ETC Congo Family v6.4.0 - Manual (Page 554)

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Devices - Effects
• Use Effects to create patterns of intensity, color or movement such as circles or fly-
outs.
• Define your own Effects
Devices - Templates
• Edit a template at any time
• Create your own templates
• Change a template (device) for another
Devices - Media Servers
A media server is no different from any other device - patch the template and use it.
However we have created a standardised interaction interface (CITP with a MSEX
extension) that allows interaction with the ArKaos media server, in a specific version of
ArKaos. It is probable that more media server manufacturers will adopt this new
communications standard which will allow Congo to have similar interactivity with servers
from Coolux, Green Hippo and others.
ArKaos support
1. Before trying this interaction make sure the ArKaos system is up and running on the
network, with the right show loaded.
2. You must patch the layers of the media server first, and all layers of a single server must
be patched to a continuous range of channels. Enter the channel number that the first layer
will be mapped to. Subsequent layers will be mapped to the following channels. The number
of layers is defined in the ArKaos software.
3. When an ArKaos system is detected, it will show up under Network Devices in the
Browser. Double clicking on the ArKaos item will allow you to connect to it. A popup will
confirm the connection.
When you connect to an ArKaos system, the names of the available media will be
transferred into the ArKaos template and can be used in all situations where a range name
normally occurs. For this to work, you need to use the Arkaos full fixture mode template.
• When connecting to the ArKaos system, all old media names in the ArKaos template will
be cleared first.
• Unused media names will be set to #: No name.
• A media that is playing is indicated with a play symbol (triangle) in the media preview in
the Channel Layout.
• ArKaos: Media extensions (like .jpg) are stripped off the range names.
• When using Library and File parameters on Direct Selects, File content is
now updated when you change the Library.