Easy method for cloning from a CMY fixture to Color wheel

Hello All,

I have run into an issue lately when having to use different types of fixtures in house rigs.

My show file has the following source fixtures: Mac 700 profile, Mac Aura, Chauvet Legend 412.

I programmed the show using color palettes as a reference for all cue lists.

The way how I clone the fixtures is to first select the source units, replicate them and then change type to the destination unit. I then update my pallets for the destination fixtures.

All attributes work in the cue lists when going to a color mixing fixture. When it is a color wheel fixture, the color wheel doesn't work. An example of the fixtures that I clone to are from Chauvet Legend 412 to Robe Pointe.

The only way I have had a successful show with this is painstakingly going cue to cue and updating cues with the updated color palettes that include color wheel data.

Is there a better way to do this?

0 chris davis over 6 years ago

Your expectation is reasonable. What the console should do is to find the slotted color that most closely matches the CMY color. We have experimented with this and if that work ever gets to Beta I will try and bump this thread to inform you.
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0 Cormac Jackson over 6 years ago

Hi,
I have found the best method to avoid this issue is to use pallets.
What's also helpful is to possibly choose a fixture that has 2 fixed colour wheels and give both wheels a 0% value..i often then change type to the actual tour/show fixture leaving the colour pallets with c m,y and both colour wheel values.
Before I start programing a show I create CMY colour pallets but I also add a 0% value to the colour wheel(s) so that if I have to change type to a fixture with only a colour wheel I can update the colour pallet to the closest fixed colour and my programming should update also.
Obviously if you haven't done this before you start programing it's a painful process of going through every cue and manually adding fixed wheel values.

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0 digital_lighting - Former HES Forum Member over 6 years ago

Good to see some development is underway on this issue.

CormacJack, unfortunately that's what i think i'll have to do.
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0 marc lorenz over 6 years ago

New color-handling was already shown a while ago, but still very early alpha-state.
But I guess we will see it coming this year.

Otherwise, like already mentioned. Programm always with palettes and have the color wheels included in your palettes.
And always use the same base-show when coming into a new venue, so you can be sure that you have the original programming
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