Trigger actions

The Show Control Module lets you use all trigger actions, except for some multidisplay actions. The Advanced License only features a restricted number of trigger actions which are marked accordingly further below. An additional license only allows very few triggers.

The trigger actions are arranged in alphabetical order in accordance with their category:

Audio

Some triggers start functions which may cause playback to be aborted and data to be lost unless you have previously saved them! Think carefully about the trigger actions you want to use.

Audio

These trigger actions are available from the Advanced Version.

Activate ducking ...reduces the master volume by the defined value. The amount of ducking and the duration are defined in the Project Options - Audio.
Deactivate ducking ... the value is reset to the normal master volume that was specified previously.
Set level ...sets the volume of the addressed stereo output to the specified value.
Increase volume ...reduces the volume of the addressed stereo output by the specified value.
Volume up ...increases the volume of the addressed stereo output by the specified value.
Toggle ducking ...changes over between ducking and normal volume level. This trigger corresponds to the function of the B-key. See also Ducking function for live comments.

The stereo outputs can be addressed by figures 1 to 12. Enter 0 for the output to affect the master control.

Avio

Trigger event ...is used for triggering a channel, e.g. of a serial command. In Avio Manager, this function is linked up with the corresponding channel.

Computer

These trigger actions are also available with Pro and an Additional Licenses.

Log off user ...terminates all applications and logs off the current user.
Restart ...terminates all applications and restarts the computer (Master) and any connected client computers.
Shut down ...terminates all applications and shuts down the computer (Master) and any connected client computers.
Switch off ...as above, with the computer (Master) and any connected clients being switched off.
Terminate program ....terminates the specified programs. If you need this function turn to us for further information.

Control Panel

Execute field ...executes the control panel field with the specified remote index.
Next page ...calls up the next page in the Control Panel.
Select page ...calls up the specified page in the Control Panel.
Previous page ...calls up the previous page in the Control Panel.

Devices

Continue internal timecode ...disables reading of external timecoe and continues playback via the PC clock.
Disable device ports ...disables all Media Pool device ports.
Enable device port ...enables all preselected Media Pool device ports and establishes communication with the devices.
Read external timecode ...enables reading of incoming timecode. See also Timecode synchronization.
Record Punch In ...during playback, changes the enabled switch and data objects to recording. See also Record via Punch In/Out.
Record Punch Out ...terminates recording in the enabled switch and data objects without terminating playback.
Record Toggle ...combined function: changes to recording when in playback mode and to playback when in recording mode.
Re-enable device ports ...enables all device ports and then re-establishes communication with the devices. This procedures offers improved security as it helps to prevent undefined conditions of the connected modules.

Live Player

Playback of videos and audio files can be controlled via the Live Players and the following functions. Please note that there are separate trigger actions for audio and video tracks:

Audio or Video track - Add file ...loads the file into the live player or playlist. You also need to enter the Track ID of the corresponding Live Player and the path for the file to be loaded. For Mode select the action for file and playlist.
File into Live Player, playlist unchanged ...loads the file into the Player but does not add it to the playlist.
File into Live Player, clear playlist ...loads the file into the Player and deletes the existing playlist.
Add file to playlist and activate it ...adds the file at the end of the playlist and loads it into the Player.
Only add file to playlist ...only adds the file at the end of the playlist.
Audio or Video track - Load file ..loads the file from the playlist into the Live Player with the specified track (Track ID). Which file is loaded depends on the selected file (specified number, next number, previous number). When specified number has been selected the playlist number for the desired file must be entered additionally.

Audio or Video track - Pause ...playback of the live player of the specified track is paused (track ID).
Audio or Video track - Stop ...playback of the Live Player on the specified track is stopped (track ID).
Audio or Video track - Load file ...loads a playlist file into the live player of a specified track (track ID). Which file is loaded depends on the file selection (specified number, next number, previous number). If Specified number has been selected the playlist number of the desired file must also be entered.

For projects with several timelines the trigger actions always refer to the current timeline.
If option Autoplay has been enabled in the Live Player Properties playback is started automatically after action - Load file - has been performed.

Live Video

These trigger actions are also available with Pro and an Additional Licenses.

Close input ...closes the specified Live Video input. To open it again, close the screen and restart the presentation. This may be necessary if the card needs to be reinitialized after a signal change.

Variables

These trigger actions are also available with Pro and Additional Licenses .

They are used for changing the values of value variables based on time and target values. By linking up such variables with the alpha value of a track it can be faded in and out by executing a trigger.

Continue + fade ...continues paused playback and changes variable value as specified.
Fade ...changes the variable value during playback as specified.
Fade + pause ...changes to the variable value as specified followed by putting playback into Pause Mode.

For changes of variable values you need to specify at Parameters on the right which variable values need to be changed:

Variables ...here you specify the variables to be addressed by this particular trigger. Click Select, check the box next to the required variables and close the dialog by clicking on OK.

End value ...defines the variable target value.
Time ...defines the duration of the value change. Please note that entry must be in tenths of seconds.

Further information can be found in topic Controlling track contents via triggers.

Multidisplay

Both triggers Master Client and Client Master are only meant for multidisplay experts. Upon their execution the servers are partly inaccessible via the Master. In such cases the triggers must be executed via Avio. These triggers must not be executed during the presentation!

Transfer client files ...transfers the required files to the clients. See also Transferring project data to the clients.
Transfer client files ...transfers the required files to the client PCs. See also Transferring project data to the clients.

For Target PCs you should choose the Display clients.

Notes window

These trigger actions are also available with Pro and an Additional Licenses.. They are used to control the display of text in notes windows. See also Displaying text in notes windows.

Display text ...causes some text to be displayed. For Parameters, the number of the notes window (1...4) and the text files need to be entered, the contents of which are displayed as follows:

The text file is displayed when the file is found in the specified path.

The spare text file is displayed when the text file is not found in the specified path.

The spare text is displayed when neither text file nor spare text file are found in the specified path.

Depending on availability or non-availability of files, information can be presented in a highly differentiated way.

Display two text files ...as above, but with the second text file being also displayed after the first file.
Reset text ...deletes the text being displayed in the specified notes field.

Render-Engine

Category RenderEngine offers the following triggers:

Exit ...is used for exiting the Render Engine, e.g. when problems come up. Restarting requires the network connection to be reestablished by clicking Enable network and Show render displays.

Timeline

The version allowing these trigger actions is specified for each of them.

Activate ...shifts the focus to the addressed timeline, which is important for simultaneous playback of several timelines. Addressing requires entry of the remote index of the corresponding timeline under Parameters.
Continue...continues paused playback. (... Advanced License and up)
Continue at video end ...continues playback when the Locator is paused in an asynchronous loop video and a new loop starts. If the locator in a loop video is paused at a pause marker, for example, (i.e. asynchronous loop is running), the timeline is played back after the trigger execution when the end of the video file has been reached and a new loop pass has started. See also Asynchronous playback of video loop.
Jump to position ...causes the Locator to jump to the specified position marker in the specified timeline. If the remote index for the position marker is zero, the Locator jumps to 0:00 seconds. Jumping to a particular position marker is possible if marker mode Specified marker and the remote index of the position marker have been defined. See also Playback from position marker. (...from the Advanced License and up).
Pause ...to activate Pause Mode (... Advanced License and up; usable for EXE presentation).
Play ...starts playback of the specified timeline. Playback can be started from a particular position marker, provided the marker mode Specified marker and a remote index of the position marker have been defined. See also Playback from position marker. (... Advanced License and up)
Reset ...terminates Presentation Mode and playback. The screen is closed. (...Advanced License and up)
Restart ...stops the show automatically, freezes display contents, closes the screen and restarts the presentation at the current position.
Scrub to position ...moves the Locator, at normal playback speed from its current position to the specified position marker. The screen will be updated, audio will not be audible.
Start presentation ...starts the presentation in fullscreen mode. See also Presenting videos. Playback from a particular position marker is possible if marker mode Specified marker and the remote index of the position marker have been defined. See also Playback from position marker. (... Advanced License and up)
Start presentation (Pause) ...as before, but changes to Pause Mode immediately. Playback from a particular position marker is possible if marker mode Specified marker and, if applicable, a remote index have been defined. See also Playback from position marker. (... Advanced License and up, suitable for multi-timeline EXE presentations)
Stop ...stops playback. (... Advanced License and up)
To next pause marker ...the Locator jumps to the next pause marker and playback is paused. (...Advanced version and up)
To previous pause marker ...the Locator jumps to the previous pause marker and playback is paused. (...Advanced version and up).
To relative position ...allows jumps relative to the current Locator position. Under Parameter the relative target position is entered in full seconds. Also negative values are possible for jumping backwards.

All actions for playback and jumps require entry of a timeline. An action with a Remote Index of zero refers to the current timeline. When a Remote Index of zero is entered for a Position Marker playback starts from the current Locator position.
Learning of jump functions and how to deal with remote indexes is covered by the workshop “Optimum show presentation”. See Optimum show presentation.

Since jumping from one timeline to another leaves the corresponding timelines open you may encounter performance problems with too great a number of opened timelines. However, there is a setting which causes the timeline that was left after jumping to another timeline to be closed automatically. This is how you activate the automatic closing function of the timeline.

In Editing Mode it is now possible to jump to any markers in the timeline by holding Shift + Ctrl and hitting the curser keys or . By highlighting marker tracks the number of markers selectable as targets can be limited.

Trigger

Disable trigger ...disables the trigger whose remote index was entered at parameter; zero disables all the triggers.
Disable trigger scheduler ...disables time-controlled execution of triggers.
Enable trigger ...enables the trigger whose remote index was entered at parameter; zero enables all the triggers.
Enable trigger scheduler ...enables time-controlled execution of triggers.

Wings Vioso RX

These trigger actions require the Show Control Module or the specified version.

Disable network ...terminates connection with all other Wings Vioso RX computers.
Enable network ...establishes a connection with all other Wings Vioso RX computers. See also Configuring a presentation network.
Exit...terminates the program on the local computer (Master) and any connected clients (...also available with Pro and Additional Licenses)
Freeze displays ...freezes the display content in the screen (...also available with Pro and Additional Licenses)
Freeze displays permanently ...as above, but freezing can only be made undone via trigger Unlock display (...also available with Pro and Additional Licenses)
Load project ...Wings Vioso RX opens the specified project.
Maximize window ...enlarges the Wings Vioso RX program window to full monitor size.
Minimize window ...minimizes the program window and "hides" it in the task bar.
Reenable network ...terminates connection with all other Wings Vioso RX computers and re-establishes it again.
Restart ...terminates the program and restarts it. This is done on both the local computer (Master) and any connected clients. When fullscreen presentation mode is activate, the program is restarted on a dark screen without the Windows desktop being visible (...also available with Pro and Additional Licenses).
Restart + Autoplay ...as above, but the specified project is loaded after program start and the timeline with the specified remote index started in Presentation Mode.
Restore window ...restores the size and position of the program window as previously set (Multidisplay License).
Unlock displays ...unlocks freezing and displays current information again.

If the master PC supplies a display with contents, this display must be regarded as Monitor 1. Otherwise the wrong monitor freezes. See Display Properties.