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ion & ML question for a Noob....

Hi there, 

I have recently started getting more involved in lighting (as i come from a sound background) and have bought an Ion. My question may be a simple answer but my level of understanding of tracking desks and intelligent fixtures is limited so i must apologise.

I have a show where I am using 2 x Mac 700's and some ChromaQ scrollers (as well as other kit) and providing there is a blackout SOME of the cues seem to move on dark ok. However, there are a few cues where you see the undesireable scroll through the scroller colours or the 700's move whilst fading or changing colour etc...

Is there basicaaly a way (or another mehtod) of ensuring that the shutter or intensity fades first before the position or colour?  I have read up a bit but seeing as i'm not sure what its called that i need to do its a bit tricky.. 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.... On a side not the Ion is a great desk, ETC have been second to none support wise!

Matt

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  • Remember that the scrollers have to be assigned to two part channel that includes a dimmer function.  i.e. scroll dimmer.  Even if the dimmer chanel is fake (no light is patched to it), the console will not Mark the scrollers until the intensity channel is dark.

    I use Automarking.  If my fadeout is time 6, the Mark action takes an additional 6 counts.  So from the start of the fade I must wait 12 counts before I can run the next cue.  To get around this, I change the Focus, Color and Beam time to 0.  Therefore the Mark action is instant.

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  • Remember that the scrollers have to be assigned to two part channel that includes a dimmer function.  i.e. scroll dimmer.  Even if the dimmer chanel is fake (no light is patched to it), the console will not Mark the scrollers until the intensity channel is dark.

    I use Automarking.  If my fadeout is time 6, the Mark action takes an additional 6 counts.  So from the start of the fade I must wait 12 counts before I can run the next cue.  To get around this, I change the Focus, Color and Beam time to 0.  Therefore the Mark action is instant.

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