Used from Broadway to Britain's West End, QLab software is the tool of choice for many of the world's most prominent sound, projection, and integrated media designers. QLab 4: Projects in Video, Audio, and Lighting Control is a project-based book on QLab software covering sound, video, lighting, and show control. With information on audio, video, and lighting system basics and the more advanced functions of QLab such as show control, network capabilities, projection mapping, video effects, and cue cart integration, each chapter's specific projects will allow you to learn the software's capabilities at your own pace. In addition to the text, a companion website hosts project files, instructional videos, and more.

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Jeromy Hopgood is a Professor of Entertainment Design & Technology at Eastern Michigan University. In addition to his teaching, Jeromy has designed more than 150 plays, musicals, dance and opera productions over the last decade. His work in scenery, lighting, projections and sound has been showcased at professional theatres across the Southeast and Midwest United States. He worked at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in its Tony-Award-Winning season and is an artistic associate at the Michigan Shakespeare Festival, where he is the resident scenic designer and technical director. Professor Hopgood is a long-standing member of the United States Institute of Theatre Technology. In addition to presenting panels on projection design, media, and educational theatre at numerous USITT annual conferences, he is also a regular presenter at Live Design International.

Inhalt

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Preface

PART I: QLab Basics

Chapter 1. What's new in Version 4

1. Workflow Changes Cue Templates

   Record Cue Sequence

   Paste Cue Properties

   Batch Editing

2. New Playback Options Cue Triggers

   Negative Post-Wait

   New Fade Curve Shape and Audio Domain

3. Integrated Lighting Control

4. Cue Carts

5. Audio Improvements 64-channel output

   Mic Cues

   Precision Slice Control

6. Video Improvements HAP codec cupport

   Copy/Paste Surface Geometry

   Set durations for Still Images and Text Cues

7. QLab Remote Brand new design

   Adjust video surface control points

   Access to Light Levels in Inspector

   Cart Integration

   Create and reorder cues

8. Summary
   Chapter 2. Getting to Know QLab 4

2.1 QLab 4 System Recommendations

RAM

Processor (CPU)

GPU

Hard Drive

2.2 Understanding QLab 4 Licensing

How do licenses work?

The Free Version

Professional Licenses

Rent-to-Own

Academic Licensing

Site Licenses

Using QLab 3

2.3 Installing the Software

2.4 Adding a License

Removing Licenses

Modernizing you QLab 3 Licenses

2.5 Organization and Workflow

2.6 Templates

2.7 Workspace Settings

A. General

Cue Triggering

Go button settings

Panic duration

Cue numbering & Auto-load

Lock playhead

Cue Row Sizing

B. Audio

C. Video

D. Light

E. Network

F. MIDI

G. Cue Templates

H. Key Map

I. MIDI & OSC Controls

2.8 QLab Preferences

At Launch

Updates

Send Aggregate Usage Data

Disabling OS Features

Audio Device Buffering

Broadcast Mode

Logging Level

2.9 Preparing your computer for running a show

Design Tips: Using Terminal

Internet Related Concerns

Delete All Extraneous Software

Disable Notifications

Disable Screen Saver

Disable Spotlight

Disable Time Machine

Video Concerns

Design Tips: Backup Systems and Saving Protocol

Chapter 3. Understanding the QLab Workspace

3.1 Understanding Cues and the Cue Structure

What is a Cue?

Design Tips: Using Time Display Modes

How do Cues operate?

Cue Lists

Cue Sequences

Playback Position

3.2 The Workspace

A. Go/ Standby / Notes Field

B. Toolbar

C. The Main Cue List

Design Tips: Toolbox and Load to Time

D. The Inspector

The Basics Tab

The Triggers Tab

Design Tips: Assigning a MIDI Trigger

New Trigger Settings

E. The Workspace Footer

Edit / Show Mode

Cue and Cue List Count

Warnings Panel

Cue Lists, Carts, and Active Cues Sidebar

Status Window

Settings

3.3 Adding Cues

3.4 Setting Targets for Cues

3.5 Navigation and Quick Keys

Design Tips: Searching the Workspace

3.6 Paste Cue Properties

3.7 The Tools Menu

Load to Time

Renumber Selected Cues

Delete Number of Selected Cues

Jump to Cue

Jump to Selected Cues' Target

Record Cue Sequence

Live Fade Preview

Highlight Related Cues

Black out and Restore Desktop Backgrounds

A. Fade Tools

Set Parameters from target

Set audio levels from target

Set video geometry from target

Revert fade action

3.8 The Window Menu

Audition Window

Override Controls

Lighting Controls (Light Dashboard, Light Patch, Light Library, DMX Status)

Timecode Window

3.9 Cue Carts

PART II: QLab Audio Control

Chapter 4. QLab and Audio Basics

4.1 Audio Systems

4.2 Basic Audio Equipment & Terminology

Microphone

Input Source

Mixing Console

Signal Processors

Amplifier

Speaker

4.3 Understanding Basic Signal Flow: Input / Output

4.3 Understanding Software Signal Flow

Audio File

Audio Cue

Inputs

Crosspoints

Levels Faders (Cue Outputs)

Audio Patch

Audio Device Output Routing

4.4 A Word About Audio Devices

4.5 Audio System Configurations

Basic Stereo Playback with Multiple Speakers

Multichannel Playback System with External Signal Processing

Multichannel Playback System with QLab Signal Processing

Design Tips: Redundant Systems

Chapter 5. Setting up QLab with your Audio System

5.1 The Multichannel Sound System

5.2 Audio Settings

Volume Limits

Mic Settings

5.3 Cue Templates

Audio Output Patch

The Matrix Mixer

Inputs

Crosspoints

Cue Outputs

Setting Level Faders

Master Fader

Design Tips: Balancing Audio Output

Default, Silent, & Gangs

5.4 Editing Audio Patches

Audio Patch Editor: Cue Outputs

Audio Patch Editor: Device Routing

Crosspoints

Audio Patch Editor: Device Outputs

5.4 Setting up QLab with an Audio Device

5.5 Customizing Your Audio Patches

Project 5.1 - Setting up your System

5.6 Audio Device Volume Levels

5.7 Audio Effects and How to Use Them

Audio Effects and Cue Outputs

Project 5.2 - Creating a Reverb Send in QLab

5.8 Using Multichannel Audio Files

Chapter 6. Audio Cues

6.1 Inserting an Audio Cue

6.2 Inspector: Basics

6.3 Inspector: Triggers

Affecting Other Cues

6.4 Inspector: Time & Loops

The Waveform Display

Waveform Zoom

Design Tips: Multi-Touch Gestures

Preview Cue

Times, Loops, and Slices

Design Tips: Looping Sliced Tracks

Integrated Volume Levels and Playback Rate

Controlling Playback Rate

Project 6.1 - Manipulating Start / End Times

Project 6.2 - Adding Slices

Project 6.3 - Manipulating Playback Rate

6.5 Inspector: Audio Levels

Audio Output Patch & Device Edit

Set Default Levels

Set All Levels Silent

Assign Gangs

Visible Channels

Audio Levels & Crosspoint Matrix

6.6 Inspector: Audio Trim

6.7 Inspector: Audio Effects

Project 6.4 - Editing with Audio Effects

Chapter 7. Mic Cues

7.1 Understanding the Mic Cue

Signal Flow

Buffering

7.2 Setting up Your Audio Device

Design Tips: Getting to Know Your Equipment

Mic Settings

Mic Patch

Device Routing

7.3 Inserting and Editing the Mic Cue

Inspector: Basics

Inspector: Triggers

Inspector: Audio Levels

Audio Input & Output Patch

Visible Channels

Default Levels

Set All to Silent

Assign Gangs

Levels & Crosspoint Matrix

Inspector: Audio Trim

Inspector: Audio Effects

7.4 Audio Effects and Mic Cues

Cue Output

Project 7.1 - Creating a Global EQ Send with Cue Outputs

Device Output

Project 7.2 - Assigning an Audio Effect to a Device Output

Chapter 8. Fade Cues

8.1 Inserting and Editing Audio Fade Cues

Design Tips: Cue Naming

8.2 Inspector: Basics

8.3 Inspector: Triggers

8.4 Inspector: Curve Shape

Audio Domains

Fade Cue Duration

Reset to Default Shape

8.5 Inspector: Audio Levels

Fade Type: Absolute vs. Relative

Stop Target When Done …