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Setup

Midi Show Control

MIDI Show Control (MSC) commands can link two Cognitos together so that a Go 

on one desk triggers a Go on the backup console. Many other lighting console 
manufacturers and other show control devices can send and receive MSC. See 

MSC - Midi Show Control

.

Midi Timecode

Cognito can receive Timecode from other devices and Playlists can be 
synchronized to chase that timecode. See 

Midi Timecode

Midi Notes and Control Commands

Cognito can send user-specific MIDI Notes, data or MSC strings whenever a cue is

triggered, using 

Actions

. 

 

DB9 Connector

RS232

The serial port is enabled on Pro models. You may use 

RS232

 to control the 

console through its 

API

.  See the Show Control chapter for details. 

 

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Summary of Contents for Cognito 2

Page 1: ...User Guide Version 07 05 2016 1439 17 Ave SE Calgary AB T2G 1J9 403 243 8110 www pathwayconnect com...

Page 2: ...perational Questions and Problem Reports support pathwayconnect com forums pathwayconnect com Fixture Library Support fixtures pathwayconnect com Software Updates and Current Fixture Library Downloads...

Page 3: ...14 HOW TO SAVE A SHOW 14 HOW TO STRIKE UNSTRIKE AN ARC LIGHT OR RESET A MOVING LIGHT 15 HOW TO SHUT DOWN THE CONSOLE 15 WHAT TO DO BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE 16 COGNITO HARDWARE 17 TOP PANEL 17 REAR PAN...

Page 4: ...OBTAINING AND APPLYING FIXTURE LIBRARY UPDATES 43 SHOW FILE 44 OPEN SHOW FROM USB 44 SAVE SHOW TO USB 45 CREATE A NEW SHOW 45 OPEN A DIFFERENT SHOW FILE 45 OPEN A BACKUP FILE 45 SAVE CURRENT SHOW AS...

Page 5: ...LAY PLAYBACKS 85 PLAY MIXED MODE 98 PLAY SCHEDULE 99 OTHER FEATURES 103 PIN BUTTON 103 SHIFT KEY MAGIC 104 INFO SCREEN 106 ATTRIBUTE 107 SOURCE 107 SOURCE ITEM 107 LIBRARY 107 VALUE 107 EFFECT 107 REC...

Page 6: ...KGROUND 127 TALKING TO THE LIGHTS WITH BITS AND BYTES 129 TALKING TO THE LIGHTS WITH NATURAL LANGUAGE CONTROL 130 PAN AND TILT EXAMPLE 131 ZOOM EXAMPLE 135 SHUTTER CONTROL EXAMPLE 137 GOBO CONTROL 140...

Page 7: ...near the top of the console should be pulsing blue indicating it s stand by mode Press it once to turn the console on The LEDs backlighting the bump buttons will flash red and a splash screen will ap...

Page 8: ...etworks an Ethernet cable is plugged into the RJ45 port on the rear of the console The Ethernet cable connects Cognito to DMX gateways such as Pathports via an Ethernet switch The data connection may...

Page 9: ...different overlays about other controls will be shown 3 While in the Help overlays touch the Question Mark icon in the upper left hand corner to open the full on line manual which provides greater de...

Page 10: ...w File 4 Choose from the options to create a new show restore a backup or restore a previous show NOTE If restoring from USB plug the USB thunb drive into any port and the option to restore from USB w...

Page 11: ...ight s model type and operating mode 5 Touch Apply 6 The screen will shift to the DMX grid and the DMX Addr icon on the Advanced Tools bar will be highlighted Each cell on the DMX grid represents one...

Page 12: ...lly You can press the blank spaces between the Up and Down arrows in the list to jump through the list faster than just using the arrow buttons or wheels How to Set Intensity 1 Select a light in the G...

Page 13: ...how various methods of altering the attributes Touch Color to adjust the light s color mix using one of the following Wheels Use the wheels to set RGB levels as percentages or work in other Color Spac...

Page 14: ...can be added to attributes See How to Set an Effect After selecting the lights you can just press or or or if lit to skip steps 2 and 3 above If you are using the Wheels tool and there are multiple Wh...

Page 15: ...et reaches 180 degrees adjacent lights will be at the top and bottom of the effect curve Repeat Affects how many lights start along the effect function at one time For example in a marquee effect if r...

Page 16: ...pen the RECORD tasks 2 Touch the Record Memory icon 3 Select the Memory location you wish to use 4 Note how the Memory is outlined in red Touch the QWERTY icon and enter a name if desired 5 Touch Done...

Page 17: ...and setting their Color Position or Shape attributes you may want to record it as a cue for sequential recall from a Playlist 1 Touch the Record icon to open the RECORD tasks 2 Touch the Record Cue ic...

Page 18: ...ck Memories 1 Touch the PLAY icon 2 Touch Memory 3 The screen will display twenty of the Memories saved in the current Memory Page 4 Run the Memories with the Slider handles on the console NOTE To see...

Page 19: ...fault or double tap the cue you wish to run A green arrow will appear inside the cue cell Press the Go button to execute the cue in recorded time Triple tapping on a Cue will go to that cue immediatel...

Page 20: ...wn arrow icons to page through the timing and other cue properties 6 To move a cue or memory touch the hamburger icon then drag the selection to a new location and drop To copy a cue or memory press a...

Page 21: ...s pan tilt and other attributes 1 Select the light that requires the ballast strike or requires a reset Several lights may be selected at the same time but remember that the fixture attributes displa...

Page 22: ...screen until Release all active Cues and Memories appears on screen Press Ensure all lights memories are off by placing the twenty sliders across the top of the console are at the bottom of their trav...

Page 23: ...nsisting of 24 sliders four wheels and various buttons to provide programming support and playback control Top Panel Rear Panel See Data Connections for DB9 pinouts There is a small pinhole in the i o...

Page 24: ...upply into the DC plug on the far left side of the rear panel The rear panel indicator LED will steadily glow amber green Alternately a Power over Ethernet PoE source may be plugged into the Ethernet...

Page 25: ...Overview for port locations DMX512 Output Cognito has two DMX512 output ports and one DMX In The output ports transmit DMX control data to the lights and other equipment capable of receiving and respo...

Page 26: ...e through the Ethernet port The Starter model supports only Pathport Protocol while the Pro models also support the Art Net E1 31 sACN and KiNet Additional hardware such as a Pathport gateway is requi...

Page 27: ...Midi Show Control Midi Timecode Cognito can receive Timecode from other devices and Playlists can be synchronized to chase that timecode See Midi Timecode Midi Notes and Control Commands Cognito can s...

Page 28: ...o even shutting down the console This is the pinout for the three contact closures To assign a Memory to contact closure go to SETUP INPUT OUTPUT CONTACT INPUT Sliders Twenty sliders also called subs...

Page 29: ...corded into a slider the bump button s backlight will glow blue When a Memory is recorded the bump button can be given different functions including fade times See RECORD for more information When in...

Page 30: ...accesses short cuts and special features which are described in Other Features Shift Key Magic Memory Master and Memory Black Out Button The Memory Master is located at the bottom right of the console...

Page 31: ...either Playback A Playlist is a series of cues or looks that have been previously recorded Although there are only two physical playbacks you may have as many Playlists active at a time as desired On...

Page 32: ...he button s backlight If a group of lights are selected the buttons will reflect the available attributes of the first light chosen See CONTROL for details on attributes and their associated tools NOT...

Page 33: ...IMPORTANT Always warn everyone present before turning off all lights black out the stage Help Press the Help button once to launch Hints The touch screen under Hints is still active you can keep Hint...

Page 34: ...h screen each with a specific color and an associated button The wheels actions depend on the Task currently active on the touch screen Wheels are used to directly adjust some attributes of a light su...

Page 35: ...od of transitioning between lighting looks when in SELECT or PLAY With a lighting look activated by using the sliders or manual control press the Pin button to hold the look i e pin it to the stage In...

Page 36: ...ve The top ports are also suitable for a USB powered work light NOTE The USB ports are fully functional including charging even when Cognito is running on Power over Ethernet PoE The USB ports are cap...

Page 37: ...sting network SETUP allows certain defaults to be changed to personalize the console to match an operator s style or preferences To reach Setup with the console powered press the Power Button once the...

Page 38: ...play back Memories at all times and in all tasks including SELECT This option is useful for busking style operation when the operator wants to layer recorded looks while having quick access to indivi...

Page 39: ...wheels to set the time Changing the time zone see below will change the time accordingly Daylight savings time is applied automatically if applicable in the chosen time zone Get Time Button Allows Co...

Page 40: ...ver Screen Saver Password If the value is not set just touching the screen will turn off the screen saver If you set a password touching the screen will present you with a keyboard to enter the passwo...

Page 41: ...ca Asia Middle East Australia Oceania Caribbean Europe North America or South America Region Set your country For some countries a state province or territory may also be chosen City Choose from a lis...

Page 42: ...0 0 0 Not editable Static The user enters a specific IP address and subnet mask Care must be taken that no other device on the network uses the same IP address Automatic Cognito waits to be assigned...

Page 43: ...12 out of the back of Cognito Network DMX DMX512 Input Serial RS232 control Contact Closures and MIDI Timecode MIDI Show Control Network Sliders Buttons Press Add Station to discover any Choreo NSB st...

Page 44: ...ton slider station or into a dedicated Playlist playback When in Wall Station mode the Cognito s programming functions are disabled To restore programming functions touch Unlock Password Touch the key...

Page 45: ...will also trigger the next cue in the Playlist Playlist Limits Cognito to cue playback only Once the parameters are set touch the Lock icon to enter Playlist mode Release GO and Pause buttons appear...

Page 46: ...tion Mode will have arrows in its title bar allowing you to select the active page Memories that are active on the current page will remain active when you page to another Memory page Layout Use the g...

Page 47: ...may be set by touching the keyboard icon and entering a password You can import a custom screen image Put a BMP or PNG file on a USB thumb drive and select IMPORT CUSTOM LOGO Suggested resolution is...

Page 48: ...an copying the logs to USB you can opt to just send the logs directly Depending on the size of your show files and your upload speed this may take from one minute to several minutes Update System From...

Page 49: ...xture is not in the existing Fixture Library first ensure the latest fixture library is installed on your Cognito by visiting pathwayconnect com downloads cognito The latest library will be posted her...

Page 50: ...If more than one update is present on the USB drive then a list of releases will be shown Use the red wheel to choose the release you wish to install typically the one with the most recent date will...

Page 51: ...s internally saved by Cognito Every time you modify the show i e record a cue change a time label a memory a serialized backup is made of your show This option allows you to go back to a previous vers...

Page 52: ...gnito has ample room to store show files with different names but occasionally you may want to clean things up to free up space or just make the list of shows and backups more manageable When you dele...

Page 53: ...the Task Bar at the bottom of the screen Enter a task screen by touching its icon When a task is chosen in this case SELECT addition options are available In this case they are TYPE GROUPS TOOLS RECE...

Page 54: ...ge the intensity color position and shape attributes of the selected lights and to activate effects If no lights are selected in the Fixture Grid the CONTROL icon will be grayed out inactive RECORD RE...

Page 55: ...100 the text will be red If the Memory Black Out button is active the text will be BO 3 The current day of the week date and time of day is shown in the center of the Status Bar Set the time of day an...

Page 56: ...xt higher or next lower light in the current selection set or in the Fixture Grid The Par Can icon is also available in each CONTROL task allowing you to round robin quickly between the lights in the...

Page 57: ...lights in use intensity above zero The icon turns red when filtering is in use Only lights that meet the Filter criteria are shown in SELECT The Information icon toggles the Fixture Grid to show furt...

Page 58: ...considered Captured If you have used CONTROL or Double Tapped to Set Intensity on any light it is considered Captured and you will see CAPT in this icon Pressing the Captured SELECT tool will select a...

Page 59: ...starting a new look Select the new lights and set their level then touch RemDim All other lights that have a level greater than zero will be forced out Groups The Groups tool allows rapid selection of...

Page 60: ...rcle provides an indication of the light s current color If a gel has been associated with a traditional dimmer the gel color will be shown 3 Attribute Indicator Icons indicate whether Intensity Color...

Page 61: ...e color also indicates how the intensity was set and if it s currently changing See Information for descriptions 7 Select Indicator The border around each cell turns red when the light has been chosen...

Page 62: ...ating mode often called its footprint and its DMX start address Generally every light is given a unique start address 1 Select the cell in the Fixture Grid where a light is to be patched You can also...

Page 63: ...pdf of the light s manual to fixtures pathwayconnect com to request inclusion in the fixture library All All fixture types available in the current fixture library are shown organized by manufacturer...

Page 64: ...the grid To patch a light to a specific DMX slot or range of slots for multi attribute lights touch the cell with the starting DMX address number Multi attribute Fixtures A single light in the SELECT...

Page 65: ...CT grid By default a light s label is its fixture type Also allows you to specify what gel color is being used by a specific light This feature is typically used with dimmers Copy Attributes When prog...

Page 66: ...ized into families of Intensity Color Position and Shape Only those attributes supported by the selected light are shown If lights with differing attributes are selected the tools available are determ...

Page 67: ...elected lights Also allows you to release recent intensity changes or to explicitly set a light to its default intensity typically off Locked Intensity attribute values are not recorded into Memories...

Page 68: ...of selected lights Also allows you to release recent color changes or to set a light to its default color typically open white Color attribute values that are locked are not recorded into Memories or...

Page 69: ...will fade in this color space too This can give dramatically different looks when running the show Fading in RGB or CMY similar to how consoles without Natural Language Control would fade DMX you can...

Page 70: ...right down to 0 and carry on upwards all imperceptible without you having to worry about how to get from one color to the next See NLC Color Spaces for graphical examples of HSV fades Control Positio...

Page 71: ...ght are added to the tool bar Wheels Access options for gobos shutter lens focus rotation and other effects These options normally appear on a secondary tool bar called the Wheel Bank Wheel buttons pr...

Page 72: ...When an attribute is Desk Locked that attribute s values are frozen or parked Pressing the Release button will deselect the light but the attribute will remain at the frozen level and or the letters...

Page 73: ...ck specific attributes of a fixture For example applying Tech Lock to the intensity of a fixture will allow refocusing of the light while other work proceeds without affecting recorded levels The cons...

Page 74: ...attribute family Knockout removes the action of the last cue The affected attributes of the light will revert to their value in the previous cue Use Knockout to remove attributes from a cue and allow...

Page 75: ...rs are shown at one time up to 400 memory locations are available in a single Memory Page Use the Left and Right navigation arrows to access the additional banks within the page Once a fader location...

Page 76: ...e Bump button of the fader where you want the Memory stored See Also Add Memory Page Changing Memory Pages and Banking Within a Page Memory Priorities How to Record a Memory Record Cue Cue saves a com...

Page 77: ...ssing GO and the start of the Down Fade Allows you to create a split crossfade for situations where some lights must come up before other lights go down Follow Options Wait For Go Default behavior Whe...

Page 78: ...ill use the Fade time Color Delay Sets a delay time between pressing GO and starting the Color Fade Shape Timing Options Shape Fade Sets a time for the shape transition such as zooming in or changing...

Page 79: ...tion Name the position if desired Touch the Done icon to record or the Cancel icon to start again The saved position may only be applied to the same light s in use when the library was recorded Record...

Page 80: ...D CUE then select the same cue location from the Playlist The outline will turn red If you press Done you will be offered three options Replace Existing Cue Re records the current console look into th...

Page 81: ...fore or after the selected cue press the Insert Before or Insert After icon A green bar will show you where the new cue will go If you re using numbers in your cue labels i e Cue 1 Cue 2 and you inser...

Page 82: ...n about the current and upcoming Memories and Cues There are five playback views MEMORY LEFT PLAYBACK RIGHT PLAYBACK MIXED and SCHEDULE The choice of one playback method does not disable the other met...

Page 83: ...are available for selection from the tool bar If the desired Memory Page is not see press More Banking Within a Memory Page Each Memory Page may hold up to 400 Memories which you can reach by touchin...

Page 84: ...onfirm you want the Memory deleted or the Cancel icon to back out NOTE By default faders only play back Memories when the PLAY task is active To change the default so faders always playback Memories g...

Page 85: ...thin the page See also Airplane View in Play Memories Since Cognito doesn t have flying faders when you bank or page the slider may not be at the correct level In that case the bump button will be fla...

Page 86: ...Press again to release the Memory Radio When several buttons are configured as part of a Radio Group only one button and its Memory may be active at any time Radio Groups may be named and each Memory...

Page 87: ...h the keyboard icon next to the Memory Page s name to enter a new name 4 Touch Done 5 Touch Done again to exit the Memory Page directory Delete a Memory Page 1 Touch More at the right end of the Memor...

Page 88: ...memory is not at full the bar will be split yellow blue at its current level Pressing any bank of 20 will jump you to that bank Active memories on the deselected bank will not be released You may need...

Page 89: ...cates the light s current attributes Choose the lights you wish to adjust and follow normal CONTROL methods to adjust their attributes Once the changes are completed press Record to accept the changes...

Page 90: ...ibute The highest priority is 1 The lowest is 10 The default priority when you record a Memory is 7 Priority Control 2 Grand Master 3 Memory Master 4 Captured Control Task 7 Playlists default for Memo...

Page 91: ...n arrow below the name indicates that it is a regular Playlist and you go from cue to cue by pressing the Go button or in this case with Timecode If it were a chase the Go icon would be replaced with...

Page 92: ...button Pause button combination as described above to release the current Playlist and Cuts to the next or previous cue in the list using a one second fade regardless of recorded times To scroll the...

Page 93: ...be used at the same time operating different Playlists Playlist assignment to either Playback may be changed at any time by selecting another Playlist from the Playlist toolbar by pressing Select Play...

Page 94: ...ime specified by Release Time in Options Lights will fade to whatever else had control of them last Restart Goes to the first cue in the Playlist in its own cue time Step Forward Goes to the next cue...

Page 95: ...the Follow Properties of each and manually link the last cue to the first This would give you a Forward Chase Is Chase acts as a toggle When it s down all the Cue times and Time Code stamps are hidden...

Page 96: ...tuations where you way want to ensure that lights are always on in the space You may also have Cue Actions associated with the first cue that set up other aspects of your show Allow MSC When you turn...

Page 97: ...n for External Midi Time Code or set the Playlist to use one of the three Internal clocks Clock Shows you the current timecode for the selected source Touch the control to manually set a specific time...

Page 98: ...tion is not shown when the Source is External Pause Press this button to pause the selected internal timecode clock Note if other Playlists use this Internal Source they too will be paused There is an...

Page 99: ...a series of cues together with follows and links select Options then press the IS CHASE property When a Playlist is a chase all the Cue times are hidden and ignored because each cue becomes a step an...

Page 100: ...zing to music and you can hear the beat tap this button in time to adjust the rate The rate will be updated after three taps and will show in the Rate bubble Sometimes it s useful to tap in time to th...

Page 101: ...in either one of these modes In regular Playlists if you set the level of say Light 1 in Cue 1 and don t do anything else when you record Cue 2 Light 1 will still be on This Build or Tracking behavio...

Page 102: ...ing The cue will be highlighted in red Double tapping a cue selects the cue to run the next time the Go button is pressed Triple tapping a cue will immediately jump the Playlist to that cue and run it...

Page 103: ...will appear 3 Touch DEL to confirm you want the cue deleted or to remove the DEL button 4 If multiple cues are chosen to be deleted pressing any one of the DEL buttons will delete all cues marked 5 P...

Page 104: ...mpleted press RECORD to accept the changes or RELEASE to discard the changes to the cue and exit Blind Play Mixed Mode In Mixed Playback mode the current playback status is shown for Memories and the...

Page 105: ...or delete the event 5 The options on the right side of the display will become active 6 Touch the keyboard to name the event 7 Set the other properties as described below 8 Press Done Deleting a Time...

Page 106: ...ces Sunset The associated action will begin at local sunset as determined by the astronomical clock setting under System Preferences Before Sunrise The associated action will begin prior to local sunr...

Page 107: ...the time in seconds Touch the keypad to set open a window to edit in hours minutes and seconds plus AM and PM Offset Defines the time before or after sunrise or sunset above when the associated actio...

Page 108: ...y be used to adjust the lights levels in anticipation of the next cue When the cue is called press the Pin button again for a crossfade to the new look Once the fade is complete Pin the stage again an...

Page 109: ...one then press the second button or icon from the list below to access the desired action or function SHIFT BUTTTON Action Function PIN Allows adjustment of Pin crossfade time Go Asserts cue on one s...

Page 110: ...en any of the A B C or D buttons are pressed with Shift down it sets the associated attribute to the default value If applicable when pressed a second time attribute is set to its low limit when press...

Page 111: ...selected as well as more global information on shows and tech or desk locked lights The tabs on the left include Selected Lights shown above Show number of recorded Playlists Cues Memory Pages and Mem...

Page 112: ...y number or other source of the current attribute level If the light s attribute is captured the source is CONTROL If the value has tracked from a previous cue the name of that cue is shown Library Sh...

Page 113: ...Memories Shows the number of memories the light is used in Can be used to identify unused lights Recorded Libraries Shows how many libraries have been recorded with this attribute Recorded Groups Sho...

Page 114: ...Condition Notes Gray Default value or level Yellow Level or value controlled by a Memory Red Captured in SELECT Magenta Value or level unchanged in last Cue All attributes Cyan Level increased in las...

Page 115: ...s be in the second cue select the offending Light go to CONTROL POSITION WHEELS and press FLIP then press SHIFT and then RECORD or SHIFT and Update which will be in the Record position of the taskbar...

Page 116: ...either NEXT to the next light or turn off Highlight by touching it again All color and shape attributes will be released to their current cue state as will the light s intensity Lowlight The Lowlight...

Page 117: ...ly one or none can be down at any one time Once you press one the next time you use a Wheel the attribute values will not be shown in their regular units but rather a is shown You can roll the wheel l...

Page 118: ...nd creativity with the same set of lights As an aside the selection order is also maintained when you record Groups You can have two groups that select the first 10 lights that produce vastly differen...

Page 119: ...ccording to the following Memory Page Selects a memory page by name Memory Selects a specific Memory by name Bump Up Deactivates a memory according to the following Memory Page Selects a memory page b...

Page 120: ...lock Specified Internal 1 2 or 3 for the three commands above Midi Timecode Pro Cognito system can receive MTC from an external source like a Media Player and synchronize cues to trigger at specific t...

Page 121: ...pon standard MIDI Show Control MSC strings sent by show control devices including sound consoles Cognito can also send MIDI strings whenever a Cue Memory or Scheduled Event is activated To send or rec...

Page 122: ...d Data Format Commands are stated by octet hexadecimal numbers and may be followed by a data string with specific Cue Number and Playlist information If no Playlist is specified Cognito uses the first...

Page 123: ...mmand Data 04 hr mn sc fr ff Cue Number optional 00 delimiter Playlist optional Starts a timed transition or fade to a cue using a transition time sent in the data string The use of this command is no...

Page 124: ...pecified Cognito uses a best match method to determine the Playlist name based on the label For example a Playlist named 01 Main would be referenced by MSC as Playlist 1 or 31H The hex code 00 is used...

Page 125: ...name page_index memory_number is_down API ButtonPress page name or order API MemoryFade page memorynumber value seconds API MemoryFadeRate page memorynumber value seconds full scale API MemoryFadeStop...

Page 126: ...wait and follow times API PlayListGotoAndExecuteFollows Playlist 1 4 CR Release Playlist 1 API PlayListRelease Playlist 1 CR In addition to the above command set Cognito supports much more advanced s...

Page 127: ...connection you can type help and the full list of commands in the API will be echoed to your terminal for convenience Telnet Connectivity The following functionality is only available for the Pro mod...

Page 128: ...es included in the command string are case sensitive A carriage return CR must be sent to execute the command See The API Application Program Interface for a list of commands or type help at the API p...

Page 129: ...is present at the In port you cannot control the Memories manually The DMX will always win and change whatever level you set on the sliders You need to specify what Memories you d like to control and...

Page 130: ...DMX level It s best to keep the Memory Bump Mode Momentary when using this mode 6 Press Apply NOTE You can also receive eDMX from controllers using the Pathport Protocol sACN E1 31 or Art Net by chang...

Page 131: ...ely relay the intent of the designer to the audience There is ample opportunity in this process for misinterpretations to muddy the waters of communication More recently and at a furious pace LEDs and...

Page 132: ...and code development tools of the day dictated that each channel would be recorded in each cue This greatly simplified the process of playing back a show or more specifically jumping from scene to sce...

Page 133: ...were sole source Only recently has the industry evolved to the point where it has accepted that inter operability is a good thing and there is broad support for ANSI standards such as DMX512 and the i...

Page 134: ...lights they are 5 The cues you have in your show file can be played back with any equipment allowing you to swap out gear at the last minute if need be One of the key things in Point 2 above that bea...

Page 135: ...Pan and Tilt Example The Home position for pan and tilt on most DMX lights is 50 50 or 32767 32767 This positions the light such that you will have maximum movement in each direction before encounter...

Page 136: ...th and pan them in tandem you would get completely differing results The angles of pan are completely different The beams of light are not even close to parallel You can see how this can be very frust...

Page 137: ...ce Natural Language Control doesn t figure out DMX values until the very last second it can also alter the way in which the conversion is done at run time producing new and exciting methods of transit...

Page 138: ...ent of intelligent lights Very good moving lights that move extremely smoothly are sometimes described as moving in an organic manner or looking like they are operated by a follow spot operator People...

Page 139: ...ts using real world values allows you to swap one fixture for another and get predictable results Far more useful is the fact that the same values are used to control different types of lights in a si...

Page 140: ...surprises and no need for manual re translation If you want them to match your 19 or 26 or 36 fixed lights just set the Zoom value to the appropriate level If Cue 2 was written such that both lights...

Page 141: ...ed to the physical constraints of the light currently patched Shutter Control Example One of the most time consuming endeavors when programming moving lights is shutter control To achieve desirable ef...

Page 142: ...ing and pecking for the right channel or more likely pair of channels That is why Natural Language Control groups related pairs together into useful names like Top Bottom Left and Right In the example...

Page 143: ...the right the shutter rotates right Note that the Thrust is measured in percentage Most moving lights only allow you to put the shutter part way into the field of light Above you can see the Top Thrus...

Page 144: ...mplementation of gobo control is frustratingly inconsistent There are so many things these modern machines allow us to do but there has never been a consistent method of describing what they do Natura...

Page 145: ...mpared with how it s handled using Natural Language Control The first of the pair of these linear channels is used to position the wheel and select a specific gobo and do one of two things with it eit...

Page 146: ...ts gobo continuously in the clockwise direction the first handle must be placed at 60 That changes the mode of the second handle and the 10 position is now meaningless To see a rotation of 4 RPM clock...

Page 147: ...be very disconcerting for a designer who is watching the stage None of those behaviors were asked for but were necessary to reach the desired result With Cognito you just nudge the blue wheel one tick...

Page 148: ...ll do without first checking the state of the mode channels Natural Language Control eliminates this need for reference by not presenting you with controls that are ineffective on one channel because...

Page 149: ...yellow wheel is dialed to Select the current Gobo Selection red wheel is Alpha Rays the Gobo1 Mode blue wheel is set to Index and the gobo has been Indexed green wheel to 45 If the user were to adjus...

Page 150: ...u can t prevent this from happening That is why the Wheel Mode is Spin and the Gobo Mode is Index you are not shown the corresponding Index attribute which was set to 45 above When you do want a lot o...

Page 151: ...set to 45 and you re back where you began See CONTROL COLOR and Color Correction for examples of working with lights with various methods of reaching a white point as color saturation approaches zero...

Page 152: ...and blue to achieve better whites by adding either white or amber LEDs We ll discuss what to do with these later on In contrast traditional stage lighting starts with white light and by various mechan...

Page 153: ...avel from one venue on Thursday to a different venue on Saturday Natural Language Control can greatly reduce the amount of work needed during Saturday s focus session Here the cues are written such th...

Page 154: ...only and restore them in the next You must look up the RGB values from the preceding cue to restore them Natural Language Control adds a phantom attribute to RGB lights This intensity attribute does n...

Page 155: ...with very little saturation or lack of a dominant wavelength is white White light is defined with a combination of colors or a Correlated Color Temperature measured in Kelvin Kelvin like Celsius measu...

Page 156: ...y cool off which makes the light warmer or more red This is appealing and we ve become accustom to this behavior Think of a restaurant at night they dim the lights to match the intensity and color of...

Page 157: ...hue of 5 to a hue of 80 as this will show you most of the rainbow not very subtle Even though some consoles have color pickers that allow you to quickly grab any colors at the end of the day they gene...

Page 158: ...ic glass is in the lens tube sucking most of the color and intensity out of the light and you dip toward mud Regardless of what color system your fixtures use if you fade in the HSV color space from s...

Page 159: ...tural when going from purple to green We call this a Subtle fade If we went from pink to amber it would fade through red It always takes the shortest path between color or the path that produces the f...

Page 160: ...We use colloquial terms that have been used in the theatre for years and present them to the programmer with sense and order Confusing mode channels that change the purpose of other channels have been...

Page 161: ...r 62 color space 62 63 153 conditional attributes 144 connections 1 17 console name 32 contact closures 19 37 83 124 control task 7 copy attribute 147 copy attributes 49 copy cue 14 copy cue to memory...

Page 162: ...ear movement 64 131 link 70 load cue 96 lock 32 61 62 65 66 106 lock playlist 88 lock screen 38 logo 38 logs 42 loop 70 lowlight 110 lua121 122 123 M macros 115 121 123 magnifying glass 49 manual cont...

Page 163: ...s 26 104 show control 117 121 122 123 124 125 show file 4 14 30 44 106 shutdown 15 shutters 65 137 slider actions 83 sliders 22 69 sliders always run memories 32 smart update 75 SMPTE timecode 90 sof...

Page 164: ...wall station mode 38 wheel banks 26 28 104 which part 56 work light 30 wrench 49 Z zoom 65 135 zoom screen 49 Selected Lights 49...

Page 165: ...s inspection Pathway Connectivity may elect to refund the cost of the device upon return solely at Pathway Connectivity s discretion This warranty is contingent on the customer s full and timely compl...

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