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Chauvet® ShowXpress™ V6.22
Input Creation Area .................................................................................................................................................... 22
P
ATCH
-MIDI ................................................................................................................................................................... 23
6. PROGRAMMING ............................................................................................................................................................. 24
P
ROGRAMMING
C
ONCEPT
................................................................................................................................................ 24
C
REATING A
F
IXTURE
P
ROFILE
(
EXAMPLE
)........................................................................................................................ 24
3D View Area ............................................................................................................................................................. 25
DMX
P
ATCHING
.............................................................................................................................................................. 25
DIP switch Calculator ................................................................................................................................................. 26
DMX Addressing Setting ............................................................................................................................................ 26
C
REATING A
S
CENE
......................................................................................................................................................... 27
2D
V
IEW
......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Modifying the Layout ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Modifying the Fixture Size(s) ............................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Modifying the Background ................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Modifying the Fixture Image .............................................................................................................................................................................. 28
Hiding Fixtures .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
G
ENERATOR
................................................................................................................................................................... 29
Creating a Scene using Generator ................................................................................................................................................................... 30
Working with “Curves” ................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Working with “Lines”...................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Working with “Points” .................................................................................................................................................................................... 32
Fixture Groups (Editor Screen) .................................................................................................................................. 33
Selecting Fixtures from the Editor Screen ........................................................................................................................................................ 33
Selecting Fixtures by Groups ............................................................................................................................................................................ 33
Creating a Group ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
7. PLAYBACK ..................................................................................................................................................................... 35
I
MPORTING
S
CENES INTO THE
L
IVE
-B
UTTONS
S
CREEN
..................................................................................................... 35
S
CENE
P
LAYBACK
M
ODIFICATIONS
................................................................................................................................... 36
Flash button ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Preset button ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 36
No loop button ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
L
IVE
-B
UTTONS
P
AGE
P
LAYBACK
M
ODIFICATIONS
............................................................................................................. 37
Chase play ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
Random play ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Solo play............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 37
L
IVE
-B
UTTON SCREEN
P
LAYBACK
.................................................................................................................................... 38
Play/Pause ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 38
Speed Button .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Sound Triggering (Auto BPM) ....................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Manual BPM .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 41
Manual Speed ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Freeze ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42
Startup Properties ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 42
3D
V
IEW
......................................................................................................................................................................... 43
X and Y viewing angles ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Position of the view ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Size of the stage ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Operation........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Stage Setting Sub-Screen .......................................................................................................................................... 44
Wall Textures .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Fixture Settings Sub-screen ....................................................................................................................................... 45
L
IVE
-T
IMELINE
S
CREEN
................................................................................................................................................... 46
Triggering a Timeline through the Live Screen ................................................................................................................................................. 46
Adding Video/Picture Files to Live-Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................... 47
Screen Control Properties ................................................................................................................................................................................. 47
Video output ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Output Size ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48
Adding Audio Files to Live-Timeline ................................................................................................................................................................. 48
Live-Timeline Overview .............................................................................................................................................. 49
Mouse Shortcuts in Live-Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Renaming the Rows .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 49
Creating a New Timeline ................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Using the “OFF” tool.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Using the “STOP” tool ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
Operation for “Move To” in Live-Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................... 51
File Properties in Live-Timeline .................................................................................................................................................................... 51
8. UPLOAD SCREEN .......................................................................................................................................................... 52
U
PLOADING
S
CENES TO THE
I
NTERFACES
........................................................................................................................ 52
Xpress 512 ................................................................................................................................................................. 52