beta pack as a fixture

[torch1972]

We have a a fat frog and chilliPro that control the lighting rig. I want to run a beta pack onstage. I want to run the beta pack though the fixtures, I tried writing software with frog editor but only use dimmer once, What can i do? to create the right software?

[Kirkup_xp]

Hi

 

You can only have one HTP dimmer channel in any fixture. You can however have multiple Colour, Beamshape or Position parameters. So, you could set your fixture up like this:

 

Dimmer: DMX 1 (Brightness)

Dimmr2: DMX 2 (Beamshape)

Dimmr3: DMX 3 (Beamshape)

Dimmr4: DMX 4 (Beamshape)

Dimmr5: DMX 5 (Beamshape)

Dimmr6: DMX 6 (Beamshape)

 

The problem you will have using this fixture is that Dimmers 2 to 6 will follow the LTP Fade Time and the Beamshape action (Fade/Snap). These parameters will also be treated LTP so raising a submaster with them programmed at 0 will force the dimmers to 0.

 

A better way to do this (assuming you're not using the fixtures for moving heads, etc), is to patch a single "Dimmer" to each of the first 6 fixtures. There are profiles in the fixture library already for <Conventional> Dimmer. Patch these to fixtures 1 to 6 and these will work as expected. Bear in mind that if you press HOME these channels will snap to full.

 

Hope this helps.

 

 

 

 

 

Peter