User manual

3 Chauvet® ShowXpress™ V6.22
Input Creation Area .................................................................................................................................................... 22
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PATCH-MIDI ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
6. PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
PROGRAMMING CONCEPT ................................................................................................................................................ 24
CREATING A FIXTURE PROFILE (EXAMPLE)........................................................................................................................ 24
3D View Area ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
DMX PATCHING .............................................................................................................................................................. 25
DIP switch Calculator ................................................................................................................................................. 26
DMX Addressing Setting ............................................................................................................................................ 26
CREATING A SCENE ......................................................................................................................................................... 27
2D VIEW ......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Modifying the Layout ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Modifying the Fixture Size(s) ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Modifying the Background ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Modifying the Fixture Image .............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Hiding Fixtures .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
GENERATOR ................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Creating a Scene using Generator ................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Working with “Cu rves” ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Working with “Lines”...................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Working with “Points” .................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Fixture Groups (Editor Screen) .................................................................................................................................. 33
Selecting Fixtures from the Editor Screen ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Selecting Fixtures by Groups ............................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Creating a Group ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
7. PLAYBACK ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
IMPORTING SCENES INTO THE LIVE-BUTTONS SCREEN ..................................................................................................... 35
SCENE PLAYBACK MODIFICATIONS ................................................................................................................................... 36
Flash button ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Preset button ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
No loop button ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
LIVE-BUTTONS PAGE PLAYBACK MODIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................. 37
Chase play ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Random play ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Solo play............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
LIVE-BUTTON SCREEN PLAYBACK .................................................................................................................................... 38
Play/Pause ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Speed Button .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Sound Triggering (Auto BPM) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Manual BPM .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Manual Speed ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Freeze ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Startup Properties ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
3D VIEW ......................................................................................................................................................................... 43
X and Y viewing angles ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Position of the view ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Size of the stage ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Operation........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Stage Setting Sub-Screen .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Wall Textures .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Fixture Settings Sub-screen ....................................................................................................................................... 45
LIVE-TIMELINE SCREEN ................................................................................................................................................... 46
Triggering a Timeline through the Live Screen ................................................................................. ................................................................ 46
Adding Video/Picture Files to Live-Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
Screen Control Properties ................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Video output ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Output Size ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Adding Audio Files to Live-Timeline ................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Live-Timeline Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 49
Mouse Shortcuts in Live-Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Renaming the Rows .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Creating a New Timeline ................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Using the “OFF” tool.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Using the “STOP” tool ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Operation for “Move To” in Live-Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................... 51
File Properties in Live-Timeline .................................................................................................................................................................... 51
8. UPLOAD SCREEN .......................................................................................................................................................... 52
UPLOADING SCENES TO THE INTERFACES ........................................................................................................................ 52
Xpress 512 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52