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PeterV

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  1. Kenny - if I assume you are adding the looks you want as cues (1,2,3,4 etc), then every time you save a show file then the latest one plus all the previous ones are saved. The show files are tiny by modern standards. So if you are documenting offline what each cue being added is for/does/looks like, then this would seem to be doing what you want? I am just checking that you are aware that you can load any of the cues to display next. You just set the next cue to say 42 press GO and it will crossfade to cue 42 (and ignore 1-41). You can also say which cue to run next. So after cue 17 you could specify to always run cue 34 next. It sounds like all the things you want to do are possible? Finally - if you attach a keyboard and monitor, you can also name each cue (very short name of which only 12 characters can be seen on the monitor if I remember correctly) to remind you what it was for or the date it was added etc? Does this help?
  2. It is assumed that the desk is setup for a particular production - patching, fixture allocation, cues (scenes), chases, submasters etc. So when you save these to the floppy disk it is treated as one show file, Each time you save a show it will use a new name unless you override it. However, you can't - for example - load just cue 34 from a show file and add it to what you have setup now. When you start programming a new show it is normal to clear all the memories and start again, so the showfile for this production will be completely different to the last one. As far as I am aware, this is how all memory consoles save to disk (floppy or otherwise)?
  3. Jack - not sure you have put this in the right forum as you might have a "Leapfrog 48"? In which case it should be in the "ZeroOS" section. Do you have a keyboard connected? If so, most likely there is a key stuck down which is doing this. Shut the system down. Press every key on the keyboard and check it is working normally. If you find something odd, unplug the keyboard power up the system and check the problem has gone away. Replace or repair the keyboard and reconnect. Second possibilty, a key on the console itself is stuck down in which case do the same as above but on the console. Switch back on and see if it is still as it was. Does this help? Peter
  4. R See Fixture Editor User Guide page 5 = "Virtual Intensity" which will act as a master intensity even if you don't have one. If you don't have this document, let me know and I will forward it to you. Peter
  5. The correct ribbon cables were carefully put in and the Frog fired up in test mode. Works perfectly! Connect to theatre DMX and works as good as new. Updated to latest software level. Now we have the nice problem of what to do with it as it is too good to use for spares for our Fat Frog as originally intended! Peter
  6. Hi Ian - fantastic. Email on its way. Many thanks - Peter
  7. HI Ian - much obliged, The A and C cables will be identical to what our Frog is looking for, if you still have them. The "A" cable is 1 to 4-way (motherboard to 2 x channel presets, submasters, memory masters). The "C" cable is only motherboard to LCD. Regards -- Peter
  8. Hi Ian - we managed to get hold of the maintenance manual and found that A and C were used, but not B - as this includes amongst other things a simple block diagram of which boards connect to what. We also discovered that the ribbon cables inside were not original ones (as A, B, C were connected, but B is only for moving light panel). So we are trying to get hold of some suitable cables so we can at least try and fire it up because there are no obvious signs of problem apart from the cabling (and disconnected earth). It seems that the original parts are not available either. So you are right as nearly all of it is the same as in our Fat Frog. But if it runs it is too good to cannibalise! But main benefit was being able to take it to pieces when it doesn't matter, which we would be wary of with our live desk. Changing the battery on this recently was like a scene from a hospital film!
  9. We have been given a Frog to use as spares for our Fat Frog, but on opening it up it is clear that the electronics are quite different (although there are probably some parts we could reuse). We are therefore curious to see if this desk is in face a "runner" but there are seem to be some ribbon cables missing. Has anyone got any photos or other information about how the insides of this desk should look when properly connected?
  10. Hi Jon - there is one on EBay for £1,232.11 at present (from USA) but absolutely no chance of anyone buying at that sort of price. We could get a Fat Frog much more cheaply than that (£500-700 usually) but we don't have that sort of money up our sleeves. Our Fat Frog does fit neatly on the perch - see http://www.ald.org.uk/photo.php?number=1774&id=9620 - with just with a few millimetres to spare either side. It is the getting it down and back up which is difficult. Maybe my best bet would be to make my software output a txt or CSV file so I can go up and type the cues in with on the FF, or get one of our operators trained up as a programmer and rely on them to do the business remotely (as I have done for musicals in the past). Oh well... Regards -- Peter
  11. Hi In our theatre I would like to remove the need to fly our Fat Frog from the perch down to the auditorium for focusing and plotting to reduce the amount of bashing it gets. We have already substitued a small desk for focusing, but obviously this is no use for plotting. I was wondering about putting together a simple program to control the 48 channels (and fixtures if I could be bothered to do it) which can save the looks of each scene and output a show file which the Fat Frog can read. It might still need tidying up, but this would be better than flying the desk up and down every few weeks. Is there a reference anywhere of the exact show file format for a Fat Frog which I could have? This is strictly non-commercial and intended to save knocks to our precious desk. Peter Vincent Lighting Manager Chesil Theatre (reg charity and amateur member owned)
  12. Just to close the loop, changing the battery sorted out our problem as was easier than expected. The only problem was putting the covers back together properly afterwards! Peter
  13. I have outlined our symptoms on the Blue Room forum, http://www.blue-room.org.uk/index.php?showtopic=57067, and am pretty sure the battery is starting to die. Battery status shows as normal however and a full reset made no difference. At present it is keeping the memories and fixture settings but losing date and time (which changes to 2999), wide, lock, and LED intensity whenever power is taken down. When it was left off for the best part of a week, the memories were also lost. We open on Saturday so making do with checking and reloading from floppy if needed for now. Once the current show closes, we will replace the battery. We believe we have one of the later models with a flat battery, but will open it up and check before ordering the correct part. Our electrician is easily up to the job whether or not soldering is needed. Once thing that is bugging me is that photos of an opened Fat Frog on the internet shows an awful lot of pieces, so I was wondering if there was any guidance on how to correctly open up and close the desk without damaging anything? Plus any extra info on the battery change would be appreciated (we know about the page with the part numbers). Many thanks Peter Vincent, Chesil Theatre, Winchester
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