LSC Lighting CLARITY LX Series v.1 - Manual (Page 174)

Record Clarity
Operator Manual
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with many unwanted channels, all at 0% intensity. This option automatically excludes
any fixtures that have their intensity set to 0%. Warning! If a multi parameter fixture
has its intensity set to 0% and this option is ticked, none of the parameters for the
fixture will be recorded. If this option is ticked, then either the intensity must be above
0% or the intensity must be cleared (knocked out) from the programmer to enable the
other parameters of the fixture to be recorded.
The following four Radio Buttons are mutually exclusive. Selecting one deselects all others.
 Exclude redundant state (changes only).
This only records the changes that have been made in the programmer since the last
cue was recorded. All other grabbed values in the programmer are considered as
redundant and are excluded from the cue.
This cue is suitable for tracking playback and is automatically selected if you set a new
cue-list to ‘Tracking’ playback mode in the Record Cue dialog box.
For example, if intensity is set to 100% in cue 1 and you record the same intensity into
cue 2, then the intensity information will not be recorded since it would already exist in
the cue-list and will track forward from cue 1 when cue 2 is played back in tracking
mode.
 Include unchanged information.
This records all grabbed values in the current programmer session.
This cue is suited to playback in Cue Only mode and is automatically selected if you set
a new cue-list to ‘cue only’ playback mode in the Record Cue dialog box.
 Blocking – incoming fixtures only.
This records hard values for all attributes of all fixtures that are in the cue-list. This
includes:
 All grabbed attributes in the programmer.
 All of the tracked values that would exist if the cue-list had been played back.
 Current output values for all other attributes of the fixtures in the cue.
If this cue is played back in a tracking cue-list, it will Block any tracked values from
affecting any attributes of the fixtures in the cue-list.
This type of cue is often recorded part way through a tracking cue-list at the end of a
theatrical scene or the end of a musical item so that subsequent edits to earlier cues will
not track through into the next scene or song.
 Blocking – all fixtures.
This records hard values for all attributes of all patched fixtures. It effectively takes a
snapshot of Clarity’s output.
If this cue is played back in a tracking cue-list, it will Block any tracked values from
affecting any fixtures.
24.2.7 Keep Settings
The selections that you make can be retained for future recording by selecting the Keep
Settings box.
24.2.8 Clear recorded values
Selecting Clear recorded values will clear the programmer every time that a new cue is
recorded.
 When cues are to be played back in tracking mode, clearing the programmer after every
recording can give unexpected results. For example, you turn on fixture 1 and record it
as cue 1. If “clear recorded values” is ticked, the programmer is automatically cleared
so fixture 1 goes off. Turn on fixture 2. You see only fixture 2 on stage and you record it
as cue 2. The programmer is automatically cleared so fixture 2 goes off. Now playback
cue 1 and fixture 1 comes on. Playback cue 2 and fixture 2 comes on but fixture 1 stays
on (due to tracking). So the look on stage when cue 2 is played back is not the same as
the look on stage when cue 2 was recorded.