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  2. Best way to light a Cyc....

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Guys

     

    I'm looking for tips on the best way to light a cyc....

     

    Basically we use lots of Pars with scrollers, or Mac 300's when we can afford to hire them in :-D

     

    I'm just after some advice on how to get a nice, even spread on the cyc.... It's only 4m High and 9m Wide, but I can never get a nice, even spread :-(

     

    Any pics would help too!

     

    Moderation: Moved to Venues and Events forum.

  5. HELP!! Frog 2 First Timer....

    in Frog 2

    Posted

    ah i see, i think that makes sense...

     

    Is there any kind of tutorials about, similar to the guide done by Sam Henderson on the Frog range?

     

    Just as I get my head around one desk, we need to upgrade to a completely different one!!

     

    Also do Zero88 do the free training courses on the Frog 2?

     

    I've managed to use Phantom Frog2 to program a few memories, and all seems fine....

     

    How do i, however, make (example) cue 3, fade into cue 4 over 6 seconds? Do i just change the fade time on every fixture to 6.0?

     

    Also, i'm still not sure about this chase thing..... if i've got cues 1 to 10 on memory stack one, but want a chase to occur at cue 5, do i programme the chase in a different stack, then tell cue 5 in memory stack one to jump over to the other cue in memory stack 2?

     

    Argh, confusing!!!

  6. HELP!! Frog 2 First Timer....

    in Frog 2

    Posted

    hmmm, still very confused, but sure it will be easier once I have the desk here....

     

    So in theory i could just use the cues the way I would if on a Fat Frog?

     

    The desk is for a production of Jesus Christ Superstar, so there will be a few chases etc, bit worried about how to programme these in? Whats the Macro idea all about?

     

    Say i had a scene set of generic channels, and i have 8 Mac 205's which I want to kind of 'chase' continuously, and change colour at the same time? how would I go about programming this?

     

    thanks for all the help - it's much appreciated!

  7. HELP!! Frog 2 First Timer....

    in Frog 2

    Posted

    right, think we've found somewhere to hire the desk....

     

    Could you just elaborate on how cues are stored on the Frog 2.

     

    With the Fat Frog, i'm used to having them numbers, so for example, my last show was just cues 1 to 124...

     

    whats all this cue stcking business? Does it all work the same (ie. just keep pressing GO to the next cue?)

     

    Sorry for all the stupid questions, but I want to get on top of this so I kind of know what i'm doing when the desk arrives!!

     

    Thanks

  9. HELP!! Frog 2 First Timer....

    in Frog 2

    Posted

    i've got the quick start guide....

     

    Programming fixtures etc seems fine, but how about the generic stuff? Do i just choose the dimmer pack i need and then just use the faders for each channels?

     

    Amazingly it seems the simplest functions are the ones worrying me!!!

     

    Thanks K-Nine.

  10. HELP!! Frog 2 First Timer....

    in Frog 2

    Posted

    Please help guys!

     

    we are hiring in a Frog 2 for our Production in July.

     

    We currently use a Fat Frog, and I will only have 4 days or so to get used to, and programme up the Frog 2.

     

    I'll be using about 72 Generic channels, 12 moving heads, 12 colour scrollers, 2 haze, and 2 smoke machines.

     

    my question is, am I being stupid? Will i need more time than this to get used to it and programme it up? I'm very confident with programming the Fat Frog, but I'd imagine the Frog 2 is a whole new ball game....

     

    Please advise!!!!

     

    Thanks

  12. Assign Fixtures

    in Frog Range MK1

    Posted

    I still cant manage to get the superuser menu up...

     

    I right click on + and - to make them red, then click enter, nothing happens?

     

    I do the same, then right click again on + and - to take the red dot away, and nothing - getting confused!

     

    Thanks

  17. Software Update - problems installing it

    in Frog Range MK1

    Posted

    Tried to upgrade mine this morning, but it's having none of it. Formatted the disc in the Frog, copied the files from PC onto it, power off, put in disc, power on, does a little pre-loader to 100%, then just carrys on with normal start up.

     

    I've checked the OS on the Frog, it's still 8. something.

     

    Where have I gone wrong!?

     

    Thanks

  23. Frog Trade-in !

    in Frog Range MK1

    Posted

    I know it may be a bit optimistic, but maybe there should be some sort of trade-in scheme.

     

    We bought a Fat Frog a few years back, but now need something bigger. A trade in would be ideal, but as usual, the local suppliers aren't interested :-(

     

    All I want is a Frog 2 :cry:

  24. Cant get the macs to work with audio input!

    in Frog Range MK1

    Posted

    I asked this on the old forum but can't find it now...

     

    I need my generics and macs to do random (FROG) things in time with a music input.

     

     

    I also want this on a submaster (this bit relates to my previous post a few minutes ago) so the 100% on the sub turns the chase on in time with the audio input, and 0% obviously turns it off

     

    Any help much appreciated!

     

    thanks

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