Edward Z88

Glad to hear it. Any questions just let me know. Edward

As Kevin says above, ZerOS wouldn't know what it is, plus Remote is currently Ethernet only on the console, not USB. Edward

Hi Chris, There a couple of known issues with the wizard. I would therefore recommend creating the fixtures outside of the wizard. From opening the Fixture Editor, choose "Create a New Fixture Type" (or just press ENTER), rather than choose "use wizard". Then double click on "Manufacturers" from the left hand side, and type your manufacturer in. Then right click under "Fixture Type", and choose "Add Fixture Type". You can then give it a name (which is used by Frogs and Jesters), and then a long name which is used by ZerOS. Fixture modes can be separated by "fixture name : mode name" (space colon space). Then go to the parameters tab from the top, right click, Add Parameter, and add each parameter in one by one. You don't have to put Special details in, however I would recommend doing so for Dimmer, Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Zoom, Focus, Pan, Tilt. For White, ZerOS name matches the parameter "White", and can then use this parameter for colour mixing. 🤦‍♂️ Thanks Kevin 🙄 😆. Actually I believe the software was made by one of ZerOS software engineers, however many moons ago, and sadly updating this software is very low priority, especially as we'd like to build it into ZerOS in future. You would still be able to do this, however using Phantom. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Terry, Please email us a copy of this message to support@zero88.com. We will then be able to investigate this to see what the cause may be. Edward

Hello, Reset Desk will not remove custom fixture files. That is why under SETUP -> Clear Options, there is also a Clear Fixture Files button. A Factory Reset however, will remove custom fixture files. I'd therefore recommend resetting the desk, not factory resetting, to allow you to still access the custom fixture files that are currently in the console. If possible, it is a good idea to collate all custom fixture files into a single fixture file, as a backup for if you need to perform a factory reset or software update. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Chris, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. Yes, as @kgallen mentions, this is done by setting all fixtures to the values you wish them to default to, and then tap RECORD, followed by tapping the Home icon. To do this you will need to record the fixtures in their colour, however at 0% intensity. To do this you will need to disable SmartTag within the Record Options. For more information, see below... http://support.zero88.com/1011707631 Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Kay, What you are after is a "hue" channel, allowing you to cycle through the hues you want using a single parameter. Unfortunately unless there is a macro/hue channel on the fixture, there wouldn't be a way of creating a hue parameter for you to then record on the console. What you could do is record a rainbow effect for your fixtures on one playback, and then set up a speed override on another playback. You could then run the rainbow effect, and the various colours would start to cycle, and you can then bring your speed override fader down to stop the effect when you get to the colour you're after. Remember speed override will affect the currently viewed playback. You could then record a separate intensity fader, and enable fader controls colour on the rainbow playback, giving you intensity on one fader, saturation from the rainbow effect playback, and then use the speed override fader to choose the hue. If you have any questions let me know. Edward

Hello, It sounds like there may be an issue with the faders. I would recommend dropping us an email to support@zero88.com, and we'll be able to advise on repair. Edward

Hi Kay, Some LED fixtures have a colour macro parameter that allows you to do exactly this, I'm guessing your fixtures don' have this? Could you simply select these fixtures, and then use the colour picker live? Edward

Hi Chris, If you drop us an email to FixtureSupport@zero88.com with details on what is missing, we’ll be able to take a look and add this in. Edward

Hi Eric, That's great, when we have an updated fixture file we will include it in a future library version release. Edward

Hello, Hopefully Kevin's suggestions help you out here, if you have any questions let us know. (Just so you're aware I have deleted your duplicate post). Edward

Hello, As Kevin and Thierry say, if you have 2 playbacks which have information for the same fixture, whichever you raise most recently controls the fixture, due to Colour, Beam and Position in playbacks mixing Latest Takes Precedence. As Kevin mentions, for better mixing, don't record whole lighting states on playbacks. Instead of having 2 colour scenes on faders, have lots of single colour scenes you can mix between. As well as achieving better mixing, this also gives you added flexibility of the lighting states you can create. Thanks very much @kgallen for linking to those. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Eric, No problem. It sounds like the fixture's manual is therefore incorrect, if you have tried the replacement fixtures and are still experiencing difficulty. You can change the RGBW defaults to 0 if you wish, to avoid the fixture coming on despite the dimmer being down. Edward

Hi Eric, I believe Keith has replied to your fixture request with an updated fixture file. Has this solved the issue? Edward

Hi Eric, This is purely for testing purposes, so you can work out what the channels do. This matches the fixture file. When you find this information, we will be able to modify the fixture file, and send it back to you. It sounds like the "Dimmer" parameter is more like a shutter. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Kay, The default fades for Intensity, Colour and Position are 3 seconds. However, the first cue in a playback will always default to a 0 second fade on intensity. This therefore gives you control of the intensity using the fader, rather than a fade automatically running. Therefore when @sossy stored this effect as a single cue on a playback, intensity was 0 seconds and position was 3, so they became out of sync. He could therefore dial out the fade time for position in that playback, or he could have changed the position defaults before storing. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Kay, That's great to hear. Thanks very much for the feedback. Edward

Hi Kay, To change the fade time defaults, tap SETUP -> Defaults -> Cue Fades. You can then set them to be the same if you wish. Edward

Hi Kay, Yes, that is correct. Right clicking a button on the front panel holds it down, until it is right clicked again. Edward

No problem, as you can see on the Legacy area on the ZerOS page there are versions still available from the past few years if you do wish to roll back. If you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hello, You can roll back the software on ZerOS consoles if you wish. ZerOS 7.9.4.3 is not currently on our website, however ZerOS 7.9.5 is... https://zero88.com/zeros#legacy Out of interest, why do you wish to downgrade? Edward

Hi Zulu, Yes, the fixture tools software was written before FLX range consoles were launched, however files made in this software are compatible with FLX range consoles. If you have any questions regarding creating fixtures, or would like us to write any files for you, send us an email to FixtureSupport@zero88.com. Edward

Hi Theirry, Thank you for your feedback. The software team are currently still investigating the cause of this. In the meantime if you have any questions let us know. Edward

Hi Jakob, No problem, yep, makes is much easier to see what fader does what, without needing to get your tape out and write on it! Edward