Last Minute Newbie Help - Fill in animation vs Presentation Sequence

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I want to run two shows one lasts 2:30.44 and the other lasts 3:00.67.

I want to play them every half hour starting at 5pm and running until 9 pm

Before the shows, in between the shows and after the shows I want to have the lights on steady until about 2am.

Do I really have to make a 5 hour animation of the lights on to play after the last show?

I don't undersatand the "End at" time in the Show Scheduler. Do I have to time all the presentations to the second?

Thanks for your last minute help

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JimB wrote:

I want to run two shows one lasts 2:30.44 and the other lasts 3:00.67.

I want to play them every half hour starting at 5pm and running until 9 pm

Before the shows, in between the shows and after the shows I want to have the lights on steady until about 2am.

Do I really have to make a 5 hour animation of the lights on to play after the last show?

I don't undersatand the "End at" time in the Show Scheduler. Do I have to time all the presentations to the second?

Thanks for your last minute help

Hello Jim,

No, it doesn't have to be a 5 hour sequence. Make it a 5 minute sequence and if it's schedule for 5 hours, it will repeat itself. But you need to create a seperate show for it and add it to the schedule. I have one labeled "Lights On". So I have this scheduled before the show to make my checks of lights, controllers and such. Then I have my show scheduled to start at 5:30 to 10:30. The my "Lights On" show starts at 10:30:01 to midnight.

In regards to the Show Editor, I read that putting it in the background show, it won't blink every 5 minutes but I have mine in the musical show which has a very brief blink to it (no big deal really). I'll try put it in the background show after the season to see how it does.

Hope that helps,

Tom

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Thanks Tom

How do I put the lights on in between the 5 minute show every half hour?

Jim

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JimB wrote:

Thanks Tom

How do I put the lights on in between the 5 minute show every half hour?

Jim

Jim,

Once you have a show for animation lights created and a show for static lights created. Schedule them as you would want them to be.

For example: animation show - 5:00 to 5:05; static show - 5:05:01 to 5:29:59; animation show - 5:30 to 5:35, static show - 5:35:01 to 5:59:59; and so on.

Hope I answered your question,

Tom

[Guest guest]

Thanks Tom, I thought there was a more automated way of doing it.

You saved the holiday, just in time



Jim

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Any time Jim,

I hope it works out for you.

Merry Christmas :smile:

Tom