User guide

OffLine button on the main window, or using the OffLine pulldown/ʻShow OffLine...'
command. PC•MACs will always remember the last channels that were edited for a
given site file.
Moving channels to the OffLine Editing window........
Now that we have some channels created, we can start editing them. Open the
OffLine pulldown/ʻMove to OffLine...' dialog. This dialog has two columns on it. In the left
column are all the figures and channels you have created. In the right column are the
channels you will be editing
You can select whole figures, or just some of the channels for editing by highlighting
them and pressing the ʻMove' button between the two columns. For this demo we have
only created two analogs and eight digitals. We might as well move them all over for ed-
iting. Press the 'OK' button when you are done. This will open the OffLine editing button.
On the OffLine Editing Window, you will see the analog functions displayed in the
upper pane. Since nothing has been programmed on the one analog functions yet, they
should appear as a horizontal colored line along the 50% mark at the middle of the ana-
log pane.
Behind the analog functions is the waveform of the audio file you selected. If the
sound you selected has a good ʻbeatʼ, you will see regular pulses in it. The sound wave-
form is used as an editing aide to synchronize your sounds and movements. You can
also ʻpasteʼ a sound waveform into an analog or digital animation function using the
ʻYakʼ function.
The digital functions are shown in the lower pane. With nothing programmed into
them, the eight digitals will appear as eight light blue lines running horizontally along the
bottom of the digital window pane.
Where in the show are we?........
ʻShowʼ Time is displayed along the top of the window.
The time shown at the lower left corner of the screen is the time at the left side of the
window. The time shown at the lower right corner of the screen is the time at the right
side of the window. The time shown at the bottom center of the screen is the time at the
center of the window.
You can use the slider at the bottom of the screen to move to a different point in the
show, or modify any of these times to move to a different part of the show.
Change the amount of show you see.........
You can zoom in to see just a few frames of your show, or zoom all of the way out to
see the entire show at once. You can do this using the OffLine pulldown/Time Scale
commands, or Zoom time In, Zoom Time Out buttons on the pulldown at the top of the
screen.
You probably donʼt want to zoom in or out too far. If you zoom in too far you will only
see a tiny piece of your show. If you zoom too far out, you may not be able to see short
events. By default, PC•MACs will display two to four seconds of a show (depending on
screen resolution).
Which channel is which?........
As you move the cursor over any analog or digital function, you will see its name
displayed in the lower right corner of the window. This is how you can tell one channel
from another. The names of the digital functions are also displayed in little tiny type at
the left of the digital window pane.
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