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25A Output & Input Triggers & the Bloop Light

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I'm going to talk to you about uh I'm going to talk to you about uh triggers and blue plights or blue plight triggers and blue plights or blue plight triggers and blue plights or blue plight um we have here a trigger um we have here a trigger um we have here a trigger box um and the trigger box is a simple box um and the trigger box is a simple box um and the trigger box is a simple device it may be externally it may be device it may be externally it may be device it may be externally it may be inside a case but um you have inside a case but um you have inside a case but um you have effectively power this is uh 5vt power effectively power this is uh 5vt power effectively power this is uh 5vt power from a USB from a USB from a USB uh you have uh data this is ethernet uh you have uh data this is ethernet uh you have uh data this is ethernet coming from the computer and then we've coming from the computer and then we've coming from the computer and then we've got a series of relay outputs and a got a series of relay outputs and a got a series of relay outputs and a couple of inputs so you can also trigger couple of inputs so you can also trigger couple of inputs so you can also trigger moves from external devices and this is moves from external devices and this is moves from external devices and this is a connection to a bloop plight a bloop a connection to a bloop plight a bloop a connection to a bloop plight a bloop light just to explain is a light that light just to explain is a light that light just to explain is a light that flashes uh when you're recording to flashes uh when you're recording to flashes uh when you're recording to indicate a specific frame or to indicate indicate a specific frame or to indicate indicate a specific frame or to indicate somewhere so that when you then later somewhere so that when you then later somewhere so that when you then later come to edit multiple passes of the same come to edit multiple passes of the same come to edit multiple passes of the same thing it's it's very easy in the editing thing it's it's very easy in the editing thing it's it's very easy in the editing Suite to line everything up because the Suite to line everything up because the Suite to line everything up because the light will flash at exactly the same light will flash at exactly the same light will flash at exactly the same time so to control it uh it's very time so to control it uh it's very time so to control it uh it's very simple um here I have a a simple move simple um here I have a a simple move simple um here I have a a simple move that I've that I've that I've created created created okay and this is the move just goes okay and this is the move just goes okay and this is the move just goes around um and you can do several things around um and you can do several things around um and you can do several things you can create uh outputs that go on at you can create uh outputs that go on at you can create uh outputs that go on at certain times so if I go to Output certain times so if I go to Output certain times so if I go to Output triggers this is my output triggers triggers this is my output triggers triggers this is my output triggers display I'm just going to run this display I'm just going to run this display I'm just going to run this backwards first and here you have a list of output first and here you have a list of output triggers here we have uh eight output triggers here we have uh eight output triggers here we have uh eight output triggers in uh excluding the bloop bloop triggers in uh excluding the bloop bloop triggers in uh excluding the bloop bloop is also an output trigger and what you is also an output trigger and what you is also an output trigger and what you can do is you can give it any name so can do is you can give it any name so can do is you can give it any name so maybe we want Trigger 2 to set off the maybe we want Trigger 2 to set off the maybe we want Trigger 2 to set off the fireworks trigger two let's call it fireworks okay so it's now called it fireworks okay so it's now called it fireworks and I can test it so if I fireworks and I can test it so if I fireworks and I can test it so if I press the button you can see Trigger two press the button you can see Trigger two press the button you can see Trigger two this one over here goes on just as a this one over here goes on just as a this one over here goes on just as a test function this is trigger one test function this is trigger one test function this is trigger one trigger trigger trigger three okay um and you can say whether three okay um and you can say whether three okay um and you can say whether it's active or not these are all it's active or not these are all it's active or not these are all inactive at the moment so they won't go inactive at the moment so they won't go inactive at the moment so they won't go on off or on even when I run the move on off or on even when I run the move on off or on even when I run the move but let's set fireworks to active let's but let's set fireworks to active let's but let's set fireworks to active let's set trigger one to active uh let's set set trigger one to active uh let's set set trigger one to active uh let's set the bloop PL to be active okay the bloop PL to be active okay the bloop PL to be active okay so um I'm going to select my fireworks so um I'm going to select my fireworks so um I'm going to select my fireworks one and I'm going to say come on at one and I'm going to say come on at one and I'm going to say come on at frame uh zero actually no come on at frame uh zero actually no come on at frame uh zero actually no come on at frame uh frame uh frame uh 10 and off at frame 20 okay or 20.5 you 10 and off at frame 20 okay or 20.5 you 10 and off at frame 20 okay or 20.5 you can put fractions of frames as well the can put fractions of frames as well the can put fractions of frames as well the timing can can be quite accurate um you timing can can be quite accurate um you timing can can be quite accurate um you either put an off time or you put a either put an off time or you put a either put an off time or you put a duration uh one of the other okay so I duration uh one of the other okay so I duration uh one of the other okay so I could instead have written uh 20 okay could instead have written uh 20 okay could instead have written uh 20 okay and it will then go on for a and it will then go on for a and it will then go on for a duration okay but I'm not going to do that okay um you can also uh make it that okay um you can also uh make it repeat so the file works well we just repeat so the file works well we just repeat so the file works well we just trigger it once but let's say trigger trigger it once but let's say trigger trigger it once but let's say trigger one we want it to go on at frame uh zero one we want it to go on at frame uh zero one we want it to go on at frame uh zero go off at frame go off at frame go off at frame two and we wanted to repeat and to make two and we wanted to repeat and to make two and we wanted to repeat and to make this repeat I basically leave this one this repeat I basically leave this one this repeat I basically leave this one blank type in five there and then apply blank type in five there and then apply blank type in five there and then apply okay and let's you do in uh trigger 3 okay and let's you do in uh trigger 3 okay and let's you do in uh trigger 3 just to be really creative let's go on just to be really creative let's go on just to be really creative let's go on at frame five off at at frame five off at at frame five off at frame frame frame 7 back on again at 7 back on again at 7 back on again at frame frame frame 18 off at frame 18 off at frame 18 off at frame 20 and I want to repeat this every 30 frames all right so now all we do is we frames all right so now all we do is we basically press forward basically press forward basically press forward run okay and shoot and you'll see run okay and shoot and you'll see run okay and shoot and you'll see there's a whole pattern of lights going there's a whole pattern of lights going there's a whole pattern of lights going off on there don't know if you saw but off on there don't know if you saw but off on there don't know if you saw but the fireworks one which is Trigger 2 the fireworks one which is Trigger 2 the fireworks one which is Trigger 2 went off once and the others are went off once and the others are went off once and the others are triggering quite happily repeating the triggering quite happily repeating the triggering quite happily repeating the pattern over and pattern over and pattern over and over okay I'm going to turn those off so over okay I'm going to turn those off so over okay I'm going to turn those off so they don't make too much sound now you they don't make too much sound now you they don't make too much sound now you can also trigger the move from an event can also trigger the move from an event can also trigger the move from an event the way to do that is to set up your the way to do that is to set up your the way to do that is to set up your input input input trigger so if I go to input trigger so if I go to input trigger so if I go to input triggers okay you'll see here I have triggers okay you'll see here I have triggers okay you'll see here I have some settings and the input trigger some settings and the input trigger some settings and the input trigger which is basically a switch closure can which is basically a switch closure can which is basically a switch closure can trigger the entire move to run can stop trigger the entire move to run can stop trigger the entire move to run can stop the move from the move from the move from running can trigger just the camera to running can trigger just the camera to running can trigger just the camera to start recording or if you're doing start recording or if you're doing start recording or if you're doing animation can take one frame move move animation can take one frame move move animation can take one frame move move to the next step move to the next to the next step move to the next to the next step move to the next position take another frame and so on position take another frame and so on position take another frame and so on every time you you press the button or every time you you press the button or every time you you press the button or short that wire out it'll take the next short that wire out it'll take the next short that wire out it'll take the next frame and you can set it whether it's on frame and you can set it whether it's on frame and you can set it whether it's on the rising Edge it's active or the the rising Edge it's active or the the rising Edge it's active or the falling Edge or I generally just do falling Edge or I generally just do falling Edge or I generally just do both okay and these are the trigger both okay and these are the trigger both okay and these are the trigger States now this device has two triggers States now this device has two triggers States now this device has two triggers I've connected a small wire to one of I've connected a small wire to one of I've connected a small wire to one of them I have a couple of wires and on the them I have a couple of wires and on the them I have a couple of wires and on the screen it'll change as I short them out okay and to change as I short them out okay and to make it actually start the move I have make it actually start the move I have make it actually start the move I have to specify which bit will start the move to specify which bit will start the move to specify which bit will start the move so this input so this input so this input one will start it apply that and if I go one will start it apply that and if I go one will start it apply that and if I go forward Run Okay goes to beginning and it's now in ready to shoot beginning and it's now in ready to shoot so in this ready to shoot State it's so in this ready to shoot State it's so in this ready to shoot State it's either waiting for me to press a button either waiting for me to press a button either waiting for me to press a button or it's waiting for a trigger input so or it's waiting for a trigger input so or it's waiting for a trigger input so I'm going to short these goes okay next we have the blue plate so goes okay next we have the blue plate so the Blue Plate looks like this and the Blue Plate looks like this and the Blue Plate looks like this and we have there are extension cables for we have there are extension cables for we have there are extension cables for it CU normally you don't want it on such it CU normally you don't want it on such it CU normally you don't want it on such a short cable you want it on a nice long a short cable you want it on a nice long a short cable you want it on a nice long cable so you can hold it like that in cable so you can hold it like that in cable so you can hold it like that in front of the camera while it flashes it front of the camera while it flashes it front of the camera while it flashes it has some has some has some functions so firstly there's a buzzer functions so firstly there's a buzzer functions so firstly there's a buzzer you can turn the buzzer on and off so you can turn the buzzer on and off so you can turn the buzzer on and off so it's not just visible you can also make it's not just visible you can also make it's not just visible you can also make it audible there's a test button here if it audible there's a test button here if it audible there's a test button here if I press it you'll see a very bright I press it you'll see a very bright I press it you'll see a very bright light comes on okay and if I put the the light comes on okay and if I put the the light comes on okay and if I put the the buzzer on as well you can hear the buzzer on as well you can hear the buzzer on as well you can hear the buzzer as well okay and it also has a buzzer as well okay and it also has a buzzer as well okay and it also has a laser function so sometimes it's not laser function so sometimes it's not laser function so sometimes it's not very convenient to hold it in front of very convenient to hold it in front of very convenient to hold it in front of the camera um or the space is limited so the camera um or the space is limited so the camera um or the space is limited so there's also a built-in laser and if I there's also a built-in laser and if I there's also a built-in laser and if I press that you'll see the laser comes on press that you'll see the laser comes on press that you'll see the laser comes on and Shines on whatever it is I'm pointing at Shines on whatever it is I'm pointing at so you could Mount this using the uh so you could Mount this using the uh so you could Mount this using the uh quarter inch thread there you could quarter inch thread there you could quarter inch thread there you could mount it on a little stand mount it on a little stand mount it on a little stand have it pointing at a certain position have it pointing at a certain position have it pointing at a certain position and then trigger when the frame is there and then trigger when the frame is there and then trigger when the frame is there so I've connected it I'm going to leave so I've connected it I'm going to leave so I've connected it I'm going to leave the laser on for now I'll just put that the laser on for now I'll just put that the laser on for now I'll just put that in view the idea is that you typically in view the idea is that you typically in view the idea is that you typically set it to trigger on frame set it to trigger on frame set it to trigger on frame one and uh or frame zero for a single one and uh or frame zero for a single one and uh or frame zero for a single frame or even less um and that's all you frame or even less um and that's all you frame or even less um and that's all you need to then be able to easily edit your need to then be able to easily edit your need to then be able to easily edit your moves afterwards to composite all the moves afterwards to composite all the moves afterwards to composite all the different takes together so if I get rid different takes together so if I get rid different takes together so if I get rid of of of this and I just test it first so bloop this and I just test it first so bloop this and I just test it first so bloop make sure it's working yeah it is make sure it's working yeah it is make sure it's working yeah it is working see it coming flashing so now working see it coming flashing so now working see it coming flashing so now it's already set to go on at frame zero it's already set to go on at frame zero it's already set to go on at frame zero off at frame one this is at the start off at frame one this is at the start off at frame one this is at the start sometimes what you can do also is put it sometimes what you can do also is put it sometimes what you can do also is put it at the end of the move so that um you at the end of the move so that um you at the end of the move so that um you get a flash at the end of the move once get a flash at the end of the move once get a flash at the end of the move once all the actions happened and you can use all the actions happened and you can use all the actions happened and you can use that to composite your different Tes that to composite your different Tes that to composite your different Tes together together together so apply that and then forward beginning and shoot and I if you saw beginning and shoot and I if you saw that it flashed very briefly for one frame one thing to note is that there is frame one thing to note is that there is also a triggers also a triggers also a triggers uh button here it's normally on but for uh button here it's normally on but for uh button here it's normally on but for instance if you are maybe connecting to instance if you are maybe connecting to instance if you are maybe connecting to fireworks and you don't want somebody to fireworks and you don't want somebody to fireworks and you don't want somebody to accidentally triggering it when just dry accidentally triggering it when just dry accidentally triggering it when just dry running a move you can turn everything running a move you can turn everything running a move you can turn everything off off off here and now your triggers won't come here and now your triggers won't come here and now your triggers won't come on forward run actually I'm going to run on forward run actually I'm going to run on forward run actually I'm going to run it backwards back run okay it backwards back run okay it backwards back run okay shoot and nothing's happening shoot and nothing's happening shoot and nothing's happening no triggers are going off it's nice and no triggers are going off it's nice and no triggers are going off it's nice and quiet no relay quiet no relay quiet no relay sounding okay