You use Light-O-Rama Hub to combine the programming of a MotionPak with an existing LOR Sequence store sequence. If you have not made any changes to your sequences or props purchased from Light-O-Rama, the process is very simple.
First, be sure that your Light-O-Rama base sequences (the files with the main programming for a sequence) are all in the Light-O-Rama Sequences directory.
Next purchase and download the MotionPak(s) you would like for the sequences you already own. You can always purchase a new sequence and then install a MotionPak.
Initial Scan
In Hub, press the 'Scan/Apply MotionPaks button':
Hub - Main Screen
A new window will open and you will be warned that your Sequences folder is about to be scanned, and that it may take some time. Scan time will vary depending on how many sequences are in the folder. Click the OK button to proceed; or press Cancel to return to the main Hub screen.
When the scan is complete you will see a list of your store-bought sequences that need some sort of attention. If you want to see ALL of your store-bought sequences, change the drop-down from "Sequences needing attention" to "All store sequences". Reasons a file might need attention include:
•you may have purchased a new MotionPak that needs to be merged with the base sequence
•the music for your base sequence wasn't found
•the sequence hasn't been converted to the S5 format yet
•the sequence file is damaged/corrupted and can't be read
Initial Scan Result
For each sequence the scan result tells you:
•whether the sequence is in "Ready To Go" or "You Can Modify" format
•whether the associated music file was found or not
•whether any associated MotionPaks were found
In the example shown above, 4 store sequences were found, all of them in the "Ready To Go" format. The music files for the top 3 have been found; however, the music file is missing for the last sequence. Also, the top 3 each have a "Singing Faces" MotionPak, but the last sequence does not (it is just the Base Sequence).
If you want to look for MotionPaks for a song, click on the song title. This will search the Light-O-Rama Sequence Store for that song. Click on the search result to see the details for that song. For example, if you do this for "UNDERNEATH THE TREE-KELLY CLARKSON", you would see this:
Sequence Store
Here you can see that the "Singing Trees MotionPak" is available for this song. You can purchase it and add singing faces to this song - so that it will match the others in your collection.
Convert To S5 Format
The next step is to convert all of the sequences to the S5 format. While you can click the "Convert to latest format" button for each sequence, the fastest way is to click the "Convert All" button at the top. This will convert all listed sequences to the S5 format.
After pressing "Convert All", our screen now shows:
After "Convert All"
•All of the sequences have been converted to the S5 format. Ready-to-go sequences will have a .LORPROT extension. You-can-modify sequences will have a .LOREDIT extension.
•Base sequences have been moved to a sub-folder called "Sequence Store Originals". It is best to leave the originals untouched, in case you need them again someday.
Set Music File
Many sequences sold by Light-O-Rama require that you purchase the music separately. If the purchased sequence did not get linked up to the music file earlier, you can do it now by clicking on the "Set music file" button. You will be prompted for the music file's location, and once selected, the sequence will be linked to the music.
You can also do this using the Sequencer by opening the sequence and then selecting Sequence > Media File from the main menu.
Merge MotionPaks
For sequences with MotionPaks, the MotionPak programming needs to be merged into the main sequence. You can accomplish this by clicking the "Merge MotionPaks" button for each sequence. This button will not be shown if there are no MotionPaks for the song in your Sequences folder.
After clicking the "Merge MotionPaks" button, you will see a screen similar to this:
•Do It! - select this option if you did not make any changes to your LOR Prop or LOR Sequence. Your Sequence will be updated with all the commands from the MotionPak, and the job is complete.
•Skip - cancels the MotionPak merge and takes you back to the main screen.
•Advanced Options - select this option if you need to change the default settings of a MotionPak, for example you changed the Unit ID of the prop. Here you can change the network and unit ID of the MotionPak to match your hardware. See the example below.
Advanced Options
In the example shown above, the show has 2 LOR networks and the Singing Faces prop for the MotionPak is on Aux A (rather than REGular)