Console Layer

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Console Layer

•Controlling Vertex from a DMX console with Console Layers allows users to control video as if it were a lighting fixture

•A Console Layer is independent from a Sequence or a Playlist. It is only assigned to a Canvas.

•192 DMX channels per Console Layer offer a wide range of control for video playback and fine tuning VFX such as iris or shaper.

•Use Console Layers as ClipContainers to temporarily overwrite global values during your show.

Channel Map

•Each Console Layer has 192 DMX-Channels

•The following channel maps may be used as a reference for a lighting console library fixture.

 
DMX Channel Map for a Console Layer

 

 

 

informationChamSys
ChamSys consoles enforce a maximum DMX channel count per library fixture. Consequently, a VERTEX Console Layer is represented as two separate ChamSys fixture profiles to comply with this limitation. Refer to the ChamSys channel map below for detailed channel allocation. When using Console Layers with ChamSys, set the DMX Mode of each Console Layer to ChamSys. This parameter can be configured in the Console Layer's Inspector panel under DMX → DMX Mode.

DMX-Channel Map for Console Layers with ChamSys Consoles

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DMX Addresss

Category

Parameter Name

Type

Default Value

Note

Fixture 1 A

1

1

Mix Level

opacity coarse

1

16bit

0

16bit opacity 1 mode for crossfade wipe modetexture

 

2

 

opacity fine

1

 

 

 

1

3

 

opacity wipe mode

1

 

0

0-255 where 0 no wipe/Crossfade

1

4

 

opacity wipe softness

2

16bit

0

 

 

5

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

6

 

volume coarse

2

16bit

0

 

 

7

 

volume fine

 

 

 

 

1

8

Position

xpos coarse

2

16bit

32768

32768 = 0  65535 = + 16.000 pixel 0 = -16.000 pixel

 

9

 

xpos fine

 

 

 

 

1

10

 

ypos coarse

2

16bit

32768

32768 = 0  65535 = + 16.000 pixel 0 = -16.000 pixel

 

11

 

ypos fine

 

 

 

 

1

12

 

zpos coarse

2

16bit

32768

32768 = 0  65535 = + 16.000 pixel 0 = -16.000 pixel

 

13

 

zpos fine

 

 

 

 

1

14

Rotation

xrot coarse

2

16bit

32768

mode crosse fade from absolut to continous value

 

15

 

xrot fine

 

 

 

128 = no motion 255=fastForward 0= fastReverse

1

16

 

yrot coarse

2

16bit

32768

 

 

17

 

yrot fine

 

 

 

 

1

18

 

zrot coarse

2

16bit

32768

 

 

19

 

zrot fine

 

 

 

 

1

20

Scale

xscale

2

16bit

32768

 

 

21

 

xscale fine

 

 

 

 

1

22

 

yscale

2

16bit

32768

 

 

23

 

yscale fine

 

 

 

 

1

24

 

zscale

2

16bit

32768

 

 

25

 

zscalefine

 

 

 

 

1

26

 

OutputFit

1

 

 

0= 1to1 Pixel  10-19 Fill, 20-29 Fit, 30-39 Horizontal Fit, 40-49 Vertical Fit

1

27

Playback

PlayModes

1

 

 

0-7  Pause In Frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8-15 PlayOnce Continue On Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16-31 PlayLoop Continue On Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

32-47 PingPong Continue On Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

48-63 PlayOnce Pause On Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

64-79 PlayLoop Pause On Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

80-95 PingPong Pause On Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

122-134 Pause On Current Frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

136-140 PlayOnce Seek To Inpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

142-148 PlayLoop Seek To Inpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

150-156 PingPong Seek To Inpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

157-164 PlayReverseOnce Continue on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

166-173 PlayReverseLoop Continue on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

175-182 PlayReverseOnce Seek To Outpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

184-191 PlayReverseLoop Seek To Outpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

240 Play Once Reset SeekToInpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

241 Play Once Reset Reverse SeekToInpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

242 Play Once Reset Continue on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

243 Play Once Reset Reverse Continue on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

244 Play Reverse Once Reset SeekToInpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

245 Play Reverse Once Reset Forward SeekToInpoint on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

246 Play Reverse Once Reset Continue on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

247 Play Reverse Once Reset Forward Continue on Dimmer Zero

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

248-255 Pause On OutFrame

1

28

 

Playback Speed

2

16bit

49152

 

 

29

 

fine

 

 

 

0-32768 slowest / pause  32769-49152 slow to normal factor 0-1.0  49152 normal play factor 1   49153 to 65534 normal to fast fwd 1x-8x

1

30

 

In Frame

2

16bit

0

65535frames from first frame in

 

31

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

32

 

Out Frame

2

16bit

0

65535frames from last frame in

 

33

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

34

 

Gobo MixMode

1

 

0

Mode to determine if gobo2 is mask or how it is multiplied over gobo1, 0 BlackWhite, 1 BwInv,2  Alpha,3 AlphaInv,4 Overlay

1

35

 

Gobo MixLevel

2

16bit

0

Mix Level for Gobo Blend Mode

 

36

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

37

Gobo1

Content Folder

1

 

0

 

1

38

 

Content File

1

 

0

 

1

39

 

Content UV Mode

1

 

 

Texture Wrap Mode: Default, Tile, No Tile, Mirror

1

40

 

Content UV Xoffset

2

16bit

32768

Left to right

 

41

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

42

 

Content UV Yoffset

2

16bit

32768

bottom to top

 

43

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

44

 

Content UV X Scale

2

16bit

32768

32768 =0  0 = maxTiling 65535 maxScaling

 

45

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

46

 

Content UV Y Scale

2

16bit

32768

32768 =0  0 = maxTiling 65535 maxScaling

 

47

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

48

Gobo2

Mask Folder

1

 

0

 

1

49

 

Mask File

1

 

0

 

1

50

 

Mask Transform Mode

1

 

 

Relative or Absolute Mode - Link Sizing and position to Content

1

51

 

Mask UV Mode

1

 

 

Texture Wrap Mode:Default,Tile, No Tile, Mirror

1

52

 

Mask UV Xoffset

2

16bit

32768

Left to right

 

53

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

54

 

Mask UV Yoffset

2

16bit

32768

bottom to top

 

55

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

56

 

Mask UV X Scale

2

16bit

32768

32768 =0  0 = maxTiling 65535 maxScaling

 

57

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

58

 

Mask UV Y Scale

2

16bit

32768

32768 =0  0 = maxTiling 65535 maxScaling

 

59

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

60

 

Geometry Folder

1

 

 

 

1

61

 

Geometry File

1

 

 

 

1

62

Iris

Iris Mode

1

 

 

Black Black Inv, Alpha, Alpha Inv, White, White inv

1

63

 

Iris Size

2

16bit

65535

Default 65535

 

64

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

65

 

Iris Softness

2

16bit

3300

Default 3300

 

66

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

67

 

Iris X

2

16bit

32768

Default 32768

 

68

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

69

 

Iris Y

2

16bit

32768

Default 32768

 

70

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

71

Shaper

Shaper Mode

1

 

 

Black Black Inv, Alpha, Alpha Inv, White, White inv

1

72

 

Shaper Softness

2

16bit

2000

Default 2000

 

73

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

74

 

SL

2

16bit

 

 

 

75

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

76

 

SL Rot

2

16bit

32768

Default 32768

 

77

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

78

 

SR

2

16bit

 

 

 

79

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

80

 

SR Rot

2

16bit

32768

Default 32768

 

81

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

82

 

ST

2

16bit

 

 

 

83

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

84

 

ST Rot

2

16bit

32768

Default 32768

 

85

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

86

 

SB

2

16bit

 

 

 

87

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

88

 

SB Rot

2

16bit

32768

Default 32768

 

89

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

90

Color Mix

Color Mix Mode

1

 

 

Normal, Add, Multiply, InverseMultiply, Highlights, …

1

91

 

Color Mix Level

2

16bit

 

 

 

92

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

93

 

Red

2

16bit

 

 

 

94

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

95

 

Green

2

16bit

 

 

 

96

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

97

 

Blue

2

16bit

 

 

 

98

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

99

 

Alpha

2

16bit

 

 

 

100

 

fine

 

 

 

 

 

58

DMX Addresss

Category

Parameter Name

Type

Default Value

Note

Fixture 1 B

1

1

Color Correction

Hue

2

16bit

32768

 

 

2

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

3

 

Saturation

2

16bit

32768

 

 

4

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

5

 

Contrast

2

16bit

32768

 

 

6

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

7

 

Brightness

2

16bit

32768

 

 

8

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

9

 

Red Balance

2

16bit

32768

 

 

10

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

11

 

Green Balance

2

16bit

32768

 

 

12

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

13

 

Blue Blanace

2

16bit

32768

 

 

14

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

15

 

Levels Min

2

16bit

0

 

 

16

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

17

 

Levels Value

2

16bit

32768

 

 

18

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

19

 

Levels Max

2

16bit

65535

 

 

20

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

21

 

BlendMode

1

 

 

reserved

1

22

FX1

FX1 Select

1

 

 

 

1

23

 

FX1 Mix

2

16bit

 

 

 

24

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

25

 

FX1 C1

2

16bit

 

 

 

26

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

27

 

FX1 C2

2

16bit

 

 

 

28

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

29

 

FX1 C3

2

16bit

 

 

 

30

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

31

 

FX1 C4

2

16bit

 

 

 

32

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

33

 

FX1 C5

2

16bit

 

 

 

34

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

35

FX2

FX2 Select

1

 

 

 

1

36

 

FX2 Mix

2

16bit

 

 

 

37

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

38

 

FX2 C1

2

16bit

 

 

 

39

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

40

 

FX2 C2

2

16bit

 

 

 

41

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

42

 

FX2 C3

2

16bit

 

 

 

43

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

44

 

FX2 C4

2

16bit

 

 

 

45

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

46

 

FX2 C5

2

16bit

 

 

 

47

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

48

FX3

FX3 Select

1

 

 

 

1

49

 

FX3 Mix

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

fine

2

16bit

 

 

1

51

 

FX3 C1

2

16bit

 

 

 

52

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

53

 

FX3 C2

2

16bit

 

 

 

54

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

55

 

FX3 C3

2

16bit

 

 

 

56

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

57

 

FX3 C4

2

16bit

 

 

 

58

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

59

 

FX3 C5

2

16bit

 

 

 

60

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

61

FX4

FX4 Select

1

 

 

 

1

62

 

FX4 Mix

2

16bit

 

 

 

63

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

64

 

FX4 C1

2

16bit

 

 

 

65

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

66

 

FX4 C2

2

16bit

 

 

 

67

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

68

 

FX4 C3

2

16bit

 

 

 

69

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

70

 

FX4 C4

2

16bit

 

 

 

71

 

fine

 

 

 

 

1

72

 

FX4 C5

2

16bit

 

 

 

73

 

fine

 

 

 

 

39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Working with a Console Layer

consolelayer_global

•Use the "Create " tab of the Main Menu to create a new Console Layer

•Right-Click on the ConsoleLayer section into Project Explorer and use the Context Menu the create a new one

consolelayer_dmxsettings

 

•Select Console Layer into Inspector and do initial settings:

•Set the target Canvas on which the Content should be rendered

•Set the DMX universe and start address if the console layer should be controlled by a lighting desk.
Please do a DMX-Routing first. Check the Channel Map for a Console Layer in detail and learn more about which DMX-512 channel controls which parameter

warningUnique start address for each Console Layer
please keep in mind to change the start addresses for every console layer.
To be control separately, each console layer must have it's unique DMX start address

 

•If you want to use DMX-Values to select Content from Project Explorer like a Gobo, set DMX File and Folder IDs for your Content.

informationChannel Map: Gobo 1 and Gobo 2
Gobo 1 in Channel Map is Property "Main Content" (Video tab in the Inspector)
Gobo 1 in Channel Map is Property "Mask" ( Video tab in the Inspector)

 

iris and color mixing on a test pattern

iris and color mixing on a test pattern

 

• Control Console Layer by external DMX or use the Inspector to do settings for all parameters

Shaper for a Test pattern Content

Shaper for a Test pattern Content

DMX Folder and File ID

•Each Console Layer is able to host Video Content and an Content Item as a Mask.

•With the concept of folder and file IDs you are able to select your content based on a DMX Value between 0 and 255.

 

•Each Console Layer has a DMX Channel/Address for Content Folder ID and Content File ID (Channels 49/50) and two Channels/Addresses for Mask Content Folder and Mask Content File (Channels 60/61). Please also compare with the full channel map of a console Layer

 

Example:

•Your Console Layer into VERTEX has DMX Start Address 1 (For universe routing, please read topic DMX-Routing before)

•Your lighting desk has a library element for a VERTEX Console Layer, also on Start Address 1

•you want to select a Content Item from the VERTEX Project Explorer with File ID 5 and Folder ID 2 as Video Content for this Console Layer

•you have to set DMX-channel 49 of your lighting desk to value 2 and DMX channel 50 to value 5

•The content item is selected as video content for the VERTEX Console Layer

 

Set File and Folder ID

consolelayer-folderfile-id

•Select a Content item into Project Explorer and go to the Inspector

•Go to the Tab "Settings" and Select "DMX ID"

•Set File and Folder ID for a Content. Each value has to be into the DMX parameter range from 0 to 255

 

Clip Container for a Console Layer

•Even for Console Layers you can create a Clip Container

•Used in a Playback, Clip Containers for a Console Layer overwrite the global value of the Console Layer

Global Setting for ConsoleLayer 1: Iris is set

Global Setting for ConsoleLayer 1: Iris is set

•Drag a Console Layer from Project Explorer into the Playback Editor: A new Clip Container is created into your Sequence

•Assign Content to your Clip Container and set Values

Clip Container with Console Layer 1 inside overwrites the global values of Console Layer 1: in this example, all values for the iris are reset to default values. Don&#39;t forget to also assign the same Main Content as the global Console Layer has to the Clip Container

Clip Container with Console Layer 1 inside overwrites the global values of Console Layer 1: in this example, all values for the iris are reset to default values.
Don't forget to also assign the same Main Content as the global Console Layer has to the Clip Container

productivityUse case example:
You are able to e.g. temporary take control back from a lighting desk control and to set all content to black.