Pinnacle Speakers FXDEKO Managing Files, Working with Macros Introduction to Macros, Using the Macro Recorder, Macro Programming Language, FXDeko Options, Menu Commands

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FXDeko User’s Guide
Managing Files
Opening Files.................................................................................................................136
Closing Files...................................................................................................................137
Saving Files....................................................................................................................137
Sharing Files...................................................................................................................138
Deleting Files .................................................................................................................139
Browsing for Stills and Clips.......................................................................................139
Connecting to an Existing Remote Database............................................................140
Setting up a Database on Deko...................................................................................140
Accessing Stills and Clips...........................................................................................141
Storing Images...............................................................................................................143
Working with Macros
Introduction to Macros
Commands and Macros................................................................................................144
Working in the Macro Window..................................................................................145
Using the Macro Recorder
Recording a Macro........................................................................................................146
Playing a Macro.............................................................................................................147
Pausing a Macro............................................................................................................147
Stopping Macro Playback............................................................................................148
Single-Stepping a Macro..............................................................................................148
Editing a Macro .............................................................................................................149
Saving a Macro..............................................................................................................149
Appending to a Macro.................................................................................................150
Converting a Graphic, Sequence or Motion into a Macro......................................150
Macro Programming Language
Commands......................................................................................................................151
Command Syntax...........................................................................................................151
Parameters ......................................................................................................................152
Variables .........................................................................................................................155
Operators........................................................................................................................157
Comments.......................................................................................................................160
Conditional Commands and Loops............................................................................160
Subroutines....................................................................................................................162
Return Values.................................................................................................................163
Objects............................................................................................................................164
Data Type Conversions...............................................................................................164
FXDeko Options
About FXDeko Options...............................................................................................167
Aston Import..................................................................................................................168
Automation....................................................................................................................169
Chyron Import................................................................................................................176
ClipDeko .........................................................................................................................177
FastAction Keyboard...................................................................................................184
Rocket.............................................................................................................................188
SportsWare ....................................................................................................................188
Timeline...........................................................................................................................191
Menu Commands
Baseline...........................................................................................................................192
Channel...........................................................................................................................193