Using Pixotope Live controller

Start

1. Click the "Open Live controller" button on the top right of the Launch panel

2. Live controller opens in the browser

Setup output targets

Change to Design panel layout

1. Switch to the Design panel layout by clicking "Design" on the top right corner

   

Add output target

1. Click "Add target"

   

   
   

2. Optionally, select the Name input field and update the output target name

   

   
   

3. Click on the + at the right and add your Preview and Render machines

   

   
   

Create templates

Create engine template

1. Click the "Create engine template" button in the Template browser

   

   
   

2. Give the Engine template a name and click "Create"

3. In the Property browser, select 1 or more objects to be controlled

   • Use Shift to select a range of object

   • Use Ctrl to select/unselect single objects

4. Search for the property to be controlled

5. Drag the red circle into the IN or OUT action of the template

   

   
   

   

Remove objects from a multi object property

1. Click the "Objects" header in Template properties

   

   
   

2. Click the Trash icon to remove the objects you want to stop controlling

Change template color

1. Right click the template in the Template browser
   OR click "Color" in Template properties

2. Choose a color or set it back to "No color"

Set custom target

By default, templates are played out on the output target of their type which was set as "Default". This can be overwritten by setting a specific target.

1. Click "Custom target" in Template properties

2. Choose a different output target

Update form

An auto-form is created based on all the template properties and their order.

Change order

1. Click the drag icon in the template properties and move the property up or down

   

   
   

2. The order in the form is updated immediately

Change what to expose or send

Hide property from form

1. Click the Visibility icon next to the property name

   

Remove property

1. Click the Delete icon on the right

Change default value

1. Change the value in the template property field of the respective property

Populate playlists

Change to Play panel layout

1. Switch to the Play panel layout by clicking "Play" on the top right corner

   

Create playlist

1. Click the "Create playlist" button

   

   
   

2. Give it a name and click "Create"

   • The playlist is opened and ready for templates to be dragged in

Switch between playlists

1. Click the folder icon next to the search field on the top left, to get to the Playlist browser

   

   
   

2. Select another playlist or create a new one

   

Open another playlist in parallel

1. Click the overflow icon on the top left corner

   

   
   

2. Click on "Playlist browser"

   • This opens a playlist browser in a new tab

3. Grab the tab header and move the tab next to the other playlist

   

Populate a playlist

1. Drag a template into the playlist

   • An instance of the dragged in template is created

   • A recall ID is assigned to it

     

     
     

2. Update its form values in the Form panel

   • Check the updated values in the Preview

3. Optionally

   • by right clicking the instance you can

     • update the recall ID

     • change the instance color

   • change to a custom output target via the target dropdown of the instance

Operate

Embed Director panels, Control panels or any other web page

1. Click the overflow icon on the top left corner

2. Click on "Web page"

   • This adds a Web page tab

3. Enter the URL of the web page which should be embedded and hit Enter

Get Director panel URL

1. Navigate to the panel you want to embed

2. Click the QR code icon in the top right corner

3. Click the Copy URL icon on the bottom right of the overlay

Get Control panel URL

1. Go to PRODUCTION > Show > Launch

2. Click on the QR code icon of the control panel

3. Click the Copy URL icon on the bottom right of the overlay

Launch levels

1. Launch the level which needs to be controlled in LIVE mode on all output target machines via the Director > Launch panel

Check output targets

1. Check the level status in the Status bar

2. Check the target status of the instances in the Playlist

3. Check if the preview is live

Status bar example

Status legend

Search instance

Using recall ID

1. Type Ctrl+Shift+F

2. Type the recall ID

3. Hit Enter

4. The first item in the search will be previewed

Using name

1. Type Ctrl+F

2. Type the name

3. Hit Enter

4. The first item in the search will be previewed

Preview an instance

1. To preview an instance in the Playlist

   • Select it with the mouse

   • Use the arrow keys to select the instance and hit Enter

2. The instance turns orange

3. The instance is shown on the preview machine/channel of the set output target

Take preview to air

1. Click the Take in button in the Live controls or the Form
   OR hit Ctrl+Enter

   • The instance turns red indicating that it is taken in

Take instance off air

1. Select the instance to take out

2. Click the "Take out" button in the form

Take all instances of an output target off air

1. In the Live controls, click the output target of the “Take output target out” button and select the output target to take out

2. Click the "Take out" button

Take all instances off air

1. In the Live controls, click the "Take out All" button

Import templates, playlists and output targets

Create custom panel layout

To create your own custom panel layout

• update the Design and/or Play panel layout

• OR create your own panel layout

1. Click the Panel layout icon on the top right

   

   
   

2. Click "Save new layout"

Expose panel layout

1. Click the Panel layout icon on the top right

2. Select the Star icon for the panel layout to be shown in the top right selection

Rename panel layout

1. Click the Panel layout icon on the top right

2. Click the Edit icon and give it a new name and click Confirm

Reset panel layout

1. Click the Panel layout icon on the top right

2. Click the Reset icon to reset the panel layout to the state when it was last saved

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