3D Lab DMX Manual - Revision history

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‎Dynamic Use

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‎Enable DMX

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‎LED Spotlights

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‎LED Spotlights

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‎LED Spotlights

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	*In the DMX window’s Global tab, add keyframes and set the corresponding levels at your desired times.		*In the DMX window’s Global tab, add keyframes and set the corresponding levels at your desired times.
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−	~~===Multi-Exposure Use===~~
−	*To program different lighting profiles for different exposures, you must first add the desired number of additional exposures in the Cinematography window’s Camera Settings by clicking the “+” sign below the default exposure.
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−	~~<gallery>~~
−	~~File:DMX-FIG-9.png~~
−	~~File:DMX-FIG-10.png~~
−	~~</gallery>~~
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−	*An additional tab is now available for the new exposure(s) in the DMX window. Any lights which you would like to be the same for all exposures can be configured under the Global tab as normal.
−	*Each light you want to differ between exposures must be unlinked from the global settings by going into the exposure tab and deselecting the parent-link button located to the right of the slider control for those lights.
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−	~~<gallery>~~
−	~~File:DMX-FIG-11.png~~
−	~~File:DMX-FIG-12.png~~
−	~~</gallery>~~
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−	*You may then program the differing light profiles as desired in the corresponding exposure tabs.

	[[Category:Animation Labs]]		[[Category:Animation Labs]]

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 ===Dynamic Use===
 *Select the menu option “Scene > General” and change the Frame Range option’s End Frame to extend the scene to your desired length.
-[[File:DMX-FIG-7.png|thumbnail|center]]
 *In the DMX window’s Global tab, add keyframes and set the corresponding levels at your desired times.
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 *You may then program the differing light profiles as desired in the corresponding exposure tabs.
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 # Switch to the '''Cinematography''' window.
 # Click the '''BASH''' button in the lower right of the live view window to toggle the light on and off.
 *'''Bash lighting will NOT appear on your high-resolution exposures in Dragonframe.'''
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 # In the DMX windows, click on the '''Global''' button.
 #  Use the on/off toggles or the dimmer slider controls to set your desired light output levels.
-[[File:DMX-FIG-6.png|center]]
+[[File:DMX-FIG-6.png|center|alt=Screen shot of the sliders in the DMX window.]]
 **Note that the channels immediately after those that the LED lights are set to will control the LED lights’ focus motors, while the non-LED lights have to be focused manually.
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 [[File:DMX-FIG-7.png|thumbnail|center]]
 *In the DMX window’s Global tab, add keyframes and set the corresponding levels at your desired times.
 ===Multi-Exposure Use===

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	===DMX Window===		===DMX Window===
	* Click the triangle near the Animation/Cinematography window selection toolbar, click DMX to open the DMX window, and add it to the toolbar.		* Click the triangle near the Animation/Cinematography window selection toolbar, click DMX to open the DMX window, and add it to the toolbar.
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−	~~[[File:DMX-FIG-3.png\|center]]~~
−	~~[[File:DMX-FIG-4.png\|thumbnail\|center]]~~

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 ==Dragonframe DMX==
 ===Enable DMX===
-* In Dragonframe, go to  “Scene > Connections” to open the Connections panel.
+# In Dragonframe, go to  '''Scene > Connections''' to open the Connections panel.
-* Find the DMX/IO option, click connect, then select “DDMX-S2 Dragon Stop Motion DMX” from the dialog box’s drop down menu and click "OK" at the bottom of the window.
+# Find the DMX/IO option, click connect, then select '''DDMX-S2 Dragon Stop Motion DMX''' from the dialog box’s drop down menu
-[[File:DMX-FIG-1.png|thumbnail|center]]
+# Click '''OK''' at the bottom of the window.
 * The DMX/IO option should now say “Status: Connected”.
 ===DMX Window===

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-* The [[3D Lab DMX Quickstart]]
+* The [[3D Lab DMX Quickstart]] guide has the simple instructions in using the DMX lights.
 * DMX is a standard for controlling lights. The DMX system allows you to control and adjust your lighting setup from within the Dragonframe animation software. You should have at least read through the [[3D Lab Manual | 3D Lab Manual]] instructions before using the DMX.
 ==Important Items==

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+* The [[3D Lab DMX Quickstart]]
 * DMX is a standard for controlling lights. The DMX system allows you to control and adjust your lighting setup from within the Dragonframe animation software. You should have at least read through the [[3D Lab Manual | 3D Lab Manual]] instructions before using the DMX.
 ==Important Items==
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 ====For Bash Lighting====
-# Click '''Bash Light in the top left corner.
+# Click '''Bash Light in the top left corner.'''
 # On Channel One, click the light blue square icon to detach channel one from 'global.'
 # Set the channel one dimmer slider to 100%.

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 * The LED lights are labeled with their default channel number.
 * The LED spotlights use ethernet cables for DMX.
-* There are four DMX-to-ethernet-cable adapters with a ceiling DMX jack. Plug each LED spotlight into an individual adapter, using an ethernet cable for each spotlight.
+* There are four DMX-to-ethernet-cable adapters with a ceiling DMX jack. Plug each LED spotlight into the ceiling jacks using the ethernet cables.
 * The LED spotlights also require a power connection. Plug them directly into a wall or a ceiling socket using individual power cords.
 ** Do not plug them into the AC Dimmer.