Hector

New Member

Posts: 1

5/13/2020 8:49 PM

Hello friends!! Could you help me?

I am trying to patch the cameras in my Capture 2019 Solo edition.

In the past (Atlas edition) I only dragged and dropped the cameras easely, but now it is not possible to do that.

Could you be so kind as you explain the new way to patch cameras now?

Thanks in advance!!

greetings from Mexico!!

rsmentele

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Posts: 17

5/14/2020 8:48 PM

17 Appendix

17.1 DMX Tables

17.1.1 Cameras

Cameras offer four DMX modes. The Standard and Extended modes shown below were introduced with Capture 2020. The difference between these lies in the last two channels that allow for control of the current filter and scene of the camera’s view.

Standard	Extended	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	1	X Coarse	-32768 to +32767 units	(1)
2	2	X Fine
3	3	Y Coarse	-32768 to +32767 units	(1)
4	4	Y Fine
5	5	Z Coarse	-32768 to +32767 units	(1)
6	6	Z Fine
7	7	Pan Coarse	-180° to +180°
8	8	Pan Fine
9	9	Tilt Coarse	-180° to +180°
10	10	Tilt Fine
11	11	Pitch Coarse	-180° to +180°
12	12	Pitch Fine
13	13	Field of View Coarse	5° to 90°
14	14	Field of View Fine
15	15	Ambient Coarse	0% to 100%
16	16	Ambient Fine
17	17	Exposure Coarse	-3EV to +3EV
18	18	Exposure Fine
	19	Filter	0 - 3, Layer Set 1 4 - 7, Layer Set 2 … 248 - 251, Layer Set 63 252 - 255, Layer Set 64	(2)
	20	Scene	0 - 3, Scene 1 4 - 7, Scene 2 … 248 - 251, Scene 63 252 - 255, Scene 64	(3)

The following two Standard and Extended modes were present before Capture 2020.

Legacy, Standard	Legacy, Extended	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	1	X Coarse	-32768 to +32767 units	(1)
2	2	X Fine
3	3	Y Coarse	-32768 to +32767 units	(1)
4	4	Y Fine
5	5	Z Coarse	-32768 to +32767 units	(1)
6	6	Z Fine
7	7	Pan Coarse	-180° to +180°
8	8	Pan Fine
9	9	Tilt Coarse	-180° to +180°
10	10	Tilt Fine
11	11	Pitch Coarse	-180° to +180°
12	12	Pitch Fine
13	13	(unused)
14	14	Ambient	0% to 100%
15	15	Lighting	0% to 100%
16	16	(unused)
	17	Filter	0 - 3, Layer Set 1 4 - 7, Layer Set 2 … 248 - 251, Layer Set 63 252 - 255, Layer Set 64	(2)
	18	Scene	0 - 3, Scene 1 4 - 7, Scene 2 … 248 - 251, Scene 63 252 - 255, Scene 64	(3)

Units can be cm or dm, as configured by the user for the camera in Capture.
Mapping of project layer sets to indexes is done by the user in Capture.
Mapping of project scenes to indexes is done by the user in Capture.

17.1.2 Smoke Boxes

Standard	Function	DMX Ranges
1	Density Coarse	0% to 100%
2	Density Fine
3	Variation Coarse	0% to 100%
4	Variation Fine

17.1.3 Video Players

Standard	Function	DMX Ranges
1	Control	0 - 7, Pause 8 - 15, Play 16 - 23, Replay (Play again from start) 24 - 31, Stop (32 - 255, Unused)
2	Selection	0 - 31, Playlist entry 1 32 - 63, Playlist entry 2 64 - 95, Playlist entry 3 96 - 127, Playlist entry 4 128 - 159, Playlist entry 5 160 - 191, Playlist entry 6 192 - 223, Playlist entry 7 224 - 255, Playlist entry 8

17.1.4 DMX Movers

16-bit XYZ	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	X Coarse	0% to 100%	(1)
2	X Fine
3	Y Coarse	0% to 100%	(1)
4	Y Fine
5	Z Coarse	0% to 100%	(1)
6	Z Fine

8-bit XYZ	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	X	0% to 100%	(1)
2	Y	0% to 100%	(1)
3	Z	0% to 100%	(1)

16-bit X	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	X Coarse	0% to 100%	(1)
2	X Fine

8-bit X	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	X	0% to 100%	(1)

16-bit Y	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Y Coarse	0% to 100%	(1)
2	Y Fine

8-bit Y	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Y	0% to 100%	(1)

16-bit Z	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Z Coarse	0% to 100%	(1)
2	Z Fine

8-bit Z	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Z	0% to 100%	(1)

Actual ranges are defined inside Capture in terms of meters or feet.

17.1.5 DMX Rotators

Alpha 16-bit	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Alpha Coarse	0% to 100%	(1)
2	Alpha Fine

Alpha 8-bit	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Alpha	0% to 100%	(1)

Alpha & Speed 16-bit	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Alpha Coarse	0% to 100%	(2)
2	Alpha Fine
3	Speed Coarse	0 - 2559, 0% to 100% 2560 - 33791, Reverse continuous, fast to slow 33792 - 34303, Standstill 34304 – 65535, Forward continuous, slow to fast
4	Speed Fine

Alpha & Speed 8-bit	Function	DMX Ranges	Note
1	Alpha	0% to 100%	(2)
2	Speed	0 - 9, 0 to 100% 10 - 131, Reverse continuous, fast to slow 132 - 133, Standstill 134 - 255, Forward continuous, slow to fast

Actual ranges are defined inside Capture in terms of meters or feet.
Actual range is defined inside Capture in terms of degrees.

17.2 Pan & Tilt Calibration Guide

In order to help us correct the incorrect orientation of a moving head fixture as correctly and efficiently as possible, we may ask you to follow the following guide.

17.2.1 Before You Start

Before you start the pan & tilt calibration procedure, please first make sure that in the settings of the fixture, no pan and/or tilt invert setting are active and that no overrides for its pan and/or tilt range are active. Also make sure that no pan and/or tilt settings are active in the DMX controller you are using during the calibration.

This guide assumes and requires that the fixture you are working with is positioned on the floor in front of you while observing it.

17.2.1.1 Position the Fixture

Start with setting both pan and tilt to 50%. Position yourself or the fixture so that your shoulders are parallell with the yoke, as follows:

FixtureCalibration-1-YokeAlignment

If at this point the display on the base of the fixture is facing away from you, either position yourself on the other side of the fixture or rotate the fixture 180 degrees (in either direction), as follows:

FixtureCalibration-2-BaseAlignment

17.2.1.2 Pan Calibration

Question 1 – Now increase the pan parameter of the fixture from 50% towards 100%. Does the yoke rotate in a clockwise or anti-clockwise direction?

Example below: anti-clockwise rotation (left image) and clockwise rotation (right image) as follows.

FixtureCalibration-3-PanDirection

Set the fixture’s pan parameter to 50% again.

Question 2 – How many degrees would you need to rotate the base of the fixture so that its display faces you directly?

Example below: +45 degrees (left image), 0 degrees (center image) and -45 degrees (right image).

FixtureCalibration-4-PanOffset

17.2.1.3 Tilt Calibration

Question 3 – Now increase the tilt parameter from 50% towards 100%. Does the aperture of the fixture move towards you or away from you?

Example below: the aperture moving towards (left image) and away from you (right image) as follows.

FixtureCalibration-5-TiltDirection

17.3 Protocols

17.3.1 DMX Console Connectivity

	Link Type	macOS	Windows
Art-Net	Ethernet	Yes	Yes
Avolites ACDI	Software Driver		Yes
CITP	Ethernet	Yes	Yes
Compulite VC	Ethernet	Yes	Yes
EntTec DMX USB Pro Mk1 & Mk2	USB Devices	Yes	Yes
ETC EOS ¹	Ethernet / OSC	Yes	Yes
ETC Net 2	Ethernet	Yes	Yes
High End Hog 3 & 4 ²	Software Driver		Yes
MA-Net 2 ³	Ethernet		Yes
Streaming ACN	Ethernet	Yes	Yes

¹ The IP address of the EOS console needs to be entered in Options. Bidirectional channel selection and pan/tilt feedback is supported.

² Note that Hog 4 also supports CITP connectivity, which is available on macOS.

³ Requires MA software version 2.9. To enable, use the Configure MA-Net.. command in the Universes Tab.

17.3.2 Other Protocols

	Purpose	macOS	Windows
Blacktrax RTTrP	Tracking	Yes	Yes
CITP / CAEX	Laser	Yes	Yes
CITP / MSEX	Video	Yes	Yes
Green Hippo HMap 3	Video	Yes	Yes
Kinesys K2	Tracking	Yes	Yes
LaserAnimation	Laser	Yes	Yes
NewTek NDI	Video	Yes	Yes
Pangolin Beyond	Laser	Yes	Yes
PosiStageNet	Tracking	Yes	Yes