Making a Cryo / Co2 Counter/ timer .... need help with the last stepp

[HyperX]

Good morning All,

I've been working on making a counter for Cryo/Co2 for a while now, so that I have insight into what I'm using.
Now I'm pretty far, only I can't get 1 thing done.

Short stepp::

I have a macro that allows me to activate and deactivate the internal clock:

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<avolites.macros>
<!-- 23/01/2019 created : MRBos.nl -->
<macro id="sb.Macros.timecode.three.timer.start" name="Start Timer 3">
<sequence>
<step>Timecode.TimecodeThree.Play()</step>
</sequence>
</macro>
<macro id="sb.Macros.timecode.three.timer.stop" name="Stop Timer 3">
<sequence>
<step>Timecode.TimecodeThree.Pause()</step>
</sequence>
</macro>
<macro id="sb.Macros.timecode.four.timer.start" name="Start Timer 4">
<sequence>
<step>Timecode.TimecodeFour.Play()</step>
</sequence>
</macro>
<macro id="sb.Macros.timecode.four.timer.stop" name="Stop Timer 4">
<sequence>
<step>Timecode.TimecodeFour.Pause()</step>
</sequence>
</macro>
</avolites.macros>

I create a cue in which I activate the cryo/Co2 jets.
Then I make a cuelist with 1 cue.
In this cue I load the previously created que, and connect the macro (above) to it.
Then I change the key profile of the cuelist to flash.
If I now activate the cuelist (flash) the internal clock will run properly.

However, when I release the flash, I can't manage to stop the internal clock!
Can someone give me a shovel in the right direction =)

Thanks.

[icke_siegen]

The reason is that in cuelists connected macros are only fired when the cue is started, not when it is released.

Either you do a two-step cuelist and connect the "Stop"- macro to the second cue.

Or you use a different approach which I believe I have also in the wiki: using another syntax you can execute different instructions when a macro button is pressed and when it is released - which only works on macro buttons (hard or soft), not in cuelists. I then use Timecode.Play() and FlashPlayback(...) as start instruction and Timecode.Pause() and UnflashPlayback(...) as release instruction.

(Currently I am not at my programming computer and have no access to the correct functions and syntax, thus the above commands are not correct. I'll check this later)

[icke_siegen]

Here is the link to the macro with the new syntax: https://www.avolites.de/wiki/macros/exa ... watchflash. Simply make a cue for your cryo, give it usernumber 900, and move this macro to a button.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 
<!-- flash playback 900 while being held and use timecode 1 as stopwatch -->
 
<avolites.macros>
  <macro id="wiki.Macros.timecode.one.stopwatchflash" name="Stopwatch Timecode 1 with PB900 flash">
    <description>Stopwatch Timecode 1 with PB900 flash</description>
    <start>
      <step>Playbacks.FlashPlayback("cueHandleUN=900")</step>
      <step>Timecode.TimecodeOne.Play()</step>
    </start>
    <end>
      <step>Playbacks.ClearFlashPlayback("cueHandleUN=900")</step>
      <step>Timecode.TimecodeOne.Pause()</step>
    </end>
  </macro>
</avolites.macros>

[HyperX]

icke_siegen, that works great.
But i like it under a flash button above the faders.

Is there a way to make it work ?

Thanks so far.

[icke_siegen]

icke_siegen, that works great.
But i like it under a flash button above the faders.

Is there a way to make it work ?

Thanks so far.

I believe this would work. But only if you put the entire macro there, in which case you cannot use the fader. There is no way to use faders and the buttons which belong to a fader independently.