Patch
Window.Layout
.Execute
grid size is set to 10x1 then there is an option in the menu to view how the 10Scene panel will be laid out. Setting the access level to operator
will make the Home page the 10Scene view.Allow other consoles to control this universe
is switched on in the DMX Settings
Window then when QuickQ detects incoming data it will relinquish control and output the received DMX data from the DMX ports. When the external console is disconnected QuickQ will return to controlling the lighting rig as normal. When QuickQ has relinquished control it displays an icon in the toolbar.Files
window in QuickQ and click on Install Fixture Library File
. Select the file and the fixture library will be installed onto the console. To revert back to the installed fixture library click on Remove User Fixture Files
. The release date of the installed fixture library is shown in the Files
window. New releases of QuickQ include the fixture library that was current on the day the software was released.Wifi Settings
window now has a Save to USB Stick
button. This will save a .png file with the QR code, and also 2 PDF files in A4 and US Letter sizes with the QR code that can be printed out.MIDI Timecode
. Clicking on the timecode will open the Cue Stack
window for the timecode playback.Actions
menu now spread over 2 lines if all the buttons do not fit on one line. #20383Layout
window no longer attempts to rearrange items. The grid system does a better job of that.Update
window has been redesigned in order to make it clearer. If the software is aware of a new software release it will show a banner at the top of the Update
window, and display a notification when the console is powered up.Update
window the Update Software
button now shows a file chooser dialog allowing users to select a .cdq
installer file which will then be installed. The installation can not be stopped once it has started. The software will restart once the installation is successfully completed. This can be done from the Remote App, but the USB stick with the new .cdq
file should still be inserted into the console or QuickQ Rack.Cue Stack
Window ensures that the next cue is always visible.Cue Stack
window on the Remote App didn't work.Cue Stack
window on the Remote App.Execute
window when recording to blank items.Layout
window did not allow more than 60 fixtures to be added to the layout. This is now fixed.+
button wasn't shown when recording groups in the Layout
window.Execute
window.Backup to USB
function on QuickQ consoles. #0021247Execute
window on the Remote App.Range
window to quickly find and select attribute values.Layout
window.Backup to USB
button.QuickQ v3 introduces a new feature to lock down console programming. Access Levels can be used to prevent users from making unwanted changes to the show files.
There are 3 access levels, Admin
is the default and allows unlimited control of the console, patch and settings. Programmer
allows users to program shows but not to change the patch or settings. Operator
prevents any changes to the show file, but the show can still be operated as normal. When in the Operator
level the home screen changes to the Execute
window.
The access level can be changed in the Settings
window. The Admin
and Programmer
access levels can be password protected, and passwords can be changed in the Settings
window. The current access level and the passwords are stored in the show file. The user must enter the current Admin
password before they can change a password.
When changing to the Operator
user the console will be cleared.
Playbacks
can now be moved onto other faders and onto the Execute
window. Items in the Execute
Window can also be moved onto Playback
faders and Cue
faders.Action
icon, then select some fixtures, press Move
then select where they need to go.Patch
window.Ranges
window showing all the ranges available making it quick and easy to select prisms, strobe effects, iris macros and colour temperatures.Ranges
window.Backup to USB
button to the Files
window. This saves the current show to a USB drive then performs some checks to ensure that the file has saved successfully. QuickQ will display a message when the file has been saved and it is safe to unplug the USB drive. It is no longer possible to save to USB drives using the Save Show As...
button.Files
window that removes old backup files. This will free up hard drive space.Layout
window can now be lined up to a grid. Unlock the layout then click on Grid
to display the grid. When fixtures and groups are moved they will snap to the grid.RDM autopatch
. It also shows a list of the fixtures it has found while performing the auto patch.Action
menu now allows actions to be selected before items. It is possible to press the Action
icon, then the Remove
icon, then click on something to remove it.Action
mode. Instead they change colour in the same way as the items on the screen.Playbacks
.Name
button provides a quick way to name it.Cue Stack
window, now it shows the playback number to make it clearer what is being edited.Cue Faders
are now called cue faders in the Action
dialog windows instead of playbacks.Release
button is shown for all playbacks that do not release when the fader is set to 0.Layout
window would change slightly after QuickQ had been shut down.Execute
window where link graphics did not show correctly. #0020392Execute
Window.Add Fixture
dialog wouldn't find the correct fixture using the text search until after QuickQ had indexed the heads. #0020529Playback
flash buttons did not select the playback.Gobo
window in the Remote App would set the gobo wheel to Open
.Xfade
fader did not appear to work if the Theatre Playback
was not current.Xfade
fader in the Offline Designer App.Execute
cues and Cue
faders would be recorded with a 3 second fade when in Theatre Mode. #0020389Record
would always overwrite the cue faders.Rename
dialog did not warn when entering names that were too long.Add
button in the Patch
window didn't show a progress indicator while QuickQ was indexing the fixture library. This made it appear that the Add Fixtures
dialog wasn't working. The Add
buttons are now blue instead of green with working progress indication, and clearer indication of when they are disabled.Record All
would be not be saved in the show file.Record Overwrite
did not appear to work at first when recording onto faders.Default
palette did not appear to be recorded. It was using the locate value which was not being updated when the default value was recorded.Shutter
encoder did not change value when the range was changed.Playback 1
current indicator stayed on when other playbacks were selected.QuickQ v2.0 introduces Theatre Mode. This turns Playback 1
into a theatre cue stack, Playback 2
becomes a manual crossfader for the cue stack on Playback 1
. In Theatre Mode lowering a Playback
to 0% does not automatically release the cue stack. If a light's intensity is at 0% in a cue then it will automatically be moved into position ready for the next cue. New cues recorded while in Theatre Mode will have a default fade time of 3s.
To turn on Theatre Mode click on Settings
in the menu then select Theatre Mode
.
On the QuickQ console setting all the faders to 0 and pressing Clear
will return all fixtures to their default positions. The default positions are stored in the first palette in each Attribute window. To change the default values simply record some new values into the first palette, which is labelled as Default
.
Execute
Window now has a Link
option. Clicking on a cue in the Execute
window will release any cues that are linked to it. Use the Action
menu to link and unlink cues.Cue Stack
window now displays the cue stack on the current playback, which has a green label. The window now has Play
and Pause
controls. The Pause
control changes its graphic to show when the Pause
button will act as a back button.DEF
and SNAP
buttons are now operational. DEF
make the fixtures white, and a second press will make them red, SNAP
makes all the selected fixtures the same colour.Files
window now shows how much space is left on the console for saving show files.File Manager
window has been added to allow deleting of old show files.Gobo
windows now have a Focus
control.Hot Takeover
option. When the console detects ArtNet trying to control a DMX universe it will stop outputting it's own data, allowing other consoles to take control of a lighting rig.Record
button has been moved next to the Action
button and the icon has been replaced with text.Record Options
are now hidden by default, click on Show Options
to see the Merge
, Remove
and Record All
options.Cancel
button on toolbars has been moved so it is consistent with dialogs.Add
buttons have been moved to the bottom of the tables instead of the bottom of the screen.Remove
text has been replaced with a bin icon in the Action
menu.Playback
displays get brighter when the Playback
is active. #0019998Add
buttons now only appear when the Record
button is pressed.Execute
window.Add Fixtures
dialog didn't update the address properly on remote.Pan
and Tilt
invert in Patch
window. #0019118Rename
dialogs. #0019167Show Loaded
' dialog showing changes to show file. It was bigger than the application window on QuickQ Offline Designer.Playback
fader was pulled down and then up again. #0019171Playback
background colour would not change when cues where recorded or the Playback
was removed.Attribute
windows where the palette buttons would not update after the fixture selection had changed.Add Fixtures
dialog to fit around the virtual keyboard.Playback
is paused.Action
menu.Action
menu on the remote application.+
button when recording in the Layout
window.Record
mode after creating a new palette.Gobo Speed
encoder on the Remote App.The Record All
record option is now fully implemented. Pressing Record
, Record All
then selecting a playback or a cue in the Cue Stack
window will record everything that is happening on the console.