Streamer Utilities
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As the original Show files are not changed, the newly created Show files must be loaded to enable viewing
and editing the modified version of the Show data.
Record/Play Show
The Record/Play screen offers full remote control of the recording and playback of Shows on the
DMXStreamer.
Recording a Show
Show slot
The destination slot [A-Z] for a Show recording is selected from the drop-down
Show
list.
Streamer Utilities can only record Shows into vacant slots. To replace the Show in an occupied slot, select
the
Erase
button to clear the slot before recording.
Show Name
The Show name is limited to 15 characters. Although a longer name may be entered in to the
Name
box,
only the first 15 characters are stored in the DMXStreamer.
Frame rate
The DMXStreamer generates a DMX512 data stream at a fixed rate of 40 frames per second. The recorded
frame rate only sets the frequency at which updates are made to this stream. Available record rates selectable
from the drop-down
Frame Rates
list are 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 frames per second.
As every DMX512 data frame recorded by the DMXStreamer occupies some of the available memory, it is
advisable to record as little data as practicable to accurately capture the look of your presentation.
It may not be necessary to record a Show at high frame rates for accurate replay. Many widely used lighting
consoles generate DMX512 at 25 frames per second, which is also the default recording rate for the
DMXStreamer.
If the changes in a Show are slow or very rapid, recording at lower frame rates may have no impact on the
presentation, while conserving memory in the DMXStreamer. It is advisable to verify that your selected
frame rate does not cause any problems with the look of the presentation.
If memory usage is a serious problem, it may prove useful to measure the frame rate of the controller that
will be feeding it the DMX data. The majority of DMX test tools can measure the frame rate of a DMX512
data stream.
Number of channels
The
Channels
box allows selection of the number of DMX channels [1 - 512] to be recorded for each
DMX frame. The default is 64 channels.
To ensure that all necessary channel data is recorded by the DMXStreamer, the number selected should not
be less than the highest DMX channel used in the connected control system.
Recording channels beyond this range is not necessary, as the DMXStreamer always outputs 512 channel
frames.
The most frequent support requests to Enttec are the result of inadvertently setting the number of recorded
channels below the number of actual channels in the control system.
Recording the DMX data.
