Can't get "Hold at End" to work for a video cue

[Jason Efstathiou]

Hi there,

completely new to QLab and need help for an art project.

What I need are 3 cues with a video file each, and at the end of each cue the video has to stop and hold the last frame, until a midi signal is received and the next video cue starts, then after 3 files the whole thing has to start at the beginning.

My problem is that even though I select "Hold at End", my output goes black as soon as the first video cue is finished. And, if I get it to work, I need to know how to get the cues to stop displaying the last frame once a different one has been triggered via MIDI. Each cue has its own MIDI values set.  

I'm using the free version of QLab.

Thanks, 

Jason

[Jason Efstathiou]

Ugh, please forget it! My very dumb problem was that I had a single black frame at the end of the video. I used QuickTime to cut the very end of the video off and now it works! So, if you run across this very stupid problem, check your last frame.

[Jennifer Kimball]

Alternatively, in Qlab, in the Time & Loops tab you can stop the video before the black frame comes in and it will hold from wherever you do stop.

FYI you'll also need to program a stop or fade out for when you want the video to go away!