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1. pansi TL Close This option Default colour mechanism does this Sets the default colour mechanism Vista uses when managing lights with colour wheels and colour mixers e Automatic uses the colour wheel for Lee colours and mixing for HSV e Prefer Mixer uses colour mixing unless a colour wheel frame or colour is selected e Prefer fixed uses the fixture s colour wheel whenever possible Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Getting started Setting user preferences Crossfade HSV fast Programmer priority Wheel Sensitivity Preview Fixtures Background click deselects fixtures Step Label Format Split Step Creation Default Step Name Default Step Increment Inhibit Inapplicable Events Hide Inapplicable Events Auto blind Live Tab Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Determines whether or not a crossfade goes through the intervening hues off or jumps directly to the specified colour on Determines whether clips loaded in the programmer have high or normal priority When set to high any changes you make in the programmer while a clip is playing will override the normal playback Specifies the number of turns of encoder wheels needed to cover the full range of the assigned parameter a larger number results in finer control Normally set to 2 Determines whether the Programmer Fixture window icons display Intensity Colour Position and other settings When this is
2. os Pe 1 Preset 2 Sweeps 1 Follow Tap and drag these triangles to define the start and end points of a step When you next add events to the timeline Vista automatically places the events between these two points in time Splitting steps You can split a step into two steps to give you more detailed control of the events within it To split a step click on the timescale at the top of the timeline at the point where you want to split the step then choose Split at cursor option from the Step menu Or Position the green Playhead line at the point where you want to split the step then choose Split at Playhead option from the Step menu Vista splits the step into two at that point 74 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Working with steps This example shows the before and after effect of using this function Before splitting 1 pun Programmer LaNeige PLASA demo_1_4 vst E x I Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools n Saes fe a dar Sl 9 LRN n oo lt 00 00 06 50 i scans By das C IRS SN a aa FB Laa Js R BP RY BF eresia z Yip smanrx asot Gua Live LaNeige a a 2s st IL 5s S Summarise Features w 9 90 Neige Dantans 10 _ Pfeturesy EG fixtures Dfituresy ee a fixtures fp R anp 10 fixtures closed l Shutter 10 fixtures x 9
3. The progress indicator When you hit Play the yellow line on the progress bar starts moving from left to right across the timeline This line shows where you are up to in this clip If you hit Pause the line stops wherever it is on the timeline if you hit Play it starts from the same spot The yellow indicator line has a green line attached to it that runs across the event bars in the timeline itself to show you where you re up to The green line is there so you can make a timing adjustments Programmer Clip 72 Timeline vst x Cip Edt Fixtures Step Tools view intro mN Hat je s fo 00 00 00 ofu 00 04 00 00 00 04 0 j dde Bs Yo Gt ib BY La E5 Cae De ED amp GH LY Hi Lanas zl ganap a R Geri Live Clip 72 PE G d Summarise Features 1s 2s 3s 4s magn mona Hha a Ji I mwa aag 10 gt VL2000 10 Position a a eed QUES oe eee NEPE Darrel te Tenn nr ne Tern nnCnmne Q 1 Intro Hatt 75 SSS rir emoe0e am T I E T S N en T H T H Ie IST Programmer ES EY Playback Control My Playback vE Release All Depending on the level of zoom you have selected the green indicator bar may appear to be out of sync with the yellow progress bar Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 63 About the timeline 64 Working with clips Zooming in and out The red focus box beneath the timescale shows the current zoom level
4. LEL re FE BE MS i P P HS fE F yel FR E P e Lii H ved EREE EEE sa ty Pa Ei T ind EH Hp l va HS ias pefe call P Ti und all coll ER nal al pa wee Pa ol Huw elie M lt Fas E ba Babs La Ba En eb 3333351351135 ba is es fi fi is ns EB Ein Bs Es Bs a Bs se Bi si h EEELEELEEEELE Hb i re SIS nls oad man eai mi fe a res a Back Modes 3 35 17T d RAL L FEEF rda Mac Mode A ot LC ero MiniMac Wash Mode cba LOR 5 TT T P Wash Mode mik Wade er 6 E FE di ba Wani EEEREN bac Y n Displaying fixture short names Vista has a standard abbreviated name for every fixture To display these short names instead of the full length names choose the Short Names option from the View menu Here s an example of the Patch screen showing the full length names Universe 1 Universe 2 Universe 3 Universe 4 Universe 5 Universe 6 Universe 7 Universe 8 GoldenScan_HPE 1 i l i l jid ar 2000P e Torn a g k 5555555555 UU L C Fee t And here s the same screen with the Short Names option selected Universe 1 Universe 2 Universe 3 Universe 4 Universe 5 Universe 6 Universe 7 Universe 8 Mac2000P 1 M A peor aT Po POO e If you have short names selected and want to display the full length names select the Short N
5. Maii Max fied its MiniMac Wash Mode Ai 5 F i Warih Wader 778 aE l bar F 4 J pool x Yee ER pmid C brag See Bigi sasaran 1 oo amp YB Td ves 9 LES glim a M riveron 3 lice N Peirona d hig se 5 a pe Privar Ty riversa fl riene 3 hse E Ad Fosa 9 6 6 D TAA LL 0 LL a Br rire 18 28 1 N 2 ee 2 i 2 oo 6 a nana 09 ES i a 9 5 9 0 9 9 E E 0 0 a lt A L LAS ll a KR ell LA u ll al k LD ras db coll PM eed aB call ANER D eld eT a ial ac alll alll 98 C C a a Aa CA C a A Aa Ea A pore Bec Mode 1 lt Se a H ED rie Coe Tip You can also put a fixture in the pool by choosing the Unpatch option from the pen pop up menu 24 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Swapping fixture types The pool is also a handy place to store fixtures that you re going to want later but don t need right now When you need them you can just drop them back into the patch panel without having to select them all over again from the Fixture type lists This example shows two of the fixtures we added above that have been dragged and dropped into the pool Patch Ml csPatch st View Edit Control 2 Previous Ge Next Highlight d e T G e SD 75 li Table View E Fixture Type H A Fixtures H By Manufacturer i Favourites Patch Properties Name l lt auto gt Fixture Unit Number 0 p Copies 0 J Treat as a single
6. 30 Vista gives you two different views of your patch so you can get different types of information about your patching configuration To change the view click the drop down menu in the top right corner of the Patch screen Table View There are two options Table and List and view Table view The Patch screen defaults to the Table view like this X Y LR grud TAD rags E T Haid BB rae rianas D G iE k p Taba View 1E lt g Lerne 1 hien 3 risen 3 Lene dj His 5 Ariaan HI blocs 7 henr B rpe 8 hime 10 l Hachi Bede lt i gt Bar ttn Pie Made adie aie te urbis Wich Ned DE inks Wah Nedd Pach hearts T 7 7 tors fc 7 BRL ETES Sapne aE KKKKKkKRRKkkkkkKkkRkKLR E This is the view you will use most of the time Here you can drag and drop fixtures into the patch panel for each universe and arrange them the way you want them List view If you choose the List option from the drop down list Vista displays the List view screen To select fixtures in this view click on the Unit ID number s s Nes He idee Elaz 2 N a n Hide L 15 LR NED Made J NAN Ms Si Carnal 1 1 F M ED tipda d Pee Mede 1 ij Cami a BrE n gt W ah Miedo 15 Me eth Madez B7 Corda dE biria Wadi biod Sindee wah Modez tl R Dii Yua Poni Liai Lira e Whats bida 71 Nedd sc lah Madez PI Cest urbis weh Ned 4 8 ive Witch Model SA birali lad azh M
7. 9 9 In the next example we ve selected the lower right handle of the selection and dragged it right to step the events over 2 seconds This has offset the end fade time so the first fixture takes the original time of 400 milliseconds to fade in and the last fixture takes the full 2 seconds Progr ammer C lip 74 i4 gt l Timeline vst Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools View Sase T fe ae L Sama lt o0 00 02 00 4 00 00 02 0 Gis EIEEE LIER E E RRR I l Rrap Ss Live Clip 72 Clip 73 Clip 74 a pG s 2 e Summarise Features gt QO 9 In the next example we ve selected the middle handle on the lower edge of the selection and dragged it right to step the events over 2 seconds offsetting start and end fade times while retaining the 400 millisecond fade duration Progr ammer Clip 74 2 gt l Timeline vst Cip Edt bues Step Tools View Sase hi K E 9 00 00 00 00 lt 00 00 02 0 4 00 00 02 0 o JERAR A a FS LER LTR TEE IE La W sm iso Live Clip 72 Clip 72 Clip 74 H pG E 2 Summarise Features gt Q 9 25 Liens Fa A 5 fixtures dK 1 Step Halt Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Creating clips If we now open up the Position event summary bar we can select and skew the position events too completely separately from the intensity events Programmer Clip 74
8. Appendix 2 Installing new software Connecting to the console via FTP Connecting to the console via FTP You can take advantage of the Vista s built in FTP server to move files from a Mac or PC to the Vista or vice versa using FTP File Transfer Protocol a common method of file transfer Hardware Setup Connect the console and computer to an Ethernet hub or switch using a standard Ethernet cable or connect the two devices to each other using a crossover Ethernet cable Vista Software Setup Open the User Preferences from the Vista menu select the General tab and check the IP Address setting If the IP address is already set make note of the address and close the Preferences If there s no IP address or it s set to 0 0 0 0 you ll need to assign one The address is four groups of numbers from 0 to 255 all connected by periods Typically you ll use an IP addresses starting with 192 168 e g 192 168 0 65 Computer Software Setup Check that the computer s TCP IP properties are set to a different IP address in the same subnet 192 168 0 100 for example The subnet mask should be 255 255 255 0 If necessary refer to your computers documentation for how to set the IP address Using FTP On the computer start an FTP client such as Coffee Cup Direct FTP or CuteFTP and open a connection to the consoles IP address 192 168 0 65 The connection requires a username and password as follows Username vista user Pas
9. Inactive Playback controls Function Encoders Intensity Rate Shuttle and Jump Next Previous fixture select Inactive 0 100 and 50 buttons Clip specific controls Fixture Function Select buttons Playback specific controls 114 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the console hardware Encoders Extended playback features Notimplimented Clip has priority Clip plays Step status indicator bar x a Loads a selected clip Releases the clip Select encoder Rate control Inactive Intensity contral Rate Shuttle control Step select Jump to start of clip Jump to previous step Clip intensity fader Live control features Intensity and Position Select Parameter labels Parameter Item labels Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Not implimented Switches to Extended Playback or Live Control L without Hming 7 OOF Clip will ignore Index point conditions over others ce ea Fitar jess oor Ne Autalia ial Clip status indicator bar Select encoder Shuttle control Clears the clip from the wheelset a S J 709 Jump to next Step Activates the encoder for Jump Mrt to another Step Jump to end of Clip Play from current play head position Pause Go Back Clip playback Play Clip Flash button Manual X fade when No Time is selected Colour control Gobo control Switches to extended select select playback or l
10. 2 Sweeps 1 Follow Pach Programmer Z TC Playback Control Screens v My Playback v Release Al IR re Coe Cee N Cvs Erd Programmer LaNeige PLASA demo_1_4 vst Cip Edt Fixtures Step Tools view a Sweeps 2 TTS 00 00 01 00 lt gt o0 00 03 50 4foo 00 04 50 Mas o lig Aka eee pooo E RN Oo BS Cee PRLS GHG Lesa Gon Germ Live LaNeige S H ee III TE aal E Z zLa Neige Dantans 10 L o H eo ites SSCS tes CS Gee TX T T Gm LT E E 10 fixtures 10 fixtures _ closed i Shutter 10 fixtures vm G S 2 gt 1 Preset 2 Sweeps 1 Follow Halt Two Steps created by splitting 4 f mir H d Oe Blind E EN Pach Programmer EA G Playback Controli Screens My Playback Release All Adding markers to the timeline You can denote significant points on the timeline with markers and use them as moveable snap to points This is useful when working with SMPTE timecode because the markers are independent of the standard snap to points of the timeline grid so you can place them anywhere you like within time Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 75 Creating and applying extracts Working with clips To add a marker 1 Tap on the timescale ruler at t
11. Jump er Fixtures Pr Clip 2 25 end Load Shuttle Ea ES YY E J HET ea eee ee Nascar wl T T T T T T T T T T E Clip 11 Clip 12 Clip 13 Clip 14 Clip 15 Clip 16 Clip 17 Clip 18 Clip 19 Clip 20 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end l l a N O 2s O 2s O 2s O 2s 02s 02s 02s 02s 02s O 2s NOOO Erdan MITT Tl T aye am foun ea ea 1 T a 719 LTTE coc E H H Oupa E E Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 117 Pages and workspaces Monitoring what is going on Monitoring what is going on 118 When you click the Screens button on the toolbar and select the Output option Vista displays the Output window in icon view ig Ce S 4 4444444 SEEEEEEEEEBEBEBEEE Hi kiki A 15 589 98RRIRIRI T nH a e fe Oo mj sa OE Oe BES OES fee You use this screen to display the state of fixtures that are active that is fixtures that have one or more parameters that are being controlled by the playbacks The window is split vertically with multi parameter fixtures displayed in the top pane and conventional fixtures i e dimmers only being shown in the lower pane Tip To close the Output window click the small X box in the top right corner of the screen s title bar You can also resize this window by clicking on the bottom right corner and dragging to a suitable size If you have ext
12. Protocol 10 PTT KE Jands Internal m DMX Hub Artistic Licence 2 9 41 69 L CE port 1 DMxX512 in out port 2 DMx512 in out CE port 3 DMx512 in out L Eport 4 DMX512 in out i PathPort xD mx Connected Universes Port Source IP address Network status DM Hub 29 41 69 DMx512 Ok DM Hub 29 41 69 DMx512 Ok PathPort xD mx OK PathPort xD mx OK om on G CD N N Note that in this example universes 1 to 4 have been left as Vista internal universes and the external boxes have been connected to universes 5 to 8 Disconnecting an interface box To disconnect an interface box 1 Click on the title of the interface box in the ArtNet nodes section of the screen 2 Inthe Connected Universes section of the screen click on the connection you want to remove 3 Click the Disconnect button Note that when you disconnect an interface the universe it was connected to becomes available once more in the Universes list Tip To change the settings of an interface box you have to disconnect it and re connect it with the new settings Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures The Programmer about the Live and Clip Tabs Setting up your fixtures Once you ve patcheded your fixtures you re ready to fire them up and start setting intensity colour position and so on The Programmer about the Live and Clip Tabs Vista let s you control fixtures live from the programmer and also edit one or m
13. Single 1 Button Playback Lower Upper Button Button Button es a H H Paced Green Green Flashing Flashing en en i The 5 modifier keys ES Z 29 17 pika 0000o BEES LARA There are duplicate rows of the Modifier Keys to the left and right hand sides of the tablet Both sets have the same functionality and you can use either set depending on which is most comfortable Modifier key functions The table below describes the functions of the Modifiers also listed are the keyboard equivalents used in the PC version a Standard 2 Button PB Dual 1 Button P Blue ctrl alt ates Page Change 106 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the console hardware Configuring the console The LR button changes a pen tablet tap to a right tap To right click hold this button down then tap the pen Configuring the console To open the Console window click the Console button on the toolbar The Console window provides all the configuration tools to set the control surface up just the way you want To assign a clip or Preset Extract Group to a playback drag it from the clip Pool on the left of the tablet to the LCD window above the desired playback 2 SHS LL The top menu is for choosing to show one of the following comonents Clips Presets Extracts or Groups The lower popup is for chosing user defined directories containing the above IS EE g OoOc a Col 1 Beam
14. colour and beam palettes Setting up your fixtures Common features of the palettes This example shows the Intensity palette with a number of fixtures selected in the Fixture panel and the intensity set to 100 Tabs Close palette button Indicates that more tabs ar avaliable Palette Name Quick set sliders Home Button E Freset Button closed Clear fixture Shutter button All three palettes have a few things in common This button does this oH E Tabs along the top that display the different control api sets available in each palette The arrow symbols to the right of the tabs indicate that there are more tabs available Click the arrows to display them While each Palette has different tabs they all have a Raw DMX tab that you can use to program attributes outside the control of the generic fixture model see About the generic fixture model A The Home button Clicking this resets the selected fixtures to their default parameters for that tab For instance clicking this on the Intensity tab resets the fixtures intensities to zero E The Components or favourites button Clicking this displays the Components window where you can select Presets Extracts etc See Creating presets for details The Clear Fixture button Clicking this removes all attributes for that tab that have been set for the selected fixtures x Close palette button Clicking this
15. out and make them separate effects in their own right To do this click on the effect you want in the list in the Settings Parameters box and click the Split button Vista removes that effect from the Settings Parameters box and adds it to the effects list on the left hand side of the screen It s now a separate effect that applies to the same set of fixtures Merging effects Once you have two or more effects applied to a clip you can merge them into one You might want to do this to combine a set of building block effects and save them all as one effect Note that you can only merge effects within a single step To merge two or more effects together 1 Inthe Effects list choose an effect you want to merge and click the Merge button Vista displays the Merge Effect window Merge Effects Merge P bouncel with Merge P bouncel Effect 22 Settings Parameters H F bouncel with Effect 22 settings Parameters H Effect 22 Cancel L 2 From the list in the Merge Effects window choose the effect you want to merge your selected effect with then click the Merge button Vista combines the first effect you selected with the second 90 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Using effects Reviewing effects The FX Control Panel has three panes the effects list active effects and selected fixtures SmartFX Control Panel Active Effects Fixtures Settings _ Current step on
16. window and select the fixtures you want to change 2 Make the adjustments you want using the palettes 3 Click the Update icon 7 7 from the clip menu or choose the Update Live Playbacks option 4 Vista displays the Update Programming window E Update programming Fixtures WL2202 10 elPeel Clip 48 YelPeel YelPeel YelFeel Clip 48 relPeel Lip 48 elPeel Clip 48 YelFeel L YL2416 10 il Colour L L Clip L Preset E VLA41B_4 Clip 48 REL C Ee M4 Colour Clip 48 RED C L L Clip Clip 46 L Preset RED C E VL2416_5 Clip 48 RED C I Colour Clip 48 RED C 1 i LI Clip Clip 48 L Preset RED C 4 fal a Ace G Che AOC fo 4 All If Prefer Presets This screen determines which fixtures in the clip or preset your changes will apply to By default Vista selects the preset for each fixture Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 83 Updating Clips in the programmer Working with clips 5 To apply the changes to all the presets click Update If you want to apply the changes just to this particular clip rather than to the presets from which it is constructed un check the Prefer Presets box To de select all the fixtures so you can choose specific one click the None button 6 When you ve defined how you want to apply your changes click the Continue button to return to the Fixtures screen Updating Clips in the programmer When you make changes in
17. you ve programmed the lights to be Red the Vista can send that information to any light and achieve the same colour Sure if you replace a fixture that has colour mixing with a fixture that has a fixed colour wheel you won t expect to get the exact same result but even in this case the Vista will adapt and provide as near a match as the replacement fixture is capable of Need more information If you have questions about the Vista or you d like more information go to our website at www jands com au or call us on 61 2 9582 0909 2 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Getting started Setting up the console Getting started Setting up the console Power Connect the Vista to any mains supply between 100 and 240vAC External displays You can attach two external displays to the Vista using standard VGA connectors The screen resolution is 1024x768 Desk Lights You can attach two Littlelite or equivalent desklights to the Vista Switching on When you switch the power on Vista starts up and displays the opening splash screen Think visually work visually ALUN Nck Demille David Timmins John Pedretti Sergei Ivanoff Huub Bouma Paul Me Carthy Tim Schofield Geoff Haines Monika Bojarski Terry Cooney Pat O Grady Neil Vann Glyn O Donoghue David Harding David Mulholland Paul Mulholland Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 3 Switching on Getting started Once it finishes loading the program Vista displays the
18. 1 Fan 1 Cyc 1 Roof 1 Ps Step 1 Ps Step 1 Ps Step 1Ps Step des HL L LH T EGOR O 2s 02s 02s 02s O 2s O 2s Oi2s J LES CC CC L J CC ia il Se GOOCH S be ICH meee TIEAN ED ee Pe Ee sia na Delen S St J G Sl 12 release X to D gacdgad l aaadag iT PUNT 117 11 a a HSS HRZ I PPS P aL ae a z D MyPlayback E IRD Ses EE mE workspace select menu Playback Group page buttons Select Workspaces to open the workspace setup window Select a workspace name to make it active 116 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the console hardware Pages and workspaces This example shows a Workspace dedicated to Playbacks Console rele IL CII i a a J a a YF e a a Ff FO IP IPC IPCB IPCGB l 1 Clip 1 Clip 10 Clip 21 Clip 22 Clip 23 Clip 24 Clip 25 Clip 26 Clip 27 Clip 28 Clip 29 Clip 30 E 2send 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end 2s end O 2s Of2s 02s 02s 02s 02s 02s O 2s 02s 02s 02s 02s 02s 02s 02s 02s O 2s 02s 02s O 2s D a a H He GI Ee ee He HE e e a a Ies es a Ies Z iority Mo Auto No Time mi HSS Fitter Fixtures Priority No AutojNo Time fi Ss Filt ixture Clip 1 25 end Ld Load Release Rate Shuttle Clear
19. 1 5A Working with clips Working with steps Setting the end of step instructions Each step lasts for a duration that is nominally defined by the start point of the first event in it and the end point of the last event In this example we can see a label on the timeline Sweeps 1 Follow Programmer LaNeige PLASA demo_1_4 vst Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools View sale Cool R l Hat lt gt oo 00 11 00 00 00 00 40 oa 00 11 40 a E r B E EE piz La Ai Fe ES l All Fixtures B ve Be E Z Pex RY pi Grab State Xp SmartFx er Sort OS A Filter Live LaNeige i l a l Ej a a nmmn 0 1s 23 es 4s ss 6s 7s k 8s Q E j Q 7A Summarise Features i O G zLa Neige Dantans 10 2 2 Intensity 10 fixtures BCI fixtures 10 fixtures 10 fixtures 10 fixtures 10 fixtures 10 fixtures 10 fixtures 10 fixtures 10 fixtures 1 Preset 2 Sweeps 1 Follow Follow MEA Intensity F My Playback v Release All a Each step needs an instruction telling it what to do when it reaches its end point To set this you can either click on the diamond marker or select the event and choose an option from the drop down menu beside the Step field There are two options This option does this Follow When Vista reaches the end of this step it automatically goes straight on to the next s
20. 1 5A 17 Adding fixtures to the patch Patching your rig You use this feature to add multiple instances of a fixture at once To do this l Select the fixture you want from the All fixtures or By manufacturer lists in the Fixture Type box 2 Patch Hame Fixtures U rit Humber Copies If not already selected click the Patch tab to display the Patch box Properties lt autor Address DMa Universe OM Start Address Spacing LI Create in fixture pool 10 18 If you want to give the fixture a name type it in the Name field If you leave this blank Vista gives the fixture the name used in the Fixture Type box If you want to assign a specific set of unique ID numbers to this group of fixtures click in the Number from field and set the unique ID number e g lt 20 gt you want for the first fixture in the group If you don t set this Vista assigns the next valid number In the Copies field enter the number of instances of this type of fixture you want to add Click in the Treat as a single fixture checkbox if you want all copies to be patched as one fixture Use this option for example when patching multiple dimmers as a single fixture In the DMX Universe field Vista automatically displays the number of the currently selected universe If you want to add these fixtures to another universe enter the universe number In the DMX Start address field set the number
21. Playback Conta EZ h Workspace G Ih Release Al Once you ve dropped a fixture onto the patch panel you can move it around to any channel by clicking on it and dragging it to a new location Vista represents the fixture as a dark blue bar with a black border and two numbers after the name The bar covers as many DMX channels as the fixture needs and some fixtures will take up more channels than others The dark blue colour shows that this fixture is currently selected If you click anywhere else in the patch panel Vista de selects the fixture and changes the colour to light blue to show that it s no longer selected In our example above the fixture is called Mac550 basic 1 lt 1 gt This title consists of three components e aname Mac550 basic which you can change if you want to using the Edit Rename option also available in the pen pop up menu e atype ID number 1 that Vista assigns automatically This number identifies this fixture of this particular type e aunique ID number lt 1 gt that Vista also assigns automatically This number identifies the fixture uniquely within the whole system across all the universes i e no two fixtures will ever have the same unique ID number Patching multiple fixtures with the Patch box Adding fixtures one at a time could be very time consuming so if YOU re working with a big rig the faster way to patch your fixtures is with the Patch box Vista User Guide Version
22. Programmer Clip 74 Timeline vst Cip Edit Fixtures Step Tools View Step Y Hat S 1 00 00 00 00 lt gt 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 j Y ES DS ER re C 74 fs A Fixtures BL vee Be we Z Sg Ro G Grab state 21 Pg RS S Live Clip 72 Clip 73 Clip 74 5 52 ne EN es 7 SIE Ta l i R resniveneeserareseesse A intensi Posto G Postion q5 fodure a aaa CEEA TE Q 1 Step Halt Using the selection handles in this way you can utterly transform the attributes of the selected events with just a few quick strokes of the pen You can also adjust any of the intensity colour and beam attributes at any time while adjusting the timeline events Making precise timing adjustments 70 If you want to set the start and end times and durations of events to a precise point on the timeline you can either zoom right in and line them up visually or enter the actual time values On the right end of the toolbar of the timeline screen there are three sets of four numeric fields fon feo Jon for fon fon faa fon foo fon foo E The first set shows the starting point of the selected event the middle set defines the duration and the third defines the end point You can either type values directly into the se fields or use the and buttons on the end to adjust the values You ll notice that when you drag events around the timeline Vista updates these f
23. Selection order button this can be useful if you want to match the fixture numbers to a specific design layout 5 Click OK to renumber the fixtures Adding fixtures with the same ID Often with fixtures such as dimmers you need to multi patch or add extra copies of the same fixture at different DMX addresses To do this Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 23 Swapping fixture types Patching your rig 1 Select the fixture you want to add to in the patch window 2 Choose the Multiple patch option from the Edit menu this command is also available from the pen pop up menu Vista displays the Multi patch window K Multi Patch 3 Enter the number of extra locations to patch 4 The extra fixtures will be created in the Fixture pool with the same ID as the original 5 Drag the extra fixtures to the required DMX channel Swapping fixture types One of the best features of the Vista is the ability to swap fixtures after you ve patched them and programmed them to clips This is particularly useful if you have to exchange one fixture for another e g because of a breakage because you can do so without having to re program anything Vista automatically adapts to the change To swap fixtures you must first put them into the pool Putting fixtures into the pool To do this you drag and drop the fixtures you want to swap from the patch panel into the white area at the bottom of the patch panel known as the
24. Sp Grab State Pp Smanrx YZ Sot a5 A Filter Live Clip 72 Clip 73 Clip 74 oO a S o a Summarise Features v En You use these handles to change the duration of the selected events In this example the Intensity events of a set of fixtures are selected By selecting a handle and dragging it you can change the start or finish point of the selected events as shown below The fixtures will now fade in over 400ms Programmer Clip 74 Timeline vst Cip Edt Fitures Step Tools View IKEE tep f com E L m 00 00 00 ofm 00 00 40 00 00 00 40 RI EErEE Gee DS 2 BP S SH Bl Easel Wome Gsu Live Clip 72 Clip 73 Clip 74 oO H lt We rinse F Full s G S fixtures je 1 Step Halt iiif aT Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 67 Creating clips 68 Working with clips In the example below we ve selected the top right handle of the selection and dragged it right to step the end fade times over the 2 seconds This has offset the end fade time so the first fixture takes the full 2 seconds to fade in and the last fixture takes the original time of 400 milliseconds Programmer Clip 74 Timeline vs Cip Edt Fixtures Step Tools View e H aka e la L oo 00 00 00 gone 400 00 02 00 eGR NR LTR SPs aR E Live Clip 72 Clip 73 Ciip 74 Summarise Features v
25. Timeline vst Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools View a tep f eo L nnm 00 00 00 paz 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 GJ a a C0 TERT Summarise Features w Intensity Full 5 fixtures Q 1 Step Halt This is an easy way to create the same effects over more than one parameter intensity and position for example as you can change both simultaneously Starting with intensity and position events at a fade time of 400 milliseconds we drag the middle handle on the lower edge to the right Programmer Clip 74 Timeline vst Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools view a aB L ie lt gt 00 00 00 40 1100 00 00 40 m l S 7 Eg i Ga Pa al l A Fitues T pk State Vg SmanFx Bay Sor Live Clip 72 Clip 73 Clip 74 gt S a 5 Summarise Features gt Ce ee E a yg CS 1 Step Halt Pr rogrammer EE lip 74 i4 Timeline vst oO Q Oo Summarise Features v tion P 72 T gt 1 Step Halt The Intensity and Position events have the same offset start and fade times as well as duration in one easy action Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 69 Creating clips Working with clips If we wanted that same effect but over 1 second and not 2 seconds we select the middle handle on the right hand side and drag it to the left until its duration is 1 second
26. Varilite_2000 Wash 1 All fixtures of active types 9 Only active fixtures Exclude unselected fixtures 4 Enter a name for the preset in the Name box 5 Use the filter bar as described below to select or deselect the features you want to include in the preset 6 Click one of the buttons to choose whether you want this preset to apply to all the fixtures in your rig all the fixtures of the type you ve currently selected or only those fixtures currently selected 7 Click the Continue button Vista creates a new Preset icon in the window that contains all the attributes you defined on that palette Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 53 Creating presets Setting up your fixtures Tip Note that presets are normally per palette i e you create separate presets for intensity colour gobo and beam and miscellaneous parameters The filters on the palette screen determine which types of presets Vista displays at any time Each button represents a type of preset parameter lt P m lt 3 Intensity Position Colour Gobo Beam Miscellaneous i e parameters that don t fit in the above groups Note that the filters apply when storing and when recalling a preset This means that whatever attributes are masked when you store the preset are excluded from it and whatever attributes are masked when you recall it are not applied Updating presets You can use the Program
27. Vista displays the Smart Effects window showing the effect you ve chosen 6 To add a second effect that is synchronized with the first one click the Settings tab to display the SmartFX Control Panel 86 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Using effects SmartFX Control Panel Active Effects Fixtures Settings 11 Current step only A HB cnd LTT Too Rate Moon 79T 20 BPM Settings Parameters Z 4 x Rhythmic __Perfitture fixture ERA settings iC part C M Y Direction Ordering Altemate E DIE ae Tor Blocking i af Rate eo Waveshape a AT hy Polarity TE Phase on j R New Merge Store u fti bag l 49 9992 _Save Effects _Stop Ettects Click the Add button choose another effect and click OK Vista adds this effect to the list in the Settings Parameters box To adjust the parameters of an effect click on it in the Settings Parameters box and use the controls to adjust it see Effect controls To see the effect click the green Run button To stop if click the red Stop button a swing effect has two stop buttons Stored Canned effects that modulate or swing Stored Canned effects are pre set to either swing or modulate Swinging means the fixtures move between two sets of attributes determined by the effect e g moving from to left to right Effects that are preset to modulate will apply their own varying attributes about a par
28. and there will always be a resting period at the high level SmartFX Quick start tutorials Setup a small show with at least 10 fixtures and configure the Fixture or Tracking window so you can see all 10 fixtures at the same time Using Stored Canned Effects L 2 toolbutton Edit a new clip in the programmer Select the 10 fixtures open up the SmartFX Control Panel SmartFX Click New to open the SmartFX Add New Effect dialog The selected fixtures are shown on the right hand side to confirm what will be affected Click the Stored Canned FX tab to display the library of stored canned effects Select an effect from the list and hit OK to insert the effect Repeat 3 6 to add effects for different features or to replace effects on existing features Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 95 SmartFX Quick start tutorials Working with clips 96 Stopping an Effect To stop an effect and have the fixtures revert to their original or default values for the parameters that were running the effect you do this 1 2 Edit the clip in the programmer Select the Step where you want to stop the effect or create a new step Select the fixtures and open up the SmartFX Control Panel SmartFX toolbutton Click the Stop Effects button The Select Effects to Stop window opens Select the Effect s you want to stop The selected fixtures are shown on the right hand side to confirm what will be affected Click t
29. correct the home position for fixtures that are hung at an angle To add a transform click the Advanced button to open the transform window then click the Add button to choose a transformer Transforms Pan offset A Select transform Intensity preheat Some of the transformers are also available from the Properties tab as described above To choose one of the advanced transformers click on Pan offset or Tilt Offset This option does this Offset Sets the offset angle For example setting a Pan offset of 45 would move the fixtures Home position by 45 degrees Symmetrical Determines whether the fixture has equal movement from both sides of the Offset position For example a Fixture with a Pan range of 360 degree and an Offset of 45 would move 135 degrees in one direction and 225 degrees in the opposite direction Since this might produce unexpected results with effects and other programming it s possible to set Symmetrical On however this will limit the fixtures movement In this example it would mean the fixture would only move 135 in each direction from the Home position Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Controlling the fixtures Controlling the fixtures The Patch screen has five buttons at the top that give you control over whatever fixtures are currently selected on the Patch panel SOAP Note that only some fixture types support these functions refer to the user guide for your
30. easier when the pen is perpendicular to the tablet screen Dragging Select an object then slide the pen tip across the display screen to move the object Erasing Erasing is not currently supported in the Vista system Working with the Pen tablet As you work with the pen tablet you can rest your hand lightly on the display screen just as if it were a drawing board or sheet of paper Because the drawing surface will be a little higher than a normal desk consider adjusting the height of you desk or chair to assure comfortable use of the device When working with the pen tablet maintain a good posture at all times and change your position if you feel any discomfort due to your work position or the weight of the tablet The Interactive Pen Display should be positioned so you can view it comfortably with a minimum of eyestrain Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet Using a pen Here are some other points to keep in mind e Take short breaks between tasks to stretch and relax your muscles e Use a gentle grip when working with the pen e Alternate tasks throughout the day e Minimize awkward postures and repetitive movements that cause discomfort Working with On Screen Display Settings The pen tablet display is equipped with an On Screen Display function The OSD function enables you to adjust and optimize a variety of display settings at the touch of a button The OSD controls are
31. find a WYSIWYG host Should be on the same subnet as the console e g 192 168 0 10 Sets the behaviour of the overlay windows Output DMX etc With maximise set to on the windows open full screen Setting user preferences 10 Sticky windows Strike Macro Minimum interval Release all on page change Screensaver wait time Programmer preferences Getting started Sets the behaviour of the buttons located above the tablet when they are used to open the Components DMX and Output windows If Off the button must be held down to keep the window open If On the button toggles the window open and closed Sets the minimum interval in milleseconds between fixtures being struck When multiple fixtures are selected this setting creates a delay between each fixture striking All running clips are released when the current page workspace is changed Time in minutes until the screensaver starts Set to 0 to disable screensaver To set the editor preferences click the Programmer tab on the User Preferences screen L B User Preferences Property Value Default colour mechanism Prefer Mixer Crossfade HSV fast On Programmer priority On Wheel Sensitivity 2 Preview Fixtures On Background click deselects fixture On Step Label Format Split Step Creation Create On Left Default Step Name Step Default Step Increment 1 Inhibit Inapplicable Events On Hide Inapplicable Events On Auto blind live tab On
32. fixture RS cR S xa a F D A fa feo far ppp SE 0 ae ER E Rod D g S S n DMX Universe fo k Ema Bi CAG Sia ta ZE aes eee rae S S lela he R 2 Sm Ra AET eo Ga I a a HT Spacing 0 Q Create in fixture pool Release All They ll just sit there until you pick them up and drop them back onto a channel Swapping a fixture type While a fixture is sitting in the pool you can change its type To do this 1 Select the fixture or fixtures in the pool you want to change You ll notice that the Type drop down list in the Properties box is now available 2 Click the arrows beside the fixture name in the Type field to display the list of fixtures in alphabetical order Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 25 Setting fixture properties Patching your rig Properties Patch Fisture i Hame Mini ac wash 2 Type MiniM ac wash 3 Choose the type of fixture you want from the list Note that you can type the first letter of the fixture s name on the keyboard to jump to that place in the list e g pressing the letter A takes you to the Acrobat 250 FE at the top of the list Deleting fixtures You can delete fixtures from the patch panel at any time To do this select the fixtures you want to delete and either press the Delete key or choose Edit Delete Setting fixture properties 26 Once you ve added the fixtures to the patch panel and placed them where you want
33. going on at any time hit the Playback Control button on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen Vista displays the Playback Control window E Playback Control Y AMBER fStop Name lpas Time Action ee 2 il i ___China__ YLS EEJ DEMO 1 0 51 7 7 C cips 7 0 71 p72 7 Fly 1b fe L__Fly tc__ H Fly 1d Show active clips only Preset Guitar Sweeps Pair Sweeps Green End End Fade Step _Bropeties Ra L pess Release 7149 4 ay D wp bpp L a aed _ This screen lists all the clips that are playing and gives you a handy point from which to control and edit them The left side of the screen displays a list of all Clips and the right column shows details for all the steps in the clip selected in the left column You can filter the left column to display only the active clips by clicking the Show Active Clips Only checkbox To take control of one or more clips click on them to select them you can then This button Properties Edit Choose Release does this Displays the selected clip s properties Opens the selected clip in the programmer Equivalent to pressing the Choose button for the selected clip Releases the selected clip fixtures return to their previous settings Jumps to the start of the clip Steps backwards to the previous Step marker of the selected clip Pauses playback of the selected clip s Commences Go Playback the select
34. home position p Parks the fixture permanently in whatever setting it s currently in This is useful for providing permanent fixtures for backstage orchestra pits and so on Once you ve parked a fixture it will ignore any further instructions you give it TIA New Deselects whatever is selected and Selects the K E next fixture in this universe y Selects the previous fixture in this universe 3 Previous T Highlight Switches the selected fixture on This is a toggle t switch while it s selected Vista switches on fixtures as you select them 0 ConnectUniverses Displays the Connect Universes screen so you gian can attach external Ethernet DMxX interface boxes See Configuring external Ethernet DMX interfaces Programmer screen This icon does this P Summarise Fistured Z Displays the list of summary options see Using the summary views YL Cuts the selected events 132 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference This icon Pigs Effects ail Sort P al l Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Toolbars does this Copies the selected events Pastes any cut or copied events at the point on the timeline marked by the left hand yellow triangle marker Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Previous Next fixture selection Vista remembers the last set of fixtures you selected you use these icons to toggle back and forth between these select
35. of the DMX channel where you want this group of fixtures to start If you ve already added any fixtures to this universe Vista displays the next channel number in sequence Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Adding fixtures to the patch 11 In the Spacing field Vista displays the number of channels each instance of the fixture you ve selected will take up If you want to leave empty channels between each fixture you can increase this number For example if a fixture normally uses twelve channels and you increase this number to 14 Vista leaves a gap of two channels between each fixture in the group 12 Click in the Create in Fixture Pool checkbox if you don t want the fixtures to be automatically patched When checked the fixtures are created in the pool area and can be manually dragged to the required address This option is useful when multiple dimmers that are not on sequential DMX addresses are being patched as a single fixture 13 When you ve set all the fields the way you want them click the Patch button Vista adds the group of fixtures to the patch panel In this example we ve added four Mac500s followed by ten MiniMac Washes with a spacing of two channels between each MiniMac Patch data view Edit Control BB Previous S GO Next v Highlight A Connect Universes 9 EX ty p i Table View s Universe 1 Universe 2 Universe 3 Universe 4 Universe 5 Universe 6 Uni
36. prel P Less J Use the three drop down lists and the filter buttons to choose the attributes you want then click OK to select all the fixtures with those attributes To add more lines so you can narrow the definition of the fixtures you want to select click the More button Each time you click it Vista adds a row of fields so you can define multiple attributes as in this example l Active Selection x aS aie All Fixtures LZ S Position P 59 T 69 2 T Pinwheel 3 dh 4 h 4 S Intensity 95 Near eguas B S Not equals Not equals TZ Zoom Near Less Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 81 Inserting a Mark step Working with clips Here we are selecting all fixtures that have the following attributes e a position other than Pan 59 and Tilt 69 e a Pinwheel gobo e intensity at 95 e not zoomed near Inserting a Mark step Sometimes you will want fixtures to move to a position while their intensities are set to zero You could do this with an event but you can also do it using the Insert Mark Step option on the Tools menu in the Programmer window To use this option switch to the Summarise by Fixture view select the fixtures you want to move and choose the Insert Mark Step option Vista displays this screen MS Insert mark step Step action Step duration ms Hame This screen shows the selected fixtures and a Result telling yo
37. removes the palette from the screen To re display a palette you ve closed choose it from the View Control Panels menu 40 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Using the intensity colour and beam palettes This button does this Slider bar usually showing a percentage setting This is a quick and easy way to set a non precise value To adjust it either e click the double arrows at the top or bottom to go to 100 and 0 respectively e click and drag the blue bar to set the value you want e click above or below the top of the blue bar to increase or decrease it in small increments Checking that everything is working One of the first things you ll probably want to do after setting up your rig and patching it all in on the Patch screen is check that everything s working The quickest way to do this is to select the fixtures one by one or in groups on the Fixture panel and crank the intensity and colour up a bit To do this 1 Select one or more fixtures in the Fixture panel 2 Click anywhere in the colour rainbow on the colour palette 3 Click the double arrow icon at the top of the Intensity slider on the intensity palette Vista instructs all the selected fixtures to show that colour at full intensity Tip You can also use the encoder wheels to set Intensity Position Colour and any other parameter Use Using the Console Hardware Live control features Setting intensity and posi
38. slot DO NOT spray liquids onto the front panel DO NOT use solvents for cleaning the front panel Warning Do not allow the entry of liquids of any sort into the console chassis The CPU tray should be periodically cleaned to ensure dust does not build up near the fans Battery replacement The Vista console has an internal battery that is used to maintain system BIOS settings The battery should last approximately 5 years from the date the battery was made If the console reports BIOS check errors please return the console to an authorised agent for battery replacement Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 147 Installation Appendix 4 Technical information Installation The Vista console must be installed in a location that allows adequate ventilation around the rear of the console There must be at least 150mm of free space around the rear and sides of the console when in use Failure to allow adequate ventilation may result in premature shutdown of the console An external UPS may be connected if mains blackouts are anticipated If a USB mouse or keyboard is required run the wire through the hole in the base of the armrest Operation Always use the correct procedure to shut the console down Select Shutdown from the console menu General Specifications Ingress protection IP20 Maximum Ambient 40C Temperature Size mm 1264 w x 218 H x 640 D Weight Net 47kg Shipping 68kg Cooling Three speed contro
39. the Clip properties window Click on the Ganging button at the bottom of the window Vista displays the Ganging window N Clip ganging Select the original Clip from the left hand column and the Clip to gang from the right hand column Click OK The two Clips will now play back together when either clip is activated It is not necessary to have both clips on a playback Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the console hardware Console layout Using the console hardware Console layout The Vista provides four playback groups with faders and two playback groups of five without faders The two encoder sets can also be used as Super Playbacks providing additional controls as detailed later in this section Playback Control Group Playback Control Group without Faders without Faders i henge Hi 1 L i i l i I i i f i i lt CS r G r t U L i p R 10 7 is cael l ele Wheel sets Super playback controls Playback status indication The LCD and LEDs inside the playback buttons indicate the current status of each playback as follows t B a e T Upper Button LCD Lower Button a a Page Buttons rw re tory Tie 1 287 1 9 BL i 1 B lB I I i 1 E rn mei cee eee i i Faders LAA b YR i p L Flash Button Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 105 The 5 modifier keys Using the console hardware Normal 2 Button Playback
40. the screen cursor or use the DuoSwitch without touching the pen tip to the display screen When pressure is applied to the pen tip the tip switch is turned on and the pen simulates a mouse button click Eraser To use the eraser hold the Grip Pen upside down When the eraser is within proximity of the active area the tablet reports the pen coordinates and the pressure applied to the eraser The eraser is not implemented in Version 1 of the Vista software Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 139 Using a pen Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet DuoSwitch The DuoSwitch can be used to perform the same click and double click functions as the tip switch Toggle the DuoSwitch in either direction to activate the upper or lower button functions Tip If you do not care to use the side switch you can remove if by following the directions in Removing and installing the Duo Switch Using a pen 140 Pointing and Selecting Move the Grip Pen above the pen tablet display screen to position the screen cursor The cursor jumps to the location where you place the pen absolute positioning Press the pen tip on the display screen to make a selection Clicking Tap the display screen once with the pen tip or touch the pen to the display screen with enough pressure to generate a mouse click Double Clicking Press the upper side switch or quickly tap the display screen twice in the same place with the pen tip Double clicking is
41. the Programmer Quick Picker 56 The lower panel of the Programmer can be set to show either Groups or the Quick Picker The Quick Picker provides an easy way to select any of the following items you ve created e Presets e Groups e Extracts e Clips To use the Quick Picker switch to a Layout that has the Quick Picker option selected Live Control Plasa _2005 vst I Edit Fixtures Step Tools View lal T a HESE ESD foo00 09 00 lt gt pei 23 64 d 36 31 23 e usc S l I SS E ES al el G SO BH HS oF Grab state Pig sman Yi sot Ba A Fter closed Z Shutter Groups Movers WL2416 VETS Hot 1 C Hat 2 C Odd 2416 Ev 2416 VL2k L VL2k R VL2416 L VL2416 R GScan L Odd VL2k J J T This screen has five columns whose contents you can set by choosing an option from the drop down menu at the top of each column Once you ve chosen the type of information you want the column to display you can also select what page you want to display within that column using the second drop down menu Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips About the timeline Working with clips Once you ve set up your patch arranged your fixtures assigned them to groups and created the presets you want you re ready to create a clip This is where the Vista differs in a big way from traditional keypad controlled lighting consoles be
42. to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures ka reorient or relocate the receiving antenna ka increase the separation between the equipment and receiver ka connect the equipment into an outlet on a different circuit from that to which the receiver is connected o consult the dealer or an experienced radio television technician for help Disclaimer Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor Jands Pty Limited shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatsoever arising from the use of information or any error contained in this manual Itis recommended that all service and repairs on this product be carried out by Jands Pty Limited or its authorised service agents Jands Pty Limited cannot accept any liability whatsoever for any loss or damage caused by service maintenance or repair by unauthorised personnel or by use other than that intended by the manufacturer Jands lighting products must only be used for the purpose they were intended by the manufacturer and in conjunction with the user manual Disconnect mains power when not in use Copyright JANDS PTY LIMITED 2004 All rights reserved Manufactured in Australia by JANDS Pty Limited ACN 001 187 837 Locked Bag 15 40 Kent Rd MASCOT NSW 1460 Sydney Australia Phone 61 2 9582 0909 Fax 61 2 9582 0999 Web www jands com au Contents Contents Welcome EO
43. to the timeline on multiple events Undo the effect of the selected events Equivalent to Cue only Opens the Highlight window so that you can set or modify the Highlight preset 129 Programmer screen menus 130 View menu Tools Insert Clip Insert mark step Repeat Group t Grab Active Grab Full Align Start a Align End Chain Insert Marker Remove Marker s Associate Events Un track events step only Unblock clip Highlight Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference Ctr G Ctrl F This option Timeline Fixture Chooser Quick Picker Palettes Fixture arrangement Normal Fit to window Fit to step Fit to selection Zoom in Zoom out does this Switches the programmer to the Timeline view Switches the programmer to the Fixture view Switches the programmer to the Fixture view see Using the Programmer Quick Picker Displays the various palettes and windows Opens the fixture arrangement sub menu so you can switch to a table or icon view and arrange fixture icons Resets the timeline view to the default zoom Displays the entire timeline in the window at once Zooms the timeline window to show only the current step Zooms the timeline window to show only the selected step Increases the magnification level of the timeline window decreasing the number of visible steps but showing more detail Decreases the magnification level o
44. while you working on a Clip by clicking on the L icon beside the Update icon 58 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips About the timeline Event bars The horizontal bars represent events These are the commands being sent to fixtures you ve connected on your Patch screen and configured on the Fixture screen The event bars represent the activities of those fixtures over time As you can see in this example the bars go from the Os point on the timeline scale to the 2s point This means that these fixtures moving to a new setting over two seconds The settings you ve applied to these fixtures on the palettes e g intensity colour and position control the fixtures themselves The timeline simply tells those fixtures to accept those commands and the event bar represents the length of time it will take those fixtures to get to the desired state Once the fixtures get to that state they will stay like that until they receive another command telling them to do something else e g switch off In short by placing the event bars where you want them on the timeline you re giving commands to those fixtures that tell them how long a parameter will take to fade in The parameter is determined by the palettes the timeline only controls when the fade starts and ends Using the summary views You can view the details of the fixtures in the clip in several ways e summarised by feature i e intensity position and co
45. 5 31 properties 26 resetting 29 sending to home 29 setting up your fixtures 35 short names 22 sorting 97 striking 29 summarise by 60 swapping types 24 fixtures definign favourites 20 32 rearranging on the patch panel 22 renaming 23 renumbering 23 Fixtures checking that your fixtures are working 41 focus 47 framing 49 frost 47 function keys assigning 107 G ganging 99 gels manufacturer 45 general tab 111 gobo 47 dual 48 setting 47 grabbing clips 80 grouping groups 52 55 groups adding fixtures to 50 creating 51 55 78 grouping 52 55 H hiding fixtures 38 home setting a fixture to 29 HSV 44 hue 44 153 Index importing shows 6 in the black moving fixtures 82 inputs amp outputs 148 installation 148 intensity palette 41 setting 41 iris 47 L layout view deleting 39 duplicating 39 Lee swatchbook 45 list view 30 live control features 115 loading existing shows 6 M manufacturer choosing a fixture by 16 gels 45 markers adding to the timeline 75 menu Control menu 124 Edit menu 123 126 Patch screen menus 123 Session menu 125 Step menu 127 Tools menu 128 View menu 123 130 135 menu reference 123 135 menus Programmer screen menus 125 modes standard and dual modes 108 modifier keys 106 modifying effects 90 moving events around 66 fixtures in the black 82 154 O o
46. 5A Switching on does this Once you ve saved some Groups Presets clips etc this button displays the Components window where you can select modify duplicate and organize these components Allows you to select one of the following overlay screens normally for display on the external monitors displays the Output window that shows DMX output values channel by channel displays the Output window that shows you what each fixture is doing Displays the current workspace You can create and delete workspaces using the Workspaces option Each workspace contains its own set of pages and assignments Clicking this button at any time releases all the fixtures from their current settings as determined by the clips that are running and returns them to their default state Creating and loading shows Getting started Creating and loading shows Creating a show To create a new show at any time choose the New option from the Vista menu Loading existing shows To load a show you ve already created choose the Load option from the Vista menu Vista displays the Open window Look in data lt l Z e EJ A E Demo1 vst Ets S LDI_20_11 vst My Recent 29 Demot vst Documents E Demo vst E DemoShow4 vst ELDI _20_11 vst My Documents 53 My Computer E f My Network File name OOo Places Files of type Vista show flez vs lc bd Cancel To load a show you ve previously saved or loaded into the co
47. A Working with clips 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Selecting and sorting fixtures in the timeline A new effect will appear in the Active Effects pane of the SmartFX dialog click to select it on the controls Slowly move the Spread control up to 100 whilst observing the output Tracking View Wysiwyg etc Note how the effect changes to a wave pattern Leave the Spread control at 100 and then very slowly move the Overlap control back from 100 observing the output NB this control is very sensitive so move slowly down to 90 Note how the wave gets shorter when the control is down around 60 only a couple of adjacent fixtures are on whilst all the remaining fixtures are resting Move the Spread control back to 100 and leave Overlap at 100 Step forward to a new step and again set it s duration to 20s Click the 50 button to track the programming forward again ensure fixtures are still selected Click to select the new effect at the bottom of the Active Effects list Set Overlap to 0 and note that the effect is now chasing from one fixture to the next Click the middle effect in the Active Effects list The timeline should automatically select the relevant events in the middle step Set the Rate to 40BPM Press the SmartFX toolbutton to close the SmartFX control panel Use the transport controls to rewind the playhead to the start of the clip and play the f
48. CMY tabs e Prefer Fixed select this when you want the HSV and CMY tabs to use the colour wheel this may result in a near match colour e Prefer Mixer select this when you want the Lee and Wheel tabs to use the Colour Mixer Hue and Saturation values The HSV tab provides a colour spectrum and a saturation slider Preferred mode Prefer Mixer 44 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Using the intensity colour and beam palettes To pick a hue and its saturation just click on the shade you want in the spectrum area and drag the slider bar on the right hand side to set the saturation level Manufacturer gels This tab provides the actual gel colours numbers and names from the Lee swatchbook so you can pick the exact shade you want mA Ge p Cofles Name F M26 Erigh ped M 23 Plasa Red E 106 Primary Red M135 Deep Golden Amber 18 192 Light Red 5 W729 Blood Hed l 130 Clear ey Prefered mode Click in the Colour Lee or Name column headings to sort the list by name number or colour Colour Prefer Mixer Z Cyan Magenta and Yellow Red Green Blue This tab gives you the option of setting your colour using either CMY or RGB values Py Prefered mode Prefer Mixer Click the relevant button to choose the method you want then adjust the sliders to set the colour Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the intensity colour and be
49. D or name cell of a fixture in the tracking view window Vista selects that fixture or adds it to the existing selection 120 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Monitoring what is going on Using the DMX Window Using the DMX Window When you first click the Screens button on the toolbar and select the DMX option Vista displays the DMX Output window View Notmal_ Format Percentage Fixed wieth J 10 E Universe 1 Universe 2 Universe 3 Universe 4 Universe 5 Universe 6 Universe 7 Universe 8 Crea RG oe You use this screen to display the output values of each and every DMX channel The main window is divided into cells representing the 512 channels available on each DMX output The cells are black if there is no output and change from dark to light blue as the output value increases To display another output simply click on one of the other Universe tabs at the top of the display Tip If you have external monitors attached the DMX window can be moved to one of these displays by clicking on the title bar blue area and dragging Use the touchpad to move the cursor to the external screens The DMX window includes a drop down menu so you can view the DMX information in a more detailed list view The DMX window set to detailed view is shown below Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 121 Using the DMX Window Monitoring what is going on 122 E Vew Format Fived Width bp E
50. EMES ENSE o pe pe pr pe Tp rpo pe pe pr pr pe pr Foret Number sl Sica nan ceo a a oe A a eo a pe pe pa pe pe por po be per er e per per e e er e Psp RIS e SS IEEE Sr I T R SI S R R PED PE TE en BB ca R SS a a a oS 8 ON rive Fe ae H a a a a S ae EB be be A A E a SRI IR 2978 98 78 8 8 OR 979 2899 a seit E A i arean Su ld QV AAE BS LE AE TE A AE A E en po pe pe p pe pe er e e sed A cal cell A ee ee el E ce l penne E sd V 0 d ie al Pompe cate GC cae cans el aed a D EH ae A cal 9 A 09 EK LA ZX RY RTW RT ee K K C3 Spacing 0 go Create in fixture pool wane wa eel pe a ce rach Pevame Fag Gp Patec Con EE EE H This is where you set up all the fixtures in your rig You tell the Vista which DMxX channels each fixture is assigned to and in which universe and can set a range of parameters to control how each fixture operates Adding fixtures to the patch The Fixture Type box in the top left corner of the screen gives you a few ways to add fixtures to the patch You can e choose a fixture from the All fixtures list which lists them in alphabetical order e choose a fixture from the By manufacturer list which lists them by manufacturer and then in alphabetical order e once you ve added fixtures to the Favourites list you can pick them from there Choosing a fixture from the complete list To add a fixture from the complete list click the sy
51. Full amp HSY H69 S 242 Full AHS Y H69 S 242 V Full A F Y Ragi S zs R oN Ny Summary by fixture type The fixture type view shows the same information but sorted by fixture rather than attribute Programmer Clip 1 Plasa_2005 vst x Cip Edt Fixtures Step Tools View aans T ran e e 00 00 00 00 o o0 00 02 00 00 00 02 0 E L update RBBB LA Is BP S BEG cased Ose Gow Gare Live Cip 1 oO H S T o 0 Summarise Fixtures gt Pa oO H D ae A E X i f L A F bax ua 1 NT i w A 3 oO F N E N7 Io G g e2 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips About the timeline All Events The All Events view shows all the details of each fixture mer Clip 1 Plasa_2005 Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools View KEL a es L joo 00 00 00 po 00 02 00 00 00 02 00 E L dae C3 J FE Ele THE T Gal SESI Loa JE E SP Se D gy S T t State Grab State gt Pg Snap SS sont Bs A Filter Live Clip 1 SS ave _ J Se are er ea ah This view is useful when you want to know exactly what you have in your clip but it shows so much information that you will usually have to use the scroll bar on the right hand side of the window to view it a
52. Gobo X_ Playbck Ew Col Be Live Control L sition NOOOCMOOOCRSE dood SITI a a The Components can be shown or l hidden by dragging the frame edge right and left respectively _ miii ii ESNE ea e E E OO x S z A a aE Playback Control 1 Screens lt My Playback S Release All Assigning function keys Above the main screen on the console there are twelve buttons These are user definable function keys On the Vista PC version the Function buttons F1 F17 can be used in place of these buttons You can assign any function in the console to these keys so you have access to that function at the press of a button rather than having to choose the option from a menu Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 107 Configuring playbacks Using the console hardware Examples of functions that you might find useful to assign to a function key include show the Presets window show fixture chooser clear programmer select a workspace release all save show To assign a function to one of the function keys L Click the Console button to display the Console screen The function keys are at the top of the Console screen J Freson roys e pe a I ca Tes ia ai a a E a a e a e MOO COC aa lu Aa JaA Jaa Taai Aaaa T P d 000 LL Ear hehe Prien sul 1 A Be al ood R TZa06 Q Ame ree MOOOOMOOOO50o codoopt ppm g 3 0 S
53. J ands Vista console User guide Vista User Guide Version 1 5a Copyright amp disclaimer ce This product is approved for use in Europe and Australia New Zealand and conforms to the following standards e European Norms Australian New Zealand Standards e EN55103 1 AS NZS 4251 1 ka EN55103 2 AS NZS 4252 1 e EN60950 AS NZS60950 Conformance has been achieved for intended usage in environment E1 Residential To ensure continued compliance with EMC Directive 89 336 and the Australian Radio communications Act 1992 use only high quality data cables with continuous shield and connectors with conductive back shells Examples of such cables are DMX Belden 8102 100 Aluminium foil screen 65 Copper braid TIP This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not properly installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try
54. L S VSTF dJ ands Internal OF PathPort Internal MUSI Cast Software Ltd User Pret CE port 1 CE port 2 K CE port 3 i CE port 4 Connect B 2 E 4 15 b H p Connected Universes Universe Port Source Product IP address Protocol Network status You use this screen to connect external Ethernet DMX interface boxes see Configuring external Ethernet DMX interfaces Page 32 for details If you aren L using any external DMX boxes you don t need to adjust any of these settings just click Close to display the Patch screen Tip You can also display the Connect Universes screen at any time while on the Patch screen by pressing the Connect Universes button on the toolbar at the top of the screen Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Adding fixtures to the patch When you close the Universe Setup screen Vista displays the Patch screen view Edit Control We Previous BY Newt Highlight ea EE G A YB l A s 2 ae 3 Universe 4 tee 5 6 e 7 Lac 8 F Fixture Type TAI Fixtures H By Manufacturer i Favourites E al Pa Fari E DI en Ww LS LA C e LE co sp LS S TH S ST pary MY r4 n C 2 ga bar d P 3 Y oa oy rx Mol S lI DY Rol Pol MH 5 ios LO LAA Sy 0 en d pn P oy mm ne F p27 EMENN EAEN EELE GS pe_ pha am EMEN ENGE Fach Popes he Te Te Te A LB E T Te Te e Te N
55. NNIN ea LE 52 Creating Drese T 52 Using the Programmer Quick PICKET scires osea E 56 WOKING EMC NDS ennn a a aemmt seca nesetasceseacemmeas 57 PADOUU TMG Tn 57 Creating cie 65 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A i Contents WOTKING WI n TT 72 Creating and applying Ox acts T 76 USMO CIOS WIKINIPCID S T nite E A E EA 79 Grabbing the COMmSOl SOU T 80 Selecting events by attriDUte siina a ea E A E 81 ISTR A MAr e TTT 82 Using the Live tab to update Clips during playback eee eee eee 83 Updating Clips in the programmer ccccseccccseececceeeeeceeeeeceuucecsaueeeseuseessaueessageesssueeesseeeessags 84 Using the keypad in the programmer window sss sees eee eee eee 85 Bee Re TT 85 Sart Xx QUICKSTART 95 Selecting and sorting fixtures in the timeline eee eee e e ee e eee 97 Gontrol and Monitor Play back scccesss2tecntsesstene cen in gene sence a eee tee ae nese 101 PSS ICM audioo AC lOa a a a A E 103 Moving Tracks to another CDren a o a a E eae 104 Ganging Clips to synchronise playback see eee ee ee 104 Jsing the console hardwar Greizenn a a 105 CONC Ole TAY OUT inat n e ea E E A suena ott ate as ose eeeeetias 105 PIaVOACK status IMGICATIO T 105 Thes TMOG ICI TTT 106 Conngurino the COMSO lO asc ae cats tee he rsa tae as tel eta ita dec E aoa ee Si 107 ASSIGNING TUMGUOM KOY Sarana a Mores inimeucievIven teva a 107 COnngunndpiayDaGKS esrden n Ea pE TREER S ERER ARESE 108 SELL CID DIODES S rrian TTT TT 111 Sealer 114 Page
56. Once you are editing a Preset you switch between the Fixture view and Timeline view by either clicking on the Programmer button icons or selecting Timeline or Fixture chooser from the View menu Organising Components At the top of the Components window there are several tabs entitled All Intensity Position Colour etc The All tab always contains all the presets you have created Presets will also be automatically added to any tab that corresponds to the parameters stored in the preset For example if you create a Position preset it will appear in the All and Position tabs To add another tab right click in the area to the right of the existing tab and choose the Add tab option This creates a new tab along the top of the Components window To rename the tab click on it and enter a title There are two mode buttons on the left side of the Components window In Apply mode clicking on a preset or other component immediately selects and activates it In Edit mode you can click on a component to rename or move it without it activating In Edit mode you can drag and drop components from the All tab to other tabs so you can arrange your components in a meaningful way You can also drag items into different columns or positions You use this same screen when working with extracts See Creating and applying extracts for details Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 55 Using the Programmer Quick Picker Setting up your fixtures Using
57. Programmer screen menus Programmer screen menus Clip Live menu New blank Clip Export to new Clip Open Clip Open Clip blind iil Close Update Relocate track s Wi Store Cip Ctri s Ctr Shit s Store Clip As store All Exit This option New blank clip Export to new clip from Live tab only does this Creates a new clip opening the timeline window Exports the contents of the Live tab to a new Clip Open Clip Opens an existing Clip Open Clip Blind Opens an existing Clip in Blind mode Close Clears any changes you ve made but leaves the clip Update Opens the update window so you can choose to Relocate tracks update either a clip and the palettes used by that clip Opens the Relocate Tracks to new Clip window so you can move all programming for fixtures in that track to a new Clip see Appendix Store Clip Saves whatever changes you ve made to the current clip Store Clip As Displays the Store Clip To window so you can Ctrl Shift S assign the clip to a location on the console or save to the Clip pool Store All Saves all open clips Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 125 Programmer screen menus 126 This option Exit Edit menu Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference does this Exits the clip and returns you to the previous window Edit Fixtures Step Tools view e gt Undo Corl 2 9 Redo Ctrl Me Cut Ctrl x Copy CC 25 P
58. Right click on the function key you want to assign Choose the function from the pop up menu Vista labels the button Now when you press that button the actual console Vista takes whatever action you ve assigned to that key Configuring playbacks Playback groups standard and dual modes Each Playback Group of five can be configured for five or ten playbacks They can also be configured to control clips Presets Extracts or Groups 108 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the console hardware Configuring playbacks To configure a Playback Group right click on its LCD display in the Console window to show the popup menu for that group and select Configure Group Ele Proportios mi Ed clp Ls Ea T A SETT Set the playback group to Standard or Dual In Dual mode the Playback Group is split so the top row of buttons act as fader less playbacks independent of the lower row and can be loaded with clips This example shows ten clips on five playbacks SE go Tip If clips are already assigned to the playbacks when the group mode is changed to Dual the assigned clips will occupy the lower five playbacks keeping their association with the fader Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 109 Configuring playbacks Using the console hardware Changing playback types Use the Presets menu to configure the upper and lower row of playbacks for clips Presets Extracts or Groups i Expanding playb
59. To maintain synchronization between the parameters of a modulated effect instead of specifying independent Rate values you can scale each parameters rate as a multiple of the base rate If you need to achieve slower rates then set the base rate to lower value e g 1 2 or of required rate then set each parameter s rate multiplier accordingly 93 Using effects 94 Waveshape Working with clips There are 6 basic waveshapes available that can be combined with the Polarity and Phase offset controls to achieve many different waveforms The 6 basic waveshapes are Sinusoidal Use a Phase offset of 0 to get an actual sine wave or a Phase offset of 25 to achieve a cosine wave Ramp The output value linearly ramps up to the end value then snaps back down to the start value Pyramid The output value linearly ramps from the start value to the end value and back down to the start value Ramp remain Similar to Ramp but the output value remains at the end value until the waveshape restarts i e only effective for non overlapped SmartFX Rhomboid This is a special case waveshape that involves a couple of extra waveshape controls Mark space ratio and Slope explained below Ballyhoo This is an extra special waveshape that is dedicated to the production of ballyhoo position effects It is designed to achieve a pseudo random movement on two parameters while similarly ensuring that at least one of the param
60. Tools View ke Step h Sal Halt El sj 00 00 00 00 o o0 00 02 0 00 00 02 200 a SRN a a TRER EE Rn Ge Be Automatic SI A v x gt Programmer Fia CO Playback Control Live Space E Release All f mns A dia mn d w SSS d on a This screen is where you create the events that make up the components of your lightshow Tip Once you are editing a Clip you switch between the Fixture view and Timeline view by either clicking on the Programmer button icons or selecting Timeline or Fixture chooser from the View menu Tip If you switch from a Clip tab to the Live tab any changes you make to Fixture setting Intensity Colour etc will be output to stage but will not be stored to the Clip s you have open for edit Clip tabs When you first open the Programmer there is just one Live tab above the timeline window If you export to a clip or open a blank clip a new tab labeled with the clip name will be added You select the Clip you want to work on by clicking on the corresponding tab When you select a Clip tab any fixture settings coming from the Live tab are turned off made blind This way it s easier to see what s in a Clip without setting from the Live tab being combined and shown on stage If you prefer to not automatically turn off the Live tab output select user preferences from the Vista menu and set the Programmer Auto Blind Live tab preference to Off You can also turn on the Live tab output
61. Universe 1 Universe 2 Universe 3 Universe 4 Universe 5 Universe 6 Universe 7 Universe 8 1 Var lite_2200 Series Intensity E 1 Yari ite_2200 Series Pan 54 1 Varidite_2200 Seties PanFine 66 1 Varidite_2200 Series T 20 1 Vari ite_2200 Series TitFine 32 1 Vari ite_2200 Series Gobo 76 1 Vahe 2200 Series Colour 0 1 Yari ite_2200 Series linis 15 1 Varrlite_2200 Series Focus 49 1 Yari ite_2200 Series Strobe 0 1 Yari lite_2200 Series Zoom 50 1 Yari ite_2200 Series Gobo 0 1 Yari lite_2200 Series Gobo 0 1 Yari ite_2200 Series Control 0 2 Vartlite_2200 Series Intensity 0 2 Varidite_2200 Series Pan 55 2 Vartlite_2200 Series PanFine 93 2 Varidite_2200 Series Tilt 20 2 WVari lite_2200 Series TiltFine 32 2 Vari lite_2200 Series Gobo 76 2 Vartlite_2200 Series Colour 0 2 Yari lite_2200 Series iris 15 2 Varilite_2200 Series Focus 49 2 Varilite_2200 Series Strobe 0 2 Varilite_2200 Series Zoom 50 2 Vari ite_2200 Series Gobo 0 2 Varilite_2200 Series Gobo 0 2 Vaile 2200 Series Control IL 0 3 Varrlite_2200 Series Intensity 0 3 Varilite_2200 Series Pan 58 31 3 Varidite_2200 Series PanFine 33 3 Varilite_2200 Series Tilt 20 SI 7 ILL ooo The detailed view displays each channel on a separate line In this view you can see the Fixture Name ID Type Par
62. acks Playbacks can also be extended to provide more physical button controls for playback of a clip Up to five playbacks in the group can control a clip x This example shows one clip occupying all five playbacks in a Playback Group nooo reeate lt lt TTT HHH 110 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the console hardware Setting clip properties Setting clip properties To set the clip properties choose the LCD popup menu item clip Properties Vista displays the clip Playback Properties window with the General tab selected General tab Fly 1 Normal Activate on flash Deactivate on flash Fade all attributes Go on fader up Auto go when paged in Skip state in jumps Playback mode Performance Default cross fade time ms 2000 Default step duration ms 2000 Default end of step action Halt Fade in time ms 0 Release time ms 2000 Playback rate 100 Clip is automatically activated when paged onto a fader e g workspace change Ganging Cancel This property Name Priority HTP Intensity Active HTP Activate on flash Deactivate on flash Vista User Guide Version 1 5A does this Click here to enter a meaningful name for the clip Sets the priority of this clip A clip set to High priority can t be overridden by normal or low priority clips Determines whether or not the intensity overrides on the faders are calculated using hi
63. ad while you drag In other words if you are dragging an item and you hit the textured edge GlideExtend will hold the drag for three seconds while you reposition to complete the drag To shut off GlideExtend earlier than three seconds simply tap or click a button 138 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet Working with the grip pen Scroll4 To scroll place your finger down the right edge of the touchpad and glide up or down This feature requires third party software on Macintosh systems see Macintosh advanced features section for USB version of Easy Cat Working with the grip pen This information is kindly provided by Wacom the pen tablet manufacturer As you work with the pen tablet you can rest your hand lightly on the display screen just as if it were a drawing board or sheet of paper Hold the Grip Pen as you would a pencil Make sure the side switch is ina convenient location where you can press it with your thumb or forefinger but won t accidentally press it while drawing Eraser DuoSwitch side switch gt switch am Tin Tip The Grip Pen should never be stored in a container where it will rest on its tip or eraser When the pen is not in use place your pen in the pen holder or lay it flat on your desk Tip switch Pen Tip The pen is activated as soon as it enters proximity about 5 mm 0 2 in above the Interactive Pen Display screen This allows you to position
64. ake d Gt Cial z a 9 Mires VW gh Mpc Z3 Nedd ac ac h Madez f amp Coral Mares R echet 410 bres Winch Nde Mi Neda ac lc azh Made i 95 Coi Pah Properties T Erdi ss Waah N eda 5 Nedd ne le wh Mda D mE Ceria Z 1 4 12 Rr s M geb N rale OF Nedd gac eat Micke 593 Corda 4414 rdi se Winch rde 27 Minder each Madez Y EFi Consi Hama L 9 14 Erd x Wieh Mode Ai kinan wiad Maez 91 329 Conii Fase ra liebe m g Comes fia S LDF pai ETES ate See oe RH oe Oo oo HHE This screen lists all the fixtures vou ve patched in global ID number order Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Cloning fixtures If you click on the symbol beside a fixture s name it displays the universe and DMX channel that each aspect of that particular fixture is using moo amp p oe js K 7 Nad T E Cip _ gae p b ec Sood EEEEEEE E RRERERES EY Les laerez RS Ls oo coe oo The Transforms column any advanced properties transformers that have been added to the fixture Tip This column is only meaningful when you have a fixture that consists of two components such as a colour changer in front of a Par In this case the colour changer will show Control in this column and the dimmer will show Intensity The Patch Part column shows one of two entries Control or Intensity Control is all aspects of the fixture other than intensity Cloning fixtu
65. al 512 channel DMX outputs or universes through the desk s internal Ethernet connection You can add up to twelve more by connecting your own external ArtNet or PathPort boxes to the Ethernet port To configure these connections press the Connect Universes button on the Patch screen toolbar Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Configuring external Ethernet DMX interfaces This screen shows the ArtNet nodes connected to the Ethernet output of the console and the connection details of universe You use it to set up the DMX connections for each of your universes and to check that they are working correctly Tip If You re only using four Vista s internal universes you don t need to use this screen Connecting external Ethernet DMX interfaces The ArtNet nodes box on this screen lists all the Ethernet DMX connection interface boxes attached to the Vista E Connect Universes Universes ArtNet Nodes Re poll S Kena Jands Internal OK Internal OK onnect J Swysiwyg Cast Software Ltd User Pref OK L CE port 1 z CE port 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 A G onnected Universes Universe Port Source IP address Network status In this example you can see two entries one is the Vista logo representing the internal Ethernet connection the other is Pathport which is an external interface box attached to the back of the console You can have up to twelve external interface boxes connected which w
66. am palettes Setting up your fixtures 46 Colour wheel When using fixtures with colour wheels you can use this tab to set the precise colour on the wheel that you want this fixture to use Just click on the colour swatch to select it You can also select by frame Number and set wheel spin by choosing from the drop down at the bottom of this tab Gel Indes Spin Raw DMX colour The raw DMX tab gives you control of the colour either as percentage CMY values or as actual DMX values from 1 to 255 Remember that any settings you make here are not recorded by the generic fixture model so if you change the fixture you ll also have to re program all these details 1 percent P raw E Preferred mode Prefer Mixer Click the Percent button to set the sliders to a percentage and the raw DMX button to set the sliders to adjust actual DMX values from 1 to 255 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Using the intensity colour and beam palettes Setting beams and gobos The Beam palette has six tabs for controlling beam and gobo attributes e Beam e Gobo e Gobo Wheels e Rotation lt gt e Framing e Raw DMX Beam The Beam tab controls the focus zoom frost iris and prism settings including index and rotate of the selected fixtures Use the sliders to adjust these values Gobos The Gobo tab displays icons of the gobos available on the selected fixtures
67. ames option from the View menu again to restore the full names Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Re arranging fixtures on the patch panel Renaming fixtures To rename one or more fixtures select them with the pen and choose the Rename option from the Edit menu This command is also available from the pen pop up menu Choosing the Rename option displays the Rename fixtures window R Rename fixture s Enter the name you want to give the selected fixtures and click OK Vista renames all the fixtures you had selected Renumbering fixtures To change the unique system wide ID number e g lt 12 gt of one or more fixtures 1 Select the fixtures with the pen 2 Choose the Renumber option from the Edit menu this command is also available from the pen pop up menu Vista displays the Renumber fixtures window E Renumber Fixtures PR Starting from C All Fixtures Of This Type Selected Fixtures In Selection Order C In Existing Order OK E Cancel 3 Inthe Starting From field enter the new ID number If you are re numbering multiple fixtures this will be the number given to the first fixture in the sequence 4 If you want the change to apply to all the fixtures of this type in the current universe instead of just the fixtures you selected click the All Fixtures of this type button If you want to renumber the fixtures in the order in which you selected them choose the In
68. ameter Type and value DMX window features The DMX Output window provides some additional options so you can fine tune the display View Normal Format Fixed width Oho Universe 1 Universe 2 Universe 3 Universe 4 Universe 5 Universe 6 Universe 7 Universe 8 View View options are detailed above Normal or Detailed Format The format optional allows you to display output levels as either a Percentage 0 100 or as an 8 bit value between 0 and 255 Fixed Width If this box is not ticked the Output window will automatically resize as the window is resized For example if the window is made smaller fewer cells will be displayed across the screen If the box is ticked the window will always display the specified number of cells across the screen and it may be necessary to use the horizontal scroll bar to see all the cells Width The value in this box sets the number of cells that displayed across the screen You can either type a number in this box or use the small up and down arrows to adjust the value Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference Patch screen menus Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference Patch screen menus View menu This menu has one option Short Names Selecting this displays the abbreviated versions of the fixture names Select it again to display the full names Edit menu Edit Undo Cra Z Redo Ctr y Delet
69. aste Ctri Paste Special Cbrl Shifk Delete Del Ea Select All Ctrl A Select Similar Clip Properties 4opend to clip This option Undo Ctrl Z Redo Ctrl Y Cut Ctrl X Copy Ctrl C Paste Ctrl V Paste Special Ctrl Shift V Delete Del Select All Ctrl A Select similar does this Cancels your last action Repeats your last action Cuts the selected events Copies the selected events Pastes the selected events to the point on the timeline marked by the left hand yellow marker Displays the Paste Special window so you can choose which attributes of the event you copied to paste Removes the selected event from the timeline Selects every event on the timeline Selects every event that has similar characteristics e g start and end points Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference Programmer screen menus This option does this Clip Properties Displays the Properties window so you can make adjustments to the selected clip that override the system preferences see Clip preferences Append to Clip Displays the Store Clip To window so you can append the contents of the Live tab to the end of an existing Clip Fixtures menu Fixtures Step Tools View K Clear Selection Space LS Invert Selection ah i ma c he d Previous Selection weed Next Selection Oe Previous Fixture gt Next Fixture PS 4 Filter
70. c VD Clock Vcc Data Data Ground Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 4 Technical information General Specifications Audio Mic 3 5mm Jack socket Signal Sleeve Shield Audio Out 3 5mm Jack socket Tip Left Ring Right Sleeve Shield Audio Line In 3 5mm Jack socket Tip Left Ring Right Sleeve Shield Desk Lamp 1 1 Chassis Desk Lamp 2 2 Lamp 3 12V Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 151 Index Index A adding events to the timeline 65 aligning start and end points 70 applying extracts 77 arranging extracts 78 attributes selecting events by 81 B backups exporting shows backing up 7 battery 147 beam 47 setting 47 black moving fixtures in the 82 C canned effect applying 86 chase tab 112 checking that your fixtures are working 41 clip moving around in 62 moving events around 66 playing 62 preferences 12 progress indicator 63 properties 111 selection handles 67 tracking active clips 101 clips 57 adding to other clips 79 creating 65 erabbing 80 timeline and 57 within clips 79 CMY 45 colour setting 44 colour wheel 46 152 console configuring the console 107 extended playback features 115 layout 105 live control features 115 modifier keys 106 pages 116 wheel sets 114 workspaces 116 Control menu 124 controls effects 91 creating clips 65 extracts 76 groups 51 55 78 presets 52 creating a show 6 D defau
71. cause instead of telling it what you want by entering strings of numbers you do it all visually using the pen About the timeline The Vista uses a timeline concept that will be familiar to any of you who ve seen any of the commonly used sound or video editing software available for computers A group of events strung together along the timeline is called a clip The idea is simple you create a series of lighting events that occur in sequence when you hit the Play button With the Vista you can move back and forth through this piece of time and edit any aspect of the events that occur in much the same way as you could drag a tape back and forth across the play head of an analog tape deck If you have the Programmer open and you are working in the Live tab you ve probably already selected some lights given them Intensity Colour and so on To create a Clip using this look as a starting point you do one of the following 1 Choose the Export to New Clip option from the Live menu 2 Hold down the Yellow Ctrl on a PC modifier button on the console and press the Select button on an empty playback If you want to just start a new clip from scratch you choose the New Blank Clip option from the Live menu Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 57 About the timeline Working with clips Vista creates a new Clip tab and displays the Timeline window Programmer Clip 1 Plasa __2005 vst Clip Edit Fixtures Step
72. ce 123 135 Tools menu 128 touchpad 138 tracking active clips 101 U universes 156 changing 21 updating live playbacks 54 83 84 85 user preferences setting 8 13 V view the rig 30 using different views 37 View menu 123 130 135 views list view 30 table view 30 W wheel sets 114 workspaces 116 Z zoom 47 zooming in and out 64 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A
73. cular order select the fixtures in the order you want in the left hand pane of the window then click OK Saving and re applying sort configurations When you ve set up a sort order that you like you can save it so you can apply it to other groups of fixtures Saving sort methods To save a sort method 1 Click in the Presets name field 100 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Selection Controls Subset Reset All j Next Prey oa Ean Custom llre Out cal Invert Ganging f1 Gort Control and Monitor Playback Fresets Eustom101 Add CA Id C3 Name 3 Selection L Ganged Mirror o Random ReShutfle Custom Set 11 Mirror Selected Fixtures Descending 2 Enter a name for the sort method 3 Click the Add button to add it to the list of sorting methods To delete a saved sort method select it from the list and click the Delete button Applying saved sort methods To apply a sort method to a set of fixtures 4 Select the fixtures then click the Sort button to display the Sort window 5 Click the Save tab 6 Select the sort method you want from the list and click the Apply button Control and Monitor Playback When you ve got a full show going it s likely that you ll have multiple clips going at once Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 101 Control and Monitor Playback 102 Working with clips To see what s
74. d it will start from wherever you place it on the timeline To do this 1 From the Tools menu choose the Insert Clip option Vista displays the clip Insert Clip window W Prag clip onto timeline Slee k ry 3 S China Touch Lah eige TheB all BlueMon Blu Aun DEMO 2 COLORS Lip bZ Clip 70 i i T i f i i i i 0 Y hr 71 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 79 Grabbing the console output Working with clips Click on the clip you want then drag and drop it onto the timeline This screen shows an example of the timeline after we ve dropped two clips onto 1t Programmer Clip 72 PLASA_demo_1_4 vet gt lt Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools View a gt tep Em Halt col oo 00 01 00 ofo 00 11 09 foo 00 12 e E S Ss B5 A A ZES z Jee E S OES Grab State Te SmartFX Tat sl A Fitter Live LaNeige China DEM 0 1 Clip 72 Pr a Summarise Features Features v 2s hS es es tas es E lt Ex 9 9 23 ES cuour 12 fixtures China BlueMon 2 Step Halt Halt M y Playback i Release All 2 Arrange the clips where you want them on the timeline then click the X in the top right corner of the clip Picker window to close it Note that you can resize and move the clip Picker window around by clicking on the blue bar at the top of the window You can also dock it by dragging it to the side of
75. e Close button Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 77 Creating and applying extracts Working with clips 78 Arranging extracts You ll probably end up with a lot of extracts of all different kinds fairly quickly The All tab always show every extract you ve created whatever type it is To enable you to find the one you want easily Vista automatically sorts your extracts into a number of separate tabs for Intensity extracts Position extracts etc You can also add other tabs to enable you to arrange extracts in any way you choose To do this 1 Click the Components buttons on one of the palettes to open the Components window 2 Click on the Extracts button in the Components window 3 Right click on or to the right of the tab labeled All at the top of the window and choose the Add Page option Vista adds a new tab labelled Page T 4 Double click the tab name to highlight it and type in a more meaningful name that describes the types of extracts you re going to keep in this folder e g Flyouts 5 Select the extracts you want to move to this folder then drag and drop them onto the new tab Vista copies them from the All presets folder into this folder Now when you click on the new tab you ll see your extracts in there Editing extracts You can use the Programmer to add remove or change information stored in an extract there are two ways to open an extract for editing e Inthe Component
76. e Del Copy Ctr c Paste Ctrl V Rename Renumber Multi patch Export patch Import patch Edit fixture types This option does this Undo Ctrl Z Cancels your last action Redo Ctrl Y Repeats your last action Delete Del Deletes the selected fixtures Copy Ctrl C Copies the selected fixtures Paste Ctrl V Not used Rename Displays the Rename window so you can give the selected fixture a name Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 123 Patch screen menus This option Renumber Multi patch Export patch Import patch Control menu View Edit Control Fixture Type IS EAI Fixtures Du M anu Ya L Favourites s Ka p This option cf Strike EXI Douse G Reset iF a Home T 12 Park 124 Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference does this Displays the Renumber window so you can change a fixture s ID number or set the starting number of a group of selected fixtures Displays the Multiple patch window for adding fixtures with the same ID Displays the Export patch window Displays the Import patch window does this Strikes the selected fixtures Douses the selected fixtures Resets the selected fixtures to their default settings Sends the selected fixtures to their home position Parks the selected fixtures so they won t move from their current position Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference
77. e Fixture type list and drag it over the Favorites entry in the list Vista adds the fixture as an option Creating favorites folders To help organise your favorite fixtures you can create folders within your Favorites list To do this choose the Create folder option from the pen pop up right click menu Vista creates a folder called New folder which you can rename if you want 20 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Changing universes Importing favourites You can import an XML file listing the names of your favorite fixtures To do this choose the Import option from the pen pop up menu Vista displays the Open window Look in C3 data X ke artnet_oem My Recent Documents My Network File name Places Files of type User Prefs files vrm v Cancel Find the directory that contains the XML file with the names of your favourite fixtures then select it click OK to load the list into Vista Exporting favourites You can also export your favourites list to an XML file To do this choose the Export option from the pen pop up menu Vista displays the Save As window so you can name the file and choose a directory for it Save in E data PE EB I ke artnet_oem My Recent Documents My Network File name Places Save as type User Prefs files xml X Cancel Changing universes Each universe can only handle a certain number of fixtures depe
78. e executes the effect sequentially e Overlap 100 Each fixture executes the effect simultaneously This control works in conjunction with Spread to achieve synchronized chases amp wave effects see below Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Spread Blocking Rate Multiplier Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using effects SmartFX dynamically calculate a waveform offset value for each fixture depending upon this control e Spread 0 all fixtures have a uniform offset e Spread 100 each fixture has a unique offset ranging from 0 to 100 e Normally this control would be left at 100 if the Overlap control is anything except 100 otherwise there will be periods where all fixtures will appear to be at rest See below for a simple SmartFX tutorial using Overlap amp Spread This control affects how the set of fixtures is grouped together Normally this would be left at 1 to indicate that each fixture is calculated individually This control either represents a fixed number of fixtures that are ganged together or it represents a proportion of the total fixtures for the block size For example e when set to 2 pairs of fixtures will be ganged together whatever the total number of fixtures used e when set to 25 the total number of fixtures is divided into 4 groups each block is 25 of the total count for a set of 12 fixtures then they d be ganged in threes
79. ecting and sorting fixtures in the timeline Working with clips Custom in any order you define Clicking the Lock button defines the current selection as the Custom selection Click the Set button to displays the Set Custom Sort Order window Click the fixtures in the left hand pane in the order you want the right hand pane displays the selected order The Mirror Selected Fixtures checkbox puts the selection into the mirror image of whatever order you define For instance if the fixtures are in the order 1 10 this changes the order so that the selection sequence becomes 1 10 2 9 3 8 4 7 5 6 instead of 1 2 3 4 etc The Descending checkbox sorts the selection in descending order based on the order you define Creating custom sort orders The custom sort button displays the Set Custom Sort order window E Set custom sort order FJ Select fistures in order Previewed order lt 101 gt spot 7 lt 102 gt spot_2 lt 104 gt spot_4 105 gt spot B 1053 spot B lt 141 gt LC 7 lt 141 gt CC 7 lt 142 gt LC 2 lt 142 gt CC 2 lt 144 gt LC 4 lt 144 gt CC 4 lt 145 gt CC lt 145 gt CC B lt 301 gt red_1 lt 302 gt red_2 43033 red_3 L lt 304 gt red_4 lt 305 gt red_5 lt 305 gt red_5 lt 341 gt amber lt 341 gt amber lt 342 gt amber 2 lt 342 gt amber 2 345 gt amber 3 lt 345 gt amber 3 lt 344 gt amber 4 lt 344 gt amber 345 gt amber D lt 345 gt amber To sort fixtures in a parti
80. ed clip s Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Assigning audio to a clip This button does this Steps forwards to the next Step of the clip Jumps to the end of the selected clip Inhibit Turns the selected clip off so that fixtures return to the settings defined by the previous event Load Loads the selected clip onto either the left or right super playback screen and controls Assigning audio to a clip To assign audio to a clip i Click the Components button on the toolbar to display the Components window Right click on a clip and choose the Assign Audio option from the pop up menu Vista displays the Assign Playlist window E Assign PlayList FileName Start Path T 2China wall 10 1000 11 092 C Mands Vista D ate Click the New button to create a playlist Vista adds a new item to the list Enter a name for the playlist and press Enter then click the Add button to add music to the playlist Vista displays a File Open window Open the folder containing your audio files and select a track you want to add then click Open to add it to the list Repeat this step for each track you want to add to the playlist Vista displays the names and attributes of the tracks in the right hand pane of the Assign Playlist window If you want the audio track to start at a point after the beginning of the clip click the Start field and enter the number of milliseconds delay you want b
81. ee Create Group ie Update Group These options are duplicates of the icons on the toolbar See Programmer screen toolbar Step menu Step Tools View a Step Ctrl Left Ctrl Right Insert Step Delete Step Ctrl D Split at Cursor Split at Playhead Clear Contents Renumber Steps Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 127 Programmer screen menus 128 This option Prev Step Ctrl Left Next Step Ctrl Right Insert step Delete step Ctrl D Split at cursor Split at Playhead Clear Contents Renumber Steps Tools menu Tools Insert Clip Insert mark step Repeat Group Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference does this Jumps to the start of the previous step on the timeline Jumps to the start of the next step on the timeline Inserts a step at the point marked by the yellow diamond markers Deletes the selected step Splits the selected steps at the point marked by the yellow diamond markers see Splitting steps Splits the selected steps at the point marked by the green playhead marker line Clears everything in the currently selected step the grey area on the timeline scale Opens the Step renumbering dialogue box t Grab Active Ctr G Grab Full Ctrl F i Align Start S Align End Chain Insert Marker Remove Markers Associate Events Un track events step only Unblock clip Highlight This option Insert clip do
82. efore the audio starts Click OK to return to the Components window When you play this clip Vista plays the selected audio tracks with it in the sequence in which you added them to the playlist Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 103 Moving Tracks to another clip Working with clips Moving Tracks to another clip Occasionally Clips get so large that they are difficult to work with and may impact on the performance of the console There is a limit of 30 000 events per clip if you approach this limit Vista will provide a warning and you can choose to start a new Clip or re locate some information to another clip To do this L In the timeline view select a group of fixtures say all of one type and right click on the side Track tab Select a Track one new track will be automatically created and placed at the bottom of the list The selected fixtures will be assigned to the selected track Select the Re locate to a new clip command under the Clip menu The Re locate Tracks window opens Select the track to re locate and click OK A new Clip is automatically created and the original clip programming for the selected track is imported Ganging Clips to synchronise playback If you ve re located tracks as described above it may be convenient to gang the original and new clip together so that they are synchronized during playback To do this 104 1 Choose the Clip Properties option from the Edit Vista displays
83. en To insert a new tip Slide it straight into the barrel of the pen Firmly push the tip until it stops The new tip will slide into the correct position If the pen tip wears and becomes angular it may damage the coating on the Pen tablet display screen To avoid this periodic tip replacement is recommended WARNING Prevent children from swallowing the pen tip or side switch The pen tip or side switch may accidentally be pulled out if children are biting on them Removing and installing the Duo Switch Some users prefer to remove the DuoSwitch when working with the Grip Pen For example you may want to remove the switch in order to focus on a drawing and eliminate any accidental clicks that would occur if you unintentionally pressed on the switch Note however that removing the DuoSwitch also removes the button functionality it offers For most users it is unnecessary to remove the DuoSwitch Important Do not remove the switch by prying it from either end as this may damage your Pen NEVER adjust the trimmer capacitor that will be visible when the switch is removed When using the pen without the DuoSwitch always replace the original rubberized grip with the optional erip in order to protect the trimmer capacitor To remove the DuoSwitch 12 Firmly clasp the DuoSwitch in the middle and pull out Press in on the rubberized grip in order to better grasp the switch 13 Remove the pen tip cone by turning it counterclockwi
84. ernal monitors attached you can move the Output window to one of the by clicking on the title bar blue area and dragging Use the touchpad to move the cursor to the external screens The Output window includes a drop down menu that displays the Output information by icon text or source The Output window set to Text view is shown below T 5 Een Selection Lock C e Erea E bor lk B Lata agne a e lten Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Monitoring what is going on Using the Output window The text view shows the actual values of the parameters If a parameter is set to a preset value the name of the preset will be displayed rather than the value The Output window set to Source view is shown below 1 _ bot inert Sel jock View Tet T E ate l K B Lau B gre S I T a Ee K ee l Sekci Ti ele REA E ET S i Fee Bhar ia vanes Tarai oe S U R 5 a RI r Rr el Td BE RR 7559 R E e The Source view shows the source of control for each of the parameters For example if a fixture s colour settings have come from a clip named Rainbow that name will be displayed in the Colour column for that fixture Using the Output window The Output window provides some additional options that let you fine tune the display and help identify particular fixtures Tracking iew TT Sort Lack view Icons _ Icons icons _ S Rate hb LiMartha E Programmer Scroll down
85. es this Opens the clip picker window so you can insert another clip inside the one being edited Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference This option Insert Mark Step Repeat group Grab active Ctrl G Grab full Ctrl F Align start Align midpoints Align end Chain Quantise Unmodulate Associate UnTrack Highlight Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Programmer screen menus does this Displays the Insert Mark Step window This enables you to move fixtures when their intensity is at zero so they re in the right position when they turn on When you have one or more events selected this option creates a duplicate of them immediately after them on the timeline Grabs the active attributes of any clips currently playing see Grabbing Grabs all the attributes of any clips currently playing see Grabbing Aligns the start points of the selected events Aligns the midpoints of the selected events Aligns the end points of the selected events If you have several events selected this option joins the beginning of the second to the end of the first and so on so they play in sequence Displays the Quantise window so you can adjust the duration of an event to match the timing of a musical beat Removes effects component from selected events If you select multiple events of any kind this option combines them all into one so you can make large scale changes
86. eters moves by a significant degree since purely random waveforms can easily move between two very similar values and not appear to move There are two common controls that affect all waveshapes This option Polarity does this Affects whether the resultant waveform is normal or inverted e g a normal Ramp would ramp up amp an inverted Ramp would ramp down Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Phase Offset SmartFX Quick start tutorials This in effect rolls the waveshape within its own window e g a 0 Phase offset for a sinsusoidal waveshape would start and end at the midpoint while a 25 Phase offset would have the sinusoid start amp end at the high point The following two controls only affect the Rhomboid waveshape and can vary it between a rhombus a square and a pyramid This option Mark Space Rhomboid waveshape only Slope Rhomboid waveshape only does this This controls how much of the waveshape is spent on high versus off low Useful for strobe chases to affect the duration of each flash This controls the slope between the off and on levels A slope of 0 results in a snap change between low amp high and a slope of 100 results in a linear change Note that the duration of the linear change is limited by the mark space ratio if this ratio is not 50 then the linear slope is shortened e g above 50 means more time is spend on than off
87. f the timeline window increasing the number of steps visible and decreasing the level of detail Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference This option Insert marker Remove markers Snap to grid Timeline Grid Timeline units Set timeline origin Show Audio Bar Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Programmer screen menus does this Inserts a green position marker on the timescale above the timeline Delete any markers within the grey shaded area around the yellow diamond markers on the timescale Turns on the snap function so that events will automatically snap to the timeline grid Displays the Grid interval window so you can define the width of the timeline grid in milliseconds Sets the units used on the timeline either SMPTE time hours minutes or seconds or beats per minute Sets the start point zero seconds of the timeline to either the start of the selected step selected clip or to the cursor point Shows or hides the Audio bar on the timeline 131 Toolbars Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference Toolbars Patch screen This icon does this E Ignites the lamp s in the selected fixture s EXI Switches the lamp s in the selected fixtures off Resets the selected fixtures to their factory default settings This is useful if a fixture has a control problem and you need to get it back to normal Kaz Puts the fixture back to its
88. field and type a name for the view 4 Set the way the fixtures are represented in the layout This option does this Icons The default setting Vista displays each fixture as an icon that displays Intensity Colour Position etc Table Displays the fixtures as cells in numerical order in groups of 300 Note that in this view you can t re arrange the order or position of the fixtures you can only assign attributes to them using the Palettes Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 37 Arranging fixtures in a layout 38 Setting up your fixtures Set the options to determine how Vista displays and arranges the fixture icons This option Auto Free Grid Lock Show Grid Horizontal Spacing Vertical Spacing Subdivisions Zoom Names IDs Restore Defaults To hide a fixture does this The default setting Vista arranges the icons in numerical order by Unique ID number With this setting selected you can drag and drop icons anywhere on the Fixture panel With this setting selected you can drag and drop icons anywhere on the Fixture panel but when you let go Vista automatically snaps the icon to the nearest line of the layout grid Once you ve got icons where you want them choose this option to lock them in place so you don t move them by accident Tick this checkbox to display the layout grid Sets the amount of horizontal space or padding between fixture icons and t
89. fits as many of them as it can into channels 1 to 9 then flows the rest over to channel 51 Patching multiple fixtures with the virtual keypad Another way to patch multiple fixtures is by using the on screen keypad To add multiple instances of a fixture using the keypad you do this 1 Select the fixture you want from the All fixtures or By manufacturer lists in the Fixture Type box 2 Inthe DMX Universe field Vista automatically displays the number of the currently selected universe If you want to add these fixtures to another universe enter the universe number Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 19 Adding fixtures to the patch Patching your rig 3 If not already selected click the Keypad button to display the on screen keypad S eran E RJA 4 Use the keypad to type the Fixture Unit number s and the DMX channel where you want this group of fixtures to start For example e 1Thru5 20 will patch the current fixture type as unit numbers 1 2 3 4 5 starting at DMX channel 20 on the current universe e 1Thru 10 3 Thru 7 200 will patch the current type as unit numbers 1 2 8 9 10 starting at DMX channel 200 on the current universe e 100 101 113 125 will patch the current type as unit 100 to DMX channels 113 125 and 200 on the current universe Adding fixtures to your Favorites list To add a fixture to your list of Favorites displayed in the Fixture types box find the fixture in th
90. fixture types This button L Strike LN 7 Douse G lt Reset Home Y a Park does this Ignites the lamps in the selected fixtures Switches off the lamps in the selected fixtures off Resets the selected fixtures to their factory default settings This is useful if a fixture has a control problem and you need to get it back to normal Puts the fixture back to its home position Parks the fixture permanently in whatever setting it s currently in Useful for providing permanent lighting for backstage and so on Once you ve parked a fixture it will ignore any further instructions Tip These five commands are also available through the Control menu and by right clicking on the fixture icons in the Programmer There are four other buttons on the toolbar at the top of the screen This button S Next OC Previous Ws Highlight does this De selects whatever is selected and Selects the next fixture in this universe Selects the previous fixture in this universe Switches the selected fixture on This is a toggle switch while it s selected Vista switches on fixtures as you select them i Connect Universes Displays the Connect Universes screen so you Vista User Guide Version 1 5A can attach external Ethernet DMxX interface boxes See Configuring external Ethernet DMX interfaces 29 Viewing the patch in different ways Patching your rig Viewing the patch in different ways
91. ghest takes precedence Causes the intensities of the clip playback to activate as soon as the fader is moved from 0 Activates plays the clip whenever you press the flash button Deactivates releases the clip whenever the flash button is released 111 Setting clip properties This property Fade all attributes Go on fader up Auto go when paged in Skip state in jumps Playback mode Default Crossfade Time Default Step Duration Default end of step action Fade in time Release Fade out time Playback rate Chase tab 112 E Clip Playback Prog This property Chase mode Chase rate 2x Chase mode On Chase rate 60 Chase fade 100 Using the console hardware does this Allows a Playback fader to control all attributes Moving the fader up or down will cause Intensity Position Colour etc to fade in or out Activates the Clip when the fader is moved above 0 Automatically activates the Clip when it is loaded to a playback fader by Page change When playback jumps forwards any events that lie fully between the old position and the destination are ignored Determines what happens when using Jump ona super playback Video fades via all events Performance fades direct to destination Rehearsal like Performance but restores state on Jump The default time for Jumps amp Overrides The default duration for new steps in ms Sets the default action f
92. h panel Dragging and dropping individual fixtures To patch fixtures one at a time just click on the name of the fixture in the Fixture type box and drag the fixture over to the spot on the patch panel where you want it 16 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Adding fixtures to the patch When you drop the fixture Vista fills the required number of DMX channels with that fixture s details This example shows a Martin Mac550 fixture that uses 21 DMX eae cropped onto channel 164 View Edit Control Z Previous E Next Highlight EES tes E A FB if Table View B Universe 1 s 2 La 3 less s EE 5 Haes 6 yess 7 iie 8 RE eM E ce cy S sn E E e ET T L a 0 T A cella GAMER a H H E T SAS E E H A E T D e 1 F Mac500 Gobo Scroll Moded ES Mac500 Mode F Mac500 Moded pan hs ro RS eer A GC I GA HAS Ta S a A E H A E LAE E SE LE Hooson Mode 2 R 3 EH A ST a A T ee Patch Properties IR f S Mac550 basic 1 lt 1 gt Name a S iS a AS e cD cl a A c poe pos por POE poppe a L U pre a a a 09 0 292 28 Fixture Unit Number 2 eee thor eek oe x E Da Bat D D DF DE D DEU 7a O A i S a ee ee ee pies S HRZ pes J Treat as a single fixture Bo poz po i Address BA 2 ee DM Universe i 7 pa ple BAS B61 B62 cie L DMX Start Address ft 7 E K K S Soho mE a a LER ea i _ Create in fixture pool h Kee a Proganmer ZT
93. he Intensity palette turn up their intensity to a level above zero You can also set any of the other attributes on the other palettes at this point if you like ETE m u 4 Tap the Timeline iE icon on the Programmer button on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen Vista displays the timeline window with the fixtures you just chose selected These fixtures are now part of an event on the timeline Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 65 Creating clips Working with clips Moving events around Each event has three attributes a start point a duration and a finish point The event bars on the timeline show you where each event starts and finishes and how long it will take to reach its end point Programmer Clip 1 Plasa_2005 vst Cip Edt Fixtures Step Tools wiew 9 Tia h CoS 12 00 00 00 20 lt gt 00 00 02 0 00 00 02 20 a W 5 EE Bg A AA Fe ES L a R S S Be we Z RY O Grab State VE Snap S Sort G5 AFiter Live Clip 1 x L E vaste Vv 10 fixtures Prefered mode Automatic x S UL C ie ellig l Programmer 2 TC Playback tonna Components f Screens v Live Space vf Release all To adjust the start or end point of an event select the event and drag it along the timeline to the left or right Note that the grid has an automatic snap to feature that makes it easy to align start and end points To change the duration of an eve
94. he Stop button Stop RTFX events will be added to the timeline SmartFX programming amp playback fundamentals Edit a new clip in the programmer Select the 10 fixtures and open the SmartFX Control Panel SmartFX toolbutton 1 Click New to open the Add New Effect dialog 2 Click the Settings tab and ensure the Modulated button is selected 3 Open the Intensity branch to show the Intensity and Shutter items 4 Select the Intensity item and hit OK to close the dialog You should now see all fixtures intensity modulating but only reaching about 25 5 Using the programmer s intensity panel set the intensity to 50 You should now see the fixtures modulating between 25 and 75 6 Using the SmartFX Control Panel click the Settings tab to view the SmartFX controls If the controls appear disabled then click the new L modulate effect that can be seen in the Active Effects pane on the left the controls should now be enabled and should show the currently set control values 7 Set the Amplitude to 100 to get the fixtures modulating between 0 amp 100 intensity 8 Step forward and set the new step to 20s duration using either the duration controls on the toolbar or by dragging the step point out to 22s 9 Ensure the same fixtures are still selected and then use the intensity control panel to track forward the programming into this step hit the 50 intensity button on the percentage tab Vista User Guide Version 1 5
95. he grid Measured in pixels Sets the amount of vertical space or padding between fixture icons and the grid Measured in pixels Sets the number of divisions within each cell of the main grid Icons will snap to main or subdivision grid lines Sets the zoom level of icons for this layout 10 150 Displays the Fixture name type and number below the icon Displays the Fixture unique ID below the icon Click this button to restore the icon settings to their default values Hiding and unhiding fixtures You can hide any fixtures or fixture types in a layout This removes them from the display but not from the patch Click the symbol beside the All Fixtures heading in the Visible Fixtures column to show all the Fixtures types that you ve patched Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Using the intensity colour and beam palettes 2 To hide all Fixtures of a type un tick the checkbox beside that fixture type or click the symbol beside a fixture type to show all the individual Fixtures of that type 3 To hide individual Fixtures of a type un tick the checkbox beside the fixture s you want to hide To reveal unhide hidden fixtures tick the checkbox beside the fixture s you want to reveal Duplicating deleting arranging and activating layout views To duplicate a layout view choose the Layout name from the list and click the Duplicate button To Delete a layout view cho
96. he top of the timeline and right click to display the pop up menu 2 Choose the Add marker cursor option Vista adds a green arrow at that point This example shows three markers on the timescale Programmer TheBall Clip Edt Fixtures Step Tools view 3 Step 1 nalen __ oo 00 06 20 lt gt a 00 04 60 4 00 00 10 eo E iae P P i S i N T T ae S D RS i ae Cp Effects cts ro GS Ane S Bs y S E ore sz ZEEN ET Emp eN Removing Markers To remove one or more markers from the timeline select the step that contains them then choose the Remove markers option from the Tools menu also available by right clicking in the timeline Creating and applying extracts Extracts are like programming templates and can contain any of the attributes you define on the palettes intensity colour beam position and so on Additionally they store the timing associated with the events An extract is a section of a clip or range of events that you can save and re apply in other clips By re using existing material to build new clips you can save yourself a lot of time re creating your favourite lighting effects Creating extracts To create an extract 1 Select the part of the clip or events on the timeline that you want to extract 76 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Creating and applying extracts 2 Click the Components button on the relevant palette Then cl
97. hen added to the four internal ones gives you a total of sixteen universes To connect an external interface box 1 Select the universe you want to run through a particular box from the Universes list in the left hand side of the screen 2 Click on the box title in the ArtNet nodes list to select it then click the Connect button Depending on the type of interface box you are using Vista will either connect automatically or display the Enter External DMX source window MS enter pathport xDmx source aa select Dms universe to send data to source e Dime Offset 1024 Default 3 Click on the arrows beside the Source field and choose the number of the universe in the box YOU Ye connected to For example if you ve set up a PathPort box to handle universes 7 and 8 you d choose one of those numbers on this window Vista polls the box to check that the connection is working and displays the details of the connection in the Connected Universes box It also greys out the number of the universe you ve connected to in the Universes list Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 33 Configuring external Ethernet DMX interfaces Patching your rig 34 You can check this connection at any time by clicking the Re Poll button This example shows a Vista with an Artistic Licence DMX Hub with four ports and a PathPort with two ports connected O Connect Universes Universes ArtNet Nodes Re poll az Mandactuer IP adess
98. his is to create a spreadsheet laid out as follows and save it as a CSV file ID Univ Ch Fixture Type Fixture Name 1 1 1 Vari lite_2000E Wash Vari lite_2000E Wash 1 2 1 16 Vari lite_2000E Wash Vari lite_2000E Wash 2 3 1 31 Vari lite_2000E Wash Vari lite_2000E Wash 3 13 1 401 GenericDimmer GenericDimmer 1 1 gt 1 392 GenericDimmer GenericDimmer 1 14 1 402 GenericDimmer GenericDimmer 2 15 1 403 GenericDimmer GenericDimmer 3 25 L 9 VL5 Mode3 VL5 Mode3 1 26 b L VL5 Mode3 VL5 Mode3 2 35 3 21 Not Sure In our example above the spreadsheet has a header row this is optional but shown here for explanation The columns are laid out like this e an ID 1 which determines the Fixtures unique ID Required e a Universe DMX address number 1 1 that sets the Universe and DMX start address for this fixture Required e a Fixture Type lt Vari lite_2000E Wash gt that sets the type of fixture that will be patched Required see note below e a Fixture Name lt Vari lite_2000E Wash 1 gt that sets the fixture name Optional The ID Universe DMX Address information must be in the CSV file The Fixture Type must also be specified However if a valid Vista Fixture name is not specified you will be prompted to choose the correct fixture name from a list during the import process If the Fixture name is not specified the default Vista name will be used Configuring external Ethernet DMX interfaces 32 Vista provides four intern
99. his to 1 2 Vista selects fixture 1 de selects 2 amp 3 selects fixture 4 skips 5 amp 6 selects 7 skips 8 amp 9 selects 10 and so on i e a setting of 1 2 selects fixtures 1 4 7 and 10 while a setting of 3 4 selects fixtures 1 2 amp 3 skips 4 5 6 and 7 and selects 8 9 and 10 and so on Groups a number of fixtures together so that any action you take applies to them as a group rather than individual fixtures For example it determines the number of fixtures selected when you use the other subset buttons For instance with Ganging set to 2 every time you click Next it selects pairs of fixtures It also affects the way changes you make on the timeline apply to the fixtures any change made to ganged fixtures applies to the whole gang not just one fixture This is useful to do things like make fixtures come on in pairs This button inverts whatever you have selected For instance if you have a custom selection of 5 2 it selects 2 5 if you have odd fixtures selected it selects evens You can sort fixtures in a number of ways To do this select the fixtures then click the Sort Vista displays the Sort window This option ID Name Selection Random Vista User Guide Version 1 5A sorts the fixtures in ID number order alphabetical order the order in which you selected them on the Fixtures screen random order The Re Shuffle button re sorts the fixtures into another random order 99 Sel
100. ht create a clip that includes a peel off from the edges of the stage with all the fixtures changing colour as they peel and ending up focused on the centre of the stage The whole thing might take five seconds from start to finish You d achieve this by creating a series of events each of which handles one element of the overall effect When you trigger this clip from the console the Vista plays through all of the events in the sequence you ve arranged them in on the timeline If you decide that part of the peel goes too quickly you can go straight into the timeline and extend the time allocated to that event All aspects of the clip can be changed adjusted manipulated on the timeline until you have it all the way you want it Each time you make a change you can either play the clip again to see the result or just drag the progress indicator bar from left to right to step through the events Note that the timeline shows events as a passage of time and the fixtures will only achieve their final state at the point represented by end of the event bar For example if your event is a fade in from 0 to 100 the fixtures will only reach 100 intensity at the end of the event bar Adding events to the timeline To add one or more fixtures to the timeline 1 Click the icon on the toolbar Programmer button to display the Fixtures window 2 Choose the fixtures you want or select a group of fixtures from the Group box 3 On t
101. ick the Extracts button Vista displays the Components Extracts screen with the filters set to filter out all the other attributes of the events you selected Components PLASA_demo_1 Canned effects i Favourites Fade Time For Presets oy 0992 Hoe poga Eee _ One touch mode p Mode Edit Programmer taa VE Playback Control Screens v My Playbac gt Release All In this example we clicked the Components icon on the Colour palette so Vista has filtered out all the other attributes The masks that are on show as crossed out icons below the buttons in the top left of the screen If you want to include other attributes in this extract click the relevant mask buttons to switch the masks off 3 Click the New button Vista stores the extract with a default name 4 Right click on the new extract icon and choose the Rename option from the pop up menu Type a meaningful name for the extract Applying extracts To apply an extract 1 Select one or more fixtures in the Programmer Fixture window 2 Click the Components button on the relevant palette 3 Click on the Extracts button in the Components window 4 Find the extract you want and click on it to select it 5 Set the mask buttons so that the attribute you want are applied Any attribute that is masked even if it is part of the extract will not be applied 6 Click th
102. ields automatically Aligning start and end points You can also align the start and end times of selected events To do this select the events and click the alignment icons on the toolbar era These two icons respectively align the start and end times of the selected events Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Creating clips Setting the fade path Vista provides a set of pre defined fade path shapes so you can quickly set how an event will progress Click the drop down box on the toolbar beside the timing fields to display the fade path options The shapes in this menu depict the fade paths you can choose This shape means this Automatic Uses the default path for the event type i e Intensity events fade colour gobo wheels snap N Standard linear fade going to the final state over the duration of the event Snap at start Go to state very quickly Snap at end Go to state at the end of the event Delay then slide up to the state PY AS C0 Reach the final state approximately halfway through the event A a Displayed when you have multiple fixtures with different fade paths selected Tip Instead of making an event very short just set it to snap at start Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 71 Working with steps Working with clips Working with steps Events on the timeline are contained within a step and each clip can have any number of steps The steps occu
103. ilter window and click the Delete button Playing and moving around a clip At the bottom of the timeline screen there is a set of controls and an indicator bar that shows where you are in time within a clip a gaitt at UTD O D Land l 1 lis 281 1 e Ces D Playback Control My Playback 7 Release All The buttons on the left work just like the controls on a CD or DVD player This button does this Jumps to the start of the timeline Steps backwards to the previous Step on the timeline Pauses playback Starts playback of the clip Steps forwards to the next Step on the timeline Jumps to the end of the timeline 62 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips About the timeline Cuts the DMX output so that you can make changes _ Blind on the console without triggering any fixtures on the stage Allows you to make changes to an event anywhere on the timeline without playback automatically jumping to that position This mode is automatically Free selected if you open and edit a Clip that is currently active being played back Useful if you want to make changes to something that is about to be played back In this mode the programmer output follows event selections So if you open a Clip and click on an event in step 2 you ll see the Green playhead line jump to that point and the lights will change accordingly This is the normal mode while programming
104. ing the actual timecode from the other device Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 7 Timecode Dropouts Getting started To set up the timecode 1 Choose the SMPTE timecode panel option from the Show menu Vista displays the timecode panel window 1 SMPTE Time Code Panel Eg Freewheeling Time L Z Time Code _ Reset Mi Enable Simulator simulator Controls Frame Rate L3 24 325 30 a 30 stop _ Drop Frame San 2 Set the Frame rate check the Drop Frame option if applicable 3 Hit the Start button to start the timecode running and the Stop button to stop it The Time Code field shows the elapsed time and hitting the Reset buttons clears this field 4 To close the window click the X symbol in the top right corner Timecode Dropouts The Freewheeling time field is used to cope with errors in the SMPTE code coming from an external device such as a Tape player When Vista encounters a SMPTE error it will simulate timecode for a for a period before assuming the timecode has ended This field sets the number of seconds Vista will allow to pass while it simulates SMPTE until it relinquishes control Setting user preferences There are a number of system settings that determine how the Vista operates that you can change if you like To set these preferences choose the user preferences option from the Show menu Vista displays the User Preferences screen with the General
105. ion in the View menu This option does this Show Table Displays the fixtures as cells in numerical order in groups of 300 Show Icons Displays the Fixtures as icons 36 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Arranging fixtures in a layout Using different layout views You can create as many different views of your fixtures as you like each sorted and arranged in its own away To create or modify a view 1 Click the Layout view selector on the toolbar and select the Layouts option IE e m e ME ae Layouts All Fixtures Table View Spats Wash Vista opens the Fixture layouts window E Fixture Layouts Layouts Icon view All Fiztures New Arrangement Fixture visibility Q Aut i si All Fistures A Auto YF New fixtures are visible by default S C Free T Duplicate ka Visible Fixtures se S All Fixtures Loc SATE ari ite_2000 Spot Grid O eA VLS IM Show Grid 1 R VL S KE 2 VL 2K E Horizontal Spacing E VLOKS Vertical Spacing E E lt N Subdivisions VL2KS 1 RA VLOKS eld BA VLOKS A Variite_2000 Wash __ Bottom Z Names m A VLOKW IDs i VLOKW Top view Bottom view t VLOKW Icons Groups G VLK W Labels Table O Quick Picker Restore Defaults se aR Nd 2 Click the New button to create a new layout or click the Duplicate button to create a copy of an existing layout 3 Click in the Name
106. ions De selects all currently selected fixtures Selects every fixture Inverts the fixture selection i e all selected fixtures are de selected and all de selected fixtures are selected Selects all the active fixtures i e those in use in the current clip Select all the fixtures that are programmed in the current clip Align start end Align the start or end points of the selected events Displays the Grab drop down so you can grab either active or full events of the clip currently playing see Grabbing Displays the Effects window see Using effects Displays the Sort window see Selecting and sorting fixtures in the timeline Displays the Active filter window Displays the Update Clip Preset window Toggles between the highlight modes Steps forward or back through the steps on the timeline 133 Toolbars 134 This icon Halt LA 00 00 00 0 lt gt 00 00 00 83 00 00 00 00 C3 ici New Group C Update Group cy 3 Delete Group View All Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar reference does this Displays the list of actions available at the end of a step halt follow on or trigger see Setting the end of step instructions Displays the list of fade path options see Setting the fade path Displays the start time of the selected event in hours minutes seconds and hundredths of seconds Displays the duration of the selected event Displa
107. irst step to output the initial effect Press play to play through the second step and observe the output The effect will smoothly transition from a flat effect in to a wave and will eradually double in speed Play through the last step and observe how the wave duration gradually decreases together with the overall rate until a single fixture chase results at the end Selecting and sorting fixtures in the timeline You ll often want to select particular fixtures and sort them in a certain way to achieve an effect such as bringing lights up on each side of the stage and successively across the stage towards the centre To make these sorts of effects you may need to sort or gang your fixtures To select and sort fixtures L Select the fixtures you want in the Programmer Fixture window Note that if you want to sort them in particular order other than the obvious ones such as beginning and end choose them in that order now Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 97 Selecting and sorting fixtures in the timeline Working with clips S Sort 2 Press the Sort window icon on the Timeline screen to open the Sort Selection Controls Subset Sort Presets Reset all Ou o Nert Prey C gt Name Even C Selection Custom lln Uu cal Random Pe Shuffle _ Invert S e 4 Custom Set Ganging Mirror Selected Fixtures Aut ee S Descending Selecting sub
108. ive control Beam control Remove parameters select from programmer Col Beam Gobo x Live Control s 2 Intensit Position gt Levet Full pore 75 lit Gs Lom Level 0 _ ayook Select Next Previous Inactive 115 Pages and workspaces Using the console hardware Pages and workspaces Pages Each Playback Group can be paged independently of the others allowing for a wide variety of console configurations To change pages press the Up or Down arrow buttons located to the right of each playback group Tip Playbacks can be Locked to prevent whatever is assigned to that location being changed when a new page is selected To lock a Playback Right click on LCD in the Console window and choose Lock Workspaces Workspaces are like global console pages they allow you to save any console configuration you have created for recall later For example you may have one Workspace set up for programming with all the top row buttons on Playbacks assigned to Groups Presets and Extracts and another Workspace dedicated to playback To create a new Workspace first set up and configure the pages you want for the Playback Groups then click the Workspace selector and select the Workspaces option You can then configure and name the Workspace in the setup window This example shows a Workspace that is mixed led aas ae i IOC Ne 1669 i HSE a a De 169 HSE PB PB pR Po Home fCross
109. let Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet 146 CAUTION If the pen tip becomes sharp or angular it may damage the coating on the display screen Please replace the pen tip if necessary CAUTION Do not use any organic solvent e g alcohol or even mild detergent to clean the display screen Use of these cleaners can damage the coating on the screen Please note that damage of this kind is not covered by the manufacturer s warranty To clean the display screen use an anti static cloth or a slightly damp cloth When cleaning apply only a fixture amount of pressure to the display screen and do not make the surface wet To clean the pen tablet casing or Grip Pen use a soft cloth with mild detergent such as dish washing liquid diluted with water Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 4 Technical information Power Appendix 4 Technical information Power Power Requirements 100VAC to 240VAC 10 50 60 Hz Power Consumption 400 Watts max Power Factor gt 85 Inrush Current 90A 230VAC Power Connector IEC 3 pin Service amp Maintenance With care the Vista console will require little or no maintenance However the internal battery will need to be replaced on a regular basis see the following section If the front panel requires cleaning wipe with a mild detergent on a damp soft cloth The CD drive mechanism is mechanical and should always be treated with care Never allow the entry of fluids into the
110. lette whose attribute you want to fan e g colour position 3 Hold down the yellow modifier button on the console Ctrl key on the PC version 4 Click and drag on the attribute window or roll any of the encoder sets on the console to fan the selected fixtures Creating presets You use the Components button on each of the palettes to create preset values for the main fixture attributes of intensity position colour gobo and beam This is a useful way to create pre defined values that you can assign quickly to any number of fixtures without having to adjust the settings individually for each one Presets are the building blocks that you use to create clips They represent common sets of attributes that you know you re going to want to use over and over again such as a particular position e g on the drummer To create a preset 1 Set the values on the palette the way you want them 2 Click the component button on that palette m Vista displays the Components window 52 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Creating presets Gore lI T Kies TT K ALI Lz Jagg 09215 DBS L Dran rch made You re recording either a single value or the Same value for all active fixtures Do you want to record the preset against all fixtures all fixtures of the active types or just the active fixtures Select Record Action Affected Items CJ All Fixtures
111. lights and Contrast window Desk Lamps Jave Cancel Drag the sliders to set the required Intensity and Contrast Calibrating the Pen Occasionally it may be necessary to re calibrate the pen To begin calibration choose the Calibrate Pen option from the Vista menu and follow the on screen prompts Using the Screensaver Vista includes a screensaver that also turns off the backlighting on the small blue LCDs To manually start the screensaver choose the Start Screensaver option from the Vista menu The screensaver delay time is set in the User Preferences General tab Using another language Vista includes a number of alternate languages To change language choose the Change language option from the Vista menu External window utility Occasionally shows may appear to loose windows that were on external monitors To reset these windows choose the Recover External Windows option from the Vista menu The windows will be relocated to the main tablet LCD and they can be then closed or moved as required Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 13 External window utility Patching your rig Patching your rig 14 Once you ve got everything connected to the console you can patch all the fixtures the way you want them using Patch screen When you click the Patch button on the toolbar for the first time Vista displays the Connect Universes screen W Connect Universes Universes Ari et Nodes He poll Univers wae TL
112. ll Filtering the All Events view As well as displaying All Events you can also choose to filter out different classes of information on the timeline To do this choose an option from the list below the line in the View drop down menu All Events lt amp summarise Features summarise Fixtures All Events Follow panel Position Colour Gobo Beam Custorn filter When you choose a filter Vista displays only those types of events You can also create your own filters to show only those combinations of events you want to see To create a filter 1 Choose the Custom Filter option from the menu Vista displays the Define Filter window Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 61 About the timeline Working with clips E Define filter Classes Feature Types Intensity Intensity Shutter ik Fosition Colour Gobo Gobo Rot Prism Prism Aot _ Focus Position Colour T Pattern i Focus Zoom Frost Iris Framing Frame Riot Misc Beam Speed Projection i ED T G 3 as mi cL i T M isc i A Mone i 2 Click the New button 3 Check the buttons denoting the Classes or types of events you want Vista to display 4 Typeaname for the filter 5 Click the Close button Vista adds this filter to the drop down filter list If you want to delete a filter select it from the list on the Define F
113. lled Fans CPU 2 8GHz 533MHz Pentium 4 RAM 512Mbyte expandable to 1024Mbyte Hard Drive 40GB ATA100 shock mounted Internal Tablet Wacom PL550 graphics tablet 1024x768 pixels External monitors Two x 1024x768 pixel each SMPTE input 0 1Vpp min 1 2Vpp max 1 30 10X normal Desk Lamps two x SW max Inputs amp Outputs 148 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 4 Technical information DMX 512 1 4 Ethernet 100BaseT SMPTE Audio MIDI In MIDI Thru Out Vista User Guide Version 1 5A RJ 45 3 pin Female AXR 5 pin Female DIN 5 pin Female DIN oT A WY N eR O oT A WY N e General Specifications 5 pin Female AXR Shield Data Data Data DMX 4 only Data DMX 4 only Transmit Transmit Receive Unused Unused Receive Unused Unused Shield LTC LTC NC Shield NC RX RXD NC Shield NC TX TXD 149 General Specifications l Trigger In Trigger Out Video 1 Video 2 USB 150 6 5mm Jack Socket 6 5mm Jack Socket 15 pin High Density D Type A Appendix 4 Technical information Oo CON ovo O88 A W N e Tip Sleeve Tip Sleeve Oo CO NN ovo oO RA WO N A 10 m m m ad OI A Q N e Ae WOW N e DCD RXD TXD DTR Gnd DSR RTS CTS RI Trigger In Ground Trigger Out Ground Red Green Blue NC Ground Red Ground Green Ground Blue Ground Vcc Sync Ground NC VD Data Horizontal sync Vertical syn
114. located above the tablet Menu button Select buttons Enter button pens or closes G ioensorcloses Activates or de actvates the 250 menu the GSU menu the selected option Selection buttons Use these buttons to select an option that can then be activated when you press the Enter button After activating a selected option press the button to increase a selected item value and press the button to decrease it The basic process for working with the OSD is as follows 8 Press the Menu button to open the OSD main menu 9 Use the or buttons to select an option When the option you want to adjust is highlighted press the Enter button The current settings and adjustment sub menu for that option will appear 10 Use the or buttons to adjust the option settings 11 When you have made your changes press the Enter button to save To exit press the Menu button Tip All settings are automatically saved when the OSD menu closes If you make changes to the display appearance and cannot return to the original settings use the Reset Recall option to return The pen tablet to its original factory defaults Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 141 Using a pen 142 Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet When you open the On Screen Display OSD the following menu options are displayed 0 Contrast Select to Intrease or decrees image oonirast Phase MGA only Select bo reduces ar eliminate horizontal di
115. lour e summarised by fixture type e all events e filtered events Intensity Position Colour etc You choose these views from the Summary View drop down menu in the top left corner of the screen You can also switch between the minimised maximized setting of each summary view using the and buttons beside the drop down menu Summary by feature This view shows a set of fixtures by their three attributes g z a t i fir x G S e sj ejom omaa ii 10 wal 18 RN ARS Jos OP BES i Igra se Bur Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 59 About the timeline 60 Working with clips The view shows each bar minimised by default To expand each attribute and see the details click the symbol beside the attribute name e g colour Vista displays the details of that attribute Programmer Clip 1 Plasa_2005 vst Thies a 7 A Nr mo e D ei ee ss Ies s Sra lp Edit Fixtures Step Tools Yiew Sase M ala Sl 0 00 00 00 lt 00 00 02 0 00 00 02 001 53 L Update C2 RS aR LT TSE OH Gl RIR sa Bn Live Clip 1 2 2 o 0 Summarse Features gt ntens 10 fixtures 10 fixtures HS H69 S 242 Full A HS H6S9 S 242 V Full A HS HBS S 242 Full A HS Y H69 S 242 V Full A HS Y H69 S 242 Full amp HS Y H69 S 242 Full amp HS HBS S 242 Full amp HS Y H69 S 242 V
116. ls Making your effect swing If you chose the Swing button in the Settings tab you have to define the end points of the effect i e where it starts and where it finishes In this case when you click OK Vista adds Stop A and Stop P buttons at the top of the Settings Parameters box To define the two end points 1 Click the Stop A button 2 Use either the palettes or the controls to define a setting 3 Click the Stop B button and define its settings in the same way 4 Click the Run button to start the effect swinging Saving your effect To save an effect you ve created click the Save Effects Button Vista displays a small window asking for a name for the effect Type a name for the effect and hit the Enter key on the keyboard Vista adds you effect to the list of stored canned effects Next time you click the Stored Canned FX tab on the Effects window your effect will be in the list Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 89 Using effects Working with clips Modifying effects To add or change the features of an effect click the Add button below the Settings Parameters box and choose the additional effect you want from the list Vista adds it to the list of attributes in the Settings Parameters box You can then select any of these and adjust them using the controls see Effect controls Splitting out effects Once you ve added several effects you may want to take or more of them
117. lt settings 8 13 deleting events 76 fixtures 26 layout views 39 desk lights 3 DMX Window using 121 DMXinterface configuring 32 dousing a fixture 29 dual gobo 48 dual modes 108 duplicating layout views 39 E Edit menu 123 126 editor preferences 10 effects 88 applying canned effects 86 controlling 91 modifying 90 reviewing 91 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A splitting 90 swinging between two presets 87 using 85 Ethernet DMxX interface changing settings of 34 configuring 32 connecting 33 disconnecting 34 setting the port 33 event selection handles 67 event bars 58 59 events aligning start and end points 70 deleting 76 fade path 71 pre determining event lengths 74 selecting by attribute 81 steps 72 expanding playbacks 110 exporting shows 7 external displays 3 extracts applying extracts 77 arranging extracts 78 creating and applying extracts 76 creating extracts 76 F fade path setting 71 fanning 52 favourites adding fixtures to 20 32 feature summarise by 59 filters choosing 61 creating custom filters 61 filtersdeleting 62 fixture adding to groups 50 adding to the patch panel 16 arranging fixtures in a layout 36 choosing 15 choosing by manufacturer 16 deleting 26 dousing 29 Fixtures screen 35 hiding and unhiding fixtures 38 moving in the black 82 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Index parking 29 patching 1
118. ly In effect Selected C rand4 VL2000 7 VL2000 8 L2000 9 L2000 10 T New Merge Store Save Effects Stop Effects The effects list displays all the effects You ve applied to the entire clip When you click on an effect in this list Vista displays the fixtures it is applied to in the Active Effects list in the centre The Selected Fixtures list on the right always shows whatever fixtures are currently selected in the Fixtures window To see which effects are applied to a particular step of a clip check the Current step only checkbox at the top of the Effects window With this box checked Vista displays only the effects that are applied to the current step of the clip This is a quick way to work out what effects are happening at any given moment in a clip Effect controls The SmartFX Control Panel contains the following controls This option does this For modulated SmartFX each setting parameter Amplitud Rag can be assigned its own values for Amplitude For swing effects then there is only a single set of parameter controls since there is only one waveform being generated e For modulated affects how much of the waveform is added to the relevant parameter e For swing affects the extent of the swing centred between the A amp B endpoints i e only a value of 100 would reach the endpoints Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 91 Using effects 92 Rate Rh
119. main screen Welcome to Vista v1 4 95 Data Read lt Patch Console Programmer D CE Playback Controli Components J Screens v Workspace 1 Release All s ar J This screen is a blank canvas waiting for you to create a new show To get started you use the buttons on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen This button VISTA Patch Console Pro grammer Playback Control does this Displays the Vista menu where you can load and save shows set user preferences import and export shows and close down or restart the console Displays the Patch window so you can configure your DMX settings Displays the Console hardware simulation window Displays the Programmer window in either Live or Clip edit mode The two icons select the programmer mode as follows displays the Programmer Timeline view which is only available if vou re editing a clip If You re in Live mode click the Store button or choose Save from the File menu to enable this mode displays the Fixtures window so you can set up your lights and make selections for Live control or Programming When you have one or more clips running this button displays the Playback control window so you can see them all at a glance This window can also be used to control playback Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Getting started This button Components Screens DMX Output Workspace Release all Vista User Guide Version 1
120. mbol beside All fixtures in the Fixture Type box Vista displays the complete list of fixtures available Fixture aiie E by blacz250 Moded N Mac300 Mode ih 5 Mac300 Moded bese 5 M ach Gobo Scroll Mode bee J MacS00 Gobo Scroll Mode4 Z Ld meas L 4 TE a Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 15 Adding fixtures to the patch Patching your rig Scroll down the list until you find the fixture you want Choosing a fixture by manufacturer If you click By manufacturer instead Vista displays the list of manufacturers Fixture Type l By Manufacturer Z EAC Lighting H American DJ a Amptown f H Chroma_O Clay Paky Coet Coemar Futurelight JEt Fhe ek ae Click the symbol beside the name of the manufacturer you want to display the list of fixtures they offer Fixture T ype 5 Mac300 Mode gP Mac500 GP Mac500 Gobo Scroll B La Mac550 basic Mac600 Mode 2 L Mac600 Mode 4 Scroll down the list until you find the fixture you want Adding the fixture to the patch panel Once you ve selected the fixture you want there are three ways to add it to the patch panel e you can drag and drop one fixture at a time onto a specific DMX location on the panel or e you can use the Patch tab to place multiple copes of the fixture onto the patch panel or e you can use the on screen keypad to place multiple copes of the fixture onto the patc
121. mel x o MOo0e hal i To focus on a particular section of the timeline put the pen on this area and drag over the section you want Vista re draws the red box to show the area you selected and updates the information on the timeline to show that area Programmer Cl 2 Timeline vst Clip Edit Fixtures step Tools View IS ntro Tae a x BOO 00 To 00 04 00 aa 00 04 00 uesete I pm O Gs EE L Fitues JE i Live Cip72 j R Sennen Fost ummarise ICEN 2 28s 5s 52s 5 4 5s 8s mss atl 7 ES ECS E Intensity Full 1 Intro Halt You can also adjust the focus box using the icons on the horizontal scroll bar just above the progress indicator This icon does this a zooms in on the area selected by the focus box Ey zooms out increasing the length of the focus box 100 zooms to the normal scale about 2 seconds visible zooms to fit the selected objects zooms to fit the entire clip in the window Tip On the View menu you can also choose to fit to step which re seizes the screen to the width of the current step Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Creating clips Creating clips You can create any number of clips each of which can consist of any number of individual lighting events You can then combine these clips and play them interactively to produce your overall lightshow For instance you mig
122. mer to update the information stored in a preset To do this 1 While a editing the clip select the fixtures you want to change or add to the preset 2 Make the adjustments you want using the palettes 3 Open the Components window select the preset and click the Update button You can also Right Click the preset in the Quick Picker and select Update from the popup menu 4 Vista displays the Preset Record Update options Tip You can also update Presets when you Update a clip that s being played back See Using the Live tab to update Clips during playback on Page 83 54 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Creating presets Editing presets You can use the Programmer to add remove or change information stored in a preset there are two ways to open a preset for editing e Inthe Components window you can select the Preset and click on the Edit button or e you can select the Preset in the Components window Quick Picker and select Edit from the pen pop up right click Once the Preset is open in the Programmer you can make changes in the same way as you do when editing a Clip You can e Select fixtures in the Fixture Chooser window and add remove or change settings using the palettes or encoders e Select fixtures or Event bars in the Timeline window add remove or change settings using the palettes or encoders To save changes to a Preset Select Save Clip from the Clip menu Tip
123. n starts the gobo wheel spinning backwards from its highest frame number to its lowest Again the further you drag the slider the faster the gobo wheel spins Rotation lt gt The Rotation tab controls the angle or rotation of rotating gobos You can set these values by Index or Rotation The Rotation slider works in the same way as on the Spin slider on the Gobo Wheels tab Framing The Framing tab is specifically for fixtures that have beam shaping frames so you can shutter off parts of the beam Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 49 Assigning fixtures to groups Setting up your fixtures To set the positions you want the frames to be in on the selected fixtures click and drag each frame to the position you want as shown in this example You can also set the rotation angle of the shape or continuously rotate the whole shape using the slider Choose the method you want to use to control the framing from the drop down menus at the bottom of the slider The options are e Index choose by moving the slider to rotate the framing shutters to the preferred angle e Spin set the whole shutter assembly to rotate Raw DMX The Raw DMX tab gives you control of the gobo settings either as percentage CMY values or as actual DMX values from 1 to 255 Remember that any settings you make here are not recorded by the generic fixture model so if you change the fixture you ll also have to re p
124. nding on the number of DMX channels each fixture needs To add fixtures to another universe just click the Universe tab at the top of the patch panel to display the next set of DMX channels Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 21 Re arranging fixtures on the patch panel Re arranging fixtures on the patch panel 22 Moving fixtures around the patch panel Patching your rig Once you ve added fixtures to the panel you can re arrange them however you want Just select the fixtures you want and drag them to a new channel when you take the pen off the screen Vista re arranges them all from that channel Note that you can t place them in such a way that any of the channels will fall off the end of the universe For instance in our example the fixtures we ve added take up channels 1 to 135 so we can t place that batch of fixtures any closer to the bottom of the universe than channel 379 x Yes pi gi WS rann E Pere ac wenn Urban i ow iE Ya YB Teew 5 eae finvas 2 Brace e Legge d Bless eN Dome J blare T Bene 8 Meme N LE L Paa Sk 5 LLL 18 18 9 18 19 LR 75 E Br Mali 10 28 2G oe 59 9 5 en sl 2 2 d A a lt diana E I LA A A T fi hik lak Bii BEBE bk nb i b k L K 117 E Li gb bbb bib bbls K 7 N N k N L S Beek Bs sb baba bas Eo E r KRKKKLELKEEKK RR EEEEEEEEEEEEp EEEEEEEEEREEEp EEELELEEEEECER aGGEGELEREGEEEL Ba saa eB in i as Ek mi vE HE l
125. ns Use Auto image parameters Use Recall to reset all oreen OBUoMS bo Ihe factory default Selecting the exit icon c Backlight Select to backlight brightness level Qe Language Select to choose a language option for the OSD English Deutsch Francais Espanol Italiano or Japanese Brightness Select io increas Gr deimos Adjust to reset only the exits the Reset window without resetting anything increase or decrease the BRIGHTNESS a Bose E UP S he m 70 48 4kH2 60Hz ankooo es f Hp GS 2 L a O 4 4kHZ 60H i 48 4kHZ 60Hz E Esci c ESC To clean the display screen use an anti static cloth or a slightly damp cloth When cleaning apply only a fixture amount of pressure to the display screen and do not make the surface wet Do not use detergent to clean the display screen this may damage the coating on the screen Please note that damage of this kind is not covered by the manufacturer s warranty Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet Removing and installing the Duo Switch Replacing the Pen Tip The pen tip will wear with normal use When the pen tip gets too short you can replace it with one of the extra tips that came with the pen a K w C To remove the old tip Clasp it with a pair of tweezers needle nosed pliers or similar instrument and pull the old tip straight out of the p
126. nsole using the import function find the directory containing it then click on the filename to select it and hit the Open button to load it Importing shows You can load shows you ve created on a PC or another console onto the Vista The shows must be ona CD or any kind of storage device that connects to the Universal Serial Bus USB port such as a memory stick To load a show attach the USB device or put the CD in the CD drive and choose the Import option from the Show menu Choose either the CD or USB option from the pop up menu to display an Open screen then choose the show file you want to load Once you ve loaded the show you should use the Save option from the Show menu to save it onto the Vista hard drive immediately Saving shows To save a show at any time choose the Save option from the Vista menu As with any computer it s a good idea to save regularly in case of power failure 6 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Getting started Using SMPTE timecode The first time you save a new show Vista displays the Save As window Look jn 4 C Program Files Vista data Demo vst E Demol vst Ej DemoShow4 vst S LDI_20_11 vst S Demol vst S LDI_20_11 vst File name l Save J File type Vista show files vst nlc Cancel Type a name for the file and choose the directory in which you want to save it then click the Save button Once you ve named the file each time you choose the Save
127. nt select the black square on the right hand end and drag it left to shorten the event or right to lengthen it Note that in the example shown above three separate attributes of the event have different timings e the Intensity event starts at Os and is complete at 2 2s e the Position event starts at Os and is complete by 1 2s e the Iris event starts at 0 2s and is complete at 2 2s Using the modifiers to move events and step markers Normally you can only move events within the bounds of the step they are in To move an event across an Step marker hold down the Green Alt on PC modifier key If you drag an event across the last step of a clip Vista will automatically create a new last step to accommodate the event You can also reduce or increase the size of a step and scale all events within it by holding the Yellow Ctrl on a PC modifier while moving the Step marker 66 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Creating clips Working with selection handles A quick and easy way to create dynamic lighting effects is to skew the events on the timeline When you select a group of events Vista displays a dashed selection box around them with black squares on the corners and sides known as handles Programmer Cl 4 Timelir ne vst Ale Edt Fixtures step Tools view ak tep SYR 00 00 00 1 ofo 00 02 00 00 00 02 0 m i d s B rD ES S S Gal Fe ES All Fixtures Jeg 7 vel Be B Z Bo
128. oenews nieeaanpaeenwebaseier manor 147 Battery Tel een 147 NAS TAM ANIO 1 TTT 148 ETT IIO E ee ae ee nee A en ec eee eee 148 COME TalS SCI CATION S suisse cs acct 2 E a 148 Tete HHHH 152 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A iii Welcome to the Vista What is different about the Vista Welcome to the Vista Welcome to the User Guide for the Jands Vista lighting console This guide is intended to give you the information you need to get your Vista up and running as quickly as possible Note that this guide will be regularly updated as enhancements are made to the Vista A current version of the manual is available at www jandsvista com What is different about the Vista You ll have noticed that the Vista is a bit different to most other console you ve used Instead of a keypad it uses a pen instead of relying on you entering hundreds of key combinations the Vista lets you do everything visually instead of representing your show as numbers the Vista represents it as events happening over time If you ve seen any of the digital editing software packages for sound and video that are available these days the most different aspect of the Vista the timeline will be instantly familiar to you If not don t worry once you start using it you ll pick it up very quickly The Vista is different but that s what makes it so much easier to use Once you ve read this guide you ll have enough of an idea of how this console works to create y
129. on the left hand side of the Group panel Vista opens the Create New Group window Create new Group Name E Cx Le 3 Type a name for the Group and click OK or press Enter If you don t want to name the Group right away you can accept the suggested name and rename it later There are two mode buttons on the left side of the Group pane In Apply mode when you click this group icon Vista automatically selects all the fixtures in it You can then assign attributes to all the fixtures in that group using the palettes The Edit mode is used when organizing groups as described below You can create as many groups as you want and you can also create any number of groups of groups Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 51 Fanning Setting up your fixtures Organising groups At the top of the Group panel there is a tab entitled All Groups This tab always contains all the groups you have created To add another tab right click in the area to the right of the existing tab and choose the Add tab option This creates a new tab along the top of the Group panel To rename the tab click on it and enter a title In Edit mode you can drag and drop groups from the All groups tab to other tabs so you can arrange your groups in a meaningful way You can also drag groups into different columns or positions Fanning To fan a selection of fixtures 1 Select the fixtures in the Programmer Fixture window 2 Select the pa
130. option from then on Vista overwrites that file with the new details without displaying this window Saving copies of shows To save a separate version of a show with a different name choose the Save As option from the Vista menu You can then give the file another name and save it in another directory if you like Exporting shows backing up It s extremely important to make backup copies of your shows Like any other computer the Vista stores your shows on a hard drive and although it s extremely unlikely if this drive were to fail e g if the console was dropped you could lose all the show files stored on it For this reason we recommend that you make regular backups of your work either onto CD or onto a storage device that you can connect through the USB port The Vista includes a CD burner so you can burn backup copies of your show files onto CD at any time To copy shows onto CD or an external storage device 1 Puta blank CD into the CD drive or connect the device to the USB port 2 Choose the Export option from the Show menu 3 Choose either the CD or USB option from the pop up menu to display the Save As window 4 Name the file choose a directory on the CD or storage device and hit the Save button Using SMPTE timecode If you are going to be running the Vista in conjunction with a device that generates SMPTE timecode you can simulate the timecode so you can get your show running in time without need
131. or steps Halt or Follow The duration over which the clip fades in when it starts in milliseconds The duration over which the clip fades out when it is released in milliseconds Playback rate for the clip does this Turns chase mode on off Chase rate when in chase mode expressed as steps per minute Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Using the console hardware Chase fade Timecode tab General Chase Timecode EES tat i Hour 0 i Minute 0 i p Second 0 iFrame 0 i Syne to Tim Off This property Start time sync to Time Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting clip properties Proportion of time spent fading vs time spent at each step of a chase does this Sets the trigger time in Hours minutes seconds or frames Turns on timecode triggering for this playback 113 Encoders Using the console hardware Encoders The two modes The Encoders can be used to control the Intensity Position Colour Gobo and Beam parameters of Fixtures or in combination with the faders and switches below to control playback of a clip SSS Se ee ee ae JJG Col Beam Gobo x Playbck l Filter Fixtures Priority Na Auto No Time RENEE Pe Live Control Fiy 1d 0 N _Load Shuttle Jump hatene 100 Wheel sets in Live Control mode A selected Clip can be loaded into this is the default setting the Extended Playback
132. ore clips at the same time Anytime you open the Programmer you ll see a Live tab at the top of the window if you choose a Clip to edit it will open in it s own tab To switch between tabs just click on the tab you want to work on For more information about editing clips and working with the Programmer tabs see Working with Clips The Programmer Fixtures screen To get all your fixtures up and running you tap the Programmer button on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen If this is the first time You Ye opened this window you should be in the Live tab otherwise click on the Live tab to make it active Vista displays the Fixtures screen This example shows a rig of ten Vari lite 2000 Spots and ten 2000 Wash fixtures 00 00 lt gt lC Update TSS 2 al b Las R BP es Deesa W sna iso Gs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 WI2KS M2KSC M2KSC M2KSC M2KSp VL2KS0 WLIKSC VL2KSG ML2KSC WLIKS 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 MLK 4 20 MEZKA VK VK MEZKA 4 2K Viki MEZKA LKA ajz E a x referred mode Automatic Groups Presets Extracts F Canned effects Favourites f All All All E al E all Ers T X a DZ eAl l Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 35 Arranging fixtures in a layout Setting up your fixtures This screen consists of three main elements e the Top view panel where you can display and a
133. ose the Layout name form the list and click the Delete button To arrange the order that layouts appear in the list choose the Layout name from the list and click the Up Down Top or Bottom button To activate a layout view click the Layout View selector on the toolbar and select the layout name you want to display Selecting what to display in the Bottom pane of a layout The Fixture Layout window is divided into a Top and Bottom pane To set what is displayed in the bottom bottom pane select the Groups or Quick Picker checkbox This option does this Groups The default setting Fixture Groups are displayed in the bottom pane Quick Picker With this setting selected the lower pane is divided into columns that can be set to display Groups Presets and othe components To adjust the amount of space allocated to each pane click on the divider bar and drag it up or down Using the intensity colour and beam palettes The Programmer screen usually has three palette windows down the right hand side These palettes give you control of the three main aspects of lighting fixtures intensity amp position colour and beam All the palettes work in much the same way so once you ve mastered one of them the others will be easy To set attributes for one or more fixtures select the fixtures you want in the Fixture panel then click on the Palette you want to use Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 39 Using the intensity
134. our first lightshow What things are the same as on other consoles Apart from the pen and the timeline concept the Vista contains all the basic elements of live lighting that vou re familiar with You ll find controls for intensity colour beam gobos and so on you ll find libraries of all the manufacturers most popular fixtures to choose from you ll find a console that has the usual faders buttons and LCD displays So don t worry the Vista has a lot in common with other consoles we ve taken all the best elements of existing consoles and added a whole new dimension to them You ll soon be right at home with the Vista About the generic fixture model One thing about the Vista that s not immediately obvious is the generic fixture model What is it It s a part of the software that works in the background and enables all fixtures no matter what type or manufacturer to be treated the same way Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 1 Need more information Welcome to the Vista Let s say you ve programmed a show using one brand of fixture but need to replace some of them with a different kind Normally this would be a major hassle because you d have to find a similar fixture then re program each and every cue With the Vista you can replace a fixture and you don t have to do any re programming Why Because everything you ve programmed is stored in generic form rather than as specific DMX channel values For instance if
135. r in sequence along the timeline and the end of each step is marked with a diamond shape as shown in this exam ple Programmer TheBall gt PLASA_demo_1_4 yst x Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools View lt a ty Dobro solo 3 E 712 00 00 08 40 lt gt 100 00 02 30 1 00 00 10 80 Ka S L We Ep a FR oak Live LaNeige TheBall 7 Ia acon Neos Samat Ful y a S pal y t oii he fo E IE ae s O Show all gobos Dega Intens a Gma ofdwesy OOOO COL E 3 Q EHD 1 Intro 2 Moves DS Follow Follow 3 Jerry Dobro solo Halt Ep DA a S TEO E D Ka The diamond marker represents the end of the step and is used to determine what happens when playback reaches this point Vista displays green diamonds marking the end points of each step in the progress bar at the bottom of the screen so you can quickly see the main points of your clip Tip Normally a step marker can only be moved to the right to lengthen the step This does not change the length of any events in the step However you can use the coloured modifier buttons to change this action as follows Holding this When moving a Step marker modifier does this Yellow Ctrl Events to the left and right of the Step marker are moved with the marker Green Alt The Step marker can be moved freely 72 Vista User Guide Version
136. ration 44 saving copies of shows 7 shows 6 selecting events by attribute 81 selection handles 67 service amp maintenance 147 Session menu 125 setting colour 44 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Index setting clip properties 111 setting intensity and position 41 setting preferences 8 13 short names for fixtures 22 show creating a show 6 exporting shows backing up 7 importing shows 6 loading existing shows 6 saving 6 saving copies of 7 shutters 49 slider intensity values 42 SMPTE 7 8 sorting fixtures in the timeline 97 the Fixture List 119 specifications 148 splitting effects 90 splitting steps 74 standard mode 108 step end of 73 Step menu 127 steps pre determining event lengths 74 setting the end of step instructions 73 splitting steps 74 working with 72 striking a fixture 29 subsets 98 summary by feature 59 by fixture type 60 no summary view 61 summary views 59 swapping fixture types 24 swinging between presets 87 T table view 30 technical information 147 timecode 7 8 timecode tab 113 155 Index timeline about 57 adding events to 65 adding markers to the timeline 75 aligning start and end points 70 end of event commands 73 event bars 58 59 fade path 71 moving events around 66 steps 72 zooming in and out 64 timing adjustments 70 toolbar Patch screen 132 Programmer screen 132 Toolbar 132 toolbar referen
137. res Cloning is a special way of adding fixtures to your patch This method is useful if you want to add some fixtures after you ve programmed your show and have the new fixtures automatically included in any Clips Groups and Presets that you ve already created To clone one or more fixtures do this 1 Select the type of fixture you want to add from the All fixtures or By manufacturer lists in the Fixture Type box 2 Select the fixture s you want to clone from the Patch table or list view 3 Click the Clone button Vista displays the Clone Selected fixtures window t Clone selected fixtures You have chosen to clone the selected fixtures 2 fixtures selected as 2 new Vari lite_2000E Spots starting at channel 7 Note this operation cannot be undone Cancel f i 4 Click OK to confirm and the new fixtures are added to the patch Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 31 Configuring external Ethernet DMX interfaces Patching your rig Importing and Exporting Patch information To save timeVista allows you to import and export patch information from a Comma Seperated Values CSV file Exporting the Patch You can export your patch to a CSV file To do this choose the Export Patch option from the edit menu Vista displays the Save As window so you can name the file and choose a directory for it Importing the Patch You can also import a CSV file containing your patch information The easiest way to do t
138. rogram all these details Assigning fixtures to groups 50 If you have a big rig the last thing you want to do is manipulate dozens of individual fixtures To make it easy to control all the fixtures in your rig you can assign them to groups A group can consist of any number of any type of fixtures it s entirely up to you what you put in a group Some typical groups might be all the fixtures of one type all the fixtures on the back truss or all the fixtures you re using on one particular part of the stage Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Assigning fixtures to groups Creating groups When you are first creating groups it s easier to be in a layout that shows the Groups panel at the bottom of the screen If you are seeing the Quick Picker instead of the Groups panel at the bottom of the screen right click in the Fixture pane and select Layout Properties In the Fixture Layouts window select the Groups option for the bottom view To create a group 1 Select the fixtures you want in the group Control Live Edit Fixtures Step Tools View qa ale Halt J lt E 100 00 00 00 lt gt 00 00 02 00 1100 00 02 Uras Update P Highlight P HR E izi i G ects S Sort Oe AFiter VL2KVV 1 VL2KVY 2 VRS AES cT VL2KW4 VL2KVWYS VL2KW6 VL2KVY 7 SGS All groups QW ALL Fixtures YE VL2K Wash All 2 VL2K Spot All RY Bar 10 Sees 2 Click the Add Group button
139. rrange the fixtures to match the plan view of your lighting rig This panel can also display the Timeline when editing a Clip e the Bottom view panel where you can assign fixtures into meaningful eroups This panel can also be set in the Fixture Layouts dialogue to provide access to other components such as Presets Effects Clips and so on This view is called the Quick Picker e the Intensity Colour and Beam palettes where you adjust the settings for each fixture Arranging fixtures in a layout Vista displays all of the fixtures you added on the Patch screen as icons on the Programmer Fixture screen When you first view this screen the fixtures are arranged in numerical order by Unique ID as a bank of icons as shown in the example above If you want to you can drag and drop the fixture icons around to new locations on the screen so that they match the layout of your lighting plan as in this example mar lhe UR ture Sep ook ves a al it DS sS fx iif go S amp iir Y t p RR L 7 h f A f aige Be EP a ey T Beh Cine Goat ate Sonal al tot Arae Lra T i 1 T a No eink taki vey vic aoe L J D G MER ihi wap drp REED pek L 18 m Vie ST M m ML La LA L E L Sr XA C1 1 S la a ed REID EB Cotow E TE S SS en tests S S 24 E i E T Sao a ae Se Looe You can choose how Vista represents the fixtures from the Fixtures Arrangements opt
140. s and WOIKSO AGES sacrer test sescona dawns E santa tend A EEEE TEETAR vente teat ate dine 116 Monitoring What IS OOING ea 118 UsiNgdhe QUMULWINGO W sinies ai a E EEE E ai E REEE OEE 119 Usmo the DMX ie eU OT 121 Appendix 1 Menu amp toolbar referenCe ssssssrrrrrsrsrssssrererererrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr gt 123 PAG SChOCN IMG MUS ensena E a 123 Programmer Screen TIGI Taa T aa H T A LR aa 125 TOODA Beene mae ate tere cnet stem a ne ae ee nee mene eee ne eee 132 Appendix 2 Installing NEW soTrtWware se ee ee ee ee e e e 135 SOWIE Clean e n TTT 135 Sotware Stalling Update T 135 Connecting to the console Vid FIP cccccccccssecececeeeeeeeceeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeseesaeeeeesseaeeeessageeeeees 137 Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet cece eeeeee sees eee eeees 138 LIS INIG Ne TOGO AG TTT 138 MV OFKING WIT ING GRID DCM TTT 139 Ise OM TD ccicicacrabecastececosonetasaeldenntacacngnanndaden E NA 139 Bes e HHEH 140 Removing and installing the DUO SwItGh sse eee eee ee eee 143 Precautions on using and handling the Pen Tablet cccccsecceseeeeseeeeeeeeeseeesseeeeseeeesees 145 ji Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Contents Appendix 4 Technical information c ccccccceseeeeeeee sees eee eeeesaeeeseegeesaneegey 147 PONOT enn nee een et ne ee Ree ee nee ee E E eee ene eer en ee wr ener eer ee eae eee 147 SEVICE A Mantenan E occas ici tutes cc opetnowaannns dae nadraidoawase vanes ucane natures
141. s or inside a vehicle e The pen tablet and the Grip Pen are exposed to direct sunlight or heat from an appliance e The pen tablet and the Grip Pen are exposed to water or any other kind of liquid CAUTION Do not use The pen tablet in a dusty environment this may damage the unit Handling WARNING If the LCD screen has been damaged DO NOT touch any liquid that may be leaking from it this liquid is an irritant In case of contact with skin eyes or mouth rinse immediately with running water for at least 15 minutes or more If contact is made with the eyes or mouth also consult a physician WARNING Prevent children from swallowing the pen tip or side switch The pen tip or side switch may accidentally be pulled out if children are biting on them CAUTION Do not disassemble the Grip Pen This may cause the device to malfunction In this case Wacom shall have no responsibility to repair or replace the product CAUTION Do not scratch the display screen Avoid placing sharp objects on the display screen surface CAUTION Avoid intensive shock or vibration to the pen tablet or the Grip Pen Hitting or dropping the pen tablet display may damage the display screen or other components CAUTION Do not put heavy articles on the Interactive Pen Display or push against it with a strong force this may damage the display screen or bend the stand Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 145 Precautions on using and handling the Pen Tab
142. s window you can select the Preset and click on the Edit button or e you can select the Preset in the Components window Quick Picker and select Edit from the pen pop up right click Once the Extract is open in the Programmer you can make changes in the same way as you do when editing a Clip You can e Select fixtures in the Fixture Chooser window and add remove or change settings using the palettes or encoders e Select fixtures or Event bars in the Timeline window add remove or change settings using the palettes or encoders To save changes to an extract Select Save Clip from the Clip menu Tip Once you are editing an extract you switch between the Fixture view and Timeline view by either clicking on the Programmer button icons or selecting Timeline or Fixture chooser from the View menu Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Using clips within clips Using clips within clips Once you ve created a bunch of great clips you ll probably want to re use these too On the timeline screen you can load a clip into another clip so that they run simultaneously This is useful when you want one series of events to take place while something else is happening For example you might have created a clip of a sunrise effect that takes place over five minutes and while that is playing you want to place various spots in different parts of the stage A simple way to do this is to load the sunrise clip into another clip an
143. se Then pull the grip forward over the pen tip 14 Install the optional grip by aligning the pen case rails with the grooves inside the grip and pushing the grip over the pen tip Then replace the pen tip cone by turning it clockwise onto the pen Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 143 Removing and installing the Duo Switch Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet To Install the DuoSwitch 15 Remove the pen tip cone by turning it counterclockwise Then pull the grip forward over the pen tip 16 Install the original grip the one with the DuoSwitch access slot by aligning the pen case rails with the grooves inside the grip and pushing the grip over the pen tip When properly positioned the DuoSwitch access hole will reveal the trimmer capacitor Then install the pen tip cone by turning it clockwise onto the pen 17 Align the DuoSwitch into place making sure to match the switch position to the grip molding Then gently press in on the DuoSwitch until it snaps into place 144 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet Precautions on using and handling the Pen Tablet Precautions on using and handling the Pen Tablet Temperature and Humidity Operating temperature and humidity 5 to 35 C 20 to 80 RH Storage temperature and humidity 10 to 60 C 20 to 90 RH CAUTION Do not use or store the pen tablet where e Temperature changes are severe or exceed specifications e g outdoor
144. set to on tapping on a blank space in the Programmer Fixture window de selects all fixtures Specifies the format of step labels in the programmer The symbol is replaced by the step name and the symbol is replaced by the step number e g given a step named Sunrise and numbered 1 1 the format will result in a the label 1 1 Sunrise Specifies whether the new step is created to the left or right when a step is split Specifies the default name for steps created in the programmer Specifies the default increment between step numbers Normally set to 1 If enabled events will not be created which cannot be performed by selected fixtures Inapplicable controls will be disabled If enabled events for parameters which are not applicable to a fixture will be hidden Note that this does not affect event creation see Inhibit Inapplicable Events Automatically sets the Programmer Live tab to Blind whenever it is not selected Useful when reviewing clips that have been exported from the Live Programmer 11 Setting user preferences 12 Clip preferences MS User Preferences Property Default step duration Default index action Default crogs fade ms Default nage me Default out ade me Default HTP Intensities Default Active HTP This option Default Step Duration Default Index Step Action Default Crossfade Time Default in fade Default out fade ms Defaul
145. sets of fixtures When you drag the pen across the Fixture window and select a bunch of fixtures you get a fairly broad selection If you want to be more specific you can use the Subset pane of the Selection Control window to select a specific set of fixtures The subset selection controls are Next Selects the next fixture in the list If you have all the fixtures selected this de selects all but the first one Prev Steps back in the reverse direction selecting the previous fixture in the list Selects all the odd numbered fixtures i e 1 3 5 etc If you click it a second time it selects 2 on 2 off i e 1 amp 2 then 5 amp 6 9 amp 10 If you click it a third time it selects 4 on 4 off i e 1 4 then 9 12 and so on Even Selects all the even numbered fixtures i e 2 4 6 etc If you click it a second time it selects 2 on 2 off i e 3 amp 4 then 7 amp 8 12 amp 13 If you click it a third time it selects 4 on 4 off i e 5 8 then 13 16 and so on Reset All Reverts the subset to the original selection all the fixtures you chose in the Fixture window 98 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Custom In Out Ganging Sorting fixtures Selecting and sorting fixtures in the timeline In this field you can define how many are selected and how many are not The first number is the number of fixtures in the selection and the second is the number that are skipped For instance if you set t
146. sly spin one or both of the gobos The options are e Index move the slider to rotate the gobo wheel to the preferred gobo position e Rotate move the slider to rotate the gobo at different speeds Tip Gobo information stored using the Main Aux method is stored generically so it is preferable if you are likely to swap fixture types It s not possible to set half frame gobo positions or spin the wheel using this method Gobo Wheels The Gobo Wheels tab provides a direct control method for fixtures that have up to four gobo wheels You can use this tab to make gobo selections by their position on the wheel Choose the method you want to use to control the gobos from the drop down menus at the bottom of each slider The options are e Open sets the gobo wheel to the open position e Frame set the frame number of the gobo on the fixture s gobo wheel position 1 is usually open e Index choose by moving the slider to rotate the gobo wheel to the preferred gobo position e Spin set the gobo wheel to rotate through its frames Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Using the intensity colour and beam palettes If you choose the Spin option Vista sets the slider to halfway representing zero Increasing the slider to a positive value starts the gobo wheel spinning in the direction from frame 1 upwards The further you push the slider the faster it spins Dragging the slider dow
147. sta displays the Smart Effects window 3 Click the New button to display the Add New Effect window and click the Settings tab SmartFX Add New Effect settings Presets Canned Fx p Selected fixtures w Swing AB Setting Parameters H Beam El Colour El Gobo T Intensity E Position 88 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Using effects 4 Choose the parameter you want to put an effect on e g position and click either the Modulated or Swinging button at the top of the window to determine the type of effect you are going to create Swing creates an effect that transitions from one setting to another while Modulate varies the attributes of one setting e g creating a circle or figure of eight around a single position 5 Click OK display the selected parameter in the Settings Parameters box SmartFX Control Panel Active Effects Fixtures Settings _ Current step only Rur i z Ta Fin H g O e ate sith s Parameters a 7 Rhythmic ean fixture a C part CMY Direction Ordering a Se Alternate Overlap Spread zt i Blocking E Rate mulipie D 72991 x1 Waveshape UT A Al A ray Polarity Ee Nessie p i s New Merge Store g Mark space MD 729970 Lia ae 49 9992 e l Save Effects Stop Effects 6 Click on the parameter and adjust the controls to apply the effects you want see Effect contro
148. stortion lines To automate ally adjust use the Reset option C9 Horizontal Center VGA only Select to move the screen image left or right lo automatically adjust use the Reset option Menu Position Select to move the OSD menu around the display screen Color Provides settings for 9300 6500 and SOOO Kelvin Also provides a User option that enables you to adjust Red and Blue independently CONTRAST L r 4g 4kHE 60Hz no 46 4kH2 60Hz 4 g ae H CENTER eonoooes ES GD ct Os a SU 48 4kHZ 60Hz E pac Choose a setting to work with and press Enter to activate your selection Change the User setting by selecting the icon L ln the User Adjust ment window change Red or Blue to calibrate color centering on green BETS a yee TS i lo exit select Q LS o DS the poor Note Manual changes to the color settings will invalidate the Cintiq color profile Cleaning the Pen Tablet To clean the Grip Pen use a soft cloth and mild detergent such as dishwashing liquid diluted with water Do not use paint thinner benzine alcohol or other solvents image brightness Pith WGA only Select to reduce or eliminat vertical distortion line To automationlly adjust use the Reset option Vertical Center VGA only Select to move the screen image Up or down lo automatically adjust use the Reset option Reset Provides two optio
149. sword user The contents of the consoles Show Data directory and sub folders will be displayed Files can now be transferred to and from the Vista If the console is not booting properly it maybe possible to copy files using this method Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 137 Using the touchpad Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet Appendix 3 The touchpad and the pen tablet Using the touchpad Like all pointing devices the touchpad may take a short time to get used to However you will soon find that using this device is natural and intuitive Simply glide your finger across the surface of the pad to move the cursor and tap your finger to click It s easy Click To click lightly and quickly tap the surface of the pad once Or press the left button once To double click double tap on the pad or click the left button twice TAP ONCE OR TWICE T Remember the touchpad responds best to a very firm crisp tap Right Click To right click for submenus tap the tap zone in the upper right corner of the touchpad or click the right button once Drag To drag draw or highlight double tap rapidly and hold your finger down on the second tap then glide to move You may also hold the left button as you glide your finger a TAP AND DRAG Glide Extend To drag further than the pad surface lift and reposition your finger after reaching the textured edge GlideExtend will virtually eliminate the edge of the p
150. t release time Default HTP intensities Default Active HTP Getting started does this Determines the default time in milli seconds for new steps Normally set to 2000ms Determines the default end of fade action for new steps Options are Halt or Follow Normally set to Halt Determines the default time for Jumps and Overrides Normally set to 2000ms Determines the over riding in fade time fora clip Useful for easing in a Clip for example if you wanted to fade in a fast intensity chase Normally set to 0 Sets the default time taken for fixtures to be let go when a clip is released This setting can be overridden by settings in each clip Sets the default playback method for Intensity When set to on the clip that has the highest intensity setting determines fixture intensity When set to off the clip that has been most recently activated determines fixture intensity Determines whether you have to press the Go button on a fader to switch the fader on When set to on the clip s intensity will activate as soon as you move the fader Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Getting started Setting Desklight amp LCD Contrast settings Setting Desklight amp LCD Contrast settings There are settings for the Desklight s intensity and the Intensity and Contrast on the small blue LCDs To set these preferences choose the Desklights and Contrast option from the Vista menu Vista displays the Desk
151. tab selected Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Getting started General preferences Property Enable Fen tip button Auto sayve interval secs Auto save prompt Audio Volume General Programmer Clip preferences Setting user preferences IF Address 192 165 0 60 Wysiwyg Host Address 127 0 0 Maximize Windows Off sticky Windows Off Strike macro minimum interval 2000 Fielease all on page change Off Screen saver wait time mins 15 Cancel Close This option Enable Pen tip button n a in PC version Auto save interval Auto save prompt Audio Volume n a in PC version IP Address n a in PC version WYSIWYG host address Maximise windows Vista User Guide Version 1 5A does this Switches on or off the button on the pen that you use to display the right click pop up menu Sets the number of seconds that will pass between each automatic save of your current show For instance if you set this to 60 Vista will do an auto save every sixty seconds If you set this to zero Vista does not do automatic saves Sets whether or not Vista displays a prompt asking you if you want to do an automatic save If this is off Vista will automatically save in the background at the interval specified in the Auto save interval field Sets the Audio output level Sets the IP address of the Vista console e g 192 168 0 65 Sets the address where Vista will try to
152. tep in the clip Halt When Vista reaches the end of this step it stops playing You can focus in on the Steps in a clip one at a time using the left and right arrow keys on the toolbar lale You can add a new step before the first step or after the last step by selecting the first step and clicking the Left arrow icon or selecting the last step and clicking the right arrow icon You can also name new steps or rename existing steps in this field Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 73 Working with steps Working with clips Pre determining event lengths You can pre determine the starting point duration and end point of an event using the two yellow Event Length triangles on the time ruler at the top of the timeline Programmer LaNeige PLASA demo_1_4 vst ae l Norn e r sr ee Clip Edit Fixtures Step Tools view Sa fSwesps 1 2 l Follow lt l lt 5 oo 00 01 00 00 00 06 50 oa 00 07 50 a l 9 0 S Sh ES S ERI I Ga Fe Ee I All Fixtures B ve Be E Z Pex RY S Grab state Te Smart Can Sort E A Fier bes LaNeige oe ee sil site ae eee j iad ae a n ID 1s 2s 4s Ss Bs 7s BS Summarise Features bd K zLa Neige Dantans 10 ae SE O EE HT HE THT HHT HHH EEES 10 fixtures KO Feturesy 10 fixtures Mo EE fotures ED gt Intensity Shutter Step Length Triangles ee 10 fixtures mA maai
153. the Live tab you can store those changes to any Clip that is open in it s own tab in the programmer To do this 1 Open the Programmer window and select the Live tab 2 Select the fixtures you want to change and make the adjustments you want using the palettes 3 Select Open Clip from the Live menu and select the Clip you want to update When the Clip opens the output from the Live tab is turned off Tip If you don t want to automatically turn off the Live tab when you switch to a Clip tab you can change the Auto Blind Live tab preference in the Vista menu User preferences 4 Once the Clip is open select the Step you want to update You can also insert a new step if required 5 Click the L Live icon beside the Update icon or choose the Update Live Playbacks option from the clip menu 6 Click the Update button 7 Vista updates the Clip with the settings from the Live tab 8 If you are finished making changes Save and Close the Clip 84 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Using the keypad in the programmer window Using the keypad in the programmer window In some situations it is convenient to select fixtures and set intensities using a keypad To use the Vista keypad choose the Control panels gt Show virtual keypad from the View menu MO Selecting fixtures with the virtual keypad Use the keypad to select Fixture by their ID number s For example e 1 5 10 Enter selects fi
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155. the list until you find the fixture you want Sorting the Fixture List If you click on the Sort Current Selection button fixtures that are selected in the Programmer Fixture window move to the top of the list If you click in the Lock checkbox the sort order will be retained Setting the rate You use the Rate slider to adjust how frequently the Output view updates Move the slider to the left to slow the update rate and to the right to increase the update rate On large shows with many fixtures and clips the Output window can use considerable system resources if set to the fastest refresh rate Chosen clip To see what s being controlled by a particular playback fader press the Choose button The Output window then displays any information coming from that clip in green Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 119 Using the Output window Monitoring what is going on The Output window then displays any information coming from the programmer in Blue Context Menu If you right click in an active cell on the tracking view window Vista displays a pop up menu Tracking iew I Sort Current Selection Lock L View Select YLIK Edit Release Select Chooses the playback that is currently controlling this feature Edit Opens the clip that is currently controlling this feature in the Programmer Release Releases the playback that is currently controlling this feature Selecting fixtures If you click in the I
156. the screen Grabbing the console output Sometimes you ll want to capture whatever output the console is producing at a given moment and bring it into a clip This is called grabbing and it s particularly useful as a way of building a Clip from a look you ve built on stage To grab the console output at any time when one or more clips are playing 1 Openanew Clip or a Clip you want to add to 2 Inthe Fixtures view select the fixtures you want to grab If you don t select any fixtures the Vista assumes and selects All fixtures 3 Switch to the Timeline view and click the Grab icon on the toolbar Aa Grab 80 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Selecting events by attribute 4 Choose the Grab Active or Grab Full option from the pop up menu Grab Active grabs whatever attributes are playing right now e g intensity colour and pastes them into the timeline as a new event Grab Full captures the full state of the fixtures e g if there is No colour event a Colour White event will be created If you ve made any changes to the events since you loaded the clips Vista grabs these changes too Selecting events by attribute If you want to select all the events that have a similar attribute e g all the instructions to use red choose the Active Filter option from the Fixtures menu on the Programmer screen Vista displays the Active Filter screen A Active Selection S Sea Equals T SS
157. them you can set a number of properties for each fixture using the Properties box To view and set the properties for one or more fixtures use the pen to select the fixtures you want on the patch panel Vista displays the details of those fixtures in the Properties box Patch Properties Fixture Name V alte 2000 Spot 1 Type l ld Intensity Preheat fo Limit f 00 g Orientation Invert Pan _ Invert Tilt Swap Pan Tilt Advanced Channels Tip If you select multiple types of fixture Vista displays the details of the first type you selected If the Patch box is currently displayed press the Properties tab to display the Properties box Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Patching your rig Setting fixture properties This box has four sections that show you various properties of the fixtures you ve selected Fixture Name Type Id Intensity Preheat Limit Orientation Invert pan Invert tilt Swap pan tilt Channels The name you entered or Vista assigned to this fixture when you dropped it onto to the patch panel You can edit this here if you want to This field is only active when the selected fixture is in the pool at the bottom of the patch panel You use it to change the type of fixture without having to remove it see Swapping a fixture type The unique system wide ID number assigned to this fixture when you dropped it onto the patch panel You can change this n
158. ticular setting e g creating a circle around a position Swinging between two of your own presets Once you ve created a couple of presets see Creating presets you can use the Effects window to swing between them To swing between two presets il In the Programmer Fixture window select the fixtures you want Click the SmartFX button on the toolbar Vista displays the Smart Effects window Click the New button to display the Add New Effect window and click the Presets tab Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 87 Using effects Working with clips A SmartFX Add New Effect Settings Fresets Canned Fy Selected fistures RED it H BLUE Ll You can use the buttons along the top of the window to filter out the various types of preset e g to display only the colour presets To do this click the X button to turn off all of them then click the icon for the preset type you want to display 4 Select a preset from the list on the left the A preset then choose one from the list on the right the B preset and click OK to start swinging between the two presets You can then adjust the settings of the overall effect using the controls e g speed it up spread it across etc See Effect controls for details Creating an effect from scratch To create your own effect 1 Inthe Programmer Fixture window select the fixtures you want 2 Click the SmartFX button on the toolbar Vi
159. tion The Intensity palette controls fixture intensity and position It has four tabs along the top e Intensity e Position e Intensity e Raw DMX Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 41 Using the intensity colour and beam palettes Setting up your fixtures Intensity The default setting for the Intensity palette is the slider tab x Facal Oa Z closed ae F o Shutter On this tab e the Intensity slider controls the intensity of the selected fixtures in a percentile range e if the selected fixtures have a strobe capability the Strobe slider controls the speed of the strobe e if the selected fixtures have blackout shutters the Opened and Closed buttons set the shutter position You ll notice that as you change the intensity settings the icons on the Fixture panel change to reflect this Position The Position tab gives you control of the direction in which the selected fixtures are aimed To adjust the position either e click on the round target symbol and drag it to the spot you want e use the slider bars along the X and Y axes to set a more precise position 42 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Setting up your fixtures Using the intensity colour and beam palettes You ll notice that as you change the position settings the icons on the Fixture panel change to reflect this as these examples show Before Intensity by percentage A more precise way to set intensi
160. tware consists of the following three components Application Fixture Library Drivers To view the current installed version of each component select About Vista from the Vista menu If required software update files can be downloaded from the Jands web site Burn the file s to a CD standard data CD ISO9660 format using common CD burn software or upload the files to the console using FTP To upload software update files to the console through an ethernet connection from a normal computer Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 135 Software Installing Updates Appendix 2 Installing new software 136 1 Select User Preferences from the Vista menu and note the console s IP address 2 On the computer start an FIP client eg Internet Explorer 5 0 Fetch to the consoles IP address eg ftp 192 168 0 65 username vista update password update 3 This will display the vista update directory Copy the software update file s tgz to this directory on the console With the software update file s on a CD or on the consoles hard drive apply the update to the console 4 Select Check For Updates from the Vista menu 5 Select Update from CD or Update from FTP upload directory 6 Open a tgz file 7 Tick the required software component s to update and follow the prompts Tip Installing updates does not overwrite the show data on the hard drive Vista User Guide Version 1 5A
161. ty is with the second Intensity tab This provides percentile bands in 5 increments Just click on the level you want to set it To increase or decrease it in 10 increments click the or 10 buttons To set it to full or zero click the Full or Off buttons respectively Setting raw DMX intensity and position values The Raw DMX tab gives you fine control of all of the intensity and position attributes but remember that any settings you make here are not recorded by the generic fixture model so if you change the fixture you ll also have to re program all these details Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 43 Using the intensity colour and beam palettes Setting up your fixtures Click the Percent button to set the sliders to a percentage or the Raw DMX button to set the sliders to adjust actual DMX values from 1 to 255 Setting colour The Colour palette provides four tabs so you can choose the way you want to set your colours e HSV hue and saturation values e Lee manufacturer gels swatchbook e CMY Cyan Magenta Yellow or Red Green Blue sliders e Colour wheel for fixtures that have colour wheels The Colour Palette also has a Preferred mode drop down list at the bottom that contains three options e Automatic when you pick a colour for a fixture that has both a colour wheel and a colour mixer Vista uses the Colour Wheel for the Lee and Wheel Tabs and uses the Colour Mixer for the HSV and
162. u whether it can move those fixtures in the black and if not the reason why You can try to move the fixtures in three ways Previous Step Action Sets the end of step action for the Previous step This defaults to unchanged Sets the end of step action for the new Mark step Step Duration Sets the end of step action for the new Mark step Step Duration Creates a new step before the current step to put the move in black into i e forces the move by creating a place for it to happen 82 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Working with clips Using the Live tab to update Clips during playback Sets the name for the new step that will be created The transition time field determines the amount of time in milliseconds that you think the fixture will need to make the transition in the black This setting determines the messages telling you whether the fixture can make the transition or not This field defaults to a time that would allow any fixture to make the move and you should only change it if so you have some idea of the speed of the fixtures or if you know they don t have far to move Using the Live tab to update Clips during playback When you make changes in the Live tab while a clip is being played back you can make those changes apply to the presets from which you constructed the clip or just make the changes to the clip itself To do this 1 While a clip is playing go to the Live tab on the Programmer Fixture
163. umber here if you want to but note that Vista won t allow you to use a number that s already assigned to another fixture A percentage value that sets the voltage the fixture lamp will sit at until you switch it on This is useful for lamps such as Par 64s that take time to switch on from a cold start A percentage value that determines the maximum intensity the fixture will ever reach This is useful if you want to prolong lamp life or prevent fixtures from ever reaching full intensity Selecting this checkbox reverses the sweep of the pan for this fixture This is useful when you re coordinating the sweep directions of fixtures hung in different directions Selecting this checkbox reverses the sweep of the tilt for this fixture This is useful when you re coordinating the sweep directions of fixtures hung in different directions Selecting this checkbox swaps the pan and tilt controls so the fixture will pan when given a tilt command and vice versa This is useful for coordinating the movements of fixtures hung on vertical trusses or pipes This is a list of the features of the fixture and which DMX channel is controlling each feature Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 2 Setting fixture properties Patching your rig 28 Advanced Properties The advanced button provides access to a number of Fixture Transformers that allow you to further customize fixtures For example the Pan and Tilt Offset parameters allow you to
164. utput using the the output window 119 Output DMX Window 121 output window chosen clip 119 context menu 120 rate 119 sorting the Fixture List 119 outputs amp inputs 148 D pages 116 palettes 39 common features of the palettes 40 park fixtures 29 patch panel adding the fixture to the patch panel 16 rearranging fixtures on 22 patch screen menus 123 Patch screen toolbar 132 patching adding fixtures to the patch panel 16 adding fixtures to the rig 15 31 by manufacturer 16 complete fixture list 15 patching your rig 14 pen 138 percentage intensity 43 playback changing types 110 status indication 105 playback features 115 playbacks configuring 108 expanding 110 playbacks updating 54 83 84 85 position setting 41 42 power 3 Power 147 Prefer Fixed 44 Prefer Mixer 44 preferences clip 12 editor 10 Vista User Guide Version 1 5A general 9 setting 8 13 preferred mode 44 presets creating 52 quick picker 56 swinging between 87 prism 47 Programmer screen menus 125 Programmer screen toolbar 132 progress indicator 63 properties fixtures 26 setting clip properties 111 Q Quick Picker 56 R raw colour 46 setting raw intensity and position values 43 removing events 76 renaming fixtures 23 renumbering fixtures 23 rest fixtures 29 reviewing effects 91 RGB 45 right click using the LR button 107 rotation 49 S satu
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166. x J LJ TIS If you have only one type of fixture selected the icons Vista displays represent all the gobo types of that fixture To choose a gobo click on the icon representing the gobo shape you want To display all the gobos whether they are available on your fixtures or not check the Show all gobos checkbox If you have more than one type of fixture selected Vista displays all the gobo types offered by all the fixtures Note that just because the gobos are displayed doesn t mean they are available to all the fixtures Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 47 Using the intensity colour and beam palettes Setting up your fixtures 48 Some fixtures have two gobo wheels You use the Main and Aux buttons to set a gobo from one wheel and a second gobo from the other wheel Vista lets you select any gobo as the main gobo and any gobo that is not on the same wheel as the Aux gobo If you select the Main button and choose a gobo Vista updates the icons on the Fixture panel to reflect your choice Now if you select the Aux button the gobos that are not available because they are on the same wheel have a white border around them If you select one of the available icons Vista updates the icons on the Fixture panel to reflect your combined choice Some fixtures allow you to rotate the gobo you have selected If your fixtures allow this you can use the slider to index set a position or rotate continuou
167. xtures 1 5 and 10 e 1 gt 10 4 gt 6 Enter selects fixtures 1 2 3 7 8 9 and 10 Selecting fixtures and setting levels with the virtual keypad You can also set levels with the keypad For example e 1 gt 10 50 Enter selects fixtures 1 through 10 and sets them to 50 e 1 gt 10 Full selects fixtures 1 through 10 and sets them to 100 e 1 gt 1 Enter selects all fixtures and sets them to 10 Using effects There are several ways to use effects You can e apply a single stored canned effect e swing between two of your presets e create your own effects from scratch e modify existing effects Vista User Guide Version 1 5A 85 Using effects Working with clips Applying a single stored canned effect To apply an effect 1 Inthe Programmer Fixture window select the fixtures you want 2 Click the SmartFX button on the toolbar Vista displays the SmartFXs window SmartFX Control Panel Active Effects Fixtures Settings In effect Selected New Merge Store _ _Savettiects_ _StopEtfects _ 3 Click the New button to display the Add New Effect window 4 Click the Stored Canned FX tab Vista displays the list of available stored canned effects The first few letters of each effect title tells you what parameters are in this effect e g I Intensity P Position C Colour etc 5 To apply an effect click on the effect you want and click the OK button
168. ys the end point of the selected event Creates a new fixture group containing all the currently selected fixtures Updates the current group to contain whatever fixtures are selected Deletes the selected group Displays the list of available views Vista User Guide Version 1 5A Appendix 2 Installing new software Software Clean Install Appendix 2 Installing new software Software Clean Install To completely reinstall the operating system and all files on the hard drive 1 Export any required show data from the hard drive see above 2 Insert an Installation CD into the consoles CD ROM drive Leave the armrest open 3 Shutdown console 4 Restart console Console will boot from the CD 5 Follow the installer prompts to perform a clean install using the touchpad only Installation takes approximately 10 minutes 6 When prompted click OK to finish Leave the armrest open at this stage and remove the CD when it is ejected The console will shutdown by itself 7 Restart the console CD ROM will close It will start normally and automatically run the new software version Tip This procedure completely reinstalls the operating system and all files on the hard drive which takes approximately 10 minutes to complete All show data on the hard drive will be lost to export the shows This Clean Install process should be used if a new hard drive has been installed Software Installing Updates The Vista sof
169. ythmic Direction Ordering Overlap Working with clips This is the base rate at which the effect runs expressed in beats per minute BPM The resultant rate achieved over the targeted fixtures depends on the Rhythmic control below This control affects whether the Rate is based on cycles per minute or fixtures per minute e Per cycle if the effect is an intensity chase at a Rate of 20BPM Per cycle then the whole sequence will repeat 20 times each minute e Per fixture if the chase is at a Rate of SOBPM Per fixture then the chase will cover 80 fixtures each minute The loop time of a Per fixture effect varies with the quantity of fixtures used and is slower with more fixtures Note that the fixture to fixture rate e g a flash rate will be constant no matter now many fixtures are used Mainly useful for chasing effects this controls whether fixtures are sequenced in ascending down ascending up or both directions bounce Controls how fixtures are ordered when calculating waveforms and can either be or e Original fixtures are treated in selection order e Random the order of fixtures is re shuffled each time the effect loops e Alternate fixtures are in original order but alternating fixtures have inverted modulation e g can can This is one of the fundamental SmartFX controls and affects how much each fixture overlaps the next when executing the effect e Overlap 0 Each fixtur

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