I understand how DMX works and how the fixtures use DMX values to control the various features. Not once did I need to see the actual DMX values for anything. I plotted a musical last week with several moving heads with a mixture of LED and conventional fixtures. Why are you using % values for moving light attributes though? The whole point of using a desk such as an FLX or ETC Eos is to abstract the DMX values into information you can use more easily. Most (if not all) modern lighting desks have options to show DMX value including the other Zeros desks, % is just something left over from the analogue days. I would find working in blind mode even harder if i had to second guess what DMX signal the desk is about to send out to my lamps. In addition if you cant see what value your desk should be outputting how do you trouble shoot DMX problems in the chain? When working with a large stage then the tiniest moment of a light can have a massive effect on stage, so to suddenly loose 65,435 steps is a big thing. To put in laymen terms % will give you a resolution of 100 steps, using DMX values will give you 8bit resolution (255 steps), or in the case of most intelligent lights 16bit resolution (65,535 steps). When you move to the world of intelligent lighting (moving lights, colour changers etc) then i am afraid DMX value is key. % is fine for conventional fixtures on a dimmer, you do not need the accuracy for intensity. I wouldn't have anything against it being added if it's what other users want, but I have to say it would be waaaay down on my list of priorities!ĭMX values are fundamental to every modern lighting setup. I don't care what the DMX value is, I only care about the end result. As for DMX values, in all my years of plotting, I've never had the need to see the DMX values! I don't really understand why you'd want to.
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