The File pull down menu on the Menu Bar provides access to the following functions.
New - Use to create a new show. You will have to Save it to give it a name.
Open – Use to access an existing show for playback or editing. The File Open dialog box allows you to open Marquee Show files, Checkpoint files and Backup files. By default, the combo is set to open Marquee Show files (*.mqs). You can also open Horizon Show files (*.hzn). The conventional patch an cue lists will be opened.
Close – Use to exit the show that is currently in use. If the show file has been changed, it will ask you to save first.
Save – Use to record the contents of the current show to disk. You can also press [S8] on the main softkey toolbar. Once you save the show, the old file on disk will be renamed YourShowFile.mqb. The *.mqb extension is used for backup files. The current show file is automatically backed up at regular intervals to a Checkpoint file. Checkpoint file use the same name as the show file, but has the extension *.mqc. If your system crashes or you lose power, when you recover the Checkpoint file will be opened rather than the show file:
You will need to verify you want to continue working with the Checkpoint file or the real show file. If you choose Yes to open the Checkpoint file, you will do a SaveAs the first time you choose Save. You can manually Open checkpoint files by changing the "Files of Type" combo in the File|Open dialog box to "Marquee Checkpoint". Set the time interval of how often checkpoint files are written in Show Options. (Check out Mirrored Saves also found in Show Options) Checkpoint files are automatically deleted if you exit Marquee manually.
The last time you saved is shown in the Status Bubbles where the elapsed time is also displayed.
The Uber Status also tracks all saves and checkpoints and marks a horizontal line showing you what edits above the line have been saved:
Save As – Use to record the current show under another name and continue working under that name.
Backup - Use to make a backup copy (*.mqb) of the current show to another location and continue working under the original name. Set your backup configurations in Show Save Options.
Print to PDF - Opens the Print dialog box to allow you to customize what sort of document you want to create using the current show.
Recent files will be listed by number. Using the QWERTY keyboard, press that number to load it.
Enable Outputs - This option is a indicated by a check mark. If you disable the outputs, the console's DMX ports and Ethernet outputs will remain static until you re-enable them:
Upon recovery from an improper shut down, you can choose to enable or disable outputs. If the Console Option Force Outputs upon Recovery is checked, they will always be enabled, which is desirable in architectural situations.
Disconnect Remote Video - If you are monitoring a console using your PC or laptop as a Remote Video terminal, you can disconnect from the main console using this options. Immediately, you will be presented with the Connect dialog box to re-connect to the same or other recently used consoles.
Exit – Use to close down the lighting control software. Upon exiting, the checkpoint file for the current show will be deleted to prevent you from opening a stale show file.
Note:
Any time you see a word with an underlined letter on the menu bar or in a pull-down menu, this means you can access it from the QWERTY keyboard using the ALT key and the underlined letter. For example, ALT, F, O will access the File drop down menu from the Menu Bar, and then the Open file dialog box will appear.
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