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Capture Keyword

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Version 2.1

To enter the Capture keyword in the command line, use one of the following options:

  • Press Stomp Stomp
  • Type Capture
  • Type the shortcut Cap

Description

The Capture keyword is a command keyword which is used to activate the current output values of specified parameters.

Capturing parameters during a running phaser or cue fade activates the actual values at the moment the command is executed. The result is a single step of static values resembling a freeze frame of the output.

Important:
The capture command produces only numeric values, losing any existing preset references.
Important:
The capture command translates the output of each parameter into the appropriate value on the absolute layer while activating a 0 value on the relative layer. For any parameter where the output was previously composed of a combination of absolute and relative values, the output will appear the same while relying only on the absolute layer with no relative offset.

Syntax

Capture [Object] ["Object_Name" or Object_Number]

Examples

  • To capture all attributes of the selected fixtures, type:
User name[Fixture]>Capture

 

  • To capture only the position attributes of the selected fixtures, type:
User name[Fixture]> Capture FeatureGroup "Position"