QLab Quick Start Guide
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Vor requires a minimum version of QLab v5.3.0, but we strongly suggest using a minimum version of QLab v5.4.0 due to a QLab software defect which may cause QLab's user interface to hang
Vor will automatically discovers all QLab workspaces on the network.
To create a new QLab Connection from a discovered workspace navigate to Settings by clicking on Vor in the Menu Bar, then Settings. From there, click on Connections and then the Magnifying Lens in the menu bar. Hover over the QLab option, then click on the discovered QLab Device & Workspace you want to connect to.
To update a QLab Connection to use a discovered workspace, scroll to the bottom of the Connection, and Discovered Workspaces will be listed. Click the Use Settings button to use the settings from that discovered QLab workspace.
If a QLab workspace is not discovered, but should be, it is still possible to connect to it by manually inputting the IP address and port of workspace.
Once connected, the QLab Connection will display Connected No errors
If Vor displays Connected with Errors, View access required and a yellow bar Vor has been unable to sync with QLab because of QLab's OSC Access settings. To fix this, in QLab navigate to the OSC Access tab and configure QLab so that Vor has access without a password, or input the password into the QLab Connection Passcode field.
Next up, in Vor click on the Layout option. This is where we define what kind of information to overlay from which Connection. Remember, a Connection is a link to a device, and provides information to Widgets.
To add a new Widget click on the Plus Icon in the menu bar, then QLab, then QLab Active Cues. This will create an Active Cues Widget. Assign the QLab Connection we just created to the Widget.
Now, click on the rectangular target icon in the menu bar. This toggles between Live Mode and Layout Mode. Layout Mode allows us to adjust where Widgets are on the canvas by dragging and dropping.
Once you've placed the Active Cues Widget where you'd like, click the rectangular target icon in the menu bar again to go back into Live Mode.
In QLab, push play on a cue and you should be seeing information overlaid on the video- Congratulations!
Before starting a recording you'll probably want to delete any unused Widgets. Be sure to check out the documentation for the other QLab Widgets Vor has and what kind of information they can show.
