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Getting Started
All of these actions will be called simultaneously when the console
loads the map. You can define up to 255 maps for each TrackPod and
these can be loaded at the same time that individual fixtures or groups
are loaded directly.
Tip: actions are reusable. After defining an action it will be available
from the pop-up menu next to the “remove” button.
Fader patches
TrackPods have an on-board controller with six faders. You may specify
what features of the automated followspots assigned to the TrackPods
will be controlled by these faders. There are a total of 10 different
"pages" that may be defined so that, for instance, the operator may have
control of intensity and colour in the faders of page 1 and gobos and iris
on the faders of page 2. The operator can switch pages by pressing the
asterisk button followed by the page number on the TrackPod controller.
This means that in fact you have 60 faders that can be defined. The
default "Standard" fader patch style has three assignments in page 0:
fader 1 is a dimmer offset (i.e. this fader will increase or decrease the
current intensity of the followspots), fader 2 is sharpness (i.e. this fader
will sharpen or unsharpen the followspot beams), and fader 3 is beam
size (i.e. this fader will control the beam width of the followspots).
Each TrackPod has an associated fader patch style. This can be set in the
Preferences > TrackPod screen. The fader patch will be available
universally, that is, if the style says that fader 1 in page 0 is a master
intensity then this dimmer will work on ANY fixtures that are loaded on
the TrackPod at any given time.
Tip for users of previous versions of TrackPod software: it is no longer
necessary to set specific fixture controls, —the system applies your
preferences to any and all followspots that you load. If you assign a
fader to a channel that exists in some fixtures but not in others the
command is simply ignored by those fixtures that do not support it.
If you want the TrackPod operator to have no control of any lighting
parameters other than pan and tilt then select the "no fader control"
style. If you want to create a new fader patch style press the “new”
button, click on each specific fader, and set the parameter that the fader
should try to control. Most controls are self-explanatory but here are
some additional notes:
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