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Chapter 7
About Effects
Effects are continuously running fades of parameter levels, spread
among a number of fixtures. Effects on the pan and tilt parameters can
be used, for example, to create circles and figure 8s. Effects running on
color parameters can be used to create a rainbow effect. The use of
effects is as unlimited as your imagination. An effect be applied to any
number of fixtures.
Effects editor
Effects are programmed and edited in the Effect Editor dialog box. When
the
Effect Editor is open, the parameter wheels are set to the effect wheel
bank. Offset, size, rate, and duty cycle attributes can be set using the
wheels or the fields in the
Effect Editor. Base values for the selected
parameter are controlled with the wheel labelled
BASE. The vertical
wheel controls the dimmer intensity. The trackball controls pan and tilt.
Effects can be programmed for all fixture types and all parameters.
Effects can be played back on all playback devices and in the editor.
The default position for the
Effect Editor dialog box is aligned left, so the
Offset, Size, Rate, and Duty attributes appear above their control wheels.
Vector remembers the dialog box’s last position, therefore if it was
moved it will not be aligned with the wheels next time it opens.
Fixture selection order
The fixture selection order determines the order in which effects with
offsets are executed. Example: If the spot selection was 1
12, spot 1
is the first spot to respond, spot 2 is the next, etc. If the spot selection
was 12
1, spot 12 is the first spot to respond, spot 11 is the next, etc.
This is also valid for non-sequential spot selections, such as spot 5, spot
7, spot 4, spot 8, etc.
Effects are programmed and edited in the
Effect Editor dialog box.
Pre-built effects
Vector is supplied with prebuilt effects. Prebuilt effects can be edited.
You can also build effects from scratch using the primitives and
attributes that appear on the
Effect Editor’s Basic tab.
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