Edward Z88

Haha! Very happy this is released, we think it has been worth the wait! Edward

Hi Eric, The 32 effects on FLX currently adjust Intensity, Position, Colour, and Beam. In ZerOS 7.9.5, this will be increased to 45 auto-effects, including improvements on the existing, and many new effects. To do this, you will need to trigger playback 1 from a cue in the Master Playback. To do this go into the Cue Settings in the cue in the master playback you wish playback 1 to be triggered by. Then press Macros..., and next to Trigger Cue Stacks click Add. Any programmed playback buttons on the console will then flash, which allows you to tap playback 1 to trigger it. Click OK on the macros window, and then the Cue Settings. When you go into this cue, as well as the cue running playback 1 will be triggered too. Hope this helps, Edward

Hello, When Programmer Time is enabled, the set fade time will be applied to syntax, clearing the programmer, manually releasing playbacks, and palettes. There are also some other functions that use the timings, as listed in the knowledge base article. Cue timings will not be effected. Speed Override, also available on the encoders when you press Z/SHIFT, can be used to speed up or slow down cue timings live. Hope this helps, Edward

Bonjour Merci pour l'information. Cela vaut également la peine de poster sur les forums de CAST. Fais nous savoir comment tu reussis. Edward Hello Thank you for the information. It may be worth posting on the CAST forums too. Let us know how you get on. Edward

Hello, If you have cue 1 with one virtual colour wheel colour, and then cue 2 with a second, cue 2 will need a colour fade of 0 seconds, otherwise you will pass through all other virtual colours between those in cue 1 and cue 2. When using the colour picker, you are using the fixture's colour mixing ability, and therefore you have a full range of colours, hence you fade smoothly from one to the other. This will be how the fixtures have been designed. You should find if you select these fixtures and view the Pan/Tilt Grid the cross hair for these fixtures is in the middle when homed. In the next software update, ZerOS 7.9.5, you will be able to edit fixture home values on FLX S consoles. In the meantime, I would recommend panning these fixtures so they are in their "home" orientation you like, and then store this position as a position palette to quickly use later. This sounds like the console is in tracking mode. This means that the movement will "track" into the next cues until the fixture is used again. I would therefore recommend to solve this issue, you go into the cue where they are moving whilst dark. Select the fixtures, press No Effect, then press and hold UPDATE. From the Update Options window that will open, tap SmartTag so that it has a blue stripe rather than red. Then press your playback button to confirm the update. You should find this solves the issue. To stop this then happening again, I would recommend disabling tracking, unless you of course wish to use it. To do this press and hold RECORD, and ensure "Cue Only" has a red stripe next to it, and ensure you turn SmartTag back on. You can then press RECORD to close the window and save your settings. When you record a position into a cue, on playback you will always get the same raw pan and tilt values, and therefore exactly the same position. Move on Dark doesn't use shortest-path rules. If the Gobo index parameter has also been recorded as hard values in the cue, I don't see why you wouldn't get the same look on stage for the cue. To help you out, I would recommend recording your Gobo wheel, and gobo index parameters as palettes. Then you can use these palettes for different cues with different positions. If you need to then update these gobo orientations, you can simply update the palette, and all cues will automatically be updated. I hope my responses are helpful, if you have any queries please let me know. All the best, Edward

Hello, The Jester ML48 has a VGA monitor output, so any standard VGA computer monitors should work fine. Edward

Bonjour Comme Martin le dit, tapez RECORD -> Z / SHIFT -> Tapez le numéro de cue (par exemple 2.5) -> Appuyez sur le bouton de lecture pour enregistrer. J'espère que cela t'aides, Edward Hello To insert a cue, as Martin says, type RECORD -> Z/SHIFT -> Type the cue number (for example 2.5) -> Press the playback button to store to. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Martin, As Peachy says, this is correct. If you select the fixture and go to effects, you'll get the details on how these parameters are being adjusted. The values in the output window are their base levels the waveform is manipulating. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Eric, We aim to release Fixture Library updates around 2 or 3 times a year with the latest fixtures we receive requests for. Any fixtures not included in libraries can be created and loaded in separately. All the best, Edward

Hi Eric, No problem. Great, will take a look at this further over email. Edward

Hi Eric, Great, glad to hear it. For a list of available fixtures, see the article below... http://support.zero88.com/975072641 All the best, Edward

Hi Eric, Please send us an email to support@zero88.com (you can simply link to this forum thread), and we'll then be able to direct you in the best route possible. Another thing that is worth trying - when not using the Channel Faders, try changing the fader function to Playbacks. Does the issue still happen? Edward

Hi Eric, It can be done on ZerOS, however not by the method Kevin nor I were talking about. The way you can do it on ZerOS is updating the Default values for a fixture that is misaligned. This then allows you to select all your fixtures of this type, and control them as if they are all perfectly aligned. You would probably update your Home value to be in the default position too. The articles I linked to in a previous post talk through these options. We refer to the "Invert" and "Swap" columns in the Fixture Schedule as "Alignment". Inverting Tilt can be particularly useful if you’ve rigged Front of House fixtures the opposite way around to those onstage, or you have some fixtures sat on the floor. Inverting Pan can be particularly useful if you wish your rig to be symmetrical, so the beams move into and away from Centre Stage rather than all in the same direction. When swapping, any values defined for Pan will be output on the Tilt channel(s), and any values defined for Tilt will be output on the Pan channel(s) - useful for when a fixture is rigged on its side. Hope this helps, if you have any queries let me know. Edward

Hi Kevin, This would all make more sense when dealing with degrees, rather than raw DMX. Which as you know is something on the road map. ZerOS deals with all parameters as if they were 16bit, which is then scaled down for those that are 8bit. Yes, sorry Eric! All the best, Edward

Hi Eric, You will only need to press and hold RECORD once. Pressing and holding RECORD opens the Record Options window in the internal touchscreen, meaning you can easily access the options. In this window ensure SmartTag and Cue Only are selected. If they are, you can tap RECORD to close the window. Now, for all future cues, you can simply create your lighting state, tap RECORD, followed by pressing where you wish to store onto. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Eric, Thanks for the further information. From this description it could be a hardware issue. I would recommend contacting axente which is probably your most convenient Zero 88 distributor. They will be able to take a look at the console and see if there is an issue. Their details can be found here... https://zero88.com/distributors/westerneurope/france-axente.shtml Hope this helps. If you have any queries or issues just let me know. Edward

Hi both, A "Corrective Offset" for a Pan parameter is not currently possible on ZerOS. It's an interesting idea though. However it would only help you out one end of the Pan/Tilt range? For example let's say to be aligned with my other fixtures fixture 2 has to have a 2 degree offset, which means the minimum the parameter can go to is a 16bit DMX value of 1000 (just a random figure!). If this offset was applied, at the other end of the range you would need 65535+1000 which can't be done, and so anything that is now above the maximum would be capped -2 degrees? Yep, another reason why palettes are get-out-of-jail free cards! Edward

Hi Eric, Once you have downloaded and extracted the fixture library, copy it onto the root of a USB stick and plug into the console. Then tap SETUP -> Load File, and load the fixture library in. This will install, and once complete you will have to power cycle the console. You will not need to remove any custom fixtures. More information can be found here... http://support.zero88.com/975202681 Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Eric, Currently our beta testers have access to ZerOS 7.9.4.41 Release Candidate. This means unless we come across any further issues, this software version will be released as ZerOS 7.9.5. This software version will include Zero 88 Fixture Library 37, that contains just under 10,000 fixtures. You can find out your current fixture library version on your FLX by tapping Z -> System Information. If you wish to update to this latest fixture library to gain access to these new and updated fixtures before ZerOS 7.9.5 is released, you can download it here... If you have any queries please let me know. Edward

Hi Eric, In the Fixture Schedule, you have the ability to Swap Pan/Tilt parameters around per fixture, and you have the ability to Invert Pan/Tilt parameters per fixture. More information on this can be found here... http://support.zero88.com/1011707101 As well as this, you have the option to change the position of the fixture's default values. This allows you to therefore choose where the fixtures are positioned if no Playbacks are running, and no information is in the Programmer. For information on how to do this, see the article below... http://support.zero88.com/1011707631 Hope this helps, if you have any queries let me know. Edward

Hi Eric, A photo/video of it happening would be really useful. You may find it easier to email it, if so please send to support@zero88.com. What physical level is the fader at? Is it at the bottom of its travel? Do you have the Remote connection enabled on the console? Do you have a USB keyboard connected - if so do things get placed on the keyboard? Edward

Hi Les, If it isn't in Fixture Library v37, I would recommend sending us an email to FixtureSupport@zero88.com. If you can send us a link to this fixture's manual, the team will be able to write a fixture file for you, send it to you, and you will be able to load it into the console to patch. For more information see here... http://support.zero88.com/975052481 Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Eric, The Programmer Time playback can be configured to be on any empty playback, including the Master. Alternatively you can always access programmer time by pressing Z -> and use the fourth encoder wheel. I believe Programmer Time will achieve what you're after. When enabled, all syntax, and also CLEAR CLEAR, will fade using the Programmer Time, allowing live changes to be subtle. If you press and hold RECORD, from the Record options ensure that SmartTag is enabled with a red stripe, and ensure "Cue Only" has a red stripe. This will ensure updates and records won't track. When you have done this press RECORD to close the window, and from now on you can simply press RECORD. You should find this gives you more useful cues than a SHIFT + RECORD - give it a go and see what you think. Hope this helps, Edward

Hi Eric, If channel faders are left up at random levels, the slightest movement can cause the fixture to select, not change the intensity. This will be fixed in ZerOS 7.9.5. However fixtures changing intensity randomly without control is not an issue we have come across. Next time this happens, please let me know which channel number. What is the current fader function? What is that fixture's channel fader level at? What is its intensity in the Output Window? Does it match the output? What colour is the value displayed in? Any queries let me know. Edward

Hi Eric, As Martin says, this is something Programmer Time can do for you. For more information on this, see the article below... http://support.zero88.com/1011402011 All the best, Edward