Defining Media Assignments (What?); Light Control - Martin LIGHTING DIRECTOR User Manual

DEFINING MEDIA ASSIGNMENTS (WHAT?)

Once you have designed a layer, you will define what you want to happen in that layer.
Click on the "Layer Media" option on the main screen. The screen that appears shows
two areas: one for Light and one for MIDI control. This light and MIDI control is
applicable only for the layer selected (highlighted with a red box) at the time that you
clicked on the Layer Media button.
Figure 29 - Layer Media Screen

LIGHT CONTROL

In the area labeled "Light Control" there are 64 boxes, each representing a potential
DMX light. The only boxes that are not grayed-out are those defined as DMX lights in
the lighting set-up (see chapter 3). Clicking on the box of a predefined light will present
a "Light Control" screen which you can use to specify DMX control parameters for
that light.
Light control screens differ from light to light, depending on their functionality. A
sophisticated fixture will allow you to control colour wheels, gobos, zooming, etcetera,
while a dimmer pack will only let you change the value for dimming. When you define a
light in the set up procedure, the MLD automatically knows the specific features of the
fixture and customizes its light assignment screen.
There are three types of lighting control: "Automated follow spot", "Dynamic", and
"Static". A static look is like triggering a cue: when your performer walks into an area,
specified lights are set to predefined values for DMX parameters, automatically.
Dynamic control is when you want a specific DMX parameter to change gradually,
according to the position or velocity of your performer: for example if you want lights
to gradually turn red as your performer approaches stage left. What follows is an in-
depth discussion of each control type.
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