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Chapter 67
Version 1.5.6.0
67.1 New Functions
67.1.1 Item Selection
It is now possible to cursor select multiple Window items that are not adjacent using the CTRL key. This can be used for naming
items and copying items.
In box style windows (e.g. Group, Pos, Col, Beam) it is also possible to remove and move items in this way.
67.1.2 Virtual Dimmers
Virtual dimmers now take effect at the Patch level rather than at the Programmer level. This means that the Output Window,
View Heads will show the virtual levels on the RGB channels (i.e. the RGB levels before the virtual dimmer is applied).
The Outputs Window, View Chans, View DMX will show the actual levels output to the RGB channels (i.e. the level after the
virtual dimmer is applied).
The full head can be selected using the head number. The title bar of the Group, Pos, Colour, Beam windows will show +v for
each head with a virtual dimmer.
It is now possible to add virtual dimmers to a head in the Patch, View Heads view using a single action. Place the cursor on the
head you wish to add a virtual dimmer for and then press SHIFT and ADD VDIM. You can use SHIFT + the cursor keys to select
multiple heads.
Virtual dimmers can only be added to heads that do not have an intensity channel. For heads with multiple RGB elements, a
virtual dimmer will be made for each RGB element.
Virtual dimmers added in this way will appear unpatched. Note that the virtual dimmers take up channels from the total channel
count.
67.1.3 Other Changes
Increased total number of pixels in Pixelmapper to 16384 to match the number of possible heads.
Choose Dimmer has been moved in the Patch Window to the Choose Dim/Media button which enables direct selection of Generic
Dimmer, Generic LED 3 channel or Media servers.
Added many new personalities and improved existing personalities to enable better morphing between fixture types. There are
now over 4,400 personalities.
There is now an additional option in the desklamp brightness setting (CTRL + soft button E) named Always. When this option
is selected the desklamps stay white even when the screen saves.