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Emphasis Visualization v1.4.0 User Manual

Emphasis for Experienced WYSIWYG/Expression Users

Emphasis Visualization is based upon the levels of WYSIWYG software. If you have used

these applications, you will find the user interface very familiar. Emphasis Visualization

replaces the DESIGN and LIVE modes of WYSIWYG Design and WYSIWYG Perform with

the new EMPHASIS mode. CAD, DATA and PRES (Presentation) modes all operate as in

the WYSIWYG applications.

Patching and EDMX

In an Emphasis Control System, the patch you create in DATA mode is the actual show

patch. This patch is created by using EDMX addresses. EDMX is ETC’s proprietary

protocol for distributing DMX information over an Ethernet network (ETCNet2). There are

32,767 available EDMX addresses in a single system, which is equivalent to 64 universes

of DMX512.

EDMX addresses are assigned to various output ports on DMX Nodes, Facepanels, and

Obsession® II Processor Units within the ETCNet2 network. EDMX is also used by Unison

CMEi units. You may assign an entire DMX universe (512 addresses) to a port, or only a

small number of addresses. This setup is achieved using the ETCNet2 Network

Configuration Editor software application on the Emphasis Server, or on another computer

within the network.

In a simple Emphasis Control System, you may have only the Facepanel generating DMX.

In this example, each DMX output port on the Facepanel may be assigned to EDMX

addresses as follows:

You can change the assignment of EDMX addresses on your Facepanel. See the

Emphasis Console User Manual for more information.

Can I just patch at the Facepanel like I used to?

You do not have to go through the entire CAD process to program a show. The CAD mode

is useful for creating your light plot and, in Emphasis 3D, a model in which you can visualize

your cues. The Tutorial in the next section walks you through the basic CAD functions and

how your light plot can become a “living document”.

If you are doing a show with conventional (not moving) lights and you just want to use the

improved Emphasis Console features the Server provides, you can do so using the Patch

display on the Facepanel. See

Patch Conventional Lights in Emphasis Console, page 34

.

If you are doing a show with moving lights and you do not want to use the CAD mode, you

must at least use the DATA mode spreadsheet to patch your fixtures. Emphasis uses the

Fixture library to patch moving lights. You can patch your conventional lights this way as

well, and use the resulting spreadsheet to create your lighting paperwork (channel

schedule, instrument schedule, etc.) See

Patch in DATA mode, page 35

.

DMX Output Port

EDMX Addresses

DMX Addresses

Port 1

1-512

1-512

Port 2

513-1024

1-512

Port 3

1025-1536

1-512

Port 4

1537-2048

1-512