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  1. library 2.1

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hello,

    8 hours ago, jb07 said: 
    
so the old fixtures I created are no longer compatible? do we have to use the official versions?

    Fixture files in the .ift format, are still compatible with the latest versions of ZerOS. You can continue to use these fixtures without issue, rather than using the fixtures contained in the library. To get any missing fixtures added to a future fixture library release, drop us an email to fixturesupport@zero88.com, with a link to the fixture's manual.

    If you have any questions let us know.

    Edward

  2. Convert fixtures

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Emrys,

    15 hours ago, Emrys said:

    I've converted all the fixtures shown in red but, they are still showing as red, is this normal or have I missed doing something? Thanks

    When you click a red fixture in the "Convert Profiles" column, the console will offer a small selection of fixtures in the library, that ZerOS thinks could be the same make, model and mode as your current fixture. You can then choose the correct one to convert to. If instead you see a full list of fixtures, this means your fixture will be missing from the library. If you send us an email to fixturesupport@zero88.com with a link to the fixture's manual, we will be able to get this fixture added to a future release.

    11 hours ago, kgallen said:

    This is not an issue you can still keep the ‘red’ fixtures. Pretty much all the ones I’ve created myself stay red.

    As Kevin says, there is no issue in leaving your fixtures "red" and continuing to use them - this just means they are not in the library format.

    If you have any questions let us know.

    Edward

  5. Convert .isf to PDF

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi Nico,

    Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum.

    On 5/22/2021 at 2:32 PM, Bikearl said:

    I was wondering if i can convert a .isf file to .pdf file?

    Or in the best case, convert it to .Ascii or .Sho

    Apologies for the delayed reply, I somehow missed your post.

    It is not possible to export ZerOS show files to ASCII or PDF. You can export cue lists as CSV files. For clarity, show files saved in ZerOS 7.9.7 and earlier use the file extension .isf. In recent software versions show files will be saved in the .zos format.

    13 minutes ago, kgallen said:

    FLX will happily gobble ASCII cues written out by e.g. ETC/Strand desks but doesn't honour that in the other direction

    Exporting as ASCII is definitely something we'd like to do. Currently there are features with much higher priority being worked on, so this is yet to be implemented.

    If you have any questions let me know.

    Edward

  6. Dead Fat Frog

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    27 minutes ago, kgallen said:

    I would have thought the FLX S24 would be more than adequate unless you need absolute individual control over those 36 dimmers. 

    Yep, sounds like a FLX S console would be perfect, other than the mention of a close contact input. This would require the full FLX.

    Edward

  7. Dead Fat Frog

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Ian,

    Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum.

    17 minutes ago, Ian Garland said:

    So what do I replace it with? We use it a couple of times a year for live shows running a max of 36 dimmers but most of the time it just operates 14 LED par cans as eye candy lighting before cinema screenings. The frog is set up to step via the aviation plug at the rear by a simple relay pulse. Is that something that exists on later Z88 desks?

    It would be worth taking a look at the FLX range of consoles as a replacement. If the close contact remote input is a must-have, then the full-size FLX console would be worth a look...

    https://zero88.com/control/flx

    If you can do without the close-contact input, then the FLX S48 would be a suitable replacement. For more information on FLX S consoles see the link below...

    https://zero88.com/control/flxs

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

    Edward

  9. Trouble Removing Fixtures on ORB XF

    in ORB & ORB XF

    Posted

    Hello,

    Welcome to the Zero 88 Forum.

    11 hours ago, Chaddyfynn said:

    I've added a few too many fixtures using the patch wizard and have tried to unpatch them using the unpatch function (which has removed them from the universe - ie they don't appear in outputs view), but they still appear in fixtures view on setup, and on my MFFs. Any way to remove them without resetting the desk?

    Please could you confirm the software version running on your Orb XF? To find your software version, please tap the "Other Windows" button top left of the Output Window. From the drop-down choose System Info. In the window that opens will be a line of text showing the "Software Version". The latest software for Orb XF consoles is ZerOS 7.9.9. ZerOS 7.9.9 can be downloaded along with release notes from the link below...

    https://zero88.com/zeros#download

    To remove fixtures in ZerOS 7.9.9, simply tap SETUP to view the Fixture Schedule, select the fixtures you wish to remove using syntax, and then tap the DELETE button. For more information see the link below...

    https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/patching/fixture-schedule/deleting-fixtures

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

    Edward

  11. Lamp ON Macro: How to offset?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Steve,

    2 minutes ago, Gingersteve91 said:

    I've litterally only just converted the fixture profile today so I think the legacy one is still in the desk.

    If you haven't yet tapped SETUP -> Clear Options -> Clear Fixture Files, the "legacy" versions will still be available in Add Fixtures on your console.

    3 minutes ago, Gingersteve91 said:

    Are there any compatibility implications this will cause should we revert and continue to use the legacy profile going forward?

    There will be no compatibility issues. Legacy fixture files can continue to be used as they were previously. The only thing to be aware of, is if you were to perform a fixture swap-out, the fixture should be converted to the library version first, prior to changing to a different fixture type.

    5 minutes ago, Gingersteve91 said:

    Is there any plans to reinstate the staggered macro in the newer fixture profiles as I've seen im not the first person to ask about this?

    Many fixtures in the ZerOS Library format still have a Lamp On macro. It just so happens a handful of Martin fixtures no longer have a Lamp On macro, and instead Lamp On can just be accessed from the fixture's Control parameter. We may look to bring these back in a future library update.

    If you have any questions let me know.

    Edward

  12. Lamp ON Macro: How to offset?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Steve,

    3 minutes ago, Gingersteve91 said:

    The macro is referencing a beamshape pallet for our Mac 300s & 250s/250+s lamp on value in the "shutter, strobe, control" encoder wheel.

    Apologies - I thought you were creating this fixture macro using the Fixture Editor. If you create a custom macro which recalls a Beam palette, this will not automatically stagger the lamp strike. Fixture macros cannot be created manually on the console.

    If you would like access to the "legacy" version of these fixtures with the Lamp On macro, individual Martin fixtures can be downloaded from the link below...

    https://zero88.com/fixtures/legacy-library/Legacy library (gft41.0)/MARTIN/

    If you have any questions, please let me know.

    Edward

  13. Lamp ON Macro: How to offset?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi Steve,

    Lamp On macros will automatically strike each fixture one after the other, if the macro is named "Lamp On". If the macro has a slightly different name, the macro will run across all fixtures at the same time, and will not be offset.

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

    Edward

  14. Mac 500 Lamp On Macro

    in ORB & ORB XF

    Posted

    Hello,

    16 hours ago, Aniaki said:

    Ok to record on beam palette, but it's not possible on macro ?

    It is possible to record a macro of the fixture being selected, the custom beam palette being applied, and then the fixture being sent back to defaults again. You can then use this macro which will select and Lamp On your fixture.

    16 hours ago, Aniaki said:

    To be honest, I had the command in my macros, but I don't know why, it disappeared ?

    The fixture macro for Lamp On for these particular fixtures is no longer included in the recent ZerOS Libraries.

    If you have any questions let us know.

    Edward

  15. Trouble loading Unbranded fixtures onto 7.9.9

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hello,

    Welcome to the Zero 88 forum.

    6 hours ago, Calebhc said:

    At the theatre I am involved in we have the FLXS48 desk currently using 7.9.8. It is awesome.

    Really glad to hear you are enjoying FLX S48.

    6 hours ago, Calebhc said:

    I did some digging and found from another discussion that it was an issue with the software. So I followed the instructions, made a backup of the desk and updated it to 7.9.9. I was then unable to load the back up from 7.9.8 onto 7.9.9.

    Do you have a copy of the show file (.zos) that you saved in ZerOS 7.9.8, and are unable to load into ZerOS 7.9.9? If so, please email this to support@zero88.com, and we will be able to advise.

    If you have any questions let us know.

    Edward

  17. Using 3pin & 5pin at same time?

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hi Rob,

    9 minutes ago, RobTag said:

    I was wondering, seeing as the FLX S48 has both 3pin & 5pin outputs, could I use the 5pin as normal, but connect the LED lights via the 3pin output directly without having to use an adapter?

    Yes that’s correct, both the 5 pin and 3 pin XLR connectors output DMX. If you have a 1 universe FLX S48, both ports will output universe 1. If you have a 2 universe FLX S48, the 3 pin will by default output universe 2. This can however be configured in SETUP -> Universes. 

    Hope this helps,

    Edward

  18. Console Freeze/Crash 7.9.9

    in FLX S24 & FLX S48

    Posted

    Hello,

    Really sorry to hear this, many thanks for the description of the issue.

    Please email your show file to support@zero88.com, and we’ll be able to take a look to see if there’s an indication of the cause. 

    If you have any questions let us know. 

    Edward

  19. Fader Calibration

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Paul,

    If there are faders that don't seem to be registering correctly, I'd recommend booting the console into Test Mode. You can access Test Mode by booting the console with the SETUP key held down. This will show you an on-screen representation of the console on the internal touchscreen. You will then be able to work through all of the console's faders and buttons, and ensure that the physical position of faders matches the on-screen representation.

    For more information on Test Mode see the link below...

    https://zero88.com/manuals/zeros/trouble-shooting/test-mode

    If some of the faders are not synchronised with the on-screen representation, and are registering incorrectly, as @kgallen suggests, I'd recommend using a can of compressed air spray, to clear out any dirt from the fader tracks. Do not use an oil-based lubricant.

    If you have any questions let us know.

    Edward

  22. Potential bug / improvement suggestion

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Jean,

    14 hours ago, Jean Iwanowski said:

    Sadly no debug file or error message shown upon rebooting.

    Thanks for confirming.

    14 hours ago, Jean Iwanowski said:

    Is there no log anywhere that can be extracted from the console to help understanding the issue?

    Any known errors can be displayed by pressing Z -> System Information -> System Text. I don't believe this issue will be reported there.

    14 hours ago, Jean Iwanowski said:

    I invested some time into further investigating the problem. What I can say is that the thing is 100% reproducible with my desk. Here are the steps :

    1. Click on Reset Desk, it works
    2. Enable RigSync
    3. Let RigSync discover some devices
    4. Click on Reset Desk again -> grey screen and unresponsive console -> reboot required (note : the Reset Desk is not done when the crash occurs as fixtures still are patched after the reboot)
    5. Repeat the previous steps -> the problem happens again.

    Many thanks for your time spent investigating this. Thank you for detailing the steps and taking images. Again, I have followed these steps, with your show file, and cannot reproduce the fault. This therefore indicates a specific issue with the handling of these fixtures.

    14 hours ago, Jean Iwanowski said:

    The attached video shows the desk's screen when the problem happens (sorry for the incorrect orientation).

    Many thanks for the video. I have downloaded this, and then deleted it from your post, to save your forum storage space.

    14 hours ago, Jean Iwanowski said:

    RigSync cannot find the proper profile in the library for my fixtures : they all appear in red and in the Non-library fixtures category in the fixture list (see attached file img1). But when I try and reassign them to the correct profile in the library, the console seems to know what to choose as it only shows me the correct profile as alternative (see img2). I do not think this is normal, is it?

    Upon discovering a fixture, RigSync will look at the fixture's ID, to see if that fixture is in the library. If it is, it will patch the fixture from the library. If there are multiple fixtures in the library with the same ID, it will create a personality for the fixture automatically, and give the option to convert the fixture to the correct library variant. I will take a look at why with these fixtures ZerOS is not automatically patching the library version. This is logged as reference number ZOS-10753 on our system.

    14 hours ago, Jean Iwanowski said:

    Attached too is a show file that I saved at some point as I was trying to reproduce the problem. I cant recall exactly at what point, but maybe it will contain some useful information.

    Would you be willing to try a beta version of ZerOS software, to see if this clears the issue? The beta software does not contain a specific fix for the Reset Desk crash, however does include further RigSync improvements. If you'd like to try the beta version, please send me an email, and I will be able to share this with you.

    Again many thanks for your time investigating this. We will do our best to replicate this with your detailed information. This issue is logged as reference number ZOS-10754 on our system.

    If you have any questions, please let me know.

    Edward

  24. Potential bug / improvement suggestion

    in FLX

    Posted

    Hi Jean,

    On 5/7/2021 at 7:31 PM, Jean Iwanowski said:

    Any update about your investigations?

    We are currently still unable to replicate this with our RDM test fixtures and your show file. This may indicate the issue is related to how ZerOS is handling the specific RDM fixtures connected to your console.

    On 5/7/2021 at 7:31 PM, Jean Iwanowski said:

    Yesterday I could reproduce the problem 5-10 times in a row (it's getting quite annoying as I was trying to do something else entirely).

    Sorry to hear this. If there are any debug files or error messages shown upon rebooting the console, please do send these to me, as these will help indicate the cause of the issue.

    If you would be interested in trying our beta software, to see if this solves the issue, please drop me an email.

    If you have any questions let me know.

    Edward

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