Appendix A. Changes To DMX Personalities

Note that where changes are made to the personality, the updates are also made to the head files and MagicHD demo show that are installed as part of MagicQ.

A.1. Changes in Version 1.8.8.0

The MagicHD Layer personality has had the playmode functionality updated to include four new modes that will restart the media clip if the intensity is reduced to and increased from 0.

Play mode

Value Action Notes

8

Once Rsrt Int 0

New mode

9

OnceB Rsrt Int0

New mode

10

Loop Rsrt Int 0

New mode

11

Bnce Rsrt Int 0

New mode

A.2. Changes in Version 1.8.7.2

The MagicHD Quick mode personality has been added to the library.

There should now be two media server personality files: "media server_MagicHD.hed" and "media server_MagicHD_Quick.hed".

The existing individual head files for Master, Layer and Text are the same and no changes have been made to these.

A.3. Changes in Version 1.6.6.1

Text Layer

Channel 1.6.6.0 1.6.6.1 Notes

26

Pause 1

Scroll char

Pause 1 removed.

Scroll char was Not implemented yet, now implemented.

28

Pause 2

Scroll line

Pause 2 removed.

Scroll line was Not implemented yet, now implemented.

30

Scroll char

Scroll time

Scroll char moved.

Scroll time was Not implemented yet, now implemented.

32

Scroll line

Border

Scroll line moved.

Border is a new parameter

34

Scroll time

-

Scroll time moved.

A.4. Changes in Version 1.6.1.4

Colour Effect

Value 1.6.1.3 1.6.1.4 Notes

3

Colourise

Posterise

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

4

Colourise B&W

Colourise

Name change only

5

Curve 1

Mask

New effect

6

Curve 2

Key

New effect

7

Curve 3

Hue

New effect

8

-

Curve 1

Not implemented yet.

9

-

Curve 2

Not implemented yet.

10

-

Curve 3

Not implemented yet.

A.5. Changes in Version 1.6.1.6

HUD Control

Value 1.6.1.5 1.6.1.6 Notes

255

-

Grid

New feature

Keystone

Value 1.6.1.5 1.6.1.6 Notes

all

-1.0 to +1.0

0.0 to +1.0

Range and defaults changed.

Output Layer

Channel 1.6.1.5 1.6.1.6 Notes

24

Keystone X

Keystone A

Name and effect changed.

26

Keystone Y

Keystone B

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

28

Keystone A

Keystone C

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

30

Keystone B

Keystone D

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

32

Keystone C

Keystone E

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

34

Keystone D

Keystone F

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

36

Keystone E

Keystone X

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

38

Keystone F

Keystone Y

Was marked as Not implemented yet.

A.6. Changes in Version 1.6.5.0

Output Layer

Channel 1.6.1.6 1.6.5.0 Notes

41

-

Audio Volume

New

Media Layer

Channel 1.6.1.6 1.6.5.0 Notes

41

-

Audio Gain

New

42

-

Audio Pan

New

A.7. Changes in Version 1.6.5.1

Colour Effect

Value 1.6.5.0 1.6.5.1 Notes

5

Mask

Mask

Added fixed colour mode as option 4.

7

Hue

Hue Offset

Name change only

8

Curve 1

Hue Filter

New effect

9

Curve 2

Invert

New effect

10

Curve 3

Curve 1

Not implemented yet.

11

-

Curve 2

Not implemented yet.

12

-

Curve 3

Not implemented yet.

A.8. Changes in Version 1.6.6.6

Media Layer

Channel 1.6.6.5 1.6.6.6 Notes

43

-

Physical effect

New effect

44

-

Fx parameter 1

New

45

-

Fx parameter 2

New

46

-

Fx parameter 3

New

A.9. Changes in Version 1.6.6.8

Media Layer

Channel 1.6.6.6 1.6.6.8 Notes

12

Mirror/Flip

Mirror/Flip

Details changed

43

Physical effect

Physical effect

Added scroll to index and tile

Output Layer

Channel 1.6.6.6 1.6.6.8 Notes

41

-

Physical effect

New effect

42

-

Fx parameter 1

New

43

-

Fx parameter 2

New

44

-

Fx parameter 3

New

A.10. Changes in Version 1.6.6.9

Colour Effect

Value 1.6.6.8 1.6.6.9 Notes

5

Mask

Mask

Added Transparent and Inverse Transparent modes.