User manual
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2004 software Manual
5.4 Multimedia features
5.4.1 The Multimedia files
A button can trigger multimedia functions. You just have to place files with the following extensions
into "
Multimedia_data
" folder :
·
WAV
Sound files
·
AVI
Video files
·
MID
MIDI files
·
MPE
MPEG Video files
·
MP3
MP3 Sound files
·
MCI
Multimedia Command Interface files
·
BAT
Batch command files
·
EXE
Windows program files
Linking a button to a multimedia file is very easy. For example:
·
to trigger
MUSIC.WAV
sound file, just create a button called
WAV#MUSIC
·
to trigger
VIDEO.MPE
video file, just create a button called
MPE#VIDEO
When CDs and/or DVD are used, the following syntactic rules should be followed:
·
CDAUDIO#01
will trigger track 1 of the Audio CD.
·
DVDVIDEO#02
will trigger track 2 of the DVD.
Stop and Pause function can be activated. For example
·
To activate Pause function of an
WAV
file, just create a button
WAV#PAUSE
·
To stop an
MPE
file, just create a button called
MPE#STOP
·
To stop an
AudioCD
, just create a button called
CDAUDIO#STOP
How to build a Multimedia Show
All you have to do is to create a sequential cycle to activate "Light" buttons and "Multimedia"
buttons.
N.B.
·
The Demo page contains useful examples of Multimedia buttons.
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We advise you to use "Switch" buttons to trigger Multimedia functions
·
Triggering DVDs with "DVDVIDEO#" buttons is only possible if you DVD player is MCI-
compatible
5.4.2 Easy Show software
Available only in First Class version
Thanks to this new tool which is included only in our
First Class
package, programming a lightshow
is performed through Time-lines and Blocks (such famous software as Cubase, Premiere…). To add
a "light" block, all you have to do is drag a button from the 2004 software to a Time-line with your
mouse. Adding an "Audio/Video" block is just as easy since all Multimedia file-formats are supported
(WAV, MP3, CD, AVI, MPEG…). With Easy Show, programming a synchronized-light show is a
mere child's play !
You can find more informations about
Easy Show software
by reading:
Easy Show manual.