Properties Tab

Properties view:

The MacroManager Properties tab allows the user to enable and disable macros, change macro and macro pin group names, and has a number of configurable options for automatically running the macro so the user doesn’t need to fire their macros manually.

Enabled

Enables or disables the macro. When disabled, auto-triggers will not start the macro.

Label

Change the name of the macro here.

Use Custom Pin Group Name

By default, Hippotizer will use the macro label as the name for the container of pins associated with the macro in HippoNet Overview. This option allows the user to rename the pin group.

Run Automatically at Interval

The macro will be started continuously, with an activation delay of [Interval].

Run on MacroManager Start

Will automatically start the macro when MacroManager component starts.

*If the macro works with mixes, layers, or other items that may take time to load on Engine start, it may be necessary to add a Wait or a check to the beginning of your macro, to delay launch until after Output Manager finishes configuring.

Run on MacroManager Stop

Will automatically start the macro when the MacroManager component is stopped.

Purge Memory After Run

See Memory Management

User Pins

Define a user-created pin (boolean, integer, float, or string) which can have its value set manually by the user, and can be referenced within the macro. For instance, with a macro that plays each clip in a media bank, the user could have a pin to define which media bank the macro should target. The value of this pin can be set via numerous methods, including a slider, another macro, or a DMX trigger, and the associated macro would use the value to set the target media bank. “Run On Change” will cause the macro to run whenever the value of the user pin changes.

Pin Monitors

Allows the user to define a system pin for the macro to monitor. Can be used with “Run On Change” to automatically start the macro when some relevant system parameter is modified.