ETC Unison Mosaic Designer v1.11.0 - Manual (Page 61)

Mover
Effects
A realtime effect can also be applied to any parameter by pressing the associated FX button which opens the
effect controls for adjustment, pressing FX again turns off that effect.
Effects work by modulating the programmed base value with a low-frequency oscillator (LFO):
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Effect - the shape of the LFO's waveform (Square, Triangle, Sawtooth, Sine or Cosine)
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Size - the amplitude of the modulation, adjust in conjunction with the base value
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Period - the number of seconds over which the waveform will repeat, the higher the period the slower the
effect
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Style - choose None (all parameters are modulated together) or Spread (the effect is spread over space as
well as time)
Position
The Position kind is a special case in that a) a graphical position picker is provided and b) the pan and tilt effects
are linked and displayed/adjusted graphically. Hold Shift while dragging for fine resolution or use the Pan and Tilt
fields provided underneath for accurate, numerical positioning. Note that you can also lock an axis by clicking on
the Pan or Tilt button which allows positioning of one axis without interfering with the other.
Creating a mover preset
Click Create New to make a new preset and type a name. Select the fixtures, which will automatically come on
to 100% so that you can see what you’re doing, set their parameters and add effects to these parameters as
required. The fixture icons on the plan will provide graphical feedback of what they’re doing. You will not be able to
select any fixtures unsuitable for making mover presets. Use the
Transition section to give the preset a default
fade time and skew type, the preset is now ready for use.
Mover Presets can be created to contain programming for all kinds (complete look) or just a single kind, for
example Colour presets or Position presets, akin to palettes on a moving light console. This latter method allows
for more flexibility when programming the timelines as you can mix and match these kind presets to make com-
plete looks on the fly. It also allows different transitions to be applied to each kind so that gobos could fly in one
after another (using a skew) while position moves more slowly and as a whole (longer fade, no skew).
Using Output Live
While the mover icons give a fair degree of feedback about your programming, by visualising colour and gobos for
example, other parameters are not visualised and so must be programmed live, press the
Output Live button on
the main toolbar to do so. Output Live is not possible without patched and associated Controllers.
Note that if you wish to program or edit a preset that requires one or more other presets to be on stage, for
example rotating, zooming and focusing a gobo where the position is set by another preset, then you must also be
simulating a timeline that runs those presets.
Editing a mover preset
To edit an existing preset just click on it and select the fixtures for adjustment, note that included fixtures will be
shown with a blue halo on the plan and fixtures currently selected for edit with a red halo. Any timelines on which
the preset is deployed will automatically update to reflect the edits made.
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