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Remote Video connections now supported
on all systems
Command lines starting with [CUE], [LOOK] and [GROUP]
are now permissible (i.e. [CUE] [1] [REC])
Single and Two Digit entry
are alternate options to the Enter syntax
Lowlight added to compliment Highlight
Rem Dim tool added to Tools
The
Thru-On syntax is accessible by typing [SHIFT+THRU]. Also [1]
[NEXT] [NEXT]... or [1] [PREV]
[PREV]... selects ranges of fixtures
[1] [@] [ENTER] syntax added to
remove hard commands. You will see a purple
Effects behave better when backing up into cues
that start effects
Added
Rem Dim tool
Ability
to adjust the system's background and foreground
colors
The
optional MIDI/SMPTE Interface
supports sending and receiving
SMPTE and sending and receiving
Midi Show Control. MIDI Notes are interfaced by patching a Variable
Page using the M# syntax for MIDI channel #'s 1 through 16. Multiple
SMPTE devices are supported
Internal
SMPTE added to compliment Media
Player SMPTE
User Interface Macros allow the user to write
Scripts to perform repetitive functions
Many
Scripts have been added to facilitate
automation (patching, recording of looks and cues) from third party developers
Strand
Shownet and Artnet protocols supported as well
as patching the console's output within the XDMX grand universe
Effects – Press [S10] for
new Intensity FX, or Shift Double Press Attribute Softkey to add FX to
attribute or press the
round button above encoder
Playback Pages enable easy
management of Multiple Cue List
shows. The dedicated UP
and DOWN buttons on the left most side of the desk navigate you through
the pages. Displaying the Playback Bubbles and left clicking on
them executes a GO whereas right clicking on them gives multiple options
including actions such as Release Cue List
Time Events and Astronomical
Events added. Marquee has longitude and latitude values for nearly two
thousand cities around the world to determine when the sunrises and sets
in your vicinity
Independent Timing for every
attribute of every fixture in every cue possible with Time display. Access
Time display by pressing [SHIFT] [EDIT]
Tracking Backup allows second
console or laptop running MQPC to track the main machine and automatically
take control in the event of failure
Automatic
Recovery of entire stage look
before DMX outputs are enabled upon re-boot in the event of failure on
a single machine system
Effect
and Time masks added to Attribute filter dialog box for all operations
such as Record, Copy, Update
and Load
Direct
key entry for Moving Light Attributes in the Command
Line (i.e., Fixture 1 Thru 10 Pan -90 To 90)
The
Fan Tool allows you to evenly
spread out attribute values without doing the math. Fanning options include
Center, Right, Left, Ends, Random, Random Positive, Sine and Tangent.
You can also repeat the fan throughout your selection set
The
Color Picker tool allows you
to graphically choose colors for RGB and CMY type fixtures. Use the supplied
images or add your own by placing them in the same folder as your show
file.
Second Monitor support for
moving light attributes
Last Action Editing (or the
"British" release option) is available in Hardware Setup. This
option does not release attributes to their default level, but rather
leaves them static and ready to be re-asserted by advancing cues.
Additional
A/B and C/D option in Hardware
Setup to make faders act as Captured In and Release Time. Very handy
for busking a show live
New
Cues are recorded with Priority 10 whereas new Looks are recorded with
Priority 9 and HTP is not
the default resolution. This
means, if both cues and looks are set to use the same priority, a cue
can steal away from an active look
Default
Look Pages are added to new
show files and automatically assigned to the Button
Array. Virtual 5X5 Button
Arrays are accessible as Tools.
Hardware Status bubble pop-up
shows advanced authorizations; processor info and memory size
Addition
profiles added to Patch By Output
The
FILE|OPEN menu allows you
to open Horizon (*.HZN) show files. The dimmer patch and conventional
cue lists are supported
Fixture
Grid Toolbar changed to add
Update button next to Record
button; Running Effects grid toggle; and new Levels and Times
tabs added
Added
additional trigger event when both external
triggers are closed
Console Hardware Setup allows
you to mute QWERTY keyboard events for controlling Cue
Lists and enable the Browser
Control so you can author your own graphical interface to Marquee
that you launch with any web browser on your network. Also included is
a method of changing the DMX flavor for better compatibility with legacy
devices
Large
moving light pop-ups are mapped
to softkeys 1 through 12 rather than only having softkeys 1 and 2 scroll
the pop-up list up and down
The
Macro Editor has been expanded
to include scripting that
gives you the ability to write entire programs using the Lua
language. This advanced feature will be used for total show control and
architectural applications
Telnet and RS232 bi-directional
communication allows further interconnectivity with Marquee for show control
applications
Variables display has been
added to facilitate programming in show control environments. Variables
are a convenient place to patch architectural button stations using the
ILS Network Interface to Macros,
Look Masters or Cue Lists
Macro Buttons no longer hold
their own macros. The pull-down list to the left of the Virtual Macro
Button display navigates you through Variable
Pages and the buttons take on the characteristic of the variables
(such as Momentary, Toggle or Radio). You can right click on a virtual
macro button to add actions directly to the corresponding variable
Console Light macros
added
Lightolier
Control's ILS macro commands
supported with optional ILS/Serial interface card
Cues
could not steal away from Looks of the same Priority
Time entries using extremely
large number of seconds handled properly
Cues
that are not fading levels but are just counting down follows could not
be halted
Using Update on non-visible cue
lists (blue background in
Fixture Grid) did not assert tracking levels
Update dialog box would suggest
updating cues that were released
Gobos
playback in mixed rigs after using copy not showing correct gobo (rare)
Blind
editing and display of moving light attributes cleaned up
Looks
that were up and then deleted (or replaced when re-recording) no longer
get stuck at 100% virtually
Attribute grid would hide
when coming out of patch
Check
boxes in dialog boxes no longer hold focus (i.e. they return focus to
the number boxes after you check them using the softkeys)
Marquee
PC and Horizon can be installed on same PC without conflict
Checkpoint Files are deleted
upon successfully closing Marquee and automatically reopened if they are
newer than the last show file when re-starting
When
recording Looks, the new next available look number is suggested
The Palette and Special buttons
next to the encoders are swapped and Palette becomes FX. Contact your
ET dealer to get a replacement button
There
are now no software restrictions
for standard Marquee consoles. That is, you can have as many virtual cue
lists or look pages as you desire and use a hardware button wing or virtual
button wing (see TOOLS)
Tweaked
GUI to work better when touchscreens are installed, including changing
the [TOOLS] softkeys to popup
the four virtual 5x5 displays as determined by Hardware
Setup – Button Array
Laptops
with MQPC installed can now hook up to your console using your LAN to
provide Remote Video (free!)
Added
File|Backup, Archive
on Save and Mirrored Save
Better
implantation in the Abstract Control
Model for color and gobo copying (gobo copying is really quite cool)
Abstract
Control Playback of color and gobo attributes on fixtures other than those
used to programmed the show
Fixed
three known crashes (manual Uber Stat scroll after CLEAR, too many DOWNs
in button array setup and double click on non-editable titles in patch
screen)
New
symbols in Attribute Grid
to show circular palette references (
) and empty palettes
(
)
Allow
Busking of Linear P/T moves
(moving slider handle top to bottom can move a light from point A to point
B in a straight line)
Reworked
Busking Backwards, such that if you move a handle that is not winning
downwards, when you fall back to this handle, the reverse direction of
the winning handle fades towards this new intermediate position)
On
ILC hardware, holding down [SHIFT] and pressing the [Lower
Encoder Button] takes attributes to their defaults. On linear attributes
(such as zoom), subsequent presses will take it to its minimum and maximum
levels. (NOTE: There is no equivalent operation for standard Marquees
or MQPC)
Holding
down [S2] or [S3] (or both) when adjusting Pan/Tilt allows you to position
the light using the trackpad (or external trackball)
Added
Serial Out macros for show
control purposes
If
you use the mouse (or touchscreen) to click on the attribute bubbles,
large popups appear. These popups were available in v2.1 on the ILC using
the lower encoder buttons or on the standard Marquee by double-pressing
the softkeys.
Moving
light support (including Palettes,
nested palettes, busking, ACM and MIB)
Patch profiles, patch summary
screen
Blocking and Unblocking of
cues
Pathport protocol
Cue Parts (26 parts, delete
cue part, move fixtures into main part)
!
and / characters in cue labels
do bold and italics
Priorities
Media
Player SMPTE cue lists
Changed
Record text Merge to Update
Track Sheets
Context
Sensitive Help in dialog boxes
Add
Remote Procedure Call support for third party vendors
Update Dialog Box (vs. Record
Merge)
Fixture Gaps (Add and Delete
fixtures)
Remove
word Channel – consolidate on word Fixture
Copy/Move fixture attributes
Reordering of Cue List Columns
possible
Printing
Full Button level a show option
Cue # @ Level in command line,
GOTO CUE is Shift operation
Warning
boxes and help links for changes to default actions