Movers Position Chase

[SKLSKL]

Hi there, apologies if this has been posted somewhere else before but I couldn't find it. Using a FLXS48

I am wanting a simple basic chase where my mover continuously moves slowly from position A to Position B and back repeatedly.

At the minute, what I do is position mover at A, record onto a fader. Position mover at B, record onto same fader and select record as a chase.

On my playback settings of that fader I change Attribute Fade Percentage to 100% and then can use global BPM to slow the movement right down to say 5 or 10 bpm.

However I am finding the movement quite jerky, is that just because I have slowed it down so much and there's nothing can be down to smooth it out or is there a better way to achieve what I need? Also I am limited to 1bpm being the slowest and even though its super slow it would be good if I had some way fo doing it where I could get even slower.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Many Thanks!

[Edward Z88]

Hi @SKLSKL

Welcome to the forum.

16 minutes ago, SKLSKL said:

However I am finding the movement quite jerky, is that just because I have slowed it down so much and there's nothing can be down to smooth it out or is there a better way to achieve what I need?

What fixtures are you using? If you are using fixtures with 8-bit Pan & Tilt, you may find that the movement is slightly jerky at very slow speeds. You shouldn't see this issue if your fixture has 16-bit Pan & Tilt.

17 minutes ago, SKLSKL said:

Also I am limited to 1bpm being the slowest and even though its super slow it would be good if I had some way fo doing it where I could get even slower.

If you needed the movement to be slower than 1 BPM, I would revert the playback from a chase back to a cue stack. You could then configure both cues in the playback to follow automatically after the previous cue, so that they loop. You can view the cues in the playback by holding VIEW and tapping the playback's button. You can then set the position fade time of each cue to the amount of time you'd like the fixtures to spend transitioning from one point to another.

Please see the link below for information on automatic cues...

https://www.zero88.com/manuals/zeros/cues-playbacks/cue-settings/cue-triggers

Hope this helps.

[SKLSKL]

Hi Edward, many thanks for getting back to me so quick, much appreciated. Movers are ADJ Focus Spot SZ. Will check but I think I have them on Basic Mode (using 19 channels?). Won't get time today to try the cuestack method today but will give it a go next day or two. Thanks again. 

[Edward Z88]

50 minutes ago, SKLSKL said:

Will check but I think I have them on Basic Mode (using 19 channels?)

The ADJ Focus Spot 5Z has a "Basic" mode which uses 19-channels. This mode only features 8-bit Pan & Tilt.

The "Standard" mode (22-channels) or "Extended" mode (26-channels) both feature 16-bit Pan & Tilt, so I'd recommend using either of these modes to achieve smoother movement control.