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Contents

1: Introduction

In this package

Functions

2: Installing

CD-ROM contents

XD/ contents

Notes about memory utilization

USB driver installation

Installing LiveQUICK software

3: LiveQUICK Program

Introduction

Getting started

Menu structure

Shortcuts

Page tabs

Live control and info tabs

Projector settings

Projection zones

Edit window

Shortcuts

Color

Summary of Contents for Flashback 3 XE

Page 1: ...Pangolin Laser Systems LiveQUICK And Flashback 3 XE Due to our policy of continuous product improvement information in this manual is subject to change without notice November 2008...

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Page 3: ...Notes about memory utilization 8 USB driver installation 8 Installing LiveQUICK software 8 3 LiveQUICK Program Introduction 10 Getting started 10 Menu structure 14 Shortcuts 16 Page tabs 16 Live contr...

Page 4: ...perties 42 Linking 45 Troubleshooting 46 Log files 46 4 DMX and Standalone Standalone mode 47 DMX 512 47 Appendix A Board layout and connections Power supply connector 50 Serial interface connector 50...

Page 5: ...In this package Included in this package you will find a CD ROM and the Flashback 3 XE which is the combination of Flashback 3 base board a USB daughterboard and a XD memory module preloaded with some...

Page 6: ...ng functionality to Flashback 3 High speed connection between Flashback 3 XE and PC 480 Mb s LiveQUICK a PC application for full control of Flashback 3 XE which allows uploading the content to XD card...

Page 7: ...wer the unit You will also need to connect the DB25 to a projector The DB25 connector is connected as a QM2000 ILDA compatible connector CD ROM contents The CD ROM included with this package includes...

Page 8: ...ntly data is stored for red green and blue color outputs For applications requiring better memory utilization but with only a single color the animation capacity can be doubled Contact Pangolin if you...

Page 9: ...veQUICK they can be downloaded into the FB3 memory card so that the FB3 may be used in stand alone or DMX controlled applications You can also control the Flashback 3 Live using the built in live cont...

Page 10: ...ral parameters during cue playback Update the firmware on Flashback 3 Base Board and DMX Daughter Board Change the settings to be used in standalone mode autostart Refer the provided video training co...

Page 11: ...are on the memory card is different from the firmware for this version of software Do you want to update the firmware ii Click Yes The system will automatically update the firmware for the devices tha...

Page 12: ...hardware you have in your device These will read FB3 USB DMX UI User Interface BT1 Beam Table 1 and BT2 Beam Table2 When you connect your device to communicate with the hardware and can tell exactly w...

Page 13: ...ry simple GUI and is organized in such a way that it is logical to all modes of device operation such as DMX 512 USB and Auto Play In this section each aspect of the GUI will be explained and then frt...

Page 14: ...to choose 1 for connection v Disconnect Laser Hardware Disconnects the USB communication between the PC and the Device vi Exit Exit Program Close LiveQUICK b Edit Menu i Edit Cue When a cue is selecte...

Page 15: ...l see the geometry correction for each cue based on the zone assignment and geo correction for that zone See Projector Settings Geometry Correction Zones for more information ii Preview Laser Output O...

Page 16: ...rd storage Whatever you do in the workspace to make changes once uploaded to memory can be called up via DMX 512 or auto Live Control and Information Tabs 1 Live Control Under the Live Control Tab the...

Page 17: ...ut from 0 100 ii Visible Points Write in Write Out Function 0 100 iii Color Override Frame Settings for color Far Left is default frame color settings Far right is 100 RGB RGY G B BG R Depending on de...

Page 18: ...1 Activates 20 Position DG iii FX2 Activates Dual Counter Rotating DG s iv FX3 Activates Stargate Static DG v FX4 Activates Machado Static DG vi Wheel Select DG when FX1 is selected vii Dual Vertical...

Page 19: ...load date and time Memory status Hardware information of the devices within your device USB connection status etc 2 USB connection status Full Speed 1 1 High Speed 2 0 NOTE If you need technical suppo...

Page 20: ...t 4 Select RGB RGY or Single Color depending on the laser configuration of the device 5 Adjust the white balance of the projector by adjusting the RGB color lines intensity from 0 100 6 Enable Laser O...

Page 21: ...uestion the scan speed of your device You can overdrive scanners with any professional laser control system Use the ILDA test pattern in the projector settings menu section to test the performance of...

Page 22: ...o the default value 3 Resets all items in Geo Correction to the default value 4 Selects the Test Pattern or Current cue to use during adjustments 5 Enables laser Output so you can see what you are doi...

Page 23: ...thing like this This is because the laser projector is closer to the bottom of the screen and more toward the bottom In this instance you would adjust the Geo Correction as such Size Adjust Keystone A...

Page 24: ...24 Graphics Zone 1 on offset screen Projector Screen Atmospheric Effects Zone 2 Audience Scanning Check your local regulations on Audience Scanning...

Page 25: ...you put all your work and arrange it in a way to enable you to do your job properly The workspace environment associated with this software and hardware is a creative environment that is organized in...

Page 26: ...cue Open Opens Browser to Browse Frame Files to open Place Place a file into a location within the current frame list cue Save Save cue Save selected frames Click groups of frames Click first frame t...

Page 27: ...d points Deletes selected points from frame Select All Selects all available data within frame Complete Selection Deselects selected points or points currently being edited Invert Selection Inverts st...

Page 28: ...s a new frame to the end of the frame list Insert Inserts a duplicate frame next to the selected frame Duplicate Adds a duplicate frame of the selected frame to the end of the frame file list Delete D...

Page 29: ...ects Effects are easy auto creation tools for quick animations of single frames and text Choose Effect such as write zoom in and enter a value of the total number of frames to auto create See the sect...

Page 30: ...erception Increase or decrease point density to optimize the image based on your scan speed capabilities and number of ppf Points per frame 16 Frame Properties Set frame attributes and fine tune frame...

Page 31: ...changes and leaves original cue intact untouched Creating Content See the Factory CD for a video Training Course on this topic In this section we will show brief examples of content creation Between t...

Page 32: ...ll g Use the Move Tool to move the selected points in frame 1 to the top of the window and repeat the process for frame two but move the selected points to the bottom of the frame This should then loo...

Page 33: ...be uploaded to the memory in the device Remember to save your workspace s you don t mismatch the workspace with the memory card 2 Move Cues a Drag and Drop i Left Click to Select Desired Cue and Hold...

Page 34: ...i Step 3 Choose Import File into Cue iv Step 4 Find File to import Supported File Types ILD LDA LDB LDS LPC v Select File and Click OK vi If the Cue is not empty you may see this warning to confirm ac...

Page 35: ...ety of tools to draw images This program interface is similar to any paint program See the follow ing steps to make a simple drawing animation i Select Empty Cue Right Click Edit ii Select Circle Tool...

Page 36: ...still selected choose a color such as pink ix The select the paint roller tool x Paint half of the circle pink xi Then select the second frame file and paint the opposite half another color like Cyan...

Page 37: ...smooth color transitions Next follow these steps without illustrations 1 Click on the last frame 41 SHIFT hold shift key Click on 42 2 Now you should have frames 41 and 42 selected 3 Click Shortcut Ke...

Page 38: ...one as a square and animate between them Animate tunnels moving all around changing colors Its your palete to play with Get creative It only takes minutes to make new and unique laser aerial effects w...

Page 39: ...size your bmp file to optimize it in the edit window Step 5 Select the appropriate tool for line drawing or whatever tool is necessary to trace your image Step 6 Trace in the image Step 7 When finishe...

Page 40: ...pace See the Factory CD for a video Training Course on this topic Use same steps as you have already learned in previous sections or review Video Training Course e Text Generation The text editor and...

Page 41: ...ea of the XY edit field 5 Expand or increase letter spacing 6 Expand or increase spacing between lives 7 X Size 8 Y Size Font Name Import TTF Load a Pangolin Font Adjusts Curve Density Font Sample Adj...

Page 42: ...iting Cue Properties is of significant importance so that images correlate to the projection zones and settings you set up already in Section 1 Access Cue Properties by right clicking on a Cue Cue Pro...

Page 43: ...ze XY Overrides main projector settings and adjusts cue size on the X and Y Axis Animation Loop Animation Loops the animation Stop Output at the end Stops the output at the end of playback of cue Susp...

Page 44: ...See Linking Section 6 The Autoplay cue is then identified by this icon Output Tab Scan Rate Adjusts Scan Rate for selected cue Sample Rate Adjust sample rate Blank Shift Adjust Blank Shift Note Select...

Page 45: ...b Self Explanatory Note Making any changes to the cue properties will need to be uploaded to the memory card and also saved in the workspace for future use Always upload and save after making changes...

Page 46: ...he sequence on the last frame Note You can link to cues in any page Note You can create numerous sequences as long as you do not use the same cues in more than one linked sequence Note When you link y...

Page 47: ...og files and send them to the email address provided ALL Errors during operation will generate a log file and will contain the information necessary to identify the problem The Log files can be found...

Page 48: ...re is no DMX 512 signal present and no connection to active LiveQUICK program the Flashback 3 SE will operate in Standalone mode In LiveQUICK you can assign any cue to automatically start after the Fl...

Page 49: ...ou are operating with a DMX cable longer than around 10 feet and if the Flashback 3 SE is the last device on the DMX chain The DMX cable can be connected directly to the QM2000 DMX connector and the F...

Page 50: ...Appendix A 50 Appendix A Board layout and connections Insert the XD flash memory module here XD modules with capacity 32MB 64MB and 128 MB are supported Lower capacity modules cannot be used...

Page 51: ...5V power supply Make sure that you have the power connections correct because the current version of the FlashBack 3 is NOT protected against reverse polarity of the power source Serial interface conn...

Page 52: ...endix A 52 Optional DMX connector Connect to DMX 512 signal source Expansion connector For special features Should be left unconnected for most uses Projector output X Y scanners and RGB laser modulat...

Page 53: ...Appendix A 53 DMX Channel Assignment Listed on the table next page...

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