The Xciter philosophy
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Xciter user manual
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SEQ3 starts running on layer D.
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BG1 starts running on the background scene level.
Launch cue2:
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There is no sequence in layer A; SEQ1 from cue1 will keep running.
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SEQ2 starts running on layer B.
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SEQ4 replaces SEQ3 from cue1 because they are both on layer D.
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BG2 is combined with BG1.
The following processes are running as a result of cue1 followed by cue2:
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SEQ1 is running on layer A.
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SEQ2 is running on layer B.
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SEQ4 is running on layer D.
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The combined looks of BG1 and BG2 are running.
Because of this sequence transparency, you have to remain consistent when assigning sequences to cues.
Observe the following example:
Cue 1
A: Blue
DIM open
B:
C:
D: PT wall
Cue 2
A:
B: Green
C:
D: PT centre
running processes
DIM effect
A: Blue
D: PT centre
B: Green
C:
DIM effect
Cue1: dimmer open, blue color and PT (pan/tilt) on the wall.
Cue2: dimmer with effect, green color and pan/tilt on the centre of the dance floor.
Cue 1 followed by Cue2 results in the following look:
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The dimmer effect is there because it has been placed in the background scene in both cues.
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The PT centre is there because the PAN and TILT information has been put in sequence D in both
cues. There is no sequence running at a higher level that can override the PAN and TILT at this
point.
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The color poses a problem. It will not go green upon pressing cue 2 because the blue sequence on
layer A keeps running. The green color will only become visible the moment you deactivate
sequence A with the blue color. This because layer A has a higher priority.
Hint 1: Remember dimmer channels are HTP. The HTP principle won’t bother you if you always put the
dimmer information on the same priority level as shown in the example above.
Hint 2: To avoid difficulties with sequence transparency, order the sequences as follows:
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A: Intensity (dimmer, shutter).
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B: Color (color wheel, CMY, RGB).