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+ | ====== Macros ====== | ||
+ | The defintion for macro is\\ | ||
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+ | **mac·ro** | ||
+ | //adj.// | ||
+ | 1. Of great size; large. | ||
+ | 2. Large in scope or extent; large-scale: | ||
+ | //n. pl.// **mac·ros** //Computer Science// | ||
+ | 1. A single, user-defined command that is part of an application and executes a series of commands. | ||
+ | 2. A shorthand representation for a number of lines of code. | ||
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+ | [Short for macroinstruction.]\\ | ||
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+ | In show lighting this would come under the //Computer Science// defintion, but what they do, how they are created and how they are used depends on the lighting control program being used. \\ | ||
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+ | A Macro in FreeStyler will set a DMX Channel to a particular value i.e. Set channel 50 to a value of 255. This is created on the Fixture Profile using Fixture Creator using that programs GUI to define a channel and a value and associate a icon with it. It will then appear on the " | ||
+ | What that could mean is to set the gobo channel of a particular fixture to "Audio Response" | ||
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+ | This type of Macro is a single shot macro, in otherwords that is all that it does. A lot of other lighting control software (including LightFactory) and lighting desks refer this type of " | ||
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+ | A macro in LightFactory is a series of commands that are executed below is an example of a LightFactory macro \\ | ||
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+ | **'' | ||
+ | 1+2+3+7+19/ | ||
+ | 24/30 cyan @ 150 fade 2.4 \\ | ||
+ | 24/30 gobo2 @ 180 \\ '' | ||
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+ | Line 1 - This will set channels 1, 2, 3, 7 and channels 19 through 33 to 25% of full.\\ | ||
+ | Line 2 - This will set channels 1, 2, 3, 7 and channels 19 through 33 to output 125 on the DMX line.\\ | ||
+ | Line 3 - This will set the cyan property of fixtures 24 through to 30 to the DMX value 150 and will take 2.4 seconds to reach this value.\\ | ||
+ | Line 4 - This will set the 2nd gobo wheel property of fixtures 24 through to 30 to the DMX value 180. \\ | ||
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+ | The above code would be saved and be available from a shortcut button and the abilty to execute it from the command line of LightFactory. \\ | ||
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+ | As you can see they are basically the same except that FreeStyler only allows for one command and LightFactory allows for multiple commands but they both set a DMX channel(s) to a given value. | ||
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dmx_definitions/macros.txt · Last modified: 2013/03/12 22:03 by 127.0.0.1