Changing intensity on cue effect kill the effect.

[Simonkbike]

Hi,

I have stored a fire effect in a cue, having reduced the intensity from the default 50 and changed the colour. Director says it's still to bright.

Bring up the cue and select the fixture but as soon as I touch the intensity scroll wheel, the effect stops.  The only way to proceed is to reset the effect, reset the colour, then set my intensity.

Seems a bit of a pain. What am I doing wrong?

 

Supplementary: when I select the fixture so it appears below the fixture grid, I sometimes get the Effect label on the entry but often not, even when the effect is running.  Why? Is there any way to check if a fixture has an effect running (or which effect is saved to a cue)?

S.

 

[Edward Z88]

Hi @Simonkbike

On 10/15/2023 at 12:00 PM, Simonkbike said:

I have stored a fire effect in a cue, having reduced the intensity from the default 50 and changed the colour. Director says it's still too bright.

To clarify, are you running an intensity effect or colour effect? The automatic “Fire” effect is a colour effect, and the automatic “Candle” effect is an intensity effect. 

If you are running the candle intensity effect, and it is too bright, you’ll want to lower both the fixture intensity, and also the effect “Size”, to reduce the effect. 

On 10/15/2023 at 12:00 PM, Simonkbike said:

Bring up the cue and select the fixture but as soon as I touch the intensity scroll wheel, the effect stops.  The only way to proceed is to reset the effect, reset the colour, then set my intensity.

This is because the intensity wheel takes control of the fixture's intensity. It therefore has control, rather than the effect in the cue. If you adjust the intensity, tap UPDATE, and tap your playback's GO button, the effect will then resume using the adjusted midpoint intensity.

On 10/15/2023 at 12:00 PM, Simonkbike said:

when I select the fixture so it appears below the fixture grid, I sometimes get the Effect label on the entry but often not, even when the effect is running.  Why? Is there any way to check if a fixture has an effect running (or which effect is saved to a cue)?

When you select fixtures, this will open the parameter table at the bottom of the Output window. If parameters are referencing an intensity effect, the effect palette reference will be displayed in the relevant cell of the table. If parameters are running an effect that is not stored as a palette, no reference will be given. If you select a fixture, the effect encoder wheels will show whether an effect is running on the fixture. 

[Edward Z88]

On 10/15/2023 at 12:00 PM, Simonkbike said:

Is there any way to check if a fixture has an effect running

Bonus tip - on Solution consoles, tap Other Windows > Effects Window. This window will list the parameters of the currently selected fixtures and show you if any effects are running.

[Simonkbike]

Many thanks (as ever) Edward. I'll have a try out with this next rehearsal.

Cheers, Simon.