range bar Mins Secs a to clip edge Iw Hrs Mins Secs Snap to grid e f SMPTE Grid spacing secs 0 0333333 Poe mode a E a 20 0666661 nat aro EL E E Tracks per page 7 ase bpm Max envelopes shown Time sig fa Top per track E z Soton Timeline display Select the time format for the timeline scale time cursor position display format and the clip time display Select from the following e Secs Show time in seconds and 1 100 seconds e Mins Secs Show time in minutes seconds format e Hrs Mins Secs Show time in hours minutes seconds format e SMPTE Show time in standard SMPTE format Select an fps mode of 24 25 or 30 frames per second e Measures Beats Ticks Show time as measure beat ticks You can also select a base BPM and time signature Time range Enter the number of s
185. layback in real time based on the main timeline clock e Continue at last speed Timeline will continue to play back but at the last speed before the drop out e Hold Playback holds and waits for the source time to continue or to jump to another time Check this box and this timeline will broadcast VMNet time code over the channel designated in the Channel field Any running timeline setup to use VMNet sync on this channel will be controlled by this timeline The Port field should contain the P port number used by the VMNet server on the computer running the timeline to be synched see VMNet Server and VMNet Server Settings Timeline Notes This window let s you add notes about your timeline Timeline Options Timeline Playback Audio Lamps Extemal Control Notes Main timeline for show Cues all other timelines Audio Tracks Audio tracks contain audio clips that have been dragged over from the Project Window An audio track can either be a normal audio tracks and master sync audio track VenueMagic Classic and DMX AV will allow as many audio tracks as you like VenueMagic Express limits you to one audio track Normal Audio Track Master Sync Audio Track A master sync audio track is identical in every way to a normal audio track with one exception During playback the main timeline clock will synchronize itself to any audio file that may be playing on the track This will ensure all lamp effects events
186. lect a Cue List command from the Cue list command selector box Some of the commands are directed to all of the cue items currently running in the Cue List Other commands affect a specific item in the list so a name is required in the Cue list item name field This name is the name that appears in the Cue column of the Cue List when a cue is running and is set in the Name in Cuelist field in the Timeline Playback Options window for timelines or the Playlist Playback Options for playlists For audio files it will be the name of the file with extension for example MySong wav The Play Audio Event and the Run Timeline Event allow you to change the name for audio files and timelines triggered by those events Cue Buttons also allow this The following list shows the available commands and their descriptions Stop item Stop playback of specified item and remove it from the cue list Pause item Pause playback of specified item in the cue list Resume item Resume playback of a specified item that is currently paused End loop If a specified item is playing in a loop this event will prevent the item from looping after the current playback Stop all Stop playback of all items and remove them from the cue list Pause all Pause playback of all items in the cue list Resume all Resume playback of all paused items in the cue list End all loops Any items in the cue list that are playing in a loop will stop at the end of the cur
187. lect from the following e Timeline Select a timeline to run Selections are limited to the timelines in the Timeline folder in the Project Window e Playlist Select a playlist to run Selections are limited to the timelines in the Playlist folder in the Project Window e Audio File Selecting this option will provide a Browse button that will bring up a file window You may select any Wave wav MP3 mp3 Windows Media wma or MIDI mid audio file The selected file need not be included in the Audio folder of the Project Window e Event Select an event from the list and click Setup Event Cueing mode Show status lamp Play looped Play one only Auto play Play as Name in Cue list Listed are the same events that you can add to a timeline event track see Event Tracks Check Recordable if you would like this event to be recordable on selected event track during playback see Real time Recording of Events Select the type of cueing preload you would like e Run immediately Cue runs immediately e Manual preload Enables manual preloading of cues e Auto preload Cue is automatically preloaded currently unavailable see Preloading Cues Check this box to show the preload cue status lamp beside the cue button This should usually be enabled only when Manual preload is selected as the cueing mode It can also be enabled when Run immediately is selected for consistency in button appearance if desir
188. left off e Start level of first lamp effect Allows you to set the initial lamp level for the channel in the track using a Level Control lamp effect Initial lamp level for this channel set by sliding env dope handle Start level Set the starting level for the channel within the track Available only when Fixed value option is selected Merge mode The merge mode setting lets you select how the channel will be affected by this track only see Fixture Channel Merge Modes For instance if Scale is selected then lamp level commands for this channel coming from this track will be merged as Scale rather than the channel default When set to Default the default channel merge mode is used see Edit Fixture Settings Replacing Lamp Track Channels amp Fixtures Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above VenueMagic will let you replace a channel or fixture that has been added track with a fixture or channel that is not part of the track Select the fixture or channel that you would like to replace and click the Replace button This will bring up the Select ltem Replacement wizard Replacing Track Channels Select Item Replacements 1 This list shows the track channel you selected to replace Check the channel s to replace it with in the list on the right 3 When you have finished selecting replacen Back Hent gt 2 This list shows project channels that can replace the track channel to the left
189. lets you set up fixture mapping between VenueMagic and the current default instance of Capture Polar see Project Visualizer Settings ColorSpot 1200 AT M1 This list shows all ColorSpot 1200 AT M1 A i ColorSpot 1200 AT M1 fixtures in the olorSpo ATM n Colorspot 1200 AT Mi VenueMagic project This list shows all ColorSpot 2500 AT fixtures in the ima pau foal Capture Polar Ar The Fresnel a Pa aay E project 00029 Arena Theatre Fresnel DMX address patch matching Don t change patching Match VenueMagic to Visualizer This window has two lists The list on the top lists all of the fixtures included in the VenueMagic project Fixture data includes Fixture Name The name of the fixture as specified in the VenueMagic project Type The fixture type or model Manufacturer The fixture manufacturer Univ Which DMX universe the fixture is associated with Chn The current DMX base address Chns How many DMX channels are in the fixture Mapping Specifies whether or not the fixture is currently mapped to a fixture in the Capture project Yes No The buttons beneath the list Auto Map Unmap Unmap All Add to Visualizer will be discussed later The list on the bottom shows all of the fixtures in the currently loaded Capture project Fixture data includes ID A unique numeric identifier for the fixture This value corresponds to the Capture Channel value of the fixture Name The fixture type or model Manufa
190. lider and select Slider Properties to bring up the VCS Slider Properties window You will note that Slider name and Select channel boxes are grayed out However you may select an external control source is you wish Device Setup Audio Device Setup Select the audio device VenueMagic will use Only one may be selected which will apply to all projects In VenueMagic DMX AV Edition this is the device a newly added audio track will default to see Audio Track Audio Properties a Setup Devices Audio DMX Midi Supported Devices Primary Sound Driver O SPDIF Interface SoundMAX Integrated Digital DO Speakers SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Aud DMX Device Setup This window displays all available universes depending on the VenueMagic version and allows you to select from a list of assigned devices to be used for each universe lt also lets you select a source for DMX Input Setup Devices xj Audio DMX Midi Supported Devices DMX input devices ArtNet DMX Output Universes You can assign any supported and installed device to any available universe depending in which version of VenueMagic you own Only a single device can be assigned to a specific universe and vice versa To un assign a universe select the desired universe and click the Un assign button To assign a universe to a DMX device select the universe you wish to assign the click the Assign button to bring up the Assi
191. lip is stereo the Export Audio Clip window will appear Export Audio Clip X Select how you want the profile to be exported Left export just the left channel Right export just the right channel Both export both left and right channels as separate channels in the profile Mix exports the sum of the left and right channels into a single profile channel Click Ok and the profile is exported to the selected file If the audio clip is mono export will begin immediately after the export file is selected and the Export Audio Clip window is not shown at all Lamp Effect Clips Right click on a lamp effect and select Export Clip Profile then select a file to receive the exported data This will export all of the channels controlled by that clip along with an image of the output data for each channel Lamp Tracks Right click on lamp track panel and select Export Track Profile This will export output data for the entire track into a profile Timelines Export a profile file for the currently loaded timeline by selecting Files gt Export Timeline Profile from the main menu DMX Recorder The DMX recorder can record DMX input or output and save it to a profile Importing Channel Data Profiles Profiles can be inputted into lamp tracks level control effects and envelopes see also Adjust Envelope Window All profile imports will bring up the Load Profile Channels window which is used to tell the import function which channe
192. ll need its own lamp in the preview window If an RGB fixture includes a master level control that controls all of the red green and blue levels together this channel should have the same cluster number as the RGB channel VenueMagic will automatically try to assign the cluster number for you as you add new fixtures In most cases the default assignment will work just fine However you have the option to change it here if it does not Hardware Min Max Values Most DMX fixture channels have a hardware range of 0 to 255 representing 0 to 100 in VenueMagic world In addition VenueMagic combines LSB and MSB of 16 bit controllers into one channel with a range of 0 to 65535 These values are set by default and will not need to be changed However there are some fixtures that require odd values that are not within the normal range These fields are also good for making sure that VenueMagic never sends values outside of the range for this fixture channel Editing Mode Channels Mode channels have their own edit window that only permits you to set the DMX mode code Set Fixture Mode x Fixture mode value 132 Cancel Removing Channels You can remove one or more selected channels by clicking on the Remove button This will delete the channel and any associated ranges or subchannels Copying Channels To copy a selected channel click on the Copy button to bring up the Create Copies window Create Copies x Create how many copie
193. ls to import and where they will go Load Profile Channels Bl xj Description Export of track IAAPA2011 AAPA2011 1 Explosions o Profile channel ED4038 Selection ED4038 Speed Ada 071 DJ_Spot_250 Position Tilt Create 070 DJ_Spot_250 Position Pan ED4038_1 RGB Blue 072 DJ_Spot_250 Color ED4038_1 RGB Green 073 DJ_Spot_250 Gobo Single track ED4038_1 RGB Red 074 DJ_Spot_250 Selection i ED4038_1 Selection 075 DJ_Spot_250 PT_Speed Multi tracks ED4038_1 Speed 055 RGB1 RGB Red WEMC1_1 Analog1 gt 056 RGB1 RGB Green ED4038 RGB Green pair WEMC1_1 Analog2 057 RGB1 RGB Blue ED4038 RGB Blue WEMC1_1 Analog3 4 058 RGB2 RGB Red ED4038 RGB Red WEMC 1_1 Analog4 059 RGB2 RGB Green Set Envelope Color WEMC1_1 Bass WEMC 1_1 DigOut01 WEMC 1_1 DigOut02 WEMC 1_1 DigOut03 WEMC1_1 DigOut04 WEMC1_1 DigOutO5 060 RGB2 RGB Blue 001 ED4033 Selection 002 ED4038 Speed 003 ED4038 RGB Red 004 ED4038 RGB Green 005 ED4038 RGB Blue 006 ED4038_1 Selection y 4 WEMC1_1 DigOut06 M _ t The list on the left shows all of the profile channels included in the profile file The list on the right shows all of the record channels available to receive the imported channel data Drag channels you wish to import from the profile channel list over to the record channel list and drop it on the channel you would like to import it to To remove an importe
194. ls will begin when the timeline time cursor reaches the clip When timeline playback stops the new recorded data appears in the clip Record Lock When the timeline stops after a recording the clip is automatically taken out of record mode This is done to prevent accidentally recording over data If you want clips to remain in record mode after the timeline stops can click on the record lock button e in the timeline toolbar For more information on real time recording see Real time Recording and Editing of Channels Level Control Record Triggering Properties x General Setup Recording Record Triggering Notes First data change Timeline marker Start 01 001 C Extemal Ctd Hone Select Threshold fo Select Threshold fo Selecting a Record Trigger Various options are available for triggering the start and stop of recording during playback Start Recording Triggers Timeline playback Recording begins immediately when the timeline is run Manual Cirl R Recording is toggled on off while timeline is running using the Ctrl R key combination This functional is actually available in all modes First data change Recording begins when the first input data is received In other words if auto punch in you are controlling channels with several sliders moving one of the sliders will start recording for the whole clip Timeline marker Recording begins at the selected timeline marker If you s
195. luded in the command e For on off parameter O off 1 0n For example the RunTimeline command in the sample screen above could be set as follows RunTimeline MyTimeline MyTimeline 100 0 50 0 1 O 0 The passed parameters are Name of timeline MyTimeline Name in cue list MyTimeline Volume scaling 100 0 Lamp level scaling 50 0 Loop timeline 1 enabled Play one only O disabled Play as O background timeline VMNet Telnet Clients Telnet clients enable VenueMagic to send telnet messages to standard telnet servers over a network Multiple clients can be setup in the Project Telnet Settings window Once clients have been setup messages are sent using the VMTelnet Event Teleprompter Only available for VenueMagic Classic and above The VenueMagic teleprompter is a powerful full featured teleprompter that is fully integrated into VenueMagic s timeline and external control functionality With the VenueMagic teleprompter you can e Import edit and format multi page text for display e Scroll text manually using a MIDI controller keyboard foot control etc or any other supported external control e Control text scrolling from a timeline SC only e Display song lyrics or other text synchronized to timeline playback e Import Lyric LRC files to automatically populate a timeline with teleprompter text for a specific song Main Teleprompter Window From the main menu select View gt
196. mbers of fixtures 1 Print out a list of all VenueMagic project fixtures Files gt Reports gt DMX Fixtures 2 Locate matching fixtures in Capture library and add them to the view The Capture fixture library is extensive but there are a number of VenueMagic fixtures that Capture does not support Contact Capture Sweden concerning updates to you Capture Polar library http www capturesweden com 3 Use the Map Fixtures to Visualizer window to map VenueMagic fixtures to capture fixtures Approach 2 Good for small numbers of fixtures 1 Right click on a fixture in the Add Fixtures window and select Map to Visualizer This will open the Map Fixtures to Visualizer window with the fixture selected 2 Click Add to Visualizer and add a new fixture to the Capture Console Path window using the Add Fixture to Visualizer window Example 3 Mapping fixtures automatically through DMX addressing Whether you use Example 1 or 2 above you can really speed up the mapping process by making sure to give VenueMagic fixtures and their Capture counterparts the same DMX addresses Then you can map them automatically using the Auto map tool in the Map Fixtures to Visualizer window Edit Fixture Settings Customize settings for fixture channels Edit Focture Settings 41 xi Name 04Channe Fosture 04 Charmel 53 Let Portable Stage Left Portable Stage Front Name Fixture Type Fixture channel list Channel Name
197. me 54 1 Length 16 7 Scaling Ho scaling C Multiply by C Divide by Audio file Start time Length Scaling Pp lt Shows the path of the audio file chaser will be synched to The start time of the lamp chaser clip with respect to the beginning of the audio clip This field is not editable The length of the chaser clip This field is not editable After the tempo of the audio file is detected it can be scaled to make the chaser beat faster of slower Select from the following e No scaling Do not perform any scaling of the detected tempo e Multiply by Multiply detected tempo by the specified amount to make the beat faster e Divide by Divide detected tempo by the specified amount to make the beat slower Note Scaling the chaser beat will have no effect on the actual tempo of the music Advanced Auto Sync Settings This dialog window is opened by the Advanced button in the Lamp Chaser Setup Properties window For more explanation of the settings in this window see Auto Synching Problems Advance Auto Sync Settings Mininurn BFM 45 Maximum BPM 230 Mw Auto beat lock Beat lock margin eL 5 0 Minimum BPM Specifies the lowest tempo in beats per minute that VenueMagic will consider while attempting to detect the tempo and beat of a music file Maximum BPM Specifies the highest tempo in beats per minute that VenueMagic will consider while attempting to detect the tempo and beat of a
198. merRGB Level DimmerRGB RGEB Red DimmerRGB RGB Green DimmerkGB RGB Blue 1 2 3 4 Reorder by DMX Address Note the sequence number column Seq represents the sequence within the lamp effect As you reorder channels this column will not change Click the Reorder by DMX Address button to reorder the channels in the lamp effect by DMX address This is useful if you have rearranged fixtures in the Add Fixtures window and would like to quickly rearrange the chaser s channel order It is also useful if you need a quick way to reset channel ordering to the default Built in Lamp Effect Notes Enter notes about the lamp effect Candelabra Properties General Settings Channel Order Notes Candelabra Notes Event Tracks Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above Event tracks contain events that have been dragged over form the Events folder of the Project Window e MIDI Events Event Track Panel The figure below shows the function of each item in the event track panel Pin track to page Disable events solo play Lock track Enable real time event recording Pin track to page Click this icon to pin this track to its current location on the page As you scroll the tracks up and down this track will remain fixed Disable events Click this icon to disable playback of events on this track Solo play When enabled only this event track will be active during playback No other event track will pla
199. ml Set Marker Color terio EY voca oro l Trigger on post event start time 4 Enable playback Lock clip Event type Event name Marker shape Set Marker Color button Trigger on post event start time Enable playback Lock clip Describes the event type In this case itis a Show HTML event The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Show HTML Event Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes URL Www wenuemagic com Window title VenueMagic Browser URL Html Html File Browse button The name and
200. mmunicate with a single VMNet server running locally or on another computer connected to the network VMNet clients enable VenueMagic events to be sent to VMNet servers to be executed remotely on other VenueMagic installations running on the network This feature is available only to selected VenueMagic events which include an additional VMNet tab in their setup windows More information on how to setup VMNet clients can be found in the Project VMNet Settings section VMNet Time Code Source A VenueMagic timeline can be setup to be a VMNet time code source in the Timeline Synching Options window There are multiple channels of VMNet time code available so it is possible to run several so timelines simultaneously as VMNet time code sources as long as they are all on different channels VMNet Pass Codes A VMNet server can be setup with a special pass code that prevents un authorized users to control it from another VenueMagic on the network A pass code can be any number from 0 to 2147483647and needs to be set for the server and all clients that use the server More information on how to setup VMNet pass codes can be found in the Project VMNet Settings section VMNet Telnet Server Telnet is one of the service offered by the VMNet server It is a simple implementation that gives other applications the ability to remotely execute certain VenueMagic events More information on how to setup VMNet Telnet server can be found in the Project VM
201. mp Effects library is always growing and you can download new libraries as they come from the VenueMagic website Built in Lamp Effect General Properties The appearance of the built in lamp effect s General Properties dialog window will appear different for each different lamp effect However the setting fields remain constant This window is for the Candelabra Effect but the descriptions below apply to all lamp effects Candelabra Properties General Settings Channel Order Notes Name Candelabra W Enable playback Lock clip Name Enter the name that will appear on the clip in the timeline window Enable playback Check this box to enable playback of the clip Uncheck it to disable lamp control by this clip during timeline playback Itis checked by default Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Built in Lamp Effect Settings Properties The appearance of the Lamp Effect Settings Properties dialog window will appear different for each different lamp effect This window is for the Candelabra Effect but the descriptions below apply to all lamp effects Candelabra Properties i X General Settings Channel Order Notes Channel WEMC1_1 Bass WEM C1_1 Treble ED4038_1 Selection ED4038 1 Speed ED4038 Selection ED4038 Speed ED4038_1 RGB Red ED4038_1 RGB Green ED4038_1 RGB Blue ED4038 RGB Red Channel Select type Select
202. mperceptible tempo variations within the music The Beat lock margin tells VenueMagic how far to stray from the predicted beat position to find the actual beat Actual beat position Predicted beat position Beat lock margin 5 Some songs may confuse the beat lock function even though the BPM calculation is fairly accurate You can disable this feature by un checking the Auto beat lock box in the Advanced Auto Sync Settings window Keep in mind that this may cause the chaser beat to drift out of sync with the music over time Use multiple chaser clips to periodically re sync the chaser beat by manual adjustment of each chaser clip position 6 When all else fails you may need to sync to the beat the old fashioned way Uncheck the Enable auto beat sync box in the Lamp Chaser Setup Properties window Then through trial and error adjust the chaser speed manually until you have a close match Again it may be necessary to use multiple chaser clips so that you can re sync periodically With auto beat sync disabled your chaser clip will look something like this Sync Chaser Beat This dialog comes up when the Sync Chaser BMP pop menu option is selected from the timeline see Lamp Chaser Auto Beat Synchronization After setting the desire parameter s click OK to begin beat detection sync Chaser Beat Audio file C Documents and Settings Owrnern dry Documents enue agic4udiolLibs0e Keep Holding On wa Stark ti
203. n COLOR palettes AGB 4 Blue COLOR palette AGES Red COLOR palette RGB5 Green COLOR palettes AGBS Blue COLOR palettes AGBE Aed COLOR palette AGBE Green COLOR palette AGBE Blue COLOR palettes RGB Red COLOR palette AGB Green COLOR palettes AGB 7 Blue COLOR palettes AGBS Red LOLORAoalettes AGBS Green OMe 003 Dk 004 OMe 005 Oka 00E OMe 007 DMa 008 Oka 009 Oke 010 Oka 011 DM 012 DMa 013 OMe 014 DM 015 OMe 016 DMa 017 DMa O18 DMa 019 DMa O20 DM _ 02 DMa O22 Dhe 023 Dha 024 Mes 025 Dha O26 Mh 0 O01 M Oo Mm FE M Es T am E Oo oo T oot at ot oat a ot ot at oo o et oo oe a OM at ot a at d t POO On 00 hd ho Po om Po On E Bo ho et Oo Ps 09 oo Pa co iT Show level as Select Percent to show lever as a value from 0 to 100 Select DMX byte to show as a DMX value from 0 to 255 DMX Input Monitor VenueMagic DMX AV only This window provides real time monitoring of DMX input levels received from the device selected in the DMX Device Setup window Monitor DMX Input Channels Show level as Percent 3 DMX byte Show level as Select Percent to show lever as a value from 0 to 100 Select DMX byte to show as a DMX value from 0 to 255 Serial Input Monitor VenueMagic DMX AV and above only This window displays serial data received from to the selected port and also lets you send commands directly out the same port Monitor Serial Input R
204. n be displayed and scrolled if needed but not edited In order to edit fixed text you must put the teleprompter into edit mode This is done by right clicking anywhere in the teleprompter text area and selecting Switch to Editor You can also click on the El icon in the main toolbar VenueM agic Teleprompter Switch to Editor We the People of the United States Edit Teleprompter Text x als e r Bls Mi EA We the People of the United States in Order to form a more perfect Union establish Justice insure domestic Tranquility provide for the common defence promote the general Welfare and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States and who shall not when elected be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen Representatives and direct Taxes shall be
205. n lamp back to red Cue List Pane Includes the Cue List and Cue List controls fue Time _Rem Status Cue List Global Mute Lamp out Controls Cue List Controls Cue List The Cue List displays all timeline playlist and audio cues currently playing Cues are added to the list in the following ways e Clicking on a Cue Button e Sending an event from a timeline e Dragging a timeline playlist or audio file from the Project Window into the Cue List Cues added to the Cue List begin playing immediately and are removed from the list when playback is complete unless the cue is in loop mode in which case it will repeat playback until removed from the cue manually or by event The Cue List contains the following columns Cue The name of the cue This is the name specified in the Name in Cue list setting found in timeline playlist event timeline and audio files and cue button settings windows Time Current playback time for the cue in seconds Rem Current playback time remaining for the cue in seconds Status Current playback status for cue Can be one of the following e Playing Cue is playing normally e Paused Cue is currently paused e Looping Cue is playing in a and will restart when its playback has finished Cue List Controls The Cue List Controls buttons affect the playback of selected cues upper blue group or all at once lower red group Select a single cue in the list by clic
206. n the adjacent Select button and choose an input source in the Select External Control window Since external controls input percentage values enter into the Threshold field the level the external input will have to send in order to trigger the button See Understanding Threshold Values Trigger Stop on Identical in operation to the Trigger Play on external source feature external source Trigger Rewind on Identical in operation to the Trigger Play on external source feature external source Rewind will only trigger when the timeline is not in playback mode and will move the time cursor to the beginning of the timeline Trigger Rewind on Identical in operation to the Trigger Play on external source feature external source Rewind will only trigger when the timeline is not in playback mode and will move the time cursor to the beginning of the timeline Timeline Security Options Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above Timeline Options l x l Require password to save changes Enter password A Verity password You can require that a password if someone desires to alter and then save this file Check the Require password to save changes box to require a password then enter and re enter the password in the fields below If anyone attempts to save this timeline or to select the Security tab in the Timeline Options a window will appear requiring the user to enter a password to save the file or enable the Security t
207. n the plot scale area and select Goto Marker and then the desire marker Control lamps while If the clip is a Level Control clip then each envelope will be directly editing associated with a lamp channel With this box check Changing the value of the selected handle will in real time set the output level of the associated channel Turn off lamps after Check this box to have then Envelope Editor turn off all lamps after playback playback If left unchecked lamp levels remain as they are when playback stops Allow envelope line When this box is checked an envelope may be selected by clicking on selection an envelope line in the envelope plot to When unchecked envelopes may be selected only from the envelope tree or by clicking on an envelope handle in the envelope plot Un checking this box will help avoid inadvertently selecting the wrong envelope while adding handles Envelope Editor External Control Properties The VenueMagic Envelope Editor will allow you to set the value for an envelope point or color handle using external control Envelope Editor Properties Settings Extemal Control W Enable extemal control Channel 1 LevelRed PosX MIDI_07_CTRL_120 Channel 42 areen Fos MIDI_13_NTOF_057 Channel 3 Blue MIDI_13_CTRL_062 OK Enable external control Channel 1 Channel 2 Channel 3 Select Cancel Help Check to enable external control of selected envelope handle s Click Select t
208. n window to set the range of motions for moving heads Select a channel that controls motion Make sure that the Mid slider is disabled uncheck the Mid box Adjust the Low and High sliders to encompass the desired range of motion Verify the range using the Test slider le Channel Rest Setting SC and above only The Turn Lamps Offfunction in the Devices menu of the VenueMagic main menu as well as the Turn off lamps after playback settings in the Timeline Lamp Options Playlist Lamp Options and the Envelope Editor Settings windows are all functions that set channel output values to zero for the described condition In many cases a channel value other than zero may be desired For instance turning a lamp off in the case of certain lamps requires setting a gobo or color channel to a black out setting which may not necessarily be at zero Animatronics and other position control devices my also need defined a rest or home position that is not at zero Use this slider to define a rest position that is used instead of zero for the conditions described above Ease in out Setting SC and above only This feature is primarily a safety feature for control of motion axes in animatronics and other devices Adjust this slider to adjust the maximum acceleration that can occur on this channel Any level commands sent to the channel will first pass through this acceleration limiter to prevent any fast jerk movements that may damag
209. nce external controls input percentage values enter into the Threshold field the level the external input will have to send in order to trigger the button See Understanding Threshold Values External volume VenueMagic can snapshot any input value and use it to set the master control volume for the cue Select from e None Do not control master volume externally e Trigger level l the trigger source is a MIDI Note on message the volume level will be taken from the note velocity data Otherwise it will be taken from the value that caused the trigger e Other input Click the Select button to bring up the Select External Control window and select a source to be snapshot at the moment the trigger is received External lamp level Identical in function to the External volume control but affects the control master lamp level of the cue Cue Button Notes Enter notes about Cue Button Cue Button Properties General Levels Extemal Control Notes OK Cancel Help Cue Button Groups Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above You can setup an unlimited number of Cue Button Groups each with up to 16 buttons Cue Button Groups appear as tabs above the Cue Button Area Select the tab to show the group Right click on a group tab to bring up a menu of options Paste Button New Group Delete Group Group Properties Paste Button If you have copied a button into the Copy buffer this option will add that button
210. ndow Output channel The output fixture channel or group Click the adjacent Select button to open the Select Channels window Routing group Select the routing group to assign this route to or leave it lt Unassigned gt This route is enabled only when the its routing group is active Routes that have not been assigned to a routing group are enabled regardless of which routing group is currently active Merge mode Select how the input channel will affect the output channel See Fixture Channel Merge Modes Enable disable Route Check this box if you would like enable disable the with external control route with an external control Input sources and thresholds for enabling and disabling the route can be set independently The Select Enable Source and Select Disable Source buttons will each bring up the Select External Control window for selecting the enable source and the disable source respectively This is the equivalent of checking un checking the route enable box in the channel routing list in the Channel Routing window Set variable when Check this box to have the current value of the preset changes routes input assigned to a variable in the Variable Table Since variables can be redirected to MIDI controller outputs this features becomes very useful if for controlling motorized slider consoles being used in conjunction with channel routing If a fixture is selected as an output channel all channels in the fixture
211. nel is optional depending on what the library has defined The following rules apply as you change channel names in the list that include the subchannel note these rules do not apply for channel names that do not include a subchannel 1 You may enter subchannel name without retyping the channel name The channel name is automatically added when you press Enter 2 You may change the channel name by entering new_channel subchannel When you press enter all of the channel names for that channel in the list will be changed to the new name Example Changing RGB1 Red to RGB_1 Red gt RGB2 Red RGB2 Green RGB2 Blue RGB2 Red RGB2 Green RGB2 Blue Fixture Channel Types The VenueMagic fixture library defines several channel types These channel types help VenueMagic know how to deal with a particular channel or group of channels Channel types mainly affect the operation of the Envelope Editor the Lamp Preview Window and all Lamp Effects The are pre defined and not user settable The channel types are Bitfield Splits DMX channel into 8 separate Available in SC and VenueMagic subchannels each channel above representing a single bit in the DMX output value Individual bit channels are selectable as On or Off Color Wheel A special case of the Selector type designed to deal with color wheel selection Dimmer Defines a dimmer channel Dimmer16 Defines a high precision dimmer channel that take two DMX channels Gobo Wh
212. ng scrollbars display mode If scrolling is controlled exclusively from external controls then scrollbars are probably not needed Enable timeline Uncheck this box if you do not want the teleprompter to be affected by control timeline markers Teleprompter External Control Settings Here you can set how teleprompter page scrolling will respond to external controls Teleprompter Settings x General Extemal Control M Enable extemal control Scroll control Incremental Level Threshold MIDI_01_CTRL_024 50 Check the Enable external control box if you wish use external inputs MIDI etc to control teleprompter page scrolling Then select the desired Scroll control option either Incremental or Level Incremental scroll control lets you control page up page down and goto top from external controls such as buttons on MIDI or PC joystick controllers Click on the corresponding button Select page up source Select page down source Select goto top source and select the desired external control in the Select External Control window Then set the threshold value for each as appropriate see Understanding Threshold Values Incremental control is best for scrolling with foot switches or other MIDI devices Level scroll control lets you set the absolute scroll position using a MIDI slider or other external level control An input value of 0 scrolls the teleprompter to the top of the first page of text while
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215. nt in the list and then clicking the text in the Event Name column for the selected event Now type in a new name for the event and press the Enter key Remove one or more evenis from the list by first selecting them and then clicking on Remove Modify the settings of the selected event by clicking on Edit Re ordering Events in the List The listed events are executed in the order they appear in the list To change the position of an t event in the list select the event then use the buttons to move the selected event up and down in the list Important note Events in the list should not have conditions that depend on other events in the list because the results will be unpredictable For example if the condition settings of Run Timeline event in the list depends on a variable being set by another event in the list it may not function as expected This is because the conditions for all events in the list are evaluated before any events in the list are executed Multi Events in the Event Status Window Normally multi events take up a single line in the Event Status window If you would like all of the events in a multi event to appear in the window check the Show sub events in Event Status window box Multi Event Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Multi Event Event Notes Enter notes about event Multi Event Event Properties General Event Conditions Notes Play A
216. nt selector is shown as text Speed Current value of Speed channel is shown as Time Duration text Current value of Time Duration channel is shown as text Time Interval Current value of Time Interval channel is shown as text If a fixture has multiple lamps then adding to the Lamp Preview Window will produce multiple lamp previews The simple nature of the display approach allows for faster real time updating giving you a more accurate picture as far as timing is concerned Lamp Preview Attributes Lamp Preview Attributes Preview Channels DJ Scan 250 Ex Color DJ Scan_250 Ex Gobo DJ Scan_250 Ex Level DJ Scan_250_ Ex Position O Scan_250_ Ex Position Y W Use alternate label MyLamp l Set Label Color W Show lens reflections Cancel Preview Channels select which channels in the selected lamp will affect the lamp display Use alternate label By default the displayed lamp label is the name of the fixture or channel If you want to give ita different label check this box and enter the new label text into the adjacent box Set Label Color Set the label color Set Lamp Color Set the color of the lamp Only available to lamps that do not have an AGB or Color Wheel channel Show lens Check this box if you would like the lamp reflections display to show lens reflections Lens reflections look nice but they do tend to slow down the Lamp Preview Window update time Virtual Contro
217. ntains an overview of what envelopes are and how to use them Details about specific envelopes are contained in other sections Yolume envelope Envelopes allow you to adjust audio clip and lamp clip settings during playback Envelopes can adjust e Volume pan e Sound effects settings e Lamp level e Lamp Effect settings Envelopes are shown by default unless the number of envelopes exceeds the maximum allowed for the track see Timeline Options Select which envelopes you would like to show in the Audio Track Envelope Properties and Lamp Track Envelope Properties windows Envelope Editing from the Timeline An envelope is edited by adding and dragging envelope handles Envelope handles Cut Copy To add a handle position the mouse cursor above Poste where you would like to add the handle then click the an right mouse button to bring up the timeline clip menu Select Add Envelope Handle and then select the Add Envelope Handle Pan envelope you would like to add a handle to All Delete Envelope Handle envelopes turned on and shown for the clip will be listed in the menu Edit Envelope Lock Clip s To move the handle simply place the mouse cursor Unlock clipts over the desired handle left click and drag Properties To delete a handle right click on the desired handle and click Delete Envelope Handle Envelope Editor Editing envelopes on the timeline is quick and easy for a limited number of handles Howev
218. nter range values very different from the original assigned ranges Before radically changing hardware values for a range it is best to first move the channel range close to where you want it using the AY above the Channel Selection Subchannel Settings list and then editing it Exporting Fixtures Import Fistures Export Fisburez VenueMagic will allow you to export selected user fixtures to a file that can be imported by others Click on the Export Fixtures button to bring up the Export Fixtures window Export Fixtures x Chauvet Colorkey Elation Design Spot 250 Design Spot 575E Eliminator Equipson Generic irradient Kool Light Leprecon Martin m F _ m Select All Unselect All This tree shows a list of fixtures listed by manufacturer that are currently included in the user fixture library Place a check on the fixtures you wish to export You may also select all fixtures for a manufacturer by checking the box next to the manufacturers name To export all fixtures click on Select All When you have checked all fixtures you wish to export click OK then select a path and enter a filename for the exported fixtures E OOOOOOO El Export Fixtures To Favorite Links 12 14 2009 2 32 BM Desktop Le Halloween 2009 4 2 2010 8 21AM File Folder More m Haloween 2009 BAD 12 14 2009 2 32 File Folder Le HalloweenNew 12 14 2009 2 32 File Folder
219. o bring up the Select External Control window and select an external input to control Envelope Editor Channel 1 This will affect the currently selected envelope handle If a handle is selected in the Color Bar Channel 1 will affect the Red channel for RGB channel types or the X Pan channel for Motion XY Motion PT channel types See Fixture Channel Types Click Select to bring up the Select External Control window and select an external input to control Envelope Editor Channel 2 This will only affect the Green channel for RGB channel type or the Y Ti t channel Motion XY or Motion PT channel types of the selected Co or Bar handle Click Select to bring up the Select External Control window and select an external input to control Envelope Editor Channel 3 This will only affect the Blue channel for RGB channel type Copying Envelopes amp Envelope Handles The Envelope Editor offers a variety of ways that you can copy and paste envelopes and envelope handles You can e Copy selected handles in an envelope to another location in the envelope or into a different envelope e Copy Color Bar handles to another location on the Color Bar or on the Color Bar of another envelope group e Copy an envelope group RGB or Position to another compatible envelope group in the same fixture or a different one e Copy all envelopes from one fixture to another identical fixture To copy individual envelope handles Select the envelo
220. o remove selected clients from the VMNet Clients list Enable Telnet Name used by VenueMagic features to identify client Telnet Server Setup Sets up the VMNet Telnet server Telnet Server Setup x I Require login O User name user Cancel Password l Quiet mode Echo characters Prompt text VMTelnet gt Require login Check this box if the server should require a login Then enter the user name and password the server will require Quite mode Check this box to prevent the server from sending back any characters to the client Echo characters When checked the server echoes back every Prompt text Error prefix EOL string Telnet Client Setup Sets up a Telnet client Telnet Client Settings x Client name Server address 192 168 1 25 f Use login User name admin Password APRA Client name Server address Use login User name Password Login incorrect character it receives from the Telnet client Prompt text Telnet server shows after a successful login to indicate it is waiting for a command from the client The text that will precede any error messages returned by the Telnet server Appended to the end of every line of text sent by the server An arbitrary name identifying the telnet client The computer name or IP address of the telnet server client will connect to By default this box is checked Uncheck it if the telnet server this client
221. ollowing dialog window appears Channel Duplication Detected Changes made to groups have caused one or more tracks to have duplicate fixtures channels What would you like to do O Remove track groups that duplicate channels f Remove duplicate track channels The following solutions are offered e Modify groups The Group Builder is reopened and you can make changes to correct the problem e Remove track groups that duplicate channels Offending groups are removed from the affected tracks e Remove duplicate track channels Offending channels rather than groups are removed from the affected tracks Important Uses for Channel Groups Channel groups are very powerful though it may not always be clear what they can be used for Here are just a few examples of how Channel Groups can be used e Zoned light balancing After setting up all of your timelines with desired lighting effects you may wish to independenily control zones of lights to balance them without messing with the timelines You can do this by assigning all of the lamp channels in each zone to a unison group Then add it to the Channel Router with merge mode set to Scale You will be able to control the master level of each zone without having to make any changes to timelines e Stage light color balancing The Zoned light balancing application described above could be modified to allow individual control of different colored lights on a stage This will allow yo
222. on Dimmer fader See Add Color Wheel Ranges Hardware min value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the bottom of the range inclusively Hard coded to 255 which puts any added ranges at the very end Hardware max value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the top of the range inclusively Hard coded to 255 Editing Level Ranges To edit a selected range click the Edit button to bring up the Edit Range Settings window This window is slightly different for each channel type Edit Color Wheel Range Edit Color Wheel Range Settings x Hame Blue Trace Color Cirmmerttader E Colonvheel color Blue af Hardware min value Je Hardware max value 4 Name Type in a name for the color Dimmer fader Check this box if the range is to behave like a dimmer fader See Adding Color Wheel Ranges for a more detailed explanation of this setting Colorwheel color Select a pre defined color from the list or select CUSTOM for your own color Selecting a predefined Blue color will also automatically set the Name field to the Dark Gray appropriate color name Rainbow Effect Hardware min value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the bottom of the range inclusively See also Hardware Min Max Value Auto accommodation Hardware max value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the top of the range inclusively See also Hardware Min Max Value Auto accommodation Edit Gobo Wheel Range Edit Gobo
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225. options Shown for each is event is e Date Time The date and time that the event will be triggered e Event A brief description of the event e Status The current status of the event Can be one of the following o Waiting Event is waiting for its trigger time o Triggered Event has been triggered If Auto delete triggered events is enabled this status will never bee seen o Disabled Usually means that the event has not been completely setup Color Coding For convenience events in the list are color coded according to their status status Adding Events To add an event when no existing event is currently selected click on the Add button to bring up the Scheduled Event window for a new event Select event Select the event you would like to trigger Listed here are the same events that you can add to a timeline event track see Event Tracks Settings Click this button to bring up the events settings window for the selected event For more information about these settings go to the event setup window for the specified event in the Event Tracks section Trigger date Click on the A button to bring up the date picker and select a date for the event to trigger Time Enter the time of day that you would like the event to trigger Added events are place in the list sorted by date time When you add an event the trigger date and time in the Scheduled Event window will default to the date and time of the last event curren
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227. oup channels f Az separate channels e r unison New Group Remowe OOOOOOOOOOOO0000 Show Selected Check All Uncheck All Group List Select from existing groups which group you would like to add members to The Chns column shows how many channels are currently in the group To rename a group click on the group to select it then click the Group column to change the name Control group channels Defines how a group will behave Select from e As separate channels Fixtures and channels in group are individually controlled The group type is used mainly to make it easier to organize fixtures and channels together e n unison Fixtures and channels are treated as if they were a single channel Each channel will receive the same channel level New Group button Add a new group Remove button Remove the selected group from the list Group Notes Enter notes for group Select Groups in Group Check the checkbox next to the groups you would like to add to the currently selected group Groups with the Y icon cannot be checked because doing so would cause channel duplication within the selected group Check All button Check all groups in the list that do not have the Icon Uncheck All button Uncheck all checked groups Select Fixtures Channels in Group Check the checkbox next to the fixture or individual channels you would like to add to the currently selected grou
228. ove Manutacturer Hame Generic radient OmniSistem Pro Lighting USA Proel Lighting Total fisturez 30 VenueMagic lets you keep track of your user fixtures by manufacturer Initially this list is taken from the main fixture database when you run the program but you may add and remove manufacturers as you like To add a manufacturer click on the Add button and enter then name of the new manufacturer Enter new Martin manufacturer s E GROETEN name To change the name of a manufacturer select the desired manufacturer then click in the Manufacturer Name column and key in a new name To remove a manufacturer and all of the fixtures in the User Fixture Library that are associated with it click the Remove button The Fixs Column show the number of fixtures the library contains for that manufacturer Total fixtures shows the total number of fixtures in the User Fixture Library Fixtures List ES Add Remove Edit Copy Fixture Model Type Chns Axis 250 Typ Lamp 8 Avis 250 Typ Lamp E Axis 250 Type Lamp 8 Asis 250 Typ3 Lamp 8 Minispot 150 Moving Head 8 Pro Scan 150 Version Moving Head 8 Pro Scan 150 Version Scan Head 8 gt Dre Coes OR area Ent O o Show fixtures for device Dio The fixtures list lets you add remove edit or copy fixtures associated with the manufacturer currently selected in the manufacturers list If no manufacturer is selected this list will be
229. p Groups with the Y icon cannot be checked because doing so would cause channel duplication within the selected group Checking a fixture implies that all channels within the fixture are also included in the group even though they are not checked Checking a channel will uncheck its fixture Check All button Check all fixtures channels in the list that do not have the Y Icon Uncheck All button Uncheck all checked fixtures channels Special button Opens the Check Special Groups dialog window Show Selected button Expands the tree to show all selected fixtures channels You may a single channel to as many groups as you like Check Special Groups Check Special Groups if Check channel type i Filter by fixture type Check fixture type Cancel J Color Wheel 3 L Dimmer Pack a Dimmer L Fogger Gobo Wheel 3 L Lamp L Motion A Laser L Motion PT O Moving Head C Motion sr RGE Lamp L Pan C Scan Head C AGB L Strobe Channel Duplication Detected When the Group Builder window is closed VenueMagic will run a check on all project timelines to make sure that the changes you made did not cause any single track to have duplicate channels This can happen when a lamp track within a timeline contains a fixture say Fixture A anda group Group 1 that does not contain Fixture A If Fixture A is then added to Group 1 while in the Group Builder window a duplicate track channel is detected and the f
230. p Properties General Playback Levels Notes Title vm Demo 1b mp3l cuments Venue Magic Audio Lib WM mo 1b mp3 Title The title of the clip as it appears in the Playback List Changing this does not change the name of the file File The directory path and filename of the actual clip file Playlist Clip Playback Properties Clip Properties General Playback Levels Notes lf Remove from start 15 secs lf Remove from end 15 secs if Overlap last clip i secs W Fade in Length secs 5 1 Fade out Start offset from end secs 5 Length secs E Remove from start Remove from end Overlap last clips Fade in Fade out Check this box to remove a section from the beginning of the clip and enter how many seconds to remove Check this box to remove a section from the end of the clip and enter how many seconds to remove Check this box to start playback of this clip while the previous clip is still playing Enter the desired number of seconds of overlap If this is the first clip or if the previous item was a Silence Block or a Wait Block then this box will be disabled Check to fade in the clip when playback starts Then enter how many seconds of fade in into the Length field Overlap this with a fade out of the previous clip to create a dissolve effect between clips Check to fade out the clip at the end of playback Then fill in the fields e Start offset from end How many
231. parameter to set Parameter value 100 0 J Set parameter with envelope Ext ctrl Select End level 00 This list contains all of the channels currently linked to the track in which the Lamp Effect clip resides They are listed in alphabetical order Select the channel for which you would like to modify lamp effect settings Selecting Global Settings at the top of the list will allow you to modify settings that will affect all of the channels together Choose a lamp effect variation type for the selected channel Each VenueMagic lamp effect offers one or more variations of the effect that can be applied to a specific channel For example for effects that depend on lamp color such as in the Sunrise RGB and Sunset RGB effects a type will be provided for each colored lamp Another example is when effects that require coordination between two motion axes such as the in the Circle effect There is one variation type for the Pan axis and one for the Tilt axis or X amp Y axes for scanning lamp heads When a lamp effect is first added to a track or when additional channels are added to the track thereafter VenueMagic will do its best to automatically select the right type for the right channel based on the channel s type see Fixture Channel Types Afterwards you can go through the list and make any changes you feel are necessary If you want a channel to be unaffected by the lamp effect sel
232. pe within the selected range Saving and Reusing Setting Presets Once settings have been adjusted as desired for a particular envelope they can be save under a Settings Preset and applied later onto other envelopes Click the New button to create a new Settings Preset and add it to the Presets list then type in a name for the preset Adjust the settings as desired and then click Save to bring up the Save to Preset window Cancel Select the preset you wish to save to and click OK To apply an existing preset to the current envelope select the desired preset in the Preset list and the new settings are applied immediately Delete presets by selecting them in the Preset list and clicking Delete Important note Be sure to save any changes to the current preset before selecting another preset otherwise your changes will be lost Channel Data Profiles Available in SC and above only VenueMagic gives you the ability to export and import channel data profiles A channel data profile also referred to simply as a profile is a file that contains a list of channels by name and a stream of data for each channel These profiles can be imported for later use described below Exporting Channel Data Profiles Profiles can be exported from the following sources Audio Clips Right click on an audio clip in a VenueMagic timeline and select Export Audio Profile Enter a filename in the file dialog and click OK If the audio c
233. pe you wish to copy handles from Select the handles you wish to copy Right click on one of the selected handles and select Copy Handles Right click on the envelope you wish to copy to at the location in time where you wish them copied at and select Paste Handle at Cursor OR right click on an envelope in the envelope tree and select Paste Handles to copy the handles to the same time as the new channels IS en Copying Color Bar handles functions similarly To copy an entire envelope or envelope group Right click in the envelope tree on the envelope or envelope group RGB or Position you wish to copy select Copy name Envelopes where name is the name of the envelope or envelope group you are copying 2 Right click on the envelope or compatible envelope group you wish to copy to and select Paste Envelopes from name To copy all of the envelopes in a fixture 1 Right click in the envelope tree on the fixture you wish to copy select Copy name Handles where name is the name the fixture copying 2 Right click on fixture you wish to copy to and select Paste Envelopes from name Intelligent Copy Buffering Fixtures envelopes can only be pasted to a matching fixture For example if you copy all the envelopes in a DJ Scan 250 EX you can only paste those envelopes to another DJ Scan 250 EX The Envelope Editor will enforce this However the Envelope Editor also supports intelligent copy buffering This means you can copy multiple
234. pect to slider VCS Slider Groups Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above You can setup any number of VCS Slider Groups each with as many sliders as you like VCS Slider Groups appear as tabs in the VCS Group Tabs area Select the tab to show the group Right click on a group tab to bring up a menu of options Paste Slider New Group Delete Group Group Properties Paste Slider If you have copied a slider into the Copy buffer this option will add that slider to the selected group New Group Add a new VCS slider group Delete Group Delete the selected VCS slider group Group Bring up the VCS Slider Group Properties dialog window for the selected group Properties VCS Slider Group Properties YCS Slider Group Properties Group name Master Color Set tab color Set tab text color Cancel Notes Master color control sliders Group name Enter the group name that will appear in the VCS Slider Group tab Set tab color Sets the color of the VCS Slider Group tab Also sets the color of the VCS Slider Area background Set tab text Sets the color of the VCS Slider Group tab text color Notes Enter notes about group VCS Master Level Sliders The VCS Master Level Sliders globally control the volume and lamp levels for all timelines playlists and audio files currently playing They do not belong to any group and are always shown when the VCS is active Right click on either s
235. ple if for this fixture the range 200 255 on this channel corresponds to a rainbow color non stop rotating of the color wheel and the level adjusts the speed of the rotating wheel then check this box so that VenueMagic knows that the whole range controls something Colorwheel color Select a pre defined color from the list or select CUSTOM for your own color Selecting a predefined Blue color will also automatically set the Name field to the au Gray appropriate color name F Rainbow Effect Hardware min value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the bottom of the range inclusively Hard coded to 255 which puts any added ranges at the very end Hardware max value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the top of the range inclusively Hard coded to 255 Add Gobo Wheel Range Add Gobo Wheel Range Settings x Name Gobo7 Cirmmerttader E Kardiware min value dla Hardware max value 255 Name Type in a name for the gobo Dimmer fader See Add Color Wheel Ranges Hardware min value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the bottom of the range inclusively Hard coded to 255 which puts any added ranges at the very end Hardware max value The hardware value 0 to 255 specifying the top of the range inclusively Hard coded to 255 Add Selector Range Add Selector Range Settings x Name Selection immer tader Hardware min value 255 Hardware mar value La Name Type in a name for selecti
236. port video files right click on the folder and select Import Video File to import one or more individual files in a single directory Most video formats are accepted Provides easy access to all of VenueMagic s built in lamp effects see Lamp Effects Provides easy access to all of VenueMagic s built in events see Event Tracks Contains all timelines that have been added to the project A new timeline is automatically added to this folder when it is saved for the first time See Timelines Importing Timelines and Playlists from another Project Contains all playlists that have been added to the project Functions similarly to Timelines folder See Playlists Contains all of the fixtures that have been added to the Channel Groups project To add fixtures to the project double click on this folder to bring up the Add Fixtures window You may also double click on a fixture or channel within the folder to edit its settings See Fixtures Contains all of the channel groups that have been added to the project To add groups to the project double click on this folder to bring up the Group Builder window You may also double click on a group within the folder to edit its settings Adding Deleting amp Renaming Subfolders To improve the organization of you project you can add your own subfolders to the Audio Timelines and Playlists folders Simply right click on the desire folder or subfolder and select Add Folder
237. purpose of this field changes based on what you have selected in the Command options Show Url Enter in URL Show Html Enter in actual HTML code Show Html File Click Browse button and select HTML file Close window Field is disabled Open file window to select HTML file visible only when Show Html File is selected Preview Open the HTML window to preview the contents Command Select the command that will be executed The options are Show Url Display HTML from a URL Show Html Display HTML entered into the HTML field Show Html File Show and HTML file Close window Close the HTML window Positioning the HTML Window Click preview to open the HTML and display a preview of its contents Once opened you can move and resize the window as desired The Window size and Window position fields will update as you move the window You can also manually enter the pixel position and size To force the window to center itself on the screen when it is shown check the Center box If you wish an event to change the size and position for the window that was opened earlier by another Show HTML event you must check the Reset box for size and position respectively If these boxes are left unchecked the size and position of the window will only change when it is closed then opened again Show HTML Event VMNet Properties Setup VMNet remote event Show Html Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes With Send to VM
238. r see also Exporting Channel Data Profiles To export a profile right click on an audio clip in an audio track and select Export Audio Profile This will bring up a file browser in which you can enter an filename for the exported profile Video Tracks Only Available for VenueMagic DMX SA and above Video tracks contain video clips that have been dragged over from the Project Window VenueMagic provides a single video track that can contain as many video clips as desired A video track can either be a normal video tracks and master sync video track Normal Video Track ZS VM Demo Ver 01 no Master Sync Video Track J NM Demo Ver 01 non stretched ao F Master Sync Trac Video Track Panel Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above The Audio Track panel affects playback and editing of the audio track t Pin track to page Disable video and audio playback solo play audio and video tracks only Lock track Track main volume Pin track to page Click this icon to pin this track to its current location on the page As you scroll the tracks up and down this track will remain fixed Disable video and Click this icon to disable playback of audio and video playback audio playback on this track Solo play When enabled only this video track will be active during playback No other audio or video track will play Lock track Lock track to changes Track main volume Adjust the volume of videos played on thi
239. r drops back down to 50 Level A level triggered event will execute when the specified condition is true and will execute repeatedly until the condition becomes false This mode is usually used with an Update interval value greater than zero otherwise the event will be repeatedly triggered at the full VenueMagic cycle rate Manual In this mode the triggered event must be manually reset before it can trigger again There are two ways to reset a manual event 1 Select Events gt Reset Event Groups in the main menu This will reset all event groups 2 Reset it using a Reset Event Group event This will reset a specific event group or all of them To more easily facilitate the manual resetting of large numbers of Manual mode events each event is assigned to an event group In this field select the group number an event will belong to When Reset Event Group event is executed all events assigned to a specified group number are reset together Variable Table Only available for VenueMagic SC and above The VenueMagic variable table is a list of general purpose variables that store numeric values that can be used as external input sources see Selecting External Input Devices The value of variable tables variables are set primarily by the Set Variable Event however they can also be modified by a special function of Channel Routing Groups to take advantage of a variable s redirect feature Access to a variable s value is
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241. r the channel If you request more than one of this channel type to be added the base name will be appended by a number ex Lamp1 Lamp2 etc to prevent duplicate channel names within a fixture Adding Channels with Selections The channel types Color Wheel Gobo Wheel and Selector use DMX level ranges to select colors gobos or additional features When one of these channel types is selected the Add Fixture Channel window will offer additional settings xi Additional Number of colors settings P in each channel zi In the case of the Color Wheel channel type you can enter in the number of color settings available and then set the base name for each setting You will later be able to edit the name DMX level range and other attributes such as the actual color in the Channel Selection Sub channel Settings list later on Adding Composite Channels The channel types RGB Motion PT Motion PT Fine Motion XY and Motion XY Fine are called composite channels see Fixture Channel Types This means that they are further broken down into sub channels RGB Red RGB Green RGB Blue MotionPT Pan etc This allows VenueMagic lamp effects to operate on these channels together to produce more sophisticated lighting effects Sub channels of composite channels are displayed in the Channel Selection Sub channel Settings list for the selected channel Mode Channels A Mode channel type is used to define a specific operating mode
242. registered it will remain on the Select active visualizer list even when it is not running Registering Capture instances in this fashion is necessary to enable VenueMagic to keep track of Capture project information within the VenueMagic project file Although you can have multiple registered instances VenueMagic will control only one at a time In the Select active visualizer list check the instance you would like VenueMagic to control Click Remove in the Visualizer Settings window to remove an instance from the list For information on mapping VenueMagic fixtures to Capture fixtures see inthe Add Fixtures section Project Window Audio Video Lamp Effects Events Timelines Playlists Fixtures Channel Groups TestNewGetChannelLevell vmt TestVideo1 vmt Project Folders Audio Video Lamp Effects Events Timelines Playlists Fixtures DJ x Project Folders Open Files List Contains all audio files that have been imported into the project To import audio files right click on the folder and select Import Audio File to import one or more individual files in a single directory or Import Audio Library to search an entire folder and its subfolders for audio files and import them Import Audio Library also retains the folder structure the files are found in Only wave wav files MP3 and Window Media wma files are supported Contains all video files that have been imported into the project To im
243. rent playback Mute all Mute all sound Unmute all Unmute all sound Disable lamps Disable all lamp control Enable lamps Enable all lamp control Cue List Command Event VMNet Properties Cue List Command Event Properties l x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes With Send to VMNet remote checked the Cue List Command event is routed to a VMNet server on the network by way of the selected client see VMNet Project VMNet Seitings Cue List Command Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Cue List Command Event Notes Enter notes about event Cue List Command Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Cue List Command Notes Event Table Event The Event Table event executes an event in the Event Table This allows you to reuse events that you have already created and added to the event table Event Table Event General Properties x General Event Conditions Notes Event type Event Table Event Event name Event Table Event Set Marker Color Marker shape _ Up ee arker Color Trigger on post event start time Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Event Table event Event name Marker shape Set Marker Color button Trigger on post event start time Enable playback Lock clip Event Table Event Properties The name of the event as it will appear in the
244. resized Audio Clip Audio Properties Audio Clip Properties General Audio Notes Pan center Volume gain 100 50 Left W Enable sound fx Setup Sound FX l Enable crossfade back Setup CFB Volume Gain Adjusts the overall volume level of the clip during playback Use this to scale the effect of the volume envelope Pan Center Shifts the stereo pan center of the clip during playback Enable sound fx Check this box to enable sound effects processing for the clip Then click the Setup Sound FX button to configure effects see Audio Clip Sound Effects Enable crossfade Check this box to enable cross fade back for the clip Then click the back Setup CFB button to configure cross fade back see Cross Fade back Audio Clip Sound Effects VenueMagic provides five DirectX audio effects Each audio effect has parameters that can be configured by effect sliders or by using envelopes during playback Sound Effects Settings Sound FX Settings Grae Sea Wet Dry Moe 2 50 _ J Use Envelope it Echo Feedback 1 o 1 f Use Envelope C Reverb C Chorus o Flanger Right Delay l SSS T Use Envelope Left Delay 1 CIS 3 ll F Use Envelope Garge P el e A Canal The Sound Effects Settings dialog is divided into two panes Sound FX and Settings In the
245. s EnA Enter the number of copies you would like to make of the selected channel and click OK VenueMagic will copy the selected channel any associated range or sub channel information Each copy will have a sequential number appended to the channel name to prevent duplication Setting Channel Order After you have entered all of the channels in a fixture you will need to make sure that all of the channels are in the right order as indicated by the fixtures documentation Click to adjust Channels Add Remove Edit Copy Ordering channel order Click on the Ordering button to bring up the Channel Ordering window Channel Ordering Reflector base 02 Gobo base 03 Position Pan base 04 Position Tilt base 05 Speed base 06 Speed ColorGobo The Channel Ordering window shows all of the physical channels you have include in the fixture and their assigned channel within the fixture The term base in the Chn column represents the base DMX channel setting for the fixture Notice how the composite channel Position has been broken down into its sub channels Position Pan and Position Tilt Select a channel then use the A tor to change the position of the channel in the fixture s channel number ordering Click OK when you have finished Channel Selection Subchannel Settings This list will show different information base on the channel type of the channel currently selected in the Fixture Channel list
246. s Events Status Help Menu Menu item toolbar Description VenueMagic on the Web MER Opens a browser to www venuemagic com Check for Updates Goes online to check for updates to your available you are given the option to download and install them If you have not yet registered your copy of VenueMagic this option will start the VenueMagic Registration wizard Show About VenueMagic window VenueMagic software If updates are Register VenueMagic About VenueMagic Fixtures VenueMagic includes a library of a numerous DMX fixtures from a variety of manufacturers These fixtures are added and organized in the Add Fixture window Each fixture is composed of one or more channels which correspond to a DMX channel Some channels may be further broken to sub channels In this case the sub channels correspond to DMX channels Add Fixtures Select fixtures from the Fixture Library and drag them into Fixture Placement window The numbered cells correspond to DMX addresses To change the address range of a fixture select the fixture in the window and drag it to the desired address a oa R Fitter by manufacturer Chauvet e 0 ee a E EE EE l Fier by foture type Baa gt 123456783910 al Remove Ea Show universe fT Fodues 25 Channels 203 o rrr Fixture Library Fixture Placement Window Filter by manufacturer Check this to filter the fixture library by manufacturer in the adjacent selector
247. s hooked up and working properly as part of your desktop 2 Check Auto open video screen and Show fullscreen above 3 Select the secondary monitor in the Select monitor for fullscreen list When the timeline is run VenueMagic will take over the secondary monitor and display videos in the video track Video Track Envelope Properties Video Track Properties x welopes Extemal Control Notes Show Envelopes max 10 General Pl Select which envelopes are to be shown in the track It the number selected exceeds the maximum specified in the Timeline Options window other envelopes will be deselected starting with the least recently selected envelope Click the Set Color button to set the color that the envelope will be displayed in the timeline and the Envelope Editor window Video Track External Control Properties Video Track Properties x General Playback Envelopes Extemal Control Notes M Control slider level with extemal device Allow mouse control of slider Control slider level Enables the track panel s main volume slider to be controlled by an with external device external source Click the Select button and choose an input source in the Select External Control window Allow mouse conirol When the main volume slider is being controlled by an external of slider source it my not make sense to allow the mouse to control it at the same time Uncheck this box to lock out the mouse from con
248. s less than 50 63 for MIDI controllers Use this for MIDI control buttons that send two messages where the first messaged pushed is greater than the second released 0 Trigger occurs when messages is received regardless of associated value This is the best setting for note keys and MIDI controller buttons that send only one message Note VenueMagic converts all MID NOTE OFF messages to NOTE ON messages with a velocity of zero Customizing VenueMagic s Appearance Clicking on the 2 button in the main toolbar will bring up the Appearance Settings dialog window which will allow you to change colors and fonts for various items of the VenueMagic windows Customizing Color Appearance Settings x Clip Plot Clip Plot Selected Color Handle Cursor Time BG Plot Background Plot Minor Grid Plot Points Time Cursor Line Time Cursor Pointer Project Window Timeline Virtual Control Surface cones a wo Screen Select a VenueMagic window The tem list will be filled items that can be modified Item Select an item to change Change Color Choose a new color for the selected item Global use gradients Check this box and VenueMagic will use color gradients to show certain items It looks nice but could slow down drawing time for very complicated timelines Customizing Fonts x Clip Info Length Chaser Lam Cue Window Clip info Start Time Edit Envelope Clip Label Text L
249. s to scale the effect of the volume envelope Pan Center Shifts the stereo pan center of the clip during playback Video Clip Notes Properties Enter notes for the video clip Video Clip Properties i x General Video Audio Notes Video Clip Notes Video Playback Window The Video Playback window facilitates the playback of videos Show the window by selecting View gt Video Playback Window in the main menu Video Playback Size the window by clicking and dragging the windows edges Make if full screen in the current monitor by right clicking in the video area and selecting Full screen Do the same to restore it to normal size This window can also be opened and made full screen automatically through settings in the Video Track Playback Properties window Lamp Tracks Lamp tracks contain lamp effects dragged over from the Lamp Effects folder of the Project Window Lamp Track Panel The figure below shows the function of each item in the lamp track panel Pin track to page Disable lamp playback solo play Lock track Track main lamp level Pin track to page Click this icon to pin this track to its current location on the page As you scroll the tracks up and down this track will remain fixed Disable lamp Click this icon to disable playback of lamp effects on this track playback Solo play When enabled only this lamp track will be active during playback No other lamp track will play
250. s track Double click on the o icon or the video track name to bring up the Video Track Properties window Video Track General Properties Video Track Properties Track name Enter the track name to be displayed in the track panel Master sync track Check this box to make the video track a master sync video track see Master Sync Audio Track Lock track Check this box to lock out any changes to track Video Track Playback Properties x General Playback Envelopes Extemal Control Notes 4 Play audio Auto open video screen Show fullscreen Select monitor for fullscreen DISPLAY Primary Display Driver Play video Check this box to enable playback of videos in the Video Playback window Play audio Enables playback of audio portion of video clips Auto open video When checked the Video Playback window automatically opens up screen when the timeline is played Show fullscreen Check this box to force video all track video clips to playback in full screen mode Select monitor for This list shows all monitors you computer makes available for display fullscreen Check the monitor you wish the to be displayed by clips playing in this track If a selected monitor is unavailable during playback the video will default to playback in the primary monitor Playing Video on a Second Monitor VenueMagic will play full screen video on a second monitor To do this follow these steps 1 Make sure the second monitor i
251. seconds from the end of the clip will fade out begin e Length The length of the fade out in seconds Note It is possible to enter values in these fields that will contradict each other An example of this is when the Start offset from end value is less than the fade out Length value If contradicting values are entered VenueMagic will detect it and alert you with the message VenueMagic 2 0 Clip playback settings are invalid The following setting s have been disabled Fade out It is the user s responsibility to correct the values and re enable the disabled setting s Playlist Clip Level Properties Clip Properties General Playback Levels Notes Master volume Master lamp level EEEE EEEE EEEE EE EEEE EAE EEEE EEE EEEE AEAEE RAEE OS Master volume Sets the master volume of the clip s audio Use this to normalize the volume across the clips in the playlist Master lamp level Sets the master lamp level of the clip Playlist Clip Level Properties Insert notes about Playlist Clip Clip Properties General Playback Levels Notes Playlist Clip Notes Playlist Silence Block A Silence Block adds a period of silence in a playlist Add a Silence Block by clicking on the e toolbar button Playlist Silence Block Settings Silence Settings Silence time secs 115 Cancel Silence time secs Enter how many seconds of silence is desired Playlist Wait Block A Wait Block pau
252. ses playback and waits for the gt button to be clicked to resume Add a ofp Wait Block by clicking on the w toolbar button Exporting Playlists VenueMagic SC and above only You can export VenueMagic Playlists to supported formats by selecting Files gt Export Playlist Select Export Type x Select what file type you would like to export to and click Next Description Weigl Works WEMC1 playlist folder WEMC1 Playlist Back Next gt Cancel The Select Export Type window lets you select from available export types Select the type you desire and click next to activate the export wizard specific to the selected type Cue Control Window The Cue Control Window has two main purposes First it provides a customizable list of cue buttons for cueing timelines playlists and audio files Second it displays the current status of the cue list and gives you control of it Programmable Cue Buttons HAUNTING Cue Timel Rem Status Y Cue List Global Mute Lamp out a ejeje 3 Cue List Controls Programmable Cue Button Pane Cue buttons can be programmed to execute a timeline playlist or audio file by adding it to the Cue List Once a button has been programmed just click on it to run the specified file Cue Button Group Tabs Cue Button Area Right click anywhere in the Cue Button Area to bring up a menu of options Cut Copy Paste Delete Button New But
253. shed replacements for imported fodures click Net to fine tune your replacements on the channel level Finish Cancel Help List 1 on the left shows all of the new fixtures in the foreign timeline At this point nothing has been added to the project yet List 2 on the right shows all of the fixtures currently included in your project These fixtures will have been previously added by the user using the Add Fixtures window Select the first fixture in List 1 then in List 2 check the fixture you would like to replace the selected fixture Then select the next fixture and check its replacement and so on Any fixtures in List 1 that have not been assigned a replacement in List 2 will be added to your project When you have finished selecting replacements click Next Select Channel Replacements x 1 The list to the right shows all of the fiture replacements you EEE selected on the previous page Auto 5 vot 30 Select a replacement to show Auto_Spot_150_1 a list of fixture channel COLORpalette replacements in the list below MyNew Fixture 46HP_LED 3 Channel_ 2 The list below shows how channels within the fodure will be replaced WenueMagic has done the best it can to recommend the best channel replacements You can make changes to this by dragging the channels into the desired order Click Finish when you re done Cancel Help In addition to selecting which fixture w
254. sor a a pe le mH b l je lo le e 3 3 m p Split selected clips at the current time cursor position Clip must be both selected and intersected by the time cursor Works for Audio Video and Lamp Effect clips Enable disable snap to grid feature Grid spacing is set in the Timeline Options window Enable disable snap to clip edge feature With this feature enabled clips being dragged will gently snap to the start and end times of other clips on the timeline This makes it much easier to line clips up precisely Enable disable auto adjust play range function for Play Range Bar Show Timeline Options window Show properties window for selected clip Show the Envelope Editor for selected clip Lock unlock selected clip s This will prevent them from being moved on the timeline Link unlink selected clips Linked clips move together when dragged Add audio track Add lamp track Add event track Snapshot channels at time cursor see Snapshot Channels Enables recording for all selected Level Control effects for which recording has been set up Locks record mode so that recording does not disable when playback stops Enables external synching if it has been setup for this timeline See Timeline Synching Options Playback Controls D Play timeline starting at time cursor position Hot key SPACEBAR while not in playback Stop playback Hot key SPACEBAR during playback During p
255. ssage VenueMagic follows this order of operation 1 Load cue 2 Initialize cue 3 Execute cue For audio and small timelines playlists this whole process usually happens so fast that a delay is barely noticeable However for larger timelines and playlists the process of loading and initialization can sometimes take several seconds To totally eliminate this delay VenueMagic will allow you to preload a cue so that it runs immediately when the cue button is clicked or an external control message is received To setup a cue for pre loading select the Manual preload option for the cueing mode in the Cue Button General Properties window Click to load Cue not loaded Cue loaded and ready Click to execute a When in Manual preload mode an indicator lamp appears beside the cue button If the lamp is red the cue has not yet been preloaded If it is green then the cue is preloaded and will begin immediately the next time the cue is triggered Preloading amp Execution When the lamp is read you can initiate preloading by clicking on the cue button As soon as it turns green it is ready to be executed Click the button again to execute the preloaded cue In summary VenueMagic follows this order of events when the cue button is clicked while in Manual preload mode If lamp is red 1 Load cue 2 Initialize cue 3 Turn lamp green If lamp is green 1 Execute cue 2 Tur
256. st Command Event name Cue List Command i ae Up down pointer Trigger on post event start time 4 Enable playback T Lock clip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Cue List Command event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Cue List Command Event Properties Cue List Command Event Properties X General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Cue list command Cue list item name Timeline 1 Se
257. status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Uncheck this box to prevent the event from triggering during playback Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized The Select event drop down lists all of the events currently defined in the Event Table Select the event that you would like the Event Table Event to execute Check the gnore event condition box if you would like the conditions associated with the event in the event table to be ignored Checking this box does not affect the conditions defined for the Event Table Event Event Table Event Conditions Setup event trigger conditions see Event Conditions Event Table Event Notes Enter notes about event Event Table Event Prop General Event Conditions Notes MIDI Out
258. t continuously in a loop at a specified time interval Start on Trigger Mode The following settings apply when Start on trigger mode is selected Start trigger Select the condition that will trigger execution of the playlist Available are the 16 WEMC1 input bits inputO1 input16 either opened or close and the remote control number keys 0 0 Default timeline Select the timeline that will run continuously in a loop until the start trigger is activated When the playlist has finished execution the default timeline will restart Any timeline in the current project can be selected If a default timeline is not desired select None Delay start Specify how many seconds after power up the WEMC1 should wait before starting the default timeline if specified This can be specified in seconds or minutes seconds note used to separate minutes from seconds Hold resume Select the trigger that will resume playback of a playlist that has encountered trigger a Wait block E Stop timeline Select the timeline that should run in an emergency stop condition or None of not required For example this is timeline could turn on the house lights and stop the audio playback E Stop trigger Select the condition that will trigger and E Stop see Start trigger for available trigger selections Continuous Loop Mode If Continuous loop on power up mode is selected the available settings change WEMC1 Playlist Playback Settings X
259. t channels value as follows final value input value x scaling offset Input Channel Settings Window VenueMagic DMX AV only Level scaling Additional processing em oo 50 0 100 0 Pre scale gain 4 100 Pre scale offset M6 0 TT Invertlevel Control as speed Sensitivity 36 20 External ctrl Select fone selected Rest position 3 50 ne 7 y mid a Threshold Jo 5 The Input Channel Scaling window allows you to setup scaling and other processing for any input Input Channel Name Enter the desired name for this input Level Scaling The settings are similar to those found in the Calibrate Lamps window Low Sets the low value for the channel range In other words if the input is set to zero Low will be the scaled value Mid Sets the mid value for the channel range When the input is at 50 full scale this will be the scaled value This allows for non linear scaling Check the Mid checkbox to enable this feature High Sets the high value for the channel range If the input is set to its highest level High will be the scaled value Additional Processing In this group you can set additional parameters to process the input channel The top section allows for added scaling Pre scale gain Multiply input channel by a gain factor before it goes through level scaling A value of 100 would leave the input unchanged 50 would cut it in half 200 would double it
260. tart playback after the specified marker recording starts immediately see Timeline Marker External Ctrl Select and external control to trigger start of record see Selecting External Input Devices Stop Recording Triggers Manual Cirl R Recording is toggled on off while timeline is running using the Ctrl R key combination This functional is actually available in all modes Timeline marker Recording stops at the selected timeline marker see Timeline Marker External Ctrl Select and external control to trigger record stop see Selecting External Input Devices Level Control Notes Properties Enter notes about the level control effect Level Control Properties J x General Setup Recording Notes Level Control Effect Notes Snapshot Channels Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above You can snapshot the current output level of all channels controlled by a Level Control lamp effect by right clicking on the Level Control effect and selecting Snapshot channels Or you can click on the E icon in the timeline toolbar This function is available in both the timeline editor and the envelope editor This function is especially useful when you wish to set all of the lamp levels head positions etc manually you must setup channel routing to do this and then capture the position for use in a timeline Snapshot Channel Levels x Select channels to snapshot LDime T54Front TSDim3 151Lamp C
261. ted Drag radius 60 The Drag Level tool is ideal for stretching part of a curve without affecting the rest of the curve m Move in Time Moves the selected range in time Stretch in Time Stretch the selected range in time The center of stretching is the initial point where the mouse was clicked to begin dragging Flatten Curve Flattens the curve along the baseline of the selected curve See Stretch Level toll above for and explanation of the baseline Eg Set Curve To Constant Sets all points in range to a specified constant Smooth Curve Smooth out the curve in the selected range Clicking this button multiple times increases the smoothing Editing Individual Data Points Expand the envelope plot range to maximum by clicking on the K button until it grays out You will now see that the individual data points are visible in the plot The curve editing tools equally apply to this view except that you can select and move data points individually Data point Adjust Envelope Window Available in SC and above only Right click on a recorded envelope in the Envelope Editor and select Adjust Envelope to bring up the Adjust Envelope window xi I Adjust Level e _ 23 cane on aaa 20 4 Offset c 2 3 Thresh 2 W Level Clipping on 74 1 High 34 12 1 Low 9 74 7 Upper I Invert level Y Reverse time I Differentiate
262. ter selecting the range you can easily resize the range by clicking on and dragging either edge of the range Click anywhere in the plot area outside of the range to deselect it Curve Editing Tools The curve editing tools for recorded data are quite powerful Below is a brief description of each tool but the best way to understand them is to use them 1 Move Level Click and drag the selected range up and down m Stretch Level Stretch the selected range Stretching is relative to where you the mouse cursor is initially placed when the left button is clicked The closer a point on the curve is to this initial point the faster it will stretch when the mouse is moved OR Stretching is also affected by the proximity of the initial point to the baseline of the selected curve The baseline is defined as the line that connects the endpoints of the curve at the edges of the selected range Baseline Drag Level This tool drags curve points proportionally to the distance between the initial click point and a point on the curve scaled within the range of a bounding circle This tool does not require a selected range because the bounding circle selects which points in a curve will move Bounding circle You can adjust the radius of the bounding circle by moving the mouse wheel or by entering a value into the Drag radius box just below the cursor time display The Drag radius box is only visible when the Drag Level tool is selec
263. the Start offset field above Playlists Playlists let you create lists of timelines and audio files for sequential playback Playback List Playback Start Time Clp Thie _ Lengi Time _ Remaining Status Controls eaf 11m gt gt Playlist Toolbar Playback List Playback Audio Level Playlist Position Display Playback Control Time Display Drag timelines and audio files from their respective folders in the Project Window into the Playback List Drag Playlist items within the list to change their playback order Items may be reorganized during Playback if their status column reads Waiting see Status below The Playback List includes the following columns Start time Clip title Length Time The starting time for the playback of this item relative to the start of the Playlist This values is automatically set to provide sequential playback of all items in the list It is calculated based on the length of the clips and any overlap you may specify see Playlist Clip Playback Properties The name of the clip By default this is the name of the timeline or audio file You may change the displayed name in the Playlist Clip General Properties window Length of the clip This value is takes into consideration the actual length of the song and any time removed from the beginning and or ending of it see Playlist Clip Playback Properties Note If the clip item is a timeline that is has been ed
264. them When loading a VenueMagic 2 0 timeline from another project the following warning is shown VenueMagic 2 0 This timeline was created in another project and will be loaded without track fixtures Itis recommended that you save this timeline under a different name VenueMagic will load the timelines but all lamp track fixtures will be removed It is then the responsibility of the user to add fixtures to the timeline lamp tracks It is important to change the name of the timeline File Save Project as otherwise you will get the same message when the previous owner attempts to load the timeline As fixtures are manually re added to the tracks VenueMagic will do the best it can to intelligently reassign fixture channels settings for any lamp effects the track may contain It may be a good idea to review all of the lamp effect settings after a fixture has been added to a lamp track just to make sure all the settings were reassigned properly Audio File Properties This dialog window is displayed when you double click on an audio file in the Audio Folder of the Project Window Audio File Properties Final Edge mips C Documents and Settings Ownershy Documents enueh agic SudioLib Music TechnosFinal Edge mpd Duration 334 5 secs Format MPS Format Sound stereo Size 53 07 MB Sample rate 4410KHz2 OF Cancel Name Enter into this field what should be displayed for the audio file in the Audio Folder of the Project
265. though we are using quarter periods the lamps stay on for a whole period making a confusing mess The time a lamp remains on is called the pulse width You can change the pulse width using the command wn pulse width where nis a number between 0 100 specifying the pulse width as a percentage of a period Let s try our last program a little differently W25 A B C D W50 A B C D W75 A B C D W100 A B C D Rise Time amp Fall Time Make the lamps dissolve on and off by changing the rise and fall time using the commands RN rise time En fall time where n is a number 0 100 specifying the rise fall time as a percentage of the pulse width Example W50 R25 F25 A B C D Lamp Level Scale the lamp level using the command Ln lamp level where nis a number 0 100 specifying the lamp level Example W50 R25 F25 L100 A L50 B L100 C L50 D Built in Lamp Effects In addition to Level Control and Lamp Chaser effects VenueMagic provides an assortment of specialized built in lamp effects designed to display specific effect patterns Internally these lamp effects are actually based on mathematical equations and are intended to simulate lighting phenomena such as lightning candlelight sunrise sunset explosions and a lot more There are also effects designed to control moving light fixtures to draw circles figure 8 s random patterns etc VenueMagic s Built in La
266. tly displayed in the list If no events are currently displayed it will default to the current time on the date specified in the display options section Inserting Events If an event is currently selected the Add button will be changed to display Insert Insert Edit Delete Repeat This functions similarly to the Add button except that the default date and time will be the same as the currently selected event Again if you change the date time the event will be repositioned in the list so that the proper display order by date time is maintained Editing Events Select the event you wish to edit and click Edit Modify any of the event settings in the Scheduled Event window Deleting Events Deleting one or more events by selecting them in the event list and clicking Delete Repeating Events You can tell events to repeat regularly at daily or weekly intervals Select the events you wish to repeat and click on Repeat to bring up the Repeat Selected Events window Repeat Selected Events x Repeat every Day M Sun MW Mon M Tue 4 Wed Repeat count 1 I Repeat every You can tell the selected events to repeat every Day or every Week If Day is selected you can choose which days of the week it will be triggered Repeat count Enter the number of time you would like the selected events to repeat Repeating events really just copies them at the specified interval for the specified number o
267. ton New Group Button Properties Cut Delete selected button and place a copy of it into the copy buffer Copy Place a copy of the button into the copy buffer Paste Paste the button in the copy buffer inserting it before the selected button Delete Button Delete selected button without first copying it into the copy buffer New Button Add a new cue button to the current cue button group New Group Add a new cue button group Note VenueMagic Express only allows one group Button Bring up the Cue Button Properties window Properties You may also click and drag a button to move it s position within a group Cue Button General Properties x General Levels Extemal Control Notes Caption Lightning 2 Play looped Play one only Auto preload J Auto play Show status lamp Play as Background Name in Cuelist Lightning 2 Caption Enter the caption displayed on button Place ampersand character in front of any character in the caption to make the corresponding key on the keyboard trigger the cue For instance enter amp EnvTest1 for the caption and you will be able to trigger the cue by pressing the letter E on your keyboard Case is ignored Button Color Sets the color of the button face Font Sets the font style and color for the caption Play when Select the type and file that is run in the cue list when the button is pressed pressed Se
268. trolling the slider Video Track Notes This window lets you enter notes about the video track Video Track Properties Video Clip Properties Video Clip General Properties Video Clip Properties Clip name Enter the name that will appear on the clip in the timeline window By default this is the name of the video file associated with the clip Path Shows the complete path of the video file not editable Enable playback Check this box to enable playback of the clip Uncheck it to disable video and audio playback of the clip It is checked by default Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Video Clip Video Properties Video Clip Properties x General Video Audio Notes Scale video to fit screen Play video Check this box to enable playback of the clip in the Video Playback window Play audio Enables playback of audio portion of video clip Scale video to fit If checked the video clip will fill the entire Video Playback window event screen if it has to be stretched in the horizontal or vertical direction When unchecked the video image maintains the proper aspect ration In this mode it is possible for the video to play in a letterbox format with black bars on the top and bottom of the window Video Clip Audio Properties Video Clip Properties Volume Gain Adjusts the overall volume level of the clip during playback Use thi
269. tton to check or uncheck all off the envelopes in the tree respectively Track List Lists all tracks in the timeline Check those tracks you wish to display in the background of the plot area Select the track that you wish to be highlighted Checked tracked are also played during playback in the envelope editor while unchecked tracks are muted disabled Plot Scale Current position of time cursor Can show time relative to clip or entire Time Cursor Time Cursor Position Playback Control Envelope Plot Area Color Bar timeline see Envelope Editor Settings Marks current playback position Move prior to playback to the position where playback should start Displays current position of the Time Cursor relative to the clip or entire the timeline see Envelope Editor Settings Controls playback of the clip in the Envelope Editor While not in playback Malal plo top Rewind to beginning of plot area While in playback slew fast forward Stop Slew fast reverse Rewind to beginning of plot area You can also play stop by pressing the space bar See Envelope Plot Area The Color Bar shows a color gradient representation of the currently selected envelope the base color being that of the selected envelope itself Y selected envelope Color Bar If an RGB folder is selected the Color Bar will show the color blend of the Red Green and Blue channels P R_LEO_ Jr HE Fed
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271. u can also select a specific color to be associated with the color handle Right click on the color handle in the Color Bar and select Edit Color Handle Then select the desired color The value of each sub handle will be changed in order to create the selected color The function of the handles and sub handles is similar if a Position folder is selected but only two sub handles are created one for Pan or X and one for Tilt or Y You will also notice that the Color Bar is black when a Position folder is selected Envelope Editor Settings Envelope Editor Properties Settings Extemal Control Time display format Secs f Mins Secs Hrs Mins Secs SMPTE vw Control lamps while editing Tum off lamps after playback Allow envelope line selection Time relative to start of clip lf Show grid W Show timeline markers Time display format Select the format that time will be displayed throughout the envelope editor Time relative to start Check this box to display envelope editor time relative the beginning of of clip the clip If unchecked time will be shown relative to the entire timeline Show grid Uncheck to remove grid from plot area Show timeline Check to display timeline markers in envelope editor Just as in the markers timeline you may place the mouse cursor over the marker to display it s name but you may not move edit or delete them here To move the time cursor to a marker right click i
272. u to do on the fly stage lighting color adjustments without interfering with timelines even during playback e Overlapping channel effects You can have multiple channel effects working simultaneously on multiple groups that have overlapping channels A good X example of this would be an array of lamps say 5x5 A 6 t lt it that you want to use to create a chaser pattern of vertical and horizontal lines see figure Simply create Pees cols a unison group for each row and each column total 5 groups of each and put the appropriate lamp channels Se in each Now create a timeline with two lamp tracks Row3Coll__ Row3ColZ__ Row3Col3 F RAWOCOM Row3Cols Put all the rows in one and all the columns in another then put a chaser in each track and run it Presto a chaser pattern of vertical and horizontal lines e Custom fixtures f the fixture you have is not in the library let us know and we ll stick it in In the Row5Col1 RowSCol2 Row5Col3 RowSCol4 Row5Col5 meantime add multiple fixtures from the Generic fixtures in the library and glue them together in a group Row4Coll Row4ColZ Row4Col3 Row4Col4 Row4Col5 Calibrate Lamps Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above with some features available only in SC and above Channel E Level scaling Ease in out Test Channel id Type ess al D4Channel Level Dimmer DMx_00_001 oo 438 1000 27 4 100 0 80 7 D4Channel Level2 D
273. udio Event The Play Audio event will play a selected Wave wav MP3 mp3 Windows Media wma or MIDI mid file by sending it to the Cue List The selected file does not have to be included in the Audio folder of the Project Window Play Audio Event General Properties x General Event Conditions Notes Event type Play Audio Evil Sorcerer mp3 Event name Marker shape Set Marker Color Trigger on post event start time M Enable playback T Lock dip Event type Describes the event type In this case it is a Play Audio event Event name The name of the event as it will appear in the status bar and in tool tips when the mouse cursor passes over the event Marker shape Select a desired shape for the event marker Event markers are not resizable as are audio clips and lamp effect clips because they are executed at a specific instance in time rather than over a range of time Set Marker Color Choose a color for the marker When event markers are first dragged button into an event track they appear in a dark gray color This indicates that the event has not yet been setup After it has been setup is assumes its proper color Trigger on post When this is checked the event will trigger immediately if playback is event start time started after the event If unchecked the event will only trigger at the event Playback must start before or on the event Enable playback Uncheck this box to prev
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275. up a virtual range of lamp levels to be used during timeline playback If desired enable the Mid slider to make the lamp control more linear Once set you can test your settings using the Test slider A simple procedure for setting up lamps is as follows 1 Select the lamp channel you wish to calibrate 2 Drag the Low slider and pick a lamp level that is barely visible The lamp level will change to reflect the level of the slider the moment you start sliding it 3 Drag the High slider to set the lamp level to the maximum brightness level you believe you will need 4 If desired check the Mid checkbox to enable the Mid slider and then drag the slider until the lamp level appears to be at roughly half brightness 5 Drag the Test slider up and down to test your settings It should appear to go up and down smoothly If not adjust the Mid slider until you are happy with the results 6 Repeat steps 2 6 for each channel you wish to calibrate Important note l the Mid slider is enabled the calibration method uses a parabolic function to help compensate for lamp linearity problems If you notice strange dips or rises in the lamp intensity as you move the Test slider then you may have positioned the Mid slider too close to one of the other two Positioning the Mid slider a little closer to the center of the range should eliminate this problem Setting Range of Motion for Moving Heads You can use the lamp calibratio
276. ure Library window Manufacturers List Fixtures List User Fixture Library EUROLITE Eurolite EYL Excelighting Fal Fuburelight Genenc Axis 250 Typ Lamp Axis 250 Typi Lamp Axis 250 Typ Lamp Mods 250 Typ Lamp Minizpot 150 Moving Head Pro Scan 150 Version Moving Head Fio Sean 150 Version Scan Head Don Eme EN ria Cana Ll ml Show Ihbures for device ome Import Fiktures Export Fistures Save Savei Close Cancel G 00 00 00 00 00 Oo 00 The User Fixture Library window is divided into four sections Manufacturer List Fixture List Fixture Channels Channel Selections Sub channel Settings List of fixture manufacturers List of all fixtures associated with the selected manufacturer All channels in the selected fixture Fixture Channels Channel 4 Selections sub channel settings For channels that are divided into range values such as gobos and color wheels this list shows hardware range values associated with functions for the selected fixture channel It also shows sub channel information for compound channels The Save button lets you save changes without closing the window The Save amp Close button saves your changes and then closes the window Note Changes made to the fixtures in the User Fixture Library will in no way affect fixtures stored in the main fixture library Manufacturers List Manutacturerz Add Rem
277. ures functions as both fixture outputs and external inputs Virtual fixtures appear in the Fixture folder of the Project window from where they can be added into lamp tracks However they are also available as external inputs in the Select External Input Device window This allows you to use lamp effects to control volume levels lamp levels or anything else that can be controlled with an external input Unlike regular DMX fixtures which are associated with an actual piece of DMX hardware virtual fixtures represent imaginary hardware and by default do not control anything outside the software unless redirected to MIDI outputs see Redirecting Virtual Fixture Channels to MIDI They exist solely for the purpose of routing level control from a lamp track into an available external input source Virtual fixtures are created in two steps 1 Create a virtual fixture in the User Fixture Library Be sure to select Virtual as the Show fixture for device option 2 Add the fixture to the virtual fixture list from the Setup Virtual Fixtures window Setup Virtual Fixtures Window Open the Setup Virtual Fixtures Window by selecting Devices gt Virtual Fixtures from the main menu Setup Virtual Fixtures X BCF2000 VirtualR GB LightningTriggerChannel VirtualRGB2 LightningTriggerChannel 1 This list shows virtual fixtures that have been setup for the project Add Click Add to bring up the Select Fixture List which shows a list of
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280. which usually defaults to 50 The reason that this value is necessary is that some MIDI controller buttons will send a midi message twice first when pressed again when released Only the data field of these two messages will differ VenueMagic will look at the data field and compare it to the threshold value to make sure that only the pressed message will be used Most MIDI data values range between 0 and 127 which VenueMagic scales to a range of 0 to 100 Buttons that send two messages usually sent 127 in the data field when pressed and 0 in the field when released Setting the threshold to 50 a MIDI value of roughly 63 usually works in most cases If the selected MIDI button sends only one message when pressed and no message when released it is not always certain what value of the data field will contain In this case it is best to set the threshold value to 0 which is a special case that will trigger on the message regardless of its associated value If you re not sure what your MIDI button is doing use the MIDI Monitor lf you want a trigger to occur when the associated value is less than the specified threshold put a negative sign in front of it In summary Threshold value Description 50 Trigger occurs with value is greater than 50 63 for MIDI controllers Use this for MIDI control buttons that send two messages where the first messaged pushed is greater than the second released 50 Trigger occurs with value i
281. will connect to does not require any type of login Enter the user name and password the telnet server requires The Expected server responses section is where you tell the VenueMagic telnet client how to recognize prompts received from the telnet server The default settings are sufficient in most cases but should be modified as required User name prompt text Password prompt text Login success text Login failed text This is the text the client should expect from the server to indicate that the server is requesting a user name be entered Exact text is expected case is ignored Text expected from the server to indicate a password request Exact text is expected case is ignored All or part of the prompt indicating that login was successful Text indicating that login failed Exact text is expected case is ignored Project Visualizer Settings Only Available for VenueMagic Classic and above Configures interface to Capture Polar Visualizer Editor Lamps Quality VMNet Telnet Visualizer Notes W Enable Capture visualizer interface Select active visualizer Capture 2005 ESG PRESARIO 192 168 1 105 VenueMagic supports interfacing to the Capture Polar 3D Visualizer versions 2 8 11 and above The Capture Polar visualizer is not included with VenueMagic and must be purchased separately http www capturesweden com Check Enable Capture visualizer interface to enable this feature
282. window Pass code Enter the pass code of the selected server Port Enter the IP port address used by the selected server see Port field description in VMNet Server Settings window Available VMNet Servers Available VMNet Servers Shows a list of all VMNet servers currently detected on the network Select the desired server and click OK Click Find Servers to refresh the list In some cases it may be necessary to click Find Servers a couple of times to get a complete list After OK is clicked the Select Server Reference window appears Select Server Reference Reference server by Name ES5G5 IP Address 192 168 1 104 Select whether to use the VMNet server name or IP address to reference the server If you select Name then the computer name of the server will be used The advantage to this is that you can let VenueMagic figure out which IP address is associated with the server The disadvantage Is that it is slower and a lot of VMNet activity with that server will impact the performance of VenueMagic selecting P Address will result in faster more efficient communications with the server hence little or no performance hit However if your network router chooses to reassign your VMNet server s IP address you will have to manually select the new IP address Project Telnet Settings Only Available for VenueMagic SC and above Configures Telnet server and client settings for project Project Options
283. window By default this will always be Level Control Enable playback Check this box to enable playback of the clip Uncheck it to disable lamp control by this clip during timeline playback It is checked by default Lock clip Check this box to lock the clip onto the timeline Locked clips cannot be moved or resized Scale envelopes Check this box and envelope handles will be scaled horizontally when the on resize Level Control clip is resized Level Control Setup Recording Properties Only Available for VenueMagic DMX Av and above This window allows you to setup channels for real time recording of DMX MIDI and Joystick control Level Control Properties x General Setup Recording Record Triggering Notes Erase before recording RGE RGB Blue RGB RGB Green O AGB AGB Red Select channels to record Cantrol Input RGB RGB Blue 35 1 XPOS C RGB AGB Green J5_1 YPOS Match Inputs From Channel Routing Select Input By default all of the channels associated with a Level Control lamp effect are controlled by envelopes that are designed by the user in the timeline or in the Envelope Editor Setting up selected channels to be recordable will enable you perform real time recording of those levels during timeline playback Selecting Channels to Record The Select recordable channels list shows all of the output channels available to this Level Control effect Check the box on those that you wish
284. wo components to VMNet Server Client and Time code Source Any currently running VenueMagic on the network can function simultaneously as a server and a client VMNet Server The VMNet Server function provides the following services Remote synching The VMNet server can receive time code messages from a VMNet time code source and relay it to any timelines running locally that are setup to receive them Remote event VMNet servers receive event commands from clients and execute them execution on the local machine Only certain VenueMagic events can be send over VMNet Consult the documentation on a specific event to see if it has VMNet remote execution available Telnet service VMNet offers a simple Telnet server capability for the purpose of receiving VenueMagic event execution commands from other applications Plug in services VenueMagic plug ins running in other applications such as Atomix s available in Classic Virtual DJ communicate with VenueMagic through the VMNet server and above A number of special functions are exposed to the plug in to provide a very tight clean and complete integration between the plug in and VenueMagic whether VenueMagic is running on the local computer or on another computer connected to the network More information on how to setup the VMNet server can be found in the Project VMNet Settings section VMNet Clients A VenueMagic project can has as many Clients as required each one setup to co
285. x Editor Lamps Quality VMNet Telnet Notes Y Enable Telnet server Setup Telnet Clients Enable Telnet server Check this box to enable the VM Telnet server Click Setup to open the Telnet Server Setup window Telnet Clients This is a list of Telnet clients that have been created for the project the server name or IP address and the connection status Check uncheck the box next to client Name to open close the clients connection to the server The Status field can be one of the following Closed connection is closed Waiting waiting for the server to respond and negotiate the connection Connected a successful telnet connection has been established Cnx Error Results when an internet error occurs Can also result when client does not understand server s responses see Expected server responses section of the Telnet Client Setup window Invalid login Server reported that login and or password were invalid Uncertain Client could not determine if login was a success based on the response of the server see Expected server responses section of the Telnet Client Setup window No server A telnet server was not found at the specified address To create a new client click the Add button Add Click this button to add a new Telnet client This will open the Telnet Client Settings window Edit Opens the Telnet Client Settings window for the currently selected client Remove Click t
286. xporting Timeline Beetlejuice Show mtb at 30 00 fps Cancel Important Note Several Windows command windows may appear if you have selected the Convert audio files option to in the WEMC1 Export Settings window This is normal Important Limitations on Exporting VenueMagic Audio Exporting audio from VenueMagic timeline tracks has the following limitations 1 Only audio clips on the master sync track will be exported 2 Clips can be trimmed at the end but not the beginning Any trimming at the beginning of the clip will be ignored resulting in improper playback on the WEMC1 3 Any audio effects echo etc envelopes and level settings will be ignored 4 Audio clips with cross fadeback applied should not be used Using VenueMagic with X Keys VenueMagic Classic and above only VenueMagic supports the following P I Engineering X Keys USB input devices XK 16 XK 24 XK 80 60 XK 3 Foot Pedal When properly installed and configured X Keys devices are available in the Select External Control window To use and X Keys device follow these steps 1 Plug in one or more X Keys USB devices In the Supported Devices tab of the Setup Devices window select and check the X Keys Interface device then click on the Properties button to bring up Setup X Keys Devices window 3 Set each installed device s Unit ID number to a different value 4 Use the X Keys devices just as you would use any external control Setup X
287. y Lock track Lock track to changes Enable real time Enables real time recording of events for this track See Real event recording time Recording of Events Event Track General Properties Event Track Properties General Events Notes Lightning Track name Enter the track name to be displayed in the track panel Lock track Check this box to lock out any changes to track Event Track Event Properties x General Events Notes O Preload Run Timeline events Disable events Check to disable events on this track Preload Run Check this box if you would like VenueMagic to pre load the timelines Timeline events specified by all of the track s Run Timeline events at the beginning of playback This will ensure greater accuracy for the triggering of these timelines at their designated times The trade off is that if there are many Run Timeline events there may be a delay between running the parent timeline and the actually start of playback If accuracy is not important leave this box unchecked Event Track Notes Enter notes about the event track Event Track Properties General Events Notes Event Track Notes Cue List Command Event The Cue List Command event executes one of several commands that effect execution of a single item or all items of the Cue List Cue List Command Event General Properties x General Event VMNet Conditions Notes Event type Cue Li
288. y clicking on Remove The Edit button brings up the Edit Channel Route window which is identical to the Add Channel Route window Beside each route entry is a checkbox that can be used to enable checked or disable unchecked the route entry Uncheck the Enable routing checkbox to disable general channel routing The Enable override checkbox will let you enable disable all routes with the merge mode set to override Click the Ext Ctrl button to setup external control of enabling disabling general routing and routing override see General Channel Routing External Control To show routes only for a single routing group check Filter by routing group and select the group you would like to see To add remove or edit routing groups click on Edit Routing Group Listto bring up the Channel Routing Groups window Add Channel Route Sets up a new channel route in the Channel Routing window Add Channel Route xj Input channel f 5 1_xPOS Select Output channel Dus pot 450 PT Speed Select Routing group Slider ank Edit Routing Group List Menge mode Default W Enable dizable Route with external control Threshold Select Enable Source 45 1_8TN1 fo Select Disable Source 45 1_8TN1 jo M Set variable when preset changes Bank Cancel Input channel The input channel that will be routed to the output channel Click the adjacent Se ect button to bring up the Select External Control wi

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