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  1. zeros functionality question for Solution

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @Ed75

    15 hours ago, Ed75 said:

    I just wondered if one could change values (of the same attribute) in more than one cue at once.

    By allowing that change to track, yes.

    In the example below, I have double-clicked on fixture 2's intensity value in cue 3, which is currently @ 0%...

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    I am given the option to remove the value cue only, meaning the next cue's value stays as it is, or remove the value with tracking, meaning changes from previous cues can track through. I am also given the option to edit the value. In the example below, I have edited the intensity to 20%...

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    This intensity change then tracks down through subsequent cues. This logic also applies to all other parameters that may have been recorded.

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  2. zeros functionality question for Solution

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @Ed75

    Thanks very much for the update. Pleased to hear you were able to pick up a Solution console.

    31 minutes ago, Ed75 said:

    Going through it, and trying to find everything, I found the "Fixture levels window"  Is this only a Solution thing? or also on the FLX? Couldn't really find the answer in the manual or this forum.

    The "Fixture Levels" window is available on Solution series and Orb series consoles. It is not available on FLX series consoles.

    32 minutes ago, Ed75 said:

    Is there any possibility of selecting several cues and editing a value in all these cues at once? Like sort of spreadsheet behaviour? I couldn't find it, and maybe this is not possible, would be a nice feature. I can imagine it is not possible because of tracking-issues?  

    The Fixture Levels window can be used as a "track sheet", to allow you to edit cue values in spreadsheet form. This allows you to make a change to a value in a cue, and then decide whether to make the change cue-only or with tracking. 

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  4. Concerts busking experiences

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi @tomaspokorny

    Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum.

    17 hours ago, tomaspokorny said:

    Hello, after two years of use I am satisfied, but In case your programmer gets bored 🤣:

    Thank you very much for taking the time to share your thoughts. It is much appreciated.

    17 hours ago, tomaspokorny said:
    • It would be great if we could work better with fixture groups. For example, to be able to store the intensity of the whole group in the cue instead of individual fixtures. By adding fixture to a group, the lights would automatically appear in the saved cue.  Can't do that now, or am I wrong?

    Thank you for this suggestion. Individual fixtures can be recorded into cues, and the fixture's intensities can reference the level recorded in a group. If the intensity level in the group is updated, the cues update too...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/groups/referencing-intensity-groups

    However, if you update a group to add a fixture, this fixture wouldn't automatically be added into all cues that were recorded using the group.

    If you need to add another fixture, and you want it to always respond like an existing identical fixture, you could simply use a single fixture number of the console, but add additional DMX addresses to it...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/fixture-schedule/edit-dmx-address

    17 hours ago, tomaspokorny said:
    • Option to save a simple cue to a tile on the screen (same design as the groups)? Simple scenes - e.g. hazers....  take fader space unnecessarily.

    Cues can't currently be accessed through onscreen tiles. However, you can record "snapshot palettes", which may achieve what you're after. Please see the link below for more information...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/palettes/recording-palettes

    17 hours ago, tomaspokorny said:
    • It would be great if the fade time was not ignored when pressing the flash button.  It would come in handy sometimes, especially when releasing the button (e.g. blinder fadeout).

    This is an enhancement we would like to implement in a future software update. This feature request is logged as reference number ZOS-9979 on our system.

    17 hours ago, tomaspokorny said:
    • GDTF format support is great. But, If I replace old custom fixture file with enhanced ones from GDTF, Playbacks stop working and I must recreate them.  (The controls are the same, but for example the colour ranges or gobos are named)

    If you can email your show file to support@zero88.com along with your fixture files, we will be able to investigate this further.

    17 hours ago, tomaspokorny said:
    1. Isn't the "Press to enter setup" text on the faders unnecessary? Wouldn't it be better to list, for example, the name of actual CUE?

    In the Faders window, the current functionality of pressing the onscreen playbacks is displayed. This option can be changed in Setup -> Settings -> Operational. I have logged your suggestion to add cue names to the onscreen playbacks in the Faders window. This enhancement is logged as reference number ZOS-8875.

    Thanks again for taking the time to share your suggestions. If you have any questions, please let us know.

    Edward

  7. Output window - scaling?

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi @drscoop

    Hope you're well.

    12 hours ago, drscoop said:

    Phantom ZerOS and, I think, our FLX S 24 shows 13 fixtures per row and I wonder if it can be scaled to show 12 per row, so each row mirrors the physical desk layout?  I've seen other desks @ 12 wide and wondered how to change the scaling?

    The Output window on the FLX S internal touchscreen is formatted to 12 fixtures wide. The Output window on external desktops is formatted to 24 fixtures wide.

    If you are seeing fixture number 13 top-right of your Output Window, are you missing a fixture number between 1-12? If so, fixture 13 will have bumped up a row.

    Hope this helps.

    Edward

  8. Renumbering Cues on Jester 12/24

    in Jester Range

    Posted

    Hi @DaveB

    Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum.

    9 minutes ago, DaveB said:

    randomly created the cue stack during rehearsals so the cue list numbering is all over the place. Is there a way I can renumber all the cues back to 1:1?

    There is no way of automatically renumbering memories on Jester consoles.

    You would need to manually re-record the lighting states to the required memory numbers. 

    Edward

  9. Défilement des cues

    in FLX

    Posted

    Bonjour,

    La lecture principale est "Playback 0". Il s'agit donc d'une lecture séparée, à laquelle appartiennent le fader et le bouton go de la lecture principale.

    Si vous souhaitez utiliser le Master Playback pour contrôler un autre playback, vous pouvez copier ou déplacer un playback sur le Master Playback. Cela écraserait les cues déjà stockés sur le Master Playback, vous pouvez donc déplacer les cues du Master Playback vers un autre playback en premier.

    Pour copier une lecture à une autre, veuillez consulter le lien ci-dessous...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/copying

    Pour passer d'une lecture à une autre, veuillez consulter le lien ci-dessous...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/moving

    J'espère que ça aide. Si vous avez des questions, veuillez nous en informer.

     

    Hello,

    The Master Playback is "Playback 0". It is therefore a separate playback, which the master playback's fader and go button belong to.

    If you wish to use the Master Playback to control a different playback, you could copy or move a playback onto the Master Playback. Doing this would overwrite the cues already stored on the Master Playback, so you may wish to move the cues on the Master Playback to a different playback first.

    To copy one playback to another, please see the link below...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/copying

    To move one playback to another, please see the link below...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/moving

    I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please let us know.

    Edward

  10. Transferring cue stack from showfile

    in ORB & ORB XF

    Posted

    Hi Alex,

    23 minutes ago, AlexSky said:

    is it possible to transfer the playback (cue stack) from 1 to 2?

    In a word: No.

    Unfortunately it is not possible to "export" a single playback from one show file, and import it into another show file. Show files are entirely separate, and cannot be merged.

    Edward

  11. Colour Palettes: Picking a Palette up from the Lee Buttons doesn't update the fixture

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi Brett,

    11 minutes ago, penlec said:

    Ah, I thought I had done exactly what you said, but I hadn't reselected the Chauvet at the higher level! All is working now, many many thanks.

    No problem at all.

    11 minutes ago, penlec said:

    Incidently when one updates the types all the descriptions are written over, is there anyone to keep the descriptions when changing the type

    Currently upon changing fixture type, the replacement fixture's model name will be used as the fixture's name. 

    In the next software update, ZerOS 7.14, ZerOS will apply the original fixture's custom name to the replacement fixture, upon changing fixture type.

    If you have any questions, please let me know.

    Edward

  12. Colour control: works with encoder wheel but not with colour palette?

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Mike,

    7 minutes ago, MikeF said:

    I can only imagine that the Colour Palettes had been manually updated previously by others - I'm not sure how to do this. 

    To do this, select your Intimidator Hybrid 140SR fixtures, and tap the COLOUR key. Then tap on the button in the middle of the "Colour Wheel" encoder, to view the available slots of the colour wheel. Then tap the first colour, tap UPDATE, and then choose the relevant automatic colour on the touchscreen. This chosen colour slot will then be added to the chosen automatic colour palette. You can then repeat this for the remaining slots of the colour wheel.

    9 minutes ago, MikeF said:

    Presumably, if we used the current library personality, everything should be fine?

    That's correct - the up-to-date Intimidator Hybrid 140SR fixture is already included in the automatic colour palettes.

    10 minutes ago, MikeF said:

    I'm guessing that upgrading will require full re-patch?

    After updating the console's software, you will be able to load your show file back into the console from a USB drive. After doing this, you can then use the Fixture Schedule, to "upgrade" all of the fixtures in your show file, to the latest versions of the fixtures from the library.

    Please see the link below for more information...

    https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/fixture-schedule/change-fixture#upgrade

    I hope this helps, if you have any questions, please let us know.

    Edward

  13. Colour Palettes: Picking a Palette up from the Lee Buttons doesn't update the fixture

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi Brett,

    If you have loaded a show file from an earlier software version into ZerOS 7.13, you may find you need to "upgrade" the fixtures, to enable them to work with the latest colour filters.

    To do this, tap the SETUP key, to take you to the Fixture Schedule. Along the bottom of the Fixture Schedule, you should see there is a tab to select all of the Slimpars. Is the tab red? If so, tap the "Change All Fixtures" tab at the top of the Fixture Schedule. Then from the window that opens, choose the latest version of the fixture from the library, shown in white text. You should see that the previously chosen fixture is highlighted in red, indicating the fixture file was from your show file, not the latest library. You can then click OK, and ZerOS will upgrade the selected fixtures to the latest version you chose from the library.

    This up-to-date version of the fixture will then be compatible with the latest filter information.

    If you have any questions, please let us know.

    Edward

  14. Colour control: works with encoder wheel but not with colour palette?

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Mike,

    3 hours ago, MikeF said:

    I imported the personalities for the ColorSource spots and LEDJ Performer 36 LEDs from the legacy fixture library, then auto created colour palettes and both types of fixtures worked as expected.

    Thanks for the update. Pleased to hear it.

    3 hours ago, MikeF said:

    we have 12 Chauvet Hybrid 140SR fixtures, also running on non-library personalities (i.e. showing in red on the fixture schedule) installed previously by others which we were then unable to change the colours on using the colour palettes and we were also unable to control other features. These worked fine before.

    Had the Automatic Colour Palettes been manually updated, to add in the relevant Colour Wheel slots of the Intimidator Hybrid 140SR? If so, these manual edits will have been cleared upon choosing "Automatically Create Colour Palettes". You will therefore need to manually update the colour palettes, to add in the Intimidator Hybrid 140SR colour wheel. What other parameters are you having difficulty controlling?

    3 hours ago, MikeF said:

    I think the interim solution might be to install the latest fixture library. Not sure if I'm being dense but I can't see how to download the fixture library from the website?

    The latest fixture library is not fully backwards compatible with previous software. It is therefore not provided on our website as a separate download. ZerOS Library 3.3 comes preinstalled with ZerOS 7.13 software.

    If you have any questions, please let us know.

    Edward

  15. Chase Effect for Large Quantity of Fixtures

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Alex,

    Hope you're well.

    3 hours ago, scottydog75 said:

    I've got a show coming up next week where we will be fixing 300 RGB LED 'pixels' as decoration on the prosceinum arch. I am specifically trying to create an effect of a single pixel or a few pixels chasing up the SL leg, across the arch, and down the SR leg.

    We got all the LEDs and FLX out for a test at home this past weekend and had a good play! 

    Sounds like a lot of fun!

    Firstly, how do you plan to patch this? Are you likely to want to regularly control the proscenium arch in groups of pixels? If so, it would be worth patching a generic "LED - RGB Multicell" fixture that works for the way you want to group the pixels. For example, you could just patch a pair of 150-cell fixtures, meaning you use just two fixtures on your console to control all 300 pixels. Or, you could patch 10, 30-cell fixtures. Doing this, means you can select the 10 fixtures, and run the effects across the fixtures rather than cells, to very easily run effects across groups of 30 pixels.

    3 hours ago, scottydog75 said:

    The only negative of having so many fixtures is when the Chaser 1/8 effect is applied, this will illuminate quite a tens of fixtures at any one time. Ideally I guess I need something like a Chaser 1/16 or 1/32! Does anyone have any clever ideas to reduce the 'tail' on this effect, other than creating a custom 300 step chase (not really feasible..!)

    3 hours ago, kgallen said:

    If you have the full FLX (which I think you do) then I think you have to look to the Waveform editor rather than the built-in effects.

    Like usual, I am agreeing with Kevin on this one. For this, I think I'd be tempted to have a play with adding a Waveform to the pixel's intensity. Try adding a "Uni blink" Function, and give it a speed of 10 to keep things slow whilst you work it out. Set Size to 100, and then hold SHIFT, and keep dialling Offset, until you start to see what you're after. If you keep dialling Offset with SHIFT held, you will end up with the effect "wrapping", where you can see the effect begin again, before the previous pixels have finished. So it'll be a case of playing around to see what works. Even with a "Uni Blink" function, you will not be able to achieve individual pixels flashing on and off when running across this number of fixtures.

    Once you've got an effect you're happy with, record it as a custom effect palette.

    3 hours ago, scottydog75 said:

    other than creating a custom 300 step chase (not really feasible..!)

    In all seriousness, it might be worth playing with creating yourself a macro, that turns off the current pixel, selects the next pixel, and records it as a cue in a chase. You could then run this macro multiple times, so the console builds your chase for you.

    So, record the following to a macro: "@ ., Next, @@, RECORD ENTER". Then to use it, type "1.1 @@ RECORD ENTER" to record your first step. From there run the macro to record the remaining 299 cues. As this example uses RECORD ENTER, you'll need to be viewing your chase playback you would like the cues to be recorded into.

    To keep the macro looping, record two empty cues to an empty playback, turn this playback into a chase, and add the macro to one of the cues. Run the chase at a speed the console can keep up with, and then make a cup of tea and let the console do the work!

    Edward

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  17. Output Window Setup->Show Fixture Section

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @penlec

    10 minutes ago, penlec said:

    In the latest user manual it seems that the implementation for Legacy one cannot get at?

    Features that are specific to Orb series and Solution series are not included in the ZerOS online manual. These features should be detailed in the original product manuals.

    In this instance the "Show Fixture Section" option was omitted from the Solution manual.

    Edward

  18. Leapfrog 48 remote GO

    in Leap Frog 48 & 96

    Posted

    Hi @TimC

    1 hour ago, TimC said:

    I would like to be able to remotely send a GO cue to the board. Don’t have the SMPTE/MIDI/CAN/REMOTES UPGRADE KIT and doubt I will ever find one. Now the ZerOS Monitor obviously can do this but it suggests to me that it might be possible to send a message from my pc via Ethernet, any ideas?

    I use Show Cue System for sound including sending control messages to my sound desk.

    There are currently two methods of triggering cues over the network: ZerOS Remote Apps, and Vision.Net commands.

    Vision.Net is an architectural lighting control protocol, based on simple UDP broadcast commands. I don't believe SCS has the ability to send native Vision.Net commands. However, it may allow you to send raw UDP messages. This is something you'd need to investigate. If it does, please send us an email to support@zero88.com, and I can provide more information on how you could write your own Vision.Net commands. These commands could then be fired from an SCS cue, and received by your console.

    If you have any questions, please let us know.

    Edward

  19. Output Window Setup->Show Fixture Section

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @penlec

    Hope you're well.

    21 hours ago, penlec said:

    I couldn't find any information on what this does (Show Fixture Section)

    The "Show Fixture Section" option, is a legacy option that used to allow you to hide the parameter table at the bottom of the Output window. This option no longer functions. It is still present to indicate the setting in legacy show files.

    12 hours ago, kgallen said:

    Which console is that on? I don't recognise it as a form on FLX so maybe you're on Solution/Leap Frog/ORB?

    The "Output Window Setup" option is only available on Solution and Orb consoles. This information is therefore not included in the ZerOS online manual.

    As @penlec has a Solution console, I have moved this topic into the Solution forum to avoid confusion.

    If you have any questions, please let me know.

    Edward

  20. Merging effects onto a MFK

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi Mike,

    34 minutes ago, mikeb said:

    Hi Edward

    Was storing to MFK just like I would a cue. Selected "merge" when attempting to add the changes (effect with intensity or dimmer) I wanted.

    Mike

    If you record or update an effect palette on an MFK, it will by default only include effect information. You would need to hold SHIFT and tap RECORD, to record all, and overwrite the effect palette on the MFK, should you wish to include attributes as well as effects. 

    Let me know if you have any questions. 

    Edward

  24. Fixture library

    in Jester Range

    Posted

    Hi Tom,

    11 hours ago, Tom1234 said:

    is there a way to see how many channels a fixture is taking up from the desk or would one have to read that from the light display screen. 

    When patching fixtures into the Jester, the number of channels used by a fixture is usually displayed at the end of the fixture's name. For example "12Ch". 

    Edward

  25. Fixture library

    in Jester Range

    Posted

    Hi @Tom1234

    12 hours ago, Tom1234 said:

    when looking on the fixture library, I realise that this light is not on the list. I there a way of adding it? 

    Yes there is - your best option is to email a link to your fixture's English manual to fixturesupport@zero88.com. We will then be able to provide you with a fixture file for you to load into your Jester ML24.

    It is worth noting that if your fixture has a simple mode such as 3-channel RGB, you will be able to use the simple LED fixtures that are included in the Jester ML24. These can be found in Assign Fixtures -> Add Fixtures -> Fixture Library -> Standard Fixtures -> Conventionals

    If you have any questions, please let us know.

    Edward

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