Lesson 2: Crossfading Between Layers; Set Up First Cue - High End Systems CATALYST Series User Manual

Lesson 2: Crossfading Between Layers

Once you display content on different Catalyst layers, you can fade the layers in and out
using the Intensity parameter. This creates a crossfading or dissolving effect between
layers.
In this lesson, you'll play a movie on Layer 1 and record it in your lighting console as a cue
or look. Then you'll build and record another cue with a three-second crossfade to a
colorful movie playing on Layer 2.

Set Up First Cue

1. Clear or remove any information from Lesson
1 in your console's programmer or editor.
2. On your lighting console, select Layer 1. Set
the Intensity parameter to a DMX value of
255(100%).
3. Setting DMX values in the Library and File
parameters as in Lesson 1, select Library 12
(Beacon DigiGobos), File 7 (loopedroseA).
4. Set the Play Mode parameter to a DMX value
of 2 (Play Loop Forward). The movie starts
playing.
5. On your lighting console, select Layer 2. Set
the Intensity parameter to a DMX value of
255(100%). The Output 1 screen changes to
solid white.
6. Using the preloaded Catalyst content, select
Library 14 (Beacon DigiGobos), File 4
(swirlstars2). Set the Play Mode parameter to
a DMX value of 2 (Play Loop Forward). The
animation will begin playing on Output 1.
7. Still on Layer 2, change the Intensity parameter to a DMX value of 0 (0%). Layer 2
will disappear, revealing the movie playing on Layer 1.
8. Using your lighting console's method of recording cues or looks, record the above
DMX settings as Cue 1 on your lighting console.
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