Moving Head Control Philosophy

So I have 4 MH;s (all in GRP1).

I want cue 1 to set their individual P&Ts to point to (focus) one area on-stage. Presumably Preset 1 

Then I want the next cue to re-point (change P&T) all of them to a different area. Presumably Preset 2.

What is the easiest. most efficient way to  do this? Would I make a FP for each MH with its unique P&T and plug all FPs into my Preset. And, repeat this for the 2nd Preset?

On some videos I've seen folks using Encoder wheels to position MHs. ELE2 doesn't have any, but I'm sure the underlying Palette / Preset would be the same. 

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  • A Focus Palette contains pan/tilt values for one or many fixtures - so for each fixture in Group 1, point them at the first area.

    Then select Group 1 and record Focus Palette 1. (If you record as Preset 1 - it will by default capture all parameters for the fixture,not just pan and tilt)

    Repeat by selecting each fixture in Group 1 and pointing them at area 2 and recording the whole group of fixtures into Focus Palette 2.

    You don't record a separate focus palette for each fixture in each position - that's way too much work and defeats the purpose of building palettes.

    -Todd

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  • A Focus Palette contains pan/tilt values for one or many fixtures - so for each fixture in Group 1, point them at the first area.

    Then select Group 1 and record Focus Palette 1. (If you record as Preset 1 - it will by default capture all parameters for the fixture,not just pan and tilt)

    Repeat by selecting each fixture in Group 1 and pointing them at area 2 and recording the whole group of fixtures into Focus Palette 2.

    You don't record a separate focus palette for each fixture in each position - that's way too much work and defeats the purpose of building palettes.

    -Todd

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