Creating Northern Lights/Aurora Borealis
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Woah, that's awesome.
That looks really great. Too bad the ripples couldn't really run more slowly, but I can't think of a way that would work.
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cvhstech
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Got it!!! Thanks!!!
Okay, now you can STOP calling the unit an "LED light rack".
It's an "LED wash fixture" (as opposed to the other standard shape--the LED PAR), not terribly dissimilar from the Selador Vivid-R 11", as discussed in post #22:
Selador Vivid/Paletta/Lustr by ETC - Electronic Theatre Controls
Your LED Wall Washer should take, at a minimum, three DMX channels (one each for R, G, B). More advanced units add an Amber and/or White circuit. The Selador fixtures use 7 colors of LEDs. None of that is really important right now--your fixture is what it is. How many of them do you have? Note that the video used 8 fixtures.
In any case, if your unit does not have a user mode that enables it to be controlled by DMX512 from your lighting console, there's not a lot we can do to help you.
Les
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I'm curious as to why you need to write software to control them, and how you plan to achieve that? I mean, it took USITT years. What are you expecting this software to do, and how will it interface between the operator and the fixture(s)? I guess I just want to get a feel of your proficiency with DMX. I'm a little confused given the rest of the terminology you use.
These days, it hardly makes sense to write your own software for something so simple, given so many off-the-shelf options (some of which may be built right in to your lighting console). By the way -- what console are you using?
Now, when I was a kid, we ALWAYS had to write the software for our fixtures -- uphill both ways!
These days, it hardly makes sense to write your own software for something so simple, given so many off-the-shelf options (some of which may be built right in to your lighting console). By the way -- what console are you using?
Now, when I was a kid, we ALWAYS had to write the software for our fixtures -- uphill both ways!
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cvhstech
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We have about 10 we can use. The thing with this fixture is that it connects with a 3 pin dmx cable, microplex? If I'm not mistaken, and we dont have that tupe of board, whic brings us to the software I don't mean write software but I meant to say was write the show. We are going to be using light-o-Rama because with this software we can control the fixtures with a computer, and we can create a lot of colors with this software.
99.44% certain it's not Microplex. All you need is an adapter, 5-3.
Besides Light-O-Rama, what console do you have? Even a two-scene preset could control the fixtures, but to do a ripple effect like in post #22 probably requires a memory system, Express or better. Certainly easier on, but not exclusive to, consoles that have an Effects Engine or package.
Besides Light-O-Rama, what console do you have? Even a two-scene preset could control the fixtures, but to do a ripple effect like in post #22 probably requires a memory system, Express or better. Certainly easier on, but not exclusive to, consoles that have an Effects Engine or package.
z2oo
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Actually, all eight of our Vivid-R's were set on a static color, with four fans blowing one of two scrims for the ripple effect.
Your logic is certainly sound though, but if the LEDs were set to one color (doesn't always require a memory board, fans could be used to blow either some sort of translucent plastic, or scrim like we did to get ripples).
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