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  1. Load own written fixture in existing show

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    You can load a user fixture definition into the console using the normal Load function. It will be available for this show and any subsequent show (until you do a Factory Reset, Clear User Files or upgrade ZerOS).

    When you patch it, it will appear in the fixture list in red, which means it's a non-library fixture. That's just fine (I have lots).

    When you save your showfile the fixture definition will be saved with it.

    Go for it.

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  4. Temps de monter sur led

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, jmd said:

    Yes, with the same fader I record a color from 0 to 100% effect one

    I lower the same fader,

    I go back to 100% and I no longer have Fade UP and fade down 

    If I understand you correctly, the 0% and 100% need to be two separate cues.

     

    Cue 1:

    27 minutes ago, jmd said:

    I record the 1st effect with color in Master playback at 100% I have faders UP and fade down are recorded

     

    Cue 2:

    27 minutes ago, jmd said:

    Effect 2 I lower and raise to 100% with colors the same faders

     

    Cue 3:

    27 minutes ago, jmd said:

    Effect 2 I lower and raise to 100% with colors the same faders

  5. Temps de monter sur led

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    @jmd Can you attach your showfile please, then @Edward Z88 can take a look (save to USB stick then on PC drag and drop into a new comment).

    9 minutes ago, jmd said:

    Effet 2 je baisse et remonte à 100% avec couleurs les mêmes faders et fade UP et fade down n'apparaissent plus.

    Can you explain this again please. Is this one cue that drops intensity to 0% and then a following cue that increases intensity to 100%?

  6. Temps de monter sur led

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Halogen only has intensity. When you patch a "Dimmer" fixture that gives you an intensity control.

    If you don't have up/down for your LED then either:

    (1) Your LED doesn't have an intrinsic dimmer channel, or you patched the wrong definition

    or

    (2) The cue you programmed didn't have a change in intensity

    If you respond to some of the points in my earlier comments, then we can narrow this down more. At the moment you've given me no more information to help you. I'm guessing what the problem is.

  7. Temps de monter sur led

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    30 minutes ago, jmd said:

    Sorry, I wanted to know if there was anything to do on the console?

    If the patched fixture only has R, G, B colour "handles" then that is all you have to work with.

    If you want an "intensity" channel then the fixture definition loaded for your LED projector has to tell the desk to create a "virtual intensity" and what real fixture channels to scale.

    If your LED fixture is only R-G-B then the ZerOS library will already include an R-G-B-(VI) fixture definition which you could use.

    Alternatively, if your fixture has other channels (strobe, program etc) then FLX now has an inbuild fixture definition tool you could use. I've never used it though, sorry. Maybe@Edward Z88 can advise.

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/add-fixtures/fixture-creator

    Edit: Having quickly watched the video, I'm not sure if virtual intensity channels can be created in the on-console fixture generator.

  9. Temps de monter sur led

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    If your LED fixtures only have RGB DMX channels then you will need to map a different fixture definition that includes "virtual intensity".

    Virtual Intensity is a feature that allows the console to scale the fixture's RGB channels proportionally to act as an overall intensity.

    First, check if your fixture has its own in-built intensity or dimmer DMX channel and if so, swap to using a more suitable fixture definition.

  15. First use of Inhibit? (school-boy question)

    in FLX

    Posted

    On 12/17/2023 at 1:24 PM, Davidmk said:

    Nearest I can suggest, using inhibit, is to record chs 1 & 2 @100% on PB3 and set that to inhibit and ch 3 on PB4 @100% put PB at full and leave it there until it is needed. When the business happens, reduce PB3 and increase PB4.

    Thanks @Davidmk and @Jon Hole I think as you suggest this is the most practical solution.

    8 hours ago, Edward Z88 said:

    There have been occasions where I've needed to do this. In these situations, I raise my special playback, and simultaneously lower my Master Playback's fader, until I've got the balance how I want it. Is there a particular reason you don't want to touch the Master Playback in this situation?

    Hi @Edward Z88, thanks! Yea I've done this in the past, but in this instance it will be just part of the lighting state I want to check back, not the whole rig.

    I've watched the Inhibit video https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/playback-settings/general a couple of times to clarify this function.

    Thanks all for your help! 🙂

  18. First use of Inhibit? (school-boy question)

    in FLX

    Posted

    I did this:

     1@@, 2 AND 3@50

    and had to set PB1 to Intensity Mixing = LTP, and it worked perfectly if ch1,2 are on (and above 50%). If ch1,2 are off then they come on at 50% which is not what I want...

    Setting to Inhibit didn't work at all as I expected. The PB1 fader was at 0 and the main cue was live (1,2@90). Raising PB1, it took ch1,2 to 45 (expected, this is 50% of the 90) but ch3 didn't come on at all, and when I dropped the fader, ch1,2 went out - did not release to the main playback. In the PB1 Raise and Lower, all of the Raise and Release settings were greyed out, so I couldn't disable Release on Lower.

    Probably this is all as expected to Edward, but clearly I'm not understanding Inhibit very well!

     

  19. First use of Inhibit? (school-boy question)

    in FLX

    Posted

    Not urgent (as in a few days will be fine!).

    (Simplified scenario to get to the nub of how I program this requirement).

    Basically I want to be able to highlight some panto business at a stage position with a special (channel 3) but I want to check back the general cover in that area (channels 1 and 2).

    Let's say channels 1 and 2 (plus others) are part of the general cover and are on stage and bright, say 90%, and they are sourced from a cue stack running on the main playback. I'll be Tracking on.

    I want to program another manually-applied playback, say PB1, where I want the playback fader to take channel 3 (the special) up to full but also to take channels 1 and 2 down to (say) 50%. All intensities would be proportional to PB1 fader. If the PB1 fader is reduced to zero, I want the controlled channels (1,2,3) to release back to main playback control.

    If I use this PB1 when channels 1 and 2 are currently at 0%, then I want them to stay at 0%, not come on!

    How would I program this? Is this a use of Inhibit (for channels 1 and 2).

    Maybe I program PB1 with 1@@, 2 AND 3@50 and then Setup PB1 as Inhibit with Release on Lower enabled. Do I need to do anything else (like set LTP?). When I run this on PB1 do I need to start pressing PB1 GO button or can I just use the fader (desired).

    Thanks!

  22. Pause button flashing

    in FLX

    Posted

    I can't remember if this one is a long standing buggette, or whether it means what's on stage versus in the cue is out of sync and you need to GO to align them!

    Yea ok, useless answer!

     

    I found this in an old Beta comment, if it applies to your scenario:

      On 9/23/2017 at 11:34 PM, kgallen said:

    Also when I do Shift+Go (Go Snap) why does the Pause/Back button start flashing?

    Shift+GO also acts as a pause - stopping chases or Auto cues from triggering (useful when updating cues) and hence the Pause button flashes to let you know.

  23. Filenames (USB) Backspace [BS] erases filename completely

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Mixed feelings. Yes I currently end up with zos files tech1, tech2... dress1, dress2 ... and on a "professional basis" I approve strongly on the concept of revision control.

    But if the one file gets corrupted then I've lost everything. (This is not how revision control works in software development - a base plus deltas are stored, so you don't lose everything if one file gets corrupted).

    So yea, not sure... but I'm ok that you're thinking about this.

    ...but yes, I would really like to be able to (e.g.) load my palettes from a previous show... because regenerating position palettes for movers in (essentially) the same rigging position as before is time consuming and tedious to say the least... and there is only so far you can go with loading the whole of a previous show and carefully deleting around the fixtures and palettes you want to keep - because said fixtures might not all be in the one show. This would be higher up my priority list.

  25. Playback levels

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    I would have thought on ZerOS and the Solution, if it was on you wouldn’t notice.

    Possibly the main thing for your current workflow would be if you use Update, then ensure you have Cue Only selected. 
     

    Move on Dark is also very useful for old-skool colour scrollers. That’s where if first used it. 
     

    I’d encourage you to play with tracking on if you have a bit of down time. I bet you wouldn’t realise, and it will put you in a better position in future. 

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