Been test driving the v20 beta software on both a mac and the PC. Noticed some glitches that might want to be looked into before release...
1) When trying to set fade in and fade out times, the value does not update on the screen after new value is entered. The new value only appears after the cuelist editing windows are closed and reopened a while later. This isn't the way it works in previous versions.
2) Still all sorts of issues with modifying cuelists using the insert or merge. Using these functions turns saved cuelists into a jumble. Made sure the programmer is cleared and the cuelist is released before running the cuelist after a mod but saved scenes, fixtures and light attributes are still changed without any rhyme or reason and the order of the cues are also adversely effected. Replace seems to be the only reliable way to modify a cue without fouling up all the other saved cues in the playback list.
3) Once programming a cuelist is completed and stepped through to check it out, there is no way to continue adding more to the cuelist if more scenes are needed even when the cuelist playback/fader is released... Attempting to record onto the cuelist again prompts for Insert, Replace or Merge again. However, If playback/cuelist IS released, using record and hitting the playback button should APPEND the next scene to the end of the cuelist. At present, Inserting is the only option, which has problems. (If at the last cue in the cuelist, this inserts a scene, but it is BEFORE the cue currently running not at the end, where desired.) Seems programming a cuelist works fine, as long as the scenes are programmed in the desired sequence, and done completely correctly the first time through and BEFORE it is played back the first time... after that all bets are off!
4) Both the PC and Mac versions of the v20 beta application unexpectedly quit and shutdown... usually at the most in-opportune time during scene programming and cuelist editing. Haven't noticed any problems stepping through saved playbacks but one worries about that happening during a show, cuz all the lights go out when the app is restarted!
Hopefully this info can be used by the developers to fine tune the next released version!
Let me here from you if you have noticed similar things!
Thanks,
gac-man
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