VARIABLE PPROPERTY

NAME

The name of the variable.

All names are the same even if they differ in case. This means that "largeCar" and "largecar" will be evaluated the same.

You can tab complete variable names in expressions.

INPUT KEY

This field is needed if you like to control this variable by an extaernal input using MIDI, OSC or Art-Net

You can type the key manually. For OSC and MIDI have the WATCHOUT learn it for you. To learn press the learn button

key example:

  • OSC: /1/fader1/0 or /3/xy/y/0
  • MIDI: midi.ch(0).cc(7)
  • DMX: artnet.uv(1).ch(2)

MINIMUM, MAXIMUM AND DEFAULT VALUE

Minimum and maximum values set the possible range for this variable.

Default value is the value stored in the show file, and is used before input is received or when the system is reset.

As a guide, use these minimum and maximum values for all variables:

  • 0-1 – for switches
  • 0-100 – for faders
  • 0-255 – for DMX

HOW SHOULD THE VALUE BE INTERPOLATED

Input data does not always come each frame. This can cause a rotation to look very bad. WATCHOUT can help you smooth this out if you enable interpolation.