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Software => Vixen => Topic started by: Freebird on April 18, 2011,

Title: RGB Help
Post by: Freebird on April 18, 2011,

So with all the new toys for this years display, and since I learned last year that I should start sequencing now and not wait till October, I need a little guidance.

1.  I want to control the new Aether I just built but need step by step directions in how to accomplish that with Vixen.
2. With the new smart strings nodes, I need the same instructions as step one. Changing colors in the sequence etc.  

Thanks.

  (By the way for all those starting out this year, do not wait till October to start your sequencing, I read that last year about this time and should have listened then)


Freebird

Title: Re: RGB Help
Post by: rrowan on April 18, 2011,

If you are looking for a way to quickly build all of those channels then take a look at my VBS program

I talk about it here http://diylightanimation.com/index.php?topic=4658.0

Only download the version at the end (reply #12)

Cheers

Rick R.

Title: Re: RGB Help
Post by: Gary on April 20, 2011,

Using Vixen's Profile Editor, I created 4 channels for each Aether that I had. One White, one Red, one Green, and one Blue. I assigned the channels and colors the same way as I did for the channels for my Express controllers. And of course, the Aethers' channel numbers have to be set to match Vixen.

For the Adjustable Preview, I created a grid of the White, Red, Green, and Blue pixels to simulate the floodlight on the walls of my house (Note that the pixels in my Adjustable Preview are fairly small, so I can squint and stand back a few feet and all the RGB channels blend together to get an idea as to the final color). Even though the adjustable preview pixels are sort of "transparent", I did notice that if I tried layering all the pixels on top of each other (rather than beside each other) in the Adjustable Preview, the on-screen color representations go a bit wonky when either the R, G, or B (or white) changes from 0 to 1 (or anywhere else from 1 to 255). It's hard to explain, you'd have to experiment with it to see what I mean.

When sequencing, if I wanted to choose a specific color, I used the Edit Colors feature in Windows Paint to mix the RGB channels to get the color I want. After making note of the R, G, and B values, I then set those values in each of the Aether's channels in the sequence grid. If I want a fade from one color to another from one point in time to the other, I used the [Shift] Ramp/Fade feature to choose the start and end values. Since Vixen doesn't have much in the line of built-in RGB support, it can all be a bit tedious, but it works.