User Manual

Laserworld Showeditor 2015
Version 2015/1.0 2015 Page 128
Menu: Tools 9.5.
9.5.1. Beat Counter
The Beat Counter (also see Chapter 6.18.7) is a
tool for identifying the beats per minute (bpm, the
“speed”) of the music file. It is very helpful to set
the appropriate frame-rate of multi-frame figures.
A click on the menu item opens a dialog (self
explaining)
9.5.2. Move all events in timeline
A click on this menu item opens a dialog that allows for shifting all events in a show
on the timeline (in milliseconds). This can be used for e.g. deleting the first part of a
show (shorten music file, then move all events by the time the music was shortened) -
and the other way round.
9.5.3. Move events after current time position
This menu item acts similar as the previous one, but the time shift is only applied to
events that come after the actual timeline position (needs to be selected first with a
click to the timeline, it’s marked with a red vertical line). Using this tool
allows for the easy creation of a gap in the effects sequence for inserting
additional effects, and it can also be used for negative time shift, which
can result in overlapping effects, so be careful when doing so.
9.5.4. Delete unused files from show folder
This menu item does what it says: It deletes the unused files that reside in the very
show folder of the active show. Be careful: It also deletes unused figures, so make
sure that everything is backed-up properly.
9.5.5. Use Mouse Grid
As mentioned above, it is possible to insert figures into the timeline tracks by drag
and drop. Furthermore it is possible to work on the tracks by copying and moving the
events. To ease-up this procedure, it is possible to create a time grid. The option “Use
Fig. 112: Timeline Editor: Menu
Tools
Fig. 111: Timeline Editor: Menu Tools