Martin TrackPod 2.0
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the stagemarks button in the TrackPod inspector. Here you can view or
enter the distances between the five stagemarks used to calibrate the
TrackPod. Tip: the distances can be entered as well directly in the
TrackPod controller when performing a TrackPod calibration.
Tree view
The tree view window shows all the TrackPods, fixture groups, indi-
vidual fixtures, regions, risers, walls, focus points and cross-fade lines
defined in the current stage configuration. You may select, toggle the
visibility and rename any items here. A text entry field at the top of the
window searches for an item by name, even if there is only a partial
entry, making it a very fast method to select a discrete item. Tip: every
item may have a user-defined name, —custom names help find items
quickly.
Map Browser
To use the TrackPod system you must calibrate the TrackPods and the
fixtures. Once this is done most users simply use their normal show
console to tell the system which followspots to load and unload (see the
console driver section in page 33). Sometimes it is convenient to define
a “map” which is basically a collection of actions that can be triggered
with a single command. Maps can be thought of as “macros”, that is, as
collections of instructions that can be conveniently loaded at once. The
Map browser has a top section with a spreadsheet showing the available
maps and a bottom section showing the actions that make up each map.
Tip for users of previous versions of TrackPod software: maps are no
longer necessary to operate the system, now you can call up any
followspots from the console or TrackPod controller without needing to
preprogram maps.
A single map might have the following actions, for example:
Action 1 tells a group of 22 fixtures to become followspots only while
the performer is on a certain region of the stage.
Action 2 tells the same group of fixtures to dim out when the performer
is on a riser.
Action 3 tells 250 par cans to light up when the performer is upstage.
Action 4 tells 12 fixtures to become followspots everywhere on the
stage and to fade out automatically if the performer exits the stage.
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