Edward Z88

That's exactly right - upon pasting the cue, both the base position for the effect, and the effect itself, will be a copy of the original cue. Edward

Hi @Klaas From your description, it sounds like one of the cues in your chase has a macro to Release the Master Playback. Therefore when the chase is triggered, the master playback is releasing. If you can attach a copy of your show file, and let me know which playbacks and cues are triggering/releasing, I will take a look. Edward

Hi @Techie_v2 Either method is fine. If you think you might forget to enable SmartTag again afterwards, then you will be able to use the Snapshot method (SHIFT + RECORD). As @droiddk mentions, if you wish to use Tracking, be aware that recording a cue with Snapshot, will "block" tracking, as every value for every light is given an instruction. You may find the video below helpful, if you'd like to learn more about Snapshot and SmartTag... Hope this helps, Edward

Hi @glitcher0 A "multicell" fixture, is a single fixture with multiple light outputs, that can each be controlled individually. For information on multicell fixtures, please watch the video below... For more information, please see the link below... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/controlling-fixtures/multicell-fixtures I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi All, @droiddk is exactly right - as ZerOS knows the "Circle" effect is already running, ZerOS won't restart it when going into the pasted cue. It would start the effect if the cue had been pasted after a cue with no effect data included. ZerOS would only snap the position of the lights in cue 2, if cue 2 had a 0 second position fade time. Otherwise the console would fade from the positions of the previous cue, into the positions of the new cue that the effect is running around. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi @thierry To move your fixtures in dark, is a two-step process: turn the fixtures off and move them, and then turn them back on. This therefore couldn't be done in a single cue. You could potentially record your fixture's "Enable Blackout Whilst Pan/Tilt Moving" function, into the first cue. You could then record "Disable Blackout Whilst Pan/Tilt Moving" in the second cue, however add a Beam delay time to the second cue. This would mean that due to the delay time, upon going into the second cue the fixtures will be in blackout whilst your fixtures moved into position, but after the delay time, once your fixtures are over the audience, blackout can be disabled. Personally, I would rather insert an extra cue, and have the audience cue follow automatically, for ease of control. Edward

Hi @glitcher0 If you wish to control multicell fixtures with your Leapfrog console, I'd recommend installing ZerOS 7.10, available from the link below... https://zero88.com/storage/downloads/0b68ecc6-9829-4000-b469-63b94a0c62c3/ZerOS-7.10.exe If you do not wish to control multicell fixtures, ZerOS 7.9.9.5 software can be downloaded from the link below... https://zero88.com/storage/downloads/607844fa-0fdf-401a-9e42-29c8fac4e7bf/ZerOS-7.9.9.5.zip Installation instructions are available here... https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/setup/load/zeros-software Hope this helps, Edward

Hi @pierotec This feature request is logged on our system as reference number ZOS-9027. I have raised the priority of this following your request. Edward

Hi Eric, We have received excellent feedback regarding the stability of ZerOS 7.10 software. We are aware of a potential crash in this software when running on legacy consoles. This issue is not present in the FLX range of consoles. We have a beta version available for legacy consoles that solves the issue. Edward

Hi @thierry Thank you for the information, this makes sense. For this, I would certainly be looking at recording a cue between your stage wash cue and your audience cue. This could take your fixtures to black and move their position, with your audience cue automatically following on afterwards. Is there a particular reason you cannot do this? Edward

Hi Lukas, Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum. FLX S consoles feature our RigSync software, which uses RDM for automatic patching and synchronisation. Currently FLX S consoles do not display RDM status information of connected devices. This is something we would like to implement in a future ZerOS software update. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi @pierotec It is not possible to control a group of fixtures in the programmer (red values in the Output Window) from a fader. If there is a group of lights you wish to always control together, you could simply patch a single fixture into your console, and then add multiple DMX addresses to it in the Fixture Schedule. You can record an intensity playback for a group of fixtures as per @Ed75's suggestion above. (On the standard FLX console, you could configure a macro so that raising the playback fader automatically selects the fixtures) Hope this helps. Edward

Hi @glitcher0 Thank you for the update, pleased to hear you can now access your macros. Let us know if there’s anything else we can help with. Edward

Hi @glitcher0 Please could you confirm the current software version installed on your console? If you haven't created any custom macros, I would recommend clearing all fixture macros. To do this tap SETUP -> Clear Options -> Clear Macros. Then, exit SETUP, and hold SHIFT and tap MACRO, to open the Macros window. You should see a Automatically Create Macros button available if your fixtures have fixture macros available. If you save a copy of your show file to a USB drive and email this to us, we can investigate. If you have any questions, please let me know. Edward

Hi @glitcher0 The VariLite VL2500 Wash fixture personality has 4 fixture macros available: [Fixture Display 100%] [Fixture Global Reset] [Lamp Off] [Lamp On] These will be created after patching the fixture and tapping Automatically Create Macros in the Macros window. If this doesn't appear to be working for you, please email us a copy of your show file to support@zero88.com, and we will take a look. Edward

Hi @thierry I have just emailed you a link. If you have any questions, please let me know. Edward

Hi @thierry If you have a show file saved in ZerOS 7.10, you will not be able to load it into ZerOS 7.9.9. Therefore if you have a ZerOS 7.10 show file you wish to use, or need to control multicell fixtures, I would recommend updating to the beta version. If you do not have a ZerOS 7.10 show file, and do not need to control multicell fixtures, I would recommend rolling back to ZerOS 7.9.9. ZerOS 7.9.9 can be downloaded from the link below... https://zero88.com/storage/downloads/607844fa-0fdf-401a-9e42-29c8fac4e7bf/ZerOS-7.9.9.5.zip Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Eric, The PDF export of the ZerOS online manual is available here... https://zero88.com/storage/downloads/manuals/zeros-en.pdf Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Eric, The "ZerOS Library" format, that was introduced in ZerOS 7.9.8 software, uses a completely different database to the original Zero 88 Global Library. There is therefore no guarantee that the less-common fixtures will be included in the ZerOS Library. I have raised the priority of these fixtures, to get these added to a future ZerOS Library release. There are four Cameo PAR 64 fixtures in ZerOS Library 3.0. Please email us a copy of your fixture's manual to fixturesupport@zero88.com, and we will investigate. These fixtures are already included in ZerOS Library 3.0. If you cannot find them, please email us a copy of the fixture's manuals to fixturesupport@zero88.com, and we will investigate. Fixtures in the original .ift format, will remain compatible with future versions of ZerOS. Individual .ift files can be downloaded from the link below... https://zero88.com/fixtures/legacy-library/Legacy library (gft41.0)/ Electroconcept fixtures are available here... https://zero88.com/fixtures/legacy-library/Legacy library (gft41.0)/ELECTROCONCEPT/ Ledstage fixtures are available here... https://zero88.com/fixtures/legacy-library/Legacy library (gft41.0)/LEDSTAGE/ I hope this helps. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi @thierry Sorry to hear you have encountered a crash. Thank you for sharing the debug file. This is an issue we are aware of in ZerOS 7.10 software, related to opening the Fixture Levels window on Solution consoles. We have a beta version that fixes this issue. If you would like access to the beta version, please let me know, and I would be happy to share this with you. This issue will be fixed in the next ZerOS software release. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi @Ed75 There is not a document available that lists features that have not come to Orb consoles. All Orb & OrbXF specific documentation is available here... https://zero88.com/control/orb Edward

Hi @Ed75 Orb consoles are currently still supported, and can run the latest versions of ZerOS. There are several features not available on Orb, that are on the standard FLX, due to hardware limitations. As the software continues to develop, more features that come to FLX will not also be able to come to Orb. Edward

Hi @Jouper Great, pleased to hear it. 🙂 Edward

Hi @Jouper Sorry to hear you have encountered a crash with Phantom ZerOS running as a Solution console. This is an issue we are aware of in ZerOS 7.10, related to opening the Fixture Levels window. We have a beta version that fixes this issue. If you would like access to the beta version, please let me know, and I would be happy to share this with you. This issue will be fixed in the next ZerOS software release. If you have any questions, please let us know. Edward

Hi @Ed75 I presume this is the standard Orb, not OrbXF? As with most things, this comes down to cost. The Orb is different to all other consoles that run ZerOS, in that it doesn't have channel faders. Orb was discontinued 2 years before the standard FLX was launched. Edward