Blizzard Lighting ENIGMA M4 - 6.3 Effect Parameters

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6.3 Eect Parameters
Shape eects each have their own parameters with default values. You can modify these parameters to achieve various
eects. Any eect in the Current Loaded Eects window can be individually selected to edit its parameters.
6.3.1 Eect Size, Speed, and Spread
When you select an eect, pressing [Eect Attribute 1] will oer you the Eect Size, Eect Speed, and Eect Spread
parameter settings that you can adjust.
• The minimum Eect Size or Eect Speed is 0. It can stop the xtures, however the eect is still active.
• The Eect Speed can be shown in seconds or BPM. You can change this by tapping on the frame.
• Adjusting the Eect Spread can make your eects more impressive by changing the distance the eect is spread
out over a selection of xtures.
6.3.2 Speed Group, Block Group, and Width
Press [Eect Attribute 1] to switch to [Eect Attribute 2], which oers Speed & Block Groups, and Width settings.
The Width controls the time a full cycle should occupy. If the width is set at 50%, the cycle will occupy only the rst half.
Pressing [Eect attribute 2] again will switch to [Eect attribute 3], which oers you Start Oset, and Stop Oset
settings that you can adjust.
• The Start Oset option allows you to set the origin of the eect, with a range of 0~360.
• Stop Oset allows you to set how many loops to execute the eect, and where to stop. “Never” is default.
6.3.4 Eect Direction
The [Eect Direction] can run eects in dierent directions as: →, ←, ‘←.→’ or ‘→.←’.
Note: Speed and Block groups both create groups based on selection order, not their xture numbers.
The Speed Group can divide selected xtures into groups, based on every “nth” number of your selection. Each group of
xtures will run with the same velocity and be oset by a specic number of degrees along the shape using the formula:
degrees = 360/n . When using Speed Groups, the Eect Spread will be disabled. For example, if you select 8 xtures (1-8)
and choose speed group 2, every 2nd xture (2,4,6,8) will be 180° out of phase from xtures (1,3,5,7).
The Block Group can divide selected xtures into groups based on an input number, with each group moving together as
one. However, you’ll rst need to adjust the xture spread or they will continue moving as a single group. For example, if
you have 8 xtures selected (1-8) and you set the block group to 3, the xtures will be grouped as (1,2,3), (4,5,6), (7,8).
*Block groups that will not divide evenly into the group number will always have a smaller group of xtures at the end.