Active and unactive channels between steps [done]

[samwise309]

I was wondering if it's possible to have a step scene where, in the first step, you have a channel active, and then in the next step of that scene have that same channel deactivated. I'm trying to make wipes that don't require 12 different step scenes, executed as a chase and paused at the end.

[support]

Sorry but this is not possible.

[samwise309]

This would be extremely useful if it's possible for the next major update

[Bobnjul]

Totally agree!

[MortaR]

Totally agree too.

[thorehl]

1+

[SkottyRock]

Would be extremely helpful!!

[dmxshows]

I did it manually deleting the unwanted lines of the scene xml file (I market as "XX" to show what lines to delete), it is not a big deal but certainly it would be pretty very usefull if the programmer adds an "unlink" or "unchain" button to the step editor when doing multistep scenes and you just want to do something just on a fixture in one step and something else with other fixture in other step. This is my example:

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL/MODIFIED XML FILE MADE WITH SHOWEXPRESS with the deleted lines:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<Scene>
<Fixtures>
<Fixture id="1472590267" name="PAR64_#1" model="PAR64"/>
<Fixture id="1472590268" name="PAR64_#2" model="PAR64"/>
<Fixture id="1472590269" name="PAR64_#3" model="PAR64"/>
<Fixture id="1472590270" name="PAR64_#4" model="PAR64"/>
<Fixture id="1472590271" name="PAR64_#5" model="PAR64"/>
<Fixture id="1472590272" name="PAR64_#6" model="PAR64"/>
</Fixtures>
<Steps>
<Step length="50">
<Fixture id="1472590267">
<Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="255"/>
<Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
<Channel index="5" name="green" value="255"/>
<Channel index="6" name="blue" value="255"/>
</Fixture>
<Fixture id="1472590268">
<Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="255"/>
<Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
<Channel index="5" name="green" value="255"/>
<Channel index="6" name="blue" value="255"/>
</Fixture>
<Fixture id="1472590269">
<Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="255"/>
<Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
<Channel index="5" name="green" value="255"/>
<Channel index="6" name="blue" value="255"/>
</Fixture>
XX <Fixture id="1472590270">
XX <Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="5" name="green" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="6" name="blue" value="0"/>
XX </Fixture>
XX <Fixture id="1472590271">
XX <Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="5" name="green" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="6" name="blue" value="0"/>
XX </Fixture>
XX <Fixture id="1472590272">
XX <Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="5" name="green" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="6" name="blue" value="0"/>
XX </Fixture>
XX </Step>
<Step length="50">
XX <Fixture id="1472590267">
XX <Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="5" name="green" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="6" name="blue" value="0"/>
XX </Fixture>
XX <Fixture id="1472590268">
XX <Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="5" name="green" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="6" name="blue" value="0"/>
XX </Fixture>
XX <Fixture id="1472590269">
XX <Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="5" name="green" value="0"/>
XX <Channel index="6" name="blue" value="0"/>
XX </Fixture>
<Fixture id="1472590270">
<Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="255"/>
<Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
<Channel index="5" name="green" value="255"/>
<Channel index="6" name="blue" value="255"/>
</Fixture>
<Fixture id="1472590271">
<Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="255"/>
<Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
<Channel index="5" name="green" value="255"/>
<Channel index="6" name="blue" value="255"/>
</Fixture>
<Fixture id="1472590272">
<Channel index="3" name="dimmer" value="255"/>
<Channel index="4" name="red" value="0"/>
<Channel index="5" name="green" value="255"/>
<Channel index="6" name="blue" value="255"/>
</Fixture>
</Step>
</Steps>
</Scene>

What it does is:

in the first step: makes lamp 1, 2 and 3 purple keeping 4, 5 and 6 in the "whatever color" they are
in the second step: lamp 1, 2 and 3 returns to their original "whatever color", changing 4, 5 and 6 to purple

Please notice that you will have to re erase this line everytime that you edit the scene.

HOPE THIS HELPS PALS

[support]

Noted.

[DeeStage]

This feature would be so much useful !!!

+1

Please take this feature and more possibilities as main mart of Version 10