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What is a Show?

 

A show is a collection of sequences, to be played as a set.  After creating sequences with the Sequencer, you can build a show that incorporates them by going to the Create Shows section of the Control Panel.  While building the show, you can add a schedule so that it will play at certain times. Once the show is built and has a schedule, it can played by the Show Player.

 

A show doesn't necessarily need a schedule, as it can be played on demand, via the Light-O-Rama Control Panel.

 

There are six different parts to a show, each of which consists of sequences:

 

•The Background Section

•The Startup Section

•The Animation Section

•The Main Section

•The Interactive Section

•The Shutdown Section

 

Each of these parts is optional.  For example, a show can be built having only a musical section and a shutdown section.

 

Additionally, if your Light-O-Rama software license is for the Advanced feature level or above, you can modify exactly how your show will start up - for example, immediately at its scheduled start time, or after a certain circuit on a certain Light-O-Rama controller has been triggered (for example, by someone hitting a "start" button).  See "Show Options" for details.

 

Note that the duration of a show is not part of the show itself; rather, it is determined by the schedule.