S3 Channel Grouping

[Ralph A]

I have S3 running 3.0.0. I opened a seq, (from2.9.4.) Did a little seq and saved and then reopened the seq under the new seq number. My header shows 3.0.0, but in my tracks I do not see the small + or - to collapse or expand. I read the help file but I'm wondering if I have to do something else to get the seq into s3? What am I missing?



Thanks

[Don]

Ralph A wrote:

I have S3 running 3.0.0. I opened a seq, (from2.9.4.) Did a little seq and saved and then reopened the seq under the new seq number. My header shows 3.0.0, but in my tracks I do not see the small + or - to collapse or expand. I read the help file but I'm wondering if I have to do something else to get the seq into s3? What am I missing?



Thanks

Let me see if I have the timeline of events correct.

1) You installed 3.0.0
2) You opened a sequence created/used in 2.9.4.
3) You created channel groups (right click on channel "convert to group")
4) Saved with a new file name.
5) Re-opened the sequence.

At step 5 are you saying the groups were not there?

[Ralph A]

Correct, then, at step 5 when I reopen the file it is the same as If was in 2.9.4. Meaning, what I called the tracks in 2.9.4 are the same in 3.0.0. ( no visible + or - on the left) I thought I could collapse the channels within a track to do group effects. I can't see what I'm missing?

[Don]

What you called "Tracks" in 2.9.4 are still tracks.

There is no +/- sign that appears at the tracks level.

Right click on a channel. Any channel. (Not that one! (Kidding.)) See where it says "Convert to Group"? That's the channel grouping feature.

Channel grouping and tracks are two different things.

[Don]

Take a look at Bob's video about what's new in S3.
http://forums.lightorama.com/forum55/26821.html

Start at the 4:33 mark.

[Ralph A]

3) You created channel groups (right click on channel "convert to group")

Please stand by I think you spotted my error! I was under the impression that tracks would become groups under the new S3. I see now, thanks to step 3 I will need to recreate them into groups not tracks. I believe this will get me on the right track. Opps I mean group!!

[Ralph A]

Thank you Don!!