SimonH
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How do I use the REMDIM via the remote software as I mainly use it whilst focussing?
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Hi Jon,
Sorry to hear about your colleague.
I did try the technical support number and it just rang and the night service via the main number wasn't any better.
Simon
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great thanks.
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Well that was fun. An hour and a half before the start of the final dress rehearsal I have to reboot the desk to reset the external monitor as it wasn't behaving itself. I save the show to USB before shutting down. When I re-boot it doesn't find the show and decides that it a fresh show with no patch.
That's ok I thought I'll just load the show from the USB I have been regularly saving the show to but NO it has corrupted that as well and I am left with no show at all!!
A quick look at the support page for Zero88 only to find no reference to out of hours support and no way of getting any help. I try Jon but he is on unavailable until 17th April and he suggests I contact the office if it's urgent!!
Looking at both Strand and ETC they both have 24/7 support. I'm not saying my file could have been repaired but next time I specify a desk for anything this will have a huge impact on my decision.
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copy the attributes on one fixture to another? (like the @copyfrom on the old strand desks)
REMDIM?
Thanks
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We don't generally update manuals every software release, only when there are significant changes. Release Notes are used to document the smaller changes.
The latest FLX manual is ZerOS 7.9.1, and there aren't any major new features for FLX in ZerOS 7.9.2.
ok thanks
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Do you know when the user manual will catch up with the software release?
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Hi Kevin,
All working thank you. Even sorted my chases not triggering. I can only assume the raise lower were disabled as I had imported the show from a solution.
Cheers, Simon
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Ok thanks for that, will have a try next time I'm in.
Cheers Simon
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trying to get my head around the flx and not succeeding!
I want to be able to record a scene onto one playback and a different scene onto another and be able to crossfade between them.
Once I have recorded the scenes raising the fader does nothing until I press the button under it and it then snaps to the state. When I drop the fader it doesn't release the cue and so the colours are captured. The next fader does the same thing except it has no effect on the colours until I release the first playback and then that won't work.
Can you tell me what might be wrong as this has to be possible otherwise the desk is a bit useless to a lot of our companies.
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Hi SimonH,
Can you email me the showfile and I'll take a look and get it working for you.
Jon
Hi Jon
I have created a simple chase as per the instuctions and put the trigger and release on cues in the main stack.
The chase works when triggered on playback 1 but not when running the main cue stack.
File attached.
Simon
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Hi Rob,
You create the chase on a separate playback, and then use a "macro" to trigger and release it during your cues.
On the cue you want to trigger the chase, go to the "Cue Settings" cell and press Enter. Now choose "Macros", choose "Add" next to trigger, and select the chase. Click OK on both windows.
On the cue you want to release the chase (it might be the next cue, or several cues later), do exactly the same, but choose "Add" next to release instead, and select the same chase.
I've tried this and the chase works but isn't triggered by the macro in the main cue stack.
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100% agree it's past the point of needing it now, and I'll get you an updated one tomorrow.
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I have started a new topic so it doesn't get lost in the pinned one.
Can we have a date please for the release of the user manual that will actually refer to all the new elements with the new software?
It is a lovely desk and I am enjoying using it but at the moment I wouldn't recommend people buying it as there is so little in the way of reference material to actually work out how to use it.
You wouldn't except this when buying a new TV.
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I have replied directly to Simon as I will be at his venue in 10 days time - and looking forward to using the FLX and the new waterproof LEDs.
Reading between the lines and imagining what Simon is trying to achieve and why he wishes to have the LEDs colours on individual playbacks, I think I can see the potential issues. This "need" is something I appreciate as I would use this on most of the shows I do - especially ones at his venue.
The scenario is this................ Shows that need a standard theatrical cue stack that has been programmed (usually very rushed) to get basic states into the desk (possibly including movers) and then additional states "busked" over the top to be either recorded as the improved state during the first performance or simply used as "live effects". On modern desks, using LEDs as fixtures will not easily produce the same effect as having each colour produced by a stand alone "parcan" in a primary colour on a separate generic dimmer, which is the effect we are actually after (I think this is the root of the question).
The "luddite" solution is to patch the LEDs as a series of individual channels and then using playbacks and groups to mix the colours as required. This way, during the show you can easily creep in the colours you need subtly and re-record if needed.
I have tried the fixture route with the FLX (and the competition) and whilst I would love to be corrected, I think Kgallen's reply above probably sums up the difficulty in getting all the parameters and settings correct.
If there is a way of achieving what Simon and I are after, I would love to hear it.
Thanks
Alan
ok, so I have loaded your file Alan and it seems to be working in the way I expected although not the way I wanted as each playback pulls down the level of the previous one. If you have 2 faders at 60% say and bring one of them down, the colour remains fixed so it doesn't leave the single playback active.
There sems to be an issue with the way I am plotting the playbacks as the ones in your file operate straight away whereas mine need the flash button to load them which is what is grabbing the colour. If I clear that playback I get control of yours again but not mine until I press the flash button again.
So I'm back to my original question - 'What am I doing wrong?'
I've attached the file with both types of playback recorded.
Thanks
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Hi,
All I did with the 3 PB's was start with a clear plot and select all the LED's via a group. I put the intensities at 100 as nothing seem to be stored if I didn't.
So the first PB was with all LED's in red. I then pressed 'clear' twice and repeated the process with blue and green.
When trying to play back the colour remained as the last selected even after pressing 'shift clear'
This is all being done with primaries at the moment but I can't how it will be different if I plotted a day state and a night state on 2 separate playbacks.
What I'm really trying to achieve is what was possible on the Solution as submasters before it went wrong!!
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Hi Jon, file attached as requested. I'm sure it's something simple I'm doing wrong!
Cheers, Simon
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I'm running 15 RGBW pars and if I plot a state in cue stack 1 that has all in blue and then a state in stack 2 that all are red, the cue stacks don't recall the colour. If I select them and change colour so say green and then clear everything, the cue stacks just bring them up as green.
Why is the colour not being recalled with the cue stack?
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Hi,
Thanks do much for the reply works perfectly. Been away for a few weeks hence the slow reply!
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is blind only available in the current output playback? If available on others how do you load it into blind?
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I am running 7.8.2.4 and have an iphone 3 which works well but has a very cracked screen so bought an iphone 4. This works ok but the wheel don't appear. What could be wrong?
any ideas on this?
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Great thanks Jon. Will get myself one of those so I'm ready for the software update.
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I am running 7.8.2.4 and have an iphone 3 which works well but has a very cracked screen so bought an iphone 4. This works ok but the wheel don't appear. What could be wrong?
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Is there a new list for compatible screens as everything seems very out of date?
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When you put selected fixtures in a palette colour it shows that name as the colour which is very helpful as we don't have a copy from function. Only trouble is that it doesn't show the name if a filter is selected. Is there any way this could be made to work?