Artist Help:Program Control

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This window provides programming functionality for storing Cues, Scenes and Steps within Scenes.

Cue Programming[edit]

This section contains functions pertaining to cue programming.

Cue Section
List the combo box is used to select the list in to which cues are stored. Clicking the button will display the selected list in the client area.
Cue the combo box can be used to select a cue to edit. Click on the button to the right will

clear all previous flags, chases, effects and scenes sets the parameters contained in the cue and output the data contained within is displayed in Navigator window. You can subsequently alter the data and use the 'Store to' button to store the altered cue data.

New Cue Click to store the currently flagged objects to a new cue. This will open the Program Data dialog.
Store to Click to store the currently flagged objects in to the selected cue. This will open the Program Data dialog. This function will store new or altered data and replace any existing data in the cue.
Add to this adds the parameter data to the existing data in the cue.

Scene Programming[edit]

This section contains functions pertaining to scene programming.

Scene Section
Group this combo box is used to select the scene group in to which scenes are stored. Clicking the button will display the group in the client area.
Scene this combo box can be used to select a scene to edit. Clicking the button to the right will,
  • Clear any previous chases, effects or scenes. It will not clear previously set parameters or flags.
  • Set step 1 (if the scene has steps) in the Step combo box.
  • Set the Parameters contained within the step.

and display the content in the navigator window. You can subsequently alter the data and use the 'Store to' button to store the altered scene or step data.

Step his combo box can be used to select a step to edit if the scene contains any. Click the button to the right will,

Clear any previous chases, effects or scenes. It will not clear previously set parameters or flags. Set the Parameters contained within the step. and display the content in the navigator window. You can subsequently alter the data and use the 'Store to' button to store the altered scene or step data.

New Scene Click to store the currently flagged objects to a new scene. This will open the Program Data dialog.
New Step adds flagged object data to a new step in the currently selected scene. This will open the Program Data dialog.
Store to Click to store the currently flagged objects in to the selected scene or step. This will open the Program Data dialog. This will replace any existing data.
Add to this adds the flag parameter data to the existing data in the scene or step.
Related Topics
Program Data Data saving dialog