Scenes - Elation SHOW DESIGNER 2CF User Manual

SCENES

A "scene" is a recording of the state of the entire stage. Show Designer 2CF keeps track of all the
actions you take to make the stage appear as it does. Anything that affects the look of the stage
such as changing channel levels, calling a chase or calling a preset, is recorded in the scene
buffer so that you can save these things as a scene. This method of scene programming lets
you edit existing scenes quickly. Just call a saved scene, change something and resave.
Once you have a look on stage that you want to save as a scene, press "record", its LED will
flash. Next press "scene", its LED will also flash. The page display will light and any number
locations that already contain scenes will also light. You can at this time enter a name for the
scene as well as a crossfade time. Use the cursor switches to move the cursor under each
character of the name, then use the + or - switch or data wheel #1 or #2 to modify the name
characters. Use data wheel #3 to set the crossfade time. You can also use an external keyboard
to enter the scene name or to enter the fade time.
To finish recording the scene, select the page and scene number. You can use the page
switches to select from pages 1 to 99 and the number switches from 1 to 48 allowing you to
store up to 4752 scenes. If you select a scene number that is already lit, a message will appear
asking if you want to write over the existing scene. Press "yes" or "no". If at any time you wish
to exit record mode without recording anything, press the "record" switch and you will exit
record mode.
NOTE: It can take several seconds to overwrite or erase a scene depending on how much
memory is currently used.
CROSSFADE TIME
When you record a scene, you must select a crossfade time for the scene. This sets the amount
of time it will take to transition when it is played back. You can set the fade time to 0 if you
want the scene to take effect instantly. You can set scene fade times up to 25 seconds long.
During the fade, some fixture channels will transition to their new settings gradually while
others will snap to their new positions either at the start of the fade or at the end. Channels that
control beam movement and dimmer levels are typically set to fade gradually while channels
that control color or beam appearance are set to snap at the end of the fade. This behavior is
defined in the fixture library for each fixture channel. You can override the default settings for
any of your fixture channels by using the "modify fixture" menu. Refer to the Menu chapter
under "modify fixture crossfade mode" for more info.
When you call a scene that has a chase in it, the chase will start right away regardless of the
fade time. Presets included in the scene will either fade or snap depending on the fade mode
of the preset's channels.
RECALLING SCENES (solo mode)
To play back a scene, turn on the "scene" LED by pressing the "scene" switch. Select the page
and then press the number switch for that scene. Solo mode is the default play back mode,
where only one scene can be selected at a time. After a scene is called, all fixture channels that
are included in the new scene will fade or snap to their new settings using the fade time that
was recorded with the scene. Any chases and presets that are part of the scene will also be
called. Any channels that are not included in the scene will fade to 0. Pressing the scene
number that is currently lit (the active scene) will turn that scene off by calling a blackout.
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