User`s manual

VARI❋LITE® - VIRTUOSO™ / VIRTUOSO™ DX CONSOLE USER’S MANUAL

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Snapshots

Overview

A snapshot is a captured state on the console which can be recalled at any time in the

future. States such as Channel Select panel selections, touch screen status, submaster

setups, and windows layouts can be captured as a snapshot. Snapshots can be recalled

via manual selection of the associated snapshot number or by automated activation

through the cue sheet via link instructions. Snapshots may also be included in macros.

The Snapshot Filter window allows you to select those areas of the console you wish

to include in a snapshot store operation. Once this window is setup, it only needs to be

changed if you are going to store a snapshot which requires a different setup.

The Snapshot window displays a Virtuoso console, however, the sections of the

console and associated snapshot work for either the Virtuoso or Virtuoso DX consoles.

For the Virtuoso DX console, the console sections are still relevant to the console

control. For example, Effects will still select the settings made at the Effect select

display.

Control areas that may be included in a snapshot are (as seen in the console graphic):

• Channel Select panel - stores the page and current selected channels. When the

snapshot is recalled, it is displayed at the Channel Select window and Channel

Select panel if applicable.

• Manual Control panel - stores the current encoder status and Select Display

configuration including bank and page selection, as well as, active states such as

QuickFocus and Manual Timing.

• Playback panel - stores the keyboard display setup, and mode status and selections

with the Touch Screen.

• Submaster states - stores the current state of any or all submasters. This includes

active submaster banks (1-10, 11-20, 21-30) made at the Submasters drop-down

section. The submaster control, settings, function filters, rates, operating modes,

the active and pending cues, etc. are all saved as part of the snapshot.

• Effects panel - stores the state of the effects control buttons and the state of the

Select Displays in effect mode.

• Monitor 1 - stores the windows layout on monitor 1.

• Monitor 2 - stores the windows layout on optional monitor 2.

• Monitor 3 - stores the windows layout on optional monitor 3.

• Monitor 4 - stores the windows layout on optional monitor 4.