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Trying to figure this out. Effect Question and Macro Question.

So I am doing my 2nd show on the ION and I have run into 2 things I know how to do on old Expression style boards but I cant figure out on ION. First let me thank you for a wonderful product that enables me to pull off much more sophisticated shows than I was capable of in the past.

The show I am currently working on is at a community theatre and I will have half a dozen volnteers operating y console. On the theaters Express I would set up a start up macro or link Q1 to a macro that would park power for my movers and lamp them on. For the life of me I have ot been able to figre ot how I wold do this on the ION.

The second thing I want to do is create a step based effect on a color parameter. Why you may ask? We have been lucky enough to rent a Fiber star drop for the run and the color wheel has a bizarre part that blacks out the drop. So when I put the color wheel on spin I get a drop out after  the last color. What I want to do is Bounce between OW and the last good Color on the illuminators color wheel. 

BTW

Can I put in a request for a button/softkey that would clear all manually entered data? All of you at ETC have created an amazing product but since my Background is in Hog and Expression programing I would love to have a quick and easy way of clearing ALL manually entered parameters. I dont care if it has to be [CLEAR] 4 times in a row or something silly it would help me (and the others used to a [RELESE] button) transition to ION/EOS.

Thanks for the help!



[edited by: rhdgs at 5:49 PM (GMT -6) on Fri, Sep 19 2008] [edited by: rhdgs at 5:48 PM (GMT -6) on Fri, Sep 19 2008] [edited by: rhdgs at 5:46 PM (GMT -6) on Fri, Sep 19 2008] [edited by: rhdgs at 5:07 PM (GMT -6) on Fri, Sep 19 2008]

  • Hi Randall--

     You can still have a cue execute a Macro--Its actually very simple to accomplish. After you have created your macro, type in what cue you was like to execute the macro. Lets say that it was Cue 1 that was to trigger the macro, your command line would read [Cue] [1] [Execute] [Macro] [1] [Ent] . Whereas Execute is a softkey on the desk that will show up when Cue is in the command line.

    A quick way to answer the effect question is to create an Absolute Effect. In this effect you create steps which actually reference a color pallet. Record the two colors you want to use in the effect as CPS and then go into the effect editor(Double tap effect). Once there click on absolute effect--create two steps. In step one click on Value and inset your first CP. Do the same for step 2.

     As for the quick way to release all data--Its already there. Its called Sneak. Sneak sets a channel to its background state. If your in a cue, then the background state is what was recorded for that cue. If you are not in a cue then the background level is going to be 0.  There are two ways to use sneak. You can sneak an individual channel by having a channel selected in the command line. Without a channel in the cmnd line you can use sneak to change all channels.

     Hope that helps.

  • in reply to jselander

    Thanks for the reply...

    Execute..... I should have known.

    I will try sneak that will help.

    Thanks for the how to on creating abs FX I needed that.

  • in reply to rhdgs

    By the way ETC rocks. I asked a question on Friday Afternoon and within a couple of hours the answers I needed in time for Final Dress!

    Thanks Again. 

  • in reply to rhdgs
    On the subject of clearing manual data it's also worth knowing that holding down [Clear] and pressing [Enter] will take away the Manual status of channels without returning them to their background state, thus excluding them from Update/Record Only instructions.
  • in reply to grahamparker

    ok speaking of channels being recorded in update, is there an easy way to include sub master vales when updating a cue?

     

  • in reply to rhdgs

    Try [Group] [Sub] [x] {Make Manual}. This should give all the channels in that Sub manual values and make them available for updates.

    There are probably other options, but thats the first one that springs to mind. 

  • in reply to grahamparker

    As for your power for movers, I Park my Scroller power and leave it.  When I shut the board off, the power will cut off in a coupla minutes.  When I turn the board on all Parked channels come back on in their parked states.

    This works great but I have on occasion inadvertantly pressed [Park Enter], unparking everything at an unfortunate time.  That probably won't happen again but does anyone know of a more persistant state of Parkage?

    B 

  • in reply to BSmith
    In the next version of Eos (v1.4.2), there is a red warning if and when you are going to unpark everything via [Park][Enter]. Just don't type [Park][Enter][Enter]!
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