CHAPTER 11

 

 

 

 

Global Functions

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect Mode

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DMX

Name/Description

Modifier 1

Modifier 2

 

Modifier 3

Value

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81

Gaussian Blur

Sample

Number of Filter

 

Scales the

Distance

Passes

 

Effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

82

Sharpen enhances image detail

Sample

Number of Filter

 

Scales the

Distance

Passes

 

Sharpen Effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

128

Mask Color applies color to mask parameter

Red

Green

 

Blue

selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

129

Edge Fade Color applies color to Edge Fade

Red

Green

 

Blue

Parameter selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

130

Mask Color and Edge Fade Color applies the same

Red

Green

 

Blue

color to both the selected Mask and Image Edge

 

 

Fade parameters

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

131

Background Color selects background color

Red

Green

 

Blue

 

 

 

 

 

 

132

Background Color Cycle sequences the

Red Speed

Green Speed

 

Blue Speed

background color

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

133

Fading creates Edge Fade profiles

Selects

Adjusts

 

Selects

Mode

Profile

 

Source

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collage Generator allows a fixture to display

Selects Array

Selects array

 

Adjusts Edge

134

a portion of the output to create multi-fixture

 

Type

cell to display

 

blending

 

panorama displays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

135

Curved Surface, Vertical Convex Cylinder corrects

Adjusts

Sets Vertical

 

Not Used

shape projecting on curved surface

Correction

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

136

Curved Surface, Vertical Concave Cylinder

Adjusts

Sets Vertical

 

Not Used

corrects shape projecting on curved surface

Correction

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

137

Curved Surface, Vertical Inside Corner corrects

Adjusts

Sets Vertical

 

Sets Horizontal

shape projecting on curved surface

Correction

Center

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

138

Curved Surface, Vertical Outside Corner corrects

Adjusts

Sets Vertical

 

Sets Horizontal

shape projecting on curved surface

Correction

Center

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

139

Curved Surface, Outside Sphere corrects shape

Adjusts

Sets Vertical

 

Sets Horizontal

projecting on a sphere’s outside surface

Correction

Center

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

140

Curved Surface, Inside Sphere corrects shape

Adjusts

Sets Vertical

 

Sets Horizontal

projecting on a sphere’s inside surface

Correction

Center

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

141

Enhanced Collage. Provides higher resolution for

Selects Array

Selects array

 

Adjusts Edge

large Collage arrays larger than 4 x 4.

Type

cell to display

 

blending

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

142

Spherical Mapping, Outside maps output to a

Sets Longitude

Sets Latitude

 

Sets Latitude

portion of a sphere’s outside surface.

Angle

Angle

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

143

Spherical Mapping, Inside maps output to a portion

Sets Longitude

Sets Latitude

 

Sets Latitude

of a sphere’s inside surface.

Angle

Angle

 

Center

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

144

Mattes apply provided mattes over image

Matte Effect

Matte Pattern

 

Texture Source

 

 

 

 

 

 

145

Collage Generator 360 adds right and left edge

Selects Array

Selects array

 

Adjusts Edge

blending to enable 360 degree panoramas

Type

cell to display

 

blending

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

255

Pan and Scale Zooms in and pans across a

Horizontal

Vertical

 

Zoom in

still image

position

position

 

and out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AXON specifications

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