Release

Releasing a Fixture means to return it to normal control after Selecting and working with it. To release Fixtures, press [REL] or [ESC] on the QWERTY keyboard. You can also use the Release button on the Fixture Grid Tool Bar

Note:

If you have selected Last Action Editing from the Hardware Setup none of this apply. Please read the topics in the Console section of Hardware Setup.

For simplicity, describing how release works is done two different ways. Conventional Lights use a two-stage release, whereas mixed selections including Moving Lights use a multi-stage release.

Conventional Lights

1st press releases the Selected fixture(s)
Next press releases all Captured fixtures
Press [SHIFT] [REL] to undo these actions (in two stage)

Selections including Moving Lights

1st press releases the last Changed attribute
Next press releases the entire attribute family (if the first press did not release the entire attribute family)
Next press releases the selected Fixture(s) (including all of its Captured Attributes)
Final press releases all other Captured fixtures and their attributes
Press [SHIFT] [REL] to undo these actions (in all stage)

Sneak - Release in Time

Regardless if a fixture is a moving light or a conventional dimmer, if you want to release it or a selection of fixtures in time (or sneak it back to cue level) use the syntax [1] [SHIFT+REL] [5] [ENTER]. This appears on the command line like this:

Note:

This syntax will release the fixture(s) and all of its attributes.
You can setup your A/B or C/D fader pairs to control the amount of time (from 0 to 10 seconds) that attributes fade to their captured levels and release. This is very handy if you have pre-programmed a large number of looks (or palettes) and want to play them back live.

Removing Attribute Data

Sometimes you have recorded data in a cue and you would rather it not be there. You probably want those values to Track from the previous cue. If you want to remove intensity attributes, use the syntax [#] [@] [ENTER]. The intensity will be marked with a delta symbol and the tracked level will be purple. These changes need to be Updated. If you want to remove other attribute information, use the syntax [#] [S1-S4] [ENTER] where S1-S4 is the specific attribute. Removing any Position, Color or Lens attributes will remove them all. The tracked attribute values will be shown in red text, but they will be marked with a track symbol. Again, these changes need to be Updated.