10. Media Picker 209
10.3.3 Patching fixtures to CITP discovered fixtures
Once a fixture is scheduled into the patch window and patched to a DMX output, the fixture
can then be patched to a CITP fixture that has been discovered on the FixtureNet network of
any active processor connected to the console. Follow these steps to patch a fixture to a
CITP discovered fixture:
1. Open the patch window
2. Select the fixture(s) you wish to associate with a CITP fixture in the rig
3. Press the "patch media" button at the top of the patch window
4. Select the IP address of a discovered CITP fixture from the media patch window
5. Press okay. You will now see the IP address of the CITP fixture in the patch window
listed for the fixtures you selected in step 2.
6. With the fixtures still selected press the "refresh media" button at the top of the patch
window to fetch previews from the CITP fixture.
Caution: If the IP address of a discovered CITP fixture in the rig changes you will need to
perform the "patch media" task again.
Tip: Selecting "None" from the list of CITP discovered fixtures in the media patch window
will disassociate/unpatch the selected fixtures from CITP discovered fixtures and revert
the fixture to using the default preview package supplied by the fixture library.
10.3.4 Refreshing CITP Previews
The content stored on CITP discovered fixtures may change during the programming of your
show. For example, the video clip file used in the opening scene might have been changed on
the media server. The console is not automatically made aware of these content changes and
so it is necessary to request new previews from the fixture in order to update the cached
preview package on the console. Follow these steps to update cached CITP previews on the
console:
1. Select the fixture(s) you wish to refresh the media.
2. Open the fixture window or the media picker window.
3. Press the "refresh media" button at the top of the fixture window or press the refresh
button at the top of the media picker window. A green and white animated refresh icon
will appear at the top right of the media picker window to the right of the search field.
The media refresh is finished when the status animation changes to a green check mark
(this indicates a successful refresh) or yellow exclamation point (this indicates there
was an issue refreshing the media previews for the selected fixtures; click on the
yellow exclamation point for details).
10.3.5 Disabling CITP on Processors
By default CITP is enabled on all DMX Processors in new shows. To disable CITP on a
processor:
1. Open the node settings window for the processor
2. Select the CITP tab of the node settings window
3. Deselect the enable button and hit apply
To Next Page
Loading...
