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1. 90 LET ZOVE SHOM GUE EE 91 e Visualize LightRegie 1 20OVE SHOLtCUES 11cccnssccenseccennencnnnenennnscensesenenesenenenes 91 VIGGO m le EE 92 VIGO OVCIVICW Artem 92 e Configure a mixed DMX512 Video setting 93 EHT20VI PCIe lee 95 A simple and efficient Media Player ess 95 ENEE Jerome Ee 96 MMe dISpl y ossaa o 96 DIS PIA EE 96 Parameters handled from LH120vf channels 96 e Commands to LH120vf Petite Marie 1 esee rreeee 97 e Other interesting commands to jit qt movie 98 LRI20vE MOV and LAI 20 VDO E 99 e SNOWING complex Ee CT 99 QUU NITE RENS 99 e LR120vf MOV and LR120vf VDO video players 101 e LR120vf VDO Acquisition module Digitizer 102 e LR120vf MOV and LH120vf VDO parameters 102 Commands to LR120vf VDO and LR120vf MOV 103 Miura SOUNO eR 106 A greater ound Tor EE ee 106 LHT20VI Sound SD66S EE 106 Bh SOUNA FIS ienei M 106 LR120vf_Sound Configuration 1 oec eee leere eere e ann Een 108 e LRH120vf Sound Media folder
2. 1 ecce eese e eere ee enn 108 DSP CONNOULAUON emt 108 LR120vf Sound Matrix sscccccccsssnsesesccceneccennsnsnsnseneneeeenanaasnsnsnsenenenaansaneess 109 LAI ZOVE Sound RE EE 110 e Commands to LH120vf Sound fades 21111ccseesccccennnneceeennnneneeennsneneenanes 112 JEEHT20vf So nd E ET 112 e Commands to LRH120vf Sound players o oeeee rere 114 e Delays LRH120vf Sound delay lines 115 e LH120vf Sound Preferences 1 111 cree eere ee eere eer een nn inan nnns 115 DMX JEE ee 117 Enttec DUXUSBPRO USB 14 c crree esee rures eese nna a aua u unn nana aa aaa u uas 117 PING DION CCR etr aaa 117 dnstal Entteec Fa e ME 117 e Olaf Matthes object dmxusbpro mxo sscccsssccenscsennecenenenenenseeanenenens 118 Start LR120vf with Enttec PRO 1c reeese see e nee aaa nana aaa u aua n nana aaa 119 Commands t Enttec PRO noctis ARE InE penu te oben exor ua onu o dus 119 Re flash le Enttec PRO firmware 1 1 cerei rere iere e eene n anna nnn 120 rLAnyvmal uDMX USB EE 121 e The smallest very useful but be warned 121 lt COoMmMa nds omi 9 p Quum 121 Art Net interface Ethernet 1 1 e eee l erlernen eee sana sauna nana annua uns 122 e Configure Mac
3. Undo EK Redo Cut EK Copy aC Paste SV Clear Clean Presets Swap Values Delete Preset Store Masterpage Presets to Masterpages Overdrive Resume 50 Dialog window opens Presets to Masterpage Start at Presets per Page Type in the page number from which to start and how many subs will be used for each page As it is the number of faders will change wether using a BCF2000 or a NanoKontrol Confirm by clicking on OK or pressing Enter Finally please note that within the Default plot masterpages 500 to 512 are pre written and loaded with presets 900 to 999 Clear all subs All 8 subs can be cleared using shortcut X esc As a reminder current sub can be cleared using shortcut esc 51 Flash It is possible to flash all subs First activate flash mode by clicking on the button below the fader on main interface Then set to the chosen level 0 100 Information window will display the level Niveau du Flash Flash On Off Flash the subs by using keysl 2 3 4 5 6 7 and 8 on the keyboard without activating the ft key France On foreign keyboards French Swiss for example it is necessary to press Caps Lock Please note that this will render some shortcuts unavailable Flash can be controlled using the following commands lt flash on gt activate flash mode lt flash off gt deactivate flash mode lt flash leve
4. ode 16 bin Compresser LR120vf_phi Here the hard drive is named OSXdisk and the file LR120vf philippemontemont Ctrl click on the file will show a menu select Compress e Send the archive to autorisations toys for theater com e The Response file LRvf username zip will be send to you by email Place it once decompressed in Applications LightRegiel 20vf LR120vf HOT files m A D e Fresentc On Aller reneire 0 00 CJ LR120vf_HOT_files EI sEm ele C Y pns Gal isadora Bn i Li eg i 4 OSXdisk outs p au iSync Ei iDisk e de E Contents gt E Default Ico xPDISK T iWeb C Documentation M Default tin V e 3 iWork 09 Ci Interfaces en Attente P Bl Defautc i Y PARTAG S 3 KORG A 2 license rtf C Default Ipa m MacBook de Rose Marie Gy LCedit 3 5X f LightRegie120vf218 A dmxusbpro mxo BR npi8ca2be B Lecteur DVD C LR120vf editors gt By LR Languages L Time Capsule de Rose M GC Ligttoolh 0 gt LR120vf HOT files gt NW E time capsule de LightRegie120vf J LR120vf interfaces t B 9 f 3 My Chasers I _ LR120vf MARIE AutoSetup Y EMPLACEMENTS Livre des polices 3 Logic Node C3 My Projects r LR120vf MOV AutoSetup FA Bureau a gro ae C Obsolete B ini zeng X ToyBox vf218 LR120vf Preferences xml LR120vf VDO AutoSetup E Documents m LRvf philippemontemont e LightRegiel120vf is now authorized the Interfaces
5. interface breaktime nn gt nn the break time value DMX protocol lt interface getdevs gt displays available interfaces in the Max Console lt interface firmware gt open browser in firmware file see below lt interface getserial gt display interface serial number in Max Console lt interface usage gt display version of object dmxusbpro mxo active in Max Console lt interface configure gt send interface control panel to fill in This command is useful when overwriting preferences Re flash le Enttec PRO firmware It may occur that Enttec DMX USB PRO internal software is corrupted It is then necessary to replace it re flash Display Max Console in LR120vf to ensure it 1s correctly processed Send command lt interface firmware gt and browse to the bin file available on Enttec s Web Site Select the file and click on OK or press Follow load progress from Max Console Interface reboots 120 Anyma uDMX USB The smallest very useful but be warned The manufacturer has issued a warning about this interface not being optically isolated either inputs or outputs So be careful This DMX interface requires to install a library available from http www ellert se PKGS libusb 2008 09 27 and selecting the appropriate version for the Mac OSX system of the computer It seems that version 10 5 of the library would slow down the interface when compared to the 10 4 version But v
6. then clicking on Goto will load the preset and start the transfer Short cut X G oet P Set Preparation It is easy to browse through Preparation using keys lt and To skip a large number of effects it is best to use Set P Type in the number of the preset to be set in the Preparation workspace Press G or click on Set P The sequence is reset Go back Go next During transfer key lt is used to go back and key to go next Jump Autoplay Jump skip to a non contiguous preset and Autoplay chaining up presets are set within LightRegie120vf as commands Jump jump nn nn being the number of the preset to skip to Autoplay autoplay nnl nn2 nnl being the number of the first preset link and nn2 the last preset link of the chain Please note that shortcut V A will cancel current Autoplay and clicking on Autoplay Off in the main interface will only interrupt it opeed Control Transfer rate can be sped up to a factor of four or slowed down to pause by proceeding as follows keep key pressed AND roll the mouse up or down without clicking Releasing key will set the speed back to its normal rate The Speed Control gauge is set left to the manual transfer fader Speed Control will cancel itself by the end of the transfer 38 Stopwatch K K Clicking on the digital display allows to start stop Clicking on the Reset button will set it back t
7. 33 Time keyboard shortcuts Type in a value then press ft O for Out fall time ctrl O for O Del fall time delay ft I for In rise time ctrl I for I Del rise time delay ft W for Wait waiting time ft X for Xfade identical rise and fall time crossfade And also ft C for Cmd command number Please note that during transfer shortcut W will stop a waiting time Wait which will then require taking over by pressing the space bar Go Channel Times amp Delay Times ctrl T ctrl D Special timing for each channel With the ever growing complexity of light sound plots as well as sound and video management these two functions are now essential Obviously to move an image towards Left Stage value close to 0 has nothing in common with a headlamp shutting down Channel Times and Delay Times are designed as ordinary subs Therefore they can be accessed using the same kind of shortcuts ctrl T for Channel Times e ctrl D for Delay Times 34 We are now operating from Workspace Times or Delays and Display Field Which is exactly what is needed for recording and editing Record Special Times As expected it 1s the same procedure as for registers and subs e Select the channels on screen or using the numeric keypad Type in a time value between 0 0 and 99 9 seconds Please note that a value of 0 0 will display as 0 1 e record using short cuts T for Channel T
8. coll finished 742 lines coll finished 197 lines coll finished 120 lines coll finished 1 lines coll finished 1 lines Y ol O 13 Go to menu File Midi Setup a new window pops up skip this step when not using MIDI devices E l e n Input Device nanoKONTROL SLIDER KNOB ea i 0 LightRegie120vf218 1 to LightRegie120vf218 2 LS o AL Abbrev Offset On Output Device Abbrev Offset 0 ubissynth 17 0 9 nanoKONTROL CTRL D 0 from LightRegiet20v 218 IG From LightRegiet20v 218 0 System Setup Auto Setup Select Auto Setup to automatically configure MIDI network A d Input Device Abbrev Offset On Output Device nanoKONTROL SLIDER a0 Cl au bs synth t AD LightRegiet2ov z18 1 nanoKONTROL CTRL Ss s 5 Abbrev Offset s 9 o J 16 to LightRegiet20vf2182 c 82 from LightRegie120vf218 c 32 from LightRegie120vf218 d System Setup Auto Setup MIDI configuration is set note addressing differences Here we will note a Korg nanOKontrol Close the window Go to Interface menu to connect LR120vf to the chosen interface Interfaces None Art Net_Out Art Net_Out VFDATA CDS_UDP_UB Enttec_DMX_USB_ PRO Enttec_DMX_USB_PRO VFDATA MULTICAST osc_VFdata_Out uDMX_by_ anyma uDMX_by_ anyma VFDATA VFDATA 14 Here the selected interface is named uDMX by anym
9. by default ctrl P for Preparation ctrl H for inhibition ctrl X for xm ctrl Z for zm s ctrl T for Timing 20 e ctrl D for Delays e ctrl 1 8 for the 8 subs or by clicking on the interface the current Workspace appears in yellow Active workspace is shown at the top left corner of Main Interface here Stage Workspace Clear the Workspace The current Workspace may be cleared of its content by using a short cut V esc This serves as a replacement for the following command line Press A to select all active channels if it hasn t been done already e Press 0 to set them to zero Display 3 Current Display will be determined by the choice of Display Field or Output Output by default will display mixing as sent to the DMX interface while acknowledging the position of the subs faders transfer status etc Field will display raw data from the selected workspace regardless of the position of the subs faders transfer status etc The key allows to switch easily from one to the other Or clicking on O F in the interface With version 2 1 8 keyboard shortcuts manage these two functions combined Shortcut ctrl S will result in Workspace Scene Display Output All the others will result in for example Workspace Preparation Display Field Experience shows that access to the subs for editing purposes requires Field Display 21 Yes Y No
10. index This solution provides the same feeling than a hardware lighting desk The plot is vertical and most of all it generates a great time saving in terms of interface development MULTICAST This driver is used essentially to connect two LR120vf Transmitter flow is found in one of the f host s subs See LR120vf Prefs Installing this driver requires no specific configuration DMX512 VFDATA Art Net Out OSCDATA This driver allows to handle complex light and OSC flows When starting off a window will open Type in essential informations regarding both protocols Art Net OSCdata Settings Art Net ip 10 7 86 94 universe 0 dimmers 60 osc ip localhost params 60 prefix isadora multi 1 84 20vf Editors Missi Window DBOOOOHO Arent Out Video Group v Art Net Out OSCDATA Art Net_Out VFDATA CDS_UDP_UB Enttec DMX USB PRO Enttec DMX USB PRO VFDATA MULTICAST OSC Out uDMX by anyma uDMX by anyma VFDATA VFDATA ENEN ENEN ENEN EN ESENE eme assets http pistou txt En Cours www toys m fr plist ash TT Art Net Out VFDATA Idem Art Net VFdata Settings Art Net ip 10 7 86 94 universe 0 dimmers 48 vfdata params 24 Cancer on Enttec DMX USB _ PRO VFDATA Idem DMX USB PRO VFdata Settings dmxusbpro usbserial 000013FD dimmers 60 vfdata params 24 Cancel OK 85 uDMX by anyma VFDATA Idem uDMX
11. reset set P G load command Go goto AutoNext Click on AutoNext to enable ToyBox vf to load the next command upon sending the current one It will not be necessary to then skip to the next step between two Go 128 Commands to ToyBox vf lt toybox nn gt nn is a command number Equivalent to Goto lt toybox set nn gt nn is a command number Equivalent to set P lt toybox next gt to next step of the command s sequence lt toybox prev gt to previous step of the command s sequence lt toybox autonext nn gt nn 1 will activate Auto Next and nn 0 will deactivate AutoNext lt chrono nn gt nn is start stop or reset as wih LR120vf Use COM network to communicate with a distant ToyBox vf Every command will bear the prefix COM for example COM toybox prev gt Also to be read There are two additional documents in LightRegiel20vf A jouts LRI20vf Shortcuts pdf This table identifies all shortcuts with a definition commands to K and MIDI LRI20vf Sound Matrix pdf This table will help composing commands to LRI20vf Sound LRI20vf VDO et LR120vf MOV matrixes Useful information Art Net Interface IP address NEN QN My Enttec DMX USB PRO usbserial My Toys For Theater ID 129 9 Za 73 ODOTAT LN eh eh F 2 Lef CH p lf f B F E 4 LLC IVItA LFI lFLLU IF ILLA E i 4 LL LA I Al LIS LvVRULULIV RETUUN
12. sound B start gt start playback sound C stop gt stop playback lt sound A pause gt pause lt sound A resume gt resume playback lt sound B wait nn gt nn is the start delay time as opposed to go expressed in seconds of the selected player It is possible to use decimal for example 6 5 seconds lt sound C loop nn gt nn 0 will start Linear mode gt nn 1 Loop mode U and nn 2 Loop signal sound A modout nn gt nn 0 will stop Modulo and nn 1 will start Modulo lt sound B lock nn gt nn 0 will stop Lock mode and nn 1 will Lock the player lt sound C pair nn gt nn 0 will split fader 4 and fader 3 nn 1 will allow to control fader 4 with fader 3 lt sound A cmd nn gt nn is a command acknowledged by LR120vf or ToyBox vf lt sound S6A nn gt lt sound S6B nn gt lt sound S6C nn gt nn is a command acknowledged by Max sfplay objects Player A is named S6A Player B S6B and Player C S6C These commands are Max users oriented but can prove very useful to others too lt sound S6A speed nn gt allows playback player A at speed nn with the following ratio nn 1 normal speed nn 0 5 half speed and nn 1 5 one and a half time speed sound S6B open gt allows to load a sound file here on player B without selecting it from Media Folder scroll down menu A dialogue window appears allowing to browse to the chosen file sound
13. E 64 ERT20VfT ees 65 e LightRegie120vf electronic Patch 1 eere eere REENEN 65 SNOW uictor 70 e Commands to LH120vf Patch amp limits esee e cese rere nena 71 EHT20VI EE 72 5 27 Aer 72 e Lighting desk preferences 1 411 olere eere e eere eae n nana sana anna EEN RE En 73 e Control surface Ee E 74 ee e e e e de Te BE 75 e MIDI Program Change configuration and output network flow 77 CON E 7 e Communicate in local network 1 ssscccnsccenecnnnccenscanscenscensenensenensenesenees 77 ERT20VE TT dn e E 78 Record of a channel throughout a sequence se 78 ERI ZOVE ASCI EE 79 Jmbort ASC THES to LRI20Vf E 79 e Export ASC files from ERH2ZOWVE E 80 UB2VE EE 81 e Import a LR120ub or LR120vf Pre 2 1 8 plot to LR120vf 2 1 8 and later VOFSIOINS sisi pes 81 deM lgizre NWill Bp M 82 DHVers DMX512 EE 82 DUVETS e Ree E 83 DMX512 VEDATA ccna thin ahi eee 84 LA ITZOVE AON TL EEN 87 Authorize LightHeglel2UVT rir eiiu soesctoesravdencesdacassbesesecbassstbecevsteenseseuns 87 Protect authorization when updating 2 euer 89 ANDA io fF deere ee emer Oe Re Seer ie a tree eer ae ee or ren ae ae epee eee 90 e Share authorization locally and temporarily
14. Low W box Example 345 M 127 5 W Use function minus for a negative value Example 345 M 127 5 W Limits Init Out Low Ww Out High L Curve V Offset S e Init ALL Cub gt vf Out Low is of much use for video where value 0 defines the center of the image which implies negative values when moving towards Left Stage e Set Curve V First select a dimmer parameter Type in a value then click on the button or press V Example 345 M 0 5 V A value lt 1 0 will produce a Log curve Limits Init Out Low CW Out High CL Curve Y Offset S e Init ALL Cub gt wf e 345 M 2 V A value gt 1 0 will produce an Exp curve 68 Limits Out Low D l Out High CL Curve V Offset S Init ALL Cub gt vf Extremely high 360 or low 0 001 values will produce an On Off curve e Set Offset S This function allows to compensate any offset through positive or negative values LIMIS Out Low WwW Out High CL Curve V Offset S Init ALL Cub gt vf Choice of output Data Out by default or input Data In patch display Data In serves only for input values Those may
15. an information feedback system The LR120vf Layout 1s supplied free of charge It can be found in LightRegiel120vf Ajouts TouchOSC The remote allows to control subs faders and their Stop function page 1 as well as Main features Faders sequence and MiniChaser page 2 l There are two numeric keypads for data entry page 3 and patch page 4 Warning in that case editor LRI20vf Patch amp limits must be open ms Channel O d ino nga 9 a 3 i E D ei 2 S z lt Alt E ENTER c e Init All Init Offset Curve Jma S Lz ie le a Es Ls fm JLo JL ES IER DES 125 Finally the 4 groups of 3 channels selected from LR120vf Prefs are controlled through an a horizontal fader page 5 Keys A B C Don the iPhone will select channels Az Bz Cz and Dz of LR120vf Key X on the iPhone will select channels Ax Bx Cx or Dx of LR120vf Key Y on the iPhone will select channels Ay By Cy and Dy of LR120vf 126 The ToyBox vf218 A command manager ESNAM 3 lco ZI xeon MOY1 7 amp MOV2 8 amp MOVS 9 amp MOV4 10 amp MOVS 11 amp MOVE 12 gt Reset te ee Information Window Commands Viewer Editor 3 Reversed Polish Notation RPN Keys Yes Y No N Cancel COM Input Isolate from UDP Multicast Auto Next Go to next step after Go Previous Go and Next buttons Timer ToyBox vf presentation Toy
16. application to fully function Pressing gt twice Output Field switch will usually solve this problem Erase labels Select the label type in X I then press or click on OK Channel transfer ctrl N nn Controlling the channels LightRegie120vf allows to transfer the values of the current register to another one using the Replace or Add mode Replace will replace the content of a register with the incoming values Add will add incoming values to those previously given to the register Functions Really All ctrl V A and Really Invert ctrl I are designed to facilitate a quick selection of channels located in different fields Display Output Select the channels to be transfered from the current register Then press e ctrl V S for a transfer to Stage e ctrl V P for a transfer to Preparation e ctr V H for a transfer to inhibition e ctr V X for a transfer to xm e ctr V Z for a transfer to zm e ctrl 1 8 for the 8 subs Confirm by choosing either Replace press N or Add press Y The procedure can be cancelled by clicking on Cancel or pressing Jl 27 A transfer can also be processed from the graphic interface by pressing keys S to Stage P to Preparation or to subs from the box indicating their gauge 75 EJ KR PO 88 89 49 50 69 HERE ECG ESP EC ECH u j The transfer function greatly improves the use of
17. back from the sequence As with Times it only requires to insert the command number in the sequence Cmd column 42 Please note e After typing in a value rpn shortcut C will insert the command number in the Preparation line During playback the command is sent on Go right before transfer calculation starts During playback commands in the Preparation line are always displayed in the commands editor That allows to identify what is happening next The user is also given the possibility to choose what to start off even if commands and lights are on the same line e Space bar Command and transfer e space bar light only No command Ctrl space bar command only No light Please note that for the last two modes the sequence will not increment automatically Again the decision 1s made by the user It may be necessary to reset the sequence before the next playback press Finally it is possible to block commands by checking Commands Off in the main window It allows light effects playback with no Autoplay or Jump Compound commands amp et Commands whether compound or not cannot exceed 256 signs Each command has one destination but can also contain e Several instructions to the same destination e Several commands sent as one To send several instructions to the same destination we will use amp Example lt flash on amp level 255 gt Both
18. come from DMX 512 as from another LR120vf through local network However each DATA will be handled using the same interface and syntax e DATA OUT file is assigned to a project filenameoftheshow lpa e DATA IN unique file is assigned to LR120vf See Applications LightRegie120vf LR120vf HOT Files My In Patch 69 Dimmer tester T allows to ring a dimmer parameter before patch Select a dimmer parameter number then press T push button or click on the interface switch Example 345 M T Test intensity can be adjusted 50 default Normal mode allows to constantly use the same dimmer parameter Increase mode will skip to the next dimmer parameter when pressing T Decrease mode will skip back to the previous dimmer parameter when pressing T Limiter curves values and graphics display and its Init button which allows to quickly reset selected dimmer parameter limit values to 0 255 0 255 1 0 Finally selection and jogwheel allowing for global editing ALL and global limits initialization button Init Select what to initialize then type in a value using the jogwheel Press Enter Scroll down menu will reset and the jogwheel is set to zero Show Patched It is possible to ensure whether a channel is patched from LightRegie120vf main interface Once the function is activated yellow exclamation marks will appear next to patched channels 70 WARNING It 1s not possible to refr
19. from the xm and zm subs 30 In conjunction with the labels it will be easy to single out groups of channels light video and ensure that recordings are stored in the right place e Select the channels to mask Press ctrl M to start the function or click on the Rec Mask box on the interface Masked channels will display a yellow bar to the right of their gauge the Rec Mask key will turn yellow Click again on Rec Mask or press ctrl M to start the function Fetch F et Grab D Value import and export The Fetch F or click on Fetch and Grab X B or click on Grab functions are the fastest way to import export values Fetch will replace the values of current channels with those of a preset import Grab will export the current channels values to a given preset e Select the channels to be modified Type in a preset number e Use shortcuts V F X Bor click on Fetch Grab Swap amp Clean owapping preset values Should an effect be forgotten all there is to create it which will automatically place it last in the plot and then use Swap Go to Edit Swap Values Swap between Preset and Preset 1 120 31 Type in the preset numbers which values are to be swapped Press click on OK f needed click on Cancel Clean renumber presets Clean renumbers presets with the chosen increment It allows for large intervals between prese
20. fugitive and therefore will not be recorded 41 With the sequence This is a different course of action the aim is to create and save up to 999 commands for each project and then inserting them in the plot for a sequence type playback To do so one will use the commands editor in the main interface The Cmd button is used manually to send a saved command and or for testing purposes while writing a command Below a jog wheel displays the command number while the field to its right displays the command s content In playback mode to increment the number will immediately display the matching command Click once on the jog wheel the triangle to its left turns yellow e Slide the mouse up down to reach a command number or use the numeric keypad or keys 7 up or down Content of the command will display Testing is made easy by pressing Cmd To quit this mode click anywhere outside the jog wheel and wait for the triangle to go back to grey Editing is a little cryptic on purpose Click once on the jog wheel the triangle to its left turns yellow e Slide the mouse up down to reach a command number or use the numeric keypad or keys 7 up or down e Press Enter then gt I The mouse pointer is now inside the editing field When editing a previously saved command the entry field will colour Type in a command Press Enter to quit editing mode The command is now available for call
21. menu is operative and commands can be sent 12 First steps Icons in the Dock It is much easier to start LightRegiel20 s application from Dock Go to Applications LightRegiel20vf click on the icon LightRegie120vf Drag and drop the icon on Dock Other applications of the software may require a similar action Then click directly on the Dock icons to start the applications Start LightRegie120vf Here is a step by step list of to ensure the authorized application will successfully start Plug in every external device control surface MIDI interface numeric keypad Click on the de LR120vf dock icon Application starts Press d6 M to display Max console named Status This window provides the user with information feedback from the software gr m am Status 1990 2006 Cycling 74 IRCAM udpreceiver binding to port 5501 Mapper object version 1 01 by Tristan Jehan copyright 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mapper input 1 0 00 input 2 255 00 output 1 0 00 output 2 255 00 exponential coefficient 1 00 number of channels 1 list mode nolist clip mode noclip coll finished 378 lines udpreceiver binding to port 4000 oscbon jour mDNS for maxmsp version 0 1 alpha udpreceiver binding to port 5500 udpreceiver binding to port 5500 hi focussing on Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 hi focussing on Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 coll finished 294 lines
22. nn2 nn3 are X Y and Z values expressed in degrees and nn4 optional a time value in seconds Without nn4 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo C X nnl nn2 gt nnl is a angle value and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo C Y nnl nn2 gt nnl is a angle value and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo C Z nnl nn2 gt nnl is a angle value and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo C home nnl gt nnl is a transfer rate value to reset posture to 0 0 0 Without nnl transfer IS processed instantly lt ext vdo C vdpl nnl gt nnl is a Max MSP Jitter instruction to Digitizer C object jit gl videoplane lt ext vdo C grab nnl gt nnl is a Max MSP Jitter instruction to Digitizer C object jit qt grab 105 LR120vf Sound A greater sound for theatre LR120vf Sound was conceived out of the necessity to adjust to new standards in sound distribution e Soundfiles in 5 1 format Real time control of sound loops Real time control of distribution devices LR120vf Sound Specs 3 players Global control over sound files through a single media folder for all three players Input output connection matrix I O Faders including a Master OUT Delay line for all eight outputs MIDI control with feedback Control by co
23. render pY nnl nn2 gt nnl is a position value on Y axis and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly ext vdo render pZ nnl nn2 gt nnl 1s a position value on Z axis and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly ext vdo render rXYZ nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 gt nnl nn2 nn3 are rotation values for X Y and Z axis and nn4 optionnel a time value Without nn4 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo render rX nnl nn2 gt nnl is a rotation value on X axis and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer is processed instantly lt ext vdo render rY nnl nn2 gt nnl is a rotation value on Y axis and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer is processed instantly lt ext vdo render rZ nnl nn2 gt nnl is a rotation value on Z axis and oni optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer is processed instantly lt ext vdo render home nnl gt nnl is a time value in seconds that will reset position and postures values to 0 Without nnl transfer is processed instantly lt ext vdo render nnl gt nnl is a Max MSP Jitter instruction to object jit gl render either from LR120vf VDO or LR120vf MOV ext vdo screen getpos gt coordinates of upper left corner of the screen will be displayed in LR120vf Info window lt ext vdo screen pos nnl nn2 gt nnl and nn2 are the coordinates where to positio
24. step of a channel for the duration of the plot Global modification of intensity values special times and labels of a selected channel can be processed from here Go to Editors LR120vf Tracking to display the editor LR120vf Tracking Pts W Low Levels Protect e e First select a type of display Hex default or Select a channel to track e By typing in its number then pressing Using the jogwheel click and drag Channel data will display in the labels and intensity values special time windows Values can be edited 3 Globaly click and drag the jogwheel to decrease negative value or increase positive value channel s intensity for every preset where it 1s featured The measuring unit depends on the choice of display hex or 78 Individually One click on a value box will start editing mode video reversal Type in a value then press Enter Click on the Revert button to reset Special times can only be edited individually here To erase a special time click on its box then press S as in Sequence Protection of the lower levels 796 is provided It would be rather unfortunate to increase preheating by 20 Activate function Sync for faster channel selection especially to focus The editor will synchronize with the selected channel at play Labels can be visualized and edited in the same way that intensity and special times To erase a label 1
25. the inhibition sub For further reading see the article below Presets Create a preset Rec New X R Presets are given a number Between 0 1 et 899 9 these presets will be restituted during the sequence and can be loaded onto the subs Between 900 et 999 9 these presets commonly refered to as presets 900 will not be restituted automatically during the sequence They can only be loaded onto the subs or occasionally on Stage or Preparation However with the new possibilities subs xm and zm have to offer presets 900 will be used extensively for example as position presets for video 28 Content of preset 0 120 channels to 0 cannot be modified except for the comment box and timing Every empty register is in fact loaded with preset 0 e Type in R or click on Rec New e Type in a number in the Record Preset Command line dialogue box or let the software handle the automatic increment parameters in LR120vf Prefs Record Preset Command Line 121 Click on OK or press Applicable timing is default timing as defined in LR120vf Prefs By default a hyphen is inserted in the comment box Comment a preset e If need be browse the sequence using keys and to display the preset in the sequence box Preset Edit Comment 1 FF Click the Comment area of the chosen preset Fill the field and confirm by clicking on OK or pressing Ent
26. then displays LR120vf Prefs Rec Qut bi Sec ec In Sec ec New Increment bi Back Out b25 Sec ki GBS Enter Alt Enter 127 5 Pts Onscreen E Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 Y Element be Language e Define Default Pro ject Clear Default Select Define Default Project in the upper part and then scroll down to Applications LightRegie120vf LR120vf HOT files Default click Choose or press Enter Opening Preferences also gives the opportunity to choose a language French by default Close the editor using Close bottom right This is the Default project that will load automatically with the next start This may be cancelled by opening again Preferences and selecting Clear Default Default project appears as follows The plot only contains memory 0 e Presets 900 integer from 900 to 999 are set all 0 Patch is linear 1 1 on 120 channels e Output contour lines are linear from 0 to 255 points from 0 to 100 The commands file contains commands numbered from 900 to 999 allowing to load presets 900 to 999 in an xm submaster 16 e Masterpages 500 to 512 are specifically designed to load Presets 900 integer from 901 to 999 1n submasters The Labels file is empty 17 LightRegie120vf218 1 Display Notation 1 Gi Y 21 Si MM Autoplay Off _ E om ca o
27. 0vf writes a Channel Time and Delay Time value 1 by default which means using sequence times LR120vf2 1 8 and later no longer use analog but vector limits Hence the need for an update Open an UB or VF pre 218 plot with LR120vf Send command V lt ub2vf update gt Send Command ub2vf update C ancel OK Confirm with usual keys Y Yes N No or Cancel by pressing lt l LR120vf displays message OK Let s Go upon starting the procedure Process 1s very low on purpose Wait for end of procedure confirmation which will advise to save and rename the plot Save AS Plot is updated 81 Interface menu A dynamic menu that acknowledges files from Applications LightRegiel20vf LR120vf Interfaces Every new driver must be placed in this file As with editors this menu will gradually increase It will only open with authorized devices There are three types of drivers e DMX512 e VFDATA e DMX512 VFDATA Drivers DMX512 Art Net Out Interface using protocol Art Net in RJ 45 When starting off a window will open Type in IP address Art Net universe usually 0 and size of the chain Art Net Settings ip 10 86 94 universe 0 dimmers 120 CDS UDP UB CDS LanBox LCX interface in RJ 45 Installing this driver requires no specific configuration Enttec DMX USB PRO When starting off a window will open Type in the exact Port name specify EXACT Enttec Port s Name
28. 1 11 eire re ere reor eese ena REESEN REENEN 22 ON Screen value da EE 23 Labels RAN ec 24 4 Enr mig Adg mtc resis lattices ceaceyeeiaiinadinei a 24 e A recurring problem with labels 21 eere erre rere nnn 27 3 1 4 L Lm 27 Channel transfer Ctrl N nn sssccscrscenconrecnrennccccnnsennccnccecsnsnnnscnrecnccnnensnarscancens 27 Controlling the chaliiels uiii erii orca Eoi aa deua 27 EE EE s 28 Create a preset Rec New X R 111 se sees eee eene nnn nana nuu aaa nna nana ns 28 Comment a DIGSOL nii etie iy exea beares ives 29 Modify a preset Rec Change R 11 11e serere leere enne nnn 30 202 9 1 1 RR 30 Rec Mask CIE M siio ea RE MA ErXa a E a a xw ieee 30 nM SI QC BE E 31 Value HNDOM and exDOEL E 31 Swap amp Cleah E 31 e Swapping preset values 11scccsscccenncneenenennnsesaensenensnenenssenensesanssenensnenensnes 31 Clean TENUMDEr presets E 32 TINING GE 33 UE MEIN RT 33 Time keyboard B e ed 34 Channel Times amp Delay Times ctrl T ctrl D 34 e Special timing for each CHANNEL 11scccsesscncnsescnecnenenensensnensensnensnsssenensssenens 34 Record Special EE eee 35 Edit Special TMCS E 35 Erase Special eege 36 Unforeseen advantages o
29. 2s ain situ Tempo Festival 2009 Saint Leu 0 i Jo Pe Hu amp 2011 Philippe Montemont en Al 1 P Reserved 3 l WwWw toys for th at r comr Ld D ei P d Couleurs UN c x trav f a o Photo 4ouv aee User Manual 3rd edition Philippe Mont mont 06 2011 All rights reserved English translation by Sophie Bachat loys For Theater 9 Rue Saint Maur F 17100 Saintes 33 546 977 087 www toys for theater com admin toys for theater com Foreword Owing to its ten years of development the Lightregie120 software has now come to maturity Its utility especially on tour no longer needs to be proven I am glad that the early choices that were made still prove as relevant today acknowledging the specific actions and movements of the stage manager real time calculation MIDI network multimedia choice of outputs With decimal calculation now available the VF version allows for plots of previously unthinkable accuracy and efficiency as well as handling new devices and media through a simple lighting desk console With time a number of functions have been modified enhanced or added The purpose of the present document is to rebuild the available data accordingly This user manual is primarily for theater stage managers As a consequence the terminology 1s specific to theater I have tried to be as concise and accurate as I could However not every technical te
30. Box vf is a commands sequencer In that sense creating plots of commands works exactly as with LR120vf both programming and overall restitution wise Toy Box vf shares local LR120vf authorization or can be granted one occasionally see LR120vf Share Editors menu is accessed by authorized ToyBox vf only It is possible to Create commands to be carried out sequentially Go spacebar See chapter Commands of the present manual 127 e Send fugitive commands not recorded in the sequence e Browse the sequence onwards and backwards using keys and gt e Recall a command by its number Goto X G while resetting a sequence Reset a sequence via a command number Set P G e Save plots on the hard disk lco file ToyBox vf compatibility Toy Box vf opens and reads commands files created with LR120vf It works both ways Toy Box vf cannot load specific LR120vf lights editors in its Editors menu The idea is actually to manage sound and video modules or Max Patches Toy Box vf shares LR120vf preferences files MIDI etc Editors keep their usual preference settings Toy Box vf is connected to LR120vf UDP Multicast It can be isolated from the network with the a COM Input button On Off ToyBox vf shortcuts d send a fugitive command Spacebar Go Commands frame turns yellow for second go to next step go to previous step Esc Clear RPN Y Yes N No Cancel G
31. FZOOO Port 1 BCF 2000 Port 1 iPhone de Philippe Monty MIDI Ch Resolution In Port Resolution kt kt 1 fader amp OSC Tag 2 Em Az 7 Ay Bz Bx By Cz C Cy Dz D Dy LR120vf Clock Speed e Cw ap Shortcuts 6 i 1 Zrader 1 fader amp 2 fader speed 4 gt 2 fader2 ech bi EE b3 b4 b5 b6 ba T b10 bii 2 faderzZ D Choice of MIDI Control Change cch and OSC Tag for master and sub faders of main interface Cch number cannot exceed 80 2 Choice of MIDI Control Change cch and OSC Tag for MiniChaser faders Cch number cannot exceed 80 3 Choice of main interface fader control protocol None No flow will reach main interface faders MIDI Faders controlled by MIDI BCF2000 NanoKontrol OSC Faders controlled via OSC iPhone iPad Lemur e MIDI OSC Faders controlled by both protocols When choosing MIDI use the scroll down menu to select device MIDI Device In channel MIDI ch and resolution generally 127 Please note that selecting canal 0 will prevent any reception regardless of O Finally select device to which information shall be sent usually the same as the one generating it Choice of OSC controller via Bonjour service First start the device s control software Its name should be displayed in full in the OSC Device scroll down menu Define on which port LR120vf should be set In Port identical to device s emissio
32. LRI20vf MOV Set VF address Start Channel Start Dimmer 16125 Cancel OK 93 LR120vf MOV will be the first editor VF Address 1 In LR120vf it will be assigned channels 61 Start Channel to 84 24 parameters and will be patched in LR120vf Patch amp limits from 25 to 48 In this example for LR120vf Petite Marie Set VF address Start Channel Start Dimmer 25 85 49 Cancel OK LR120vf Petite Marie will be the second editor VF Address 25 It will be assigned channels 85 Start Channel to 91 7 parameters and will be patched in LR120vf Patch amp limits from 49 to 55 The setting is now comprised of 24 dimmers 2 video screens Work ep yped PhMjsui_simplesli rs Sy edel SCH etd i assets http g E zT n W AA 7 dm dm im dm ci im i d SRM IA Sal Kei K m am aae H LR120vf Petite Marie lovie PI 17 18 sl IAM ad ES ll e ES KAS iepel hoe eal b E le hs 2 Ne 117 S 119 120 C el el T BM Po CU www toys for theater com HS LJ jsui_textbutton_PhM j OBIE maxpat s pistou txt 94 LRI20Ovf Petite Marie A simple and efficient Media Player LR120vf Petite Marie This Video Module is 7 YFData Channels Multicast IP Address 225 9 5 9 Port 1182 1 FullScreen LR120vf Petite Marie is named after the show it was designed for l Infortun e Petite Marie by Compagnie Lazzissimo in Lyon France See http www lazzissimo com Warning I
33. MOV AutoSetup Bureau gin in LG Obsolete r ei ogic Pro e Tas x ToyBox vf218 44 LR120vf Preferences xml SE E Documents D P i Bi LRvf philippemontemont e LightRegiel20vf is now authorized Interface menu is activated and commands can be sent 88 Protect authorization when updating Replacement of the entire LightRegie120vf file may be necessary to achieve proper update To protect the authorization before replacing anything requires the following procedure e Start LightRegie120vf Goto menu Editors LR120vf Authorize e Click on Secure then on Close LR120vf Authorize e Quit LightRegie120vf d6 Q then press N for No do not save Once update is completed restart LightRegie120vf launch editor LR120vf Authorize and click on Normal then Close Quit and start the software again 89 LRI20vf Share Share authorization locally and temporarily It is possible to have two LightRegie120vf working together one sending data to the other via MULTICAST driver Editor LR120vf Share will allow unauthorized copies of the software to be granted an authorization locally and temporarily Temporarily means that the authorization will stop upon quitting the software 8 Q Locally means that both computers must share the same local network whether Wi F1 or Ethernet Start LightRegiel20vf on both computers e On the unauthorized computer type in shor
34. N Cancel 4l Confirm an instruction Erasing a preset or saved file requires a confirmation We will answer Yes Y No N or Cancel which cancels the instruction at once It is also possible to click on Yes Cancel No Value entry Numeric Keypad value entry Those familiar with AVAB lighting desks will easily get started With LightRegie120vf one will first define a value then a function or an allocation Example lt 25 gt lt Ch ID gt lt 50 gt lt level gt Selected channels will appear in yellow Keys esc and on the left hand side of the keyboard work in the same way as respectively Xl and on the numeric keypad 22 Level of the Enter key can be adjusted and recorded in LR120vf Prefs as well as and increment V f and Commands Select All A Invert Selection I and are operative within the current Workspace To the left of each channel is a vertical bar Depending on the ratio between X and Preparation its color will change accordingly It is constantly updated Therefore information about what will next with the next Go 1s kept available A red bar indicates value increase A blue bar indicates value decrease A green bar indicates a sub 1s now in control so that on the contrary Stage has lost it A grey bar indicates absence of variation During transfer color of the bars 1s updates cycle aft
35. S for maxmsp version 0 1 alpha udpreceiver binding to port 5500 udpreceiver binding to port 5500 hi focussing on Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 hi focussing on Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 coll finished 294 lines coll finished 742 lines coll finished 197 lines coll finished 120 lines coll finished 1 lines coll finished 1 lines uDMx Found USB device www anyma ch uDMx 19 New Project 8 N Drag amp Drop New project Go to File New Project When asked Save current files answer yes press Y or click on Yes or no press N or click on No The instruction can be cancelled using Jor Cancel Click on OK or press Enter The title bar now displays the name of the project that was saved on the hard drive To repeatedly save a current project press 4 S Save Load a plot using drag amp drop 31 Drag and drop a plot s icon to the upper part of the interface will allow a faster loading As a LightRegie120vf project is made of 5 different files it is necessary to ensure they are all stored in the same place Workspace ctrl S P H Choose a workspace Most of the time it is easier to use Stage as the result can be seen on the actual stage but on many occasions another register will be better suited for example when editing a Preparation before or during a transfer Choice of Workspace is made through keyboard shortcuts e ctrl S for Stage
36. S6C seek nnl nn2 gt This command allows a player here C to read a file from time mark nnl expressed in milliseconds to time mark nn2 optional also expressed in milliseconds Delays LR120vf Sound delay lines Click on Delays in main interface to access delay lines set up O S6OPDelays RE J 6 Note Maximum Delay 44100Hz 2 sec 1 Meter 2 5 ms Every LR120vf_Sound output features a delay line Click on the jogwheels and type in the chosen time Maximum time for a 44 1 kHz playback is two seconds gt 96 kHz 1 second Which is enough acoustic phasing of broadcasting areas As delay times may vary from one venue to another there is no storage memory function LR120vf_Sound Preferences MIDI control parameters and default access path to a Media Folder are set up from the Preferences window It is accessed by clicking on Prefs in LR120vf Sound main interface LR120vf_Sound_Prefs Controller BCF2000 Port 1 Mode DSP MIDI Y ock OTHERS MIDI Ch 115 First select active controller scroll down menu Controller then Mode e DSP MIDI mode is designed for controller such as Behringer BCF2000 e MIDI Only mode with a MIDI sound desk such as Yamaha 01v96 It allows for each of the 4 faders functions Stop Start and Pause Toggle Loop activating Lock and Commands Cmd to be controlled for each player For main features Master fader Out connection time of matrix poin
37. VFdata Settings dimmers 256 vfdata params 256 Cancel OK 86 LRI20vf Authorize To access the interface menu and send commands to editors LightRegie120vf must be authorized which means the user has purchased a license from www toys for theater com The authorization is also valid for the ToyBox vf software Authorization is run by Challenge Response send an authorization request by email In response a file will be sent containing the necessary data to unlock the above features Authorize LightRegie120Vvf e Start LightRegie120vf e Go to menu Editors LR120vf Authorize MiniChaser Ez Interfaces Window Cue2Goto mxf LR120vf ASCII mxf LR120vf Authorize mxf LR120vf DESIREE mxf LR120vf MOV mxf LR120vf Patch amp limits mxf LR120vf Petite Marie mxf LR120vf Share mxf LR120vf Shortcut mxf LR120vf Sound mxf LR120vf Tracking mxf LR120vf VDO mxf e Click on Start Editor closes automatically LR120vf Authorize on Secure to protect your Authorization BEFORE software updates Click on Normal to come back to normal authorized sofware use e Quit LightRegie120vf d6 Q then key N for No do not save 87 e Go to hard disk root and create an archive of Challenge file named LR120vf youressionname f A A Z OSXdisk bal fm ee o Y APPAREILS Applications x e EE E3 iDisk LO em 000000 XPDISK 5 Developer e Guides de l utilisateur et inf
38. XI TK W Ww 7 Ao T Ge x AL e TY df Ww koasttrnrna f bh flo NA N1 7A lant SA A F7111 Y1 V Ff Jn TNO MAAHI WT G DIILLLIPPFL N A ATT FLU iV g 7 EI TA AL UUL rf VA NP L LightRegie120vf was updated to version 2 1 9 during summer 2012 m 2n LightRegie120vf219 2 z 5 5 7 g 2 E 5 5 5 9 120 Home E E E Hello m em m m gt 1 FW gt z 24d a aL a ppm ps p af z KA zz K EA U a mim EI pm gt xm lt gt zm lt ie ME We ia 45 46 E 5 52 53 S be 56 7 Lj o b ka E 65 ke 67 68 Les be H KW ps Es hs 85 ke 87 88 89 90 E 92 93 is 25 6 je s Ka RS 105 106 p b 112 113 Ka 115 116 salle Demi Salle Noir Salle Mask Salle gt Inhib lt hm FF gt hm lt Store MP1 Ls boa Show Patched Ka Page O WW Reset 0 0 0 0 Blackout www toys for theater com Several bugs were corrected but the main new feature is the implementation of 48 buttons on Main Interface The idea is to write permanent and redundant commands and recall them when clicking on a button 130 How does it work Refering to the Hello button top right click on a button to set or edit its name A dialog box appears allowing typing Caution 12 signs max Click on OK or type to confirm click on Cancel to cancel Set Label Cancel OK NX f1 click on a button to set or edit its command A dialog box appears allowing typ
39. a A confirmation may be required from the Max console as here regarding uDMX eno Status 1990 2006 Cycling 74 IRCAM Mapper object version 1 01 by Tristan Jehan copyright 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mapper input 1 0 00 input 2 255 00 output 1 0 00 output 2 255 00 exponential coefficient 1 00 number of channels 1 list mode nolist clip mode noclip coll finished 378 lines udpreceiver binding to port 4000 oscbon jour mDNS for maxmsp version 0 1 alpha udpreceiver binding to port 5500 udpreceiver binding to port 5500 hi focussing on Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 hi focussing on Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 coll finished 294 lines coll finished 742 lines coll finished 197 lines coll finished 120 lines coll finished 1 lines coll finished 1 lines uDMx Found USB device www anyma ch uDMx It is now time to plug in the interface to the dimmers and set the software s Grand Master FF fader GM right We can now create a new project or open a previous work menu File Open or 3 O 15 Default project LightRegie120vf can save a project s title in Preferences which will be loaded automatically when the software is started Go to menu LightRegiel20vf218 Preferences REUTER TR rie Edit Preferences Services Hide LightRegie120vf218 36H Hide Others X 86H Show All Quit LightRegie120vf218 The Editor
40. a command and Go Comongo is set apart from the instruction within the command using lt comongo nn your command gt here nn is the time lag possibly decimal before Go Warning comongo maximum time must be below that of the effect it 1s attached to Command lines X amp C A sound effect does not necessarily coincide with a light effect We may also want effects to be separated for clarity or safety reasons even if it means resorting to Autoplay to chain it together It is really essential to understand that should the command line contain no instruction as to light nothing will happen light wise Create command line e Press AD C or click on Rec Com in the interface Record Preset Command Line 121 Let LightRegie120vf increment automatically or type in a number Press Enter or click on OK e A command line will be displayed in Stage mode with comment c line On that line insert command number chosen to Cmd column e Should there be light on stage it will not be captured by the procedure As for every line of the plot it is possible to use functions Goto a command line Go back next a command line 45 something annoying It has been said before but it is worth remembering the following After using the command editor jog wheel it is necessary to click on anything outside of the jog wheel for example on the grey background or under the sequence fa
41. abels write gt allows to write an alternate file to disk 8 Pong m WWW toys for theater com 132
42. archive At first the folder will be compressed To decompress it press ctrl click on the icon and select Open Automatic decompression of zip files is now a common feature The folder contains everything for LightRegie120vf to fully function It should be installed directly in the Applications file Besides applications it also features e Sub file Applications LightRegie120vf LR120vf editors One will access the elements of this file through the Editors menu of the interface e Sub file Applications LightRegie120vf LR120vf interfaces One will access the elements of this file through the Interface menu of the interface e Sub file Applications LightRegie120vf LR120vf HOT files These files are best left intact e Sub file Applications LightRegie120vf My Chasers Where the software s MiniChaser stores its files e Sub file Applications LightRegie120vf My Projects Allows the user to store current projects e Sub file Applications LightRegiel20vf Ajouts Fonts options for MIIDI network sound Authorize LightRegiel20wvf Challenge Response Challenge Response authorization system is based on file exchange Should LightRegie120vf not be authorized one cannot use the Interface menu and commands cannot be processed Everything else is available for testing purposes But rest assured LR120vf really does transmit DMX512 and every command reaches its destination Once the license is purchased fr
43. at it is best performance wise to patch only when necessary LR120vf Patch amp limits Channel KN dimmer 51 connected to channel 3 Clear Patch R Sack LL Prou Y Channel Select H Free Channel F Save Input Patch gt jj Dimmer Connect C Dimmer Disconnect D Test Dimmer T Dimmer Select M rH e Allocate Channel 0 H i Set Out High L Set Out Low Ww Q Normal Increase Decrease Set Curve Set Offset S Limits Init Out Low Ww Out High CL NM Offset S Init ALL Cub gt vf 65 LightRegie120vf allows to patch from a channel to a dimmer and from dimmer to channel This editor features the following top to bottom e Patch display LR120vf Patch amp limits Channe ED dimmer 1 connected to channel 1 e Grey window Displays real time actions e Control buttons corresponding shortcuts in parentheses Clear Patch M Patch 1 1 Channel Select iH Free Channel E Dimmer Connect C Dimmer Disconnect Dj Dimmer Select i M Allocate Channel 0 set Qut High iL Set Qut Low iW Set Curve Set Offset 5 e Clear Patch Click on that button or press R to display a window from which to chose dimmers to disconnect This may take some time CLEAR patch from to 1 120 Cancel OK e Patch 1 1 right Patch Click on that button or press to display a window fr
44. ated from the network using the Network button Quick Setup function that allows to Create adequate limits Patch Write adequate labels for LR120vf They use VF Address in the same way that with dimmers e They have a FSC Fullscreen and Window Float buttons The latter allows to put the editor to background when using a single screen VF Address on E D Ed FSU fp md window Float 92 Configure a mixed DMX512 Video setting For example a setting that would feature 24 dimmers via Art Net editor LRI20vf MOV 24 parameters and editor LR120vf Petite Marie 7 parameters Connect LightRegiel20vf here with Art Net VFDATA Art Net VFdata Settings Art Net ip 10 7 86 94 universe 0 dimmers 24 vfdata params 31 U Dimmers will define the cut point between DM X512 and UDP Multicast Dimmers 24 DMX512 LR120vf MOV LR120vf Pte Ma VF Address 25 VF Address 1 vfdata params argument will represent the number of parameters for all video modules that are used In this case 31 24 for MOV and 7 for Petite Marie LR120vf will route a train of 24 elements to DMX interface a train of 31 parameters to video network So that the flow is actually cut in half As a result dimmer parameter 25 of initial flow is now parameter 1 of video flow This is where VF Address becomes part of the process In this example for
45. be loaded ext marie stop gt will stop the film and reset to frame 1 ext marie start gt will start the film from the current position ext marie pause gt Remember to send Play lt ext marie fsc nn gt nn value of 1 or 0 fullscreen command lt ext marie border nn gt nn value of 1 or 0 frame border display Warning border 1 means no border ext marie loop nn gt nn value of 1 or 0 loop command lt ext marie jump nn gt nn is a positive or negative number indicating how many frames to skip onward or backward jump ext marie vfaddress nn gt nn value between 1 and 506 indicates location of the editor in the data train see dimmers Max MSP users will be happy to directly address objects jit qt movie jit gl videoplane jit gl render et j1it window of LR120vf Petite Marie lt ext marie movie nn gt nn is a command jit qt movie will acknowledge lt ext marie videoplane nn gt nn is a command jit gl videoplane will acknowledge lt ext marie window nn gt nn is a command jit window will acknowledge lt ext marie render nn gt nn is a command jit gl render will acknowledge Examples ext marie movie colormode uyvy gt ext marie videoplane rotatexyz 0 30 0 gt ext marie window getpos gt will send screen position back to LR120vf information window lt ext marie window pos nnl nn2 gt nnl and nn2 will set screen position
46. channel 10 then click on the preset display for sub 1 or X 1 to load preset 10 into sub 1 Click channel 120 then X G to Goto 120 36 Sequence Real time dipless Transfer within LightRegie120vf is calculated in Real Time and dipless the rate of transfer is set in LR120vf Prefs What is displayed on screen is what actually happens in real time Any modification of channel value or time entry during transfer will apply with the next cycle Presets are displayed in ascending order in the Sequence box Browse through Sequence using keys and of the keyboard and or main interface It is also possible to use MIDI Network see shortcuts When working on long sequences it is easier to skip to a given preset Type in the number of the preset to skip to Click on Set P or press G This procedure serves as a Cue function and will not start a transfer Go Pause The space bar serves as a Go Pause button as with audio MIDI sequencers Pressing the space bar repeatedly will alternately start and pause a sequence Clicking on the time display will result 1n the same actions A transfer can be operated manually by using the P S fader Please note that using the fader during automatic transfer will change said transfer from automatic to manual the entire course of the fader then matching the remaining time 37 Goto G Typing in a preset number or click on a channel then OK
47. complex loops MiniChaser Interface Retour au pas 0 1 Choix du chaser actif 6 lt Recul d un pas 41 023 Avance d un pas gt Marche Arr t barre d espace N du pas et temps Fader de pente Slope Fader de Speed Control Fader de niveau c1 RaZ du fader de Speed Control RaZ du fader de pente Commande Stop de c1 MiniChaser how it works Choose a Chaser from the scroll down menu It will set to step 0 Move the fader up It is named cl e Start the MiniChaser by clicking on gt on the interface or using shortcut space bar e Stop the MiniChaser the same way by clicking on gt or with shortcut 1 space bar 5 The MiniChaser can be operated manually or step by stp e Click on gt or use shortcut on the interface to go a step forward e Click on lt or use shortcut to go back a step Please note that this will stop the MiniChaser with every step forward or back e Reset to 0 by pressing or with shortcut e Goto is available first select a step number X G Record a chaser IMPORTANT As always with LR120vf only on screen values will be captured That is why it is best to record a chaser from Stage and keep MiniChaser fader cl 0 during steps recording Otherwise as LR120vf will apply HTP rule the zm sub display here MiniChaser current step would prevent recording values inferior to those o
48. ct by third parties without prior agreement from Toys For Theater or Olaf Matthes himself It must be installed in Applications LightRegiel20vf LR120vf HOT Files 118 otart LR120vf with Enttec PRO After starting LR120vf type in M to display the Status window then go to menu Interfaces Enttec DMX USB PRO A window opens specify EXACT Enttec Port s Name usbserial ENP4NROA Type in once and for all the exact title of the serial port Although this information will be saved in LR120vf Preferences it will be required to use the interface menu each time It is only now then that the DMX can be plugged in The interface will start off as soon as it will detect a flow for example when raising the Grand Master Status 3 M will provide useful information regarding the connection status Status 1990 2006 Cycling 74 IRCAM was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc dmxusbpro set channels to 60 dmxusbpro opened device dev cu usbserial 000013FD dmxusbpro set send mode dmxusbpro set refresh rate to 40 Hz dmxusbpro stopping 170 thread dmxusbpro closed device dev cu usbserial O00013FD done was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc wa
49. d numbers for example lt sound matrix set 1 11 21 gt ON lt sound matrix set 0 10 20 gt OFF A chart is available from the Additions file of the software LR120vf Sound Matrice pdf All of the matrixing can be deleted sending command lt sound matrix clear gt Matrixing can be temporized which amounts to a Fade In or Fade Out for each point lt sound matrix ramp nn gt where nn is an integer or float value ranging from 0 to 12 7 seconds lt sound matrix ramp 2 5 amp matrix clear gt for example will clear all matrix points in 2 5 seconds LR120vf Sound faders Each player features 4 faders allowing multiple distribution choices An external sound card will provide up to 6 six different outputs fader 1 controls outputs 1 and 2 fader 2 controls outputs 3 and 4 fader 3 controls outputs 5 fader 4 controls outputs 6 In order for this setting to be more explicit faders bear the name of their respective outputs for example Player A 110 fader 1 is named A12 output 1 2 e fader 2 is named A34 output 3 4 fader 3 1s named A5 output 5 fader 4 1s named A6 output 6 Many configurations are then easy to operate such as e Stereophonic broadcasting from 3 areas with Mod ON Room FOH Back 5 format Front Back Centre Subs e 3 1 format from 2 areas with Mod ON Left Right Central Cluster Faders have log curves they behave like sound
50. der m Zone de clic gt Reset 0 0 0 Once it is completed successfully the triangle shifts colour from yellow to grey Otherwise every value entry will keep on applying to the jog wheel 46 Masters Subs 8 graduated subs LightRegie120vf has 8 sub registers all with the same features so they can e serve as Workspace ctrl 1 8 e be visualized and edited in Field mode 2 e load a preset nbr then 1 8 e receive values of selected channels by transfer from another sub ctrl 1 8 be controlled using a fader on the interface via MIDI or network These functions can also be accessed by clicking on corresponding fields on screen S lectionner l espace de travail Workspace quiv ctrl 1 8 oo Charger une m moire equiv X 1 8 PERIERE Transf rer des valeurs quiv ctrl X 1 8 Fader amp clic pour r glage fin Touche Stop 47 They are subject to Highest Takes Precedence HTP rule When editing the content of a sub its Presets box turns pink If the fader is NOT set to zero the Presets box turns yellow when loading a preset The next preset will be loaded when the fader 1s set to zero EZ Le contenu du registre a t modifi EE 49 Le contenu du registre ici une m moire a t modifi Une m moire a t charg e alors que le registre n est pas z ro The following commands can b
51. desk faders e Players U is set at MIDI 100 which allows a Gain as high as 4 78 dB from MIDI 100 to MIDI 127 Master OUT U is set at MIDI 127 Shortcuts allow to set one or all faders at oo and U with one click 434 45 46 B12 B34 B5 B6 C12 C34 C53 C6 UI 1 d JE M D LIB BL E LJ E D Capture faders status and write a command in LR120vf or ToyBox vf Set ALL faders to U or oo 3 Set ONE fader to U 111 4 Set ONE fader to 8 5 Cancel current fader command Fader values display can be expressed in MIDI 0 127 useful for commands or in Log 4 78 Fader 3 amp 4 can be coupled thus allowing to simplify commands when using outputs 5 and 6 as a stereo pair Commands to LR120vf Sound faders A 2 nn gt instantly move fader here A12 to value nn A34 nnl nn2 gt move fader here A34 to value nnl in nn2 seconds A5 stop gt stop fader s course here A5 A6 wait nnl nn2 nn3 gt move fader here A6 to value nn2 in nn3 seconds nn3 1s optional with a delay of nnl seconds As with MIDI the faders have an operative range of 0 to 127 In case of internal use 100 will then be full scale LR120vf_Sound Players D Timer Hour Min Sec 1 10 Sec 2 Elapsed Time Remaining Time Display 3 Media Folder scroll down menu 112 4 Order number of current file 5 Faders level display 5 Numeric Keypad Stop Star
52. e prefix ext vdo gt all instances or ext vdo35 gt one instance in particular according to VF Address argument Mains lt ext vdo rendering nnl gt nnl 1 will start off Rendering and nnl 0 will stop it lt ext vdo fsc nnl gt nnl 1 will activate fullscreen and nnl 0 will switch back to normal size Please note that once that command is sent LR120vf will no longer be the main window Click on the window so that LR120vf takes over again lt ext vdo renderspeed nn gt nnl is a frequency value expressed in milliseconds 25ms equals 40fps This should be in accordance with LR120vf calculation rate LR120vf Prefs Clock Speed and host computer s performances lt ext vdo vfaddress nnl gt nnl is a VF Address between 1 256 number of parameters lt ext vdo mediafolder nnl gt nnl is the complete access path to a Media Folder lt ext vdo videomatrix plug nnl gt nnl is a value or list of values Thousands and hundreds will define matrix point s coordinate while units number defines status 0 off 1 on Render amp Screen ext vdo render pX YZ nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 gt nnl nn2 nn3 are position values for X Y and Z Nn4 optional is a time value in seconds Without nn4 transfer is instantly processed ext vdo render pX nnl nn2 gt nnl is a position value on X axis and nn2 optional a time value 103 in seconds Without nn2 transfer is processed instantly lt ext vdo
53. e sent to subs ml nn gt to move sub 1 fader instantly to target value nn ml nnl nn2 gt to move sub 1 fader to target value nnl in nn2 seconds Time is expressed in seconds It is possible to use decimal for example 5 5 seconds ml wait nnl nn2 nn3 gt to move sub fader to target value nn2 in nn3 seconds with a wait time of nnl seconds This command allows to create a gap between the sub s rise fall time and the sequence ml stop gt to stop automatic progression of the fader equivalent to the interface Stop button It is unnecessary to include the current position of the fader in these commands as LightRegie120vf keeps track of these data ml load nn to load preset nn onto sub 1 Obviously the number must be that of an actual preset otherwise the command will have no result Special times within the preset are not taken in account Please note that comment about the preset 1f any was added will display in a hint window when browsing the fader Click on Infos to disable this feature 48 Masterpages LightRegie120vf has 512 gangload here named masterpages which are empty by default They serve as a sort of photograph of the 8 subs content Current masterpage number is displayed on the main interface Page 1 E fw tovs tfor theater com There are two methods to record masterpages First load the subs of the chosen presets It is not necessary to load all
54. er Please note that checking Sequence Locked located above the sequence will prevent modification of its fields except for loading Stage and Preparation presets Modify a preset Rec Change R To avoid initialization of time fields and comments inherent to creating or overwriting a preset preference will go to using Rec Change V R This function allows to modify channel values without alteration of the other parameters Confirmation will be required Yes No Cancel Delete Preset Using the numeric keypad type in the number of the preset to be erased Go to Edit Delete Preset Confirmation will be required Delete Preset Command Line Are you Sure 120 00 Press Enter or click on OK Preset number can be changed during confirmation as well as adding other presets to be erased or merely cancelling the entire procedure Cancel Rec Mask ctrl M Rec Mask allows to force the level of a channel to a fixed value while recording or modifying a preset regardless of the ouptput level This level often set to 0 by default can be adjusted from LR120vf_ Prefs It eventually happened to all of us to record the audience onto a preset Although the result is striking especially if the audience turns back towards the sound lighting board it is hardly called for Furthermore with video it 1s fairly common to record position presets which will not be part of the sequence but called back
55. er cycle which is valuable when rise and fall times differ On screen value entry e click equals channel number then ch id e click equals channel number then ch e click equals channel number then ch e ctrl click equals channel number then thru or will be replaced by drag amp drop when using mouse or trackpad Workspace gt It is possible to change the value of a whole chain by keeping 1 pressed while using drag amp drop Y denotes the sum according to HTP rule 23 The Trackpad allows to do the same by using two fingers and with inertia no more Browsing through the amp Preferences Trackpad system menu is necessary here Deux doigts v Faire d filer avec inertie V Pivoter Then go to LightRegiel20vf218 Preferences and choose Control Device Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad2 Element 6 on MacBoOKPro 13 et 15 Control Device Trackpad Element 6 on MacBoOKs Control Device AOD le ernal Keyboar Trackpad 2 Element 6 Please note that this configuration may vary with computer evolution and enhancement The use of the Apple Mighty Mouse wheel button allows to change the values of the current selection In that case choose Control Device Apple Optical USB Mouse Element 10 Labels Ch I Name the channels This function is based on stage directors habit when using hardware of placing handwritte
56. ering hence image calculation FSC will display the image on FullScreen 2 Window Float Click on this button to quit floating foreground screen mode This 1s necessary when using only one screen Speed FPS Rendering calculation rate set up Maximum efficient speed is directly linked to the computers capacity Click on fps frames per second to select performance display For example ms millisecond will provide useful information regarding maximum calculation frequency 99 Image display order matrix MOV Image display maps will be determined from Front to Back It is not so much depth Z axis than a calculation order that results in certain portions of the image being covered by the next calculation The matrix also optimizes resources by allowing to stop calculation from inactive players Network This switch On by default allows to subtract a module from the network s influence 5 Positions and Postures This will concern positions and postures of the image as a whole These functions are particularly useful to rebalance a projector Home will reset position and posture values to 0 D Commands Click on Cmd then type in the window the command number where to store current position and posture values The transition is processed in 1 second by default That can be changed by editing the command itself with LR120vf 100 LR120vf MOV and LR120vf VDO video players Vide
57. ersion 10 6 seems to have solved this problem as seen in april of 2011 so it may well have evolved since then It can be run at 25 ms 10 4 Commands to uDMX lt interface startaddress nn gt nn is the train start address default 0 because 0 based lt interface channels nn gt nn is the train size as usualera comme d habitude la taille du train 121 Art Net interface Ethernet Every interface run by Art Net protocol features a unique MAC ADDRESS that sets its default IP address For the computer and interface to be able to communicate requires to configure the Ethernet It 1s easier to then create a specific configuration named say Art Net and use it whenever necessary Configure Macintosh for Art Net e A A R seau L J Tout afficher Q Ethernet T Connect tat Connect Ethernet est actuellement actif et poss de lie l adresse IP 10 7 86 95 M X Configurer IPv4 Adresse IP 10 7 8695 Sous r seau 255 0 0 0 Routeur Serveur DNS Domaines de recherche Se Gi id Pour emp cher les modifications cliquez ici Revenir Appliquer IPv4 configuration is manual the computer must be assigned an address compatible with that of the interface Computer address IS NOT THE SAME as the Art Net s interface Type the Art Net interface s IP address in LR120vf 122 The subnet mask 1s necessarily 255 0 0 0 It may require to open port UDP 6454 of the com
58. esh this function while patching Still it will prevent electricians from having to go up the ladder again Commands to LR120vf Patch amp limits lt patch open to display patch page It is one of the 5 files lpa an LR120vf is made of patch read gt to load a patch document different from that of current plot Browse to the document before confirming loading Remember to Save as lt limits open to display a limit document It is one of the 5 files lpa an LR120vf is made of lt limits read to load a limit document different to that of current plot Browse to the document before confirming loading Remember to Save as lt limits nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 nn5 nn6 nn7 gt All dimmer parameter limits can be changed at once nnl dimmer parameter number nn2 LR120vf Low invariably 0 nn3 LR120vf High invariably 255 nn4 Out Low 360 nn5 Out High C 360 nn6 curve value default 1 linear nn7 offset value default 0 no offset Example lt limits 1 0 255 0 255 1 0 gt dimmer parameter 1 default values 71 TY Ta T om 1 CH E E yy f PT Jf hof J l ZUVI ALJAN L 4 amp VJ ee verview Access LR120vf_Prefs through menu LightRegiel20vf218 Preferences This editor contains all of the software preferences There are 5 zones LR120vf Prefs Ix LL Control Device Source Route To Pgm O
59. ewing of the modification Modify Step to edit the content of a step it is necessary to work with sub zm ctrl Z display LR120vf then displays the content of the current step thus making it available for editing Finally go to menu MiniChaser Modify Step to validate the modification Insert Step insert new step BEFORE current step Set fader cl 0 to avoid creating a copy of current channels set selected channels to the correct values and go to menu MiniChaser Insert Step Delete Step select the step to delete then go to menu MiniChaser Delete Step LR120vf will require confirmation of the procedure using the usual keys Y yes N no or l cancel MiniChaser will then reset to the next step which logically becomes the current step Swap Steps this function was previously seen applied to Sequence It allows to swap content and time of two different steps Go to menu MiniChaser Swap Steps Dialog window opens type in the numbers of the steps to swap leaving a space between steps numbers Chaser Swap Steps Cancel Co A Click on OK or press This function is useful when forgetting a step during recording a chaser 60 Revert To Saved Saving chasers is not automatic not while working on them nor when closing the application It is important to save the current work regularly Chasers are not linked to a specific plot or project and therefore remain available at all times A chase
60. f H P N 1 111 celere leer eoe einen nna a nna REES En 36 e Quick control of timing and presets e ceeeeee eere eese eene nnn nn nn 36 EE 37 EE 37 GOT EE 37 GOL AG EE 38 e Set EE ee E 38 E e Dack GO e EE 38 EE 38 El ele EE 38 SIODWalclb Xe KK cad e acetate E i EP REO ids 39 Channel Test d E ias io i ti rbi Exi Eco RR ERRARE R 39 Blackout fcg l e 40 eege ipo MU M 41 Smple e eg ar IN DE 41 e Compound commands amp et 11 Leclerc eser ores e naa a anna hana REENEN 43 E 070 riot roo aX S 45 Command lines X ei WEE 45 e Something annoying EE 46 ET EE 47 0 grad ated WE E 47 EL n MM 49 e Presets to Masterpages 11 11 1LL corre erre eee aera panna anna arua uaa ania nas 50 2 819 E11 M 51 FIAS REPRE LEES 52 POTTED EE 53 XI ana zm SUIS ea ai aces sa ssc toi eed et cag a ees eet 54 Ier en 57 a MIDnIChaser e d E 57 e MiniChaser how it WOrkS 2 eese eene enean ENNEN R KEREN KEEN RENE ENKEN KEEN 57 M Ce Od a CHAS OMG TETTE MEER 58 AE EON A CHAS TETTE TTE 60 e en E E B 62 e Folder Applications LightRegie120vf My Chasers 63 e Commands to MiniChaser MQ 1 1 ecce eere ree nnn ENEE REENEN 63 Commands 1o ladr GT oci e sh du Fas esate eet eee es iu Ea TEE 63 Set
61. f the current step Go to menu MiniChaser New Chaser MiniChaser New Chaser Save Save As Editors Interfaces W P Revert To Saved Add Step Insert Step Swap Steps Delete Step Modify Step Step Time ALL Step Times Clear Chaser Confirmation is required from Info window 58 Confirm Y Yes invalidate N No or cancel lt l Cancel The new chaser now requires to be named here Salle New Chaser Name Cancel OK Click on OK or press Enter MiniChaser signals that the chaser is loaded although empty set to step zero H AOD Note that an order number is automatically added to the name which allows to call back each chaser by number using a command and will prevent chasers to be displayed in alphabetical order from the scroll down menu Finally short names are best suited as the name field is of limited space Set channels values for the next step and record each step by selection of MiniChaser Add Step To save current chaser select MiniChaser Save Time for each step is set by default to 1 second To change time for all steps type in time value then go to MiniChaser ALL Step Times LR120vf will require confirmation Y yes N No or cancel 59 Edit a chaser Step Time type in a new time value then go to menu MiniChaser Step Time MiniChaser will immediately reset to the PREVIOUS step in order to provide better vi
62. ght corner of main interface All active channels are instantaneously set to 0 sequence gauge turns red a pop up window displays Blackout ON To quit Blackout press ctrl B or click again on the blackout button Active channels are restored to their initial values A pop up window will then display Blackout OFF for 4 seconds Command K blackout gt can also be used to activate deactivate Blackout from a sequence 40 Commands Simple Command One of LightRegie s120vf most powerful functions undoubtedly lies within its ability to send receive commands How does it work t consists of a text instruction always typed in lower case which meaning 1s most of the time explicit The first word of a command indicates its destination followed by the instruction itself Example lt autoplay 6 10 gt is sent to autoplay transmitting values 6 and 10 It so happens that a command needs to be sent to various destinations successively Example sound A wait 1 57 Message wait 1 5 is first sent to sound then to A Very soon commands are resorted to almost systematically when using the editors Hence the necessity to understand their structure moreso as it 1s invariant There are two ways to create commands Live Use shortcut V 4l to display the entry window Send Command Please type here Type in the command press or click on OK or Cancel The instruction 1s sent at once Live commands are
63. he sequence or loop as soon as transfer is completed Keys from the interface can also be used as well X for xm and Z for zm Stop kill xm Stop kill zm Z Voyant xm Voyant zm Rouge occup Rouge occup Vert libre Vert libre lt xm zm chan nnl nn2 gt to define channel values for xm zm Here Nn 1 is the channel number and nn2 its value in 9o Procedure example for a color changer Create specific 900 series presets for each state of change with adequate rise fall time delay wait and channel times 22 Ensure those values are set using only 900 series presets Call back the presets at the appropriate time using lt xm zm load nn gt with nn the preset number Useful trick to graduate xm or zm values e Set inhibition fader to 0 e Load the same preset on xm zm and in inhibition with command lt hm load nnl xm zm load nnl gt with nnl the selected preset number e The inhibition fader will also serve for xm or zm 56 MiniChaser LightRegie120vf features a mini chaser operated through shortcuts commands or control surface When starting the application MiniChaser will scan the Applications LightRegiel20vf My Chasers file complete its scroll down menu and set to 00 Init Every chaser recorded will then remain available regardless of the selected plot Although of an earlier design it is easily operated and will complement xm and zm subs in handling
64. ht to the right of Import Limits to avoid playback errors as much as possible LR120vf info window of the main interface will display current actions Message ENDDATA will display upon completing import To display import press Active channels times comments as well as 900 series presets will be imported for every light effect As explained above patch and limits can also be selected for import Export ASC files from LR120vf There are two formats available ASCII File ASC which 1s mandatory to import from another desk e Readable Text TXT where channel values usually expressed in hexadecimal numbers are expressed in 96 which makes for an easier reading It is nest to print the plot using this format To start export click on the button to the right of the Select format scroll down menu The file will be recorded on the root of the hard disk invariably as LR120 ASC or LR120 TXT Remember to rename the files in order to prevent overwriting It must be done with care as in order to conform to the operating system DOS of older desks those with which to exchange files file names are required to be of a small number of characters Then copy the asc file on a FAT16 disk to play it on the desk Click on View Data to display export details from editor buffer 80 UB2VF Import a LR120ub or LR120vf Pre 2 1 8 plot to LR120vf 2 1 8 and later versions For each effect LR12
65. hting desk preferences Or Dut bi Sec Rec In JQTEEN Sec Rec Mew Increment b D I Back Out YOR Sec Back In i Sec 30 oem Alt Enter 127 Pts Onscreen P S NN DEE o S Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 Y 8 Element ke Language LR120vf_frangais 9 Default fa Define Default Pro ject On Clear Default g D Rise Rec In and Fall Rec Out default set up when creating a preset X R 2 Automatic numbering increment set up when creating a preset Value range 1 to 10 Go back key lt during transfer Rise Back In and Fall Back Out time set up 4 Functions X 1 and X set up Value range 0 to 255 Lower values allow accurate low intensity adjustments O Enter and Alt Enter amp value set up in 96 Mouse channel control click and drag values in Working with upper range channels on the interface may be rendered difficult when using lower values 2 Record Mask values Usually set to 0 subtract a channel from the recording Control Device usually trackpad mouse joystick and a parameter number Element to increase or decrease selected channel intensity 9 Choice of language for shortcuts Configuration of automatically loaded plot when starting LR120vf 73 Control surface preferences OSC Tag 1 fader1 1 fader2 1 fader3 1 fader4 1 fader5 Source Midi Device In Midi Dey ce Oyt Control Midi OSC BC
66. ill send the message Files Loaded to LR120vf or ToyBox vf Players menus will display the name of every file to be found in the selected Media folder Each player will be ready to playback the first file on the list The number of the file loaded onto a given player will display above and to the right of the scroll down menu DSP Configuration DSP Status Audio Input Device gt Input Source Internal microphone B Dutput Destination Playthrough Input Off gt CPU Utilization ue Mol Update Function Calls 56 Signals Used 21 Sampling Rate 44100 Hz Override Input Channels Output Channels 1 0 Vector Size nj rm N N 4k 4 a a Signal Vector Size Max Scheduler in Overdrive Off gt L Override e 3 4 CH x m mil TN a bi Scheduler in Audio Interrupt Input Channel 1 Input Channel 2 Output Channel 1 Output Channel 2 2 output Li Override Optimize on 3 J Override CPU Limit Over _ Override Audio Driver Setup 1 0 Mappings SSS 2 ell c 3 d kitatita ritat a m a T 108 In LR120vf Sound main interface click on the word DSP to open its window the MaxMSP window Here many different settings are available sometimes sophisticated For everything to function requires at least Audio to be ON and a selecting the appropriate driver When using a sound card select its driver the name of which is usually explicit In the bottom right corne
67. imes and D for Delay Times e Channels with a special Time feature will be marked Then back to Stage by pressing ctrl S Workspace Stage and Display Output Edit Special Times Channels with identical Special Times can easily be selected by amount Using the keypad type in the Time value e Use shortcut 27 A All Channels with such Time are selected e Type in the new value then T for Channel Times or D for Delay Times to record it e Then back to Stage by pressing ctrl S 35 Erase Special Times A Channel Time or Delay Time cannot be cancelled by setting its value to 0 as it can be processed as an actual effective value Here is the correct procedure e Select the channels from which to erase Special Times e Use shortcut Done e Then back to Stage by pressing ctrl S Please note that every step 1s saved once recording the plot onto a the hard drive Finally Channel Times and Delay Times can be edited and recorded via LR120vf Tracking Unforeseen advantages of R P N Quick control of timing and presets One unforeseen advantage of the reverse polish notation R P N comes with the possibility to use channel display for time entry Access is made by clicking on the appropriate channel for any time value between 1 second click on channel one and 1 minute 20 seconds click on channel 120 The same procedure can apply when loading a preset Example Click on
68. ing Syntax is exacltly the same than those of LR120vf Click on OK or type to confirm click on Cancel to cancel Set Command gm 100 1 hm 100 1 flash level 255 masterpage 1 load interface Art Met Out Cancel OK Here Grand Master Inhibition and Flash Level are set to FF Masterpage 1 and Art Net Driver are loaded On one click Ctrl click to swap two buttons location in order to re organize the interface The letter L has to be typed before the button number Click on OK or type to confirm click on Cancel to cancel Swap Lxx Lxx L24 L48 Cancel OK 131 In this example the K button bottom right 48 will go to bottom left 24 Ctl 1 click to initialize a button Button s name will become Same for command The button is not active any more There will be asked for a confirmation As usual in LR120vf click on Yes or type Y No or type N to confirm and Cancel or type to cancel Ctl X click to initialize all buttons The procedure is the same than for a single button NENNEN IT SM 5 d Note For every modification on buttons the file Applications LightRegiel20vf LR120vf HOT files LR120vf UlLabels Data will be updated and saved to disk Some Commands X UlLabels open gt allows to visualize the reference file UlLabels read gt allows to load an alternate file 1 e Backup File UlL
69. instructions on then level 255 are sent to the same destination flash 43 To send instructions to several destinations within a single command we will use t Example lt flash on m1 100 3 5 gt To the first destination flash we send instruction on to the second destination m1 we send instruction 100 3 5 The two can be combined Example lt flash on amp level 255 ml 75 5 5 gt This single command will start on flash and set it FF then sub fader will move up to 75 in 5 5 seconds Things get a little more complicated when sending commands to an editor as it implies successive destinations Example lt sound A 2 amp A start amp B 14 amp B start gt Here there is one primary destination sound and two secondary destinations A et B Here the sound module is required to load sound file n 2 in player A and start then to load sound file n 14 in player B and start The order in which a command is written 1s highly significant what 1s wanted first 1s typed in first It would be pointless to start a sound player without first loading a file Lastly it is useful to know that commands 900 to 999 within the Default plot are pre written and will allow to send presets 900 to 999 to sub register xm 44 Comongo It is a special command aimed at other commands Occasionally it is better to keep a certain time lag between sending
70. intosh for Art Net 11 2 ceres rere ee eene REENEN Een 122 e Configure LightRegie120vf for Art Net cocer eere e eee 123 e Commands to an Art Net interface 2 esee eere E NENNEN ENEE ENKEN 123 CDS LanBox LCX Ethernet USB 11 eere eere eee nean nn nanus 124 e LanBox the pioneer in HJ 45 1 1 cerei eee REENEN EE anna anna nau nas 124 s Commands to CDS el TE 124 FICIMOLS CONMU e ecc a 125 Control LR120vf via WiFi EE 125 The TOVBOX VI2 TO E 127 PWeolipiiirzisioiiiier1e detecta 127 TOVBOx vt presentation ER 127 ee KEE TT Am 128 E ee E E Ee e 128 V ALTONOXI E 128 Commands 10 TOVBOX VE E 129 AISO tO DE read eec 129 LR120vf_Shortcuts pdf ec 129 BC RO E e e ET e E 129 USCTULINTOMMAL ON Bette M 129 LiONIREQIET20Vf2 19 e 130 48 Buttons On the Main Interface 4 2 eere erre renun nu nura aha arua ur ua 130 User Manual Conventions A hyphen is placed between each sign of a keyboard shortcut for easy reading This hyphen should not be typed in Example V4 R X should be kept pressed then press R Commands are written in blue between signs lt and gt that should not be typed in They are merely used as delimiters Example K masterpage next gt one will enter K masterpage next LightRegie120vf218 Installation LightRegie120vf zip
71. ion from Quicktime window Delivery formats menu Many formats are available allowing to adapt the output image size to the projector s native resolution 4 Postures Allows rotating the image on all 3 axis Click on Home to reset posture values to 0 Click on Cmd then type in the window the command number where to store current position and posture values in LR120vf The transition 1s processed in 1 second by default That can be changed by editing the command itself with LR120vf LR120vf MOV and LR120vf VDO parameters Following a list of accepted limit values for each parameter The first two 0 255 are internal values and as such cannot be changed The next two values will change according to the each parameter Finally there are curve and offset values set by default Erase color color mixing with overall fader 1 Master Cyclo 0 255 0 1 1 0 2 Red Cyclo 0 255 0 1 1 0 3 Green Cyclo 0 255 0 1 1 0 4 Blue Cyclo 0 255 0 1 1 0 Video player 5 10 15 20 Fade 0 255 0 1 1 0 6 11 16 21 Zoom 0 255 0 2 55 1 0 7 12 17 22 X 0 255 1 1 1 0 102 8 13 18 23 Y 0 255 1 1 1 0 9 14 19 24 Sound Level 0 255 0 1 1 0 Digitizer 15 Fade 0 255 0 1 1 0 16 Zoom 0 255 0 2 55 1 0 17 X 0 255 1 1 1 0 18 Y 0 255 1 1 1 0 Commands to LR120vf VDO and LR120vf MOV Sam
72. ith a wait time of nnl seconds This command allows to create a gap between the sub s rise fall time and the sequence lt cl stop gt to stop automatic progression of cl Additionnaly lt mcslope nn gt lt mcspctrl nn gt will set values for slope and speed control faders range 127 5 127 5 63 Editors The first part of this manual has covered LightRegie120vf main interface features Other procedures are featured as editors and can be accessed through Editors menu The following are the editors essential to LightRegie120vf e Patch amp Limits LR120vf Patch amp limits e Preferences LRI20vf Prefs e COM Tracking LR120vf Tracking e Import Export LRI20vf ASCII and UB2VF Authorization LR120vf Authorize e Share Authorization LR120vf Share e Shortcut LR120vf Shortcut There are also editors that complement the software e Video players LRI20vf Petite Marie LRI20vf MOV LRI20vf VDO e Sound player LR120vf Sound These prove to be considerably enhance the software s possibilities 64 LightRegie120vf electronic Patch Patch is used to ensure the connection between lighting desk channels and dimmers parameters Limits will convert internal values invariably ranging from 0 0 to 255 0 to decimal values ranging from 360 0 to 360 00 This allows LR120vf to adjust to almost any given environment Please note th
73. l nn gt flash level defined by nn from 0 to 255 pts It 1s efficient to group these commands as one For example flash on amp level 255 will activate flash mode and set it to a 100 52 Inhibition Inhibition is a sub that allows to re take global control over one or more channels It can be seen as selective Grand Master What follows is a classic example to illustrate inhibition Imagine a headlamp with a loose retainer suddenly rotates and shines its light on the audience It now has to be shut down permanently Which is tricky without inhibition Otherwise it is very simple and above all discreet it only requires to to set the channel to inhibition with a gt 1 value and then slowly slide down the fader to 0 The headlamp while still part of the plot will not shine its light anymore It has not been necessary to change the plot or to record an effect again A temporary problem calls for a temporary solution Inhibition as featured in LightRegie120vf can serve as Workspace ctrl H e be visualized and edited in Field mode e be loaded with a preset n then H e receive values of selected channels by transfer ctrl V H This can also be processed by clicking on the corresponding field on screen When editing the content of inhibition Presets turns pink Unlike subs 1 to 8 a preset can be loaded even as inhibition fader 1s not set to zero It is even essential as explained ab
74. lected channels by transfer ctrl V X or Z The following commands can be sent to xm et zm lt xm zm load nn gt to load preset nn onto xm or zm Equivalent shortcut is V X or Z Obviously the number must be that of an actual preset otherwise the command will have no result Les infos de la m moire apparaissent au chargement Num ro de m moire Commentaire Temps maximum Waffe KETTEN CmdsOff TTT Bee d H Diode de xm Diode de zm Signal de fin de transfert Seq Locked Cmds Off Autoplay Off Lj H pla 54 When loading information 1s displayed in the Infos Window for 4 seconds and indicator diodes will flash for the duration of transfer Message xm zm Done will signify end of transfer a red diode will signify sub loaded xm zm clear gt to clear xm or zm Indicator diode will flash for the duration of transfer to preset 0 and then switch back to green This can also be done by pressing esc or using shortcut V X ou Z xm zm info gt to obtain information reminder about xm zm One click on the indicator diode of either xm or zm will display the same information lt xm zm autoplay nnl nn2 gt to create a sequence of contiguous presets starting from nnl preset number to nn2 preset number lt xm zm loop nnl nn2 gt to create a loop of contiguous presets starting from nnl preset number to nn2 preset number xm zm kill gt to stop t
75. mmands from LR120vf or ToyBox vf Sound Files One to six tracks in WAVE AIFF or SD2F So that it is possible to read files mixed in 5 1 L R Ls Rs C LFE but also multitrack files for direct mixing purposes SoundFileMerger 2 02 a great freeware utility designed by Emmanuel Jourdan allows to create multitrack files from several mono or stereo files Download it from http www e com page id 194 Please note that donations can be made to support this project 106 LR120vf Sound i LAIITA tt HHE D 3 x 6 tracks players 2 Input output connection matrix I O Faders 4 Choice of Media folder Level display MIDI or Log 5 Bargraphs 1 player or Mixing Master fader OUT Choice of fader levels display MIDI or dB 9 Matrix points connection time W Access to DSP MIDI output delay lines 107 LR120vf Sound Configuration LR120vf Sound requires to e Load a Media folder e Configure DSP e Connect inputs and outputs via matrix e Raise faders e Raise Master e Click on buttons or send commands LR120vf Sound Media folder Usual course of action with LightRegie120vf is to regroup files in a single folder Click on the word Media bottom left to browse and select the adequate folder LR120vf Sound will load the first second of each file onto RAM In order to prevent errors this procedure was voluntarily slowed down Upon completing the procedure LR120vf Sound w
76. mont 117 Then type in command Is 1 Te Te or Terminal bash 80x24 Last login Tue May 3 14 16 32 on ttys000 bodytop philippemontemont cd dev bodytop dev philippemontemont ls l total 0 Crw rw rw dem Crw rw rw A Sync Crlw rw rw 8813FD brw r brw r brw r brw r Crw rw rw 1 root wheel P 0 1 root wheel 13 0 1 root wheel 18 H 1 root wheel 17 1 1 root wheel 23 H 1 root wheel 23 1 1 root wheel 23 2 1 root wheel 23 3 1 philippemontemont staff 8 H 1 root wheel ai 3 1 root wheel 11 1 1 root wheel ai 1 root operator 14 H 1 root operator 14 1 1 root operator 14 2 1 root operator 14 3 1 root wheel 24 2 UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ UJ Lal Lal Lal UJ Ww WwW Www UJ UJ mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 16 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 14 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 mai 14 12 auditpipe autofs autofs control autofs nowait bpf6 bpf1 bpf2 bpf3 console cu Bluetooth Mo cu Bluetooth PD cu usbserial 808 disk0 disk s1 b disk0s2 disk0s3 e dtrace Look for a response line displaying tty usbserial xxxxxx Terminal bash 92x25 Crw rw rw lr xr xr x lr xr xr x lr xr xr x Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw C
77. n pieces of adhesive tape under the faders each one with specific information There are ten series of Labels 24 For example channels can be annotated as follows 1 Group of headlamps Cold side Hot side 2 Location Stage Left Stage Right Center 3 Machine 4 Filter Ref 5 Frost Ref 6 Pipe Nbr Once the serie is chosen select one or more circuits to label Then type in X I 1 for Info tag an info clear text Type in the text in the dialogue window then click on OK or press From this moment on by browsing the channels will display the label for four seconds 25 The content of the labels is also displayed in alphabetical order in the pulldown menu p LJ Point Central LJ Point Face P nm F ace F roide s P s Face Nuit UR Face Point Central St Selecting an article from this menu will display the matching channels This is a better option than to enter a chain of channels With a little practice one can easily locate the entire PC IKw L201 gel projectors Finally the LR120vf tracking editor allows for display and editing of all labels LR120vf Tracking To remove a Label replace it with Face froide PC 1 Kw L200 26 A recurring problem with labels Should the interface be browsed quickly using a mouse LightRegie120vf may not be able to display the labels as it happens with computers such as PPC G4 Nonetheless it does not prevent the
78. n order to sustain real time image calculation it is advised to use a fast computer with a quality graphic card As usual create a media folder where to keep all data necessary to the show By default the files will be sorted alphabetically sorted One way to customize the order in which files are sorted is to add a number before the file s name e 000 Black 001 ZZZZ 002 AAAA Remember to write 001 009 and not 1 9 Beware of USB sticks USB as they might corrupt the numbering system Access this folder by clicking on Media Folder Its content will display in the scroll down menu Warning it is 0 based start counting from zero not one so why not create a black image named 000 Blackout available using command lt marie 0 gt 95 To load a file on the media player select it from the scroll down menu or sned a command with its number marie 33 gt will load file 33 It is all that 1s required for a still or photograph For a film or sound file use the numeric keypad Numeric Keypad Incorporates standard features Stop Start and Pause Press Start to release Pause Stop will also reset Two arrows on both sides of the keypad lt and P allow frame by frame playback forward and backward Time display Expresses time in Hours Minutes Seconds and Frames on the basis of 25fps Click on to display remaining time Click again to display elapsed time Display Fullsc
79. n port and resolution usually 1 0 Choice of LR120vf calculation frequence Normal frequence for emission towards DMX512 is 25ms 74 Inverting shortcuts or functions Button will invert Cancel and a Enter shortcuts Button will allow to use keys and to browse Masterpages rather than Sequence These modifications are available from the start Click on the same button to reset Choice of lighting desk channels to be controlled through the 5th page of LR120vf iPhone s remote Each group 3 channels each is assigned a letter In this instance A B C and D Coordinates are assigned letters X and Y Fader 1s assigned letter Z usually Zoom Inflow configuration Midi Device In BCF2000 Port 1 Channel bi Resolution JN MEbssoo MEETS HEP 255 Incoming values can be routed to a sub via scroll down menu Route to Commands can be received from the following sources using scroll down menu Source None MIDI Notes usually a group of 2 values note number from 1 to 120 for the channel number and velocity from 0 to 127 for intensity MIDI Control Change cch usually 2 values flow cch number from 1 to 120 for the channel number and cch value from 0 to 127 for intensity e MIDI Notes cch a mix of both notes and cch With MIDI sources select the device from scroll down menu MIDI Device In which will reflect MIDI configurati
80. n the upper left corner of the screen lt ext vdo screen nnl gt nnl is a Max MSP Jitter instruction to object jit window either from LR120vf VDO or LR120vf MOV Players A and B for LR120vf VDO A B C D for LR120vf_ MOV The capital letters designate the target player ext vdo A stop gt stop playback and reset ext vdo A start gt start playback lt ext vdo A pause gt pause Press Start to resume lt ext vdo A autostart nnl gt nn1 1 activates autostart Nn1 0 deactivates autostart Selecting a file number will automatically start playback therefore rendering Start commands redundant lt ext vdo A loop nnl gt nn1 1 activate loop Nnl 0 deactivate loop Loop playback for films only Oddly it does not work with sound files lt ext vdo A jog nnl gt nnl1 1 activates jog Nn1 0 deactivates jog Click on the loading bar or drag the pointer either left towards beginning of film or right towards end of film to reset to chosen frame When Jog Auto Start 1s checked playback will stop at chosen frame When Jog Auto Start 1s unchecked playback will resume upon where releasing the mouse button lt ext vdo A nnl gt nnl is Media number as in scroll down menu lt ext vdo A colormode nnl gt nnl 0 is equivalent to uyvy mode nn1 1 is equivalent to argb 104 mode lt ext vdo A XYZ nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 gt nnl nn2 nn3 are X Y and Z values expressed in degrees and nn4
81. ne bo Pam Dut 4 ZEE localhost TCP IP localhost or Kee L2 localhost Get 25259 Lr120vf can send Program Change data to up to 4 MIDI devices For each device destination is assigned from its scroll down menu as well as with the emission channel jogwheel set to zero closed port Command 1s as follows lt pgmoutl nn gt nn is a number of MIDI Program Change pgmout2 nn gt idem lt pgmout3 nn gt idem pgmout4 nn gt idem Finally information can be sent as messages within the network via UDP TCP IP or OSC These messages are commands which header is an alias recorded here TCP Video Basement Nico Isadora etc are available aliases For each destination and or protocol IP address and port are to be defined in the adequate fields COM Communicate in local network COM allows to send commands or messages to every parts of local network wether to a ToyBox vf or another LR120vf It is a specific UDP Multicast network which IP address is 225 8 5 8 port 3988 For example editor LR120vf MOV will use COM to write commands directly onto LR120vf wherever it is located in the network Command COM nn with nn a valid command Example COM info Hello gt To single out an instance of the COM network click on COM Input 77 LRI20vf Tracking Record of a channel throughout a sequence This function is usually found on powerful lighting desks It allows to follow every
82. ntent ENENENENENENMENENENL LL ALLEE Show Patched Page 0 Reset 0 0 0 0 Blackout oys for theater com 18 Drag amp drop zone Workspace Display and Typed indicators O Displays selection value direction patch and mask for the 120 channels Touch screen with trackpad or mouse control O Pop ups validation keys Yes No Cancel O Labels quick access to a channel or a a series of channels Function keys Q Sequence Touchscreen with mouse control 9 Commands editor and display Q Submasters Touchscreen with mouse control O Manual control of a sequence Speed Control gauge total time of sequence step Flash Grand Master 9 MiniChaser Max console or Status 8 M Information feedback from MaxMSP to user Access console by Window Status 8 M This window is a link between the Max application and the user For example Max will use this window to display connection information about a DMX interface via USB It is advised to keep it open at all times and check it regularly eoo Status 1990 2006 Cycling 74 IRCAM Mapper object version 1 01 by Tristan Jehan copyright 2003 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mapper input 1 0 00 input 2 255 00 output 1 0 00 output 2 255 00 exponential coefficient 1 00 number of channels 1 list mode nolist clip mode noclip coll finished 378 lines udpreceiver binding to port 4000 oscbon jour mDN
83. o ZCTO Reset 0 0 36 9 Shortcuts and commands e lt chrono start gt shortcut V K to start e lt chrono stop gt shortcut K to stop e lt chrono reset gt to set back to zero Here s a trick inserting Stopwatch start and stop commands at the beginning and end of a plot will display the total time of a show Channel Test ctrl E Channel Test allows to visualize each channel one by one and in loop mode Intensity is defined in LR120vf Prefs same as shortcut Command lt K test channels gt can be used to activate deactivate Channel Test within a sequence Combining Channel Test with Show Patched will create a quick an efficient control device First select the channel from which to start the test default 1 Activate Channel Test with shortcut ctrl E The sequence will be placed in Preset 0 a pop up window will confirm activation of Channel Test sequence gauge turns red while activating Keys lt and are now the main controls to browse channels Quit Channel Test using ctrl E again 39 e Sequence will be set back to its former position A pop up window indicates deactivation sequence gauge turns yellow for the duration of the process keys lt and are again the main controls to browse cues Blackout ctrl B This function allows for a sudden Blackout on stage It is operated either through shortcut ctrl B or by clicking on the Blackout button at the bottom ri
84. o modules are identical for each editor A Movie Player 4 Rotation Home TCR m P Loop T T Cmd W og uto Start Z 8 Za e D Keypad Stop key will stop playback and reset the film to the start Start key will start or resume playback Pause key 2 Jog Jog allows to browse a film The pointer moves in order to indicate progression Click once on Jog to pause where indicated by the pointer Drag to move quickly forward or backward Activate Jog AutoStart to resume upon release the mouse button 3 Media scroll down menu Select which media to playback The list reflects the content of the Media Folder Playback options Autostart Selecting a film will start playback immediately which avoids having to send a start command Loop Jog Auto Start Resume playback upon releasing the mouse button 5 Postures Allows rotating the image on all 3 axis Click on Home to reset posture values to 0 5 Command Click on Cmd then type in the window the command number where to store current position and posture values The transition is processed in 1 second by default That can be changed by editing the command itself with LR 120vf Colormode Select uyvy default faster or argb Alpha channel control 101 LR120vf VDO Acquisition module Digitizer C Digitizer Rotation 1 MU gt open O NEN Vi Input Settings Er D Start acquisition 2 Configure acquisit
85. of them Type in a page number between 1 and 512 e Go to menu Edit Store Masterpage Store Masterpage B JU Cancel OK Confirm It is also possible to record a masterpage using a command masterpage store nn gt record current state of subs on page nn from 1 to 512 In the same way there are different methods to call back masterpages Type in using the keyboard the page number to call back Click on the Page button on the interface the page will display immediately As for loading presets the same conditions as above will apply notably with fader gt 0 49 On the interface or via MIDI it 1s possible to increment or decrement current page number using buttons Page 1 E Page pr c dente Page suivante Taper un num ro de page puis clic sur le bouton A masterpage can be called back via a command which is of great use for a plot masterpage nn gt to call back page nn K masterpageprev gt to call back previous page K masterpage next gt to call back next page Presets to Masterpages The Presets to Masterpages function automates page construction from available presets of the plot This will prove really useful for those who prefer to playback a plot using masters rather than sequence even moreso as transfer rates may vary from one show to another Once presets are created Go to menu Edit Presets to Masterpages Ze MiniChaser Editors
86. om Toys For Theater s website it is time to require an authorization 1 http www toys for theater com Acheter html 10 Here s how to proceed e Start LightRegie120vf e Go to Editors LR120vf Authorize MiniChaser Ez Interfaces Window Cue2Goto mxf LR120vf ASCII mxf LR120vf Authorize mxf LR120vf DESIREE mxf LR120vf MOV mxf LR120vf Patch amp limits mxf LR120vf Petite Marie mxf LR120vf Share mxf LR120vf Shortcut mxf LR120vf Sound mxf LR120vf Tracking mxf LR120vf VDO mxf e Click Start oa Editor will automatically close soon after LR120vf Authorize on Secure to protect your Authorization BEFORE software updates Click on Normal to come back to normal authorized sofware use e Quit LightRegie120vf 3 Q then press N for No do not save e Go to the root of the hard drive and create an archive for the Challenge file named LR120vf username 11 eoo OSXdisk Lal fm ee o 0 Y APPAREILS Applications NEL Bibliotheque F3 iDisk D open XPDISK C Developer Guides de l utilisateur et informations Y PARTAG S gt LR120 ASC il MacBook de Rose Marie LR120 TXT RB npi8ca2be LR120vf philippemontemont rem EJ Time Capsule de Rose M LR120vf philippemontemont Ouvrir avec main bin Placer dans la Corbeille Y EMPLACEMENTS GB Modes d emploi ode 15 bin Lire les informations A philippemontemont
87. om which to choose the channel dimmer couple to connect on mode 1 1 This also may take some time 66 INIT patch from to Cancel OK Channel Select select the channel to patch H First type in the channel number Example 22 H Free Channel F To depatch a channel completely This function is particularly useful when occasionally changing dimmers parameters Example 22 H F Dimmer Connect C To assign one or more dimmers parameters to a selected channel Example 22 H 345 C Dimmer Disconnect D To disconnect dimmer parameter assigned to a selected channel Example 22 H 345 D Dimmer Select M First type in a dimmer parameter number Example 345 M Allocate Channel O To assign a channel to a selected dimmer parameter Example 345 M 22 O e Set Out High L First select a dimmer parameter Type in a value then click on the button or press L Value shall range from 255 0 to 255 0 and displays in the Out High L box Example 345 M 127 5 L Use function minus for a negative value Example 345 M 127 5 L Limits Out Low Ww Out High L Curve V Offset S Init ALL Cub gt vf 67 e Set Out Low W First select a dimmer parameter Type in a value then click on the button or press W Value shall range from 255 0 to 255 0 and displays in the Out
88. on as defined by Mac OSX MIDI channel with the Channel jogwheel O closed and resolution usually 127 using the Resolution jogwheel 5 Then there are 3 network inputs UDP MULTICAST OSC TCP IP string mxj net tcp send localhost address localhost 5501 port 5858 e MULTICAST UDP Multicast on port 2585 OSC which playback is selected from OSC In Port TCP IP on port 5858 All three protocols require an input resolution that 1s set using jogwheel Ntwk Res All three sources require headers chan UDP and TCP or chan OSC for pairs of values assigned to a channel via selected sub string UDP and TCP or string OSC for lists of exactly 120 values assigned to all the channels via selected sub cmd UDP and TCP or emd OSC for every valid command sent to LR120vf raw UDP and TCP or raw OSC for every gross data sent to LR120vf Here gross data refers to a multiple command which parts are not intended to be separated from one another Finally there is DMX In To this day only Enttec DMX USB PRO and LanBox LCX allow to retrieve a DMX In flow Only the first 120 values of the chain will be accepted Data In configuration in LR120vf_Patch amp limits provides useful information to rebuild the chain of input values 76 MIDI Program Change configuration and output network flow Pqm Out 1 Channel bi Pam Dut 2 Pgm Out 3 AU DLS Sy ith Chan
89. optional a time value in seconds Without nn4 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo A X nnl nn2 gt nnl is a angle value and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo A Y nnl nn2 gt nnl is a angle value and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo A Z nnl nn2 gt nnl is a angle value and nn2 optional a time value in seconds Without nn2 transfer 1s processed instantly lt ext vdo A home nnl gt nnl is a transfer rate value to reset posture to 0 0 0 Without nnl transfer IS processed instantly lt ext vdo A vdpl nnl gt nnl is a Max MSP Jitter instruction to player s object jit gl videoplane lt ext vdo A movie nnl gt nnl is a Max MSP Jitter instruction to player s object jit qt movie LR120vf VDO Digitizer C Capital C designates target module ext vdo C close gt Stop video acquisition ext vdo C open gt Start video acquisition lt ext vdo C vdevice nnl gt nnl is an element of the scroll down menu automatically filled when sending an Open command Warning 0 zero based lt ext vdo C input nnl gt nnl is an element of the scroll down menu automatically filled when sending an Open command Warning 0 zero based lt ext vdo C dim nnl gt nnl 01s the equivalent of an item from resolution menu 0 based lt ext vdo C XYZ nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 gt nnl
90. ormations Y PARTAG S LR120 ASC l MacBook de Rose Marie R120 TXT E npi8ca2be 1 LR120vf philippemontemont EJ Time Capsule de Rose M LR120vf philippemontemont pum lil time capsule de Ltool philippemontemont Ouvrir avec 1 main bin Y EMPLACEMENTS Placer dans la Corbeille Bureau Wi philippemontemont 3 Modes d emploi ode 15 bin ode 16 bin Lire les informations Compresser LR120vf phi Here the hard disk is named OS Xdisk and the file LR120vf philippemontemont Ctrl clic on the file will display a menu select Compress Send archive to autorisations toys for theater com e Response file LRvf yoursessionname zip will be sent by email Unzip the file and place it in Applications LightRegiel20vf LR120vf HOT files eoo CJ LR120vf HOT files i FM mf mj 9J s C Y spon C eae eC J a 2 1 6 E 7 OSXdisk outs r au iSync E iDisk a e og LJ Contents P E Default Ico xPDISK iWeb E Documentation M Default lin 3 iWork 09 i Interfaces en Attente ll Defautt tii Y PARTAG S 3 license rtf E pefault Ipa 3j KORG m MacBook de Rose Marie 3 LCedit 3 5X LightRegie120vf218 A dmxusbpro mxo RB npi8ca2be B Lecteur DVD C LR120vf editors By LR Languages E Time Capsule de Rose M C SS LR120vf HOT files gt Sal T regen ij My Chasers P LR120vf MARIE AutoSetup Y EMPLACEMENTS m gt 833 Logic Nod L3 My Projects r LR120vf
91. ove Warning The previous preset will then be erased The following commands can be sent to inhibition lt hm nn gt to move inhibition fader instantly to target value nn lt hm nnl nn2 gt to move inhibition fader to target value nnl in nn2 seconds Time is expressed in seconds It is possible to use decimal for example 5 5 seconds lt hm wait nnl nn2 nn3 gt to move inhibition fader to target value nn2 in nn3 seconds with a wait time of nnl seconds hm stop gt to stop automatic progression of the fader equivalent to the interface Stop button It is unnecessary to include the current position of the fader in these commands as LightRegie120vf keeps track of these data 53 lt hm load nn gt to load preset nn onto inhibition Obviously the number must be that of an actual preset otherwise the command will have no result xm and zm subs Xm and zm subs have their own features No graduation available and hence similar to Stage instant value playback that is only modified according to the Grand Master setting Use of a every preset times with which the subs are loaded Xm and zm in conjunction with presets 900 are particularly indicated for playback of position channels used by color changers moving heads These subs may then serve as Workspace ctrl X or Z e be visualized and edited in Field mode e be loaded with a preset n then X or Z e receive values of se
92. puter s Firewall Configure LightRegie120vf for Art Net When selecting Art Net Out from the interface menu a window displays connection data Art Net Settings ip 10 86 94 universe 0 dimmers 120 IP address 1s that of the DMX interface as defined by its default MAC ADDRESS that can be seen under the interface barcode or its packaging Within LR120vf DMX universe is 0 This will not change unless necessary For efficiency reasons the DMX train requires to be adjusted to a necessary and sufficient number of dimmers It would be useless to route 512 wagons through the network when as shown above only 60 dimmers are required Click on OK or press Enter Commands to an Art Net interface lt interface ip nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 gt nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 is the IP address of the interface interface universe nn gt nn is the DMX universe number 0 based default 0 interface dimmers nn gt nn is the number of dimmers to which the DMX 1s assigned interface configure gt LR120vf displays a default set up window to be to be completed Set up will be saved in Preferences 123 CDS LanBox LCX Ethernet USB LanBox the pioneer in RJ 45 LR120vf is usually connected to this interface via Ethernet As with Art Net it might be required to configure the Mac first for the computer and interface to be able to communicate It also might be required to open port UDP 4777 of the computer
93. r click on I O Mappings to define audio tracks routing from DSP to the sound card s hardware outputs Since LR120vf Sound has no inputs input settings should be set to Off in DSP Without a sound card select CoreAudio Built In Audio to use the computer s stereo output LR120vf Sound Matrix The matrix will connect the tracks of each player inputs vertical axis to the outputs horizontal axis of either computer or sound card outputs Every matrixing combinations are available and may be recalled through commands from LR120vf or ToyBox vf TL LLLI mia fl r gt ae To capture a combination on the spot click on the grey button upper left side of the matrix Type the command number in the window for a later use This method will re configure all matrixing points But it might be easier to send simpler commands or matrixing within a global sound command With LR120vf Sound coordinates Warning 0 based and status of a point are written within one number e hundreds define X from 0 to 17 for 3 players x 6 tracks e tens define Y from 0 to 7 for 8 outputs e units define status 1 for On and 0 or OFF Use command lt sound matrix set nn gt where nn is a number defining a matrix point and its status for example sound matrix set 1771 gt ON sound matrix set 1770 gt OFF 109 It is possible to matrix several points simultaneously using the same command with as many points an
94. r can be used as a basis on which to elaborate a new one as both content and time of each step can be edited Shall a mistake occur it is possible to start again from previously saved data Go to menu MiniChaser Revert To Saved Instruction requires usual confirmation using keys Y Yes N No or l Cancel Clear Chaser This function allows to clear current of its content without changing its name new content under the same name Go to menu MiniChaser Clear Chaser Instruction requires usual confirmation using keys Y Yes N No or l Cancel To record new content under a different name go to menu MiniChaser Save As Save Chaser As Salle2 Cancel then rename chaser here Salle2 Minichaser scroll down menu will then display the new chaser number first thus indicating it has been successfully loaded and reset to zero ready to start 61 MiniChaser faders Along fader cl MiniChaser also features Speed Control and a Slope fader Each with a reset button below Speed Control features a 1 4 ratio The Slope fader is used to change transition time to global step time ratio Default value is of 62 minim 25 cut and max 99 Xfade 1 Pas 1 Pas 1 Pas 62 99 All MiniChaser faders values are displayed through Info window and can be controlled via MIDI Network 62 Folder Applications LightRegie120vf My Chasers It may be seen as a limitation bu
95. reen allows to go in and out of fullscreen mode Border allows to choose wether or not to display title bar NOTE oddly fullscreen will switch from LR120vf as main window to LR120vf Petite Marie Click on LR120vf title bar to regain control over the software Parameters handled from LR120vf channels 1 Cyclo Master Range 0 1 2 Cyclo Red Range 0 1 3 Cyclo Green Range 0 1 4 Cyclo Blue Range 0 1 5 Fade Range 0 1 6 Zoom Range 0 2 55 7 Volume Range 0 1 The names speak for themselves The Range of each function is essential to configure Limits from LR120vf Patch amp Limits Zoom stands apart its default value ranges from 0 to 2 55 which results 1n easy to remember 0 hex image disappearance in Z e 100 hex 439 Scale 1 e 255 hex FF Zoom of 2 55 96 Commands to LR120vf Petite Marie Every command features the prefix ext It is the doorway to the network marie 1s the final destination Using several instances from LR120vf Petite Marie via local network will require concatenating its VF Address with the prefix marie example marie8 mariel6 marie24 The prefix marie will then allow to send an identical command to all devices Of course when using only one marie will suffice ext marie nn gt nn is a media number in the scroll down menu lt ext marie mediafolder nn gt nn is the complete path to the Media Folder to
96. rm regarding theater MIDI or network has been covered so that a thorough research on this subjects might be required for an extensive use of this powerful software Enjoy your reading Philippe Mont mont tech toys for theater com Table Of Content User Manual Conventions 2 eeeeee esee enn REENEN EEN aan NEEN ENEE REA R4 10 LigntHegie 120V12 19 iiti esc EE neige bu tiene nie sr aa Aa 10 ISTANA UON m M A 10 e LightRegiet20vf zip archiVe 11 21 eee ee re eere reos enhn n nianu naa REESEN 10 Authormze EigntHegieT20WVE EE 10 GET e ele EE 10 FSI NE M eee eter Sera anew ees ee eeedees eee obuees 13 diro IN TNC DOCK E 13 Start LIGHTRCOIC ZO EE 13 A DIOlOC E 16 Main IRI gie ERR 18 A full view or EEN 18 Max console or Status 86 M 1 eese eere ee eren nan annua nun annua nnnm 19 e Information feedback from MaxMSP to user 19 New Project 36 N Drag amp Drop 1 2 oeee serere e nnne nana nna a nona nun ahs 20 ENEE EE E EE 20 e Load a plot using drag amp drop 1 12 eere eere esee eene annuas 20 Workspace cIr S E E BE 20 Choose a EE 20 TEE th WOrk Core E 21 IBI NAY PY EE 21 Yes Y No N Cancel enee 22 e Confirm an RT E ios ter 22 VAIO EDU E 22 e Numeric Keypad value entry
97. rw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw Crw rw rw m root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root root operator 14 1 3 mai operator 14 2 3 mai operator 14 3 3 mai wheel 8 0 3 mai wheel 0 3 mai wheel 0 3 mai wheel 0 3 mai wheel 0 3 mai wheel 2 H 3 mai wheel AR 2 3 mai wheel AR 0 3 mai wheel 11 4 3 mai wheel 4 0 3 mai wheel 4 1 3 mai wheel 4 2 3 mai wheel 4 3 3 mai wheel 4 4 3 mai wheel 4 5 3 mai wheel 4 6 3 mai wheel 4 7 3 mai wheel 4 B 3 mai wheel 4 9 3 mai wheel 4 10 3 mai wheel 4 11 3 mai wheel 4 12 3 mai 12 rdisk0s1 12 rdisk0s2 12 rdisk0s3 12 sdt 12 stderr fd 2 12 stdin gt fd 12 stdout fd 1 12 systrace 12 tty 12 SL 14 222 12 222 24 12 SL 2 12 2242 22 12 12 222 222 tty Bluetooth Modem tty Bluetooth PDA Sync tty usbserial 000013FD ttyp8 A ttyp1 L ttyp2 ttyp3 ttyp4 ttyp5 ttyp6 ttyp7 ttypB8 ttyp9 h ttypa ttypb Yv ttypc Bingo This the name to remember and to write down the first page of the present manual Olaf Matthes object dmxusbpro mxo LR120vf will not be able to communicate with the Enttec PRO without this MaxMSP object It 1s offered free of charge to every LightRegie120vf license owner by Toys For Theatre whom purchased these objects from Olaf Matthes It is forbidden to permit the use of a copy of this obje
98. s Firewall R seau gt Tout afficher Q Configuration CDS LCX v4 e e tat Connect 4 i Ethernet est actuellement actif et poss de e FireWire w l adresse IP 192 168 1 7 O PITT Configurer IPv4 Manuellement 3 Adresse IP 192 168 1 7 Sous r seau 255 255 255 0 Routeur Serveur DNS Domaines de recherche Avance Avanc 1 a 5 zy O O m LT Pour emp cher les modifications cliquez ici Assistant Revenir Appliquer In LightRegiel120vf go to menu Interfaces CDS UDP UB Connection will be processed without having to browse another window These interfaces are manufactured with a unique default IP address that 1s automatically acknowledged Commands to CDS interface interface clearall gt allows to reset all output values to 0 black lt interface host nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 gt symbol nnl nn2 nn3 nn4 is an IP address default 192 168 1 77 coming from the factory interface input start gt start DMX In acquisition lt interface input stop gt stop DMX In acquisition lt interface input port nn gt nn is a UDP port number factory default 4777 124 Remote control Control LR1I20vf via WiFi There is a remote suitable for LR120vf on Apple iPhone or iPad or any number of Android based smartphones These devices must feature the Touch OSC software that can be purchased for a reasonable price The remote features
99. s in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc was in timer proc dmxusbpro opened device dev cu usbserial O00013FD dmxusbpro set send mode dmxusbpro set refresh rate to 40 Hz A dmxusbpro set channels to 512 Finally this procedure will only work for a given USB port Therefore make sure to always connect the interface to the same port Commands to Enttec PRO lt interface send gt set interface to emission mode DMX out default lt interface receive gt set interface to reception mode DMX In 119 interface dimmers nn gt nn is the number of dimmers of the DMX 512 t rain lt interface refresh nn gt nn is the number of cycles per second between 1 and 40 40 by default LR120vf can be set to run at 25 ms lt interface start code nn gt nn is the train start address 0 based default 0 lt interface getparams gt allows to gather information in Max Console 28 M lt interface blackout nn nn 1 commands Blackout FROM THE INTERFACE and nn 0 Restores current intensities interface print gt allows to gather information in Max Console M interface open nn gt nn dev cu usbserial NNNNN full port name Open serial connection automatic procedure when selecting the interface interface close gt close serial connection interface mabtime nn gt nn 1s the mark after break value DMX protocol
100. t Pause Stop will stop playback and reset to beginning Playback modes e Linear gt Auto Pause playback Usual mode for theatre A signal is emitted by the end of playback It is usable by the Lock function of the other players Loop O Allows to keep on reading the file until the next Stop command or a change of mode NO usable signal for the Lock function of other players e Loop signal zl Allows to warn the other players of playback end even in Loop mode Special functions Lock Allows to start playback automatically when one of the other two players reaches the end of the file Please note this 1s a single use function that must be activated whenever necessary Cmd This function allows to send any command when the player reached the end of the file Default command sends K go gt to LR120vf or ToyBox vf Please note this is a single use function that must be activated whenever necessary 9 Modulo This function is most efficient when working with mono or stereo files using the outputs It allows to double the signal the following way Fader 4 1s paired with and dependent on fader 3 A single command will control both faders Writing commands and overall management will be made considerably easier when working with 3 1dentical areas 113 Commands to LR120vf Sound players For players A B and C lt sound A nn gt nn is a number of file to load onto the player lt
101. t it is rather a necessary evil MiniChaser folder is handled manually Chaser 00 Init is locked and cannot be deleted Files can be renamed duplicated etc But file numbers placed before file name will then have to be modified manually as they dictate the order in which chasers are displayed in the scroll down menu as well as ensuring commands consistency Commands to MiniChaser MC lt MC nn gt nn as the chaser number This allows to call back chasers using their number during plot playback MC run gt start stop MiniChaser lt MC rtz gt go to step zero This command will stop the chaser when running which comes in handy when the number of loops cannot be predicted lt MC next gt go to next step This command will stop the chaser when running lt MC prev gt go to previous step This command will stop the chaser when running lt MC goto nn gt go to step nn If no step bears that number the command will have no result This command will stop the chaser when running lt MC open gt display step list for editing and control purposes Commands to fader c1 Identical to those of any sub c nn to instantly move fader c1 to target value nn c nnl nn2 gt to move fader cl to target value nnl in nn2 seconds Time is expressed in seconds It is possible to use decimal for example 5 5 seconds cl wait nnl nn2 nn3 gt to move fader cl to target value nn2 in nn3 seconds w
102. t must be ensured that texts are replaced by a simple dash Close the editor by clicking on Close LightRegie120vf will save plot modifications only upon closing the editor Saving the same plot on the hard disk requires the following saving procedure 8 S ou File Save LR120vf ASCII Import ASC files to LR120Vvf Many lighting desk especially hardware will record data as text files named ASCII Main appeal of this format is that it allows exchanging data between two desks Well in theory Actually it is far from perfect as even if the procedure is thoroughly followed as is the case with LR120vf it still might be impossible to properly import a plot from another desk LR120vf ASCII mp CEPI UD RM ar DE EE import ASG IL FIG emm mmm mmm mmm Default Out Time W SCH Default In Time TERRI Open ASCII File dy Import Patch import Limits EDOL E rr rae re ee ASL le d xpor atcn ASCII Fil A 3 t Patch Import parameters are setup from the upper part of the editor Rise and fall time default values are automatically selected from LR120vf Prefs when starting the editor but can modified by clicking on the jogwheels 79 It is best also to import both patch and limiter values Finally select asc file to import by clicking on the button on the right of Open ASCII File Import rate has been slowed down on purpose see activity lig
103. tcut ctrl X F it is intended to be cryptic as it cannot be used inadvertently LR120vf Info window will display Confirm by pressing Y Yes e On the authorized computer go to Editors LR120vf_ Share and click on Scan LR120vf_Share Obviously You MUST be authorized in order to share your Authorization Scan LC philippemontemont_6677 L OK Share it e Scroll down menu should display session name of the computer to be authorized Select then click on OK I Share It The distant computer is now authorized Click on Close to quit LR120vf Share 90 LRI20vf Shortcut Visualize LightRegie120vf shortcuts Nicolas Barraud has taken the initiative to create a dynamic display of all shortcuts used in LR120vf Click on special keys X 47 ctrl etc and their combinations to display shortcuts LR120vf Shortcut Please note that the editor will display shortcuts according to the language choice as set in LR120vf Prefs Close the editor by clicking on Close top left 91 Video editors Video overview All LightRegie120vf video editors share common features They use a Media Folder where all necessary Medias will be gathered for stage use Editors can read all QuickTime compatible files They can send commands to LR120vf through the local network e They connect themselves to UDP Multicast address 225 8 5 8 and port 1182 However an editor can be isol
104. ts see LR120vf Prefs while creating and going back to regular numbering when actually using those presets e Go to Edit Clean Presets Clean Start at Preset with an Increment of Type in the preset number from which to renumber and increment as in the above Preset 10 increment 1 Click on OK or press on Cancel to cancel Swap et Clean can be carried out using the following commands swap nnl nn2 nnl and nn2 as values to swap clean nnl nn2 gt nnl as the preset number from which to renumber from and nn2 the increment 32 limin Time in theater With LightRegie120vf all timing parameters that apply to the next transfer are logically located in the Preparation line P Fall time Out Fall time delay O Del Rise time In Rise time delay I Del Waiting time Wait Time entry requires typing in a time value on the numeric keypad 0 1 for 0 1 second for 1 second 10 for 10 seconds 100 for 1 minute 130 for 1 minute 30 seconds 900 for 9 minutes But also 60 for 1 minute 90 for 1 minute 30 seconds Then click on the box at the intersection of chosen line and column to insert the time entry Timing can be modified in every line displayed Clicking on Xfade area will insert identical timing for both Out and In with one click Crossfade Within a sequence minimum time is 0 0 second Cut Maximum time is 59 59 and 9 10th 59599
105. ts from 0 To 12 7 seconds RAMP and display switch MIDI Log Lin Log Columns ALL allow fast display of single MIDI channel for all controllers or a single controller for several MIDI channels See controller manual for further information MEDIA As with LR120vf this is where to save the access path to a default Media Folder So that it will be loaded automatically when starting LR120vf Sound Click on the green button and then browse to the file Click on the red button to cancel that preference 116 DMX Interfaces Note DM X512 train size can be adjusted on most of LR120vf approved interfaces For optimized performances remember to adjust the size according to the number of dimmer parameters required Enttec DMXUSBPRO USB The pioneer Enttec was the first company to offer a small priced DMX interface Olaf Matthes has developed a MaxMSP object allowing to connect this interface with LR120vf Install Enttec PRO First download and install all the available drivers at http www ftdichip com Drivers VCP htm A reboot 1s required Connect the interface to a USB port do not plug in the DMX yet Use Terminal to find out the name of the port to which the interface 1s connected Start Applications Utility Terminal and type in command cd dev DN f Terminal bash 80x24 Last login Tue May 3 14 16 32 on ttys000 bodytop philippemontemont cd dev bodytop dev philippemonte
106. ts in Pause Values gt 1 will slow down playback Values between 0 And 1 Will speed up playback 0 5 speed x 2 0 25 speed x 4 lt marie movie unique nn nn value of default or 0 Mode unique 1 the player sends non redundant images to OpenGL A photograph will only be sent once which will off load the CPU Mode unique 0 the image even unchanged will be sent to OpenGL according to the software s rate 98 LRI20vf MOV and LRI20 VDO Showing complex images LR120vf MOV can display up to 4 images simultaneously LR120vf VDO allows to show 2 images 1 acquired image t is possible to operate transitions Fade and resizing Zoom XY positioning 3 axis rotations Background colour is configurable trhough 4 channels All film players are identical independent from one another and require 5channels Acquisition module is operated through 4 channels A matrix will prioritize image layers Main features LR120vf MOV p e T III e 3 WITT e Laan Cmd v cmd Y mil I gt a gt On VF Address Front Back Network Fe otation Home ni FSC dow Float window This Video Module is 24 YFData Channels Multicast IP Address 225 8 5 9 Port 1182 D VF Address Allows to choose from which parameter the module will listen to UDP Multicast network As with DMX 512 protocol LR1I20vf MOV has 24 parameters LR120vf VDO has18 parameters Click on button On to start rend
107. upper left corner 97 As with a slide or film projector projection focal can be modified with an OpenGL command By default focal is set to 50 This value can vary from 21 wide angle to 135 telephoto marie render lens angle nn gt nn 1s a focal value between 21 and 135 To prevent focal change send command lt marie render ortho 2 gt To allow focal change again send lt marie render ortho 1 P Other interesting commands to jit qt movie marie movie next gt jumps to next frame marie movie prev gt jumps back to previous frame These commands are especially useful when editing a film made of stills Caution 1s advised when using Quicktime as what will qualify as a still 1s unclear marie movie autostart nn gt nn value of lor 0 default autostart 1 will automatically start film sound file upon loading thus avoiding having to send command marie movie start gt Send autostart O to deactivate autostart for films sound files lt marie movie loadram gt will load files using main memory Caution is advised regarding files size and loading rate The focus here is on smooth playback It is best to use computers with a minimum of 4Gb of RAM lt marie movie unloadram gt default Cancels loading to main memory Playback is then processed from the hard disk lt marie movie rate nn nn is a positive value next or a negative value previous Default value is 1 Value 0 resul
108. usbserial CENPANROA Cancel OK 82 uDMX by anyma Installing this driver requires no specific configuration Drivers VFDATA VFDATA Can only be controlled via UDP Multicast network No DMX512 available When starting off a window will open Type in the number of parameters VFdata Settings Cancel OK OSC Out Sending data to an application using protocol OSC such as Isadora or Quartz Composer When starting off a window will open Type in IP address of host computer number of parameters and a prefix OSC data Settings osc_ip localhost params 120 prefix isadora multi 1 Cancel OK 83 GE O O U MU OSC Receiver Structure Index Member Received Signal 9 Structure Member Nest is index fdata z ext 5 5 Structure Index Member Structure Member 9 index RGB Color Red Color 9 m Green Structure Index Member Blue 9 Structure Member 9 9 Alpha index Structure Index Member 9 Structure Member 9 Image M index IN Scaled Image Dimensions image Width a Units Height e Structure Index Member Scale 9 Structure Member index 750 Lie Fade ei 6 Mask image Structure Index Member BE image Image Blending 9 Structure Member Alpha LI Depth Testing index Face Culling Structure Index Member e Structure Member index Structure Index Member 9 Structure Member
109. ut 1 Pam Out 3 Alias CH Alias Alias Sec Rec In CHEN Sec Rec New Increment SEED Back Out 25 Sec Back In b25 Sec Enter iom Pts udnc48 12 5 Pts Onscreen Pts Mask bp Pts Apple Internal Keyboard Trackpad 2 Element ke Language LR120yvf_frangais Default CH Define Default Project OSC Ta q Control 1 fader1 1 fader2 1 faderz 1 fader4 1 faderS 1 fader amp 1 fader 1 fader amp 2 fader1 2 fader2 2 faderzZ Source Midi OSC e Midi Device In BCF2000 Port 1 Midi Device Out BCF2000 Port 1 iPhone de Philippe Monty OSC Ta g 2 fader4 2 fader5 2 fader amp Az Ay Bz Bx By Cz C Ax H d 2 bce per bes Clear Default MIDI Ch Resolution In Port Resolution LR120vf Clock Speed 29 bg Swap Shortcuts Cy Dz Dx Dy gt 78 be o2 ke MULTICAST Port 2585 Midi Device In BCF2000 Port 1 Channel bi Resolution 3 Cata 5500 MEETS HEP 255 BCF2000 Port 1 Channel i Pgm Out 2 AU DLS Synth 1 Channel Pgm Out 4 AU DLS Synth 1 Up pr localhost za 2525 I localhost Port kr i TEn localhost Port 259959 Lighting desk preferences 2 Surface control preferences 3 Inflow configuration 4 Out MIDI Program Change 5 Outflow network Channel Channel Close 72 Preferences are loaded when starting LR120vf and saved on the hard disk when upon closing the editor Close button bottom right Lig

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