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Latest revision as of 13:20, 16 March 2022
This tutorial applies to Windows computers with MXWendler version 6.0 and following.
In this tutorial, a simple automated show is created through a daily trigger and some time conditions.
The installation, used here as example, consists in a two FHD outputs projection on a facade.
The video must be played in loop, every day from 20:30 to 00:00.
1. Set Windows to start StageDesigner or FXServer at the computer startup.
- Hit the Windows button on the keyboard, write “Run” and press enter. (A)
- In the Run window, digit: “shell:startup” and press enter. (the start up folder will open).
- Copy a shortcut to StageDesigner or FXServer in the startup folder. (B)
- at the OS start, the chosen MXWendler product will be automatically started.
2. Define the time you want your daily event to start the playlist.
- We are going to use the playlist to turn on and off the projectors,
- so we will set our daily event at 20:00 and use two PJLink Commands[link] to turn on the Projectors.
- Go to: Menu → Settings → Windows Misc → Misc (C)
- Type 20:00 in the daily event field and confirm by clicking Ok. (D)
3. Create an I/O event to be daily triggered:
- Go to: Menu → Settings → Input and Output and select Timer in the Events field. (E)
- Create a new IO Event[link], click on the event selection menu and choose daily. (F)
- As Receiver select /mxw/playlist/play and click Apply (G)
- at 20:00 a playlist/play command will be executed by the system.
4. Now an automated playlist can be built as follows:
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- Cue 1-2: two PJLink commands in the first two cues will turn ON the Projectors
- Cue 4: the time condition will put the playlist in a waiting-loop until 20:30 (show start)
- Cue 6: the main clip will be triggered, the video will play to its end and jump to the next clip
- Cue 7: the main clip will be faded out, a logo will be played
- Cue 8: the logo will be faded out
- Cue 9: until the time condition is not “True” (23:50) the Autostep will keep the playlist in loop (cue 5 to 9)
Tip: the end of the show will be at midnight, the clip lasts 09:21 minutes so the time condition HAS to be
set around 23:50 to be sure that the last playback ends before midnight.
(if the last playback would end after midnight, the time condition would be reached at “new day”.
00:00 counts as BEFORE 23:50 and the playlist would continue looping from cue 5 to 9)
- Cue :10-11: two PJLink commands in the last two cues will turn OFF the Projectors
- Cue 12: Go to Start: stops the playlist and goes back to start, waiting for the next daily event at 20:00
5. save the showfile and set it in Start Action
- go to: Menu → File and click on Save as.. to save the show
- go to: Menu → Settings → Windows Misc → Startup Action, select the showfile to load on start and click ok. (H)
- go to: Menu → File and click on Save to overwrite the last change.
Tip: most of the new PC systems have a setting in Bios to restart automatically after a power loss. This, in
conjunction to a remote control service like Team Viewer would allow a great control over a long time
installation.
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