MagicQ Remote Control

June 20, 2024

Bug Fixes: • A crash could occur in the Execute Window if the showfile references an icon that does not exist. This has been fixed. #0041083 • A crash could occur in the Patch Window. This has been fixed.

October 30, 2023

New Features: • Apple Pencil is now supported. #0033851 • The Toolbar for 'SHIFT +' options such as 'SHIFT + REC', 'SHIFT + FAN' is now displayed. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.5.0) #0036160 • The operation of Fine mode has changed from a temporary setting of the SHIFT key to locking the SHIFT key. This allows the fine values to be displayed on the encoders. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.5.0) • Apple Pencil is now supported for dragging on faders in the Intensity and Playback Windows. #0033851 • A Quick Macro button has been added to the menu bar. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.5.0) • An Include button has been added to the Position Window. • When the app is closed the app will now exit Install Mode if currently set. This avoids having to reconnect to MagicQ to exit Install Mode when the app is next started. If the app reconnects with MagicQ set to Install Mode then the mode will be resumed. • Console entries on Connection Window list now contain a padlock icon when the console has a user set with a password. This will switch to an unlocked padlock when the remote app has the correct username and password set in Settings. If the user details on the console does not have the Enable Remote App entry enabled the the icon will indicate that access is not allowed. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.5.0) • Text in Window View cells now responds to the setting of Big Text Mode on MagicQ. Bug Fixes: • Intensity and Playback Window fader changes from the remote app were updating infrequently on MQ70 console displays. This is now fixed. • Encoder values were jumping when the user lifted their finger. This is now fixed. • Custom Execute Window fader graphics were not displayed. This is now fixed. • The MagicQ settings are now read regularly from MagicQ rather than just when viewing the Connection view. This means changes are actioned more rapidly. • When restarting the app a different console on the Connection list was sometimes selected instead of the last console connected to. This has been fixed. • The window icons downloaded from MagicQ are now cleared whenever the app is closed to ensure that the icons used by the app match those used by MagicQ when the app is next run. • Clearing the programmer will now immediately clear the active encoders on the Focus Window. • The notification popup that a new version of MagicQ is available will only appear once every seven days.

April 24, 2023

New Features: • The current execute page number is shown on the Exec button. • Swiping left/right will decrement/increment the current Execute page displayed. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.2.0) • Focus Window encoders now display the attribute values. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.2) • Window View grid cells now display large MagicQ icons when the Icon size setting in MagicQ is set to Large. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.2) • From the Combined Focus Window attribute values can now be set by entering a value on the keypad, pressing SET, then tapping the centre of the encoder of the attribute to be set. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.2) #0032690 • Prev and Next Cue buttons have been added to the Cue Window. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.2) #0028929 • Window View grid cells now display the MagicQ icons. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.2)

January 16, 2023

New Features: • When emailing ChamSys Support the app will attempt to download a zip file from the MagicQ console containing the show file, the session log and the log files from the last seven days. (Requires MagicQ 1.9.4.0) • Some devices do not respond to the broadcast discovery requests sent by the app. To improve MagicQ discovery a Scan button has been added to the Connection View which directly messages the other devices on the same network as the app. • In the Connection View devices not running a MagicQ version older than the latest Stable will be highlighted in red. • If a Console's IP address changes and it is already listed in the app's Connection View then the app will recognise it as the same console. If the app is connected to this console then it will remain connected. Bug Fixes: • The width of the Focus Window Bank and Range selection popups has been increased. • On some devices icons were not appearing in the Execute Window until exiting and returning to the window. This has now been fixed.

October 6, 2022

New Features: • Recent devices in the Connection View that were connected to using a QR code will now attempt to switch to the correct WiFi network when the device is selected. • The Email Support function now provides help on common issues. Bug Fixes: • The full set of data was not being read from MagicQ for the Patch Window. This has been fixed. • Fixed console target sometimes being lost when switching to Settings and Help Connection views. • Minor changes to the Support email text. • Fixed Window messages when connected to MagicQ v1.9.3.3 or earlier.

August 19, 2022

New Features: • Faders have been added to the Intensity view. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.1) #0027117 • The screen will stay active when the app is running and connected to MagicQ. #0030195 • Window titles are now shown on the remote. #0022706, #0028929 • Faders have been added to the Playback view. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.3) #0013381 #0008565 • Intensity and Playback faders now have multitouch allowing multiple faders to be adjusted simultaneously. • When connected to a Stadium console and the app is running in large screen mode the Playbacks Window will show the Live View. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.3) • List views (eg Focus Window encoder Range popups) now centre on the currently selected item on opening. • Window box colours expanded to include more colours used by MagicQ. • The title of the Window last selected by the app is now shown in the Key and Focus Windows. • Window box text colours expanded to include more colours used by MagicQ. Bug Fixes: • Fixed Execute Window multi touch. #0031174 • Fixed dragging of Execute Window encoders outside of their box boundaries. • Fixed gesture to toggle Install Mode with MagicQ pre v1.9.3.0. NB Gesture will only work whilst not connected to MagicQ. • The Capture button on Window View dialog for Taking a picture for an icon has been fixed. • Fixed issue on completion of WiFi switching. • Fixed crash sometimes occurring on completion of switching WiFi. • Fixed location permission request. • Fixed reading of data for Win views. • Fixed an issue preventing Window icon camera images taken on the app from appearing on MagicQ. • Colour picker adjustments made from the app were not being applied correctly. This has been fixed. • Window Table view box size reduced to fit more on screen. • Fixed Combined Focus Window buttons for jumping to a Window View. Previously the desired window was not being selected. • Colour tags on faders changed to triangular tags. • Prevented edit dialog from being requested on Output Windows. • Fix iOS SSID reading. (iOS14 and above may not always have shown a valid WiFi SSID on the Connection View) • Fixed selection of IP address. (The device IP on the Connection View sometimes showed the IP address of a different network interface) • The touch point in the Execute Window was being reported as below the actual touch position causing the wrong item to be selected. This has been fixed.

August 15, 2022

New Features: • Faders have been added to the Intensity view. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.1) #0027117 • The screen will stay active when the app is running and connected to MagicQ. #0030195 • Window titles are now shown on the remote. #0022706, #0028929 • Faders have been added to the Playback view. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.3) #0013381 #0008565 • Intensity and Playback faders now have multitouch allowing multiple faders to be adjusted simultaneously. • When connected to a Stadium console and the app is running in large screen mode the Playbacks Window will show the Live View. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.3) • List views (eg Focus Window encoder Range popups) now centre on the currently selected item on opening. • Window box colours expanded to include more colours used by MagicQ. • The title of the Window last selected by the app is now shown in the Key and Focus Windows. • Window box text colours expanded to include more colours used by MagicQ. Bug Fixes: • Fixed Execute Window multi touch. #0031174 • Fixed dragging of Execute Window encoders outside of their box boundaries. • Fixed gesture to toggle Install Mode with MagicQ pre v1.9.3.0. NB Gesture will only work whilst not connected to MagicQ. • The Capture button on Window View dialog for Taking a picture for an icon has been fixed. • Fixed issue on completion of WiFi switching. • Fixed crash sometimes occurring on completion of switching WiFi. • Fixed location permission request. • Fixed reading of data for Win views. • Fixed an issue preventing Window icon camera images taken on the app from appearing on MagicQ. • Colour picker adjustments made from the app were not being applied correctly. This has been fixed. • Window Table view box size reduced to fit more on screen. • Fixed Combined Focus Window buttons for jumping to a Window View. Previously the desired window was not being selected. • Colour tags on faders changed to triangular tags. • Prevented edit dialog from being requested on Output Windows. • Fix iOS SSID reading. (iOS14 and above may not always have shown a valid WiFi SSID on the Connection View) • Fixed selection of IP address. (The device IP on the Connection View sometimes showed the IP address of a different network interface)

May 16, 2022

New Features: • A link to the app Beta Programmes has been added to the Help View. • Access to the app can now be specified on a per user basis. The MagicQ username and password for a user can be set in the Settings window. If no user is set on MagicQ then access is open. In MagicQ user settings a per user setting can also be set to enabled/disable access to the app or limit access to the Execute Window only (Install Mode). (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.0) • Pair and Mirror buttons for Stadium consoles have been added to the combined Focus Window shown in large screen mode. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.0) • A new settings, Win Match Columns sets the Window View to match the number of columns shown on MagicQ. • The last five recent connections are show on the connections view. Bug Fixes: • Fixed Keyboard dialog not being actioned from Execute Window. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.3.0) #0031244 • Fixed password not changed if shorter than previous password. • Encoder value changes were sometimes jerky when the encoder was moved slowly. This is now fixed. #0028931 • Empty Window View columns on views other than Prog and Output are now displayed, allowing values to be set. #0030633

December 21, 2021

Bug Fixes: • Replication of MagicQ dialogs has been fixed for dialogs with radio buttons or colours. Help text has also been added. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.2.2)

November 18, 2021

Execute Window Images appearance mode has been merged with a new Coloured appearance mode which displays the same view as the Coloured appearance on MagicQ. The mode can be toggled between Boxes and Coloured via the Execute Appearance setting in the Settings view. (Requires MagicQ v1.9.1.0). #0017829 The Execute Window can now handle grids larger than 20x20 #0016532 The MagicQ Big Text Mode setting is now passed to the remote app and used on the Execute Window. A link to the ChamSys Fixture Finder has been added to the Help View. A button for manually setting the IP address of the MagicQ to control has been added to the Connection View. The Connection View will now directly request a response from the last 5 recently entered manual IP addresses as well as broadcasting a request for responses. The Position Window will now show all Group and Position palette items when Record is selected, allowing empty palette items to be selected. The palettes will also now show items which have not had a label set. See in app notes for other changes.