Colour Palettes: Picking a Palette up from the Lee Buttons doesn't update the fixture

[penlec]

Hi Edward,

What I describe below works with Phantom OS 9,9.5 but not with 9.13, I have tried on the desk with 9.13 and get the same results, perhaps I have missed something in the upgrades?

I have some Chauvet Slimpars configured in 4 channel mode these are on page 5 of the MFKs:

1. I select the MFK to configure
2. Using MFK position, intensity is raised to 100
3. Use MFK Colour for display (default of 255 255 255)
4. Wheels all work in that the colours setting change with a wheel movement
5. I now go to the Other Windows>- Colour Palettes>-Lee and select (for example) 002 Rose Pink. I expected the MFK colour to change, it doesn't. All the Palette buttons are Blue until one is selected when the selected button turns black, on OS 9.9.5 this does indeed work.
6. On selecting some other Palette window such as Other Windows>- Colour Palettes>-Palettes or Other Windows>- Colour Palettes>-Picker the MFK colours change. For example, after clicking on "Automatically create Colour Palette" if I select "4C Red" the MFK colour changes (as expected C4 (255) C4(0) C4 (0)). Another example, using the "Picker window" if I click somewhere in the "Dark Blue" area the MFK colours change as expected (7 44 255).

I tried some other windows (Mood Boards by Lee Filters & Roscolux) they seem to have the same problem.

Has there been a new step introduced since OS 9.9.5? I would have expected the Functionality to be the same on all of these selection window types.

Many thanks, Brett

 

[Edward Z88]

Hi Brett,

If you have loaded a show file from an earlier software version into ZerOS 7.13, you may find you need to "upgrade" the fixtures, to enable them to work with the latest colour filters.

To do this, tap the SETUP key, to take you to the Fixture Schedule. Along the bottom of the Fixture Schedule, you should see there is a tab to select all of the Slimpars. Is the tab red? If so, tap the "Change All Fixtures" tab at the top of the Fixture Schedule. Then from the window that opens, choose the latest version of the fixture from the library, shown in white text. You should see that the previously chosen fixture is highlighted in red, indicating the fixture file was from your show file, not the latest library. You can then click OK, and ZerOS will upgrade the selected fixtures to the latest version you chose from the library.

This up-to-date version of the fixture will then be compatible with the latest filter information.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Edward

[penlec]

1 hour ago, Edward Z88 said:

Hi Brett,

If you have loaded a show file from an earlier software version into ZerOS 7.13, you may find you need to "upgrade" the fixtures, to enable them to work with the latest colour filters.

To do this, tap the SETUP key, to take you to the Fixture Schedule. Along the bottom of the Fixture Schedule, you should see there is a tab to select all of the Slimpars. Is the tab red? If so, tap the "Change All Fixtures" tab at the top of the Fixture Schedule. Then from the window that opens, choose the latest version of the fixture from the library, shown in white text. You should see that the previously chosen fixture is highlighted in red, indicating the fixture file was from your show file, not the latest library. You can then click OK, and ZerOS will upgrade the selected fixtures to the latest version you chose from the library.

This up-to-date version of the fixture will then be compatible with the latest filter information.

If you have any questions, please let us know.

Edward

Ah, I thought I had done exactly what you said, but I hadn't reselected the Chauvet at the higher level! All is working now, many many thanks.

Incidently when one updates the types all the descriptions are written over, is there anyone to keep the descriptions when changing the type, one can't seem to use the usual windows copy and paste?

Brett

[Edward Z88]

Hi Brett,

11 minutes ago, penlec said:

Ah, I thought I had done exactly what you said, but I hadn't reselected the Chauvet at the higher level! All is working now, many many thanks.

No problem at all.

11 minutes ago, penlec said:

Incidently when one updates the types all the descriptions are written over, is there anyone to keep the descriptions when changing the type

Currently upon changing fixture type, the replacement fixture's model name will be used as the fixture's name. 

In the next software update, ZerOS 7.14, ZerOS will apply the original fixture's custom name to the replacement fixture, upon changing fixture type.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Edward

[penlec]

9 minutes ago, Edward Z88 said:

Hi Brett,

No problem at all.

Currently upon changing fixture type, the replacement fixture's model name will be used as the fixture's name. 

In the next software update, ZerOS 7.14, ZerOS will apply the original fixture's custom name to the replacement fixture, upon changing fixture type.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Edward

Fantastic, I won't go further until 7.14 in that case and many thanks for your help and fast response times

Brett