Intensities
Clarity
Operator Manual
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15
Intensities
15.1
OVERVIEW
The Programmer’s
Intensities
tab displays the intensity channel of every patched fixture
represented by two separate vertical bars. The left bar shows the programmer level (if any)
and the right bar shows the output level. The numbers below each channel are the fixture “unit
numbers” as set in the patch.
The cells are colour coded to indicate the following:
“Inactive”. The channel has no intensity value in an active playback or in a live
programmer.
“Active Playback”. The channel has an intensity value in an active playback.
“Main Playback”. The channel has an intensity value in the main (selected) playback and
the playback is active.
“Programmer - changed”. The channel has an intensity value in a live Programmer.
“Programmer - unchanged”. A cue containing the channel is being edited live and the
channel value has not been changed by the programmer.
Touch the
Legend
button to display the colour code.
Select channels by clicking on them. A range of channels can be selected by touching and
dragging on the unit numbers. The intensity level of the selected fixtures can be varied by
clicking and dragging on the bar area.
When editing blind you can see at a glance the difference between the on stage values on the
right and the blind programmer levels on the left.
15.2
CHANNEL CONTROLLER MODE
“Channel Controller Mode” is a method of lighting control commonly used in television
production. Channel controller mode differs from “Programmer Mode” in that when a cue is
edited the edits are live and the cue including its edited values remains under the overall level
control of its playback master. Therefore if the playback master is at 100% then editing is live
to stage, if the fader is at zero, the edits cannot be seen on the output. If the fader is at 50%,
it is live to stage, but dimmed to half levels.
In Channel Controller mode, the edit session can remain open and the edited cue can be used
without necessarily updating the original cue. This is useful for a “one off” edit that might not
