Parameter Reference

QLab contains a number of OSC- and AppleScript-controllable parameters which must be referred to in a specific and (in some cases) difficult-to-remember way.

This section provides a straightforward reference for the scriptable parameters which come from long lists and their scripting name or index if applicable.

MIDI Show Control Commands

MSC commands are scriptable using their index number.

Command Index
GO 1
STOP 2
RESUME 3
TIMED_GO 4
LOAD 5
SET 6
FIRE 7
ALL_OFF 8
RESTORE 9
RESET 10
GO_OFF 11
GO/JAM_CLOCK 16
STANDBY_+ 17
STANDBY_- 18
SEQUENCE_+ 19
SEQUENCE_- 20
START_CLOCK 21
STOP_CLOCK 22
ZERO_CLOCK 23
SET_CLOCK 24
MTC_CHASE_ON 25
MTC_CHASE_OFF 26
OPEN_CUE_LIST 27
CLOSE_CUE_LIST 28
OPEN_CUE_PATH 29
CLOSE_CUE_PATH 30

MIDI Show Control Command Format Types

MSC command format types are scriptable using their index number.

Command Format Type Index
All Types 127
Lighting (General) 1
Moving Lights 2
Color Changers 3
Strobes 4
Lasers 5
Chasers 6
Sound (General) 16
Music 17
CD Players 18
EPROM Playback 19
Audio Tape Machines 20
Intercoms 21
Amplifiers 22
Audio Effects Devices 23
Equalizers 24
Machinery (General) 32
Rigging 33
Flys 34
Lifts 35
Turntables 36
Trusses 37
Robots 38
Animation 39
Floats 40
Breakaways 41
Barges 42
Video (General) 48
Video Tape Machines 49
Video Cassette Machines 50
Video Disc Players 51
Video Switchers 52
Video Effects 53
Video Character Generators 54
Video Still Stores 55
Video Monitors 56
Projection (General) 64
Film Projectors 65
Slide Projectors 66
Video Projectors 67
Dissolvers 68
Shutter Controls 69
Process Control (General) 80
Hydraulic Oil 81
H2O 82
CO2 83
Compressed Air 84
Natural Gas 85
Fog 86
Smoke 87
Cracked Haze 88
Pyrotechnics (General) 96
Fireworks 97
Explosions 98
Flame 99
Smoke Pots 100

Video Blend Modes

Blend modes are scriptable using their full names as strings.

Blend Mode Name
Normal
Darken
Multiply
Color Burn
Linear Burn
Lighten
Screen
Color Dodge
Linear Dodge
Overlay
Soft Light
Hard Light
Pin Light
Difference
Exclusion
Subtract
Divide
Hue
Saturation
Color
Luminosity
Addition Compositing
Maximum Compositing
Source Atop Compositing

Video Effects

Video effects and their parameters are scriptable using their scripting name. Some parameters can accept values beyond those listed in the “Allowed Values” column, so feel free to try other values.

Effect Name Parameter Name Scripting Name Allowed Values
Color Controls ColorControls
Brightness inputBrightness -1.0 - 1.0
Contrast inputContrast 0.25 - 4.0
Hue Angle inputAngle -180.0 - 180.0
Saturation inputSaturation 0.0 - 2.0
Exposure Exposure
Exposure Value inputEV -10.0 - 10.0
Gamma Gamma
Power inputPower -0.1 - 3.0
Sepia / Monochrome SepiaMonochrome
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Sepia)
1 (Monochrome)
Color inputColor Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Intensity inputIntensity 0.0 - 1.0
Min / Max / Invert MinMaxInvert
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Minimum Component)
1 (Maximum Component)
2 (Color Invert)
White Point WhitePoint
Color inputColor Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Highlights and Shadows HighlightShadow
Highlight inputHighlightAmount 0.0 - 1.0
Shadow inputShadowAmount -1.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 100.0
Temperature and Tint TemperatureTint
Source Temperature Source_Temperature 2000.0 - 10000.0
Source Tint Source_Tint -500.0 - 500.0
Target Temperature Target_Temperature 2000.0 - 10000.0
Target Tint Target_Tint -500.0 - 500.0
Vibrance Vibrance
Amount inputAmount -1.0 - 1.0
Tone Curve ToneCurve
Point 1 X Point_0_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 1 Y Point_0_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Point 2 X Point_1_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 2 Y Point_1_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Point 3 X Point_2_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 3 Y Point_2_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Point 4 X Point_3_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 4 Y Point_3_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Point 5 X Point_4_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 5 Y Point_4_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Color Clamp ColorClamp
Minimum Red Min_R 0.0 - 1.0
Maximum Red Max_R 0.0 - 1.0
Minimum Green Min_G 0.0 - 1.0
Maximum Green Max_G 0.0 - 1.0
Minimum Blue Min_B 0.0 - 1.0
Maximum Blue Max_B 0.0 - 1.0
Minimum Alpha Min_A 0.0 - 1.0
Maximum Alpha Max_A 0.0 - 1.0
Color Matrix ColorMatrix
Red to Red R_R -1.0 - 1.0
Green to Red G_R -1.0 - 1.0
Blue to Red B_R -1.0 - 1.0
Alpha to Red A_R -1.0 - 1.0
Red Bias R_Bias -1.0 - 1.0
Red to Green R_G -1.0 - 1.0
Green to Green G_G -1.0 - 1.0
Blue to Green B_G -1.0 - 1.0
Alpha to Green A_G -1.0 - 1.0
Green Bias G_Bias -1.0 - 1.0
Red to Blue R_B -1.0 - 1.0
Green to Blue G_B -1.0 - 1.0
Blue to Blue B_B -1.0 - 1.0
Alpha to Blue A_B -1.0 - 1.0
Blue Bias B_Bias -1.0 - 1.0
Red to Alpha R_A -1.0 - 1.0
Green to Alpha G_A -1.0 - 1.0
Blue to Alpha B_A -1.0 - 1.0
Alpha to Alpha A_A -1.0 - 1.0
Alpha Bias A_Bias -1.0 - 1.0
Color Threshold ColorThreshold
Threshold inputThreshold 0.0 - 1.0
Spot Color SpotColor
Center Color 1 inputCenterColor1 Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Replacement Color 1 inputReplacementColor1 Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Closeness 1 inputCloseness1 0.0 - 1.0
Contrast 1 inputContrast1 0.0 - 10.0
Center Color 2 inputCenterColor2 Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Replacement Color 2 inputReplacementColor2 Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Closeness 2 inputCloseness2 0.0 - 1.0
Contrast 2 inputContrast2 0.0 - 10.0
Center Color 3 inputCenterColor3 Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Replacement Color 3 inputReplacementColor3 Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Closeness 3 inputCloseness3 0.0 - 1.0
Contrast 3 inputContrast3 0.0 - 10.0
Linear Key LinearKey
Key Color inputKeyColor 0 (Green)
1 (Blue)
Cutoff inputCutoff 0.0 - 4.0
Contrast inputContrast 0.0 - 10.0
Box / Disc / Gaussian Blur BoxDiscGaussianBlur
Choose Blur Choose_Blur 0 (Box Blur)
1 (Disc Blur)
2 (Gaussian Blur)
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 400.0
Bokeh Blur BokehBlur
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 500.0
Ring Amount inputRingAmount 0.0 - 1.0
Ring Size inputRingSize 0.0 - 500.0
Softness inputSoftness 0.0 - 10.0
Motion Blur MotionBlur
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 400.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Sharpen Luminance SharpenLuminance
Sharpness inputSharpness 0.0 - 2.0
Unsharp Mask UnsharpMask
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 100.0
Intensity inputIntensity 0.0 - 1.0
Zoom Blur ZoomBlur
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Amount inputAmount 0.0 - 200.0
Morphology Gradient MorphologyGradient
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 100.0
Morphology Min / Max MorphologyMinMax
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Morphology Minimum)
1 (Morphology Maximum)
Width inputWidth 1.0 - 101.0
Height inputHeight 1.0 - 101.0
Depth of Field DepthOfField
Point 1 X Point_0_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 1 Y Point_0_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Point 2 X Point_1_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 2 Y Point_1_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 100.0
Saturation inputSaturation 0.0 - 5.0
Unsharp Mask Intensity inputUnsharpMaskIntensity 0.0 - 10.0
Unsharp Mask Radius inputUnsharpMaskRadius 0.0 - 20.0
Pixellation Pixellation
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Pixellate)
1 (Hexagonal Pixellate)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Scale inputScale 1.0 - 100.0
Screen Screen
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Dot Screen)
1 (Line Screen)
2 (Hatched Screen)
3 (Circular Screen)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Width inputWidth 2.0 - 50.0
Sharpness inputSharpness 0.0 - 1.0
Bloom and Gloom BloomGloom
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Bloom)
1 (Gloom)
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 100.0
Intensity inputIntensity 0.0 - 1.0
CMYK Halftone CMYKHalftone
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Width inputWidth 0.0 - 100.0
Sharpness inputSharpness 0.0 - 1.0
Gray Component Replacement inputGCR 0.0 - 1.0
Under Color Removal inputUCR 0.0 - 1.0
Photo Effects PhotoEffects
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Chrome)
1 (Fade)
2 (Instant)
3 (Mono)
4 (Noir)
5 (Process)
6 (Tonal)
7 (Transfer)
Color Posterize ColorPosterize
Levels inputLevels 2.0 - 30.0
Crystallize and Pointillize CrystallizePointillize
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Crystallize)
1 (Pointillize)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 100.0
Edge Work EdgeWork
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Edge Work)
1 (Edges)
Intensity inputIntensity 0.0 - 10.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 20.0
Line Overlay LineOverlay
Contrast inputContrast 0.25 - 10.0
Edge Intensity inputEdgeIntensity 0.0 - 1.0
Threshold inputThreshold 0.0 - 1.0
NR Noise Level inputNRNoiseLevel 0.0 - 4.0
NR Sharpness inputNRSharpness 0.0 - 1.0
Kaleidoscope Kaleidoscope
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Count inputCount 1.0 - 64.0
Triangle Kaleidoscope TriangleKaleidoscope
Center X Point_X 0.0 - 1.0
Center Y Point_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Rotation inputRotation -360.0 - 360.0
Size inputSize 1.0 - 4000.0
Decay inputDecay 0.0 - 1.0
Droste Droste
Inset Point 1 X Point_0_X 0.0 - 1.0
Inset Point 1 Y Point_0_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Inset Point 2 X Point_1_X 0.0 - 1.0
Inset Point 2 Y Point_1_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Periodicity inputPeriodicity 1.0 - 400.0
Strands inputStrands 0.0 - 20.0
Zoom inputZoom 0.0 - 5.0
Rotation inputRotation -360.0 - 360.0
Light Tunnel LightTunnel
Center X Center_X 0.0 - 1.0
Center Y Center_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 1.0 - 4000.0
Rotation inputRotation -360.0 - 360.0
Median and Comic Effect MedianComicEffect
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Median)
1 (Comic Effect)
False Color FalseColor
No scriptable parameters.
Thermal / X-Ray ThermalXRay
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Thermal)
1 (X-Ray)
Gabor Gradients GaborGradients
No parameters.
Spotlight Spotlight
Color inputColor Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Brightness inputBrightness 0.0 - 2.0
Concentration inputConcentration 0.0 - 5.0
Light Position X Light_Pos_X -1.0 - 2.0
Light Position Y Light_Pos_Y -1.0 - 2.0
Light Position Z Light_Pos_Z -1.0 - 2.0
Points At X Light_Points_X -1.0 - 2.0
Points At Y Light_Points_Y -1.0 - 2.0
Points At X Light_Points_Z -1.0 - 2.0
Dither Dither
Intensity inputIntensity 0.0 - 5.0
Noise Reduction NoiseReduction
Noise Level inputNoiseLevel 0.0 - 0.1
Sharpness inputSharpness 0.0 - 2.0
Circle Splash / Hole Distortion CircleSplashHoleDistortion
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Circle Splash)
1 (Hole)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 1000.0
Pinch / Bump Distortion PinchBumpDistortion
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Pinch)
1 (Bump)
2 (Bump Linear)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 1000.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Scale inputScale 0.0 - 2.0
Torus / Lens Distortion TorusLensDistortion
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 500.0
Width inputWidth 0.0 - 200.0
Refraction inputRefraction -5.0 - 5.0
Twirl / Circular Wrap / Vortex TwirlVortexDistortion
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Twirl)
1 (Circular Wrap)
2 (Vortex)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 1000.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Glass Lozenge GlassLozenge
Point 1 X Point_0_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 1 Y Point_0_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Point 2 X Point_1_X 0.0 - 1.0
Point 2 Y Point_1_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Radius inputRadius 0.0 - 1000.0
Refraction inputRefraction -5.0 - 5.0
Keystone Correction KeystoneCorrection
Correction Type Choose_Effect 0 (Combined)
1 (Horizontal)
2 (Vertical)
Upper Left X UL_X 0.0 - 1.0
Upper Left Y UL_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Upper Right X UR_X 0.0 - 1.0
Upper Right Y UR_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Lower Left X LL_X 0.0 - 1.0
Lower Left Y LL_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Lower Right X LR_X 0.0 - 1.0
Lower Right Y LR_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Focal Length inputFocalLength 0.0 - 30.0
Op Tile OpTile
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Scale inputScale 0.1 - 10.0
Width inputWidth 0.0 - 1000.0
Perspective Tile PerspectiveTile
Bottom Left X Bottom_Left_X 0.0 - 1.0
Bottom Left Y Bottom_Left_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Bottom Right X Bottom_Right_X 0.0 - 1.0
Bottom Right Y Bottom_Right_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Top Left X Top_Left_X 0.0 - 1.0
Top Left Y Top_Left_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Top Right X Top_Right_X 0.0 - 1.0
Top Right Y Top_Right_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Quad Tiles QuadTiles
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Fourfold Translated Tile)
1 (Fourfold Reflected Tile)
2 (Parallelogram Tile)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Acute Angle inputAcuteAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Width inputWidth 1.0 - 200.0
Reflected Tiles ReflectedTiles
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Glide Tile)
1 (Sixfold Reflected Tile)
2 (Eightfold Reflected Tile)
3 (Twelvefold Reflected Tile)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Width inputWidth 1.0 - 200.0
Rotated Tiles RotatedTiles
Choose Effect Choose_Effect 0 (Triangle Tile)
1 (Fourfold Reflected Tile)
2 (Sixfold Reflected Tile)
Input X _protocolInput_X 0.0 - 1.0
Input Y _protocolInput_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Angle inputAngle -360.0 - 360.0
Width inputWidth 1.0 - 200.0
Nine-Part Stretched NinePartStretched
Lower Left X LL_X 0.0 - 1.0
Lower Left Y LL_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Upper Right X UR_X 0.0 - 1.0
Upper Right Y UR_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Grow Amount X Grow_X 0.0 - 1000.0
Grow Amount Y Grow_Y 0.0 - 1000.0
Nine-Part Tiled NinePartTiled
Lower Left X LL_X 0.0 - 1.0
Lower Left Y LL_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Upper Right X UR_X 0.0 - 1.0
Upper Right Y UR_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Grow Amount X Grow_X 0.0 - 5000.0
Grow Amount Y Grow_Y 0.0 - 5000.0
Flip Vertically inputFlipYTiles boolean
Shutter Shutter
Shape Shape 0 - Rectangle
1 - Ellipse
Left Left 0.0 - 1.0
Right Right 0.0 - 1.0
Bottom Bottom 0.0 - 1.0
Top Top 0.0 - 1.0
Feaather Feather 0.0 - 800.0
Window Window
Origin X Origin_X 0.0 - 1.0
Origin Y Origin_Y 0.0 - 1.0
Width Size_W 0.0 - 1.0
Height Size_H 0.0 - 1.0
Rectangle inputRectangle Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0
Drop Shadow DropShadow
Distance Distance 0.0 - 400.0
Angle Angle -360.0 - 360.0
Blur radius BlurRadius 0.0 - 400.0
Alpha Alpha 0.0 - 1.0
Color inputColor Four floats, each 0.0 - 1.0

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