Contents
Contents
1. WelcometotheVista..............................................................2‐1
What’sdifferentabouttheVista? ....................................................................... 2‐1
Whatthingsarethesameasonotherconsoles?................................................ 2‐1
Aboutthegenericfixturemodel.......................................................................... 2‐2
Needmoreinformation? ..................................................................................... 2‐2
2. Gettingstarted........................................................................2‐1
Settinguptheconsole ......................................................................................... 2‐1
Switchingon......................................................................................................... 2‐2
Creatingandloadingshows ................................................................................. 2‐4
3. Usingtheinterface..................................................................3‐1
Menubar.............................................................................................................. 3‐1
Maintoolbar......................................................................................................... 3‐1
TheSidebar........................................................................................................... 3‐9
Toolbars.............................................................................................................. 3‐10
4. Patchingyourrig .....................................................................4‐1
Addingfixturestothepatch ................................................................................ 4‐1
Changinguniverses .............................................................................................. 4‐4
Re‐arrangingfixturesonthepatchpanel ............................................................ 4‐4
Settingfixtureproperties..................................................................................... 4‐5
Viewingthepatchindifferentways .................................................................... 4‐8
Controllingthefixtures ...................................................................................... 4‐10
Cloningfixtures .................................................................................................. 4‐10
Exportingandimportingpatchinformation ...................................................... 4‐11
ConfiguringtheDMX&EthernetOutputs......................................................... 4‐13
5. TheChooserwindow ..............................................................5‐1
TheChooserscreen.............................................................................................. 5‐1
Arrangingfixturesinalayout............................................................................... 5‐2
UsingtheProgrammerSidebar.......................................................................... 5‐18
ThePalettetab................................................................................................... 5‐18
UsingtheAllpanel ............................................................................................. 5‐21
Usingthedetailedpanels................................................................................... 5‐26
TheComponentstab.......................................................................................... 5‐37
Groups................................................................................................................ 5‐44
Presets................................................................................................................ 5‐45
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