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  1. Thinking of getting a Zero88 FLX desk..... Thoughts Please....?

    in FLX

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    It's a work in progress, but by doing so we've set of a chain reaction which has become an enormous job. In short, to upgrade the forum we need to support a different version of PHP. To do that, we need to migrate to another server. However that server doesn't appear to support older versions of PHP, which in turn breaks the software that manages our knowledgebase, software downloads and legacy product information. So first we're migrating all that information, then we can migrate servers, then we can upgrade the forum.

    Excellent - pleased to hear it. :)

     

    I know all about supporting versions of PHP and upgrading servers so I don't envy the task, but now I know it's in progress I'll stop pestering you - for a day or two at least.

  2. Thinking of getting a Zero88 FLX desk..... Thoughts Please....?

    in FLX

    Posted

    GRRRRR!!! :angry::angry::angry::angry:

     

    JonHole, please will you sort out the forum software on this website so it doesn't let unauthorised (not logged in) users post replies?? I just wrote a whole response to uriahdemon and hit post, but rather than it saying "sorry, please log in and I'll post what you wrote" it says "go away, you aren't signed in, and there's no hope of getting back at the content you just wrote"!

     

    Sorry Uriah, I'm not rewriting the whole post, but basically I said yes to FLX for what you want it for.

    Peter

  3. Understanding tracking?

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Jon,

     

    Reasonable success today.

     

    Unblocking certainly unblocked the dimmer and intensity values - should it have unblocked parameter values?

     

    I had to overwrite a number of cues with Smart Tag on to get the tracking back in line of where it should have been.

     

    Still definitely got a problem with the Robe 600's - they absolutely refuse to move whilst dark, even after I've set intensity, all colours, all colour rings, the built in colour macro, the CTC and shutter to 0/closed and recorded them into a cue.

     

    I updated/overwrote a few of the cues with manual position changes in the previous dark cue where the moving was most noticeable but @robhurt wanted me to leave some 'broken' - he'll upload the cue file when he finishes programming Act2 tonight.

    Already is :-)

     

    Excellent! I used it a few times this afternoon on Phantom Orb to check what was stored in cues. :)

     

    Peter

  4. Understanding tracking?

    in FLX

    Posted

    Smart tag WAS (IS) already selected.

     

    I only did Shift+Record to try and fix what was broken because otherwise an essentially full stage of white was tracking into each of the cues 1-10 from nowhere. I couldn't find the source of the tracking so had to do Cue Only. (Shift&Record might be snapshot, but it also defaults to Cue Only instead of Tracking

     

    I was going to ask if there's a View that showed levels like that; didn't know Orb did it - can it be added to wish list for FLX?

     

    Is Unblock an on/off option, or a 'macro' that runs though and unblocks all cues whenever you press it?

     

    We'll play tonight.

  5. Understanding tracking?

    in FLX

    Posted

    I've had a think about this overnight.

     

    Is our issue to do with tagging and smart tagging?

     

    If we don't tag the intensity of Ch10 into the cue when we set it to 0, it will track through at 100 and won't move dark?

     

    And the Robe's I guess have smart tagging Position into every cue whether they're above 0 intensity or not?

     

    With something along the lines of the above, I think I can see a logical explanation for everything that happened last night, including what we haven't asked about (yet).

  6. Understanding tracking?

    in FLX

    Posted

    I was going to add to Rob's post with a few examples of what's happening versus what's supposed to be happening, but Phantom isn't showing me any activity in the Output Window when I load our cue file.

     

    I've added cue labels to cues 1-10 to say what should be happening - Ch9 and Ch10 are the only lights in use at this point.

     

    What is actually happening, unless we do Shift+Record for 'cue only', is Ch10 fades colour and position from yellow to green and green to yellow when we Go on cue 5.5 and 8, even though Ch10 was at 0 so should have moved dark.

     

    If we Go cue 5.5 then type "10 Enter", the LCD encoders show that intensity is indeed 0. Yet (I think) the output window shows Ch10 as 100 in purple, ie it's being tracked from somewhere.

     

    Peter

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  7. Last cue of playback (chase) stays active

    in FLX

    Posted

    Thanks Jon.

     

    We inadvertently 'fixed' this (read: 'avoided') this tonight before seeing your reply.

    We updated some of the Home and Default values of the RGBs from 100 to 0 which resulted in this not appearing (as output) any more. It may well still be doing it in programming, but with intensity of 0 so not noticeable. :-)

     

    Peter

  8. Move in Dark problems when jumping cues

    in FLX

    Posted

    As I said before:

     

     

    Last week we released ZerOS 7.9.2 which was the second of these two updates, so no - these two haven't been implemented yet.

    Thank you.

     

    We've only just bought our FLX (previously hired) so haven't been keeping any track on what release numbers have/haven't come out in the last 12 months.

     

    Peter

  11. Last cue of playback (chase) stays active

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hello.

     

    We've set up playback 1 with 8 cues and converted it to a chase.

     

    When the playback runs first time through, the cues run correctly.

     

    However once cue 8 has run once, it stays active whilst cues 1-7 carry on running through the chase.

     

    Any ideas what we're doing wrong?

     

    The cues are a step chase of 8 segments of an RGB strip - Red1, then Red2, then Red3.... but once Red8 has lit, it stays lit whilst Red1, Red2, Red3... carry on stepping through.

     

    Peter

  15. Fixture editor: Auto create palettes

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hello.

     

    We've just bought an FLX after previously hiring, and also four Stairville RGB 8 240's - which have a fixture profile in GFT 32

     

    The DMX channels are all correct, but there's no auto colour palettes in the profile; when you do 'Auto create palettes' it doesn't populate any of them.

     

    Are the auto palettes identified in the fixture editor (2.6) such that I can update the profile fixture?

     

    I started manually setting and updating the palettes on the desk but then when I hit (semi-intentionally) it removed my updates to the palettes and I had to start again - no small job when in 24ch mode cos there's Red1 thru Red8, Green1 thru Green8 and Blue1 thru Blue8!

     

    Peter

  21. Access forum via Tapatalk or other forum app?

    in News & Announcements

    Posted

    I've been a member for 18 months as we occasionally hired an FLX, but having now bought one I want to participate regularly as I do other forums.

     

    I can't determine what software the forum uses, so not sure if there's any apps that can interact with it?

     

    Tapatalk is my regular app for 4 other forums, but I've also go individual apps for a couple of others.

     

    Anyone know?

     

    Peter

  22. Move in Dark problems when jumping cues

    in FLX

    Posted

    ZOS-6982 - tick

    ZOS-6983 - tick[

    Add my vote to these - anything to keep Rob happy.

     

    (Rob, if you don't tell them we're working on the same show, they'll never know...)

     

    Timeframe wise, our show is annual so it would be nice to have these updates out by then

     

    You should have seen Rob when the FLX arrived - talk about a kid in a toy shop!

     

    Cheers

     

    Peter

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