Getting Started with Catalyst V4 Software
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1. 0 0 0 9 Catalyst Preset Preset 6 A series of buttons direct playback Record records the Cue List Play starts the clock and the Cue List a Stop stops the clock and keeps any remaining cues in your list from executing n Reset runs the clock back to the start time of the cue list Other Cue List Management Functions Once you have created a Cue List you can set other navigation and labeling features Shoui Cue You can number label your cues in the Show Cue column Simply select the desired cue with your mouse in the show cue column A box will appear for you to number or label your cue as desired Press Enter to complete accept After a cue has been numbered or labeled that label will appear in the GOTO drop down menu To navigate quickly to a particular cue just select the desired cue in the GOTO drop down menu Alternatively you can press the GOTO button and type the name or number of the desired cue into the box that appears then click O K to navigate to the cue Cue Lists Options Clicking on the Options button will open a display where you can e rename and renumber the cue list e change the clock source e choose to lock play and stop to your input device e stop the clock after the last cue hold the current cue at the top of the list e auto play cue list when loaded e display the timeline 14 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade Plau Next Selecting a cue by clicking in the far left c2. Figure 51 Artnet Ports pixelMAD manual 45 Configuring Communication Use the DMX Input control panel as shown below to configure the Artnet universe and DMX address for each layer 1 Artet 0 PixelMAD v2 Layer Aret PixelMAD v2 Layer Artet 0 Pixel MAD v2 Layer Artet 0 Pixel MAD v2 Layer On Off Universe Address Control Layer Figure 52 Addressing pixelmad layers pixelMAD manual 46 Chapter 4 Reference Some features may or may not be included Channel Usage Default value Library Folder 0 Library File 0 In point 0 Out point 0 Play mode 0 Play speed 0 X rotation 32768 Y Rotation 32768 Z rotation 32768 Image size 36864 X position 32768 Y position 32768 Aspect ratio 0 Movement speed 0 Intensity 0 Red Parameter 259 Green Parameter 255 Blue Parameter 255 Strobing 0 Trails 0 Colour FX 0 Visual Geometry FX 0 Visual FX Parameter 1 0 Visual FX Parameter 2 0 Keystone X1 128 Keystone Y1 128 Keystone X2 128 Keystone Y2 128 Keystone 128 Keystone 128 Keystone 4 128 Keystone 4 128 Image source Folder Ch 1 Folder Comments 0 253 254 Use Layer Mode 255 Image source File Ch 2 File Comments Ch1 in Library mode Selects Layer 1 1 in Use Layer Mode Ch 1 in Video Input Mode Inpoint Ch 3 amp 4 Inpoints Comments Video looping in point see Playmode Outpoint
3. Figure 37 pixelMad sending an image to a low resolution video device 33 When playing video images to low resolution devices the entire Mix window will be output through the video device The Mix window can be resized to match the number of pixels on the low resolution device Size and position coordinates are displayed in the Mix window and can be adjusted here 1 1285 1 size 70 79 Figure 38 Mix window unlocked showing size and position coordinates When you are happy with the positioning and size of the image then the Mix window must be locked to remove the information bars as these will also show up on the output device Figure 39 Mix window locked D manual Four movies can be played simultaneously from the screen as shown in Figure 31 Here the Mix windows have been locked to remove all information bars Figure 40 pixelMad playing four movies simultaneously in 4 separate Mix windows pixelMad has special viSUAL Fx mode called UNITY SCALE which completely preserves the pixel size of the source image whatever the size of the output If the image is 150 by 50 pixels and UNITY SCALE is applied the image will appear this size on the output device no matter what is done to resize the Mix window Figure 32 shows a clip that has had unity scale applied to it The image size remains 150 by 50 pixels even though the window is resized size 236 177 125 78
4. pix size 91 51 Figure 26 Unlocking the mix window pixelMAD manual 22 Then click on the red button in the M ix window labelled PIXEL MIX AREA so that a rectangular outline appears over your image pos 374 527 1 size 304 194 pix size 31 51 Figure 27 Opening the Pixel Mix Area This can be made larger or smaller by clicking and dragging from the bottom right hand corner of the rectangle Only the part of the image that you place within this box will be mapped onto the lighting fixtures Mapping your images onto the lighting fixtures The final step in the process is to place the image you have created onto your lighting plot in the PIXEL MIXES window Go to the HUD and open the PixEL window place the image over your lighting plot click on the button This turns on the display of the mixes pixelMAD manual 23 Then enable the mix number that corresponds to the M iX window that contains your image Enable hix 1 Your image will now appear in the PIXEL MIXES window Pixels _ 1 4249 28 12 Channel RGB Univ Enable 1 Display Fixtures Mixes Output Figure 28 Mix1 visible in the pixel mixes window Unlock the Mixes button in order to drag the window to the desired position over the lighting plot pixelMAD manual 24 You can change the size of the mix window by dragging the to
5. rese ds 0O03Hires2048 resaq h T Tests 26 sfter effe 2049 E 520 ule 3 s LX 1T res2048 25275 j Tesis IEEE PEE T kill OO04RichardTests OndRiehsrdTests l llFichardTests after effe 2 aftereffe ua Dz25new after EN UT DD3HI 2 48 ard Tests U2 brew effe 11 te EP Ai gt un Figure 16 Choosing an image from the Library Click on one of the layers numbered 1 to 8 at the top of the LIBRARY window in order to patch the image through to the corresponding layer in the LAYERS window D Mowvre z 0 Ez 0 Trails r pixelMAD manual argue 54 9 arb Strobe Strobe 4 ndFichardTesrs JWWBFichardTest Brew after effe 29 m Tests 100 Ru ndRichardTest dRichardTeste dRichardTests Siter effe affe 02688 aftereife alte E B X ___ Figure 17 Patching image through to Layer pixelMAD manual 16 Any required can be added to the same layer as the image in order to change that image Once you have chosen your source footage it can be transformed using the file
6. Aspect Ratio Ch 21 Aspect ratio Comments 0 128 E 1 Image Compressed horizontally 129 255 Image Compressed Vertically Movement Speed 52 Ch 22 Movement Comments Use when panning or zooming 0 255 around image to make movement smoother Intensity Ch 23 Intensity Usage Comments 0 255 Opacity of Layer Red Green Blue Ch 24 25 26 Comments Strobe Comments No strobing Even Off Time pixelMAD manual 53 Time between pulses varies 1 Pulse Length always 1 frame long Pulse length varies Time Pulse 2 between pulses 25 frames Pulse number varies Time Pulse Train between pulse group is 25 frames Random 1 even Even on off pulse length of on off time pulse varies randomly 100 124 Random 1 Pulse length always 1 frame 125 149 single frame Time between pulses is pulse random Trails Ch 28 Trails Comments 0 255 Image Trails Only really works on layer 1 Colour FX Ch 29 Ch 25 Comments Colour FX RGB High Contrast RGB V hi contrast Transparent black white RGB Invert RGB Invert hi con RGB Invert v hi con Invert whatever Black amp white BW variable BW hi con BW variable hi con Red Red Red Green Green Green Green Green Green Green 55 Green Green 55 Blue Blue Blue
7. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products High End Systems disclaims any proprietary interest in trademarks and trade names owned by others HIGH END SYSTEMS 22 High Systems 2105 Gracy Farms Lane Austin Texas 78758 Table of Contents Introduction What s New in Catalyst V4 Software dsccuxseussaxkatetuxstxmtcamd dpud aiiis a waa es a Ea ondes DIES uu qu ruis abd NEW IPCALUICS M E akha maq Catalyst Software Vel Contacting High End Systems uuu AEAEE RN Upgrading to Catalyst Version 4 0 Software Check Your Hardware 1 SEER EERE EERE EE EES Contact High End Systems for New Dongle Code Upgrading the Catalyst Application 2 2 2 2 2 1 Download Catalyst V4 Software ac EX eaa Upgrade the Catalyst Dongle Version 4 Update ccc a u uuu Um 4 Navigating Catalyst Version 4 0 Interface Using the Full Screen Mode 0 2 2 24 1 6 6 HUD Heads Up Display
8. Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue d Na d H H HU j pixelMAD manual 58 Tint inverse 104 105 H RGB gt GRB Visual Shape FX Ch 31 Ch 32 Comments Param 1 Param 2 Movie non infinite plane Movie infinite plane jos Movie Perspective Keystone 1 Keystone 2 rotatable Setup Keystone 1 Sphere solid Sphere wireframe Sphere points Sphere with lighting Disc Field Of View pixelMAD manual 59 pixelMAD manual 60 Disc points Disc Silhouette Kaleidoscope Magic Lantern 1 Stretch 1 Panorama slices Magic Lantern 2 Cube 4 sides Cube 6 sides Cube 6 sides colour pixelMAD manual 61 X Tile Count X Tile Count XTile Count j X Tile Count H channels active Hue _ Bottom Hue Bottom Hue tene colou channels active pixelMAD manual 62 n sided shape Keystone Shutter Keystone channels active Keystone Shutter colour a channels active Iris shutter Coloured Sphere Uses Sound Input t show waveforms Spectrograph r Models OBJ format SS K
9. Pisdel mix 1 Pixel mix 2 Piseel mixes Fixtures List Figure 34 The relationship between the pixel mix area in the Mix windows and the Pixel Mixes window To drag the images into position you must unlock the button in the window When you have finished moving the mixes click on the button This will lock the mixes in position MAD manual diagram below shows the three separate placed over the diagrams representing three different sets of lighting fixtures Figure 35 Pixel Mixes window with Mixes button set to on If you turn off the Mixes button in the window only the part of the image that is displayed by the lighting fixtures will be shown on the screen giving you some idea of how the image will look displayed on your lighting fixtures Figure 36 Pixel Mixes window with the Mixes button set to off 31 pixelMAD manual 32 Example 3 Low resolution video devices such as VersaTile G Lec Barco Mi pix have come onto the market They work at low pixel resolutions of around 100 x 100 video pixels These devices take the DVI or VGA input straight from the computer and their software allows any screen pixel to be displayed anywhere in their pixel world If you use DVI buffer the same screen output can be displayed from pixelMad to multiple output devices Image played out on low resalution video output such as VersaTile Image on pixelMad computer screen in Mix window
10. pix size 120 45 El sU pos 78 132 1 2128 pix y TT risa mimm dd Figure 41 Unity scale preserves the image size even when the mix window is resized pixelMAD manual 36 UNITY SCALE be found in the visual FX presets in the LIBRARY window Figure 42 Unity Scale pixelMAD manual 37 Chapter 2 Organising Movies pixelMAD plays back Quicktime movies and displays most common image types supported by Quicktime up to a maximum size of 2048x2048 Apple s Quicktime information page is at http www apple com quicktime whyqt Movies and images are stored in numbered files All files and folders have a 3 digit number prefix between 000 and 255 These numbers correspond to the DMX values for the LIBRARY FOLDERS and ES within those folders For example File 019 fairground old pier 1 mov in Folder 003 Hi res2048 will appear when DMX value 19 LIBRARY DMX value is selected on the lighting console A common folder and file setup is shown in below eoo 003Hi res2048 P n MM gt Q ocal d T Library Files 000DigiGobos002DV 013 inside out ws2 psd 003Hi res2048 014 church rooftops 1 psd i 0 3 004RichardTests 015 building vs sky 1 psd 026new af red movies gt Ol6dead leaves forest floor psd
11. Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue Blue 54 Transparent Invert BW Invert Mask 1 Invert Mask 2 Mask Fading Invert Mask 1 Fading Invert Mask 1 Fading Alpha Invert Red Alpha Invert Green Alpha Invert Blue Alpha Invert Colour Alpha as Red Alpha as Green Alpha as Blue Red Green Mask Mask Mask Mask Mask Mask Red Green Blue Blue Alpha as Colour Lookup 1 color hue Lookup 2 false color Lookup 3 solarize Gamma bw Gamma color Gamma col sep channels Gain color sep channels Quantise color Convert to YUV Saturation Mega saturation Red Red Red bw gamma gamma red gamma red gain red quantise saturation saturation Green Green Green green gamma green gain green quantise Green Blue Blue Blue Blue blue gamma blue gain blue quantise Blue 56 89 RGE Layer Blend Solarise Solarise invert RGB layer blend RGB layer blend 2 RGB layer blend 3 RGB layer blend 4 RGB layer blend 5 RGB layer blend 6 add RGB layer blend 7 subtract RGB layer blend 10 Max RGB layer blend 11 2 RGB layer blend 12 invadd2 Red Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Green Blue Blue
12. di N M ATALYST SOFTWARE Getting Started with Catalyst V4 Software Copyright 2006 High End Systems Inc All rights reserved Information and specifications in this document are subject to change without notice High End Systems Inc assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or inaccuracies that may appear in this manual Trademarks used in this text High End Systems Catalyst the Catalyst Logo Wholehog III and LithoPatterns are registered trademarks and Talkback the High End Systems globe logo and the Hog logo are trademarks of High End Systems Inc or High End Systems Europe Ltd Belden is a registered trademark of Belden Inc Apple Final Cut Pro Finder FireWire Mac Mac OS MacPaint PowerMac and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries Adobe Photoshop and Premiere are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc Extron is a registered trademark of Extron Electronics Leitch is a registered trademark of Leitch Technology Corporation Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Radeon is a registered trademarks of ATI Corporation in the United States and or other countries Macromedia is a registered trademark and Flash is a trademark of Macromedia Inc ETL and C ETL are registered trademarks of Intertek Testing Services Omega Deck is a trademark of Fast Forward Video Inc Artnet is a trademark of Artistic Licence Ltd
13. 017dead tree stump c u psd HE Desktop 018fairground 1 psd 3 019fairground old pier 1 mov O20forest leaves in f g psd 0219 55 l psd Applications Eg 022groundstraw fern shoots psd Rs 023holly bush in forest psd SE 024hsbc flags 1 1 5 01 psd O2Shsbc landscape 1 1 5 01 psd E 0260ff waterloo bridge 1 psd i 0270ff waterloo dusk 1 0280ffwestminster eye dusk psd P Pictures O29parliamentbridge dusk psd S 030019 pier landscape 1 psd P lt 032sky 1 psd 033trees and sky 1 59 034woods trees 1 psd 1 of 34 selected 3 19 GB available Figure 43 Library Folders Files pixelMAD manual To set up the image folders select the LIBRARY window Windows Cue Lists Hot keys v Library v pixelMAD Control Status Output 1 Output 2 Library Folders Macintosh HD Users arap Desktop PIxelMAD show 1 PWN oas EH n J Macintosh HD Users larap Desktop PIxelMAD show 1 Eg Ho folder 581 HE Figure 44 Library Folders Select the folder containing the numbered folders in this case the LIBRARY FILE 38 pixelMAD manual 39 Choose a Folder Library Files network u Files n 2 000Digi s002DV 003Hi res2048 Macintosh HD 2 004RichardTests 026new movies New Folder Figure 45
14. Ch 5 amp 6 Outpoints Comments Video looping out point see playmode Playmode Ch 7 Playmode Usage Comments Play between in point and out point Play between in point and out point Single shot play forwards Single shot play reverse Play a random frame Bounce between in and out points Play between and outpoint Play between inpoint and outpoint N Single shot play forwards Single shot play reverse Play a random frame Bounce between in and out points 9 Use midi time code clock time Use sony deck clock time sony deck clock time 8 Use sony deck clock time PLAY FORWARDS m roI r s VA T ry PLAY REVERSE Ou Q LM Playspeed Ch 8 Playspeed Comments 10096 1 200 Image Rotation Ch 9 amp 10 Usage Comments pixelMAD manual 50 Ch 11 amp 12 Y Rotation See Diagram below Ch 13 amp 14 Z Rotation See Diagram below Anti clockwise Clockwise Image Scale Ch 15 amp 16 scale Comments Image Scale See Diagram below 0 32768 36864 65535 Inverted reflected image Normal image 51 Image Position Ch 17 amp 18 Comments X Position See Diagram below Ch 19 amp 20 Y Position See Diagram below 32768 65535 Centred BEL
15. Choosing the library folder After setting the folder click on scan files to create a list of all of your movies e Files Library Folders Once the files have been scanned click on the Fir Es tab to see your list of image files pixelMAD manual 40 Library Files 00 black oct O 0Mb qdrw B5 1024 B4x64 24bit 1f 600 114 1024 512x512 24bit 7B4k fr 11 600 002Testing PNG png png 1102 1024 346x264 32bit 3Bk fr 1f 500 DE COSPOISNL Mov 4Mb pag BB 975 720x4BB 2464 145kHr 2701 600 ERR 01 Ohorizontal red blobs qtz DEN 711 15x5 pixel test psd g 10 1024 18x5 24b 11 800 EE 01 4choudsloop DV 38 3Mn dvcpi 174 512 7200576 2408 140 2794 600 DEB CO0AthensTorso06 pct 4 9 qdnw 85 1024 2048x1024 497 1f 600 Figure 46 Library Files pixelMAD manual 41 You can also scan the files from the HUD LIBRARY window 1 000 Meum O00 Images res2 48 es HD images DL msugez PF Lm a D3Hiresz 4d8 2 DD3Hi resz m 4 d ie 2 2048 a uds UUSHi res 2043 Figure 47 Image thumbnails after scan pixelMAD manual 42 Chapter 3 Getting Data To Fixtures Configuring Ethernet amp ArtNet Data is routed from to the fixtures using an Artnet device
16. Buttons Updated Layer Editing Expanded Preset Capability 2 4 1 4 1 10 Using the Cue List Feature 2 2 2 2 6 6 12 Placing Presets in a Cue List 2 2 2 272224 12 eram 13 Other Cue List Management Functions 2 2 2 2 2 42 22 2 24 13 SNOW CUG ME RT 13 Cus LISS ODEON 13 PAS N RE ____4________ 14 Reordering a cue Te A AAN NEAR 14 Deleting a Cue from the Cue LIST i 14 SVING aC Fr AEA 14 14 pe 14 Adding Show Control Elements to the Cue List 15 Configuring and Mapping Output to LED Devices 17 l 18 New Vi ual EN OCES ui _ _ 8 18 Editable Gamma Color ENECES a aaa aa Add a lS 18 Accessing a Remote Catalyst Media Server 40 19 Tne Web Server PRSE PB uuu as E 19 J L
17. Toll Free 800 890 8989 Customer Service High End Systems Inc 2105 Gracy Farms Lane Austin TX 78758 USA voice 800 890 8989 fax 512 834 9195 toll free 800 890 8989 email support highend com World Wide Web http www highend com 2 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade Upgrading to Catalyst Version 4 0 Software Before you download the Version 4 0 Upgrade you ll need to verify that your hardware will support optimum performance and obtain a new dongle code Check Your Hardware Catalyst V4 software works on both Mac OS 10 3 9 Panther and 10 4 4 Tiger However good performance on systems running Tiger will require 1GB RAM The High End Systems website lists other recommended hardware components for your Catalyst system http www highend com support digital lighting To troubleshoot any of these components outside of its use with Catalyst software contact the manufacturer Contact High nd Systems for a Neui Dongle Code Contact your High End Systems Inside Sales Representative Via email or phone to give them your Dongle ID and serial number If you purchased your server from HES please be ready to include the server ID and serial number You will receive your new code via email Upgrading the Catalyst Application Software upgrades for Catalyst Pro Catalyst DV and Catalyst XPress products all install using the same simple steps Download Catalyst V4 Software 1 Go to the High End Systems website at http w
18. aE EE 20 ll TOL M D 20 cT 21 ee 21 Fle H 22 Colour FX and Visual PX TOS uuu ____________ _ 22 Appendix A PixelMAD Manual 23 Introduction What s New in Catalyst V4 Software Catalyst V4 software from High End Systems uses the same number of DMX channels and is backward compatible with Catalyst V3 3 It is also fully compatible with Mac OS 10 4 Tiger Catalyst V4 software expands V3 3 functionality and adds new features and device support xpanded Capabilities Two More Layers for Pro DV and XPress Products Additional Layers provide greater programming and design flexibility Control Hardware Support Catalyst V4 supports Mackie control hardware with flying faders parameter editing and preset recall as well as other midi devices including Behringer BCF2000 and midi keyboards More Content Support In addition to Quicktime supported formats Catalyst V4 can accept files created in Quartz Composer and 3 D obj files Editable Gamma Color Effects Catalyst V4 software uses a curves editor to let you edit brightness contrast knee white point and blackpoint More Visual Effects New effects i
19. an Ethernet network Artnet devices are connected using a standard network hub or switch Ethernet HUB Ethernet Ethernet Figure 48 Ethernet configuration pixelMAD manual 43 To send and receive data to ArtNet devices the TCP IP address of the Apple Macs network adapter must be set Open the Network settings APPLE gt SYSTEM PREFERENCES gt NETWORK Select BUILT IN ETHERNET Network Status Built in Ethernet AirPort Network Port Configurations Enter the settings as shown below and apply them eo Network E3 Show All Displays Sound Network Startup Disk Location Automatic H4 Show Built in Ethernet H4 TCP IP PPPoE AppleTalk Proxies Ethernet Configure IPv4 Manually Address 2 0 0 1 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Router DNS Servers Search Domains Optional IPvG Address Configure IPv6 2 Click the lock to prevent further changes Assist me Apply Now Figure 49 TCPIP Network preferences pixelMAD manual 44 Once the TCP IP settings set pixelMAD will detect any ARTNET devices on the network and show the ports 107 16 DMX Universes 4 Mixes 8 Layers 1000 Fixtures TCPIP OK 2 0 0 1 255 0 0 0 Remote OFF Edit Fixtures Figure 50 TCPIP settings Open the DM X window from the HUD Select the INTERFACES or 5 button to see which ArtNet devices are on the network
20. colour shape and intensity parameters in the Movie Mandnfinite fxt 0 fez 0 Trails 0 00 n n arae 0 64 InFrame 3 4 100 window havie Noan nfinite feel ive 0 Trails Off non nno Stee 64 ament Figure 18 Layers Window Shape and position Colour and intensity File and pixelMAD manual 17 In the LAYERS window the following parameters be altered to create the image you want to send to your lighting fixtures File parameters 0 26new after effect rend 2EE82B scam Tb mov F 100 eon Figure 19 File Parameters e Click onthe FILE new after effect a Dn E P re Or FOLDER lists Oi8comprb may to locate the source image or movie e PLAY SPEED 0 to 200 and PLAY MODE J qus We am for making loops setting loop changing the speed the loop e IN and our points for changing the loop length pixelMAD manual 18 Colour Parameters Strobe Strobe Figure 20 Colour Parameters e INTENSITY and STROBE 4 channels for adjusting the RGB content of the image for distorting or altering the colour or creating a mask e Mix output select buttons Shape Parameters Nan nfinite eT 0 00 0 00 0 64 Figure 21 Shape Parameters e POSITION ROTATION and scALE and ASPECT RAT
21. e You can now use the following steps to create and edit Presets in full screen mode 1 Use the Hotkeys to turn Full Screen On and open the HUD A and W for Output 1 D and X for Output 2 2 Select the Libraries button from the HUD and click on Presets tab my preset 1 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade 11 3 Click existing preset to playback same process as Catalyst version 3 3 Click in the Edit field to unlock Presets 2 5 m preset 1 Load and Run Preset 1 Edit Preset SnapShot All Layers SnapShot Layer 1 SnapShot Layer 2 SnapShot Layer 3 SnapShot Layer 4 SnapShot Layer 5 SnapShot Layer Snapshot Layer 7 SnapShot Layer 8 SnapShot Layer 9 SnapShot Layer 10 Run Layer 1 Run Layer 2 Run Layer 3 Bain lime 4 Click and hold in the field below the name of any preset to create preset or open preset editor for info on editing presets see Chapter 18 Presets in the Catalyst V3 3 User Manual 5 Click Edit again to lock a preset and disable editing 12 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade Using the List Feature Presets must be created in the library window just as they were in Catalyst V3 3 These presets can then be executed with hot keys just as they were in Catalyst V3 3 or they can be put into a Cue List Placing Presets in a Cue List Show Select Cue List from the Window menu Keep your library window open Catalyst Control with Preset tab se
22. of the main full screen window to open up the library and choose your images O03Hires 2048 003 2048 NL gt 05 048 i dTeske dRichardTezsts O04Richsrd Tests dRichardTests 1 7 DO4RiehahdTests 5 004RichardTests O04RichardTests i2bnew after eff 1 P B i wal P 2 after eff 25new aftereff afteraff sitere af En Ir j E x il 1 lot s STE A LA D zbnewaftererf 26 Figure 13 Library Files 13 Here you also choose from selection of COLOUR FX and VISUAL FX that can be applied to the images and movies high Contr 2 HueSarcontraz 10 transparent wl 12 RGE Invert vhi 14 inverted 15 LU sal 1 220 black white 21 BW S _ 22 14 disc filled 15 E vhi cantrasl 23 HB v high 3 11 Inver i RGB Invert hix 16 Imvert vhi EI variable vt Figure 15 Visual FX pixelMAD manual 14 In order to make any adjustments to the images they must be patched through to the LAYERS window Open the window from the HUD then in the LIBRARY window click on the image you want to use
23. si 160 179 Param 1 Param 2 Ch 31 1 Comments Ch 32 Param 2 Comments Keystone shutter channels These channels are only active in visual effects with the Flag Visual FX 5 89 Ch 33 X1 Comments E Only active in Visual effects with Ch 34 Y1 Ch 35 X2 2 36 2 Ch 37 X3 Ch 38 YS Ch 39 X4 See diagram below Ch 40 Y4 See diagram below Corner Right Up 65 Use Layer Mode USE LAYER MODE Say you have one image and you want to _ have that image repeated on screen in a different position or with different FX You set the file and folder of layer 2 and 3 to point to the __ Amageonlayer Folder Flle
24. Control drop down menu You can load Load Show Save 885 show that you previously saved Save Show Delete Current Cuelist Delete all Cuelists NOTE The cues in a Cuelist only reference the Presets you have created Loading a show does not copy the Presets you used to create the Cuelist into that show deletion or change to a Preset will be reflected in every Cuelist that references it Deleting a Cuelist The Show Control menu also has options to Delete Current Cuelist or Delete all Cuelists Catalyst V4 Software Uporade 15 Adding Shoui Control lements to the Cue List The Cuelist can support various show control elements as well as Presets Show Control elements include Midi Show Control output RS232 Commands and RS422 Deck Control commands Show 1 hype Lighting General Go Load Set ALLOFF Go Off ZEN Fire Timed Go Resume 22 MID ISpart Port MSC Window Custom Serial Name Devica 1 Output I Close Shutter 2 Shutter 3 Shutdown 4 Power Up 3 Menu 6 Enter 7 Source 1 8 Source 2 9 Source 10 Custom Serial Window SONY 9 pin RS422 Output F m OFF GoTo FEW RS422 Window The MSC Custom Serial and RS422 windows fea
25. IO pixelMAD manual 19 e KEYSTONING When used with a DMX console all modes and all parameters can be accessed and controlled on all layers All parameters are controllable per layer via a 40 channel DMX patch Both 8 bit and 16 bit parameters are used Selecting the output Mix You can view the image as you transform it in one of the four Mix windows listed in the HUD Click on the Mix button to open the window pixel Mixes Libraries Video Input Figure 22 Opening a Mix Window pixelMAD manual 20 When you first open the Mix window no image will be displayed Patch the image through from the LAYERS window by giving the layer you are working the same channel number as the window you have opened Mowe n InFramie 100 00 Figure 23 Patching image through from layers window to mix window The layers which are visible in the Mix window are indicated by the red boxes numbered 1 to 8 down the side of the window Figure 24 Active Layers in the Mix window pixelMAD manual 21 More than one Layer can be placed in the Mix in order to create a composite image Figure 25 Three images layered together in one Mix Now you must choose the part of the image in the M ix window that you want to put onto your lights First unlock the Mix window in the top right hand corner pos 374 527 size 304 194 PLI TH 7 of
26. Link Go To Cue List Preset Last Go No Input Figure 2 pixelMad Control Window get access to the other windows pixelMAD you must enter FULL SCREEN MODE To put the screen into FULL SCREEN MODE press J To get back to the CONTROL WINDOW press 2 Once you are in FULL SCREEN MODE press 8 This turns on the HUD The heads up display which gives you access to the rest of the software Figure 3 Full Screen Mode pixelMAD manual Mix Fr Mix Mix pixel Mixes Libraries Video Input Figure 4 HUD Click on LIBRARIES to choose your footage and visual effects Click on LAYERs to open the window for mixing and manipulating images Click on Mix 1 4 to view your image mixes Mix 1 Click on PIXEL MIXEsS to place the image mixes on a graphic representation of your lighting set up and see how the image will look on the lighting fixtures pixelMAD manual Layers Layers k Choose and transform the images in the Layers window and patch them through to the Mix window View the mixed images in the Mix window and choose the area to display on your lighting fixtures Lighting Fixtures Mapping pixel Mixes M Create a graphic representation of your lighting set up in the pixelMixes window and place the chosen part of your image over it pixelMAD converts RGB pixels to DMX Output DMX ov
27. TING THE LIGHTING DIAGRAM Fatum 8 CHOOSING AND MIXING YOUR IMAGES kd 17 PILE PARAMETERS PE e 17 COLOUR PARAMETERS Q u aaa asua kiss 18 SHAPE PARAMETERS pura itp 18 SELECTING THE OUTPUT MIX 19 MAPPING YOUR IMAGES ONTO THE LIGHTING FIXTURES 2 2 2 0000000000000000000000000000050000000 22 CHAPTER 2 ORGANISING QUICKTIME 0 0 20224 240244 444 0 1 00000000000 0010000 00020 0000000 00000003 00000000 37 CHAPTER 3 ARTNET GETTING DATA 42 CONFIGURING ETHERNET amp ARTNET FU PP E PE n dat Xr ER PUE MEYER Pert 42 CONFIGURING DMX COMMUNICATION Aa e Aea 45 pixelMAD manual 3 Chapter 1 pixelMAD is Macintosh software that allows the lighting designer to transform and store moving and still images and then cue and play them across groups of DMX lighting fixtures and low resolution video displays Source images are transformed using a range of parameters su
28. ch as shape position colour intensity and speed pixelMAD plays back movies and displays images in visual layers These layers can be mixed to create new images Layer 1 File 1 Layer 2 File 2 Figure 1 Mixing images The final image mixes created pixelMAD are then mapped to the lighting set up so each lamp displays one pixel of the mixed image In this way the DMX fixture colour and intensity level is controlled directly from the video image Depending on the number of fixtures used and their grouping the result can be either an abstract array of patterns and movements or an image of a recognisable object pixelMAD manual When the application is first run the comes up Here you can set the preferences for the screens assign the DMX channels and set video and audio input preferences pixelMAD Control Midi Show Control Input Trigger 1 10 No Input No output Full Screen OFF Link Go To Cue List Preset Last Go No Anti Asasing No Input leo Input 2 Settings 7 13771 0 Full Screen OFF No Anti A amp asing No Input Settings Sound Input e 9 5422 No Output SONY 9 RS4 2 No Output F m aota ECT REV PLAY FFWD STOF 4 WWW Remote Waiting for connections to 192 168 0 6 Port 8080 http Midi Time Code Input 1 Midi Show Control Input Trigger 1 1D 6 No Input Input Midi Time Code Input 2
29. commands When new files are added to any and defined content locations clicking the Full Scan Files or Quick Scan Files updates the list of content files for Catalyst V4 use Note These actions can take several minutes to complete so refresh this web page as needed Lou u Files Full Scan Files Quick Scan Files O000penwhite pct 0 0 3 Colour and Visual Tabs Clicking the Colour FX or Visual FX tabs displays reference for all the color and visual effects available in the Catalyst V4 application Catalyst V4 Software Uporade 23 Appendix Pixel MAD Manual PixeIMAD documentation is reprinted on the following pages by permission for users of Catalyst Media servers to describe the SubMix and Pixelmix features embedded in the Catalyst V4 software Manual E SAMSCO Dasigns Ltd 2005 7 December 2005 rev15 pixelmad support http www catvx com 24 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade pixelMAD manual 2 MANUAL iiie sl CONTENT Senn aS 2 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Canes ica eset EN M UN 3 WORT LOW PO M 4 EXAMPLE e O a 8 CHEA
30. de Info Tab Once the web page to the server loads successfully you can choose to execute any of the following commands from the Info tab e Restart computer e Shutdown computer e Sleep computer e Goto full screen output 1 e Exit full screen output 1 Goto full screen output 2 e Exit full screen output 2 10 0 2 146 Jser highendcatalyst restart computer shutdown computer Status Tab The Status Tab allows you to create a system profile or monitor CPU usage These are useful diagnostic tools in the event of a service request System Profile created Mon Feb 20 2006 22 06 UTC ardware Hardware Overview Machine Name Power Mac G5 Machine Model PowerMac7 3 CPU Type PowerPC G5 3 0 Number Of CPUs 2 CPU Speed 2 5 GHz Note After clicking either button you should wait a few minutes and then refresh the web page to show the info Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade 21 Lauers Tab Clicking on the Layers tab displays the Layer parameter settings Layer 1 pot ovie Non intinite Presets Tab Clicking on the Presets tab lets you view the list of any presets that have previously been defined via the Preset editor You can trigger a preset by clicking its GO link ll 22 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade File Tab The File tab lets you view content files that have previously been defined and send Scan Files
31. e can then be moved across the lighting fixtures using the X and Y position parameters in the LAYERS window Current Fixture 41 0 0 1 Channel Intensity DMX Pixels On ERY 131 M JI Enable Display Fixtures Mes Figure 32 How the pixel mixes window relates to the lighting fixtures Example 2 This example shows how multiple image mixes can be displayed over different groups of lighting fixtures Select your images or movies in the LIBRARY window and patch them through to the LAYERS window Then open three Mix windows from the HUD Patch the images through from the LAYERS window to the M iX windows using the four channel buttons in each of the layers in the Layers window pixelMAD manual 28 e Blue Quantise 2 after effect rendd2EES2B 026 after effect 2 2 1 Figure 33 Layer mix select buttons pixelMAD manual 29 Now click on the Pixel mix area in each of the three Mix windows and choose the area of the images that you want to patch through to the PixErL Mixes window and then on to the lighting fixtures To view the three mixes superimposed over your lighting plot in the PIXEL MIXES window turn on the Mixes button Display Fixtures Then enable Mix 1 2 and 3 Enable pixelMAD manual 30 The images from the windows will now appear superimposed over your lighting plot pis eme 20
32. er the ethernet Figure 5 Workflow pixelMAD manual 8 Example 1 In this example a single image will be displayed on a lighting set up of 8 RGB LED batons and 32 par cans in two grids of 16 Creating the lighting diagram In the PIXEL MIXES window graphic representations of the fixtures can be arranged layout similar to that which they will be in on stage Current Posture EIER RUE 1 Channel Intensity Univ DMX Pixels On Enable Figure 6 Lighting Plot pixelMAD manual To create the diagram of your lighting plot click on the button on the left side of the window Display F ie ff mee 4 None 1 nne Off Figure 7 Empty Fixture List To add a fixture to the list click on the button labelled None Off pixelMAD manual 10 A list of possible lighting fixtures will open for you to choose your fixture from k 4 Channel RGB 5 Channel RGB B Channel RGB 10 Channel RGB EI n 12 Channel RGB 20 Channel RGB 3 30 Channel RGE 50 Channel RGB 2 100 Channel RGB iff None Off 1 Channel Intensity 2 Channel Intensity 5 4 Channel Intensity None Orf 5 Channel Intensity Channel Intensity 10 Channel Intensity 4 m 12 Channel Intensity Off 20 Channel Intensity 30 Channel Intensity 50 Channel Intensity 5 m 104 C
33. g trouble getting your dongle to upgrade or be seen by the application e Make sure you re dongle driver is still installed and re install if necessary e Test the USB drive on your computer with other USB devices If you are using a USB car then it s possible the card is no longer good or it came loose and needs to be re seated e If you have multiple dongles make sure each dongle matches its specific dongle Code Update Content Files 11 With the Catalyst V4 application open select Library from the Windows menu 12 Click on the Folders tab The folders will show as empty Aan Library Folders K Colour FX Geometry FX Library Folders cane Pa Bim teem Show Control Catalyst Control Cue Lists Output 1 Output 2 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade 13 Click Library 1 File Navigation window will open Navigate to your content file folders and click Choose to select Choose a Folder rire mm Library Files Network L Catalyst rrentBeta W Macintosh HD a Content P Old Library Files P Macintosh HD 3 Video Library PAL P Content Network e SHARED 6 SHARED Catalystv4 c Desktop Notes Zx Applications 3 Documents Movies 6 Music Pictures QiPo Www ww www A Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade 5 Navigating Catalyst Version 4 0 Inte
34. gnostics control and preview In addition to monitoring any Catalyst V4 Media Server running on your networked environment you can e Preview Layer parameter settings see Layers Tab e Update Content Files see File Tab e Trigger Presets see Presets Tab e Send Restart Shutdown and Sleep Commands see Info Tab Using the Web Server Feature To access a remote Catalyst Media Server 1 Select Catalyst Control from the Windows menu and scroll down to view the WWW Remote panel GoTo EJECT RE PLAY FFwI JOG WWW Remote waiting for connections to 10 0 3 156 Port 8080 http Custom Serial Name Devica 1 Output I 2 3 4 5 7 B 2 10 2 The topmost area of the WWW Remote panel shows the web address IP address and port used for accessing the web server For example if it says Waiting for connections to 10 0 2 146 Port 8080 http type http 10 0 2 146 8080 in a web browser on a different computer that shares the same network Note Ifthe URL to your catalyst server does not load verify on the catalyst server that the Firewall is turned off This setting is in System Preferences gt Sharing gt Firewall tab If the Firewall must be on in your environment due to your requirements click New in the Firewall tab area turn Firewall off temporarily to do this and define and new exception named Catalyst V4 with port 8080 and reenable the firewall 20 Catalyst V4 Software Upgra
35. hannel Intensity None Off 2x2 RGB 3x3 RGB 4 4 grid RGB Figure 8 List of Fixtures Click on the lighting fixture that you want to add and it will be turned on and made active 1 rime 12 channel Figure 9 Adding a Fixture to the List When you add a fixture to the list a representing the number of pixels in the lighting fixture will appear in the bottom left corner of the window E 5 n I Current Fixture BEST AE 4 1 2 annel FE 1 in 12 Channel RGB I Enable 1 Mir Mone None OFF Display d None Edit Fisturez Figure 10 Adding a Fixture to the Window The lighting fixture can be dragged into position 1 12 Channel RGB 2 12 Channel RGB 3 12 Channel RGB Display 9 12 Channel RGB Mixes Edit Fixtures 5 12 Channel RGB Output 6 12 Channel RGB Figure 11 Dragging a fixture into position pixelMAD manual 12 Information about the fixture position the universe the orientation and the DMX numbers is shown along the top of the PIXEL MIXES window Figure 12 Current Fixture Information Choosing and mixing your images Once you have created the diagram of your lighting plot you need to choose the images or movies to display on the lights Click on the LIBRARIES button in the HUD
36. ingsS dv 4 5121 7202576 3437 8232 60072 2 5 12 720x576 251f 6024 600 24 dvep S12 720 576 100f 2400 600 24 yid amp Blue Strobe Strobe Strobe Strobe Off Strobe Strobe 000 Images 0 InFrame 100 0 0 0 4 100 0 0 O InFrame 100 0 0 0 0 Sr ssi 8 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade Visual Effect Selection Visual Effect Modifier Parameters Effects On or Off Trails Feature selection and control Position Scale Aspect Ratio Rotation Keystone Adjustment Intensity Slider VeL Color Effect Mix Selection Color Parameter Adjustment Visible Layer Selection Strobe Control 002 HES D iS Library Selection 25 File Selection Content Description Playback Selection Playback Speed Synchronization Control Content Preview In F Out Frame Layer Number FPS The Name indicated in the layer manipulation window title bar i changed the catalyst No CIB 20 control window when full screen DMX RX CATALYST Fn mode is off Click on the Name field type a new name and then press lt Enter gt Effects On or Off Clicking the button toggles between FX On and FX Off FX On displays the effects you apply as part of the Content Preview at the bottom of the panel Trails To apply Trails effect click and drag up or down to adjust trail i
37. ix output 2 Mapping GE arb Buttons e 002 2 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade HUD screens were used to diagnostic information in Catalyst V3 3 Version 4 expands their function to configuration and control of Layer Editing Mixes Pixel Mixes and content selection Once you enter the full screen mode you ll see HUD buttons at the bottom left of the screen These buttons open all the HUD windows Stats Screen DM ewe tnet Layers Mix Mixaz Mixes Mixa Libraries Video Input Brown Buttons display status windows Green Buttons display content and output editing windows Purple Buttons display content and video input selection windows Layer editing now takes place in the onscreen layer window All parameters are viewable at the same time The Layer Edit panels have live preview of images on that layer with or without effects applied Click on the Layer HUD button to open the Layer Editing panel Click on the layer number list on the left side of the window to choose which layers to display for editing 0 Non nfinite 0 Ix2 D Trails 000 000 scale 0 64 ascwect 0 Movie Non nfinite fx1 0 2 D Trails 000 000 0 54 D Mowe Non nfinite 0 tx2 0 Trails 000 000 054 6 0 RGB arb 000 Images 4 000 O12blutt dy 016papp dwv O018r
38. lected Use the gray button next to preset number Library to drag and drop any of the presets you created into the Cue List window If you named the preset the name will follow it to the Cue List Output 1 and will be displayed in the Command column Output 2 Cue Lists 7 0 0 The First 0 0 The First CueList Select Show Cue Wait Tirne Command Comment 0 0 0 0 Catalyst Preset Preset1 e 0 0 0 0 Catalyst Preset Preset 6 Selecting Preset Command column opens a drop down menu that lists all of the Presets you have created along with Preset numbers still available and allows you to edit the Preset selection The preset window allows for up to 400 individual presets You can however repeat a Preset in the Cue List multiple times The Comment column lets you enter descriptive notes for Preset Catalyst V4 Software Uporade 13 Setting Timing Set the time you want a cue to execute in the Time column Select a number change it and click lt Enter gt Clicking the double line symbol in the Wait column next to a Preset lets you pause playback and will not advance past a paused cue Cue Lists 7 0 0 The First Cuelist 7 0 0 The First internal Options LI Select Show Wait Time Device Command Comment 0 0 0 0 Catalyst Preset Preset
39. n screen patchable mixes that can be sized moved and locked into position e Live Color and Visual effects preview 6 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade Using the Full Screen Mode 0 Movie Non infinite 0 Movie Non infinite 0 0 0 pos 63 46 size 290 219 LR SS Off 0 00 pos 214 168 size 290 219 101 56 y pix size 160 120 010 ga pos 3 317 2 006 9186 614 640x480 2466 ipeg 1023 320x240 3001 6000 600 2 size 290 219 115 29 pix size I 1 i Current Fixture 4 DMX Pixels On Current Fixtur None Off Enable Stato Screen DMX Artnet Output Libraries Video Input To view output configuration and edit layers in the Catalyst Action Hide HUD buttons Show HUD buttons Full screen on Full screen off Full screen on Full screen off Hide HUD buttons Show HUD buttons V4 interface 1 Select full screen mode either in the Catalyst control 1 window or by using hotkeys Hotkeys function the same as in Version 3 3 except that the HUD buttons in full screen mode eliminate the need to scroll through diagnostic screens with hotkeys You can also access a 2 hotkeys keyboard reference in the Windows drop down menu at the top of your screen mn oloa gt o 2 Ensure that the layers you want to preview are mapped to mix 1 for output 1 and mix 2 for 4
40. nclude multiple Shutters Waves Pixelize better kaleidoscope and Cropping Neui Features Standalone Operation Updated user interface allows complete standalone operations in new full screen mode including cue list and show control Remote Configuration and Triggering Web Server lets you access configure and trigger Catalyst Media Servers remotely Support for DMX LED fixtures Multiple sub mixes allows layers to be independently assigned to LED fixtures LED wall controllers or projectors at the same time Catalyst Software Versions High End Systems offers three Catalyst software products e Catalyst Pro offers ten editable layers with two video feeds from one server e Catalyst DV is a dual digital output solution with six cross fadable layers e Catalyst Xpress is a software only product with 2 movie layers 1 mask layer and a single output Choosing the right version of Catalyst software will depend the number of layers inputs and outputs you will need and your performance requirements The following matrix compares each version s feature set D Xess T wmmbedyes 059000040004 Peus 080000200002 2 Note Product specifications subject to change without notice Contacting High nd Sustems Sales Department High End Systems Inc 2105 Gracy Farms Lane Austin TX 78758 USA voice 512 836 2242 fax 512 837 5290
41. ntensity Mix Selection These buttons correspond to mixes 1 2 3 and 4 For example if you press the Mix 1 button in the layer one window that means that the content in layer one will be Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade 9 mapped to Mix If you press the Mix 3 4 button the Layer 7 edit window content in layer seven will be shown in Mixes 3 and 4 Rotation Parameters X Y and Z indexing and rotation parameters Use your mouse to click on the X Y or the Z or the value next to them and then slide your mouse up or down to change the DMX value The DMX value has to be above a value of 720 before the layer will start rotating Keystone Adjustment In order for keystone to work you need to select Keystone 1 from the effects drop down menu in the Visual Effects field Then you can click on the Red or blue DMX values and drag up or down to change them The red DMX values move the corner of the layer in the X direction and the blue DMX values move the corner of the layer in the Y direction Color Effects Use your mouse to select this label and a drop down menu will appear From this menu you can select different color effects Color Parameters Three dials control Red Green and Blue adjust color mixing parameters Click on the name of the color or the dial next to it and drag the mouse up and down to change the DMX value Strobe Control Click on the field and drag up or down to set a strobing type and rate Inten
42. olumn will display a red dot This dot indicates which cue is going to be played next when you start Cue List playback This dot does not indicate which cue is currently being played Reordering a Cue List To reorder a Cue List use the mouse to click and hold on the cue you want to move within the cue list With the cue selected press the Option button on your keyboard You can now drag the cue up and down in the cue list A blue line will appear to indicate where in list the cue is going to land when you let go of your mouse button Deleting a Cue from the Cue List Select the desired cue in the Select column of the cue list the box will select box will turn blue 3d press the Delete button on your keyboard Savii 3 a Cue List pixelMAD He Once y created your list need to save it This New Cue list be don in the Show Control drop down menu located at the top of Load Show the catalyst application and select Save Show to open a window Save 386 that allows you to name the show and to locate it on your hard Save Show drive Delete Current Cuelist Delete all Cuelists Once you have initially saved the show you can select Save from the Show Control menu to save changes you make to your cue list while you work pixelMAD Hel New Cue list Loading a Shoui If you want to load a show you have already created select Load Show in the Show
43. ow you can select a portion of the content displayed in you monitor to map to a specific area of your lighting setup using the pixelmixes HUD You can find a detailed description and examples for the pixelMAD functionality in Appendix A pixelIMAD Manual reprinted by permission from SamSC Designs Ltd E 116 90 pixsize 3317 _ pbcxy 111 96 pix size 30 20 DM eer tre Layers Mis Open mix windows with the HUD Mix button in screen mode To edit or move the mix window any way you have to unlock the lock um icon by pressing it with your mouse There is a padlock icon for locking Mix positions upper right hand corner of the Mix window the Mix HUD buttons You can also Unlock all of the mixes by clicking on the lock icon in the Mix button and selecting Unlock Mixes Libraries 18 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade Expanded Effects New Visual Effects e New Visual effects include Shutters Waves Pixelizing Kaleidoscope and cropping e Model effects maps content onto simple 3 D object obj files Editable Gamma Color Effects Editable gamma color effects uses a curves editor to adjust brightness contrast knee white point and blackpoint Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade 19 Accessing a Remote Catalyst Media Server Catalyst V4 has a new web server feature that allows remote connections for dia
44. p right hand corner of the PIXEL MIX Dh Pixels On Enable 1 Display Fixtures Mies Figure 29 Changing the size of the Mix area pixelMAD manual 25 TOT P rM EEE RES PTET TT ET ETT Ee BEATAE ANA Fixtures List Edit Fixture Figure 30 The pixel mix area is patched through to the pixel mix window and placed over the lighting plot pixelMAD manual 26 Now that the Mixes button is set to on the image will be seen superimposed over the fixture set up When the Mixes button is set to off then only the parts of the image sent to the lighting fixtures will be shown and you will get some idea of how the image will appear displayed over your lighting fixtures Iv ba Pike Mie m DMX Pixels 2 2 Int Mixes set to Display Fixtures DM Pixels On Current Fixture 42 0 0 2 2 grid Int Enable Mixes set to off ra I AS Figure 31 The mixes button set to on and off Display pixelMAD manual 27 The relationship between the window and the lighting fixtures can be seen in the diagram below Here the image of a static white rectangle has been placed over 8 parcans and a section of some LED batons This white rectangl
45. rface When you first start up the catalyst software you will see windows that look similar to Catalyst V3 3 There is a Catalyst control window where you can change your output configuration Set DMX Start for content layers live feed in boxes and other control panels You ll also see the Output 1 and 2 windows Catalyst V4 provides output preview functionality in the full screen mode instead of using the Output windows The layer configuration that was part of the Layer Configuration panel in the Catalyst Control window is now included as a HUD screen for each layer to allow maximum flexibility for viewing output Output configurations layer combinations with or without effects that were selected in the output panel of the Catalyst control window are now integrated into the layer editing panel AAS Catalyst Control MIDITX MIDI RX Big ELA DMX RX CATALYST 4 Remote OFF Mixed All Layers with FX No output Anti Aliasing Separate outputs No Fx Separate outputs with FX Mixed All Layers with FX Separate outputa with FX Widescreen Layers Left Na Anti Aliasing Widescreen Layers Right EDU Output 1 can be previewed on you main monitor and Output 2 on a secondary monitor Catalyst V4 software features standalone operation in full screen mode with full preview The new graphical user interface controls e Full Layer editing e Multiple o
46. sity Control Click and drag slider up and down to change layer s Library Selection Click on this field for a list that allows you to select a library folder Library File Click in this field for a list that allows you to choose a library file Playback Selection Click for a list of playback modes for selection Playback Speed This value defaults to 100 which equals normal speed Clicking and dragging up on this value changes the playback speed from slower to faster Sync ID A drop down list lets you select a server ID for content synchronization FPS Displays the frames per second playback for the content running on that layer In Frame and Out Frame Click on the 0 and drag it up or down to change the in and out frames of the content 10 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade xpanded Preset Capabilitu Catalyst version 4 expands the preset editing and playback functionality that debuted in Catalyst version 3 3 see Chapter 18 Presets in the Catalyst V3 3 User Manual e Presets created in the presets editor located on the Library window have a new icon to the left of each preset You can click this icon and drag a Preset into a Cue List See the section on Cue Lists for more information e eoo Library Presets Layers o s o vane M ERE e Catalyst V4 doubles the number of Presets you create to 400
47. ture buttons which can be dragged and dropped into the Cue List window to form Show Control cues RS422 and Custom serial are covered in the v 3 3 manual Midi Show Control is covered in detail in John Huntingdon s Control Systems for Live Entertainment 2nd Edition 16 Catalyst V4 Software Upgrade Example List featuring RS422 serial MSC Cue Lists 1 0 My Show b 1 0 My Show Midi Time Code DOOD coro Select Show Cue Device Command Comment x 1 0 0 0 0 Catalyst Preset Preset 1 4 2 85 9 Catalyst Preset Preset 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 Sony 9 pin 2 a Play Start Deck 4 0 0 0 0 Catalyst Preset Preset 3 4 5 0 0 0 0 MSC ID 1 Hog PC 2 1 171 LX Q1 6 Cv Catalyst Preset Preset 4 4 7 0 0 0 0 Catalyst Preset Preset 6 1 8 see B _ Catalyst Preset __ Preset 7 4 9 0 0 0 9 Catalyst Preset _ Preset 8 4 10 0 0 0 0 Custom Serial 1 Device 1 2 Open Shutter x Open Projector Shutter 11 0 0 0 0 MSC 101 2 12 LX Q2 Catalyst V4 Software Uporade 17 Catalyst Version 4 now offers integrated support for pixelMAD functionality that allows you to e Output to LED DMX fixtures from multiple on screen mixes e Designate different areas of an LED fixture to display up to four different mixes e Plug in upgrade to 30 universes of DMX After you patch content from selected layers to a Mix wind
48. ww highend com su digital lighting and click on the download link for your Catalyst product ensure that the Catalyst dongle is NOT connected to any USB Before downloading the Catalyst V4 Software to your server 4 N port Upgrade the Catalust Dongle Version 4 2 Insert your dongle into a USB slot on your G5 computer 3 Open up the Catalyst V3 application File Edit About Catalyst Install Register Services b 4 Select Install Register from the Catalyst menu A window will open with information about your serial number and dongle code Hide Catalyst 4 0 m29 ProHD 3H 5 Go to the email you received containing your new V4 Hide Others Dongle Code code onto your clipboard 6 Return to the Install Register window and click on the Enter Code button to automatically paste the code into the Dongle Code Box 7 Click on the Refresh button Catalyst V3 will no longer be able to find the dongle Catalyst V4 Software Uporade 3 8 Open the Catalyst V4 application 9 Select Install Register from the Catalyst menu to open the Install Register window 10 Press Refresh and the dongle will appear in the Install Register window as a Catalyst V4 dongle Note f you need to convert the dongle back to the Catalyst V3 application follow the same instructions making sure to swap which application version you have open Trouble shooting Dongle Upgrading If you are havin
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