Programing a Maxedia

Matt,

Without seeing exactly what you're doing I'm going to try to take a stab at this for you.

The simplest method of programming a Maxedia in combination with a Hog 3 is to do all of the server programming using the server's GUI, recording cues into the banks of cues on-board. The upside to this is that it is very easy to program and play back. The downside is that you don't have a ton of control from the console to manipulate layers.

If this is how you are operating, then all you have to patch is a Maxedia v3 Base. This should be the only thing with DMX enabled on your Maxedia. (There should be no content layers with DMX enabled)

On the Hog 3, your fixture parameters should look something like this:

Intensity = FULL
Red = 50%
Green = 50%
Blue = 50%
Cue (Selection) = 1 (or whatever cue you want to play back)
Cue Page = 1 (or whatever page/bank you want)
Cue B = 0
Cue Page B = 0
Blur = 0%
Transition / Wipe Bank = 0
Transition / Wipe = 0
Transition / Xfade = 0
Wipe Blur = 50%
Go = 96 (for GO - 0% for NO GO - I leave this on GO)
Cue Time = 30 (This is how long cross fades will take - you should play with this)
Output Mode = 52 (This allows automatic dissolves between cueis using your preset time)
Content Speed A = 50%
Content Speed B = 50%
Output Preset = 0%
Brightness = 128
Contrast = 94
Screen Configuration Preset = 0%

If you set it up like this you can use your Cue (A) Selection to jump to cues you've written in the server. If you leave GO on at the correct setting, the server will change cues as soon as you change the Cue Selection and will dissolve in the time defined b the Time parameter. (I recommend setting all parameters to 0 time in the console.)

Its been a while since I've used these two items together so I don't know what the state of the fixture profile is in the desk, but I can tell you that there IS a way to make this work as I have done it several times.

You can also refer to this conversation for more detailed info on the fixture profile and the DMX spec of the server:

forums.highend.com/showthread.php?t=5048

Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to try to help.

Regards,

Phil

Matt,

Without seeing exactly what you're doing I'm going to try to take a stab at this for you.

The simplest method of programming a Maxedia in combination with a Hog 3 is to do all of the server programming using the server's GUI, recording cues into the banks of cues on-board. The upside to this is that it is very easy to program and play back. The downside is that you don't have a ton of control from the console to manipulate layers.

If this is how you are operating, then all you have to patch is a Maxedia v3 Base. This should be the only thing with DMX enabled on your Maxedia. (There should be no content layers with DMX enabled)

On the Hog 3, your fixture parameters should look something like this:

Intensity = FULL
Red = 50%
Green = 50%
Blue = 50%
Cue (Selection) = 1 (or whatever cue you want to play back)
Cue Page = 1 (or whatever page/bank you want)
Cue B = 0
Cue Page B = 0
Blur = 0%
Transition / Wipe Bank = 0
Transition / Wipe = 0
Transition / Xfade = 0
Wipe Blur = 50%
Go = 96 (for GO - 0% for NO GO - I leave this on GO)
Cue Time = 30 (This is how long cross fades will take - you should play with this)
Output Mode = 52 (This allows automatic dissolves between cueis using your preset time)
Content Speed A = 50%
Content Speed B = 50%
Output Preset = 0%
Brightness = 128
Contrast = 94
Screen Configuration Preset = 0%

If you set it up like this you can use your Cue (A) Selection to jump to cues you've written in the server. If you leave GO on at the correct setting, the server will change cues as soon as you change the Cue Selection and will dissolve in the time defined b the Time parameter. (I recommend setting all parameters to 0 time in the console.)

Its been a while since I've used these two items together so I don't know what the state of the fixture profile is in the desk, but I can tell you that there IS a way to make this work as I have done it several times.

You can also refer to this conversation for more detailed info on the fixture profile and the DMX spec of the server:

forums.highend.com/showthread.php?t=5048

Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll be happy to try to help.

Regards,

Phil