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This User Manual and Reference Guide is a detailed guide to using all aspects of HLS.  It is currently under significant development. 


To quickly get up and running with a sequence, you may want to look at the '''[[HLS Getting Started Manual]]'''.


Due to the rapid development of HLS, the links that follow will contain, in parenthesis, information that can help the user with a quick visual inspection:
*'''##X:''' The page is up to date as of the listed version.
*'''CN:''' '''C'''ontent '''N'''eeded to complete the page and it currently contains very little information.


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===Getting HLS===
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====[[Download and Installation]]====
====[[Upgrading HLS]]====
====[[Moving HLS Data Directories]]====
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===Creating a Sequence===
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An HLS Sequence consists of an audio file (generally) with lighting and other effects synchronized with the music.

====[[HLS Sequence Creation Wizard]] (16J)====
====[[Time Resolution]] (16J)====
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===Channel Management===
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Managing channels in HLS is one of the core tasks to building a sequence.  Each of the sub-pages will address various channel configurations and tasks.

====[[Setting up HLS Channels]] (16F)====
====[[Advanced Channel Management]] (16J)====

====[[RGB Channels]] (16J)====

====[[Configuring Display Groups]] (16J)====
====[[Sticky Channels]] (16J)====
====[[Segment Channels]] (16J)====
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===Display Preview===
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A Display Preview is a method of previewing how a display will look by assigning virtual channels to drawn objects superimposed over a picture.
====[[Creating a Display Preview]] (16J)====
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===Sequencing Channels and Adding Effects===
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Sequencing is the main "work" of syncronizing effects with the music.  HLS has basic effects which can be combined into more complex compound effects.  The sub-pages in this section discuss the various methods of adding effects to sequences.

====[[Creating Basic Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Adding and Using Beat Tracks]] (16J)====
====[[Setting Defaults for Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Creating Chase Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Mirroring Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Fill Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Submaster Lighting Channels]] (16J)====
====[[Sequencing with RGB Channels]] (16J)====
====[[Custom Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Creating a Library of Group Effects]] (16J)====
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===Creating and Using PixelPlanes===
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A PixelPlane is a single channel in the sequence editor that represents multiple pixels.  This allows macro control of pixels, with the ability to "drop" effects onto a plane, such as with Nutcracker, and manipulate the entire effect as if it were one channel.

====[[Creating a PixelPlane]] (16J)====
====[[The PixelPlane Editor: Creating Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Using Nutcracker with a PixelPlane]] (16J)====
====[[Fill Channels]] (16J)====
====[[PixelPlane Transitions Using Lighting Channels]] (16J)====
====[[Drawing a PixelPlane in the Display Preview]] (16J)====
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===Facial Animation===
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====[[Facial Animation]] (CN)====
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===Sequence Playback===
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====[[Sequence Playback]] (16J)====
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===Sequence Output===
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====[[Preparing Channels for Output]] (13F)====
====[[Hardware Configuration]] (13F)====
====[[Working with Playlists]] (13F)====
====[[Creating and Running a Schedule]] (13F)====
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===Advanced Features===
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====[[Trigger Events]] (CN)====
====[[RDS Output]] (16K)====

====[[Servo Motors]] (CN)====
====[[Remote-Controlled Video Player]] (CN)====
====[[Using Audacity Labels]] (16J)====
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===Importing and Exporting Data and Sequences===
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====[[Using HLS Sequence Images]] (16J)====
====[[Importing and Exporting CSV]] (16J)====
====[[Importing a Sequence from Vixen]] (16J)====
====[[Importing a Sequence from LOR]] (16J)====
====[[Sharing HLS Sequences]] (16J)====
====[[Sharing Library Effects]] (16J)====
====[[Copying and Pasting Channels from Another Sequence]] (16J)====
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===Reference Guide===
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====[[Restoring a Sequence from Backup]] (16J)====
====[[HLS Dimming Curves]] (16J)====
====[[Crosshair Cursor]] (16J)====
====[[The HLS Toolbar]] (16J)====
====[[Master Lighting Channel]] (16J)====
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