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  1. Copy + Paste affecting effects

    in FLX

    Posted

    3 minutes ago, Ed75 said:

    You're right I'm sorry about the 'snap' idea. But it WILL go play the effect then from the positions of the copied cue ?

    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

  2. Triggered Chase overwriting everything else

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @Klaas

    22 hours ago, Klaas said:

    But when the memory triggering the chase is triggered its the only thing running, and even an auto follow to a copied memory of the state before will not show up on stage. Htp and ltp settings do not change that outcome. What are we missing? 

    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

  3. Stopping effects

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi @Techie_v2

    On 2/12/2022 at 9:25 PM, Techie_v2 said:

    The way I have tought myself to get round this is when recording the cue where the effect stops, is to turn smart tag off and them make sure the effect attribute is selected. How ever I have just seen another forum post that says to stop effects you can hold shift when pressing record.

    Which would be the best practise way to do this as sometimes when turning smarttag off, I forget to turn it back on for the next cue recording?

    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).

    12 hours ago, droiddk said:

    I don't think my reply can qualify as a full answer but what is happening when using shift+record is that the recording is done using Snapshot so everything gets recorded and that means a blocking cue.

    I think your existing practise is fine for some situations and sometime a blocking cue can be useful. Just be aware that a blocking cue can mess things up if using tracking.

    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

  4. Macros gone for lamp on LAMP ON Leap Frog 48

    in Leap Frog 48 & 96

    Posted

    Hi @glitcher0

    On 2/12/2022 at 8:35 PM, glitcher0 said:

    Hi @Edward Z88

    Can you explain what multicell is please?

    Thanks

    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

  5. Copy + Paste affecting effects

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi All,

    On 2/12/2022 at 1:39 PM, Techie_v2 said:

    For an utterly pointless example, say I had 4 moving wash lights on a narrow beam running in a circle effect on say cue 4, if I copied cue 4 to cue 5, would the effect carry on for the lights current position or would they all reset then start the circle effect again when running the show form cue 4 to cue 5.

    12 hours ago, droiddk said:

    Not tried with real fixtures. But using Phantom ZerOs I tried recording cue 1 with a simple circle-effect and after that I copied cue 1 to cue 2. Looking at the DMX-output it looks like the effect just continues running when going to cue 2 from cue 1. I guess that makes sense since what is recorded is a reference to the circle-effect and ZerOs wont start the effect if it's already running.

    @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.

    12 hours ago, Ed75 said:

    The question what happens if between cue 1 and 2 are several more cues is the other question indeed.

    I think If there is position data stored in cue 1 and you copy it to cue 2 (with other cues in between) it will probably snap the lights to the position of cue 1 and play the effect from there.

    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

  6. How to have the moving lights in a dark state between cues?

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @thierry

    1 hour ago, thierry said:

    No, no particular reason, i just wanted to know if there was any way to do it like this, which is the more simple thing to do from my point of view.

    I just thought it was possible ...

    I'm very old school, and it's always strange for me to think about recording "something" empty between two cues to get what i want, but i'll do it cause i have no choice.

    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

  7. Macros gone for lamp on LAMP ON Leap Frog 48

    in Leap Frog 48 & 96

    Posted

    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

  8. assign groups on the faders

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi @pierotec

    14 hours ago, pierotec said:

    it would be a feature that could be implemented by taking advantage of the large number of faders available.  It would be very useful in quick editing of theater cue stacks.

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

    Edward

  9. ZerOS Library 3.0 Released

    in News & Announcements

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    10 minutes ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    Can you speak about 7.10 update... 

    This update can be use for performance or is it a little bit premature ?

    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

  10. How to have the moving lights in a dark state between cues?

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @thierry

    41 minutes ago, thierry said:

    I would like my Robe Robin600E to be "black" between two cues...

    I know that i can manage that by enabling the "blink move on" option in the macro section of my fixtures, and it's working well, but in fact not in this case, because i want to go from a cue 1 (static full wash on stage) immediatly to a second cue (move & strobe on the sits of the amphitheater), and you well understand that if my macro option is on, then in the cue 2  my Robe are moving but no intensity (cause blink move is on 😀).

    Thank you for the information, this makes sense.

    41 minutes ago, thierry said:

    The "Move on dark" option is not a possibility because there is no intermediate cue (in which my Robe could be at no intensity or shutter on) between the two cues i'm using.

    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

  11. FLX S24 RDM Status Reports

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi Lukas,

    Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum.

    58 minutes ago, Commo said:

    The specifications of the dimmers state that they can report temperature, available phases and fan speed back to the console via RDM. However, I have not yet found the function in the FLX, nor did the instructions help me to query the RDM status of the dimmers. Is this function available in the FLX S? If so, where can I find it? If not, is it possible to add this with a software update? At the moment, firmware 7.9.8 is running on the console.  Do the dimmers need to be patched with a special fixture profile for this? If yes, does the RigSync RDM do this automatically?

    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

  12. assign groups on the faders

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi @pierotec

    13 hours ago, pierotec said:

    Hi, it is possible to assign groups on the faders?

    11 hours ago, pierotec said:

    A group should function as a channels page fader.

    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.

    13 hours ago, Ed75 said:

    Just double-tap a group so it comes on, and record it on the  fader you wish?? Or am I thinking too simple ? 

    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

  14. Macros gone for lamp on LAMP ON Leap Frog 48

    in Leap Frog 48 & 96

    Posted

    Hi @glitcher0

    16 minutes ago, glitcher0 said:

    on the macro tab on the board we have no macro options for any of our lights as well as not having the button to create macros, it is completely blank

    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

  15. Macros gone for lamp on LAMP ON Leap Frog 48

    in Leap Frog 48 & 96

    Posted

    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

  17. Program Window Crash

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @thierry

    35 minutes ago, thierry said:

    Is it  better to downgrade temporarly to 7.9.9, or to update to the beta version ?

    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

  19. ZerOS Library 3.0 Released

    in News & Announcements

    Posted

    Hi Eric,

    2 hours ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    What are reasons that many projectors have been choose for be in this new librairie and some other not ?

    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.

    2 hours ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    Electroconcept
    - Quad 188 (36 units)

    LedStage
    - "ParZoom", (12 units)
    - "LSP1218", (20 units)
    - "LS200Z", (4 units)
    - "Bowlder 4012wash" (2 units)
    - "LSW1915" (5 units)

    I have raised the priority of these fixtures, to get these added to a future ZerOS Library release.

    2 hours ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    cameo
    - "PAR64 CAN" (12 units)

    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.

    2 hours ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    from Stairville

    - MH-X 200 (6 units)
    - MH-Z 1915 (5 units)

    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.

    2 hours ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

    In the future, can the fact that this projectors that are only in gts40 library that not enter in the future version 4.0 can cause problems and be unusable by the FLX ?

    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

  20. Program Window Crash

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @thierry

    2 hours ago, thierry said:

    Hi

    Issue this morning, every time i switch on the desk , and i hit the "prog win" button , the desk is crashing...

    here's the debug filedebug_6-2-2022_10-28-41.zdb

    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

  22. Aquiering reasonably priced ORB. Any sense?

    in ORB & ORB XF

    Posted

    Hi @Ed75

    5 minutes ago, Ed75 said:

    will it be able to run the later (st) versions of ZerOS , and any idea of future support?

    And is it still able to cope with all new (more complicated) software and fixture patches? Or will it be slow and not really up to the task? (hardware wise) 

    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

  24. Phantom Zeros crashes when clicking program window button

    in Solution & Solution XL

    Posted

    Hi @Jouper

    9 minutes ago, Jouper said:

    When i click the program window button in Phantom Zeros on a virtual solution the program crashes

    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

  25. Aquiering reasonably priced ORB. Any sense?

    in ORB & ORB XF

    Posted

    Hi @Ed75

    17 minutes ago, Ed75 said:

    A reasonably priced ORB came up for sale. Complete incl. nice case etc. 

    I presume this is the standard Orb, not OrbXF?

    17 minutes ago, Ed75 said:

    Does it still make any sense investing in it? Mainly for theatre use, incl. some intelligent fixtures (movers)

    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

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