Leprecon LPC V3 User's Manual - Manual (Page 82)

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9.3 Intelligent fixture Programming
The previous sections gave an overview of the LPC control software for
intelligent fixtures. Programming submasters or stack cues with LPC uses these
controls to build a look on stage, then save the results.
9.3.1 Before starting
There are a few things about controlling a system of intelligent fixtures that
makes creating cues very different from creating conventional (intensity) cues.
There is so much to know about programming intelligent fixtures that books have
been written on the subject. If one is new to this type of lighting, purchasing a
book or researching the subject on-line would be time well spent.
LTP
A basic concept of programming intelligent fixtures is the idea of ‘LTP’ – Last
Takes Precedence. The name sounds confusing, but the basic facts are simple.
Conventional fixtures are on or off. The conventional fixture is dark when it is not
used in a cue.
Intelligent fixtures have a larger number of properties, including color, gobo
patterns in the beam, and the position of the fixture. The intelligent fixture may
be dark, but all of the other properties remain in their last used state.
The intensity of a conventional fixture can respond to two submasters that are up
at the same time. The fixture will take its intensity from the highest value of the
two submasters. This is called Highest Takes Precedence.
The mechanics of an intelligent fixture can only be in one position at a time. If
Submaster 1 calls for Gobo1 and Submaster 2 calls for Gobo 2, the fixture