Probleme, Fragen und Diskussionen zur MagicQ Software (im allgemeinen), z.B. Syntax, Patching, Paletten, FX usw.
Bitte hier keine Hardware-Fragen!
#1547

Ich denke ein Thread für die ganzen neuen Betas reicht eigentlich, muß man ja nicht jedes mal einen neuen aufmachen, in Zukunft bitte einfach unten anhängen bzw. diskutieren...

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MagicQ version 1.4.0.5

New Functions

Movie support in the Media Engine

MagicQ now supports playback of movies as well as bitmaps, text and FX in its internal
media (pixel mapping) engine. MagicQ supports up to 1024 different movie files.
There is an enhanced Generic BitmapFX called Generic BitmapFX2. This contains 4 more
channels including movie speed. It is possible to morph from Generic BitmapFX to Generic
BitmapFX2 so old shows that used the media engine can be upgraded to use the new features.
Movies are accessed through Beam Page 1 – there are 4 new ranges on the “Bitmap Page”
encoder – Movie 1,Movie 2,Movie 3, Movie 4. These ranges are after the custom user bitmap
Pages, User 1 to User 4.
Movies are stored in the movies folder (show\movies) in a similar way that bitmaps are stored
in the bitmaps folders. Movie files are stored in a special ChamSys movie format which
compresses the data to the required grid resolution. The files are named movie001-001.cmv,
movie001-002.cmv, etc...
ChamSys movie files are created using Tools in the MagicQ MediaCentre application (this
now incorporates the MagicQ Matrix Viewer) which is installed when you install MagicQ PC.
MagicQ MediaCentre uses the free software VirtualDub under the GPL licence to perform the
movie conversion to new the new resolution. VirtualDub is installed in the VirtualDub folder
under the MagicQ PC folder.
When converting movie files we recommend you choose the same movie resolution as your
grid size on MagicQ. Click the auto install feature to automatically install the converted
media file into the movies folder naming it with the next free movie ID.
The speed of movie playback can be controlled by the movie speed encoder.

Remote control

Improved remote control of a MagicQ from another MagicQ. Now there is a Remote icon
when you install MagicQ PC – this runs MagicQ in remote mode.
In remote mode MagicQ acts only as a remote control system; it does not send transmit any
ArtNet or any other network traffic except for the control of the remote MagicQ system.
When you start up MagicQ in remote mode it will scan for MagicQ consoles on the network
and give a list of the available consoles to select from.
To stop remote control of a MagicQ console click on “Quit”. Select “yes” to quit from
MagicQ or “no” to return to the list of MagicQ consoles to control another console.

Other changes

Modified web server for remote to improve performance on Iphones which erroneously zoom
out every time the web page is refreshed.
Added Flicker FX to the FX Engine. Set the Random option in the FX Editor to Flicker or Flicker Sync.

Bug fixes

Fixed problem in v1.4.0.3 when using the new “Keypad Syntax – Theatre Patch” option – it
would erroneously patch heads when entering data in the Patch Window.
Zuletzt geändert von Machtl am 03.07.2009, 08:09, insgesamt 14-mal geändert.
By Machtl
#1549
Also die Movie-Funktion funktioniert echt geil :-)

Jetzt stellt sich nur noch die Frage, woher bekommt man entsprechenden Content für niedrig aufgelöste Matrixen? Wär ja was zum Sammeln im Forum :-)

Edit: Hab eine coole Seite gefunden, möchte den Link aber hier nicht öffentlich reinstellen. Gerne per PM...
By Machtl
#1611
MagicQ version 1.4.0.6

New Functions

And Only

Support for AND ONLY function when selecting groups. When selecting a number of
groups then the * operator can be used to specify that only the heads that are in both groups
are selected.
GROUP 1 * 2 ENTER
This selects heads which are in both groups 1 and 2
And Only can be used with the THRU, + and – operators.
GROUP 1 THRU 4 * 5 THRU 8 ENTER
This select heads which are in one of the groups 1 to 4 and also in one of the groups 5 to 8.
It is possible to use And Only together with the @ operator to set levels directly.
GROUP 1 * 3 @ FULL ENTER
Note that if the option “Select heads and palettes from keypad” is set to “No” – then the **
operator must be used to select groups from the keypad:
1 * 2 * *
1 THRU 4 * 5 THRU 8 * *
1 * 3 * * @ FULL ENTER

Other Changes

Added option to force a single window to the external monitor output. The Window will
remain on the external monitor except when a SHIFT CLOSE is performed. This option is set
in the Setup Window, View Settings, Windows, Force Window on External Monitor 2.
Film mode modified to set “Auto Enter on Intensity Set” = No. This allows intensity setting
from the keypad with fade times.
Film mode modified to set “Always copy unlinked” = Yes.
Support for auto patch of fixtures with multiple dimmers from WYSIWYG.
When “Always show Record Options” is set to yes, a toolbar is now shown when including as
well as recording.

Bug fixes

Fixed problem with FX stored in FX Window – playing back FX based on Palettes could
cause a reset if the number of selected heads was more than the number of heads in the stored
FX.
Fixed problem with keyboard mode, Getac tablet which meant this option had to be set on
both the remote device and the console. Now it only needs to be set on the remote device.
Fixed selection of intensities from keypad or from palettes whereby fading would start from 0
regardless of current level of the channels.
UNDO did not work to undo changes made to intensities via the keypad.
UNDO did not refresh the sort order in the Outputs Windows.
Include – Update, now shows Cue Id within the Cue Stack updated not the Qid within the Cue
Store.
Stack Store showed Cue Stacks used on Playbacks as Playback number 1 to 202 not using
Wing numbers and playbacks 1 to 24.
By Machtl
#1618
MagicQ version 1.4.0.7

New Functions

Selection of heads in Outputs Plan View

When the Outputs Plan view is used as a stage plan it is now possible to select multiple heads
in a row or column by clicking on blank spaces in the grid.

Clicking on a blank space at the top edge of the grid will select/deselect heads in the whole
column depending on the current selection state of the heads.

Clicking on a blank space on the left edge of the grid will select/deselect heads in the whole
row depending on the current selection state of the heads.

Clicking on a blank space at the bottom edge of the grid will select the whole column
regardless of the current state of selection of the heads.

Clicking on a blank space at the right edge of the grid will deselect the whole row regardless
of the current state of selection of the heads.

Clicking within the grid on a blank space that is adjacent to a head will have the same effect
as above – but only for all the heads directly adjacent to each other. As it is possible that the
blank space that is clicked on may have more than one adjacent head, the priority is left, top,
right, bottom.

For other plans where head numbers are packed into the grid with no blank spaces – e.g. LED
arrays, it is still possible to use this method but the grid must have blank spaces around the
edges of the grid.

Other Changes

Increased number of different personalities allowed in a single show to 100.

Added support for MagicWand – radio playback version. This should be connected to the
serial port with the serial remote protocol set to “MagicWand”. Serial settings should be baud
rate 19200, data bits 8, stop bit 1, even Parity.

Improved screen layout and refresh when using “Touch Mode” and “Reduced Mode” on
screen resolutions less than 1024x768. Improved display of encoder text and also sizing and
positioning of keyboard, select, confirm and toolbars.

Getac tablet mode – cursor keys now act as shortcut (@,>,FULL,+) whenever heads are
selected. To force them to have normal cursor key function, deselect all heads (0 ENTER).

Bug fixes

Fixed problem with creating FX from chases that affected versions to 1.4.0.3 to 1.4.0.6 – the
first attribute in the chase would be missing from the FX.

Remote control – fixed refresh of screen in spreadsheet views with more columns than can fit
on the screen (e.g. Programmer Window). Previously the window would not be updated
when the cursor was moved / values changed.

Remote control – fixed problems with encoder soft buttons – previously the button always
acted as SHIFT + the button.

Fixed problem with keyboard mode, Getac tablet which meant this option had to be set on both
the remote device and the console. Now it only needs to be set on the remote device.
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By kr
#1619
Was ist "MagicWand" Radio Playback Version?
By Machtl
#1620
Hab ich mich auch gefragt, vielleicht ist das diese Wandbedieneinheit die kleine die im OnlineKatalog.pdf auftaucht?
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By kr
#1621
Könnte sein aber die läuft glaub ich über Netzwerk und nicht über Seriell.
By Machtl
#1622
Also ich hab mal nachgefragt, das ist eine kleine Wireless Remote Handsteuerung. Die solls in zwei Versionen geben, in einer Programming und in einer Playback Version.

Hab von der Playback Version eine Entwurfszeichnung bekommen, poste diese aber hier nicht, weiß nicht ob das schon offiziell ist. Aber, die hat ein Display mit drüber und drunter 4 tasten, und dann noch 4 Playback-Fader mit jeweils Select, Go, Pause und Flash. Und halt von der Größe her sehr kompakt, sodaß man es bequem in der Hand halten kann...
By Machtl
#1628
Sagt mal, tut sich bei euch auch nichts wenn man im Patch-Window auf den relativ neuen Button "Choose Media Server" klickt? Dachte eigentlich da geht eine Liste von den Servern auf, aber irgendwie passiert bei mir gar nix... (1.4.0.7)
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By C. Conrad
#1631
Moin,
ja, das passiert nix. Vielleicht machen wir ja auch was falsch... ;-)

Gruß
Christian, der gerade im Hotel angekommen ist und seine erste Show mit der neuen Beta gefahren hat. Ergebnis: keinerlei Probleme! ;-)
By Machtl
#1650
MagicQ version 1.4.0.8

New Functions

Copying Cues in tracking mode

When in tracking mode, performing an unlinked copy of a Cue in a Cue Stack now copies the
entire state of the Cue, not just the specific cue values. When copying multiple Cues from
one Cue Stack to another Cue Stack, the first Cue will be copied entire state with the
following cues being just the changes.

If Cues are copied linked in tracking mode then they will always be just the change values not
the entire state.
When using Theatre Tracking mode, Hog II Warp mode and Film mode, MagicQ now
defaults the Cue Storage option “Always copy unlinked” = “yes”.

Blocking / Unblocking Cues

In tracking mode it is now possible to block and unblock Cues from the Cue Stack Window
and from the Cue Window through soft buttons.
Multiple Cues can be blocked / unblocked in the Cue Stack Window by selecting a range
using SHIFT and the cursor keys.

Record Merge / Remove ranges using keypad

now supports record merging / record removing to a range of cues using the keypad –
for example, to merge into Cue ids 2 through 4:
RECORD MERGE 2 THRU 4 S

This function also works for the shortcuts – e.g. holding S and then typing a range of Cue Ids
before pressing RECORD.
Both the THRU and the + and – operators are supported.

Dimmer curves

New dimmer curves added – Limit and Offset.
Limit enables a maximum level to be set for the channel whilst retaining the normal linear
dimming curve. When dimmer curve is set to “Limit” the channel has a linear curve up to the
maximum value rather than using the normal linear curve and then stopping at the maximum
value.

Offset enables an offset value to be applied to a channel – this can be useful if a moving light
is not calibrated correctly or it has been moved. When dimmer curve is set to “Offset” then
the minimum value specifies the offset to be applied. When a channel value exceed 255 then
it wraps back to 0.

MagicQ Media Centre

MagicQ Media Centre (previously called MagicQ Matrix Viewer) now supports scanning of
the network for MagicQ consoles and MagicQ PC systems. A MagicQ system can be chosen
and the matrix set up according to the show running on that console. This avoids the need for
manually copying show files to the Media Centre.
Other changes
Modifying the Cue Text will also modify the Cue name in the Cue Store if they were
previously both the same.
Improved the confirm box text when removing Cues from Cue Stacks.

Bug fixes

Fixed reset problem when viewing FX in the Cue Window in Advanced View after channel
data had got corrupt.

Fixed problem with Outputs Info window where it did not react like the Outputs Window –
numbering of grids backwards and selecting items in grids.

Fixed problem with AND ONLY function. If THRU was used on both sides of AND ONLY
(e.g. GROUP 1 THRU 3 * 11 THRU 13 ENTER) then it would not work correctly.

Fixed problem with unpatched heads which meant that they could still output non 0 levels on
the channels where they were previously patched. Also, it was not possible to channel test the
channels where they were previously patched.

Fixed FX built on sines and cosines which could show a small jump at the transition of the FX
when using 16bit values.

Initial offset column was missing in the Cue Window, FX view.

Snapshot and record snapshot would incorrectly give precedence to values from playbacks
even if the values were in the programmer already.

Fixed problem with WYSIWYG patch transfer which could cause a failure or reset if
changing the address of a moving light. With v1.0.7.0 of the MagicQ WYSIWYG driver it is
now no longer necessary to set the Spot number field in WYSIWYG – the Channel number
can be used instead.
By Machtl
#1700
MagicQ version 1.4.1.0

New Functions

Head Editor

The Head Editor has been enhanced to divide the general settings into tabs.

The Channels View now has separate fields for the Attribute No and the Encoder. This
enables channels to be assigned to specific encoders independent of their attribute type. The
attribute type is used in all internal functions (masking, morphing and cloning) whilst the
encoder field is only used to specify which encoder controls the channel in the Position,
Colour or Beam windows.

New fields in the General settings include WYSIWYG and Capture patch information. From
v1.4.0.9 MagicQ no longer uses the file headmapcapture.csv for the mapping for AutoPatch –
instead it uses the fields from the individual personality files. All personality files have been
updated to include the information that was previously stored in the headmapcapture.csv file.

It is now possible to set the dimmer curve in the General settings. This applies to the
intensity attribute within the head.

MagicQ versions prior to v1.4.0.9 will continue to use the headmapcapture.csv file.

Personalities

Improved indexing of personalities. The console now generates an index of personalities
whenever it is restarted if new personalities have been added. The index enables faster access
to the personalities. To force the index file to be regenerated, go to File Manager and press
SHIFT + RECREATE INDEX.

Improved auto patch from Capture for single channel fixtures to map to generic dimmer if
there is no explicit head mapping available.

Other Changes

Shortcut for remove (knockout) of selected heads. Hold * and press REMOVE.

Improved remote page on web server to add a few extra buttons and to provide status
feedback when selecting heads or changing their levels.

Improved Programmer FX View and Cue FX View so that when viewing using View Simple
it removes some of the unused columns to make it simpler to understand and easier to find the
relevant information.

Following selection of a single head using the keypad, subsequent use of NEXT HEAD and
PREV HEAD to select the next/prev head of this type will now use head number order rather
than patch order to determine the next head to select.

A new option “Last activeâ€
By Machtl
#1707
MagicQ version 1.4.1.1

New Functions

Implemented flicker sync FX for synchronised flickering.

Bug fixes

Fixed problem with Snapshot where FX could get included into the Programmer or into a
subsequent Cue multiple times.

Copying entire state would not set the correct Q id in the new Cue.

Unused LEDs could be left flashing after board test.

Pressing Next Head with a single head selected did not change Outputs Window selection
order.

When selecting heads using next head it did not update the sort order in the Outputs Window.

Fixed problems with HTP stomping when using fade times.
By Machtl
#1708
Es wird empfohlen die Beta 1.4.1.2 anstatt der Betas 1.4.0.3 - 1.4.1.1 zu verwenden!

MagicQ version 1.4.1.2

Bug Fixes

When using MagicQ in Theatre / Film / Hog Warp modes (modes with the option
Programmer overrides FX set to Yes), MagicQ overides FX from Cues whenever there is a
level for those channels in the programmer. Previously if a level was in the programmer (but
no FX for that channel) then when doing a Record Merge into the a Cue, MagicQ would not
remove any existing FX for that channel from the Cue.

Knocking out attributes from the programmer using the REMOVE button only removed
levels, not FX.

When using MagicQ PC with MagicQ wings, there could be occasional drop outs on the USB
link and incorrect LED settings when used with some PCs with the DMX outputs enabled.
On version 1.4.0.0 this problem could be improved by setting the Setup option, Hardware,
Reduced Rate DMX = “Test 2”.

Recovery from errors on the communications link with the front panel on MagicQ consoles
was accidentally reduced in beta versions 1.4.0.3 to 1.4.1.1.

Cue Window, View Tracking showed FX tracking incorrectly in Cues if the FX was tracking
through and the channels were used at a level without FX. This also affected copying of
entire state and including entire state from a Cue.
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