Instruction manual

Glossary
Leap Frog 48/96 Operating Manual – Issue 3 Page 161
Glossary
Alignment A function in Setup which allows the user to invert pan and/or tilt or
swap pan/tilt parameters for individual fixtures.
ArtNet A free networking standard from Artistic Licence.
Attribute A group of fixture Parameters. These are Colour, Beam, Position and
Effects.
Auto Group A group that is automatically created by the desk.
Auto Macro A fixture macro that is automatically created by the desk.
Auto Palette A colour, beamshape, position or effect palette that is automatically
created by the desk.
Blind Modifying the program data within the desk without affecting the
outputs.
Blackout The BLACKOUT key sets the outputs of all dimmer and fixture
intensity channels to 0%.
Brightness See Intensity.
Capture One of a number of visualiser packages that can be used on the Leap
Frog 48 and 96 desks.
Chase A Chase is a type of memory consisting of a number of steps. A
Chase also has a number of modifiers which determine how it runs.
Control Wheel There are three control wheels on the desk which are used to adjust
fixture parameter and other data levels. The parameters assigned to
the control wheels are shown on the Wheel LCD.
Details An option on the Program and Output Windows which allows the user
to see the fixture parameter values as text descriptions rather than
percentage or DMX values.
Direction The Chase Modifier which determines which order the steps are
output when a Chase is run (forwards, backwards, bounce, random).
DMX-512 Standard communications protocol for moving heads and dimmers.
512 channels of control are digitally multiplexed and sent down a
cable to fixtures, which listen for their specific data, according to their
start address.
Drive The Chase Modifier which determines what triggers each step (auto,
manual, bass or beat).
Effect A function which can be applied to one or more fixture parameters.
The desk provides a number of standard intensity, colour, beamshape
and position (movement) effects.