[Sidus Link Pro] Quickshots

Overview

A Quickshot saves the intensity, color and effect state of every fixture on the stage into a one-tap look. That includes Sidus Bluetooth fixtures and DMX fixtures. Tap a saved Quickshot to bring the whole stage back to that look at once. It is the fastest way to switch between multiple looks on set without building a cue stack.

Quickshots of Sidus BT fixtures are available on every plan, including the Free Plan. Capturing DMX fixtures in a Quickshot requires a Pro or MAX plan. See Plans Overview.

When to Use Quickshots

Quickshots are designed for fast, whole-stage look changes. Use them when:

You want to switch between a handful of lighting looks without building a cue stack.
You need a quick way to recall a saved look on the fly, for example "day interior", "night interior", "talent close-up".
You want a single reset button that puts the entire stage, Bluetooth and DMX, back to a known state.
You want to include lighting effects (System FX, Picker FX, Magic Program, Magic Infinity FX) in a saved look.

Sidus BT fixtures receive Quickshot commands through the Sidus Mesh network, so they update in a small cascade as the command hops from light to light. DMX fixtures in the same Quickshot snap together. For most on-set work the cascade is imperceptible. For a full comparison, see Quickshots vs Cues.

Before You Start

Sidus Link Pro installed and signed in.
One or more fixtures on the stage: Aputure or amaran lights connected over Sidus Bluetooth (see Getting Started with Sidus Bluetooth), patched DMX fixtures (see Patching a DMX Fixture), or both.
Your project open in Fixture View or Sidus BT View.

Recording a Quickshot

On the stage, set each fixture to the intensity and color you want to save. For example, three MC Pros at warm amber over Sidus BT and four STORM 1000c fixtures over DMX at full blue.
On the right toolbar, tap the Quickshot button to open the Quickshot Tray.
Tap Save to Quickshots in the tray.
Give the Quickshot a name and a reference color. Use short names you can recognize at a glance ("Day INT", "Blue Wash", "Talent Hot").
Repeat the process to create more Quickshots.

You can include a lighting effect in a Quickshot. Open a fixture, tap the green Control button, and choose Effects. Apply a System FX or Picker FX, then record the Quickshot. On playback, the effect starts on every fixture that had one in the saved look.

Playing Back a Quickshot

To recall a saved look, tap its icon in the Quickshot Tray. Every fixture in the Quickshot updates to its stored intensity, color, and effect. DMX fixtures in the Quickshot replace whatever is live on the stage for those fixtures.

You can switch between Quickshots as often as you want. Each tap overwrites the previous look on every fixture the Quickshot was recorded from.

Transitions Between Quickshots

By default, Sidus Link Pro crossfades from one Quickshot to the next. If you prefer the fixtures to dip to black between looks, switch the transition to Fade to Black from the Gear icon in the Quickshot window.

Firing Quickshots from Cue Masters and Action Panel

Quickshots can live on the same execution surface as your cues:

Load onto a Cue Master: drag a Quickshot from the Quickshot Tray onto any of the 10 Cue Masters. Tap the Master to fire the Quickshot.
Edit from the Master: double-tap the Quickshot card on the Master to open the Edit Quickshot window.
Fire from Action Panel: drop a Master holding a Quickshot onto an Action Panel button to turn it into a large, labeled GO button. Action Panel requires a Pro or MAX plan.

Editing or Deleting a Quickshot

To remove a Quickshot you no longer need, open the Quickshot Tray and use the ••• menu on the Quickshot tile. From there you can rename, change the reference color or delete.

To update an existing Quickshot, change the fixtures to a new look on the stage, then overwrite the Quickshot from its menu.

What Quickshots Do Not Do

Timed fades per look. A Quickshot has no fade time, wait time, or follow behavior of its own. The only transition is the global Crossfade or Fade to Black setting. For timed transitions, use a Cue.
Sequences. A Quickshot is one look. To step through looks with GO presses, use a Cue Stack on the Pro or MAX plan.
Synchronous Bluetooth changeover. Sidus BT commands pass through the mesh, so Bluetooth fixtures cascade rather than snap.

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