Hello.
I'm tak, a show control manager.
I want to know the detailed information about below two issues.
1. Show.ini
I can see below text in Show.ini file.
Coould you explain me how [L830688] and [C359843461] is created?
I want to how what the numbers are and the meaning of this numbers.
;********************************
;Show.ini for AV Stumpfl CF Cards
;********************************
;Show 1
[S1] = "TEST.MSH";
[S1][L830688];
[S1][C359843461];
2.*.msh
I can see below hexa decinal code (first 16 bytes) in *.msh file for example.
Coould you explain me how 0x78 0x14 0x0B is created?
I want to how what these numbers are and the meaning of numbers.
0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x00
0x90 0x00 0x00 0x00 0x78 0x14 0x0B 0x00
I hope that you can give me a detailed information for my successful clear.
Thank you.
Tak
Show.ini & *.msh file inquiery
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ThomasLeong
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The parts of the Show.ini file you are questioning about are not, in my opinion, relevant to controlling a show.
FYI -
Show 1
[S1] = "TEST.MSH" is the title of Folder in the CF card where these particular show(s) are stored
[S1][L830688] is the size of ALL the shows in the folder in bytes, so 830688bytes is 811KB
[S1][C359843461] is ???
2.*.msh
You could look up a hex to ASCII or Decimal translator. I did, and they do not mean anything significant to me.
What is more relevant to Show Control are the Modes encased in [ ] brackets.
Details are available in the SC Master Manuals which you can download in pdf form from Stumpfl's web site.
Since these codes are intended to be read by a SC Master unit, to make sense of it all, you really need Wings Platinum (to create the Show with media files, and control markers, etc), and a CF Card writer to write the Show to, then reference the Show.ini codes back to the Wings show/Timeline(s) to understand it all.
However, if you have a specific problem where you have a Show already written to a CF Card that is not behaving as it should, please explain your problem/symptoms and perhaps someone here may be able to help solve your problem.
Thomas Leong
FYI -
Show 1
[S1] = "TEST.MSH" is the title of Folder in the CF card where these particular show(s) are stored
[S1][L830688] is the size of ALL the shows in the folder in bytes, so 830688bytes is 811KB
[S1][C359843461] is ???
2.*.msh
You could look up a hex to ASCII or Decimal translator. I did, and they do not mean anything significant to me.
What is more relevant to Show Control are the Modes encased in [ ] brackets.
Details are available in the SC Master Manuals which you can download in pdf form from Stumpfl's web site.
Since these codes are intended to be read by a SC Master unit, to make sense of it all, you really need Wings Platinum (to create the Show with media files, and control markers, etc), and a CF Card writer to write the Show to, then reference the Show.ini codes back to the Wings show/Timeline(s) to understand it all.
However, if you have a specific problem where you have a Show already written to a CF Card that is not behaving as it should, please explain your problem/symptoms and perhaps someone here may be able to help solve your problem.
Thomas Leong
Thanks to your kindly reply.
But, I have additional question.
1. show.int
Could I know that the meaning of C359843461 ?
2. *.msh
I already read manuals, but could not find detailed information about msh file format.
And I also guess that "0x78 0x14 0x0B" is not important information.
But, could you tell me "0x78 0x14 0x0B" means?
3. text file.
I must explain and describe the show play to my customer.
However, I make show script document by writing each effects in time manually because Wings Platinum's output is only binary file.
Is there any method by extract some text file from Wings Platinum ?
thank you.
But, I have additional question.
1. show.int
Could I know that the meaning of C359843461 ?
2. *.msh
I already read manuals, but could not find detailed information about msh file format.
And I also guess that "0x78 0x14 0x0B" is not important information.
But, could you tell me "0x78 0x14 0x0B" means?
3. text file.
I must explain and describe the show play to my customer.
However, I make show script document by writing each effects in time manually because Wings Platinum's output is only binary file.
Is there any method by extract some text file from Wings Platinum ?
thank you.
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ThomasLeong
- Pro User
- Beiträge: 110
- Registriert: 14. Jan 2008, 15:36
But, I have additional question.
1. show.int
Could I know that the meaning of C359843461 ?
I too do not know the meaning of 'C359843461'
If you have the Show file, look into that to see if there is any file that is 351409KB or 343MB in size. It might refer to that file or combination of files.
2. *.msh
I already read manuals, but could not find detailed information about msh file format.
The .msh file format is meant to be read by a machine, specifically the SC Master. The file extension means it is a show file, or rather the SC Master version of a Wings project file (.pt4).
And I also guess that "0x78 0x14 0x0B" is not important information.
But, could you tell me "0x78 0x14 0x0B" means?
According to the Hex to ASCII Converter -
0x78 means the letter 'x'
0x14 is the 'Device Control 4'
0x0B is 'Vertical Tab'
Individually or in combination they have no meaning to me.
3. text file.
I must explain and describe the show play to my customer.
However, I make show script document by writing each effects in time manually because Wings Platinum's output is only binary file.
Is there any method by extract some text file from Wings Platinum ?
There is no method I know of to extract or convert a Wings Platinum project file (.pt4) to a text file that contains readable text that a person can understand. You can open a .pt4 file with Notepad, but the results are gibberish.
To describe the show play to your customer, your best method is to examine and step through the Wings Platinum project file. There is no way to reverse the Show-ini file back to a Wings .pt4 file. You need the .pt4 file itself.
If the show was not created by you, i.e. you do not have the Wings .pt4 file, then you need to view the show, examine the options of starting/stopping the show, the number of shows available, the equipment involved, etc. in order to come up with a description for the client.
Thomas Leong
1. show.int
Could I know that the meaning of C359843461 ?
I too do not know the meaning of 'C359843461'
If you have the Show file, look into that to see if there is any file that is 351409KB or 343MB in size. It might refer to that file or combination of files.
2. *.msh
I already read manuals, but could not find detailed information about msh file format.
The .msh file format is meant to be read by a machine, specifically the SC Master. The file extension means it is a show file, or rather the SC Master version of a Wings project file (.pt4).
And I also guess that "0x78 0x14 0x0B" is not important information.
But, could you tell me "0x78 0x14 0x0B" means?
According to the Hex to ASCII Converter -
0x78 means the letter 'x'
0x14 is the 'Device Control 4'
0x0B is 'Vertical Tab'
Individually or in combination they have no meaning to me.
3. text file.
I must explain and describe the show play to my customer.
However, I make show script document by writing each effects in time manually because Wings Platinum's output is only binary file.
Is there any method by extract some text file from Wings Platinum ?
There is no method I know of to extract or convert a Wings Platinum project file (.pt4) to a text file that contains readable text that a person can understand. You can open a .pt4 file with Notepad, but the results are gibberish.
To describe the show play to your customer, your best method is to examine and step through the Wings Platinum project file. There is no way to reverse the Show-ini file back to a Wings .pt4 file. You need the .pt4 file itself.
If the show was not created by you, i.e. you do not have the Wings .pt4 file, then you need to view the show, examine the options of starting/stopping the show, the number of shows available, the equipment involved, etc. in order to come up with a description for the client.
Thomas Leong