Ben Chaisson Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Hi I am building a large show file in WO 4.3.4 I am looking to trigger the main timeline via Artnet DMX I am very unclear as to how this is done. I completely understand how to trigger aux timelines via DMX or use DMX as input values but actually doing the simplest thing making the show go I do not understand. The manual is VERY unclear. Ben Chaisson Projection designer RagtIme Shaw Festival 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted March 16, 2012 Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 The Main Timeline can be controlled via TCP/IP, Serial, MSC or Timecode. Not by ArtNet/DMX or MIDI. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted March 16, 2012 Moderator Report Share Posted March 16, 2012 The Main Timeline can be controlled via TCP/IP, Serial, MSC or Timecode. Not by ArtNet/DMX or MIDI. /jonas There are workarounds to trigger the main timeline from ArtNet/DMX - but do not do it. Best that is going to give you is a blind Go, and latency using that type of trigger is inconsistent. DMX is not a good choice for cues, it is a level based protocol with no direct correllation to cues. Does the lighting board you are using support MIDI Show Control (MSC)? MSC is a cue based protocol. That would be the best way for a lighting board to control a WATCHOUT Timeline. It works very well, is very consistent, and each triggering lighting cue is matched to an exact position on the timeline, way better than a blind go. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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