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42.7.13 Show file format
This provides an option for saving shows using higher resolution timing - this is for testing purposes only.
42.8 Programming Settings
Programming settings are automatically changed when you select the mode – Normal, Theatre non-tracking, Theatre Tracking
or Hog II Warp.
42.8.1 Activate Chans / Heads
This setting determines how channels are activated in the Programmer. If set to Chans then when an attribute of a head is
modified only that channel is affected. If set to Heads then when an attribute of a head is modified all the channels of that head
are activated in the programmer. The channels are activated using the value that they were at before they were last cleared from
the programmer.
Selecting Activate Heads ensures that all the channels of a head are always present when recording a Cue. Note that if you plan
to over-ride attributes of head during playback then you are likely to require Activate Chans – otherwise all attributes of the head
will be overridden.
MagicQ also supports “IPCB”, “IPC” and “Col”. These group similar parameters together, so for example if you touch a colour
attribute or the colour attributes are loaded into the programmer. “IPCB” means all Intensity, Position, Colour and Beam attributes
work in this way, whereas “IPC” only works on Intensity, Position and Colour attributes , not Beam attributes.
42.8.2 Programmer Tracking
This setting turns programmer tracking on and off. This affects new Cues that are recorded to Cue Stacks. It does not modify
Cues or Cue Stacks that have been previously recorded.
Users should be aware that playback of Cue Stacks also depends on the Track settings on each Cue in the Cue Stack – there are
the three options Track HTP, Track FX and Track LTP.
These options correspond to the the three options named Zero old HTP, Zero old FX, Rel unused chans which are the inverse of
the above options.
The defaults for these options can be changed in the Cue Stack, View Defaults, Step window.
42.8.3 Unused Chans return to defaults
This setting determines what happens to LTP channels that are not controlled by any playbacks or the programmer. When
enabled, channels default to the Default values specified in the personality. When disabled, channels hold their last value.
42.8.4 Programmer overrides HTP
This setting determines whether the programmer overrides HTP values on playbacks. When set to Yes, any HTP channels in the
programmer are no longer affected by the levels of those channels on playbacks.
When set to No, the highest value of the channel from the Playbacks and the Programmer is output.
42.8.5 Programmer overrides FX
This setting determines whether the programmer overrides FX on active playbacks. When set to Yes, any channels that have base
levels in the programmer ignore FX for those channels from any active playbacks. Cues are automatically recorded with the Cue
Option, “Block FX” – this ensures that when the Cues are played back other FX from other Playbacks are blocked.
When set to No, FX active on playbacks add to the base levels in the Programmer.