grandMA3 User Manual Publication

Changes 2.4

  • New keywords:
  • New option keywords:
  • Hint:
    For more information about the new keywords, please read the corresponding sections above.
  • New color theme colors:
    • ColorDefinitions:
      • PoolDefault.Shape
    • Colors:
      • Assignment.Shape
      • Assignment.Tag
      • DBObjectGrid.MergedParentSeparator
      • FixtureSheetCell.BackgroundActiveIntegratedNShot
      • FixtureSheetCell.BackgroundActivePresetNShot
      • FixtureSheetCell.BackgroundActiveValueNShot
      • FixtureSheetCell.TextProgValueNShot
      • FixtureSheetCell.TextSelectedPlaybackNShot
      • Global.Preview
      • MessageCenter.NewInformationBackground
      • PoolWindow.Shapes
      • ProgLayer.BackgroundActiveNShot
      • ProgLayer.NShot
      • PSR.DifferentText
      • RecipeEditing.ContextBackground
      • RecipeEditing.CurveBackground
      • RecipeEditing.CurveLine
      • RecipeEditing.PhaserRecipe
      • RecipeEditing.PhaserRecipeMergedBack
      • RecipeEditing.PresetRecipe
      • StatusCenter.Blink
      • StatusCenter.Button
      • StatusCenter.Preview
      • User.AFK
      • User.LoggedIn
      • User.LoggedOut
  • New grandMA3 Lua Functions:
    • CmdlineIndex(light_userdata:handle): integer:index
    • CompareHandle(light_userdata:handle): bool : equal
    • CompareImages(light_userdata:image a, light_userdata:image b, light_userdata:image diff out): integer:differing-pixels
    • CurrentDataPool(nothing): light_userdata:handle
    • CurrentObjectSelection(nothing): light_userdata:handle
    • GetPresetDataFast(light_userdata:preset_handle[, boolean:phasers_only(default=false)[, boolean:by_fixtures(default=true)]]): table:phaser_data
    • GetTargetList(light_userdata:handle): {light_userdata:target_handle}
    • GridGetFirstSelectedObject(light_userdata:handle to UIGrid (or derived)): light_userdata:handle
    • IsRunningPlayback(light_userdata:handle): boolean:result
    • UndoDisable(nothing): nothing
    • UndoEnable(nothing): nothing
  • Miscellaneous:
    • In Connector Configuration, the new default for MIDI Data Mode in all devices is In & Out.
    • Renamed the values of Executor Display Mode in the sequence settings Data; Appearance; Data and Appearance
    • Renamed column Last 1m/5m/10m in the network menu → previously Per 1m/5m/10m
    • Renamed property KeyAddExecutor → previously KeyAddExec
    • Removed Import MVR from patch menu. The MVR import is now part of Partial Show Read menu. For more information, see Features
    • Removed Export MVR from patch menu. Exporting MVR files was integrated into the Export dialog in the patch menu. For more information, see Features.
    • Renamed attribute definition VideoKeyColor_B → previously VideoColorKey_B
    • Renamed Standard Recipe → previously Recipe
    • Renamed property Selection in standard recipes (previously named recipes) → previously GROUP
    • Removed Toggle Pause and Toggle Off as values of the pool action property of the timecode slot pool.
    • Changed the default render qualities in the render qualities pool. The new defaults are No Beam, Line, Low, Standard, High, and Ultra. By default, Standard is selected in a new show.
    • Renamed priority Information in the message center → previously Spam
    • Renamed shortcut /Mat of the /MAtricks option keyword → previously /Ma
    • Renamed shortcut Act of the ActivationGroup keyword → previously Ac
    • Renamed shcortcut Cal of the Call keyword → previously Ca
    • Renamed shortcut Channelf of the ChannelFunctionDefault keyword → previously Chann
    • Renamed shortcut Scr of the Scribble keyword → previously Sc
    • Removed shortcut Se in the Set keyword. The Set keyword no longer has a shortcut.
    • Added the Recipe Editor to the Common tab of the Add Window pop-up. 
    • Renamed Generic keyword → previously Universal keyword.
    • Renamed ID Type Generic → previously Universal
    • For standard recipes, properties that define a range were combined:
      • Speed → previously Speed From and Speed To
      • Phase → previously Phase From and Phase To
      • Delay previously Delay From and Delay To
      • Fade previously Fade From and Fade To
      For more information on setting values for properties that allow ranges, see Features.