Default configuration and utility...

[van den abbeele Eric]

Hello,

Question about "default configuration"

So I see in this option that you can configure
"intensity, beam, color, position and effect", for having a different setting.
Imagine that for my moving head position at at central position  (50% pan and tilt) that in fact on stage not exactly in the right position.
Can I use this default option for example having in "central position", the real central position on stage?
In fact, having this option for the right position that I want ?

thank for your help

Eric VDA

[Edward Z88]

Hi Eric,

The default values, are the values your fixtures go to when no playbacks are running, and there is no information in the programmer.

If you would therefore like to default the positions of your moving fixtures on stage, move them to the location you would like them to be in, tap RECORD HOME -> Default. You will need to ensure SmartTag is disabled whilst doing this. Anything in the programmer will then be stored as the defaults for the tagged fixtures. If you simply select your fixtures and turn them on, you will now see them in their custom position. If you look at the Pan/Tilt grid, you will also see how they are no longer in the middle of the grid.

If you record the Default value using a palette, the default position will reference the palette, and therefore if you update the palette, the fixture's defaults will also update.

Hope this helps, 

Edward

[van den abbeele Eric]

Hello,

Thanks a lot Edward,

I think this is something that will indeed help me.
Question
  Is it when I record "record home", press at the same time on "Shift" will deactivate SmartTag? (like I do for cues recording ...)

Thanks for the help !

Eric

[Edward Z88]

Hi Eric,

1 hour ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

Is it when I record "record home", press at the same time on "Shift" will deactivate SmartTag? (like I do for cues recording ...)

If you hold SHIFT and press RECORD, this will give you a snapshot - "Record All" is written in the command line to show you this. This will therefore turn SmartTag off, but it will record every fixture, and every parameter, irrespective of whether they're tagged or not.

Therefore doing this you would need to be careful to ensure all other fixtures are at the values you would like them to be in for their defaults. Whereas if you simply manually turn SmartTag off at the point of recording, only tagged information would be stored.

Hope this helps,

Edward

[van den abbeele Eric]

OK I will try it and coming back if I ve problems or questions...

 

Thank 

[kgallen]

3 hours ago, Edward- Z88 said:

If you record the Default value using a palette, the default position will reference the palette, and therefore if you update the palette, the fixture's defaults will also update.

Another nugget of applications information that needs capturing somewhere safe...

[Edward Z88]

Hi Eric,

53 minutes ago, van den abbeele Eric said:

OK I will try it and coming back if I ve problems or questions...

 

Thank 

No problem, let us know if you have any questions.

7 minutes ago, kgallen said:

Another nugget of applications information that needs capturing somewhere safe...

Added to the knowledge base article...

http://support.zero88.com/1011707631

Cheers,

Edward