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CHAPTER 15:
Effects
What Are Effects?
An effect is a sequential series of lighting steps to which you can assign levels,
times, and patterns. Effects were originally created to achieve "chase patterns"
of lights, but effects can be used in many ways. The sequence and channel
content of an effect is determined by its steps. Each effect step has a collection
of channels assigned to it. All the steps played back in their numerical order
defines each effect (unless the sequence is altered by a specific pattern).
Figure 15.1, Effect Display
The Effect Display
You can use the Effect display to create new effects, or edit existing effects.
The Effect display lists the contents and levels of each effect step, as well as the