Drag and Drop Channel Ordering

[Wayne J]

OK, now this topic is going into two different functions of Vixen....

As it started, it was channel ordering..... to make sequencing easier.

and what 'rlilly' has done, is 'toggle outputs' ... these are two very different functions.

The toggle outputs function, actually moves the output of one channel to another and affects your sequence. It is a very useful tool if you are in a situation where this needs to happen, as with his example. I have also used it with the beta Ren8, where the channel outputs were reversed. A quick channel toggle and they where fixed.

Also, you don't have to go into editing a txt file. Just right click the channel list, and toggle outputs is an option. ;)

[dadams14]

I don't get it.
If I define a new order ....
DO I hook up the wires according to that order.?
or do I hook up wires to the natural order.?
Thanks in advance
Dennis

[omzig]

I don't get it.
If I define a new order ....
DO I hook up the wires according to that order.?
or do I hook up wires to the natural order.?
Thanks in advance
Dennis

This confused me for a while too.

Changing the Channel Order only changes the order that the channels are shown on the screen. You can also save different channel orders to names which can then be loaded just by selecting that name. I found this useful when sequencing with a high channel count.

Reordering the Channel Outputs actually changes the physical order of the channels as they are wired to the controller(s). If your sequence is not attached to a profile, you can reorder the outputs from within the sequence by right-clicking on the channel names column and selecting "Reorder Channel Outputs". Selecting "Toggle Channel Outputs" just shows or unshows the display of the actual channel outputs, it doesn't change anything. If your sequence is attached to a profile, you must reorder the channel outputs of the profile.

One change that I would like to see is putting the real channel numbers on the Reorder the Channel Output's drag-and-drop screen. I picture it having fixed channel number "slots" that you would drag the channel names to.

[deplanche]

I second your last point Don.

However, from what I have seen opening the .vix files with wordpad, is that the channel order is set and the output is based on that. So you would have a fixed channel order "slots" and be dragging the channel outputs to those. Basically the same thing, just different.

[dadams14]

I clicked on the channel order. and moved things where I wanted them and I went to output plugins, clicked adjustable preview and plug in setup
when I click the little down arrow I see the natural order and I draw the lights in .
Now I click done and try to play the sequence and it is all wrong. NONE of the correct lights show ....
I need a time out.
thanks

[jrock64]

On the adjustable preview you do NOT want to check "Respect channel outputs"

[deplanche]

On the adjustable preview you do NOT want to check "Respect channel outputs"

If you don't click that, won't it look good on screen, but not be what the actual show is doing?