User Manual

Laserworld Showeditor 2015
Version 2015/1.0 2015 Page 2
Content:
 Preface ............................................................................................ 10 1.
 Liability ....................................................................................................... 10  1.1.
 Versions ...................................................................................................... 11  1.2.
 Minimum Hardware Requirements .......................................................... 11  1.3.
 Installation....................................................................................... 12 2.
 New Installation ......................................................................................... 12  2.1.
 Updates / New Versions ........................................................................... 12  2.2.
 Different Versions of Laserworld Showeditor on one PC ........................ 13  2.3.
 DLL-Files and Error-Messages during Installation ................................... 14  2.4.
 Laser Output Hardware (DAC) ................................................................. 14  2.5.
2.5.1.Simulation and Virtual Device ......................................................................................... 16
2.5.2.Friendly Names ................................................................................................................. 18
2.5.3.MIDI / DMX (Hardware and Driver) ................................................................................. 18
2.5.4.DMX Settings ..................................................................................................................... 18
2.5.5.MIDI Settings ...................................................................................................................... 19
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Routing of Hardware-Output .................................................................... 19  2.6.
 Starting the Program ................................................................................. 21  2.7.
 Initial Settings ............................................................................................. 21  2.8.
2.8.1.Setting “Others”: ............................................................................................................... 22
2.8.2.Setting “Hardware”: .......................................................................................................... 22
2.8.3.Optimize Output ............................................................................................................... 23
2.8.4.Save your settings ............................................................................................................. 25
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First Steps / Quick Start .................................................................. 25 3.
 Playback a pre-programmed music-synchronous laser show ........... 25  3.1.
 Create Own Figures and Shows .............................................................. 27  3.2.
 Show Folder / Save Figures ...................................................................... 29  3.3.
 Assignment of Figures to Keys ................................................................. 30  3.4.
3.4.1.Manual Assignment .......................................................................................................... 31
3.4.2.Assignment by Drag and Drop to the Live Window ....................................................... 31
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Use of Function Keys (F0 to F12) .............................................................. 33  3.5.
 Create Music Synchronous Shows .......................................................... 33  3.6.
 Make a Live Laser Show ........................................................................... 35  3.7.
3.7.1.Load figure set .................................................................................................................. 35
3.7.2.Faders/Sliders: ................................................................................................................... 36
3.7.3.Starting the live show: ...................................................................................................... 36
3.7.4.Setup options per key ...................................................................................................... 37
3.7.5.Summary of “routings”, “mappings” and “assignments”: ............................................ 37
3.7.6.Live Show - Get started quickly ....................................................................................... 37
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The Windows of Laserworld Showeditor ....................................... 38 4.
 The Figure Editor ........................................................................................ 38  4.1.
 The Options window ................................................................................. 39  4.2.
 The Effects Window ................................................................................... 40  4.3.
 The Timeline-Editor .................................................................................... 41  4.4.
 The DMX-Window ...................................................................................... 42  4.5.
 The Live Window ........................................................................................ 43  4.6.
 Main Manual .................................................................................. 44 5.
 Figure Editor (Main Window) ......................................................... 44 6.