ChamSys MagicQ Software Change Log - Manual (Page 15)

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Chapter 1
Version 1.6.7.4
1.1 New Functions
MagicQ has now been enhanced to enable much more powerful copying of data between heads including:
• Copying between different head types - matching of range data (e.g. strobe types, iris types)
• Copying heads in one or more Cues in a Cue Stack
• Selective copying of Cue Stacks - copying only the selected heads to a new Cue Stack
• Creating a new Cue Stack for selected heads based on an old Cue Stack
1.1.1 Copying of head data
MagicQ supports copying of head data in the programmer - for example to copy between heads 2 and 3 do
2 COPY 3 ENTER
or
COPY 2 @ 3 ENTER
MagicQ copies the data from one head to the other in the programmer, or if the source head is not in the programmer, from the
value from any active playbacks. If the source head is using a palette for an attribute then the destination head automatically also
uses the palette - but uses its value from the palette, not the value from the source head.
If the source head is not using a palette then MagicQ will try to match range information - for example if the source head has a
random strobe in the shutter channel then MagicQ will try to find a random strobe in the shutter channel of the destination head.
If no range match can be found then MagicQ simply uses the hard value from the source head.
In 1.6.7.4 a setting has been added to determine whether copying of heads in the programmer is limited to the attributes that
are in the programmer or whether it includes attributes that are active on playbacks. The setting is in Setup, View Settings, Cue
Storage, Copy Heads Mode.
1.1.2 Copy heads in Cues
To COPY HEADS in a Cue / Cue Stack use one of the following:
• Hold + and COPY
• Press SHIFT + COPY and select the COPY HEADS option