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The background of each address becomes more green as the value gets higher.
In the right corner of the title bar there's a button that expands each cell so it not only show the value, but also
what type of parameter it is.
The view scrolls to the selected fixture. Selected fixtures are shown with a yellow frame.
Parked channels have a blue background. DMX channels being under the control of the DMX tester have a red
background. We'll look at parking and testing later in this chapter.
It can look like this:
If you press and hold the key, then it will show the DMX address instead of the value.
Ok, enough about the DMX view.
Back to Blind
Try to have the following views visible: Fixture Symbol view, Fixture Sheet view and a DMX view.
Run cue 1 on the main cue list. This will turn on fixture 5 and 7 at 40% it's the same as a DMX value of 102.
Then select fixture 1 and give it a value of 50%. Now this should be visible on all screens. In both Fixture views and
in the DMX view (a value of 128). Then toggle blind mode. Notice that you can still see the values in your
programmer in the fixture sheet view, but the fixture symbol view will display the fixture at 0%. Just like the DMX view
- here the value also disappears.
So programmer values can only be seen in the fixture sheet view. The other views shows you the actual output. Also
notice the title bar of the two fixture sheets. The symbol view says "(Output)" and the sheet view says "(Blind)".
Notice that if you toggle blind again then your programmer values goes active again. This can be used to pre-load a
look in your programmer and exit the Blind to put it live on stage.
Now you might be thinking "That's nice, but then it just snaps on, that might not look to good" - and you are right.
Program Time Master Magic Speed
Let me introduce you to the . This is one of the masters we can see in the
view
. It can be used to change the timing of the programmer. Press Store Time Prog Time and then one of
the keys associated with executor number 4.
Now try to move the new fader up till it says 2.5 seconds and toggle the Blind key again. Notice how the values
fades in and out. The two keys associated with the fader allows you to toggle the Program Time on and off without
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