Magic Q : Fade with button in Execute Window?

[LX-Dave]

Hello all,

 

I'm using Chamsys MagicQ and trying to set up a button in the execute window, to control house lights.

 

I'd like to have a button which, when activated, fades the level to 45% over 5 seconds, then when deactivated, fades it back to 0 over 5 seconds.

 

I've tried recording a cue with an associated fade time, and storing this on a button allows the button to fade it up over 5s, but deactivating simply switches it straight off.

 

Is there something simple I've overlooked to achieve this?

 

Alternatively, if someone has a method which uses 2 buttons (one for up and one for down) this would be equally acceptable.

 

Many thanks in advance,

 

Dave

[neilalexrose]

If you change the release time in the options for that cue stack (in the activate/release tab) , you should hopefully get the results you need!

 

I've just tried it very quickly to prove to myself that it works this way (as I couldn't quite remember myself!)

 

HTH

Neil

[paulears]

Indeed it does and how annoying I didn't think of that last week!

[LX-Dave]

If you change the release time in the options for that cue stack (in the activate/release tab) , you should hopefully get the results you need!

 

I've just tried it very quickly to prove to myself that it works this way (as I couldn't quite remember myself!)

 

HTH

Neil

 

 

 

Great, works perfectly! http://www.blue-room.org.uk/public/style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif Thank you very much!

 

Dave

[DonkiDonki]

When you activate a playback by clicking it on-screen it shows a T on the icon, which is for Test. It will use the cue stack fade time when you turn it on, but not when you turn it off; which is where you can use Release Time to act as the fade-out modifier.

I don't have a playback wing to try it, but I guess if you use one, or an Extra-wing to activate a playback it won't show "T" and would use fade time for both in & out?