Chapter 5 Programming Lighting Objects; About Lighting Objects - Compulite Dlite User Manual

Chapter 5 Programming Lighting Objects

This chapter includes:
About lighting objects (see page 67)
Programming scenes (see page 68)
Programming QLists and cues (see page 70)
Programming chases and chase steps (see page 76)
Updating and overwriting lighting objects (see page 83)
Copying, moving, deleting, and adding text tags (see page 87)
Setting fade times (see page 92)
Examining objects (see page 96)

About lighting objects

Lighting objects are objects that can be played back on the playbacks or crossfader.
These objects include:
Scenes
Chases and chase steps
QLists and cues
Note that scenes are stand alone objects, while (chase) steps, and cues are contained in chases and
QLists respectively.
Scenes, chase steps, and cues share common attributes. Chases have unique attributes for flexible
and accurate playback.
Overall fade times, the amount of time it takes for the lighting object to reach its maximum limit,
can be set for scenes, steps, cues, and chases.Individual parameters, within scenes, (chase) steps,
and cues, can have unique fade times.
Fixtures and their parameters, that are active in the editor, are stored in scenes, steps, and cues.
There are a number of store options that grab output from the faders, playbacks, and crossfader
when storing a lighting object.
Note:
See "Programming chases and chase steps" on page 76.
See "Using store options" on page 155.
This chapter contains programming instructions specific to each lighting object
(scenes, cues, and chase steps). However, there are many procedures that are
common to all lighting objects. The common procedures start from
overwriting lighting objects.
See "Setting fade times" on page 92.
Updating and
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