Edward Z88

Hi @Ed75 There is not a document available that lists features that have not come to Orb consoles. All Orb & OrbXF specific documentation is available here... https://zero88.com/control/orb Edward

Hi @Ed75 Orb consoles are currently still supported, and can run the latest versions of ZerOS. There are several features not available on Orb, that are on the standard FLX, due to hardware limitations. As the software continues to develop, more features that come to FLX will not also be able to come to Orb. Edward

Hi @Jouper Great, pleased to hear it. 🙂 Edward

Hi @Jouper Sorry to hear you have encountered a crash with Phantom ZerOS running as a Solution console. This is an issue we are aware of in ZerOS 7.10, related to opening the Fixture Levels window. We have a beta version that fixes this issue. If you would like access to the beta version, please let me know, and I would be happy to share this with you. This issue will be fixed in the next ZerOS software release. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi @Ed75 I presume this is the standard Orb, not OrbXF? As with most things, this comes down to cost. The Orb is different to all other consoles that run ZerOS, in that it doesn't have channel faders. Orb was discontinued 2 years before the standard FLX was launched. Edward

Hi @Jouper As @thierry suggests, you can achieve your white strobe effect, if you ensure that you record all the necessary information for your fixtures. As attributes in playbacks mix Latest Takes Precedence, raising your white strobe effect will be the most recent instruction for your fixtures, and so it will take over from the other active playbacks for the fixtures. If you are using an effect, rather than a fixture's Strobe parameter, you will need to ensure you set the playback's intensity mixing to Latest Takes Precedence. See the link below for more information... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/playback-settings/general Hope this helps. Edward

Hi @droiddk Many thanks for the suggestion. Speed Override does not adjust the Size of an effect, whereas Fader Controls Effect adjusts both the Speed and Size. Thanks for the suggestion Kevin. Potentially this could lead to advanced tracking options such as "track forwards to the end of "Act 1"". Edward

Hi @droiddk That is correct - when you record cues, the cues will be recorded using the tracking options at the point of recording. It therefore doesn't matter how you start recording a cue stack, as you could go and make changes with different tracking options later. We find that most people program with Cue Only, but then enable Tracking for those situations where you need to edit a value for a light, or add a new value for a light, and want that change to take affect in multiple subsequent cues. Really pleased to hear it. Edward

Hi @droiddk If you'd like to understand how the tracking options and SmartTag work together, I'd recommend watching the in-depth training video below... This is to do with SmartTag. When you have SmartTag enabled, the console is deciding what does, and what doesn't get included when you record your cues. In this situation, you have recorded six cues, where a fixture was at the same level in every cue. SmartTag has therefore taken the decision to not record this fixture into every single cue, as there is no need. Instead, it can simply be recorded in cue 1, and then track through. If you were to update any of your cues, or record a cue out of order when Cue Only is enabled, ZerOS will make sure that the cue that follows looks exactly how you programmed it. Hope this helps. Edward

Hi Thierry, No problem at all. If you have any questions, as always just let us know. Edward

Hi Thierry, The Robin 600e Spots were available in the ZerOS Library format in ZerOS 7.9.8. You therefore could have converted the fixtures in your show file to the library equivalents, in ZerOS 7.9.8 or later. Edward

Hi Thierry, In ZerOS 7.9.7 and earlier, ZerOS used the Zero 88 Global Fixture Library format, that was also used by many legacy Zero 88 consoles. In ZerOS 7.9.8, we introduced the new ZerOS Library format, which includes far more fixtures, and more importantly far more detailed information about the fixtures. This has allowed us to implement features such as multicell, plus new features coming in the next software release, that we wouldn't have previously been able to implement. Fixtures don't have to be converted, but it is recommended. Fixtures that used the "legacy" format can continue to be used in the same way. For example, the original version of the Robin 600e Spot can be downloaded from the link below... https://zero88.com/fixtures/legacy-library/Legacy library (gft41.0)/ROBE/Robin 600E Spot.ift This was described in the software release notes, and the ZerOS 7.9.8 introductory video... Hope this helps, Edward

Hi @droiddk No problem at all. Makes sense - saves an extra press of the Go button 🙂 Edward

Hi @droiddk Thank you very much for your description of what you are seeing. In this situation, you are starting a colour effect, when there is already a colour effect running. This means depending on the colour values of the previous cue, there is no guarantee the colour effect will be synchronised. To ensure a colour effect is synchronised, you will need to go into the effect, from a cue where there is no colour effect running. Therefore, if cue 1 was your Red Sparkle, and cue 2 was your Green Sparkle, you could have a cue 1.5, which stops the Red Sparkle effect, to allow you to then go into a synchronised Green Sparkle effect in cue 2. Hope this helps. Edward

Hi Thierry, If the fixture originated from the ZerOS Library, there shouldn't have been any change in fixture macro functionality. Please feel free to send us a copy of your show file where the macros didn't seem to be working correctly, and we will take a look. Please email it to support@zero88.com Edward

Hi Thierry, To clarify, the fixture macros will only be different in ZerOS 7.10, if the personality for the Robe fixture you were using previously, was NOT from the ZerOS Library. If it was a custom fixture file, or a fixture from a legacy show file, this will be a different version of the Robe fixture personality, which will have slightly different macros. Edward

Hi Thierry, Thank you for the update, glad to hear the macros are now working. When the macros were not working, had you patched this fixture from the library, or had you been using this fixture loaded from an earlier show file? If you were using the fixture from a legacy show file, the fixture may have been using a different format, and so the macros may have been different. Edward

Hi @naes I would recommend updating your console's software, to ensure you are learning an up-to-date version. Please click the link below, to download up-to-date software for Solution consoles... https://zero88.com/storage/downloads/607844fa-0fdf-401a-9e42-29c8fac4e7bf/ZerOS-7.9.9.5.zip Once downloaded, extract/unzip the files, and then copy the ZerOS .exe file (NOT Phantom ZerOS) onto a USB drive. Before updating your software, please save a copy of your console's show file to a USB drive first. To do this, please tap the SETUP button, and choose Save File. You can then save the show to a connected USB drive. Click the link below for installation instructions... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/setup/load/zeros-software Once installed, you will be able to load your show file back into the console from your USB drive if required. For more information, please see the link below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/setup/load/zeros-show-files Our live-streamed training videos are available here, which may be useful to help get you started... https://zero88.com/live I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi Steve, No problem - makes sense. Thank you - I can confirm we have received your email. If you have touchscreens that support multitouch connected to your Orb console, you will be able to use these to spread colours across your lights, by using multitouch in the colour picker. You will also be able to use multitouch in the colour picker, with the ZerOS Remote or ZerOS Monitor apps. "Capacitive" touchscreens will support multitouch. For more information, please see the link below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/desktops-windows/external-display/external-touchscreen Edward

Hi @droiddk Thank you for adding your request. In case it is useful, you can use the Speed Override control, to control just the speed of active effects. See the link below for more information… https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/special-playback-functions Edward

Hi @droiddk Really pleased to hear you have found them useful. Edward

Hi @naes Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. I have moved this topic into the Solution & Solution XL forum. The first thing I would recommend doing, is checking the software version running on your console. It is important to ensure you are running up-to-date software if you are learning the console. To confirm the current software version running on your console, please click the “Other Windows” button, found top left of the Output Window. By default, this is the window shown at the top of the external monitor. From the drop-down choose System Info. In the window that opens will be a line of text displaying the “Software Version”. Feel free to take a picture of this window and post it, and we can advise the best software version. If you haven't already, I'd recommend watching the video below... This discusses how Solution consoles operate, running ZerOS 7.9.x software and later. I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi Thierry, I have looked at the Robe Robin 600e Spot in Mode 1. If you patch this fixture, and Automatically Create Macros, you will see a [Lamp On, Fixture Non Position Reset] macro. If you select your Robin 600e Spots and tap this, this will send a Lamp On command. According to the fixture's DMX map, you will need to set the "Shutter, Strobe, Control" parameter to 0, prior to activating the fixture macros... https://www.robe.cz/res/downloads/dmx_charts/Robin_600E_Spot_DMX_charts.pdf If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi Thierry, Hope you're well. Would you be able to let me know the model and mode of your Robe fixtures? I will then be able to take a look. Edward

Hi Steve, Apologies for not replying to this thread. This feature suggestion is logged as reference number ZOS-10915 on our system. Faders is certainly one option, but it may also be worth adding + and - buttons per parameter. Edward