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What would you like to see in ZerOS?


Jon Hole

What would you like to see in ZerOS?  

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  1. 1. What would you like to see in ZerOS?

    • Comprehensive Copy & Move on FLX / FLX S
    • Discrete timings on FLX (apply specific timings to specific parameters)
    • Improve effects engine
    • Intensity fanning
    • Pixel Mapping / Matrix
    • ‘Learn’ functionality (eg auto-populate auto-follow wait times)
    • Improved macros
    • "Looks" palettes (single palette with ICBSP info)
    • Channel select via palettes (if no fixtures are selected, selecting a palette selects relevant palettes)
    • Exclusive Playbacks (a playback not affected by GM, RemDim, Inhibits, other Playbacks, and not recorded into cues)
    • Ability to create RGB faders more easily
    • Rig plan layout (show fixtures where they’re physically located)
    • Stage Sizing (touch-based interface to move fixtures to specific stage locations)
    • Undo functionality
    • Ability to update multi cells simultaneously (eg, update fade time of multiple cues)
    • Custom desktop layouts on FLX / FLX S
    • Refreshed user interface (new skin)
    • Improved power control (eg, ability to switch relay power to a fixture / whole rig via a dedicated UI, without eating into fixture limitations)
    • Multi-keyboard support (eg AZERTY etc)
    • CSV import / improved export
    • ASCII Export
    • User accounts (with different levels of controls and access)
    • Multi-console (ability for multiple consoles to work simultaneously on a single show)
    • Multilingual
    • Storage of multiple show files on FLX
    • Park parameters
    • Partial file load
    • macOS version of Phantom ZerOS
    • Trigger outputs (e.g., OSC, MIDI, Vision.Net - to trigger 3rd Party devices from the console)
    • Reporting & monitoring of RDM Sensors etc
    • RDMnet & LLRP support
    • Dimming curves
    • Global Palettes (added 10/10/22)


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Hi @Ed75

54 minutes ago, Ed75 said:

Hi all, is there any idea about the adding of OSC-functionality?

In a word, yes. OSC input is now very high up our internal list of features to implement.

Currently, ZerOS only supports Vision.Net network triggers to trigger cues.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Edward

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Thank for your answer! I am really looking forward to this!!

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  • 8 months later...
On 4/10/2022 at 9:01 AM, Jon Hole said:

ZerOS 7.11 has been released which fulfils "Colour mixing with mutli-emiter LEDs (eg, Amber, UV, Lime, Cyan etc)" - so I've removed this option from the poll. At the time, it was at 8.83% with 25 votes, making it the highest voted feature. 

On 8/31/2022 at 4:24 PM, Jon Hole said:

ZerOS 7.13 has been released which fulfils "Fixture builder within ZerOS" (6.82% with 21 votes) and "GDTF support" (0.65% with 2 votes) - so I've removed these options from the poll.

 ZerOS 7.14 has been released which fulfils "OSC triggering" so I've removed this option from the poll. At the time, it was at 2.56% with 8 votes. I've reached out to those who voted for "DMX In over ethernet" (1.6% with 5 votes) to ask if their need was just "DMX In", or specifically "over ethernet" (as we didn't differentiate between these). Based on the feedback, I believe the DMX In functionality introduced in ZerOS 7.14 mostly fulfils this need and so I have removed this option from the poll too - we can always add it back if there's a specific need for DMX In over ethernet.

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1 hour ago, Jon Hole said:

  ZerOS 7.14 has been released which fulfils "OSC triggering" so I've removed this option from the poll. At the time, it was at 2.56% with 8 votes. I've reached out to those who voted for "DMX In over ethernet" (1.6% with 5 votes) to ask if their need was just "DMX In", or specifically "over ethernet" (as we didn't differentiate between these). Based on the feedback, I believe the DMX In functionality introduced in ZerOS 7.14 mostly fulfils this need and so I have removed this option from the poll too - we can always add it back if there's a specific need for DMX In over ethernet.

So does this mean that there is no prospect of an OSC output (to trigger external equipment) in the next version of ZerOS?  Specifically, that will run on a Solution.  

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1 hour ago, Muller Light said:

So does this mean that there is no prospect of an OSC output (to trigger external equipment) in the next version of ZerOS?

There are currently no plans to support OSC output in the next version of ZerOS.

MIDI Out is on the poll above, but has a fairly low number of votes, so sending trigger commands from the console is currently fairly low-down the priority list.

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1 hour ago, Muller Light said:

So does this mean that there is no prospect of an OSC output (to trigger external equipment)

21 minutes ago, Edward Z88 said:

MIDI Out is on the poll above, but has a fairly low number of votes

Now we have OSC, I've reworded this poll option to be more inclusive: "Trigger outputs (e.g., OSC, MIDI, Vision.Net - to trigger 3rd Party devices from the console)". @Muller Light - get voting!

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2 hours ago, Erics said:

So now we get rig plan layout with pixel mapping an new effects in the nex Update 😀🙂🙃

On 10/18/2021 at 11:27 AM, Jon Hole said:

please remember that this forum is one of many methods we use to collate feedback. Therefore, we’re not guaranteeing that we will develop the highest-voted features within this topic.

We'll see 🙂

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On 7/13/2023 at 2:13 PM, Erics said:

So now we get rig plan layout with pixel mapping an new effects in the nex Update 😀🙂🙃

This would be great. I‘m waiting for this for years now 😏

especially Pixel mapping.

But also effect! I still don‘t understand why someone would want to change effect speed and size  if you chose your fader to be „Fader controls effect“!

Maybe an easy „fix“ would be to create a option in the desk defaults settings if you want the fader to control fx speed or size or both. 

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11 hours ago, Sven76 said:

But also effect! I still don‘t understand why someone would want to change effect speed and size  if you chose your fader to be „Fader controls effect“!

The purpose of Fader Controls, for all attributes including Effects, is that you can raise a playback fader, to transition fixtures from their current values to the recorded values. If Fader Controls Effect didn’t control both Speed and Size, the fader couldn’t be used as a subtle crossfader - you’d either see the Size or Speed snap in upon raising the fader.

Dedicated Speed and Size masters are a separate feature, that are on the todo list. This is covered under the “Improve Effects” item in the poll. 

As mentioned previously, Speed Override faders can currently be used as Speed Masters. 

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Improve FX engine:

BPM-tempo sync for FX speed would be great, making synchronization between effect-speed and musical tempo visible. There's a direct connection between frequency of the waveform and BPM-tempo. Selectable multipliers (1/4, 1/2, 1, 2x, 4x) could then decide how the effect will react to the BPM-tempo. This kind of multiplier could also be an interesting feature for chases (when controlled by global BPM one chase could rund faster than the other).

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Hi @netzton

Welcome to the forum.

25 minutes ago, netzton said:

would it be possible to display the loaded show file (filename) to the "Dimmer screen"? (top, right)

As I work with a lot of different show files it would be good to see which show file is loaded.

Thanks very much for your suggestion. This enhancement is logged as reference number ZOS-4947 on our software tracking system. I have made note of your request for this.

Please let us know if you have any questions.

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