Wait in FX

Is it possible to add some wait time to a step in the FX editor?
If not, it will be a practical option for making some loops. Maybe there is a way that I don't understand?

Exemple :

1. Move a moving light to position A, hold 20sec.
2. Move the same moving light to position B, hold 20sec.
3. Return to step 1

I can do this manoeuvre with the sequencer, but doing this in FX could be more useful in long term with many loops associated to differents submasters and place into the sequencer with Mlink.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Yes, this is possible.

The timing-possibilities in FX are the same as in the sequence : Time In (Fade in), Time Out (Fade Out), Delay In (Wait before Fade In), Delay Out (Wait before Fade Out).
If you set the Delay Out and Delay In of each step in the FX to 20 sec, it will do wait you are describing.

Setting a time in TimeIn/TimeOut allows you to let the Moving Head turn slowly, if you want.

Hope this helps.

Best regards,
Noēl

@Nico,

When saving an FX as .xml, i noticed 2 minor thing which, IMHO, are incorrect:
- the circuits used in each group are defined under 'universes', but they actually refer to a 'room'.
- I only use circuits from Room 1, but the FX shows the same circuits in the universe 1 (Room 2) as well.

e.g.:
Best regards,
Noël

@Noel,
so you have setup 4 ROOMs and are you absolutely sure that channel6 haven't a level in the second ROOM?
I can't reproduce....

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sl1200mk2 wrote: @Noel,
so you have setup 4 ROOMs and are you absolutely sure that channel6 haven't a level in the second ROOM?
I can't reproduce....

You're right... :blush:

I only use 1 Room (don't have much equipment), but the 'Setup' was set at 4 rooms.
No idea how the channels in Room 2 got set, but they did (no, I was not drinking... )

Sorry about that. I have now set it to '1 Room', to avoid this from happening in the future.

Best regards,
Noël

@Noel,

Yep, thank you this is a step further to solve my problem. However the thing is when I launch the FX, the step one need to be fired instantly (for some reasons synch)... but The «Delay In» put a waiting time of 20 seconds and it's logic. It's for that reason that was thinking to the «Wait» like in the sequencer.

@ Keven,

Challenging

I'm not at a computer with DL on it, but I think that the following would work :
Step 1 : Di = 0, Do = 20
Step 2 : Di = 20, Do = 20
Step 3 : Di = 20, Do = 0

(Step 3 should be, for the levels, IDENTICAL to Step 1)

If this works, you owe me a beer :laugh:

Best regards,
Noël

@Noel,

Yes, it's a trick that I have working with but the STEP 2 don't respect the «Delay Out». It's strange.
I'll dig the problem and keep you in touch!

@Keven,
can you post here the sho you're working on?
another option would be to make a Sample of the desire effect and later launch the Sample thanks to MLink as you tried with the FX...

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The show contain only the FX with a step linked to this FX. I just run some tests to choose which software I'll use for the event (:Light or LC Edit).

I was thinking to use the Sample, but it's not very flexible if some changes is required...

There is the show :



Thanks for you help!

Keven,

Please try :
Step 1: DI = 0, Do = 0
Step 2 : DI = 20, Do = 20
Step 3 : DI = 20, Do = 20

That seems to do what you want.

Best regards,
Noël

@Keven
the attachement didn't work...
IMHO you should choose DL...
I think the last suggestion of Noel should work.

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Yes, this is the way!
Thank you, I owe you a beer!

I'll go for :Light then.

Keven wrote: Yes, this is the way!
Thank you, I owe you a beer!

I'll go for :Light then.

I like "Hoegaerden" (Belgian white beer)

:Light is great, and getting better all the time.
I can think of (at least) a dozen reasons to go with :Light.

Best regards,
Noël