Profiles in Flair¶

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Hi, welcome back to another Mark Robbits Hi, welcome back to another Mark Robbits Motion Control video tutorial. Today Motion Control video tutorial. Today Motion Control video tutorial. Today we're going to take a quick look at we're going to take a quick look at we're going to take a quick look at profiles. If you go to system and then profiles. If you go to system and then profiles. If you go to system and then profiles, you'll most likely see a profiles, you'll most likely see a profiles, you'll most likely see a default profile which will be your default profile which will be your default profile which will be your configs that you have for this configs that you have for this configs that you have for this particular installation. You can have a particular installation. You can have a particular installation. You can have a number of these here. This could be number of these here. This could be number of these here. This could be different rig models or it could be different rig models or it could be different rig models or it could be different applications, maybe different different applications, maybe different different applications, maybe different shoot scenarios that you want to keep shoot scenarios that you want to keep shoot scenarios that you want to keep separate. separate. separate. and so on. You would simply hit and so on. You would simply hit and so on. You would simply hit duplicate and confirm a new profile name duplicate and confirm a new profile name duplicate and confirm a new profile name and it will duplicate that profile. You and it will duplicate that profile. You and it will duplicate that profile. You could then set hit set active and flare could then set hit set active and flare could then set hit set active and flare will restart into that profile. Uh and will restart into that profile. Uh and will restart into that profile. Uh and every time you restart Flare, it will every time you restart Flare, it will every time you restart Flare, it will remember the last profile it was in. remember the last profile it was in. remember the last profile it was in. If you no longer need a profile, you can If you no longer need a profile, you can If you no longer need a profile, you can of course delete it using the delete of course delete it using the delete of course delete it using the delete key. The other thing that's really key. The other thing that's really key. The other thing that's really useful if you want to back up your useful if you want to back up your useful if you want to back up your configs somewhere else or maybe move to configs somewhere else or maybe move to configs somewhere else or maybe move to another flare device like another laptop another flare device like another laptop another flare device like another laptop or Linux or Mac device. Um you can or Linux or Mac device. Um you can or Linux or Mac device. Um you can export the profile. So you would use export the profile. So you would use export the profile. So you would use this center button here to export. this center button here to export. this center button here to export. it will generate a zip file and um save it will generate a zip file and um save it will generate a zip file and um save it on the location you choose. it on the location you choose. it on the location you choose. By reverse, By reverse, By reverse, if you want to import a profile, you use if you want to import a profile, you use if you want to import a profile, you use this top right hand button here. And this top right hand button here. And this top right hand button here. And again, Flare would expect a again, Flare would expect a again, Flare would expect a profile exported zip file for this to profile exported zip file for this to profile exported zip file for this to work. So, you would select it, open it. work. So, you would select it, open it. work. So, you would select it, open it. It would ask you to confirm the new It would ask you to confirm the new It would ask you to confirm the new profile name and then you could hit set profile name and then you could hit set profile name and then you could hit set active and then that would be your active and then that would be your active and then that would be your active profile. active profile. active profile. If you are moving to another device If you are moving to another device If you are moving to another device or you are implementing flare bridge or you are implementing flare bridge or you are implementing flare bridge then please remember to check this box then please remember to check this box then please remember to check this box here before then selecting the profile here before then selecting the profile here before then selecting the profile that you're bringing in and it will that you're bringing in and it will that you're bringing in and it will apply or it will convert the the configs apply or it will convert the the configs apply or it will convert the the configs for flare bridge. If you want to for flare bridge. If you want to for flare bridge. If you want to overwrite and import the HHB overwrite and import the HHB overwrite and import the HHB configuration of that profile that configuration of that profile that configuration of that profile that you're bringing in, then be sure to you're bringing in, then be sure to you're bringing in, then be sure to check that box here. Also, for those of check that box here. Also, for those of check that box here. Also, for those of you familiar with Flare 6 or Flare you familiar with Flare 6 or Flare you familiar with Flare 6 or Flare Classic, you can bring in a Flare Classic, you can bring in a Flare Classic, you can bring in a Flare Classic or Flare 6 configuration Classic or Flare 6 configuration Classic or Flare 6 configuration um here by using this button. It will um here by using this button. It will um here by using this button. It will then ask you to navigate to the location then ask you to navigate to the location then ask you to navigate to the location of the Flare 6 installation or Flare of the Flare 6 installation or Flare of the Flare 6 installation or Flare Classic installation. Classic installation. Classic installation. You simply You simply You simply select the folder. Don't open it. Just select the folder. Don't open it. Just select the folder. Don't open it. Just click the Flare Classic or Flare 6 click the Flare Classic or Flare 6 click the Flare Classic or Flare 6 installation. Select the folder. Um, installation. Select the folder. Um, installation. Select the folder. Um, check the boxes as needed. And then you check the boxes as needed. And then you check the boxes as needed. And then you would need to hit replace on the profile would need to hit replace on the profile would need to hit replace on the profile that you want to bring these Flare that you want to bring these Flare that you want to bring these Flare Classic or Flare 6 configs into. So Classic or Flare 6 configs into. So Classic or Flare 6 configs into. So remember that this will overwrite the remember that this will overwrite the remember that this will overwrite the profile that you're choosing to replace. profile that you're choosing to replace. profile that you're choosing to replace. So maybe So maybe So maybe you know to be on the safe side it would you know to be on the safe side it would you know to be on the safe side it would be good to duplicate the profile be good to duplicate the profile be good to duplicate the profile beforehand just in case you need to jump beforehand just in case you need to jump beforehand just in case you need to jump back or in case of any problems. And back or in case of any problems. And back or in case of any problems. And then finally, just for information, if then finally, just for information, if then finally, just for information, if you go to tools and open configuration you go to tools and open configuration you go to tools and open configuration folder, then this will open the file folder, then this will open the file folder, then this will open the file location on your device of where these location on your device of where these location on your device of where these config folders are located. Um, so in config folders are located. Um, so in config folders are located. Um, so in Windows, you can see that they're here. Windows, you can see that they're here. Windows, you can see that they're here. Uh, in Mac or Linux, it would be a Uh, in Mac or Linux, it would be a Uh, in Mac or Linux, it would be a similar uh location relating to that similar uh location relating to that similar uh location relating to that file structure. Uh, and you can actually file structure. Uh, and you can actually file structure. Uh, and you can actually see that there's a folder for each of see that there's a folder for each of see that there's a folder for each of the profiles that I have. So, um, the profiles that I have. So, um, the profiles that I have. So, um, and each contains a flare engine and a and each contains a flare engine and a and each contains a flare engine and a configs folder that relate to that configs folder that relate to that configs folder that relate to that profile. profile. profile. So, this is an easy way to uh back up uh So, this is an easy way to uh back up uh So, this is an easy way to uh back up uh save different uh scenarios or different save different uh scenarios or different save different uh scenarios or different versions of Flare, maybe different rig versions of Flare, maybe different rig versions of Flare, maybe different rig models, and move them to other devices models, and move them to other devices models, and move them to other devices or back them up.