Grass Valley Kayenne v.3.0 - Manual (Page 383)

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Macro Editor
Macro Editor
Macro Editor is a powerful part of the Kayenne. The Macro Editor can com-
municate with the Kayenne Frame or the Kayenne Frame Simulator. Con-
figuring the menu to communicate with the Frame Simulator allows you to
use the Macro Editor to edit/create macros offline on a PC.
CAUTION External Macro Editor programs from versions of Kayenne software earlier
than V3.0 are not supported and therefore should be removed.
Offline Macro Editing with the Frame Simulator
You can use the Frame Simulator included with the Kayenne software to
edit and create macros offline and save them to a USB Memory Stick or
other storage device making them portable for use in future shows.
Also in this release, as part of the Frame Simulator interface, you can con-
figure the line rate. The line rate will affect all transition, timeline, and
macro pause durations.
Configuring the Frame Simulator
The Kayenne Frame Simulator will be installed automatically in the Grass
Valley directory, during the software installation (see the V3.0 or later
Kayenne Release Notes) for a standalone PC. In order to run the Frame Sim-
ulator properly, the line rate will have to be configured once (as it affects all
transition, timeline, and macro pause durations) and the main.exe file will
need to be running simultaneously with the Menu on PC.
Using a correctly configured Frame Simulator and Show file, you will be
assured that macros will properly reference sources and source names, as
well as the expected durations for the required line and frame rate.
To configure, operate, and understand more about the Frame Simulator,
open and follow the instructions in the Readme.txt file in the Frame Simu-
lator directory (default):
C:\Program Files\Grass Valley\Kayenne\Kayenne
Systems_V3.x.x\Frame Simulator.
To configure the Frame Simulator, open a DOS command window and cd
to the directory containing the Frame Simulator. At the prompt, type:
main.exe -config
Select the desired line rate. Once set, the frame will use the configured line
rate until changed.