QLab Pro 4.4 |
QLab allows you to control audio, video, and MIDI from a single workspace. The basic version of QLab is free and provides a powerful audio playback environment. For advanced users, licenses are available to enhance the audio features, as well as to add video and MIDI functionality.
Designed to make you faster. We’ve worked hard to create an intuitive environment for crafting your designs. Need to trim the head and tail of that cue? Just bring up the waveform editor and drag your start and end points. Want your video flipped horizontally and centered on the second projector? Click, drag, done. Cut and paste cues to new workspaces or even external spreadsheets. Decide you didn’t like that adjustment? No problem, you can undo anything.
What is QLab?
QLab® runs shows of all sizes, all over the world. From intimate storefront theaters to televised events reaching billions of people across the globe, QLab is the tool designers trust to make their live shows come to life. Flexible, reliable, and easy to learn, QLab is the industry standard for a reason.
QLab® runs shows of all sizes, all over the world. From intimate storefront theaters to televised events reaching billions of people across the globe, QLab is the tool designers trust to make their live shows come to life. Flexible, reliable, and easy to learn, QLab is the industry standard for a reason.
What does QLab do?
QLab makes it simple to create intricate designs of light, sound, and video, which you play back during a live performance.
QLab allows you to lock in exactly how you want the light, sound, and video to play during your performance. When you’re done designing, you’ll switch to “show mode” and run your show just by pressing “GO”.
QLab makes it simple to create intricate designs of light, sound, and video, which you play back during a live performance.
QLab allows you to lock in exactly how you want the light, sound, and video to play during your performance. When you’re done designing, you’ll switch to “show mode” and run your show just by pressing “GO”.
What makes QLab different?
QLab is designed specifically to handle the needs of live events, like theater. The person running the show each night can react to what is happening on stage, such as waiting for a scene to finish before they trigger a scene transition, or even to handle the case where a performer accidentally skips a few lines and jumps ahead. QLab can react dynamically to what is happening on stage, or it can be programmed to play back precisely the same way every night. Most shows will be a mix of both.
QLab is designed specifically to handle the needs of live events, like theater. The person running the show each night can react to what is happening on stage, such as waiting for a scene to finish before they trigger a scene transition, or even to handle the case where a performer accidentally skips a few lines and jumps ahead. QLab can react dynamically to what is happening on stage, or it can be programmed to play back precisely the same way every night. Most shows will be a mix of both.
Who uses QLab?
There’s a good chance you’ll find QLab in your favorite local theater. You’ll also see it on Broadway, the West End, and in churches, sports stadiums, and museums. From high school students to seasoned pros, QLab is what they use to make the show go.
There’s a good chance you’ll find QLab in your favorite local theater. You’ll also see it on Broadway, the West End, and in churches, sports stadiums, and museums. From high school students to seasoned pros, QLab is what they use to make the show go.
- Here is a video of how to use the basic features in QLab. I cannot play audio of the tracks for copyright reasons but please make sure you hit the like button!
- Description of QLab Pro 4.6.6. QLab provides live show control for your Mac. Create media designs for theatre, dance, composition, installation, and more.
QLab Download Archive. We recommend using the latest version of QLab whenever possible, but we do provide previous versions of QLab for download if you have specific compatibility needs. Rumpus 8 0 12 – high performance ftp server.
Requirements
Intel, 64-bit processor
OS X 10.10 or later
Intel, 64-bit processor
OS X 10.10 or later
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QLab is a cue-based, multimedia playback software for macOS, intended for use in theatre and live entertainment. It is developed by Figure 53, an American company based in Baltimore, Maryland.[1]
A screenshot of QLab 3
History[edit]
QLab 1.3.10 was the first version of the software and was released on May 25, 2007.[2] As of March 2020, the current version is 4.6.3.
Uses[edit]
Cues[edit]
In QLab, a cue is a marker for an action to take place in the program. When triggered, a cue executes an operation. The list of available cues in v4 is as follows:
- Audio
- Mic
- Video
- Camera
- Text
- Lights (Art-Net or DMX)
- Fade
- MIDI (voice messages, sysex, or MSC)
- MIDI File
- Timecode (MTC or LTC)
- Group
- Start
- Stop
- Pause
- Load
- Reset
- Devamp
- Goto
- Target
- Arm
- Disarm
- Wait
- Memo
- Scripts
Audio playback[edit]
QLab allows an end-user or designer to align audio files in a sequential order. Once the audio files are inserted into the cue list, the end-user can then manipulate it by looping it, changing the amplitude or volume, and adding fades in or out. Audio cues can also be placed into groups, so that multiple files can be triggered at one moment.[3]
Video playback[edit]
Qlab Pro 4 6 22 Rifle
The video capability of the software in its most recent version allows a designer to add video files to their cue lists, allowing them to be time aligned with other cues, including audio files. Video files can be altered in real time in QLab, by integrating a Quartz Composer file.[4] The designer can also select on which video card or cards the video will play. It is useful to note that the speed of the computer processor and video card can affect the quality of video playback.
MIDI integration[edit]
QLab supports MIDI bi-directionally. QLab allows MIDI signals to be sent as a cue to trigger other devices, such as digital audio consoles. The software also accepts MIDI signals as triggers for its own cues. MIDI signals can be sent to QLab from other computers running QLab software, or any other MIDI capable device, using a MIDI Interface.[5]
Live playback[edit]
A key software feature with QLab is its ease of use in live playback situations. The designer of a cue sheet can save their show file, and lock it, preventing any changes to the cues. After doing so, an untrained user can run the software in a playback situation. By default, a cue is triggered by clicking a large GO button on the screen, or by pressing the space bar.[6]
Qlab Pro 4 6 22 Magnum
References[edit]
Qlab Pro 4 6 22 Inch
- ^Figure 53 | Company
- ^Figure 53 | QLab | Download
- ^Figure 53 | QLab | TourArchived February 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^Figure 53 | QLab | TourArchived February 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^Figure 53 | QLab | TourArchived February 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^Figure 53 | QLab | Documentation
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