Pixelmap patching with dimmer doubling?

My first question when I read this is.......Why?

Why are you using dimmer doubling and pixel mapping together?  Are you pixel mapping  a lot of Dimmer doubled source 4's? 

Given that pixel mapping is usually done on LED fixtures, dimmer doubling doesn't seem to have any advantage when used with LED's. 

Well, I don't have a big inventory of LEDs nor an unlimited budget to acquire them.

I want to use pixel mapping with conventionals with my PARs for chase effects. It's supposed to be possible.

The PARS are  lamped 77V, already doubled, and already hanging. I do not want to have to replace all the plugs and lamps. Sure, I don't have to use pixel mapping but what's the point of offering the ability to map dimmers but not be able to easily address them in the patch?

One of the enhancements that we plan to make to pixmapping is the ability to assign devices to the map using channels rather than outputs.   That way, if you are using your devices in your standard patch, you only have to do that once.  I think that is the best way to take care of this particular issue.   Until that is done, you'll need to do it with the offsets as you already are.

Thanks much!

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Thanks, Anne. That sounds like the right answer going forward.

Gotcha.  That makes sense then.  Anne's response does indicate that this might be possible, if not now, then in the future.  Pixel mapping conventional fixtures should be possible, but I hadn't thought about the offset when dimmer doubling.

Good luck.

Hi there.  Just to be clear... you can do this now, although it is a bit more complex.  Rather than patching with "Bn", you patch with the actual DMX address used for the "B' side of the output.  That offset must match the offset used in the Sensor rack. 

:-)

a

Hi there.  Just to be clear... you can do this now, although it is a bit more complex.  Rather than patching with "Bn", you patch with the actual DMX address used for the "B' side of the output.  That offset must match the offset used in the Sensor rack. 

:-)

a

The DMX offset should work, as long as it matches the offset of the console.  Side note I rarely use pixel maps for LED's.  Usually I use them with a tungsten source. 

Feel free to look at these YouTube videos.  The color changing LED's is played back by traditional cues.  The pumpkins in each video are pixel mapped.  Each pumpkin has 1 120 volt tungsten lamp inside.

Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-ziq1vCIYQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrK9cooq1qE