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Patching gobo wheels for moving lights

Hi all,

We're currently setting up a new version of our basic show, and have finally got around to setting up the gobo wheels. Is there a way of using gobos not currently into the catalgue - even if we can't put a picture in, it would be nice to have the correct text! (We're using Vari-lite gobos for VL1000s)

Many thanks!

Dave

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  • 0 in reply to hum_scum_dave

    The text is currently associated with the gobo - there is no way to have a different text label with gobo icons.

    I would think that the support for this would happen at the same time that custom bitmap import happens, which I'm reliably informed is not too far in the future.

    As a work-around, you could go into the fixture editor and make a copy of the fixture. Edit this copy, and go to the range table for the gobo wheel. If you change the name from "gobo 1" to "Breakup 1", this text will appear in lieu of the wheel icon and text for that position.

    -luke-

  • 0 in reply to luke.delwiche

    Anne and other folks at ETC-

    Any update on when we will be able to have a user-defined label for custom gobos in a gobo wheel? This came up on the current show as we are trying to leave the programming and showfile "clean" and tidy for a future re-mount.  We have custom gobos in the moving lights and if there's no similar gobo in the board, the wheel slot is now labeled as "generic open".

    Making a copy of the fixture and modifying it seems like it would cause problems if you ever had to update the fixture library and there were changes to the original (stock) fixture profile- those wouldn't update in the copied fixture profile.

    On another note- no GAM gobos in the library?  Any idea when that (if) will happen?

    Thanks,

    Todd

     

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