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One example would be when you want to instantly reconfigure

M/Es

with different virtual sets for a scene

change; or perhaps you want to quickly disable

LiveMatte

for all

Media Players

at once. The possibilities are

endless.

Hint: You can record a macro that includes other macros. Depending on your order of operations, you may
need to re-highlight the newly recorded macro in the list to show its Stop control (to end macro recording).

17.1.2

TRIGGERS

FIGURE 214

The Triggers controls located near the bottom of the Macro Configuration panel allow you to configure one or
more ways to launch macros. For example, select a macro, click in one of the Trigger boxes, and then press a
suitable keyboard shortcut to assign it to that macro. (See the accompanying Automation and Integration
Guide for a more extensive discussion of triggering macros, including MIDI control and more.)

SECTION 17.2

MANAGING MACROS

The

Macro Configuration

panel has management features such as folders, rename, clone, and hotkey

assignment, as well as

Import

and

Export

(use these to copy macros to other units, and for backup).

Hint: Premium Access membership unlocks additional and very useful import/export file format options for
macros, including JSON, Excel (.XLSX), and even a working Javascript (.js) example.

17.2.1

SESSION MACROS

It’s easy to keep macros designed for use with a spe

cific production organized and accessible, thanks to the

Session Macros

folder in the

Macro Configuration

panel. Macros in this group are exposed within that session

only (or new ones based on it, if the operator uses template sessions).

Note: Please refer to the accompanying Automation and Integration Guide for full details, including a
discussion of the integrated Macro Editor.

SECTION 17.3

AUTOMATION

We have discussed automation features elsewhere in this Guide, notably in Sections 8.1.4, 11.1.1, and 0.
Please refer to the accompanying

Automation and Integration Guide

for additional discussion of these

powerful features.