ID-AL - Show Control Editor 2.3 - January 2010 Show Control Editor 2.3 January 2010 + Add a real time DMX event preview function with Open DMX USB Enttec interface (www.enttec.com) + Add item menu "Real Time DMX Output" in "Options" menu to activate real time DMX event preview. + Add button "Active or Desactive Real Time DMX Output" in toolbar to activate real time DMX event preview. + Add Shortcut : Active or Desactive Real Time DMX Output = "Ctrl + R", to activate real time DMX event preview. + Add item menu "DMX Interface" in "Options" menu to select Enttec USB/DMX interface's COM port. + Add a contextual menu, Accessible by a double click on DMX track headers, allowing to choose the track's color (9 available colors). + Temporary disable hide/view RS232 track until this function is integrated into the futur Eventplayer firmware. + Left click on event tracks now changes audio cursor position - right click still does not change audio cursor position. + Fixed Minor buggs. Show Control Editor 2.2 June 2009 + Add ID-AL web site link in "Help" menu and in "About Show Control Editor" window + Add ID-AL email support link in "Help" menu + Add "Build Show File" button in main toolbar + Add multi-languages support with system language auto-detection and manual language settings (current languages supported: English and French) + Add user's preferences saving function + Fixed bugg that displays wrong event or track selection in some cases. + Fixed bugg that causes error message when changing event(s) properties after selected track header in some cases. + Add new transport functions : Next Step, Next Page, Previous Step, Previous Page, Go to Cursor + Add Shortcuts and Transport menu for all transport commands: Play = "Space / Ctrl + Space", Pause = "Ctrl + Space", Stop = "Space", Go To End = "Ctrl + End", Go To Begin = "Ctrl + Home", Next Step = "Ctrl + Right", Next Page = "Ctrl + Page Down", Previous Step = "Ctrl + Left", Previous Page = "Ctrl + Page Up", Go To Cursor = "Ctrl + Back". + Add Shortcuts and Zoom menu for all horizontal zoom functions: Zoom+ = "Ctrl +", Zoom- = "Ctrl -" + Enhanced cursor tracking with smart tracking function when using Zoom+ and Zoom- (center automatically the view at cursor position after a Zoom+ or Zoom- action). + Add OS info in "About Show Control Editor" window. + Enhanced "Delete Event" function for all selected events with new item in "Edit" menu and new Shortcut: Delete Event(s) = "Del". + Add new selection function for all events with new item in "Edit" menu and new Shortcut: Select All Events = "Ctrl + A". + Add item "Select All Events" in track of event contextual popup menu. + Add function to add a new event at cursor position with new item in "Edit" menu and new Shortcut: Add Event At Cursor Position = "Ctrl + E". + Add smart Cut/Copy/Paste event(s) functions in same track of events or between heterogeneous tracks of events. + Add item "Cut Event(s)", "Copy Event(s)", "Paste Event(s) At Cursor Position" in "Edit" menu of main menu with main toolbar buttons and Shorcuts: Cut Event(s) = "Ctrl + X", Copy Event(s) = "Ctrl + C", Paste Event(s) At Cursor Position = "Ctrl + V". + Add item "Cut Event(s)", "Copy Event(s)", "Paste Event(s) At This Position" in track of event contextual popup menu. + Add a function that manages absence, path change or replacement of project audio file. + Add item "Modify Project Audio File" in "File" menu of main menu with shortcut: Modify Project Audio File = "Ctrl + Alt + M". + Add highlighting color frame around components in "Event Properties" windows to indicate which progress is drawn on event track. + Enhanced automatic selection of the displayed progress according to the components use in "Event Properties" windows - select by click anywhere on the device. Show Control Editor 2.1 April 2009 + Fixed bugg that displays a wrong audio file name on the waveform, when using open project dialog box. + Add mono support for Wav and MP3 audio files. + Add 32kbps and 64kbps support for MP3 audio files. + Use peak files (.pk2) to open and display quickly waveform for audio files already opened in the application. + Fixed bugg that could not display last event on Event Tracks in some cases. + Add textual instructions of use in tool window PATCH. + Expand automaticaly "Basics" folder in the first opening of the tool window PATCH. + Better graphic adjustment of the grid size of Event Tracks according to the horizontal zoom factor. + Add graphic grid on waveform track. + Fixed bugg that prevented the visualization of some selected drawn events on the top of other non selected events. + Add drawing progress of DMX channels associated to event's Dimmers, with selection of the Dimmer by popup menu on the Events Tracks. + Add automatic selection of the displayed progress according to the Dimmer use in "Event Properties" view. + Add dynamic scrolling when playing audio files (tracking of the audio cursor) - can be disabled + Add a "ask to save the current project" dialog box before creating a new one, open another one or exiting the program. + Add drawing progress of relay outputs associated to event in the Relay Track. + Add RGB device component to DMX device component list + Add drawing progress of RGB component associated to RGB events. Show Control Editor 2.0 February 2009 Main characteristics of Version 2.0 + Open and Save project files with full user tags (.ps2) + Create sequence files "Show Control" (.sc2) for ID-AL Event Player + Full DMX512 compatible + Up to 512 DMX Devices/Tracks + Up to 2 hours project + High precision step resolution : 50 ms + Event player 8 relay outputs track + Read, Display and Play MP3* and WAV** files + Waveform display of audio file with horizontal zoom + Smart Event edition with graphic control (Event properties window) + Supported languages : English * CBR (Constant Bit Rate) (Caution: does not manage VBR properly) / 22050Hz, 44100Hz, 48000Hz / Mono & Stereo / 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 256, 320kbps. ** (16 & 32 bit / 22050Hz, 44100Hz, 48000Hz / Mono & Stereo) or (16 bit / 88200Hz, 96000Hz / Mono & Stereo) - Caution: does not manage WAV 24 bit audio files. Show Control Editor 2.x Shortcut List File management & I/O : + New Show Ctrl+N + Open Project File Ctrl+O + Save Project File Ctrl+S + Save As... Ctrl+Maj+S + Build Show File Ctrl+B + Modify Project Audio File Ctrl+Alt+M + Exit Ctrl+Q Edition : + Patch DMX Device Ctrl+Maj+N + Add Event At Cursor Pos Ctrl+E + Cut Event(s) Ctrl+X + Copy Event(s) Ctrl+C + Paste Event(s) At Cursor Position Ctrl+V + Delete Event(s) Del + Select All Events Ctrl+A + Zoom+ Ctrl+ + Zoom- Ctrl- Tranport commands : + Play Space/Ctrl+Space + Pause Ctrl+Space + Stop Space + Go To Begin Ctrl+Home + Previous Page Ctrl+Page Up + Previous Step Ctrl+Left + Go To End Ctrl+End + Next Page Ctrl+Page Down + Next Step Ctrl+Right + Go To Cursor Ctrl+Back View options : + View relay Output Relay track Alt+1 + View RS232 track Alt+2 + View Event Properties Windows Alt+3 + Cursor Tracking Alt+T System Requirements The following lists the minimum system requirements for using Show Control Editor 2.x software: + Microsoft Windows XP or Windows VISTA + Intel or AMD processor - 1.6 GHz or faster + 512 MB RAM, 2 Go recommended with Windows VISTA + 2 MB hard-disk space for program installation + Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later + XVGA Video (1024x768) or higher Installation The install utility creates all necessary folders and copies all files required by Show Control Editor software on your computer. Download the install utility from our Web site : www.id-al.com. Double-click the file, and then follow the on-screen prompts to install the appropriate version of Show Control Editor for your computer. If Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or a later version is not install on Microsoft Windows XP, a web link is available in Show Control Editor program group to download and install this component. Known issues: + Bugg could be caused by MP3 files whose ID3v2 tag header length are wrong. + Does not calculate nor display correctly duration of MP3 files coded in VBR. + Does not manage WAV 24 bit audio files. + Show Control Editor 2.x does not start properly if Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later version is not installing on Microsoft Windows XP.