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Working with presets / "scenes"

Using an EOS, I would like to be able to recall a "scene" (stage look) with one direct select button press.  I tried to use a preset, but the channels must be selected first (via group or keypad) before the preset is applied.

This has come up lately when a designer has set up a bunch of cyc looks by mixing conventional cyc lights (patched as individual channels, not fixtures).  To recall them, it takes two button presses: the "CYC" group direct select and then the preset direct select that corresponds to the desired look.

It would be great to have a "scene" direct select that combines the group selection, intensity and NIP information (and possibly timing as well) into one record target.

Any thoughts?

-Todd

 

 

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  • while discussing this, it brings up a feature I like on another console who's name I will not be mentioned for fear of accusations of disloyalty to the ETC brand.

    with no channels selected, press the preset direct select once, and it selects (puts in gold) all the channels that are in that preset. Press the same preset again, and it puts all of those selected channels into the preset.

    Maybe something like this is on its way in 1.5 as I saw mention that the direct selects will now grey out if you have a channel selected, but it is not in some direct select palettes.

  • in reply to travisres

    We've discussed this in the past.  The last time it was brought up, there were some objections (I honestly can't remember what they were, but I'm sure its captured in a note somewhere).  Don't see a problem with this.  (And BTW, we have no trouble with you saying, "hey, product x has this great feature that I'd love to see.)"  Those things don't always fit exactly into our methodology, but there generally a good reason you are asking for it and we can often find a way to accomplish the same goal, if not exactly in the same way.

    :-)

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  • in reply to travisres

    We've discussed this in the past.  The last time it was brought up, there were some objections (I honestly can't remember what they were, but I'm sure its captured in a note somewhere).  Don't see a problem with this.  (And BTW, we have no trouble with you saying, "hey, product x has this great feature that I'd love to see.)"  Those things don't always fit exactly into our methodology, but there generally a good reason you are asking for it and we can often find a way to accomplish the same goal, if not exactly in the same way.

    :-)

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  • in reply to Anne Valentino

    Anne-

    Thanks for listening to us.  Most of my questions arise because we have designers who say "the other board I'm used to can do..." and I have to work with our board operators to translate Hog or Grand MA or Strand commands to EOS syntax.  Of course, they usually want it to happen right now because they are in the middle of cueing.

    I haven't done a lot of programming on some of those other consoles, so we might end up taking the long way around in finding a solution. I always assume that there's an easier way that someone else has thought of and I come here to ask so we have a better solution for the next time.

    -Todd

     

     

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