frostyboy

I have programmed a UDK as a light setting and use the flash button to flash the light on. Is there a way to have an existing lighting state live and use the UDK button to flash it off instead of on?

Thank you. I've managed that now. The fader button needs to be on playbacks and the dimmer up on that playback. Then when I press the playback button it sequences through the cues. I've recorded the effect I want on 8 cues, set to continue from previous cue with a short time delay. So they run through beautifully. I then read a post by Edward Z88 on triggering that playback stack from one master cue. I can't get that to trigger. I create an empty master cue by having an empty output window and recording. I select the master cue settings. Add a macro trigger of cue stack 1 (my playback) and the recorded cue has no fade in or fade out, just the settings listed as Trigger. When I hit the go button, nothing happens. Edit... I've now discovered that it will only trigger in the master playback cue list if I have primed it by previously raising and then lowering the playback dimmer prior to the trigger. After that it does not work again without going through the same routine! There must be a setting for this!

Thanks for all that Edward. I think I'm mostly getting there now. I have achieved the effects manually by creating a series of on and b/o cues timed to automatically run through at fractions of a second apart. It looks great if not elegant in the cue stack. I would have liked to record these to a single playback and then trigger that from a single cue in master playback to make it tidier, but for some reason when I try to record a number of cues to the same playback button they do not record. I've tried different ways to do this and still can't achieve it. Sounds as though I'm a bit dim but I'm not. Just can't find out what the issue is. I set (let's say) dimmers 25 & 26 to max. Press record. Press (let's say) playback 1 which is flashing. I set a blackout, all dimmers and lights off. Press record. Press playback 1 which is not flashing. Click create cue2. The do the same again with lights on. When I try to play back, each press of playback button1 advances the cues down the stack but there are no lights at all. Just blackouts. Frostyboy.

No, I have the option to install a manually downloaded library in the settings. I have 32 fixtures installed from the library at the moment but they had to be just from the list and they are just PAR64. The Student version is available for anyone to download legitimately. It works fine too. Just doesn't have my fixture.

I wonder if it's because it's the Student version! Just checked the website and that is the reason. I don't know if I could import that bit of library if someone had it!

That's what I meant kg. No mention of Strand of any lights in the Capture library, and I have updated to the latest version. I have checked all the other manufacturers for a similar spec but there isn't one. frostyboy

Brilliant thank you kg. Up and running. Although I still can't find Strand Quartet in the fixtures list! Frostyboy

Thank you kg. I'm downloading Capture. Is Dockhouse a separate plugin or something? I've only seen it mentioned as Dockhouse Capture! Also, I can't remember until I go back to the desk what our fixtures are listed as on the physical board. Some of our lights are Strand Quartet PC F650 but they are not in the fixtures list on Phantom. Any idea what they can be put in as please?

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I can see the sense in what you say. No effect cue set to go with the previous cue and a delay of a couple of seconds would answer the not ending problem. I did record the 2 lights to a user defined key and that works perfectly to manually flash the lights. What would be perfect though would be if I knew how to create my own 'effect' so that it was exactly how I wanted it instead of the preset lightning effect. I'm sure there is a way, maybe with waveforms, but it is beyond my early use ability. Kor maybe a macro!) I've been using Phantom to try and familiarise myself with the board, but it is very limiting not being able to see the results of the settings (like on Edward's videos) without the Dock house Capture, which I assume costs a fortune. Frostyboy

I watched the video last night on groups and effects and found it fascinating. I need to create a lightning flash using 2x halogen floods outside a window. (On stage) I created a group of the two lights then switched to the effects panel and tapped lightning. (I must say I find the combination uses of channel dimmer/playback button/record/master go buttons very confusing for the best way of programming). I recorded the effect to playback 48 and it played ok. The problem is, it didn't/won't stop. Creating and starting the next cue, even a blackout cue didn't stop it and I couldn't find the settings I needed which would stop it. I only need the lights to flash for 3 or four flashes. The lightning effect flashes are varied in intensity and time, but I can't think how to create my own intensity/time flash effect. I sometimes have a similar issue where a couple of lights on stage are lit without asking for them. I can raise and lower the relevant dimmers and they stop, but the clear light comes on and when I tap it the lights come back on again. I can't figure out how to prevent this. The second thing I need to do is at exactly the same time as the lightning strike I need to flicker the lights in the room. Whereas the lightning is lights off then flash on, this is the opposite with the lights on and a flicker to off then on again. I can't think how to achieve this now we don't have a flash button. Any suggestions for this newbie would be very welcome. Thank you Frostyboy

Thanks kgallen. The board is the Solution XL. I do notice in the manual that it says "The Solution & Solution XL saves the show automatically to its internal memory at regular intervals." However, I cannot find how to access the saves.

We have a Zero88 board and a new operator has accidentally deleted the entire cue stack instead of a single cue. Is there a way to recover it from internal memory. I can't see anything in the manual on the subject. Thanks for any help. David