Palettes
Clarity
Operator Manual
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Palettes tab, Auto Mask.
For example: A “CB preset” appears in both the Colour Presets and in the Beam Presets. When
“Auto mask” is ON, applying the “CB preset” from the Colour Presets pane only applies the
preset to Colour attributes of the selected fixtures. Applying the “CB preset” from the Beam
Presets pane only applies the preset to Beam attributes.
When "Auto Mask" is OFF, activating a Preset from a category pane applies the preset to all
types of attributes contained in that preset.
Hint: You can achieve the same result as Auto Mask OFF by right-clicking and selecting
‘Activate (unmasked)’.
Presets and freesets in
Favourites
panes are applied to all of the attributes shown in their
individual icons.
20.13
APPLYING DYNAMIC PRESETS
Presets and freesets in the
Dynamic Presets
pane are applied in the same manners as other
Presets and Freesets (above) but you can also choose the following options that affect how the
dynamics are applied and maintained.
20.13.1
Masking Dynamic Presets
If a Dynamic Preset or Freeset controls multiple IPCB (Intensity, Position, Colour, Beam) attribute
groups, the IPCB filters in the Palettes window allow you to activate only the selected (IPCB)
aspect of the effect. When an IPCB button is green, the dynamic will be applied to that attribute
group.
Click either I, P, C or B to select only that attribute group. Hold
Function
whilst clicking to select
multiple groups. The IPCB selectors also allow you to simplify your selection choices because only
those Presets or Freesets that affect the selected (IPCB) attributes of the effect are available.
20.13.2
Base
When a dynamic is applied, there is a base value plus a waveform that is applied over that base.
Therefore, if you apply some programming to a fixture then apply a dynamic, the programming
will be replaced by the base value plus the waveform.
For example, you position some fixtures to the right then apply a circle dynamic preset. The
dynamic moves the fixtures to the centre (its base position) then causes them to circle around
the base.
If you want to use your programming as the base for a dynamic effect you can do so by de-
selecting the
Base
button. The Base filter masks the base values from dynamic Presets and
Freesets when they are applied.
For example, you position some fixtures to the right, de-select
Base
, then apply a circle dynamic
preset. The circle will be added to the existing position values instead of replacing your position
values with its base values.
Auto
Mask
