Quickdmx - QuickShow FB3-QS User Manual

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QuickDMX

The QuickDMX tool allows you to quickly create DMX scenes or complete DMX sequences. Simply
click on the QuickDMX tab at the bottom of the screen and you will see the QuickDMX tool. (Note
that you will not see the QuickDMX feature until you have DMX Output enabled using the DMX
Settings dialog box.)
The main features of the QuickTargets tool are shown and described in the picture below.
As shown, you simply add as many steps as you want in the sequence, moving the sliders at each step,
indicate the step duration, and then either Show it now, or drag and drop the sequence to a cue for
playback later.
Adding steps to create a sequence
Although the QuickDMX tool can be used to output a single channel or channels continually (thus
forming a DMX "scene" and requiring only a single Step), typically the QuickDMX tool is used to
make sequences. To create a sequence, you must first add as many steps as you want in the sequence.
For example, if you want to have a four-step sequence, simply click on the + button until you see four
steps.
Controlling the speed of the sequence
The speed of the sequence is controlled by the Step duration control and by the Beats and Time
buttons to the right of the Step duration control. Typically beam sequences are performed to the beat of
the music and typically with each step within the sequence remaining on only for a single beat. If this is
desired, see the picture above (which is also the default configuration). If you want each step to last two
beats, you can increase the Step duration control to 2.0. If you want each step to last for 4 seconds,
increase the Step duration control to 4 and click on the Time button (indicated by a Clock icon -- this
indicates time instead of beats).
Stepping through the sequence manually
You can review the output of each step by simply clicking the left mouse button on the desired Step. For
example, if you want to see what the output looks like at Step 2, simply click on the word Step 2. The
step number is made bold in the list.