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2-1-13 Removed the Audio File page because the information really belonged in various places: Playback for speed control, Beat Track for filtering, etc. It now redirects to the beat track page.
'''13F Changes:'''
*Resized several images to 350px so they would display correctly in the double column PDF
*Could see no other changes in 13C, 13D, 13E or 13F that would affect the UMaRG info.


== HLS User Manual and Reference Guide - PDF ==


{{File:HLS-Logo.jpg|250px}}<br />


This User Manual and Reference Guide is a detailed guide to using all aspects of HLS.  It is currently under significant development. To quickly get up and running with a sequence, you may want to look at the '''[[HLS Getting Started Manual]]'''. Due to the rapid development of HLS, each of the links will contain, in parenthesis, which version of HLS was used to create that portion of the manual. The links will contain an '''R''' in parenthesis to indicate that the page is in need of revision.
'''13B Changes:'''
*Hardware Configuration: Updated from old GSM version.
*Hardware Chapter: Removed "Choosing Output Method" as this is covered in the "Hardware Configuration" page.
*Creating a PixelPlane: Added new image and updated language to better explain the steps to create and assign pixel planes.
*Working with Playlists: Completed page for 13B.
*Scheduling a Show: Completed page for 13B.
*Import/Export CSV: Completed page for 13B.
*Master Lighting Channel: Completed page for 13B.
*Chapter 11: Updated all pages with correct image numbers.
*Importing from LOR: Revised page to reflect formatting in rest of document.
*Nutcracker Effects: Completed page for 13B.
*Chapter 6: Updated all pages with correct image numbers.


That way, it will be easy for others to determine which portions are up to date and which are out of date with a quick visual inspection.


__TOC__


===Getting HLS===
'''13A Changes:'''
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*Most pages: Removed "current as of version XX" line. This info is now only on the TOC.
===={{:Download and Installation}} (12C)====
*Upgrading HLS: Added more detailed explanation of upgrade process.
===={{:Upgrading HLS}} (12C)====
*Dimming Curves: Updated from old GSM version.
<br />
*Using HLS Image Files: Updated information on where the files are saved.


===Creating a Sequence===
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An HLS Sequence consists of an audio file (generally) with lighting and other effects synchronized with the music.


===={{:HLS Sequence Creation Wizard}} (12C)====
'''2-25-13:''' From now on, when a new version of HLS is released, please note any changes to subsections so it can be noted on the PDF version for printing updated sections. This will start with a changelog for 13A updates.
===={{:Starting a new HLS Sequence}} (12C)====


===={{:Time Resolution}} (12C)====
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===Channel Management===
'''2-1-13:''' Removed the Audio File page because the information really belonged in various places: Playback for speed control, Beat Track for filtering, etc. It now redirects to the beat track page.
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Managing channels in HLS is one of the core tasks to building a sequence.  Each of the sub-pages will address various channel configurations and tasks.
 
===={{:Setting up HLS Channels}} (11V)====
===={{:Advanced Channel Management}} (11V)====
 
===={{:RGB Channels]] (12C)====
 
===={{:Configuring Display Groups}} (12C)====
 
===={{:Sticky Channels}} (12C)====
 
===={{:Segment Channels}}====
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===Display Preview===
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A Display Preview is a method of previewing how a display will look by assigning virtual channels to drawn objects superimposed over a picture.
===={{Creating a Display Preview}} (12C)====
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===Sequencing Channels and Adding Effects===
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Sequencing is the main "work" of syncronizing effects with the music.  HLS has basic effects which can be combined into more complex compound effects.  The sub-pages in this section discuss the various methods of adding effects to sequences.
 
===={{:Creating Basic Effects}} (12C)====
===={{:Adding and Using Beat Tracks}} (12C)====
===={{:Setting Defaults for Effects}} (12C)====
===={{:Creating Chase Effects}} (12C)====
===={{:Mirroring Effects}} (12C)====
===={{:Fill Effects}} (12C)====
===={{:Over Control Effects}} (R)====
===={{:Sequencing with RGB Channels}}====
===={{:Custom Effects}} (R)====
===={{:Creating a Library of Group Effects}} (R)====
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===Creating and Using PixelPlanes===
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A PixelPlane is a single channel in the sequence editor that represents multiple pixels. This allows macro control of pixels, with the ability to "drop" effects onto a plane, such as with Nutcracker, and manipulate the entire effect as if it were one channel.
 
===={{:Creating a PixelPlane}}====
===={{:The PixelPlane Editor}}====
===={{:MegaTree}}=====
===={{:Using Nutcracker with PixelPlane}}====
===={{:Fill Channels}}====
===={{:Transitions Using Overlay Effects}}====
===={{:Drawing a PixelPlane in the Display Preview}}====
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===Sequence Playback===
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===={{Sequence Playback}} (12C)====
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===Sequence Output===
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===={{:Hardware Configuration}} (R)====
 
===={{:Selecting the Output Method}}====
===={{:Working with Playlists}}====
===={{:Creating and Running a Schedule}}====
<br />
 
===Advanced Hardware Configuration===
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===={{:Trigger Events}}====
===={{:RDS Output}}====
===={{:Servo Motors}}====
<br />
 
===Importing and Exporting Data and Sequences===
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===={{:Importing and Exporting with Excel}}====
===={{:Importing a Sequence from Vixen}} (R)====
 
===={{:Importing a Sequence from LOR}} (12C)====
 
===={{:Moving or Sharing Sequences}}====
===={{:Sharing Library Effects}}====
===={{:Copying and Pasting Channels from Another Sequence}}====
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===Reference Guide===
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===={{:Restoring a Sequence from Backup}} (12C)====
 
===={{:HLS Dimming Curves}} (R)====
 
===={{:Crosshair Cursor}} (12C)====
 
===={{:Master and Submaster Lighting Channels}}====

Latest revision as of 04:56, 25 March 2013

13F Changes:

  • Resized several images to 350px so they would display correctly in the double column PDF
  • Could see no other changes in 13C, 13D, 13E or 13F that would affect the UMaRG info.


13B Changes:

  • Hardware Configuration: Updated from old GSM version.
  • Hardware Chapter: Removed "Choosing Output Method" as this is covered in the "Hardware Configuration" page.
  • Creating a PixelPlane: Added new image and updated language to better explain the steps to create and assign pixel planes.
  • Working with Playlists: Completed page for 13B.
  • Scheduling a Show: Completed page for 13B.
  • Import/Export CSV: Completed page for 13B.
  • Master Lighting Channel: Completed page for 13B.
  • Chapter 11: Updated all pages with correct image numbers.
  • Importing from LOR: Revised page to reflect formatting in rest of document.
  • Nutcracker Effects: Completed page for 13B.
  • Chapter 6: Updated all pages with correct image numbers.


13A Changes:

  • Most pages: Removed "current as of version XX" line. This info is now only on the TOC.
  • Upgrading HLS: Added more detailed explanation of upgrade process.
  • Dimming Curves: Updated from old GSM version.
  • Using HLS Image Files: Updated information on where the files are saved.


2-25-13: From now on, when a new version of HLS is released, please note any changes to subsections so it can be noted on the PDF version for printing updated sections. This will start with a changelog for 13A updates.


2-1-13: Removed the Audio File page because the information really belonged in various places: Playback for speed control, Beat Track for filtering, etc. It now redirects to the beat track page.

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