How to chase media files

[bago]

I am trying to run video files in an continuous loop upon trigger. If I put the media files into a timeline all works great, except you can only have a single time line going and my media timeline has a different timing then my lighting timeline. So it dawned on my that I could set up a trigger page and add individual buttons for each of my media files and call the page a chase, but that doesn't seem to work either. I only get the initially triggered media to play and that is it, no additional chase triggering.

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

[pogjack]

I have already requested this option, but the chase does not work with media buttons.

[bago]

pogjack - Late last night I found your earlier posting for the same thing.

While I understand the explanation, I don't understand why a simple variable couldn't be added to the media properties window allowing the user to assign a time for the media since the player cant tell. This would seem to be a reasonably easy and quick way to provide this feature for the growing number of users who would like to chase media files.

I hope the software developers will consider this and put it on the list for the next revision.

[support]

It is possible to chase "TimeLine" buttons ("timeline" contains media files and lighting scenes)
It is not possible to chase "media" buttons ("media" does not contain any lighting info).
Just one remark: our software is basically a lighting controller. Playing media files is just an option which is supposed to be added to the lighting scenes (this is the job of TimeLine).

[bago]

I get that the software is "basically a lighting controller", but the programs incredible versatility is one of it's most outstanding features. Wouldn't it be possible to implement a relatively simple work around within the media property box where the operator would enter the duration of the clip manually to be used for triggering?

just a suggestion that I hope is considered as I would immediately use that feature.

Thanks!

Barry

[support]

Option "Set button duration" for media buttons has been added in the TODO list.
No date for this, because presently working on a big project.