QLab

Today I have been working on @qlab.app for 22 years.

never forget #qlab

one nice thing about using @qlab.app to run your doorbell is that, when you discover how package delivery guys tend to be Very Impatient and like to Mash That Doorbell A Lot, you can just adjust the cue programming to prevent them from triggering the doorbell sound faster than your desired rate

We have reached the point in software capitalism where @qlab.app is now getting support requests from people who assume they need to "renew" every year and are wondering if they need to pay us again for the program they bought last year. (They do not.)

An operator’s best friend. [App for QLab] QSpeed Slider youtube.com/shorts/8umzd...

@qlab.app front-and-center for today's #StageShotSunday

If you're near Oslo Norway this June, Figure 53's founder @chris.ashworth.io will be doing multiple sessions (Audio and Video) at Norway's National Theater Festival: www.heddadagene.no/nyheter/gjes...

Come visit us at @usitt.bsky.social booth 1118, here in Long Beach California! We're here Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. Stop by and chat QLab, Go Button, object audio, video, show control, whatever!

day one of tech is going great. #theater #backstage #qlab

Join us on the QLab Discord Server!!!! qlab.app/discord/ #QLab #QLabTips

👀 qlab.app/discord/

Use Command-J to jump to any numbered cue or the current playhead. #QLab #QLabTips #backstage #techtheater

Hey there! 👋 We’re looking for an experienced macOS developer. If you’re a developer with an interest in live events or performing arts, if you work independently, and if you want to work at a company where we take care of each other as colleagues and people, please apply! figure53.com/jobs/

Getting help with QLab is easy if you know who to ask! (Us. It's us. The answer is to ask us.) #QLab #QLabTips #techtheatre #backstage

In case you missed it: QLab 5 added autosave! #QLabTips

Join us at the QLab class this week! (If you can't join in person, join us on the livestream!) qlab.app/qclass/

QLab is used for a lot of cool projects, but running the hidden Rebel Hideout room deep within the headquarters of Industrial Light and Magic has got to be high on the list of cool projects www.ilm.com/rebel-hideou...

Is the QClass worth it? "The value you deliver for that price point is unmatched in the industry. It was fun, engaging, enlightening and collaborative. I’ve been through many manufacturer-led trainings in my career, and none of them came close to what you guys put on last week." voxel.org/classes

Object audio quick tip: Name your objects! (Emojis accepted. 🚂 🚁 🚨) #QLab #QLabTips

[QLab 5.5 Experiments] Syncing Object Audio and Video Position youtu.be/3nHZPc9lQ4Y
This is an experiment with QLab 5.5’s Object Audio feature, syncing it with video position. Headphones make it clearer… well, somewhat. 🎧 #qlab #qlab5 #objectaudio

youtu.be/I9YYo0Jn1NU I think one of QLab’s greatest strengths is the ability to switch performance-specific conditions such as branching storylines or double/triple-casting all at once within a single cue list, with just a single action. #qlab #qlab5

QLab object audio ⚡️QUICK TIP⚡️: Using the test object! #QLab #QLabTips

Join us at the QClass, September 3 – 5 at @voxel.org in Baltimore Maryland! Taught by @samkusnetz.bsky.social, the class will offer an in-depth look at QLab 5, including the brand new Object Audio features in QLab 5.5.
 voxel.org/classes

Object audio ⚡️Quick Tip⚡️: Background images in audio maps! #QLab #QLabTips

We now present a highly technical visualization of object audio in QLab 5.5.

Spin, Suspense, Stop! youtu.be/vUDYq9aWRsQ #qlab #qlab5

grwm while i help release QLab 5.5

qlab.app 👀

The 3rd gen has arrived – thinner, now with backlight, 2 USB-C ports, and just perfect. And of course, Dual USB-MIDI. #qlab #resolume #goboxprime #teamsound

Today's #QLab tip: How does QLab handle audio sample rates?

Question: Do you need access to the internet for QLab to work? Answer: No — but remember to check for bug fix updates if you encounter problems while offline.

Come to the QClass at @voxel.org from September 3 – 5, where we'll include lessons on the new Object Audio features in QLab 5.5 voxel.org/classes

spent the day in the QLab.tv studio recording video tutorials for QLab 5.5 (no we don't have a release date yet, but we're getting closer and it'll be as soon as we can)

[sweeping images of American heartland; inspirational music] [the staff of @qlab.app wear suspenders & old-timey hats, a piece of straw in their mouths, in front of computers] VO: "Nowadays, it seems AI is everywhere. But here at Figure 53, we still make software by hand, the old fashioned way."

Two thoughts about Apple's WWDC! #QLab #QLabTips

Just in case you didn't know: QLab can renumber your cues for you! (Not everyone knows!) #QLab #QLabTips

Here's a friendly little reminder that every piece of technical advice we've ever seen ChatGPT give about QLab has been wrong. Save yourself time and frustration — ask us instead! 😄 📧: support@figure53.com

Check out this super fast way to select just one type of cue. Especially handy for batch editing! #QLab #QLabTips

People ask: will you port QLab to Windows or Linux? The answer is: Totally fair question, but it's very unlikely. Here's a little discussion about why!

✨ PAID TECH OP CALL-OUT ✨ Theatresky- Looking for someone QLab savvy to op my show OVERSHARE running at Greenwich Theatre 6-25 May (no Mondays) + tech on 5th May. Super easy to op & dreamy team :) Slide into the DMs if interested / please RT & share around! x

34 individual video streams. @qlab.app and a mac studio barely struggles

Try auditioning your cues! #QLab #QLabTips

in all these years of making QLab we've never bothered to count how many people are actually using it... until last month. turns out over 100,000 different computers in the world ran QLab in the last 5 weeks, and about 10,000 unique computers run it per day. this is blowing my mind.

dear all the people still using version 4: take note! v5 delights await you!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at USITT! (The sound of the drill at "we're working hard on it" was a paid actor.) #QLab