Titan v3.0 shape generator problems
Posted: 27 May 2010, 12:15
Hello!
I had a strange behavior of playbacks containing shapes yesterday.
First thing:
I had 2 playbacks with one shape on each playback - 1st was LED 'dimmer spread' shape for 60 'RGB+Virtual dimmer' fixtures, 2nd - green color shape for same 60 LED fixtures. Both playbacks had 'fixed shape size' and 'speed on fader'. When I programmed them, everything was fine and rising both playbacks at same time caused both playbacks running normally. After few minutes of programming, I noticed that now rising both playbacks at same time results in no output at all - LEDs went off the moment I raised both playbacks and even selecting them and using pallets or wheels didn't give any results. Lowering playbacks gave back control over those fixtures. Firing one playback at a time worked fine. I restarted console and problem was gone.
Second:
I had I playback with 'Dimmer Spread' for 14 movers ('fixed shape size' and 'speed on fader'). It was working fine till suddenly I wasn't able to turn it off - lovering fader stopped shape, but fixture dimmer levels left as they were. I tried OFF > playback swop button - no results. Rising fader again resulted in shape continuing to run from place it was stopped at. I found that I can overcome this by setting shape 'size on fader', rising fader, then lowering it.
I have done ~10 different events with new software and haven't noticed any problems before this. Only cause I can think of is fact that I used blocking shapes for the first time - i had one playback with 'Block All' shape for 6 fixtures (none of them in problematic playbacks).
I had a strange behavior of playbacks containing shapes yesterday.
First thing:
I had 2 playbacks with one shape on each playback - 1st was LED 'dimmer spread' shape for 60 'RGB+Virtual dimmer' fixtures, 2nd - green color shape for same 60 LED fixtures. Both playbacks had 'fixed shape size' and 'speed on fader'. When I programmed them, everything was fine and rising both playbacks at same time caused both playbacks running normally. After few minutes of programming, I noticed that now rising both playbacks at same time results in no output at all - LEDs went off the moment I raised both playbacks and even selecting them and using pallets or wheels didn't give any results. Lowering playbacks gave back control over those fixtures. Firing one playback at a time worked fine. I restarted console and problem was gone.
Second:
I had I playback with 'Dimmer Spread' for 14 movers ('fixed shape size' and 'speed on fader'). It was working fine till suddenly I wasn't able to turn it off - lovering fader stopped shape, but fixture dimmer levels left as they were. I tried OFF > playback swop button - no results. Rising fader again resulted in shape continuing to run from place it was stopped at. I found that I can overcome this by setting shape 'size on fader', rising fader, then lowering it.
I have done ~10 different events with new software and haven't noticed any problems before this. Only cause I can think of is fact that I used blocking shapes for the first time - i had one playback with 'Block All' shape for 6 fixtures (none of them in problematic playbacks).