Show Control Editor - Release Notes

This page provides the Show Control Editor version history, along with the software's main features, system requirements, installation information and known issues.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Show Control Editor 2.5.1.0
• Show Control Editor 2.5.0.1
• Show Control Editor 2.5.0.0
• Show Control Editor 2.4.0.1
• Show Control Editor 2.4.0.0
  • Event editing and selection
  • Interface and operation
• Archive
• Main features
• System requirements
• Installation
• Known issues

Show Control Editor 2.5.1.0

June 2019

• Added a new event track for serial communication:
  • serial command frames can be edited in ASCII, with CR/LF code options, or in hexadecimal format;
  • serial command frame colors and comments can be edited;
  • serial command frames can be imported from and exported to a serial.txt file;
  • Show Control .SC3 files can be exported with embedded serial command frames;
  • with the Event Video Player EVP380, serial command frames from the serial.txt file can be previewed in real time over Art-Net.
• Added Output Contacts and Serial Communication track options to the Project Properties window. These options affect the tracks displayed in the project and the export of .SC2 and .SC3 files.
• Added the Paste at cursor position function — shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + V.
• Improved navigation in the Art-Net Settings window.
• Fixed an issue when Real-time DMX Preview was enabled for a serial port selected in the DMX Interface menu without available Art-Net settings.
• Fixed an issue that prevented events with a step position greater than 65535 from being copied and pasted.
• Minor fixes.

Show Control Editor 2.5.0.1

April 2019

• Fixed an issue that prevented the application from starting when the Art-Net configuration used an unavailable or unusable network interface.
• Improved the network interface list in the Art-Net Settingswindow:
  • disconnected network interfaces are identified using color coding;
  • added a network interface description field;
  • fixed network interface list refresh.
• Minor fixes.

Show Control Editor 2.5.0.0

March 2019

• Added Show Control .SC3 file creation for Event Video Player EVP380 players — shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + B.
• Added a new audio and video playback and decoding engine:
  • projects can be created from MP4, MOV or MKV video files encoded in a wide range of formats;
  • support for additional audio file types;
  • support for VBR (Variable Bit Rate) encoded files;
  • improved waveform duration accuracy.
• Added a video preview area to the main interface.
• Added the Use an optimized audio or video working copy option to provide accurate event positioning and smooth playback on systems with limited processing power. Available modes: 720p, 480p, 360p, 240p, 144p, Audio and None.
• Added Art-Net support:
  • real-time preview of Output Contact and DMX events;
  • network selection;
  • automatic detection of connected devices;
  • selection of the universes assigned to the device control sources and DMX output;
  • selection of the address assigned to the device.
• Various improvements to information displayed in the user interface.
• Minor fixes.

Show Control Editor 2.4.0.1

May 2018

• Improved automatic detection of the default project duration in the Audio Track and Project Duration window.
• Improved change detection in the Undo/Redo history after opening a project whose reference duration or audio track cannot be found.
• Fixed an issue introduced in version 2.4.0.0 that could corrupt .ps2 project files when saving changes from the prompt displayed when closing the application.
• Fixed an issue that caused the application to stop when assigning a new reference duration was canceled after opening a project whose reference duration could not be found.
• Minor fixes.

Show Control Editor 2.4.0.0

April 2018

Event editing and selection

• Replaced the event editing mode with an editing mode based on a selection area:
  • selection across multiple tracks;
  • Delete, Cut, Copy and Paste functions apply to the entire selected area;
  • all selected events can be moved by dragging the selection area header;
  • selected events can be copied by dragging while holding Ctrl;
  • the Paste function is applied from the first step of the selected area;
  • an individual event can be moved by dragging and dropping it;
  • an event can be copied by dragging while holding Ctrl;
  • the selection area can be extended using Shift + left click;
  • Ctrl + A and Ctrl + Shift + A respectively select and deselect all project event tracks;
  • an entire track can be selected from its context menu;
  • left-clicking an event track selects the specified step;
  • the playback cursor is moved only by left-clicking the audio track.
• Added a function to add an event at the selected step position.
• Added the Insert Empty Space function on one or more tracks from the beginning of the project, the cursor position, a specified position on a track or the selection area.
• Added event editing functions to assign a maximum or minimum value, increase or decrease the value and change the progression type of selected events.
• Changed property editing so that DMX value and progression type changes for selected events are applied separately.
• Added custom color presets for RGB tracks, saved in the project file.

Interface and operation

• Project zoom can be controlled with the mouse wheel while holding Ctrl.
• Added Refresh DMX Interface List to the Options menu.
• Added Restore Default Settings to the Options menu.
• Improved real-time DMX preview.
• Improved settings restoration when opening the application.
• Improved project state restoration after an Undo/Redo operation.
• Improved navigation in dialog windows.
• Optimized application responsiveness and memory usage.
• Improved and corrected text, translations and keyboard shortcuts.
• Improved context menus for event tracks, track headers and areas outside tracks.
• Improved detection of changes made to the current project.
• Improved the installer: automatic uninstallation of the previous version and automatic recovery of its settings from version 2.4.0.0 onward.
• Replaced the icon theme and graphics used in the interface, executable and associated files.
• Replaced the Project creation date field with Last modification date.
• Prevented an event from being inserted at the last incomplete project position when the corresponding step is less than 50 ms.
• Fixed an issue when selecting between Manually define project duration (no audio file) and Use an audio file.
• Fixed an issue that could arbitrarily change the state of selected events when selecting a component in the event properties.
• Fixed an issue that triggered the Space shortcut while editing an event track header.
• Minor fixes.

Archive

Show Control Editor 2.3.4.3

February 2018

• Fixed an issue introduced in version 2.3.4.2 that prevented real-time DMX output from working.
• Fixed an issue that prevented real-time DMX output from refreshing the channels of deleted DMX tracks.

Show Control Editor 2.3.4.2

January 2018

• Improved operation under Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.
• Fixed several issues on these operating systems:
  • correct interface display according to the selected language;
  • correct display of the list of recently opened projects;
  • correct restoration of configuration settings after restarting the application.
• Changed the requirement from Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 to Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0.
• Improved the installer under Windows 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.
• Minor fixes.

Show Control Editor 2.3.4.1

September 2014

• Fixed an issue that could cause the application to stop depending on the version of .NET Framework installed under Windows 7 or Windows 8.

Show Control Editor 2.3.4

February 2012

• Projects can be created by defining their duration without using an audio file.
• Projects can be opened even when the reference audio file cannot be found.
• Selected events can be moved by dragging and dropping them within a track or across multiple tracks.
• Selected events can be copied by dragging while holding Ctrl.
• DMX devices already placed in the DMX channel assignment area of the Patch window can be moved by dragging and dropping them.
• Added a time ruler to the audio track.
• Added functions for changing the display order of DMX tracks.
• Added Deselect All Events (Ctrl + Alt + A) for the selected track.
• Added options to display the audio file name (Alt + 4), time ruler (Alt + 5) and DMX track labels (Alt + 6).
• Added functions to collapse or expand one or all DMX tracks.
• Added shortcuts for selecting the previous or next DMX track.
• Display options are restored when the application is reopened.
• Minor improvements to several functions.
• Fixed an unwanted Undo/Redo step when editing in the Patch window was canceled.
• Minor fixes.

Show Control Editor 2.3.3

December 2011

• Added Play All (Ctrl + Shift + Space) to start playback from the beginning of the project.
• Added buttons for Go to cursor position and Delete event(s).
• Associated icons with .ps2 project files and .sc2 Show Control files.
• Double-clicking a .ps2 file automatically opens the project in Show Control Editor.
• Added unlimited Undo (Ctrl + Z) / Redo (Ctrl + Y) history.
• The five most recently used projects can be reopened from the File menu.
• Changing the language no longer requires restarting the application.
• The most recently used project is automatically reopened at startup.
• The project save prompt is displayed only when the project has been modified.

Show Control Editor 2.3.2

May 2011

• Fixed an issue that caused the application to stop under Windows XP 64-bit, Windows Vista 64-bit or Windows 7 64-bit.
• Added a new audio playback engine that no longer depends on the legacy DirectSound framework.
• Updated the waveform generation engine.

Show Control Editor 2.3.1

August 2010

• Fixed an issue that could cause the application to stop when opening a .ps2 project file created on an operating system using a different language.

Show Control Editor 2.3.0

January 2010

• Added real-time DMX event preview through an Enttec Open DMX USB interface.
• Added Real-time DMX Output to the Options menu.
• Added a button to enable or disable real-time DMX output.
• Added the Alt + R keyboard shortcut to enable or disable real-time DMX output.
• Added DMX Interface to the Options menu to select the COM port used by the Enttec USB/DMX interface.
• Added a context menu to DMX track headers for selecting one of nine colors.
• Left-clicking event tracks changes the audio cursor position; right-clicking does not affect its position.
• Minor fixes.

Show Control Editor 2.2.0

June 2009

• Added links to the ID-AL website and technical support in the Help menu.
• Added a Create Show file (.sc2) button.
• Added multilingual support with automatic system language detection and manual selection. Supported languages: French and English.
• Added user preference saving.
• Fixed display issues affecting event selection information and track headers.
• Fixed an issue that could generate an error when editing event properties.
• Added Next Step, Next Page, Previous Step, Previous Page and Go to Cursor Position transport functions.
• Added keyboard shortcuts for transport commands.
• Added shortcuts and a submenu for horizontal zoom.
• Improved cursor tracking when using zoom.
• Added system information to the About Show Control Editor window.
• Improved Delete event(s) to delete all selected events.
• Added Select All Events.
• Added Add an event at cursor position.
• Added Cut, Copy and Paste functions between events on the same track or different tracks.
• Added functions for handling missing, relocated or modified audio files linked to the project.
• Added Replace project audio file (Ctrl + Alt + M).
• Added a colored outline indicating the progression currently represented in the event properties.
• Improved selection of the component indicating the displayed progression.

Show Control Editor 2.1.0

April 2009

• Fixed a potentially incorrect file name displayed on the waveform when opening a project.
• Added support for mono WAV and MP3 audio files.
• Added support for 32 kbps and 64 kbps MP3 bit rates.
• Added .pk2 Peak files to speed up the opening and waveform display of files previously processed by the application.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the last event on a track from being displayed.
• Added text instructions to the Patch window.
• The Basics directory is automatically opened the first time the Patch window is opened.
• Improved track grid adjustment according to the horizontal zoom level.
• Added a grid to the audio waveform track.
• Fixed the display of selected events compared with unselected events.
• Added DMX channel progression display for Dimmer events.
• Added automatic selection of the displayed progression according to the modified Dimmer.
• Added automatic scrolling during audio playback, with an option to disable cursor tracking.
• Added a save confirmation before creating a new project, opening another project or exiting the application.
• Added relay output progression display.
• Added an RGB (Red/Green/Blue) component to the DMX component list.
• Added RGB progression display.

Main features

• Open and save .ps2 projects.
• Export .sc2 files for Event Player and Event Player mkII (EP220/EP230).
• Export .sc3 files for Event Video Player (EVP380), with or without embedded serial command frames.
• Timeline-based editor with graphical event progression display.
• Up to 512 DMX tracks.
• Optional Output Contacts track.
• Optional Serial Communication track for the Event Video Player EVP380.
• Project duration up to 2 hours.
• Step resolution: 50 ms.
• Event synchronization with MP3, WAV, MP4, MOV or MKV files using the waveform and real-time video preview.
• Projects can be created without an audio or video file.
• Mouse-based editing with event selection and drag-and-drop, plus graphical property editing for dimmers, RGB, output contacts and serial command frames.
• Real-time DMX preview through a supported USB-to-DMX interface — Enttec Open DMX USB or Event Player mkII (EP230) — or through a generic Art-Net interface or Event Video Player EVP380.
• Supported languages: French and English.

System requirements

• Microsoft Windows XP SP3 or later, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 — 32-bit or 64-bit.
• Intel or AMD processor, 1 GHz or faster.
• 1 GB RAM; 2 GB or more recommended with Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10.
• 160 MB of disk space for installation.
• XVGA-compatible graphics card (1024 × 768) or higher. Hardware video decoding is recommended for video use.
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later.
• Optional with Event Player or Event Player mkII - EP220: Enttec Open DMX USB interface for real-time DMX event preview.

Installation

The installation utility creates the required directories and copies the files required by Show Control Editor to the computer.

1. Download the Show Control Editor installation utility.
2. Double-click the downloaded file.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the appropriate version on your computer.

Known issues

• Problems may occur when playing video files whose size, for example 4K, or encoding, for example H.265, is not supported by the graphics card or system hardware. In this case, use the Use an optimized audio or video working copy option.
• On Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista, the application will not start correctly unless Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or later is installed.