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First impressions.

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Hi everyone.

Today I had to make a rider in a short space of time, and the solution I found was to take a photo of the band's stage map and put it as a custom image.

It solved my problem.

I didn't have time to assemble the map piece by piece.

I'll try to give you my impressions about this.

I'm attaching the rider for you to look at.

Note that there was a layout error between pages 1 and 2.

Another thing I noticed is that I had left channels 9 and 10 empty, since we weren't going to use the instruments. It was only with the PDF document that I noticed that the channels disappeared!

I had to type XXXX for them to appear. I think the channels shouldn't disappear from the list when we leave them empty.

I missed the document preview, as I had already requested here. We can only check everything after exporting to PDF.

We could also have the option to export by pages, since sometimes we only need to send the input list, or just the stage map.

Since I didn't have time, I didn't even try to put together the output list. I still think we could have a list just to put the output information.

Next week I'll take a closer look at the subject, because I'm traveling tomorrow to do two projects.

OTTO (Show Salvador 09_05_2025).pdf

63.5 KB• Document

Thank you all for your attention.

Posted by Titio Produções de Áudio ·
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  • mcidesarrollo

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    May 9, 2025

    Hi Titio, thanks for your suggestions!

    1. Regarding importing an image as a background, this is an option we had in mind, but we've only been asked for it once. We think it could be very useful for theaters and lighting plans. The solution you've chosen isn't optimal because making an image prepared for an item too large results in a loss of resolution (although you've found an effective solution to the problem). We've added the new feature request to "Planned" for the background image.

    2. Channels that don't have content aren't displayed because we initially thought it wouldn't make sense. This decision was also influenced by the fact that there was no way to add or remove intermediate channels. If you want the empty channel to be displayed, you can also type an empty space instead of "xxx." We'll consider changing this behavior in future updates (noted under "Planned").

    3. The preview is a feature that takes a lot of work to develop, yet very few users have suggested it. Therefore, for the time being, we are prioritizing the rest of the features for development.

    4. We already have the ability to create horizontal full-page plots in "Planned." We hadn't considered your suggestion to add the ability to export only some of them, but we have also noted it in "Planned."

    5. Adding a new output list is already in development, although because we are currently working on three other large implementations related to the subscription platform, the output list functionality will still take a while to go into production.

    We greatly appreciate your contribution and are working tirelessly to develop the software, adapting it to the needs of sound engineers, musicians, and producers.

    However, we ask for your patience because many of the features are costly to develop, and we also need to ensure their highest quality before releasing them to production.