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17:2117:21, 13 May 2024 diff hist +542‎ N Knowledge Base:RGB Control ‎ Created page with "RGB Control by Mick Martin | Feb 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base It is often desirable to assign faders on your MIDI controlller to RGB levels of a group of fixtures allowing to manually adjust their colour. In Artist this requires a work-around. To Access the Red channels Activate a Chase for the Red axis Select Trigger to any unused Flag e.g. Flag 1 pulse Select Pattern = Unison Save this to a Cue (Red). Green and Blue Repeat this procedure for Green and Blue. You will n..."
17:1917:19, 13 May 2024 diff hist +385‎ N Knowledge Base:Sending your Workspace ‎ Created page with "Sending Your Workspace by Mick Martin | Feb 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base Sometimes you might want send your workspace file to someone or transfer them to another computer. Select File/Backup Workspace File/to Location – this will open a file dialog. Enter the name of the file you want to create and click Open. The files are archived to the file and it can be opened on any computer."
17:1817:18, 13 May 2024 diff hist +384‎ N Knowledge Base:Sound to Light ‎ Created page with "Sound to Light by Mick Martin | Feb 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base This applies any locally installed media player. On Windows Vista and 7 Open Control Panel/Sound/Recording. Right-click in the list and ensure that ‘Show Disabled Devices’ is checked. Set ‘Stereo Mix’ as default. Artist Sound to Light will now respond to either Line In or locally played sound or video files."
17:1717:17, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,364‎ N Knowledge Base:Sunrise and Sunset ‎ Created page with "Sunrise & Sunset by Mick Martin | Feb 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base You can create real time events that are relative to the time of the sunset or sunrise. Set Location First open Master/Time Control/Sunrise. This opens a dialog showing a map of the world. Uncheck ‘Lock’ and point to your location on the map and click. Or you can manually enter a longtitude and latitude. The text box and the bottom of the window shows the calculated times for sunset and sunrise. Close..."
17:1717:17, 13 May 2024 diff hist +993‎ N Knowledge Base:Touch Screen ‎ Created page with "Touch Screen by Mick Martin | Feb 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base Introduction You can use any touch screen but we supply ELOtouch screen because of our experience with them. This article is specific to ELO but others will require a similar setup process. With all applications including Artist shut down, install the drivers from the disk supplied from ELO. Often you will use the touch screen as a second monitor. If this is the case ensure you have set whether the monitor is..."
17:1617:16, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,083‎ Knowledge Base:Pixel Arrays ‎No edit summary
17:1517:15, 13 May 2024 diff hist +683‎ N Knowledge Base:Foot Switch ‎ Created page with "Foot-switch Select by Mick Martin | Feb 25, 2012 | Knowledge Base Four and Three way footswitch controller are readily available. These use send out an analog value representing the switch that has been pressed. Using our MiniDLP you can send a 5 volt supply to the footwitch controller and input the analog return value. Input Output Patch Create an Analog Input and connect it to the MiniDLP. Input Patch Create an Analog input and select Activate/Cue. Set it to Actio..."
17:1417:14, 13 May 2024 diff hist +836‎ Knowledge Base:Pixel Arrays ‎No edit summary
17:1317:13, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,596‎ N Knowledge Base:Remote Control ‎ Created page with "Remote Control Options by Mick Martin | Feb 25, 2012 | Knowledge Base Remote connection can be via Ethernet, Internet, MIDI, RS232 and Data Acquisition providing many possiblities. Switch Panel Outstation These wall mounted panels provide 12 switches to access Artist functions. This is useful for providing unskilled operator access to lighting and sound function. The panel is interfaced to Artist with the MiniDLP interface. MIDI Keyboard Controller Modern keyboard..."
17:1217:12, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,396‎ N Knowledge Base:RGB White and Amber ‎ Created page with "RGB + White or Amber by Mick Martin | Feb 25, 2012 | Knowledge Base Some colour mixing fixtures include a white or an amber channel. These channels are often included to improve the production of white. The amber channel can have the effect of changing the colour temperature of the final mix. In template wizard you can select the follow enhanced colout mixing pixels. RGBW which is 4 channels including white channel RGBWA which is 5 channels including white and amber R..."
17:1117:11, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,858‎ N Knowledge Base:Software Registration ‎ Created page with "Artist Software Registration by Mick Martin | Feb 26, 2012 | Knowledge Base When you install Artist for the first time on a computer it will run for 30 days fully functionally. ShowCAD can extend this period if you require more time. The Version number The version number of Artist is in this form M.S.m.B and is found in Main Menu/Help/About. where M is the major version. There are currently only version 2 and version 3 S is the special version – no longer used m is..."
17:1117:11, 13 May 2024 diff hist +2,148‎ N Knowledge Base:BCF 2000 ‎ Created page with "Behringer BCF 2000 by Mick Martin | Feb 26, 2012 | Knowledge Base This is a MIDI control with 8 rotarty controls, 16 buttons and 8 motorised faders. This connects to the computer via USB and also has MIDI input and output ports for extra connectivity. Artist has built in configurations for this. After installing the Behringer software and then running Artist you should find it listed in Resources/Interface Manager/MIDI Inputs as BCF2000. Check that there is no red Ast..."
17:1017:10, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,298‎ N Knowledge Base:Artist Logging ‎ Created page with "Log Files by Mick Martin | Feb 26, 2012 | Knowledge Base Artist Log File The Artist log file contains details of the software start up procedure that can be useful in troubleshoot issues with the computer hardware and source files. In any toubleshooting report to ShowCAD this file is often requested. You can find the file in Libraries/Documents/Public Documents and the file name is your user name with _Artist3.log appended. This log is always active and cannot be dis..."
17:0917:09, 13 May 2024 diff hist +510‎ N Knowledge Base:Office Lighting ‎ Created page with "Office Lighting Management by Mick Martin | Feb 26, 2012 | Knowledge Base In a recent install ShowCAD deployed a KNX network to monitor and control office lighting. The offices were fitted with occupation detectors, ambient light sensors, wall mounted dimmer controls. The KNX system regulated the office light accordingly providing economic use of the environment. Jace controller were used in producing histories of emergency lighting tests and to produce alarms on fail..."
17:0817:08, 13 May 2024 diff hist +705‎ N Knowledge Base:Backup ‎ Created page with "Workspace Backup by Mick Martin | Feb 26, 2012 | Knowledge Base Each time that the Workspace is saved a copy is archived to a zip file located in My Workspace/Backup. Within Artist you can select Main Menu/File/Restore Workspace. This will display a list od workspace file names and dates. The saves are at the bottom of the list. Restore to before the last save scroll to the bottom of the list, select the date and click Restore. From outside of Artist, select Start/All..."
17:0817:08, 13 May 2024 diff hist +949‎ N Knowledge Base:Arkaos ‎ Created page with "Arkaos by Bob Calvert | Feb 27, 2012 | Knowledge Base Using the Simple mode in Arkaos, the default settings might not give enough flexibilty…so with some slight modifications… First modify the DMX incoming settings in Arkaos as per the attached Jpg. Secondly, install from the template file attached, the new Arkaos ‘MM-Express simple (Non-Dim Functions)’ – just install 1 of these fixtures in your workspace, and it needs the DMX address to be 1 Now install a..."
17:0717:07, 13 May 2024 diff hist +3,791‎ Knowledge Base:Art-net ‎No edit summary
17:0617:06, 13 May 2024 diff hist +732‎ N Knowledge Base:BAS ‎ Created page with "BAS Remote by Mick Martin | Feb 27, 2012 | Knowledge Base This low cost device from Contemporary Controls is primarily for use in building automation systems. It is powered by the Sedona Framework which is a open source subset of the Niagara AX framework. We are experienced in programming these devices which are very powerful and provide a high degree of integration and support multiple protocols. Feature Six universal input/output points, thermistor, voltage, current..."
17:0517:05, 13 May 2024 diff hist +837‎ N Knowledge Base:Cue List Properties ‎ Created page with "Cue List Common Properties by Bob Calvert | Feb 27, 2012 | Knowledge Base Cue List Properties/Global In Artist, the CueLists can be assigned interlocking properties that ensure that no combination of cues can attempt to control the same fixtures at the same time. Lock Action This defines the interlocking action with the CueLists selected in CueLists. Override – means that the cues in the selected Cues Lists are deactivated on activating any cue in this listSolo –..."
17:0417:04, 13 May 2024 diff hist +2,766‎ N Knowledge Base:DMX Output ‎ Created page with "This instruction assumes correct installation of the Artist software has already been carried out – see Artist Software Installation. The “Blackbox” interface currently supplied is always referred to as “ShowCAD USB DMX” and in any item selection procedure described later, this should be selected over other options. Plug in the interface watching the green LED, which should flash once After connecting the USB interface for the first time, the “Found new har..."
17:0317:03, 13 May 2024 diff hist +984‎ N Knowledge Base:Pixel Arrays ‎ Created page with "Pixel Fixtures with Control Channels by Mick Martin | Feb 27, 2012 | Knowledge Base It is common for fixtures such as LED strips to contain a set of control channels followed by the RGB control channels for each pixel. To get the best out of these you should divide them in to 2 fixture groups – one for the control channels and another for the RGB pixels only. Pulsar Chromazone For example the Pulsar Chromazone contain 11 control channels for master level, programmed..."
17:0217:02, 13 May 2024 diff hist +2,205‎ N Knowledge Base:Fixture Profile ‎ Created page with "Writing a Fixture Template by Bob Calvert | Feb 27, 2012 | Knowledge Base If you have a fixture that is not in the ShowCAD.tem file you can create your own using the Template Wizard. Page 1 – Template Definition Go to the fixture manufacturers web site and download the manual containing the DMX channel mapping. Select Main Menu/Wizards/Template Wizard Select the Template Group you want to add the template to. If it is a new file just use the default group – Templa..."
17:0117:01, 13 May 2024 diff hist +636‎ N Knowledge Base:DMX Input ‎ Created page with "DMX Input by Mick Martin | Feb 28, 2012 | Knowledge Base The ShowCAD USB-DMX interface as both male and female connectors. The male connector allows the interface to inputDMX from another source such as a lighting desk. Install the interface as normal Run Artist go to Navigator/Resources/Interface Manager open the ShowCAD USB branch and locate the interface right-click on it and select properties change the mode from output to input save and restart Artist Now you can..."
17:0017:00, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,592‎ N Knowledge Base:KNX ‎ Created page with "KNX Emergency Light Status by Mick Martin | Feb 28, 2012 | Knowledge Base The Objective Our client wanted the Emergency lighting in a 6 floor office building to perform the regulation periodic tests and log the results of those test. The results had to be interpretted in to a verbose form to generate alarms and histories. These were Dali fixtures connected on a KNX network. The status return values take the form of a 3 byte hexadecimal number. Three test were to me p..."
17:0017:00, 13 May 2024 diff hist +954‎ N Knowledge Base:Heating ‎ Created page with "Simple Heating Setup by Mick Martin | Feb 28, 2012 | Knowledge Base The client requested the following functionality, Thermistor input to produce a 0-10 volt output to control a heating valve over a 4 degree centigrade band with the set point adjustable in software. Thermistor input to give a relay output with a set point adjustable in software. Input from others via software to give relay output for system on/off. Input from others via software to give 0-10 volt outpu..."
16:5716:57, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,628‎ N Knowledge Base:USB Installation ‎ Created page with "Artist3 ShowCAD USB Installation and Verification by Mick Martin | Mar 19, 2012 | Knowledge Base With Artist3 version 3.1.19.xx onwards the installation of the drivers for the ShowCAD USB-DMX interface is automatic. On a fresh installation of Artist3, universe 1 is connected automatically to the installed USB interface. The following outlines how to manual connect and verify interface within Artist3. Windows Device Manager Open Windows Device Manager (Start/Run/Devic..."
16:5616:56, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,785‎ N Knowledge Base: ShowCAD USB-DMX ‎ Created page with "ShowCAD USB-DMX problems by Mick Martin | Mar 19, 2012 | Knowledge Base If you are having trouble with the ShowCAD USB interface. Verify in Artist This step will determin if Artist can see the interface. Open Main Menu/Help/Log file – scroll down to the bottom of the file and find the last Log on. Scroll down further and find the line that says – ShowCAD USB–DMX. This will show how many interfaces are detected. If you interface is missing from the list, then th..."
16:5516:55, 13 May 2024 diff hist +951‎ N Knowledge Base:X-net 8 ‎ Created page with "X-Net 8 ArtNet Addressing by Mick Martin | Mar 21, 2012 | Knowledge Base The X-Net 8 has an inexplicably complicated switch setting. In this article I do my best to explain it. Image The possible addresses are in the range 2.39.2.4 to 2.39.2.250. Each address setting occupies 2 address slots. So, for example, Sw1 = 1, Sw2 = 3, Sw3 = 0 corresponds to 2.39.2.4 to 2.39.2.5. It is important to note that the address change does not take affect until the X-Net interface is..."
16:5416:54, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,133‎ N Knowledge Base:Audio Time code ‎ Created page with "Audio Time Code Sources by Bob Calvert | Mar 23, 2012 | Knowledge Base The CD/DVD drive in your computer is not recommended for timecode shows becuase in general removable optical media is are reliable. We therefore suggest that you rip the CDs to the hard drive and play the content from there. The sound quality will then be down to what is used to produce the sound. If you use a standard PC sound card, the sound may not be good enough. You can buy a quality sound card..."
16:5416:54, 13 May 2024 diff hist +660‎ N Knowledge Base:BPM ‎ Created page with "BPM Timing by Mick Martin | Apr 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base Artist Status Bar There is a section here labelled BPM with a number box and a check box labelled Auto. Auto BPM When the box is check the BPM displayed is calculated from the input audio source. The calculation can be finely adjusted in the Status/Audio window. Click on Trigger and a dialog will open where you adjust the correction factor. Manual BMP When the BPM is in manual mode the rate can be set by adj..."
16:5316:53, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,278‎ N Knowledge Base:Art-net ‎ Created page with "Simple ArtNet Setup by Mick Martin | Aug 29, 2012 | Knowledge Base This procedure sets up one 8 port XNet interface on Artnet. Computer Setup Set the IP address of the Ethernet port on the Artist computer to 2.0.0.1 and the sub-net mask to 255.0.0.0 Start Artist Right-click Navigator/Resources/Interface Manager/Artnet and select Properties In the Select Network combobox, select 2.0.0.1 Check Enable Click OK XNet Setup Connect the XNet interface Ethernet port with a..."
16:5216:52, 13 May 2024 diff hist +289‎ N Knowledge Base:Undocked Window ‎ Created page with "Can’t see an undocked window? by Mick Martin | Sep 15, 2012 | Knowledge Base Sometimes a window becomes undocked and may have been placed on a monitor that no longer exists. Select Main Menu/Windows/Default Docking. This will restore the applications docked state to the default state."
16:5116:51, 13 May 2024 diff hist +2,745‎ Knowledge Base:Artist ‎No edit summary
16:5016:50, 13 May 2024 diff hist +3,172‎ N Knowledge Base:MIDI Input Patching ‎ Created page with "Patch Wizard (MIDI) by Mick Martin | Nov 7, 2012 | Knowledge Base The Patch Wizard allows you to interpret MIDI messages from a connected device and execute Artist System commands. In this way you can activate cues, display lists, change levels and much more. See the list of Text Commands in the Artist help file. There are a few simple patches in the My Workspaces/Examples folder that connect to generic keyboards to provide simple cue/cue list control. Example 1 – K..."
16:4916:49, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,379‎ N Knowledge Base:Troubleshooting ‎ Created page with "Found a Bug? by Mick Martin | Nov 28, 2012 | Knowledge Base In the event of finding a bug giving us good information can help resolve the matter quickly. For the most part, depending on the current development phase, bugs can be fixed within a 24 hour period. However, some bugs can be very difficult to repeat and if it can’t be replicated we can’t be sure that we fixed it. Recently we have had people send us phone camera video and snap shots of the computer screen w..."
16:4816:48, 13 May 2024 diff hist +2,448‎ N Knowledge Base:3D Fixture Group ‎ Created page with "Create a 3D fixture group by Mick Martin | Dec 15, 2012 | Knowledge Base Introduction This applies to Artist3D versions only. This example creates a 3D LED block using LED tubes with 16 pixels. Twenty of these are arranged in a 4 x 5 rectangle and suspended from the ceiling. This is really too small an array for practical use because the effects will be on a 4 x 5 graphics surface. We choose this size just to demonstrate the addressing procedure. Define the 3D Cuboid..."
16:4716:47, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,848‎ N Knowledge Base:Pathport ‎ Created page with "Pathport by Mick Martin | Dec 24, 2012 | Knowledge Base Introduction Pathport is a protocol for distributing DMX data across Ethernet using inexpensive CAT5 cabling. This cabling is common place in buildings for distributing IT networks and therefore electricians are quite familiar with its use. Connection to Multiple Pathport Interfaces Your computer must have a Network card. This is then connected to an Ethernet switcher. The switcher splits the data and sends it t..."
16:4616:46, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,071‎ N Knowledge Base:Kinet ‎ Created page with "Setting up KiNet from Philips by Mick Martin | May 11, 2016 | Knowledge Base The KiNet protocol distributes DMX lighting data via Ethernet for Philips/Color Kinetics power supply interfaces. KiNet does not provide for a discovery method which requires that the IP address of each Power Supply/Interface is added manually. Setting up the Artist PC Set the PC IP address to the same domain as the interfaces supplied. The IP addresses of the Philips interfaces are printed on..."
16:4516:45, 13 May 2024 diff hist +880‎ N Knowledge Base:Sending UDP Packets ‎ Created page with "Sending UPD Packets by admin | Jun 24, 2016 | Knowledge Base You can add the UPD Output system command to a cue to send strings to a specific target IP. Registry Settings The UPD ports are defined in the Windows Registry. From the Run window enter ‘regedit’ and click Run. The registry editor will open. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREShowCADArtist3 Right-click in the right-hand pane and select New/DWORD Name it ‘Count’ and set the value to 1 Right-click..."
16:4416:44, 13 May 2024 diff hist +418‎ N Knowledge Base:Windows Update ‎ Created page with "Disabling Windows Update by Mick Martin | Nov 11, 2016 | Knowledge Base In some venues that are connected to the Internet it is not desirable from the computer to automatically shutdown to install updates from Microsoft. This Windows feature can be disabled by adding the a DWORD value of ‘NoAutoUpdate = 1″ to the registry key ‘HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AutoUpdate‘"
16:4316:43, 13 May 2024 diff hist +585‎ N Knowledge Base:Scheduler ‎ Created page with "Scheduling a Windows Restart by Mick Martin | Nov 11, 2016 | Knowledge Base In some venues where the computer is left on 24/7 it may be desirable to restart the computer every night at a specific time. Win+R to open the Run dialog type ‘task scheduler’ + Enter. This opens the Windows scheduler click Create Basic Task name it ‘System Restart‘, click Next selected Daily or as required, click Next set the time of day required, click Next select Start a Progam, cli..."
16:4316:43, 13 May 2024 diff hist +1,250‎ N Knowledge Base:iPad and TouchOSC ‎ Created page with "iPad and TouchOSC by Mick Martin | Nov 22, 2016 | Knowledge Base TouchOSC is an iPad app that sends MIDI messages wrapped in OSC data packets over network connections. See the web site http://hexler.net/software/touchosc Visit the Apple app store and install the TouchOSC app on any iPad you wish to connect to the Artist PC. From the Hexler web site download and install the TouchOSC Bridge on the Artist PC. This is to decode received OSC packets in to local MIDI message..."
16:4216:42, 13 May 2024 diff hist +473‎ N Knowledge Base:Windows Auto Login ‎ Created page with "Auto Login by Mick Martin | May 2, 2017 | Knowledge Base If you Windows computer has a password but you want the system to automatically log in with your password this is the procedure for you. Win+R to open the Run dialog type ‘netplwiz‘ followed by Enter to open the advance user account dialog. uncheck ‘User must enter a username and password to use this computer‘ click Apply. You will be prompted for your user details. Enter you login details and click OK."
16:4116:41, 13 May 2024 diff hist +654‎ N Knowledge Base:Wysiwyg ‎ Created page with "Wysiwyg by Mick Martin | Apr 18, 2018 | Knowledge Base This is the procedure to set up Artist to talk to Wysiwyg. Wysiwyg provides visualisation of Artists DMX outputs. Copy Program Files/Artist3/ArtistWyg.msi to the Wysiwyg computer. This can be the same as the Artist computer or another LAN connect computer. Double click to install. Now run Artist and in Navigator/Resources/Input Output Patch right-click on Wysiwyg set Enable. If Wysiwyg is on the same compter check..."
16:4016:40, 13 May 2024 diff hist +773‎ N Knowledge Base:Network Control ‎ Created page with "Controlling Artist through an Ethernet connection by Mick Martin | Sep 14, 2018 | Knowledge Base Artist can be controlled with simple text message sent across Ethernet using a TCP/IP connection. Artist responds to the Text Commands as define in the help section Automation. Input Output Patch/Network Remotes – right click and select Properties Check Enable – note the IP address(es) and port (default 700) of this computer to enter in to your remote device Click OK..."
16:3916:39, 13 May 2024 diff hist +312‎ N Knowledge Base:Auto Boot Artist ‎ Created page with "Auto boot Artist in Windows 10 by Mick Martin | Jan 17, 2019 | Knowledge Base To automatically launch Artist create or copy a shortcut to Artist copy the shortcut to the clipboard type ‘run’ and press ‘Enter’ on the start status bar. type ‘shell:startup’ paste from the clipboard to this location."
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16:0816:08, 13 May 2024 diff hist +3,810‎ N Knowledge Base:Advantech Data input ‎ Created page with "Data input with Advantech interfaces by Mick Martin | Aug 30, 2019 | Knowledge Base Artist is designed to interface to any Advantech USB devices installed in the Advantech Device Manager. Installing Advantech Drivers Download the DAQNavi SDK from the Advantech support site. Also, download the driver for you specif interface. Ensure that the interface is disconnected from the computer Install the DAQNavi SDK Install the specific driver for your interface Connect the i..."
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