Fixtures aren't in the fixture list?

[AoS Lighting]

I have a Fat Frog and am trying to assign Optima Matrix 575s and Chauvet Qspot 200s. I did not see the Matrix 575s on the fixture list. Is there some where I can find and download it? I saw several options for the Qspots but they were described as Qspot M1-N, Qspot M1-Y, etc. rather than with numbers (Qspot 200, Qspot 250, etc.) Are these the same thing? If so could someone tell me which one is the Qspot 200?

 

Thanks!

J. Gibson

[AoS Lighting]

Well, I got fixture tools and started making the profile for the Matrix 575s. I'm not clear on what attribute to use for the lamp control, speed, prism+macro, prism rotate, etc... Any tips on creating profiles would be greatly appreciated! I have very limited experience with boards, i've always used software.

 

Thanks!

J. Gibson

[Paul]

Have a read of the user guide for the fixture editor, see THIS TOPIC for details.

 

Guidelines for grouping fixture parameters into attributes for the desk:

 

Brightness - only the Dimmer channel goes in here

Colour - colour wheels, CMY, RGB

Position - pan/tilt, movement speed

Beamshape - anything else (gobos, prisms etc)

[AoS Lighting]

Thanks!

 

I've made the personality for the Matrix 575 and I was wondering if it's necessary to put in the details on each parameter? Or will it work the same either way?

 

If it is necessary, then what is the significance of putting in the "mid point" value?

 

Thanks,

J. Gibson

[Paul]

The parameter details aren't used by the Fat Frog. This information is in the Fixture Editor User Guide.

[AoS Lighting]

Ok, thanks.

 

Could you tell me what model Chauvet Q-Spots are in the fixture list? I'm am not familiar with Q-Spot M1-N, M1-Y, M2-Y, M3-Y. Do they just go in order: Q-Spot 152, 200, 300, 575?

 

Thanks,

J. Gibson

[AoS Lighting]

Hi, when I try and load the Matrix 575 personality I made it says there is no info on the disk. I saved it and loaded it the same as the fixture library I downloaded from the site which worked fine. I made sure it was an ift. file and I don't really know what else to double check.

 

I've attached the file. If anyone could check it out for me and see what I'm missing I would really appreciate it.

 

Thanks,

J. Gibson

MAT_575_personality.ift

[Kirkup_xp]

Hi J

 

The original Frog range only support DOS style 8 character file names - anything longer will be ignored or truncated and could cause problems. Try renaming the file.

 

Hope this helps,

 

 

 

Peter

[AoS Lighting]

Great, Thanks!

 

J. Gibson

[Pickman]

Hi J,

 

The fixture personality you have is fine but it is just that, a personality. To be able to put it onto your Fat Frog you need to add it into a common fixture template, a 'cft' file. Once you have done this using the Common Fixture Manager you can put it onto a disc and then onto your Fat Frog. Just remember that you need to put the other fixtures you are using onto the 'cft' as well. You can have a maximum of 20 personalities on the one 'cft' and only one 'cft' in the Fat Frog at a time.

 

Hopefully that helps.

[Kirkup_xp]

Not strictly true - it is also possible to load individual "ift" files using the <Select Fixture from Floppy Disk> option in Assign Fixtures. This copies the fixtures to the desk temporarily and stores them as part of the show file.

 

Hope this clears things up,

 

 

Peter