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Summary of Contents for myDMX 2.0

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Page 2: ...myDMX 2 0 1 2 The myDMX 2 0 Package 4 3 Fixture Profiles 5 II Getting Started 1 Installation 6 2 Setup 6 3 Editor 8 4 User 10 III Scene Builder 1 Arranging Fixtures 12 2 Controlling Fixtures 14 16 3 Effects IV Other Features 1 Easy Remote coming soon 19 ...

Page 3: ...rough using the software For a quick overview of the software jump straight to the Getting Started topics 1 What s New to myDMX 2 0 myDMX 2 0 has been re built from the ground up Here we will give an overview of the most important new features We have been asked to develop a Mac version of the software for many years myDMX 2 0 is now PC and Mac compatible Page 1 ...

Page 4: ...es a new design which includes new icons faders colors and preset components allowing for a quicker and more pleasant workflow Quickly jump to a color or position with the new popup preset components and change the scene color on the User screen New Design ...

Page 5: ...real time The Linear Fan effect allows you to create color gradients and position fans SSL2 Fixture Profile Format SSL2 fixture profiles allow more information to be stored about the personality of a lighting fixture This allows for quicker and easier programming For example if you have an LED bar with several segments you can control each segment individually whilst still having global control of...

Page 6: ...ons and user manuals are available from our website Software The following software is included myDMX 2 0 DMX lighting programming app PC and Mac Scan Library Used to build your own fixture profiles PC only EasyView A real time 3D visualizer PC only Hardware Configuration Tools A USB DMX interface management app PC only Easy Remote Remote control of myDMX 2 0 iPad Android Tablet Page 4 ...

Page 7: ...your lighting with myDMX 2 0 If you have an incomplete fixture profile myDMX 2 0 will not understand the lights you want to control and therefore it will be more difficult for you to program your lighting fixtures There is a profile for almost every fixture on the market Fixture profiles can be created and edited with the Scan Library editor software For more details on how to make Scan Library pr...

Page 8: ...start the myDMX 2 0 software 2 Setup To begin with the software needs to be told which lighting fixtures are being used Select your lighting fixture from the list of manufacturers on the left If you are looking to add an RGB RGBD RGBW RGBY or Single channel fixture select the _GENERIC folder at the top If you do not see your lighting fixture in the list you will need to make it yourself using the ...

Page 9: ...ighting fixture is set to address 22 For more information on setting the address on a lighting fixture refer to the fixture manufacturers manual List View To change individual fixture properties select List View The following options are available Shortcut To control the selected channel with the mouse select a keyboard shortcut here Fade Enables and disables fading of the channel For example you ...

Page 10: ...that the DMX output value is displayed at the top of the fader myDMX 2 0 features a range of preset components to help you to quickly adjust a channel To access the component click at the top of the channel where the preset color is displayed For example clicking at the top of a color channel shows a color wheel Clicking on the cursor will allow you to drag it around the color wheel Notice that th...

Page 11: ...ve been set steps can be created here 1 When a new step is created all faders are set to 0 To copy the current step s values click here 2 Double click the Fade time Wait time or dimmer value to modify To modify several steps at the same time hold control pc command mac to select multiple steps To select a range of steps select the first step of the range hold shift and then select the final step o...

Page 12: ...t Set where you want to scene to go when it reaches the end make sure a number of loops has been set first Enable Disable Fade When this is selected the scene will fade in using the fade time of the first step Trigger Add a keyboard shortcut key to trigger the scene 4 User The User screen is where you run your show Click a scene to activate it If you want your scene to listen to the Loop and Next ...

Page 13: ...ority The fader value will override the scene HTP Highest Takes Priority If the fader value is higher than the value within the activated scene it will override the scene To set up LTP or HTP make sure that it is enabled within the User Options menu and then click the AUTO button at the bottom of the channel you want to override Page 11 ...

Page 14: ...ing fixtures on the left Each square represents a lighting fixture Click and drag the squares to position the lighting fixtures Hold control PC command Mac to select multiple fixtures There are 3 tools to help with fixture selection Rectangle Draw a rectangle around the fixtures to select like selecting files inside explorer finder Lasso Draw a perimeter around a set of fixtures to select the fixt...

Page 15: ...ections To create a group select the fixtures to be included inside the group and then select the button Matrixes Click here to create a matrix myDMX 2 0 will automatically position your lighting fixtures into a matrix Select the arrow to define a custom width and height of the matrix Page 13 ...

Page 16: ...the presets you want to change 3 Click on the fixtures you want to update Color Wheel The color wheel offers several ways to change the color Click the cursor and drag around the color wheel to choose a color Click on the color wheel to jump to one of the 6 preset colors Click on the color wheel and drag up and down to move slowly around the color wheel Page 14 Select the center sections to modify...

Page 17: ...the beam on button will enable the default preset of each selected fixture For example on a moving head this may be Shutter Open Iris Open and Dimmer 100 Page 15 Linear Fan The linear fan function allows you to define a range by selecting a start and end point The preset range will then be applied across the selected lighting fixtures This is a great way to create color gradients and position fans...

Page 18: ...Select Color Effect A rectangle will appear in the upper left corner playing a rainbow effect Drag and drop this over your lighting fixtures The effect can be resized by dragging the corners To modify a color effect select the effect type and change the properties It is possible to add many effects at the same time by simply choosing another effect from the menu Page 16 ...

Page 19: ... movement patterns for scanners and moving head lighting fixtures Select the fixtures you want to control select Position Effect from the FX menu and then select a starting shape The shape can be altered by clicking on a point and dragging Phasing will add a delay on each fixture Page 17 ...

Page 20: ...s will be added Size Changes the height of the wave Phase Moves the wave forward and backward consequently changing the starting point Offset Moves the wave up and down Phasing Adds a delay to each fixture The curve effects can be stacked to create many interesting patterns Generate an Effect You can remove an individual effect by clicking on the trashcan icon The whole effect can be cleared by se...

Page 21: ...2 0 I9 2WKHU HDWXUHV Page 19 IV Other Features 1 Easy Remote coming soon Easy Remote is an iPad and Android tablet app which allows you to control myDMX 2 0 over a WiFi network The app will be available soon ...

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