Video and Macros

Hi

1) There's no way to say {Layer Mode} and then enter a number, this is because it's a different parameter.
In the same way we can't say {Red} and enter a number if we have more then one red parameter.
Maybe this can be looked at in the future, I would like {Layer Mode} to be {Layer Mode 1} so it's not at the end as well.

A couple of things though.
Option 1, Using the CIA is a quicker way to select parameters.

Option 2, It will take a bit of time to setup but make a magic sheet.
Have a Object for each mix, Channel 3001, 3002, 3003 etc etc.
Then record some macro's for each layer mode parameter and add these macro's into the magic sheet.
Finally make a macro for (I normal have a On & Off Beam Palette) for the layer mode On or Off. And these into magic sheet.

You can now select a mix, then choose which layer and then turn them on or off.
If I have time tomorrow I maybe able to strip out a showfile for you.

2) Not in 2.2 but yes in 2.3 (out in the next couple of months hopefully).

3) I assume your cuelist is executed by the other programmer? So if they Go to Cue 0 so will you. You are not executing their cuelist so you'll never affect them, in the same way if you Go to Cue 10, they stay where they are.
Are you Solo'ing your list when programming? If you Solo, a Go to Cue 0 won't take you to 0. A Go to Cue out will take all list out even if you are solo'd (I don't like this and I've asked for it to be changed).

Making some magic sheets can really help when programming Media Servers.

Changes coming in 2.3.
You don't need to make as many macros for magic sheets in 2.3 because you can write direct commands in for a target.
Macro Wait for Enter. You can make a macro and put pauses in the macro which run the next bit of the macro when you press Enter. You can do something similar now but you need to using Macro to run then next bit. For Example I use a macro, {Library} {Wait for Enter} {File}
By Type Presets.

Here you go.

Please make sure you save before you Merge this file in.

You only need to merge in.

Beam Palette 3001 Thru 3002

Macro 3001 Thru 3032

Magic sheet 31.

The rest of the file should be clear but don't blame me if it goes wrong and you've not saved.

If you are already using these target you'll need move them in your current file or load this one offline and change them.

I've adjusted the Beam Palettes to use Mix Layer Select on Channel 3001, if you have it on another channel you'll need to change it (or make 3001 a Mix Layer Select channel if it free).

This Magic sheet was originally made by Henri Charlton at the National Theatre in London.

Catalyst Mix Layer Select 2015-06-20 18-41-31.esf

1) Good to know. It would be really good in the future if we had more freedom over macros. Ideally so I can type Layer_Mode_ then just enter a number to complete the normal command line. Yes the [Layer Mode 1] thing is annoying. If I was on MA then all of that can be edited in the fixture profile to make more sense and put it into more attribute categories. But I know that is a major overhaul to how attributes work in EOS. But it would be nice to use the keyboard to type macros from scratch!
Thanks for the Magic Sheet, that is a much quicker way of doing what I need!

2) Good to know.

3) Yes that is exactly the scenario I am in. I do solo during programming so most of the time should not be an issue. I see why it happens but is annoying in a multi user scenario. After the tech when it goes down to only one operator I see why it's good to be able to bring both Cue Lists to zero but I feel we need a per user/cue list option in the mean time.

Thanks again.

D