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i S tudioPix™ Pix elation Luminair e User Manual © High End Syst ems, Inc. 2008, All Rights R eserved Information and specifications in this docum ent ar e subj ect to chang e without notice. High End S ystems, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liabilit y fo r any errors or inaccur acies that may appear in this manual. T r ademarks used in this [...]

ii StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Contacting High End Systems ® Sales Depar tment High End Systems, Inc. 2105 Gracy F arms Lane Austin, TX 7875 8 USA voice: 51 2.836.2242 fax: 512.837.5290 T oll Free: 800.890.898 9 Customer Service High End Systems, Inc. 2105 Gracy F arms Lane Austin, TX 7875 8 USA voice: 80 0.890.8989 fax: 512.834[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual iii Declaration of Conformity according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN45104 Manufacturer ’ s name: High End S ystems, Inc. Distribut or’s name: High End Systems, Inc. Distributo r’s address: 2105 Gracy F arms Lan e Austin, T exas 78758 US A Declares tha t the product: Product Name: Stu dioPix Produc[...]

iv StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Product Modification W arning High End Systems p roducts are design ed and manufac tured to meet the r equirements of Un ited States and International safet y regulations. Modificati ons to the pr o duct could affect safety and render the pr oduct non- compliant to relev ant safety standards. Mise E[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual v Symbols The following internationa l caution and war ning symbols appear in margins thr oughout this manual t o highlight mess ages. W arranty Infor mation Limited Warranty Unless oth erwise st ated, yo ur product is covered by a one y ear parts and labor limited warranty . It is the owner’s re sp[...]

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StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual vii T able of Cont ents StudioPix™ Pixelation Luminaire User Manual .............................. ........................ i Contacting High End Syst ems® ....... ......... ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ........ ....... .. ii Patents .. ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ [...]

viii StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Linking StudioPix Fixtures ............................................ ..................................... 10 Cable Connectors ............ ........ ........ ...... ......... ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... . 10 Connecting t o the Link ......... ........ ........ ......[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual ix RGB Reduced P rotocol .............. ........ ......... ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... .......26 RGB Reduced Prot ocol Table for SHOWPI X and StudioPi x .......... .......... ........ .........26 Pixel Mappin g Protocol ........ ...... ........ ......... ...... ........ ..[...]

x StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Random Color ...... ........ ...... ........ ........ ....... ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ...... ..... 39 Replace Background Color .......... ...... ........ ....... ........ ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... ....... 39 RGB Add non- black pixels ........ ...... ........ .[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual xi Transition Mode Parameter ....................................... ..................................... ... 52 Transition Parameter .............................. .............................................. ............ 55 Transitions and Color Transparency ........ .............................[...]

xii StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Pan and Tilt Sync ............. ............................................. ..................................... 72 Shake .................... ..................................... ..................................... .................. 72 Strobe ........... ....................................[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual xiii Updating Fixture Software ........................................ ..................................... ... 93 Complete Fixture Software Update ............ ........ ........ ........ ........ ........ ...... ........ .....93 Fixture Sof tware Component Update ...... ....... ........ ........ ..[...]

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StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 1 Chapt er 1 Product Ov erview This cha pter describes the feature s of the Studio Pix™ Pixel ation Luminaire with custom content and Echo software. The StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminair e is a combin ation wide angle LED w ash light on a moving yoke and a high power display device viewed directly b[...]

CHAPTER 1 Product Overvi ew 2 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Graphic s Engine Standard protocol provides: • Simultaneous playback of two disc rete media st reams • 17 parameters give you gr aph ic controls fo r each individual medi a stream including: — a choice of multiple pl ay mo des and play speeds — the ability to play [...]

CHAPTER 1 Product Ov erview StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 3 Construction • Modular construc tion • Homogenized RGB LED array creates smooth a col or output • Electronic cool ing syst em control • F ast, smooth and quiet yoke movement usin g proprietary multi-phase te chnology • Performance oriented exteri or design Ec ho[...]

CHAPTER 1 Product Overvi ew 4 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Specifications Mec hanical Specifications Fixture Dimensions: 540 mm x 300 mm x 601 mm ( 21.3 in x 11. 8 in x 23.7 in) Fixture We ight: 20.9 kg (46 lbs) Roadcase Dimensions: 640 mm x 483 mm x 724 mm (24 in x 19 in x 28.5 i n) Shipping Weight (Roadcase + Fixture): 46.3 kg ([...]

CHAPTER 1 Product Ov erview StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 5 Electrical/Light Source Specifications Input ratings: 100-230 V AC; 50-60 Hz; 8-3.5A (800W) LED Array: 61 3-watt RGB LEDs wi th homogenizing s ystem Output: 11,500 RGB lumens Note: RGB lumens are calculated by co mparing the combined ener gy levels of StudioPix WRGBC MY t[...]

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StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 7 Chapt er 2 Setup and Configur ation StudioPix™ fixture setup includes mo unting, connectin g to power and DMX linking and configuration. Use the followi ng steps to set up an d configure your StudioPix™ fixt ure: 1. Unpack the fixture. 2. Install power cord cap for your locati on. 3. Mount the f[...]

CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration 8 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Installing a Line Cord Cap - U.K. Only In the Unit ed Kingdom, core colours in the mains lead of this equipment may not correspond with the colored markings identify ing the terminals in the fixture’s plug. In that case, in stall a line cord cap according to the fo[...]

CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 9 T russ Mounting If you are moun ting the fixture( s) on a truss or an other type of support , verify that the truss o r support will handle the weight of all the devic es you are mounting. Safety Cable High End Systems strongly recommends that you use a safe ty cabl[...]

CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration 10 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Linking S tudioPix F ixtures StudioPix™ fixtures oper ate on a standard DM X512 li nk controlled by a DMX console. The number of fixtures on a link will be determin ed by the combined number of chan nels required by all the fixtures. A StudioPix fixture using St a[...]

CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 11 Connecting to t he Link T o link one or more fixtures to a DMX controll er: 1. Connect the male XLR co nnector of a DMX Data cable to th e controll er’ s DMX Data Out connector . 2. Connect the Data cable’s female XLR connecto r to the Data In connector of the [...]

CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration 12 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Setting the DMX S tart Channel Each StudioPix fixture requires a block of cons ecutive channels on a 512-Channel DMX link. The number of channels depends on the Protocol you are using. T o set the Start Channel on an StudioPix Fixture: 1. Access the fixt ure’ s me[...]

CHAPTER 2 Setup and Configuration StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 13 Shutting Down the F ixture A DMX controller can shut down the fix ture remo tely with the Shutdown option in the Co ntrol Channel or you can simply disconnect from powe r . The StudioPix fixture automatically shuts down in the ev ent of DM X data loss longer than f[...]

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StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 15 Chapt er 3 The Menu Sys t em You can use the fixture’s onboard menu system to configure and test the StudioPix fixture. The onboard StudioPix menu system allows you to: • Assign a DMX start channel. • Access fixture options such as homing the fi xture, viewing fixture stat us, and performing [...]

CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 16 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual St u d i o P i x M e n u M a p Level 1 Level 2 Le vel 3 Description ADDR Cxxx Change the existing DMX start channel SET FA C T ON Sets factory defaults on OFF Sets factory defaults off DSPL ON Sets the LED display on OFF Sets the LED display off P/IN ON Sets pan invert on O[...]

CHAPTER 3 The Menu System StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 17 St u d i o P ix M e n u O p t i o n s The sections below explain how t o access the fixture options shown in the fixture’s menu map. This manual use s the following conventions i n the descriptions for menus and menu n avigation buttons: Address Menu (AddR) The DMX start[...]

CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 18 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Changing the Display Output (DSPL) Y ou can manually turn the fixture’s alphanumeric LE D display on or off . If you want to remotely change the display output (us ing a DMX console), see Control Function Options on pa ge 34 . T o turn the display off: 1. Press and hold &[...]

CHAPTER 3 The Menu System StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 19 Swapping Pan and Tilt (S W AP) This menu option swaps the pan motor and ti lt motor operation to allow fixtures hung perpendicular to each other to respond to pan and tilt mo ve ment commands in the same direction. T o swap pan and tilt motion: 1. Press and hold <Men u&[...]

CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 20 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual T est Menu (TEST) The T est menu allows you to manually h ome the fixt ure and perform fi xture sel f tests to determine the origin of mechanical pro blems. Homing the F ixture (HOME) This menu item allows you to manually home the fixture. T o remotely ho me the fixture u s[...]

CHAPTER 3 The Menu System StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 21 Information Menu (INF O) The Information menu allows you to vi ew curre nt fixture informatio n su ch as internal temperature, fixture hours , soft ware version, and DMX data for any other devi ce on the link. Viewing the Current Software V ersion (VER) T o view the curren[...]

CHAPTER 3 The Menu System 22 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Viewing DMX D ata for the Link (D A T A) This proced ure allows y ou to us e a StudioP ix fixt ure to view DMX channel values all devices on the DMX lin k. Use this m enu option to: • Checking current DMX v alues on this fixture • T est devices that do not ha ve built -[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 23 Chapt er 4 DMX Programming Basics and Quic k S tart If you are new to DMX programing, this chapter will give you a br ief overview on programming SHOWPIX™ and StudioP i x™ fixtures fo llowed by a examp le using a Wholehog console to patch and display output. DMX Programming Ov erview DMX512 Lin[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Star t 24 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Deter mining a DMX S tart Channel The DMX Start Channel is the firs t channe l of a device’ s channel range on a DMX link. There are 512 av ailable channels on each DMX universe di vided among all the devi ces in a particular universe. A device mu[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick St art StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 25 SHO WPIX and StudioPix Prot ocol Modes Y ou can choose from four protocol modes for variable progr amming styles. High End Syste ms is currently distributing the detailed DMX protocols as requ ested to conso le and visual izer manufacturers in an a[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Star t 26 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual RGB Reduced Protocol This protocol choice lets you util ize SHOWPIX and Studio Pix fi xtures as powerful wide angle washlights by pro viding control of motion and color mi xing only . Note: Redu ced protoc ol provi des 8-b i t color cont rol inst ea[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick St art StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 27 Pix el Mapping Protocol Pixel Mapping protocol allows you to indivi dually control RGB color each of the LEDs with y our DMX desk or a third party pixel mapping protocol. LEDs are identi fied by the protocol according to the arr ay maps in the foll[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Star t 28 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual S tudioPix Pi x el Mapping T able A StudioPix arra y consists of 61 LEDs with each acting as a si ngle pixel of an image. The following table shows th e color assignment fo r the LEDs. The image below labels eac h LED position on th e array . Fixtur[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick St art StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 29 Extended Prot ocol Use the Extended Prot ocol when you want all the movement , global and image control of Standard Protocol plus individu al RGB control o f individual LEDs. Wh en using Pixel mapping channels in Extended protocol, note the followi[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Star t 30 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Lighting Console Tips Lighting console s differ in many aspects an d it is impo rtant to understand how y our console operates with SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures. Fixture Libr aries: Many sophisticated lighting consol es utilize pre-made fixture li[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick St art StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 31 Enhanced Mode • 1 SHOWPIX or StudioPix Standard • 2 SHOWPIX or StudioPix Image • 127 generic RGB LED for SHOWPIX fixtures or 6 1 generic RGB LED for Studio Pix fixtures DMX Output Displays Although all l ighting consol es output the s ame 512[...]

CHAPTER 4 DMX Programming Basi cs and Quick Star t 32 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Quic k S tart with a Wholehog Console After Setting up and Configuring the SHOWPIX or St udioPix fixture as outlined in Chapt er 2, use the following s teps to get to the point of dis playing output. Step 1 : In the Fixtu re Schedule window of Whole[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 33 Chapt er 5 F ixture Contr ol This chapter describes mechanical movement control for SHOWPIX ™ and StudioPix™ fixtures in all pro tocol modes. P an and Tilt SHOWPIX fixtures hav e a 400° pan r ange and a 240° tilt r ange. StudioPix fi xtures have a 540° pan range and a 210° tilt range. Tw o [...]

CHAPTER 5 Fixture Control 34 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Macros The Macro parameter controls Internal Effects™ macros. Th ese are factory -programmed sequences th at allow you to quickly program complicated looks in one scene (cue). Each Internal Effect™ macr o modifies a specific set of parameters , while allowing user contr[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 35 Chapt er 6 Color Control The Standard protocol modes for SHOW PIX and StudioPix fixtures provide color mixing control fo r up to two image files and a composite image. Other protocol mod es provide wa shlight operatio n or individual LED col or mixing. The type of color control de pends on the prot[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control 36 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Color Fu nction Par ameter In Standard and Extended protocol, the Color Function parameter is available at both the image level and t he global level. This gives y ou the ability to apply a color eff ect to one or both image layers and also to the composite image. NOTE: Choos[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 37 Color Fu nction Descriptions A dd Color to Blac k This option adds color to black pixels only . Color Function par ameter DMX value = 21 Red Parameter: Increases the red color component from 0 = no adjustment to 65,535 (100%) = maximum red satu ration . Green Parameter: Incr[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control 38 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Color Cycle Color Function par ameter DMX value = 17 The image’s color components c ycle through RGB, black, and white . When no Red Green or Blue is added, image fades from full white, to normal image, to bl ack. When RGB/CM Y is added the image fades from the RGB value, t[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 39 Ran do m Co l or Color Function par ameter DMX value = 18 Red Parameter: Controls the cy cle speed fr om 0 = slow to maxi mum speed at a DM X val ue = 255 (100%). Green Parameter: Not used Blue Parameter: Not Used Replace Bac kground Color Color Function par ameter DMX value[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control 40 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual RGB Inv er t & Swap to BRG Color Function par ameter DMX value = 12 This option swaps the color v alues from RGB to an inv erted BRG color mode l. Red Parameter: T ransitions the red com ponent from no adju stm ent at a val ue of 0 to yell ow at a value of 65,535 (100%) G[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 41 RGB Swap t o BGR Color Function par ameter DMX value = 7 This option allows you to swap color s. All red values become green and all bl ue v alues become red. Green v alues are unaffected. Red Parameter: T ransitions re d color component to blue from 0 = no color change to 6[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control 42 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual RGB Swap t o GRB Color Function par ameter DMX value = 9 This option allows y ou to swap colors. All red v alues become green and all green values become blue. Blue v alues are una ffected. Red Parameter: T ransitions red color component to green from 0 = no col or change to [...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 43 Solarize Solarize 1 Color Function par ameter DMX value = 13 Solarize 2 Color Function par ameter DMX value = 14 Solarize 3 Color Function par ameter DMX value = 15 Solarize 4 Color Function par ameter DMX value = 16 Each of the Solarize options re maps col ors to a narrow v[...]

CHAPTER 6 Color Control 44 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Bac kground Color Default DMX Value = 0: no Image La yer background color Y ou may have a situation when applying certain la yer effects, when o nly a portion of the LED arra y is covered by the image. For example you ma y scale down th e image or mov e it’ s posit ion in t[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 45 Chapt er 7 Global Control Global controls affect the composit e image created when you define two Image lay ers. Y ou can use globa l parameters to adjust intens ity , s cale and rotation the compos ite image. Other parameters appl y strobing , dampening and a variety of gr aph ic effects. The abil[...]

CHAPTER 7 Global Control 46 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Scale Y ou can ma gnify or reduce the composite image size using the Scale Par ameter . Default DMX Val ue: 128 (50%) = Normal Scale The Scale parameter adjusts the si ze of the composite im age up to approximate ly 10x its original size. At a DMX v alue of zero, the image s[...]

CHAPTER 7 Global Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 47 Dampen ing Dampening smooths DMX crossfades of X and Y image position changes as well as indexed rotation chan ges. When a long DMX crossfade occurs on these par ameters, use the Dampen ing channel t o smooth t he resolution of the image position change. Default DMX Value: [...]

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StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 49 Chapt er 8 Global Control: T r ansitions The Transition Mode and Transi tion parameters provide over 70 patterns for switching betwee n image layers and interact with th e Color Transparency parameter to cr eate a wide range of looks. SHOWPIX and S tudioPix f ixtures operate in a simila r manner to[...]

CHAPTER 8 Global Cont rol: Trans itions 50 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual When the global T ransition channel has a DMX v alue = 0, Imag e A is visible at full in tensity . When the T ransition channel is at a DMX v alue = 255 (100%) , only Image B is vi sible. As t he DMX value of the T ransition channel is increased f rom 0% to 10[...]

CHAPTER 8 Global Control: Transitions StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 51 Rev eal T ransitions In the second type o f transition, one Image is revealed through ano ther in a specified pat tern. Both image l ayers m aintain 100% intensi ty . Y ou can choose from multiple patterns you can specify from the center out or the perimeter in[...]

CHAPTER 8 Global Cont rol: Trans itions 52 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Ov erlay T ransitions In this type of transition, one Image l ayer covers or mo ves the other from a position “outside” i n a defined pattern. One Image can move to cov er or uncove r the other . Push options simulate one image moving t he other image “o[...]

CHAPTER 8 Global Control: Transitions StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 53 7 Diamond In A diamond pattern opens Out from the center or In from the edge in the first Image layer to reveal t he second Image layer . Reveal 8 Diamond Out 9 Box In A box pattern opens Out from the cen ter or In from the edge in the first Image layer to reve[...]

CHAPTER 8 Global Cont rol: Trans itions 54 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual 39 Sp i d e r Sp i r a l I n A spiral pattern variation opens Out from the center or In from the edge in the first Image layer to reveal the second Image layer . Reve al 40 Wipe Left Wipes across the first image layer to reveal the second image layer . Reve al[...]

CHAPTER 8 Global Control: Transitions StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 55 Tr a n s i t i o n P a r a m e t e r Transition Default DMX Value: 0 = Image A la yer is fully vi sible After you select a pattern op tion in the T ransition Mo de parameter , th e T ransition parameter defines the t ransition between Image A and Ima ge B. F or[...]

CHAPTER 8 Global Cont rol: Trans itions 56 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual T ransparency with Ov erlay T ransition Overlay T ransitions place one layer beside the other . T ransparent colors on the visible Image Layer will only reveal the background color (if applied). Image Layer B Image Layer A Background Color[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 57 Chapt er 9 Image Gr aphics Control You can apply a variety of color mix ing option s, trans itions and e ffects to each individual Image l ayer in Stan dard or Enhanced protocol mo des. The parameters described in this chapter are adjustable for each Image you defi ne in Standard or Enhanced protoc[...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 58 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual The following table de scribes the stock con ten t folders av ailable o n SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures. Media Folder Descriptions Media File The Media Fi le parameter lets you identi fy a me dia file. Y ou can supplement the large l ibrary of stock content wit h cu[...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 59 Fram e The frame parameter provides a method to dial or scrub through the frames of an image file. A file can have from 1 to 256 fr ames. The frame par ameter automatically scales th e total number of frames in a movie a cross the 256 DM X values of the frame parame[...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 60 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual 5. Playback the setup cue from step one and then manually run the f ader from steps 2 and 3. As you move the f ader you s hould see th e lips open and close. Defining Playback After selecting a media file, y ou can choose from sever al Playback Modes and assign a Pla[...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 61 Rotation The Rotation par ameter for each im age l ayer controls the media file rotation. Y ou can rotate a media f ile up to 360° around the Z axis. Default DMX Value: 0 = no rotation DMX values between 0 and 128 (50%) control indexed rotation from 0° - 360°. A [...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 62 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Scale Pa ramet er Y ou can ma gnify or reduce image size using the Scale Parameter . Default DMX Val ue: 128 (50%) = Normal Scale The Scale pa rameter adjusts the size of the im age up to approximately 10x it s original siz e. At a DMX v alue of z ero, th e image exp[...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 63 Changing Image Position Y ou can repo sition a se lected imag e as it appears on the arra y . The foll owing parameters act on an individual imag e. X Position P arameter The X Positio n parameter moves the image along th e x axis. Default DMX Value: 128 (50%) = ima[...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control 64 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Image T ransition In Standard and Extended protoc ol, y ou can ch oose betwee n seve ral Transition Mode opti ons and use the Transition Speed parameter to adjust the option. T ransition Mode Transition Default DMX Value: 0 = N ormal playback with no tr ansition T ra[...]

CHAPTER 9 Image Graphics Control StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 65 Effect Function The Image Effect Function parameter provides effects that ca n be applied to the media file in an image layer . Pix el Mapping When using Enhanced mode protocol, RGB pixels can be “inserted” in place of an image file within the graphics engine. T[...]

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StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 67 Chapt er 10 Ef fec t D escri ption s Effects can be applied to the Media File content. Multiple Color and Geometric options are available for both individual Image and Global control. The descript ions in the thi s manual includ e th e global and image effects for both SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixture[...]

CHAPTER 10 Effect Desc riptions 68 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Bar Scan Effect Function par ameter DMX v alue = 4 Selecting the Bar Scan create s a tr ansparent pattern on the image th at simulates a verti cal line that scans across the fixture ar ray . This effect responds acco rding to th e values set in the T ransparent Color [...]

CHAPTER 10 Effect De scriptions StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 69 Cur tain Scan Effect Function parameter DMX value = 6 Selecting th e Curtain Sc an effect cre ates a tran sparent patte rn on the i mage that simul ates an opening curtain using two parallel bars th at open across the di splay . This effect responds accordin g to the[...]

CHAPTER 10 Effect Desc riptions 70 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Flip Effect Function parameter DMX v alue = 10 This effect will fli p the visible image on the X an d/or Y axis using the center pix el as the dividing point. Modifier 1: Flips t he image horizont ally when the DMX value > 127 (50%) Modifier 2: Flip s the image ver[...]

CHAPTER 10 Effect De scriptions StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 71 Mirror Effect Function parameter DMX value = 7 This effect will mirr or the visible image on the X and/or Y axis with the ce nter pix el of the arra y as the dividing point. Modifier 1: Mirrors the i mage on the X -axis when t he DMX v alue > 12 7(50%) Modifier 2:[...]

CHAPTER 10 Effect Desc riptions 72 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual P an and Tilt Sync Effect Function parameter DMX v alue = 2 The effect will coordinate image move ment with the pan and tilt mov ement of the fixture to produce the appearance th at the fixture movi ng across the im age. As the fi xture is panned or tilted, the im age[...]

CHAPTER 10 Effect De scriptions StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 73 St r o b e Image Effect Function parameter DMX value = 1 Applies a strobe to Image A or Image B by turning lay er intensit y on and off . Use th is effect to create a flashing image. Modifier 1: Operates the same as the Global Strobe parameter on an individual image.[...]

CHAPTER 10 Effect Desc riptions 74 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Ta r g e t S c a n Effect Function parameter DMX v alue = 5 Selecting the T arget Scan effect creates a transparent pattern on the image that simulates rings that scan across the fixture array from the perimeter in or the cent er out. This e ffect responds according t[...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 75 Chapt er 11 Ec ho Sof tware You can use Echo software to conv ert, organize, and transport user content to SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtur es as well as upload content and fixture software to units on a DMX link. Echo software communicates with SHOWPIX and St udioPix fixtures us ing a USB upload modul[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 76 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual If you click on the Status Ba r , a window will open to show the ongoing status of the discovery process and note any errors. When the lau nch is comp lete, all SHOWPIX , StudioPix and discovered devices will be listed in the under Devices in the navigation pane along with t[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 77 Device Window Viewing All Devi ces The Device window di splays the f ollowing in formation fo r all the discov ered SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures on the DMX link. Unique ID is the fixture’s unique 10-character number . Device Na me is a name you assign to a fixture up to[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 78 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Content Organization There are two types of Content. Stock Content is factory provided and cannot be changed. User Content co nsists of all custom content y ou creat e. Packages are containers for multiple folders and their files. P ackages can be uploaded to fixtures, clone[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 79 Viewing Content Echo will displa y the name and as sociated DMX val ue for every folder and file of Stock o r User content. In the Previe w display , you can do uble click for l arger image view window . NOTE: If you are viewing User Cont ent on a SHOWPIX or S tudio Pix fix[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 80 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Managing Content on the Local Dr iv e K eep the foll owing in mind whe n managing User Content: • You cannot undo any action. Before y ou reset all DMX in a package, be aware that y ou will need to assign new DMX v alues to an y previously assigned values y ou may have des[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 81 • Reset A ll DMX values of the files within this folder to 0 (no v alue) • Copy the contents of this fo lder to place in an other folder on the hard drive or a fixture • Cut the contents of this folder to pl ace in an other folder on the hard driv e or a fixture • D[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 82 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Managing Fixture Cont ent T o interact with a SHOWPIX or StudioPix fixtur e on a D MX link, you wi ll need a USB upload module or a Wholehog si ng le USB DMX wi dget, (see Related Products and Accessories on page 3 ). The Device Menu gives you options for ma naging content o[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 83 3. The next screen le ts you select any or all of th e devices on the link of that type to update. Note: User Content will n ot be af fected on any of th e unit s you select for the St ock Content update. Deleting All User Content Select Delete Al l User Content to delete a[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 84 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual 2. In the Clon e Wizard, select th e device that will be the sour ce for the User Content to be cloned. Remember , you can only clone pack ages or fixtures o f the same type. 3. Click on Next to c ontinue. 4. Select the destination fixture(s) for the User Content you have id[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 85 Creating User Content Preparing Content for Ec ho Conv ersion Any custom content you create ne eds to be conv er ted to a format that maps to the SHOWPIX 127-LED or a StudioPix 61 -LED pixel arr ay . Echo will con vert up to 256 f rames o f content and sav es a preview disp[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 86 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual 2. T ype the name of your new package in the dialog box that appears and clic k OK to sa ve. Y our new package will now appear in the navigati on ba r under User Content. T o create a folder: 1. Right click i n the conten ts pane of a selecte d package or on that package in [...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 87 Conv er ting Y our Content T o convert content to a format compatible with SHOWPIX and StudioPix fixtures, drag the file from your hard driv e or network into a folder in an appropriate fixture type package that y ou have created. Echo converts the fi le to a .SPI file type[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 88 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Sample Mask Click Show on the Sample Mask field to view an overlay of the area be ing sampled f rom the original to assign color to an LED in the LED arra y . Adjusting the Sample Size scale changes the area that is sampled to determine the color assigned t o each “pix el?[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 89 Aspect R atio If you hav e a content file with an Aspe ct Ratio th at does not map to 1:1, you can choose wh e th e r to r et a in o r a d j us t th e As p e ct ra ti o of t h e S a mp l e M a s k. Cl i c ki n g Ignore in the Aspect Ratio field stretches the sample mask to [...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 90 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual The following adjustment s affect the boundarie s between element s of an image. They are especially useful for adjusting the b orders of a fig ure moving against a background. Luminance /Distance W eight The final LED colors in echo are calc ulated by a weighted a ver age o[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 91 Color Echo lets you choose how to m ap the colo rs in the imported file. Click on the Co lor button conv erts the origi nal file’ s color palette to the SHOWPIX displa y’ s 256 color palette. Grayscale conv erts the in put to gr ayscal e and Mono chrome conv erts the in[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 92 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual T ransporting User Content Expor ting and Importing a User Content Pac kage Y ou can import or export any package to a portable or networked hard drive for tr ansport to another computer . Content mu st be in a package to import or export. T o export, simply Right click on a[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 93 Updating Fixture Software Complete F ixtur e Software Update T o upgrade SHOWPIX or StudioPix fixture f irmware, you will need to download th e latest vers ion of Echo software from the websit e to you r computer . When y ou download Echo , it wi ll cont ain the latest SHOW[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software 94 StudioPix™ Pi xelation Luminaire User Manual Fixture Software Component Updat e If the fixture software become corr upted, Echo will discover not discover the fixture as a SHOWPIX or a StudioPix device. Instead the fixt ure’ s Graphics an d Motion compone nts will display separ ately . T o restore the fixture softw a[...]

CHAPTER 11 Echo Software StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 95 3. Browse to the showpix_gr aphics.bin file y ou downloaded from the High End website and click Next to continue. 4. Devices needing a component upgr ade will di splay N/A in the Current Software V ersion column. Select the device (s) needing a component upgr ade and then c[...]

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StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 97 Tim e (sec.) Va l u e (dec.) Va l u e (%) Va l u e (hex) 0.15 255 100 FF 0.15 254 100 FE 0.17 253 99 FD 0.19 252 99 FC 0.21 251 98 FB 0.25 250 98 FA 0.29 249 98 F9 0.35 248 97 F8 0.41 247 97 F7 0.47 246 96 F6 0.55 245 96 F5 0.63 244 96 F4 0.73 243 95 F3 0.83 242 95 F2 0.94 241 95 F1 1.05 240 94 F0 [...]

Appendix A MSpeed C onversion Table 98 StudioPix™ Pi xelation L uminaire User Manual 51.33 142 56 8E 52.24 141 55 8D 53.16 140 55 8C 54.09 139 55 8H 55.02 138 54 8A 55.96v 137 54 89 56.91 136 53 88 57.87 135 53 87 58.84 134 53 86 59.81 133 52 85 60.79 132 52 84 61.78 131 51 83 62.78 130 51 82 63.79 129 51 81 64.80 128 50 80 65.82 127 50 7F 66.85 [...]

StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 99 Appendix B: Impor tant Safety Infor mation W arning: For Continued Pr otection A gains t Fire 1. This equipment is designed for use with spec ified LED only . Use of any other type LED ma y be hazardous and may void the warr anty . 2. Do not mount on a flammable surface. 3. Maintain minimum dist an[...]

Appendix B Important Safety In formation 100 StudioPix™ Pi xelation L uminaire User Manual Appendice B: Impor tant es Informations Sur La Sécurit é Mise En Gar de: Pour Une Protection Permanente Contre Les Incendies 1. Cet appareil est conçu pour l' usage avec les LED spé cifiées seu lement. Son uti lisation avec tout autre type de LED [...]

Appendix B Important Safety Information StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 101 Anhang B: Wic h tige Hinweise Für Ihre Sicher heit W arnung: Zum Schutz V or Brandgefahr 1. Diese Ausrü stungen sind fü r Gebrauch mit angegebenen LED nur entworfen . Der Gebrauch irgend eines anderen Lampentyps könnte Sie gefährden und Ihre Garantie au[...]

Appendix B Important Safety In formation 102 StudioPix™ Pi xelation L uminaire User Manual Apéndice B: Información Importante De Seguridad Adv er tencia: Par a Protección Continua Contr a Incendios 1. Este equipo se diseña para el uso con LED es pecificadas sólo. El uso de cualquier otro tipo de LED puedá resultar peligroso, y puedá anular[...]

Appendix B Important Safety Information StudioPix™ Pixelation L uminaire User M anual 103 Appendice B: Importanti In form azioni Di Sicurezza A vvertenza: P er Prev enire Incendi 1. Quest'apparecchiatura è dise gnata per l' uso con le LED sp ecificate soltanto. L'uso di qualunque altra LED di tipo può essere pericoloso e può nul[...]

Appendix B Important Safety In formation 104 StudioPix™ Pi xelation L uminaire User Manual Vigtig Sikkerhedsinfo rmation Advarsel : Beskyttelse mod elektri sk chock. VIGTIGT! LEDEREN MED GUL/GROEN ISOLA TION M AA KUN TILSLUT TES KLEMME MAERKET ELLER .[...]