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i S tudioPix™ Pix elation Luminair e User Manual © High End Systems, Inc. 2008, Al l Rights Res erved Information and specifications i n this docum ent a re sub ject to chang e without notice. High End Sys tems, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liabilit y fo r any errors or inaccuracies that ma y appe ar in this manual. T r ade marks used in th[...]
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ii StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Contacting High End Systems ® Sales Departme nt High End Systems, Inc. 2105 Gracy F arms Lane Austin, TX 78758 US A voice: 512.8 36.2242 fax: 512.837.5290 T oll Free: 800.890.8989 Customer Service High End Systems, Inc. 2105 Gracy F arms Lane Austin, TX 78758 US A voice: 800.8 90.8989 fax: 512.834[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual iii Declaration of Conformity according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45104 Manufacturer ’s name: High End Systems, Inc. Distributor ’s name: High End Systems, Inc. Distributor ’s address: 2105 Gracy F arms Lane Austin, T exas 78758 USA Declares that the pro duct: Product Name: Stu dioPix Product N[...]
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iv StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Product Modification W arning High End Systems pr oducts are designed and manufactur ed to meet the req uirements of United States and International safety regu lations. Modifications to the pr oduct could affect s afety and render the product non- compliant to relevant safet y standards. Mise En G[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual v Symbols The following internationa l caution and warning symbols appear in margins throughout this manual to highlight message s. W arranty Infor mation Limited Warranty Unless oth erwise stated , your product is covered by a one y ear parts and labor limited warranty . It is the owner’s resp ons[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual vii T able of Cont ents StudioPix™ Pixelation Luminaire User Manual ....................................... ............... i Contacting High E nd Systems® ......... ................... .......... .................. ................... .. ii Patents .... .................. ................ .......[...]
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viii StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Linking StudioPix Fixtures ........ .................................... ..................................... 10 Cable Connectors ........ .................. ................. .......... .................. .................. ..... 10 Connecting t o the Link ..... .................. ........... .[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual ix RGB Reduced Prot ocol ................ ................... .................. .................. .......... ....... 26 RGB Reduced Prot ocol Table for SHOWPIX and Studi oPix .................. ...................26 Pixel Mapping Protocol .......... .......... ................... ..................[...]
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x StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Random Color ........ .................. ................... .................. .................. ................. 39 Replace Bac kground Color .... .......... ................... .................. .................. ............. 39 RGB Add non-blac k pixels .. .......... ................... ...[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual xi Transition Mode Parameter ... .............................................. .............................. 52 Transition Parameter ... .................................... .............................................. ... 55 Transitions and Color Transparency ................. ..................[...]
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xii StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Pan and Tilt Sync ........................................ ..................................... .................. 72 Shake .............................. .................................... ..................................... ......... 72 Strobe .................... ..........................[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual xiii Updating Fixture Software ........................................ ........................................ 93 Complete Fixture Software Update .............. .................. .......... .......... ...................93 Fixture Sof tware Component Update ........... .................. ........[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 1 Chapt er 1 Product Ov erview This chapte r describes t he features of the Studio Pix™ Pixela tion Luminaire with custom content and Echo soft ware. The StudioPix™ Pix elation Luminaire is a combin ation wide angle LED wash light on a moving yoke and a high power display device vi ewed directly [...]
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CHAPTER 1 Product Overview 2 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Graphics Engine Standard protocol provides: • Simultaneous playback of two discret e media streams • 17 parameters giv e you graphic controls fo r each individual medi a stream including: — a choice of multiple pl ay modes and pla y speeds — the ability to play a s[...]
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CHAPTER 1 Product Overvi ew StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 3 Construction • Modular construction • Homogenized RGB LED array creates smooth a color output • Electronic cool ing system con trol • Fast, smooth and quiet y oke movement us ing propriet ary multi-phase technology • Performance oriented exterior desi gn Ec ho [...]
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CHAPTER 1 Product Overview 4 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Specifications Mechanical Specifications Fixture Dimensions: 540 mm x 30 0 mm x 601 mm (21.3 in x 11.8 in x 23.7 in) Fixture Weig ht: 20.9 kg (46 lbs) Roadcase Dimensions: 640 mm x 483 mm x 724 mm (24 in x 19 in x 28.5 in) Shipping Weight (Roadcase + Fixture): 46.3 kg (102[...]
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CHAPTER 1 Product Overvi ew StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 5 Electrical/Light Source Specifications Input ratings: 100-230 V AC; 50-60 Hz; 8-3.5A (800W) LED Array: 61 3-watt RGB LEDs wi th homogenizing system Output: 11,500 RGB lumens Note: RGB lumens are calculated by co mparing the combined energy le vels of StudioPix WRGBC MY t[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 7 Chapt er 2 Setup and Configur ation StudioPix™ fixture setup includes mo unting, connecting to power and DMX linking and configuration. Use the followi ng steps to set u p an d configure your StudioPix™ fixture: 1. Unpack the fixture. 2. Install power cord cap for your location. 3. Mount the fi[...]
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CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration 8 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Installing a Line Cord Cap - U.K. Only In the United Kingdom , core colours in the mains lead of thi s equipment may not correspond with the colored markings identify i ng the terminals in the fixture’s plug. In that case, install a line cord cap according to the [...]
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CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 9 T russ Mounting If you are mounting the fixture(s) on a truss or an other type of support, veri fy that the truss or support will handle the weight of all the devices you are mo unting. Safety Cable High End Systems strongly recommends that you use a safety cable w[...]
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CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration 10 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Linking S t udioPix Fixtures StudioPix™ fixtures oper ate on a standard DM X512 link controlled by a DMX console. The number of fixtures on a link will be determined by t he combined number of channels requ ired by all the fixtures. A StudioPix fixt ure using Sta[...]
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CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 11 Connecting to the Link T o link one or more fixtures to a DMX controller : 1. Connect the male XLR connector of a DMX Data cable t o the controller’ s DMX Data Out connector . 2. Connect the Dat a cable’s female XLR connecto r to the Data In connector of the f[...]
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CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration 12 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Setting the DMX S tar t Channel Each StudioPix fixture requires a block of cons ecutive channels on a 512-Channel DMX link. The number of channels depends on the Protocol you are using. T o set the S tart Channel on an StudioPix Fixture: 1. Access the fixt ure’ s[...]
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CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 13 Shutting Down the F ixture A DMX controller can shut down the fixture r emo tely with the Shutdown option in the Co ntrol Channel or you can sim ply disconnect from powe r . The StudioPix fixture aut omatically shuts down in the ev ent of DMX data loss longer than[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 15 Chapt er 3 The Menu Syst em You can use the fixture’s onboard menu system to configure and test the StudioPix fixture. The onboard StudioPix menu system allows you to: • Assign a DMX start channel. • Access fixture options such as homing the fi xture, vi ewing fixture status, and performing [...]
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CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 16 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual St u d i o P i x M e n u M a p Level 1 Level 2 Le vel 3 Description ADDR Cxxx Change the existing DMX start channel SET FA C T ON Sets factory defaults on OFF Sets factory defaults of f DSPL ON Sets the LED display on OFF Sets the LED display off P/IN ON Sets pan invert on[...]
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CHAPTER 3 The Menu System StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 17 St ud i o P i x M e n u O pt i o n s The sections below explain how to acce ss the fixture options shown in the fixture’s menu map. This manual uses th e following conventions in th e descriptions for m enus and menu navigation buttons: Address Menu (AddR) The DMX start[...]
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CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 18 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Changing the Display Output (DSPL) Y ou can manually turn the fixture’s alphanumeric LE D display on or off . If you want to remotely change the display output (usin g a DMX console), see Control Fu nction Options on page 34 . T o turn the display off: 1. Press and hold [...]
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CHAPTER 3 The Menu System StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 19 Swapping Pan and Tilt (S W AP) This menu option swaps the pan motor and ti lt motor oper ation t o allow fixtures hung perpendicular to each other to respond to pan and tilt mov e ment commands in the same direction. T o swap pan and tilt motion: 1. Press and ho ld <Me[...]
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CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 20 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual T est Menu (TEST) The T est menu allows you to manually home the fixture and per form fixture sel f tests to determine the ori gin of mechanical problems. Homing the F ixtur e (HOME) This menu item allows you to manually h ome the fixture. T o remotely ho me the fixture us[...]
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CHAPTER 3 The Menu System StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 21 Information Menu (INFO) The Information menu allows you to view curre nt fixture informatio n such as in ternal temperature, fixture hours, s oft ware version, and DMX data for an y other device on the link. Viewing the Current Software V ersion (VER) T o view the current[...]
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CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 22 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Viewing DMX Data for the Link (DA T A ) This procedure allows you to use a Studi oPix fixt ure to view DMX channel values all devices on the DMX link. Use this menu option to: • Checking current DMX values on thi s fixture • T es t devices that do not ha ve built-in DM[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 23 Chapt er 4 DMX Programming Basics and Quic k S tar t If you are new to DMX programing, this c hapter will give you a brie f overview on programming SHOWPIX™ and StudioPi x™ fixtures foll owed by a example using a Wholehog console to patch and display output. DMX Programming Ov erview DMX512 Li[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Start 24 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Determining a DMX S tart Channel The DMX Start Channel is the firs t channel of a devic e’ s channel range on a DMX link. There are 512 av ailable channels on each DMX universe di vided among all the devi ces in a particular universe. A device mus[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basic s and Quick Start StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 25 SHO WPIX and StudioPix Prot ocol Modes Y ou ca n choose from four protocol modes for variable progr amming styles. High End Systems is currently distributing the detailed DMX protocols as requ ested to conso le and visualiz er manufacturers in an a[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Start 26 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual RGB Reduced Protocol This protocol choice lets you utiliz e SHOWPIX and StudioPix fi xtures as powerful wide angle washlights by providing co ntrol of motion and color mixing only . Note: Reduced protocol provides 8 -bi t color control inst ead of t[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basic s and Quick Start StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 27 Pix e l Mapping Protocol Pixel Mapping protocol all ows you to individually control RGB color each of the LEDs with your DMX desk or a third party pixel mapping protocol. LEDs are identi fied by the protocol according to the arr ay maps in the foll[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Start 28 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual St udioPix Pix el Mapping T able A StudioPix arra y consists of 61 LEDs with each acting as a si ngle pix el of an image. The following table shows the col or assignment fo r the LEDs. The image bel ow labels each LED position on th e array . Fixtur[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basic s and Quick Start StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 29 Extended Protocol Use the Extended Protocol wh en you want all the movement, global an d image control of Standard Protocol plus individu al RGB control of in dividual LEDs. When using Pixel mapping channels in Extended protocol, note the following[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Start 30 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Lighting Console Tips Lighting consoles diffe r in many aspects and it is important to understand how your console operates with SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures. Fixture Libr aries: Many sophisticated lighting consol es utilize pre-made fixture libr [...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basic s and Quick Start StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 31 Enhanced Mode • 1 SHOWPIX or StudioPix Standard • 2 SHOWPIX or StudioPix Image • 127 generic RGB LED for SHOW PIX fixtures or 61 generic RGB LED for StudioPix fixtures DMX Output Displays Although all ligh ting consoles outpu t the same 512 D[...]
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CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Start 32 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Quick S tart with a Wholehog Console After Setting up and Configuring the SHOWPIX or St udioPix fixture as outlined in Chapter 2, us e the following ste ps to get to the point of display ing output. Step 1: In the Fixtu re Schedule window of Wholeho[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 33 Chapt er 5 F i xture Contr ol This chapter describes mechanical movement control for SHOWPIX™ and StudioPix™ fixtures in all proto col modes. Pan and Tilt SHOWPIX fixtures have a 400 ° pan range and a 240° tilt range. StudioPi x fixtures have a 540° pan range and a 210° tilt range. Tw o D [...]
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CHAPTER 5 Fixture Control 34 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Macros The Macro parameter controls Internal Effects™ macros. Th ese are factory -programmed sequences that allow you t o quickly program complicated looks in one s cene (cue). Each Internal Effect™ macr o modifies a specific set of parameters , whil e allowing user co[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 35 Chapt er 6 Color Control The Standard protocol modes for SHOW PIX and StudioPix fixtures pro vide color mixing control for up to two image file s and a composite image. Other protocol mod es provide washl ight operation or individual LED color mixing. The type of color control de pends on t he pro[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control 36 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Color Function P arameter In Standard and Extended protocol, the Color Function parameter is available at both the image level and the global level. This giv es you the ability to apply a color effect to one or both image layers and also to the composite image. NOTE: Choosin[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 37 Color Function Descrip tions Add Color t o Black This option adds color to black pixels only . Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 21 Red Parameter: Increases the red color component from 0 = no adjustment to 65,5 35 (100%) = maximum red satur ation. Green Parameter: Incr[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control 38 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Color Cycle Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 17 The image’s color components cycle through RGB, black, and white. When no Red Green or Blue is added, image fades from full white, to normal image, to bl ack. When RGB/CM Y is added the image fades from the RGB value, to[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 39 Ran do m Co lo r Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 18 Red Parameter: Controls the cycl e speed from 0 = sl ow to maximum spee d at a DMX va lue = 255 (100%). Green Parameter: Not used Blue Parameter: Not Used Replace Back gr ound Color Color Function parameter DMX v alu[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control 40 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual RGB Inv er t & Swap to BRG Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 12 This option swaps the col or values from RGB to an in verted BRG color model. Red Parameter: T ransitions the red com ponent from no adju stm ent at a valu e o f 0 to ye ll ow at a value of 65 ,535 (100%[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 41 RGB Swap to BGR Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 7 This option allows you to swap colors. All red values become green and all blue v alues become red. Green v alues are unaffected. Red Parameter: T ransitions red color com ponent to blue from 0 = no color change to 65,[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control 42 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual RGB Swap t o GRB Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 9 This option allows you to sw ap colors. All red values become green and all green v alues become blue. Bl ue values are un affected. Red Parameter: T ransitions red color component to green from 0 = no col or change to[...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 43 Solarize Solarize 1 Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 13 Solarize 2 Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 14 Solarize 3 Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 15 Solarize 4 Color Function parameter DMX v alue = 16 Each of the Solarize opti ons re maps colors to a narrow [...]
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CHAPTER 6 Color Control 44 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Bac kground Color Default DMX Value = 0: no Image Lay er background color Y ou may have a situation when applying certain lay er effects, when only a portion of the LED array is cov ered by the image. For example you ma y scal e down the image or mo ve it’s position in the[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 45 Chapt er 7 Global Control Global controls affect the composit e image created w hen you de fine two Image layer s. Y ou can use globa l parameters to adjust intens ity , scale an d rotation the composite im age. Other parameters apply strobi ng , dampening and a variety of gr aph ic effects. The a[...]
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CHAPTER 7 Global Control 46 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Scale Y ou can magnify or reduce the composite im age size using the S cale Parameter . Default DMX Value : 128 (50%) = Normal Scale The Scale parameter adjusts the size of t he composite image up to approximately 10x its original size. At a DMX value of zero, the image shr[...]
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CHAPTER 7 Global Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 47 Dampening Dampening smooths DMX crossfades of X and Y image position changes as well as indexed rotation change s. When a long DMX cross fade occurs on these par ameters, use the Dampenin g channel to s mooth the resolution of the image position change. Default DMX Value: [...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 49 Chapt er 8 Global Control: T ransitions The Transition Mode and Transition parameters provide over 70 patterns for switching between image laye rs and interact with the Color Transparency parameter to cr eate a wi de range of looks. SHOWPIX and S tudioPix fixt ures operate in a sim ila r manner to[...]
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CHAPTER 8 Global Contro l: Transition s 50 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual When the global T ransition channel has a DMX v alue = 0, Imag e A is visible at full in tensity . When the T ransition channel is at a D M X value = 255 ( 100%), only Image B is visible. As t he DMX value of t he T ransition channel is increased from 0% to 1[...]
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CHAPTER 8 Global Control: Transi tions StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 51 Reveal T ransitions In the second type of transition, one Image is revealed through another in a specified pattern. Both image la yers maintain 100% intensity . Y ou can choose from multiple patterns you can specify from the ce nter out or the perimet er into[...]
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CHAPTER 8 Global Contro l: Transition s 52 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Over lay T ransitions In this type o f transition, one Image layer covers or moves the other from a position “outside” in a defined pattern. One Image can move to cover or uncover the other . Push options simulate one image moving the other image “off t[...]
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CHAPTER 8 Global Control: Transi tions StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 53 7 Diamond In A diamond pattern opens Out from the center or In from the edge in the first Image layer to reveal the second Image layer . Reveal 8 Diamond Out 9 Box In A box pattern opens Out from the center or In from the edge in the first Image layer to reve[...]
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CHAPTER 8 Global Contro l: Transition s 54 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual 39 Sp i d e r Sp i r a l I n A spiral pattern variation opens Out from the center or In from the edge in the first Image layer to reveal the second Image layer . Reveal 40 Wipe Left Wipes across the first image layer to reveal the second image layer . Re veal[...]
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CHAPTER 8 Global Control: Transi tions StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 55 Tr a n s i t i o n P a r a m e t e r Transition Default DMX Value: 0 = Image A lay er is fully visible After you select a pattern opti on in the T ransition Mode parameter , the T ransition parameter defines the transition betw een Image A and Image B. For DM[...]
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CHAPTER 8 Global Contro l: Transition s 56 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual T ransparency with Ov erlay T ransition Overlay T ransitions place one layer beside the other . T ransparent colors on the visible Image Layer will only reveal the background color (if applied). Image Layer B Image Layer A Background Color[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 57 Chapt er 9 Image Gr aphics Control You can apply a variety of color mixing options, transitions and effects to each individual Image layer in Stan dard or Enhanced protocol mo des. The parameters described i n this chapter are adjustable for each Image you define in Standard or Enhanced protocol f[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 58 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual The following table descri bes the stock conten t folders av ailable on SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures. Media Folder Descriptions Media File The Media File parameter lets you identify a me dia file. Y ou can supplement the large l ibrary of stock content with cu sto[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 59 Fram e The frame parameter provides a method to di al or scrub through the frames of an image file. A file can have fr om 1 to 256 frames. The frame parameter automati cally scales the tota l number of frames in a movie across the 256 DMX values of th e frame param[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 60 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual 5. Playback the se tup cue from st ep one and then manually run the fader from steps 2 and 3. As you move the fa der you sho uld see th e lips open and close. Defining Playback After selecting a media file, you can cho ose from several Playback Modes and assign a Pl[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 61 Rotation The Rotation parameter for each im age layer controls the media file rotation. Y ou can rotate a media file up to 360° around the Z axis. Default DMX Value: 0 = no rotation DMX values between 0 and 128 (50%) control indexed rotation from 0° - 360°. At 1[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 62 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Scale Par ameter Y ou can magnify or reduce image size using the Scale Parameter . Default DMX Value : 128 (50%) = Normal Scale The Scale parameter ad justs the si ze of the image up to approximately 10x its ori ginal size. At a DMX v alue of zero , the image expand[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 63 Changing Image Position Y ou can reposition a select ed imag e as it appears on the array . The following paramete rs act on an individual image. X Position P arameter The X Position pa rameter moves the image along the x axis . Default DMX Value: 128 (50%) = image[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 64 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Image T ransition In Standard and Extended protoc ol, y ou can choose between sev eral Transition Mode options and use the Transition Speed parameter to adjust the option. T ransition Mode Transition Default DMX Valu e: 0 = Normal playback with no transiti on T rans[...]
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CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 65 Effect Function The Image Effect Function parameter provides effects that ca n be applied to the media file in an image layer . Pix el Mapping When using Enhanced mode protocol, RGB pixels can be “inserted” in place of an image file within the graphics engine. [...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 67 Chapt er 10 Ef fec t De scri ption s Effects can be applied to the Media File content. Multiple Color and Geometric options are available for both individual Image and Global control. The descriptio ns in the this manual in clude th e global and image effects for both SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixture[...]
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CHAPTER 10 Effect Descrip tions 68 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Bar Scan Effect Function par ameter DMX value = 4 Selecting the Bar Scan creates a tr ansparent pattern on the image that simulates a v ertical line that scans across the fixture ar ray . This effect responds acco rding to the values set i n the T ransparent Color pa[...]
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CHAPTER 10 Effect Desc riptions StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 69 Curtain Scan Effect Function parameter DMX value = 6 Selecting the Curtain Scan e ffect creates a tr ansparent patter n on the image th at simulates an opening curtain using two parallel bars th at open across the di splay . This effect responds according to t he va[...]
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CHAPTER 10 Effect Descrip tions 70 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Flip Effect Function par ameter DMX value = 10 This effect will flip the vi sible image on the X an d/or Y axis using the cen ter pixel as the dividing point. Modifier 1: Flips the image horizontally when the DMX value > 127(5 0%) Modifier 2: Flips t he image vert[...]
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CHAPTER 10 Effect Desc riptions StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 71 Mirror Effect Function parameter DMX value = 7 This effect wil l mirror the visible image on t he X and/or Y axis with the center pixel of the array as the dividing point. Modifier 1: Mirrors the image on the X- axis when the DMX val ue > 127(50%) Modifier 2: Mir[...]
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CHAPTER 10 Effect Descrip tions 72 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Pan and Tilt Sync Effect Function par ameter DMX value = 2 The effect will coordinate image movement with the pan and tilt movement of the fi xture to produce the appearance th at the fixture moving across the im age. As the fixture is panned or tilted, the image wil[...]
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CHAPTER 10 Effect Desc riptions StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 73 St r o b e Image Effect Function parameter DMX value = 1 Applies a strobe to Image A or Image B by turning layer int ensity on and off . Use this effect to create a flashing image. Modifier 1: Operates the same as the Global Strobe parameter on an individual image. [...]
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CHAPTER 10 Effect Descrip tions 74 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Ta r g e t S c a n Effect Function par ameter DMX value = 5 Selecting the T arget Scan effect creates a transparent pattern on the image that simulates rings that scan across the fixture array from the perimeter in or the cent er out. This e ffect responds according [...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 75 Chapt er 11 Ec ho Sof tware You can use Echo software to conv ert, organize, and transport user content to SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtur es as well as upload content and fixture software to units on a DM X link. Echo software communicates with SHOWPIX and St udio Pix fixtures us ing a USB upload mo[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 76 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual If you click on the Status Bar , a window will open to show the ongoing status of the discovery process and note any errors. When the lau nch is comple te, all SHOWPIX , StudioPix and discovered devices will be listed in the under Devices in the navigation pane along with t[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 77 Device Window Viewing All Device s The Device window displ ays the following in formation for all the discovered SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures on the DMX link. Unique ID is the fixture’s unique 10-character number . Device Name is a name you assign to a fixture up to 26[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 78 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Content Organization There are two types of Content. Stock Cont ent is factory provided and cannot be changed. User Content con sists of all cu stom conten t you cre ate. Packages are containers for multiple folders and their files. P ackages can be uploaded to fixtures, cl[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 79 Viewing Content Echo will display the name and as sociated DMX value for every folder and fi le of Stock or User content. In th e Preview display , you can do uble click for larger image vi ew window . NOTE: If you are viewing User Conten t on a SHOWPIX or S tudioPix fixt [...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 80 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Managing Content on the Local Driv e Keep the following in mind whe n managing User Content: • You cannot undo any action. Before you reset all DMX in a package, b e aware that you will need to assign new DMX v alues to an y previously assigned values y ou may have design[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 81 • Reset A ll DMX v alues of the files within this folder to 0 (no value) • Copy the contents of this folder to pl ace in an other folder on the hard drive or a fixture • Cut the contents of this folder to place in an other folder on the hard drive or a fixture • De[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 82 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Managing Fixture Cont ent T o interact with a SHOWPIX or StudioPix fixtur e on a DMX link, you wi ll need a USB upload module or a Wholehog sing le USB DMX wi dget, (see Related Products and Accessories on page 3 ). The Device Men u gives you options for managi ng content o[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 83 3. The next screen le ts you select any or all of the devi ces on the link of that type to update. Note: User Content will not b e affe cted on any of th e units you select for the Stock Content update. Deleting All User Content Select Delete All Us er Content to del ete a[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 84 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual 2. In the Clone W izard, select th e device that will be the sour ce for the User Content to be cloned. Remember , you can only cl one pack ages or fixtures of the same type. 3. Click on Next to cont inue. 4. Select the destination fixture(s) for the User Content you have i[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 85 Creating User Content Preparing Content for Ec ho Conv ersion Any custom content you create needs to be conv erted to a fo rmat that maps to the SHOWPIX 127-LED or a StudioPix 61-LED pix el array . Echo will con vert up to 256 fr ames of content and saves a preview displa [...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 86 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual 2. T ype the name of your new package in the dialog box that appears and click OK to sav e . Y our new package will now appear in the navigatio n ba r under User Content. T o create a folder: 1. Right click in the contents pane of a selected package or on that package in th[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 87 Conv er ting Y our Content T o convert conten t to a format compatible with SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures, drag the file from your hard drive or network i nto a folder in an appropriate fixture type package that y ou have created. Echo converts the file to a .SPI file typ[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 88 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Sample Mask Click Show on the Sample Mask field to view an overlay of the area bein g sampled from the original to assign col or to an LED in the LED array . Adjusting the Sample Size scale changes the area that is sampled to determine the color assigned to eac h “pixel ?[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 89 Aspect Ra tio If you have a content fil e with an Aspect R atio that does no t map to 1:1, you can choose wh e th e r t o re t ai n o r a d ju s t t h e As p ec t rat i o of t he S am p l e M a sk . Cl i ck i ng Ignore in the Aspect Ratio field stretches the sample mask to[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 90 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual The following adjustments af fect the boundaries betw een elements of an image. They are especially useful for adjusting the bord ers of a figure moving against a background. Luminance /Distance W eight The final LED colors in ech o are calculated by a weighted aver age of [...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 91 Color Echo lets you choose how to map th e colo rs in the imported file. Click on the Co lor button convert s the original file’ s color palette to th e SHOWPIX display’ s 256 color palette. Grayscale convert s the input to grays c ale and Mono chrome c onverts th e in[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 92 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual T ransporting User Content Exporting and Impor ting a User Content Pac kage Y ou can import or export any package to a portable or networked hard drive for tr ansport to another computer . Content must be in a package to import or export. T o export, simply Right click on a[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 93 Updating Fixture Software Complete F ixtur e Software Update T o upgrade SHOWPIX or StudioPix fixture firmw are, you will need to downlo ad the latest version of Echo software from the websit e to your computer . When you dow nload Ech o, it wi ll contain the latest SHOWPI[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 94 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire Us er Manual Fixture Software Component Update If the fixture software become corrupted, Echo will discover not discover the fixture as a SHOWPIX or a StudioPix device. Instead the fixt ure’ s Graphics and Mot ion components will display separately . T o restore the fixture software i[...]
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CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 95 3. Browse to the showpix_graphi cs.bin file you downloaded from the High End website and click Next to continue. 4. Devices needing a component upgrade will di splay N/A in the Current Software V ersion column. Select the device(s) ne eding a component up grade and then cl[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 97 Tim e (sec.) Va l u e (dec.) Va l u e (%) Va l u e (hex) 0.15 255 100 FF 0.15 254 100 FE 0.17 253 99 FD 0.19 252 99 FC 0.21 251 98 FB 0.25 250 98 FA 0.29 249 98 F9 0.35 248 97 F8 0.41 247 97 F7 0.47 246 96 F6 0.55 245 96 F5 0.63 244 96 F4 0.73 243 95 F3 0.83 242 95 F2 0.94 241 95 F1 1.05 240 94 F0[...]
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Appendix A MSpeed Conv ersion Table 98 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire User Manual 51.33 142 56 8E 52.24 141 55 8D 53.16 140 55 8C 54.09 139 55 8H 55.02 138 54 8A 55.96v 137 54 89 56.91 136 53 88 57.87 135 53 87 58.84 134 53 86 59.81 133 52 85 60.79 132 52 84 61.78 131 51 83 62.78 130 51 82 63.79 129 51 81 64.80 128 50 80 65.82 127 50 7F 66.85 1[...]
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StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 99 Appendix B: Import ant Safety Infor mation W arning: For Continued Pr otection A gainst F ire 1. This equipment is designed for use with spec ified LED only . Use of any other type LED may be hazardous and may void the warranty . 2. Do not mount on a flammable surface. 3. Maintain mi nimum distanc[...]
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Appendix B Important Safety Info rmation 100 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire User Manual Appendice B: Importantes Informations Sur La Sécurit é Mise En Gard e: Pour Une Protection Permanente Contre Les Incen dies 1. Cet appareil est conçu pour l' usage avec les LED spé cifiées seulem ent. Son utili sation avec tout autre type de LE D p[...]
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Appendix B Important Safety Information StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 101 Anhang B: Wic htige Hinweise Für Ihr e Sicherheit W arnung: Zum Schutz V or Brandgefahr 1. Diese Ausrüst ungen sind für G ebrauch mit angegebenen LED nur entworfen. Der Gebrauch irgend eines anderen Lampentyps könnte Sie gefährden und Ihre Garantie au?[...]
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Appendix B Important Safety Info rmation 102 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire User Manual Apéndice B: Información Importante De Seguridad Adv er tencia: Par a Protección Continua Contr a Incendios 1. Este equipo se diseña para el uso con LED es pecificadas sólo. El uso de cualquier otro tipo de LED puedá resultar peligroso, y puedá anular [...]
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Appendix B Important Safety Information StudioPix™ P ixelation Lumin aire User Man ual 103 Appendice B: Importanti In formazioni Di Sicurezza A vvertenza: P er Pr evenire Incendi 1. Quest'apparecchiatura è dise gnata per l' uso con le LED sp ecificate soltanto. L'uso di qualunque altra LED di tipo può essere pericoloso e può nul[...]
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Appendix B Important Safety Info rmation 104 StudioPix™ Pixe lation Luminaire User Manual Vigtig Sikkerhedsinfor mation Advarsel: Beskyt telse mod elektrisk chock. VIGTIGT! LEDEREN MED GUL/GROEN ISOLA TION MAA KUN TILSLU T TES KLEMME MAERKET ELLER .[...]