Mac 700 Lamp Power

Are you using them in Standard or Extended mode? I've only ever used them in Extended, so maybe the personality for Standard mode defaults them to low power?

Edit: Just checked on HogPC and you're right, it does default to 50%. Go into Patch > Edit fixtures, select the fixture type, then in the 'Lamp Power' Column under the 'Default' Row, change the 50% to 100%. The 'Default' value is the value assigned when you have nothing running (i.e. Pig+Release, Clear, Unpark everything, close all editors and that's what will output)

I use my own showfile with one of each common fixture ready patched and modified and palletted (I just clone to how many I need then make position pallettes :)) from a few years back, so I guess I just forgot about this.

I attached a picture if you're interested. As an interesting note, when using alt+printscreen to capture the hog window, it only captured the edit text box, which means they are classed as a separate 'window' in the windows OS. Clever move by High End to do the popups like that.

You can also see in the image how 'Lamp Control' only has Strike and Douse. While 50% and 100% are the only options available in the MAC700 for lamp power, other fixtures may have a more variable ballast, so for consistency it makes sense to have it on a wheel. I agree that the personality should have the default set at 100%, though.

Are you using them in Standard or Extended mode? I've only ever used them in Extended, so maybe the personality for Standard mode defaults them to low power?

Edit: Just checked on HogPC and you're right, it does default to 50%. Go into Patch > Edit fixtures, select the fixture type, then in the 'Lamp Power' Column under the 'Default' Row, change the 50% to 100%. The 'Default' value is the value assigned when you have nothing running (i.e. Pig+Release, Clear, Unpark everything, close all editors and that's what will output)

I use my own showfile with one of each common fixture ready patched and modified and palletted (I just clone to how many I need then make position pallettes :)) from a few years back, so I guess I just forgot about this.

I attached a picture if you're interested. As an interesting note, when using alt+printscreen to capture the hog window, it only captured the edit text box, which means they are classed as a separate 'window' in the windows OS. Clever move by High End to do the popups like that.

You can also see in the image how 'Lamp Control' only has Strike and Douse. While 50% and 100% are the only options available in the MAC700 for lamp power, other fixtures may have a more variable ballast, so for consistency it makes sense to have it on a wheel. I agree that the personality should have the default set at 100%, though.