A little introduction ...
We are the owners of a FROG desk and have been very happy so far; it has never failed us even to the worst conditions of humidity or summer heat.
However, as a desk programmer, I often face the following problem:
Our shows average a 150 light scenes per play.
Lighting equipment (or distance) is different from theater to theater so I have to make mass changes to certain channel for the whole show. And to make things worse there are times when available time is limited.
So I would be very happy to see ...
1. Import/Export the show to a delimited ascii file so I can make mass changes with an editor or a utility and reimport the show. This could be done to the show saved on the floppy disk.
or
2. Mass channel changes, i.e.
"1 AND 2 AND 3 AT 25%", "1 THRU 15 AT 50%"
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I wonder if this could be implemented using the function keys, something like this:
Entering EDIT mode for a scene or chase.
I press [F1] - Desk enters MULTI mode and asks for channel.
( [+] is AND, [-] is THRU )
I enter channel number on the numeric keypad and press [+]
Desk asks for channel
I enter another channel.
I press [F2] - Desk asks for level (AT)
I enter a numeric value and press [ENTER]
Desk saves channel data and exits MULTI mode.
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I understand that this functionality is offered in other of your desks and that it could also be a comlete nightmare to program if not in initial design but I thought I could ask.
Best Regards