User Manual to Showcontroller Laser Show and Multimedia Software
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Index
1. Showcontroller .......................................................................................... 4
1.1. Video tutorials for Showcontroller ............................................................. 4
1.2. About Showcontroller .............................................................................. 4
1.3. Installation of Showcontroller ................................................................... 4
1.4. Supported hardware for Showcontroller ..................................................... 5
1.5. Bug and error tracking ............................................................................. 7
2. First Steps with Showcontroller ................................................................ 8
2.1. Testing the output hardware .................................................................... 8
2.2. White balance ......................................................................................... 9
2.3. Play back of the first show ...................................................................... 13
2.4. Adjust global settings in Showcontroller .................................................. 15
2.5. Details on Showfiles in Showcontroller ..................................................... 16
2.6. Frame transfer in Showcontroller ............................................................ 18
3. Showcontroller RealTime ........................................................................ 22
3.1. RealTime interface ................................................................................. 22
3.2. OpenGL preview in Showcontroller .......................................................... 23
3.3. Working with the timeline in RealTime ..................................................... 28
3.4. The trickfilm-event ................................................................................ 30
3.5. Effects in RealTime ................................................................................ 32
3.5.1. Add effects .................................................................................... 32
3.5.2. The Animator ................................................................................ 33
3.5.3. The Curve window ......................................................................... 39
3.5.4. RGB effect ..................................................................................... 42
3.5.5. Scanlimit ....................................................................................... 48
3.5.6. HSV effect ..................................................................................... 55
3.5.7. Prism effect ................................................................................... 57
3.5.8. Morphing ....................................................................................... 60
3.5.9. Parts ............................................................................................. 69
3.5.10. GeoNet effect ............................................................................... 70
4. Showcontroller PicEdit ............................................................................ 73
4.1. PicEdit basics ........................................................................................ 73
4.2. PicEdit interface .................................................................................... 73
4.3. Drawing features ................................................................................... 74
4.4. Special features ..................................................................................... 77
4.5. Controls ............................................................................................... 78
4.6. Active Point Dialog ................................................................................ 79
4.7. Color gradient via background image ...................................................... 81
4.8. Color gradient via gradient settings ......................................................... 84
4.9. Keyboard shortcuts for easy control ........................................................ 87
5. Control Center ......................................................................................... 89
5.1. Control Center features .......................................................................... 89
6. Create the first laser show ...................................................................... 94
6.1. Guide to the first laser show with Showcontroller ...................................... 94
