VARIABLES

Variable Window

Picture above shows the Variables window. To create a variable choose Add Variable from the menu located in the upper left corner of the Variables window.

Double or single click on a variable to get to its properties.

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Variable properties includes

  • Name, name of variable

  • Key, input key that can be learned

  • Minimum Value/Maximum Value, minimum and maximum value the variable can have

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

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

  • Default Value, the default value the variable will have at startup

  • Interpolation, the way the system interpolate between the incoming values

    • None, no interpolation
    • Linear, linear interpolation that, if needed, adds values between two input values 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.

Default variables

WATCHOUT provides a few built-in variables:

  • tweenValue - The current value of a tween curve at playback position
  • masterVolume - The system's master volume level
  • cueVolume - the volume of an audio cue