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Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:05 am
by suso
Hello, I am making a script to be able to project a video using the VLC. But I'm interested in doing a blackout. Can it be done? I do not find the solution, just turn off all the functions that have turned on and that is very heavy.Thank you

Re: Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2017 7:47 am
by OddSocks
Hi Suso,

Can you explain a bit more?

When you say you're making a script to project a video, do you mean an RGB Matrix script or a script to trigger an external player.

I used QLC on Sunday to play videos and control lights just using QLC's functions.

Re: Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 9:35 am
by suso
I create a script to play a video with the videolan (External video player), and I need to turn off all the lights of the show so that the video is watched, and as soon as the playback finishes, return to the previous scene Can it be done from the RGB matrix?

Re: Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:19 am
by suso
No Idea?

Re: Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:02 am
by janosvitok
Once more:

you want to make script that
1. starts blackout
2. plays the video
3. stops the blackout
?

Re: Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 7:39 am
by janosvitok
I've created pull request that adds two commands: blackout:on and blackout:off.

Please test it when test builds are created(Windows: https://ci.appveyor.com/api/buildjobs/d ... .1.166.exe). Once more, what is your operating system?

Re: Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:16 am
by RedCarpet
suso wrote: Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:19 amNo Idea?
Hi Suso

Did you ever find out how to create a scene/function to do a blackout (without pressing the blackout button)

Thanx

Red

Re: Create a script and add the blackout option

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2019 1:33 pm
by Franzi
I use a slider as a submaster in a frame with all the functions that should "blackout".
With a loopback dimmer and an "inverted" channel modifier as a trigger for the submaster.
Note, that the scene for activating the "blackout" must reside in another, seperate frame.
Otherwise it will not work.
Note, that a loopback channel can be set via script too.